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• CambridgeNews published Bowie – the man who sold out in Cambourne

  03-10-2016 20:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Fans of pop superstar David Bowie will miss out on a chance to see an exhibition of rare photographs of their hero in action – unless they were lucky enough to get their hands on a ticket.The exhibition, at the Elms Mini showroom in Cambourne on October 13, is a complete sell-out.But more than 200 fans and collectors from across the country will be at the show to see the 40 photographs taken by Bowie's long-term tour photographer Denis O'Regan.Many of the pictures have never been seen in..
  
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• Cambridge News published Are you being paid more - or less - than the average wage for...

  03-10-2016 18:29 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Are you being paid more than the average wage for your age in Cambridgeshire? Or are your contemporaries pocketing more than you are for going to work?Find out how your salary ranks on the wage scale with our widget.Read more: Canny Cambridge residents cash in on new £5 noteSimply select the 'East' region, type in your age and your salary and the gadget will work it all out for you. The average 18-year-old in the East might be able to look forward to more than doubling their wages...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Are you being paid more - or less - than the average wage for...

  03-10-2016 18:29 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Are you being paid more than the average wage for your age in Cambridgeshire? Or are your contemporaries pocketing more than you are for going to work?Find out how your salary ranks on the wage scale with our widget.Read more: Canny Cambridge residents cash in on new £5 noteSimply select the 'East' region, type in your age and your salary and the gadget will work it all out for you. The average 18-year-old in the East might be able to look forward to more than doubling their wages...
  
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• Cambridge News commented West Wratting church races the clock to raise £85,000 for...

  03-10-2016 18:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A South Cambridgeshire church is "up against the clock" to raise £85,000 for repairs after lead from their roof was stolen.Thieves stripped two-thirds of the lead from the roof of St Andrew's Church in West Wratting back in April, leading to water damage on the inside of the church as rain seeped in.The damage to the roof and the interior was so extensive that it will cost £85,000 to repair - on top of the money provided by insurance.The church has been applying for grants...
  
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• Cambridge News published Prime Bass to perform at Ely Cathedral on October 15

  03-10-2016 17:48 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge based brass ensemble, Prime Brass, are performing at Ely Cathedral this month.Their concert is on Saturday, October 15 and will feature guests Junior Prime Bass, organist Edmund Aldhouse and conductors Paul Trepte and Christopher Lawrence.A cathedral spokeswoman said: "Prime Bass was formed in 1989 by trumpeter Paul Garner as a quintet and since 2002 the ensemble has developed into a conductor-less dectet. "This ten-piece line-up of four trumpets, four trombones, horn and...
  
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• Cambridge News published Interest stirs in Pennant International - Private Punter

  03-10-2016 17:47 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Pennant International's interim results early last week may not have set the world alight in terms of numbers, share price appreciation, or for that matter coverage, but they did at least enjoy another stirring of interest. Whilst the shares had already enjoyed a great run, there was subsequently a bout of selling from the high sixties in the run up to the results, before some steady buying in the latter part of the week took the shares back up to a 68p Friday close. Although for some...
  
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• Cambridge News published KD Theatre Productions to stage Aladdin as Ely's professional...

  03-10-2016 17:36 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Christmas might seem like a long time away yet, but KD Theatre Productions are well and truly ready for the pantomime season. The award-winning, Soham-based theatre company will be returning to Ely's Maltings for their fourth triumphant year producing this year's professional pantomime, Aladdin.Last year's offering of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was a sell-out success, with over 8,000 people attending the run.Returning to the cast by popular demand this year will be the hilarious Terry Gauci
  
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• Cambridge News published Petition to save minor injury units in Ely and Fenland from...

  03-10-2016 17:07 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A petition launched in a bid to save Ely's minor injuries unit from closing has been handed in to the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).A total of 6,345 people signed the petition, which was spearheaded by local resident Emma Watson in July. It was presented to Dr Gary Howsam, the CCG's clinical chair, at a public meeting regarding the future of minor injuries units (MIU) in Ely and Fenland held at The Maltings last Tuesday evening.Emma said: "I'd like to...
  
