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 | Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Travel · today 15 Cambridgeshire criminals who were jailed in July• Here are some of the criminals who ended up behind bars across Cambridgeshire this month, including a murderer, a road rage attacker, and a dangerous driver. |
Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Travel · today Popular sports club in Fen village announces temporary closure• Parkfield Pub in The Pub, in Wimblington, has announced it is closing temporarily with "immediate effect". |
 | Cambridge Independent — News · Safety · today Rower whose heart raced to 227bpm saved by air ambulance medics in dramatic riverside rescue• 34-year-old’s heart was restarted - now he’s backing East Anglian Air Ambulance’s air base appeal. |
 | BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Events · today Young poets from the East open Latitude Festival• The winner, Esme, impresses judges with her poem about a piano passed down the generations. |
 | Cambridge News · Travel · today Mother died of ‘traumatic injuries’ in crash that closed road for eight hours• Cambridge News is the source link to check before travelling, commuting or planning around Cambridge-area route changes. |
 | Cambridge Independent — News · Health · today Air pollution linked to rise in Parkinson’s risk by University of Cambridge researchers• Particulate matter is described as a ‘significant public health issue’. |
 | BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Travel · today Station improvements to 'encourage rural tourism'• Wayfinding boards are set to be installed at six railway stations as part of a new initiative. |
 | Cambridge Independent — News · Education · today Tributes paid after death of much-admired Cambridge University Boat Club coach Donald Legget• ‘Universally popular and admired’ coach helped Light Blue to multiple Boat Race wins. |
 | BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Council and records · today Novel analysis reveals playful side of Alan Turing• Prof Sarah Dillon says the short story, Pryce's Buoy, offers fresh insights into the codebreaker. |
 | CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Education · today Second World War codebreaker Alan Turing shows ‘funny, cheeky’ side in story• The hand-written short story has been studied for the first time by a professor at Cambridge University |
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