Wickes opens new Saffron Walden store with 20 new jobs created

• Wickes has opened its new Saffron Walden store at the former Homebase site, creating 20 jobs.

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Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Council and records · yesterday Major retailer opens new store in Essex town with massive discount available • Wickes opens a new Saffron Walden home improvement store, creating around 25 jobs, with solar panels, kitchen and bathroom services, and community support.

Cambridge Independent — News · Council and records · today Phil Rodgers: New councils for Cambridgeshire - what happens now? • Our political columnist analyses what the delay to local government reorganisation means.

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Council and records · yesterday The hardest secondary schools to get into in Cambridgeshire • The hardest secondary schools to get into have been revealed as the window opens for parents and carers to decide where their children will study

Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Safety · yesterday Authorities 'concerned for welfare' of pilot whales spotted in River Thames • A pod of pilot whales spotted in the River Thames have prompted safety warnings and concern for their welfare.

CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Local news · yesterday Cambridge park and ride site could be built on if plans approved • Phase one would be built next to the park and ride, but phase two could replace the site altogether

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Cambs campaign group renews calls for mesh compensation and healthcare transparency • A Cambridgeshire-founded campaign group is urging the Government to take action on long-standing patient safety concerns.

Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday Converting 'deteriorating' Victorian school into home would cause 'substantial harm' • This is the fifth time that similar proposals have been submitted for the former school

Cambridge Independent — News · Local news · yesterday Emilie Silverwood-Cope: Has your daughter got cosmeticorexia? • Emilie Silverwood-Cope on the growing role of social media influencers on primary school-aged girls who spend their money on skincare routines.

Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday Cambridge tram or light rail study could make the case for new network this year • A study which could suggest introducing trams or a light rail network to combat the city’s congestion could be released later this year.

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Local news · today Hundreds urged to take up unclaimed pension credit • The county council is targeting those eligible for extra benefits in a bid to enhance their income.

BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Local news · yesterday Station move could halve local rail use, report says • A survey by the parish council suggests locals will opt to use the car instead of the new station.

Cambridge Science Park news RSS feed · Business and development · yesterday Cambridge Wireless becomes CWConnected • Cambridge Wireless has unveiled a new identity as CWConnected, reflecting the organisation’s expanding technology community and growing international reach.

Cambridge News · Local news · 2 days ago Young man died after ‘falling from communications tower’, inquest hears • The 20-year-old died of 'multiple traumatic injuries'

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