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• Cambridge News published Student team from Cambridge's Clare College take on fiendish BBC...

  14-09-2016 20:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  After being banned from her school quiz team to give other pupils a chance, it was perhaps little surprise Cambridge student Ellie Warner would make a champion quizzer. Not content with being president of the university Quiz Society and taking on Jeremy Paxman on University Challenge, the 20-year-old is now competing in another fiendish TV quiz.The second-year linguistics student – who just happens to speak eight languages – was part of the winning team on Monday night's...
  
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• Cambridge News published Mother of seven children overpaid £93k in benefits after...

  14-09-2016 20:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A mother of seven children has been handed a suspended sentence after admitting failing to notify a change in circumstances and totting up more than £90,000 in overpaid benefits. Annmari Hoxha, 36 of Grace Crescent in Hardwick, originally denied five charges of failing to notify a chance in circumstances to local authorities at Cambridge Magistrates' Court - and opted to have a trial by jury at Cambridge Crown Court. However on the day of her trial today (Wednesday) she pleaded guilty...
  
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• Cambridge News published Man denies Fulbourn knife pursuit, criminal damage and car chase...

  14-09-2016 20:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A man has denied chasing his ex-partner's boyfriend with a knife before slashing his tyres and following them on a car chase though Soham, a court was told. Dale Barker, 21 of no fixed abode, stands accused at Cambridge Crown Court of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place, battery, two counts of damaging property and two counts of breaching a restraining order. Barker denies the accusations, which all took place on December 13 last year. Opening the case to a jury this morning,...
  
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• Cambridge News published Cambridge student quizzer Ellie Warner on taking on BBC quiz show...

  14-09-2016 20:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  After being banned from her school quiz team to give other pupils a chance, it was perhaps little surprise Cambridge student Ellie Warner would make a champion quizzer. Not content with being president of the university Quiz Society and taking on Jeremy Paxman on University Challenge, the 20-year-old is now competing in another fiendish TV quiz.The second-year linguistics student – who just happens to speak eight languages – was part of the winning team on Monday night's...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Mother of seven children overpaid £93k in benefits after...

  14-09-2016 20:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A mother of seven children has been handed a suspended sentence after admitting failing to notify a change in circumstances and totting up more than £90,000 in overpaid benefits. Annmari Hoxha, 36 of Grace Crescent in Hardwick, originally denied five charges of failing to notify a chance in circumstances to local authorities at Cambridge Magistrates' Court - and opted to have a trial by jury at Cambridge Crown Court. However on the day of her trial today (Wednesday) she pleaded guilty...
  
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• Cambridge News published Addenbrooke's sees improvement in numbers of delayed transfers of...

  14-09-2016 19:17 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Addenbrooke's is "going against the grain" when it comes to rising numbers of bed blockers in hospitals after a successful emergency intervention was made. Figures presented to the Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) board meeting today show an improving position when it comes to delayed transfers of care (DTOC). Data shows that July had 2,213 lost bed days to DTOCs at Addenbrooke's, a reduction of 173 bed days compared to June. However, this is still a 45 per cent increase in...
  
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• CambridgeNews published What would The Archers do without their Eastern European...

  14-09-2016 18:31 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Farms and other rural businesses need an early Government commitment to post-Brexit schemes that will enable them to keep employing workers from the EU and beyond as well as those from the UK.The call has been made by the CLA, which says the rural economy will be particularly affected by changes to policies on employing migrant workers from the EU and that uncertainty may affect investments and job creation in the rural sector.The organisation, which represents 32,000 landowners, farmers and...
  
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• Cambridge News published Heaven or Hell - bar plan for St Ives bridge chapel

  14-09-2016 18:17 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A ONCE notorious pub which ran in St Ives' historic bridge chapel more than 150 years ago – known at the time as "Little Hell" – could be brought back to life. But Andrew Jennings, who wants to open the chapel for drinks three nights a week, plans to turn history on its head by calling the proposed bar "Little Heaven". Mr Jennings, who lives in St Ives, has applied for a premises licence at the Grade I listed ancient monument which is one of just four bridge...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Heaven or Hell - bar plan for St Ives bridge chapel

  14-09-2016 18:17 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A ONCE notorious pub which ran in St Ives' historic bridge chapel more than 150 years ago – known at the time as "Little Hell" – could be brought back to life. But Andrew Jennings, who wants to open the chapel for drinks three nights a week, plans to turn history on its head by calling the proposed bar "Little Heaven". Mr Jennings, who lives in St Ives, has applied for a premises licence at the Grade I listed ancient monument which is one of just four bridge...
  
