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BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Health · yesterday Woman arrested after 'suspicious' baby death • Both the woman and baby were taken to hospital, before the baby was declared dead shortly after.

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Education · yesterday Shire horses help plant new city wildflower meadow • The meadow will be a fantastic sources for pollen and nectar, says Cambridge college gardener.

Cambridge Independent — News · Council and records · yesterday In pictures: Fans flock to Syd Barrett talks at Openspace Cambridge • The talks were part of a series of events celebrating the 80th birthday of the Pink Floyd founder.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · today £14m approved for 16 active travel schemes across Cambridgeshire • More than £14 million has been approved for active travel schemes across Cambridgeshire.

Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday 24 Fenland residents take first train trips in years on Travel Buddies scheme • The 24 Fenland residents, aged between 40 and 90, travelled from March to Ely as part of Fenland District Council’s Travel Buddies scheme.

Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Local news · today All we know after 'trespass' at RAF base in Cambridgeshire • Counter terror police are investigating alleged trespass offences at RAF Molesworth - here's everything we know so far.

Cambridge Independent — News · Local news · yesterday Cllr Bridget Smith: Britain belongs in Europe and Greater Cambridge knows it • Opinion | Bridget Smith, Lib Dem leader of South Cambridgeshire District Council, writes for the Cambridge Independent.

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Home Secretary orders review following alleged Farage terror plot • Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood orders urgent review of security for politicians and royals after Ann Widdecombe’s July 8 killing, expanding police support.

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Man charged with 28 child sexual offences spanning nearly two decades • Gary Hudspeth, 43, charged with multiple child sexual offences after a complex police investigation; he appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on October 9.

The Hunts Post (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Man in critical condition after falling from bridge onto major A-road • A man has been rushed to hospital after falling from a bridge onto the A11 at Chippenham, near Cambridge.

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Local news · yesterday Man fighting for his life after 'falling from bridge' over major road near Cambridge • The road was closed in both directions for hours

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Local news · yesterday 'Depressing' Cambridge street that used to lead to a busy shopping centre • The Grafton Centre is set to be partially demolished to make way for offices and lab space

The Hunts Post (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Body of man recovered from Cambridgeshire river • The body of a man has been recovered from the River Cam near Stourbridge Common in Cambridge.

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday Urgent plea issued after animals found crammed inside home • Rescue teams are finding more than 100 animals being housed at single addresses in some of the most extreme cases

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday 80 new homes could be built on site with Bronze Age burial ground • The homes will include a mix of privately owned and affordable homes

Cambridge Science Park news RSS feed · Business and development · yesterday In the media | Jane Hutchins on the Government's commitment to the Ox-Cam corridor • The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the Oxford-Cambridge corridor. • But what will it take to turn that ambition into growth? • Writing in City AM, the Park’s Jane Hutchins explains

What's on: next 14 days

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13–14 Oct at 09:00Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art

13–14 Oct at 09:00Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers

13–14 Oct at 09:00Knowledge in a Fractured World

13–14 Oct at 10:00Hidden Histories

13–14 Oct at 10:00A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire

13–14 Oct at 10:00Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime

13–14 Oct at 11:00Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now

13 Oct at 13:10Lunchtime Concert: Schumann Piano Quintet and Composers' Concert

13 Oct at 14:00Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War

13 Oct at 18:30GLOBAL CULTURES: AKANE ARAKI 13 OCT 2026

24 OctAFTRHRS - Halloween Party

24 OctSpooky Autumn Lanterns - A Parent and Child Workshop

21 Oct21 Oct, Cambridge: Ancient Greek Meze with mezzo Helen Charlston + stand-up comedian Natalie Haynes

15 OctNerina Pallot at Storey's Field Centre - Cambridge (Solo show)

17 OctABBA Day Party: Cambridge

16 OctThe Big Pants Party

16 OctJohn Ward Trio with support Vic Lennard

13 OctLive music night ft The Last Chance Ragtime Band

21 OctGREIPUR HJALTASON - THE ICEBREAKER TOUR - CAMBRIDGE

17 OctThe Newmarket Vintage Furniture & Fashion Flea

18 OctThe Change of Seasons - CPS26

17 OctRelease and Rise - Ecstatic Dance Wave + QiGong/ Cambridge

17 OctSara White's Blues BootCamp

24 OctMilonga Connection with DJ Winston Veerender

23 OctThe Bluetones | Junction, Cambridge - Expecting To Fly 30th Anniversary Tour

17 OctIndian Cultural Society, Cambridge Durga Puja 2026 17th and 18th October

19 OctOperation Mincemeat

21 OctMichael Palin: In the Philippines

17 OctWCB Comedy at The Great Hall at The Leys with Headliner Hal Cruttenden & Reginald D Hunter

20 OctThe Mary Wallopers

23 OctSimon Brodkin: Unleashed

23 OctImogen Cooper plays Schubert

17 OctCandlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons

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