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Lucy is now able to go horse riding as she is having less seizures.

A mother from St Neots is continuing to fight for a change in the law to help her severely epileptic daughter enjoy a “normal life”.
Seal pup spotted at Holywell

Seal pup spotted on riverbank at Holywell
Three men have been charged following the kidnap of two St Neots men.

Three men charged following St Neots kidnap
East Coast Mainline passengers are being alerted about major engineering work affecting services this weekend.

Trains cancelled to London this weekend due to upgrade work
Police have rebailed a man and womam questioned about the death of a baby in St Neots. Picture: Archant

Breaking Police re-bail man and woman from St Neots for attempted murder of baby
Councillor Dick Taplin the mayor of Godmanchester was at the meeting where the town council decided to declare a climate emergency.

Councillors on Godmanchester Town Council have backed a motion calling on the Government to declare a “climate emergency”
Simon and Jayne outside Huntingdon Town Hall.

Video  “Anorexia nervosa is not a good way to die,” heartbroken dad tells media
Just one example of a car taken off the road by the rural crime team.

Number of people convicted of hare coursing in the county triples
Homebase Huntingdon has been re-designed to include a new showroom

Ad Feature  Create your dream home at revamped Homebase store
Nancy Hill as Dandini, Emily Squibb as Prince Charming and ensemble. Picture: RICHARD HUBERT SMITH

Cambridge Arts Theatre pantomime audiences raise £18,000 for charity - it’s £3,000 more than the previous year’s fundraising total
Tyler Wellman's mum Aimee is appealing for help to transform her garden into a safe space for her son.

Huntingdon mum fundraising for sensory equipment to help son with severe learning difficulties

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Teenagers being dragged into drug dealing is an issue but police say it’s isolated and the town remains safe
Emma Brown with her Dad Simon.

Patient’s anorexia was the “most severe case I have ever seen”, doctor tells inquest
Patrick Webb, 24, was caught driving his BMW coupe at 119mph by a member of police staff carrying out speed checks on the A141 near Warboys just before 1.45pm on 3 June.

Video Police release footage of motorist who drove at the twice the speed limit in village
Concerns are being raised around the use of the bridge, with Cllr Sarah Conboy fearing that it would have to close to traffic if lorries continue to use it.

HGV drivers confused by new A14 signs could pose a risk to emergency services
Tony Farrugia is fighting for compensation

Contaminated blood campaigners fed up with ‘going over old ground’ and urge Government to act
The knife that was found on the teenager by the police.

Teenager found with knife in trousers in St Neots
Gary was last seen on Saturday.

Updated Underwater rescue team warns of dangers as the search continues for missing St Neots grandfather who fell in River Thames
Cllr Steve McAdam, Dominika Fullova and Geoffrey Stalker at the launch of the awards

Do you know someone who could be described as an unsung hero?
Bushmead School pupils with the electronic dinosaur

Gallery Six-foot dinosaur entertains children at St Neots’ primary school
Cllr Anna Bailey, chairwoman of the adults committee said:

County council says new scale of adult social care charges will net £3.2m over two years - but they’ve listened and dropped one proposed increase
Beales Department Store, in St Neots. Picture: ARCHANT.

A thousand jobs at risk as Beales collapses into administration
Huntingdon Primary School pupils won a Lego competition

Huntingdon pupils celebrating their Lego skills
The plans will be decided by the development management committee at Huntingdonshire District Council's Pathfinder House

Plans for new dentist surgery in Godmanchester welcomed by town councillors
Could you be an on-call fire fighter for Cambridgeshire

Could you be an on-call fire-fighter? Find out more at taster session
Youngsters you won the gritter lorry competition at the Huntingdon depot

School pupils named gritter lorries
Plough Sunday at Hail Weston

Climate change on the agenda as ploughs are blessed at annual service
(L – R) Lorna Hayes (head of tactical operations and community response) with the defibrillators and community response managers Jon Needle, Andrew Barlow, Alex Laurent and Tom Barker.

