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• Cambridge residents called to have their say on proposals for Mitcham's Corner junction

  18-10-2016 19:21 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Residents have been called to have their say on the development framework for Mitcham's Corner in Cambridge
  
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• Christmas casual jobs on offer at Royal Mail Cambridge hub

  18-10-2016 18:35 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Start dates will be from mid-November through to mid-December.
  
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• Take a step back in time at Cambridge Corn Exchange's stairway to musical heaven

  18-10-2016 18:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A new artwork at the Cambridge Corn Exchange celebrates some of the musical legends who have graced its stage over the last 50 years, including David Bowie, Syd Barrett, Amy Winehouse and Adele
  
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• Cambridge News commented Addenbrooke's bosses 'cautious but slightly worried' over nurses...

  18-10-2016 18:23 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Bosses at Addenbrooke's are "cautious but slightly worried" about attracting more nurses after a disappointing recruitment trip overseas.Latest figures presented to the Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) board last week show the forecast vacancy rate for qualified staff is starting to increase from 4 per cent in July to 6 per cent in August and the non-qualified position remaining static at 13 per cent.Writing in her report chief nurse Ann-Marie Ingle said: "There remains a...
  
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• Bereaved mum raises £1,500 for cot that gives parents a few more hours to mourn

  18-10-2016 18:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Sarah Kirkby from Great Abington has spent the last three months fundraising to provide a cuddle cot at The Rosie maternity hospital
  
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• Pop-up brothels targeted in Cambridge as hotels and landlords put on alert

  18-10-2016 17:52 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Pop-up brothels are appearing in Cambridge and are being targeted by police
  
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• Travellers invade disused Dairy Crest site in Cambridgeshire

  18-10-2016 17:50 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Travellers pitched up on a disused Dairy Crest site in Cambridgeshire and cables for CCTV cameras were cut, police said.
  
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• Woman who blackmailed online date gets slap on wrist by Cambridgeshire police

  18-10-2016 17:49 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A woman was given a slap on the wrist by Cambridgeshire police after a bid to blackmail a man she met through online dating.
  
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• Second city centre sexual assault reported in Cambridge in under two weeks

  18-10-2016 17:46 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A woman has allegedly been sexually assaulted in Cambridge city centre, less than a fortnight after a man was attacked in Market Square
  
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• Cambridge News published 12 places to get a mean G&T in Cambridge

  18-10-2016 17:45 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Gin. Don't you just love it? We do. Whether you like it straight up or with a twist, with ice or a slice, there's no shortage of epic gin joints and pubs which will serve you the drink of dreams. And as it's International Gin and Tonic Day tomorrow (October 19) it would be rude not to have a sly one. So we've done some research (hiccup!) to find 11 places which will make all your gin dreams come true in Cambrigde. Cheers!
  The Blue MoonRevamped and smartened-up, this Norfolk Street pub does a...
  
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• Addenbrooke's bosses 'cautious but slightly worried' over nurses recruitment

  18-10-2016 17:39 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A disappointing recruitment campaign in India has left Addenbrooke's concerned
  
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• Cambridge News published Pupils walk Cambridge streets as school hosts Refugee Day

  18-10-2016 17:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Schoolchildren took to the streets of Cambridge today as part of a day-long event designed to give them an insight into what life is like for refugees.Pupils across all years at St John's College School got involved in the event, with staff hoping the day would help them better understand the plight faced by thousands of people all over the world.And the day got off to a brisk start as pupils donned their backpacks for a sponsored walk through Cambridge before heading back to classroom to hear..
  
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• Cambridge News commented Pupils walk Cambridge streets as school hosts Refugee Day

  18-10-2016 17:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Schoolchildren took to the streets of Cambridge today as part of a day-long event designed to give them an insight into what life is like for refugees.Pupils across all years at St John's College School got involved in the event, with staff hoping the day would help them better understand the plight faced by thousands of people all over the world.And the day got off to a brisk start as pupils donned their backpacks for a sponsored walk through Cambridge before heading back to classroom to hear..
  
