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Can you spot Cambridge’s ten quirkiest landmarks?

Can you spot Cambridge’s ten quirkiest landmarks?

Author Andrew Kersham, reveals some of the strange stories behind the city's most unusual landmarks in his new book, Walking Cambridge

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Pub desks trend: Could you swap your home office for the local pub?

Pub desks trend: Could you swap your home office for the local pub?

Pub desks trend: Could you swap your home office for the local pub?

If working from the pub has always been a secret dream, now you have the prefect excuse with the new trend for pub desks with free wifi.

Nina Stibbe interview: my wild childhood made me a writer

Nina Stibbe interview: my wild childhood made me a writer

Nina Stibbe interview: my wild childhood made me a writer

Ahead of her conversation with Helen Lederer at the Cambridge Literary Festival, the author of Reasons to be Cheerful talks to Alex Spencer

ADC Theatre set to stage two musicals next month

ADC Theatre set to stage two musicals next month

ADC Theatre set to stage two musicals next month

New shows at the ADC include a New York-based musical and, below, a comedy about stealing the crown jewels

Cambridge author’s 12th novel celebrates love for oldies

Cambridge author’s 12th novel celebrates love for oldies

Cambridge author’s 12th novel celebrates love for oldies

‘Kiss Goodbye’ by Jennifer Chapman ‘reflects life as it is’

Museum’s new display celebrates NHS hero, Captain Sir Tom Moore

Museum’s new display celebrates NHS hero, Captain Sir Tom Moore

Museum’s new display celebrates NHS hero, Captain Sir Tom Moore

A hundred birthday cards that were sent to Captain Sir Thomas Moore to mark his 100th birthday have gone on display at IWM Duxford.

Food for our Future campaign encouraging families to attempt food waste challenge

Food for our Future campaign encouraging families to attempt food waste challenge

Food for our Future campaign encouraging families to attempt food waste challenge

The average household in South Cambridgeshire throws away around two kilograms of food waste each week - and that could be avoided.

MUSIC

Manic Street Preachers help fund surgery for Cambridge musician who could lose her arm

Manic Street Preachers help fund surgery for Cambridge musician who could lose her arm

Manic Street Preachers help fund surgery for Cambridge musician who could lose her arm

Ali Hirsz received a donation from her favourite band to help pay for corrective surgery.

Time to comment on Flying Pig plans

Time to comment on Flying Pig plans

Time to comment on Flying Pig plans

Campaigners hoping to save the Flying Pig pub when the plot it stands on is redeveloped have called for people to respond to the new plans.

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

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THEATRE

ADC Theatre set to stage two musicals next month

ADC Theatre set to stage two musicals next month

ADC Theatre set to stage two musicals next month

New shows at the ADC include a New York-based musical and, below, a comedy about stealing the crown jewels

Dramas discuss what makes a good death in the age of Covid

Dramas discuss what makes a good death in the age of Covid

Dramas discuss what makes a good death in the age of Covid

A Cambridge theatre company collaboration with university experts is taking on the taboo subject of dying with three new audio plays.

Christmas is saved! Drive-in panto will bring Horrible Histories to Cambridgeshire

Christmas is saved! Drive-in panto will bring Horrible Histories to Cambridgeshire

Christmas is saved! Drive-in panto will bring Horrible Histories to Cambridgeshire

IWM Duxford will host Horrible Christmas this December as part of a national tour

Town and Gown Pub & Theatre opens in Cambridge

Town and Gown Pub & Theatre opens in Cambridge

Town and Gown Pub & Theatre opens in Cambridge

New concept arrives in the city
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Comedy

Christmas is saved! Drive-in panto will bring Horrible Histories to Cambridgeshire

Christmas is saved! Drive-in panto will bring Horrible Histories to Cambridgeshire

Christmas is saved! Drive-in panto will bring Horrible Histories to Cambridgeshire

IWM Duxford will host Horrible Christmas this December as part of a national tour

The show must go on at the ADC Theatre

The show must go on at the ADC Theatre

The show must go on at the ADC Theatre

After months of watching Netflix and Disney+, live entertainment is back in Cambridge with a socially distanced season from the ADC Theatre

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
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Events and Festivals

Nina Stibbe interview: my wild childhood made me a writer

Nina Stibbe interview: my wild childhood made me a writer

Nina Stibbe interview: my wild childhood made me a writer

Ahead of her conversation with Helen Lederer at the Cambridge Literary Festival, the author of Reasons to be Cheerful talks to Alex Spencer

ADC Theatre set to stage two musicals next month

ADC Theatre set to stage two musicals next month

ADC Theatre set to stage two musicals next month

New shows at the ADC include a New York-based musical and, below, a comedy about stealing the crown jewels

How to have a lockdown Halloween party

How to have a lockdown Halloween party

How to have a lockdown Halloween party

With trick or treating looking a bit unwise, we've come up with some seriously spooky ideas to party with your little monsters at home.

What’s on in Cambridge for October 2020 half-term?

What’s on in Cambridge for October 2020 half-term?

What’s on in Cambridge for October 2020 half-term?

There are plenty of things to do with the kids this half term - here is our pick of the highlights.
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Art

Art competition provides exciting half-term project

Art competition provides exciting half-term project

Art competition provides exciting half-term project

Artist Debbie Baxter is running an art competition for six to 15-year-olds to celebrate the Year of the Tree 2020.

