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• Cambs woman who crashed car into front garden after drinking at pub is banned for over 2 years

  17-03-2025 20:10 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  She was reportedly unsteady on her feet and slurring her speech
  
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• HMRC update on demand to raise personal tax allowance to £20,000

  17-03-2025 19:46 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Alan Frost, who started the petition, has urged the Labour Party government to "raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000"
  
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• DWP warning as 450,000 people will miss out on £460 state pension uplift in April

  17-03-2025 17:39 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The state pension is set to rise from April – however, there are nearly half a million people who are not eligible for the increase
  
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• Live A14 Godmanchester updates as 'police incident' sees traffic come to standstill near Cambridge

  17-03-2025 17:13 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  There are 35-minute delays – live updates
  
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• A14 'police incident' sees traffic come to standstill near Cambridge

  17-03-2025 17:13 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  There were 35-minute delays – recap
  
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• Cambridgeshire A-road closures in place for works with diversion in place

  17-03-2025 16:24 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A signed diversion route will be in place for the duration
  
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• 'Rowdy behaviour' in Cambridge city centre sees police called

  17-03-2025 16:05 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested after the incident
  
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• Bright green water spotted in Cambridge brook as public told 'report pollution'

  17-03-2025 15:58 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The green colour in the water was spotted along a route popular with walkers and cyclists
  
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• Police find empty car crashed into ditch after occupants flee

  17-03-2025 15:15 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A man was charged with driving offences and has been given a court date
  
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• Chesterton thief had stolen bike worth more than £1,000 at his home

  17-03-2025 14:21 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Darren Valentine pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods
  
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• Concerns over impact of National Insurance on social care as council cannot cover rise

  17-03-2025 12:06 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  North Northamptonshire Council has said it hopes its £4m investment to cover inflationary pay increases in care will help 'alleviate some of the risks' in the sector
  
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• Most Brits face maximum council tax hikes – have your say

  17-03-2025 11:36 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  An overwhelming number of English councils will raise council tax by the maximum allowed
  
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• Fears villages will lose out if Cambridgeshire is run by one 'huge authority'

  17-03-2025 11:33 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Councillors in Fenland raised concerns that local government reorganisation will be ‘terrible for the area’
  
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• Four children among six injured in Cambridgeshire crash after car hit tree

  17-03-2025 11:12 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  One woman is in hospital with serious injuries
  
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• Man thought he 'hit a deer' after seriously injuring motorcyclist in hit and run

  17-03-2025 11:10 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The emergency services found his number plate at the scene and his car was later found with significant damage
  
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• Northamptonshire council writes off nearly £600,000 in unpaid debts

  17-03-2025 10:45 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  North Northamptonshire Council has deemed the half-million-pound figure in unpaid business rates and council tax 'uncollectable'
  
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• Millions of Nationwide customers to miss out on free £250

  17-03-2025 09:24 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Nationwide hopes to announce its third annual "Fairer Share" payout in May – but it looks like millions will miss out
  
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• 12 spices urgently recalled over 'life-threatening' allergy fears

  17-03-2025 09:21 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Food Standards Agency has warned that 12 garlic powders sold in the UK could be harmful as they contain peanuts
  
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• Martin Lewis warns around 10 million pensioners set to lose out on state payout

  17-03-2025 03:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that the UK State Pension will increase by 4.1% on 6 April 2025, although a significant number of pensioners will lose out
  
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• Cambridgeshire bowls club left 'absolutely devastated' after arson attack destroys equipment

  17-03-2025 03:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The fire service said the blaze which destroyed two sheds full of equipment was 'deliberate'
  
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• Cambs woman goes viral for using Ikea bear to model clothes for online shop

  17-03-2025 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The seller has been using her Ikea bear to model clothes for her Vinted account – and the soft toy has plenty of fans
  
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