Over £100k raised for boy hurt in crocodile enclosure at Cambridgeshire zoo
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Over £100k raised for boy hurt in crocodile enclosure at Cambridgeshire zoo
• The boy is on the road to recovery after going through several surgeries
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 | CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — What's On · Travel · today ‘Authentic’ Italian restaurant a favourite with locals announces closure• Following the announcement, customers said it is 'such a shame' |
 | BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Travel · today Bid for £5m investment to prepare roads for winter• A decision is expected to be made by a council's highways and transport committee on 28 July. |
 | BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Health · today New car park works bring hospital rebuild closer• A multi-storey car park with more than 1,300 spaces will be created. |
 | Cambridge Independent — News · Council and records · today Tributes paid following death of Arm co-founder Jamie Urquhart, a ‘humble’ man who helped ‘transform computing’• He was ‘the most approachable, humble, kind and wonderful person’, says friend. |
Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Safety · today Teen arrested in Fenland town after police find white powder 'hidden in his sock'• An 18-year-old has been arrested in Wisbech on suspicion of possessing class A drugs after police found white powder hidden in his sock. |
Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Safety · today Police identify man found in river as death remains 'unexplained'• Police have identified a man whose body was recovered from the River Nene in Peterborough. |
 | Cambridge Independent — News · Education · today In pictures: King Charles opens University of Cambridge’s £58m New Whittle Laboratory - and says he hopes it can help save our ‘poor old planet’• His Majesty met with researchers, government representatives, and industry leaders. |
 | Cambridge Independent — News · Safety · today Police officer pleads guilty to drink driving after Cambridge crash• Cambridge Independent — News: "Police officer pleads guilty to drink driving after Cambridge crash" is included because it may affect council services, records, neighbourhood decisions or daily routines. |
Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Planning · today Plans revealed for major development on edge of Fenland village• Plans have been drawn up for 24 new homes on farmland at Emneth, near Wisbech. |
CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Council and records · today Cambridgeshire star unrecognisable in Hollywood movie worlds away from EastEnders• A former EastEnders star and Cambridgeshire local has swapped Albert Square for Ancient Greece in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. |
 | Cambridge Independent — News · Events · today Net-walking at Papworth Trust grounds: the new way to get out and have a chat• Cambridge Independent — News is included for local events and date-sensitive listings across Cambridge, Ely, Cambourne, Northstowe and Saffron Walden. |
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