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Sunny beginning to meteorological spring is forecast
MUCH of the UK is in for a dry, sunny start to meteorological spring – with some areas set to enjoy aboveaverage temperatures, forecasters said. After a wet winter which brought significant rainfall to the UK, the Met Office has predicted a “good...
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Woman loses over £500 in online scam
A CAMBRIDGESHIRE woman was scammed out of £500 after being told Elon Musk was giving her a car. It began after the victim, who is from St Neots, commented on Facebook post from somebody she did not know. The post showed an image of a little girl who...
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‘Chalk streams are our Great Barrier Reef – we have to protect them’
AN MP has called for greater protections for what she described as the UK’s equivalent of the Great Barrier Reef. Chalk streams should be recognised as a Unesco Natural World Heritage Site, Liberal Democrat Pippa Heylings said as she urged the...
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Enforcement notice on ‘illegal’ lorry park
AN ‘ILLEGAL’ lorry park has been issued an Enforcement Notice by a council. An investigation into environmental concerns relating to the lorry park is ongoing, according to Huntingdon MP Ben Obese-Jecty. Mr Obese-Jecty said Huntingdonshire District...
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20-year-old man dies in fall from A11 bridge
A 20-YEAR-OLD man has died after falling from a bridge. Officers and paramedics were called to the northbound carriageway of the A11 at around 8.15pm on Sunday (February 22). A 20-year-old man from Cambridge was pronounced dead at the scene near...
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One person is seriously injured in early morning A1307 head-on collision
A PERSON sustained serious injuries in a crash near Cambridge. They were taken to hospital after a head-on crash involving a truck and another vehicle which left the A1307 Babraham westbound closed at 6am last Friday (February 20). Police were called...
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Man in his 70s arrested after police find 270 plants in cannabis factory
A MAN in his 70s has been arrested after police discovered a cannabis factory in a Cambridgeshire town. Cambridgeshire Constabulary carried out a warrant search in Crease Bank, Whittlesey, on Monday morning (February 16). Officers discovered a...
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Open Iftar event to be beacon of togetherness
TO MARK Ramadan, millions of Muslims around the world will be fasting from dawn until sunset. The holy month is said to teach people about “self-discipline and reminds them of the suffering of the poor”. This year, Ramadan began on the evening of...
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Miranda savours success in battle of the giant pothole
A RESIDENT has won a fight against the council after petitioning for a monster pothole to be fixed. Miranda Fyfe had been monitoring the road’s deteriorating condition for months, with one hole reportedly so large she could “lie down” in it. The...
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Moped rider is killed in collision with car
A MOPED rider has died after being hit by a car. Emergency services were called to the B1102 Swaffham Road, Lode, at around 5.20pm on Sunday (February 15). The crash involved a white Kia Venga, a red Toyota Corolla and a black Honda moped, with the...
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Yellow weather alert proves to be stubborn
PARTS of Cambridgeshire remain under a yellow weather warning for ice this morning (Tuesday, February 17). The warning came into force at 6pm yesterday (Monday, February 16) and is due to remain in place until at least 10am today. Clear skies...
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Five dogs are seized in hare coursing crackdown
FIVE dogs suspected of being used for hare coursing have been seized by police. Neighbourhood officers and the Rural Crime Action Team (RCAT) responded last Wednesday (February 11) to reports of hare coursing taking place across the south of...
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GLOWING RECOGNITION: stained glass museum joins elite group
THE Stained Glass Museum in Ely has achieved national recognition of excellence from the Arts Council England. The museum has been awarded Designated Status by Arts Council England, placing it among a select group of institutions whose collections are...
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Villagers preparing to jump through Hoops in pub SOS
A CAMPAIGN group in a Cambridgeshire village hopes to buy a former pub and Indian restaurant. Save The Hoops – a group of residents in Little and Great Eversden – has come together to “protect the future” of The Hoops. The award-winning restaurant,...