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• Cambridge News published David Walliams: 'The stage version of Gangsta Granny is better...

  18-10-2016 16:50 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  When actor, writer and comedian David Walliams was a boy he used to sit captivated at the knees of his two grandmas as they span him tales of their lives. The youngster was amazed at how dramatic and exciting their experiences of World War II had been.Decades later, when the adult David was a successful author, he decided to return to those days of his childhood and recreate that special bond between children and their grandmothers.His best-selling novel Gangsta Granny was the result. Published.
  
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• Cambridge News published Travellers invade disused Dairy Crest site in Cambridgeshire

  18-10-2016 16:43 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Travellers pitched up on a disused Dairy Crest site in Cambridgeshire and cables for CCTV cameras were cut, police said.Officers were called to the site in High Street, Fenstanton, several times on Thursday and Friday last week.At noon on Thursday, officers responded to a report that travellers had entered the site illegally by forcing a padlocked set of gates.A force spokesman said: "Police were called back at 5pm when on-site CCTV suddenly went dead. It transpired that several cables...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Travellers invade disused Dairy Crest site in Cambridgeshire

  18-10-2016 16:43 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Travellers pitched up on a disused Dairy Crest site in Cambridgeshire and cables for CCTV cameras were cut, police said.Officers were called to the site in High Street, Fenstanton, several times on Thursday and Friday last week.At noon on Thursday, officers responded to a report that travellers had entered the site illegally by forcing a padlocked set of gates.A force spokesman said: "Police were called back at 5pm when on-site CCTV suddenly went dead. It transpired that several cables...
  
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• Cambridge News published Second city centre sexual assault reported in Cambridge in under...

  18-10-2016 16:37 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating the second sexual assault in the centre of Cambridge in two weeks, after a young woman was attacked on Castle Hill.She was walking alone when she was approached by an older man.A police spokeswoman said: "We are investigating reports that a woman, in her 20s, was sexually assaulted between 1am and 1.20am on October 17."The woman was walking along Castle Hill when the incident happened."The incident comes 12 days after the alleged sexual assault of a man by...
  
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• Pupils walk Cambridge streets as school hosts Refugee Day

  18-10-2016 16:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Pupils across all years at St John’s College School got involved in the event aimed at raising awareness of the plight of refugees
  
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• Cambridge News published Revenge porn: Woman who blackmailed online date gets slap on...

  18-10-2016 16:04 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A woman was given a slap on the wrist by Cambridgeshire police after a bid to blackmail a man she met through online dating. The man, of Hemingford Grey, was blackmailed by the woman who threatened to publish "compromising photographs" of her victim. A force spokesman said: "On Saturday, October 15, police received a report from a victim of internet blackmail, who had made contact with a female via a dating site. "The female had threatened to publish compromising...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Revenge porn: Woman who blackmailed online date gets slap on...

  18-10-2016 16:04 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A woman was given a slap on the wrist by Cambridgeshire police after a bid to blackmail a man she met through online dating. The man, of Hemingford Grey, was blackmailed by the woman who threatened to publish "compromising photographs" of her victim. A force spokesman said: "On Saturday, October 15, police received a report from a victim of internet blackmail, who had made contact with a female via a dating site. "The female had threatened to publish compromising...
  
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• Cambridge News published Post-impressionist painting from Fitzwilliam Museum brought to...

  18-10-2016 15:45 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A post-impressionist painting will be brought to life this weekend thanks to a partnership between John Lewis in Cambridge and the Fitzwilliam Museum.From 11am to 4pm this Saturday (October 22) staff at John Lewis will bring to life Edouard Vuillard's post-impressionist painting 'Marguerite Chapin in her apartment with her dog' from the museum's permanent collection, which is on display in Gallery 1.The painting will be recreated in the Grand Arcade using the department store's products as...
  
