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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 3h

East of England museums get more than £2m from government

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Museums in East of England get over £2m in government funding

The museums minister says the money will help preserve jobs at heritage attractions.

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 5h

Airport land could be key to Marshall's recovery

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Cambridge land could be key to Marshall's financial recovery

A report says the Cambridge-based aerospace firm has been "firefighting on several fronts".

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 5h

Hundreds of homes approved for Fenland town

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New Littleport homes after Cambridgeshire council approves plans

The district council approves plans for more than 250 homes on the edge of Littleport.

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 7h

Referee, 87, has no plans to hang up his whistle

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Cambridgeshire referee, 87, has no plans to hang up his whistle

Percy Parker says his poor hearing means he can ignore abuse from players and the touchline.

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 7h

Physics Nobel awarded to three scientists for work on quantum computing

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Physics Nobel: Three win prize for paving way for very powerful computers

The announcement was made by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 7h

Cambridge Professor awarded Nobel prize

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Cambridge Professor awarded Nobel prize - BBC Sounds

Professor John Clarke, from Cambridge, has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics.

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 8h

Man's death in January turns into murder inquiry

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Man's death in Huntingdon turns into murder investigation

A woman is arrested as a result of post-mortem tests carried out on a man found in his flat.

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 8h

Guided busway fence work starting this week

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Cambridgeshire guided busway fence work starts this week

One lane of the busway is being closed from Sunday with fencing work due to take more than a year.

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 12h

Moth is reserve's 10,000th recorded species

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Rare moth becomes Wicken Fen's 10,000th recorded species

The National Trust believes the site is the "most biodiverse reserve in the UK".

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 12h

Second man arrested after woman's sudden death

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Second man arrested after woman's sudden death in Cambridge

Police are treating the death as suspicious and two people are arrested on suspicion of murder.

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 12h

Farmer to quit sugar beet to avoid losses

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Wisbech St Mary farmer to quit growing sugar beet

David Wheatley says pricing structures for selling the crop feel like "gambling".

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 12h

County border red tape leaves boy without physio

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Child's physiotherapy delayed by county boundary 'bureaucracy'

Reuben lives in Royston so his GP falls under Cambridgeshire, but his school is in Hertfordshire.

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 13h

Murder victim jokes in police officer WhatsApp chat

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Murder victim jokes in Cambridgeshire Police WhatsApp chat

Messages "read like a grotesque carnival of discrimination and abuse", a misconduct hearing is told.

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 13h

Woman arrested after motorcyclist injured in crash

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Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash with Tesla near Harlton

The rider, a man in his 50s, is in a critical but stable condition in hospital.

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 13h

East of England museums get more than £2m

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Museums in East of England get over £2m in government funding

The museums minister says the money will help preserve jobs at heritage attractions.

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 13h

Football club 'demoralised' by latest vandalism

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Littleport Rangers 'demoralised' by latest vandalism

The club's vice-chairman says repeated attacks are "bringing everybody down".

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 20h

Managerless Luton lose, Leeds thrashed in EFL Trophy

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EFL Trophy round-up: Managerless Luton lose, Fleetwood thrash Leeds U21

Cambridge United came from a goal down to beat managerless Luton Town 3-1 on a busy night in the Vertu Trophy.

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 1d

Physics Nobel awarded to three scientists for work on quantum computing

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Physics Nobel: Three win prize for paving way for very powerful computers

The announcement was made by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 1d

Three-mile jam on A1(M) after vehicle breaks down

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Three-mile jam on A1(M) at Yaxley after vehicle breaks down

National Highways says there were long queues of traffic when the vehicle blocked a junction.

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 1d

Hundreds of homes approved for Fenland town

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Green light given for hundreds of homes on the edge of Littleport

The district council approves plans for more than 250 homes on the edge of Littleport.

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 1d

Construction starting on new waste incinerator

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Construction starts on new Wisbech waste incinerator

Campaigners have opposed it, but MVV Environment says it could employ up to 700 during the build.

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 1d

Guided busway fence work starting this week

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Cambridgeshire guided busway fence work starts this week

One lane of the busway is being closed from Sunday with fencing work due to take more than a year.

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 1d

What can Greater Anglia passengers expect from nationalisation?

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What can Greater Anglia passengers expect from nationalisation?

As the company prepares to enter public ownership, we look at the impact it has had on Southeastern.

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 1d

Woman arrested after motorcyclist injured in crash

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Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash with Tesla near Harlton

The rider, a man in his 50s, is in a critical but stable condition in hospital.

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Cambridgeshire @cambridgeshireuk.bsky.social · 1d

Two men charged after Post Office raid

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Two men charged after raid at Gamlingay Post Office

Both men, from Bedford, will appear at Luton Crown Court on 3 November.

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