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What is a Web feed and how can I use one?

A web feed, or rss feed, is a great way for you to see when new articles are published on your favourite websites, such as Cambs24, without actually having to visit the website.

By subscribing to a feed you will receive all the latest headlines as soon as they are published all in one place and in many cases, straight on your desktop.

You can subscribe to a web feed using a feed aggregator program, sometimes called a feed reader or a news reader program. Depending on which program you use, the method to set up the feed may vary but this is usually just a case of copying or dragging the feed link (or the orange feed icon) into the aggregator program.

Throughout Cambs24, where ever you see an orange feed icon like this - Example - there is a feed for that section available. To subscibe to that feed just copy or drag the url/icon to your feed aggregator program. A full list of the feeds available on Cambs24 is also listed below.

 

Feed Aggregators

There are many different feed aggregators available and new ones are being released all the time. There are different versions for different operating systems, some you download and install locally on your computer, others are web based. A few examples are listed below...

Feed Reader

Mozilla Firefox

FeedDemon

More examples of feed aggregators can be found on Wikipedia »

 

Available web feeds from Cambs24

 Herts News Round-up - Top news from across the county
Web Feed  Herts News Round-up: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24news

 Competitions - The latest competitions
Web Feed  Competitions: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24comps

 The Inside Track On Lewis Hamilton - F1 Racing News
Web Feed F1 Racing News: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24f1

 Cambs Sport Round-up
Web Feed Cambs Sport Round-up: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24sport

Sport Specific Feeds from across the county:
Web Feed Athletics: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24athletics
Web Feed Angling: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24angling
Web Feed Badminton: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24badminton
Web Feed Basketball: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24basketball
Web Feed Bowls: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24bowls
Web Feed Boxing: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24boxing
Web Feed BMX: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24bmx
Web Feed Cricket: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24cricket
Web Feed Cricket (Youth): http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24cricketyouth
Web Feed Cycling: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24cycling
Web Feed Darts: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24darts
Web Feed Diving: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24diving
Web Feed Football: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24football
Web Feed Football (Ladies): http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24footballlady
Web Feed Football (Youth): http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24footballyouth
Web Feed Golf: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24golf
Web Feed Gymnastics: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24gymnastics
Web Feed Hockey: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24hockey
Web Feed Ice Hockey: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24icehockey
Web Feed Lacrosse: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24lacrosse
Web Feed Martial Arts: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24martialarts
Web Feed Motorsport: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24motorsport
Web Feed Netball: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24netball
Web Feed Real Tennis: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24realtennis
Web Feed Rugby: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24rugby
Web Feed Rugby League: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24rugbyleague
Web Feed Rugby (Ladies): http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24rugbyladies
Web Feed Rugby (Youth): http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24rugbyyouth
Web Feed Sailing: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24sailing
Web Feed Speedway: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24speedway
Web Feed Swimming: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24swimming
Web Feed Tennis: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24tennis
Web Feed Trampolining: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24trampolining
Web Feed Volley Ball: http://www.cambs24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rssc24volleyball

 

For feeds from individual paper titles, see below:

The Hunts Post - Huntingdon, St neots, Ramsey, St Ives area »

The Cambs Times - March, Chatteris area »

The Ely Standard - Ely, Soham area »

The Wisbech Standard - Wisbech area »

The Saffron Walden Reporter - Saffron Walden area »

The Dunmow Broadcast - Great Dunmow area »