School hoped to be built in 2020 delayed again

• A council said the "unexpected delay" was linked to how the school will be connected to utilities.

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BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Health · yesterday Orchestra treats patients to finale show • A chamber orchestra signs off its five-week hospital residency with a special concert.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Ten people jailed across Cambridgeshire this month for crimes from rape to arson • The courts handed prison sentences to offenders from across Cambridgeshire during August for offences ranging from arson at a council office to sexual offences.

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Local news · yesterday Cambridge market refurb plans could include security gates up to 9 feet tall branded as 'tragic' • Cambridge City Council approved the Market Square plans but details of the gates must still be provided before they are installed

Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Cambridgeshire ‘school streets’ could be enforced with cameras • Cambridgeshire County Council is considering the use of cameras to enforce school streets.

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday Major hospital at risk of losing its A&E department • Patients could have to travel over an hour to reach the next nearest A&E department

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Permissions granted for East Cambs industrial site after long-running dispute • An industrial site in Burwell, near Ely, has won planning permission after a long-running dispute.

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Residents to stage protest over 'lack of action' taken on illegal traveller site • Willows Green residents are planning to stage a protest outside Uttlesford Council's offices over the illegal development of a traveller site.

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday Restaurant owner shocked as council staff come to install bike rack in front of outdoor tables • Mill Road traders came to show their support after the plans put Tradizioni's outdoor dining at risk

Cambridge Independent — News · Local news · yesterday Nuffield Health and Wellcome Genome Campus unveil proposal for health and fitness site • Benefits for Hinxton site and local residents too.

The Hunts Post (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Cambridge family issue Jeans for Genes plea after daughter diagnosed at six weeks • Cambridge parents are urging people to support Jeans for Genes Week after their daughter was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition at six weeks old.

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Crowds flock to Saffron Walden's Dance in the Square • Crowds enjoyed live music and entertainment at Saffron Walden's Dance in the Square.

Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Irvine Welsh to give book talk in Ely this month • Irvine Welsh is set to give a book talk in Ely this month.

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Local news · yesterday Four new homes for Cambridge University students said to 'enhance street scene' approved • Cambridge City Council has approved plans to build four new student terraces despite objections from residents

Cambridge Independent — News · Local news · yesterday Plan for bike rack that would have scuppered al fresco dining at Mill Road restaurant abandoned after outcry • Co-founder said space is 60 per cent of his business in summer.

What's on: next 14 days

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12 Sep at 02:00PemberFest 2026 Craft Beer Festival

4 Sep at 18:00campfire. festival Memorial Day Weekend 2026

9 SepCambridge Carnival Jamboree

4 Sep at 09:00Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity

4–5 Sep at 09:00Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers

4–5 Sep at 10:00Hidden Histories

4–5 Sep at 10:00Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime

4–5 Sep at 10:00Portraits of Cambridge: A Town in Transition

4 Sep at 11:00David Hockney: Beneath the Surface

4 Sep at 11:00Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today

4 Sep at 11:00Kenji Umeda: a journey

4 Sep at 12:00TEN GOOD YEARS

4 Sep at 13:00How do gut bacteria interact with pollutant chemicals?

4 Sep at 14:00Notes on Colour

4 Sep at 17:30Lies, Spies and Double-Dealing: A Cambridge Spy Tour

4 Sep at 19:30Commoners' Comedy Club

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

4 SepFolk ‘supergroup’ Spell Songs return to Cambridge Corn Exchange

13 SepPride and Prejudice Outdoor Cinema at Anglesey Abbey

6 SepPaul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show

15 SepTRASH INDIE FRESHERS

4 SepBALKAN Party CAMBRIDGE - Back to Reality

4 SepBAILANDO Fridays in Cambridge - Salsa | Bachata | Kizomba

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

5 SepSecret Beats At Hidden Rooms - Bachata Cambridge

12 SepNorthern Live - Do I Love You

6 SepSalisbury Arms Sunday Jam Night

5 SepLocal Anaesthesia for Podiatrists: Update & Refresher

17 SepAn Evening on Hawking with Graham Farmelo at Churchill College

13 SepBing And His Friends Outdoor Cinema Experience at Anglesey Abbey

6 SepCambridge Kidical Mass

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

4 SepRobin Trower in Cambridge

5 SepGoldie Lookin Chain at Junction, Cambridge

10 SepThe Lark Ascending - English Chamber Orchestra - Cambridge

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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