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Frontier launches titles on Frontier Foundry label and confirms Jurassic World Evolution for Nintendo Switch

The Cambridge games company has launched Struggling and Lemnis Gate.

Cambridge restaurants extend Eat Out to Help Out discount through September

Government-funded 50% off deal was so popular they will continue it at their own cost.

Puppy power: University of Cambridge teacher creates Mindful Puppy Diaries

Dr Elizabeth English teamed up with filmmaker Hansel Rodrigues for the video series.

Carluccio’s Cambridge to reopen after 30 restaurants saved in deal

It will also offer home delivery.

Eat Out to Help Out: Last few days to take advantage of money-saving dining scheme

Don’t miss your chance to save up to £10 per person when your dine out.

Welcome back to Cambridge: 10 ways to enjoy one of the world’s best small cities

Cambridge is safely welcoming visitors | a sponsored feature in association with Cambridge BID.

FOOD AND DRINK

Town and Gown Pub & Theatre opens in Cambridge

New concept arrives in the city

Pizza Hut to close one site in Cambridge - but city’s PizzaExpress restaurants are saved

See the full list of 29 Pizza Hut closures and 73 PizzaExpress closures.

20-plus Cambridge restaurants and pubs offering Eat Out to Help Out-style discounts in September

Try our interactive map - and get some advice on going out safely with Cambridge BID.

Cambridge restaurants extend Eat Out to Help Out discount through September

Government-funded 50% off deal was so popular they will continue it at their own cost.

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SHOPPING

New online shop celebrates work of artists and makers from East Anglia

Sponsored feature | A new online shop promotes the work of UK artists and makers, with emphasis on East Anglia.

‘You’ time is back - six ways to indulge yourself in Cambridge

A sponsored feature in association with Cambridge BID, packed with ideas of things to do in Cambridge.

100 Cambridge businesses now signed up at Click It Local - including Cambridge Independent

You can buy the paper from the platform for no extra delivery fee when buying from any other store.

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GARDENING

The small invertebrates with the big job of maintaining the ecological balance

Nature notes: Martin Walters looks at some of the smaller creatures that are often overlooked in our gardens.

Tim’s garden disaster could win him £1,000 in tools

Ryobi has shortlisted it in the top 10 after more than 1,000 entries to its Garden Disasters competition

Author Tiffani Angus on time travels in a secret garden

Growing up in the Nevada desert where no building was more than a few decades old, local writer Tiffani Angus developed a hankering for the historic.

Glasshouses at Cambridge University Botanic Garden reopen

And a new guidebook has been produced to help visitors

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NATURE

The small invertebrates with the big job of maintaining the ecological balance

Nature notes: Martin Walters looks at some of the smaller creatures that are often overlooked in our gardens.

Arctic could be free of sea ice by 2035, warns British Antarctic Survey

It would have implications for the global climate, ecosystems and human activities.

Penguins from space: British Antarctic Survey uses satellite images to uncover new colonies

There are more emperor penguins than we thought, British Antarctic Survey discovers.

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Villagers in Coton display their lives under lockdown

A group in Coton has created a visual record of village life during the coronavirus lockdown.

In pictures: Extinction Rebellion’s Ocean March brings blue wave to Cambridge

Family-friendly Bank Holiday Monday Extinction Rebellion event focuses on sea biodiversity and water scarcity

Puppy power: University of Cambridge teacher creates Mindful Puppy Diaries

Dr Elizabeth English teamed up with filmmaker Hansel Rodrigues for the video series.

Lockdown portraits capture keyworker heroes

A Cambridge photographer took portraits of local key workers to capture their emotions during lockdown

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TRAVEL

Concern for 400 jobs as Cambridge office of Booking.com faces closure

The travel firm is restructuring after recording losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

As Cambridge prepares for 12-month trial with Voi, how ‘green’ are e-scooters?

They give off no emissions, but how environmentally-friendly are electric scooters across their full life cycle?

Your guide to visiting Cambridge - and staying safe - as lockdown eases

All the information you need about travel, queuing, social distancing and booking ahead, including where the toilets are, when heading to Cambridge

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