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DWP Universal Credit claimants to receive £5,098 annual boost
Single Universal Credit claimants aged 25+ will receive £424.90 per month following DWP benefit rate increases in the 2026/27 tax year
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Meteor shower to appear over Cambridgeshire city
The Lyrid meteor shower will peak on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, and will be visible across the UK – here's everything you need to know to catch the display
Baby born at 22 weeks 'struggling to breathe' would have died without air ambulance
Mia's baby Clayton might not have survived without the care he received from the East Anglian Air Ambulance.
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£150,000 funding boost for mobile library service
The funding will help to replace an ageing mobile library with a new, modern vehicle.
Motorcyclist 'lost control' before crashing into barrier, inquest hears
The 35-year-old man died of 'multiple traumatic injuries' after a crash involving a Porsche in August 2025
The 26-year-old Cambridgeshire town with ‘three dentists but only one pub’
Locals praise the town's transport links and green spaces - but they'd like to see more added to the town
Call police if you see wanted man with links to Cambridgeshire
Farren Hales is wanted on recall to prison.
Stabbing latest as two teenagers to face trial accused of murdering boy, 16
A post-mortem examination found that Baye Bireme Fall died from a single stab wound
New Barclays bank could open in Cambridgeshire city centre
The application submitted is for a vacant unit formally occupied by Sports Direct
Police called to ‘unexplained death’ on Cambridgeshire border
A man was pronounced dead at the scene
Charity 'saddened' by incidents of fly-tipping outside donation centre
The Salvation Army is urging people to donate items by using the dedicated banks or taking them inside the centre
Fraud arrest after ‘ridiculous’ 68% council tax precept rise
A town council has increased its portion of the council tax bill by nearly 70%
Fresh bid could see nearly 200 homes built in Cambridgeshire town
The proposed site is close to a nearby town centre offering a variety of local amentities
Man hit by farm machinery suffers serious injuries
Police were called to an 'industrial accident' on Sunday (April 12)
Man found with knife after stealing perfumes from Next
A total of three people have been arrested
East West Rail unveils station plans as chief executive warns local disruption is inevitable
The final consultation on the route launched on Tuesday (14 April).
Neuroworks Fellowship award boost for Jonathan Fisher’s Parkinson device
Cambridge University grant for ‘Peter’.
Smoke fills air as large fire breaks out at recycling centre
It took firefighters around 10 hours to extinguish the blaze
Defence Secretary backs orders for Cambridge Aerospace Skyhammer interceptor drone
‘A prime case of a veteran-founded UK defence start-up scaling at pace.’
1,000 new homes to be ‘accelerated’ at Northstowe by Homes England deal
More than £20million of social infrastructure and planning contributions will be made.