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45,000-plus sign petition calling on government not to use public money for Ian Huntley’s funeral
The Soham murderer died on 7 March after a prison attack.
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Pair arrested after police stop car with thousands of pounds worth of chocolate in boot
The pair have been bailed until 20 May.
Boy riding bike involved in crash with car that closed road
The boy riding the bike was taken to hospital for treatment
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Over £1k of meat and alcohol stolen from Waitrose in Cambridgeshire
Two people have been charged with theft, and another man has been given a conditional caution
Consultation is launched over Anglian Water’s 49km pipeline from Cambridgeshire to Suffolk
It will form the next stage of its strategic pipeline.
Huge haul of silver stolen from church as police launch investigation
Items stolen included two chalices, a communion flagon, and a silver plate
The newly-built bus lane in Northstowe that is too narrow for buses to pass
Critics have branded the move ‘embarrassing’.
Xavier joins AutoPickr as CEO as Gus the robot harvester heads to market
‘To secure labour going forwards is affecting our industry most’.
No evidence of ADHD over-diagnosis, say Cambridge researchers, who warn there is unmet need for support
Nigel Farage had claimed we are ‘massively overdiagnosing’ such conditions.
‘Willy Wonky’ fundraiser with golden ticket prizes benefits Over Primary School’s playground appeal
It is raising £80,000 for the new space.
People say trams in Cambridge would cause 'chaos' but could improve waiting times
A study has been launched to examine potential mass rapid transit options
Three mistakes stopping pensioners claiming over £4,000 DWP support
A new report shows the main reasons pensioners are not claiming their DWP Pension Credit entitlement worth an average of £4,300 a year
Multi-storey car park with more than 600 spaces planned next to Cambridge rail station
The developers hope the car park will be 'cost effective' and 'sustainable'
Prison inmate appears in court charged with murder of Soham killer Ian Huntley
Anthony Russell, 43, appeared for a five-minute hearing.
DWP to end two benefits for all claimants from March 31
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is in the final stages of moving claimants from older so-called 'legacy' benefits onto Universal Credit
Meghan Markle sells photos with her on bombshell trip after 'pay moan'
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will visit Australia in April for private and public engagements, with the Duchess attending a luxury weekend retreat in Sydney
Warwick Davis honoured in ceremony at Windsor Castle
Davis lives in a village just outside Peterborough
500 pupils enjoy window into world of work at careers fair
Children from 10 Cambridgeshire schools attended.
Humanoid robots on the march towards role in economy
IDTechEx study says it all starts with car factories.
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