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Cambridge Independent — News · Planning · yesterday £13m bereavement centre to open in East Cambridgeshire • Cambridge Independent — News is included because planning, committee and development records can affect residents, businesses and local groups.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Plans for local government reorganisation in Cambs on hold as review launched • Decisions on flagship local government reorganisation have been withdrawn as the Government launches a review of the plans following new legal advice.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Plans submitted to convert Ely offices above shops into four new flats • A bid to create four new flats above shops in Ely High Street has been submitted to East Cambridgeshire District Council.

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Uttlesford councillors call for stronger powers to tackle unauthorised developments • Uttlesford Council is calling on the government to introduce tougher planning enforcement powers to stop unauthorised developments.

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday Fears pedestrians could be hit by cars if new Cambridgeshire village shop opens • The plans would 'transform' the 'neglected site'

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday Shops in Cambridgeshire caught selling alcohol, vapes and tobacco to children • Two businesses are now under investigation

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Local news · yesterday ‘Terrible traffic’ could get worse with planned 1k new homes, say Cherry Hinton locals • Around 1,200 homes are being built on the edge of a Cambridge suburb

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Local news · yesterday Letter of the law: X mistaken for K in parking mix-up • Stephen Cheeseman says he "panicked" when the first of six parking charges came through.

Cambridge Science Park news RSS feed · Business and development · yesterday Cambridge Heartwear founder appointed to Government scientific advisory committee • Cambridge Heartwear founder Professor Rameen Shakur has been appointed to the Government’s Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE).

Cambridge Independent — News · Local news · yesterday ‘Utterly shambolic’ - political leaders in Cambridgeshire condemn ‘farce’ as government reviews local government reorganisation plans • It means elections will take place using existing boundaries.

Cambridge Science Park news RSS feed · Business and development · yesterday Frontier lands major Disney deal • Big news for Park member Frontier Developments, which has announced a new collaboration with Disney to develop and publish a video game drawing on Disney’s iconic portfolio of intellectual property.

What's on: next 14 days

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12 Sep at 02:00PemberFest 2026 Craft Beer Festival

20 Sep at 11:59Fall 2026 Harvard/MIT Startup Pitch Weekend

8–10 Sep at 09:00Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity

8–9 Sep at 09:00Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers

8–9 Sep at 10:00Hidden Histories

8–9 Sep at 10:00A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire

8–9 Sep at 10:00Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime

8–9 Sep at 11:00David Hockney: Beneath the Surface

8–9 Sep at 14:00Notes on Colour

8 Sep at 18:00Is Cosmology In Crisis?

9 Sep at 12:00TEN GOOD YEARS

17 Sep at 17:00Paul Bristow brings Mayor’s Question Time to Ely

19 SepNOASIS ‘The Definitive Oasis Tribute Band’ - MASH - Cambridge

19 SepEnd of Summer & Alumni Concert - Pounds, Walton, Elgar

13 SepPride and Prejudice Outdoor Cinema at Anglesey Abbey

11 SepBAILANDO Fridays in Cambridge - Salsa | Bachata | Kizomba

19 SepDance Not Attitude - The Lab Takeover

8 SepBachata Cambridge- Bachata Tuesdays

19 SepThe WisH freestyle

12 SepNorthern Live - Do I Love You

9 SepARIANA grande party

19 SepNOW! That's What I Call...DRAG! The Nintendo Ball! Cambridge Junction!

20 SepWard Thomas at Cambridge Corn Exchange

18 SepSpecial Evening of Mediumship with Peter Goddard

13 SepBing And His Friends Outdoor Cinema Experience at Anglesey Abbey

12 SepGruffalo Granny Extravagaza

19 SepLego Club Drop-In @ Cambridge Central Library

19 SepCambridge Autumn Shopping Fair

9 SepRicky Gervais Cambridge

12 SepDuxford Battle of Britain Air Show

16 SepANGLIA RUSKIN FRESHERS 2026 BLOCK PARTY

18 SepFreya Ridings at Cambridge Corn Exchange

10 SepThe Lark Ascending - English Chamber Orchestra - Cambridge

17 SepEvening With Nigel Mansell Cambridge Corn Exchange

19 SepAn Orchestral Tribute to Tim Burton & Dark Fantasy by Moonlight: Cambridge Corn Exchange - ON SALE!

9 Sepwoo wednesday

14 SepYotam Ottolenghi A Topping & Company Booksellers of Ely event. More information

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