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Gemma Gardner is news editor for Cambridge Independent. She joined the title as culture editor at its launch in 2016, before becoming news editor in 2018. Gemma was previously news editor for the Harlow Star. She begun her career at the Hertfordshire Mercury series in 2007.

Stagecoach bus drivers consider strike action over pay deal

06 November 2025
Stagecoach bus drivers consider strike action over pay deal

Stagecoach bus drivers consider strike action over pay deal

06 November 2025

Unite said drivers and engineers have rejected a two-year pay deal


‘Fragile’ ecology of Coton Orchard will be devastated by Cambourne to Cambridge busway, inquiry warned

04 November 2025
‘Fragile’ ecology of Coton Orchard will be devastated by Cambourne to Cambridge busway, inquiry warned

‘Fragile’ ecology of Coton Orchard will be devastated by Cambourne to Cambridge busway, inquiry warned

04 November 2025

Owner Anna Gazeley earns cheers as she hits back under questioning from lawyer for council.


Results place Coleridge Community College as the fourth most improved state school in country

03 November 2025
Results place Coleridge Community College as the fourth most improved state school in country

Results place Coleridge Community College as the fourth most improved state school in country

03 November 2025

The news comes as the Department for Education publishes its provisional outcomes for this summer’s GCSE results.


Success adds up for university maths schools, report declares

02 November 2025
Success adds up for university maths schools, report declares

Success adds up for university maths schools, report declares

02 November 2025

Cambridge Maths School was opened in September 2023 by The Eastern Learning Alliance (ELA) in collaboration with the University of Cambridge.


Draft Local Plan sets out proposals for thousands of new homes

29 October 2025
Draft Local Plan sets out proposals for thousands of new homes

Draft Local Plan sets out proposals for thousands of new homes

29 October 2025

It confirms the need for more than 50,000 new homes between 2024 and 2045.

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Consultation launches on plans for pipeline to link water supplies from Grafham to Cambridge

28 October 2025
Consultation launches on plans for pipeline to link water supplies from Grafham to Cambridge

Consultation launches on plans for pipeline to link water supplies from Grafham to Cambridge

28 October 2025

The consultation launched on Monday (27 October).


Impington Village College principal says International Baccalaureate funding cut is ‘extremely short-sighted’

28 October 2025
Impington Village College principal says International Baccalaureate funding cut is ‘extremely short-sighted’

Impington Village College principal says International Baccalaureate funding cut is ‘extremely short-sighted’

28 October 2025

Critics say the move was taken with no consultation or warning.


Have a say on £2.2bn Cambridgeshire Fens reservoir in public consultation

27 October 2025
Have a say on £2.2bn Cambridgeshire Fens reservoir in public consultation

Have a say on £2.2bn Cambridgeshire Fens reservoir in public consultation

27 October 2025

Running until 10 December, the consultation invites residents and stakeholders to review updated design proposals.


Plans submitted for A10 roundabout to serve Waterbeach new town

26 October 2025
Plans submitted for A10 roundabout to serve Waterbeach new town

Plans submitted for A10 roundabout to serve Waterbeach new town

26 October 2025

It will help connect the proposed travel hub.


A ‘terrible idea’ or ‘much-needed’? Residents react to major regeneration plans for north Cambridge

23 October 2025
A ‘terrible idea’ or ‘much-needed’? Residents react to major regeneration plans for north Cambridge

A ‘terrible idea’ or ‘much-needed’? Residents react to major regeneration plans for north Cambridge

23 October 2025

More than 400 homes included in plans for Arbury Court and Kingway areas.

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More than £150,000 due to be spent on 11 new 20mph zones in Cambridgeshire villages

20 October 2025
More than £150,000 due to be spent on 11 new 20mph zones in Cambridgeshire villages

More than £150,000 due to be spent on 11 new 20mph zones in Cambridgeshire villages

20 October 2025

Further consultation will be carried out first.

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Lib Dem MPs call for action to save hospices with Arthur Rank facing £829,000 funding cut

20 October 2025
Lib Dem MPs call for action to save hospices with Arthur Rank facing £829,000 funding cut

Lib Dem MPs call for action to save hospices with Arthur Rank facing £829,000 funding cut

20 October 2025

They are warning that many hospices are on the brink of collapse.


Pressure builds as recycling continues to be taken 400 miles for processing

20 October 2025
Pressure builds as recycling continues to be taken 400 miles for processing

Pressure builds as recycling continues to be taken 400 miles for processing

20 October 2025

Council accused of not caring about climate change.

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Rail operator Greater Anglia transfers to public ownership

19 October 2025
Rail operator Greater Anglia transfers to public ownership

Rail operator Greater Anglia transfers to public ownership

19 October 2025

Half of all rail operators are now publicly owned.


‘We’re facing shrink-flation by stealth’ says Cambridge City Council’s Lib Dem opposition leader

19 October 2025
‘We’re facing shrink-flation by stealth’ says Cambridge City Council’s Lib Dem opposition leader

‘We’re facing shrink-flation by stealth’ says Cambridge City Council’s Lib Dem opposition leader

19 October 2025

Cllr Tim Bick warned of impact from reduced staffing.


Closure of public toilets in Cambridge has saved £30,000 but ‘made city less welcoming’

19 October 2025
Closure of public toilets in Cambridge has saved £30,000 but ‘made city less welcoming’

Closure of public toilets in Cambridge has saved £30,000 but ‘made city less welcoming’

19 October 2025

Lib Dem councillors are calling for the authority to reopen them.


Community offered another chance to bid for Mill Road library after private sale fell through again

19 October 2025
Community offered another chance to bid for Mill Road library after private sale fell through again

Community offered another chance to bid for Mill Road library after private sale fell through again

19 October 2025

19th-century building has been empty for several years.


Cambridge City Council unveils £80m project that ‘will regenerate most deprived estates in city’

17 October 2025
Cambridge City Council unveils £80m project that ‘will regenerate most deprived estates in city’

Cambridge City Council unveils £80m project that ‘will regenerate most deprived estates in city’

17 October 2025

The council wants to build more than 200 new council homes and 200 new private homes in the north of the city.


Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s new chief constable keen to build confidence

15 October 2025
Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s new chief constable keen to build confidence

Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s new chief constable keen to build confidence

15 October 2025

The chief constable said he wants to strengthen partnerships across the county so the force can focus on its ‘core functions’.


Work to make Adams Road in Cambridge the first official ‘cycle street’ in England beginning

12 October 2025
Work to make Adams Road in Cambridge the first official ‘cycle street’ in England beginning

Work to make Adams Road in Cambridge the first official ‘cycle street’ in England beginning

12 October 2025

It is used by more than 3,000 cyclists daily.


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