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The Tipsy Vegan restaurant opens in Cambridge

It promises to mix classic dishes with fresh ideas.

70 pictures from TTP Cambridge Half Marathon 2021 as 9,500 runners take part in Festival of Running finale

The sell-out event raised money for a host of charities, including Cancer Research UK.

Gallery: Runners tackle Cambridge Town and Gown 10k and junior 3k as part of Cambridge Festival of Running

Dozens of photographs from Saturday's runs in aid of Muscular Dystrophy UK.

Free outdoor workout, F45 Track, coming soon to Cambridge

Hosted by Cory George, the F45 Track tour of the UK and Europe will stop off at the Junction next Wednesday (October 20).

20 quirky places to visit in South Cambridgeshire

Stuck for a day out and hoping to discover something new? A new tourist website is encouraging locals to try out some hidden gems.

Interactive exhibition: See how students fused art and science for stunning 2021 PDB Art project

Students at The Perse School and The Leys were among those working with the Protein Data Base in Europe, based at EMBL-EBI.

Embracing the world of spiders - and take a walk on the wild side with the Wildlife Trust in Cambridgeshire

Caroline Fitton leaps into the autumnal world of arachnids.

FOOD AND DRINK

The Tipsy Vegan restaurant opens in Cambridge

It promises to mix classic dishes with fresh ideas.

Review: Indulge Dining delivery service now available in Cambridge

The meal-kits, which also show how to professionally lay out the food, are the brainchild of Andy Bowler, former sous chef at Gordon Ramsay’s Petrus.

Durello wine range launch at OtherSyde is a UK first

Bubbly Bandits imports selection that sits between prosecco and Champagne

Rutherford Punting Cambridge granted alcohol licence after anti-social behaviour concerns withdrawn

A punting company in Cambridge will be allowed to continue selling alcohol on its tours after concerns over anti-social behaviour were withdrawn.

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SHOPPING

Half term is all treats, no tricks, at The Grafton in Cambridge

The Have a Seat on Us initiative launches next week, with over a thousand prizes to be won.

Second-hand furniture shop Cambridge Re-Use opens its door to all

The shop off Cherry Hinton Road was previously only available to those on low incomes.

Tesco’s zero-waste trial with reusable Loop packaging begins in Cambridge

Service at Newmarket Road site means 88 household products feature cleaned and recycled containers

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Velvet

Christmas: Shop indie with Be Social's gift hamper

Be Social Cambridge's Christmas hamper showcases the city's best indie brands - and raises cash for charity, too

Interiors: The brand bringing English oak home

Making bespoke pieces by hand in Bassingbourn, One Off Oak is a one-of-a-kind enterprise, as Velvet discovers

Recipes: Have a plant-based Hallowe'en party

To mark the launch of her book Celebrate: Plant-Based Recipes for Every Occasion, culinary wellness guru Bettina Campolucci Bordi shares three dishes

Hallowe'en: Five family-friendly half-term events

Here’s five frighteningly fun activities to keep the little darlings entertained at October half-term from pumpkin picking to wizard hunting

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GARDENING

Hedgehogs injured by garden strimmers and toxic chemicals treated at Shepreth

Hedgehog hospital issues warning to gardners

Petition demands Cambridge is made pesticide-free

Labour councillors on the city council have been urged to live up to their manifesto promise.

Enjoy stunning open gardens in Cambridgeshire under National Garden Scheme

They will open over the bank holiday weekend and into June.

The majesty of trees at Cambridge University Botanic Garden

Martin Walters inspects some of the amazing species.

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NATURE

Greater Cambridge Partnership criticised for plans to install bird netting

The netting is due to go up on a Cambridge jetty next week.

Can you spot a walrus from space? How to help British Antarctic Survey and WWF with citizen science project

They need your help to browse satellite images.

Invasive species can leave lake ecosystems on brink of collapse, say Cambridge researchers

The scientists also offer advice on the management of bodies of water.

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PHOTOGRAPHY

70 pictures from TTP Cambridge Half Marathon 2021 as 9,500 runners take part in Festival of Running finale

The sell-out event raised money for a host of charities, including Cancer Research UK.

Gallery: Runners tackle Cambridge Town and Gown 10k and junior 3k as part of Cambridge Festival of Running

Dozens of photographs from Saturday's runs in aid of Muscular Dystrophy UK.

Why cardboard cutouts replaced absent friends for Cambridge Rugby Club captain’s wedding

When a couple’s friends were unable to travel to their wedding from Australia due to Covid restrictions they came up with a novel solution.

50 pictures of runners enjoying Chariots of Fire 2021 - despite that grenade incident

The annual fundraising relay race raised money for East Anglian Air Ambulance.

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TRAVEL

New tourism company to be set up after collapse of Visit Cambridge and Beyond

Visit Cambridge will be established as a community interest company.

Cambridge Clinical Laboratories offers Covid-19 travel tests directly to consumers

It has teamed up with C-19 Direct to offer the tests to those travelling abroad.

Interview: Chef Adam Wood to front new Garden House restaurant in Cambridge

The restaurant, set within the Graduate Cambridge hotel, is due to open in July.

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