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John Downing is a senior journalist at the Cambridge Independent and joined the paper in 2017. He stared his career in journalism in 2001 and previously worked as a reporter and sub-editor.

Celebrating all things Ukrainian at the Craft, Art & Music Studio

01 November 2024
Celebrating all things Ukrainian at the Craft, Art & Music Studio

Celebrating all things Ukrainian at the Craft, Art & Music Studio

01 November 2024

The opening of the Ukrainian CAM (Craft, Art & Music) Studio in Cambridge was billed as a day ‘for everyone from 4 to 104’.


Hill endorses Own New Rate Reducer that opens the door to lower mortgage rates

18 October 2024
Hill endorses Own New Rate Reducer that opens the door to lower mortgage rates

Hill endorses Own New Rate Reducer that opens the door to lower mortgage rates

18 October 2024

New home buyers can reduce monthly payments for the first two years through Own New.


Get in gear with a month of events in the Cambridge Festival of Cycling

23 August 2024
Get in gear with a month of events in the Cambridge Festival of Cycling

Get in gear with a month of events in the Cambridge Festival of Cycling

23 August 2024

An exciting month of events for the fourth Cambridge Festival of Cycling gets rolling on Sunday (25 August) with the first Cambridge Criterium.


Spark integration takes Flare to the next level for Cresset

04 August 2024
Spark integration takes Flare to the next level for Cresset

Spark integration takes Flare to the next level for Cresset

04 August 2024

Cresset’s latest Flare platform aims to unleash the potential of creative molecule design in the early drug discovery process.


New files show British Library sought to buy traitor Kim Philby’s archive

02 August 2024
New files show British Library sought to buy traitor Kim Philby’s archive

New files show British Library sought to buy traitor Kim Philby’s archive

02 August 2024

Philby was recruited by the KGB in the 1930s as part of the infamous Cambridge spy ring.


Treasure trove of antique collector Eve Clarke goes under the hammer at Cheffins

24 July 2024
Treasure trove of antique collector Eve Clarke goes under the hammer at Cheffins

Treasure trove of antique collector Eve Clarke goes under the hammer at Cheffins

24 July 2024

A vast array of artefacts, furniture, textiles and more from the larger-than-life character from Fulbourn will be on sale on 25 July.


Raise a glass to Camra’s Champion pub of the year

24 June 2024
Raise a glass to Camra’s Champion pub of the year

Raise a glass to Camra’s Champion pub of the year

24 June 2024

The Champion of the Thames is Cambridge & District Camra’s 2024 Pub of the Year.


Reaching new heights at The Meadows and Buchan Street council home schemes

03 June 2024
Reaching new heights at The Meadows and Buchan Street council home schemes

Reaching new heights at The Meadows and Buchan Street council home schemes

03 June 2024

Topping out ceremonies marked reaching the highest construction point at Cambridge Investment Partnership’s (CIP) two city developments.


Chris Lloyd: ‘A private man with a huge public impact’

26 May 2024
Chris Lloyd: ‘A private man with a huge public impact’

Chris Lloyd: ‘A private man with a huge public impact’

26 May 2024

The former landlord of the Free Press and Cambridge Blue, well known as an oarsman and coach in the rowing community, has died after a short illness.


CHS Group awarded almost £1million to improve homes’ EPC rating for its tenants

24 April 2024
CHS Group awarded almost £1million to improve homes’ EPC rating for its tenants

CHS Group awarded almost £1million to improve homes’ EPC rating for its tenants

24 April 2024

Successful bid for funds will enable CHS Group to improve energy efficiency in some of the homes it provides for 7,000 tenants.


Seventy-five new homes at Orchard Park available for affordable and social rent

28 March 2024
Seventy-five new homes at Orchard Park available for affordable and social rent

Seventy-five new homes at Orchard Park available for affordable and social rent

28 March 2024

Cambridge Investment Partnership completed the development delivered through funding from Homes England.


Rediscovered Turner watercolour bought in a group lot for £100 could fetch £30,000 at Cheffins auction

18 March 2024
Rediscovered Turner watercolour bought in a group lot for £100 could fetch £30,000 at Cheffins auction

Rediscovered Turner watercolour bought in a group lot for £100 could fetch £30,000 at Cheffins auction

18 March 2024

It has been held in a private Suffolk collection for the past 30 years.


Plastic fantastic – Cambridge University Varsity football match kit is made from recycled bottles

15 March 2024
Plastic fantastic – Cambridge University Varsity football match kit is made from recycled bottles

Plastic fantastic – Cambridge University Varsity football match kit is made from recycled bottles

15 March 2024

The kit to mark the 150th anniversary of the Varsity match is a modern marvel of recycling innovation.


Royal Papworth Hospital study shows lung transplant scheme reduced waiting times for sickest patients

04 February 2024
Royal Papworth Hospital study shows lung transplant scheme reduced waiting times for sickest patients

Royal Papworth Hospital study shows lung transplant scheme reduced waiting times for sickest patients

04 February 2024

Experts examined data before and after the introduction of a national scheme with patients categorised by the urgency of their transplant need.


Large modern warehouse unit on business park near A14 available now

10 January 2024
Large modern warehouse unit on business park near A14 available now

Large modern warehouse unit on business park near A14 available now

10 January 2024

A unit in excess of 70,000 sq ft in Newmarket is available to let through Cheffins.


Form the Future annual conference looks at preparing young people for a changing workplace

30 November 2023
Form the Future annual conference looks at preparing young people for a changing workplace

Form the Future annual conference looks at preparing young people for a changing workplace

30 November 2023

Delegates will hear from speakers on four separate stages during this all-day event on Friday (December 1) at the Moller Institute in Cambridge.


Work starts on Strawberry Fields forever homes for over-60s in Stapleford

27 November 2023
Work starts on Strawberry Fields forever homes for over-60s in Stapleford

Work starts on Strawberry Fields forever homes for over-60s in Stapleford

27 November 2023

The start of a £50 million retirement development of 147 homes has been marked by a ground-breaking ceremony.


Three-day festive market for the whole community at Eddington

23 November 2023
Three-day festive market for the whole community at Eddington

Three-day festive market for the whole community at Eddington

23 November 2023

Markets will run over three days from Friday to Sunday (November 24-26).


‘Breathtaking’ collection of Ferguson tractor memorabilia to be sold at Cheffins auction

17 November 2023
‘Breathtaking’ collection of Ferguson tractor memorabilia to be sold at Cheffins auction

‘Breathtaking’ collection of Ferguson tractor memorabilia to be sold at Cheffins auction

17 November 2023

The late tractor enthusiast Jim Russell amassed the collection of 800 items over 50 years.


Trinity College statue of Henry VIII given new sceptre to mark 75th birthday of King Charles III

15 November 2023
Trinity College statue of Henry VIII given new sceptre to mark 75th birthday of King Charles III

Trinity College statue of Henry VIII given new sceptre to mark 75th birthday of King Charles III

15 November 2023

The traditional chair leg has been replaced with a sceptre made by a team of green woodworkers.


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