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• Cambridge News published Soaring inflation could continue in UK

  18-10-2016 15:41 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Inflation is at its highest rate for two years, and consumers could face a further hit to the pocket as businesses absorb the cost of the plummeting pound.According to figures released today, consumer price index inflation hit 1% in September, its highest rate since November 2014. The size of the growth came as a surprise to analysts.Commenting on the news, Anna Leach, head of economic analysis and surveys at the CBI, said: "Inflation was expected to pick up through this year as fuel prices...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Soaring inflation could continue in UK

  18-10-2016 15:41 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Inflation is at its highest rate for two years, and consumers could face a further hit to the pocket as businesses absorb the cost of the plummeting pound.According to figures released today, consumer price index inflation hit 1% in September, its highest rate since November 2014. The size of the growth came as a surprise to analysts.Commenting on the news, Anna Leach, head of economic analysis and surveys at the CBI, said: "Inflation was expected to pick up through this year as fuel prices...
  
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• Cambridge News published Warning over device used to unlock vans - as more than £15,...

  18-10-2016 15:36 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police are warning residents about a device thieves use to remotely unlock vans - after more than £15,000 worth of tools have been stolen in Haverhill.A spate of thefts from vans in the town, mostly Ford Transits, between October 11 and 15, follows four incidents in a single night between October 4 and 5.Police are linking the incidents and say some of the thieves may have used a decoding device.This allows them not only to unlock the vans without any sign of damage to the vehicle, but...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Warning over device used to unlock vans - as more than £15,...

  18-10-2016 15:36 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police are warning residents about a device thieves use to remotely unlock vans - after more than £15,000 worth of tools have been stolen in Haverhill.A spate of thefts from vans in the town, mostly Ford Transits, between October 11 and 15, follows four incidents in a single night between October 4 and 5.Police are linking the incidents and say some of the thieves may have used a decoding device.This allows them not only to unlock the vans without any sign of damage to the vehicle, but...
  
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• Cambridge News published If you're a parent scared witless at the thought of Halloween you...

  18-10-2016 15:25 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  As Hallowe'en becomes more and more popular, some parents are entering unchartered territory. From choosing costumes to discussions about stranger danger, there are things parents can do to limit their own stress and maximise the experience for everyone.CostumesTake your child's, age, size and physical abilities into account when choosing a costume. For younger children, keep it simple and remember to make sure any attachments are well secured.If you purchase a costume you may want to reattach..
  
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• When the Fitzwilliam Museum calls in John Lewis to make art this happens

  18-10-2016 15:20 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A post impressionist painting will be brought to life this weekend thanks to a partnership between John Lewis in Cambridge and the Fitzwilliam Museum.
  
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• Cambridge News published Enterovirus D68 signs, symptoms and treatment – what every...

  18-10-2016 15:15 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) has reached UK shores, leaving four children in hospital in Scotland and purring Public Health England to issue a warning to parents.Dozens of cases of the 'killer virus', which has left more than 100 children paralysed in the US, have now been reported in the UK.The bug killed 14 patients in America in 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, although there has yet to be any reported deaths from the virus in the UK.No known cure exists for the.
  
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• Enterovirus D68 signs, symptoms and treatment – what every parent needs to know

  18-10-2016 15:12 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Public Health England has confirmed 38 UK cases of EV-DB68, a ‘killer virus’ that has paralysed 100 children in the United States
  
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• Cambridge News published City Deal bosses: "Why the Cambourne-to-Cambridge busway...

  18-10-2016 15:04 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cllr Lewis Herbert (City Council), Cllr Francis Burkitt (District Council) and Cllr Ian Bates (County Council), the three voting members of the Greater Cambridge City Deal Executive Board, unanimously voted to push ahead with the next stage of the project to create a fast and reliable busway from Cambourne to Cambridge.Writing jointly in the Cambridge News, they set out their three principal reasons: to enable the building of badly-needed private and affordable homes in our region, to protect...
  
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• Cambridge News commented City Deal bosses: "Why the Cambourne-to-Cambridge busway...

