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Cambridge Independent — News · Safety · yesterday Three arrests and equipment seized after overnight rave involving hundreds of people in South Cambridgeshire • Police were called in the early hours to a farm building.

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Events · yesterday Hundreds at farm building rave leads to arrests • Police say they told more than 200 people were at the event in south Cambridgeshire.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Police release CCTV images after £500 theft at Ely gelato shop • Police have released CCTV images of two people they want to speak to following a burglary at Hadi’s Gelato in Ely.

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Primark rival to launch second UK store at Lakeside with free coffee and matcha • Lefties will open its second UK store at Lakeside Shopping Centre on October 29, offering fashion, homeware and free coffee and matcha all weekend.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday 17-year-old issued Community Protection Notice over suspected hare coursing • Police stopped a teenager in connection with suspected hare coursing.

Cambridge Independent — News · Local news · yesterday Cllr Anna Bailey: Why I want the government to make East Cambridgeshire a devolution pilot area • The leader of East Cambs District Council writes for the Cambridge Independent.

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Local news · yesterday Police called to illegal rave in Cambridgeshire village as arrests made • More than 200 people were dispersed from the area of the rave

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday 'I feasted at a brand new American-style restaurant with its own cinema room and huge portions' • The restaurant has a very rustic but also modern feel to it and features a small cinema room for those who want to enjoy a film

Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Cambridge Junction to host its biggest-ever music event with 96 artists • A music festival featuring more than 90 artists is set to become the Cambridge Junction’s biggest-ever music event.

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday Public told 'keep fire risk firmly in view' after fatal e-bike battery fire • An inquest heard that a faulty battery was the "most probable" cause of the 2023 fire which claimed three lives

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Local news · yesterday Is Cambridge on track to become the busway capital? • Cambridge is home to the UK's first and world's longest guided busway - but there could be siblings in future.

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · today Concerns grow over teen screen time amid new research in schools • Young people are spending more time online, fuelling concern about the effects of smartphones and social media on their wellbeing.

What's on: next 14 days

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19–21 Oct at 09:00Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art

19–21 Oct at 09:00Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers

19–20 Oct at 09:00Knowledge in a Fractured World

19–20 Oct at 14:00Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War

19 Oct at 20:30Cambridge Schola: Compline at Sidney Sussex

20 Oct at 10:00Hidden Histories

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

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

20 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

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

20 OctCarpenters Arms Tuesday Jam Night

31 OctWhoosh! At Zombie Fest 9

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

27 OctAround The Table Supper Club: Korean edition

28 OctSpeed Dating in Cambridge for ages 30-49

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

19 OctOperation Mincemeat

21 OctMichael Palin: In the Philippines

30 OctDexys Midnight Runners at Cambridge Corn Exchange

22 OctLeo Sayer in Cambridge

27 OctRADIOHEAD tribute by Paranohead

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