Category Archives: Cambridgeshire

Rare bronze and iron age log boats reveal details of Cambridgeshire prehistory

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Well-preserved oak and maple boats used for transport and fishing to be displayed in Peterborough

After lying undisturbed in mud for more than 3,000 years, three rare bronze and iron age log boats have emerged to offer fresh insights into prehistoric life.

The boats were among nine discovered in a Cambridgeshire quarry 13 years ago – the largest group of prehistoric boats found in the same UK site. Most were well preserved, with one still able to float despite its long incarceration.

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Two arrested after multiple people stabbed on train in Cambridgeshire

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A number of injured taken to hospital after incident in Huntingdon, according to Cambridgeshire police

Two people have been arrested after several people were stabbed on a train to Huntingdon, Cambridge, police have said.

Cambridgeshire constabulary said armed police attended after officers were called to the scene at Huntingdon station at 7.39pm on Saturday.

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Rare moth found in Cambridgeshire orchard threatened by busway plan

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Appearance of dark crimson underwing causes excitement on land that would be bisected by road scheme

Beneath oak canopies, in an orchard full of hundred-year-old apple trees, excited exclamations rose from a group of moth enthusiasts last week.

The Cambridgeshire Moth Group had just trapped a dark crimson underwing, a species so rare that none of them had ever seen it before. Indeed, the colourful invertebrate is only usually ever found in the New Forest and is considered nationally scarce.

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Woman who caused cyclist to fall into car’s path has manslaughter conviction quashed

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Auriol Grey, who waved and shouted at Celia Ward, should never have been charged over Cambridgeshire incident, her lawyers said

A woman who shouted and waved at a cyclist, causing her to fall into the path of a moving car, has had her manslaughter conviction overturned.

Auriol Grey, 50, was seen on CCTV shouting at the 77-year-old cyclist, Celia Ward, to “get off the fucking pavement” as she approached her in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, in October 2020.

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Steve Barclay apologises for not recusing himself sooner from incinerator decision

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Environment secretary opposed waste plant plans that must be approved by body he oversees

The environment secretary has refused to say whether he abused his position when he tried to stop an incinerator being built in his constituency.

But Steve Barclay apologised for not properly declaring his interest and recusing himself, when questioned about it on Tuesday.

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