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The Prime Minister has announced tougher national restrictions in England from Thursday. With the NHS weeks from being overwhelmed, and a higher death toll than the […]

Huntingdonshire District Council has successfully completed a new seven-unit industrial development within the Alms Close area of Stukeley Meadows, Huntingdon. The new development named ‘The […]

Remembrance Sunday 8th November 2020 A Message from the Mayor of Huntingdon, Cllr Karl Webb This year, Remembrance Day is going to be so different […]

According to the latest RAJAR (Q2 2020) study, of those radio listeners surveyed, 32% claim to own a smart speaker and 18% claim to use […]

Every year the National Garden Scheme supports garden owners to open their gardens to the general public benefiting the NGS charities by asking a small […]

Thank you very much for your programme. It was a great pleasure to hear HCRFM on 104.0 MHz here in Finland! My name is Jim […]

Unbelievably its 150 years since the death of Charles Dickens! Charles John Haffam Dickens was born in Portsmouth on 7th February 1812 and died in […]

The Cromwell Museum are happy to announce that their doors have re-opened, from 11am – 4pm! Right now, they’re still only opening from Wednesday – […]

Over the last month, giant historical posters depicting Godmanchester’s past have sprung up around the town. Godmanchester museum together with the Friends from St Mary’s […]

The Treasury is to require banks and building societies to provide access to free-to-use cash machines within a “reasonable distance” of every home in the […]

A very special ‘Thank you NHS’ Spitfire plane will fly over the region at the weekend to mark the 72nd birthday of the National Health […]

Following the Government announcement on 23 June which set out further changes to lockdown measures in England – from Saturday 4 July – pubs, restaurants, […]

Why is there a 17th Century ship sailing close to Huntingdon’s bus station? Huntingdon’s Town Estates Services Team have been getting creative.  The team have […]

The McMinis are very, very small and live in a biscuit tin underneath a shed, a large family who generally get on with each other […]

Huntingdon Community Radio (HCR104fm) Black Lives Matter – Open Letter 10th June 2020 Due to recent developments at Huntingdon Community Radio (Media) Ltd (HCR104fm), the […]

Huntingdon Community Radio (HCR104fm) Black Lives Matter Statement 9th June 2020 The Senior Management Team at HCR104fm would like to explain our decision regarding the […]

Sarah Stones is offering free online webinars and says motivation is a key component to good mental health. A motivational specialist from St Neots says […]

While we have all been under the lockdown restrictions, your community radio has been busy working away in the background. You may be surprised to […]

Discount supermarket firm Aldi is to open its new store in St Ives at the end of the summer, creating up to 40 jobs. The […]

With more and more people tuning into radio during this current crisis, radio continues to keep listeners informed and safe whilst keeping spirits high and […]

Here’s a unique opportunity especially for this lockdown period.  The St Ives Choral Society are offering anyone who fancies having a go at a choral […]

Pampered pets will face a normality shock after the coronavirus lockdown.  With their doting owners stuck at home all day, dogs are loving life in […]

The Soul and Motown show has been very busy these past few weeks, presenter Jamie Stocker was invited by the team at BBC 6 Music […]

Join Rev. Jon Randall for a special Easter Sunday Celebration Service recorded for Huntingdon Community Radio. Rev. Jon Randall is the Vicar of Huntingdon and […]

A colouring project has been designed by an artist in Ramsey for children and the community.  Si Mitchell has created a wall design in the […]

The country is living in strange times. But as the entertainment world is keen to say “the show must go on”.   So, in accordance with […]

The local composer, Paul Fisher, wrote this song six months before he was diagnosed with a brain tumour last August, at the age of 50. […]

M & D Flooring in St Ives opened their doors for business on Saturday 25th January. Pictured from left to right are Kat and Matt […]

Luke Anthony, host of the Friday night editions of “Over to You “, spoke with Ramsey born and bred, Richard Hyde about the moment he […]

Peter Rogers’ morning programme, Brunch ‘til Lunch went live to Godmanchester last week where on Thursday an army of volunteers from the local community, put […]

The Needingworth Scribblers, Alison Goulding, Helen O’Mahoney and Jean Fairbairn launched their first book at The Book Warren in Willingham on Saturday 23rd November entitled  […]

Our own Sue Rodwell Smith – who is the Director of our soap, the twice weekly serial, “Huntsford” was awarded a Bronze in the annual […]

A new charity fundraising group has been set up in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, to help fund research and treatment in the fight against muscular dystrophy. […]

From Jamie Stocker – Soul and Motown Show In the middle of their UK Tour the Hot 8 Brass Band made their return to the […]

