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• FlorenceSnead published Plea for better safety measures on River Cam after near miss in...

  01-09-2016 17:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A mum has made a call for better safety measures on the River Cam after she said she had to go into the water to rescue a toddler who had jumped in. Alison Street, 48, was at Grantchester Meadows with her daughter Angelina, 13, when they spotted the youngster, thought to be about three, had jumped in apparently unnoticed. She was first spotted by Angelina who quickly shouted at her mother for help to retrieve the toddler. Alison said: "The main area where people were swimming there was no...
  
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• Cambridge News published Where is Cambridge's best dog-friendly pub?

  01-09-2016 17:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Drinkers are spoilt for choice in Cambridge, with a wide selection of top pubs to choose from – but what about their four-legged pals? For hundreds of dog-lovers across the region a pub crawl just isn't the same unless man's best friend can come too, with a recent study claiming two thirds of dog owners in the east of England actively search for dog-friendly pubs. The results, from a survey of more than 2,500 dog owners across the UK, also revealed 78 per cent would rather spend...
  
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• Cambridge News published Cambridge runner Matt George to take on 32 marathons in 36 days...

  01-09-2016 17:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The plight of refugees has been broadcast the world over and now one Cambridge runner is hoping to do his bit to make them feel welcome. But it's not going to be easy as Matt George, 23, has decided to take on not one but 32 marathons – in just 36 days. The challenge will see Matt, a former student of Hills Road Sixth Form College, run from Land's End to John O'Groats in a bid to bring in £10,000 for the Refugee Council.
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• Cambridge News published Former Cambridge United loanee Alex McCarthy drafted into England...

  01-09-2016 16:05 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Former Cambridge United loanee goalkeeper Alex McCarthy has been brought into the England squad for Sunday's World Cup qualifier against Slovakia. McCarthy, 26, who arrived on loan at United from Reading eight years ago to provide cover, will take the place of his Southampton team-mate Fraser Forster, who has suffered an arm injury, for the match in Trnava. It is not the former England under-21 keeper's first taste of the senior national team, having been named in squads for friendlies...
  
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• Cambridge News published Mansfield Town v Cambridge United: A look at the Stags

  01-09-2016 16:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge United may have been given a shot in the arm by their midweek Checkatrade Trophy win over Shrewsbury. But the opposite is true of Mansfield after losing two players to injury – Jamie McGuire and Kyle Howkins – in their 2-0 defeat to Doncaster on Tuesday. The Stags have enjoyed a decent start to the Sky Bet League Two campaign though, lying fifth after five games and just two points behind early leaders Morecambe, with last month's 2-0 defeat at Plymouth the only blot on...
  
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• Cambridge News published More strike action looms for Cambridgeshire junior doctors in...

  01-09-2016 15:56 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridgeshire junior doctors are set to join thousands around the country in five days of industrial action in a long-running dispute over a new contract. The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced junior doctors will stage a full withdrawal of labour for five days between 8am- 5pm from Monday,September 12 to Friday, September 16 unless the new contract -due to come in next month - is dropped. The Government and BMA remain at loggerheads just weeks before the imposition of the...
  
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• Cambridge News published City's biggest music export Pink Floyd celebrated with V&A...

  01-09-2016 15:38 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  In 1965, two young men from Cambridge got together with a couple of other musicians and started a band. More than half a century later, their work is being recognised in a blockbuster exhibition at a world-famous museum. London's Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) announced on Wednesday that it will be staging a Pink Floyd retrospective featuring more than 350 items next spring. The band has strong links with Cambridge, with founding members Syd Barrett and Roger Waters hailing from...
  
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• Cambridge News published Could epigenetics hold key to new treatments for respiratory...

  01-09-2016 15:32 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A partnership between industry and leading charities is hoping to discover new epigenetic treatments for respiratory conditions. Cambridge's MRC Technology and AstraZeneca have teamed up with Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation to investigate the link between epigenetics and respiratory disease. Epigenetics are changes in the expression of genes, which could be attributed to lifestyle and other external factors affecting the body. Epigenetics do not change the DNA sequence and, until...
  