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• Cambridge News published Granny Carol Goodwin, 58, completes 100th marathon

  14-09-2016 17:43 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A marathon-loving granny has become a member of an exclusive club after completing 100 runs. Carol Goodwin, 58, a mother of eight from St Ives, has become one of around 500 people to qualify for the 100 Marathon Club – and she has only been running for five years. Now Carol plans to take her target to 200, to run a 100 mile non-stop challenge and to complete 10 marathons in 10 days. Her century of marathons includes a series of ultra events, one of which involved a 70 mile run. The...
  
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• Cambridge News published X Factor's Olly Murs meets fans at Haverhill football game

  14-09-2016 17:38 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Singer Olly Murs wasn't much of a Troublemaker last night as he charmed fans at a Haverhill football ground. The X Factor star was visiting Haverhill Community Sports Association (HCSA) alongside Coggleshall Town FC, who were taking on Haverhill Borough in their first game on a renovated pitch. The singer occasionally plays for Coggleshall but on Tuesday was cheering them on from the dug-out area where he was sitting with coaches for extra privacy. But he was happy to meet and greet fans...
  
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• Cambridge News published Quixant could be game for a move to other markets

  14-09-2016 17:29 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Gaming technology firm Quixant is looking for new applications for its technology. The company's interim results for the first half of 2016 will make good reading for shareholders, with revenue of $41.6m, boosted by the acquisition of Densitron, which makes electronic displays, last December. Revenue in the company's core gaming division was up 56% anyway, to $21.2m. This led to pre-tax profits of $4.4m, up from $2.6m in the first half of 2015. John Jayal, Quixant's COO, said: "We've still...
  
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• Cambridge News published Two Cambridge police are proving to be a hit after tweeting a...

  14-09-2016 17:10 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Two Cambridge police officers are proving to be a hit on Twitter after tweeting a 'selfie' of them wearing shades to highlight a seatbelt campaign. Drivers and passengers across the county are being reminded to buckle up as part of a month long campaign. Throughout September officers from across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire will be stopping vehicles in which drivers and passengers are not wearing seatbelts and raising awareness of the dangers of flouting the law. And the...
  
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• Cambridge News published Devilish plan to replace historic stone gargoyles at St John's...

  14-09-2016 17:04 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  They've looked down on the goings on of students and fellows for centuries, but now some of Cambridge University's oldest residents are set for a facelift. Glance upwards next time you're on St John's Street in the city centre and you might just notice a series of grizzled faces peering out at you. But look a little closer, and you'll realise they've seen better days. But the gargoyles of St John's no longer need to look so upset – after the college submitted plans to renovate its...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Devilish plan to replace historic stone gargoyles at St John's...

  14-09-2016 17:04 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  They've looked down on the goings on of students and fellows for centuries, but now some of Cambridge University's oldest residents are set for a facelift. Glance upwards next time you're on St John's Street in the city centre and you might just notice a series of grizzled faces peering out at you. But look a little closer, and you'll realise they've seen better days. But the gargoyles of St John's no longer need to look so upset – after the college submitted plans to renovate its...
  
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• Cambridge News published Cambridgeshire conservationists call for more to be done to help...

  14-09-2016 16:49 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Conservationists in Cambridgeshire are calling for more to be done to help the region's wildlife after a new report found one in 10 species in the UK under threat. The State of Nature 2016 report, launched by Sir David Attenborough and UK conservation and research organisations at the Royal Society in London today, concluded 'it is not too late to save UK nature but we must act now'. Following on from the groundbreaking State of Nature report in 2013, leading professionals from 53 wildlife...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Cambridgeshire conservationists call for more to be done to help...

