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Erin Kelly interview: a friend's awful date gave me a novel idea

Erin Kelly interview: a friend's awful date gave me a novel idea

The secret history of a creepy asylum converted into luxury flats lies at the heart of Erin Kelly's new book

When and how to watch the Perseid meteor shower - and enjoy the grand tour of planets

When and how to watch the Perseid meteor shower - and enjoy the grand tour of planets

When and how to watch the Perseid meteor shower - and enjoy the grand tour of planets

Advice from Paul Fellows, of Cambridge Astronomical Association - and details of a virtual star party.

Lockdown portraits capture keyworker heroes

Lockdown portraits capture keyworker heroes

Lockdown portraits capture keyworker heroes

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

Paige Toon interview: My new book is a love letter to Cambridge

Paige Toon interview: My new book is a love letter to Cambridge

Paige Toon interview: My new book is a love letter to Cambridge

Paige Toon’s research for her stories usually sees her jetting off around the world - but her new novel saw her drinking Prosecco in Grantchester

The Light Cinema in Cambridge unveils reopening plans

The Light Cinema in Cambridge unveils reopening plans

The Light Cinema in Cambridge unveils reopening plans

Look out for Tenet - and an anniversary showing of The Empire Strikes Back.

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

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

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.

Hundreds of venues sign up for Eat Out to Help Out scheme

Hundreds of venues sign up for Eat Out to Help Out scheme

Hundreds of venues sign up for Eat Out to Help Out scheme

The government scheme offers up to 50% off food and non-alcoholic drinks, up to £10 per person.

MUSIC

Live jazz on menu for new Gonville Hotel terrace sessions

Live jazz on menu for new Gonville Hotel terrace sessions

Live jazz on menu for new Gonville Hotel terrace sessions

New outdoor fare - and Enchanted Cinema - light up hospitality on Parker’s Piece

Cambridge indie label Trapped Animal launches record club for fans

Cambridge indie label Trapped Animal launches record club for fans

Cambridge indie label Trapped Animal launches record club for fans

With bands struggling for cash after all live gigs were cancelled, one local record label is helping fans support artists and enjoy new music

Cambridge Folk Festival at Home 2020 to feature full programme of events

Cambridge Folk Festival at Home 2020 to feature full programme of events

Cambridge Folk Festival at Home 2020 to feature full programme of events

Event to be staged online from July 30
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THEATRE

Cambridge Shakespeare Festival 'may not survive'

Cambridge Shakespeare Festival 'may not survive'

Cambridge Shakespeare Festival 'may not survive'

There are fears for the festival's future without significant fundraising after Covid19 forced this year's performances to be cancelled

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Strictly stars bring Firedance to Cambridge

Strictly stars bring Firedance to Cambridge

Strictly stars bring Firedance to Cambridge

Strictly Come Dancing's Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez are set to resume their tour of the Latin dance spectacular, Firedance

ADC Online sets a cracking pace with opening week larks

ADC Online sets a cracking pace with opening week larks

ADC Online sets a cracking pace with opening week larks

New Cambridge theatre programme offers a whole herd of of hilariously mixed messages and thought-provoking spectacles

New National Theatre Live shows go online for free

New National Theatre Live shows go online for free

New National Theatre Live shows go online for free

Live recordings of Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch and Antony and Cleopatra with Ralph Fiennes are going to be streamed on YouTube
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Comedy

ADC Online sets a cracking pace with opening week larks

ADC Online sets a cracking pace with opening week larks

ADC Online sets a cracking pace with opening week larks

New Cambridge theatre programme offers a whole herd of of hilariously mixed messages and thought-provoking spectacles

Interview: Comedian/actress Tiff Stevenson

Interview: Comedian/actress Tiff Stevenson

Interview: Comedian/actress Tiff Stevenson

A regular fixture on our TV screens, Tiff Stevenson is back on tour and out to show that stepmothers are not cartoonish villans.

Singing comedian Lloyd Griffith coming soon to Cambridge

Singing comedian Lloyd Griffith coming soon to Cambridge

Singing comedian Lloyd Griffith coming soon to Cambridge

Back for his third UK stand-up tour, Grimsby’s favourite football-loving comedian and choirboy discusses his two passions.
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Events and Festivals

Erin Kelly interview: a friend's awful date gave me a novel idea

Erin Kelly interview: a friend's awful date gave me a novel idea

Erin Kelly interview: a friend's awful date gave me a novel idea

The secret history of a creepy asylum converted into luxury flats lies at the heart of Erin Kelly's new book

Cambridge Shakespeare Festival 'may not survive'

Cambridge Shakespeare Festival 'may not survive'

Cambridge Shakespeare Festival 'may not survive'

There are fears for the festival's future without significant fundraising after Covid19 forced this year's performances to be cancelled

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Open Cambridge set to host virtual tours and tales of the city

Open Cambridge set to host virtual tours and tales of the city

Open Cambridge set to host virtual tours and tales of the city

Open Cambridge is offering an online event this year and is asking for amateur videos and podcasts about the city

Where is Cambridge's new drive-in cinema?