Exhibition: Alfred Wallis Rediscovered at Kettle's Yard

Exhibition: Alfred Wallis Rediscovered at Kettle's Yard

Exhibition: Alfred Wallis Rediscovered at Kettle's Yard

The work of self-taught British artist and mariner Alfred Wallis entranced Jim Ede, creator of Kettle's Yard. Now his collection is going on display.

Discover the treasures of the Cambridge University Library

Discover the treasures of the Cambridge University Library

Discover the treasures of the Cambridge University Library

Fragile documents from Isaac Newton's notebooks to an ancient handwritten bible and Shakespeare's First Folio are now on Google Arts and Culture.
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BOOKS

Can you spot Cambridge’s ten quirkiest landmarks?

Can you spot Cambridge’s ten quirkiest landmarks?

Can you spot Cambridge’s ten quirkiest landmarks?

Author Andrew Kersham, reveals some of the strange stories behind the city's most unusual landmarks in his new book, Walking Cambridge

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Nina Stibbe interview: my wild childhood made me a writer

Nina Stibbe interview: my wild childhood made me a writer

Nina Stibbe interview: my wild childhood made me a writer

Ahead of her conversation with Helen Lederer at the Cambridge Literary Festival, the author of Reasons to be Cheerful talks to Alex Spencer

Cambridge author’s 12th novel celebrates love for oldies

Cambridge author’s 12th novel celebrates love for oldies

Cambridge author’s 12th novel celebrates love for oldies

‘Kiss Goodbye’ by Jennifer Chapman ‘reflects life as it is’

Matt Haig interview: the accidental mental health guru

Matt Haig interview: the accidental mental health guru

Matt Haig interview: the accidental mental health guru

Author Matt Haig is coming to the Winter Cambridge Literary Festival to talk about his most personal novel yet, The Midnight Library.
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MUSEUMS

Exhibition: Alfred Wallis Rediscovered at Kettle's Yard

Exhibition: Alfred Wallis Rediscovered at Kettle's Yard

The work of self-taught British artist and mariner Alfred Wallis entranced Jim Ede, creator of Kettle's Yard. Now his collection is going on display.
Discover the treasures of the Cambridge University Library

Discover the treasures of the Cambridge University Library

Fragile documents from Isaac Newton's notebooks to an ancient handwritten bible and Shakespeare's First Folio are now on Google Arts and Culture.
More Cambridge museums set to reopen

More Cambridge museums set to reopen

Many of the University of Cambridge’s museums are welcoming visitors back through their doors with new Covid-19 safety measures in place.
Cambridge researchers uncover 500-year-old murder mystery in scrolls

Cambridge researchers uncover 500-year-old murder mystery in scrolls

Buried within scrolls that record court cases of the 17th century is a story of a missing child, remains found in a pot and parents under suspicion.
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TV AND FILMS

Wicken Fen conservationist to host BBC Two documentary Into The Batcave ahead of Halloween

Wicken Fen conservationist to host BBC Two documentary Into The Batcave ahead of Halloween

Wicken Fen conservationist to host BBC Two documentary Into The Batcave ahead of Halloween

The hour-long programme will reveal why we should appreciate, not fear, these intelligent flying mammals.

Cineworld and Picturehouse to close cinemas temporarily as Bond film delayed

Cineworld and Picturehouse to close cinemas temporarily as Bond film delayed

Cineworld and Picturehouse to close cinemas temporarily as Bond film delayed

A total of 663 Cineworld, Regal and Picturehouse cinemas are to be closed temporarily.

Royal Papworth and Addenbrooke’s teams star on BBC Two’s Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

Royal Papworth and Addenbrooke’s teams star on BBC Two’s Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

Royal Papworth and Addenbrooke’s teams star on BBC Two’s Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

The Cambridge hospitals will be featured throughout October.

Dramas discuss what makes a good death in the age of Covid

Dramas discuss what makes a good death in the age of Covid

Dramas discuss what makes a good death in the age of Covid

A Cambridge theatre company collaboration with university experts is taking on the taboo subject of dying with three new audio plays.
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PLACES TO VISIT

Can you spot Cambridge’s ten quirkiest landmarks?

Can you spot Cambridge’s ten quirkiest landmarks?

Can you spot Cambridge’s ten quirkiest landmarks?

Author Andrew Kersham, reveals some of the strange stories behind the city's most unusual landmarks in his new book, Walking Cambridge

1

Pub desks trend: Could you swap your home office for the local pub?

Pub desks trend: Could you swap your home office for the local pub?

Pub desks trend: Could you swap your home office for the local pub?

If working from the pub has always been a secret dream, now you have the prefect excuse with the new trend for pub desks with free wifi.

Nina Stibbe interview: my wild childhood made me a writer

Nina Stibbe interview: my wild childhood made me a writer

Nina Stibbe interview: my wild childhood made me a writer

Ahead of her conversation with Helen Lederer at the Cambridge Literary Festival, the author of Reasons to be Cheerful talks to Alex Spencer

ADC Theatre set to stage two musicals next month

ADC Theatre set to stage two musicals next month

ADC Theatre set to stage two musicals next month

New shows at the ADC include a New York-based musical and, below, a comedy about stealing the crown jewels
Read more
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