'Suspicious' WW1 device pulled out of River Cam

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Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Fire service hit with improvement notice over health and safety 'breach' • Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service has been hit with a notice from the Health and Safety Executive after a breach of health and safety regulations.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Fitness chain with 467 sites across the UK eyeing up 60 more new sites in 2026 • PureGym is planning to open around 60 new sites in 2026 with long-term ambitions for more than 750 additional locations worldwide.

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Local news · yesterday Funds agreed for 'urgent repairs' to deteriorating church building • South Cambridgeshire District Council has approved funding to help a church with repairs to improve public safety

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday New energy plant could be built right next to existing one • The company is planning to use more than 200,000 tonnes of waste products a year to produce energy

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday We tried Ely's newest restaurant which has large menu and quick service • Cambridgeshire food reviewer Lucy Melton shares her thoughts following a visit to Ely's newest restaurant

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Bonfire erupts into blaze as boat and tyres catch fire • Firefighters were called to a field fire near Witham after a field fire spread to an old boat and tyres.

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Local news · yesterday Cambridge garden plagued by 'large groups of youths' at heart of sculpture row • There are plans to install a sculpture in a community garden - but residents said it is a hotspot for antisocial behaviour

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Train 'continued for 1.5 miles' after derailment at 77mph, investigators reveal • A train was travelling at around 77mph when it derailed near Wickford, early investigations have revealed.

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Local news · yesterday Council defends drain cleaning after flash flooding • City council leader Dr Shabina Qayyum says it conducts "regular surveys" of drains after flooding concerns.

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Local news · yesterday Cambridge sign Stockport midfielder Moxon on loan • Cambridge United sign midfielder Owen Moxon from Stockport County on a season-long loan deal.

Cambridge Independent — News · Local news · yesterday After losing his son to suicide, John Harradine found strength in CrossFit — now he’s taking on a 24‑hour challenge in his memory • In the aftermath of losing his son, John turned to his gym as a way to cope with the overwhelming pain.

Cambridge Independent — News · Local news · yesterday Cambridge’s streets in worst state in living memory, says former chairman of magistrates • Lifelong resident John Martin says drains are clogged, footpaths are impassable with overgrown vegetation and the roads are full of potholes.

What's on: next 14 days

A quick-view of 16 priority public listings from 16 tracked events over the next 14 days. Tap any item for the source and full details.

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

9 SepCambridge Carnival Jamboree

29 Aug at 09:00Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers

29–30 Aug at 09:30A Treasure Hunt: The Quirky Side of Cambridge

29 Aug at 10:00Hidden Histories

29–30 Aug at 10:00Art Exhibition: 'Images and Other Conversations'

29 Aug at 10:00Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime

29 Aug at 10:00Portraits of Cambridge: A Town in Transition

29–30 Aug at 10:00The Struggle for Light art exhibition

29–30 Aug at 11:00David Hockney: Beneath the Surface

29–30 Aug at 11:00Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today

29 Aug at 11:00Kenji Umeda: a journey

29 Aug at 12:00TEN GOOD YEARS

29 Aug at 12:30Hidden Cambridge: The Unusual, The Quirky, and the Bizarre!

29 Aug at 14:00Notes on Colour

29 AugRaces from a mile to half marathon at Northstowe Festival of Running

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