Patient’s legacy will support community defibrillators
A Bubble Rush event will take place at Huntingdon Racecourse in June

Bubble Rush event to raise funds for children’s hospice

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Jake Barrington, 30, of Parkhouse Court, Hatfield was charged at Hatfield Magistrates Court this morning (Tuesday, January 14). Picture: Helen Drake.

More than 50 people were arrested as part of a police drink and drugs driving crackdown
Police have issued a warning about courier fraud

Police warning regarding courier fraud
Emma Brown with her Dad Simon.

Mum said daughter with anorexia felt abandoned by health professionals
Lawrence Court

Inquest into a man who died in a five vehicle crash on the A1 is opened
Steve Jones, managing director of Wyboston Lakes Resort

Wyboston Lakes Resort chosen as one of six finalists for the Best UK Conference Centre awards
Peter Sutton from the Woodland Trust

Climate event was starting point for range of initiatives
Emma Brown was found dead at her home in Cambourne in August 2018.

Special Report Parents tell inquest of “descent into hell” after daughter spent more than a decade battling anorexia
Meetings had to be called off due to health and safety concerns

This was the view across Huntingdon Racecourse at lunchtime on Wednesday after torrential rain in recent days

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Police have noticed a rise in pickpocketing reports across Cambridgeshire. Picture: File/Policing East Cambs

Police issue warning following spate of pickpocketing
Police have issued a warning following a number of fatal collisions in the county. PHOTO: Joe Giddens/PA Archive/PA Images

Police launch campaign after series of fatal collisions in the county
There has been a yellow weather warning issued for the East of England.

Yellow weather warning issued for strong winds across East of England
An artists impression of what the site at Little Staughton could look like.

World War Two bomber base could resume flying if new plans are given the go-ahead
The new skate ramps at Hill Rise Park, St Ives

First phase of St Ives skatepark constructed
Poster campaign by Cambridgeshire Police is using public loos at place like Cambridge Services to alert drivers to human trafficking and modern day slavery. Picture; CAMBS POLICE

Police head to the loos at service station in poster campaign to enlist motorists to the signs of human trafficking
Officers have warned road users this morning that the A141 Huntingdon Bypass at the roundabout near the Audi garage on Washingley Road, near Tesco Extra is blocked due to a collision.

Delays expected in Huntingdon due to collision
The EACH volunteers on Saturday morning

Charity is “over the moon” with donations in exchange for Christmas trees
Headteacher Anne Eardley; Sarah Clee and Tracy Searle with pupils Freddie, Isla, Anya, James, Tanishkaa, Harriet, Laycie, Aiden, Michael, Sam, Ela and Freddie.

Primary school is first in region to be awarded Flagship status for inclusion
Beales Department Store, in St Neots. Picture: ARCHANT.

St Neots Beales store at risk of collapse if buyer is not found
Richard Kenworthy, 72, of Judith Road, Kettering, was a passenger in a white Mercedes minibus which was involved in a collision with a black Volkswagen Golf

Inquest opened into death of man who died in B1040 mini-bus crash
left to right: Daniela Dumitrache, DS Chris Acourt, Detective Superintendent Rebecca Tipping, PC Nick Webber, PCSO Oksana Wood

Businesses learn how to spot signs of modern slavery and human trafficking at workshop
Pico Technology's Southwold-themed premises Picture: contributed

Staff at St Neots company do like to be by the seaside at break times

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A Huntingdon man has been jailed after an incident in the town. Picture: Archant

Huntingdon flasher jailed after incident at council building
An appeal is being made for more people to give blood.

Campaign launched for more men to give blood in the the region
Fruit importer, law student and hotel manager among Cambridgeshire Constabulary�s 16 new recruits. Picture: POLICE

Gallery Fruit importer, law student and hotel manager among Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s 16 new recruits
The report, following a snap inspection by Her Majestys Inspectorate of Prisons, reached the same assessment on rehabilitation planning as it had in 2015 when the prison was last inspected and the inspectors raised concerns at the lack of change.

