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55% in corporate survey claim UK is not a good place to do business

Poll was taken at The Great Business Debate in Ely Cathedral.

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Cambridgeshire Live - News

Full list of postcodes where UK landlines are being switched off soon

Openreach's Stop Sell programme means households will no longer be able to sign up for traditional copper broadband and phone services

Cambridgeshire Live - News

Cambridgeshire preschool where children ‘flourish’, ‘take risks’ and make ‘rapid progress’

The preschool has said they are "absolutely delighted" with the Ofsted report

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Cambridgeshire livestock keepers banned following animal welfare prosecution

They were prosecuted by Trading Standards.

Cambridgeshire Live - News

New Reform councillor explains slip-of-the-tongue 'UKIP' TV gaffe

He said he has been involved in politics for 15 years, "from the UKIP days all the way to Reform"

Cambridge News

National Trust’s Fen Cottage awarded Grade II-listing for its unique Fenland heritage

The cottage is one of the last surviving homes of fen dwellers.

Cambridgeshire Live - News

Firefighters tackle huge blaze at derelict school as people told 'avoid' area

Dozens of firefighters were called to the massive blaze

Cambridgeshire Live - News

Bus crashes into lamppost along Cambridge road

The driver of the bus was taken to hospital

Cambridgeshire Live - News

Mother and son kept animals in 'hazardous environment' without water

Horses, pigs, sheep, and goats were found living in pens of thick mud, with no dry lying area

Cambridge News

Convicted sex offender jailed after attacking lone woman in Cambridge at night

He grabbed her from behind and covered her mouth with his hand.

Cambridgeshire Live - News

Sex offender serving 18-year sentence dies in Cambridgeshire prison

He was sentenced in 2012 for sex offences including rape and sexual assault

Cambridgeshire Live - News

DWP confirms 20 changes you must tell them about or risk having benefits stopped

Benefit claimants are being urged to check the list immediately or risk penalties and Universal Credit fraud charges

Cambridgeshire Live - News

Universal Credit rules claimants should check before summer travel abroad

People claiming Universal Credit are being reminded to check DWP rules before travelling abroad this summer as leaving the UK may affect their benefit payments

Cambridge News

Woman arrested as collision leaves scooter rider with serious injuries

44-year-old held on suspicion of drug-driving and causing serious injury by careless driving.

Cambridgeshire Live - News

'Despicable' woman defrauded primary school charity out of thousands

The charity treasurer tried to conceal her crimes by sharing false information about the accounts with committee members

Cambridge News

Carbon Neutral Cambridge: Make external shading a permitted development

Opinion | Anne Miller writes about a new campaign.

Cambridgeshire Live - News

Scooter rider taken to hospital with 'serious' injuries after crash in Cambridge

Police are appealing for any witnesses or dashcam footage

Cambridgeshire Live - News

Police give update on 'suspicious item' found in Wisbech

The area was cordoned off this afternoon

Cambridgeshire Live - News

New DVSA driving rules for learner drivers come into force

From May 12, 2026, learner drivers must book their own driving tests as the DVSA confirms instructors will no longer be permitted to make bookings on their behalf

Cambridgeshire Live - News

Power vacuum at Cambridge City Council amid discussions to form new leadership

The Liberal Democrats said they were "sorry not to have expanded into other parts of the city"