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• John Lewis worker Valerie Thorby bows out in style at retirement ceremony after 31 years at Cambridge store

  30-11-2016 20:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Mrs Thorby, who has worked at the Cambridge store for 31 years, hung up her uniform on Friday
  
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• Village celebrates Christmas with living advent calendar

  30-11-2016 19:09 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Wicken has no official Christmas lights, so the residents are taking matters in their own hands.
  
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• Plans submitted for 245 new homes, despite concerns about overcrowding

  30-11-2016 19:04 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Romsey residents are worried the plan will put pressure on local facilities such as the school
  
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• The Rosie Birth Centre in Cambridge celebrates birth of 5,000 babies since opening

  30-11-2016 19:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  More than 5,000 babies have been born at the Birth Centre since the opening in 2013
  
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• Weather experts pours cold water on chances of Cambridge having a white Christmas

  30-11-2016 18:14 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  It looks like the city could be cloudy on Christmas Day - according to Geoffrey Wildman
  
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• Weather expert pours cold water on chances of Cambridge having a white Christmas

  30-11-2016 18:14 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  It looks like the city could be cloudy on Christmas Day - according to Geoffrey Wildman
  
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• Report set to be done on traffic flows on the deadly A1307

  30-11-2016 18:11 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  MP for West Suffolk Matthew Hancock met with John Hayes from the Department for Transport today
  
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• Residents erupt in fury over cuts to gritters on key roads near Cambridge

  30-11-2016 18:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A petition has been launched by South Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats
  
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• Soham care home declared ‘good’ after new inspection

  30-11-2016 17:14 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  There were concerns regarding the administration of medications last May
  
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• Van crashes into traffic lights on A14 Brampton

  30-11-2016 17:12 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The driver has been taken to hospital for further assessment
  
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• Where to see Santa on his sleigh during this year's Rotary Club fundraiser

  30-11-2016 17:02 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The event has been collecting money for charity since 1975 and has grown in size from five nights in the early years, to 11 nights this year.
  
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• County emergency plan chief retires

  30-11-2016 16:41 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  He leaves Cambridgeshire with a 'robust' emergency plans in place
  
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• Armed men storm Cambridgeshire store for £200 terrifying customers and staff

  30-11-2016 16:26 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Detectives are now appealing for witnesses
  
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• Drugs lord and 'mule' jailed after police sting at Cambridge Services on A14

  30-11-2016 16:13 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Marcus Delamare, 45, and Robert Price, 48, were arrested following a police investigation
  
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• Plan to develop rural care hubs

  30-11-2016 16:10 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The draft proposals are being closely scrutinised by people worried about the closure of the Princess of Wales Minor Injury Unit in Ely.
  
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• Newmarket Town Council vote to have "important" PCSO

  30-11-2016 16:08 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The mayor of Newmarket described it as "one of the most important decisions the council has ever made"
  
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• Newmarket Town Council vote to have a PCSO

  30-11-2016 16:08 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The mayor of Newmarket described it as "one of the most important decisions the council has ever made"
  
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• Survey to help Network Rail crossing plans

  30-11-2016 15:49 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridgeshire County Council are working with the rail operator over the next few weeks, starting on November 26.
  
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• Exclusive: Family of Porsche driver in horror crash slates ambulance service after waiting over an hour for paramedics

  30-11-2016 15:45 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The horrific crash left the 23-year-old with two broken legs, a broken elbow and broken ribs
  
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• Online poll: Is it cruel to use reindeer as a Christmas attraction at Scotsdales garden centre?

