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Firemen leave big boots to fill

A sizeable chunk of experience is departing the Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade as two of its long-standing members retire. Don Weinberg and Andrew Goodwin have jointly amassed more than 66 years’ service with the brigade….

Purser swings in for St Peter’s

One of Waikato’s top home-grown golfers has joined the St Peter’s School Golf Academy in Cambridge. Mark Purser, 37, who grew up across the road from Hamilton Golf Club where the legendary Brian Boys coached…

Take note: Iffy fifties about

Two Cambridge businesses have fallen victim to an unsophisticated banknote counterfeiter. David Gao of Happy Days Takeaway discovered $100 and $50 bills in his takings and took to social media to warn others to be…

Library miss draws fire

Cambridge residents have reacted angrily to news the former Bunnings building and site in Queen Street will become an up-market Ingham car yard. The News website and Facebook page had record hits following our exclusive…

New storm over Dovi

Waipā councillors are concerned the district council’s communications response during Cyclone Dovi at the weekend fell short of expectations with one saying it was woefully inadequate. The lack of information from the council through its…

Baker sets retirement day

Trainer Murray Baker has announced his retirement – at 75 – 22 years after moving to Cambridge from Woodville. “When Murray Baker confided to a few friends last spring that he was planning to retire…

Clearer by the litre 

I am forever stowing my glasses on top of my head when I need to look at something which is further away than my computer screen. Often, if that thing is the television, I can…

Library loaded 

Cambridge’s Little Library red phone box is struggling with the weight of too many books and according to Cambridge Community Board chair Sue Milner has become a health and safety hazard. Milner has asked the…

Memory cabinets help lead the way

A community project with distinctly Cambridge roots is helping Resthaven on Burns residents feel more at home. Each resident living with dementia or memory loss has been gifted a handcrafted memory cabinet in which to…

Lakes on the brink 

Regional and district councillors have been given an insight into the alarming state of Waipā peat lakes and warned that without action, they will get worse. Regional councillor Andrew MacPherson accepted a challenge from Fish…

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