Hunters Down Care Home are very excited for this year’s Huntingdon Carnival. They were joint winners in 2017; in 2018 they were overall winners so […]

It’s a family friendly music, food and drinks festival. Now in its fifth year this local festival is going from strength to strength. Sister Sledge […]

We couldn’t have wished for better weather as Sunday began with bright blue skies. What a way to start the 10th anniversary of Over Day […]

Gabrielle – Under My Skin This month on the Soul and Motown show we have been very busy with lots going on in and around […]

The next guest in this month’s Scribblers’ Hour will be Andrea Weeding. In 1976, when she was a girl, Andrea and family moved from a town […]

The first programme from Writers’ Corner – Scribblers’ Hour – was aired on the 27th February 2019.  Presented by Sue Rodwell Smith her first guests […]

The Britsh Gymnastics Foundation Love to Move programme has developed and evolved thanks to lead programme coach, Kim Hall who was interviewed on the HCR104fm […]

Huntingdon Community Radio is encouraging more women to become Presenters and Producers with the station. At the moment only around 5% of HCR104fm’s volunteers are […]

It was announced this week that Lime Pictures, the TV production company behind Hollyoaks and the Netflix children’s hit Free Rein, is to adapt James […]

Ferrars Hall Care Home in Huntingdon are hosting a dementia café for local people living with dementia or anyone caring for someone with dementia.  People […]

We’re delighted to announce the launch of our brand-new show, ‘Senior Moments’, on Tuesday 15th January ! The programme will be the 3rd Tuesday of […]

HCR104fm is holding a Quiz Night on Saturday the 19th of January at The Montagu Club in Hartford Road, Huntingdon. There is a prize of […]

Huntingdon Community Radio is now on the lookout for guests from local charities and community groups, to promote themselves for free on air throughout 2019. […]

Ferrars Hall Care Home in Huntingdon are hosting a dementia café for local people living with dementia or anyone caring for someone with dementia.  People […]

You are cordially invited to the HCR104fm Open Day at Saxongate in Huntingdon High Street on Saturday the 8th of December. Meet our volunteers and […]

We are pleased to announce a new item in our Wednesday schedule. Huntingdon Community Radio are keen to promote local talent and this is an […]

Finding that special something for a Christmas gift can be a nightmare – unless you pop down to the AA signposted St Ives Antiques Fair […]

In today’s age of modern technology, everyone is potentially at risk from telephone and online scams, as well as doorstep fraudsters and mail scams.  So […]

It is with deepest regret we announce the death of Gill Hanby who played ‘Sandra Pinkerton’ in our soap drama ‘Huntsford’. Gill played the character […]

HCR104fm’s regular on-air soap ‘Huntsford’ has achieved national recognition at the 2018 Community Radio Awards, seeing off four other nominees to be crowned winner in […]

The Community Radio Awards recognised ‘Huntsford’ in the Arts & Creative Section by awarding us Gold.  The judges said it was a real community soap […]

Peter Rogers’ Brunch til Lunch programme welcomed Beverley Tack from the Hilton Flower Club this week where she spoke of the Flower Festival which the […]

The Huntingdon and Godmanchester Twinning Association are planning an ambitious project for April 2019 and they are looking for people to help. The Bridge Arts […]

There’s always something going on in our studios and Thursday morning this week was no exception. Peters Rogers with his Brunch til Lunch Show welcomed […]

Our guests on Over to You on 17th July were from the Cambridgeshire branch of the BRC – President Rosie Gutteridge, and Vice President Alyson […]

There are many good causes which appeal for our money and one of the most deserving ones sent representatives into our “Over to You” programme […]

Early in May Jez Bottley, the Huntingdon Bell Tower Captain and some of his colleagues came into our studio to champion the cause of bell […]

The TAG Bikes lads and crew have been frequent visitors on Peter Rogers Brunch ’til Lunch show. They recently had an Open Day to invite […]

Sue Rodwell Smith with Arthur Payne who won £25 worth of M&S Vouchers after entering the March competition regarding ‘Huntsford’.