  14-09-2016 16:49 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Conservationists in Cambridgeshire are calling for more to be done to help the region's wildlife after a new report found one in 10 species in the UK under threat. The State of Nature 2016 report, launched by Sir David Attenborough and UK conservation and research organisations at the Royal Society in London today, concluded 'it is not too late to save UK nature but we must act now'. Following on from the groundbreaking State of Nature report in 2013, leading professionals from 53 wildlife...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Approval for 55-home development sparks flood concerns

  14-09-2016 16:20 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A planned development of 55 homes could leave locals knee-deep in floodwater, councillors say. The development, on Bartlow Road in Linton, just off the A1307, was approved by South Cambridgeshire District Council's planning committee last week. But Linton parish councillors say the 55 houses near the River Granta could leave homes vulnerable to flooding. Linton has previously suffered significant floods. In 2001, the village flooded so badly that many of its shops were out of action for...
  
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• Cambridge News published Aldi in Cambridge is reopening: ​9 things that are cheaper at...

  14-09-2016 15:50 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Can you hear that? A rumbling in the distance, over there, across
  the hills (just over on Histon Road actually – trying to be dramatic). Something
  new is a-coming to Cambridge. We can almost taste the sweetness of affordable food on
  the wind as it whips up around us. And as the leaves on the trees begin to turn for autumn, their rustling seems to whisper, "Aldi". Gather your shopping bags
  close people, because everything you've heard is true. Aldi in Cambridge is
  back and reopening on...
  
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• Cambridge News published Cambridgeshire set for extreme weather with heatwave warning -...

  14-09-2016 15:46 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridgeshire is set for some extreme weather in the next couple of days with a heatwave warning in place - and a yellow warning for rain. Residents are being warned to take precautions with the country having a 90 per cent probability of experiencing heatwave conditions over the next few days, according to the Met Office. Temperatures have the potential to exceed 30C during the daytime with temperatures as high as 18C during the night. During hot spells older people, young children and...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Cambridgeshire set for extreme weather with heatwave warning -...

  14-09-2016 15:46 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridgeshire is set for some extreme weather in the next couple of days with a heatwave warning in place - and a yellow warning for rain. Residents are being warned to take precautions with the country having a 90 per cent probability of experiencing heatwave conditions over the next few days, according to the Met Office. Temperatures have the potential to exceed 30C during the daytime with temperatures as high as 18C during the night. During hot spells older people, young children and...
  
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• Cambridge News published Named: Cambridge's most dangerous roundabouts for crashes and...

  14-09-2016 15:43 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The most dangerous roundabouts in Cambridge can now be named after readers spoke out on which junctions they think are the worst in the city. Debate was sparked after Robin Heydon, of Cambridge Cycling Campaign, wrote about what he deemed were the city's worst 10 junctions, as reported by the News. He said Newmarket Road's roundabout near McDonald's was among the most unpopular. But it took second spot for accidents resulting in a casualty after a News investigation revealed the top six...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Named: Cambridge's most dangerous roundabouts for crashes and...

  14-09-2016 15:43 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The most dangerous roundabouts in Cambridge can now be named after readers spoke out on which junctions they think are the worst in the city. Debate was sparked after Robin Heydon, of Cambridge Cycling Campaign, wrote about what he deemed were the city's worst 10 junctions, as reported by the News. He said Newmarket Road's roundabout near McDonald's was among the most unpopular. But it took second spot for accidents resulting in a casualty after a News investigation revealed the top six...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Bus passengers in Papworth say Whippet service is in 'meltdown'

  14-09-2016 15:10 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Angry bus passengers in Papworth are calling for action from Whippet Coaches over a service they say has gone into "meltdown". Passengers say they have been let down by the firm with buses to and from Cambridge frequently failing to turn up. Some passengers have resorted to completing their journeys by taxi or driving. Now a petition with more than 150 names on it is to be presented to the local Traffic Commissioner calling for improvements. Stu Proudfoot, 41, from Papworth,...
  
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• CambridgeNews commented Bus passengers in Papworth say Whippet service is in 'meltdown'

  14-09-2016 15:10 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Angry bus passengers in Papworth are calling for action from Whippet Coaches over a service they say has gone into "meltdown". Passengers say they have been let down by the firm with buses to and from Cambridge frequently failing to turn up. Some passengers have resorted to completing their journeys by taxi or driving. Now a petition with more than 150 names on it is to be presented to the local Traffic Commissioner calling for improvements. Stu Proudfoot, 41, from Papworth,...
  
