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• Britain's 'most bashed' bridge hit by car

  27-02-2025 18:51 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Traffic was disrupted in the area
  
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• ‘We can’t even put a dent in it’: Concerns raised over Northamptonshire council housing waitlist

  27-02-2025 18:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  North Northamptonshire Council has revealed that there are more than 6,500 households waiting for a social home, a third of which have been identified as "priority need"
  
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• Two people taken to hospital after car flips over in Cambridgeshire crash

  27-02-2025 18:15 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Emergency services attended the scene where a driver was trapped in a car
  
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• Man jailed after string of Cambridge moped thefts

  27-02-2025 18:10 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A 53-year-old was found guilty of a moped theft spree in Cambridge worth more than £450,000
  
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• Cambs city on list of 'deprived areas' to get Sport England cash to boost physical activity

  27-02-2025 17:47 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  More than a third of adults living in the country’s most deprived areas are not getting enough physical activity
  
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• Live updates as driver 'trapped' in car after crash in Cambridgeshire village

  27-02-2025 17:45 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  All emergency services are at the scene
  
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• Driver 'trapped' in car after crash in Cambridgeshire village

  27-02-2025 17:45 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Three people were cut out of cars and two were taken to hospital
  
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• Nationwide slashes mortgage rates for third time in three weeks – full breakdown

  27-02-2025 17:19 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A full list of changes reveals rate adjustments that mean a borrower with an average outstanding mortgage of £132,378 could save up to £331 in interest annually
  
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• Man with 'blatant disregard for law' jailed twice in one month

  27-02-2025 17:08 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  He was first jailed after concerns about him exploiting homeless people
  
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• Plans to 'try something different' after millions spent on peat roads

  27-02-2025 16:50 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A meeting will be held soon to discuss ways to overhaul ' soil affected' roads
  
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• Keir Starmer refuses to deny possible tax hikes and spending cuts in upcoming Spring Statement

  27-02-2025 16:18 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister signalled that the worst may be over for Brits, saying the "big decisions on tax" were taken in the Budget in October, but he declined to stamp out speculation that taxes could be hiked
  
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• Council pays out more than £25k for accident claims in five years

  27-02-2025 16:14 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  'Highway trips' were the most common causes of pedestrian accident claims
  
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• Council 'signing market's death warrant' as trader calls for change

  27-02-2025 16:08 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A councillor said they want to 'breathe fresh life' into the market
  
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• Watch the moment police find man waving knife in Cambridgeshire park

  27-02-2025 15:21 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Damian Szczeluba was spotted on CCTV waving a three-inch knife in the air
  
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• Multiple 'deliberate' fires set in Cambridgeshire village linked amid police appeal

  27-02-2025 14:51 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  One fire in a bin shed below a flat caused a window to crack and smoke to enter someone's home
  
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• Saunders Close Huntingdon murder probe launched after woman found dead in Cambs flat

  27-02-2025 13:28 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A man's body was later found in public toilets
  
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• Murder probe launched after woman found dead in Huntingdon flat

  27-02-2025 13:28 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A man's body was later found in public toilets
  
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• Impressive family home for sale in sought-after commuter village

  27-02-2025 12:51 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The property would make a spacious family home and is within walking distance of a railway station
  
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• Tesco Clubcard to axe service in stores from next week

  27-02-2025 12:48 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A feature of the Tesco Clubcard app will be discontinued soon
  
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• Calls to offer hour of free parking in town centres as Huntingdonshire council tax increase agreed

  27-02-2025 12:43 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Huntingdonshire District Council has agreed a £5 increase of its share of council tax
  
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• Cambridge Park Street car park closing for four days

  27-02-2025 12:39 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The city centre car park is closing temporarily
  
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• Cambridge park fenced off as long-delayed transformation project begins

  27-02-2025 12:15 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The creation of a riverside reserve was originally due to start in May 2023 but was delayed after issues were found with an underground sewer
  
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• DWP updated list of all benefits available for people over State Pension age

  27-02-2025 11:39 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has set out what is available to those aged beyond State Pension age after a question was raised in Parliament
  
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• Gene Hackman dead: Legendary actor and his wife Betsy Arakawa found unresponsive at home

  27-02-2025 10:24 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Two time Oscar winner Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa have been found dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with the sheriff confirming there is no foul play
  
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• A428: Flooding closes Cambridgeshire A-road lane for about 14 hours

  27-02-2025 09:44 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  One of two lanes was closed for around 14 hours
  
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• 'I gave her a kiss goodbye': Dad remembers daughter who died after mistakes at Addenbrooke's

  27-02-2025 04:18 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  An inquest found a needle had accidentally pierced the six-year-old girl's iliac vessels, causing massive, catastrophic internal bleeding
  
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• 'Amelia was my purpose in life': Dad remembers daughter who died after mistakes at Addenbrooke's

  27-02-2025 04:18 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  An inquest found a needle had accidentally pierced the six-year-old girl's iliac vessels, causing massive, catastrophic internal bleeding
  
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• How keeping teabags in your car can help avoid a £2,500 fine and three points

  27-02-2025 04:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Motorists have been warned over a Highway Code rule that could see them handed hefty fines and points on their licence – but teabags have the ability to help avoid it
  
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• Anyone with one of these health conditions could be eligible for £737 a month

  27-02-2025 03:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says there is no set list of conditions that make you eligible for Personal Independence Payment (PIP). But the DWP has shared the top five health conditions that see people claim PIP
  
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• Inside Kate Middleton's former school which is her top choice for Prince George

  27-02-2025 02:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Kate Middleton is said to be keen for her son, Prince George, to follow in her footsteps and attend Marlborough College, where she had a 'glowing' time according to her school yearbook
  
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• Concerns council won't fight appeal over Cambridgeshire border solar farm refusal

  27-02-2025 01:32 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The green energy facility would have been located on the edge of the A14 Huntingdon Road
  
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• Long-awaited improvements at notorious traffic bottleneck finally going ahead

  27-02-2025 01:03 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The work at the A47/A11 Thickthorn Junction will speed up journey times
  
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• Long-awaited £200m improvements at traffic bottleneck finally going ahead

  27-02-2025 01:03 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The work at the A47/A11 Thickthorn Junction will speed up journey times
  
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