4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (690+ words) Work on a major roundabout in Cambridge that is designed to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists has been welcomed by some residents – but criticised as “completely useless” by another. The changes at Four Lamps roundabout, which links Victoria Avenue,…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (226+ words) Cambridge Sword is celebrating an impressive start to the new fencing season, with three of its young fencers progressing through the Great Britain Pathway Programme, and one earning selection to represent Great Britain on the international stage. Daniel Shenker has…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (826+ words) Cambridge residents have warned that the area chosen for new public art is an anti-social behaviour hotspot. Nightingale Community Garden in Queen Edith’s is run by volunteers, who say it has become a hangout for teenagers to smoke and drink…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (521+ words) Cambridge City Council has pledged to work with market traders after councillors approved plans to refurbish the market square. The proposal was deferred when it first came to the authority’s planning committee in March, as members felt it did not…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (523+ words) A petition will be debated by county councillors after Cambridge residents called for a review of a “dangerous” junction. Newnham residents have long-held concerns over the junction of Barton Road and Grantchester Street. Despite a 2023 redesign, they fear it is…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (154+ words) An immersive art show of winding tunnels and cavernous domes creating a “translucent world of colour and shape” drew thousands of people to Jesus Green in Cambridge. The inflatable structure, covering more than 900 square feet, is the 32nd and newest luminarium…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (100+ words) Trumpington Road in Cambridge will close each night for four weeks from Tuesday, 1 September, for resurfacing works. Highways authority Cambridgeshire County Council says the works are being carried out to “improve road safety and quality of travel”. The road will…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (290+ words) A 38-year-old Cambridge man is behind bars after driving dangerously while on a suspended sentence for the same offence. Andrew Dunkley was spotted on CCTV in the early hours of 5 May at Trumpington Park and Ride, suspected to be taking…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago   (320+ words) A spectacular mural on the safety curtain at The Arts Theatre Cambridge has been unveiled as part of the venue’s ongoing redevelopment and its 90th-anniversary celebrations. Designed by internationally acclaimed theatre designer Tom Piper MBE, the mural reflects the shared…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (829+ words) Plans for 425 build-to-rent flats have been approved in the latest stage of development around Cambridge North, but concerns were voiced that there will only be 22 parking spaces and many single-aspect homes. A mixture of one, two and three-bedroom apartments across…...