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• Littleport Community Primary to get £200,000 as part of a pilot scheme to help disadvantaged students

  19-07-2017 22:13 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Littleport Primary will receive £200,000 over three years
  
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• Cyclist's 'lucky' escape after van reversed into her - but bike crushed

  19-07-2017 21:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The incident happened in Ramsey Road, St Ives and police have launched an investigation
  
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• 27 pictures of Cambridge enjoying the Town Bumps

  19-07-2017 20:43 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  ‘Bumping’ is a form of boat racing that evolved on the Cam during the 1820s out of necessity
  
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• 11 ways parents can keep their children safe online

  19-07-2017 20:05 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  We spoke to the NSPCC and O2 about the best way to keep your kids safe online and what signs you need to look out for
  
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• Milton Road design accepted amid fears traffic 'nightmares will come true' if nothing's done

  19-07-2017 19:06 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Greater Cambridge Partnership assembly has given the final concept their approval
  
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• Meet the 82-year-old fitness instructor running classes for 53 years

  19-07-2017 18:38 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Beatrice Farrington held one last class at Bewick Bridge Primary School in Cambridge before retirement
  
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• Abandoned £22 million Tesco site in Chatteris could become a hot new art venue

  19-07-2017 18:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  As part of a new art project the boarded up ghost store - which was built but never opened - could become a hipster hangout
  
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• London A-lister restaurant The Ivy plan Cambridge branch

  19-07-2017 17:50 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Plans to open The Ivy Brasserie in Trinity Street have been submitted to Cambridge City Council
  
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• Watch: Toy frog launched 19 miles into space

  19-07-2017 17:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Space Frog was launched 32,000 metres into the atmosphere for a science experiment at Swavesey Primary School
  
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• Greater Anglia cancel trains to Cambridge and Stansted Airport after track defect

  19-07-2017 17:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Services will be disrupted this evening until at least 8.30pm after a points failure at Bethnal Green North
  
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• Live: traffic and travel blog for Cambridgeshire and beyond for July 19

  19-07-2017 16:55 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Stay tuned for all the latest traffic, travel and breaking news as you make your way home today
  
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• Ely Museum lands grant of £150,000 towards acquisition of 'astonishing' gold torc

  19-07-2017 16:54 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The museum is calling on the public to help it raise the extra £8,000 needed to buy the item, which is made of 730g of almost pure gold
  
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• Photos of baby left at bus stop released in hopes of finding mother

  19-07-2017 16:38 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  "Your daughter needs to be named," says police officer in the UK-wide appeal for the mother
  
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• Woman claims 'enormous' noise pollution from nursery is forcing her to consider selling home

  19-07-2017 16:34 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Ella Taylor, 77, can hear cries and talking through even through double glazing at her home in Ascham Road, Cambridge
  
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• Cambridge given £1.78 million to become global centre for treating brain injuries

  19-07-2017 15:45 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Department of Health has provided £1.78 million to set up the new research unit
  
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• Pub reverses decision to remove charity boxes from the bar following backlash

  19-07-2017 15:17 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A Cambridge pub-goer said he would boycott The Rock in Cherry Hinton Road unless something was done
  
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• 'I don't know what I would have done without it': mum's heartfelt plea to keep children's centres open

  19-07-2017 15:14 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge mother Laura Morley, 34, said scrapping designated children's centres across the county could leave many families isolated, adding: "Children’s centres glue Cambridgeshire together. Let’s not pry it apart"
  
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• PIM:JAM festival returns in memory of Haverhill musician Peter James

  19-07-2017 15:02 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Peter James died in a crash on Homefield Road, Haverhill in 2013.
  
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• What's the weather going to be like for Secret Garden Party?

  19-07-2017 14:56 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Don't worry, the party will not be a washout
  
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• BBC pay revealed: Find your favourite talent on the full list of salaries

  19-07-2017 14:45 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The BBC has disclosed the salaries of its top-paid talent for the first time
  
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• Third person who died on A14 in five days is named

  19-07-2017 14:38 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The 27-year-old pedestrian who died following the collision in Bury St Edmunds was Alexander Beck from Sheffield
  
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• Pay by credit or debit card? This new law will make you very happy

  19-07-2017 14:37 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Companies will be stopped from charging you extra for using your card
  
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• Crime and 999 calls in Cambridgeshire rocket - police under massive pressure

  19-07-2017 14:08 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Chief Constable Alec Wood says the force is seeing an 'unprecedented workload' as crime soars
  
