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• Cambridge News commented Cambridge shop owner describes ordeal after knife-point robbery

  12-10-2016 20:32 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The owner of a Cambridge wine merchant who was threatened at knife-point during a robbery last week has described how "scared" he was during the ordeal. Two men robbed JGS Wine Merchants in Chesterton Road on Friday evening (October 7) and made off with cash, cigarettes and spirits prompting a police appeal for any witnesses to come forward. The shop's owner, who did not want to be named, said he was alone when the two robbers entered at about 11.30pm and proceeded to threaten him...
  
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• Cambridge News published More good news in the fight against cancer

  12-10-2016 20:19 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  In recent weeks there has been a torrent of news relating to advances in treatments - even a cure - for cancer, from Cambridge companies. The latest is Inivata, which has just announced a large scale clinical trial in the US in the battle against lung cancer.Inivata is using a revolutionary approach to circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis.The trial will be conducted at more than 30 centres and will involve recruiting several hundred patients. It is a prospective study to evaluate the...
  
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• LydiaFallon published Tasty pumpkin recipes for Hallowe'en

  12-10-2016 20:12 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  With Hallowe'en only weeks away, the experts at Riverford – the organic farm at Sacrewell – shine the In Season spotlight on the humble pumpkin.The UK climate doesn't always make it easy for British farmers. When it comes to pumpkins, the challenge is to get them fully ripe with a hard, protective skin before bringing them into store.We usually find ourselves nervously watching the weather forecast and then collecting them up in a mad rush when the first frost threatens. They must be
  
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• Cambridge News commented Man who threatened to kill ex-partner and had knife near...

  12-10-2016 20:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A man who was seen wielding a knife outside a church in Cambourne before threatening to kill his ex-partner and burn her house down has been handed a suspended sentence. Jason Leach, 46 of New Hall Lane in Cambourne, previously admitted possessing a knife in a public place, making threats to kill and threats to destroy property. His case was committed for sentence to Cambridge Crown Court today (Wednesday). He was handed an 18 month sentence, suspended for two years, 250 hours of unpaid work...
  
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• LydiaFallon published 11 unmissable Cambridge Film Festival events

  12-10-2016 19:58 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Is the prospect of winter leaving you feeling rather gloomy? Don't despair. The Cambridge Film Festival (CFF) is just a week away – and that, my friends, is reason to be cheerful. Now in its 36th year, the News -backed CFF – the UK's third longest-running film festival, no less – continues to dazzle, amuse, inform and entertain. This year's programme is bigger and better than ever, giving audiences the chance to see 148 films over eight jam-packed days. From Hollywood big...
  
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• Cambridge News published Rolls-Royce once owned by George Best fetches more than...

  12-10-2016 19:47 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A classic Rolls-Royce owned by footballing legend George Best sold for more than £12,000 today (Wednesday) during an auction at Duxford's Imperial War Museum. The late superstar bought the white Silver Shadow new in 1972 during his Manchester United heyday. It was expected to make anywhere between £10k and £15k at auction and sold for £12,584.At the time Best owned it he was one of Britain's biggest celebrities and was regularly photographed in the luxury...
  
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• Cambridge News published Cambridge paramedics honoured with ambulance service award for...

  12-10-2016 19:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Two heroic student paramedics who helped to rescue 40 people from a burning Cambridge hotel have been awarded special commendations. Ruby Wood and Tom Day were on their way to a call out in Milton at 7.30am on June 5 when they saw smoke coming from Lovell Lodge Guest House, in Milton Road. The pair, who work for the East of England Ambulance Service and are based in the city, called control to raise the alarm and rushed in and found the chef tackling a fire in the kitchen. Whilst the fire...
  
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• Cambridge News published How Cambridge scientists are using fruit flies to combat CJD- the...

  12-10-2016 18:05 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A simple blood test developed in Cambridge could help prevent the spread of a deadly disease. University scientists have been working on a test for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), the human form of Mad Cow Disease. Spread by eating contaminated meat, it causes changes in mood and behaviour and walking difficulties, leading to loss of movement and speech before eventual death. Other cases of vCJD have occurred in patients who received blood products prepared from donors who...
  
