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How green really is Gordon Brown?
I thought I smelt a rat when I heard that Gordon Brown had earmarked Oakington Barracks, close to where I live in Cambridgeshire, as the first of his planned eco-towns. The site is currently used as an Immigration Reception Centre which...
The missing – Philip Cairns
Philip Cairns has been missing for 20 years, but investigations are still ongoing. The 13-year-old vanished while walking back to school in south Dublin in October 1986. Every year, on the anniversary of his disappearance, his family make a fresh appeal for the...
The missing – Daniel Morcombe
This is Daniel Morcombe, who it is feared was abducted and may have been murdered after disappearing 7th December, 2003 while waiting to catch a bus for a shopping trip along the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. It was a few days before his 14th birthday. He...
No more migraines for Kate
A guest post by Kate, CEO of Headway Cambridgeshire, of which I am a trustee. Kate suffered excruciating migraines for many years until she took part in a trial using a well known herb organised by the Migraine Action Association which has transformed...
The Missing – Rui Pedro Mendonça
Every day from today, I am going to write a post about a missing person. I am doing it to remind us that this is a terrifying nightmare that happens to some families. How they continue their tormented lives, I cannot imagine, it must be a living hell. I am doing it...
New PR book for bloggers
A clever piece of marketing here by David Meerman Scott for his latest book The New Rules of Marketing & PR. He has mentioned in it a whole host of bloggers, including myself, and a copy is winging its way to me. In his promotion, he has linked to us all on his site,...
President of Iraq in Cambridge today
I have just heard that the President of Iraq, Jalal Talabani, visited Cambridge today. He has been speaking at the Cambridge Union Society. I asked if I could have a press pass, but was told that all names for those wishing to attend had to be submitted...
Call for lorry overtaking ban
A treacherous stretch of the A14 in Cambridgeshire has been dubbed the "road to hell", it is a regular accident blackspot. Cambridgeshire's top 18 movers and shakers are lobbying Government about it. I am thankful I don't need to use it daily. My...
Meg Matthews fights her demons
It can be easy to envy those who you think "have it all". But what you see on the outside can be just an act, their real lives could be very different to what you perceive. Veronica Callanan reflects about this on her latest post after...