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Brekky break fills a gap

Cambridge Community House’s inaugural BBQ Breakfast for Tradies is likely to become a regular ‘Movember’ fixture. Movember is an annual series of fundraisers held nationwide to promote men’s health.  The CCH event at the end…

Appeal is a shoe in

This year has been the most successful for the annual Shoe Box Appeal, a fast-growing charitable initiative that sees rehomed greyhounds given a shoe box full of goodies for Christmas. Cambridge greyhound owner and advocate…

Good calls on road works

Just do it and do it properly. That’s the message from the Waikato Chamber of Commerce to the incoming government about the Cambridge to Piarere Waikato Expressway extension shelved in 2017. Discussing a list of…

The wait was worth it

About 70 people gathered to celebrate the opening of Cambridge High School’s new classroom block on Monday. The $12.4 million S Block, constructed by Livingstone Building, adds 15 new classrooms to the Swayne Rd campus…

Fluoride battle continues

A Cambridge lobby group has started a battle to stop the town’s water supply bring fluoridated. The outgoing director general of health Ashley Bloomfield instructed the Waipā District Council to add fluoride to Cambridge supplies…

Buses: more the merrier

A Waipā bus service between Cambridge and Te Awamutu is some years off but more buses and increased frequency on existing routes could come as early as next year. The success of the Meteor in…

Carmel’s last dance

She was a tomboy with the soul of a dancer. At primary school, Carmel Howarth loved wearing gumboots and running wild outdoors. “I loved rugby but I wasn’t allowed to play because girls weren’t allowed…

The ploughman’s legacy

GRAHAM FREEGARD: 10th October 1931 – 3rd DECEMBER 2023 Graham Freegard – a man known as much for his ploughing skills and love of tractors as for his brightly painted tin hat – died earlier…

Chamber reflects on year’s highlights

Advocacy played a significant role in the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce’s year, chief executive Kelly Bouzaid told the business group’s annual meeting last week. Raising awareness about a proposed quarry south of Cambridge by gauging…

Waipā roles in ordination

Waipā parish priests Joe Stack and Leonard Danvers had crucial roles in the ordination of new Hamilton Diocese Catholic bishop Richard Laurenson on Friday. The two monsignors – titles bestowed by the Pope on priests…

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