Whittlesey, England News

MUSICIANS can show off their talent at an open mic night in Whittlesey on 17th November.

TRIBUTES have been paid to, Francis Ball a pilot who was killed fulfilling his passion for flying near Whittlesey on Sunday .

INVESTIGATORS trying to discover how a pilot of a light aircraft came to crash in a fatal accident in a remote stretch of the River Nene say they have ruled out a mechanical fault.

THE PILOT of a light aircraft has died after his plane was believed to have plunged into a remote stretch of Fenland river.

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze at a chicken shed in March. Two crews from March, and one crew each from Chatteris, Manea, Wisbech, Whittlesey and Huntingdon were called to the fire at a poultry farm in Hook Drove in March on Tuesday at about 1.40am. They found two large chicken sheds measuring about 80 metres by 20 metres, alight.

JURORS at the murder trial of baby Leeya Akinrele have to decide who was in charge of her at the time the youngster collapsed when they consider their verdict, a court has heard.

THE work of the land girls who kept Britain's farms working during the Second World War is well documented.

THE coffin of a former Peterborough man who died after suffering head injuries at a birthday party will be carried to his funeral on a breakdown truck.

A WOMAN from King's Dyke has spoken of the terror she felt as her own reindeer gored her with its antlers and flung her through the air like a ragdoll.

FOUR people were taken to hospital following the two-vehicle collision at around 1pm today .

A seven-week-old baby who was allegedly murdered by her parents may have had a brittle bone condition, a court heard yesterday.

Frightened Thorney pensioners are fighting to save their "lifeline" bus service from Peterborough City Council's axe.

MORE than 200 new jobs could be created in the Peterborough area if plans to build a new supermarket get the green light.

GENEROUS pub-goers raised hundreds of pounds for a charity that helps wounded soldiers.

BRAIN scans of baby Leeya Akinrele said to be "normal" by radiologists at Peterborough District Hospital actually showed extensive brain damage, a court heard yesterday.

LIMBERING up to run, this photo of Peterborough athletes was taken at the start of the first Round the City road race.

KINDHEARTED dog lovers have donated hundreds of pounds to a Peterborough vets to help a tiny five-week Staffordshire Bull Terrier who was dumped by his owners.

THE father of baby Leeya Akinrele showed no emotion as paramedics and a doctor battled to save her life at her home, a court heard yesterday.

ST PETER'S CHURCH in March was the venue for the Cambridgeshire Regiment Association annual commemoration service on Sunday.

DETECTIVES investigating a fatal coach crash which killed a city Polish man and injured dozens of others, say there were issues with maintenance, the braking system and the driving.