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• Cambridge News published Nurse struck off after creating a fake Cambridge University...

  03-10-2016 17:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A Zimbabwe nurse has been struck off the register after creating a fake Cambridge University certificate. Chenesai Kutsiray sent a certificate to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) on February 16 last year which was said to be from the Ministry of Education Zimbabwe in collaboration with Cambridge University in relation to the results of a number of General Certificate of Education examinations. She even tried to back up her certificate with a fake letter of recommendation from her...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Nurse struck off after creating a fake Cambridge University...

  03-10-2016 17:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A Zimbabwean nurse has been struck off the register after creating a fake Cambridge University certificate. Chenesai Kutsirayi sent a certificate to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) on February 16 last year which was said to be from the Ministry of Education in Zimbabwe in collaboration with Cambridge University in relation to the results of a number of General Certificate of Education examinations. She even tried to back up her certificate with a fake letter of recommendation from...
  
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• Cambridge News published Woman airlifted to Addenbrooke's Hospital following collision...

  03-10-2016 16:59 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A woman was airlifted to hospital following a collision near Ely on Saturday.Emergency services, including the Magpas air ambulance, were called to the single-vehicle collision in Lynn Road, Chettisham, at around 3.05pm.The female driver had to be extricated from her vehicle by firefighters.A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service Trust said: "We sent an ambulance crew, ambulance officer, and Magpas air ambulance to the scene, who treated a woman, believed to be in her 30s, for...
  
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• Cambridge News published New £5 note, why Winston Churchill is on it and his links...

  03-10-2016 16:18 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Sir Winston Churchill - who has close links with Cambridge - graces the new £5 note which is already being sold for many times its value.The Bank of England Governor, Sir Mervyn King, announced in April that Churchill would appear on the new fiver.He said: "Our banknotes acknowledge the life and work of great Britons.Sir Winston Churchill was a truly great British leader, orator and writer.Above that, he remains a hero of the entire free world.His energy, courage, eloquence, wit and...
  
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• Cambridge News published Cambridgeshire businesses urged to do their bit for tourism

  03-10-2016 15:40 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Visit Cambridge and Beyond (VCB) is looking for local businesses that want to tap into the city's worldwide reputation as a visitor destination. VCB, the official new tourism organisation for Cambridge and the surrounding area, is introducing a new membership scheme, which aims to raise the profile of accommodation providers, attractions, conference venues, retailers and other tourism-related businesses from across the county. "The historical aspects of central Cambridge are well-known to an...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Daft places to park - motorist gets snared for offense right...

  03-10-2016 15:20 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A driver got more than they bargained for when they parked right outside Cambridge police station. The motorist parked a Mercedes outside Parkside police station before officers swooped and seized the vehicle for having no insurance. The driver suspended the insurance but still drove the vehicle.Temporary suspension of insurance does not allow use of car. Especially in front of the local Police station. pic.twitter.com/nTn5L2tgKs— Cambs RPU Sgt (@SgtRpu) September 30, 2016 A...
  
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• LydiaFallon published Cambridge restaurants Alimentum and Midsummer House keep Michelin...

  03-10-2016 15:05 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Another week, another reason to celebrate Cambridge's ever-blossoming foodie scene.Today, we're raising a glass to two of the city's most decorated restaurants, Alimentum and Midsummer House, which have both retained their one and two Michelin stars respectively.It is the fifth consecutive year Alimentum, situated in Hills Road, has kept its single Michelin star, and the 14th consecutive year Midsummer House, in Midsummer Common, has retained its two stars – placing it in the top 26...
  
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• LydiaFallon published ​Cambridge restaurants Alimentum and Midsummer House keep...

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• Cambridge News published Cambridge United v Accrington Stanley: Face in the crowd - win...

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• Cambridge News published 10,000 cycle maps for Cambridge to clear up 'confusing' rules...

