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Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Council and records · yesterday Farage speaks of threat to MPs 5 years on from Sir David Amess' murder • Nigel Farage says MPs face more threats than ever on October 15, marking five years since Sir David Amess was murdered amid warnings of political violence.

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Health · yesterday Jeremy Clarkson choir shows farmers they are not alone • The Britain’s Got Talent-winning choir say singing together has helped their mental health.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Boy suffers serious injuries after falling out of double-decker bus window • Police have shared an update on the condition of a boy who fell out of a double-decker bus on Doddington Road, Wimblington.

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Cause of blaze which destroyed popular restaurant revealed • A Harvester restaurant in Stanway, Colchester, was destroyed by fire after an investigation found the blaze was accidental. • London Road remains closed.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday DWP State Pension age row deepens as 80,000 demand retirement at 65 • More than 80,000 people calling for the State Pension age to be cut to 65 have been dealt a blow after the Government confirmed it has no plans to lower it.

The Hunts Post (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Man charged with spate of burglaries across Cambridgeshire named by police • A man charged in connection with a series of shop burglaries in Cambridgeshire has been named by police.

Cambridge Independent — News · Local news · yesterday Nish Kumar: ‘A generation obsessed with Simpsons memes is in charge’ • The stand-up comic is bringing his new show, ‘Angry Humour from a Really Nice Guy’, to Cambridge.

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday City gas works causing 'chaos' as buses delayed and traffic worsens • The works are expected to last around eight weeks

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday Driver who died in crash with train at level crossing is named • The man died of 'multiple traumatic injuries'

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Local news · yesterday Fire service to trial tweaks to entry requirements • The fire service says the changes will apply to its wholetime firefighters' recruitment process.

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority — News · Council · yesterday Mayors statement on A10 and A1139 road schemes • Following the decision by Government to remove the Ely to Cambridge A10 Improvement and A1139 University Access schemes from the Major Road Network and Large Local Majors Programme after a programme review, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Paul Bristow has made the following statement: "The need for the A10 dualling between Ely and Cambridge

Cambridge Independent — News · Local news · yesterday ‘Cambridge is at breaking point’ - Wayne Nightingale’s petition passes 2,200 signatures • Dissatisfaction is a symptom of city’s growth, a councillor says in response

What's on: next 14 days

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

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

16 Oct at 09:00Knowledge in a Fractured World

16 Oct at 09:10; 16 Oct at 12:00; 16 Oct at 13:10; 16 Oct at 14:40; 16 Oct at 15:45; 16 Oct at 17:30Restart a Heart Day

16 Oct at 10:00Hidden Histories

16 Oct at 10:00A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire

16 Oct at 10:00Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime

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

16 Oct at 11:00The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing

16 Oct at 14:00Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War

16 Oct at 17:00ANDREW CHAMBLIN MEMORIAL LECTURE 2026

16 Oct at 17:30Lies, Spies and Double-Dealing: A Cambridge Spy Tour

16 Oct at 19:00The Big Bike Film Night

24 OctAFTRHRS - Halloween Party

24 OctSpooky Autumn Lanterns - A Parent and Child Workshop

29 OctThe Wedding Present - Seamonsters 35th Anniversary Concert LIVE in Cambridge!

21 Oct21 Oct, Cambridge: Ancient Greek Meze with mezzo Helen Charlston + stand-up comedian Natalie Haynes

28 OctThe Tallis Scholars

27 OctPet Needs at MASH, Cambridge

17 OctABBA Day Party: Cambridge

16 OctThe Big Pants Party

20 OctCarpenters Arms Tuesday Jam Night

16 OctJohn Ward Trio with support Vic Lennard

28 OctJonathan Pie at Cambridge Corn Exchange

21 OctGREIPUR HJALTASON - THE ICEBREAKER TOUR - CAMBRIDGE

16 OctBAILANDO Fridays in Cambridge - Salsa | Bachata | Kizomba

16 OctBollywood Dance Class

17 OctSara White's Blues BootCamp

24 OctMilonga Connection with DJ Winston Veerender

17 OctThe Newmarket Vintage Furniture & Fashion Flea

26 OctRoots and Rhythms Exhibition Private View

18 OctThe Change of Seasons - CPS26

28 OctSeychelles Discovered Cambridge

17 OctOctober's FREE Children's Clothing Event

18 OctKids Club (ages 5-11) – October 2026

17 OctLego Club Drop-In @ Cambridge Central Library

29 OctBird Puppet Making

18 OctWEEKLY Sunday Jazz w Andy Bowie 4tet

23 OctThe Bluetones | Junction, Cambridge - Expecting To Fly 30th Anniversary Tour

20 OctThe Mary Wallopers

17 OctCandlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

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

19 OctOperation Mincemeat

21 OctMichael Palin: In the Philippines

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

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