Quarry hearing adjourned

Quarry hearing adjourned

Significant changes to a proposal by RS Sand to establish a sand quarry on the southern outskirts of Cambridge has delayed the final decision another month. A hearing before commissioners Richard Blakey (chair), Ngaire Phillips,…

Low and behold, the Morgans

Ian Taylor was holidaying in Italy when he saw a Morgan car and decided that was the car he wanted. He was attending the Como to Stresa rally, a famous road rally featuring vintage cars…

Getting reconnected

The Cambridge Connections reset is taking too long, and the public is frustrated and in the dark about where the project is at. “All they know is they’re sitting in their car. Cambridge is becoming…

Dani has youths edging ahead

Police sergeant Felicity Cook-Jones has got the perfect answer to improving the relationship between young people and the police. “Clone Dani,” she said, referring to Constable Danica Hibdige, who leads Cambridge’s Youth Aid and Blue…

Nicky’s Crazy armchair ride

Nicky Chilcott only had two drives at Cambridge Raceway on Friday night – the first just before 6pm and the last at 9.26pm. She failed to create some local history in the Dorothy Cutts Ladies…

Raceway is on the right track

Australian harness racing breeder-owner, administrator and benefactor Kevin Seymour praised Cambridge Raceway management and staff for the way they looked after him and his horse last week. Leap to Fame, in the hands of trainer-driver…

Library fully booked

Cambridge’s library desperately needs more space, and the answer could lie short term with a shipping container. This is one of the suggestions made by Cambridge Community Board chair Jo Davies-Colley and deputy chair Elise…

It’s great to create

Lori Neels describes quilting as “cheaper than therapy.” The award-winning quilter is part of the Cambridge Patchwork and Craft group which meet every fortnight at the Taylor Made Community Space. Members displayed the results of…

Million dollar race

Champion Australian pacer Leap to Fame will contest the $1 million Race of Champions at Cambridge Raceway tomorrow night and caught the plane over on Sunday with two other Aussie contenders. Miracle Mile winner Don…

A Maadi regatta to remember

Estimating crowd numbers can be a fraught exercise unless you’re an expert like Mighty River Domain site manager Liz Stolwyk. Finals day for the Maadi Regatta on Saturday she put the numbers on the site…