3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (297+ words) Plans to convert a village church into a nursery have been approved despite concerns from neighbours around parking. Clarence House Day Nurseries applied to turn Burwell United Reform Church into a nursery as church attendance has “declined”. It said the…...

3+ day, 8+ hour 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…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (648+ words) Our political columnist discusses the water challenge amid the push for growth. Of course, Cambridge has had hot weather before. In 2019 the city experienced what was then the UK’s highest-ever temperature of 38.7°C, though it held this record for only…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (292+ words) There is no sign of a government plan to tackle the serious water shortage in the Cambridge region, according to Cheney Payne, the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for Cambridge. She called the Labour government’s response to this summer’s heatwaves “woefully…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (484+ words) Proposals for 58 retirement apartments in Cambourne have been rejected after a wide range of objections. McCarthy Stone Retirement Lifestyles Ltd applied to build the homes on the vacant plot next to the Holiday Inn Express off Back Lane, claiming the…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (521+ words) Public toilets on Parker’s Piece in Cambridge have reopened after Labour, weakened by May’s election losses, struck a minority administration deal with Liberal Democrats demanding the move. The toilets opened on Friday (14 August), following the Quayside facilities, which were brought…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1247+ words) A passionate ‘vigil and speakout‘ for Jason Arday took place in Cambridge’s market square on Monday night (17 August). The vigil, organised by Stand Up to Racism Cambridgeshire, was held in memory of the former professor of sociology of education at…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (549+ words) The Chesterton Stand Up to Racism community picnic on Logan’s Meadow provided an opportunity for campaigners to point out the dangers of racism in wider society. Taking place the day after the tragic news of the death of Jason Arday,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (811+ words) Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday is a “tragedy” and should be a “moment for reflection”. Mr Arday, who resigned after a plagiarism row, was pronounced dead after emergency services were called…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (251+ words) Opinion | Ian Sollom, Liberal Democrat MP for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire, writes for the Cambridge Independent. Radio astronomy doesn’t often make headlines. This is one of the rare occasions it has, and for the worst possible reason. And this…...