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• CambridgeNews published See what your signature says about you

  01-09-2016 15:16 via cambridge-news.co.uk
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• Cambridge News published Ex-deputy PM Nick Clegg to discuss new book at Cambridge event

  01-09-2016 15:09 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The former deputy prime minister will discuss his party's U-turn on tuition fees, his rapid rise and fall in popularity and the inside scoop on the Coalition years when he speaks in Cambridge this month. Former Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg will discuss his new memoir at an event at St John's College, organised by Heffer's bookshop, on September 21. A notice on the store's website reads: "In conversation with journalist and broadcaster Jackie Ashley, Nick will be talking about his time in...
  
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• Cambridge News published Gingerbread Cambridge: 11 Cambridge things that would work as...

  01-09-2016 15:05 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  ​This week on Bake Off it was biscuit week so Cambridge graduate and Bake Off contestant Andrew baked a 'Punting in Cambridge' gingerbread story. A homage, he told us, to his student days when after the exams he'd always go punting.Andrew's 37 individual gingerbread pieces included a biscuit bridge, a bicycle and even gingerbread swans. It reminded Paul Hollywood of his mum's ginger biscuits, in a good way apparently. Well done Andrew! And you've got us thinking, what e
  
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• Cambridge News published Ex-EDL leader Tommy Robinson's Cambridge pub incident - police...

  01-09-2016 14:56 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A police commissioner has defended officers after former EDL leader Tommy Robinson accused them of scaring his children when he was ejected from a Cambridge pub. Cambridgeshire police said it was a group of supporters who were asked to leave – going against Robinson's claims he was singled out. Jason Ablewhite, Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner, said: "As I am sure you will be aware, there has been significant coverage in the local and national media resulting from the video...
  
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• Cambridge News published Two lanes shut on A1(M) after lorry breaks down at Alconbury

  01-09-2016 14:18 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Two lanes of the A1(M) are closed because of a broken down lorry. Cambridgeshire police are currently on scene on the southbound carriageway after the initial call at 11.47am today. Highways have coned off lanes 1 and 2 after the truck broke down in the middle lane at Alconbury just before J14 for the A14. They are waiting for the vehicle to be recovered. Drivers are warned of some disruption in the area.Read more of today's latest stories here and don't forget to...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Seminar programme announced for B2B

  01-09-2016 13:52 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
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• Cambridge News commented New atrium and library approved for Cambridge's historic Christ's...

  01-09-2016 13:33 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  An historic Cambridge college that has not been altered "since 1690" could be set for a radical new look. Christ's College is set for a new library, as well as a glass atrium, which will enclose what is currently an out-door courtyard within the college. The new library will be built on the site of the existing Grillet Library, which abuts Christ's Lane in the city centre. The current library will be demolished to make way. The plans were approved by the Cambridge City Council Planning...
  
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• Cambridge News published Plans for 400 homes at Hatchfield Farm in Newmarket rejected by...

  01-09-2016 12:58 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Contentious plans to build 400 homes on land at Hatchfield Farm in Newmarket have been rejected by the Government.The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has announced today (Thursday) that he is overturning Forest Heath District Council's planning permission made in 2014 to permit 400 homes at the site, in Fordham Road.Councillor Robin Millar, deputy leader of Forest Heath and a ward member for Newmarket's All Saints Ward, said: "Today's decision is recognition...
  
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• Cambridge News published Horizon's cancer tissue deal with Roche company

  01-09-2016 12:52 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  New genetic reference standards to help diagnose cancerous tissues will be developed thanks to an agreement between Cambridge's Horizon Discovery Group and an American firm. The deal between Horizon and Ventana Medical Systems, a leading firm in the field of tissue diagnostics, covers the development, manufacture and commercialisation of cell line derivative materials. Gene-editing company Horizon believes the deal has the potential to generate significant revenue, as it will be commissioned...
  
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• Cambridge News published Brad Halliday will get up to speed quickly at Cambridge United,...

