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• Cambridge News published Could Cambridge benefit from trams?

  06-09-2016 20:26 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge has been identified as a particularly "attractive" city for a network of trams to take people in and out of the city centre.UK Tram, the trade body for all UK light rail and other guided transport systems, has identified the city as a prime location for a light rail public transport alternative.The organisation is looking at a range of UK towns and cities with an eye to expanding the provision of light rail.Colin Robey, managing director of UK Tram said: "There are a number of...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Could Cambridge benefit from trams?

  06-09-2016 20:26 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge has been identified as a particularly "attractive" city for a network of trams to take people in and out of the city centre.UK Tram, the trade body for all UK light rail and other guided transport systems, has identified the city as a prime location for a light rail public transport alternative.The organisation is looking at a range of UK towns and cities with an eye to expanding the provision of light rail.Colin Robey, managing director of UK Tram said: "There are a number of...
  
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• Cambridge News published Cambridge News reporters get on their bikes to see how the City...

  06-09-2016 20:21 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Like it or not, Cambridge is set to change a lot in the coming years with more and more people coming to live and work in the city.The Greater Cambridge City Deal has divided opinion as it seeks to prepare Cambridge for the anticipated influx. The landmark project will spent £500 million in a bid to make sure Cambridge doesn't crack under the pressure of an estimated 44,000 new jobs and 420 apprenticeships.The extra people will, it is hoped, be accommodated by the delivery of 33,500 new...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Cambridge News reporters get on their bikes to see how the City...

  06-09-2016 20:21 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Like it or not, Cambridge is set to change a lot in the coming years with more and more people coming to live and work in the city.The Greater Cambridge City Deal has divided opinion as it seeks to prepare Cambridge for the anticipated influx. The landmark project will spent £500 million in a bid to make sure Cambridge doesn't crack under the pressure of an estimated 44,000 new jobs and 420 apprenticeships.The extra people will, it is hoped, be accommodated by the delivery of 33,500 new...
  
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• CambridgeNews published MP Jonathan Djanogly seeks views on Great Northern's Kings Cross...

  06-09-2016 19:13 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Rail users in Huntingdonshire are being urged to raise concerns about the Great Northern service with MP Jonathan Djanogly. Mr Djanogly is planning to take problems to the Rail Minister Paul Maynard following complaints about the services from Huntingdon and St Neots to Kings Cross. The Huntingdon MP said a number of passengers had "reached the end of their tether" about the quality of the service offered by Great Northernrail. Mr Djanogly said: "I have been raising issues...
  
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• CambridgeNews commented MP Jonathan Djanogly seeks views on Great Northern's Kings Cross...

  06-09-2016 19:13 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Rail users in Huntingdonshire are being urged to raise concerns about the Great Northern service with MP Jonathan Djanogly. Mr Djanogly is planning to take problems to the Rail Minister Paul Maynard following complaints about the services from Huntingdon and St Neots to Kings Cross. The Huntingdon MP said a number of passengers had "reached the end of their tether" about the quality of the service offered by Great Northernrail. Mr Djanogly said: "I have been raising issues...
  
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• FlorenceSnead published New Landmark International School opens its doors to first pupils...

  06-09-2016 18:47 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Parents and teachers got together for a celebratory breakfast after a new international school opened its doors for the first time this morning (Tuesday). Landmark International School is now officially up and running in Fulbourn and its first intake of nearly 50 pupils has moved in for the start of the new academic year. Staff and parents vowed to set up the new school after Cambridge International School (CIS) announced in September last year that its founder Harriet Sturdy would be...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Field Lodge care home in St Ives opens pub for residents

  06-09-2016 18:25 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  People living at the Field Lodge care home in St Ives are able to have a drink with their friends in the own pub – without leaving the building. The first pint has been poured at The Old London which is designed to make residents, including those with dementia, feel more at home. Residents already have their own tuck shop where they can buy supplies in a street-type setting which is also designed to be familiar. The Old London was opened by David Porter, son-in-law of resident Marian...
  
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• Cambridge News published International scientists flock to Cambridge - to ask if there is...