  03-10-2016 13:39 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  More than 10,000 cycle maps could be distributed in Cambridge to make clearer for residents the city's "confusing" cycling rules – and to help police who got them wrong. Funding for the City Centre Map has been applied for by Cambridge Cycling Campaign to Cambridge City Council. Camcycle wants the map distributed to Cambridge University and Anglia Ruskin University students, tourists and even the police. Officers are using it to find their way through the labyrinth of traffic...
  
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• Cambridge News commented 10,000 cycle maps plan for Cambridge to clear up 'confusing'...

  03-10-2016 13:39 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A cycle map could be more widely distributed in Cambridge to make the city's "confusing" cycling rules clearer for residents – and to help police who got them wrong. City council funding for more copies of the city centre map has been applied for by the Cambridge Cycling Campaign. Camcycle wants the map distributed to Cambridge University and Anglia Ruskin University students, tourists and even the police. Officers are using it to find their way through the labyrinth of...
  
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• Cambridge News commented 10,000 cycle maps for Cambridge to clear up 'confusing' rules...

  03-10-2016 13:39 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  More than 10,000 cycle maps could be distributed in Cambridge to make clearer for residents the city's "confusing" cycling rules – and to help police who got them wrong. Funding for the City Centre Map has been applied for by Cambridge Cycling Campaign to Cambridge City Council. Camcycle wants the map distributed to Cambridge University and Anglia Ruskin University students, tourists and even the police. Officers are using it to find their way through the labyrinth of traffic...
  
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• Cambridge News published Halt the City Deal petition tops 3,000 signatures

  03-10-2016 13:15 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  More than 3,000 people have signed a petition demanding that Cambridge's City Deal is scrapped. Posted on changeorg by Wicken resident Jenny Howard, the petition says: "Did you know that as of autumn next year, Cambridge is going to become a virtual no-go area? If you work or do business in the city and need to use a car or van, you'll be effectively locked out between 7 and 10 in the morning and 4 to 6:30 in the afternoon. "Roads that will be closed to all traffic except taxis and...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Halt the City Deal petition tops 3,000 signatures

  03-10-2016 13:15 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  More than 3,000 people have signed a petition demanding that Cambridge's City Deal is scrapped. Posted on changeorg by Wicken resident Jenny Howard, the petition says: "Did you know that as of autumn next year, Cambridge is going to become a virtual no-go area? If you work or do business in the city and need to use a car or van, you'll be effectively locked out between 7 and 10 in the morning and 4 to 6:30 in the afternoon. "Roads that will be closed to all traffic except taxis and...
  
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• Cambridge News published Bin lorry seized as search for missing airman Corrie McKeague...

  03-10-2016 13:04 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police are continuing the hunt for missing 23-year-old airman Corrie McKeague after his mobile phone was traced to Barton Mills near Newmarket. The RAF Honington serviceman was last seen on Saturday, September 24 on a night out in Bury St Edmunds, and was reported missing last Monday afternoon. CCTV footage shows him walking through the town at 3.20am and it's thought he may have tried to walk back to the air base - a three hour journey on foot. This morning police revealed that analysis...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Bin lorry seized as search for missing airman Corrie McKeague...

  03-10-2016 13:04 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police are continuing the hunt for missing 23-year-old airman Corrie McKeague after his mobile phone was traced to Barton Mills near Newmarket.The RAF Honington serviceman was last seen on Saturday, September 24 on a night out in Bury St Edmunds, and was reported missing last Monday afternoon.CCTV footage shows him walking through the town at 3.20am and it's thought he may have tried to walk back to the air base - a three hour journey on foot.This morning police revealed that...
  
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• Cambridge News published Replay: Which Cambridge restaurants have been awarded Michelin...

  03-10-2016 12:46 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge restaurant owners today learned if they hadwon a Michelin star as the 2017 guide was launched.Two restaurants featured in the 2016 guide - Midsummer House had two stars and Alimentum was awarded one star.
  And both were successful in keeping their awards for another year - read full details here.For the first time since it was first published in 1911, the Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland was launched live at an event today at Savoy Place in London. Restaurants learned...
  
