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Woman speaking to 'Pope' stopped from being conned of £500k
The ‘Pope’ asked her to send a £500 gift card in return for them giving her the pin to access the money
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Family-run Cambridgeshire nursery crowned best in the UK
The family-run nursery has won several awards previously
Cambridge city centre ‘disfigured’ by overflowing bins at weekends
Extra street cleaning resource awaited.
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Mill Road traders 'left in limbo' over pavement licences
Cambridge City Council said they 'fully support' outdoor seating but their enquiries have caused concern among some traders
Major essential roadworks lasting eight weeks set to start in Cambridge this week
Various measures will be in place during the scheme, including temporary lights and street closures
The Cambridgeshire village that enjoys the ‘best of both worlds’
It is described as a 'lovely' village where 'everybody speaks to you'
Vehicles could be banned from street outside school under new plans
Plans have been unveiled to introduce a 'school street' outside a primary school
The demolished Cambridge theatre that launched a comedy empire
Without it we may never have some of our greatest British comedians
Cllr Elliot Tong resigns from Greens over council housing and Palestine - and says he was ‘mocked’ over neurodivergence
He will continue on city and county councils as an Independent.
Five Cambridgeshire criminals put behind bars in September
A man described as a 'predatory' rapist is among the criminals put behind bars this month
‘Six Inches of Soil’ filmmakers named among the top 100 environmentalists
Colin Ramsey and Claire Mackenzie in The Independent’s 2026 listing.
Ofsted warns school it ‘needs attention’ after 10 years of being ‘good’
The school had previously been judged as 'good' overall under Ofsted's old grading system
The Comberton chocolate box cottage up for sale that looks straight out of a fairytale
It is thought to have once been the village bakery
Cambs car enthusiast transforms 1970s Beetle into life-sized Hot Wheels
His car could become an official Hot Wheels toy if he wins the international competition
Rise in rural shoplifting in South Cambridgeshire to be tackled - and nine areas prioritised
‘The gall with which it is carried out is quite mind-boggling’ says council leader.
Cllr Ingrid Flaubert: Cambridge’s water crisis is bigger than sewage
Opinion | Cllr Ingrid Flaubert, Green Party member for Trumpington on Cambridge City Council, writes for the Cambridge Independent.
Runner Pauline Blake takes on 10th Bidwells Cambridge 10k
The event raises money for Muscular Dystrophy UK.
The 25-year-old Peterborough suburb that’s becoming its ‘own town’
It's estimated that the population has grown by more than 14,000 people in 20 years
Former Cambridgeshire County Council Green Group leader resigns from party
He said he 'no longer feels the party will allow him to stand up for what’s right.'
Council estate residents fear being 'trapped' as road could be closed for over a year
Cambridge City Council approved the demolition of the homes they said do not meet modern standards