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Half-term adventures at places you can trust
FROM seasonal crafts and activities to outdoor trails and winter wildlife, there is lots to keep young explorers busy this half term at the National Trust’s places in Cambridgeshire. With miles of gardens, parkland and countryside to explore on crisp...
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Enter the Twilight zone
GET ready to explore Cambridge museums after hours this February half term. Museums across the city will be opening their doors for ‘Twilight at the Museums’ – which this year is extra special as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. The museums will...
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New rail station is on track to open in June
THE new Cambridge South Station is “still aiming” to open in June despite previous delays. Network Rail said there has been no further delay since advising stakeholders of the new opening timeframe in November 2025. This comes after the opening of...
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Family pays tribute to bike rider killed on A14
THE family of a man who died in a collision on the A14 have described him as a “loving and devoted stepfather and step-grandfather”. Tantalus St. John-Ives, 53, was riding a Suzuki motorbike when it was involved in a collision with a Mercedes lorry...
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A14 lorry driver who died had medical event, says family
THE family of a man who “made everyone around him smile” has paid tribute to him. On January 19, Jason Tholen, 54, was driving a Scania lorry on the A14 eastbound at Godmanchester when he experienced a sudden medical event. His lorry was then...
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Motorcyclist dies after crash with lorry trailer on A14
A MAN has died after a crash on the A14 in Cambridgeshire. Emergency services were called to the A14 westbound between J38 of the A11 and J39 at Kentford at around 6.40pm on Wednesday (January 28). A red Suzuki motorbike was involved in a crash with...
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City’s Flying Pig pub is staying grounded while all around it...
CONSTRUCTION work on two new office blocks continues around the Flying Pig pub in Cambridge. Pictures show how cranes have been moved onto the site in Hills Road and now tower over the pub. The new office blocks will form part of the Botanic Place...
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Try these winter warmers if you need to chill out
BEAUTIFUL drifts of white snowdrops are one of the great pleasures of visiting National Trust gardens at the end of winter. Despite the cold, snowdrops can be found thriving in pastures, woods, gardens and orchards across the UK in January and...
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Man is jailed over role in violent robbery bid
A MAN who took part in a violent attempted robbery in Cambridge has been jailed. Craig Squires, 43, of New Street, Cambridge, was sentenced at Peterborough Crown Court last Friday (January 23) after he admitted to being involved in an attack, which...
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Appeal after dog bite report at rail station
AN INVESTIGATION is under way after a person was reportedly bitten by a dog at Cambridge railway station. Police were called last Friday (January 23) after being alerted to an incident. Officers went to the station but the owner and the dog had...
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Driver arrested after his car alerted police
A MAN has been arrested after crashing into a roundabout. The car crashed into the roundabout on the A141 just outside of Brampton at around 11.30pm on Wednesday (January 21). Police were alerted after the driver’s car sent an automatic alert that it...
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Wandlebury set to unfurl green (and white) signs of spring
SNOWDROPS and winter aconites are beginning to show across Wandlebury Country Park, prompting the familiar seasonal question: is spring arriving early, or are we simply more attuned to its first signs? At Wandlebury, these early flowers have been...
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All aboard! Miniature rail project needs volunteers
A MAN has started to build a miniature railway to offer families more things to do in a Cambridgeshire town. Robert Schofield, chairman of the Godmanchester Miniature Railway, has been running portable railways in the county over the last two years to...
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Royal Mail puts special stamp on Concorde anniversary
A NEW set of stamps will mark the 50th anniversary of the first commercial Concorde flights. The Royal Mail said it has produced 12 stamps which pay tribute to the supersonic aircraft’s “innovation, elegance and engineering excellence”. The stamps...
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Fundraising campaign gives nine hospice beds a temporary reprieve
NINE beds at a hospice that had more than £800,000 of its funding cut have been saved. In October 2025, it was announced that Arthur Rank Hospice Charity – which supports dying people in Cambridgeshire – would have £829,000 of its funding cut by the...
