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Paul Brackley

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Editor of the Cambridge Independent, senior group editor, East Anglia, at Iliffe Media

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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we look at objections raised to CSET busway, explore issue of water scarcity in #Cambridge region, feature 9-page supp on our Business Awards winners, pics of Grantchester Charity Runs & Bourn to Run plus consultation on 200% river fee hikes
Cambridge Independent 30-9-26
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Cambridge Independent @cambridgeindy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Here they are... the winners of the Cambridge Independent Business Awards 2026. Congratulations to them all! #CIBA2026 www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/win...
cambridgeindependent.co.uk
Winners of the Cambridge Independent Business Awards 2026 revealed
A glittering ceremony was held at King’s College.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
King's College's Great Hall is looking terrific for the @cambridgeindy.bsky.social Business Awards 2026... looking forward to hosting later. Good luck everyone! #CIBA2026
Cambridge Independent Business Awards 2026 location
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The 10th anniversary edition of @cambridgeindy.bsky.social is out today! Thank you to all our readers & advertisers who have supported us. Inside, I reflect on our decade. Plus 4,000-home proposals for south of #Cambridge, a 3-page Chariots of Fire picture special & C2C busway views
Cambridge Independent front page, September 23-29, 2026
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we explore big questions on #Cambourne to #Cambridge busway, discuss how market traders will be moved out of square for revamp, feature calls for clarity over Mill Road responsibilities, visit #CamTechWeek & feature @philrodgers.co.uk on council shake-up
Cambridge Independent front page 16-9-26
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we explore #Cambridge market revamp, C2C busway decision, Four Lamps upgrade, feature pic specials on Dragon Boat Festival & Duxford Soap Box Derby, columns from @iansollom.bsky.social MP & mayor Paul Bristow & guides to #CamTechWeek & @camfilmfest.com
Cambridge Independent front page 9-9-26
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Marshall Aerospace has agreed a sale to private equity firm Aurelius Group. The acquisition is still subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals #Cambridge www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/mar...
cambridgeindependent.co.uk
Marshall Aerospace agrees sale to private equity firm Aurelius Group
Acquisition is subject to regulatory and sharesholder approvals.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we look at analysis of the impact new 20mph zones are having, feature 3-page #Northstowe Running Fest pic special, discuss latest on #Cambridge market, another world first involving @royalpapworth.bsky.social & more on the state of #Cambridge streets
Cambridge Independent front page 2-9-26
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Cambridge will lead a £20m MRC hub focused on developing human disease models to reduce the need for animal testing as medicines are developed www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/cambrid...
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Cambridge to lead £20m MRC hub focused on developing human models for drug testing
Stem cells, organoids and AI will be used to help reduce need for animal testing.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we report on the vigils for Jason Arday. We hear from @pippaheylings.bsky.social about state of our chalk streams & @philrodgers.co.uk writes about the politics of drought. We visit site of @cambchildrens.bsky.social Hospital & feature 4-page A-level special
Cambridge Independent 19-25 August 2026
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Follow our live blog on A-level results day across the #Cambridge region here www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/a-level...
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A-level results live: Updates from Cambridgeshire schools as students receive 2026 grades
Follow our live coverage for school‑by‑school updates.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we look at #Cambridge junction with 51 patched-up repairs, hear a defence of £1m public toilets, report debate over cat cafe, busway trial & landfill site update. Plus columns from @iansollom.bsky.social, mayor Paul Bristow & @emiliesilverwood.bsky.social
Cambridge Independent 12-18 August 2026
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we explore how light rail could dovetail with East West Rail, feature 3-page Cambridge Folk Festival verdict & pics, explore latest on Christ's College plans, feature boardwalk plans for #Waterbeach, discuss water crisis & reveal our Business Awards finalists
Cambridge Independent 5-11 August 2026
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Common sweeteners can slow the growth of important gut bacteria, @cam.ac.uk researchers discover www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/common-...
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Common sweeteners can slow the growth of important gut bacteria, Cambridge researchers discover
They studied how sweeteners acted when combined with substances including caffeine and some medicines.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Tawny owls joined by fox and roe deer for incredible night at South #Cambridgeshire wildlife #photography hide www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/lifestyle/ta...
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Tawny owls joined by fox and roe deer for incredible night at wildlife photography hide
We visit Kevin Robson’s remarkable hide in South Cambridgeshire.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we explore new era for #Cambridge growth as dev corp is approved, feature £2bn Crown Estate plans & GSK move to Biomedical Campus, concern over state of city's footpaths, 20mph scheme, @angliaruskin.bsky.social fine art exhibition & 15 years of Petals
Cambridge Independent front page 29-7-26
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A tributes to Jamie Urquhart, co-founder of Arm. Arm said he 'helped lay the foundations for technology that would transform computing'. www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/tribute...
