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Tough first game of the new season for Ely Tigers
The start of the 2024/25 league season in the Counties 1 Eastern Counties started with a home fixture against Diss. The game started well for the visitors as they went into a seventh-minute lead, with a converted try. Tigers were soon level
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Ely's first-ever coffee festival a 'roasting' success
A market-favourite coffee roasting company hosted Ely's first-ever coffee festival last weekend. Silver Oak Coffee held the celebration of "all things coffee" at the Yard on Saturday and Sunday, September 7-8, in a bid to provide a "fun experience
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Disability inclusion award for breaking down barriers in Ely
A local group for adults with additional needs that meets in the Countess Free Church in Ely – and its co-founder, Cate Allen – have been presented with a national award. The Rich Tea Community (RTC) received the Luke 5 Award for disability inclusion
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Wicken Fen fledges first crane chick
In its 125th year, the National Trust’s oldest nature reserve has fledged its first crane chick. Standing at 4ft (1.2 metres) in height, the common crane is Britian’s tallest bird. A pair began breeding on Wicken Fen in 2019, for the first
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Man who stabbed friend in frenzied knife attack jailed
A man who “suddenly and inexplicably” turned on a man he knew and stabbed him in the head, has been jailed. Stevie French, 49, was drinking in a pub in Littleport with the victim in August last year before the pair headed back to French’s house
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Ely & District Cycling Club's cyclocross team starts Eastern League campaign
Ely District Cycling Club's cyclocross team started its Eastern League campaign at Springfield Cross, Chelmsford, on September 8. Despite some early rain before the event started, the course was mostly hard-packed grass with a forest section and
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Fire station open day raises hundreds for charity
An open day at Burwell fire station raised £305 for the Fire Fighters Charity. Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service said: "A massive thank you to everyone who came to our open day. "It was great to see so many people turn out to support their
