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Cambridge Independent — News · Council and records · today In pictures: Runners put heart and soul into Chariots of Fire charitable relay race • The race was won by Joshua Elston-Carr and Jack Gray, who run sports nutrition business FLYCARB.

Cambridge Independent — News · Council and records · today Cambridge sisters challenge you to a Duel by inventing new racquet sport • Avallon and Honour Constable first had the idea when they were around the ages of 13 and 11.

Cambridge News · Safety · 2 days ago 'Heartbreaking' Bedfordshire true crime doc Netflix fans can't stop binge-watching • A “powerful and shocking” true crime drama special is perfect for ITV Unforgotten fans.

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Education · yesterday Watch: Punting from Oxford to Cambridge • Four St Johns College students are punting from Oxford to Cambridge for the Alzheimer's Society.

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Events · 2 days ago Take a first look inside Cambridge's new UNIQLO ahead of its grand opening • CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections is included for local events and date-sensitive listings across Cambridge, Ely, Cambourne, Northstowe and Saffron Walden.

Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Local news · today 28 per cent of Year 6 children in Cambridgeshire's poorest areas have obesity • Obesity rates remain a major health challenge despite ongoing efforts to improve public health across Cambridgeshire.

Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Cambridgeshire fire service warns damaged or propped-open doors put lives at risk • Damaged or propped-open fire doors could put lives at risk, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service has warned.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Ely Remembrance Sunday groups urged to order wreaths directly from Poppy Shop • Ely's Remembrance Sunday Service Poppy Appeal organisers have raised concerns about ordering wreaths.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Further details emerge after boy 'assaulted' at Cambridgeshire school • Further details have emerged after a student was allegedly assaulted at Cromwell Community College in Chatteris.

The Hunts Post (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Investigation launched after boy 'assaulted' at school in Cambridgeshire • An investigation has been launched after a student was allegedly assaulted at Cromwell Community College in Chatteris.

The Hunts Post (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Man charged after alleged bomb hoax on train in Cambridgeshire • A man has been charged after allegedly making a false bomb report on a train running between Waterbeach and Cambridge North.

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday 'Caring and gentle' man, 24, died after 'confusion' over scans at Addenbrooke's and other hospitals • The hospital says it is 'committed to learning from this case.'

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority — News · Council · yesterday Mayor quizzed on transport, water and economic growth at Ely question time • Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Paul Bristow faced questions from residents on transport, infrastructure, water and economic growth at the latest Mayor's Question Time, held at Ely City FC. • The event was hosted by Paul Brackley, editor of the Cambridge Independent, who put residents' questions directly to the Mayor.

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday 'The trauma hasn't gone' - Former England star reveals he was sexually assaulted • Former England striker Andy Carroll reveals he was sexually assaulted at home in 2021, with the attacker jailed for three years, in his new autobiography.

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Local news · yesterday BBC Ludwig season 3 details including 'special' episode filmed away from Cambridge • David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin return for Ludwig series three and a special with a big change in location

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Gemma Collins could be returning to Big Brother house in shock twist • Gemma Collins could be returning to the Big Brother house as part of a popular twist.

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25 Sep at 09:00Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art

25–26 Sep at 09:00Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers

25–26 Sep at 10:00Hidden Histories

25–26 Sep at 10:00A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire

25–26 Sep at 10:00Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime

25–26 Sep at 10:00Portraits of Cambridge: A Town in Transition

25–26 Sep at 11:00David Hockney: Beneath the Surface

25 Sep at 11:00Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now

25 Sep at 12:00TEN GOOD YEARS

25 Sep at 17:30Lies, Spies and Double-Dealing: A Cambridge Spy Tour

26 Sep at 10:00Art Exhibition: 'Images and Other Conversations'

26 Sep at 10:30Nature Printing from David Parr’s Garden with Caroline Wendling

6 OctLime Garden in Cambridge

26 SepCandlelight: Tribute to ABBA & More | Cambridge

26 SepPiano Bar @ De Luca - Saturdays!

3 OctGianmarco Soresi at Cambridge Corn Exchange

3 OctStand-up: "Masz Minutę" + Syrek-Dąbrowski | Cambridge | Sezon 4

3 OctBeyond 30 Presents... Daytime Clubbing | Cambridge

29 SepUp Close With The Blues At The Portland Arms, Cambridge

29 SepCarpenters Arms Tuesday Jam Night

7 OctDisrupt Cambridge 13.0

1 OctAnnual Residential 2026

25 SepBAILANDO Fridays in Cambridge - Salsa | Bachata | Kizomba

25 SepGarba Circle - Open to All

29 SepBachata Cambridge- Bachata Tuesdays

26 SepMilonga Eclipse - Alternative milonga with DJ Steven Rhodes

4 OctCambridge Hanabi - Japanese Market Autumn Edition

4 OctDame Siân Phillips and Robert Powell in 'It’s All Greek'

28 SepNurse Georgie Carroll at Cambridge Corn Exchange

3 OctLocal Makers Market: Autumn Market at Downing Place, Cambridge.

25 SepThe Prince, the Courtesan and the Missing Diamonds by Calum MacLeod

27 SepJohn Coltrane at 100 w Andy Bowie 4tet

3 OctABRASIONS - new work by Ian Rawlinson

26 SepCandlelight: Queen vs. ABBA

25 SepMiss Americana - A Tribute to Taylor Swift

25 SepCambridge Oktoberfest 2026 - 10 years anniversery

1 OctJoe Jackson at Cambridge Corn Exchange

6 OctDon Broco at Cambridge Corn Exchange

3 OctDuxford Flying Finale

2 OctJazz Sabbath - Cambridge UK

2 OctSteve Hackett - Best of Genesis & Solo Gems

8 OctEurope’s Number One Dire Straits Show - King's Lynn

3 OctTez Ilyas: Tez Things I Hate About You - Cambridge

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