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• Cambridge News published 1,800 runners brave the rain for Town and Gown 10k

  16-10-2016 16:39 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of runners braved a downpour this morning to take part in an event raising thousands for charity. The Town and Gown 10k took runners on a scenic tour of Cambridge. The event was aiming to raise £70,000 for Muscular Dystrophy UK, which supports people with muscle-wasting conditions. Amanda Francis, PR manager at Muscular Dystrophy UK, said: "It went really really well despite the rain. There was a great turnout and everyone was in very good spirits."The event...
  
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• Cambridge News published Delia Smith joins appeal to find missing airman Corrie McKeague

  16-10-2016 16:13 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Celebrity cook Delia Smith has backed the search to find missing airman Corrie McKeague.Yesterday marked the three-week anniversary of Corrie's disappearance, and Delia posed with a poster urging people to contact the police with information.The same day, the 23-year-old's father Martin McKeague issues a heartfelt plea for information."I would do anything to get my son back," he said.Corrie was last seen around 3.20am on Saturday, September 24 in Bury St Edmunds.His phone has been...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Cambridge's moving brothels targeted in war against 'nasty' sex...

  16-10-2016 15:39 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the burgeoning sex trade in the city have now visited more than 100 prostitutes including one who did not even know she was in Cambridge.Detective Inspector Nick Skipworth has revealed how travelling sex workers rent apartments in the city for up to £1,500 a week and how the force is investigating mobile "brothels" advertised online.The officer has also lifted the lid how police target "nasty" organised gangs who traffic women – turning them into modern...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Every social media post we could find about finishing the 2016...

  16-10-2016 15:08 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Around 1,800 runners braved the weather on Sunday morning to complete the 2016 Cambridge Town and Gown 10k which set off from Victoria Avenue at 10am.The Cambridge News' photographer Harry Hubbard was on the route and we've highlighted some of the best pictures from the morning here. We've also had a good scour around social media for some of the best tweets and instagram posts of finishers proudly holding their medals.Well done to everyone who took part in aid of Muscular Dystrophy UK.[View the
  
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• Cambridge News published 11 pictures of runners who braved the rain in the 2016 Town and...

  16-10-2016 14:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The sun is out over Cambridge on Sunday afternoon, but it wasn't quite as bright when around 1,800 runs set off for the 2016 Town and Gown 10k in the City Centre this morning.From serious runners to a man in a Pudsey onesie, they all set off in the rain on Victoria Avenue at 10am, along the River Cam and finished at Midsummer Common in aid Muscular Dystrophy UK.Related: Every social media post we could find about finishing #townandgown 2016Photographer Harry Hubbard was out photographing the...
  
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• Cambridge News published Fire-and-ice themed party launches The Cambridge Roar 2017

  16-10-2016 12:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
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• Cambridge News published Poll: Will a proposed parking charge hike stop you shopping in...

  16-10-2016 12:07 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge City Council have started a public consultation this week on parking charges for 2017 and 2018 which could see the cost of parking your car in the Grand Arcade rise by 160%The proposals include a charge of £26 for more than five hours on a Sunday, and Cambridge News readers have been having their say on the website and facebook page.Anne Beamish, editor of Independent Cambridge which champions the city's indie businesses, said higher parking prices at the Grand Arcade would put..
  
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• Cambridge News commented Poll: Will a proposed parking charge hike stop you shopping in...

  16-10-2016 12:07 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge City Council have started a public consultation this week on parking charges for 2017 and 2018 which could see the cost of parking your car in the Grand Arcade rise by 160%The proposals include a charge of £26 for more than five hours on a Sunday, and Cambridge News readers have been having their say on the website and facebook page.Anne Beamish, editor of Independent Cambridge which champions the city's indie businesses, said higher parking prices at the Grand Arcade would put..
  
