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Cambridge Independent — News · Safety · yesterday CCTV appeal after fight beside A428 at Eltisley • Detectives want the public’s help to identify three men.

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Council and records · yesterday 'No plans' to close park and ride as new one set for approval nearby • A Greater Cambridge Partnership meeting was told there are no plans to close nearby Trumpington Park and Ride

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Travel · yesterday Cambridge at Bristol Rovers in FA Cup first round • Leicester City will travel to National League North side Oxford City in the 2026-27 FA Cup first round - five years after winning the competition.

Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Council and records · today Funding secured to continue support for frequent A&E attendees in Cambs • More than £600,000 in funding has been secured to continue a life-changing support service in Cambridgeshire.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Burst water pipe repaired ‘for the long-term’ after schools closed • A burst pipe that cut water supplies and forced schools and businesses in Littleport to close has been repaired "for the long-term", Anglian Water said.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Cambridgeshire man in court accused of sexual activity with step-daughter • A Cambridgeshire man accused of engaging in sexual activity with his step-daughter has appeared in court.

Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Two more boys arrested after break-in at primary school • A further two boys have been arrested after a break-in which left a Cambridgeshire primary school with extensive damage.

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Violent wanted man jailed after ramming police and dragging cop with car • A violent offender who rammed a police car and drove through a garden to escape arrest is back behind bars.

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday Plans for nearly 140 homes refused over fears it would urbanise countryside • 40 per cent of the homes would have been offered as affordable housing

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Family pay tribute to father-of-four after alleged attack at caravan park • Family pay tribute to Lee Jackson, who died at Valley Farm Holiday Park in Clacton on October 14. • Daniel Fox has been charged with murder.

The Hunts Post (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Meet the medical tattooist who helps surgery and cancer patients reclaim confidence • Cambridgeshire medical tattooist Helen Honey helps surgery, cancer and trauma patients restore confidence with scar camouflage and 3D areola tattoos in Ely.

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday New dog-walking restrictions put in place at Cambridgeshire country park • Dogs will need to be kept on a lead when at the country park

Cambridge Science Park news RSS feed · Business and development · yesterday A great day out for curious minds • Planning a visit to Cambridge Science Park with your children over half term? • Download our free Little Park Rangers' worksheet, created with The Wildlife Trusts, and head out on a nature

Cambridge Independent — News · Local news · yesterday 18-year-old charged and two given community resolutions after South Cambridgeshire rave • Hundreds were dispersed by police in the early hours of Sunday.

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Local news · yesterday Revamped leisure centre may not open for two years • A council report reveals the options being considered to redevelop an ageing leisure centre.

What's on: next 14 days

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20–21 Oct at 09:00Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art

20–21 Oct at 09:00Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers

20–21 Oct at 09:00Knowledge in a Fractured World

20–21 Oct at 10:00Hidden Histories

20–21 Oct at 10:00A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire

20–21 Oct at 10:00An Enamel Revolution: China and the World

20–21 Oct at 10:00Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime

20 Oct at 11:00Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now

20 Oct at 13:00AI, the Biblical Narrative, and Rival Stories

20 Oct at 13:10CU Lunchtime Concert: A Programme of Jazz

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

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

31 OctThe Fright Crawl | Cambridge Halloween Day Bar Crawl 2026 | Sat, Oct 31

30 OctThe Fright Crawl | Cambridge's Hottest Halloween Bar Crawl 2026 | Fri, Oct 30

24 OctAFTRHRS - Halloween Party

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

31 OctHalloween Party at Tram Depot

30 OctDunna Runna - Halloween Special 2026

24 OctAutumn Celebration: Pumpkin Day and Halloween

29 OctThe Wedding Present - Seamonsters 35th Anniversary Concert LIVE in Cambridge!

21 Oct21 Oct, Cambridge: Ancient Greek Meze with mezzo Helen Charlston + stand-up comedian Natalie Haynes

28 OctThe Tallis Scholars

27 OctPet Needs at MASH, Cambridge

30 OctCambridge Lindy Exchange 2026

31 OctLight Night: Cambridge

28 OctJonathan Pie at Cambridge Corn Exchange

21 OctGREIPUR HJALTASON - THE ICEBREAKER TOUR - CAMBRIDGE

25 OctSalisbury Arms Sunday Jam Night

31 OctWhoosh! At Zombie Fest 9

27 OctAround The Table Supper Club: Korean edition

24 OctKnit&Natter X Warm Hub at Cambridge Central Library

28 OctSpeed Dating in Cambridge for ages 30-49

22 OctThe Alma Quiz Night

21 OctLanguages in the world

28 OctSeychelles Discovered Cambridge

23 OctBAILANDO Fridays in Cambridge - Salsa | Bachata | Kizomba

20 OctK-pop dance classes in Cambridge

24 OctMilonga Connection with DJ Winston Veerender

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

31 OctCandlelight: Ed Sheeran & Coldplay

20 OctThe Mary Wallopers

23 OctThe Bluetones | Junction, Cambridge - Expecting To Fly 30th Anniversary Tour

30 OctDexys Midnight Runners at Cambridge Corn Exchange

21 OctMichael Palin: In the Philippines

22 OctLeo Sayer in Cambridge

27 OctRADIOHEAD "The Soundtrack of our Lives" by Paranohead

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