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Enjoy a night of ‘incredible mind trickery’ with stage hypnotist Poldark and magician Angus Baskerville

Enjoy a night of ‘incredible mind trickery’ with stage hypnotist Poldark and magician Angus Baskerville

The pair will be bringing their show to Storey’s Field Centre in Eddington.

Opera singer and ‘accidental comedian’ Iestyn Edwards bringing two shows to three different venues

Opera singer and ‘accidental comedian’ Iestyn Edwards bringing two shows to three different venues

Opera singer and ‘accidental comedian’ Iestyn Edwards bringing two shows to three different venues

The first of these, ‘My Tutu Went AWOL! Around Iraq in a Doily Frock’, will be performed at St Peter’s Church, Duxford, this Friday (13 September).

Milton Jones: ‘I will have an idea in my head for 10 years’

Milton Jones: ‘I will have an idea in my head for 10 years’

Milton Jones: ‘I will have an idea in my head for 10 years’

The comedian and TV favourite is bringing his new tour HA!MILTON to the Cambridge Corn Exchange.

Rob Coleman of Custard Comedy: ‘Comedy is the most exciting art form I know’

Rob Coleman of Custard Comedy: ‘Comedy is the most exciting art form I know’

Rob Coleman of Custard Comedy: ‘Comedy is the most exciting art form I know’

The ‘comedy provider’ works mainly with venues in Cambridgeshire, but has also branched out into the East and North Midlands.

Cambridge Literary Festival: Oliver Burkeman helps you make time for what counts

Cambridge Literary Festival: Oliver Burkeman helps you make time for what counts

Cambridge Literary Festival: Oliver Burkeman helps you make time for what counts

Swamped by work or stuck in procrastination? This four week plan will help you stop sweating the small stuff and focus on life’s meaningful moments.

Cambridge Literary Festival highlights for winter 2024: From Mackenzie Crook to Michael Rosen

Cambridge Literary Festival highlights for winter 2024: From Mackenzie Crook to Michael Rosen

Cambridge Literary Festival highlights for winter 2024: From Mackenzie Crook to Michael Rosen

35 speakers are due to appear across the weekend.

St Paul’s Artsfest returns to Cambridge for four days of music, drama, poetry and visual art

St Paul’s Artsfest returns to Cambridge for four days of music, drama, poetry and visual art

St Paul’s Artsfest returns to Cambridge for four days of music, drama, poetry and visual art

Rowan Williams, Tim Boniface, Helen Mort and more are lined up.

FOOD AND DRINK

American hamburger chain Smashburger opens Cambridge branch

American hamburger chain Smashburger opens Cambridge branch

American hamburger chain Smashburger opens Cambridge branch

The chain’s eighth UK branch is located on Hills Road.

Mackerel Shawarma: a dish worthy of this astonishing fish

Mackerel Shawarma: a dish worthy of this astonishing fish

Mackerel Shawarma: a dish worthy of this astonishing fish

Welcoming our new food columnist…

Histon Beer Festival 2024 to feature 60 cask ales, food and live music

Histon Beer Festival 2024 to feature 60 cask ales, food and live music

Histon Beer Festival 2024 to feature 60 cask ales, food and live music

The festival has raised more than £100,000 since 1997.

Regularly eating processed meat - and unprocessed red meat - ‘increases diabetes risk’

Regularly eating processed meat - and unprocessed red meat - ‘increases diabetes risk’

Regularly eating processed meat - and unprocessed red meat - ‘increases diabetes risk’

Their analysis included data from almost two million people.
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SHOPPING

Homebase confirms date for closure of Cambridge store

Homebase confirms date for closure of Cambridge store

Homebase confirms date for closure of Cambridge store

A closing down sale is now on.

Fifth anniversary fizz for Grape Britannia

Fifth anniversary fizz for Grape Britannia

Fifth anniversary fizz for Grape Britannia

Celebrations at Chesterton Road’s award-winning English and Welsh wine specialist.

Wallis & Son opens pet supplies store – with 1,000 product lines for owners

Wallis & Son opens pet supplies store – with 1,000 product lines for owners

Wallis & Son opens pet supplies store – with 1,000 product lines for owners

The Barton shop offers everything you could need for the animals in your life, as managing director Elliot Wallis explains.
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Velvet

Recipe: WanderSups cuts the ribbon on crumble season

Recipe: WanderSups cuts the ribbon on crumble season

Recipe: WanderSups cuts the ribbon on crumble season

“A fond goodbye to summer and a warm welcome to winter. . .” Hannah Gregory, Velvet’s resident recipe writer, makes the ultimate autumnal crumble

Win: A family ticket – worth £60 – to Cambridge Botanic Lights

Win: A family ticket – worth £60 – to Cambridge Botanic Lights

Win: A family ticket – worth £60 – to Cambridge Botanic Lights

Want to win a family ticket – worth £60 – to this winter’s Cambridge Botanic Lights? Here’s your chance. . .

