The busiest property markets of 2020 revealed: Cambridgeshire town takes top spot as buyers shun cities for quieter areas Small towns saw most property purchases relative to their population in 2020 Huntingdon, Pontefract and Great Yarmouth topped the list compiled by Haysto Buyers moved further from cities and sought green space due to the pandemic … Read more
Three migrants are rescued from inside refrigerated lorry from France after calling police at service station to tell them they were suffocating Cambridgeshire Police were alerted when someone inside called to raise alarm The vehicle, believed to be from France, was tracked to Brampton Hut services Three men found inside were found safe and uninjured as … Read more
A Grade II listed former pub converted into an award-winning four-bedroom house has hit the market for £900,000. The Princess of Wales pub in Little Abington, Cambridgeshire, was built in 1820 but closed in 1963. Locals believe it was possibly named after Princess Alexandra of Wales, the wife of the future King Edward VII, before it … Read more
Two men die in suspected murder-suicide in quiet Cambridgeshire village after ‘victim’, 62, was found with ‘traumatic head injuries’ James Hunter, 62, was found with serious injuries in Tilbrook, on December 15 His death is being treated as suspicious after he died in hospital on December 18 A second, unnamed man, aged 50, died at … Read more
Four arrests as police launch murder investigation after woman in her 20s is found dead in Cambridgeshire Two men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder in Ely A second woman has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender Paramedics attempted to save the woman’s live but she died at the … Read more
Dramatic moment lorry explodes in huge fireball outside petrol station in Cambridgeshire By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 23:28 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 00:38 GMT, 2 December 2020 More than 20 fire fighters battled a blaze which destroyed a truck near a petrol station in Cambridgeshire. Footage from the scene showed flames more … Read more
Great British boltholes: The beautiful boutique pub that’s a heavenly reward for tackling Cambridgeshire’s Devil’s Dyke hike The Mail on Sunday’s Jane Knight checked into The Three Blackbirds, a dog-friendly pub in Woodditton The rooms would ‘not be out of place in a boutique hotel’, with oversized headboards and proper milk for tea And the … Read more
Common dolphin: They are found all around the UK but most commonly off the South and West coasts and offshore, and can be seen all year round. They can grow up to 2.7m and weigh up to 150kg. On average, they live up to 35 years. These dolphins are dark grey above and whiter below, … Read more
At least 80 people are evacuated from their homes as ‘severe’ blaze rips through Cambridgeshire suburb By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 06:26 BST, 16 August 2020 | Updated: 07:16 BST, 16 August 2020 A ‘severe’ fire has forced 80 people to be evacuated from their homes in Cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) … Read more
A farm worker, 40, who was feared to have been murdered five years ago has been found alive living in Cambridgeshire woods, it was revealed today. Ricardas Puisys, who is from Lithuania, made what police described as a ‘very well concealed’ home for himself in deep undergrowth off a residential street in Wisbech. The 40-year-old … Read more