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Spotlight on the community patrol

Claire Castle went out on the beat with the Cambridge Community Patrol recently, finding out more about the volunteers who are working hard to keep the town safe. I was full of questions before I…

Weather watch with Magnum

Cambridge trainer Lauren Brennan is keeping close tabs on the Waikato weather forecast as she prepares former Singapore galloper Magnum for a return to racing. Brennan has the Per Incanto six-year-old entered for the Allied…

Reds call for home ground support

Cambridge go into their last home game of football’s Northern League season in need of a win to get clear of the risk of relegation. The Reds play Franklin United at John Kerkhof Park on…

Refreshed Waddell riding for charity

Jockey Jason Waddell started the new racing season at Tauranga on Wednesday with even more incentive to ride winners. The 32-year-old Group One-winning jockey has had a lengthy battle with depression and he’s not about…

Cambridge Golf Classic back this weekend

This weekend the Cambridge Golf Club will host many of the country’s leading male and female amateur golfers for the 46th renewal of the Classic Builders Cambridge Golf Classic. Playing over 72 holes from Friday…

Liquid gold on Flume Rd

Sitting out on Flume Rd, Alexander Organics is fast making a name for itself, supplying fresh, raw milk from its self-serve shop through a milk dispenser imported from Italy. The couple behind the business, Jesiah…

Cambridge Oaks welcomes mayor

Mayor Jim Mylchreest (left) was the guest of honour at Cambridge Oaks recently, touring the Terrace apartments and enjoying lunch with staff and residents. The retirement village’s 1- 3-bedroom houses on Swayne Rd all fall…

Alpacas add charm and value

Alpacas are delightful enough to win a starring role in any children’s book, but they also possess a raft of other attributes that are fast making them a favourite among New Zealand lifestylers and farmers….

Dinner, dancing and the snip for charity

With Mystery Creek decked out in a winter wonderland theme, 350 Waikato socialites flocked to the LJ Hooker Cancer Society Ball last Saturday – raising $75,000 for charity. Hosted by Hamilton’s own Jesse Mulligan, the…

Cambridge trainers on top

Cambridge trainers-Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman have notched up their 20th black type win in their record breaking domestic season when New York Minute was victorious in the Powerworx Opunake Cup (1400m). The five-year-old was…

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