Night for women who bother

Night for women who bother

Cambridge women enjoyed a fun night out recently, hearing inspirational stories of other women and contributing to the Waikato Women’s Fund in the process. The Inspirational Women’s Evening was hosted by radio personality Camille Guzzwell…

Hit and run totals car

A young Cambridge woman has been left shaken after a hit and run last week, when a vehicle ploughed into the side of her car as she was making her way along Shakespeare St towards…

Blackadder good night out

Blackadder Goes Forth is now playing at the Gaslight Theatre, Claire Robson went along to check it out. A massive Blackadder fan, I was excited to go and check out this show and I was…

History remembered during Armistice weekend

Around 200 re-enactors donned their uniforms and took part in Armistice in Cambridge at Karapiro last weekend, wowing the crowds with six staged battles. Complete with blank gunfire and mortar fire, the military action at…

Traders can stay

After a nervous few months of uncertainty, mobile traders who park up by Victoria Square can finally breathe a sigh of relief, with a decision made on their future. Waipā District Council’s new Public Places…

Hairdressing for the stars

Cambridge hairdressers Petra Ayers and Anna Hastings will be rubbing shoulders with television’s “who’s who” at the industry’s glitzy annual awards event next week, working their magic on the hair of presenters and the “talent”….

Agents chip in for pool

Two Cambridge real estate agents have donated $6,000 from their property sales commission to support the Cambridge Pool project. Karen Grootscholten and Kelly Grice of Bayley’s Real Estate recently sold land on behalf of Waipā…

Red Cross needs you, and your car

The call has for help has gone out to the Cambridge community, with Red Cross drivers desperately needed in town. Red Cross Community Transport Coordinator Jan Nesbit said demand for the service – where volunteers…

Double golden celebration for fire chief

Last Saturday marked a milestone for Cambridge’s chief fire officer Don Gerrand, who clocked up a staggering 50 years in the service on November 3. Claire Robson caught up with him and his wife Jocelyn…

Once in a hundred years

The haunting sound of bagpipes will ring out across Cambridge tomorrow, with solo pipers playing at the Hautapu Cemetery, St Andrew’s Church and the Cambridge Cenotaph in the early morning as part of a worldwide…