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Tom Watson: How I lost eight stone

Tom Watson: How I lost eight stone

Alex Spencer talks with Tom Watson the former deputy leader of the Labour Party who has shunned sugar and turned his health around

Searching for a rare silhouette during a trip to Breckland

Searching for a rare silhouette during a trip to Breckland

Searching for a rare silhouette during a trip to Breckland

Martin Walters goes in search of a rare bird... and finds it over the border in Norfolk.

Creating a new wet farming system in the Great Fen

Creating a new wet farming system in the Great Fen

Creating a new wet farming system in the Great Fen

Caroline Fitton, of the Wildlife Trust, explains why sphagnum has a starring role.

£250 a shot? It’s a bar-gin!

£250 a shot? It’s a bar-gin!

£250 a shot? It’s a bar-gin!

Parker’s Tavern will be the first and only bar in the UK to serve what is claimed to be the world’s most exclusive gin.

Artist’s sketches of punters at The Flying Pig to go on display at pub

Artist’s sketches of punters at The Flying Pig to go on display at pub

Artist’s sketches of punters at The Flying Pig to go on display at pub

Anglia Ruskin University lecturer Jim Butler took up his drawing pad at the Hills Road pub.

Want to help the environment and your bank balance? Become energy efficient

Want to help the environment and your bank balance? Become energy efficient

Want to help the environment and your bank balance? Become energy efficient

A sponsored feature with practical advice from LPG price specialists Flogas.

Our guide to Twilight at the Museums 2020: All the events in Cambridge and beyond

Our guide to Twilight at the Museums 2020: All the events in Cambridge and beyond

Our guide to Twilight at the Museums 2020: All the events in Cambridge and beyond

All the events, and a map, to help you to explore the city’s museums after dark and discover what's lurking in the shadows on Wednesday February 19.

FOOD AND DRINK

Coronavirus - Keeping Cambridge in Business: A-Z of retailers, pubs and companies offering deliveries and new services

Coronavirus - Keeping Cambridge in Business: A-Z of retailers, pubs and companies offering deliveries and new services

Coronavirus - Keeping Cambridge in Business: A-Z of retailers, pubs and companies offering deliveries and new services

The Cambridge Independent is launching a new campaign to highlight how we can still benefit from local goods and services.

The size of your wine glass influences how much you drink, University of Cambridge study finds

The size of your wine glass influences how much you drink, University of Cambridge study finds

The size of your wine glass influences how much you drink, University of Cambridge study finds

The effect was seen in restaurants, but not in bars.

#MadeInCambridge tells story of superwheat - and the Maris Piper

#MadeInCambridge tells story of superwheat - and the Maris Piper

#MadeInCambridge tells story of superwheat - and the Maris Piper

Series held second event of Cambridge-made success stories before being put on hold due to coronavirus

All the set menu offers available during Love Cambridge Restaurant Week

All the set menu offers available during Love Cambridge Restaurant Week

All the set menu offers available during Love Cambridge Restaurant Week

Eateries across the city are offering deals from £5 to £20.
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SHOPPING

Coronavirus - Keeping Cambridge in Business: A-Z of retailers, pubs and companies offering deliveries and new services

Coronavirus - Keeping Cambridge in Business: A-Z of retailers, pubs and companies offering deliveries and new services

Coronavirus - Keeping Cambridge in Business: A-Z of retailers, pubs and companies offering deliveries and new services

The Cambridge Independent is launching a new campaign to highlight how we can still benefit from local goods and services.

Coronavirus: Raspberry Pi sends heartfelt message to customers as it temporarily closes Cambridge store

Coronavirus: Raspberry Pi sends heartfelt message to customers as it temporarily closes Cambridge store

Coronavirus: Raspberry Pi sends heartfelt message to customers as it temporarily closes Cambridge store

The Grand Arcade shop is closing for now to protect staff and customers.

