By liam.apicella@iliffepublishing.co.uk (Liam Apicella) A genuine mixture of emotions filled the air at Cambridge University RUFC this afternoon. On the one hand there was delight as the Light Blues recorded a 36-26 victory over a Steele Bodger XV in w…
Progress at last on temporary community building for Northstowe as groups run out of space
Community groups and meetings could take place in a temporary facility in Northstowe after South Cambridgeshire district councillors agreed space was desperately needed for them. The council hopes to purchase or rent a modular building for the interim …
Cambridge para-athlete doctor to represent Great Britain at Goalball World Championships
By liam.apicella@iliffepublishing.co.uk (Liam Apicella) Sarah Leiter, who is a NHS paediatrician from Cambridge, has been selected to compete for Great Britain at the upcoming IBSA Goalball World Championships. The championships, which are one of three…
Cambridge loses its cool at congestion charge protest on Parker’s Piece
By mike.scialom@iliffemedia.co.uk (Mike Scialom) Cambridge officially went bonkers today. The city has endured the years of Brexit mayhem, the cost-of-living crisis, the endless prime ministers – even the climate emergency – stoically, but the proposed…
‘The Africa COP’: Cambridge researcher in Uganda describes climate change mayhem
By mike.scialom@iliffemedia.co.uk (Mike Scialom) Gabriel Okello, a research associate at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership (CISL), has outlined his concerns for Africa’s future wellbeing as ‘loss and damage’ financial assistance to glo…
Cambridge United continue disappointing sequence of Sky Bet League One form with home defeat to Accrington Stanley
By liam.apicella@iliffepublishing.co.uk (Liam Apicella) Cambridge United’s recent slump continued with a 1-0 defeat at home to Accrington Stanley this afternoon. On what was another bitterly frustrating afternoon at the Abbey Stadium, the U’s failed to…
When to see the Cambridge Christmas lights switched on – plus all the Big Switch On entertainment
By paul.brackley@iliffemedia.co.uk (Paul Brackley) Cambridge’s Christmas lights are about to be switched on – and we’ve got all the details you need to enjoy the occasion. After the pandemic prevented the traditional festivities taking place in 2020 an…
Tireless Cambridgeshire countryside campaigner, former parish council chair and keen pianist Lawrence Wragg dies at 78
By paul.brackley@iliffemedia.co.uk (Paul Brackley) Lawrence Wragg, one of Cambridgeshire’s leading countryside campaigners, has died at the age of 78. The county branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) paid tribute to his tireless effort…
Warning to dog owners after one-year-old puppy in Cambourne dies of highly infectious parvovirus
By paul.brackley@iliffemedia.co.uk (Paul Brackley) A warning to dog owners has been issued after a one-year-old puppy in Cambourne died of the highly contagious parvovirus. The dog had to be put down, despite being fully vaccinated. There are no drugs …
Cambridge BID to be extended for further five-year term after overwhelming vote in favour
By paul.brackley@iliffemedia.co.uk (Paul Brackley) Cambridge Business Improvement District (BID) will be extended for a further five years after an overwhelming vote in favour of its extension. In a ballot of non-domestic ratepayers in the BID area, 84…