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The Police would like to speak to these males in relation to a theft of over £700 worth of electricals from a supermarket in Ely on 12th April 2016. If you have any information then please call PCSO Ian Hawkins at Ely Police Station on 101 or anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.

Tomorrow (Wednesday) will see the launch of Ely Cathedrals YouTube channel, bringing one of the oldest buildings in the UK into the modern day. Saying on their Facebook page, “We are really excited and can’t wait to show you some of the beautiful films taken of our Choir at the Candlemas event we held in …

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Police would like to speak to the males in the photos in relation to a theft of over £800 worth of electrical goods from a local supermarket on Wednesday 20th April. If you have any information then please contact PCSO Ian Hawkins at Ely Police Station on 101 or Crime Stoppers anonymously on 0800 555 …

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Newbury has closed its public toilets and now the drivers are boycotting the town. Coaches are now heading to another town further on which means Newbury loses 800 tourists who stay for dinner/lunch and buy from local shops and operators fear the same may happen here. So we know Barton Road loos are to stay open …

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Cultural Connections : Deanna Tyson, John Lyons & Mohammed Djazmi Wednesday 6 – Sunday 24 April 2016 Babylon ARTS, Babylon Gallery, Waterside, Ely CB7 4AU Open: Tues – Sun 12 – 4pm, Closed Mon. Free entry Preview, Meet the Artists: Saturday 9 April: 12.30pm – 2.30pm Mask-making Workshop: Saturday 16 April: 2pm – 4.30pm ‘Don’t …

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Officers searched an address in Ely today following drugs intelligence suggesting that the house was being used for the consumption of Class A substances. The house was searched at 1100hrs and substances including crack cocaine and heroin were recovered as well as cannabis. The volume of substances was consistent with personal possession and a 46 …

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One of the major factors that cause traffic accidents are phones. Casualties have been growing in numbers on a rapid scale. Reports are showing that more than 1/2 million people still use their mobiles phones in the UK alone while driving and that produces almost 1.2 million traffic victims worldwide every year. In Belgium, an instructor has come …

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Costa is refurbishing and will be closed for 4 days next week, Monday 11th to Thursday 14th January inclusive. Shift manager Josh said “We are changing everything. A bigger working area, back moved back for more seating and moving the toilets to make this possible. “Most of the work will be done at night but …

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With another Folk Festival taking place, Morris groups from all over the UK descended on Ely to celebrate a Great British tradition. Ginette Heard and her knitting groups Knit & Natter and Stitch n’ Bitch made 21 woollen mice to commerate the 21 groups of Morris Dancers that flocked our street. The mice were put …

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East Cambridgeshire’s young creative writers were awarded with prizes on Saturday 4 July in a ceremony at the former Magistrates’ Court. Judges Pippa Goodhart and Julian Sedgwick spoke highly of the superb standard that each of the young writers had achieved during Ely 501’s first year. In the 6 to 9 age group there were …

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