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• Cambridge News published New Cambridge shop offers 30% discount

  12-10-2016 18:02 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A safety clothing company is setting up shop in Cambridge, and will offer a 30% discount in its first week of trading.Arco will be opening its 49th UK store at the Clifton Road Industrial Estate on Monday, stocking a range of the safety gear including hard hats, jackets and gloves.Paul Frewin, Arco's head of retail, said: "The opening of our new Cambridge store will allow us to deliver safety products and advice more efficiently to the local businesses and tradesmen in the area. "Our new store..
  
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• Cambridge News published Cambridge Fudge Kitchen create world's hottest fudge - with a...

  12-10-2016 18:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The searing spiciness of chilli is not taste you would usually expect when you bite into a delicious piece of creamy fudge.But chefs at a Cambridge fudge kitchen believe they have created the world's hottest fudge – and have put it to the taste test for the first time.The hand-made treat has been crafted from a fiery blend of Bird's eye chillies and the eye-watering Naga Viper pepper – crowned the world's hottest chilli in 2011.It was cooked up by the Fudge Kitchen, in...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Cambridge Fudge Kitchen create world's hottest fudge - with a...

  12-10-2016 18:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The searing spiciness of chilli is not taste you would usually expect when you bite into a delicious piece of creamy fudge.But chefs at a Cambridge fudge kitchen believe they have created the world's hottest fudge – and have put it to the taste test for the first time.The hand-made treat has been crafted from a fiery blend of Bird's eye chillies and the eye-watering Naga Viper pepper – crowned the world's hottest chilli in 2011.It was cooked up by the Fudge Kitchen, in...
  
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• Cambridge News published Residents tell police bosses: "We feel unsafe in our...

  12-10-2016 17:53 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Haverhill residents feel unsafe in their own homes due to drug-dealing and anti-social behaviour with one councillor likening scenes to the Wild West. Suffolk's Police and Crime Commissioner Tim Passmore and Chief Constable Gareth Wilson were told by one resident: "It's like something off the telly. They are smashing each other's windows, they are fighting each other, they've got dogs fighting each other, they are out all night." The two police chiefs and Haverhill inspector Danny...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Residents tell police bosses: "We feel unsafe in our...

  12-10-2016 17:53 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Haverhill residents feel unsafe in their own homes due to drug-dealing and anti-social behaviour with one councillor likening scenes to the Wild West. Suffolk's Police and Crime Commissioner Tim Passmore and Chief Constable Gareth Wilson were told by one resident: "It's like something off the telly. They are smashing each other's windows, they are fighting each other, they've got dogs fighting each other, they are out all night." The two police chiefs and Haverhill inspector Danny...
  
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• Cambridge News published Husband of children's author Helen Bailey pleads not guilty to...

  12-10-2016 17:37 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The partner of children's author Helen Bailey has pleaded not guilty to her murder.Ian Stewart, 55, appeared in custody at St Alban's Crown Court to enter the plea today.He was arrested in July at the £1.2m home the couple shared in Royston.The 51-year-old was reported missing on April 15 of this year, along with her pet dog Boris.Both their bodies were later found in a septic tank at her home, several weeks later.In court Stewart, a computer expert, denied killing Mrs Bailey. He also...
  
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• Cambridge News published Two men arrested after Newmarket robberies

  12-10-2016 16:33 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested after robberies in Newmarket over the weekend. The incidents took place at 1.15am and 1.20am on Sunday in the town's Yellow Brick Road. Kristopher McGowan, aged 19 from Silhalls Close in Newmarket was arrested and subsequently charged on 10 October with both robberies, possession of a bladed knife and possession of a quantity of cannabis. He has been remanded into custody and is due to appear before Ipswich Crown Court on 7 November 2016. Another man, aged 22...
  
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• Cambridge News published Microsoft computer vision pioneer joins driverless car start-up...

  12-10-2016 16:22 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Driverless car start-up FiveAI has secured the services of a former Microsoft Research computer vision pioneer to be its first chief scientific advisor. Professor Philip Torr joins the company, which wants to introduce artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to the autonomous vehicle industry, as CSA in a co-founding role. He leads the University of Oxford's Torr Vision group, a global, state-of-the-art research team comprising 25 post-doctoral and PhD students doing pioneering..
  