  01-09-2016 12:50 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Brad Halliday will quickly get back up to speed with the intensity of Sky Bet League Two football at Cambridge United.That is the view of United manager Shaun Derry, who recruited the 21-year-old right-back from Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee on Tuesday.Speaking at this morning's press conference, the boss did not reveal whether Halliday would be in the starting line-up for Saturday's match at Mansfield.But he expects the defender, who helped Accrington reach the play-offs...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Make-over planned for Soham

  01-09-2016 12:48 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A team of town ambassadors is set to provide a boost to businesses operating in Soham.The Soham Town Team plans to make the centre more attractive to customers, increase footfall and improve facilities as part of a one year action plan.The strategy has been written with the input of 20 shops in the area, who would like to see more promotional events and activities in the High Street.The first initiative will involve Soham Pumpkin Fair, an established annual event and a highlight for the...
  
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• Cambridge News published Keith Keane: Cambridge United manager Shaun Derry on midfielder's...

  01-09-2016 12:24 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Shaun Derry says he and Keith Keane both thought it was the right decision for the midfielder to go out on loan to Rochdale. The former Luton and Preston man completed a temporary move to the Sky Bet League One outfit yesterday afternoon. And U's manager Derry, who has handed Keane just one start so far this term, feels he will benefit from his time up north. "Keith's got himself in a position where he can go and play again," said Derry at this morning's press conference ahead of...
  
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• Cambridge News published ​How do you feel about the new TV Licensing laws?

  01-09-2016 12:20 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  You already need a TV licence to watch live TV, but from today you'll need a TV Licence even if you're just watching BBC iPlayer, and if you don't have one, you could face a £1000 fine.Bluntly, this means if you missed the start of Bake Off last night, because your kids wouldn't go to bed, or perhaps you're suffering Bank Holiday Monday-confusion and thought it was Tuesday rather than Wednesday, it will cost you £145.50 to catch up on the bakers doing their signature biscuits. Is...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Cambridge vice-chancellor stresses importance of European...

  01-09-2016 12:07 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Brexit must not stop European students from coming to British universities, Cambridge's vice-chancellor has told EU officials. Earlier this week Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz led a delegation of university representatives to Brussels, where they discussed the fallout of June's EU referendum vote with British MEPs, EU officials and Carlos Moedas, the EU's commissioner for science and research.
  He said: "As the Government prepares to negotiate Brexit it is important to...
  
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• Cambridge News published Adam McGurk and George Maris closer to Cambridge United returns

  01-09-2016 11:58 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Adam McGurk has taken further steps towards a first-team return at Cambridge United with a full week's training.The striker was forced off with a knee injury early on in his debut against Aston Villa in pre-season, but he is getting close to being back involved with the matchday squad.Saturday's trip to Mansfield might still come a bit too early for McGurk, but he is moving in the right direction."Adam's had a full week's training and we'll judge him after tomorrow's training...
  
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• Cambridge News published Second accident reported on A14 involving two vehicles at...

  01-09-2016 11:37 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  There were further delays on the A14 this morning (Thursday) after a two-vehicle collision at Fenstanton. The crash was reported to Cambridgeshire police at 10.07am and is understood to have involved a transit van and a car past St Ives. Read more: That is so Cambridge: Has this video captured the busiest junction for cyclists in the city?
  #A14 eastbound after J26 St Ives. Incident. Expect delays.— Cambs Travel News (@Cambs_Traffic) September 1, 2016 The force said no one had been hurt...
  
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• Cambridge News published Four fab shows to see in Cambridgeshire this weekend

  01-09-2016 11:12 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  From a spoken word extravaganza to an elegant Austen adaptation, here's our pick of what to see in Cambridge this week.The Dreamboys ​​Hold on to your hats, ladies: the Dreamboys are back in town – and dreamier than ever *swoons*. After a sell-out show earlier this year, the UK's top male strip show returns to Burgess Hall on Friday night for more naughty shenanigans. We can't tell you much about what's in store – it's all very hush hush – but pr
  
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• Cambridge News commented Cost of Cambridge rental deposit £250 more than national...

