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A Peterborough carpenter who won £1m on the lottery has been making wooden boxes filled with plants to thank key workers.

Daniel Peart - who won the money in 2018 - is giving the herbs, leaves and flowers to the Alderman Jacobs Primary School in Whittlesey and to Thorpe Wood Police Station in the city.

• The Cambridge News, external reports that a restaurant has said the university's decision to cancel face-to-face lectures for the next academic year could be "catastrophic"
• It also reports that, external Grantchester Meadows has been littered with rubbish since lockdown restrictions were eased
• The Peterborough Telegraph, external reports how lorries roared past Peterborough City Hospital in a spectacular tribute to key workers

Image source, Paul Nail

Paul Nail runs a catering business with his wife, including a burger van used at Cambridge United games which he converted and decorated himself out of a shipping container.

As a small self-employed business they have received some help from the government, but they are missing out on the 300-400 customers they would usually get on a matchday.

"It's just sitting here with no business at the moment," Nail told BBC Look East.

"This is what we do for a living so if we can't go back to work, with no football, I don't know what we'll do.

"If we don't get the fans back to the football grounds there won't be any business for us. It would finish our business altogether."

The previous contractor said the cost of replacing a level crossing with a bridges trebled to £39m.

Look closely at this image in the sky.

Families turning out to applaud NHS and key workers were joined by the sound of aircraft engines.

The smiley face and heart were produced by two small planes over Girton, near Cambridge, during the Clap for Carers at 20:00 last night.

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Image source, A Cambridge Diary

The words of Stephen Fry have been projected on a city landmark to celebrate kindness during Mental Health Awareness Week.

Part of the former Cambridge student's quote was shone on the Mathematical Bridge, external at Queens’ College, external, where he read English.

It said: "The more in the world that you encounter kindness (and cheerfulness - which is its kind of amiable uncle or aunt) - the better the world always is."

Image source, The Crane Event

It was for the Shine Bright project, external which lights up different buildings in a blue glow to mark the weekly Clap for Carers event.

The city's Belfry Hotel and Emmanuel College were also chosen.

Image source, The Crane Event

Dame Fiona Reynolds, master of Emmanuel, said: "Our college community has become stronger than ever, with our Student Union organising regular online yoga sessions, bake-off competitions, regular Zoom catch-ups with the master, weekly film nights, and even pets dressed in Emmanuel jumpers."

The #ShineBright team is made up of The Crane Event, JMPS, Pink Lamp, Blueshed, and JezO’s.

Peppa Pig and Thomas the Tank Engine scrubs are some of the many designs donated to a hospital.

Daniel Peart and his family have given the boxes of herbs and flowers to the children of key workers.

Promotion and relegation will remain in the English Football League if seasons are ended amid the coronavirus crisis.

Hundreds of painted stones are being added to the rocky reptile on a housing development.

The National Trust is opening several of its coast and countryside parks in the East of England this Bank Holiday weekend, but visitors must book a car parking space first.

Image source, Geograph/Christine Johnstone

Some venues, including Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire, have already reached capacity.

On its website, external, the trust said: "For some of our larger car parks, we’ve introduced a booking system to help manage visitor numbers and maintain safe social distancing."

Other venues opening include Blickling Hall and Felbrigg Hall in Norfolk as well as Dunwich Heath and Beach in Suffolk.

Smaller, local car parks not require booking.

Jaz Frost had a severe personality disorder, leading to self-harm, but is now a peer support worker.

Cambridge University has said there will be no face-to-face lectures during the next academic year.

New data has shown that air quality in Cambridge city centre has improved during the lockdown, with nitrogen dioxide levels 33% lower than the average for the previous three years.

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The report, external, about the impact of travel restrictions on traffic and air quality on the Greater Cambridge transport network was developed by the Greater Cambridge Partnership and gives an initial assessment of how people moved around the city between 16 March and 19 April.

It also shows:

• A 56% reduction in average daily motor vehicle journeys, with significant drops in bus and delivery vehicle movements
• Daily use across all multi-storey car parks dropped by 83%
• An average decrease of 39% in daily cycle counts and a 26% drop in daily pedestrian counts across monitored locations – which reduced by 80% in retail areas
• A large reduction in bus services and bus users
• Journey times improved by an average of 27% across monitored routes

The chief executive of the home's operator said it had been "horribly impacted" by the pandemic.

The chief executive of Addenbrooke's Hospital says the process will be "sensitive and delicate".

League One and Two clubs could be placed under salary cap restrictions by new English Football League proposals.

• The Cambridge News, external reports that parents have been warned of major changes to Cambridgeshire schools when they reopen
• The Peterborough Telegraph, external reports that the city's MP has called for the schools to reopen as he hits out at "knee-jerk opposition from Labour"

Portsmouth say the difference in size between League One clubs makes it difficult to agree whether to continue or end their season.

There will be no face-to-face lectures in the next academic year due to coronavirus, the university says.