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May 03, 2025

Pair taken to hospital after collision on A10

TWO people were taken to hospital after a crash between a taxi and a lorry on the A10.

1 min

Cycling charity's match-funding push raises amazing £30,000

CAMCYCLE has raised £30,001 via the 2025 Big Give Green Match Fund - an annual fundraising campaign focused on charities working to benefit the environment.

1 min

Lido to host 12-hour charity relay swim under the stars

JESUS Green Lido is to host a 12-hour charity relay swim under the stars this summer solstice.

2 mins

Chatteris homes plan supported despite infrastructure fears

PLANS have been approved for a new housing development on the edge of Chatteris, despite concerns that 'no more houses are needed' in the town.

2 mins

Land at 'high risk' of flooding approved for Traveller pitches

COUNCIL OFFICERS ADMIT 'CONFLICT' BETWEEN RISK AND SUPPLY NEEDS

2 mins

VICTORY IS RARE SUCCESS ON A 'DIFFICULT NIGHT' FOR THE TORIES

Bristow wins the mayoral race for combined authority

2 mins

'Relief and delight' as county council results come in

PEOPLE across Cambridgeshire also voted in the Cambridgeshire County Council elections.

1 min

Bristow wins the mayoral race for combined authority

THE votes are in and the winner of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) mayoral election has been announced.

2 mins

Abusive man pushed knife towards ex's throat in rage

A MAN who threw a knife at his expartner and threatened her has been jailed.

1 min

Look on the bright side, this spring has been the sunniest

APRIL was the sunniest on record for the UK, with unusually warm temperatures and dry weather setting the stage for a scorching start to May.

1 min

Head's pride at school awards achievements

A CAMBRIDGESHIRE school has been listed among the best in the country, leaving its head teacher “incredibly proud”.

2 mins

Harry loses appeal over UK security

THE Duke of Sussex has lost a Court of Appeal challenge over his security arrangements while in the UK.

1 min

We are now main opposition party, says Reform's Farage

NIGEL Farage has said Reform UK is “now the main opposition party” to the government after his party’s victories in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election and other local election contests.

2 mins

Ukrainian troops to join VE Day parade

THE armed forces of Ukraine will take part in the UK’s military procession marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

2 mins

A pain in the grass

JOY WITHOUT JEOPARDY... SIMPLE WAYS TO KEEP SAFE IN THE GARDEN COME RAIN OR SHINE...

2 mins

Battle for the home

AS WALFORD'S RESIDENTS COME TOGETHER FOR THE VE DAY ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS, LAUREN GOES INTO LABOUR

1 min

Gardeners urged to think of 'weeds' as wildfowers

HOUSEHOLDERS are being urged to rethink their attitude to wildflowers in gardens, as polling shows many still see blooms such as dandelions and daisies as weeds.

2 mins

Ruling Court can lay down the law in Guineas

RULING Court can make it three wins in four years for Charlie Appleby in the Betfred 2000 Guineas.

1 min

Patience is a virtue for Jefferys at Swan Lake

BIGGLESWADE & Hitchin Angling Association's lakes continue to warm up and as they do carp, tench and bream continue to be more active.

1 min

Pollard leads the Joggers

2 mins

ECB extend transgender women ban

TRANSGENDER women will no longer be able to play in competitive women’s and girl's cricket in England and Wales after a change of policy from the sport's governing body.

1 min

Time to pull our Sox up - Pollock

RUGBY UNION Henry Pollock has been taking inspiration from the Boston Red Sox ahead of Northampton’s daunting Investec Champions Cup semi-final against mighty Leinster.

1 min

Zak backed after England Test call

ENGLAND have rallied behind Zak Crawley ahead of their first Test of the summer, with selector Luke Wright insisting: \"We back him to the hilt\".

2 mins

'We have to stay focused'

U'S FACING TOUGH CHALLENGE FOR THEIR LEAGUE ONE SWANSONG

2 mins

There's a real brutality to the death penalty you can't get away from

FOR British journalist and TV presenter Dan Walker, there was only so much he could understand about the death penalty in America, from 5,000 miles away.