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• Cambridge News published Sepura set to miss earnings target by 60%

  14-09-2016 15:03 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Sepura's woes continue with the news that the firm expects its earnings for the year to be 60% lower than expected. A trading update from the mobile communications firm states: "Order intake in recent months has been lower than the board's expectations "as a result of emerging delays in device refresh opportunities in a number of key markets, primarily through budgetary pressures which are extending product lifecycles. At the same time, key contract awards in the group's systems...
  
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• Cambridge News published CC Smugglers: 'Original songwriting inspired by old-fashioned...

  14-09-2016 14:58 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Front man Richie Prynne tells us about his band's 'thrilling journey' so far.1: How long have you been together as a band? (How did you meet)?In this line up we've been together about two years, but the band has existed for about seven years now, after the core members and I met at school. 2: Describe your sound/style in a nutshellIt's original, contemporary songwriting inspired by varying degrees and forms of old-fashioned styles, melodies and rhythms played on folk and western instruments. If.
  
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• Cambridge News published World Champion diver Rebecca Gallantree to kick start Cambridge...

  14-09-2016 14:52 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  World Champion diver and a member of the GB Olympic Diving Team, Rebecca Gallantree, has been confirmed as this year's guest of honour at the 25th Chariots of Fire relay race, which is raising funds for a pioneering transplant programme at Papworth Hospital. Rebecca will start the race featuring 380 teams, made up of over 2,000 runners, at Queens' Green this Sunday. Runners will follow a picturesque and unique 1.7 mile route through Cambridge's historic city centre, Trinity College, Clare...
  
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• Cambridge News published GBH interview: 'That first Cambridge show is still talked about'

  14-09-2016 14:44 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Hailing from Birmingham, GBH have been a punk rock institution since 1981 and are about to play Cambridge for only the third time ever. We fired some questions to vocalist Colin Abrahall ahead of their Portland Arms show on Friday.
  The first GBH visit to Cambridge was in 1983, can you remember that at all?Yeah, that first Cambridge show is still talked about, amazing after all these years! It was us and the English Dogs. A few years back this family moved into my road, got talking to the dad...
  
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• Cambridge News published Rio Paralympics: Louis Rolfe misses out on third Games medal

  14-09-2016 14:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Louis Rolfe could not add to his haul of medals at the Rio Paralympics in the men's C2 road cycling time trial. The Cambridge rider already had two medals under his belt at his first Games, having taken bronze in the C2 individual pursuit on the track last Friday and gold in the C1-5 team sprint with Jody Cundy and Jon-Allan Butterworth on Sunday as they set a world record of 48.635sec. But the 19-year-old Cambridge Regional College student was only able to finish seventh as he turned his...
  
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• LydiaFallon published White Teeth author Zadie Smith makes a welcome return to...

  14-09-2016 14:24 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Now this we're *really* excited about.The wonderful Zadie Smith is returning to her old stomping ground in November, chatting at one of Cambridge Literary Festival's autumn events. The award-winning, best-selling, generation-defining (can you tell we're big fans?) literary virtuoso is set to discuss her hot-off-the-press novel, Swing Time, which is published on November 15. Billed as "dazzlingly energetic and deeply human", Swing Time is a story about friendship, music and identity,...
  
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• Cambridge News published Time for Robo-lawyer? Mike Lynch backs Cambridge law-tech...

  14-09-2016 14:10 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Could robots replace lawyers? Probably not, but Cambridge business big-shot Mike Lynch is backing a start-up which aims to harness the power of machine learning in the legal process. Autonomy founder Lynch has put an undisclosed sum into Luminance through his investment fund, Invoke Capital. Founded by a combination of lawyers, experts in M&A and mathematicians Luminance's technology is based on R&D from Cambridge University, and is anchored in Recursive Bayesian Estimation theory....
  
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• Cambridge News published 7 fun things to do with the family in Cambridge this week

  14-09-2016 12:40 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Have tea with a tigerDon't miss this chance to see a spectacular musical adaptation of the children's classic, The Tiger Who Came to Tea. At the Cambridge Arts Theatre from September 20-25, Sophie and her mummy are joined by a big stripy tiger who guzzles all their dinner and drinks all their bathwater. Packed with magic, sing-a-long songs, surprises and chaos, this promises to be a real treat. Suitable for ages 3+. For show times and to book visit cambridgeartstheatre.com.Go to the racesIt's...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Broken bones company makes a move

  14-09-2016 12:18 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A local company specialising in the supply of orthopaedic surgical implants and instruments is among the fastest growing companies in the region. Started three years ago as a sales agency for two medical device manufacturers, directors Jonathan Bloy and David Plane have grown LEDA Orthopaedics to become one of the UK's leading British orthopaedic device companies with a turnover of more than £7 million. Now employing 12 people, the company has just moved its UK headquarters to The...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Let there be light! Spectacular shots from e-Luminate following...

