Day: 5 October 2017

Prickwillow Ploughing Festival looks set to be a whole weekend of entertainment!

This weekend is Prickwillow Ploughing Festival, gates open at 10.00am on Saturday and Sunday. Entertainment begins on Saturday at 11.15am, with The Hobblers on stage, The Hobblers are a Folk band based in the countryside of Norfolk, and will be preforming various Folk, and Irish Folk songs which I am sure you are going to …

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Train doors opened on wrong side during rail strike, Greater Anglia investigating

Greater Anglia is investigating why train doors were allowed to open on the wrong side, allowing two passengers to disembark, on Tuesday. The incident happened on the 1350 Peterborough to Ipswich service, which calls at Ely. It took place while members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport workers’ union (RMT) were on strike regarding the …

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Almost 4 million visitors flock to East Cambs in three years

We all love Ely – and now more tourists than ever are discovering the delights of one of England’s smallest cities. East Cambridgeshire is enjoying bumper tourism, with almost four million visitors heading to the area in the past three years, according to figures released today. Statistics show that overnight stays in the region have …

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