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• Cambridge News published District council will not join High Court challenge over rejected...

  12-10-2016 15:55 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Councillors have voted against challenging the Secretary of State's decision to throw out a controversial planning application. Forest Heath District Council decided joining the fight to have 400 homes built at Hatchfield Farm in Newmarket could jeopardise the completion of their local plan by the end of 2017. If it is not completed, they could lose their New Homes Bonus - £1,500 per new house for six years. Lord Derby, who put forward the plan for housing, will continue with his...
  
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• Cambridge News commented District council will not join High Court challenge over rejected...

  12-10-2016 15:55 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Councillors have voted against challenging the Secretary of State's decision to throw out a controversial planning application. Forest Heath District Council decided joining the fight to have 400 homes built at Hatchfield Farm in Newmarket could jeopardise the completion of their local plan by the end of 2017. If it is not completed, they could lose their New Homes Bonus - £1,500 per new house for six years. Lord Derby, who put forward the plan for housing, will continue with his...
  
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• Cambridge News published Sword juggling author Julian Sedgwick inspires students at...

  12-10-2016 15:48 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Students at Witchford Village College were enthralled when sword juggling author Julian Sedgwick paid them a visit.Julian, who lives near Ely with his wife and two sons, spent the day at the school transporting Year 7, 8 and 9 pupils on a journey of mystery and adventure.He inspired the children through his lifelong interest in arts and culture of China and Japan, which influenced much of his work, as has his fascination with performance street art and circus.The youngsters were able to buy...
  
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• Cambridge News published Further dog searches in hunt for missing airman Corrie McKeague

  12-10-2016 15:24 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Search and rescue dogs have been out for the second time today in the hunt for missing airman Corrie McKeague. There remains no positive sighting of the 23-year-old RAF Honington serviceman after 3.24am on Saturday, September 24, when he was last seen in Bury St Edmunds. His phone has been traced to Barton Mills near Newmarket, but the Nokia Lumia 435 has not been located. This morning and yesterday morning, officers were out with National Search and Rescue Association dogs searching for...
  
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• Cambridge News commented What to expect from Thursday's Greater Cambridge City Deal...

  12-10-2016 15:21 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The City Deal has got everyone in Cambridge talking over the last few weeks, and the controversy shows no sign of going away. Tomorrow the City Deal's leaders will meet to discuss the latest phase of the long-running project, with a decision due on the latest contentious traffic plans. Here's what to expect:What is the City Deal? Still unsure what this is all about? You can't go wrong with politics correspondent Josh Thomas' summary of the £500m project – complete with...
  
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• Cambridge News published New jobs in construction as Hill welcomes biggest ever intake of...

  12-10-2016 15:19 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge housebuilder Hill is continuing to, er, build for the future by welcoming in its largest ever batch of management trainees. A total of 24 trainees have enrolled on the five-year course this academic year, which will provide them with invaluable on-the-job experience as site managers, contract surveyors, technical coordinators, estimators and architectural technicians. Each of Hill's trainees will work across the south east in areas including London, Cambridge, Surrey and Oxford,...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Delay for Aldi's new Huntingdon store

  12-10-2016 15:10 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Discount supermarket firm Aldi has been forced to delay the opening of its new store in Huntingdon.The shop, on Edison Bell Way, is under construction and Aldi had hoped to open it early in November.But the opening ceremony, which will be led by the mayor of Huntingdon, has been put back to December 1.Aldi blamed "operational reasons" for the delay but would not spell out why the opening has been put back.The firm hopes create around 50 new jobs with the opening of the store on land...
  
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• LydiaFallon published Vera author Ann Cleeves and Halloween, things to see and do in...

  12-10-2016 14:58 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Trick or treatsM&S does Hallowe'en in style. Who wouldn't want a crooked witch's finger biscuit – complete with fondant nail – to dip in their All Hallows' Eve cocoa?:: Petrifying Pumpkins cheesy potato snacks, £2:: Solid milk chocolate witch and cat lollies, £1.50 each:: Witches' Finger biscuits, £1.50All at M&S, Market Hill, CambridgeOde to autumnA good scented candle is a cuddle in a jar: warm, homely and distinctly comforting. The White Company's Autumn.
  