  14-09-2016 12:17 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Following the recent announcement that Cambridge Live will take over the running of the city's fabulous festival of light e-Luminate, here are eight spectacular shots from last year's event to whet your appetite for what promises to be a bigger, better and even more dazzling display in 2017.AHHH MY EYES! 1. Barr Ellison Solicitors, Parkside. Picture: Richard Marsham. 2. The Old Schools and Senate House. Picture: David Johnson. 3. Market Square. Picture: David Johnson. Read more: The Fab Five:...
  
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• Cambridge News published Retired couple's praise for firefighters as fire rips through...

  14-09-2016 11:37 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A retired couple have praised the speedy actions of their neighbours and the fire service, after a fire ripped through their village home. Margaret Joyce and Robert Denby were upstairs in their Swaffham Prior home last night, when a loud explosion erupted from the room below at around 9.30pm. Margaret, 73, told the News: "I was going to bed and Robert was watching TV. Fortunately none of us were down there when we heard the boom."I thought it was a car coming through the fence, I didn't...
  
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• Cambridge News published The Fab Five: Things to do, see, eat and buy in Cambridge this...

  14-09-2016 10:22 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Tasty salads, beautiful blooms and. . . CAKE: we've got it covered. New leafProof that salads aren't just for summer, this cookbook contains lovely, leafy recipes for all four seasons. Called Savage Salads – after the stall authors Davide Del Gatto and Kristina Gustafsson run in London's Soho – it promises dishes which are both genuinely filling and fierce with flavour; if your idea of a salad is pushing a lonely lettuce leaf round a plate, you're in for a serious (and *very*...
  
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• Cambridge News published Goldie Sayers not getting carried away with Beijing Olympics...

  14-09-2016 09:54 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  ATHLETICS: Goldie Sayers has expressed her satisfaction at being upgraded to a retrospective bronze medal from the Beijing Olympics.But the Cambridge thrower said she would not be "cracking open the champagne" until she has the 2008 Games women's javelin medal in her hand.It comes after the news that she is to be moved up to bronze after confirmation last night that silver medallist Maria Abakumova has retrospectively failed a drugs test.The former King's School, Ely pupil...
  
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• Cambridge News published LIVE: breaking traffic updates, Cycle to Work Day, and Cambridge...

  14-09-2016 08:11 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Cambridge News live blog is here to bring you the latest traffic and travel news from across the county, and beyond.For the latest news on the accidents and congestion on major roads, including the A14, M11 and A1, that might affect your route into work, check out the updates as they happen below.Delays and cancellations on the trains, affecting commuters heading into and out of London, and across Cambridgeshire, will also be updated in the blog.We will also be reporting o flight...
  
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• Cambridge News published Live: Afternoon Cambridge travel and news updates as they happen

  14-09-2016 08:11 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Cambridge News live blog is here to bring you the latest traffic and travel news from across the county, and beyond.For the latest news on the accidents and congestion on major roads, including the A14, M11 and A1, that might affect your route into work, check out the updates as they happen below.Delays and cancellations on the trains, affecting commuters heading into and out of London, and across Cambridgeshire, will also be updated in the blog.We will also be reporting o flight...
  
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• Cambridge News published Cambridge morning live: September heatwave, Cycle to Work Day,...

  14-09-2016 08:11 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Cambridge News live blog is here to bring you the latest traffic and travel news from across the county, and beyond.For the latest news on the accidents and congestion on major roads, including the A14, M11 and A1, that might affect your route into work, check out the updates as they happen below.Delays and cancellations on the trains, affecting commuters heading into and out of London, and across Cambridgeshire, will also be updated in the blog.We will also be reporting o flight...
  
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• Cambridge News published Focus should be on teacher recruitment crisis, not grammar...

