Ely News, January 26, 2017

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Elderly pair are
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robbed in their
homes by thugs
Man threatened with hammer and woman pushed onto bed
AnnASavva thepropertybeforemaking andpurse.
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as white, all wearing dark anddarkclothing.Theoth-
Police are hunting three clothing,bootsandahat.” er two were wearing dark
maskedraiderswhothreat- 7.30pmand8pmlastFriday. Aroundhalfanhourlater clothingandhats.
enedamaninhis80switha onemanwasarmedwith three masked men forced cambridgeshire police
hammer before ransacking ahammerwhichheusedto their way into the Sutton are keeping an open mind
hishome. threatenanddemandmon- home of a woman in her aboutwhetherthetworaids
Around half an hour lat- eyfromthepensioner. 60s. arelinked.
er,awomaninher60swas The three then searched Posing as ‘gas board’ of- Thepolicespokeswoman Museum visitors
pushed face down on her thepropertybeforestealing ficials, the conmen came said: “investigations and
bed in another terrifying anunknownsumofcash. to the door at 8.30pm and forensicenquiriesareongo-
raid, again carried out by A police spokeswoman barged into the woman’s ing,howeverwearekeeping step back in time
threemen. said:“onemanwasarmed bungalow. anopenmindastowhether
inthefirstraidthreemen with a hammer and de- They forced her face theoffencesarelinked.”
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into the pensioner’s home malevictiminhis80s.The ransacked her home and is asked to call police on page5
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Pictures:KeithJones
January
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films now
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on sale
Friendlygroup.Alldanceswalkedthrough.
Nopartnerorexperiencenecessary. A10 partly closed
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to a new kitchen… A MAJOR road was partly
closedforabouteighthours
onTuesdayafteralorryshed
its load of potatoes on the
carriageway.
Cambridgeshire police
werecalledat4.10amaftera
lorryjack-knifedontheA10
nearStrethamandendedup
partiallyinafield,blocking
bothlanes.
No-one was injured but
the crash caused 1,080 po-
tatoesinbagstobedropped
onthecarriageway.
The road was shut for
about eight hours between
ChitteringandtheLazyOt-
terwhilethepotatoeswere
movedbyaforklifttruckinto headingtowardsCambridge. assistwithmovingthepota-
a second lorry. Motorists “Itlookslikethelorryhas toes.”
were advised to avoid the jack-knifedandispartiallyin Police said the stretch of
area. afield,blockingbothlanes. roadreopenedat12.30pm.
A police spokeswoman “Theroadhasbeenclosed The incident caused traf-
With a wealth of experience, our kitchen designers can help said: “We were called at fromtheLazyOtterjunction fictostackupinEastCam-
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College community
City’s only
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life skills
reopens
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usualtimetableslast ELYPostOfficereopenedlast
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Itwasthefirstoffour PostOfficePRmanagerSheila
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forstudentstodevelop onlypostofficehadreopened.
theirexperiencesoutside “ElyPostOfficewasclosedfor
theclassroomandwork operationalreasons.Wewere
towardstheirfuture. abletoovercomethesereasons
PrincipalRichard andre-openedthebranchon
Spencersaid:“Pledges Fridaylunchtime,”shesaid.
wereintroducedatthe Howeverquestionsstill
collegeinOctober. remain.
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onFridayincluded explanationwhy.
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makinghealthyliving intheweeksaiditwasduetoa
pop-upbooks,aswellas ‘technicalfault’andMsTapster
healthsurveysandfitness saidtheywere“workinghardto
sessions. restoretheservicetothecurrent
Years9and10were locationasquicklyaspossible”.
treatedtoaproduction Someresidentsspeculated
byTheUpfrontTheatre itwasbecausethebranchis
company,andinthe understaffed.Theshophas
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byYear11studentsfor eightmonthsandanoteinthe
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politics
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date for the first elected ireandPeterboroughgiving
mayor of Cambridgeshire people a greater say about
andPeterborough. and a councillor for 10 theircommunitiesandpro-
Cllr James Palmer, lead- years. vidingclearaccountability.”
er of East Cambridgesh- HelivesinSohamwhere Mr Palmer confirmed
ire District Council, and he fundraises for local thathismayoralcandidacy
a Cambridgeshire county charitiesandisactiveinthe meanshewillnotstandfor
councillor, was chosen by communitythroughhislo- re-electiontoCambridgesh-
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titionfromCllrSteveCount, Following his selection, Councilifelectedasmayor.
leader of Cambridgeshire he said:“I am delighted to HetoldtheNews:“I’mgo-
County Council and Cllr beselectedastheConserv- ing to put together a cam- PVC Aluminium&
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community
best
friends:
emily
Keates
withfella
Picture:
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Johnson
Op hope for
alluguard pet pig Fella
roller garage doors
now
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th and said they could feel three tennis ball
year @AnnaSavvaCN sizedlumps.I’mstillwaitingforthebiop-
sy results,” revealed Emily. “Mostly when
lumpsarefoundinpigstheyareputdown.