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• Cambridge News published #Corriepleasecomehome - readers share support for missing Corrie...

  12-10-2016 14:41 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A search and rescue dog was out yesterday morning while on the hunt for missing airman Corrie McKeague. The News reported the 23-year-old missing after he was last seen at 3:24am on Saturday, September 24, in Bury St Edmunds. Readers shared the article more than 250 times, some sharing heartfelt support for the family while a video appeal has been watched in total 228,901 times. Charlene McGarry said: "Shared in his hometown. Praying and hoping every single hour for news. Come home...
  
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• Cambridge News published Co-Op gears up for Saturday's Cambridge Cycle Safety Day

  12-10-2016 14:37 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Co-op food stores in Cambridge are "gearing-up" for a bicycle safety day this Saturday, to help the city's cyclists to saddle-up safely this winter.With darker nights around the corner, and an influx of new cyclists as the city welcomes first year students, the community retailer has teamed-up with Camcycle and Townsend's Light Blue Cycle Centre to host the event around six of its Cambridge food stores.Townsend's Light Blue Cycle Centre – which has traded in Cambridge for over 120...
  
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• Cambridge News published Outspoken's cycle seminars oil Fresher's Week

  12-10-2016 14:32 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  It's Fresher's week and Outspoken Training have been helping students settle in to university life. One of the best ways to get around Cambridge is by bicycle and to help, Outspoken Training have worked with a number of Cambridge University colleges to run cycle seminars. The aims of the sessions are to enthuse students to cycle more by boosting their understanding, skills and confidence ensuring that they are good road users. Focusing on lots of interaction and allowing plenty of opportunity...
  
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• Cambridge News published Robbery at Cambridge wine merchants sparks witness appeal

  12-10-2016 13:55 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A police appeal has been launched after two men – one armed with a knife – robbed a wine merchants in Cambridge. The incident happened at about 11.35pm on Friday, October 7 when the two men entered a shop in Chesterton Road. One of them was carrying a knife and threatened the male shop worker, while the other ordered him to open the till. The pair loaded cash, cigarettes and spirits into a light coloured bag and left the store onto Alpha Road. They were last seen turning on...
  
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• Cambridge News commented More than £1,500 of fines handed out to three men who...

  12-10-2016 13:24 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Fines in excess of £1,500 have been dished out to three men who dumped waste in the countryside around Cambridge. Trevor David Rees, aged 35, of Fordwich Close, Cambridge, pleaded guilty to fly tipping under Sec.33 Environmental Protection Act 1990 when he appeared at Cambridge Magistrates' Court. A member of the public reported seeing Mr Rees dumping garden waste in the entrance to Digital Park, Station Road, Longstanton. They recorded the registration number of the van used and South...
  
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• Cambridge News published The Motability dealerships due at Sunday event listed

  12-10-2016 13:23 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  JOHN BANKSThe John Banks Group is proud to represent Renault in Cambridge, with a range of award-winning vehicles available on the Motability Scheme. The new CLIO has just arrived and most of the range is available with Nil deposit, including the Dynamique S Nav 1.5 dCi 90 with 7-inch touchscreen navigation, automatic headlights and front wipers, and hands free keycard with keyless entry. The award-winning SUV range of Captur and Kadjar also offer high specifications with nil or low advance...
  
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• Cambridge News published Motability Show in Milton on Sunday

  12-10-2016 13:13 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Anyone with a disability but who needs to get around should get along to the Milton Park and Ride site on Sunday, October 16, for the first ever Motability Show.The Motability Scheme provides an affordable, worry-free way for people with disabilities to lease a car, scooter or powered wheelchair in exchange for their mobility allowance. The Scheme is operated by Motability Operations, under contract to Motability, a registered Charity.Cambridge News & Media will be hosting the event which...
  
