Updates for Wednesday, 23 March 2016
News, sport, weather and travel updates resume at 08:00 on Thursday
Thanks for joining us today. The Cambridgeshire Live team will be back tomorrow at 08:00 with the latest news, sport, weather and travel updates for the county.
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Helen Burchell
BBC News
A 100-year-old church organ that went up in smoke, causing a Palm Sunday congregation to be evacuated, could cost up to £80,000 to fix or replace.
The blower pump overheated, filling St John the Baptist Church in Peterborough with "acrid smoke".
Canon Ian Black (above) says a grand piano had been brought in for Easter "as there's no way we'd let something like this stop us celebrating Christ's resurrection".
Emma Maclean
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Here are the headlines this evening:
Dan Holley
BBC Look East weather
Tonight will be rather cloudy with perhaps the odd spot of light rain, but most places dry with a few clear intervals later. Staying largely frost-free with a light southwesterly breeze and temperatures falling to 3C (37F).
Dry at first on Thursday with perhaps some hazy sunshine, but cloud will thicken with patchy rain developing during the afternoon. Southwesterly winds will freshen, with temperatures reaching highs of 11C (52F).
Mark Williamson
BBC Local Live
It might sound batty, but cricketers have a significant advantage if they bat with the "wrong" hand, according to research by a Cambridge professor.
The study, Hand and Eye Dominance in Sport, external, found that cricketers adopting a reversed stance - right handers batting left handed, and vice versa - are more likely to reach international level.
Prof Peter Allen of Anglia Ruskin University, co-author of the report, said: "The conventional way of holding a cricket bat with the dominant hand on the bottom of the handle has remained basically unchanged since the invention of the game."
Andrew Sinclair
BBC Look East political correspondent
Supporters of East Anglian devolution are lobbying the government to appoint a senior figure to oversee negotiations, amid fears the deal could collapse.
Image source, Norfolk County CouncilChancellor George Osborne announced proposals to give devolved powers to an elected mayor covering Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, in his Budget last week.
There are now concerns among local MPs that the plan is unravelling, after Cambridgeshire County Council voted to reject the deal in its present form.
The BBC understands a handful of MPs and councillors from the East have approached the treasury to call for a politician or local business person to oversee talks.
BBC Sport
Peterborough midfielder Chris Forrester says poor form and injury since a Republic of Ireland squad call-up has seen him drop away from the fold.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe uncapped 23-year-old was injured before his March call-up to a 40-man provisional squad, and he was not chosen for this international break.
"My form hasn't been great so it probably pushed me away from the squad," Forrester said.
BBC Weather Watchers have been capturing some amazing shots of Cambridgeshire over the last few days...
This misty morning on the river at St Neots was captured by "MooreHen".
Image source, MooreHenThis view of the sugar factory from Southery was taken by "Freddie the Fenman".
Image source, Freddie the FenmanSunnier skies are evident in this photo of Houghton Mill, taken by "Bedford Brian".
Image source, Bedford BrianIf you'd like to get involved in Weather Watchers, head to the website, or send them to us via email, Facebook, external or Twitter, external.
Helen Burchell
BBC News
This is all that was left of a caravan destroyed by a fire, which also spread to two terraced houses, in Peterborough last night, external.
Image source, Cambs Fire and RescueTwo crews were called to Redmile Walk on the Welland Estate shortly after 18:00, after reports of a large amount of smoke. Nobody was in the properties at the time.
Firefighters say the cause of the fire was deliberate. Anyone with information should contact police on 101.
Mark Williamson
BBC Local Live
Peterborough City Council, external is flying the flag at half-mast today as a "mark of condolence" for the victims of the attacks in Brussels.
Image source, Peterborough City CouncilA minute's silence has been held in Brussels to mark Tuesday's attacks in which at least 34 people died. People gathered in the city centre and applauded after the silence.
A man is demanding compensation after finding a used plaster in a bag of unopened chocolates, external.
The Director of Public Health has told Peterborough City Council that cases of Scarlet Fever have risen by 85% in the city in two years, external.
Patrick Byrne
BBC News
Opposition is growing to devolution of powers to an elected mayor overseeing transport and strategic planning in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
Councillors from the three counties are meeting today to discuss the issues after Cambridgeshire County Council called for more consultation, Cambridge City Council expressed reservations and the leader of Norwich City Council said an elected mayor was a threat to local democracy.
Alan Waters, leader at Norwich, said he signed the deal but had "grave reservations" about an elected mayor, which was the "antithesis of local democracy".
Today will remain dry but rather cloudy across all areas, although there will continue to be some sunny spells at times for most places. Maximum temperature: 12C (54F).
Image source, BBC Weather Watchers/Ebb&flowIt might not be a perfect spring day, but it appears to be the perfect weather for dogs - as this picture taken by BBC Weather Watcher "Ebb and flow" near Cambridge shows.
Sam Edwards
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
If you're just joining us, here are the top stories in Cambridgeshire:
Johnny Dee
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
People taking daffodils from public displays in the town of March have left borders with bare patches.
Volunteers from March in Bloom, who planted the flowers, have reacted angrily to sightings of people - including a "pair of OAPs" - helping themselves to "big bunches" of daffodils.
One passer-by told me: "They are there for people to enjoy, not put in their own houses".
Police were called to a Peterborough City Council planning meeting after reports of violence between members of the public, external.
Johnny Dee
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Some flower lovers in the Fenland town of March are proving more light-fingered than green-fingered, after stealing daffodils from public displays.
People have been seen helping themselves to "nice big bunches" of the flowers planted by volunteers from the organisation March in Bloom, to brighten up the town - leaving bare patches in the borders.
Volunteers Sylvia and Frances told me the thefts were "disgusting".
Kate Williams
BBC Local Live
Eastern region Labour MEP Richard Howitt, who was "locked in" at the European parliament for much of yesterday after the Brussels bombings, has spoken of his relief at returning home safely last night to be greeted by his 12-year-old son.
Mr Howitt, who narrowly missed a bombing at an underground station, said MEPs were allowed out of parliament at about 17:00 yesterday, with several making their way to Amsterdam for flights back to the UK.
"I walked into my house around 11 o'clock last night," he said. "My 12-year-old had waited up and gave me a big cuddle, and that was probably my best moment of the day."
Mark Williamson
BBC Local Live
Police say a 36-year-old man from Bedford, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder last night, is being held at Parkside police station in Cambridge.
Image source, GoogleOfficers arrested the man near Caxton services after a woman was left with serious injuries in Sackville Way, Cambourne, at about 21:20 last night. He became ill at the scene and was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital, but has since been taken into custody.
Three officers were assaulted during the arrest, resulting in one being taken to Hinchingbrooke Hospital with minor injuries.