  06-09-2016 18:14 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Is there life on other planets, and if so, how will we find it? Those are just some of the questions a group of leading scientists will be attempting to answer this week as they gather in Cambridge. The city is currently playing host to a 'think tank' of leading experts in exoplanetary science, which has been described as the most exciting field in modern astronomy. "We're really at the frontier in exoplanet research," said Cambridge University's Dr Nikku Madhusudhan, who is leading...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Savings from apprenticeships

  06-09-2016 18:09 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The latest Youth Offer figures show that more than 28,000 young people in the East of England have started work experience and sector-based work academy pre-employment training placements since 2011.Research published earlier this year revealed that each work experience placement saves the taxpayer around £150, and sector-based work academy, £100, with participants spending less time on benefits and more time in employment.With youth unemployment having fallen by 7% in the East of...
  
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• Cambridge News published What happens when the public are invited to participate?

  06-09-2016 18:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Public engagement is a mantra for contemporary art. At the recent Conflicted Seeds and Spirit exhibition by Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey, interaction was at the forefront of the works and presented a number of challenges. The 'Red List' of endangered species was faintly printed on a 7m long canvas, and the public were invited to choose one species, look it up on a tablet and then carefully write over the name. This process revealed the species both on the canvas and in the minds of the...
  
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• mark taylor published Rio Paralympics: Pam Relph's journey from London 'newbie' to...

  06-09-2016 18:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Pam Relph is keen to make up for her mistakes of the London Paralympics. A gold medal and the continuation of a five-year unbeaten run in the LTA mixed coxed four show a near faultless period in the 26-year-old Histon rower's career. But Relph is eager to learn from the old adage of 'living for the moment', and that is why the build-up to her second Games are so important. Relph was the newcomer to the crew in 2011, but now she is the old head in the boat – and with that comes the...
  
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• mark taylor published Rio Paralympics: James Fox looking for fantastic result at Games

  06-09-2016 17:50 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  James Fox joins Pam Relph in forming a Cambridgeshire axis in the LTA mixed coxed four. The 24-year-old oarsman is from Peterborough and although new in terms of the Paralympics, he has been in the crew for the last three years. And the crew and squad dynamic has been a key factor in driving them on over the last Olympiad. "It's really strong," said Fox. "It's one of the things that the guys that have been to a Paralympics before have thought it hasn't always been there and...
  
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• LydiaFallon published Review: ​84 Charing Cross Road at Cambridge Arts Theatre

  06-09-2016 17:38 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  ​84 Charing Cross Road, Cambridge Arts TheatreThis delightful play will warm even the coldest of hearts, says Lydia Fallon.Even the most devoted E-bookworm or Amazon-worshipper could not fail to be charmed by 84 Charing Cross Road, a glorious love letter to literature which will make you immediately want to hunt out the nearest second-hand bookshop and browse its dusty old shelves.Adapted from the best-selling book of the same name by James Roose-Evans, it's the true and touching stor
  
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• MikeScialom published Crowdsurfer's 'new kind of intelligence system' launched

  06-09-2016 17:26 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The combination of a somewhat scelerotic banking sector and an energetic developing currencies model has allowed investment to be proliferate on an unprecedented array of platforms, all without ever having to meet a financial advisor. The potential for a new sort of chaos in the banking sector – online chaos rather than High Street chaos – has become less of a concern following the launch of Crowdsurfer's updated dashboard, which threatens to bring order (finally!) to the...
  
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• Cambridge News published Concrete evidence that Somero is a good bet - Private Punter

  06-09-2016 17:20 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Last September I highlighted the potential upside on offer for would be investors of Somero Enterprises. Since that article, the company which designs and produces automated equipment for the leveling of large volumes of concrete has both demonstrated and delivered ongoing progress, as revealed by its latest set of Interim results which were released earlier this morning. The shares have responded positively on the back of that news, moving up to a more healthier £1.70p per share...
  
