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Construction of the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Road Improvement Scheme, Brampton, Cambridgeshire, 2018

The legacy of a £1.5bn A-road upgrade

More than five years after the £1.5bn road improvement scheme was completed, what do locals think?

A blue car is badly damaged at the front driver's side. Part of the car is wrapped around a post fitted with traffic lights. There is debris on the road at the crash site.

Drink driver, 80, banned after traffic light crash

The man wraps his car around a set of traffic lights and admits to drink driving, police say.

Tree planting on the embankment of a dual carriageway road. The saplings are protected by white plastic tubing. End of motorway signage is visible on a sliproad, with lorries and cars on the dual carriageway itself.

'Parts of A14 still like a desert after trees die'

Thousands of saplings planted along the route died and have yet to be replace, says council report.

A double-decker bus on a guided busway heading towards the viewer along concrete tracks and kerbs in 2021. It has bright green livery. It is branded Stagecoach. It is travelling along a concrete track. On its right is a cycle and walkway. On either side are trees.

Guided busway safety fence gets go-ahead

A decision to install the fences is unanimously approved by councillors.

A tree branch in the foreground has leaves on it while in the distance is a blurred image of a major road with traffic driving along it

Residents plant own trees to replace dead A14 ones

A large proportion of trees, that were originally planted as part of the A14 upgrade, died later.

Part of the Brampton Interchange near the busy A14 and A1. There are several vehicles on the road and one on a bridge. There are traffic lights on the road and signs to exits on the road. The large roundabout has many shrubs as well as grass

Woman seriously injured after car and lorry crash

The driver of a BMW car is arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

Abi Quinlisk, who has shoulder-length blonde hair and is looking off to the left. She is wearing a brown and cream top. Behind her is a scene showing trees and white houses.

Aunt helps raise £20k in memory of teenage niece

The money raised by Abi Quinlisk's family helps a charity for young cancer sufferers.

A tractor sculpture made out of straw bales. It depicts a tractor with a Union flag flying from its "cab". Two large black tyres are resting on its side. It has a face made from eyes where its windscreen would be, nostrils at the front of its bonnet and a banner painted in the shape of a smile where its bonnet grille would be. It is surrounded by fields.

Young farmers compete for best straw sculpture

Straw bale models of tractors, animals and a combine harvester are made for an annual competition.

Two e-scooters are sat on a road next to a police car. The scooters are black and grey. The wheel and back bumper of the police car are visible

Police seize more than 70 e-scooters and e-bikes

Most riders stopped during a three-day crackdown were under 18 and one was aged eight, police say.