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DWP confirms Winter Fuel Payment 2026 dates and amounts for eligible pensioners
The DWP has confirmed the dates and amounts for the Winter Fuel Payment 2026, which is designed to help eligible pensioners cover the cost of higher heating bills during the colder months – find out if you qualify
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Cambridgeshire man dies days after being diagnosed with 'incredibly rare condition'
Brendon West was just 26 when he died less than a week after being diagnosed with a rare condition
Council update on large sinkhole causing 'disruption' on major Cambridge road
Locals are advised to allow extra time for travel
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Brand new sixth form facility to open at Cambridgeshire school after £3 million funding confirmed
It is set to be complete by September 2027
Anglian Water customers asked to save water during warm weather
Customers are being encouraged to ditch the hosepipe during hot weather
Council forced to close after reports staff were threatened with being ‘shot in the face’
Police were called at 9.26am.
Cambridge Water 'essential use only' update to customers amid 'unusually' hot weather
Heat warnings are in place covering Cambridgeshire as the UK swelters through a heatwave
Man jailed after Cambridge police find 20 wraps of cocaine hidden in his underpants
He was stopped in Coldhams Lane.
Inspectors tell fire service to improve its response to fires and emergencies
It was rated as requiring improvement in three out of 10 measures.
Plans to refurbish city leisure centre set to be approved
The Air Handling Unit, which helps to control air quality in places like swimming pools, is due an upgrade
More Guided Busway improvement works to take place this summer
The works will help keep the busway safe
Murder investigation launched after body found in Wales park in search for missing teen
A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a 14-year-old girl was found in Duffryn Park, Blaina, on Monday evening
Cambridgeshire man's leg 'swelled like elephant' after bite from UK's only venomous snake
EXCLUSIVE: Zak Brown was paddleboarding with a friend at Cavenham Heath National Nature Reserve in Suffolk when he stepped on a snake lurking in the grass – and was left unable to walk
Cambridge University students celebrate end of exams at lavish Trinity May Ball
Guests to the May Ball paid at least £225 for a single ticket to the ball to celebrate the end of exams
Council forced to close after alleged 'threats of violence' made against staff
Emergency services attended
Car 'deliberately' set on fire on A14 as police investigating
It happened early this morning (June 23)
In pictures: Sinkhole opens up in Milton Road, Cambridge
Police are on site.
Sinkhole forces closure of busy road in Cambridge
Cambridgeshire County Council has said that the road will reopen as soon as it is safe to do so
Wine bar could open until early hours and host live music
The wine bar seeks to open until 1am on some days
Have we got our woodlands management all wrong?
Nature Notes | Bob Jarman discusses whether we should be leaving them to form dense canopies.