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Cambridge Independent — News · Health · yesterday Cambridge Heartwear secures landmark £184m NHS tender • HeartSense is world-first ECG monitoring device using your phone.

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Safety · yesterday Motorcyclist seriously hurt in crash with lorry • The motorcyclist sustained life-threatening injuries and the lorry driver was arrested, police say.

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Events · yesterday One of Cambridge's oldest pubs reopens after autumn refurb • The historic pub is believed to have been a favoured watering hole of CS Lewis

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Council and records · yesterday Club unveils special shirt inspired by Syd Barrett • The U's will wear the shirt at its game against Blackpool at Cledara Abbey Stadium on Saturday.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday £778,000 investment to fund affordable homes in Ely and solar power in Mepal • An investment of more than £778,000 will be used to boost affordable housing in Ely and renewable energy in Mepal.

Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Boy arrested after money stolen during break-in at primary school • A boy has been arrested after a break-in which left a primary school in Cambridgeshire with extensive damage.

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Man who punched and strangled female police officers at hotel jailed • Ipswich man Xander Butler jailed for 16 months after strangling and assaulting two female police officers at a Capel St Mary hotel on July 29.

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Saffron Walden footpath repaired following public concern • A Saffron Walden footpath has been repaired by the town council after residents raised concerns about its condition.

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday School street plan is 'total farce and waste of time' • Some say school streets have worked well elsewhere for years, whilst others are more sceptical

Cambridge Independent — News · Local news · yesterday 2,990 school pupils suspended or excluded for physical assaults in Cambridgeshire in five years • 634 pupils suspended or excluded in 2025-26/

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday New swimming pool can’t be built because of ‘insufficient parking’ • The indoor swimming pool would have provided a 'community-focused recreational and educational facility'

The Hunts Post (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Teens who left man with fractured skull in unprovoked attack avoid jail • Two teenagers who left a man with a fractured skull in an unprovoked attack in Market Square, Cambridge, have been sentenced.

The Hunts Post (Newsquest) — News · Local news · 2 days ago £4.4m funding boost for Cambridgeshire crime victims and support services • Thousands of crime victims in Cambridgeshire will benefit from £4.4 million in Government funding.

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority — News · Council · yesterday Paul Bristow: Cambridge South 'already making a real difference' • Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Paul Bristow, has reacted to news about Cambridge South train station serving 400,000 journeys in it's first 100 days. • In a statement, Paul Bristow said: "In its first 100 days, Cambridge South has already made a real difference.

Cambridgeshire Live local democracy coverage RSS feed · Local media · 2 days ago Cambridge pub where Pink Floyd members met 'looks nuts' after being saved from demolition • 'I always go a very long way round the pub so I don't have to pass it now because it makes me cry'

Cambridge Science Park news RSS feed · Business and development · 2 days ago Filtronic lands record $68m SpaceX order • Filtronic has landed its biggest SpaceX order yet, worth $68.1m (£51.3m). • The latest deal will see Filtronic supply its Cerus amplifier technology for SpaceX’s satellite communications. • It follows a $62.5m order

What's on: next 14 days

A quick-view of 36 priority public listings from 36 tracked events over the next 14 days. Tap any item for the source and full details.

7–8 Oct at 09:00Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art

7 Oct at 09:00RAREsummit26

7–8 Oct at 09:00Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers

7–8 Oct at 09:00Knowledge in a Fractured World

7–8 Oct at 10:00Hidden Histories

7–8 Oct at 10:00A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire

7–8 Oct at 10:00Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime

7–8 Oct at 11:00Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now

7–8 Oct at 12:00TEN GOOD YEARS

7 Oct at 20:00Live on Wednesdays: Jazz Society Freshers' Gig and Open Jam

8 OctCircus Cortex at Cottenham, Cambridge. 8-11 October 2026

11 OctKris Barras Band at MASH, Cambridge

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

15 OctBollynights Cambridge – FRESHERS WELCOME PARTY | Thursday 15th October | Revolution

17 OctABBA Day Party: Cambridge

16 OctThe Big Pants Party

10 OctCambridge Swing Dance's 20th Anniversary Party

10 OctLive Music @ Milonga Connection

11 OctDance in the Dark Cambridge Junction

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

7 OctDisrupt Cambridge 13.0

10 OctShiny New Model 2026 | Cambridge Junction 1, 2

17 OctOctober's FREE Children's Clothing Event

9 OctBoys Club (ages 12-17) - October 2026

17 OctThe Newmarket Vintage Furniture & Fashion Flea

17 OctArtist Conversation and Workshop

18 OctCambridge Bead Fair

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

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

12 OctAlice Cooper - Devil on My Shoulder Book at Cambridge Corn Exchange

19 OctOperation Mincemeat

20 OctThe Mary Wallopers

9 OctReef in Cambridge

7 OctFRESHERS 2016 CLUB 2010

11 OctRoachford and Hue and Cry at Cambridge Corn Exchange

7 OctShaping north Cambridge community event Our latest event takes place at Meadows Community Centre on Wednesday 7 October.

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