A SUPERSTAR pig who achieved internet Theydon’tusuallylivetoanyageforthemto
fameafterhewasrescuedthreeyearsago developanylumps,buttheycanliveto25
fromafarminEssexistoundergolifesaving plus–theyareusuallyslaughteredatsixto
treatment. eightmonths.”
WildboarcrossFellawassettogounder FellagrewupintheSohamhomeofhis
•Superbquality the knife at the University of Cambridge’s rescuerandherthreedogsforthefirst18
finishes VeterinarySchoolyesterdaytoremovethree monthsofhislife.
tennis-ball-sized, potentially cancerous He now lives in the garden of Emily’s
•Uniquehigh lumpsinhisabdomen. home,withhertwootherpetpigs,30-stone
AppealingforhelplastThursday,hisown- pot-bellyMissLadyandanotherwildboar
securityrollingand erEmilyKeates,ofSoham,said:“Icouldn’t cross, 13-stone Bobby, who she rescued
lockingsystems findvetsthathavedirectexperiencewithre- fromafarmthatwasclosingdowninSo-
movinglumpsinpigsastheynormallyaren’t ham.
•Fullyinsulated caredforasmyFellais. Theyallliveinthegardenbuteight-stone
“Ican’tputhislifeinthehandsofpeople Fellaistreatedmorelikeadogbyfinancial
whodon’tknowhowtohelphimandI’m administratorEmily.Shehasbeenworking
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desperatelysadthatheissounwell.Heis fromhomesincehebecameill“sohecan
indailypainreliefatthemomentwhilewe sitbytheradiatorwhileIsitonthesofaand
waitforthebiopsyandtrytofindsomeone work,”shesaid.
whocanremovethelumps.” TogetherwithpartnerJohn,Emily,whois
Channel 4’s SuperVet answered the call fourmonthspregnant,isplanningtomove
tohelp,butEmilywentonhervet’srecom- intoapropertywithabiggergardentoaccom-
NOJOB
mendation when the vet school said they modateherpigs.ShesaysshealsowantsFella
TOO couldcarryoutthesametreatmentnearer topullthroughsoherchildcangettoknowher
SMall tohome. bestfriend.
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connectionlikethatwithanyanimal,”said somewherewithmorelandwhichisn’tgreat
Emily. “As soon as I found out I’ve been forJohn,butheknowsthatthepigscome
strugglingtosleep–Iamreallydistressedby first,”shesaid.
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heritage
History is brought
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ELY Museum celebrated
allthingsmedievalwitha
dayofhistoriccharacters,
food and objects on Sat-
urday.
Aspartofthemuseum’s
programme of living his-
torydays,theeventgave
peoplethechancetoturn
backtimeandexperience historictale:
whatitwasliketolivein authorMarc
theMiddleAges. Grimstonreenacts
Serenaded by the mu- outascenefromhis
seum’s bard, visitors storyZiotheHero
donned costumes and
sampledcuisinefromthe
looKiNGthe
era,whilebuddinghisto- Bosworth. took up the challenge of Ely Museum’s open-
Part:eleanorody,
rians young and old met Otherstooktheoppor- thegameof9-mans-mor- ing hours in the winter 17,andBethany
actorsincharacterfroma tunity to join a camp of ris while others got up are Monday to Saturday, stonehouse,16,
15th-centuryhousehold. merry followers, to learn close and personal with 10.30amto4pm. inthegaol.inset,
Popular speakers in- about the games, crafts genuineancientartefacts Adults £4.50, conces- alexander,4,with
cluded men at arms and andskillsofmedievalan- fromthemedievalperiod sions£4,children5-16£1, medievalarchers,
archerswhotalkedabout cestors. usuallyhousedinthemu- under5sfree. andrewand
theweaponsandarmour Thereweredemonstra- seum’scollection. Ticketsprovideayearof carolineMoore
of the time and what it tionsfromacook,maille All activities were in- freereturnentry. Pictures:Warren
wasliketobeenrolledin makerandleathercrafter. cludedinthenormalad- For more details, visit Gunn
the army that fought at SomeElyresidentsalso missionprice. elymuseum.org.uk
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