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Sweet-toothed thieves caught in St Neots with chocolate stash

Two sweet-toothed thieves have been arrested after hundreds of chocolate bars and sweets were stolen. Cambridgeshire Police said it received a call from Waitrose in St Neots at 12:16 BST on Wednesday after reports that shoplifting was taking place. Officers located the vehicle the men were travelling in and stopped it before finding the shoplifted haul inside the car. The force said the vehicle was seized for further examination and that its inquiries remain ongoing. Do you have a story suggestion for Cambridgeshire? Contact us below. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. The cash will give staff "the tools they need to provide the best possible care", an NHS trust says. Residents close to the former brickworks are plagued by dust, noise and bad smells, a survey finds. Planes take to the sky once more after a businessman swoops in to help. NHS bosses say staffing issues have caused the temporary loss of services like endoscopy and breast surgery. Peter Hatley says the £150,000 environmental support grant "is a monumental amount of money to lose". Copyright 2026 BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Rea

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Sweet-toothed thieves caught in St Neots with chocolate stash

Two sweet-toothed thieves have been arrested after hundreds of chocolate bars and sweets were stolen. Cambridgeshire Police said it received a call from Waitrose in St Neots at 12:16 BST on Wednesday after reports that shoplifting was…

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Sweet-toothed thieves caught in St Neots with chocolate stash

Two sweet-toothed thieves have been arrested after hundreds of chocolate bars and sweets were stolen. Cambridgeshire Police said it received a call from Waitrose in St Neots at 12:16 BST on Wednesday after reports that…

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