<![CDATA[Hunts Post News]]> http://www.huntspost.co.uk Tue, 21 May 2013 16:28:54 +0100 Hunts Post News http://www.huntspost.co.uk http://www.huntspost.co.uk/polopoly_fs/hunts_post_news_1_382045!image/2358286532.gif en-gb <![CDATA[Ramsey wind farm gets green light]]> http://www.huntspost.co.uk/ramsey_wind_farm_gets_green_light_1_2204515

A WIND farm will be built near Ramsey after plans were approved.

]]> 1.2204515 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:28:54 +0100 <![CDATA[CAMBS: Metal theft drops by two thirds]]> http://www.huntspost.co.uk/cambs_metal_theft_drops_by_two_thirds_1_2203937

METAL theft has dropped by 65 per cent in Cambridgeshire in the last year.

]]> 1.2203937 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:08:16 +0100 <![CDATA[3.17pm: Martin Curtis becomes Cambridgeshire County Council leader after bruising encounter at Shire Hall]]> http://www.huntspost.co.uk/3_17pm_martin_curtis_becomes_cambridgeshire_county_council_leader_after_bruising_encounter_at_shire_hall_1_2203712

WITHIN the last few minutes Whittlesey councillor Martin Curtis has been elected leader of Cambridgeshire County Council.

]]> 1.2203712 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:15:40 +0100 <![CDATA[CAMBS: MP told ‘no change’ planned at Buckden roundabout]]> http://www.huntspost.co.uk/cambs_mp_told_no_change_planned_at_buckden_roundabout_1_2203400

THE Highways Agency is “fully committed to seeking an affordable solution” to problems on the A1 between Buckden and Southoe, says its chief executive Graham Dalton.

]]> 1.2203400 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:33:16 +0100 <![CDATA[Car hits tree after leaving A14]]> http://www.huntspost.co.uk/car_hits_tree_after_leaving_a14_1_2203216

A CAR has hit a tree after crashing off the A14 this evening.

]]> 1.2203216 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:43:48 +0100 <![CDATA[Tinchy Stryder is performing at St Ives venue next month]]> http://www.huntspost.co.uk/tinchy_stryder_is_performing_at_st_ives_venue_next_month_1_2202437

TINCHY Stryder is to perform at the Music Box in St Ives next month.

]]> 1.2202437 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:06:26 +0100 <![CDATA[Car and van in crash on A1 at St Neots]]> http://www.huntspost.co.uk/car_and_van_in_crash_on_a1_at_st_neots_1_2201937

DELAYS built on the A1 at St Neots this morning after a crash involving a car and a van.

]]> 1.2201937 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:49:29 +0100 <![CDATA[Surprise defeat for council’s Lib Dem leader once derided by former council leader as akin to being ‘savaged by a cotton bud”]]> http://www.huntspost.co.uk/surprise_defeat_for_council_s_lib_dem_leader_once_derided_by_former_council_leader_as_akin_to_being_savaged_by_a_cotton_bud_1_2201078

HIS political attacks were famously compared by former county council leader Nick Clarke to being “savaged by a cotton bud” although it is unlikely that accounted for the surprise defeat of Councillor Kilian Bourke as Lib Dem leader.

]]> 1.2201078 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:16:34 +0100 <![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Part one of our interview with St Neots Town owner and chairman Mike Kearns]]> http://www.huntspost.co.uk/exclusive_part_one_of_our_interview_with_st_neots_town_owner_and_chairman_mike_kearns_1_2200412

HUNTS Post sports reporter Richard Hughes sat down with St Neots Town chairman Mike Kearns, as the club prepares for its second season in the Premier Division of the Southern League, and here is ‘part one’ of what he had to say...

]]> 1.2200412 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:50:03 +0100 <![CDATA[Car fire causes lane closures on Cambs A14 westbound]]> http://www.huntspost.co.uk/car_fire_causes_lane_closures_on_cambs_a14_westbound_1_2199860

A CAR fire has caused lane closures on the westbound carriageway of the A14 between St Ives and Hemingford Abbots.

]]> 1.2199860 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:09:41 +0100 <![CDATA[HDC set to charge for extra garden waste bins]]> http://www.huntspost.co.uk/hdc_set_to_charge_for_extra_garden_waste_bins_1_2199573

HOUSEHOLDS with a second wheelie bin for garden waste are being contacted this month about a new annual charge.

]]> 1.2199573 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:48:48 +0100 <![CDATA[Firefighters rescue stranded ducklings from St Neots roof]]> http://www.huntspost.co.uk/firefighters_rescue_stranded_ducklings_from_st_neots_roof_1_2199195

FIREFIGHTERS re-united a “distressed” mother duck with her ducklings today after they had become stuck on a roof in St Neots.

]]> 1.2199195 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:05:13 +0100 <![CDATA[Driver who killed two people in St Ives crash is jailed]]> http://www.huntspost.co.uk/driver_who_killed_two_people_in_st_ives_crash_is_jailed_1_2198571

A DRIVER who killed two people after attempting a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre at more than 100mph has been jailed.

]]> 1.2198571 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:13:44 +0100 <![CDATA[Guided busway crash - two injured]]> http://www.huntspost.co.uk/guided_busway_crash_two_injured_1_2198519

COMMUTERS on the guided busway face delays after a crash involving a car and a bus shortly before 7am today.

]]> 1.2198519 Fri, 17 May 2013 08:37:38 +0100 <![CDATA[Paralysed St Neots teen to walk a mile]]> http://www.huntspost.co.uk/paralysed_st_neots_teen_to_walk_a_mile_1_2198057

A TEENAGER who lost the use of his legs two years ago is set for his greatest challenge yet – walking a mile.

]]> 1.2198057 Thu, 16 May 2013 17:44:20 +0100 <![CDATA[St Ives man in world record North Pole walk]]> http://www.huntspost.co.uk/st_ives_man_in_world_record_north_pole_walk_1_2197866

AN intrepid St Ives man has broken a world record in reaching the North Pole – in a journey which saw him fall through the ice.

]]> 1.2197866 Thu, 16 May 2013 16:47:30 +0100 <![CDATA[AUDIO: Police commissioner says outreach worker for Fenland will take his private office staffing to 10]]> http://www.huntspost.co.uk/audio_police_commissioner_says_outreach_worker_for_fenland_will_take_his_private_office_staffing_to_10_1_2197838

POLICE commissioner Sir Graham Bright says his personal office has grown to 10 staff and may get bigger but is still cheaper than the police authority he replaced.

]]> 1.2197838 Thu, 16 May 2013 16:35:45 +0100 <![CDATA[Two taken to hospital after crash at Earith]]> http://www.huntspost.co.uk/two_taken_to_hospital_after_crash_at_earith_1_2197675

TWO people were taken to hospital after a crash involving two vehicles in Earith yesterday (May 15).

]]> 1.2197675 Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:57 +0100 <![CDATA[VIDEO: Ely artist produces portrait of Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge]]> http://www.huntspost.co.uk/video_ely_artist_produces_portrait_of_kate_middleton_duchess_of_cambridge_1_2197400

AN Ely artist has been inspired to do his own portrait of the Duchess of Cambridge.

]]> 1.2197400 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:48:39 +0100 <![CDATA[A428 to become dual carriageway according to Cambs transport strategy]]> http://www.huntspost.co.uk/a428_to_become_dual_carriageway_according_to_cambs_transport_strategy_1_2197100

THE A428 between Caxton Gibbet and the A1 should be upgraded to a dual carriageway, according to long-term transport proposals published this week.

]]> 1.2197100 Thu, 16 May 2013 12:26:37 +0100