Adrian Peel

1 week ago | cambridgeindependent.co.uk | Adrian Peel

Hifi Sean (Sean Dickson) and David McAlmont are to perform at the Cambridge Corn Exchange later this month as support to Erasure’s Andy Bell. Sean and David both have history in the music industry - Sean as a member of The Soup Dragons and more recently as a DJ and electronic artist, HiFi Sean, and McAlmont as a renowned solo artist and member of acclaimed duo, McAlmont & Butler, with guitarist Bernard Butler.

1 week ago | cambridgeindependent.co.uk | Adrian Peel

There was another impressive turnout as the 2025 edition of the Reach Fair took place on Bank Holiday Monday (5 May). This traditional fair has taken place in Reach every year since 1201, when King John granted a charter. It was originally held on Rogation Monday but since 1979, it has been held on the early May bank holiday.

1 week ago | cambridgeindependent.co.uk | Adrian Peel

Published: 10:00, 09 May 2025 A new book by award-winning British-Norwegian author Robert Ferguson explores the Nazi occupation of Norway during the Second World War – and tells the little-known story of a Cambridge woman’s involvement in the country’s underground resistance. Titled Norway’s War, this exhaustively-researched tome details the five-year occupation and its judicial aftermath, and reveals fascinating personal accounts from ordinary people caught up in it.

1 week ago | cambridgeindependent.co.uk | Adrian Peel

Nine-year-old Layla Rosowsky, a pupil at St Mary’s School in Cambridge, walked the entire 268-mile Pennine Way to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Pennine Way trail and, over 15 days of the Easter holidays, Layla trekked through rain, wind and challenging terrain to complete the challenge, showing incredible strength and resilience.

1 week ago | cambridgeindependent.co.uk | Adrian Peel

This year’s Ely’s Eel Festival Weekend (3-5 May) was more than just an annual tradition – as the popular event also included VE Day celebrations, commemorating 80 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe. With a wide range of food vendors and traders, plus an impressive entertainment programme, the festival included the ever-popular Eel Parade from Cross Green down to the Riverside ahead of the rest of the festivities for Eel Day (3 May).