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Monday, 10 August 2026

Today's practical local briefing for Cambridge, Ely, Cambourne, Northstowe, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, St Ives, Huntingdon, Newmarket, Saffron Walden: official updates, public records, travel signals, weather, events and source links worth checking before acting.

OpenMan finds 'suspicious device' on family day out as bomb squad attends Cambridgeshire siteThe item is believed to have been an unexploded WWII device, police saidOpenFirefighters back at Holme Fen National Nature Reserve as ‘deep-seated’ peat fire breaks out againService warns it could be some time before it it fully extinguished.OpenFire service responds after claims crews 'running short of water'Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service has responded to claims crews are "running short on water" at Holme Fen Nature Reserve.OpenRoad closures in place as huge fire ravages nature reserveSeveral road closures are in place as more than 80 firefighters continue to battle a fire at Holme Fen Nature Reserve.OpenTraveller site wins appeal against council order to remove unapproved mobile homesAn inspector has allowed the owner of a Cambridge Traveller site to keep extra mobile homes put up without permission after an appeal against the council.OpenCambridge mayor speaks at Hirsohima Day commemoration in market square‘War is frightening enough’ says mayor Maria Cleminson.OpenCambridgeshire car park could be ‘transformed’ with plans for ‘lively new street scene’A developer wants to bring new businesses and up to 83 new homes to a Cambridgeshire townOpenWW2 Hurricane makes tribute flight to PolandThe aircraft honour two Polish pilots who flew from the UK.