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Jul 2, 2026

Cambridge Is Growing Fast. Ordinary Life Isn't Keeping Up.

15,000 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?

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Jun 23, 2026

Cambridge Isn’t The Whole County. Discuss.

The Cambridgeshire group chat: housing, transport, summer ideas, local recommendations and a few uncomfortable questions.

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Jun 11, 2026

Universal is coming. Should Cambridgeshire care?

Universal’s Bedfordshire resort could ripple into St Neots, Huntingdon, Cambourne and Cambridge while South Cambs villages ask hard questions about Kingsway Solar.

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Jun 4, 2026

Cambridgeshire: Papering Over The Cracks Or Finally Fixing Something?

Waterbeach, 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.

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May 26, 2026

Cambridgeshire’s “Should Only Take Five Minutes” Issue

This 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

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May 9, 2026

GP Apps, Pet Rentals And Bills That Made Cambridgeshire Take A Deep Breath

This 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?

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Apr 23, 2026

What They're Not Telling You About Cambridge Market Square — And 6 Other Stories That Need Telling

The council's own highways team called the Market Square plan "not safe, not proven and not acceptable." Nobody reported it. We did.

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Apr 4, 2026

Farmers vs Ramblers Explodes £1,095 HMO Letters Landing | Cash Buyers Snatching Semis in Hours

Plus: 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.

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Mar 23, 2026

Stop Wasting Money — This Week’s Local Hits & Misses

Garden centres, farm shops, pools, dog walkers — real answers, no guesswork

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Mar 14, 2026

Petrol spikes, Pothole Slalom, and the £92m "Facelift" nobody asked for.

Global oil drama hits the local pump, the "maths" of jumping to an EV, and why Suzanne says your boiler is plotting against you.

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Mar 7, 2026

Cambridgeshire Spotlight: fuel prices, family budgets & 10 Mother’s Day ideas

lus: cafés worth visiting, small business signals and why everyone should have a power of attorney.

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Feb 27, 2026

Is This The Future of Cambridgeshire?

From Eddington to city centre trees — what’s changing across the county this week.

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© 2026 Cambridgeshire Spotlight .

Cambridgeshire Spotlight asks the question many residents keep returning to: who is Cambridgeshire actually being built for? We look at major housing growth, Cambridge East, East West Rail, buses, school places, local health stories, cafés, Italian restaurants, World Cup venues, dog walks and the places across the county that deserve more attention. Plus practical advice, reader recommendations and opportunities to help shape future issues.

© 2026 Cambridgeshire Spotlight .