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Sick child 'abandoned by state'
Orkney Islands Council is criticised for stopping payments to the foster parents of a seriously ill six-year-old boy.

Village gets new road junction
A stretch of one of Cambridgeshire's busiest roads is to get a £7.5m junction to improve safety.

EEDA helping firms secure finance
The East of England Development Agency introduces a programme to help recession-hit small businesses secure finance.

Shop fronts painted to beat gloom
Business leaders in a small Cambridgeshire town paint boarded up derelict shops to brighten up their High Street.

Firms surveyed over transport use
Hundreds of firms in Cambridgeshire are being surveyed as part of a study into transport plans for the future.

Christmas squad for shoplifters
A Christmas shoplifting squad believed to be the first of its kind in the country is set up by Cambridgeshire Police.

New £1.5m centre for art business
A new £1.5m centre specially built for arts and fashion businesses is opened in Cambridgeshire.

New £10m fund to support business
The East of England Development Agency launches a £10m fund to support biotech and life-science firms.

Campaign to boost workplace skill
Two organisations begin a campaign to use £2.6bn of government investment to boost workplace skills.

Funding secured for A14 widening
Funds are pledged by the government for the widening of one of Cambridgeshire's busiest roads.

Factory fire started accidentally
A blaze that destroyed a family business factory was caused by machinery over-heating, investigators conclude.

Mature entrepreneurs come of age
More over 50s are starting their own businesses, with "senior start-ups" now adding £24.4bn to the economy.

Guard is locked in van in robbery
A security guard was locked in the back of his van by two men in a robbery at a Cambridgeshire business park.

Disease farms get £100,000 boost
Farms and businesses affected by disease are given a £100,000 lifeline by a development agency.

Route announced for expanded A14
A preferred route is arrived at for the improvement of one of Cambridgeshire's busiest roads.

Minister opens new £28m bypass
A new multi-million pound bypass at Thorney is opened by Transport Secretary Alistair Darling.

Airfields round the UK
Air taxis could take off, experts have predicted. So where are airfields round the UK?

Minister visits £28m bypass site
Work starts on a new multi-million pound bypass at Thorney, near Peterborough.

Work about to begin £28m bypass
Work is due to start on a new bypass in the village of Thorney, near Peterborough.

Eight animal activists prosecuted
A judge gives animal rights protesters community sentences after they burst into two businesses.

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