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Cambridge Independent — News · Safety · yesterday New busway fencing is meant to be ‘upside down’ – for safety reasons • Cambridgeshire County Council is installing fencing along the length of the busway.

Cambridge Independent — News · Education · today Cambridge Cognition’s iPads for Dreamdrops puts total charity donations at 1,500 devices • Responsible reuse of mobile technology used in clinical research.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Weather · yesterday Anaerobic digestion plant planned for village amid 'adverse effects' warning • Another anaerobic digestion plant could be coming to East Cambridgeshire under fresh plans lodged by Pretoria Energy.

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday Dangerous driver banned after fleeing from police at more than 130mph • The driver initially denied that it was him - he told police he was at the gym with his friend

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday Harry and Meghan Markle to 'move back to UK' • It is understood there will no change to Harry and Meghan’s role and status as private individuals and non-working members of the royal family

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Local news · yesterday Professor T episodes explained as series 4 of Cambridge-set ITV drama launches • Crime drama Professor T - which is set in Cambridge - is returning for a new series

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Saffron Walden Quakers invite public to help celebrate 350 years in the town • Saffron Walden Quakers are marking 350 years of worship and service in the town.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Two arrests after man stabbed in Cambridgeshire • Police have made two arrests after a man was stabbed on Tenison Road in Cambridge.

The Hunts Post (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Two arrests after man stabbed in Cambridgeshire • Police have made two arrests after a man was stabbed on Tenison Road in Cambridge.

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Local news · yesterday Police name Cambridgeshire man 'found with kitchen knife' in public • A member of the public saw a man 'concealing what they believed was a knife'

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Art exhibition at Saffron Walden Library celebrates town's architecture • An art exhibition at Saffron Walden Library is celebrating the town's heritage and architecture.

Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Cambridgeshire paedophile shared indecent images of children on Instagram • A man from Ely found with more than 4,000 indecent images of children on his devices has been jailed.

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Local news · yesterday Battery left on charge leads to bedroom blaze • Holidaymakers return home to discover their bedroom badly burned by a vacuum cleaner left on charge.

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Local news · 2 days ago Watch: Pub thief caught stealing £1,800 of alcohol • The man appeared at Cambridge Magistrates' Court where he admitted non-dwelling burglary and theft.

Cambridgeshire Live local democracy coverage RSS feed · Local media · 2 days ago Lakeside flats dubbed 'dominating and imposing' refused as developer loses appeal • Huntingdonshire District Council rejected the plans over fears it would 'urbanise' the countryside

What's on: next 14 days

A quick-view of 39 priority public listings from 39 tracked events over the next 14 days. Tap any item for the source and full details.

20–21 Aug at 09:00Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity

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

20 Aug at 09:30A Treasure Hunt: The Quirky Side of Cambridge

20–21 Aug at 10:00Hidden Histories

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

20 Aug at 10:00Out of the Kiln: Pop-up Ceramics Showcase

20 Aug at 10:00Portraits of Cambridge: A Town in Transition

20 Aug at 10:00War Craft

20 Aug at 11:00David Hockney: Beneath the Surface

20 Aug at 11:00Hidden Cambridge: The Unusual, The Quirky, and the Bizarre!

20 Aug at 11:00Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today

20 Aug at 11:00Kenji Umeda: a journey

20 Aug at 12:00TEN GOOD YEARS

20 Aug at 14:00Notes on Colour

22 AugSka & Reggae Sizzler • Cambridge Junction

22 AugMORADA. Official Hifields Afterparty

28 AugOut of the Ordinary Disco

29 AugIbiza club night

23 AugSalisbury Arms Sunday Jam Night

25 AugEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: How Close Are We to a ‘Forgetting Pill’? With Prof Amy Milton

20 AugJames and the Giant Processor

25 AugMyriad by Architects of Air

24 AugThe Struggle for Light

21 AugBAILANDO Fridays in Cambridge - Salsa | Bachata | Kizomba

22 AugKids Club (ages 5-11) – August 2026

25 AugToto the Ninja Cat

22 AugLego Club Drop-In @ Cambridge Central Library

22 AugHifields Festival

23 AugSad Little Fundraiser: Duets and Trios Evening!

29 AugRead to the Beat: Craft Club @ Cambridge Central Library

29 AugGirton Saturday Market

27 AugCrafty Creations and Big Imaginations: Creative Play Session

23 AugWEEKLY Sunday Jazz w Andy Bowie 4tet

22 AugCandlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

26 AugMichael Ball at Cambridge Corn Exchange

22 AugDuxford Flying Evening

21 Aug2026 Cambridge Chinese Music & Culture Festival 2026第三屆劍橋音樂文化節

22 AugCandlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer

29 AugROCK THE BOAT LONDON ALL WHITE BOAT RIDE PARTY | NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL 2026

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