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September Is Back — And So Are The Bills, Rules And Routines
Graham Waite425 homes at Cambridge North, autumn energy bills, £1 toilets, tenant rights, online scams and the things worth checking as September gets serious.
Read more125 New Homes, Forest City And £100k In Litter Fines — What’s Changing?
Graham WaiteNew homes in March, the Forest City debate, mental health facilities, home-phone changes, historic places, dog walks and the £100k litter-fine question.
Read moreCambridgeshire Is Changing — But Is It Getting Better?
Graham Waite50,000 new homes, mortgage costs, potholes, walks, markets and the places worth your time this summer.
Read moreCambridgeshire This Week: £500 Auctions, Dog Grooming & What’s On
Graham WaitePlus charity-shop hunting, children’s dental checks, Cambridge myths, local events and plenty more.
Read moreHosepipes, Hot Houses And The Cambridgeshire Questions People Actually Ask
Graham WaiteThe hosepipe ban, Cambridge growth, hot homes, family days out, house moves, local experts—and the questions nobody should leave until later.
Read moreCambridge Is Growing Fast. Ordinary Life Isn't Keeping Up.
Graham Waite15,000 homes, bus battles, East West Rail, Italian arguments, dog walks, café favourites and the question everyone keeps asking: who is this county actually being built for?
Read moreCambridge Isn’t The Whole County. Discuss.
Graham WaiteThe Cambridgeshire group chat: housing, transport, summer ideas, local recommendations and a few uncomfortable questions.
Read moreUniversal is coming. Should Cambridgeshire care?
Graham WaiteUniversal’s Bedfordshire resort could ripple into St Neots, Huntingdon, Cambourne and Cambridge while South Cambs villages ask hard questions about Kingsway Solar.
Read moreCambridgeshire: Papering Over The Cracks Or Finally Fixing Something?
Graham WaiteWaterbeach, Forest City, St Ives bottlenecks, hot new builds, NHS dentists, pub gardens and summer events — this week we ask whether Cambridgeshire’s fixes are keeping up with real life.
Read moreCambridgeshire’s “Should Only Take Five Minutes” Issue
Graham WaiteThis week: Cambridge parking maths, A14/A10 awards, childcare gaps, rent decisions, Fenland drainage, Eat + Park picks, Smarter Paws, Mary’s Child and the five-minute Hall of Shame
Read moreGP Apps, Pet Rentals And Bills That Made Cambridgeshire Take A Deep Breath
Graham WaiteThis week: GP apps, pet-friendly renting, Market Square, mortgage renewals, back pain, household bills, pub prices and the question Cambridgeshire keeps asking — what actually changed?
Read moreWhat They're Not Telling You About Cambridge Market Square — And 6 Other Stories That Need Telling
Graham WaiteThe council's own highways team called the Market Square plan "not safe, not proven and not acceptable." Nobody reported it. We did.
Read moreFarmers vs Ramblers Explodes £1,095 HMO Letters Landing | Cash Buyers Snatching Semis in Hours
Graham WaitePlus: council reorg row heating up, £450 hidden estate fees, new build decorating traps, 5 village pubs doing Sunday lunch right, £550 in free bank switch cash, and energy bills doubling overnight.
Read moreStop Wasting Money — This Week’s Local Hits & Misses
Graham WaiteGarden centres, farm shops, pools, dog walkers — real answers, no guesswork
Read morePetrol spikes, Pothole Slalom, and the £92m "Facelift" nobody asked for.
Graham WaiteGlobal oil drama hits the local pump, the "maths" of jumping to an EV, and why Suzanne says your boiler is plotting against you.
Read moreCambridgeshire Spotlight: fuel prices, family budgets & 10 Mother’s Day ideas
Graham Waitelus: cafés worth visiting, small business signals and why everyone should have a power of attorney.
Read moreIs This The Future of Cambridgeshire?
Graham WaiteFrom Eddington to city centre trees — what’s changing across the county this week.
Read moreCambridgeshire Spotlight The stuff no one local paper will say
Graham WaiteParking, property & a debate you won’t agree on 100% Cambridgeshire Spotlight
Read moreCambridgeshire Spotlight: It’s Not the Economy — We’re Getting Mugged
Graham WaiteThis week’s deep dive into the county’s biggest rip-offs — and the locals fighting back with brains, humour and biscuits.
Read moreInside This Week: Cambridgeshire Property Reality, Local Business Wins & Practical Tips for Life in Cambs
Graham WaiteMarket insights, community business stories, family ideas and money-saving tips you can use this week.
Read moreInside This Week: Property Reality, Local Biz Wins & Practical Tips for Life in Cambs
Graham WaiteMarket insights, community business stories, family ideas and money-saving tips you can use this week.
Read moreThis is the January Cambridgeshire Doesn't Talk About
Graham WaiteThe queues, the cost the coping - what no one prints in your local parish magazine
Read moreCambridgeshire Spotlight: Everyone’s shattered. Here’s where people disappear to.
Graham WaiteReal people, quiet places, and the parts of December that actually help
Read moreWho gave this Secret Santa Gift In This Weeks Cambridgeshire Spotlight?
Graham WaiteAnd five better ideas you can steal before your office or family party...
Read moreCambridgeshire Spotlight - Nativity meltdowns, house prices and Budget “joys” — a very local week
Graham WaiteFrom Nativity costumes and Budget surprises to rising house prices and school madness — it’s a very Cambridgeshire December. Kettle on, you’re in good company.
Read moreCambridgeshire went full chaos this week — and we loved every second 💛
Graham WaiteChristmas lights arguments, Mill Road magic, winter sports madness… and the tiny wins keeping us all sane.
Read moreSomeone on the 18:25 from Peterborough deserves a Medal — and a Round at Bamboo Sky
Graham WaiteInside: real heroes, indie cafés, glowing faces, and a clever stacking trick that actually works.
Read moreWho Really Deserves a Day Off — and a Free Mansion - Cambridgeshire Spotlight joins the debate
Graham WaiteCambridgeshire’s been busy: four-day work weeks, grace-and-favour perks, and the small joys of coffee, markets, and chaos on the A10. Dive in
Read moreAutumn settles in across Cambridgeshire — and we’ve got the stories to match
Graham WaiteFrom steady property prices to cosy village life and upcoming local events — your Cambridgeshire Spotlight is here with a warm slice of real Cambridgeshire this week.
Read moreCambridgeshire Spotlight – Your Week in Local Life, Laughter & Little Victories
Graham WaiteThis week we’ve been knee-deep in pumpkin patches, café chatter, and the odd traffic jam on the A14. From Ely’s riverside walks to Cambridge’s caffeine scene, it’s all here — local life in full swing, unfiltered and unmistakably Cambridgeshire. Take five minutes, sip something hot, and scroll through the stories that actually sound like home.
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