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Why new year in Ely went with a real bang
A SECOND World War bomb was discovered by a magnet fisher in Ely. If you heard a loud bang over the New Year, you might be wondering what it was caused by. Officers were called to Ely – near the river – on New Year’s Eve (Wednesday, December 31)...
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Number of children educated at home exceeds 175,000
THE number of children being educated at home increased again last year to more than 175,000, Government figures show. Figures released by the Department for Education (DfE) last week show the number of children being electively home educated at some...
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Predictions say more snow is on the horizon
THE winter period so far has been relatively cold with a mix of temperatures, and Cambridgeshire has already seen some snow. More snow could be on the horizon, as WX Charts predicts that parts of Cambridgeshire could see snow again in the next couple...
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Work on £6.1m solar park hits ‘landmark’ for greener future
CONSTRUCTION has begun on a pioneering renewable energy solar park to power electric bin lorries for Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire. The £6.1 million scheme is jointly funded by Cambridge City Council, South Cambridgeshire District Council, and...
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Storm Goretti brings 15-hour flood warning
FLOOD alerts were issued for Cambridgeshire yesterday (Friday, January 8) after heavy rainfall from Storm Goretti. In Cambridge, areas most at risk were around the River Cam from Stapleford to Waterbeach. The alert – issued by the Environment Agency...
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Wimpole enlists help of Dartmoor ponies to help in restoring its landscape
FIVE Dartmoor ponies have arrived at a Cambridgeshire National Trust estate where they will help restore the landscape by grazing on thistles and other vigorous plants. The conservation charity hopes that the three mares and two geldings will help...
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Cambridgeshire Police issued a friendly reminder to people to be careful when driving in snow yesterday
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Two women die in hospital after crash on Chittering A10
TWO women have died after a crash on the A10. Emergency services were called to the A10 near Chittering just after 4.45pm on Sunday, December 28. The crash involved a silver BMW 520D and a white Nissan Qashqai. The driver of the Nissan, a...
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Four taken to hospital after A142 accident
FOUR people were taken to hospital after a crash on the A142 yesterday (Tuesday, December 30). Emergency services were called to the A142 near Soham just after 7.30am. The crash involved two vehicles. Four people were taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital...
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Mural rides cultural wave depicting lido’s city links
A NEW mural representing Cambridge culture has been installed outside a popular landmark. Jesus Green Lido in Cambridge has been spruced up with some new artwork. ‘The Human Current’ has been produced by London-based contemporary painter Anugrah...
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Festival to salute five centuries of music-making
CAMBRIDGE Music Festival has announced its Spring Series for 2026. Spanning seven concerts in some of the city’s most historic chapels and concert halls, the series traces more than five centuries of music, from Renaissance motets to contemporary...
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Scooter rider is seriously injured in road accident
A MAN suffered serious injuries in a crash in St Neots. Cambridgeshire Police are appealing for witnesses after a collision in Cambridge Street at 3.10pm on Friday of last week (December 19). A black and silver scooter heading towards the town centre...
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E-bikes reach 15m miles crossing city
CAMBRIDGE’S e-bikes and e-scooters have hit a total of six million rides, rental firm Voi has confirmed. Publishing its 2025 figures, Voi data shows riders in Cambridge made 1.87 million trips in 2025. “The new 2025 figures take the total rides since...
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Special delivery gives British Antarctic team a link to royal male
KING Charles III has gifted an iconic Royal Mail postbox to staff at a remote Antarctic research station. The new lamp box was requested by Kirsten Shaw, a station support assistant who runs the British Antarctic Territory Post Office for staff at...
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RSPCA facing a challenging festive season
MORE than 3,500 animals will spend time in RSPCA centres over Christmas, including a record number of cats. Staff at RSPCA’s 14 centres, including Block Fen in Cambridgeshire, are getting ready to make the festive season as special as they can for the...
