Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Around 120 jobs are risk at The Nottingham building society as it plans to collaborate with a local estate agent and merge a number of its branches.

It's joining forces with Belvoir Group PLC - which trades under brands Belvoir, Northwood, Newton Fallowell and Lovelle.

Branches of The Nottingham that already provide an estate agency service will cease trading next month and operations will be transferred to the Belvoir Group.

The proposed branches for closure are in Enderby, Syston, Western Park, Market Harborough, Chatteris, Wisbech and Huntingdon.

The plans suggest eight other branches will be merged.

David Marlow - chief executive of The Nottingham - described it as "the end of an era".

He said affected staff members have been spoken to and is hoping some redeployment opportunities will be available.

Cambridge midfielders Harrison Dunk and Liam O'Neil, and defender Greg Taylor all sign new one-year deals with the League Two club.

The food hall at Peterborough Market is reopening today after a deep clean.

It was closed on Monday after two people working there tested positive for Covid-19.

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Rob Hill from Peterborough City Council, said people who had been in close contact with them would now be traced.

"We will continue to monitor the situation and should further issues arise then, of course, we will take action," he said.

"Our environmental health team will be working with stall holders at the market to ensure their stalls, for which they are responsible, are safe for themselves and customers.

"We would ask that all individuals working and visiting the Food Hall and the wider market follow the government guidance on social distancing, good hand hygiene and wearing a face covering when in enclosed public spaces where you cannot stay two metres apart."

Kasmira Kincaid, 25, overcame a "chaotic" home life to graduate from Corpus Christi College.

Officers seize 24 suspected stolen bicycles, clothing, weapons, drugs and cash from a house.

• Cambridge News writes, external that a council is 'proceeding with court action' against a traveller settlement on Coldham's Common
• Peterbrorough Today reports, external that a nursery has been closed for two weeks after a positive coronavirus case was confirmed

The Environment Agency has released 10,100 fish into the River Great Ouse.

A total of 10,000 fry – fish that are just a few weeks old – and 100 one-year-old barbell were put into the waterway at Felmersham and Harrold Country Park in Bedfordshire, as well as the River Ivel at Biggleswade, which flows into the Great Ouse just south of the Black Cat roundabout on the A1.

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Kye Jerrom, Environment Agency fisheries specialist, said: "We restocked in these locations as we know the conditions for young fish are ideal."

Research by the agency has shown that the reduction in barbel on the Ouse was due to poor fry survival rate and reduced spawning success.

Studies had shown that the survival of young barbel was being affected by invasive signal crayfish creating a lack of clean spawning beds due to sediment build up and preying on barbel eggs.

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The 140 mile (230km)-long river flows from south Northamptonshire through Milton Keynes, Bedford, St Neots, Huntingdon, St Ives, Ely and The Fens before entering The Wash at King's Lynn.

A video shows a white police officer saying he does "not see many black males" in Ely.

The bomb squad had to be called when two magnet fishermen reeled in more than they were probably bargaining for.

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They were doing a spot of night fishing in the river at Tydd St Giles near Wisbech, Cambridgeshire on Monday, when they hauled in a couple of suspected grenades, police said.

Officers and the bomb squad were called to Church Lane and a 100m (328ft) cordon was set up as a precaution.

Police said the suspect explosives were "safely removed from the area".

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Arts groups in the East have been given a share of a £33m fund to help them stay afloat until the end of September, because of the impact of Covid-19.

The money from the Arts Council, external has been given to National Portfolio Organisations.

It has come from its £160m Emergency Response Package, which was launched in March, with help from the National Lottery and the government.

Hedley Swain, area director for Arts Council England, said: "We know that we are all still facing huge challenges.

"We’ll use our remaining available funds, alongside those announced by government, to support our sector in the coming months.”

The groups that have received help include:

• Luton Cultural Services Trust - Wardown House: £51,471
• Milton Keynes Arts Centre: £45,860
• Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket, Suffolk: £88,950
• New International Encounter, Cambridge: £28,081
• Wavendon Allmusic Plan Ltd, Buckinghamshire: £297,090

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The fire service says children unable to play outside during lockdown will now miss out for longer.

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A market eaterie has been temporarily closed after two positive cases of coronavirus were reported.

The Food Hall at Peterborough Market will be "temporarily shut for a deep clean", said Dr Liz Robin, director of public health for Peterborough and Cambridgeshire, external.

"We have already increased proactive public health messaging in Peterborough and are using postcode level data to target our prevention and outbreak management efforts even further, through our community rapid response team, especially given the reduction of lockdown measures," she said.

"Coronavirus is still a part of all our lives and we must all continue to social distance, wash our hands regularly and follow the other public health advice", she added.

Alex Pope
BBC News Online

Venues up and town the region were painted (not literally) red last night to raise the profile of arts venues, that have been hit hard during the coronavirus lockdown.

The #LightItInRed campaign on social media shows buildings and places in a red glow to "bring light to the situation of the events industry during the Covid-19 crisis".

Image source, Norwich Theatre Royal

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As theatres and arts venues are still unable to open, the government announced a £1.57bn support package on Sunday evening.

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Ian Stewart, jailed for murdering his author fiancée Helen Bailey, is now accused of killing his wife.

Police are keeping an open mind after they were called about a young girl being put into the front of a van in the town of March in Cambridgeshire.

A member of the public reported seeing an incident on Sunday evening in Cavalry Drive.

A 999 call suggested a girl, about five years old, was put into the front of a van at about 19:00 and a child's pink bicycle had been left in the street.

Police issued a tweet saying there was nothing to suggest anything criminal had taken place but they were aware of reports on social media and were continuing inquiries.

Crews from three counties stopped the fire spreading to other units.

Chris Porsz put together a collection of images to say thank you to those who moved to the UK.

Pauline Laybourne "burst into tears" when she was told a new pair of lungs were available.

Cambridge University accepts David Starkey's resignation, saying: "We do not tolerate racism."

A Spitfire plane, with "Thank U NHS" written on its underside, will take to the skies this weekend to mark the 72nd birthday of the National Health Service.

The legendary World War Two fighter will fly over a number of hospitals in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire starting at 16:20 on Sunday.

It has been organised by the family-owned Aircraft Restoration Company, external, based at Imperial War Museum Duxford, external.

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The full flight route is as follows:

• 16:20 - Duxford Airfield
• 16:28 - Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City
• 16:33 - Luton and Dunstable University Hospital, Luton
• 16:36 – Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• 16:41 – Bedford Hospital
• 16:47 – Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon
• 16:53 – Witchford, village near Ely
• 16:58 – Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge
• 17:00 – Addenbrooke’s and Royal Papworth hospitals, Cambridge
• 17:10 – Duxford Airfield