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  • Updates for Cambridgeshire

  1. Airport woes contribute to £49m council deficitpublished at 14:13 British Summer Time 23 April 2020

    A "catastrophic" drop in passengers passing through Luton Airport leads to fears of a cash shortage.

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  2. Family creates rainbow wall in Peterboroughpublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 22 April 2020

    BBC Make A Difference
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    A family in Peterborough has brightened up a wall to honour a local front line nursing team.

    rainbowImage source, Katie Friel

    Tegan Friel, 14, and her twin sisters Evie and Isla, eight, have decorated their house wall with their 10-year-old neighbour, Lilly.

    The girls have also been making colourful NHS bracelets - and raised £488.

    The money will be donated to "local hero" Zoe Wareham and her team - who are working in the intensive care unit at Peterborough City Hospital.

    braceletsImage source, Katie Friel
  3. 'Job waiting' for little firefighterpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 22 April 2020

    If you're having a tough day, this video shared by Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service might put a smile on your face.

    They say there's a "job waiting" for this future firefighter...

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  4. Mechanic fixes nurses' cars for freepublished at 14:20 British Summer Time 22 April 2020

    BBC Make A Difference

    A Cambridgeshire mechanic is giving back to the NHS by fixing nurses' cars for free.

    Aaron Ginn, of AG Motors in Papworth Everard, said the gesture was a "thank you" after he received treatment for cancer last year.

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  5. Westlife stadium tour called offpublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 22 April 2020

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    Westlife's summer stadium tour, which was scheduled to visit three venues in the East of England in June and July, has been called off.

    The Irish pop group had been due to play Carrow Road in Norwich on 19 June, Peterborough's Weston Homes Stadium on 21 June and Castle Park in Colchester on 11 July.

    The band say promoters will contact ticket holders to process refunds.

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  6. Care home staff face 'emotionally difficult' timepublished at 13:42 British Summer Time 22 April 2020

    A manager has described the toll on care home workers after five residents died from coronavirus.

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  7. Lambing season moves onlinepublished at 12:56 British Summer Time 22 April 2020

    The lambing season at Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, is taking place behind locked gates, as the National Trust estate is closed to visitors.

    The farm is expecting about 300 lambs to be born, so to make sure no-one misses out, it is sharing photos and videos on its Twitter account. , external

    It said more than 30 lambs have been born so far, including a Norfolk Horn, pictured below.

    LambsImage source, Wimpole Estate NT
  8. Hawking's ventilator helps hospital virus patientspublished at 10:47 British Summer Time 22 April 2020

    The physicist's daughter says Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, was "incredibly important" to him.

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  9. Coronavirus deaths continue to rise in Eastpublished at 09:07 British Summer Time 22 April 2020

    Matt Precey
    BBC Look East

    The latest figures for the number of Covid-19 deaths in the East of England has been released by the government, external.

    In the BBC East region, statistics for each NHS hospital trust show a rise of 100 deaths.

    The total number of deaths at the region's hospitals is now 1,963.

    • Basildon and Thurrock - 8
    • Bedford -2
    • Buckinghamshire Healthcare - 9
    • Addenbrooke's, Cambridge - 12
    • East and North Hertfordshire - 3
    • Colchester and Ipswich - 5
    • Hertfordshire Community - 1
    • James Paget, Gorleston - 3
    • Kettering General - 4
    • Luton and Dunstable - 3
    • Broomfield, Chelmsford - 12
    • Milton Keynes - 3
    • Norfolk and Norwich - 2
    • Norfolk Community - 1
    • North West Anglia, Peterborough and Hinchingbrooke - 1
    • Northampton General - 4
    • Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge - 1
    • Princess Alexandra, Harlow - 10
    • West Hertfordshire Hospitals - 16

    The total number of coronavirus-related UK deaths in hospitals is 17,337.

  10. Online music therapy group a 'lifeline' in pandemicpublished at 06:19 British Summer Time 22 April 2020

    Members of a music therapy group for people with dementia welcome its continuation online.

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  11. Seventeen die at care home in two weekspublished at 19:29 British Summer Time 21 April 2020

    All but one of those who died at the home in Cambridge had not been tested for Covid-19.