  18-10-2016 15:04 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cllr Lewis Herbert (City Council), Cllr Francis Burkitt (District Council) and Cllr Ian Bates (County Council), the three voting members of the Greater Cambridge City Deal Executive Board, unanimously voted to push ahead with the next stage of the project to create a fast and reliable busway from Cambourne to Cambridge.Writing jointly in the Cambridge News, they set out their three principal reasons: to enable the building of badly-needed private and affordable homes in our region, to protect...
  
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• Warning over device used to unlock vans - as more than £15,000 worth of tools are stolen

  18-10-2016 14:54 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Thieves can use decoding devices to unlock vans and to disable their built-in alarm and immobiliser
  
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• Dog in miraculous escape after leaping 15 feet from bedroom window in Newmarket

  18-10-2016 14:18 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A rescue dog had a miraculous escape after leaping 15 feet from a bedroom window in Newmarket and crash landing on a concrete patio
  
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• Firefighters tackle major chemical leak in Cambridge city centre

  18-10-2016 14:02 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Firefighters tackle major chemical leak in Cambridge city centre lab
  
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• City Deal bosses: "Why the Cambourne-to-Cambridge busway must go ahead"

  18-10-2016 13:53 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  City Deal bosses have spoken out about the recent decision to push ahead with a controversial second busway
  
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• freyaleng published Doctor behind Seasonal Affective Disorder is coming to Cambridge

  18-10-2016 13:27 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The clinical psychiatrist who first identified Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is visiting Cambridge this week to share his wisdom with doctors and academics. Dr Norman Rosenthal, who is clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical School, Washington DC, was the first physician to develop light therapy as a treatment for SAD. He will be giving the private talk The Quest for Innovative Treatments in Psychiatry: A Personal Perspective at Cambridge University's Department...
  
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• Doctor behind Seasonal Affective Disorder is coming to Cambridge

  18-10-2016 13:19 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge medics will meet the doctor behind Seasonal Affective Disorder on Thursday
  
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• Cambridge News commented Update: firefighters tackle major chemical leak in Cambridge city...

  18-10-2016 13:12 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Firefighters were called to tackle a major chemical leak in Cambridge.The fourth floor of the Department of Chemistry was evacuated and fire crews from the city and St Neots, including the hazardous materials unit, were at the scene.The crews were called to a hazardous chemical spillage in a chemical laboratory in the Lensfield Road building yesterday just after 5pm.About 1kg of phosphorous pentachloride was split, reacting with the air to give off hydrogen chloride gas.Firefighters set up a...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Firefighters tackle major chemical leak in Cambridge city centre

  18-10-2016 13:12 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Firefighters were called to tackle a major chemical leak in Cambridge.The fourth floor of the Department of Chemistry was evacuated and fire crews from the city and St Neots, including the hazardous materials unit, were at the scene.The crews were called to a hazardous chemical spillage in a chemical laboratory in the Lensfield Road building yesterday just after 5pm.About 1kg of phosphorous pentachloride was split, reacting with the air to give off hydrogen chloride gas.Firefighters set up a...
  
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• Cambridge News commented How Cambridge United feel about the EFL Whole Game Solution

  18-10-2016 13:08 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge United are showing signs of recovery after a difficult start to the season, and the thought of a potential cup run ending with a trip to Wembley would surely raise the spirits of any supporter still feeling down in the dumps.But it could take rather a lot for the Checkatrade Trophy to capture the imagination of fans, with the U's hosting Middlesbrough in the competition on Tuesday at the Cambs Glass Stadium.The inclusion of invited Premier League and Championship clubs with category...
  
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• New 'piazza' outside Cambridge railway station opens to mixed reviews from the public

  18-10-2016 12:50 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Despite the site now being open, none of the new shops that form part of the square have opened their doors yet.
  
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• Cambridge News published Rare £2, 50p, 20p, 2p coins featuring the Gunpowder Plot,...

  18-10-2016 12:43 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The new plastic five pound notes have been selling for as much as £200 online but could your loose change be worth a small fortune too? Keen-eyed sellers have been flogging the new fivers to collectors wanting to get their hands on notes with specific serial numbers printed on the back beside Winston Churchill. It's the first production run of the new notes that has collectors excited - those printed with AA, AB, and AC. But if you've not come across one yet, you could still be a...
  
