Cambridge Corn Exchange staff are in limbo over venue’s 18-month closure

• Staff say they are in limbo ahead of the venue’s potential 18-month closure for redevelopment and warn it will impact the city’s night-time economy.

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Cambridge Independent — News · Health · 2 days ago £7.7m government funding will help improve patient flow and cut delays at Addenbrooke’s • The money will support digital tools in new Coordination Centre.

Cambridge Independent — News · Council and records · yesterday £80m plans for more than 400 homes in north Cambridge go to consultation • The proposals outline more than 400 new properties across two sites, including more than 200 council homes.

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Government DWP bank checks begin for people claiming three benefits • People claiming three major benefits could have their bank accounts checked under new powers now being used by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Latest court results for Ely and East Cambridgeshire • Here are the latest court results for Ely and East Cambridgeshire, with offenders appearing at Huntingdon and Cambridge Magistrates' Court.

The Hunts Post (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Latest court results for Huntingdonshire • Here are the latest court results for Huntingdonshire, with offenders appearing at Huntingdon and Cambridge Magistrates' Court.

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Local news · yesterday New pictures show plans for 2 Cambridge council estates filled with 'poor quality' homes • 'We want to ensure that the new developments reflect the needs and aspirations of the people who live and work here'

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday ‘Petrified’ boy stabbed on his way to trick of treating with friend • He hid in a bushes terrified while waiting for the police

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday The number of Huntingdonshire council workers sacked each year after fraud and other concerns • There were concerns of fraud, drug use and dishonesty

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · today Jailed in October for crimes including sexual assault and child abuse images • Cambridgeshire offenders jailed for sexual assault, drink-driving, false imprisonment, burglary and child abuse image offences in Cambridge and Peterborough courts.

Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Watch future king flip Cambs resident's chair on Graham Norton show • A hilarious moment on a recent episode of The Graham Norton Show saw Prince William flip an Ely resident's chair.

The Hunts Post (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Watch The Celebrity Traitors final live at these Cambridgeshire cinemas • The final of The Celebrity Traitors is coming to the big screen at The Light cinemas in Wisbech and Cambridge.

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Local news · yesterday Council shake-up plans face further delay • A final decision on proposals to replace seven councils with new authorities will not be made until next year.

Cambridge Science Park news RSS feed · Business and development · yesterday MURSLA BIO TAKES HOME TOP BIOTECH PRIZE • Mursla Bio has added another major accolade to a standout year, being named Best Emerging Biotech Company at the 2026 BioUK Awards. • The Cambridge biotech was also Highly Commended

Cambridge Science Park news RSS feed · Business and development · yesterday Budget 2026: what happens next for business and UK science? • The Budget contained a large number of individual measures, but the overall impact on businesses was more limited than many had feared. • That was the key takeaway from a post-Budget

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Local news · 3 days ago Harris disappointed despite unbeaten run continuing • Cambridge United boss Neil Harris says he is disappointed with the 1-1 draw at Sheffield Wednesday despite his side maintaining their unbeaten away record.

What's on: next 14 days

A quick-view of 49 priority public listings from 49 tracked events over the next 14 days. Tap any item for the source and full details.

31 Oct at 09:00Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers

31 Oct at 10:00Hidden Histories

31 Oct at 10:00; 1 Nov at 12:00A Call to Art: William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites

31 Oct at 10:00A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire

31 Oct at 10:00An Enamel Revolution: China and the World

31 Oct at 10:00; 1 Nov at 11:00Exhibition: Folklore

31 Oct at 10:00Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime

31 Oct at 10:00; 1 Nov at 10:00What Remains

31 Oct at 11:00Hidden Cambridge: Mystery Walking Tour 1

31 Oct at 11:00; 1 Nov at 11:00Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now

31 Oct at 14:00Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War

31 Oct at 19:30Oktay Üst: Folk Songs of the Black Sea and Turkish Anatolia

31 Oct at 19:30Scarlatti: Stabat Mater and the music of seventeenth-century Rome

1 Nov at 11:30Lies, Spies and Double-Dealing: A Cambridge Spy Tour

31 OctThe Fright Crawl | Cambridge's #1 Halloween Bar Crawl 2026 | Sat, Oct 31

31 OctZombie Fest 9 - East Anglia's Biggest Indoor Halloween Festival

31 OctHalloween Party at Tram Depot

31 OctHalloween Silent Disco Party- ALL AGES welcome!

7 NovCandlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons

13 NovCambridge Indiepop Alldayer 2026!

7 NovKings of The Rollers | Holy Grail UK Tour | Cambridge

7 NovChop Suey + Slip-NOT at Mash, Cambridge

13 NovOpus One Big Band Presents Sinatra & Friends

31 OctZombie Fest - FISH56 OCTAGON

31 OctLight Night: Cambridge

12 NovGentleman's Dub Club in Cambridge

3 NovCarpenters Arms Tuesday Jam Night

7 NovStreet Photography at Night Meetup

31 OctKnit&Natter X Warm Hub at Cambridge Central Library

7 NovCambridge Bachata Magic - Sat Party (7 Nov)

3 NovThe Fate of the World: a History and Future of the Climate Crisis

5 NovSpecial Screening "The Battle of Algiers" at Arts Picturehouse

5 NovADDAMS FAMILY HENLEY 5-7 November

5 NovNational Theatre Live: Golden Boy

31 OctBehind Enemy Lines (Theatre)

5 NovJason Byrne: 30 Years Byrning

12 NovThe Big Gong Show

13 NovEcho Vocal Ensemble: Cozzolani Unbound!

31 OctWhoosh! At Zombie Fest 9

6 Nov“Rachmaninoff and the Myth of Exile”, a talk by Prof Marina Frolova-Walker

1 NovWEEKLY Sunday Jazz w Andy Bowie 4tet

1 NovJools Holland and His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra at Cambridge Corn Exchange

31 OctCandlelight: Ed Sheeran & Coldplay

7 NovRomesh Ranganathan Will Change Your Life

3 NovThe Proclaimers at Cambridge Corn Exchange

31 OctPaint and Sip - Spooky Starry Night | Portland Arms

4 Novke$ha 2009 party

3 NovTeenage Fanclub at Cambridge Junction, Cambridge

8 NovJack Savoretti Cambridge Tickets

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