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A man, who is wearing a white T-shirt, is holding a circle block of Stilton cheese, which is yellow with speckles of blue., in front of him with both hands.

Why can't Stilton make Stilton?

The village that gave the famous cheese its name is still banned from producing it.

Participants wearing black and white costumes, bent down in a position to begin rolling a log of "cheese".

Village hosts historical cheese rolling festival

The event sees teams in fancy dress compete to roll a fake cheese wheel the fastest down a course.

A black cow with a yellow star-shaped balloon in its mouth

Farmer plea after balloon gets stuck in cow's mouth

A farmer warns about the dangers of releasing balloons after one becomes trapped in a cow's mouth.

Car on fire with flames and smoke

Fire service shares dramatic images of car blaze

Photos from Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service show how flames gutted the car.

Men preparing to roll Stilton cheese on concrete, watched by onlookers

Cheese rolling returns to Stilton after hiatus

The quirky festival began in the 1950s but fell by the wayside in 2017 when it was deemed "uncool".

Cheese rolling racers in Stilton

Cheese rolling - what's it all about?

The village of Stilton brings back a quirky festival, but what exactly is cheese rolling?

A mechanical model made by a prisoner at the Norman Cross camp

First study of 'extraordinary' objects made by PoWs

New research could reveal more about daily life inside the "world's first purpose-built PoW camp".

A team at the start line of the 2017 chees rolling event

Cheese rolling returns to Stilton after seven years

The village of Stilton is bringing back its quirky festival, but in a new location.

weeds in a gully

Town to tackle street weeds due to council cuts

St Neots Town Council will carry out a one-off spray after the county council stopped the service.