Where is Cambridge's new drive-in cinema?

Where is Cambridge's new drive-in cinema?

Discover how to get tickets for Cambridge's new drive-in cinema and a series of drive-in concerts announced this week

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Art

Lockdown portraits capture keyworker heroes

Lockdown portraits capture keyworker heroes

Lockdown portraits capture keyworker heroes

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

Migraine sufferer raises awareness through art

Migraine sufferer raises awareness through art

Migraine sufferer raises awareness through art

Illustrator Abi Stevens hope her pin badges Kickstarter project will help invisible illnesses become recognised

Cambridge Open Studios 2020: Your guide to the city's window art discovery trail

Cambridge Open Studios 2020: Your guide to the city's window art discovery trail

Cambridge Open Studios 2020: Your guide to the city's window art discovery trail

Cambridge Open Windows – an art trail around the city and nearby villages – will take place every weekend in July. Our map shows where to find them.
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BOOKS

Erin Kelly interview: a friend's awful date gave me a novel idea

Erin Kelly interview: a friend's awful date gave me a novel idea

Erin Kelly interview: a friend's awful date gave me a novel idea

The secret history of a creepy asylum converted into luxury flats lies at the heart of Erin Kelly's new book

Paige Toon interview: My new book is a love letter to Cambridge

Paige Toon interview: My new book is a love letter to Cambridge

Paige Toon interview: My new book is a love letter to Cambridge

Paige Toon’s research for her stories usually sees her jetting off around the world - but her new novel saw her drinking Prosecco in Grantchester

Author Tiffani Angus on time travels in a secret garden

Author Tiffani Angus on time travels in a secret garden

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.

Helen Callaghan interview: 'I almost drowned researching my novel'

Helen Callaghan interview: 'I almost drowned researching my novel'

Helen Callaghan interview: 'I almost drowned researching my novel'

A diving lesson that was meant to be a research trip turned into a terrifying experience for the Cambridge author whose new novel is out next week
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MUSEUMS

Open Cambridge set to host virtual tours and tales of the city

Open Cambridge set to host virtual tours and tales of the city

Open Cambridge is offering an online event this year and is asking for amateur videos and podcasts about the city
Take our museum quiz by Cambridge author who delved into their mysteries

Take our museum quiz by Cambridge author who delved into their mysteries

From the location of a cursed chair to the most vandalised painting in the world, Claire Cock-Starkey has collected the most fascinating museum facts
Brighten up that work Zoom call - with an aardvark

Brighten up that work Zoom call - with an aardvark

After weeks in lockdown everyone is a bit jaded with the morning Zoom call from work – but what if you could invite an aardvark to the meeting?
Our guide to week one of the Cambridge Science Festival 2020

Our guide to week one of the Cambridge Science Festival 2020

This year the festival's theme is Vision, covering new technology, the environment and advances in healthcare - plus a few impressive explosions
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TV AND FILMS

The Light Cinema in Cambridge unveils reopening plans

The Light Cinema in Cambridge unveils reopening plans

The Light Cinema in Cambridge unveils reopening plans

Look out for Tenet - and an anniversary showing of The Empire Strikes Back.

Live jazz on menu for new Gonville Hotel terrace sessions

Live jazz on menu for new Gonville Hotel terrace sessions

Live jazz on menu for new Gonville Hotel terrace sessions

New outdoor fare - and Enchanted Cinema - light up hospitality on Parker’s Piece

Review: BenQ’s GS2 wireless portable LED projector for outdoor family entertainment

Review: BenQ’s GS2 wireless portable LED projector for outdoor family entertainment

Review: BenQ’s GS2 wireless portable LED projector for outdoor family entertainment

Want to bring the cinema to your home or garden? We put an intriguing new projector to the test.

Where is Cambridge's new drive-in cinema?

Where is Cambridge's new drive-in cinema?

Where is Cambridge's new drive-in cinema?

Discover how to get tickets for Cambridge's new drive-in cinema and a series of drive-in concerts announced this week

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PLACES TO VISIT

Erin Kelly interview: a friend's awful date gave me a novel idea

Erin Kelly interview: a friend's awful date gave me a novel idea

Erin Kelly interview: a friend's awful date gave me a novel idea

The secret history of a creepy asylum converted into luxury flats lies at the heart of Erin Kelly's new book

Cambridge Shakespeare Festival 'may not survive'

Cambridge Shakespeare Festival 'may not survive'

Cambridge Shakespeare Festival 'may not survive'

There are fears for the festival's future without significant fundraising after Covid19 forced this year's performances to be cancelled

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Glasshouses at Cambridge University Botanic Garden reopen

Glasshouses at Cambridge University Botanic Garden reopen

Glasshouses at Cambridge University Botanic Garden reopen

And a new guidebook has been produced to help visitors

Open Cambridge set to host virtual tours and tales of the city

Open Cambridge set to host virtual tours and tales of the city

Open Cambridge set to host virtual tours and tales of the city

Open Cambridge is offering an online event this year and is asking for amateur videos and podcasts about the city
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