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• Cambridge News commented Rare £2, 50p, 20p, 2p coins featuring the Gunpowder Plot,...

  18-10-2016 12:43 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The new plastic five pound notes have been selling for as much as £200 online but could your loose change be worth a small fortune too? Keen-eyed sellers have been flogging the new fivers to collectors wanting to get their hands on notes with specific serial numbers printed on the back beside Winston Churchill. It's the first production run of the new notes that has collectors excited - those printed with AA, AB, and AC. But if you've not come across one yet, you could still be a...
  
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• Time to check the sofa – find a 50p like this and you could sell it for £3,000

  18-10-2016 12:40 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  It’s not just the new plastic fivers worth a mint, rare 50p, 20p and 2p coins can fetch sky-high prices – do you have one of these coins in your pocket?
  
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• Cambridge News published League 2 latest: Stephen O'Donnell in Luton Town challenge,...

  18-10-2016 12:33 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Luton Town right-back Stephen O'Donnell is determined to keep his place and not give talented youngsters the chance to oust him from the starting line-up.The Scottish defender was dropped by Hatters manager Nathan Jones, but he returned to the side after a month out for Saturday's victory over Leyton Orient as teenager James Justin got injured in the warm-up."It does affect you, I'd be lying if I said it didn't, as you want to play every game," O'Donnell told Luton on Sunday."I...
  
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• Cambridge News commented FA Cup: Cambridge United's Dover days

  18-10-2016 12:24 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge United will cross swords with Dover Athletic for the first time when they meet in the first round of the FA Cup at the Cambs Glass Stadium next month.But back when United were a Southern League club, clashes with their forthcoming opponents' predecessors, simply known as Dover, were a regular feature on the fixture list.Dover did the double over United when the sides first met home and away in the league's Division One during the 1959/60 campaign, going down 2-1 at Crabble and 2-0 at..
  
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• Cambridge News published Tractor driver killed after colliding with parked car in...

  18-10-2016 12:22 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A tractor driver was killed in a collision in Haddenham last night (Monday).Police are appealing for witnesses and information following the tragic collision in Hill Row.The incident happened at around 7pm when a tractor collided with a parked car.Sadly the driver of the tractor, Darren Grimes, 38, of Hillington Square, Kings Lynn, died at the scene.A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service Trust said: "We sent a rapid response vehicle, an ambulance officer, an ambulance crew,...
  
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• Cambridge News commented South Cambridgeshire final recommendations for new electoral...

  18-10-2016 12:16 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England has published its final recommendations for new electoral arrangements for South Cambridgeshire District Council.Today's publication follows public consultation on its draft proposals earlier this year and draws new boundaries for each council ward across South Cambridgeshire.The Commission's final recommendations propose that South Cambridgeshire should be represented by 45 district councillors in the future: twelve fewer than the
  
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• Cambridge News published Don't miss City of Ely Amateur Dramatic Society's production of...

  18-10-2016 12:07 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Confusions – three short plays by Alan Ayckbourn – is coming to Ely.Members of the talented City of Ely Amateur Dramatic Society are staging the plays – Mother Figure, Between Mouthfuls and Gosforth's Fete – at Ely College's Needhams Hall.Performances are from Thursday, October 27 to Saturday, October 29 at 7.30pm each night.A spokeswoman for the show said: "Confusions is a series of witty and clever short plays from acclaimed playwright Alan Ayckbourn."In the...
  
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• Cambridge News published Just days to go until Art Unequalled opens its doors at Ely's...

  18-10-2016 11:58 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  One of Ely's biggest annual art events – Art Unequalled – is this weekend.The extravaganza, now in its sixth year, is being held at The Maltings on both Saturday and Sunday, October 22 and 23.Sally Dunham, a Soham based ceramic sculptor, organises the event.She said: "Art Unequalled brings together a wealth of talented artists and craftsmen and women from across the UK. "Each artist is carefully selected for the quality of work they produce and a wide range of media and...
  
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