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Planning to celebrate the Jubilee with a garden party fit for a Queen? John Lewis & Partners Cambridge has everything you need. . .

Campaign aims to make Cambridge a Gold Sustainable Food Place

The Cambridge Sustainable Food Partnership drive is supported by the Cambridge Independent.

Secrets of a perfect summer barbecue - good enough for a prince

Celebrity chef Steven Saunders shares delicious receipes and recalls the day he cooked a burger for Prince William.

The natural beauty and spectacular bird life of Extremadura in central Spain

Martin Walters enjoys vultures, storks and abundant plantlife.

AD: Celebrate the Jubilee with John Lewis

Planning to celebrate the Jubilee with a garden party fit for a Queen? John Lewis & Partners Cambridge has everything you need. . .

Cambridge campaigners to defend abortion rights in solidarity with US protesters

Saturday protest outside Guildhall begins at 1pm as 1973 Wade v Roe ruling faces being overturned

Self-service dog wash opens at Milton Country Park

Pampered pooches have been enjoying a wash and a blow dry after a walk in the woods thanks to the latest installation at Milton Country Park.

FOOD AND DRINK

Your guide to the best dog-friendly days out in Cambridge

Discover the best spots to visit with your faithful friend for coffee and cake, a pint in the sunshine, browsing the shops or even a dog history tour.

Campaign aims to make Cambridge a Gold Sustainable Food Place

The Cambridge Sustainable Food Partnership drive is supported by the Cambridge Independent.

Secrets of a perfect summer barbecue - good enough for a prince

Celebrity chef Steven Saunders shares delicious receipes and recalls the day he cooked a burger for Prince William.

Food delivery robots from Starship Technologies now delivering Co-op groceries in Cambourne

Householders can have their groceries delivered in less than an hour via self-driving vehicles in pilot project.

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SHOPPING

Food delivery robots from Starship Technologies now delivering Co-op groceries in Cambourne

Householders can have their groceries delivered in less than an hour via self-driving vehicles in pilot project.

Full list of chicken products recalled over salmonella fears by Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Co-op, Aldi and more

More than 100 chicken products have been recalled.

Could shops end up inside Cambridge's Guildhall?

Cambridge City Council is considering how to use the space inside the Guildhall now many staff are working from home - and will decide this summer.

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Velvet

Beauty: The makeup look fit for a Queen

Proof that classic 1950s makeup never goes out of style, Her Majesty’s Coronation look updates effortlessly for today. Alice Ryan compiles a kit list

Eating Out: Foodie Jubilee specials to book now

Local eateries and foodie brands are marking Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations with culinary tributes. Here's what's on the menu. . .

AD: Celebrate the Jubilee with John Lewis

Planning to celebrate the Jubilee with a garden party fit for a Queen? John Lewis & Partners Cambridge has everything you need. . .

Style Awards: Win thousands of pounds in prizes

Need an added incentive to enter the Style Awards? Win a podium place in the Newmarket best-dressed contest and you'll be taking all this home

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GARDENING

Open Garden scheme offering a bumper weekend around Cambridgeshire

May 28-29 is set to be one of the busiest weekends of the year for open gardens under the National Garden Scheme.

No Mow May: County council joins in biodiversity initiative by pledging not to cut roadside verges this month

Gardeners are encouraged to put the mower away and let their garden grow.

Tread Lightly: How to create a successful garden pond

Allie Birley discusses how to create a happy, hoppy place.

Cambridgeshire’s ‘King of Snowdrops’ explains mysterious world of Galanthomania after single bulb sells on eBay for £1,850

Joe Sharman, of Monksilver Nursery in Cottenham, divulges how he develops highly sought-after bulbs.

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NATURE

The natural beauty and spectacular bird life of Extremadura in central Spain

Martin Walters enjoys vultures, storks and abundant plantlife.

Fossil Free Research Oxbridge students and academics protest unrepentant oil giants’ links in university education

Campaigners at BP Institute say no energy transition is possible while investments continue

150-year-old platypus and echidna specimens discovered which prove some mammals lay eggs

The specimens, collected by scientist William Caldwell, have been discovered at Cambridge’s University Museum of Zoology.

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Gallery: Cambridge Camera Club 2022 exhibition features hundreds of stunning images

43 pictures as Cambourne’s revamped skatepark is officially reopened

Young people had input into the design of the new ramps.

Win prizes with ‘alternative Cambridge’ Cityscape photography competition

Your work could be offered in galleries worldwide.

100 pictures as thousands of runners take part in 2022 TTP Cambridge Half Marathon

The winner finished in just 1:06:19.

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TRAVEL

The natural beauty and spectacular bird life of Extremadura in central Spain

Martin Walters enjoys vultures, storks and abundant plantlife.

Light Blue Travel celebrates anniversary 30 years after launching in Cambridge with one of the industry’s first websites

The company now has specialist cruise, villa and activity holiday divisions.

M11 northbound to remain closed for hours near Cambridge after lorry fire

Repairs are needed to the carriageway after the blaze.

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