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Getting on the right path

Submissions on the proposed $10.2 million Cambridge pathway extension into Clare and Grey streets close tomorrow (Friday) and one option is finding favour among residents. Option B – which advocates removing the shared zone space…

Saturday Night Fever’s coming…

On Saturday we go to the polls for a general election. It will determine the make-up of our government for the next three years, deciding which parties and which MPs are elected to form our…

Council deals with ‘angst’

Waipā councillors say they are part of the solution to the district’s worst-ever residents’ survey. At an open council workshop last week, acting Strategic Planning and Policy committee chair Mike Montgomerie said it was important…

Photo comp tips

A free photography workshop being run on October 28 by Cambridge’s best known lensman Michael Jeans is part of several community collaborations aimed at inspiring shutterbugs  to enter the Cambridge Autumn Festival’s annual photo competition….

Cherry festival parking reviewed

Waikato District Council say they will discuss “inconsistencies” with traffic numbers at the New Zealand Cherry Blossom Festival in Matangi with event organisers Paul Oulton and Anne Cao. The festival, which was held over three…

Leisure riders test their mettle

While last week’s ‘Ride the Raceway’ had nothing to do with racing per se, one of those taking part did himself proud by completing 15 laps of the 1000m Cambridge Raceway course in 30 minutes,…

Connection made

John Patrick O’Brien’s body lay unclaimed in Waikato Hospital’s morgue for two months until the Cambridge RSA stepped in and found a resting place at Hautapu for the Vietnam veteran. Six months on senior writer…

One complaint leads to a catch

I’m back at work this week and arrived to news of a great catch over the weekend. Last Friday, the team responded to a driving complaint. They successfully located the vehicle on Victoria Street. Due…

Bridge work almost done

Painting and maintenance work on the $2.6 million Victoria ‘High Level’ Bridge project is expected to be finished next month, weeks earlier than expected. Scaffolding reached the southern end of the bridge late last week…

It’s play time

Developers have unveiled plans for a new destination playground in Cambridge West – while another playground which opened in Cambridge North last week is proving popular. Company 3Ms revealed Papatakohe Park in the Bridleways Estate…

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