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Huge Access to Work backlog to see DWP hire 480 staff
The Department for Work and Pensions has pledged to "fix the inherited backlog by September 2027" as around 60,000 applicants await a decision on the disabled people's support scheme
State Pension gaps warning for people planning early retirement from ex-DWP official
Former DWP employee Sandra Wrench said many people who stop working before State Pension age could miss out on qualifying years, NI credits and other financial support.
Van crashes into Cambridgeshire railway bridge causing delays
It comes just a day after the railway bridge was hit by a tractor
Thousands of Cambridge Water customers see data leaked onto dark web
Over 630,000 customers and employees had their data leaked onto the dark web - and the company has since been fined nearly £1 million
Calls for new recycling centre to end 'ridiculous' Northern Ireland waste deal
Cambridgeshire County Council is facing calls to sort recycling locally but says the process is not straightforward
Strictly Come Dancing hosts announced as Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe
Strictly Come Dancing have announced their new hosts
Tractor crashes into most-bashed railway bridge in Cambridgeshire city
The Ely bridge is one of the most-bashed in Britain
Paedophile had ‘deep’ impact on child victim after four years of sexual abuse
The man sexually abused the young victim over four years
Delivery driver killed in crash sparks calls for improved safety on Peterborough road
A councillor said current issues include illegal parking and speeding
Court update as pair to face trial for murder of Cambridgeshire teenager
Baye Bireme Fall, 16, was stabbed to death in April
Cambridgeshire man accused of Downing Street bomb hoax denies offence
He allegedly told police outside the gates to 10 Downing Street that he had a bomb in his rucksack
Fourth meningitis case confirmed in Reading school outbreak as child dies
Symptoms of meningitis include high temperature, severe headache, vomiting and confusion
