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September Is Back — And So Are The Bills, Rules And Routines

Sep 3, 2026

September Is Back — And So Are The Bills, Rules And Routines

425 homes at Cambridge North, autumn energy bills, £1 toilets, tenant rights, online scams and the things worth checking as September gets serious.

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125 New Homes, Forest City And £100k In Litter Fines — What’s Changing?

Aug 22, 2026

125 New Homes, Forest City And £100k In Litter Fines — What’s Changing?

New homes in March, the Forest City debate, mental health facilities, home-phone changes, historic places, dog walks and the £100k litter-fine question.

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Cambridgeshire Is Changing — But Is It Getting Better?

Aug 11, 2026

Cambridgeshire Is Changing — But Is It Getting Better?

50,000 new homes, mortgage costs, potholes, walks, markets and the places worth your time this summer.

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Cambridgeshire This Week: £500 Auctions, Dog Grooming & What’s On

Aug 2, 2026

Cambridgeshire This Week: £500 Auctions, Dog Grooming & What’s On

Plus charity-shop hunting, children’s dental checks, Cambridge myths, local events and plenty more.

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Hosepipes, Hot Houses And The Cambridgeshire Questions People Actually Ask

Jul 25, 2026

Hosepipes, Hot Houses And The Cambridgeshire Questions People Actually Ask

The hosepipe ban, Cambridge growth, hot homes, family days out, house moves, local experts—and the questions nobody should leave until later.

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

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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Cambridge Isn’t The Whole County. Discuss.

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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Universal is coming. Should Cambridgeshire care?

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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Cambridgeshire: Papering Over The Cracks Or Finally Fixing Something?

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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Cambridgeshire’s “Should Only Take Five Minutes” Issue

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Is This The Future of Cambridgeshire?

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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Cambridgeshire Spotlight The stuff no one local paper will say

Feb 18, 2026

Cambridgeshire Spotlight The stuff no one local paper will say

Parking, property & a debate you won’t agree on 100% Cambridgeshire Spotlight

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Cambridgeshire Spotlight: It’s Not the Economy — We’re Getting Mugged

Feb 10, 2026

Cambridgeshire Spotlight: It’s Not the Economy — We’re Getting Mugged

This week’s deep dive into the county’s biggest rip-offs — and the locals fighting back with brains, humour and biscuits.

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Inside This Week: Cambridgeshire Property Reality, Local Business Wins & Practical Tips for Life in Cambs

Jan 31, 2026

Inside This Week: Cambridgeshire Property Reality, Local Business Wins & Practical Tips for Life in Cambs

Market insights, community business stories, family ideas and money-saving tips you can use this week.

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Inside This Week: Property Reality, Local Biz Wins & Practical Tips for Life in Cambs

Jan 22, 2026

Inside This Week: Property Reality, Local Biz Wins & Practical Tips for Life in Cambs

Market insights, community business stories, family ideas and money-saving tips you can use this week.

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This is the January Cambridgeshire Doesn't Talk About

Jan 13, 2026

This is the January Cambridgeshire Doesn't Talk About

The queues, the cost the coping - what no one prints in your local parish magazine

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Cambridgeshire Spotlight: Everyone’s shattered. Here’s where people disappear to.

Dec 15, 2025

Cambridgeshire Spotlight: Everyone’s shattered. Here’s where people disappear to.

Real people, quiet places, and the parts of December that actually help

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Who gave this Secret Santa Gift In This Weeks Cambridgeshire Spotlight?

Dec 8, 2025

Who gave this Secret Santa Gift In This Weeks Cambridgeshire Spotlight?

And five better ideas you can steal before your office or family party...

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Cambridgeshire Spotlight - Nativity meltdowns, house prices and Budget “joys” — a very local week

Nov 29, 2025

Cambridgeshire Spotlight - Nativity meltdowns, house prices and Budget “joys” — a very local week

From 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.

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Cambridgeshire went full chaos this week — and we loved every second 💛

Nov 21, 2025

Cambridgeshire went full chaos this week — and we loved every second 💛

Christmas lights arguments, Mill Road magic, winter sports madness… and the tiny wins keeping us all sane.

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Someone on the 18:25 from Peterborough deserves a Medal — and a Round at Bamboo Sky

Nov 7, 2025

Someone on the 18:25 from Peterborough deserves a Medal — and a Round at Bamboo Sky

Inside: real heroes, indie cafés, glowing faces, and a clever stacking trick that actually works.

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Who Really Deserves a Day Off — and a Free Mansion - Cambridgeshire Spotlight joins the debate

Oct 31, 2025

Who Really Deserves a Day Off — and a Free Mansion - Cambridgeshire Spotlight joins the debate

Cambridgeshire’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

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Autumn settles in across Cambridgeshire — and we’ve got the stories to match

Oct 25, 2025

Autumn settles in across Cambridgeshire — and we’ve got the stories to match

From 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.

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Cambridgeshire Spotlight – Your Week in Local Life, Laughter & Little Victories

Oct 18, 2025

Cambridgeshire Spotlight – Your Week in Local Life, Laughter & Little Victories

This 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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Cambridgeshire Spotlight

© 2026 Cambridgeshire Spotlight .

September is bringing school routines, rising household costs, council changes and plenty of things that are easier to sort before they become a problem. This week we look at Cambridge North’s 425 homes, autumn energy bills, tenant rights, online shopping scams, £1 public toilets, new-build neighbourhoods and plenty more across Cambridgeshire.

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