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• Cambridge News published Suspected stolen bikes recovered in Newmarket

  06-09-2016 17:18 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  ​​Three bikes have been recovered by police – and officers are now looking for their owners.The bikes were recovered on August 2 after four men were spotted in the Fordham Road area. It is believed that four cycles found in Rayes Lane may have been left by them.One of the bikes has been identified as belonging to a member of the public who reported it stolen from a bike shed in Exeter Road.The others could also have been stolen. They are: a man's red Raleigh cycle, a man's
  
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• Cambridge News published Granta Design: 20 new roles to aim for

  06-09-2016 17:09 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge-based engineering software company Granta Design has launched a major recruitment campaign – creating more than 20 new jobs to build on its success worldwide. Granta helps engineers to understand and make smart decisions about the materials used to make manufactured products. Starting out as a Cambridge University spin-out, the company now employs more than 130 staff, mainly in Cambridge, but also in Germany, France, and the United States. Its 'Granta is Growing' campaign aims...
  
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• Cambridge News published Rio Paralympics: Louis Rolfe on right track for success

  06-09-2016 17:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  CYCLING: Louis Rolfe was one of the last competitors named in the Paralympics GB squad for Rio. He had to wait until last month before his place in the cycling team was confirmed. But the 19-year-old Cambridge cyclist must surely stand a decent shout of a medal as he embarks on both the track and the road at the Games. Rolfe, who has cerebral palsy and hydrocephalus, proved that when he joined forces with Jody Cundy and Jon-Allan Butterworth to not only take gold in the team sprint at the...
  
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• Cambridge News published Rio Paralympics: Jonnie Peacock's path from London 2012 to Brazil

  06-09-2016 16:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Four years on from his gold medal triumph in London, Jonnie Peacock has undoubtedly become one of the biggest names in Paralympic sport. The Doddington sprinter was just 19 when he stormed to victory in the T44 100m at his first Games. Peacock enjoyed a breakout year in 2012 and set a then-world record for amputee sprinters in the build-up to the Paralympics after clocking a time of 10.85sec at an event in the USA. That was subsequently broken a year later by Richard Browne, although...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Parker's Piece rough sleeper Petra Matthews admits bail breach in...

  06-09-2016 15:56 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A woman will appear in court again on Thursday after admitting breaching a bail condition not to contact Cambridgeshire police, except in an emergency. Petra Matthews, who sleeps rough on Parker's Piece, had been remanded in custody by magistrates at Cambridge. She admitted breaching a bail condition not to contact Cambridgeshire police by dialling 999, 101 or using the yellow contact telephone at Parkside police station, except in an emergency. Magistrates heard that Matthews, of no fixed...
  
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• Cambridge News published Gangs clash twice in vicious street brawls using cricket bat and...

  06-09-2016 15:50 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Two gangs clashed in a Cambridgeshire street with a cricket bat and a wrench.Cambridgeshire police were called to the street brawl in The Broadway, St Ives, at 3.30am on Monday, August 29.They made arrests at the scene - which was also the location of trouble two days earlier.A police spokesman said: "Two groups of people, some of whom used a cricket bat and a wrench as weapons, were involved in a street fight on The Broadway at around 3.30am on Monday, August...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Top nine funeral tunes include 'Another One Bites the Dust'

  06-09-2016 15:19 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The top ten most unusual music requests made for a funeral have been revealed.The list includes songs such as, Highway to Hell, Another One Bites the Dust, the disco-era classics Burn Baby Burn and Celebration, and even TV's Benny Hill theme tune.This news comes from study conducted by funeral vehicle manufacturer Wilcox Limousines and completed by 198 funeral directors who were asked about any unusual trends and occurrences they'd encountered during the course of their work within the...
  
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• Cambridge News published Everything you need to know about the recent TV Licence changes

  06-09-2016 15:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The TV licensing laws changed on September 1 so now, not only must you have a TV licence to watch or record TV programmes on any channel, but you also now need one if you want to download or watch programmes on BBC iPlayer, including live, catch up or on demand TV. Confused? Make sure you're properly covered and not liable for a £1000 fine (ouch) by checking out this essential need-to-know guide.If you already have a TV licence, a free over 75's TV licence or a blind...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Men suffer burns after oil tank explosion in Stretham

  06-09-2016 15:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Two men had sustained burns after an oil tank explosion in Stretham earlier this morning (Tuesday). Paramedics from the East of England Ambulance Service were called to the incident on Reads Street at 10.43am. Two ambulance crews, a rapid response vehicle, ambulance officer and the East Anglian Air Ambulance were dispatched to a report of two patients.
  Read more: Shocking pictures show extent of fire that ripped through St Ives recycling plantThey treated a man with burns to his arm...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Maintenance work at Trinity College Backs sees water drained from...