We said a fond farewell to long time contributor, Rev Rosemary Maskell of St Barnabas church on Oxmoor, Huntingdon, who is to move on to […]

One of the regular contributors on HCR104fm is St Neots Museum curator, Liz Davis.  Liz was recently on our Over to You programme with presenter […]

On Sunday 25th March, the Student Zone welcomed back it’s former students for a Reunion show. I joined back in September 2015, and am coming […]

Carers Trust Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Norfolk is delighted to announce the launch of Pride in Our Carers Awards 2018 – and invites nominations to honour family […]

Local ghost enthusiast Mark Egerton, who has been a regular contributor to our Over to You programmes, recently posted this item on facebook. This is […]

What’s happening in and around Huntingdonshire?   “Over to You” is the programme where you find out what’s the latest in the voluntary sector.   Every weekday […]

English style bell ringing has been a special part of our heritage for over four centuries and now our local church bell towers need more […]

Brief Encounters is aired on the second Sunday of every month and this month’s guest will be Jim Stevenson.  Jim is the Senior Ranger at […]

The Cromwell Museum Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Curator to oversee its collections and manage the Museum located on Huntingdon’s […]

That’s a scary thought but one of our guests on 21st Century Women this month did and not just once either! There’s a brave woman. […]

The best constituent of the ‘Over to You’ show is the variety of community features it covers. On Wednesday 31st January, Bobby Jones interviewed Alison […]

Each year HCR104fm has an annual dinner which incorporates our own internal awards to show the station’s appreciation of its volunteers and the amount of […]

On the 29th of December in the last Spotlight show of the year on HCR104fm, Spotlight’s ‘Song of the Year 2017’ was revealed… With voting […]

Each year HCR104fm asks local primary schools if their Year 1 children would like to ask Father Christmas questions. The children record their own questions […]

CHRISTMAS STORIES From Tuesday 19th December to Christmas day we will be airing seven Christmas stories narrated by Sue Rodwell Smith.  Listen in at 11.25am […]

“2018 is going to be a big year for the country as it will be 100 years since the end of World War 1” so […]

What fun the children of St Ives are having this Christmas time. The Old Riverport Retail group together with the Town Team of St Ives […]

Our annual Open Studio Day for 2018 was a great success. Over 50 Christmas messages were recorded by you, our listeners, for your family, friends, […]

On Friday 1st of December, Huntingdon will be transformed into a winter wonderland as the doors to a THREE DAY Traditional Christmas Market open! 12 […]

It was a warm and pleasant day; perhaps a bit dull on the weather front but Wednesday 15th November was the day that Peter Rogers, […]

The voting for HCR104fm’s new award ‘Spotlights Song of the Year 2017’ closes in just 1 month… so far the shortlist includes: January’s entry: Embers […]

As the nation centred on the Whitehall Cenotaph, all across Huntingdonshire in the major towns and villages local residents gathered around their local war memorials […]

Operation Christmas Child Operation Christmas Child has been associated with HCR104fm since the beginning of our RSL (Restricted Service Licence) days, that’s more than 25 […]

Brief Encounters is aired on the second Sunday of every month and this month’s guest will be Julie Britten.  Julie is the manager of Ferrars […]

 What do you do when you live in a small village and the landlord of your local pub wants to retire and close the pub? […]

A big well done to Bex Brighty who has been nominated for an award in the Best Entertainment Programme category of the 2017 National Student […]

The “Over to You” programme, each day at 7pm, talks to many local people who are involved in our community in many different ways.   Norman […]

  Brief Encounters is aired on the second Sunday of every month and this month’s guest will be Jamie McTavish.  Jamie is an Australian who […]

The ‘Spotlight Song of the Year’ award has been set up for the first time this year in order to commend the multitude of musical […]

  Helen Kewley (Writer), Sue Rodwell Smith (Director), Julie Daniel (Writer), Andrew Moor (Writer COMMUNITY RADIO AWARDS 2017 – nominated in the Arts & Creative […]

When did you last visit your local library? When your children were small? Or perhaps when you needed some local information? Have you heard about […]

The third Godmanchester Town show, since the revival of the produce and flower show’s demise in the 1960’s was held in the St Mary’s Church […]

Brief Encounters is aired on the second Sunday of every month and this month’s guest will be Patsy Coleman.  Patsy is the founder of Splash […]

Each year the Ramsey 1940’s Weekend takes place at the Camp off Wood Lane, this year was no exception. Our own Studio Manager, Bill Hensley […]

One of the most unusual charities in Huntingdonshire is holding its 20th International Teddy Freefall Competition this September 9th.  The landing target for this celebrated […]

  Huntingdon’s 2017 Carnival Weekend (12 & 13th August) formed the scene of HCR104fm’s summer outside broadcast marathon. Being the Carnival’s major partner for the […]

  August’s edition of 21st Century Women aired on Wednesday 16th, featured Andrew Bish, a former Huntingdon marine, who has been researching the military path […]

Have you ever wanted to see 15 teenagers climbing a mountain in a range of crazy orange costumes!? Well today is your day. We are […]

Peter Rogers has invited the experts from Everyone Health to come along to the studio to talk to him, in his 10 minute community slot, […]

