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Up-and-comers attend football camp

More than 100 young footballers have completed a four-day player development camp in Cambridge. The boys and girls, from all around the North Island, spent the course with the Ricki Herbert Football Academy at St…

Labour Day fair will be biggest yet

The biannual St Andrew’s Giant Craft & Collectable Fair coming up this Labour Day is set to be the biggest yet, with founder and organiser Ian Dunn confirming a total of 114 stalls this year….

In-form apprentice on a roll

Ashvin Goindasamy has swapped tailor-made miniature jockey’s colours for the real item and he’s now living a childhood dream. The Cambridge apprentice celebrated his best day in the saddle on Saturday when he kicked home…

Model train-fest in Tirau

Model train lovers are in for a treat this Labour Weekend. The Greater Waikato Railway Modellers, in association with Castle Pamela and Tirau Primary School, is staging a model railway exhibition in the Castle’s great…

Locals excel at Halbergs

Local Cambridge athletes Ryan Branje, Thomas Szabo and Andrew Fairweather were part of the 15-strong Waikato team that attended the 2018 Halberg Junior Disability Games in Auckland October 5 – 7. Ryan competed in a…

Another boost for cycling

A new cycle initiative is coming to town, aiming at getting more visitors out and about enjoying the region. Cycle Cambridge is the brainchild of the Brian Perry Charitable Trust, which is continuing its work…

Local apprentice the best

Cambridge hairdressing apprentice Courtney Hale has just been named as one of the New Zealand Hair and Beauty Industry Training Organisation’s apprentices of the year, one of just four in the country. Courtney, a Year…

Student cyclists dominate divisions at nationals

Four Cambridge cyclists competing at the Cycling New Zealand Schools National Road Championships in Canterbury have come out on top in their respective age grades. Cambridge High School’s Maddi Douglas claimed an emphatic victory in…

Cardholders urged to use cards more

Hundreds of locals were told recently that they should present their SuperGold Card at every opportunity – both to take advantage of the discounts offered at participating outlets, and to encourage more businesses to join…

Mountain runner finishes first world race

Cambridge mountain runner Matt Scott has finished his stint at the World Mountain Running Championships with the satisfaction of having actually completed a gruelling 12km uphill course over rugged, high altitude terrain. The 2015 St…

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