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St Ives micro-brewery and shop plans for Burleigh Hill Farm

4 days ago | huntspost.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

A premises license application has been submitted by Ivo Brewery, in St Ives. (Image: Street View) A micro-brewery based in a farm building could soon open a tap room and shop if new plans are approved. A premises license application submitted to Huntingdonshire District Council seeks approval for a brewery shop and the sale of alcohol. Ivo Brewery, based on Burleigh Hill Farm, in St Ives, also hopes to host events using an outside space.
Family's fresh plea as 'beloved' teenager battles rare, aggressive cancer

4 days ago | huntspost.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

3 1/1 The family of a Huntingdonshire teenager battling an aggressive form of cancer have issued a fresh fundraising plea amid "soaring" treatment costs.¬† Jamie Covington, now 14, from Godmanchester, was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma in May 2023.¬† Despite nine rounds of chemotherapy and 23 rounds of radiotherapy at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, where he achieved complete remission, he relapsed after just six months.¬† He then went on to receive a further 13 rounds of chemotherapy...
Starbucks at former Dough & Co at Towerfields in Huntingdon

4 days ago | huntspost.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

A planning application submitted to Huntingdonshire District Council sought approval to demolish the former Dough & Co pizza restaurant at Towerfields Leisure Park.Ā Ā According to the proposals, a drive-thru coffee shop occupied by Starbucks will takeĀ the restaurant's place, creating between 20 to 25 jobs for locals.Ā A planning statement lodged as part of the application said the development would broaden the choice of leisure facilities for Huntingdon residents.Ā It added that the...
REVIEW: Ministry of Sound Classical leave 8,000-strong crowd spellbound

4 days ago | huntspost.co.uk | Angela Smith

4 1/1 The summer season at Newmarket Races launched in euphoric style on Friday evening (June 20), as Ministry of Sound Classical delivered an unforgettable night of music, sunshine and celebration to an 8,000-strong crowd. After a hot, hazy day of racing, the stage was set for an evening of dance nostalgia reimagined with orchestral majesty—and it did not disappoint.
What we know so far as search for missing postie enters 14th day

5 days ago | huntspost.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

Darren Willis, 53,Â was reported missing from his home on Duck Lane on June 9.Â Â Speaking at the time, a Cambridgeshire Police spokesperson said officers are "becoming increasingly concerned for his welfare." Six days later, on June 12, members of the public assembled at Coneygeare Car Park to search for Mr Willis.Â It was later announced that the search for the missing postman had extended to another county.
Motorcyclist dies in Kawasaki crash near Ramsey on June 21

5 days ago | huntspost.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

Officers and paramedics were called to the B1096, Wood Lane, at about 8.25pm after a white Toyota Yaris heading towards Ramsey was involved in a collision with a¬†green Kawasaki motorbike heading towards Ramsey Forty Foot. The rider of the motorbike, a man in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the car, a 74-year-old man from Sawtry, was left with slight injuries.
WANTED: Inmate with links to Cambridgeshire absconds from prison

5 days ago | huntspost.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

Derbyshire Police has appealed for help to find Steven Gaskell, who absconded from HMP Sudbury, in Ashbourne, on Friday (June 20). He is believed to have links to Cambridgeshire, as well as Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, West Yorkshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, and Rutland. A spokesperson for the force said: "Steven Gaskell left the open prison sometime between 8.30pm and midnight on Friday June 20.
REVEALED: Cambridgeshire businesses named for not paying staff minimum wage

5 days ago | huntspost.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

Published at the end of May, the listÂ includes a nursery, a catering firm and a cleaning contractor based in the county.Â His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) revealed the employers who failed to comply with National Minimum at the end of May.Â Mad Goose Catering Limited, based in Ellington, failed to pay ÂŁ788.80 to one worker.Â Zig Zag Day Nursery Limited, in Peterborough, owedÂ ÂŁ827.98 to 21 workers.Â Meanwhile,Â Easy Clean Contractors Limited, Peterborough, PE7, failed to pay...
Roadworks and closures scheduled for Cambridgeshire this week

5 days ago | huntspost.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

Take a look at the roadworks taking place this week (Image: Newsquest) Here are the roadworks and closures scheduled for Cambridgeshire's roads for the week beginning June 23. The road is closed to all motor vehicles between June 23 -24 due to works by Openreach. The road will be closed to all motor vehicles between June 16-27 due to works by Anglian Water. The road will be closed to all motor vehicles on June 16 until July 1 between the hours of 8am and 4pm daily for works.
Drink driver, 80, who crashed into traffic lights unable to stand up straight

5 days ago | huntspost.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

Malcolm Young crashed at the junction of Primrose Lane and Nursery Road, in Huntingdon, on March 2. (Image: Cambridgeshire Police) An 80-year-old drink driver who crashed into traffic lights has been disqualified from driving for 20 months. Malcolm Young crashed at the junction of Primrose Lane and Nursery Road, in Huntingdon, on March 2. When officers arrived at about 3am, they found Young still in his blue Honda Civic with the traffic light post leaning to the side.