HCR104fm visits the Battle Proms 2017 Well summer came around again quickly as did the 2017 Battle Proms series. Just like last year HCR104fm were […]

 Erika Brown who is a committee member for Hemingford Abbots Flower Festival and Open Gardens spoke on our “Over to You” programme on Friday 16th […]

  Throughout the duration of May the Student Zone embarked on their newest venture. Each Sunday night between five and seven a focus was placed […]

  Brief Encounters is aired on the second Sunday of every month and this month’s guest will be Patsy Coleman.  Patsy is the founder of […]

The members of the St Peter’s church, Old Hurst, Parochial Church Council and supporters of the church organised a Flower Festival on 13th & 14th […]

The new Mayor of Huntingdon, Councillor Jay Dyne’s first official engagement was to speak on HCR104fm’s “Over to You” show on Friday 12th May only […]

  Brief Encounters returns to HCR104fm’s airwaves on the second Sunday of every month when Sue Rodwell Smith will interview a member of the public […]

On 3rd May 1977, a Canberra PR9 aircraft returning to local RAF Wyton after a training flight experienced difficulties and dropped out of the sky […]

THE talent of young artists in East Cambridgeshire were celebrated at an awards evening in Ely on 26th April . The winners of ArtReach 2017 […]

Peter Rogers’ “Brunch ‘til Lunch” show has a 10 minute feature most days where he invites a guest into the studio to chat to him […]

All new Huntsford is back! “Over to You” HCR104fm’s flagship community access programme heard all about our own new, and different, Huntsford soap opera, this […]

Ffion Rebecca is a new and upcoming local artist, originally from Wales, her self titled EP Love away from Home, features original tracks such as […]

Christmas is the season of good will to all; and the residents of Huntingdonshire are amazingly generous when it comes to donating to the needy, […]

One of our 21st Century Women, Liz Kelly was duly impressed when she caught the item about the village on the news with pictures capturing the […]

Inspector Paul Rogerson of the Cambridgeshire Police came into our studios recently to talk to our listeners on Peter Roger’s Brunch till Lunch, about the […]

On Tuesday 15th November 2016 The Czech National Symphony Orchestra (CNSO) were in Cambridge for a Concert at the Cambridge Corn exchange as part of […]

Karen Pauley, the ideas person behind the Godmanchester Remembers project was speaking to Paul Chapman on “Over to You” on Armistice Day about how the […]

A local charity that supports all those affected by a road death in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire will be holding two Services of Remembrance this […]

HCRFMs regular Sunday show presenter Jon Aveling went to see the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on October the 28th perform at the Cambridge Corn exchange in the […]

Rock into the Weekend 28th October – Win a pair of tickets to see Opeth at Wembley Arena On this week’s show, Cory will be […]

There have been moves afoot since our own monthly 21st Century Women programme won its Silver Award in the National Community Radio Awards for Best […]

On this week’s show, Cory will be talking to, special guest, Jonathan Davis from Korn about their brand new album ‘The Serenity of Suffering’, released […]

What a fantastic afternoon of Jazz & Blues on Sunday 2nd October in St Ives.   The weather was kind and although there were occasional threatening […]

I joined The Student Zone back in January 2013, and continued with the group in till September 2014. The show has always had a special […]

300 year Celebration of the Birth of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown 4 intrepid parishioners from St Peter and St Paul’s church in Fenstanton cycled from Kirkhale […]

By now everyone has heard that the Saturday Sport and 21st Century Women programmes won certificates in the award ceremony held in the Birmingham City […]

Well done to HCR104fm’s Saturday Sports team and 21st Century Women’s team which both won awards in the prestigious ceremony.  The Saturday Sports team broadcasts […]

On Tuesday 9 August, our monthly astronomy show The Sky Tonight was privileged to have a very special guest. Darryl Cooper, a local man living […]

Saturday 13th August 2016 saw the revival of the Huntingdon Carnival.  More than 120 people took part in the traditional Carnival Parade through the streets of […]

On 13th August 2016 while most of the rest of the HCR104FM team were busy with the Huntingdon Carnival and Live in the park I […]

We are attending the Huntingdon Carnival on Sat 13 & Sun 14th August where we will have a stand featuring the Corsa and Adam. We are […]

HCR104fm reached another milestone in its history this week as we celebrated our 21st birthday of broadcasting to the residents of Huntingdon and the surrounding […]

Presented by Huntingdon Drama Club At the Commemoration Hall 21st to 24th April 2016 Crowning Achievement The Madness of King George III is a 1991 by Alan Bennett […]

At the Council meeting last week (May 12th) a new mayor was elected to the post by this fellow councillors. Daryl Brown who was elected […]