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Cambridgeshire’s council tax set for maximum rise amid £16m budget gap — Cambridgeshire’s council tax set for maximum rise amid £16m budget gap

Leaders claimed they had no option but to consider the 4.99 per cent rise in order to close the authority’s £16m budget gap this year.

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Last dance for Kill the Bill and climate action campaigners?

Last dance for Kill the Bill and climate action campaigners?

Last dance for Kill the Bill and climate action campaigners?

Activists from Extinction Rebellion and ‘right to protest’ movements take to streets of Cambridge

8,350-home North East Cambridge district will deter visitors by having no large leisure facilities

8,350-home North East Cambridge district will deter visitors by having no large leisure facilities

8,350-home North East Cambridge district will deter visitors by having no large leisure facilities

There won’t be a pool, cinema or bowling alley to cut down on people visiting by car.

Cambridge MP calls on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ‘resign without delay’

Cambridge MP calls on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ‘resign without delay’

Cambridge MP calls on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ‘resign without delay’

The Prime Minister has admitted attending a Downing Street gathering during the first lockdown that he believed it be a ‘work event’.

Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner challenges PM on on failed green homes scheme

Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner challenges PM on on failed green homes scheme

Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner challenges PM on on failed green homes scheme

The scheme to help people install energy efficient measures in their homes, such as insulation and heat pumps, issued just 81 vouchers in Cambridge.

8,350-home North East Cambridge plan will protect villages and be an ‘exemplar’ development, say council leader

8,350-home North East Cambridge plan will protect villages and be an ‘exemplar’ development, say council leader

8,350-home North East Cambridge plan will protect villages and be an ‘exemplar’ development, say council leader

Amid concerns over lack of green space, rooftops courts are suggested.

Number of flats planned for Romsey Labour Club site could rise

Number of flats planned for Romsey Labour Club site could rise

Number of flats planned for Romsey Labour Club site could rise

But there are concerns it may be too big and it will lead to parking issues on neighbouring roads.

Objection to Cambridge South railway station due to be lodged by South Cambridgeshire District Council

Objection to Cambridge South railway station due to be lodged by South Cambridgeshire District Council

Objection to Cambridge South railway station due to be lodged by South Cambridgeshire District Council

There are a number of concerns, despite support for the concept.

Biodiversity net gain of 20% to be encouraged on new developments in Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire

Biodiversity net gain of 20% to be encouraged on new developments in Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire

Biodiversity net gain of 20% to be encouraged on new developments in Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire

Bird and bat boxes, hedgehog-friendly fencing and biodiverse roofs among measures encouraged.

Paul Kirkley’s A to Z of 2021: Your alphabetical guide to the worst year on planet Earth since the last one

Paul Kirkley’s A to Z of 2021: Your alphabetical guide to the worst year on planet Earth since the last one

Paul Kirkley’s A to Z of 2021: Your alphabetical guide to the worst year on planet Earth since the last one

What did the Columnist of the Year at the UK Regional Press Awards make of 2021?

New police powers and jail sentences proposed for hare coursers after pressure from Cambridgeshire MPs

New police powers and jail sentences proposed for hare coursers after pressure from Cambridgeshire MPs

New police powers and jail sentences proposed for hare coursers after pressure from Cambridgeshire MPs

There were 794 incidents in the county last year.

Cambridge to London season tickets could hit £5,593 in 2022 after ‘brutal’ rail fare rise of 3.8%

Cambridge to London season tickets could hit £5,593 in 2022 after ‘brutal’ rail fare rise of 3.8%

Cambridge to London season tickets could hit £5,593 in 2022 after ‘brutal’ rail fare rise of 3.8%

Cambridge commuters will pay 49% more than they did in 2010, complains MP.

Cambridgeshire set to bring forward its net zero target date to 2045

Cambridgeshire set to bring forward its net zero target date to 2045

Cambridgeshire set to bring forward its net zero target date to 2045

But councillors debate whether the strategy is ambitious enough.

Greater Cambridge Local Plan consultation on 48,794 homes ‘was far too short’

Greater Cambridge Local Plan consultation on 48,794 homes ‘was far too short’

Greater Cambridge Local Plan consultation on 48,794 homes ‘was far too short’

There is concern many will have missed out on responding.

Alarm that ‘dangerously overloaded’ road will be used for new Anglian Water sewage works

Alarm that ‘dangerously overloaded’ road will be used for new Anglian Water sewage works

Alarm that ‘dangerously overloaded’ road will be used for new Anglian Water sewage works

Save Honey Hill campaigners say their warnings to a consultation were ignored.

Greater Cambridge transport is not working well - that’s why we must change our behaviours

Greater Cambridge transport is not working well - that’s why we must change our behaviours

Greater Cambridge transport is not working well - that’s why we must change our behaviours

Opinion | Tim Bick, chair of the GCP joint assembly, writes on the Making Connections consultation.

Paul Kirkley: In the pocket of Big Horse, yea or neigh? Plus culture wars, snow and statues in Santa hats

Paul Kirkley: In the pocket of Big Horse, yea or neigh? Plus culture wars, snow and statues in Santa hats

Paul Kirkley: In the pocket of Big Horse, yea or neigh? Plus culture wars, snow and statues in Santa hats

Paul Kirkley: What is he thinking?

As Smarter Cambridge Transport retires, what state is city’s transport system in?

As Smarter Cambridge Transport retires, what state is city’s transport system in?

As Smarter Cambridge Transport retires, what state is city’s transport system in?

‘There is remarkably little to show for £200m given to authorities’ says campaign group.

Every adult to be offered Covid-19 booster jab by end of December amid fear over ‘tidal wave of Omicron’

Every adult to be offered Covid-19 booster jab by end of December amid fear over ‘tidal wave of Omicron’

Every adult to be offered Covid-19 booster jab by end of December amid fear over ‘tidal wave of Omicron’

We have the latest from the NHS in Cambridgeshire after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement.

Pro-NHS protesters stage Cambridge die-in for ‘really scary, really sad’ Health and Care Bill

Pro-NHS protesters stage Cambridge die-in for ‘really scary, really sad’ Health and Care Bill

Pro-NHS protesters stage Cambridge die-in for ‘really scary, really sad’ Health and Care Bill

Free healthcare system, right to protest and citizenship rights all face challenges at same time, say Sidney Street campaigners

‘Prime Minister is a threat to public safety’: What Cambridgeshire MPs say over Downing Street party controversy

‘Prime Minister is a threat to public safety’: What Cambridgeshire MPs say over Downing Street party controversy

‘Prime Minister is a threat to public safety’: What Cambridgeshire MPs say over Downing Street party controversy

Hear what Labour and Tory MPs said - and take our poll on whether your trust Boris Johnson.

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