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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Phil Shepka

    Cambridgeshire judge 'horrified' by seven-year insulin case delay (opens the original)

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    A judge has said it was "frankly horrifying" that a case involving a mother who injected her daughter with insulin, took more than seven years to reach court. At Cambridge Crown Court on Friday, the woman from Cambridgeshire, who is in her 20s and has a history of mental health issues, admitted administering a poison or noxious substance with intent. The offence took place in 2019, and Judge Philip Grey said while he had the "highest respect for the work done" by Cambridgeshire Police, the delay

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Phil Shepka

    Cambridge City Council considers more toilet fees after £1 charge (opens the original)

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    A council that introduced a £1 fee for new city centre public loos is considering charging for other toilets. In the summer, Cambridge City Council defended charging for the facilities on Silver Street bridge, which replaced the old conveniences at a cost of nearly £1m. The authority is now looking into contactless payments as part of the reopening of Quayside toilets off Bridge Street, near Jesus Green. The council's cabinet on Wednesday heard plans for the future operating model for the toilet

  3. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Phil Shepka

    Inquest hears girl died after speeding car hit North Brink pothole (opens the original)

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    A teenage girl died after the speeding car she was in struck a pothole and plunged into a river, an inquest into her death has heard. Eden Bunn, 16, was a rear seat passenger in a VW Polo driven by Declan Berry, 18, which had been travelling at about 90mph moments before entering the River Nene, near Wisbech, in Cambridgeshire on 17 March. While three other occupants escaped, Eden died from a head injury. Declan's body was recovered two weeks later. The inquest in Huntingdon heard a police repor

  4. Article · Sep 13, 2026 · Phil Shepka

    Questions after hundreds of Addenbrooke's patients harmed (opens the original)

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    Hundreds of orthopaedic patients - mostly children - were harmed at a major hospital. Some will never fully recover. What do we know and what questions remain unanswered? In early 2025 surgeon Kuldeep Stohr was suspended by Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge - the East of England's major trauma centre - amid concerns over surgeries that were "below the expected standard". Two separate reviews began and it was an update on one of those that was mistakenly released then removed from the hospital

  5. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Phil Shepka

    Why is Cambridgeshire's Chief Constable retiring for one month? (opens the original)

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    After one year in post, the Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire Police is expected to retire and be rehired a month later. Why is he doing this and what are the rules? Last year Simon Megicks took up the position in the force in which he started his career. He joined Cambridgeshire Police in 1996, where he worked his way up to superintendent in Cambridge before taking various senior roles in Hertfordshire and Norfolk. He replaced Nick Dean, who stepped down in September 2025 after seven years in c

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