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Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Weather · yesterday Former TOWIE star calls for ‘kill switch’ to remove abusive content instantly • Georgia Harrison calls for a ‘kill switch’ over intimate image abuse, warning online abuse is leading children to suicide on Good Morning Britain.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Awards to recognise campaigns encouraging sustainable behaviour change • Entries are now open for the Behaviour Change Campaign of the year award at the East Anglia Clean & Green Awards 2027.

Cambridge Independent — News · Local news · yesterday Funding secured for final stage of project to eradicate invasive mink in Cambridgeshire • American mink have devastated water vole populations and prey on other native wildlife.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Judge seeking rising stars for Apprentice of the Year award • Entries are open for the East Anglia Clean & Green Awards 2027 Apprentice of the Year, sponsored by RenewableUK and celebrating rising renewable energy talent.

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Local news · yesterday Woman slams 'unacceptable' 2 week wait for surgery at Cambridge Hospital after 'emotionally traumatic' miscarriage • She said her husband feared she was 'going to die' at one point

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Airline adds more flights to popular summer destination from Stansted Airport • Jet2 has extended one of its popular Stansted Airport routes as part of its expanded Summer 27 programme.

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday Iconic Red Arrows and Spitfires to fly over Cambridgeshire - exact times and more • You can see the historic aircraft in action

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday Plan to build 27k more homes in Huntingdonshire due to 'unavoidable reality' • Concerns have been raised over whether the area has enough services to cope

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Local news · 2 days ago UK's best holiday park is an hour from Cambridge - and it's all inclusive • The holiday park is a big family favourite, and it's close to Cambridge residents. • The Essex park in Five Lakes is a little over an hour on the road from Cambridge, while the Norfolk Hopton-on-Sea park is two hours from the city

Cambridge Science Park news RSS feed · Business and development · yesterday Why Does Britain Build Some Of The World's Best Science Companies And Then Watch Them Leave? • Why does Britain build some of the world's best science companies and then watch them leave was the question the BBC's Business Editor Simon Jack put to a room

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Local news · yesterday BBC East celebrates 70 years of broadcasting • The BBC set up its first East of England regional service in a converted Georgian mansion in 1956.

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Local news · yesterday Orchard owner devastated by busway approval • The £180m Cambourne to Cambridge busway will run straight through a century-old orchard.

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.

12 Sep at 02:00PemberFest 2026 Craft Beer Festival

20 Sep at 11:59Fall 2026 Harvard/MIT Startup Pitch Weekend

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

11–12 Sep at 09:00Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers

11–12 Sep at 10:00Hidden Histories

11–12 Sep at 10:00A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire

11–12 Sep at 10:00Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime

11–12 Sep at 10:00Portraits of Cambridge: A Town in Transition

11–12 Sep at 11:00David Hockney: Beneath the Surface

11 Sep at 12:00TEN GOOD YEARS

11 Sep at 14:00Notes on Colour

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

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

12 Sep at 10:30The Art of Gintsugi with Kira Smith

19 SepNOASIS ‘The Definitive Oasis Tribute Band’ - MASH - Cambridge

19 SepEnd of Summer & Alumni Concert - Pounds, Walton, Elgar

13 SepPride and Prejudice Outdoor Cinema at Anglesey Abbey

12 SepPiano Bar @ De Luca - Saturdays!

24 SepBy Royal Appointment

24 SepMarillion + Haunt the Woods

12 SepNorthern Live - Do I Love You

11 SepOpen Stage with special guest Anna Kent

15 SepTRASH INDIE FRESHERS

19 SepNOW! That's What I Call...DRAG! The Nintendo Ball! Cambridge Junction!

11 SepBAILANDO Fridays in Cambridge - Salsa | Bachata | Kizomba

19 SepThe WisH freestyle

15 SepCamTango milonga with DJ Michael Lavocah - Tuesday 15th September

20 SepWard Thomas at Cambridge Corn Exchange

11 SepTom Read Wilson: A-Z Of Me

19 SepCambridge Autumn Shopping Fair

12 Sep'Connections' Exhibition

13 SepWEEKLY Sunday Jazz w Andy Bowie 4tet

12 SepDuxford Battle of Britain Air Show

23 SepMyles Sanko | La Raza (Cambridge)

16 SepANGLIA RUSKIN FRESHERS 2026 BLOCK PARTY

18 SepFreya Ridings at Cambridge Corn Exchange

17 SepEvening With Nigel Mansell Cambridge Corn Exchange

19 SepAn Orchestral Tribute to Tim Burton & Dark Fantasy by Moonlight: Cambridge Corn Exchange - ON SALE!

13 SepBing And His Friends Outdoor Cinema Experience at Anglesey Abbey

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

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