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For everyone and especially parents the following guide provides useful advice on:
Mobile phones and apps
Streaming content and smart TVs
Gaming consoles and online games
Social media
Cyberbullying
Privacy and information security
Viewing inappropriate content online
Online predators
Version 1: The Ultimate Parent Guide for Protecting Your Child on the Internet Version 2: The Ultimate Parent Guide for Protecting Your Child on the Internet
See also these guides from www.antivirusguide.com
Internet Safety for Kids: The Definitive Guide [2022] The Ultimate Social Media Safety Guide for Kids [2022] The Definitive Guide to Parental Control [2022]
Postal Code: CB25 (Changed 2006-2007 from CB5)
STD CODE: 01638
Latitude: 52:16:26N (52.274)
Longitude: 0:19:43E (0.3287)
GeoNames: 2654195
Events Calendar
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Project and
Current Status
(350 new homes)
410 Homes now approved
Linden Homes
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Flagship Homes
Top recognition for 'Britain's Pompeii' collectionThe exhibits span thousands of years of human history, bringing to life prehistoric artefacts.
Orchard owner devastated by busway approvalThe £180m Cambourne to Cambridge busway will run straight through a century-old orchard.
Almost 4,000 homes could be built by universityMore than 90 objections to the development are raised, according to a report.
BBC East celebrates 70 years of broadcastingThe BBC set up its first East of England regional service in a converted Georgian mansion in 1956.
'I was stuck on a plane for six hours - then the flight was cancelled'Katie Haines, 20, says passengers on her flight had to wait six hours with no updates, food or water.
Street-drinking ban in town could be extendedAlcohol-related crime has fallen since a ban on street-drinking was introduced, a report says.
A&E waits unacceptable, say hospital bossesA report says a hospital is facing a shortage of beds and staffing issues in several departments.
Knife crime hospital admissions fall across countyA report says hospital admissions linked to knife crime have dropped significantly in six years.
'Sponsor a brick' to turn railway shed into hubA group of residents are looking to buy and restore an old Victorian railway shed for community use.
I've been given a parking charge notice - do I have to pay it?Millions of parking charge notices were issued this year, but what how do they differ to parking fines?
More than £1m spent on car park regeneration plansHuntingdonshire District Council's payments to developer, described as a "monumental waste of money".