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• Cambridge News published Live video: Which Cambridge restaurants will be awarded Michelin...

  03-10-2016 12:46 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge restaurant owners will learn if they have won a Michelin star as the 2017 guide is launched today.Two restaurants featured in the 2016 guide - Midsummer House had two stars and Alimentum was awarded one star. For the first time since it was first published in 1911, the Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland is being launched live at an event today at Savoy Place in London. Restaurants will learn if they have been given a new star in the 2017 guide during the event - which can...
  
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• Cambridge News published Goalkeepers who got it spot on facing penalties like Cambridge...

  03-10-2016 12:45 via cambridge-news.co.uk
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• Cambridge News published Ely Cathedral Octagon Singers celebrate their 10th anniversary

  03-10-2016 12:44 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Ely Cathedral Octagon Singers (ECOS) are celebrating their 10th anniversary.The milestone was marked at a special Evensong service at the cathedral on Sunday.ECOS is a voluntary choir which complements the work of the cathedral's full-time choirs, singing on an occasional basis at Evensong, Sunday Eucharist, and other services in the cathedral's calendar.Edmund Aldhouse, the cathedral's assistant organist, directs the choir, which is open to all singers aged 16 and over.ECOS currently has over..
  
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• Cambridge News published Hundreds celebrate all things traditional at Prickwillow...

  03-10-2016 12:22 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of families flocked to Prickwillow over the weekend for the village's annual ploughing festival.The two-day extravaganza on Saturday and Sunday was organised by Prickwillow Drainage Engine Museum and T W H Clarke & Son, based at Green Farm.As well as majestic heavy horses and vintage and classic tractors, there were also steam engines, stationary engines, alpacas, trade stands, crafts and bygones galore.Other attractions included children's entertainment, live music, a real ale bar.
  
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• Cambridge News published Man having pioneering HIV treatment involving Cambridge...

  03-10-2016 12:08 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A British man with HIV undergoing a pioneering treatment to cure him of the disease has shown "remarkable" progress, according to reports. Scientists, including those from Cambridge University, treating the 44-year-old patient are now hopeful of a breakthrough in what has been described as "one of the first serious attempts at a full cure for HIV". The man, who has remained anonymous, is the first of 50 people to complete a trial using the two-stage attack on the deadly...
  
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• Cambridge News published Celebrate Great British Food is theme of Ely Cathedral Harvest...

  03-10-2016 12:08 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Ely Cathedral's annual harvest festival is this weekend - Friday, October 7 to Sunday, October 9.Sheep, a vintage tractor and spectacular food and flower displays will take centre stage inside the cathedral as the NFU links up with local organisations and companies to showcase the wide variety and high quality of produce grown in the Fens.The theme this year is 'Celebrate Great British Food'. A spokesman for the festival said: "Sheep supplied by farmers Mark Drew and Frances Cook from...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Man having pioneering HIV treatment involving Cambridge...

  03-10-2016 12:08 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A British man with HIV undergoing a pioneering treatment to cure him of the disease has shown "remarkable" progress, according to reports. Scientists, including those from Cambridge University, treating the 44-year-old patient are now hopeful of a breakthrough in what has been described as "one of the first serious attempts at a full cure for HIV". The man, who has remained anonymous, is the first of 50 people to complete a trial using the two-stage attack on the deadly...
  
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• Cambridge News published Scores of 'vile' race hate stickers plastered near Cambridge...

  03-10-2016 11:55 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  "Vile and offensive" race hate stickers have been plastered across Cambridge sparking outrage and a stark warning from police. Scores of the stickers have been put up across the city and have often been placed next to schools. But one man has made it his mission to remove them, taking down at least 60 as police launch a hunt for the culprit. The stickers are anti-Semitic in an echo of some of the worst propaganda of Nazi Germany. Othersare anti-Muslim and anti-European...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Scores of 'vile' race hate stickers plastered near Cambridge...

