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Walk-in centres offer over-40s their second Astrazeneca Covid-19 jab after eight weeks in Cambridgeshire

Walk-in centres offer over-40s their second Astrazeneca Covid-19 jab after eight weeks in Cambridgeshire

Three centres will be running this week - and no appointment is needed.

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Covid-19 in Cambridgeshire: Highest number of daily positive tests in Cambridge since February - but hospital numbers low

Covid-19 in Cambridgeshire: Highest number of daily positive tests in Cambridge since February - but hospital numbers low

Covid-19 in Cambridgeshire: Highest number of daily positive tests in Cambridge since February - but hospital numbers low

All the latest data for every area as the Delta variant spreads and vaccination numbers near one million.

CoFarm’s first 2021 harvest as crowdfunder takes off

CoFarm’s first 2021 harvest as crowdfunder takes off

CoFarm’s first 2021 harvest as crowdfunder takes off

90kg of fruit and vegetables heading for Cambridge Sustainable Food hub

David Spurdens’s Illumina film wins cinematography gold

David Spurdens’s Illumina film wins cinematography gold

David Spurdens’s Illumina film wins cinematography gold

US award is latest accolade for globe-trotting Bottisham-based photographer/videographer

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Living Streets Cambridge report says just 6% happy with conditions for pedestrians

Living Streets Cambridge report says just 6% happy with conditions for pedestrians

Living Streets Cambridge report says just 6% happy with conditions for pedestrians

Obstacle course for street users includes air quality, pavement parking, dangerous paving and lack of repairs

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The Grafton: Shock and alarm bells as Cambridge shopping centre goes on sale

The Grafton: Shock and alarm bells as Cambridge shopping centre goes on sale

The Grafton: Shock and alarm bells as Cambridge shopping centre goes on sale

City councillors respond to news as 12-acre site faces uncertain future

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‘This won’t be a country park, it’s a concrete park’

‘This won’t be a country park, it’s a concrete park’

‘This won’t be a country park, it’s a concrete park’

Residents living close to where an urban country park and commercial complex are planned say they feel “blindsided’’ by developers.

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Construction continues on Histon Road improvement scheme

Construction continues on Histon Road improvement scheme

Construction continues on Histon Road improvement scheme

A permanent 20mph speed limit for a stretch of Histon Road will be recommended by the Greater Cambridge Partnership.

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Cows about Cambridge: Picture special as brilliant mini moos are spotted all over the city

Cows about Cambridge: Picture special as brilliant mini moos are spotted all over the city

Cows about Cambridge: Picture special as brilliant mini moos are spotted all over the city

The full sculpture trail - for which the Cambridge Independent is media partner - officially launches on Monday, June 28.

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Imogen Grant excited to be selected for Team GB rowing squad for the Tokyo Olympics

Imogen Grant excited to be selected for Team GB rowing squad for the Tokyo Olympics

Light Blue rower will partner Emily Craig at the Games

Dramatic afternoon as East Anglian Air Ambulance is called during Cambridge University RUFC’s win over North Walsham

Dramatic afternoon as East Anglian Air Ambulance is called during Cambridge University RUFC’s win over North Walsham

Dramatic afternoon as East Anglian Air Ambulance is called during Cambridge University RUFC’s win over North Walsham

Injury to Light Blues player sees helicopter arrive at Grange Road

Sawston & Babraham paceman Mark Smith makes blistering start to East Anglian Premier League season

Sawston & Babraham paceman Mark Smith makes blistering start to East Anglian Premier League season

Sawston & Babraham paceman Mark Smith makes blistering start to East Anglian Premier League season

Opening bowler striking fear into the division's top order

In-form Ed Dimambro completes hat-trick of Cambridgeshire Area Golf Union County Championship wins

In-form Ed Dimambro completes hat-trick of Cambridgeshire Area Golf Union County Championship wins

In-form Ed Dimambro completes hat-trick of Cambridgeshire Area Golf Union County Championship wins

Two-shot victory for Gog Magog player

Teenage ace Lewis Simper signs contract extension at Cambridge United

Teenage ace Lewis Simper signs contract extension at Cambridge United

Teenage ace Lewis Simper signs contract extension at Cambridge United

Midfielder gets extended deal at the U's
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BUSINESS

The Grafton: Shock and alarm bells as Cambridge shopping centre goes on sale

The Grafton: Shock and alarm bells as Cambridge shopping centre goes on sale

City councillors respond to news as 12-acre site faces uncertain future

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Cambridge company’s app-based scanner puts bar-coding on fully digital footing

Cambridge company’s app-based scanner puts bar-coding on fully digital footing

Cambridge company’s app-based scanner puts bar-coding on fully digital footing

Orca Scan emerged from family discussion into US success, with Europe next

Two scientists from Cambridge win Royal Society of Chemistry prizes

Two scientists from Cambridge win Royal Society of Chemistry prizes

Two scientists from Cambridge win Royal Society of Chemistry prizes

Dr Sarah Skerratt and Professor Geoffrey Maitland were rewarded.

