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Treatable pets ‘will be put to sleep’ if University of Cambridge vet school closes, warns RSPCA
Charity’s clinic used by low-income families will be forced to shut.
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Final call for entries to Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2026
Enter for free by 11pm on Saturday, 31 January.
Man taken to hospital after crash involving car and lorry
The driver of the car suffered minor injuries.
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KFC restaurant applies to extend opening hours to 5am
The KFC branch currently is open from 10am to 11pm
Family pays tribute to 'loving' and 'funny' lorry driver who died on A14
Jason Tholen made "everyone around him smile", according to his family
Man dies after crash with lorry trailer on A14
Police are appealing for more information.
Cambridgeshire’s Lib Dem MPs press minister over Arthur Rank Hospice funding blow
Cambridge University Hospitals ended its £829,000-a-year contract.
£100m Discovery Building completed to support British Antarctic Survey research
It’s been built over six years on Rothera Research Station in Antarctica.
Number of taxis found with major or dangerous defects described as ‘frightening’
In nearly two-and-a-half months 23 taxi licences were suspended by Huntingdonshire District Council, many for car defects.
DAWN supercomputer is given £36m government cash boost
Investment from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
DWP's 57 health conditions that could entitle you to £110 a week
DWP has published 57 health conditions that could help qualify you for Attendance Allowance, a benefit for over-pension age people who need help with personal care
BBC iPlayer streaming documentary fans compare to 24 Hours in Police Custody
The documentary series follows multiple cases from the moment of the 999 call through to conviction in court
Mum took her own life days after DWP wrongly told her benefits were being cut
A coroner has warned the DWP to change its benefits decision process
MPs move on accepting Xampla’s natural polymers as plastic replacement
Cambridge company committed to helping end plastics era.
Exactly how much your water bill will increase by and when
Average households will be paying an additional £2.75 per month
Taxpayers in Cambridgeshire could be asked to pay over £84 more a year for key services
Cambridgeshire County Council is proposing to increase its share of the council tax bill by the maximum amount possible
City’s public toilets could reopen a year after controversial decision to close them
Cambridge City Council has proposed to invest £50,000 over the next two years to reopen the public toilets at Quayside.
Dad who lost son to knife crime donates bleed kit to Bewick Bridge Primary School in Cherry Hinton
After Darryl Barfield’s son Harley died in January 2023, he established the Harley Barfield Project, a knife crime awareness and fundraising charity.
Brothers jailed for multiple burglaries in Cambridge
Some of the items were recovered from the brothers' address
Bus cuts confirmed including service costing over £98 per passenger to run
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has agreed to withdraw two bus services it has been subsidising.