Cambridge Art
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Saved for the Nation
Rarely could £3.9 million be referred to as a bargain-basement price. It could buy you a luxury house, it could buy a more than competent football player, and according to World Aid statistics, it could pay for the...
Power of Print
When James Hill followed his father along to an evening class as a youngster he never dreamed he would discover a passion that would develop into a lifelong creative outpouring. And he certainly never realised that his l...
Cambridge Blog
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Ely: Cocky or Bolshoi
The City of London Sinfonia came to Ely Cathedral last week and did quite a job with timeless classic Fauré's Requiem, and even if you did not attend you may well have listened in on BBC Radio 3.We're pleased the ...
Royston: The Local Election
United Kingdom Independence Party. It certainly has a ring to it doesn’t it? In the North Hertfordshire and South Cambridgeshire local election results, the purple and yellow party [a ghastly colour combination] di...
Cambridge: Summer's Coming
We love a four day working week - who doesn’t? Especially when the first bank holiday Monday of the month brought with it such glorious sunshine that Cambridge was effortlessly transformed into a summer paradi...
Bury: A New Vision
In recent years, Bury St. Edmunds has certainly gained a voice. Focussing on the collective and the community, residents are now actually listened to by the government. The St. Edmundsbury Borough Council has invited cit...
Cambridge Cinema
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Modern-Day Morality Tale
Tricky things epics. By definition they must be long otherwise they wouldn’t be epic. By necessity, therefore, they take time to explore their thematic content and must sustain quality throughout. This film tries v...
Cambridge Classical & Jazz
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Summer Music Festival
One young man, an enormous Steinway and a vast stage – the concert on the evening of May 10th at The West Road Concert Hall, held both tension and promise. Outside the spring green of bosky West Cambridge resounded...
The perfect trinity
Anne Page was just 15 when she first heard Bach’s work and she was so mesmerised by the music that she immediately asked her piano teacher if she could learn the organ. Over the years she has become well known fo...
The Evan Parker Trio
It was Frank Zappa who once said that “jazz isn’t dead, it just smells funny”. Well, there were certain moments the other Friday in Kettles’ Yard when the odour became decidedly uncertain. It is t...
Cambridge Eating Out
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Meet you in The Pear Tree!
Set in a the beautiful rural village of Hildersham, just 8 miles south of Cambridge, the Pear Tree Inn is a freehouse where we pride ourselves on providing that special country welcome.Our location lends itself perfectly...
La Maison Du Steak (Cambridge)
This new French restaurant in Cambridge hides away in a previously residential property that looks far too small to house it. This end of the city used to be dirty and dull a year ago, but now shines with new glass-front...
The Prince Albert, Ely
The legendary Ely boozer located at 62 Silver Street has been under new management for half a year now. How have they changed one of the most traditional pubs in in the town and are the changes working?
The Prince Alber...
Cambridge Family
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Preparing for a Royal arrival
With a royal arrival due this summer, the nation has been buzzing with baby talk. Have they chosen a name yet? Where will the Duchess of Cambridge give birth? And what will she wear? In keeping with the baby fever, we ex...
Hunting for bears at Wordfest
Part of the pleasure of Cambridge Wordfest’s We’re Going on a Bear Hunt held on April 12, was hunting for the venue, which entailed an atmospheric walk through St. John’s College and ended in a capaciou...
Cambridge Food and wine
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Bottoms up!
Beer lovers rejoice! The Cambridge CAMRA Beer Festival is fast approaching. After record numbers of drinkers attended last year, thousands of people are expected to flock through the gates on Jesus Green during the six d...
Cooking Under Pressure
Judging by some of the chefs on television, you’d expect them all to be angry, unapproachable and a little bit scary. Alex Rushmer turns out to be none of these things: he’s warm, unpretentious and his enthus...
A rainbow of veggie delights
From the 20th to the 26th of May, why not try going veggie? National Vegetarian Week is all about how surprisingly simple it is to go vegetarian.Liz O’Neill, Head of Communications at the Vegetarian Society, said, ...
From Farm to Fayre
Following the recent horsemeat scandal, the prospect of buying meat and poultry direct from farms and certified farmers’ markets has become much more desirable.
I have written recently about our FARMA cert...
All Hail Asparagus!
Apart from being one of the great delights of spring, asparagus argues a particular case for eating local food. The quality of asparagus depends on its freshness; the moment it is cut, the sugars start turning to starch,...
Showcasing locally-brewed beer
One hour after the Apex doors were opened for the East Anglian Beer Festival, the venue was already packed out – despite the fact it was only 1pm on a Friday afternoon. People from Bury St Edmunds and beyond swarme...
Sweeter than Chocolate
When a Wednesday evening has been spent learning about how to prolong cocoa after-tastes, avoid overwhelming levels of vegetable fats, and distinguish your 43% Venezuelans from an unforgiving 96% ebony, washed down with ...
