Back to Mac

The post night-out McFlurry to Rose Crescent is back on the cards, as Cambridge’s much-loved McDonald’s reopens. Cambridge’s golden arches shut its doors at the end of July for a renovation, and reopened last Tuesday as part of the chain’s “convenience of the future” re-vamp. Ahmet Mustafa, who owns 18 McDonald’s in the Cambridge area, said “I can’t wait to welcome my customers back into the restaurant to experience the changes first-hand” – which include a brand-new delivery area.

A moth-eaten bus route

You know what they say – a moth flaps its wings, and a bus route connecting Cambridge to Cambourne gets disrupted. Or something like that. In this case, the discovery of a rare moth in Cambridge’s Coton Orchard could stop the Cambridge-Cambourne bus route from cutting through the orchard and demolishing its trees. The dark crimson underwing moth would be “one more reason” to preserve the orchard, naturalist Ben Greig said. The Cambridge-Cambourne bus was approved in 2023, and aims to take cars off the road, make buses more reliable, and cut down journey times across Cambridgeshire.

Cambs police warn of… something

Cambridgeshire Police issued an important warning on Friday, concerning the motorway connecting the North Circular to north-western Cambridge. “Please be aware that currently the M11,” Cambs police tweeted in the early evening, leaving readers wondering just what could be wrong with the motorway. The tweet set off a series of parody replies. “Please be aware that currently the milk,” shared Yorkshire tea. Almost two hours later, Cambs Police clarified that Junctions 10 to 11 were closed – and the M11 was just fine.

Cambridge academic gives Afghan women a voice

A Cambridge academic has helped to translate the work of 21 Afghan female writers, saying the work was “dangerous” but important. Dr Parwana Fayyaz, a scholar of Persian literature who was born in Kabul, said the work made her feel closer to the city. “Kabul is a beautiful city and I love it, but at the same time it’s terrifying, a dangerous city – especially for women,” Fayyaz said. The work – a collective diary – was written during the fall of Kabul in 2021. In the three years since, the women have kept in touch over Whatsapp, culminating in the publishing of My Dear Kabul. “I hope the world honours them by reading their stories,” Fayyaz said.