Closing headlines for Tuesday, 19 January 2016
The leader of Huntingdonshire District Council says there will be plenty of challenges ahead, with news that RAF bases at Alconbury and Molesworth are to be sold off to free up land for new homes
Cambridge councillors have unanimously agreed to start a consultation on whether a public space protection order should be introduced on punting touts
Katy Prickett
BBC News
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A group of wounded military veterans attempting to row the Atlantic are less than 1,000 miles (1,609km) away, external from earning a place in the history books.
Although it's likely to not be quite as cold as last night, expect a sharp frost tonight, even in built-up areas, and there may be some freezing fog. Minimum temperature: -3C (27F).
Tomorrow will start frosty and we should have a cold but largely sunny day. Maximum temperature: 4C (39F). For the latest updates, go to BBC Weather.
Parker's Piece is "for the enjoyment of the people of Cambridge" and the North Pole Christmas attraction provided that - according to the secretary of the South Petersfield Residents' Association.
Frank Gawthorpe criticised councillor Tim Bick for his "doom and gloom" response, after he said the park had been left "a scene of devastation".
The annual boat races between Cambridge and Oxford universities is to be renamed The Cancer Research UK Boat Races.
Image source, Getty ImagesBNY Mellon and Newton Investment Management have agreed to donate their title sponsorship to the charity for the next two years.
This year's men's and women's races on the River Thames will take place on 27 March.
Emma Maclean
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Here are the headlines for Cambridgeshire this teatime:
Emma Maclean
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
A fatal Ramsey house fire is "being treated as non-suspicious", Cambridgeshire Police have confirmed, external.
The body of an elderly woman was found in a semi-detached house in Star Lane early this morning. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue said the blaze, external was put out by 07:50.
Two men arrested by armed police officers in Lincoln Road, Peterborough yesterday have been released without charge, external.
Katy Prickett
BBC News
This is the moment the hot air balloon landed at Bassingbourn Primary School this morning, captured by parent Charlotte Perkin.
Katy Prickett
BBC News
A Royal Naval gunner says his time on the Arctic convoys during World War Two, external was the worst experience of his five years' service because it was "so, so cold".
Image source, Jack MillardJack Millard (above, in about 1941), who lives in Hemingford Grey, said: "You couldn't get warm and if you took your glove off and put it on a piece of metal, you wouldn't have any skin left."
He has just received the Medal of Ushakov from the Russian government, external, which is honouring Arctic convoy veterans for their role in supplying crucial supplies to the Soviet Union.
The A1101 Welney Causeway has re-opened in both directions.
As this picture shows, the road was closed for more than a week because of flooding.
Katy Prickett
BBC News
We've heard some more from Bassingbourn Primary School, where staff and children, external watched the single-person hopper balloon - a hot air balloon that does not have a basket - land close to the playground this morning.
Image source, Charlotte Perkin"The playground was packed with children and parents so we moved them all away once we realised he really was heading towards us," said headteacher Sue Brown. "It really was quite exciting."
"I just walked over to him and said, 'Hello, can we help you?' But he said he'd already radioed his friends, who turned up and after about an hour he and the balloon were gone."
Katy Prickett
BBC News
Children in Bassingbourn were startled when a hot air balloon made an "unscheduled landing" at their school this morning.
Image source, Charlotte PerkinThe man and balloon landed on the playground at 08:40 "just as the bell was ringing", according to headteacher Sue Brown.
"I don't think he meant to land here but it made the children's day," she added.
Johnny Dee
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
The Town Bridge in March has reopened after a burst water main led to the closure of Broad Street.
As first reported in the March Times, external, water supplies to part of the town were cut-off after the leak and the road was closed.
Water was cascading down the underside of the bridge - but Anglian Water said teams had "worked through the night" to carry out repairs.
Sara Varey
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
There was widespread frost this morning across Cambridgeshire, as seen here in Hinxton.
Image source, Sara VareyAnd it's feeling very cold. For the latest weather updates go to BBC Weather.
Peter Swan
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport
Cambridge City's trip to Weymouth in the Southern Premier tonight is currently set to go ahead as planned.
Emma Maclean
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Here are your headlines for Cambridgeshire this lunchtime:
A cyclist and a child were injured after being hit by a car, external – but the elderly motorist drove off after the accident on a bridge in Cambridge.
Johnny Dee
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
This was the sunrise over the Middle Level Commissioner's office in March, external this morning.
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Steve Jackson
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
The Liberal Democrat former leader of Cambridge City Council, Tim Bick, has described Parker's Piece as "a scene of devastation", after the closure of the North Pole Christmas attraction and ice rink.
About 40,000 people visited the attraction in the city centre, according to the Labour-run council and that - with the wet weather - left the turf completely churned up. Icebox Entertainment, which ran the event, will meet the cost of the repairs.
