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• It might be a tad windy but you could roll out the barbecues this weekend

  03-05-2017 23:22 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  We check out the current forecast from Friday, May 5 to Sunday, May 7
  
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• Developers of 6,500 home new town accused of 'packing them in like sardines'

  03-05-2017 23:08 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Residents of Landbeach heard from developer Urban&Civic on its proposals
  
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• Cambridgeshire farmers owed millions from bust grain firm may get just 1p for every pound unpaid

  03-05-2017 22:52 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Farmers can expect to claw back between 1p and 6p in the pound owed by failed grain merchant Wellgrain
  
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• What tomorrow's mayoral and county council candidates think about cycling

  03-05-2017 21:13 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge Cycling Campaign (Camcycle) posed questions to council hopefuls and mayoral candidates
  
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• What the 2017 mayoral and county council election candidates think about cycling

  03-05-2017 21:13 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge Cycling Campaign (Camcycle) posed questions to council hopefuls and mayoral candidates
  
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• This is how you could win a tour of Amazon's secret drone testing facility in Cambridgeshire

  03-05-2017 20:34 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The competition is aimed at educating people how to fly drones safely
  
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• Tesco store in Cambridge's Bar Hill evacuated

  03-05-2017 19:42 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Video footage showed crowds of customers waiting outside in the car park
  
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• Dakota Fanning and Kirsten Dunst to bring Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar to silver screen

  03-05-2017 19:35 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A new movie of the Cambridge writer's celebrated novel is being shot this year
  
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• Watched the banned Game of Thrones parody created by Cambridgeshire company Sodastream

  03-05-2017 19:03 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  SodaStream, based in Fen Ditton, faced complaints that the advert was offensive, distressing and irresponsibly targeted
  
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• Watch the banned Game of Thrones parody created by Cambridgeshire company Sodastream

  03-05-2017 19:03 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  SodaStream, based in Fen Ditton, faced complaints that the advert was offensive, distressing and irresponsibly targeted
  
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• This terrifying overtake avoided a head-on crash with a police van by inches

  03-05-2017 17:53 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The near miss on the B1090 in Cambridgeshire was captured on a dash cam
  
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• Hollywood star's mum standing in Cambridgeshire seat at general election

  03-05-2017 17:29 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Bridget Smith is standing for the Liberal Democrats in North West Cambridgeshire
  
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• Campaigners take fight against giant concrete factory to High Court

  03-05-2017 17:27 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Under the planning application the concrete factory would double in size to 60 acres and see two 70ft silos
  
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• Wheelie? Resident calls 999 about a smelly bin

  03-05-2017 17:15 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The reaction from the public was both hilarious and informative
  
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• Joy as dog stolen by addicts is reunited with owner

  03-05-2017 17:02 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Two days of detective work and an appeal on social media helped reunite Grace and Edie
  
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• Polling etiquette: Do's and don'ts at the polls

  03-05-2017 16:53 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Here’s the polling station dos and don’ts for the big day tomorrow
  
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• Cyclist suffers facial injuries after being hit by a car

  03-05-2017 16:44 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A man in his 20s was knocked off his bike in Impington
  
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• 'Why was our father, 87, charged with murder?'

  03-05-2017 16:35 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The family of Brendon and Jean Constant said they could not understand why their 87-year-old father was charged over their mother's death at Poppyfields car home in Eynesbury when the couple had intended to take their own lives
  
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• Boy, 10, wanted over theft after riding off on girl's bike

  03-05-2017 16:33 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The theft happened in a park at Wheatfields, St Ives
  
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• Bed blockers cost Addenbrooke's £2.2m in one year - with one patient refusing to leave for 195 DAYS

  03-05-2017 16:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The hospital says its a national problem which they are "tackling proactively"
  
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• Everything you need to know about voting in the Cambridgeshire County Council and mayor elections

  03-05-2017 15:38 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Voting information for Cambridge City, South Cambridgeshire, East Cambridgeshire and mayoral electionsc
  
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• Rowers accused of taunts to upset horse and rider in Cambridge

  03-05-2017 15:21 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The incident was recorded by river authority, the Conservators of the River Cam
  
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• Woman jailed for 'despicable attack' on pensioner, 77

  03-05-2017 15:06 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Louise Keddy, of Exning Road, Newmarket, pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and common assault. She was apprehended after a member of the public made a citizen's arrest
  
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• Just 15 black male students began their studies at Cambridge University in a single year

  03-05-2017 14:45 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  They have posted a group picture on social media with the hashtag #BlackMenofCambridgeUniversity to encourage more black students to apply to the institution
  
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• Locals urged to go and vote for new mayor who could help fix Girton interchange

  03-05-2017 14:11 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Fixing the junction could be the key to solving the area's transport trouble
  
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• Parking 'free-for-all' in Cambridge enrages taxi drivers

  03-05-2017 13:42 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Drivers are flouting the rules in Cambridge at night and filling up the market square and blocking taxi ranks
  
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• Cambridge post office reopens two months after ram raiders smashed a car into it

  03-05-2017 13:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The post office in Chesterton had to be made safe after the ram-raid caused extensive damage.
  
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• Puppy farms are horrendous but a third of people in Cambridge have no idea why

  03-05-2017 12:24 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A new survey shows a lack of awareness about the cruel practice of breeding dogs solely for profit
  
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• Why were police in Histon's High Street?

  03-05-2017 12:16 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police cars were spotted by a member of the public in Histon last night
  
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• Street parties planned in Cambridge for Jo Cox Great Get-Together

  03-05-2017 12:14 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  City residents are invited to join a community event named after the murdered MP
  
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• Pensioner charged with wife's murder died in catastrophic fall at home before court appearance

  03-05-2017 11:35 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Brendon Constant, 87, was accused of murdering his wife Jean at Poppyfields care home, Eynesbury, by suffocating her with a plastic bag
  
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• Resident left trapped in her home after smashing knee in pavement fall

  03-05-2017 11:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Neighbours rally to help woman after she shatters her kneecap
  
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• Man and car trapped in tree for over an hour following serious collision

  03-05-2017 09:59 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The driver was released from the vehicle by the fire services and taken to hospital with a leg injury
  
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• Car plunges into ditch and five injured after serious crash on A505

  03-05-2017 09:52 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  The serious pile-up saw four cars collide, sending one into a ditch just before noon yesterday (May 2)
  
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• Serious crash in Cambridgeshire puts a child and two adults in hospital

  03-05-2017 09:40 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police were called to a crash between two vehicles on the A1303 near Dullingham
  
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• In an age of fake news you can rely on Cambridge News as a trusted source

  03-05-2017 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  We are honest brokers of local information, upholding the values you share with us - the polar opposite of fake news
  
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• Fighting Fake News: Support trusted local journalism

  03-05-2017 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  What is our Fighting Fake News campaign really about?
  
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• Imperial War Museum plans amazing art installation to mark its centenary

  03-05-2017 00:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Visitors will be able to call up a hundred stories about the famous airfield just by touching a sensory exhibit
  
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