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King Charles III celebrates 77th birthday with new portrait at Sandringham Estate
A new portrait of King Charles III has been released to mark his 77th birthday, with the monarch set to spend the day in South Wales carrying out official engagements
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Cambourne area could ‘become size of Durham’ amid huge push for housing
Meanwhile, national planning policy says Greater Cambridge should be planning to deliver 2,300 homes per year.
New Lidl to be built in Cambs suburb applies to sell alcohol
The supermarket wishes to sell alcohol from 7am until 11pm for seven days of the week, including Sundays
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8,000 jobs, new homes, restaurants and green space envisaged in updated Cambridge Business Park masterplan
Latest phase of public consultation begins.
'Drunk' cyclist banned from roads after being caught by police in Cambridgeshire town
Police noticed a strong alcohol smell when they pulled him over
The seven University of Cambridge scientists given ERC funding for challenging projects
Synergy Grants are designed to tackle problems no single group could tackle on their own.
DWP and HMRC confirm benefit payment schedule for December
Benefit payments may be impacted in the coming month due to the bank holidays
‘Forest City’ proposed east of Cambridge for one million people
Business people behind plans want to build 400,000 homes on arable land.
Cambridgeshire faces dry 2026 even if UK gets wet winter
The Environment Agency has warned that much or all of England could be in drought by next spring, unless the country gets a wet winter.
Two people taken to hospital after A505 crash blocks road
The road was blocked in both directions this morning (Friday, November 14)
Call police if you know these men wanted in connection with Cambs robbery
Police are appealing for information into three incidents.
€10.4m grant will fund Wellcome Sanger Institute study of early onset colorectal cancer
The rise in the disease is an ‘urgent’ problem for modern medicine.
Resident claims neighbour’s tree having ‘major impact’ on mental health
The owner of the tree argues that the tree contributes to the character of the road
Quantinuum’s general-purpose quantum computer Helios launched
Powered by NVIDIA AI superchips.
Millions of Brits warned by DWP over scam text message
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a new alert to millions of people in the UK, as payments "start hitting bank accounts from today"
Plans for up to 55 new homes on edge of Cambs village will ‘meet housing need’
The developers said the new homes will 'leave a lasting and positive legacy for the community'
Cambridgeshire police and crime commissioner reacts to government plans to scrap role
Their functions will be taken over by directly-elected mayors where possible.
The autumnal walk past historic sights that starts at a grand country house
The stroll includes an 18th century water mill. It also takes in a nature reserve filled with wildlife.
Nationwide customers using 133 branches sent warning after decline of banks
There are many towns impacted
Restaurant set to replace pub in Cambridgeshire suburb
The new restaurant, which will be the first of its kind in Cambridgeshire, will create around 100 jobs