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Tributes paid following death of Arm co-founder Jamie Urquhart, a ‘humble’ man who helped ‘transform computing’
He was ‘the most approachable, humble, kind and wonderful person’, says friend.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social , a 4-page pic special on visit of the King, remarkable story of riverside rescue of rower by @eastangliairamb.bsky.social, pics of Grand Depths at the Grand Arcade, an update on CSET busway funding & frustration over Cherry Hinton level crossing
Cambridge Independent front page 22-7-26
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Milton Road sinkhole watch: A specialist has been brought in to get to the bottom of it... #Cambridge www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/milton-...
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MIlton Road sinkhole watch: Specialist brought in to get to the bottom of it
Anglian Water has repaired damaged sewer connection.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Repair work on the sinkhole in Milton Road, #Cambridge, has paused after one day after an unknown source of water was discovered www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/milton-...
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Milton Road sinkhole repair work pauses after one day as water source discovered
Sinkhole is the size of a family car.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social, a warning that trees planted in £31.9m Milton Road scheme are dying, hotel vision for Shire Hall, how 50,000-home Local Plan has been updated, pic special on Carter Jonas v COEL charity cricket and @philrodgers.co.uk's letter to Andy Burnham
Cambridge Independent front page 15-21 July 2026
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Repair work is due to begin on the sinkhole in Milton Road, #Cambridge, which is ‘the size of a family car’ www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/repair-...
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Repair work to begin on sinkhole in Milton Road that is ‘the size of a family car’
But the opening date for the road is uncertain.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Don't miss your chance to enter the Cambridge Independent Business Awards - with categories for all sizes and sectors of business and social enterprise Deadline is Sunday night! Enter here: www.iliffemediapromotions.co.uk/cambridge-bu...
Awards logo
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The first hosepipe ban in more than 30 years is in place from Cambridge Water amid concern for local water supplies. It comes a day after updated Local Plan documents were published with plans for 50,000 more homes in the #Cambridge region. www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/cambrid...
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Cambridge Water imposes hosepipe ban amid concern over water supplies
Customers flouting ban face a £1,000 fine.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social - how critical gas works will cause disruption in #Cambridge & delay transport projects, questions over lighting by #Cambridge South, pic specials from Princess Royal visit to TWI, India Day & Cambridge Sings & Dances Bulgarian festival
Cambridge Independent front page July 8-14, 2026
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we report on mayor Paul Bristow's verdict on light rail, growth & Mill Road bridge. We have a special report on #Cambridge South, look at Mill Road arts centre plans & pics from @stjohnscollege.bsky.social ball & Cambridge Regional College experimental art
Cambridge Independent front page, 1-7 July 2026
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The deadline is looming for entry to the @cambridgeindy.bsky.social Business Awards 2026 - don't miss your chance to enter! The awards are a celebration of all sizes and sectors of business and social enterprise in the #Cambridge region #CIBA2026 www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/dea...
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Deadline looms for entry to Cambridge Independent Business Awards 2026
It’s a celebration of all sizes and sectors of business in the Cambridge region.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social, biggest challenge yet to #EastWestRail route, drop-off rules at #Cambridge South explained, pic specials from #RaceforLife, @trincollcam.bsky.social May Ball, @arthurrankhospice.bsky.social's Star Shine Night Walk & @philrodgers.co.uk on city politics
Cambridge Independent June 24-30, 2026
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Prof Sir David Charles Baulcombe will succeed Dame Sally Davies as master of Trinity College, #Cambridge www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/education/pr...
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Prof Sir David Charles Baulcombe to succeed Dame Sally Davies as master of Trinity College, Cambridge
King Charles III has made the Crown appointment.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social , bus franchising challenges, debate over Mill Road bus gate review, #Cambridge experts on under-16s social media ban, reaction to Darwin Nurseries' closure plan, fire service inspection, new chapter for @cambridgeppf.bsky.social & Town & Country Fair pics
Cambridge Independent front page June 17-23, 2026
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
“A gentle genius and a wonderful person” - just one of many tributes paid to Harrison Cole, a young organist at @kingscollege.bsky.social whose body was found in the River Cam in #Cambridge www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/king-s-...
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King’s College community saddened as body of gifted 25-year-old organist is found in River Cam
Tributes have flooded in for ‘gentle genius’ and ‘wonderful person’.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Inside this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social , 4 pages of insight & analysis on #Cambridge East urban extension & Greater Cambridge Development Corporation plan, pic specials from Strawberry Fair & @angliaruskin.bsky.social Graduate Showcase, tourism boost & latest on Kingsway Solar Farm
Cambridge Independent front page 10-6-26
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social, alarm in #Fulbourn over huge #EastWestRail train care centre proposal, our Business Awards open for entry, the GCP vision for Riverside in #Cambridge, calls for government to explain its development corporation plan & Cambridge North latest
Cambridge Independent June 3-9, 2026, front page
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Breaking news on #Cambridge East as a huge deal is signed by The Hill Group and Homes England to bring 10,000-plus homes and commercial space, supporting 9,000 jobs to land acquired from Marshall Group www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/the-hil...