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• Two Indian restaurants in Cambridge raided over illegal immigrants... and now face massive fines

  19-07-2017 14:07 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Border control police swoop on the eateries in Mill Road and Victoria Road
  
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• Drug dealers in move to avoid Cambridge city centre CCTV

  19-07-2017 13:56 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Drug pushers have moved out of the city centre to the Maid's Causeway area
  
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• Cambridge's new Eddington district opening up to the public

  19-07-2017 13:56 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  New development to host more than 25 events during the Open Cambridge weekend
  
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• Fairground workers accused of manslaughter after girl crushed to death by bouncy castle

  19-07-2017 13:45 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Cambridge pair stand jointly accused of manslaughter and failing to discharge health and safety duties
  
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• LIVE: Greater Cambridge Partnership assembly looking at futuristic buses, plans for Milton and Histon Roads, and new park and ride for planned Cambourne busway

  19-07-2017 13:39 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  We're here, live, to see what's next for some of the region's big infrastructure projects
  
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• LIVE: City Deal assembly looking at futuristic buses, plans for Milton and Histon Roads, and new park and ride for planned Cambourne busway

  19-07-2017 13:39 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  We're here, live, to see what's next for some of the region's big infrastructure projects
  
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• As it happened: Greater Cambridge Partnership assembly look at futuristic buses, plans for Milton and Histon Roads, and new park and ride for planned Cambourne busway

  19-07-2017 13:39 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  We're here, live, to see what's next for some of the region's big infrastructure projects
  
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• Trial of Russian dissident accused of downloading indecent images of children to begin on Monday

  19-07-2017 13:23 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The trial of Vladimir Bukovsky is set begin with a new jury at Cambridge Crown Court after it was called off late last year due to the dissident's ill health
  
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• ANOTHER vehicle stuck on the busway - this time it's a van

  19-07-2017 13:11 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The van drove onto the busway tracks about midnight near St Ives - and blew out a tyre
  
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• Paedophile hunter snared Cambridge headteacher over grooming young boy and attempting to meet him

  19-07-2017 12:54 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Glyn Knowles, who was a child protection officer at private Cambridge International School, badgered who he thought was a child for naked photographs and to engage in sex
  
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• Police arrest teenager over Cherry Hinton Tesco incident

  19-07-2017 12:29 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  15-year-old boy being questioned on suspicion of robbery and assault
  
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• Great Northern urges train commuters to be patient over demand for more peak time seats

  19-07-2017 11:56 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The company has responded after a number-crunching commuter said the new trains significantly reduce the amount of space available to customers
  
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• Local campaigners petition council for roundabout on A142 death road

  19-07-2017 11:06 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Five people have died on the road in just three years
  
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• Weather warning as thunderstorms and torrential downpours forecast for Cambridge

  19-07-2017 09:47 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The showers could lead to flooding in some areas, forecasters say
  
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• Recap: the aftermath of last night's storms

  19-07-2017 08:25 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Good morning, we're here live with the latest updates on the roads and railways
  
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• Live: the latest on the aftermath of last night's storms

  19-07-2017 08:25 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Good morning, we're here live with the latest updates on the roads and railways
  
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• Lightning storm brings chaos on trains

  19-07-2017 08:16 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police urge drivers to take care on Cambridgeshire roads
  
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• Best train times to travel to Secret Garden Party - and UK's other most popular festivals

  19-07-2017 07:03 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Secret Garden Party is taking place from tomorrow (Thursday, July 20) – and as revellers continue to enjoy a summer of festival fun, the best times to travel have been highlighted.
  
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• Meet the winners of the Cambridge News and Media Education Awards 2017

  19-07-2017 06:53 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The awards were held at Homerton College on Tuesday July 18
  
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• Warning graphic content - Hare coursers batter Cambridgeshire farmer with metal bar

  19-07-2017 06:38 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Will Wombwell, 29, of JD Wombwell & Son in Ickleton, was hit in the face when he came across a group of men in one of his fields
  
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• Woman receives anonymous notes threatening to shoot and kill her dogs

  19-07-2017 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Jackie Dobbyne, 56, who has six dogs, has been getting handwritten messages since 2015
  
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• Shocking trend of people carrying acid as a weapon on Cambridge streets

  19-07-2017 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police say people are copying behaviour they have seen in London
  
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• This man has been missing for a week and could be in Cambridgeshire

  19-07-2017 00:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Andrew McGuinn has been missing since Tuesday, July 11
  
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