Row over Cambourne’s annual fireworks display amid anonymous allegation
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Row over Cambourne’s annual fireworks display amid anonymous allegation
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Cambridge Independent — News · Council and recordstoday Crocodile attraction where boy, 3, was seriously injured reopens to public• Johnsons of Old Hurst confirmed that the whole site is now open. |
BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Safetytoday Force welcomes new volunteer police officers• The five new officers will be based across the county, police say. |
BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Traveltoday Multi-million pound railway station opens• Passengers can travel to London, Stansted Airport and to international rail services via St Pancras. |
BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Healthtoday Hospital unveils memorial for baby loss families• The tribute was inspired by midwife Afton Cope, who lost her son Charlie in 2023. |
CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Planningtoday Work begins to build more than 85 affordable homes in Cambridgeshire village• Alongside new homes, the development will feature a dedicated play area space for children |
BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Educationtoday Family donates £515k to uni in memory of graduate• Anglia Ruskin University says funding has allowed it to establish a number of initiatives. |
CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Traveltoday Commuters say lives ‘made easier’ as new Cambridge South station opens• Commuters filled the station during the Monday morning commuter rush |
Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Council and recordstoday Zoo announces reopening after toddler was thrown into crocodile enclosure• Johnsons of Old Hurst in Huntingdon, where a toddler was attacked by a crocodile after being thrown in the enclosure has announced its reopening. |
CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Council and recordstoday Paedophile teacher who abused boys dies in Cambridgeshire prison• He was found lying on the floor of his cell semi-naked and covered in urine and faeces |
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