National Trust given £46,000 after withdrawing Cambourne to Cambridge busway objection

The route will be delivered by the county council, on behalf of the Greater Cambridge Partnership.

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‘Cambridge is at breaking point’ - Wayne Nightingale’s petition passes 2,200 signatures

Dissatisfaction is a symptom of city’s growth, a councillor says in response

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Controversial Christ’s College library plan approved ahead of High Court hearing

Cambridge City Council has been warned it is walking into another legal challenge.

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Cambridge Green Party pledge falls short of explicit support for ‘Zionism is racism/one-state Palestine’ vote

‘We do not, and will not, conflate anti-Zionism with antisemitism,’ says Cllr Sefira Davison.

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SustainConnect hosts Black History Month event at Holiday Inn

Packed schedule for fair and gala dinner in evening.

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Host of objections raised to Cambridge South East Transport busway

They have been published ahead of a public inquiry.

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Three-day Hart Fest offers eclectic mix of music, drumming, storytelling and poetry

Organised by The Other Farah for Newmarket pub mid-month.

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The new Grow Cambridge Community Farm takes root

Sam Dyer of Cambridge Sustainable Food on life after CoFarm.

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Big questions remain over benefits of £192m busway

Government admits the busway won’t improve congestion east of Grange Road.

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2026 Cambridge Forum ask not what AI could do, but what AI should do

Two-day event at Corn Exchange includes a great drumming session.

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In pictures: Horningsea recreates 870AD Viking longship raid

Reenactment shows Saxons put up a good fight.

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Ex-Environment Agency stalwart joins Friends of the Cam: ‘You can’t have the environment and growth’

Cameron Adams one of two speakers in Cambridge with Bill McGuire.

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Government gives green light to controversial £192m Cambourne to Cambridge busway

The Secretary of State for Transport’s decision follows an eight-week public inquiry last autumn.

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‘Utterly shambolic’ - political leaders in Cambridgeshire condemn ‘farce’ as government reviews local government reorganisation plans

It means elections will take place using existing boundaries.

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Cambridge University probe into James Orr after Reform donations sting

James Orr stepped down from Reform UK after claims he arranged to have polling paid for by an overseas company

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Kerb Kollective ends Riverside era and reopens on Ditton Walk

Six-year tenure comes to a juddering halt.

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MP Pippa Heylings lambasts sewage discharges within an hour of rain as ‘a dereliction of duty’

‘You just couldn’t make it up,’ said the MP.

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Midsummer Energy app helps you make money from solar energy and feel Smug

Battery optimisation maximises potential of feed-in power.

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Vigil for Jason Arday in Cambridge warns of ‘growing movement for radicalised hatred in the UK’

‘Even after he resigned, the scrutiny did not let up’, speaker tells crowd including vice-chancellor.

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Compassion and hopes in aftermath of Jason Arday tragedy at Chesterton Stand Up to Racism picnic

‘It’s important to have a place to gather and share feelings, especially on a day like today.’

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Could England and Wales ever run out of water?

Last month in England was the driest July since records began almost two centuries ago. How concerned should we be?

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Pippa Heylings MP: Water supply crisis is a deal-breaker for Greater Cambridge growth

Opinion | Pippa Heylings, MP for South Cambridgeshire, wants to make water supply and sewage treatment central to decisions about future development.

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£600m Health Data Research Service to unify UK medical data from Wellcome Genome Campus

Provides a ‘single, secure gateway for researchers’.

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Police chief considers legal action over PC Harper killers' early release

Two of PC Andrew Harper's killers are set to be included in the government's early release scheme, which begins in October.

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Katherine Priddy’s musical odyssey shows why Cambridge Folk Festival matters

Warmup performance at Great St Mary’s Church answers lots of questions.

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Defend our Juries protests outside Cambridge Crown Court in case of Rajiv Menon KC

Barrister’s apparent reference to jury equity causes legal furore.

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‘Tableau vivant’ displayed at UK-Israel ‘roadmap’ protest

Accord ‘rings rather hollow in July 2026’ say Guildhall campaigners.

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‘No sign at all’ Russia intends to attack UK, says former ambassador at charity talk

Sir Anthony Brenton at Anstey Hall.

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‘I travelled to the West Bank ... it was even worse than I had imagined’

28-year-old Cambridge woman recounts her astonishing story.

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FDP opposition continues with No Palantir in the NHS protest at Cambridge South station

Surveillance firm’s software used in city’s healthcare service.

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