John Downing

2 weeks ago | cambridgeindependent.co.uk | John Downing

A hearing care assistant at angli-EAR Hearing in Great Shelford has returned from a life-changing trip to northern India where she volunteered her time and skills in the rural Himalayan village of Sainji. As part of her apprenticeship with Anglia Ruskin University, Kirstie Eley joined a small team of volunteers to support communities with limited access to healthcare.

3 weeks ago | independent.ie | John Downing

John Downing: As I cheer on Limerick in the Munster final, I know only too well how far we must travel to be among the greatsThe Treaty men dominate the game at the moment, but still lag well behind Cork and Tipperary From left, Cork’s Declan Dalton, Eoin Downey and Ciarán Joyce challenge Barry Nash of Limerick in last month’s Munster SHC clash.

3 weeks ago | cambridgeindependent.co.uk | John Downing

Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) launched its 30th birthday celebrations with a gathering of fundraisers and hospital staff – all directly involved with the charity’s work – with a party at Fitzbillies in Cambridge. To mark the milestone, Fitzbillies hosted the celebrations at its shop and tea rooms in Trumpington Street on 15 May and unveiled a special window display which will be there for customers to see until September.

3 weeks ago | cambridgeindependent.co.uk | John Downing

Interactive plant science exhibit Blooming Numbers won a prestigious silver-gilt medal as the University of Cambridge made a dazzling debut at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Presented by The Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University, the exhibit was part of a new GreenSTEM section celebrating cutting-edge research and innovation in the world of plant science. The eye-catching exhibit was a collaborative effort across multiple Cambridge institutions and partners.

4 weeks ago | independent.ie | John Downing

In 1944, French president Charles de Gaulle rejected the US and British idea that Paris did not have any great importance as a military target because, by then, World War II was well on its way to a decisive Allied victory. But for De Gaulle, a symbolic recapture of the French capital was central to retrieving the nation’s traumatised soul after the shock German over-run in 1940. But De Gaulle’s myth-making did not end there.