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Newmarket heiress worth £12.6 billion tops Sunday Times 2026 Rich List for East Anglia
The heiress has an estimated wealth of over £12.6 billion
Locals split as Cambridge Leisure Park changes could cause 'chaos' or 'attract people'
Cambridge Leisure Park is currently up for sale and could be redeveloped by new owners
DWP says benefit fraud and payment errors cost taxpayer billions
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published new figures showing £9.9 billion was lost to benefit fraud and payment errors in the financial year ending 2026, according to official DWP data.
DWP urged to change 'mixed age couples' Pension Credit eligibility rule
The rule means couples can only claim benefits such as Pension Credit - worth on average £4,300 a year - when both partners have reached State Pension age
Popular Cambridgeshire zoo welcomes tigers for first time
The two new Bengal tigers are brother and sister
Riverside hotel approved despite 'barely enough parking' claims
The applicant said the hotel will provide 'modern guest accommodation' for the area
'People want change' as Labour loses Cambridge council seats to Green Party
One voter said: "I don’t believe that politics is a football team – you don’t always have to vote for the same party"
Man admits murdering barber with 'special soul' at Cambridge hostel
Liam Rush handed himself into the police hours after fatally stabbing Granville Graham
Men lied to con their way to £15k in council tax support
One man lied about not receiving a pension
Major change to railway companies serving Cambridgeshire in move towards Great British Railways
It is hoped that merging the firms under one leadership team will improve passenger experience
More than 30k illegal cigarettes and hundreds of vapes found ‘hidden’ in Cambridgeshire shop
A raid was carried out at the shop in April
Huge fire burns down derelict Haverhill school as teenager arrested
A police cordon was placed around the old school for a fire investigation to take place














