Minister has ‘no plans’ to consult on ‘speculative’ Forest City proposal
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Minister has ‘no plans’ to consult on ‘speculative’ Forest City proposal
• However, he said that developers could still pursue the plans through the local planning system.
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Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Educationtoday Face of disgraced Cambs ex-sergeant guilty over 'toxic' WhatsApp culture• Disgraced ex-sergeant Paul Street’s “toxic” WhatsApp culture led to 12 more officers being probed at Cambridgeshire Constabulary, a court heard. |
 | Cambridge Independent — News · Council and recordstoday Call for Coleridge residents to flock to Bird Box Biennale• The community art trail features handcrafted bird boxes transformed into miniature galleries. |
 | BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Safetytoday Prison officer jailed over relationship with killer• Police say Rebecca Green had "a responsibility to keep prisoners and colleagues safe". |
 | CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Council and recordstoday DWP confirms latest change to Motability scheme• The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed changes to the Motability Scheme are coming into effect today (July 1), including VAT on advance payments and Insurance Premium Tax on all new leases. |
 | BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Healthtoday Family of boy attacked by crocodile thank zoo staff who rescued him• The boy remains at Addenbrooke's Hospital in a stable condition, police say. |
 | BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Healthtoday Woman, in 70s, dies in hospital after crash• A man remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries, Cambridgeshire Police say. |
 | Cambridge Independent — News · Traveltoday Investigation into cause of large sinkhole in Milton Road proves ‘complex’• Cambridge Independent — News is the source link to check before travelling, commuting or planning around Cambridge-area route changes. |
Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Council and recordstoday More than £15k raised for boy thrown into crocodile pit• More than £2,000 has been raised via GoFundMe to pay for the treatment of a three-year-old boy who was thrown into a crocodile enclosure in Cambridgeshire. |
 | CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Planningtoday Plans for new village homes slammed as locals say services ‘already at capacity’• One local said the proposed development would increase the pressure on schools and push them to a 'breaking point' |
 | CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Council and recordstoday Some Universal Credit claimants could get one-off DWP payment• Some Universal Credit claimants were wrongly moved from legacy benefits |
 | Cambridge Independent — News · Eventstoday In pictures: Cambridge University Botanic Garden celebrates opening of new entrance• The event brought together key stakeholders, members of the university’s Estates Division, and colleagues. |
Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Council and recordstoday Family breaks silence after boy thrown into crocodile enclosure at zoo• The family of a three-year-old boy who was seriously injured after he was thrown into a zoo's crocodile enclosure have broken their silence. |
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