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November 1, 2026

New 20mph speed limits introduced in two villages

Good Morning Cambridge — 2026-11-01
The restrictions are on selected roads in Elm and Friday Bridge, Cambridgeshire County Council says.
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New 20mph speed limits introduced in two villages

New 20mph speed limits introduced in two villages

• The restrictions are on selected roads in Elm and Friday Bridge, Cambridgeshire County Council says.

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Developer may not be able to pay back council loans after 'economic squeeze'
Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday

Developer may not be able to pay back council loans after 'economic squeeze'

• The developer said the planning system is 'getting slower'

New Currys store opens in Cambs with upgraded gaming zone and trial features
Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday

New Currys store opens in Cambs with upgraded gaming zone and trial features

• A new Currys store has opened in Cambridge.

The historic country park which tells the story of early life in Cambridgeshire
Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday

The historic country park which tells the story of early life in Cambridgeshire

• Residents say they feel lucky to live close to the historic site

The picturesque Cambridgeshire village that feels frozen in time
Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday

The picturesque Cambridgeshire village that feels frozen in time

• Just a couple of miles from the centre of Cambridge, Grantchester offers a rare combination of countryside tranquillity and city convenience.

Cambridge professor ‘missing’ after Spain train crash
CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Local news · yesterday

Cambridge professor ‘missing’ after Spain train crash

• Her employer is 'deeply concerned' for her whereabouts

Train attacker asked passenger ‘do you want to die?’ during rampage, court told
Cambridge Independent — News · Local news · 3 days ago

Train attacker asked passenger ‘do you want to die?’ during rampage, court told

• Jurors at Cambridge Crown Court were played a CCTV clip of passenger Stephen Crean trying to wrestle a knife from Anthony Williams.

Welch Group launches eHGV charging for electric truck deliveries
Cambridge Independent — News · Local news · 3 days ago

Welch Group launches eHGV charging for electric truck deliveries

• Duxford company is also logistics partner for Panda Meander trail!

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14 NovHobbiton Beer Festival 20261–2 Nov at 10:00What Remains1 Nov at 11:00; 2 Nov at 10:00Exhibition: Folklore1 Nov at 11:00Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now1 Nov at 11:30Lies, Spies and Double-Dealing: A Cambridge Spy Tour1 Nov at 12:00A Call to Art: William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites1 Nov at 12:00A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire1 Nov at 12:00An Enamel Revolution: China and the World1 Nov at 12:00Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime1 Nov at 14:00GLOBAL CULTURES: MANZAI LECTURE AND WORKSHOP 1 NOV 20261 Nov at 16:00GLOBAL CULTURES: AN AFTERNOON WITH TIM STAFFEL 1 NOV 20262–3 Nov at 09:00Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art2 Nov at 09:00Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers2 Nov at 09:00Knowledge in a Fractured World2 Nov at 14:00Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War2 Nov at 20:30Cambridge Schola: Compline at Robinson7 NovCandlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons13 NovCambridge Indiepop Alldayer 2026!7 NovKings of The Rollers | Holy Grail UK Tour | Cambridge7 NovChop Suey + Slip-NOT at Mash, Cambridge13 NovOpus One Big Band Presents Sinatra & Friends7 NovThe Launch Of The "Berwitz" Show: With Daniel A Berwitz Carson's7 NovStreet Photography at Night Meetup14 NovWomen's social: crazy golf and drinks7 NovKnit&Natter X Warm Hub at Cambridge Central Library6 NovBAILANDO Fridays in Cambridge - Salsa | Bachata | Kizomba7 NovCambridge Bachata Magic - Sat Party (7 Nov)3 NovK-pop dance classes in Cambridge12 NovGentleman's Dub Club in Cambridge3 NovCarpenters Arms Tuesday Jam Night14 NovJust Jammin At The Rock, Cambridge, Saturday 14th November 202610 NovBeyond the Strait of Hormuz: How Chokepoints are Remaking the World5 NovSpecial Screening "The Battle of Algiers" at Arts Picturehouse5 NovJason Byrne: 30 Years Byrning12 NovThe Big Gong Show13 NovEcho Vocal Ensemble: Cozzolani Unbound!14 NovRetro Computer Festival (Space Edition) - 14th/15th November 202614 NovKannada Rajyotsava 20266 NovThe Misanthrope - National Theatre Live - Cert 155 NovADDAMS FAMILY HENLEY 5-7 November5 NovNational Theatre Live: Golden Boy6 Nov“Rachmaninoff and the Myth of Exile”, a talk by Prof Marina Frolova-Walker1 NovWEEKLY Sunday Jazz w Andy Bowie 4tet1 NovJools Holland and His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra at Cambridge Corn Exchange7 NovRomesh Ranganathan Will Change Your Life12 NovFrom Politics to Tech with Nick Clegg14 NovCandlelight: Queen vs. ABBA14 NovAnglia Comedy Allstars - Cambridge3 NovThe Proclaimers at Cambridge Corn Exchange4 Novke$ha 2009 party3 NovTeenage Fanclub at Cambridge Junction, Cambridge8 NovJack Savoretti Cambridge Tickets5 NovGipsy Kings by André Reyes at Cambridge Corn Exchange
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This Day in Cambridge History

On or near today · Through the years

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The Cambridge Science Park was established by Trinity College and became a major technology cluster.
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Did you know? · Cambridge and South Cambs

Ely Cathedral's octagon and timber lantern, designed by Alan of Walsingham after the 1322 tower collapse, is a celebrated engineering feat of medieval England.

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