Prison is “overwhelmingly safe” but public protection and release arrangements “not good enough”
An artists impression of what the new metro would look like

Board votes to move forward £4 billion metro plans, which will include routes from St Neots, St Ives and Alconbury
Acting police commissioner urge members of the public to have their say on police funding .

Acting police commissioner urges members of the public to have their say on police funding
Staff at Chorus Homes in Huntingdon made a donation to the Godmanchester Foodbank

Chorus Homes staff make donation to the Godmanchester Food Bank
Robots being used to paint white lines on A14 at Huntingdon

Robots are being used to cut working hours on A14 upgrade

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Bury playgroup are appealing for help.

Fundraising bid launched after fears that playgroup will close
Shepherd, of Mayfly Close, Chatteris, will serve a minimum of 28 years and six months and White, of West End, Brampton, 29 years.

Series reveals full interviews with Sam Mechelewski’s killers, blaming each other for the murder
Ofsted rates St Neots secondary school as Requires Improvement

Requires Improvement rating for secondary school that admits it needs to “improve relations with parents”
The construction of the bridge over Huntingdon Railway Station

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Sam's mum, Grace Groom spoke about how the murder has impacted her life.

Video Mum warns of dangers of drugs after her “gentle” son was found stabbed to death
A nature reserve in Warboys created in memory of Madeleine Parnwell who tragically drowned when her car was submerged in a drain is to extend its haven for wildlife. Picture: FACEBOOK/ SUPPLIED

Fenland nature reserve seeks volunteers to help extend haven in memory of Warboys mother
Cambridge magistrates court.

Drink driver handed ban after crashing into a sign
Pictures of Sam Mechewlewski when he was younger were shown.

Special Report First part of two part series reveals the complex investigation into the murder of Sam Mechewlewski
Andrew Turner was jailed for 12 years after raping a woman at knifepoint

Hartford man who raped woman at knifepoint is jailed
Barford Power Station has been fined

Barford Power Station operator fined for failure that brought down power network
Home secretary Priti Patel wth mayor James Palmer Peterborough last year., Picture; TERRY HARRIS

Could metro mayor James Palmer add Cambridgeshire police and crime commissioner role to his duties?
FLASHBACK: Cllr Simon Kindersley, chairman of Cambridgeshire County Council, Quentin Baker, executive director of LGSS Law Ltd and Jonathan Djangoly, MP cutting the cake when LGSS Law Ltd opened its offices in Huntingdon.

Social enterprise law firm- one third owned by Cambridgeshire County Council - sees losses escalate from £300,000 to £1.2m
Slimming World Consultant Ursula Van Leeuwen-Hill, Diane Turner, Kelly Goncalves, Mandy Reeve, Sarah Manchett, Sarah Doyle meet Alan Carr

Slimming World consultants meet the chatty man
Lidl, Huntingdon.

Supermarket plans given go-ahead despite traffic concerns

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Priory Park in St Neots will host a Colour Rush event to raise money for St John's Hospice

Sign up for St Neots’ PaintRush event and raise money for hospice
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service is seeking feedback on its Integrated Risk Management Plan, which looks ahead to the next four years. Picture: CFRS

Have your say on Cambridgeshire fire service’s future priorities
Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge has asked visitors to stay away due to a flu outbreak.

Hospital issues warning to visitors as one third of wards now has patients with flu
Jordan Shepherd, 24, (left) and Ashley White, 21, lured Sam Mechelewski, 20, to a secluded wooded area of Hinchingbrooke Country Park, in Huntingdon, on January 31, 2018. . Today they were jailed for life. Picture: CAMBS POLICE

Sam Mechelewski murder trial to appear on 24 Hours in Police Custody
L-R Matthew, Louise, Matthew and baby Lowen

Little Lowen may be the first baby in the country to be born in 2020
One Leisure St Neots refurbishment

Half a million pound investment for gym facilities across the district
Crews were called to the fire in St Neots this morning.

Eaton Socon industrial fire which caused £40,000 worth of damage was arson, fire service confirms