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Cambridge Independent — News · Education · yesterday £3.4million shot in the arm for University of Cambridge AI-enabled vaccine technology • It will protect against viruses that could spread between animals and humans.

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Travel · yesterday Meeting told park & ride will not replace other site • More than 2,000 parking spaces are planned on the outskirts of Cambridge to help ease growth.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Council and records · yesterday Replacement doors and worktops are transforming kitchens across the UK • A complete kitchen renovation has long been considered one of the most disruptive and expensive home improvement projects a UK household can take on.

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday 'Nothing like this ever happened': Murder probe stuns Clacton holiday park • Holidaymakers and residents in Clacton have shared their shock after a murder investigation was launched a popular Valley Farm Holiday Park.

Cambridge Independent — News · Local news · yesterday Business plan for East West Rail route ‘still a secret’ • South Cambridgeshire District Council debated a petition that asked them to press East West Rail for information.

Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Council opposes proposed wind farms that would cover 8,352 acres of farmland • East Cambridgeshire District Council has opposed two proposed wind farms which could cover more than 8,352 acres of farmland.

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Local news · yesterday Funding for improvements to major Cambridgeshire A-road scrapped • The Department for Transport confirmed that funding has been withdrawn from a scheme to improve the A10 between Cambridge and Ely

Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Health and safety investigation launched after boy falls from double-decker bus • A health and safety investigation has been launched after a teenage boy fell out of a double-decker bus in Cambridgeshire.

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Holiday park issues statement after murder investigation launched • Valley Farm Holiday Park in Valley Road, Clacton, has issued a statement as police continue their enquiries into a murder investigation.

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday Police update after baby girl dies in hospital • The baby was declared dead shortly after arriving at hospital

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Five Ely and Soham pubs named in CAMRA Good Beer Guide • Five pubs in the Ely and Soham area have been recognised in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide.

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday Flats above fire station identified as having 'unsafe cladding' • A Freedom of Information request has revealed the residential buildings which are still waiting for unsafe cladding to be replaced

Cambridge Science Park news RSS feed · Business and development · yesterday Chevin Technology takes Cambridge innovation to Taiwan • Cambridge Science Park member Chevin Technology is taking its semiconductor expertise to Taiwan after being named one of the finalists in the Mobileheroes Global 2026 competition. • The Cambridge company is

What's on: next 14 days

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17 Oct at 20:00International Organ Recital – Isabelle Demers

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

17 Oct at 10:00Hidden Histories

17 Oct at 10:00; 18 Oct at 12:00A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire

17 Oct at 10:00; 18 Oct at 12:00Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime

17 Oct at 10:30The Art of The Rag Rug with Lu Mason

17–18 Oct at 11:00Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now

17–18 Oct at 11:00The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing

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

17 Oct at 19:30Continuum | Renewal

17 Oct at 19:30Concert by City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra

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

18 Oct at 11:30Lies, Spies and Double-Dealing: A Cambridge Spy Tour

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

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

24 OctAFTRHRS - Halloween Party

30 OctDunna Runna - Halloween Special 2026

24 OctSpooky Autumn Lanterns - A Parent and Child Workshop

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

17 OctABBA Day Party: Cambridge

30 OctCambridge Lindy Exchange 2026

17 OctWCB Comedy at The Great Hall at The Leys with Headliner Hal Cruttenden & Reginald D Hunter

28 OctJonathan Pie at Cambridge Corn Exchange

21 OctGREIPUR HJALTASON - THE ICEBREAKER TOUR - CAMBRIDGE

20 OctCarpenters Arms Tuesday Jam Night

17 OctRelease and Rise - Ecstatic Dance Wave + QiGong/ Cambridge

17 OctSara White's Blues BootCamp

24 OctMilonga Connection with DJ Winston Veerender

18 OctThe Change of Seasons - CPS26

28 OctSeychelles Discovered Cambridge

17 OctThe Newmarket Vintage Furniture & Fashion Flea

17 OctOctober's FREE Children's Clothing Event

18 OctKids Club (ages 5-11) – October 2026

17 OctLego Club Drop-In @ Cambridge Central Library

29 OctBird Puppet Making

18 OctWEEKLY Sunday Jazz w Andy Bowie 4tet

17 OctABRASIONS - new work by Ian Rawlinson

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

20 OctThe Mary Wallopers

17 OctCandlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

17 OctIndian Cultural Society, Cambridge Durga Puja 2026 17th and 18th October

19 OctOperation Mincemeat

30 OctDexys Midnight Runners at Cambridge Corn Exchange

21 OctMichael Palin: In the Philippines

27 OctRADIOHEAD tribute by Paranohead

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