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Christmas rush expected to be the busiest ever
THIS year’s Christmas getaway is expected to be the busiest on record, new figures suggest. The AA forecast that traffic for all journey purposes in the run-up to December 25 will peak on Friday when about 24.4 million cars are expected on the UK’s...
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Sky’s the limit for city users of electric flying taxi service
ELECTRIC flying taxis may become available to Cambridge residents travelling to London airports from 2028, a UK company has announced. Vertical Aerospace hopes its Valo aircraft, which has a capacity for up to six passengers, can get regulatory...
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Jackknifed lorry
A LORRY jackknifed on the A10 on Monday (December 8). Officers were called to the A10 at Littleport at about 6,45pm. The road was blocked between Littleport and Southery, to the north of the A1101 roundabout. A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police...
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Fancy dress rowers race to get a Head start
A VERY Hungry Caterpillar, giant papier mache fish heads and robbers from the Louvre heist with the police in hot pursuit were some of the costumes spotted on the River Cam at the annual Cambridge Christmas Head rowing race. The fancy dress event saw...
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Prison officer admits inmate relationship
A PRISON officer has admitted having a fling with an inmate and reportedly performing a sex act on him. Rebecca Pinckard started a secret relationship with the prisoner at HMP Highpoint in Stradishall, Suffolk, between April and July 2024. The...
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Dame Floella Benjamin is one of Anita Rani’s guests for a new series of her uplifting
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Overnight closures on busy roundabout
MILTON roundabout in Cambridge is set to close overnight for five days, while roadworks are carried out. It will be closed from Monday (December 8) until Saturday (December 13) between 8pm and 6am. The closure will allow carriageway resurfacing to...
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Christmas-mad couple’s joy is ‘stripped away’ by model theft
A CHRISTMAS-MAD couple have said festive joy had been “stripped away” after a 10ft-tall nutcracker soldier was stolen from outside their home. Doug and Liz Pecarski have put up two £2,500 giant Nutcrackers outside their home in Spaldwick, outside...
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Gang threatened staff during £10k cash raid
POLICE are hunting for four men who broke into a supermarket in Cambourne and stole thousands of pounds in cash. Cambridgeshire Constabulary are appealing for information after the burglary on Saturday (November 29). The force said the group of men...
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Rare Christmas tree a symbol of unity
A CHRISTMAS tree has returned to Mill Road in Cambridge for what is believed to be only the third time in a century. The road lit up with festive spirit last week as the Mill Road Traders Association (MRTA) proudly unveiled a Christmas tree on the...
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Cables for emergency generators stolen
THIEVES took cabling from emergency generators powering homes and a school in Northstowe during the early hours of Thursday morning (November 27). It comes after a fire at an electricity substation on Monday evening (November 24), which caused a power...
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It’s time to trip the festive lights fantastic
WHETHER you are planning an awe-filled festive season for children or getting into the spirit with friends, a winter lights trail is sure to put you in the Christmas mood. One grand estate run by the National Trust is inviting people to enjoy its...
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Man, 58, is arrested after drugs stash find
A LARGE blade was found alongside a stash of drugs when police carried out a warrant in Cambridge on Monday (November 24). A man was arrested after the warrant on Fen Road. An investigation has been launched. Phones, cash and scales were also among...
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‘Dead wood’ structure can help biodiversity
AN UNUSUAL structure has been installed in Cambridge. The patch of sand, on which logs of dead wood have been ‘planted,’ can be found at the Green End recreation ground. Cambridge City Council is behind the new addition to the park. The authority...
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Police find cannabis factory in Melbourn
A CANNABIS factory worth £300,000 has been found in the village of Melbourn. Cambridgeshire Constabulary seized more than 360 plants across two floors in an industrial unit along Saxon Way last Thursday (November 20). The plants have been seized,...
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