  14-09-2016 08:10 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  In her latest column for the News, Tricia Kelleher, principal of the Stephen Perse Foundation, argues we should be focusing on teacher recruitment and retention, rather than grammar schoolsSo where have all the teachers gone? The existential crisis of our times in education is in teacher recruitment and retention. Just as we have lost the familiar conveyor belt of teacher recruits with university education faculties across the country face the challenge of funding PGCE places and Teach First...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Players owe Cambridge United fans a big display against...

  14-09-2016 08:02 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Harrison Dunk believes Cambridge United's players have to step up to the mark after the club's poor start to the Sky Bet League Two campaign. Dunk returned from a hamstring injury as a substitute in Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Plymouth, which set a club record worst winless start to a Football League season. But now he is back in action, the wide man wants to play his part in helping United turn things around, starting with this weekend's home encounter with Morecambe. "Everyone needs to...
  
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• CambridgeNews commented Players owe Cambridge United fans a big display against...

  14-09-2016 08:02 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Harrison Dunk believes Cambridge United's players have to step up to the mark after the club's poor start to the Sky Bet League Two campaign. Dunk returned from a hamstring injury as a substitute in Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Plymouth, which set a club record worst winless start to a Football League season. But now he is back in action, the wide man wants to play his part in helping United turn things around, starting with this weekend's home encounter with Morecambe. "Everyone needs to...
  
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• CambridgeNews published St Neots Town sunk by hat-trick from Kettering Town's Spencer...

  14-09-2016 08:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  After two successive defeats by three-goal margins, St Neots Town would have been desperate for a response against Kettering last night. Unfortunately, it did not quite go to plan in terms of the result. The Saints found themselves 3-0 down at the break thanks to a brace from Spencer Weir-Daley, sandwiching a Nathan Hicks strike. Ryan Hawkins pulled one back as the hosts threatened to make a game of it, but Weir-Daley completed his hat-trick to compound matters and Wilson Carvalho rounded...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Goldie Sayers to be awarded Beijing Olympics bronze medal

  14-09-2016 08:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Javelin thrower Goldie Sayers is to be upgraded to a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics following official confirmation that her Russian rival has retrospectively failed a drugs test. The former King's, Ely pupil finished in fourth place in China, but the International Olympic Committee yesterday confirmed that silver medallist Maria Abakumova had tested positive for a banned substance at the Games and as a result has been disqualified and ordered to return her medal. It will be a...
  
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• CambridgeNews published St Ives slip to defeat at Dunstable Town

  14-09-2016 08:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Ricky Marheineke was flummoxed by how St Ives Town ended up losing 4-1 at Dunstable Town in the Evo-Stik League Southern, Premier Division last night. Danny Kelly put the Saints in front after 15 minutes and was only prevented from doubling the Saints' advantage soon after when he hit the woodwork. But Alex Cathline got the hosts back on terms and Danny Talbot put them ahead five minutes before the interval with a free kick. Shane Bush struck from 25 yards 10 minutes into the second half...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Rio Paralympics: Goalball quartet close to Games call-up

  14-09-2016 08:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A mid-Anglia quartet have been left wondering what might have been as the Paralympic goalball tournament gets into full swing in Rio.The Great Britain women's team, which includes Cambridge Dons duo Sarah Leiter and Anna Tipton, Shepreth-based Georgie Bullen and Laura Perry, who is part of the March-based Fen Tigers club, were promoted to first reserves for the competition after Australia replaced Russia.But there has been controversy due to Algeria failing to turn up for their first two...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Make a nomination for the Living Sport Sports Awards

  14-09-2016 08:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  With the Rio Paralympics in full swing and with Team GB having enjoyed huge success at the Olympics, now is the perfect time to start thinking about making a nomination for the Living Sport Sports Awards.The nomination process for the awards is now open and closes on Friday, September 30.The awards aim to recognise and celebrate the achievements of talented sportsmen and women, coaches, volunteers, organisations and clubs from across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.Individuals and organisations.
  
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• CambridgeNews published Great Shelford defeat Ramsey to earn promotion to Cambridgeshire...

  14-09-2016 08:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Paul Ellum paid tribute to everybody behind the scenes at Great Shelford after the club clinched promotion to the Tucker Gardner Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire Premier League. The bowler and his team-mates took on Ramsey II for the right to join Mr Cricket CCA Senior League, Division One champions Cambridge St Giles at the next level for 2017. And it was Shelford who prevailed, removing their opponents for 117 before successfully reaching 118 for 6 in the run chase. Ellum said:...
  
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