Coronavirus reaches the UK: Lion Yard shopping centre in Cambridge cancels Chinese New Year event

Coronavirus reaches the UK: Lion Yard shopping centre in Cambridge cancels Chinese New Year event

Coronavirus reaches the UK: Lion Yard shopping centre in Cambridge cancels Chinese New Year event

Two cases have now been confirmed in England.
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GARDENING

King’s College Cambridge to create wildflower meadow on its famous chapel lawn

King’s College Cambridge to create wildflower meadow on its famous chapel lawn

King’s College Cambridge to create wildflower meadow on its famous chapel lawn

The most famous view in the city will be transformed into a riot of colour

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"My garden became my sanctuary"

"My garden became my sanctuary"

"My garden became my sanctuary"

Writer Beth Lynch reveals how a garden saved her sanity when faced with hostile neighbours in a new country

Cambridge University Botanic Garden successfully raises 160 young titan arum plants

Cambridge University Botanic Garden successfully raises 160 young titan arum plants

Cambridge University Botanic Garden successfully raises 160 young titan arum plants

The garden has successfully raised 160 ‘baby titans’ from the 2017 flowering of its titan arum Amorphophallus titanum plant

Carving out a niche

Carving out a niche

Carving out a niche

The world-renowned Kindersley Workshop in Cambridge launches two new books about their work in gardens and wild spaces
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NATURE

Searching for a rare silhouette during a trip to Breckland

Searching for a rare silhouette during a trip to Breckland

Searching for a rare silhouette during a trip to Breckland

Martin Walters goes in search of a rare bird... and finds it over the border in Norfolk.

Creating a new wet farming system in the Great Fen

Creating a new wet farming system in the Great Fen

Creating a new wet farming system in the Great Fen

Caroline Fitton, of the Wildlife Trust, explains why sphagnum has a starring role.

University of Cambridge removes bird netting and ‘unreservedly apologises’

University of Cambridge removes bird netting and ‘unreservedly apologises’

University of Cambridge removes bird netting and ‘unreservedly apologises’

Conservationist Chris Packham was among those who condemned use of the nets.

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PHOTOGRAPHY

From Ed Sheeran to Amy Winehouse: 30 years of performances at Cambridge Junction in pictures

From Ed Sheeran to Amy Winehouse: 30 years of performances at Cambridge Junction in pictures

From Ed Sheeran to Amy Winehouse: 30 years of performances at Cambridge Junction in pictures

The venue is marking its anniversary on Valentine’s Day.

The brilliant images that earned Cambridge Camera Club victory in East Anglian photographic competition

The brilliant images that earned Cambridge Camera Club victory in East Anglian photographic competition

The brilliant images that earned Cambridge Camera Club victory in East Anglian photographic competition

It beat 35 other clubs from across the region to take home the John Lewis Bowl.

Cambridge hosts powerful photographic exhibition detailing life in Lusaka

Cambridge hosts powerful photographic exhibition detailing life in Lusaka

Cambridge hosts powerful photographic exhibition detailing life in Lusaka

Stories of Kalingalinga highlights some of the rapid economic and social changes that have taken place in the Zambian neighbourhood

Exclusive behind-the-scenes images as Saint Petersburg Classic Ballet brings Tchaikovsky trilogy to Cambridge

Exclusive behind-the-scenes images as Saint Petersburg Classic Ballet brings Tchaikovsky trilogy to Cambridge

Exclusive behind-the-scenes images as Saint Petersburg Classic Ballet brings Tchaikovsky trilogy to Cambridge

The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake have been performed at Cambridge Corn Exchange.
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TRAVEL

Spotting a merlin provides some magic on the Norfolk coast

Spotting a merlin provides some magic on the Norfolk coast

Spotting a merlin provides some magic on the Norfolk coast

Martin Walters reveals some of the sightings during his trip to the north Norfolk coast

The Met Office has warned of fog in the region on Friday evening and Saturday morning

The Met Office has warned of fog in the region on Friday evening and Saturday morning

The Met Office has warned of fog in the region on Friday evening and Saturday morning

A yellow weather warning has been issued warning that fog could lead to some travel disruption.

Chaos on the M11: Three crashes in a couple of hours lead to lengthy delays

Chaos on the M11: Three crashes in a couple of hours lead to lengthy delays

Chaos on the M11: Three crashes in a couple of hours lead to lengthy delays

Two crashes on the southbound carriageway and one on the northbound lead to misery for motorists.
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