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• DWP's new eligibility criteria for PIP could impact thousands amid planned £5bn savings

  25-03-2025 20:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The DWP has rejected 31,000 applications for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in the last year
  
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• Man who stole £200 worth of Crème Eggs banned from entire county

  25-03-2025 19:17 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Deon De Groot put the eggs into a duffle bag and left Tesco Express without paying
  
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• Man taken to hospital after car and motorbike crash near Cambridgeshire

  25-03-2025 18:05 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to the scene
  
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• Care centre with Roman roots granted approval for more rooms

  25-03-2025 17:12 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A Roman bath can be seen in the centre's reception
  
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• Five-car crash near Cambridgeshire leaves one seriously injured

  25-03-2025 16:09 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police want witnesses to come forward
  
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• Prince William issued terrifying threat by Vladimir Putin's drone army boss

  25-03-2025 16:08 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Dmitry Rogozin, a former Putin deputy premier and ex-head of the Russian Space Agency, said the Prince of Wales was a "great target" for his drone pilots in a chilling threat
  
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• Everything we know so far about plans to abolish and replace Cambs councils

  25-03-2025 15:59 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The seven councils in Cambridgeshire could cease to exist in 2028
  
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• Critics launch petition opposing plans for large quarry near Northants village

  25-03-2025 15:36 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Residents living close by have raised concerns about quarry operations bringing in noise, dust, increased traffic and air pollution
  
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• 'Dated' Cambridge community centre and library sold for 'regeneration' project

  25-03-2025 15:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  East Barnwell Community Centre site and East Barnwell Library have both been sold to Cambridge City Council
  
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• East West Rail announces major update in future Oxford to Cambridge services

  25-03-2025 14:33 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  It is a 'significant step' forward in the scheme
  
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• Drug dealer tried to evade police officers on e-scooter

  25-03-2025 14:17 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  He tried to flee from officers but was inevitably caught
  
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• Cambridgeshire driver repeatedly 'reverse rammed' police car

  25-03-2025 14:03 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police were initially alerted to two vans being driven in the early hours
  
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• 'Staggering' number of Addenbrooke's surgery cases reviewed after children hurt

  25-03-2025 14:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  An orthopaedic surgeon who specialises in treating children has been suspended after an investigation found that care fell below standards
  
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• Grandparents could boost their State Pension by more than £6,000 over 20 years

  25-03-2025 13:56 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A single extra National Insurance credit currently adds around £303-a-year on to the full, New State Pension, which is currently worth £221.20 per week or £11,502 each year
  
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• Incinerator impact 'will be monitored' as air quality management areas revoked

  25-03-2025 13:34 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Fenland District Council has agreed to revoke two air quality management areas in Wisbech
  
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• Northants village shop bids for 24/7 alcohol licence despite hostility

  25-03-2025 13:27 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Neighbours have raised concerns that the extended booze sale times could attract anti-social behaviour and disruption to the 'quiet' village
  
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• Man arrested after 'stabbing' in Cambridgeshire town

  25-03-2025 12:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A man was left in hospital with serious injuries
  
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• Direct Debit warning as households told 'start cancellation process' now

  25-03-2025 11:51 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  April will be an 'awful' month for bills with a number of costs set to rise, an expert has warned, as millions of UK households are urged to check their direct debits
  
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• DWP could give pensioners with these health conditions £108 a week

  25-03-2025 11:41 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  DWP figures show that at the end of August 2024, nearly 1.7 million older people were claiming Attendance Allowance
  
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• 'Mystery paralysis after I gave birth scared me into losing weight'

  25-03-2025 11:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Six weeks after having her baby Claudia was rushed to hospital with stroke-like symptoms, and doctors said her weight could be to blame
  
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• Upgrades planned for ‘hit’ town splashpad to be sent from Canada

  25-03-2025 11:10 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Fenland District Council is planning improvement work at Wisbech Splashpad over the next two years.
  
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• Martin Lewis tells Brits to stock up on one item before April price rise

  25-03-2025 11:10 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Martin Lewis has advised people to stock up on a £1.65 item before the price increases in April
  
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• SpaceX rocket launch spiral spotted in the skies above Cambridgeshire

  25-03-2025 10:58 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The phenomenon is believed to have been caused by a SpaceX launch
  
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• When do the clocks go forward and why do we change to BST – Have your say!

  25-03-2025 10:22 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The UK is set to switch to British Summer Time (BST) at the end of March, meaning that the clocks will go forward by one hour, but why do we change time?
  
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• 'Always smiling' disability advocate from Cambridgeshire remembered after death

  25-03-2025 05:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  "Everybody wants to makes sure he gets a really good send off and make sure he's not forgotten"
  
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• DWP explains how much it can take directly from bank account in new fraud powers

  25-03-2025 03:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The powers will allow investigators to take an amount from a person's bank account where they owe money and refuse to pay up
  
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• DWP PIP score changes warning to people who get '2 for all activities'

  25-03-2025 02:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The eligibility rules for PIP are tightening
  
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