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cambridgeindependent.co.uk > news > extended-reality-green-screens-and-360-degree-video-inside-9454787

Extended reality, green screens and 360-degree video: Inside the Cambridge training centre for healthcare professionals

10+ hour, 50+ min ago  (483+ words) A Cambridge centre for training future healthcare professionals has doubled in capacity - and has become one of the most advanced of its kind in the country. An extra floor has been added to The Cambridge Digital Health and Surgical Training…...

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cambridgeindependent.co.uk > news > will-cyclists-actually-use-planned-1-48m-route-to-cambridge-9454788

Will cyclists actually use planned £1.48m route to Cambridge?

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (465+ words) Councillors have debated whether people will choose to use the planned new "1.48million walking and cycling route to Cambridge. Some suggested that cyclists will opt to use a more direct route on the road, while others argued an off-road dedicated pathway…...

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cambridgeindependent.co.uk > sport > heartbroken-cambridge-side-deserved-so-much-more-in-away-9454346

‘Heartbroken’ Cambridge side ‘deserved so much more’ in away defeat

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (227+ words) Cambridge were left "heartbroken again" following a 21-17 defeat on the road at Nottingham. Craig Newby"s side, who remain winless in Champ Rugby this term, went into the break 10-7 in front on Friday (13 February) evening"s game, and while they…...

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cambridgeindependent.co.uk > news > coppicing-work-begins-to-help-protect-precious-chalk-streams-9454409

Coppicing work begins to help protect precious chalk streams

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (902+ words) It might look severe, but coppicing work under way alongside Cambridge's precious chalk streams will have huge benefits, say ecologists. Work began on 9 February as part of the Greater Cambridge Chalk Stream Project " an initiative designed to support a habitat…...

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cambridgeindependent.co.uk > business > outstanding-construction-projects-in-shortlist-as-greater-ca-9453694

Outstanding construction projects in shortlist as Greater Cambridge Design and Construction Awards 2026 revealed

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (651+ words) The shortlist for the Greater Cambridge Design and Construction Awards 2026 can now be revealed. Organised by the Cambridge Forum for the Construction Industry and Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service, the awards celebrate the best construction projects completed in the area,…...

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cambridgeindependent.co.uk > news > discover-latest-about-plans-for-east-west-rail-at-cambridge-9454365

Discover latest about plans for East West Rail at Cambridge events

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (245+ words) The East West Railway Company (EWR Co) will hold two community events in Cambridge next month for people to find out more about the latest designs for the railway. The company published its You Said, We Did report, which outlined…...

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cambridgeindependent.co.uk > news > 1960s-kett-house-in-cambridge-to-be-demolished-and-replaced-9452825

1960s Kett House in Cambridge to be demolished and replaced with eight-storey office building

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (655+ words) Kett House - a 1960s office block in Cambridge - is to be knocked down and replaced with a taller, eight-storey building, despite concerns it will be "jarring" and a "monolith". The developers say the new building, on the corner of Station Road…...

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cambridgeindependent.co.uk > whats-on > a-guide-to-cambridge-arts-festival-2026-10-days-of-culture-9452758

A guide to Cambridge Arts Festival 2026: 10 days of culture and creativity in the city

3+ week, 6+ hour ago  (966+ words) Cambridge Arts Festival returns for its third year from 9-18 February, bringing 10 days of creativity, culture and community to the heart of the city. Jenny Granshaw, head of projects and development at Cambridge BID, says: "The Cambridge Arts Festival is about…...

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cambridgeindependent.co.uk > news > patient-focused-dental-facility-novo-dental-care-opens-in-9452426

‘Patient-focused’ dental facility Novo Dental Care opens in Cambridge

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (149+ words) Novo Dental Care has been officially opened at 196 Green End Road in Cambridge. Combined Authority mayor Paul Bristow was on hand to do the honours, along with members of the local community. Novo Dental Care is described as a "modern,…...

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cambridgeindependent.co.uk > news > 3-billion-investment-as-land-deal-struck-for-cambridge-biom-9452490

£3billion investment as Prologis strikes land deal for Cambridge Biomedical Campus expansion

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (571+ words) Specialist life sciences developer Prologis UK Ltd has today (Thursday, 5 February) struck a deal with Cambridgeshire County Council to acquire 67 acres of land for the expansion of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. The council has approved a conditional long-lease option for…...