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VOICE OF THE FENS SINCE 1902 Internet Edition - 15th October 2005 |
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HERALD COMPETITION Yes its competition time at the Herald again!. To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize:
Simply answer the following easy question! What shape is the world? A - A Circle B - A disc C - A cube Send your answer in to: The Felney Herald, 6 The cattle market Ely Cambridgeshire CB25DF Closing date: 21st October tea-time. No correspondence shall be entered into and no cash alternative can be offered. The car comes with 1 months road fund licence but the winner will be required to pay for an MOT test. An ability to remove wheel clamps may be an advantage. |
LOOKING BACK From the Herald of 1980 Industrial unrest results in Fenland Mountain Rescue strike. The current state of industrial disputes in Great Britian today resulted in a walk-out by the Felney Mountain Rescue squad, both members of the team stood outside their shed with picket signs demanding better pay and conditions. Meanwhile the Army took over their duties as an emergency measure. An army spokesman was heard to say "Is this a joke?". A Mr Reg Ellesway didn’t see the funny side however, as he was stuck on a molehill for almost 3 hours From the Herald of 1955 A gang of "Mods" who commited a horrendous attack on an elderly pensioner were sentenced to 25 years behind bars today. On the 3rd August they approached Lionel Buntingthorpe in Ely high street before suddenly and viciously launcing a paper plate filled with spray-on cream into his face. Summing up the Judge said "You three are not such 'groovy cats' -as I believe young people say- now are you?" From the Herald of 1905 A mr Bosworth Boy was today fined three pounds for breaking the speed limit of 5mph in his vauxhall ironworks 3hp Invicticus. He was caught by a new kind of "speed camera" which takes a picture of the offending motor car if it drives past at excessive speed. The inventor of the camera, Sir William Livingstone stated "This device shall prove a wonderful method of generating monies for future policing of the highways. |
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