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Video & Gallery: Girl's lucky escape as car ploughs into shop

12:39 - 29 August 2008

CCTV footage has shown how a young girl had a dramatic escape on Wednesday after a car crashed through the window of a Huntingdon shop. A blue Kia ploughed through the window of the Premier shop at Sapley Square at about 10.30am. CCTV footage - available to view by clicking on the link to the right - shows how the vehicle missed the girl by a matter of inches. ...

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Lorry driver seriously injured in A14 crash

09:18 - 29 August 2008

A LORRY driver has been left with life threatening injuries after the vehicle he was driving left the A14, crashed into a ditch and burst into flames. The Volvo articulated lorry was travelling on the eastbound carriageway just west of the junction of Ne...

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St Neots & Cambourne

Postcard's 3,500-mile detour to New York

08:55 - 28 August 2008

A POSTCARD destined for grandparents in St Neots ended up 3,500 miles away in New York after a mix-up with the postal service. Peter and Mary Jones of Fisher Yard, St Neots, had been expecting to hear from their granddaughters, Charlie and Jess Webber, wh... Full Story »

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Hunts' Teenagers Excel On GCSE Results Day

HUNTINGDONSHIRE S teenagers have been celebrating another good year of GCSE results. One youngster with particular reason to celebrate was Kimbolton School s Alex Pollard, who achieved the top mark in the country for her English Literature paper — 200 mar...

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Video & Gallery: Thousands attend Ramsey's sixth annual 1940s weekend

THOUSANDS of people descended on Ramsey at the weekend for the sixth annual 1940s weekend. Organisers believe the event was the biggest ever, with up to 10,000 people said to have visited the many attractions at RAF Upwood. A hangar dance attended by 1,00...

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HITTING OUT: Huntingdon batsman Freddie Khan plays the ball during his side’s convincing win against Sawtry.

Cricket

Cricket Round-Up - August 23/24

DREADFUL Kimbolton sank to a new low on Saturday as they crashed to 21 all out in a match they needed to win to avoid finishing bottom of Tucker 2. The visit to Abington saw the home side bat first and record 211-5, with Nick Borkett (3-41) seemingly gi...

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Olympics

London 2012 Flag Raised In Cambridgeshire

OUR TURN: A flag marking the official handover of the Olympic Games from Beijing to London was raised at Grafham Water on Sunday. The flag, depicting the 2012 Olympic logo, was one of a series raised simultaneously across the country as Britain celebrates...

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