Cambridge Breakfast

Cambridge City Council is asking local people to feed into a new Framework for Change for North Cambridge. It wants to know where investment is needed, including older council housing […]

A Cambridge City Foodbank volunteer is raising funds through a triathlon in celebration of their 60th birthday. Helen Johnson, a volunteer at Cambridge City Foodbank for the last seven years, decided […]

A Cambridge Charity which provides support for the homeless is backing calls for urgent action to save the country’s supported housing sector. James Martin from Cambridge Cyrenians spoke to Julian […]

A group of volunteers is transforming a rusty trailer into a travelling shed for people to borrow tools and learn about repairing. Sheddit, based in Swavesey, is also fostering community.

he Red Hen Project has been named charity partner for the 2025 Cambridge Beer Festival. The organisation works with primary schools to support children and their families to overcome barriers […]

Planning permission has been granted for a new purpose-built cancer support centre. The new Maggie’s Centre will provide expert support for people with cancer as well as their family and […]

A Cambridge Hairdresser has been remembering the time he met Pope Francis. The Pontiff died at his home on Easter Monday after having a stroke and heart failure. Piero d’Angelico […]

Camcycle is seeking volunteers for a new project which will enable local residents to shape the future of their streets. The charity wants to recruit 18 people for a pilot […]

A new project is encouraging the science and technology sector in Cambridge to tackle local inequality. The Cambridge Pledge is asking entrepreneurs to donate a portion of their current or […]

Plans to relocate a local sewage treatment works to make way for new homes have been approved. Anglian Water has been given permission to replace its current Cambridge facility near […]

Rowan is celebrating after being awarded £15,000 of National Lottery funding to develop their Movement and Arts for Wellbeing project. The Charity runs sessions for adults with learning disabilities at […]

Linda Ness hears about Cambridge Operatic Society’s production Bonnie & Clyde at Great Hall at The Leys, Trumpington Road (10-13 April).

On Tuesday’s Cambridge Breakfast we returned to this year’s Dragon Boat Festival. It’s being held on Saturday the 13th of September at Fen Ditton on the Banks of the River […]

Rob Chipperfield and Lawrence Micallef commemorate World Backup Day; why you should have them; what you should do with them and why you should test them. Plus a round-up of […]

The Rubbish Shakespeare Company and Silly History Boys are putting on a show at the Cambridge Junction called The Story Forge: Make your own Myth. And Linda’s joined by Lee […]

Linda Ness hears about Cambridge charity Educating The Children and its mission to empower girls and young women in East Africa through education & training.

Sarah Burge, Director of Clinical Integration at CRUK Cambridge Centre, Illumina’s Alison Shelley, Natasha Robertson, Corporate Partnerships Manager, Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) tell Julian about their involvement in the Cambridge […]

A Cambridgeshire Policeman has become the first member of the force to graduate from the FBI Academy. Superintendent James Sutherland self-funded the 10 week course at Quantico. He spoke to […]

Julian hears from two ARU student lawyers Molly Shaw and Isabel Bjibjou and Jessica Richardson from Birketts about the regular free law clinic and the newly launched Public Legal Education […]

Julian hears why Saffron Walden and Shelford have made it into the Sunday Times Best Places to Live from Tim Palmer, Best Places to Live judge and writer.

Julian hears from Paul Earnshaw, one of the organisers of the Thriplow Daffodil Weekend (22-23 March).

Felix von Nathusius, founder of Well:o, tells Julian Clover about the importance of dental wellness and how his Cambridge practice fills an important gap in the market.

Registration has opened for the 25th Bridge the Gap Charity Walk.  The walk, which follows a new route through the city and Colleges of the University of Cambridge, has taken […]

Ahead of this year’s Cambridge Festival, Julian Clover discusses AI with Neil Lawrence, DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning at the University of Cambridge in the Department of Computer Science and […]

A New Book is looking at the History of Village Halls. Halls for All is written by Louise Beaton and David Clark and has been released to coincide with the […]

Linda Ness hears from cast members from the Cambridge University Italian Society’s annual play, Napoli Milionaria, which runs from Friday 14 to Sunday 15 March at St John’s College.

Dr Claudia Antolini joins Julian Clover to talk about two Cambridge Festival Events. The return of the FameLab, the science communication competition and Cambridge Creative Encounters, which explores thoughtful poetry […]

Runners from across the City and beyond took part in the Cambridge Half Marathon. Jonathan Escalante Phillips was the first to complete the distance – he spoke to Julian on […]

Frank Turner is one of the UK’s most successful artists. He released his tenth studio album Undefeated in May 2024. For his appearance at Cambridge Corn Exchange on April 10, […]

Julian Clover chats with Andy about Dinosaurs, his new book, and his band.