Huge Ely science facility hits the market for £4.5 million
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Huge Ely science facility hits the market for £4.5 million
• It has been described as a "rare opportunity" for a research-led occupier to acquire
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BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Council and recordstoday Woman who saved boy from crocodile praised• The boy is attacked by at least one crocodile and is saved from the enclosure by a zoo staff member. |
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