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Latest on everything we know about plans to abolish and replace Cambridgeshire councils

Councils have agreed to send four potential options for what local government reorganisation could entail to the government to consider.

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Elderly woman injured in crash near Cambridge Co-op

The woman, in her 90s, was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital.

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The changes for UK drivers announced in the Autumn Budget

There are some changes coming in for drivers

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Update on plans to improve ‘substandard’ public toilets in city park

An opposition councillor questioned whether there are “any tangible plans” for the replacement of the public toilets at Jesus Green in Cambridge.

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Council to sell sites to town for £1 in bid to ‘keep them in the hands of the community’

East Cambridgeshire District Council has agreed to sell Littleport Town Council two buildings, a car park, and an area of open space.

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Work under way on temporary road to take Waterbeach station construction traffic

The road will help reduce disruption for villagers during the construction phase of the station.

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Long delays on the M11 following crash and recovery work

There were long traffic delays in the area.

Cambridge News

Cambourne to Cambridge busway will be £200m white elephant, says mayor

His comments came as closing arguments were made in the two-month long public inquiry into the plans.

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Government issues update on lowering UK drink drive limit

The rules are being assessed

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Met Office impose weather warning for heavy rain on Cambridgeshire

The Met Office has placed Cambridgeshire under a yellow weather warning for rain with the possibility of strong winds in the east of England

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Unitary authority for Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire earns councils’ support

Find out what each council backs under reorganisation plans.

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Asda issues urgent 'do not eat' alert over 'unsafe' product

You can return it for a refund

Cambridge News

Could Coldhams Lane be next for vehicle restrictions?

A modal filter on the bridge over the railway at Coldhams Lane is listed among the mitigation measures for housing growth in the city.

Cambridgeshire Live - News

'It's unreasonable expect taxpayers fund free parking some areas and not others'

Concerns have been raised about the Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s plans to fund free car parking in some parts of the county.

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DWP redundancy letters spark backlash as workers announce month-long strike

More than 80 jobs are at risk at the Lincoln City Hall site with strike action planned from 1 December to 2 January

Cambridge News

Wellcome Sanger Institute scientists uncover bacterium link to sepsis threat

DNA was analysed to understand the movement of P. aeruginosa.

Cambridge News

AI tool developed by Cambridge researchers can rapidly detect and analyse cancer cells

It takes one minute to do job that would take an experienced pathologist 20 minutes.

Cambridgeshire Live - News

Full list of all the DWP benefits rises announced in the Budget 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced benefit increases from April, with Universal Credit rising 6.2% in 2026 and the two-child benefit cap scrapped

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Five stray puppies rescued in Cambridgeshire

Woodgreen believe the mother may have been abandoned while pregnant. She was rescued alongside her puppies in freezing cold temperatures.

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Two injured after van flips on the A14 in Cambs

The van landed in the opposite carriageway to the one it had been travelling on. The two patients were taken to hospital.