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Deeptech Labs, Cambridge’s new accelerator, set up ‘to bridge seed to Series A’

Deeptech Labs, Cambridge’s new accelerator, set up ‘to bridge seed to Series A’

Deeptech Labs, Cambridge’s new accelerator, set up ‘to bridge seed to Series A’

City consortium fund ‘a catalyst for building the next deeptech company’

The Grafton centre in Cambridge is up for sale

The Grafton centre in Cambridge is up for sale

The Grafton centre in Cambridge is up for sale

12-acre shopping centre offers ‘a unique opportunity for repurposing into life sciences and laboratory accommodation’ say Savills.

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Honest Burgers Cambridge unveils new Blacksticks Blue Cheese Burger

Honest Burgers Cambridge unveils new Blacksticks Blue Cheese Burger

The new addition to the menu is the result of a partnership with Lancashire family cheesemakers, Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses.

Singer-songwriter Billie Marten, coming soon to The Portland Arms, Cambridge

Singer-songwriter Billie Marten, coming soon to The Portland Arms, Cambridge

Singer-songwriter Billie Marten, coming soon to The Portland Arms, Cambridge

The Yorkshire-born musician put out her third album, Flora Fauna, in May. She is set to visit Cambridge in September.

Review: The Woman in Black at Cambridge Arts Theatre

Review: The Woman in Black at Cambridge Arts Theatre

Review: The Woman in Black at Cambridge Arts Theatre

A terrifying masterpiece and one of the West End's longest-running plays is on until Saturday, June 26.

Cows about Cambridge: Picture special as brilliant mini moos are spotted all over the city

Cows about Cambridge: Picture special as brilliant mini moos are spotted all over the city

Cows about Cambridge: Picture special as brilliant mini moos are spotted all over the city

The full sculpture trail - for which the Cambridge Independent is media partner - officially launches on Monday, June 28.

Hercules Meets Galatea: The new sculpture at Cambridge North explained

Hercules Meets Galatea: The new sculpture at Cambridge North explained

Hercules Meets Galatea: The new sculpture at Cambridge North explained

Matthew Derbyshire’s work was commissioned by The Chesterton Partnership.
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Singer-songwriter Billie Marten, coming soon to The Portland Arms, Cambridge

Singer-songwriter Billie Marten, coming soon to The Portland Arms, Cambridge

Singer-songwriter Billie Marten, coming soon to The Portland Arms, Cambridge

The Yorkshire-born musician put out her third album, Flora Fauna, in May. She is set to visit Cambridge in September.

Construction continues on Histon Road improvement scheme

Construction continues on Histon Road improvement scheme

Construction continues on Histon Road improvement scheme

A permanent 20mph speed limit for a stretch of Histon Road will be recommended by the Greater Cambridge Partnership.

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Thermoteknix secures £3.2m contract with Ministry of Defence to supply infrared thermal imaging technology to Army

Thermoteknix secures £3.2m contract with Ministry of Defence to supply infrared thermal imaging technology to Army

Thermoteknix secures £3.2m contract with Ministry of Defence to supply infrared thermal imaging technology to Army

Its clip-on system fuses thermal and night vision technology.

Hercules Meets Galatea: The new sculpture at Cambridge North explained

Hercules Meets Galatea: The new sculpture at Cambridge North explained

Hercules Meets Galatea: The new sculpture at Cambridge North explained

Matthew Derbyshire’s work was commissioned by The Chesterton Partnership.
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EDUCATION

The other eclipse: Cambridge astronomers probe mystery of giant ‘blinking’ star 25,000 light years away

The other eclipse: Cambridge astronomers probe mystery of giant ‘blinking’ star 25,000 light years away

An unseen orbital companion appears to have eclipsed a star 100 times larger than the Sun.