  06-09-2016 14:43 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A Cambridge college has sought to reassure city residents following fears its maintenance work was draining the local waterways. The News was contacted after a passer-by noticed the stream running alongside Garret Hostel Lane had been completely drained.But a spokeswoman for Trinity College, which owns the land, said it was just a temporary effect of its work to dredge the ditch of silt. She said: "Silt has accumulated in the ditch behind the Backs at Trinity over a number of...
  
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• Cambridge News commented As it happened: our tour of Cambridge's City Deal sites

  06-09-2016 14:42 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Like it or not, Cambridge is set to change a lot in the coming years with more and more people coming to live and work in the city. The Greater Cambridge City Deal has divided opinion as it seeks to prepare Cambridge for the anticipated influx. The landmark project will spent £500 million in a bid to make sure Cambridge doesn't crack under the pressure of an estimated 44,000 new jobs and 420 apprenticeships. The extra people will, it is hoped, be accommodated by the delivery of 33,500...
  
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• Cambridge News published Rio Paralympics: Health matters for Harriet Lee in bid for Games...

  06-09-2016 14:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Harriet Lee's preparation for the London Paralympics could barely have been worse. Just four months prior to those Games, the Cambourne swimmer was in intensive care in hospital. However, she battled against the odds to come back and take bronze in the women's SB9 100m breaststroke four years ago. Lee's build-up for Rio has been much more straightforward after making her comeback towards the end of last year, having continued to struggle with health issues since the 2012 Games. Whether...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Cambridge marketing pioneer steps aside

  06-09-2016 13:51 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Changes have been announced at Cambridge Marketing College as Kiran Kapur takes over as CEO this month. Founder of the College Charles Nixon becomes international ambassador.Ms Kapur has been a director at the college for several years and managed its expansion into India, UAE and Egypt. She also established the Marketing Channel, CMC's audio venture with Star Radio. Charles Nixon has been chairman of CMC since its inception. Over the past quarter of a century, CMC has put over 8,000 delegates..
  
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• Cambridge News commented Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner to pledge his support for refugees

  06-09-2016 13:46 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Residents will come together to show their support for refugees this weekend.Daniel Zeichner MP will join the Cambridge Amnesty International Group this Saturday at 10.30am in Market Square, Cambridge.The local MP will add his name to the list of signatories that the Amnesty International Cambridge City Group's Asylum Justice members will be collecting from Cambridge residents.The human rights group plan to put the signatures onto large posters which will be displayed in community spaces before.
  
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• Cambridge News published Victorian 'freshers' guide' warns Cambridge students of dangers...

  06-09-2016 13:40 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A handy guide for freshers including advice on booze and relationships has been released by Cambridge University - but this one is from 1893. The helpful manual for new comers has been released in time for this year's new cohort of students includes peals of wisdom like "Don't, if you are in lodgings, get too familiar with your landlady's daughter, as she is probably more clever than you". Another sage tip from the book, written by Arthur John Story, an undergraduate in 1893 at St...
  
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• Cambridge News published Emergency crews attend oil tank explosion in Stretham

  06-09-2016 13:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Emergency crews were called to Stretham this morning following an oil tank explosion.Firefighters paramedics and air ambulance medics were called to the garden of a property on Read's Street at 10.40am, following reports of a loud explosion.The fire was already out on the arrival of the fire service, who left the scene without taking further action.It is not yet known whether anyone was injured.More to follow.Read more of today's latest stories here and don't...
  
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• Cambridge News published Mystery as treasure trove of costume jewellery pulled from the...

  06-09-2016 13:04 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police are trying to trace the owners of costume jewellery items which they believe may have been stolen from Cambridge and the surrounding areas.The items include a number of broaches, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings, cufflinks and a watch. The jewellery was recovered from the River Cam on Friday August 26.Detective Sergeant Anthony Grief said: "It is very likely that these pieces of jewellery will hold sentimental value and I would love to reunite them with their...
  
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• Cambridge News published New pictures show extent of the damage at St Ives recycling plant...

