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Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Safety · yesterday Uttlesford teams up with police and fire services to tackle hate crime • Uttlesford Council is joining forces with police and fire services for Hate Crime Awareness Week from October 10 to 17.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Education · yesterday 'Happy' primary school near Ely praised in latest Ofsted report • Downham Feoffees Primary Academy near Ely has been praised by Ofsted for meeting the expected standard in all areas.

Cambridge Independent — News · Events · yesterday SustainConnect hosts Black History Month event at Holiday Inn • Cambridge Independent — News is included for local events and date-sensitive listings across Cambridge, Ely, Cambourne, Northstowe and Saffron Walden.

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Local news · yesterday 'Knee-high' weeds on Cambridge streets making city look 'run-down' • Cambridge City Council implemented a city-wide ban on using weed killers in 2025 but there have been concerns since that the city feels 'run down'

Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Cambridgeshire firefighter retires after 30 years of service • A long-serving firefighter has retired after 30 years of service in Cambridgeshire.

Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Local news · today Cambridgeshire residents asked to shape council spending priorities through survey • People are being invited to have their say on future spending priorities in Cambridgeshire.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · today East Cambridgeshire to introduce more inclusive playgrounds after strategy approved • More inclusive playgrounds are set to be introduced across East Cambridgeshire following the launch of a new strategy.

The Hunts Post (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Reform councillor arrested over alleged false statements in election papers • Cambridgeshire Reform UK council group leader Ryan Coogan has been arrested on suspicion of making false statements in nomination papers.

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday Cambridgeshire mum won £1million lottery two weeks after scratchcard prank on partner • Charlotte Peart, from Cambridgeshire, won £1 million on the lottery with a £1.50 ticket, just two weeks after tricking her partner into believing they had won on a scratchcard

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday 'Predator' jailed for sexually assaulting teen girl after locking her in caravan • A 76-year-old man has been jailed for sexually assaulting a teenage girl at a caravan site.

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday Cheapest area to buy a home in Cambridgeshire with direct links to London and Stansted Airport • It is a great spot for people to settle down or for commuters looking for quick train journeys

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Local news · yesterday Students 'knackered' after 200-mile punt challenge • The Cambridge students are back on dry land after raising thousands for the Alzheimer's Society.

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Local news · yesterday Teenage artist finds confidence in illustrating • Bethany's work is published after her talent was spotted by an author visiting her school.

Cambridgeshire Live local democracy coverage RSS feed · Local media · 2 days ago Vehicles could be banned from street outside school under new plans • Plans have been unveiled to introduce a 'school street' outside a primary school

Cambridge Science Park news RSS feed · Business and development · yesterday Could your idea be worth £10,000? • The Trinity Bradfield Prize is back, offering £10,000 in prize money to help turn promising science and technology ideas into reality. • Now in its eighth year, the competition is open to undergraduates,

Cambridge Science Park news RSS feed · Business and development · yesterday Help us make your commute easier and greener • How do you travel to Cambridge Science Park? • The annual Cambridge Science Park Travel Survey is back, giving everyone who works at the Park the chance to share their views

Cambridge Independent — News · Local news · yesterday Teacher’s month of half marathons raises nearly £3k for school's facilities • A primary school teacher’s month of half marathons has raised nearly £3,000 to create better spaces for his pupils.

What's on: next 14 days

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6–7 Oct at 09:00Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art

6–7 Oct at 09:00Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers

6–7 Oct at 09:00Knowledge in a Fractured World

6–7 Oct at 10:00Hidden Histories

6–7 Oct at 10:00A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire

6–7 Oct at 10:00Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime

6–7 Oct at 11:00Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now

6 Oct at 13:00The Origins of the Modern Concept of the Historical Era: Natural Philosophy, Theology, and the Scottish Enlightenment

7 Oct at 09:00RAREsummit26

7 Oct at 12:00TEN GOOD YEARS

7 Oct at 20:00Live on Wednesdays: Jazz Society Freshers' Gig and Open Jam

8 OctCircus Cortex at Cottenham, Cambridge. 8-11 October 2026

6 OctDon Broco at Cambridge Corn Exchange

10 OctMind Cambridge * World Mental Health Day Benefit *

15 OctNerina Pallot at Storey's Field Centre - Cambridge (Solo show)

15 OctBollynights Cambridge – FRESHERS WELCOME PARTY | Thursday 15th October | Revolution

17 OctABBA Day Party: Cambridge

16 OctThe Big Pants Party

10 OctCambridge Swing Dance's 20th Anniversary Party

10 OctLive Music @ Milonga Connection

11 OctDance in the Dark Cambridge Junction

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

7 OctDisrupt Cambridge 13.0

10 OctShiny New Model 2026 | Cambridge Junction 1, 2

17 OctOctober's FREE Children's Clothing Event

9 OctBoys Club (ages 12-17) - October 2026

10 OctChildren's Craft Drop-In at Cambridge Central Library

17 OctThe Newmarket Vintage Furniture & Fashion Flea

17 OctArtist Conversation and Workshop

18 OctCambridge Bead Fair

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

12 OctAlice Cooper - Devil on My Shoulder Book at Cambridge Corn Exchange

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

11 OctRoachford and Hue and Cry at Cambridge Corn Exchange

19 OctOperation Mincemeat

9 OctReef in Cambridge

7 OctFRESHERS 2016 CLUB 2010

11 OctKris Barras Band at MASH, Cambridge

7 OctShaping north Cambridge community event Our latest event takes place at Meadows Community Centre on Wednesday 7 October.

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