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Witchford man booked hotel to abuse ‘children’

Robert Badcock, of Main Street, Witchford, has been sentenced to three years and three months in prison.

100mph driver who led police on 20-mile chase from Cambridge to Soham is jailed for a year

100mph driver who led police on 20-mile chase from Cambridge to Soham is jailed for a year

Darren Thurling, 46, of The Causeway, Soham, eventually crashed into a brick wall.

‘MP’s manufactured outrage on Greater Cambridge Local Plan proposals are worthy of Boris Johnson himself’

17 September 2021

‘MP’s manufactured outrage on Greater Cambridge Local Plan proposals are worthy of Boris Johnson himself’

17 September 2021

An opinion piece by Ian Sollom, of South Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats, in response to Tory MP Anthony Browne’s comments.

‘Doubling nature? You’re doubling Cambridge city’

14 September 2021

‘Doubling nature? You’re doubling Cambridge city’

14 September 2021

Anthony Browne, Conservative MP for South Cambrideshire, offers his opinion on the first proposals for the Greater Cambridge Local Plan.

Appeal as £20,000 toilet block stolen: Cambridgeshire police have nothing to go on

Appeal as £20,000 toilet block stolen: Cambridgeshire police have nothing to go on

The force wants to hear from anyone who has noticed it abandoned or saw suspicious activity.

Still time to register for Chariots of Fire, the longest-running event of its kind in Cambridge

Still time to register for Chariots of Fire, the longest-running event of its kind in Cambridge

The event is just under two weeks away, but anyone wishing to take part has until Wednesday, September 15 to register.

The future of flexible working: home working is here to stay but the office lives on

31 August 2021

The future of flexible working: home working is here to stay but the office lives on

31 August 2021

Members of Cambridge Ahead’s young advisory committee explore future working arrangements.

Oldest UK heart transplant patient, who was operated on at Royal Papworth Hospital, celebrates 90th birthday

30 August 2021

Oldest UK heart transplant patient, who was operated on at Royal Papworth Hospital, celebrates 90th birthday

30 August 2021

Ted Warner is the oldest person in the UK currently alive with a heart transplant.

Award-winning children’s author Julia Donaldson talks Zog as it heads to Cambridge

27 August 2021

Award-winning children’s author Julia Donaldson talks Zog as it heads to Cambridge

27 August 2021

Ahead of the show landing at the Corn Exchange, Julia Donaldson discusses how she develops her ideas.

The West’s withdrawal from Afghanistan has been shameful but we must not give up

26 August 2021

The West’s withdrawal from Afghanistan has been shameful but we must not give up

26 August 2021

Opinion | South Cambridgeshire MP Anthony Browne writes for the Cambridge Independent

More passengers in Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire enjoy new trains

25 August 2021

More passengers in Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire enjoy new trains

25 August 2021

It comes after the first of Greater Anglia’s electric commuter trains entered passenger service on two new routes.

Cystic fibrosis drug used at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge hailed as ‘miracle’ treatment

23 August 2021

Cystic fibrosis drug used at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge hailed as ‘miracle’ treatment

23 August 2021

In the past 12 months, NHS patients in England have benefitted from one of the fastest rollouts in the world of Kaftrio.

Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after double stabbing in Cambridge

21 August 2021

Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after double stabbing in Cambridge

21 August 2021

Two men were hurt in market square.

Cambridge paedophile jailed after assault on girl under 13

19 August 2021

Cambridge paedophile jailed after assault on girl under 13

19 August 2021

He has also been placed on the Sex Offenders Register for 10 years.

The remarkable ups and downs of Bitcoin

The remarkable ups and downs of Bitcoin

History of cryptocurrency started in 2009

Renowned composer avoids jail for uploading doctored photos of women to adult sites

Renowned composer avoids jail for uploading doctored photos of women to adult sites

Cambridge graduate Alexander Woolf, 26, from Over, won BBC Young Composer of the Year in 2012.

15-year-old from Cambridge due in court charged with possession of knife and intent to supply crack cocaine

15-year-old from Cambridge due in court charged with possession of knife and intent to supply crack cocaine

The boy is also charged with assault by beating an emergency worker.

Why we must be sceptical of those pushing the growth agenda for Cambridge

Why we must be sceptical of those pushing the growth agenda for Cambridge

Opinion | Terry Macalister says organisations are paying lip service to green issues and sustainability.

Bringing together art, science and conservation in Cambridge

Bringing together art, science and conservation in Cambridge