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• Cambridge News published City Deal boss pledge on West Fields busway furore

  12-10-2016 12:39 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Campaigners fighting to stave off busway plans for Cambridge's 'precious' West Fields have been sent a message by a City Deal chief: don't worry, a final decision isn't being taken tomorrow. Members of the City Deal's executive board meet tomorrow, and proposals for the busway, between Cambourne and Cambridge, will be looked at. But its vice-chairman Cllr Francis Burkitt told the News today: "All options remain open for the Cambourne-to-Cambridge busway, and no specific decision to...
  
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• Cambridge News commented City Deal boss pledge on West Fields busway furore

  12-10-2016 12:39 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Campaigners fighting to stave off busway plans for Cambridge's 'precious' West Fields have been sent a message by a City Deal chief: don't worry, a final decision isn't being taken tomorrow. Members of the City Deal's executive board meet tomorrow, and proposals for the busway, between Cambourne and Cambridge, will be looked at. But its vice-chairman Cllr Francis Burkitt told the News today: "All options remain open for the Cambourne-to-Cambridge busway, and no specific decision to...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Stephen Hawking to address launch of Cambridge University's...

  12-10-2016 12:31 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A pioneering new £10 million centre dedicated to predicting the dangers – and benefits – of artificial intelligence (AI), will be launched by Cambridge University next week. The Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI) will see leading minds from around the world come together in Cambridge, to examine the impact of the development of smart machines. The launch event next Wednesday will be attended by Professor Stephen Hawking, who has previously warned of the...
  
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• Cambridge News published Businesses urge City Deal bosses to bin road 'closure' plans

  12-10-2016 12:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Small businesses in Cambridge have added their voices to calls to axe road 'closure' plans.More than 500 people have signed a petition by a campaign organisation whose website is hereThe group says on its website: "We want a solution to Cambridge's traffic - closing key roads is not it."We do not claim to have the answer but we do know that cutting off the flow of oxygen that helps the city breathe and prosper is not the answer."Collectively we wish to see a reasonable traffic policy which...
  
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• Cambridge News published League Two rumours - New Doncaster Rovers deal for Richardson,...

  12-10-2016 11:49 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Doncaster Rovers are set to offer Frazer Richardson a contract extension, according to the Sheffield Star.The full-back had initially signed a two-month deal when joining Rovers - but boss Darren Ferguson has bee forced to consider extending his contract due to injury to Mitchell Lund.Lund has been sidelined for the next five weeks after suffering kidney damage against Yeovil Town, but Ferguson is happy that Richardson can be offered a new deal."We've had discussions," Ferguson...
  
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• Cambridge News published Man, 83, released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of...

  12-10-2016 11:33 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman sustained 'serious injuries' at a home in Cambridge has been released on bail, police have confirmed. Cambridgeshire police were called to reports of violence at the house in Kimberley Road, West Chesterton in the early hours of Tuesday morning. When police arrived on scene they discovered that a woman in her 70s had suffered serious injuries, including a neck injury.The man, 83, was arrested and the woman was taken to...
  
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• Cambridge News published 'Killer Clowns' ​may warrant public order criminal offences

  12-10-2016 11:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridgeshire police and crime commissioner Jason Ablewhite has issued some stern words for anyone intent on joining the 'killer clown' craze which is sweeping the nation.Mr Abelwhite issued the comments following an incident in Peterborough on Monday morning where a clown was punched in the face after jumping out on a member of the public."Whilst those dressing up as clowns might see this as 'just bit of fun' it is anything but," said Mr Ablewhite."These individuals do not...
  
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• Cambridge News published Is Domino's pizza coming to Soham? Plans for former bakery are...

  12-10-2016 11:27 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A former bakery in Soham looks set to be turned into a pizza parlour.A firm called DPSK Ltd has applied to East Cambs District Council for planning permission to change the use of 6, Churchgate Street – what was Fullers Bakers – into a hot food takeaway.The News has been told by numerous sources that the plan is to turn the premises into a Domino's pizza parlour, but neither Domino's nor the district council were able to confirm that this week.In a statement to planners, DPSK Ltd's..
  
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• Cambridge News published British pianist Martin Roscoe to perform with Ely Sinfonia in...

  12-10-2016 11:21 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Internationally renowned British pianist Martin Roscoe is coming to Ely this month.He will be playing Gershwin's highly charged, jazz-based Piano Concerto as part of an all-American concert being given by Ely Sinfonia at Ely Cathedral on Saturday, October 22.Ely Sinfonia will also be performing three other pieces by 20th century composers – Leonard Bernstein's Overture to Candide and Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring, and Quiet City."We are delighted and excited to be performing with...
  
