Phil Shepka
BBC News

During his period of waiting for surgery, Dennis Barry says his "three lovely daughters" were "trying to reassure me and stay positive".

"I'm not saying it's on your mind 24/7 - you forget about it halfway through the day and then in the evening you sit down maybe have a sandwich or watching the TV and all of a sudden it'll just come back to you 'oh dear, what if I do have cancer?'."

Mr Barry, who lives in Lode, in Cambridgeshire, now says following the lockdown and his cancer scare he is back doing what he loves most - sea fishing.

"About two weeks ago I went to the beach with the wife to do a bit of fishing. It really chills you out, you forget about everything and concentrate on what you're doing."

Laurence Cawley
BBC News

Lead chaplain Mark Stobert says the impact of the coronavirus has been "unprecedented".

"I don't think any of us have ever experienced anything like this," he said. "A lot of our role is about us being present, and we spent a lot of time trying to get our heads around how we do that.

"We did some telephone working and slowly but surely we've got back to being present on the words."

Part of his experience of being a chaplain, and the difficulties of communicating to those in need wearing personal protective equipment, has been expressed in his poem "Learning to Speak Eyebrow".

Laurence Cawley
BBC News

For the past 13 years, Terry Cooper, has been walking the hospital grounds leaving spic and span wards in his wake.

He told how throughout the coronavirus pandemic he has calmly gone about his cleaning work pretty much as before, and how he has not felt fear because he has been keen to do his bit to keep patients and staff safe.

"It has been a bit emptier," he said, "and it has been quite busy."

A key tool in his cleaning arsenal is a 'deprox machine' which has enabled him to go into a Covid-19 area and clean it using a remote control. The machine, which resembles a Dalek from Doctor Who, creates a cleaning fog which reaches every area of a room.

"Without these, we would have to mop everything," he said.

A judge rejected Deji Olatunji's bid to save Tank who bit a woman in 2018 causing serious injury.

Addenbrooke's Hospital has 1,600 more people awaiting surgery than it did before the pandemic.

Former Peterborough United skipper Tommy Robson is one of the club's best-loved players.

Melanie Wright, 47, is the second person to be charged with the murder of Nigel Wright, 64, in Peterborough.

Former Republic of Ireland international Wes Hoolahan joins Cambridge United for the 2020-21 League Two season.

Mansfield Town sign Bristol Rovers defender Rollin Menayese and Cambridge midfielder George Maris for undisclosed fees.

Peterborough United midfielder Callum Cooke joins League Two side Bradford City on a two-year contract.

The sister of Rosalind Franklin says she would be surprised to be a "feminist icon" 100 years on.

The man died at the scene and officers are appealing for two motorists who stopped to contact them.

Six-year-old Rikki Neave was found strangled in woodland 26 years ago.

Richard Whitehouse
Local Democracy Reporting Service

Tuk-tuks could be seen on the streets of Newquay after a licence was granted for a new company looking to run a service in the town.

NuBeez had applied to Cornwall Council for a private hire licence so it could operate electric tuk-tuks in the town.

The original plan had been to start the service this year but due to the coronavirus pandemic it has been delayed until 2021.

Image source, Clean Motion

Cornwall Council’s miscellaneous licensing committee agreed unanimously to grant a licence to the firm, but several conditions must be met including the need for doors to be fitted to the vehicles, which can carry up to two passengers.

The company is operated by Georgia Horsley and Dr Prasad Raja Venkatesh who said they have plans to expand to Padstow, St Ives and Fowey and will operate between April and October.

Lee Calder offended as a result of her relationship with a child rapist, a court hears.

A personal trainer says he gained clients across the world after coronavirus forced classes online.

The road, linking Cambridge and London, has a satisfaction rating of 92%.

The splitter allows airflow from a single unit to be shared "more safely" between two patients.

Sixteen "pods" will be installed at three sites across Cambridge to help the city's homeless.

Officials in Peterborough are stepping up efforts to tackle the spread of coronavirus.