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Deal signed for new community of 10,000-plus homes and 9,000 jobs at Cambridge East
The transformational acquisition of the Cambridge East strategic site will deliver one of the UK’s largest urban extension projects.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Pink Floyd saxophonist Dick Parry has died at 83. A regular in Mill Road, #Cambridge, he's been described as a 'typically good English gentleman' - and his good friend David Gilmour called his sound 'unmistakable' www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/pink-fl...
cambridgeindependent.co.uk
Pink Floyd saxophonist Dick Parry dies at 83
Regularly seen in Mill Road, he played with David Gilmour for decades.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Cambridge PPF calls on Hughes Hall not to encroach on Protected Open Space with Fenner’s plans @cambridgeppf.bsky.social #Cambridge www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/cambrid...
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Cambridge PPF calls on Hughes Hall not to encroach on Protected Open Space with Fenner’s plans
Conservation charity responds to University of Cambridge college’s latest proposals.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we look at the huge #Cambridge Science Park plans, state of Cam at Sheep's Green, concerns over Fenner's proposals, feature pics from Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride, Beer Festival & Cancer Help Centre ride & preview Cambridge Nature Festival
Cambridge Independent front page 20-5-26
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Marshall Land Systems is planning to move production from #Cambridge to South Wales, impacting 158 employees and 59 fixed term agency contractors www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/158...
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158 jobs at risk as Marshall Land Systems plans to switch production from Cambridge to Wales
It follows its sale to an Indigenous Canadian investment firm last year.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we report on power-sharing discussions in #Cambridge after Labour lost its majority in our election analysis. We have a 10-page Science and Technology Awards souvenir supplement, a Sawston Fun Run pic special plus Cambridge University strikes
Cambridge Independent 13-5-26
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
We're at the local #election counts in #Cambridge and South #Cambridgeshire today - and the first results are in. Follow along with our live blog... www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/local-e...
cambridgeindependent.co.uk
Local elections 2026: Live Cambridgeshire results and updates
The results as they come in.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
It was a pleasure to host the @cambridgeindy.bsky.social Science and Technology Awards last night. Congratulations to all our winners on their amazing achievements! #SciTechAwards #Cambridge www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/win...
cambridgeindependent.co.uk
Winners of the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2026 are revealed
See who triumphed across 16 categories.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social, a warning from National Trust over nature crisis in #Cambridgeshire, interview with Ed Miliband, residents start petition over HMOs, robotic surgery milestone @cuh.nhs.uk, pics of rockets launching at BigEARS & look ahead to #SciTechAwards
Cambridge Independent 6-12 May 2026
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Marshall Aerospace is up for sale - and discussions are under way with potential buyers #Cambridge www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/marshal...
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Marshall Aerospace ‘is up for sale’
Historic Cambridge company is talking to ‘shortlist of highly committed potential buyers’.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social , how Cambridge Leisure Park could be overhauled, our Q&A with parties ahead of elections in #Cambridge and South Cambs, news that Marshall Aerospace could be sold, concern over fires at landfill site, pic from Literary Festival & Inflation Day
Cambridge Independent front page, April 29-May 5, 2026
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social, huge construction impact of #EastWestRail, pic specials on Northstowe Half Marathon & Tom's Trust 5k, Biomedical Campus runs & Hills Road Sixth Form fun run, £8.2m appeal for air ambulance base, election latest & fresh look at #Cambridge spies
Cambridge Independent front page 22-28 April, 2026
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
The top 10 garden birds in #Cambridgeshire have been revealed as the @rspb.bsky.social issues new advice on seasonal feeding www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/the-rsp...
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The RSPB’s new advice on feeding garden birds as Cambridgeshire’s Big Garden Birdwatch results revealed
Find out what’s changed - and see the top 10 county birds.
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
This week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social is our 500th issue. Thank you to all our readers, advertisers and contributors for their support! We interview East West Rail chief exec, feature #Cambourne #Cambridge 10k & Fun Run pic special & @philrodgers.co.uk city council election predictions
Cambridge Independent 15-4-26 front page
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social parking permit confusion in #Cambridge, new #EastWestRail consultation, taxi vandalism concerns, the #Cambridge engineer involved in mission to Moon, residents debate Hughes Hall plans & parties launch their election campaigns
Cambridge Independent 8-4-26 front page
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we ask whether we're winning battle vs bike theft in #Cambridge, feature latest on market & Cambridge South station, explore Panda Meander trail plans, look ahead to Boat Races & discuss what's on for families this Easter
Cambridge Independent front page 1-4-26
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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
90 roles are at risk in a #Cambridgeshire education restructure that impacts special educational needs services. I've heard from staff concerned about the changes: www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/education/90...
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90 roles ‘at risk’ in Cambridgeshire education restructure that impacts special educational needs services
Insider says it feels like unnecessary structural upheaval for admininstrative reasons.
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