  03-10-2016 11:55 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  "Vile and offensive" race hate stickers have been plastered across Cambridge sparking outrage and a stark warning from police. Scores of the stickers have been put up across the city and have often been placed next to schools. But one man has made it his mission to remove them, taking down at least 60 as police launch a hunt for the culprit. The stickers are anti-Semitic in an echo of some of the worst propaganda of Nazi Germany. Othersare anti-Muslim and anti-European...
  
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• Cambridge News published Man dies in collision with car on A14

  03-10-2016 11:25 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A man has died following a collision with a car on the A14. Cambridgeshire police were called at about 7.35pm on Friday, September 30 to the westbound carriageway on the exit slip road for the A11, Swaffham Bulbeck. Sadly pedestrian Dominic Roberts, 52, of Saunders Road, Tunbridge Wells died at the scene following the collision with a white Renault Megane. The driver of the Megane, a man in his 30s, was uninjured. Police are now appealing for witnesses. Anyone with information is asked...
  
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• Cambridge News published CIC backs cancer treatment firm in $95m investment

  03-10-2016 11:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A cancer treatment firm which spun out of Cambridge University has received $95m in a funding round involving one of the city's leading investors.Carrick Therapeutics has received the cash from a group that includes Cambridge Innovation Capital, the Cambridge-based investor in technology and healthcare companies.The company says it has a clear vision for cancer patients: to target the molecular pathways that drive the most aggressive and resistant forms of cancer in order to have a major...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Canny Cambridge residents cash in on new £5 note selling...

  03-10-2016 10:40 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Residents in the Cambridge area are cashing in on the new £5 note - selling them for hundreds of pounds. The brand new plastic £5 note is said to be stronger and cleaner than old paper notes - and is also proving more valuable. Some new fivers are going on sale on eBay in the Cambridge area for as much as £300. There's been an initial print-run of 440 million polymer notes to mark the start of the old notes' withdrawal as they are banked by retailers and...
  
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• Cambridge News published Britons share Stephen Hawking's fears of the rise of AI, new...

  03-10-2016 10:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Stephen Hawking has already spoken out about it, and it seems the British people share his concerns about the rise of the machines.A new study has found Britons are terrified of being enveloped by a dystopian future in which robots take control of society.More than a third of people fear the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to robots evolving beyond our understanding and taking over.And around 40 per cent of us think so-called humanoids could eventually destroy...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Britons share Stephen Hawking's fears of the rise of AI, new...

  03-10-2016 10:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Stephen Hawking has already spoken out about it, and it seems the British people share his concerns about the rise of the machines.A new study has found Britons are terrified of being enveloped by a dystopian future in which robots take control of society.More than a third of people fear the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to robots evolving beyond our understanding and taking over.And around 40 per cent of us think so-called humanoids could eventually destroy...
  
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• Cambridge News published Recap: Latest news and traffic updates for Cambridge area for...

  03-10-2016 08:13 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  We're back live again this morning with the Cambridge News live blog, 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...
  
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• Cambridge News published Live: Latest news and traffic updates for Cambridge area for...

  03-10-2016 08:13 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  We're back live again this morning with the Cambridge News live blog, 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...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Cambridge United 2 Accrington Stanley 1: Will Norris glad to be...

  03-10-2016 08:03 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Will Norris refused to divulge the secrets behind his amazing penalty save record as he became the first Cambridge United goalkeeper to save two spot kicks in one match. Norris' late stops from Chris Eagles and Terry Gornell ensured United held on for a 2-1 win at home to Accrington on Saturday for their third straight victory in Sky Bet League Two. Now with four penalty stops from five faced this term – he had previously kept out from 12yards against Doncaster and Wolves –...
  
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• CambridgeNews commented Cambridge United 2 Accrington Stanley 1: Will Norris glad to be...