  06-09-2016 12:48 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The News has been granted access into the recycling plant gutted by a devastating fire yesterday. 30 firefighters spent over seven hours tackling the blaze at the Caxton Road site in St Ives, which saw businesses evacuated and a thick black plume of smoke billow above the town. Fire crews were called to the scene shortly after 2.30pm yesterday afternoon, and only left the site at 7am this morning. Following an initial investigation the fire is believed to have been caused by a discarded...
  
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• Cambridge News published Connor Wood: The journey from Soham Town Rangers to Leicester...

  06-09-2016 12:43 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Steve Fallon hopes Connor Wood can make the grade with Leicester City after the former Soham Town Rangers player put pen to paper with the Premier League champions. Wood, 20, has been included in Foxes under-21 squad for this term after impressing while on trial during pre-season. But just two years ago, Wood was plying his trade with Rangers in the Ryman League as a teenage full-back. And even then he was catching the eye of professional clubs, having a six-week trial with Colchester...
  
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• Cambridge News published The Cambridge Food, Garden and Produce Festival: 7 things to do

  06-09-2016 12:41 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Head to Parker's Piece over the weekend of September 17 and 18 for Oakleigh Fair's sumptuous extravaganza of growing, baking, cooking and of course, eating. Coinciding with the start of the British Food Fortnight, this year's festival is set to attract the biggest crowd yet with more than 20,000 visitors expected to descend over the weekend.Organiser of the show, Emma Owen, director of Oakleigh Fairs says: "So many people are concerned about food miles and traceability these days and more...
  
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• Cambridge News published Broken down black BMW causes traffic disruption on A14 near...

  06-09-2016 12:28 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A broken down black BMW has caused disruption to traffic on the A14 near Cambridge. The car broke down on the eastbound carriagway near Horningsea at 10.30am forcing the closure of one lane.The incident was ongoing at 11.30am, police said. Read more of today's latest stories here and don't forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to get the latest news direct to your social media stream.
  
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• Cambridge News commented Broken down black BMW causes traffic disruption on A14 near...

  06-09-2016 12:28 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A broken down black BMW has caused disruption to traffic on the A14 near Cambridge. The car broke down on the eastbound carriagway near Horningsea at 10.30am forcing the closure of one lane.The incident was ongoing at 11.30am, police said. Read more of today's latest stories here and don't forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to get the latest news direct to your social media stream.
  
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• Cambridge News published Patrol boat is new weapon in Cambridge punt wars

  06-09-2016 12:24 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A patrol boat is now the new weapon in the punt wars of Cambridge after 'river guards' bought the craft. The Conservators of the River Cam are now looking for name suggestions for the boat which will be used to help block angry swans during boat races. It may also and deployed to tackle illegal punt operators amid fears the river is becoming unsafe because of congestion. Conservators are also planning to contact police to offer the all-purpose boat for raids and investigations and it could...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Patrol boat is new weapon in Cambridge punt wars

  06-09-2016 12:24 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A patrol boat is now the new weapon in the punt wars of Cambridge after 'river guards' bought the craft. The Conservators of the River Cam are now looking for name suggestions for the boat which will also be used to help block angry swans during boat races. It may also be deployed to tackle illegal punt operators amid fears the river is becoming unsafe because of congestion. Conservators are also planning to contact police to offer the all-purpose boat for raids and...
  
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• Cambridge News published Charity boxes stolen from Ellesmere Centre in Stetchworth

  06-09-2016 12:18 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Charity boxes have been stolen from a community centre in Stetchworth.Four people broke in to the centre, which comprises of community facilities, a shop and post office, at around 11pm last night (Monday).A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire police said: "The four people forced their way in to the centre and have made off with charity boxes. It is not clear how many were stolen at this time."The charity boxes were later recovered minus their contents."The four made off in a vehicle...
  
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• Cambridge News published ARM and SoftBank CEOs pledge to write "new chapter in...

  06-09-2016 12:17 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The CEOs of ARM and SoftBank have pledged to "write a new chapter in industrial history" after the £24bn take-over of the Cambridge chip design firm was completed. ARM boss Simon Segars and his new boss at SoftBank, Masayoshi Son, penned a joint-letter after the blockbuster deal was finalised yesterday, outlining some of their ambitions for the firm. They say: "Today is a historic day for the SoftBank Group and ARM Holdings. We have brought together two companies with a...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Taxi drivers threaten strike action over Cambridge rail station...

