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• Residents fear approved 400-room student accommodation plan 'morphed into a monster'

  31-07-2026 17:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  St John's College, part of the University of Cambridge, said the rooms will be used by a number of colleges
  
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• Peterborough man found with almost £50,000 worth of drugs after motorway crash

  08-08-2026 19:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Drugs packaged to look like popular brands of children’s sweets were found in the man's car
  
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• Former post office that served community for ‘many years’ up for sale

  08-08-2026 18:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The property, which served its community for years, is situated in a 'popular' village, according to the listing
  
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• Family-run farm suffering with ‘all time high’ theft

  08-08-2026 17:06 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Farmers are finding themselves having to deal with verbal abuse and robberies
  
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• Shire horses harvest wildflower meadow at Cambridge college

  08-08-2026 15:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The horses, from Waldburg Shires, are called Cosmo and Bryn
  
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• New Greggs could open in city despite another store just 10 minutes away

  08-08-2026 13:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  It would be located at the site of a former steakhouse restaurant
  
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• Public warned 'avoid area' as firefighters rush to blaze at Cambridgeshire nature reserve

  08-08-2026 12:49 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  It comes after a previous fire at the same nature reserve at the end of July
  
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• ‘Picturesque’ marina and riverside pub on the market for over £2m

  08-08-2026 11:02 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The pub owners, who also live on the marina, are selling the business to focus on retirement
  
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• 'I woke with 100 bites at Cambridge Travelodge – people are horrified by how I look'

  08-08-2026 10:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A travel blogger who journeyed across Asia and Africa avoiding insects, but a night in a Travelodge in her hometown of Cambridge left her covered in bed bug bites
  
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• New McDonald’s restaurant to open in Cambridge five minutes away from another

  08-08-2026 09:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  McDonald's set its sights on a Cambridge location, just minutes away from another operating store
  
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• 'I sat near Princess Beatrice at church and her husband's behaviour stunned me'

  08-08-2026 07:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Former government minister Nadine Dorries, who sat in front of Princess Beatrice at a church service, complained of the way her husband behaved and explained how she dealt with the situation
  
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• 30 worker cabins at Cambridgeshire mushroom farm planned on ‘high risk’ flood land

  08-08-2026 07:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The applicants propose 30 worker cabins
  
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• Lorry fire blocks major Cambridgeshire road as drivers face 50-minute delays

  07-08-2026 18:55 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Drivers have been urged to divert 'where possible'
  
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• Police officer 'seriously bitten' during three nights of disorder in town

  07-08-2026 17:46 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Another police officer was also struck with a rock, while a third was spat at
  
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• 'Exciting milestone' as new town set to get first shop

  07-08-2026 17:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The council said the shop has been 'long-awaited'
  
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• Car ‘set on fire and bricks thrown at house’ in suspected arson attack

  07-08-2026 16:45 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A woman suffered minor injuries in the incident
  
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• Cambridgeshire train lines blocked after vehicle strikes railway bridge

  07-08-2026 15:54 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Trains are expected to be delayed by at least 30 minutes
  
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• Crocodile enclosure at zoo 'near empty' after boy injured

  07-08-2026 15:05 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The crocodile enclosure at Johnsons of Old Hurst zoo in Cambridgeshire is almost deserted as visitors stay away following the serious injury of a three-year-old boy
  
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• Man dragged and kicked pubgoer in 'vicious' attack just days before Christmas

  07-08-2026 13:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The victim suffered a broken nose and injuries to his face
  
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• Convicted sex offender sent explicit messages to ‘13-year-old girl’

  07-08-2026 12:21 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The 40-year-old sent sexual messages to someone he thought was a teenage girl
  
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• Dangerous driver found with knife fled from police in two high-speed pursuits

  07-08-2026 11:37 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The young driver also nearly crashed into cars when driving on the wrong side of the road
  
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• Man ‘struck by car’ on busy Cambridge road rushed to hospital

  07-08-2026 10:48 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The man suffered serious injuries
  
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• I visited a hidden Hertfordshire gem with a Natural History Museum and independent shops

  07-08-2026 07:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  I visited a town in Hertfordshire, under two hours from Cambridge, and it was a hidden gem
  
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• Locals ‘deeply upset’ as 200-year-old tree cut down

  07-08-2026 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A council has said the decision to cut down the tree was a 'last resort'
  
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• Gang stole ‘sentimental’ jewellery worth £130k across Cambridgeshire

  06-08-2026 19:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The gang stole £72k worth of jewellery in one burglary
  
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• BBC issues update on Cambridge-set series viewers are 'obsessed' with

  06-08-2026 18:18 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The BBC has announced a guest star for a detective show that is set and filmed in Cambridge
  
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• 'All we get is retirement flats they can't sell' in Cambridgeshire town

  06-08-2026 18:13 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambourne residents have voiced strong objections to retirement flat plans, with concerns over expected amenities including a pub for the South Cambridgeshire town
  
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• Rapist 'had been dead for some time' before being found in Cambs prison

  06-08-2026 17:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  He was sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2015
  
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• Homes Under the Hammer star shares 'disappointment' over Wymondham property

  06-08-2026 15:46 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A three-bedroom home in Wymondham didn't meet the expectations of Homes Under the Hammer star Jacqui Joseph.
  
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• Bomb squad called to ‘suspicious package’ at service station

  06-08-2026 15:16 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A cordon was put in place by police
  
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