Huntingdonshire business news

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Police get smart to reduce crime
People in Cambridgeshire are given a unique marking spray as part of a major crime-prevention initiative.

Waste oils turned into biodiesel
Huntingdonshire council and Anglian Water are backing a scheme to convert waste oil and fat into fuel.

Roads are reopened after floods
Some roads in the Huntingdonshire district have been reopened although others remain impassable.

Texts advise of major emergencies
Residents in Huntingdonshire are invited to sign up for a text alert scheme warning about emergency incidents.

A great life in the fens
A large section of Cambridgeshire's farmland is to be restored to a wetland fen landscape.

Refuse changes 'boost recycling'
Councils that adopt fortnightly rubbish collections achieve higher recycling rates, a report suggests.

Air firm enters relocation talks
Aerospace firm Marshall begins talks over a planned move out of Cambridge to one of two RAF bases.

District council leader resigns
Derek Holley OBE resigns his leadership of Huntingdonshire District Council.

Plea to reduce A14 speed limits
Huntingdonshire District Council ask the Highways Agency to cut speed limits on the A14 to reduce accidents and deaths.

Residents worried by housing plan
Concerns are raised over the development of up to 1,000 new houses near Huntingdon.

Anger at axing of rural payhones
BT's plans to remove phone boxes in Cambridgeshire "another nail in the coffin" for isolated villages.

Plan for 12-turbine wind farm
The county council and a green energy firm propose to build a Â£15m wind farm with 12 huge turbines near Warboys.

94-year-old peer passes driving test
Tory peer Lord Renton takes his first driving test - and passes - at the age of 94.

Film fans turn to fencing
Fencing clubs say they are having to turn away would-be members because of a sudden surge of interest in the sport.

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) A - L
The orders are now awarded mainly to civilians and service personnel for public service and other distinctions.

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