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• Cambridge News published True story of Shane, Iris, and a boat called Shrimpy

  16-10-2016 11:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Next year it will be 45 years since the beginning of one of Cambridge's most amazing adventure stories. Back in 1972, Shane Acton, a former Cambridge Grammar School boy and ex-Royal Marine, made global news by taking on the challenge of sailing around the world in the smallest boat ever, an 18-foot long wooden yacht called Super Shrimp. You can see from our pictures here just how small it was.Shane, who was 25, set sail by himself in 1972, and crossed the Atlantic alone, but after a...
  
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• Cambridge News commented True story of Shane, Iris, and a boat called Shrimpy

  16-10-2016 11:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Next year it will be 45 years since the beginning of one of Cambridge's most amazing adventure stories. Back in 1972, Shane Acton, a former Cambridge Grammar School boy and ex-Royal Marine, made global news by taking on the challenge of sailing around the world in the smallest boat ever, an 18-foot long wooden yacht called Super Shrimp. You can see from our pictures here just how small it was.Shane, who was 25, set sail by himself in 1972, and crossed the Atlantic alone, but after a...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Road closure reminder for Town and Gown 10k on Sunday morning

  16-10-2016 10:34 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A reminder for anyone heading into Cambridge City Centre on Sunday that several main roads will be closed for the annual Town and Gown 10k run from 8am until early afternoon.The race, which starts at 10am from Victoria Avenue and finishes at Midsummer Common - is aiming to raise £70,000 for national charity Muscular Dystrophy UK.As a result of the race, traffic in and out of the city will be affected until the afternoon with traffic website INRIX reporting the following road closures:A1134
  
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• Cambridge News published Cambridge is UK's third nosiest town

  16-10-2016 09:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge is the UK's third nosiest town according to a study by Zoopla. The study is based on people who use the property website Zoopla to check out how much their neighbours' homes are worth. The top 10 nosiest towns have also experienced and annual increase in property value of at least 2.5 per cent. Cambridge has seen the average price rise of 2.74 per cent in the past 12 months. The least nosey towns have a growth rate of one per cent or less. The nosiest neighbours in the UK are Reading..
  
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• Cambridge News commented Cambridge is UK's third nosiest town

  16-10-2016 09:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge is the UK's third nosiest town according to a study by Zoopla. The study is based on people who use the property website Zoopla to check out how much their neighbours' homes are worth. The top 10 nosiest towns have also experienced and annual increase in property value of at least 2.5 per cent. Cambridge has seen the average price rise of 2.74 per cent in the past 12 months. The least nosey towns have a growth rate of one per cent or less. The nosiest neighbours in the UK are Reading..
  
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• Cambridge News published Top daft criminals in Cambridge and their biggest bungles

  16-10-2016 08:50 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Daft crooks from the Cambridge area may have gone for a career in crime but they won't want to put some of their biggest bungles on their CVs – so the News has done it for them.A bungling thief who left a fork with his DNA at a raid on Christ's College in Cambridge is the latest in a long line of criminals who have featured in the News.Tanyaradzwa Ndongwe, 23, of Lawrence Way in Cambridge, pleaded guilty to burglary and theft at Cambridge Magistrates' Court last week after he was tracked..
  
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• Cambridge News commented Top daft criminals in Cambridge and their biggest bungles

  16-10-2016 08:50 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Daft crooks from the Cambridge area may have gone for a career in crime but they won't want to put some of their biggest bungles on their CVs – so the News has done it for them. A bungling thief who left a fork with his DNA at a raid on Christ's College in Cambridge is the latest in a long line of criminals who have featured in the News. Tanyaradzwa Ndongwe, 23, of Lawrence Way in Cambridge, pleaded guilty to burglary and theft at Cambridge Magistrates' Court last week after he was...
  
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• Cambridge News published Six City Deal stories you may have missed this week

  16-10-2016 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
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• Cambridge News commented Six City Deal stories you may have missed this week

  16-10-2016 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  With Cambridge's MP and former MP calling for changes to the City Deal timetable on Friday, it seems like there are endless new rows over the transport plan. We've waded through all our coverage over the past week to keep you up to day on the latest City Deal news. Here are six stories you may have missed. More than three-quarters of readers say no to control pointsAfter residents took to the streets to protest proposals for peak-time road closures, the News polled its readers on...
  
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