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Jo Cox portrait unveiled at Pembroke College following Baroness Warsi memorial lecture

Artist Clare Drummond says ‘the entire process was very emotional’

Open Garden scheme offering a bumper weekend around Cambridgeshire

Next weekend is set to be one of the busiest weekends of the year for garden visiting under the National Garden Scheme.

Temple archway wins planning permission for park installation

The beautiful stone archway from the former Bharat Bhavan Hindu temple on Mill Road was going to be smashed to pieces by Cambridgeshire County Council

St Clement’s Church, one of the oldest churches in Cambridge, gets new set of bells

Before arriving in Cambridge, the bells were cast in Italy and travelled to Somerset to be tuned and have all the fittings made.

Spitfire lost for almost 50 years will be back flying at IWM Duxford

Built at Southampton in 1939, this Supermarine Spitfire Mark 1a was issued to No 19 Squadron at RAF Duxford in April 1940.

HRH Princess Anne unveils 13-metre long oak table at Ely Cathedral

The piece has been created from a 5,000-year-old fossilised black oak tree.

Beacon to light up the skies of Cambridge for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Cambridge’s celebrations will be at the Castle Mound on Castle Hill

Table created from 5,000-year-old black oak goes on display at Ely Cathedral

The table, which will go on display to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee year, will be unveiled by Princess Anne.

‘The light is beautiful’: Centenary Lantern is unveiled on Christ’s Pieces

Dame Fiona Reynolds unveils lamp marking 100 years of Rotary of Cambridge

Swaffham Prior becomes first in UK to run two working windmills

A new cap has been installed on the second windmill in Swaffham Prior, which will be used to generate electricity.

Reopening plans for Cambridge pub The Tivoli are revealed

The fire-damaged watering hole on Chesterton Road will have some interesting features.

Anzac Remembrance Service at Cambridge City Cemetery is poignant reminder of war losses

Ceremony honours 250 Australian and 80 New Zealand WW2 servicemen laid to rest in CB5 site

Cambridge Kindertransport author says refugees then faced UK visa blocks familiar to Ukrainians today

University Library and Churchill Archives Centre aid Mike Levy’s new book on unsung heroes of 1930s resettlement effort

Only remaining Victor aircraft of its kind to go on display at IWM Duxford

The Handley Page Victor XH648, an historic jet-powered strategic bomber, has undergone a five-year restoration.

Griff Rhys Jones caught making hay in a loud shirt in a rural area

Comedian and campaigner charms long-time fan in a field near Stapleford

Rock Choir founder Caroline Redman Lusher celebrates 10 years of the choir in Cambridgeshire

Caroline will be taking the very first session back to term on Wednesday, April 27, in St Neots at the United Reformed Church.

Sir Norman Foster backs campaign to save Bourn Windmill as final push made for £10,000 in public donations

Recent research shows the main post is dated from the first half of the 16th century.

Archbishop of Canterbury on Rustat plaque controversy: ‘Memorials to slave-traders do not belong in places of worship’

Archbishops of Canterbury and York ‘have embarked on the process to uncover and confront this dark past’

Church process ‘not fit for purpose’ says Jesus College Master as Rustat appeal option turned down

‘We will continue to keep up the pressure, because this matters to our students’, says Sonita Alleyne as memorial to slave investor remains in chapel

Meet Spider-Man, Thor, Captain Marvel and Black Panther at Cambridge shopping centres

The figures can be found at the Grand Arcade and Lion Yard Shopping Centre, where they form a free Superheroes Trail.

Boo Radleys interview: ‘Every time there’s a sunny morning, that song gets played’

The band’s singer Simon ‘Sice’ Rowbottom spoke to the Cambridge Independent ahead of their gig later this month at The Portland Arms.

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Jo Cox portrait unveiled at Pembroke College following Baroness Warsi memorial lecture

Open Garden scheme offering a bumper weekend around Cambridgeshire

Open Garden scheme offering a bumper weekend around Cambridgeshire

Temple archway wins planning permission for park installation

Temple archway wins planning permission for park installation

St Clement’s Church, one of the oldest churches in Cambridge, gets new set of bells

St Clement’s Church, one of the oldest churches in Cambridge, gets new set of bells

Spitfire lost for almost 50 years will be back flying at IWM Duxford

Spitfire lost for almost 50 years will be back flying at IWM Duxford

HRH Princess Anne unveils 13-metre long oak table at Ely Cathedral

HRH Princess Anne unveils 13-metre long oak table at Ely Cathedral

Beacon to light up the skies of Cambridge for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Beacon to light up the skies of Cambridge for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Table created from 5,000-year-old black oak goes on display at Ely Cathedral

Table created from 5,000-year-old black oak goes on display at Ely Cathedral

‘The light is beautiful’: Centenary Lantern is unveiled on Christ’s Pieces

‘The light is beautiful’: Centenary Lantern is unveiled on Christ’s Pieces

Swaffham Prior becomes first in UK to run two working windmills

Swaffham Prior becomes first in UK to run two working windmills

Reopening plans for Cambridge pub The Tivoli are revealed

Reopening plans for Cambridge pub The Tivoli are revealed

Anzac Remembrance Service at Cambridge City Cemetery is poignant reminder of war losses

Anzac Remembrance Service at Cambridge City Cemetery is poignant reminder of war losses

Cambridge Kindertransport author says refugees then faced UK visa blocks familiar to Ukrainians today

Cambridge Kindertransport author says refugees then faced UK visa blocks familiar to Ukrainians today

Only remaining Victor aircraft of its kind to go on display at IWM Duxford

Only remaining Victor aircraft of its kind to go on display at IWM Duxford

Griff Rhys Jones caught making hay in a loud shirt in a rural area

Griff Rhys Jones caught making hay in a loud shirt in a rural area

Rock Choir founder Caroline Redman Lusher celebrates 10 years of the choir in Cambridgeshire

Rock Choir founder Caroline Redman Lusher celebrates 10 years of the choir in Cambridgeshire

Sir Norman Foster backs campaign to save Bourn Windmill as final push made for £10,000 in public donations

Sir Norman Foster backs campaign to save Bourn Windmill as final push made for £10,000 in public donations

Archbishop of Canterbury on Rustat plaque controversy: ‘Memorials to slave-traders do not belong in places of worship’

Archbishop of Canterbury on Rustat plaque controversy: ‘Memorials to slave-traders do not belong in places of worship’

Church process ‘not fit for purpose’ says Jesus College Master as Rustat appeal option turned down

Church process ‘not fit for purpose’ says Jesus College Master as Rustat appeal option turned down

Meet Spider-Man, Thor, Captain Marvel and Black Panther at Cambridge shopping centres

Meet Spider-Man, Thor, Captain Marvel and Black Panther at Cambridge shopping centres

Boo Radleys interview: ‘Every time there’s a sunny morning, that song gets played’

Boo Radleys interview: ‘Every time there’s a sunny morning, that song gets played’

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