  06-09-2016 11:50 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Taxi drivers are threatening strike action and launched a petition to save Cambridge station rank fearing "chaotic" scenes and clashes with other road users if it is moved. Cambridge Hackney Carriage Association, which represents more than 200 taxi drivers, fears changes at the rail station will mean they are being sidelined as transport bosses "pander to cyclists and buses". The association is being backed by Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner. Paul Bradley, chairman of the...
  
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• LydiaFallon published ​Everything you need to know about the Cambridge Oktoberfest

  06-09-2016 11:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  ​Get those steins ready, people! Oktoberfest is coming to Cambridge for the very first time – and that means four (yep, FOUR) whole days of sausage-eating, lederhosen-wearing, beer-glugging fun.Ya! Das ist gut! (That's what three years studying German gets you).Here's everything you need to know about the boozy beer extravaganza. . . What is Oktoberfest?It's the world's largest beer festival. Held annually in the beautiful German city of Munich (this year will be the festiv
  
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• Cambridge News commented Car flips over in dramatic incident in Cambridge leaving one man...

  06-09-2016 11:06 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A car flipped over in a dramatic crash leaving one man suffering injuries after the incident in Cambridge. Cambridgeshire police were called to the smash in Arbury Road near a set of bollards in the 20mph zone. A force spokeswoman said: "We were called to reports of a flipped car on Arbury Road at about 3.50pm on Sunday (September 4). "The vehicle involved was a black Hyundai I20 and one man suffered slight injuries. "The road was cleared by 6.45pm."...
  
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• Cambridge News published Shocking pictures show extent of fire that ripped through St Ives...

  06-09-2016 10:38 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  These shocking pictures reveal the extent of the damage caused by a devastating fire in St Ives yesterday.30 firefighters spent over seven hours working at the scene, on Caxton Road, on the edge of town.Nearby businesses and a BP petrol station were evacuated, while local residents were urged to keep their doors and windows closed.The fire has now been fully extinguished, with the site handed over the business owners.An initial investigation has found the fire was caused...
  
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• Cambridge News published Redgate staff to down tools and help development of water quality...

  06-09-2016 10:21 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  One of Cambridge's biggest tech firms is stepping in to help a start-up developing an innovative water testing kit for the developing world. Staff from Redgate will spend the next week helping WaterScope develop software used to analyse water samples. The software is the central part of the inexpensive water testing kit, which also includes a 3D printable microscope, created by WaterScope to quantify bacterial contamination within 1-2 hours – ten times faster than current...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Fire that ripped through St Ives recycling plant was started by a...

  06-09-2016 10:18 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A major fire that devastated a St Ives recycling plant yesterday is believed to have been started by a stray battery. 30 firefighters worked for over seven hours to tackle the blaze at the Caxton Road site, which sent a thick plume of black smoke billowing above the town. Five fire crews were called to the scene at 2.36pm, where they found a well-developed fire in a two-storey industrial unit had spread to the roof, and was spreading quickly to other nearby buildings. A cordon was set up...
  
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• Cambridge News published Cambridge United defender Leon Legge makes EFL team of the week

  06-09-2016 09:59 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Leon Legge has been named in the EFL team of the week following his efforts in Cambridge United's goalless draw at Mansfield Town on Saturday.The centre-half helped United keep their second successive clean sheet after being skipper for last Tuesday's 1-0 win at Shrewsbury in the Checkatrade Trophy.The #EFL Team of the Week for Matchday 6. 👏🌟>> https://t.co/wNdoM0EjA7 pic.twitter.com/rgh1tHghHZ— EFL (@EFL) September 5, 2016 But it was also the first shut-out of the se
  
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• Cambridge News published 'Distinguished' Cambridge scientists lauded for work tackling...

  06-09-2016 09:35 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Two Cambridge professors have been selected for a prestigious national fellowship, marking them out as among the "world's most distinguished" scientists. Neuroscientist Andrea Brand and chemist David Klenerman are among six scientists awarded the Royal Society Research Professorships. These prestigious posts usually run for up to 10 years and provide long-term support for internationally-recognised scientists of exceptional accomplishments from a range of diverse areas. John Skehel,...
  
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