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Drug-driver spotted when his Mercedes lost power on A14 caught again in Cambridge a fortnight later
He was driving while using his mobile phone – and while on cocaine.


New era of lower-cost, lower-energy cryo-EM ushered in by LMB
A new electron cryo-microscope has been built at a fraction of the usual multi-million pound cost.


Huge new labs at redeveloped Grafton centre site will ‘dominate Cambridge’s historic skyline’, say residents
Proposals to double the height of the The Grafton site will have ‘adverse impact’ on views from Midsummer Common and Castle Hill, say campaigners.


Top schools in East Anglia named by The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide
Cambridge schools picked up three of the four East Anglia awards


All the Cambridge homelessness organisations and services meeting winter head-on
Support appeal as city’s first cold spell kicks in.


Cyclist hit pedestrian after running red light leaving victim with fractured skull
The pedestrian, a 56-year-old man, was knocked to the ground and hit his head.


Can you help Camcycle reach £25,000 goal through 2023 Big Give Christmas Challenge?
The seasonal match-funding campaign supports more than 1,000 UK charities.


Ram-raiders smash front of listed Nationwide building using construction vehicle
Debris that has been a feature of the shop front for a century is scattered across pavement.


Cancer survivor backs charity’s new plan to help save the lives of more people like her
Lucy Edie, 53, from Impington, was diagnosed with triple-positive breast cancer in April 2019.


In pictures: We go up to King’s College Chapel roof as it sends climate message by installing solar panels
It comes after year-long conservation project on Cambridge’s most iconic building.


Explore spectacular new interactive mosaic artwork at AstraZeneca’s Discovery Centre in Cambridge – made of 1,000 images
Children in STEM sessions helped to create the pieces that artist Helen Marshall brought together.


Locals worried about noise and privacy over plans for Cambs pub car park
But the pub says it will help alleviate parking and allow them to hold community events


Through traffic to be banned permanently from two Cambridge streets
Several new measures like restricting car access with bollards and one-way sections created to form cycle lanes are going to be permanent in Cambridgeshire


Peterborough thug strangled his ex-partner and threatened to set fire to her home
Police called Terry Allcorn's behaviour towards his victim 'despicable'


Parents accuse DfE of 'bullying' trustees to 'finish the job' on school closure
Families are still demanding information after FOI requests for the business case and viability assessments were restricted


Cambridgeshire house lights up dark nights with 'all out' Christmas display
Kevin Hardiman's home in Sunset Square is renowned for its enormous display of Christmas lights


New Co-Op store due to open in Cambridgeshire village delayed until next year
The store will replace the existing one in the village


Northamptonshire mother fleeing domestic abuse to be paid by council after delay in temporary housing
The council took a week to find alternative accommodation for the woman and her children, at which time she was assaulted at home again


Broken down A14 driver found high 'on cocaine' with more stashed in underwear
Alexander Mount has been banned from driving after being caught drug driving twice in two weeks


Train strikes cause serious disruption across Cambridgeshire - recap
Commuters faced travel chaos as rail strikes brought disruption to Cambridgeshire services