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• Cambridge News published A new treatment for Alzheimer's? Cambridge University teams up...

  12-10-2016 11:10 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  PhoreMost, the Cambridge life sciences firm looking to "drug the undruggable", has teamed up with a Cambridge University expert to look at novel ways to treat diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. The firm will work with with the lab of Professor David Rubinsztein, professor of molecular neurogenetics and deputy director of the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research. Professor Rubinsztein's lab is a world leader in cell autophagy, which is a natural pathway that monitors and...
  
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• Cambridge News commented 'Should've gone for the juggler!' – your reactions to...

  12-10-2016 11:03 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The first sighting of a Cambridgeshire 'killer' clown was reported this week after the fancy-dressed individual was punched when he jumped out on a man in a bid to scare him.The puncher called the police after the incident on Monday morning to report his concern for safety in the area after he believed the clown had something in his hand.The man was startled by the clown while strolling along a street in Peterborough.Cambridge News readers, however, responded lightly to the incident. Here are a.
  
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• Cambridge News published Cambridgeshire sixth form college takes its message out on the...

  12-10-2016 10:47 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A Cambridgeshire sixth form college has teamed up with a fledgling transport company to take their message on the road.
  Comberton sixth form is advertising to prospective students and their parents on a double decker bus owned by Absolute Executive, of Kneesworth.
  The company already runs two of the five routes Comberton has commissioned since it was founded by Danny Goom in 2011. It recently added a double decker to its fleet and offered the Sixth Form the opportunity to add graphics to the bus
  
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• Cambridge News commented Celebrate Cambridge: A shopaholic's paradise

  12-10-2016 10:28 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  There are many reasons to love Cambridge – and the city's brilliant shopping scene is definitely one of them. Over the past decade, Cambridge has established itself as East Anglia's go-to shopping destination – and it's easy to see why. As well as boasting a city centre packed to the rafters with all the popular chains – Topshop, John Lewis, Zara, M&S, to name but a few - tucked down the city's cobbled side streets sit a number of wonderful independent shops, all of which..
  
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• Cambridge News published Delays into Liverpool Street set to continue until midday

  12-10-2016 09:02 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Passengers travelling on Abellio Greater Anglia Trains between Cambridge and Liverpool Street are now facing disruption until noon as a result of a signal problem. The original time for the service to be returned to normal has been put back by two hours.Trains on London Overground in Cheshunt, Enfield Town and Chingford are also affected, along with the Stansted Express.Abellio Greater Anglia passengers can use their tickets on London Underground Between Tottenham Hale and Seven Sisters and...
  
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• Cambridge News published Parents called to have their say of future education provision in...

  12-10-2016 08:45 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Parents have been called to have their say on the future of education provision in Gamlingay following a year of "considerable uncertainty". A consultation has now been launched by Cam Academy Trust, previously known as Comberton Academy Trust, and Stratton Education Trust, which oversees Gamlingay Village College. The village college feeder school, Gamlingay First School, was recently taken on by Cam Academy Trust and it is now being proposed that Gamlingay Village College makes the...
  
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• Cambridge News published Live: Liverpool Street delays until midday, weather causing havoc...

  12-10-2016 08:19 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Cambridge News live blog for Wednesday, October 12 will 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.Help us keep Cambridge informed, tweet your travel information and updates to @CambridgeNewsUK . Or like us on Facebook. UpdatingSort by :...
  
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• CambridgeNews published Mark Roberts a true pro for Cambridge United, says Josh Coulson

  12-10-2016 08:02 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Josh Coulson believes Mark Roberts deserves huge credit for the way he has fought to get back into the Cambridge United team. Coulson lined up alongside the former captain in the United defence for the 1-1 draw at Blackpool in Sky Bet League Two at the weekend. But with Leon Legge set to return from suspension for this Saturday's home encounter with Grimsby, Coulson knows he faces a battle to retain his place off the back of Roberts' displays since returning to the team for last month's 2-1...
  
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