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Two of the region’s oldest businesses come together to assist families
Birketts is delighted to announce that it has formalised a partnership with the East of England Co-op to provide probate services to clients of its Funeral Services division from 22 January 2018.
Walk in groups to keep exercise goals on track
People may be more likely to stick to taking exercise if they walk in groups, according to a paper published in the International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care.
Desalination orders flood in
For much of the past decade, there has been oversupply of desalination plants but that is less true today. Business is picking up globally, first with a wave of large plants in the main, says a new report from IDTechEx.
IWM Duxford announces 2018 air show season and commemoration of the RAF Centenary
IWM Duxford will present a festival of flying for all the family in 2018, with children under 16 going free to IWM air shows.* Tickets are now on sale, with a fantastic Early Bird offer for all air shows.
Dr Rashid Zaman joins Salus Wellness Clinic
Dr Rashid Zaman BSc (Hons) MBBChir (Cantab), DGM MRCGP MRCPsych FRCPsych, a highly experienced Consultant Psychiatrist, has joined the Salus Wellness Clinic.
Cambridge City & South Cambs: It’s time to make your metals matter!
Over 141 million cans, foil trays and aerosols are used every year in South Cambridgeshire and Cambridge City and the Greater Cambridge Shared Waste Service has launched a new campaign to make sure every last one makes it into your blue recycling bin.*
New partner joins Penningtons Manches to boost social housing team
The Cambridge office of leading law firm Penningtons Manches has further strengthened its real estate team with the arrival of partner Mark Sellers. Mark joins the firm from Prince Evans, where he was a partner in the firm’s social housing development team.
Council offers advice for private rental tenants at free workshop
Residents living in privately rented accommodation in Cambridge have the chance to learn more about their legal rights, and the help that is available to them, at a free session next month.
SelfStir seeks out Cofinitive for communications
Corporate communications consultancy Cofinitive caught the eye of SelfStir, provider of an accessible and user-friendly 360 feedback and development platform, so much so that they chose Cofinitive to be their external communications team.
Building life skills – Cambridge hosts regional final of robotics competition
Children and teenagers from across East Anglia descended upon Cambridge University's Department of Engineering for the regional final of a global robotics-based life skills competition.
Bennetts Insurance meets fundraising target for Addenbrooke’s Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
Peterborough-based motorcycle insurance specialist, Bennetts, has successfully achieved its fundraising target in aid of the Addenbrooke’s Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in Cambridge.
Hospice thanks Cambridgeshire’s Freemasons for 'steadfast support' during landmark year
Nearly £220,000 has been donated to the widely-acclaimed Arthur Rank Hospice building, with another £17,080 contributed to the Hospice’s running costs between January and December 2017.
Lab is a lasting tribute to brave Lisa
A state of the art laboratory that will help leading neurosurgeons research brain tumours has opened at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, thanks to funding from a King’s Lynn-based charity.
Think of honeybees as ‘livestock’ not wildlife, argue experts
Contrary to public perception, die-offs in honeybee colonies are an agricultural not a conservation issue, argue Cambridge researchers, who say that manged honeybees may contribute to the genuine biodiversity crisis of Europe’s declining wild pollinators.
Start 2018 in style - with Jesus College’s executive meetings package
A prestigious executive meetings package for up to 22 delegates is now on offer at Jesus College’s exclusive new West Court facilities.
OBE for John McGregor, Contamac’s Founder and Chairman
John McGregor, Chairman and Founder of Contamac Ltd, was awarded an OBE in the 2018 New Year’s Honours, “For services to International Trade and Innovation in Polymer Technology”.
City Council initiatives lead the way in reducing number of rough sleepers
New government figures just released show that the number of people sleeping rough in Cambridge has reduced significantly in the past 12 months following a series of initiatives from Cambridge City Council and its partners.
Birketts advises shareholders of Selcia Holdings Limited on sale to Eurofins
Leading East of England law firm Birketts has advised the shareholders of Selcia Holdings Limited (the holding company of Selcia Limited) on its sale to Eurofins Agroscience Services, part of the Eurofins Scientific SE Group. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Do you LOVE your business?
If you LOVE your business, you need to attend the SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards Workshop on Valentine’s Day (Wednesday 14th February). It's free!
TWI pioneers ‘invisible weld’ process
TWI has pioneered a new ‘invisible weld’ process for Linear Friction Welding (LFW) that can blur evidence of the join line when welding titanium alloy.
Greater Cambridge Partnership confirms new business representative
Claire Ruskin, CEO of Cambridge Network, has been named as the new business representative for the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s Executive Board for the coming months.
Cambridge leads £11.9m research project to extend battery life for electric vehicles
The University of Cambridge is leading one of four government-funded projects into battery research, in order to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles and a low-carbon economy.
Rube Goldberg machines: simple but effective
Cambridge Design Technology says:"We are absolutely fascinated by the incredible Rube Goldberg Machines – such masterpieces! A Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist, Goldberg was best known for his zany invention cartoons. We’re sure his engineering degree is behind all of this!"
Raspberry Pi protects its cutting-edge intellectual property with Darktrace AI
Darktrace, the world’s leading AI company for cyber defence, has announced that Raspberry Pi, the creators of the best-selling British computer, have selected the Enterprise Immune System to protect their network against pernicious cyber-attacks including IP theft and ransomware, as well as latent vulnerabilities.
Matters of the heart: scientists reveal how stem cells drive cardiac development & growth
Scientists from the University of Cambridge and the Université Libre de Bruxelles have used cutting-edge technology to show for the first time how embryonic stem cells diversify to generate the progenitor cells required for the development of the heart. The researchers hope that this new understanding will pave the way for future therapeutic opportunities for infants born with heart defects and…