Cambridge Gigs & Nightlife
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Folk Fanfare
The Cambridge Corn Exchange welcomes not one but two leading exponents of English folk music on 18 May when Eliza Carthy and Jim Moray play the venue as part of a special anniversary tour.
Eliza Carthy is the da...
Surprise, Surprise!
If you’re fed up of Cambridge night life then listen up! A whole new concept for a night on the tiles is being launched with original, imaginative parties being planned to rival decadent nights-out in some of Europ...
Cambridge Lifestyle
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Holistic Health
If an apple a day is no longer keeping the doctor away, and taking a cocktail of pills and potions has become part of daily life, then maybe you’ve just learnt to live with your aches and pains…
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Green fingers
Last year’s Chelsea Flower Show saw garden designer Thomas Hoblyn win the People’s Choice Award and the Silver Gilt medal for his spectacular show garden inspired by the great Renaissance gardens of Italy.
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Feast your eyes
Clamp Optometrists is a modern, independent practice in the heart of the city of Cambridge aiming to combine clinical excellence with fashion expertise.Our carefully selected spectacle frames include well known brands, d...
Wedding Fairs
In the world of wedding planning, this is the time of year when venues and hotels all over the country open their doors to the first wave of wedding fairs and showcases. Perfectly timed to catch the successful marriage p...
Online booking at Elajé
Whether you are arranging a holiday, booking a taxi, or ordering flowers, the sheer convenience and ease of online booking is a valuable tool in our busy lives. Now you can book your hair and beauty appointments online w...
Cambridge Shopping
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Hats Off!
When did a hat stop being the thing to wear? Growing up in the eighties Dynasty was at the height of its popularity and Joan Collins and Linda Evans’ power dressing ensembles were often topped off with veiled struc...
Wedding wish list
The rules have changed. Brides no longer have to wear matchy-matchy accessory sets and just so hair pieces on their big day. Fashion has evolved and brides are now encouraged to show their individuality when walking down...
Cambridge Sports & Outdoor
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On Your Bike
As Cambridge prepares to welcome the Tour De France next year we look at why the city is so great for cyclists. Here are five great places to visit on two wheels.
Milton Country Park
This park just outs...
Football's costly homecoming
Cambridge United’s chairman has said money should be invested in community sport rather than splurging £88,000 on a giant statue of a referee.
There are plans for a 6ft 7in sculpture to be erected ...
Get fit for summer
Despite the weather, it’s nearly April, daffodils have started blossoming and the murmurings of ‘I must get back to the gym’ have started to resound in the office. So here are some less conventional (an...
Cambridge Theatre
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The Gruffalo's Child
‘Never set foot in the deep, dark wood...’ an adage as well known to today’s youngsters as ‘never talk to strangers’ is to earlier generations thanks to the success of Julia Donaldson and Ax...
Operatic Delights
Three ‘seaside operas’ coming to landlocked Cambridge? At first it seems that the trio of operatic goodies offered by the ever-wonderful English Touring Opera have little in common. But on closer reflection t...
Theatre Royal: Tours
This summer the Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds will be offering tours that take you through the Theatre’s history from its Regency beginnings to the present day.The Theatre Royal is one of Bury St Edmunds’s...
The Pitmen Painters
Based on the true story of the Ashington Group, Lee Hall’s Pitmen Painters charts the journey of a group of Geordie miners who became celebrated artists, still revered today.
The unattractive se...
Cambridge Things to do
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Festival of Plants
Do you battle over what to do at the weekend? If your family is anything like ours, you want to potter around the garden centre, the other half wants to learn things at a museum and the kids just want to run riot and mak...
Artistic Explosion
Since its beginnings in the early 80s, the Bury Festival has vastly progressed into an eclectic and enquiring parade of music, arts and history.
Set in various locations in our beautiful medieval town, this year...
Times Gone By
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Local and Community History Month runs from 1-31 May and encourages us to find out more about the history of our communities, including our family past, our own homes and streets, local buildings and landmarks that we of...
Cambridge's secret gems
Are you local to Cambridge but usually too busy to enjoy it? Here are five suggestions for an enjoyable day or two exploring your own city.
Pepys Library - Magdalene CollegeSituated in Magdalene College gr...
Spring has sprung
If we may be so bold, we'd like to say that this could be one of the most exciting times of the year. Winter is over (ok, someone needs to remind the weather, but it's over officially), all those long, warm, dreamy days ...
Cambridge Travel, talks and tours
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Putting Ely on the map
The opening of a new luxury boutique hotel in Ely has really set tongues wagging. Poets House in the heart of the historic city centre has already been named one of the ‘World’s Top 20 Cool New Hotels’ ...
Nene Valley Railway
Oh Doctor Beeching, (think popular British television sitcom), if only you could have foreseen Thomas the Tank Engine!
Whilst there may be Chuggington toys in the gift shop there is no doubt which steam engine r...
Holidaying at Home: Norfolk
With the recession affecting us all, we're tightening our purse strings and thinking about every penny we're spending. But that doesn't mean that we’re prepared to do without our summer holiday! Make your money str...
