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• Look back at the record-breaking summer that hit Cambridgeshire 50 years ago

  16-08-2026 18:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  2026 has been a hot year - but it was just as hot in 1976 and didn't rain for a whopping 16 months!
  
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• Homes approved despite 'floodgate' of development fears

  18-08-2026 19:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Huntingdonshire District Council approved the four homes at the vacant site despite fears about development in the countryside
  
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• Man threatened to burn mum’s house down while living in tent in her garden

  18-08-2026 17:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The man also threatened to 'smash' the head in of another woman
  
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• 1,600 homes could be built in tiny Cambridgeshire city as Network Rail raises 'significant concerns'

  18-08-2026 14:27 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The plans could extend a Cambridgeshire city
  
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• One dead and hundreds ill in food poisoning scare 'linked to eggs'

  18-08-2026 13:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Tthe UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) saying the outbreak 'may be linked to eggs imported from outside of the UK'
  
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• Royal Mail delivery warning as delays hit 18 Cambridgeshire postcodes today — full list

  18-08-2026 12:58 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The delivery firm has shared a full list of postcode areas most affected
  
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• Prince William 'smouldering inside' at Prince Harry after 'feeling betrayed'

  18-08-2026 12:11 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry seems to have at least partially repaired his relationship with His Majesty the King, but he and older brother Prince William still have a long way to go, claims expert Jennie Bond
  
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• 'Drugs and weapons' concerns as police say 'high risk' location not suitable for care home

  18-08-2026 12:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The plans for the care home were withdrawn after police raised concerns about its 'high risk' location
  
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• Police rush to 'men carrying axe' in Cambridge park

  18-08-2026 11:29 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  An investigation is ongoing
  
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• Plans to build homes on car parks cause political turmoil as Greens quit council

  18-08-2026 10:47 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Huntingdonshire's two Green councillors have withdrawn from the administration over controversial plans to build on car parks in St Neots, St Ives, and Huntingdon
  
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• Tragedy as bodies of pilot and 'Brit couple on honeymoon' pulled from helicopter wreckage in Greece

  18-08-2026 10:26 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The crash occurred near homes on the Greek island of Sifnos
  
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• Woman 'felt sick' after learning she was dating convicted paedophile who changed his name

  18-08-2026 10:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The woman has urged the government to close a loophole that allows sex offenders to change their names to hide their criminal pasts
  
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• Lakeside flats dubbed 'dominating and imposing' refused as developer loses appeal

  18-08-2026 09:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Huntingdonshire District Council rejected the plans over fears it would 'urbanise' the countryside
  
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• Locals say ‘over-ambitious’ plans to build 120 homes on car park would ‘kill off the high street’

  18-08-2026 07:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The developers want to "transform" part of a town and build up to 120 new homes
  
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• Latest on 'mandatory' 15mph speed limit for cyclists on Cambridge track

  17-08-2026 19:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The speed limit was introduced to reduce "accidental conflict between users of the shared use track"
  
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• Driving theory test building to become 90 flats after plans approved

  17-08-2026 18:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Many will remember the building as the location where they took their driving theory test
  
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• ‘Horrendous’ smell in village as ‘hero’ firefighters battle nature reserve blaze

  17-08-2026 17:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Firefighters remain at the scene of a fire that started at a nature reserve nine days ago
  
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• Warning after couple return from holiday to 'distressing' discovery

  17-08-2026 16:27 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A fire had ripped through the couple's bedroom while they were on holiday
  
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• Couple return from holiday to find ‘significant’ damage to home

  17-08-2026 16:27 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A fire had ripped through the couple's bedroom while they were on holiday
  
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• Man who killed own father in 'horrific' attack admits manslaughter

  17-08-2026 16:06 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The victim was found at his home
  
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• Man strangled and bit woman in 'terrifying attack' after knocking her off bike

  17-08-2026 16:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The attacker placed his hands around the victim's neck and squeezed
  
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• Family pays tribute to 'darling boy' killed in 'horrific' crash

  17-08-2026 13:48 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The 19-year-old boy motorcyclist involved in a crash on August 11
  
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• Holme Fen: Firefighter shares message as nature reserve blaze battle continues

  17-08-2026 13:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The fire service has thanked locals for their 'generous' donations and support
  
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• Man dies at car boot sale near Cambridgeshire garden centre

  17-08-2026 11:25 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The incident happened at a car boot sale near a garden centre
  
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• Heartfelt tributes to Jason Arday left outside University of Cambridge building

  17-08-2026 11:22 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  One heartfelt message said his memory 'will never be forgotten'
  
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• Woman arrested after windows smashed at Cambridgeshire shop

  17-08-2026 10:52 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police arrested a 52-year-old woman
  
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• Police 'concerned' about missing Cambridgeshire teenager last seen days ago

  17-08-2026 09:10 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Officers are becoming "increasingly concerned for her welfare"
  
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• The Cambridgeshire area losing its appeal as more people leave than move to it

  17-08-2026 07:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Figures show thousands of people left it last year
  
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• Tributes paid to 'down-to-earth' man who died suddenly

  16-08-2026 19:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Our thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones
  
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• Empty 19th-century primary school set to be transformed

  16-08-2026 17:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The 19th century school building was put on the market for £560,000 in January
  
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