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Deeptech Labs, Cambridge’s new accelerator, set up ‘to bridge seed to Series A’

Deeptech Labs, Cambridge’s new accelerator, set up ‘to bridge seed to Series A’

Deeptech Labs, Cambridge’s new accelerator, set up ‘to bridge seed to Series A’

City consortium fund ‘a catalyst for building the next deeptech company’

Cambridge scientists help create new risk calculator for heart and circulatory disease that could save lives across Europe

Cambridge scientists help create new risk calculator for heart and circulatory disease that could save lives across Europe

Cambridge scientists help create new risk calculator for heart and circulatory disease that could save lives across Europe

It is due to be adopted as the new gold standard.

Cambridge quizmaster Frank Paul sets fiendish traps on Channel 4’s The Answer Trap

Cambridge quizmaster Frank Paul sets fiendish traps on Channel 4’s The Answer Trap

Cambridge quizmaster Frank Paul sets fiendish traps on Channel 4’s The Answer Trap

The host of ‘Cambridge’s most fiendish pub quiz’ is working alongside a University of Cambridge mathematician on the new quiz show.
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SCIENCE

The other eclipse: Cambridge astronomers probe mystery of giant ‘blinking’ star 25,000 light years away

The other eclipse: Cambridge astronomers probe mystery of giant ‘blinking’ star 25,000 light years away

An unseen orbital companion appears to have eclipsed a star 100 times larger than the Sun.

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Two scientists from Cambridge win Royal Society of Chemistry prizes

Two scientists from Cambridge win Royal Society of Chemistry prizes

Two scientists from Cambridge win Royal Society of Chemistry prizes

Dr Sarah Skerratt and Professor Geoffrey Maitland were rewarded.

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Long Covid patient in Cambridge tells how simple treatment took her from being almost paralysed to riding a bike in days

Long Covid patient in Cambridge tells how simple treatment took her from being almost paralysed to riding a bike in days

Long Covid patient in Cambridge tells how simple treatment took her from being almost paralysed to riding a bike in days

Adelina Chalmers thought she was dying - and then examined her blood test results.

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Cambridge scientists help create new risk calculator for heart and circulatory disease that could save lives across Europe

Cambridge scientists help create new risk calculator for heart and circulatory disease that could save lives across Europe

Cambridge scientists help create new risk calculator for heart and circulatory disease that could save lives across Europe

It is due to be adopted as the new gold standard.
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LIFESTYLE

Cows about Cambridge: Picture special as brilliant mini moos are spotted all over the city

Cows about Cambridge: Picture special as brilliant mini moos are spotted all over the city

The full sculpture trail - for which the Cambridge Independent is media partner - officially launches on Monday, June 28.

What is this giant seagull shape on Parker’s Piece in Cambridge?

What is this giant seagull shape on Parker’s Piece in Cambridge?

What is this giant seagull shape on Parker’s Piece in Cambridge?

Is the city being terrorised by a 150ft bird? Has a prankster been at work? What is going on?

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Woodchat shrike spotted in Cambridgeshire for first time since 1840 - and it is followed by another rare bird

Woodchat shrike spotted in Cambridgeshire for first time since 1840 - and it is followed by another rare bird

Woodchat shrike spotted in Cambridgeshire for first time since 1840 - and it is followed by another rare bird

It has been quite a week for birdwatchers in the Wilbraham area.

Footfall rises 42 per cent in Cambridge

Footfall rises 42 per cent in Cambridge

Footfall rises 42 per cent in Cambridge

Retailers that have ‘gone through the wringer’ see welcome change.
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PROPERTY

Campaign for new-build home owners' rights gathers pace

Campaign for new-build home owners' rights gathers pace

The Homebuyers Fightback campaign launched by John Gaskell is attracting interest from around the country.

Planning permission sought for 420 homes in phase two at Marleigh in Cambridge

Planning permission sought for 420 homes in phase two at Marleigh in Cambridge

Planning permission sought for 420 homes in phase two at Marleigh in Cambridge

30 per cent of the homes will be affordable.

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Linden Homes submits detailed plans for 74 homes at Caldecote Highfields

Linden Homes submits detailed plans for 74 homes at Caldecote Highfields

Linden Homes submits detailed plans for 74 homes at Caldecote Highfields

The development has proved controversial so far.

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WindsorPatania: Blending investment skills with a love for architectural design

WindsorPatania: Blending investment skills with a love for architectural design

WindsorPatania: Blending investment skills with a love for architectural design

Special sponsored feature | WindsorPatania is an independent architectural firm with offices in Cambridge, London and Liverpool.
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