By newsdesk@iliffemedia.co.uk (Newsdesk Cambridge) A new 15-metre multi-track water slide has been officially opened at the Abbey Leisure Complex swimming pool in Cambridge and residents are being encouraged to try out the new slide over the half term …
£1.5m target reached in our appeal with ACT to buy Addenbrooke’s a new surgical robot
By newsdesk@iliffemedia.co.uk (Newsdesk Cambridge) We have done it! Our appeal with Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) to raise funds to pay for a new surgical robot has reached its massive £1.5million target. Together we launched the Buy Addenbrooke…
Camnbridge author offers children hope – of sorts – for the future
By mike.scialom@iliffemedia.co.uk (Mike Scialom) Cambridge author and acclaimed environmentalist Cindy Forde’s first book, Bright New World: Building A Better Planet, is a brave adventure which takes children on a journey into the future. It looks back…
‘Businesses are dismayed at budget reversals’
Sponsored feature | Ian Sandison, CEO of Cambridge BID, considers the impact of changing economic policies. Businesses have had to cope with pretty big challenges in recent years. Brexit is still costing them billions and they are still recovering the …
Cambridge United boss Mark Bonner reflects on disappointing Sky Bet League One defeat to Port Vale
By liam.apicella@iliffepublishing.co.uk (Liam Apicella) Head coach Mark Bonner felt the goal that earned visiting Port Vale all three points at the Abbey Stadium this afternoon perfectly summed up the slump his Cambridge United side find themselves in …
Opinion: Inaction isn’t an option – but all Tories do is oppose transport plans, says Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner
By newsdesk@iliffemedia.co.uk (Newsdesk Cambridge) Cambridge’s Labour MP Daniel Zeichner writes for the Cambridge Independent. In last month’s column for the Cambridge Independent, I highlighted the way in which the Conservatives have sought to rehabil…
Emilie Silverwood-Cope: What every parent should know about algorithms
By newsdesk@iliffemedia.co.uk (Newsdesk Cambridge) In 2016 Instagram changed how their users viewed content. Instead of seeing posts in chronological order, Instagram would now show you a feed “that ranked posts based on what you care about most” (as A…
Cambridge United Women aiming to get better of Norwich City Women in Vitality Women’s FA Cup this weekend
By liam.apicella@iliffepublishing.co.uk (Liam Apicella) Manager Darren Marjoram is hoping his Cambridge United Women’s side will be able to implement some learned lessons when they travel to face their Norwich City counterparts in the Vitality Women’s …
Cambridgeshire’s chief fire officer warns of redundancies and station closures unless fire and rescue service funding changes
By paul.brackley@iliffemedia.co.uk (Paul Brackley) A stark warning has been issued by Cambridgeshire’s chief fire officer that there will have to be cuts made to the county’s fire and rescue service unless there are changes to the way in which it is fu…
What are the advantages of buying new?
By (Sponsored feature) Sponsored feature| Brenda Kibblewhite, head of sales and marketing, This Land Following the recent tax cut to stamp duty, you may have decided now is the time to peruse the market and be weighing up your options. Let us help you …