  03-10-2016 08:03 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Will Norris refused to divulge the secrets behind his amazing penalty save record as he became the first Cambridge United goalkeeper to save two spot kicks in one match. Norris' late stops from Chris Eagles and Terry Gornell ensured United held on for a 2-1 win at home to Accrington on Saturday for their third straight victory in Sky Bet League Two. Now with four penalty stops from five faced this term – he had previously kept out from 12yards against Doncaster and Wolves –...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Cambridge United 2 Accrington Stanley 1: Will Norris is spot on...

  03-10-2016 08:02 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The script looked as if it had been written when Piero Mingoia marked his return from a hamstring injury by smacking a terrific volley home against former club Accrington with nine minutes to go. But he had reckoned without a tremendous twist in the tale thanks to Will Norris penning an extraordinary final chapter with his gloved hands. It was his double penalty save in stoppage time that ensured Mingoia's goal would be the winner. And he is fast becoming the kind of keeper spot...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Jack Green seals extraordinary Cambridge win over Loughborough...

  03-10-2016 08:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  When Gair Currie completed his hat-trick of tries and Josh Sharp's conversion put Loughborough Students 20 points ahead with 12 minutes remaining, the last thing you expected was the Cambridge players to be celebrating victory at the final whistle. But the hosts moved through the gears in the closing stages to pull off an extraordinary 35-34 win in the National League One match, with three converted tries in the space of eight breathless minutes ensuring the players left the Volac Park pitch...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Cambridge University and Cambridge ready for Town v Gown contest

  03-10-2016 08:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  James Shanahan and Ross Stewart want to see their players grab their opportunity and stake a claim for a starting berth in tonight's Town v Gown contest at Grange Road (7.30pm kick-off). Cambridge University coach Shanahan is hoping to see an improved attacking performance from the hosts after their 38-5 loss to Loughborough last week. And Cambridge director of rugby Stewart will give members of his squad pushing for a first-team chance a run out to see what they are made of. "We'll...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Cambridge City show plenty of spirit and resilience in draw with...

  03-10-2016 08:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  If Cambridge City are going to climb to mid-table safety in the Evo-Stik League Southern, Premier Division this season then performances like the one in Saturday's goalless draw against Stratford will likely form the backbone of that recovery. The victory eluded Dan Gleeson's men but the spirit and work rate that characterised their display are the essential ingredients needed to stay alive in this division. Lose those, and you lose any real chance of avoiding the drop. After four straight...
  
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• CambridgeNews published St Ives manager Ricky Marheineke bemoans red card in loss at...

  03-10-2016 07:59 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Ricky Marheineke was left to rue what he described as debateable refereeing decisions after the 10 men of St Ives lost 2-1 at Kings Langley in the Evo-Stik League Southern, Premier Division. Ben Seymour-Shove had not long equalised to cancel out Connor Toomey's 48th minute opener when the hosts were awarded a throw-in that Saints boss Marheineke was convinced should have been given to his team. From the resulting delivery, a King Langley forward was played through on goal, and with Saints'...
  
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• Cambridge News published Call for lower speed limit to protect children on 'lethal' road

  03-10-2016 07:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A petition has been launched to have the speed limit on Bassingbourn Road and Brook Road in Bassingbourn reduced from 60mph to 40mph to protect children in the village. The petition was started to reduce the risk of serious accidents to pedestrians and cyclists, particularly local children who use it as a route to school. It's also used as a bridleway for horse riders. A recent road speed survey by the parish council revealed that more than 25 per cent of vehicles drove in excess of the 60 mph..
  
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• Cambridge News commented Doing the right thing for female cyclists and pedestrians is...

  03-10-2016 07:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  There are 63,000 people who I think are being discriminated against in our city of Cambridge. These 63,000 are the girls, women, and ladies of our city. Our sisters, our daughters, our mothers and grandmothers, our partners, fiancée or wife. People we know and care about.But can policies on roads be discriminatory? Could the councils be accused of actively discriminating against women? I would hope that we would not have politicians who do this, yet I fear that this is exactly what...
  
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