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Good Sort gets new walker

A Cambridge man who nominated Dennis Lloyd as one of television’s Good Sorts has now convinced one of his business contacts to give the 91-year-old a new $800 walker. Todd Stephenson, who is the service…

Award winner

Cambridge-based appearance medicine nurse Deborah Swann of Full Circle Appearance Medicine has taken out the Tainui category in the annual Māori Businesswoman Awards. The awards support the vision and mission of Māori Women’s Development to…

Thieves steal lifesaver

Tauwhare School principal Fiona Bradley is ‘gutted and disappointed’ at the theft of an AED (automated external defibrillator) from a secure lockbox attached to an outer school wall. The box was forced open sometime around…

League lends a hand

Cambridge Catholic Women’s League members heard first hand about the challenges facing the ever increasing numbers of children needing support in our communities. Linda Roil of Kids in Need Waikato was the guest speaker at…

Festival dates set

Ten gardens, nine of them new to the event, will feature in November’s Rotary Garden Festival. The event is a major fundraiser for Rotary Cambridge, bringing in  thousands of dollars for local charities. It will…

Jumble Around breaks records

Cambridge’s Jumble Around op-shop has a record $170,000 to give away this year and is calling for more non-profit organisations and clubs to reach out for help. The charity has returned well over $1 million…

Volunteers keep a watch

It’s easy to feel that you and your family are living your busy lives in isolation. However, in Cambridge we are very lucky to be supported by many unseen community organisations. One of these is…

Exclusive – Rimmington Returns

Ousted Waikato Regional Council chair Russ Rimmington is back on the hustings and is promising to have a team to challenge for seats. Rimmington, a former Hamilton mayor, was thought a year ago to have…

Skatepark work to start 

Work is about to start on an $800,000 skatepark in Cambridge. Waipā District Council’s community services manager Brad Ward said the new Dominion Avenue facility will be a big attraction appealing to elite skaters as…

A solid gold moment for James

Student James Morgan got to hold the Lexus Melbourne Cup when it visited Cambridge Middle School during a whistle-stop tour of New Zealand last week – and found it a heavy responsibility. He had to…

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