Cambridge Breakfast

Local politicians say they’re frustrated by the government’s changing timeline for reorganisation. Proposals to merge councils in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have been paused and scrapped elsewhere. The government said it […]

It’s the start of Air Ambulance Week with the charities highlighting their work that includes a typical five callouts every day. CEO Daryl Brown says Magpas does much more than […]

Linda Ness talks to Professor Ricardo Lemos Pimenta from Anglia Ruskin University and Professor Deusdedit from the Federal Rural University of the Amazon in Brazil who tell us about a […]

Cambridge-based disability charity CBM UK is working with local partners in Nepal to make sure people with disabilities aren’t overlooked in the emergency response. Nepal continues to deal with the […]

Cambridge Forum returns to the city next week, bringing together around 300 delegates from Cambridge, across the UK and internationally for two days looking at AI and health – under […]

Jason James, as well as Alison from The Pheasant in Keyston tell Linda Ness about an event they are putting on this Sunday to support motor neurone disease following friend […]

Linda Ness talks about the forthcoming Cambridge Chinese Music & Culture Festival 2026 in the company of Festival Director Shi Yang Mortimer, former Cambridge City Mayor Dinah Pounds and her […]

The UK’s skies will turn dark when the moon passes the sun early this evening (August 12). It won’t be a total solar eclipse, like in 1999, but most of […]

Almost two thousand people have backed a petition calling for what its organiser describes as a more balanced approach to transport, planning and development in Cambridge. Wayne Nightingale was born […]

Some of Cambridge’s most fascinating buildings and hidden spaces are opening their doors to the public next month.  Open Cambridge returns for ten days from the 11th of September, with […]

Linda catches  up with Rich Quarterman, frontman and songwriter with Man the Lifeboats, who played at Cambridge Folk Festival last weekend.

Katherine Priddy is playing tonight (Friday) at Great St Mary’s as part of the Cambridge Folk Festival.  She talks to Linda Ness about her music and how much she enjoys […]

      A community group representing supporters of the Mill Road bus gate is urging Cambridgeshire County Council to take a broad view when it carries out its review […]

A section of the River Cam which has been deemed unsafe needs proper investment and quickly, according to a Cambridge city councillor. Earlier this week part of the riverbank next […]

Gavin Richards hears from Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner on Andy Burnham’s new cabinet and what it means for the city.

More than a year after the 31-point-9-million-pound Milton Road improvement scheme was completed, concerns are being raised about the health of many of the newly planted trees. Former Cambridge City […]

Students will next moth know the results of their GCSE exams with important decisions to make about their future. Julian speaks to Ed Bowles, Director of Sixth Form at Chesterton […]

Cambridge is celebrating 75 years since becoming a city with a free community event this Sunday. The celebrations on Jesus Green will mark the anniversary of King George VI granting […]

Volunteers in Orwell in South Cambridgeshire have uncovered what they believe is a centuries-old brick-domed well that had been buried for decades and Dr Andrew Holding explains the impact on […]

Cambridge Open Studios gets under way this weekend, with hundreds of artists opening their studios to visitors across the city and surrounding villages. Naomi Davies, this year’s event is particularly […]

The former Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has told Cambridge Radio Andy Burnham could be a friend to our region. Mr Burnham has signalled his intention to run for the […]

Join Emma, Matt and Mark while they discuss Spielberg’s latest Disclosure Day, YouTube horror phenomenon Backrooms, the new return of Masters of the Universe, heist movie Tuner and more!  

Five thousand people are expected at the Fen Edge Festival which takes place in Cottenham this weekend. It started on Friday and continues until Sunday 21 June. The free to […]

Neil Jones tells Linda Ness about the celebrations which are planned to celebrate what would have been Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett’s 80th year. 

