Pe-woof-ian dog

Mirelle Radley, a 29-year-old backpacker from Cambridge, has raised £18,000 to rescue a stray dog which she bonded with while in Peru. In April, Radley visited the Peruvian village of Ollantaytambo with her cousin, where she came across a Shepherd-mix dog. The dog approached Radley while she was lying in a hammock and subsequently refused to leave her side, Cambridgeshire Live reported. Radley decided to bring the dog, now known as Paddington because of his Peruvian heritage, back to the UK. After fundraising £18,000, Radley was able to pay for Paddington’s medical checks, blood tests, and vaccinations; he is now expected to arrive in the UK in August.

Local carpet seller rein-vents travel to avoid bus gate fine

Carpet shop owner John Ball has resorted to using a horse and cart in response to the traffic restrictions imposed on the Mill Road bridge. Under the new rules, most motorised vehicles are banned from using the bridge. Ball, the owner of Cut Price Carpets, told the BBC that the “only feasible way” for him to receive deliveries for his store and to transport them over the bridge is by using horse and cart, forcing him “to revert back to the old ways from the 18th Century”. He added: “We need a solution. It’s just devastating for businesses, on either side of the bridge.” Currently, Ball is using two horses by the names of Syble and Olive to make his journeys over the Mill Road bridge.

Jack (’s) of all tastes

BBC Good Food has named Jack’s Gelato as one of the UK’s best ice cream parlours. They said: “Serving inventive flavours made in small batches, ingredients are carefully considered, like coffee beans from Essex-based The Coffee Officina or Pump Street chocolate in the stracciatella.” BBC Good Food added that, although Jack’s often attracts long queues, it is “worth joining them,” encouraging potential customers to try the rhubarb and rose sorbetti in summer, and the mince pie ice cream in winter. Jack’s, which is known for its constantly changing menus, has one store on Bene’t Street and another on All Saints Passage.

Hot Content announces band’s “death”

Student band and staple of May Week events, Hot Content, has announced its “death” on social media. The band, which was described as a “ten-piece pop-funk student band playing lively gigs around Cambridge,” played for the last time on Wednesday (18/06) at the Cambridge Corn Exchange, in an event which it labelled “the last dance”. Hot Content’s final concert was played alongside other student bands Quasar and Colonel Spanky’s Love Ensemble.