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Opening date confirmed for new Cambridge South railway station
Cambridge South station, located next to Europe's largest medical research facility, is set to open in June with direct services to London, Birmingham, Brighton and both Gatwick and Stansted airports.
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Concern over anti-social behaviour in ‘quiet’ Cambridgeshire village
Residents feel young people need more to do in the Cambridgeshire village
State pensioners on certain DWP benefit can get TV licence cut to £0
Pension Credit recipients aged 74 and over could be entitled to a free TV licence – here's how to check your eligibility and apply
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Death and funeral notices from Cambridge News this week
Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one
The Cambridgeshire level crossing dubbed the ‘most haunted’ in Britain
People have said they've seen the ghost of a colonel and his dog at the crossing
Ambulance service uses Cambridge company’s stroke test
Six-month pilot for Upfront Diagnostics device.
DWP warns 300,000 people are missing out on Universal Credit benefits
Skills England chair Phil Smith told MPs that around 300,000 young people are not on benefits, with DWP working to address youth unemployment and skills gaps
The infamous St Neots' poisoner that became first person executed in Cambridge
A dedicated building was constructed for the murderer's execution
Police ‘concerned for welfare’ of missing man from Cambridgeshire
The police is appealing for the public's help to find the 57-year-old man
Building could be demolished for 25 new flats in Cambridgeshire village
The new flats could be built near a Cambridgeshire train station
'Exceptionally rare' chance to buy Grade II listed house once stayed in by Oliver Cromwell
The beautiful home offers 'a fabulous contrast of old and new' and is steeped with history
Plans for nearly 20 new homes approved despite ‘traffic chaos’ concerns
The homes will be built in a 'limited growth village'
Cambridgeshire local elections 2026 results in full for every borough
Here is what happened in every Cambridgeshire district in this year's elections
Ian Huntley funeral cost taxpayers £2k with eco-friendly coffin and no mourners
The child killer murdered 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002
Plans for over 75 homes in Cambs village faces backlash as locals say it's 'madness'
Locals have raised multiple concerns about the development of 77 homes including negative impacts on local services and road structures
DWP to introduce new PIP assessment rules for four million claimants
The DWP is set to introduce new Personal Independence Payment assessment rules affecting all four million claimants, as the Labour government aims to make the system fairer and reduce the frequency of reviews
'I get £1,000 Universal Credit every month - but I can't make ends meet'
A benefits claimant has shared how they are struggling to make ends meet despite over £1,000 Universal Credit each month from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), sparking debate on Reddit
Every council change across Cambridgeshire in 2026 local elections
One Cambridgeshire council saw a major shake up
'Concerns' about anti-social behaviour in Cambridgeshire village
The parish council has received a 'number of reports' regarding anti-social behaviour in the village
Nature could collapse – and the impact would be ‘catastrophic’, says report by ARU
Prof Aled Jones is the lead author and the director of the Global Sustainability Institute at ARU.