In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we explore how light rail could dovetail with East West Rail, feature 3-page Cambridge Folk Festival verdict & pics, explore latest on Christ's College plans, feature boardwalk plans for #Waterbeach, discuss water crisis & reveal our Business Awards finalists

Common sweeteners can slow the growth of important gut bacteria, @cam.ac.uk researchers discover www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/common-...

Common sweeteners can slow the growth of important gut bacteria, Cambridge researchers discover

They studied how sweeteners acted when combined with substances including caffeine and some medicines.

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Tawny owls joined by fox and roe deer for incredible night at South #Cambridgeshire wildlife #photography hide www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/lifestyle/ta...

Tawny owls joined by fox and roe deer for incredible night at wildlife photography hide

We visit Kevin Robson’s remarkable hide in South Cambridgeshire.

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In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we explore new era for #Cambridge growth as dev corp is approved, feature £2bn Crown Estate plans & GSK move to Biomedical Campus, concern over state of city's footpaths, 20mph scheme, @angliaruskin.bsky.social fine art exhibition & 15 years of Petals

A tributes to Jamie Urquhart, co-founder of Arm. Arm said he 'helped lay the foundations for technology that would transform computing'. www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/tribute...

Tributes paid following death of Arm co-founder Jamie Urquhart, a ‘humble’ man who helped ‘transform computing’

He was ‘the most approachable, humble, kind and wonderful person’, says friend.

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In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social , a 4-page pic special on visit of the King, remarkable story of riverside rescue of rower by @eastangliairamb.bsky.social, pics of Grand Depths at the Grand Arcade, an update on CSET busway funding & frustration over Cherry Hinton level crossing

Milton Road sinkhole watch: A specialist has been brought in to get to the bottom of it... #Cambridge www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/milton-...

MIlton Road sinkhole watch: Specialist brought in to get to the bottom of it

Anglian Water has repaired damaged sewer connection.

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Repair work on the sinkhole in Milton Road, #Cambridge, has paused after one day after an unknown source of water was discovered www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/milton-...

Milton Road sinkhole repair work pauses after one day as water source discovered

Sinkhole is the size of a family car.

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In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social, a warning that trees planted in £31.9m Milton Road scheme are dying, hotel vision for Shire Hall, how 50,000-home Local Plan has been updated, pic special on Carter Jonas v COEL charity cricket and @philrodgers.co.uk's letter to Andy Burnham

Repair work is due to begin on the sinkhole in Milton Road, #Cambridge, which is ‘the size of a family car’ www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/repair-...

Repair work to begin on sinkhole in Milton Road that is ‘the size of a family car’

But the opening date for the road is uncertain.

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Don't miss your chance to enter the Cambridge Independent Business Awards - with categories for all sizes and sectors of business and social enterprise Deadline is Sunday night! Enter here: www.iliffemediapromotions.co.uk/cambridge-bu...

The first hosepipe ban in more than 30 years is in place from Cambridge Water amid concern for local water supplies. It comes a day after updated Local Plan documents were published with plans for 50,000 more homes in the #Cambridge region. www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/cambrid...

Cambridge Water imposes hosepipe ban amid concern over water supplies

Customers flouting ban face a £1,000 fine.

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In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social - how critical gas works will cause disruption in #Cambridge & delay transport projects, questions over lighting by #Cambridge South, pic specials from Princess Royal visit to TWI, India Day & Cambridge Sings & Dances Bulgarian festival

In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we report on mayor Paul Bristow's verdict on light rail, growth & Mill Road bridge. We have a special report on #Cambridge South, look at Mill Road arts centre plans & pics from @stjohnscollege.bsky.social ball & Cambridge Regional College experimental art

The deadline is looming for entry to the @cambridgeindy.bsky.social Business Awards 2026 - don't miss your chance to enter! The awards are a celebration of all sizes and sectors of business and social enterprise in the #Cambridge region #CIBA2026 www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/dea...

Deadline looms for entry to Cambridge Independent Business Awards 2026

It’s a celebration of all sizes and sectors of business in the Cambridge region.