Police are investigating after a number of St George’s flags appeared on lampposts around Chesterton in Cambridge. While some residents believe they’re simply showing support for England during the World […]

Bus franchising is coming to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. A review commissioned by Mayor Paul Bristow has recommended a phased introduction from 2027, with routes brought into the new system in […]

Broadcasting six times a week to five million listeners, The Archers follows the everyday lives, loves, and dramas of residents of Ambridge, the fictional village deep in the heart of the […]

Head of Commercial Services at Imperial War Museum Duxford, Adam Kendall, gives Linda Ness a behind the scenes look at how the famous Duxford air shows are planned, and gives […]

Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner has welcomed the acquisition of Cambridge East by Homes England and The Hill Group. The 700-acre site, which includes Cambridge City Airport, has been bought from […]

Cambridge Science Park has submitted plans for a major expansion which could triple its economic contribution and create up to 20,000 new jobs. The development would focus on life sciences, […]

Jessica Blundell tells Julian Clover about Strawberry Fair’s brand new Welcome Team — a lively group of performers, actors and volunteers bringing smiles, colour and Fair magic to the gates.

Cambridge Samaritans has been named charity partner for this year’s Cambridge Beer Festival. The event takes place on Jesus Green from tonight. The charity hopes to raise funds and awareness […]

The Cambridge Beer Festival returns to Jesus Green next week with some of the UK’s best beers competing to be crowned Champion Beer of Britain. The festival, organised by CAMRA, […]

Cambridge University, Cambridge United and Cambridge City Council, have jointly launched a new visual identity and logo, recognising the city as the birthplace of modern football.   In 1848, Cambridge […]

Campaigners in Cambridge are calling for tighter controls on Houses in Multiple Occupation — known as HMOs — arguing that some parts of the city are seeing too many family […]

Scottish folk-pop band Tide Lines are coming to the Cambridge Junction next Wednesday. Singer and songwriter Robert Robertson talks to Linda Ness about the band.

Registration has opened for this year’s Bridge the Gap charity walk in Cambridge. The annual event returns on Sunday 13 September, starting and finishing on Parker’s Piece. Walkers will follow […]

Julian finds out what’s planned at the Strawberry Fair Kids’ Park on June 6.

Cambridge Breakfast presenter Julian Clover has a broken arm. Who better to ask about the healing process than our resident scientist Dr Andrew Holding.  

A Hills Road resident is calling for action to save one of the last large trees on the route. The Common Lime tree, between Brooklands Avenue and Station Road, is […]

One of the most iconic cult musicals is back in Cambridge as the Rocky Horror show takes over the Cambridge Corn Exchange this week, packed with outrageous characters, unforgettable songs […]

Hetti King from Rowan tells Linda about their new evening classes.

This April, St Paul’s Church in Cambridge is playing host to Art at St Paul’s. The exhibition showcases 200 artworks on display from 75 leading artists. Emily Wright tells Linda […]

Twelve Explorer Scouts from across Cambridgeshire are undergoing an intensive, “fast-track” work experience scheme to master the scientific techniques of professional archaeology. Scout leader Coyote, together with Ellie-May and Ray […]

More than 10 million litres of fat have been prevented from entering sewers across the East of England. Anglian Water says that’s the equivalent of over 16 million blocks of […]

  Julian Clover is joined by Dr Andrew Holding for their monthly science chat including the loneliness of space and the prospect of lab grown chocolate.  

Food insecurity is affecting more than a quarter of UK households with children — and researchers say it’s having a direct impact on early childhood development and obesity. A new […]

Ukrainian teenagers living in Cambridgeshire have suggested twinning Cambridge with a city in Ukraine. Two of them, Masha and Dasha, joined by Chair of Cambridge4Ukraine Andrii Smytsnuik, to tell Linda […]

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2026 guide has been released and Cambridge has been listed as an A star location. One of the judges,Tim Palmer, tells Linda Ness […]

More than 400 volunteers are getting ready to welcome visitors to this year’s Thriplow Daffodil Weekend (21-22 March), the village charity event is packed with family activities, live music and […]