Diary Dates: Exhibitions, concerts and an authentic French brocante

Diary Dates: Exhibitions, concerts and an authentic French brocante

Diary Dates: Exhibitions, concerts and an authentic French brocante

Browse a French brocante, see pottery and paintings and listen to world-class classical music live. . . all right here in Cambridge and Suffolk

Weddings: Colour-popping photoshoot devised by Suffolk designer Emma Powell

Weddings: Colour-popping photoshoot devised by Suffolk designer Emma Powell

Weddings: Colour-popping photoshoot devised by Suffolk designer Emma Powell

Marvel at all the colours of the rainbow in this glorious wedding photoshoot held at Suffolk’s Food Museum
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GARDENING

BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair returns to Audley End

BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair returns to Audley End

BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair returns to Audley End

Find out what’s in store.

Garden design for small spaces: Clever solutions for maximising limited areas

Garden design for small spaces: Clever solutions for maximising limited areas

Garden design for small spaces: Clever solutions for maximising limited areas

Sponsored feature: Got a tiny garden? Find out how to make the most of it.

Blue plaque honours pioneering Cambridge botanist Dr Agnes Arber

Blue plaque honours pioneering Cambridge botanist Dr Agnes Arber

Blue plaque honours pioneering Cambridge botanist Dr Agnes Arber

It is going up outside her former home, where she did much of her research.

Five tips for transforming your yard into a mental health haven

Five tips for transforming your yard into a mental health haven

Five tips for transforming your yard into a mental health haven

Sponsored feature | Our gardens and outdoor spaces can be instrumental in improving our wellbeing
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NATURE

Wicken Fen celebrates first successful fledging of crane chick in hundreds of years

Wicken Fen celebrates first successful fledging of crane chick in hundreds of years

Wicken Fen celebrates first successful fledging of crane chick in hundreds of years

A pair of cranes breeding on site since 2019 have successfully reared the chick.

‘Don’t leave UK behind in food resilience’ say leading gene editing and agri-tech scientists

‘Don’t leave UK behind in food resilience’ say leading gene editing and agri-tech scientists

‘Don’t leave UK behind in food resilience’ say leading gene editing and agri-tech scientists

Defra minister Daniel Zeichner appeals for more time to implement new law.

Cambridge Peaceshaping and Climate Lab sets up shop

Cambridge Peaceshaping and Climate Lab sets up shop

Cambridge Peaceshaping and Climate Lab sets up shop

New organisation to assess effects of climate breakdown on societies and economies.
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PHOTOGRAPHY

Night of the owlets: An incredible wildlife encounter at a tawny owl hide

Night of the owlets: An incredible wildlife encounter at a tawny owl hide

Night of the owlets: An incredible wildlife encounter at a tawny owl hide

We photograph wild owls from Kevin Robson’s hide in South Cambridgeshire.

The thrills and spills of photographing fishing ospreys - just an hour from Cambridge

The thrills and spills of photographing fishing ospreys - just an hour from Cambridge

The thrills and spills of photographing fishing ospreys - just an hour from Cambridge

We enjoy an extraordinary wildlife spectacle.

Photographing buzzards, kestrels and barn owls: A captivating wildlife experience at farmland hide

Photographing buzzards, kestrels and barn owls: A captivating wildlife experience at farmland hide

Photographing buzzards, kestrels and barn owls: A captivating wildlife experience at farmland hide

Paul Brackley visits remarkable hides set up by photographer Des Ong about an hour from Cambridge.

In pictures: Aquafest is a wet and wild affair by the river

In pictures: Aquafest is a wet and wild affair by the river

In pictures: Aquafest is a wet and wild affair by the river

The Rotary Club of Ely and the Hereward Club hosted the event, which has been held almost every year since 1978.
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TRAVEL

Migrants on safari: My incredible visit to Kenya

Migrants on safari: My incredible visit to Kenya

Migrants on safari: My incredible visit to Kenya

Martin Walters visits Masai Mara.

London Underground is polluted by metallic particles small enough to enter bloodstream, say Cambridge researchers

London Underground is polluted by metallic particles small enough to enter bloodstream, say Cambridge researchers

London Underground is polluted by metallic particles small enough to enter bloodstream, say Cambridge researchers

They used a new type of pollution analysis using magnetism.

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In pictures: All aboard a unique holiday home in Ely

In pictures: All aboard a unique holiday home in Ely

In pictures: All aboard a unique holiday home in Ely

This converted railway carriage is fitted with a smart TV, wifi, electric oven and hob and a bathroom with shower cubicle.
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