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Devolution plans are a distraction from real issues, say council leaders in #Cambridgeshire www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/devolut...

75-year-old who launched smear campaign against stepsister in East #Cambridgeshire village has been jailed for more than nine years tinyurl.com/4t7n4vtj

The northbound #M11 remains closed this afternoon following a multi-vehicle collision this morning

The #M11 in #Cambridgeshire is closed in both directions after a ‘serious collision’ this morning. www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/m11-in-...

Traders say their #Cambridge market petition has been ‘ignored’ www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/traders...

Here's the Lionhearted group, writing about the latest progress on their work to bring the Ickleton Lion back to life as a community pub www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/lionhea...

Mike Scialom @cambridgeindy.bsky.social reports on Mondays demonstration in solidarity with Ukraine in Cambridge. There was pain there, but also strength. Ukraine will continue to stand against autocracy and genocide, and we must stand with Ukraine. www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/defiant...

The planned £41m revamp of the Guildhall in #Cambridge could be obsolete within years when @camcitco.bsky.social disappears under devolution plans, Green councillors have warned www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/41m-gui...

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This was the scene after a car flipped following a collision today in Great Shelford www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/road-bl...

A road in Great Shelford is blocked after a car is believed to have crashed into two stationary vehicles and flipped over, police have said. www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/road-bl...

Police are linking the woman's death with the discovery of the body of a man in public toilets at Hinchingbrooke Hospital www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/murder-...

Park Street car park in #Cambridge will close for three days next month to allow a crane to be removed.

A 30-year-old man has been charged with murder in #Cambridge www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/30-year...

Five more arrests in connection with hare coursing and violent disorder in Cambridgeshire

Cambridge murder investigation: Family pay tribute to father of eight who was a ‘talented barber and singer’ www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/cambrid...

Plus floating bus stops & Copenhagen crossings for Madingley Road, market traders feel their petition was 'ignored', Addenbrooke's nurse honoured by the king, our picks from @cambridgefestival.bsky.social & debate on public toilet closures & higher swimming prices & college's Project Agora

CCTV captured a thief who broke into a University of #Cambridge college to steal bikes - watch the footage here www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/cctv-ca...

Detectives launch murder investigation in #Cambridge and make arrest following stabbing www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/detecti...

You can get great #WestEnd ticket deals on show-stopping London plays, musicals, ballets, operas, concerts and comedies with our new Iliffe Tickets platform #Ad www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/whats-on/get...

Former MEP Andrew Duff makes the case for light #rail in #Cambridge www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/cambrid...

Here's @philrodgers.co.uk writing about what council reorganisation could mean for our local politics www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/phil-ro...

The opening of #Cambridge South #railway station has been delayed www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/cambrid...

Here's the chair of the GCP writing about the #Waterbeach to #Cambridge busway www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/opinion...

It was a victorious return for head coach Neil Harris as @cambridgeutdfc.bsky.social earned a much-needed win. Here's his reaction #CamUTD www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/sport/amazin...

Fire protection officer who rescued man from burning building among those recognised at #Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service Excellence Awards 2025 - congratulations to them all! www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/fire-pr...

‘Who really runs #Cambridge now?’ asks ex-city council leader as government calls in decision on Beehive Centre redevelopment www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/who-rea...

Anna Smith has been selected as the #Labour candidate for mayor of #Cambridgeshire and #Peterborough after Dr Nik Johnson announced he would not be standing for re-election www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/anna-sm...

East West Rail ‘must do more to protect priority natural habitats, says @WildlifeTrusts #EastWestRail www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/east-we...

St Philip Howard Church's £3million redevelopment will almost its double seating capacity and add a community hall #Cambridge www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/st-phil...

Investigators have released new images - and a possible name - in a bid to identify woman killed on the #A1 while walking barefoot 50 years ago www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/investi...

Cambridge is the first city to get Voi's new lighter e-bikes on its streets www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/voi-rol...

Anglian Water is calling for the CMA to allow it to charge higher bills than granted by Ofwat www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/anglian...

Plus: New era for Grantchester Meadows, Syd Barrett-themed bar for #Cambridge, new Voi e-bikes, all the Cambridge Regional CollegeApprenticeship Award winners, @philrodgers.co.uk on local govt shake-up & Daniel Zeichner, @iansollom.bsky.social, @elliottonguk.bsky.social & Elisa Meschini columns

Explosive experts have confirmed the device found in a Mill Road garden was inert www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/police-...

A police cordon has been thrown up in Mill Road, #Cambridge, after a suspected unexploded Second World War bomb was found in a garden www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/police-...

‘I won’t say sorry to mayor of Cambridgeshire after toxic culture’ says council leader www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/i-won-t...

Tom Jones will return to Newmarket Nights this summer www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/whats-on/tom...

Two police officers have been dismissed for gross misconduct www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/two-cam...

Could this be the swift solution to the #Cambridge region’s #water supply crisis? www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/could-t...

A man has been charged with murder and will appear before #Cambridge magistrates on Monday following the disappearance of Julie Buckley from a #Cambridgeshire village www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/man-cha...

Cambridge United have sacked head coach Garry Monk with the club bottom of League One and eight points from safety #CamUTD www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/sport/bottom...

The @greatercambs.bsky.social #Waterbeach to #Cambridge busway plan has progressed www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/gcp-s-w...

A 70-year-old man has been jailed over the 2013 murder of retired postmistress Una Crown in #Cambridgeshire tinyurl.com/2z2xu98x www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/70-year...

A significant update on the redevelopment plans for the Beehive Centre in #Cambridge as the government calls in the application www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/governm...

Campaigners have voiced alarm at plans for contaminated land in Cherry Hinton www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/campaig...

A doctor at @cuhnhs.bsky.social has led the first study of its kind to improve treatments for children and young people with traumatic brain injuries www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/addenbr...

A jailed #Cambridge drug dealer has been ordered to hand over more than £679,000 of his ill-gotten gains www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/jailed-...

Plus: could region now get 'low quality' housing? Outcome of code of conduct battle at Combined Authority, CamCRAG fair pics, teen's recovery from quad bike crash, a man cured of high blood pressure, the 'science' of love & @emiliesilverwood.bsky.social on school phone bans