  01-09-2016 11:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  People hoping to move into a rented property in Cambridge will have to pay around £250 more than the national average for their deposit, according to new figures. Those renting a home with the city's 'CB' postcode between April and June this year had to put down an average £1,226.44 deposit when moving in, some £255.97 more than the national average. The figures have been published by the Deposit Protection Service (DPS) in their new Tenancy Deposit Ratings.
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• Cambridge News published Roll up, roll up! There's a new circus troupe in town

  01-09-2016 10:56 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Stage called it "jaw-droppingly magnificent", The Times "smartly crafted and highly entertaining", and The FT "gorgeous": it'd be fair to say there's a whole lot of love out there for Bromance. Performed by some of the UK's hottest up-and-coming acrobatic talent (we've watched the trailer and these guys are out-of-this-world GOOD), it's billed as "a tour-de-force of cutting edge physical heroics", wittily exploring male...
  
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• Cambridge News published Crazed vandal smashes wall to throw bricks and burger van raided...

  01-09-2016 10:49 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A crazed vandal wrenched five capping stones and numerous bricks from a wall on a main road in Cambridgeshire and "proceeded to throw them around the street", police said. The incident in Eaton Ford happened overnight on Friday on Great North Road. And overnight on Sunday raiders have broken in to a burger van at Alpha Drive. It has not been reported that anything was stolen. And on Saturday at 12.45am at an address in Queens Gardens, an unknown offender has thrown a rock through...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Apple attack on glass house near Cambridge triggers police...

  01-09-2016 10:33 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A police hunt has been launched for an apple-throwing vandal who targeted a greenhouse near Cambridge. The act of criminal damage happened in Crowhill Lane, Cambourne, between 9am on Tuesday and 8am yesterday. Police said the vandal smashed glass panels of the greenhouse by throwing the fruit. And police are also investigating a burglary in Dry Drayton Road, Madingley, which was committed between 8.30am on Tuesday and 7.30pm yesterday. Raiders have forced entry to the victim's...
  
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• Cambridge News published Delays on A14 near Cambridge after car goes into central...

  01-09-2016 09:59 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  There are delays on the A14 this morning (Thursday) after a car crashed into the road's central reservation. The accident happened on the road's westbound carriageway at Stow Cum Quy. Read more: That is so Cambridge: Has this video captured the busiest junction for cyclists in the city? Cambridgeshire police were called to the scene at 8.35am. They reported the vehicle, a red Volkswagen Jetta, has gone into the central reservation.#A14 westbound after J35 Stow-Cum-Quy. One lane...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Madingley Road in Cambridge re-opened after crash involving car...

  01-09-2016 09:44 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Madingley Road in Cambridge has been re-opened following a crash earlier this morning. Officers from Cambridgeshire police were called to the scene at 7.45am by the ambulance service. The Queen's Road roundabout in #Cambridge has now been reopened. Thank you for your patience.— Cambridge Police (@CambridgeCops) September 1, 2016However police said drivers in the area should expect some residual delays.
  The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) was called at...
  
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• Cambridge News published Disruption on Barton Road in Cambridge after crash involving car...

  01-09-2016 09:19 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  There is disruption on Barton Road in Cambridge following an accident involving a car and a motorbike this morning (Thursday). The accident is understood to have happened near the road's junction with Gough Way. Cambridgeshire police were called to the scene at 7.55am by the ambulance service.
  The East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) was called at 7.52am.A spokesman said: "A paramedic in a rapid response vehicle attended to a man in his 50s who had minor injuries,...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Madingley Road in Cambridge blocked after accident involving car...

  01-09-2016 09:04 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Madingley Road in Cambridge has been partially blocked this morning (Thursday) following an accident involving a car and a cyclist. Cambridgeshire police were called to the scene at 7.45am by the ambulance service. The Queen's Road roundabout in #Cambridge is currently closed due to an RTC. Please consider alternate routes.— Cambs police (@CambsCops) September 1, 2016 They said several officers are still on the scene and that drivers in the area should expect some...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Cambridge United clean sheet was crucial ahead of Mansfield Town...

  01-09-2016 08:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Tom Dallison believes Cambridge United can take plenty of confidence from keeping their first clean sheet of the season going into Saturday's trip to Mansfield. The 20-year-old centre-back helped United shut out Shrewsbury in their 1-0 win in the Checkatrade Trophy on Tuesday as part of a defence that included 16-year-old debutant Leon Davies. And Dallison, who is on loan from Brighton until January, believes it can prove a major boost to United when they return to Sky Bet League Two 
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