  30-11-2016 15:22 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The two rescued Scandinavian reindeer are part of the Great Shelford garden centre's festive activities
  
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• Young Addenbrooke's patient asks Cambridge donors to give blood this Christmas

  30-11-2016 15:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Rylan Ferry, 4, has relied on blood transfusions to stay well since he was a baby
  
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• Passengers warned to face Christmas delays on Cambridge and Ely rail line

  30-11-2016 15:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Major railway work in Norwich over the Christmas period will have a knock-on effect for travellers in Cambridgeshire
  
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• Good Samaritans are hit with parking fine

  30-11-2016 14:46 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  They received the fine after shopping at Aldi in Ely
  
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• Good Samaritans are hit with Aldi parking fine

  30-11-2016 14:46 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  They received the fine after shopping at Aldi in Ely
  
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• Woman bailed over alleged road rage in Cambridgeshire after man, 19, assaulted

  30-11-2016 14:41 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The victim, a 19-year-old man, was driving behind a vehicle which was driving erratically
  
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• Newmarket dad in plea for crossing after son hit by car

  30-11-2016 14:29 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A Newmarket dad wants the council to put a crossing on Studlands Park Avenue
  
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• Newmarket BID rangers to patrol the town

  30-11-2016 14:16 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  BID town rangers will be in Newmarket for the next four to five years
  
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• Monster guilty of multiple sexual offences against 6-year-old girl jailed

  30-11-2016 14:12 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Matthew Loder, 37, sexually assaulted the girl multiple times from the age of just six
  
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• Court speeding guidelines "need to change", says Suffolk PCC

  30-11-2016 14:11 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Suffolk's Police and Crime Commissioner feels the public are losing confidence in the criminal justice system
  
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• Vegans and vegetarians' anger over animal fat in new plastic five pound bank note

  30-11-2016 14:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The bank notes contain tallow, a substance derived from fat that is used in candles and soaps
  
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• Newmarket elections cost "infighting" council £15,000

  30-11-2016 13:58 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Newmarket Town Council spent £15,000 on by-elections this year
  
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• This'll sleigh you: garden centre accused of cruelty by adding reindeer to Christmas display

  30-11-2016 13:20 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A Cambridge garden centre is facing a social media onslaught – because it has two live reindeer as part of its Christmas displays.
  
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• Ely Museum hopes to acquire gold relic

  30-11-2016 13:14 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The museum would need to raise a six-figure-sum to buy the object from the Treasure Scheme.
  
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• Cambridge News readers share their views on crazy Cambridge parking

  30-11-2016 13:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The story of a taxi driver who left his car on the pavement while buying a coffee has sparked fierce online debate
  
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• Update: Masked and armed gang terrorise mum and children stealing £4,000 after bursting into Cambridgeshire home

  30-11-2016 12:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A manhunt has been launched after the home invaders struck
  
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• Masked gang burst into Cambridgeshire home and terrorise family

  30-11-2016 12:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A manhunt has been launched after the home invaders struck
  
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• Police advise public in Cambridgeshire about 'marauding gun attacks'

  30-11-2016 12:18 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The message coincides with National Counter Terrorism Awareness Week and follows the anniversary of the Paris attacks
  
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• Flood of historic child sex abuse allegations in Cambridgeshire as football bosses reassure parents

  30-11-2016 12:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Officers say there have been “multiple” allegations made
  
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• Seven stunning photos of frosty Cambridge as city wakes up to coldest morning of the year

  30-11-2016 10:45 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridgeshire residents woke up to what is thought to be the coldest morning of the year this morning - but these stunning frosty photos show that for many the early start was worth it.
  
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• Frost-jacking car thieves could pounce in Cambridge as temperatures plummet

  30-11-2016 10:32 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police warned people not to leave their cars unattended while they were defrosting them
  
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• 'This isn't science fiction'- engineer Duncan Casey on making Amazon's delivery drone dream a reality

  30-11-2016 08:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  As part of its Amazon in the Community programme, staff from the tech firm’s Prime Air research lab here in Cambridge will be visiting local schools to spread the word about careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths).
  
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• It's a mini forest! Popular Christmas tree festival returns to a Cambridge church

  30-11-2016 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Christmas has arrived at St Giles's Church with 34 Norwegian pine Christmas trees on display
  
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• Cambridge veterinarian ophthalmologist gives hope to critically-endangered orangutan blinded by air rifle

  30-11-2016 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  There are hopes the operation will restore the sight of Aan who was shot 104 times with an air rifle
  
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• Calls for 'robust' response as it emerges there could be as many as 1,310 empty dwellings in Cambridge

  30-11-2016 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The city council says the number is only a 'snapshot' of the housing picture, but says they would welcome measures to cut down on empty dwellings in the city
  
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