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Campaigners write open letter to councillors ahead of Cambourne to Cambridge busway vote
Read the Coton Busway Action Group’s letter in full.

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Anglian Water objects to redevelopment of 210-240 Cambridge Science Park over wastewater capacity
Brockton Everlast wants to replace six ageing units with a net zero carbon development.


Cambridgeshire County Council elections will go ahead this May
Elections for all 61 county councillors across Cambridgeshire will take place this spring.

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‘East West Rail puts 200 million meals at risk,’ warn farmers
More than 6,200 acres of farmland will be impacted between Bedford and Cambridge.


Cambridge climate campaigners walk to Royal Courts of Justice for duo’s jail appeal
Lou Lancaster from Grantchester and music graduate Cressida Gethin among 16 in prison for peaceful protests.


Cargo bike urban delivery company Zedify goes into administration
Cambridge depot remains open as buyer sought.


More than 1,700 sign petition against Cambridge market square plans
City council plans to remove two thirds of permanent market stalls to create an event space face fierce opposition.


Complex cell engineering shows genome is resilient to changes, researchers find
It could help us explore the role of structural variation in developmental diseases and cancer.


CN Bio adds Human 24 to PhysioMimix to aid drug toxicity testing
The drug-induced liver injury assay kit will help drugs reach the clinic.


Cherry Hinton Library has finally reopened after a long delay
The library is part of the new Cherry Hinton Community Hub, following refurbishment works to the building.


Cambridgeshire mayor decides to franchise the region’s bus system
The move is the biggest overhaul of the bus service in Cambridgeshire in 40 years.


Opinion: Why I believe it’s time councillors scrapped their support for the obsolete £200m Cambourne to Cambridge busway scheme
Anna Gazeley, of Coton Orchard, says much has changed since it was conceived.


Cambridgeshire mayor Dr Nik Johnson will not stand for re-election in May
The Labour mayor was elected in 2021.


Robson Green's rare insight into relationship after divorces and 'car crash love life'
Grantchester star Robson Green has been dating his partner Zoila since 2016, after meeting at a gym - and he has been married twice before to Alison Ogilvie and Vanya Seager


Cambridgeshire sixth formers celebrate offers to study at prestigious universities
They attend a school listed as the best comprehensive in East Anglia by The Sunday Times


Brothers banned from city centre after 'exploiting homeless people'
A police officer said the three men posed a threat to homeless people


Thousands of DWP benefit claimants could receive payouts after court ruling
The compensation payments could exceed £5,000


Woman dies and two taken to hospital after house fire near Cambridgeshire border
The whole building was alight when firefighters arrived


Nationwide customers to be told exact date for £100 bonus payments
The building society has been running the Fairer Share Bonus scheme for the past two years and it's thought it could return in 2025


Mayor says standing for re-election would be 'one step too far'
He was first elected in 2021
