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Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Council and records · yesterday Greggs opens at A12 garage in location with fuel so cheap drivers queue • A new Greggs bakery has opened at a petrol garage on the A12 in a location where drivers queued for cheap fuel.

Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Cambridgeshire school term dates for 2026 and 2027 • Cambridgeshire schoolchildren are back in class, so here are the county council’s key term dates for the coming academic year.

Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Cambs police receive over 400 domestic abuse calls in one month • Throughout August, police received more than 400 calls about domestic abuse where they believed someone to be in immediate danger in Cambridgeshire.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Fifteen new police officers from diverse backgrounds begin serving Cambridgeshire • A former tennis coach, teaching assistant, and two waitresses are among 15 student Cambridgeshire police officers.

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Moment builders track suspected cannabis farmer as £1m drugs operation found • Builders used a drone to help police catch a suspected cannabis farmer after finding a £1million drug operation at a former chicken farm near Colchester.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Oliver Cromwell's House to stay open despite essential works • Popular Ely tourist attraction Oliver Cromwell's House is set to stay open despite essential conservation works.

Cambridge Independent — News · Local news · yesterday Decision to go herbicide-free in Cambridge is backed – but campaigners are concerned over weed growth too • Residents say council is failing to keep on top of maintenance.

The Hunts Post (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday New rental development in Cambridge offers spacious homes for less • Spacious homes, plenty of green space and Cambridge city centre within easy reach – L&Q at Virido offers a different way to rent in Cambridge.

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday RuneScape hacker stole and sold ‘virtual gold’ for more than £300k on black market • The gaming company set up a sting which caught the hacker - one of their own employees

Cambridge Independent — News · Local news · yesterday Surprising source of genetic variation found in human sperm by researchers • University of Cambridge and Wellcome Sanger Institute explores genetic recombination.

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday The Cambridgeshire village that locals love so much they wouldn't consider living anywhere else • One person we spoke to said she can't go anywhere in the village without seeing a friendly face

Cambridgeshire Live local democracy coverage RSS feed · Local media · 2 days ago Charming town 1 hour from Cambridge is frozen in time with shops and honey-hued cottages • A pretty market town, just an hour from Cambridge and 20 minutes from Peterborough, has narrow streets with stable doors and independent shops in honey-hued cottages

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Local news · yesterday Cambridgeshire police officer told 'vulnerable' teenage girl he would ask her out if he was younger • The former PC met the girl through his policing duties

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Local news · yesterday Cambridge launches review into support for Jason Arday before death • The University of Cambridge says the review will look at its "decision-making and actions" before the former professor's death.

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Local news · 2 days ago Need To Know Cambridgeshire • Plans for a multi-million pound Cambridge Market redevelopment have been approved.

What's on: next 14 days

A quick-view of 40 priority public listings from 40 tracked events over the next 14 days. Tap any item for the source and full details.

5 Sep at 09:00Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers

5 Sep at 10:00Hidden Histories

5–6 Sep at 10:00Art Exhibition: 'Images and Other Conversations'

5 Sep at 10:00; 6 Sep at 12:00Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime

5 Sep at 10:00; 6 Sep at 11:00Portraits of Cambridge: A Town in Transition

5 Sep at 10:30Traditional Signwriting and Gold Leaf Gilding with Carlie Allan

5–6 Sep at 11:00David Hockney: Beneath the Surface

5–6 Sep at 11:00Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today

5–6 Sep at 11:00Kenji Umeda: a journey

5 Sep at 12:00TEN GOOD YEARS

5 Sep at 14:00Notes on Colour

6 Sep at 11:30Lies, Spies and Double-Dealing: A Cambridge Spy Tour

17 Sep at 17:00Paul Bristow brings Mayor’s Question Time to Ely

13 SepPride and Prejudice Outdoor Cinema at Anglesey Abbey

6 SepPaul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show

15 SepTRASH INDIE FRESHERS

15 SepUrological Cancers Symposium

5 SepLocal Anaesthesia for Podiatrists: Update & Refresher

12 SepNorthern Live - Do I Love You

6 SepSalisbury Arms Sunday Jam Night

5 SepCome Around to Cambridge 2026 - Saturday night social with Django's Tiger Quartet

5 SepSecret Beats At Hidden Rooms - Bachata Cambridge

18 SepSpecial Evening of Mediumship with Peter Goddard

13 SepBing And His Friends Outdoor Cinema Experience at Anglesey Abbey

12 SepGruffalo Granny Extravagaza

5 SepLego Club Drop-In @ Cambridge Central Library

6 SepWEEKLY Sunday Jazz w Andy Bowie 4tet

9 SepRicky Gervais Cambridge

12 SepDuxford Battle of Britain Air Show

5 SepCandlelight: Disney Love Songs

5 SepCandlelight: Ed Sheeran & Coldplay

16 SepANGLIA RUSKIN FRESHERS 2026 BLOCK PARTY

18 SepFreya Ridings at Cambridge Corn Exchange

5 SepGoldie Lookin Chain at Junction, Cambridge

10 SepThe Lark Ascending - English Chamber Orchestra - Cambridge

9 Sepwoo wednesday

8 SepIs Cosmology In Crisis?

12 SepSing Outdoor Cinema Experience at Anglesey Abbey

17 SepEvening With Nigel Mansell Cambridge Corn Exchange

14 SepYotam Ottolenghi A Topping & Company Booksellers of Ely event. More information

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