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  12. Clubs keen to conclude League Two seasonpublished at 18:26 British Summer Time 21 April 2020

    League Two clubs remain committed to finishing the 2019-20 season, but questions remain over their ability to achieve it.

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  13. Criminal probe ex-PCC will not face actionpublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 21 April 2020

    The CPS says a former Police and Crime Commissioner will not be prosecuted over Twitter messages.

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  14. Patient undergoes surgery after recovering from Covid-19published at 15:35 British Summer Time 21 April 2020

    A patient who was operated on after contracting Covid-19 has been discharged from hospital.

    Carole Pankhurst and hospital staffImage source, Royal Papworth Hospital

    Carole Pankhurst (pictured far right) is recovering, after leaving Royal Papworth in Cambridge.

    The 68-year-old former carer underwent an aortic valve replacement, but only after her surgery was delayed when it was discovered she was suffering from coronavirus.

    "I had a bad tickly cough but other than that I felt OK," she said.

    "I was more scared after waking up from my operation, but my brother-in-law has had the same surgery so I kind of knew what to expect beforehand."

    Catherine Sudarshan, consultant surgeon, said: "The credit goes to her determination, her positive attitude as well as all the staff who did a sterling job, as always, in looking after her following her surgery."

  15. Charity helps PE Joe get deaf people activepublished at 12:27 British Summer Time 21 April 2020

    Alex Pope
    BBC News Online

    PE JoeImage source, The Body Coach

    Deaf people across the country are enjoying getting fit with Joe Wicks, because of a Cambridgeshire charity.

    The Cambridge Deaf Association, external (CDA) has helped add sign language and subtitles to Joe's popular daily fitness videos, external.

    Andy Palmer, CDA chief exec, said: "It's important that people get active, so we approached Joe's team, and they were positive about the idea.

    "We've had a great reaction and a lots of deaf people have been taking part."

  16. League Two clubs to discuss concernspublished at 08:54 British Summer Time 21 April 2020

    League Two clubs will meet on Tuesday amid growing concerns over their ability to complete the season.

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  17. Rise in coronavirus deaths in East is lowest for 10 dayspublished at 08:25 British Summer Time 21 April 2020

    Matt Precey
    BBC Look East

    On Monday evening the government released, external its latest figures for coronavirus deaths in the UK in the past day.

    In the BBC East region, statistics for each NHS hospital trust show a rise of 46 deaths, the lowest increase in 10 days.

    The total number of deaths at the region's hospitals is now 1,863.

    • Basildon and Thurrock - 9
    • Bedford -1
    • East and North Hertfordshire - 2
    • Colchester and Ipswich - 7
    • Hertfordshire Community - 1
    • James Paget, Gorleston - 3
    • Kettering General - 2
    • Luton and Dunstable - 1
    • Milton Keynes - 2
    • Norfolk and Norwich - 3
    • North West Anglia - 1
    • Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge - 1
    • Princess Alexandra, Harlow - 4
    • Queen Elizabeth, King's Lynn - 5
    • West Hertfordshire Hospitals - 3
    • West Suffolk - 1

    The total number of COVID-19 associated deaths at all UK hospitals stands at 16,509.

  18. Floral tribute placed outside hospitalpublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 20 April 2020

    A floral tribute thanking NHS staff for their work tackling the coronavirus pandemic has been placed on the approach road to Hinchingbrooke Hospital, external in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

    A spokeswoman for the hospital said the display had been created by a local florist.

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  19. What the papers say in Cambridgeshirepublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 20 April 2020

    Here's how the coronavirus pandemic is being covered by the papers in Cambridgeshire:

  20. Peterborough half-marathon cancelled amid virus concernspublished at 13:02 British Summer Time 20 April 2020

    An annual half-marathon due to take place in Peterborough this October has been cancelled over "continued uncertainty about when the social distancing measures will be lifted".

    Peterborough City Council, external said it took the "difficult decision" to call off the Perkins Great Eastern Run after discussions with the main sponsor and race managers.

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    It means a second consecutive cancellation for the event, which last year had to be called off on race day because of security fears.