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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Post Office hitlist revealed

13:14 - 04 July 2008

SEVEN Huntingdonshire post office branches will be earmarked for closure when Post Office Limited announces its hit-list next week. Documents obtained by The Hunts Post reveal that branches at Catworth, Earith, Great Gidding, Great Gransden, Great Stukele...

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'I'll not pay parking fine,' says Huntingdon Mayor

17:22 - 03 July 2008

THE Mayor of Huntingdon says he will not pay a parking fine after being ticketed while on official business in the town. Councillor Saeed Akthar says he was forced to park his silver Mercedes on the pavement in Princes Street for security reasons last Wed...

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Video: The fight against crime

16:52 - 02 July 2008

THE fight against late-night crime was taken to the streets of St Neots on Friday (June 27) as police set up airport style metal detectors and used sniffer dogs to search pub goers. The operation was the first of its kind in the town for more than 10 year... Full Story »

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DOWN ON THE FARM: Shannon and Kaelie from 1st Somersham Brownies. Picture: 5761HD0608.

Video & Gallery: Good turn-out for Somersham Carnival

FARMING and rural living was the theme of the Somersham Carnival on Saturday with a procession leaving The Trundle and displays and entertainment throughout the afternoon on Victory Hall Field. Spokesman for the organisers, Teresa Baird, said: We probab...

JOINT EFFORT: 1st Hartford Cubs and Beavers. Picture: HELEN DRAKE 3813HD0608.

Gallery: Scouts celebrate centenary

CUBS, scouts and beavers from the 1st Hartford Scouts celebrated the scouting movement s centenary year in the blazing sunshine on Saturday with a jamboree in Hinchingbrooke Country Park in Huntingdon. During the day-long session, girls and boys tried tra...

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IN VAIN: Bluntisham bowler Mark Turner, above, took a wicket in his side’s match against Fordham, but with a total of just 67 to defend, his efforts were in vain. More photos online at www.huntspost24

Cricket

Cricket Round-Up - June 28/29

East Anglian Premier League FORMER Godmanchester all-rounder Craig Park returned to haunt his old side with a match-winning knock for Cambridge Granta. Park top-scored with 58 not out, hit his former captain Bevis Moynan for six and even took the final ca...

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Rugby League

Roosters crush Eagles

Rugby League Conference - East St Ives Roosters 60 Cambridge Eagles 6 ROOSTERS had plenty to crow about as they overran hard-pressed Cambridge Eagles side in the local derby. A five try blitz in the opening 22 minutes ended the match as a contest and saw...

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