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In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social, biggest challenge yet to #EastWestRail route, drop-off rules at #Cambridge South explained, pic specials from #RaceforLife, @trincollcam.bsky.social May Ball, @arthurrankhospice.bsky.social's Star Shine Night Walk & @philrodgers.co.uk on city politics

Prof Sir David Charles Baulcombe will succeed Dame Sally Davies as master of Trinity College, #Cambridge www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/education/pr...

Prof Sir David Charles Baulcombe to succeed Dame Sally Davies as master of Trinity College, Cambridge

King Charles III has made the Crown appointment.

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In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social , bus franchising challenges, debate over Mill Road bus gate review, #Cambridge experts on under-16s social media ban, reaction to Darwin Nurseries' closure plan, fire service inspection, new chapter for @cambridgeppf.bsky.social & Town & Country Fair pics

“A gentle genius and a wonderful person” - just one of many tributes paid to Harrison Cole, a young organist at @kingscollege.bsky.social whose body was found in the River Cam in #Cambridge www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/king-s-...

King’s College community saddened as body of gifted 25-year-old organist is found in River Cam

Tributes have flooded in for ‘gentle genius’ and ‘wonderful person’.

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Inside this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social , 4 pages of insight & analysis on #Cambridge East urban extension & Greater Cambridge Development Corporation plan, pic specials from Strawberry Fair & @angliaruskin.bsky.social Graduate Showcase, tourism boost & latest on Kingsway Solar Farm

In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social, alarm in #Fulbourn over huge #EastWestRail train care centre proposal, our Business Awards open for entry, the GCP vision for Riverside in #Cambridge, calls for government to explain its development corporation plan & Cambridge North latest

Breaking news on #Cambridge East as a huge deal is signed by The Hill Group and Homes England to bring 10,000-plus homes and commercial space, supporting 9,000 jobs to land acquired from Marshall Group www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/the-hil...

Deal signed for new community of 10,000-plus homes and 9,000 jobs at Cambridge East

The transformational acquisition of the Cambridge East strategic site will deliver one of the UK’s largest urban extension projects.

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Pink Floyd saxophonist Dick Parry has died at 83. A regular in Mill Road, #Cambridge, he's been described as a 'typically good English gentleman' - and his good friend David Gilmour called his sound 'unmistakable' www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/pink-fl...

Pink Floyd saxophonist Dick Parry dies at 83

Regularly seen in Mill Road, he played with David Gilmour for decades.

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Cambridge PPF calls on Hughes Hall not to encroach on Protected Open Space with Fenner’s plans @cambridgeppf.bsky.social #Cambridge www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/cambrid...

Cambridge PPF calls on Hughes Hall not to encroach on Protected Open Space with Fenner’s plans

Conservation charity responds to University of Cambridge college’s latest proposals.

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In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we look at the huge #Cambridge Science Park plans, state of Cam at Sheep's Green, concerns over Fenner's proposals, feature pics from Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride, Beer Festival & Cancer Help Centre ride & preview Cambridge Nature Festival

Marshall Land Systems is planning to move production from #Cambridge to South Wales, impacting 158 employees and 59 fixed term agency contractors www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/158...

158 jobs at risk as Marshall Land Systems plans to switch production from Cambridge to Wales

It follows its sale to an Indigenous Canadian investment firm last year.

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In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we report on power-sharing discussions in #Cambridge after Labour lost its majority in our election analysis. We have a 10-page Science and Technology Awards souvenir supplement, a Sawston Fun Run pic special plus Cambridge University strikes

We're at the local #election counts in #Cambridge and South #Cambridgeshire today - and the first results are in. Follow along with our live blog... www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/local-e...

Local elections 2026: Live Cambridgeshire results and updates

The results as they come in.

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It was a pleasure to host the @cambridgeindy.bsky.social Science and Technology Awards last night. Congratulations to all our winners on their amazing achievements! #SciTechAwards #Cambridge www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/win...

Winners of the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2026 are revealed

See who triumphed across 16 categories.

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In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social, a warning from National Trust over nature crisis in #Cambridgeshire, interview with Ed Miliband, residents start petition over HMOs, robotic surgery milestone @cuh.nhs.uk, pics of rockets launching at BigEARS & look ahead to #SciTechAwards