Greyhound track to permanently closepublished at 19:10 British Summer Time 19 May 2020
The owners of Peterborough greyhound stadium say it no longer has a viable future as a racing track.
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Greyhound track to permanently closepublished at 19:10 British Summer Time 19 May 2020
Chorister 'privileged' to be singing in virtual Evensongpublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 19 May 2020
Image source, Ely CathedralA young chorister is warming up to perform along with Stephen Fry, celebrity vicar Reverend Richard Coles, Alexander Armstrong and Simon Russell Beale, for a virtual choral Evensong.
Alfie Bottley, 12, has been chosen from Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire and will sing at 18:30 this evening.
It will be broadcast live on YouTube and Facebook for The Rodolfus Foundation, external, a charity dedicated to supporting and raising the profile of the choral Evensong tradition.
"It is such a nice feeling to be able to sing with everyone even though we're far away from each other, and a privilege to sing Evensong with such famous people," he said.
Runner smashes 24-hour challenge to raise money for hospitalpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 18 May 2020
Rob England
BBC News
Image source, Lauren BuffiniA woman ran 100 miles around her garden in less than 24 hours to raise money for the hospital which saved her son's life.
Lauren Buffini, from Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, said she took on the challenge after being "inspired" by Captain Tom Moore, and couldn't have done it without friends and neighbours supporting her throughout.
Ms Buffini raised £3,900 in the 22-hour event for Hinchingbrooke Hospital, where her son was born in 2018.
She said the hospital was "absolutely amazing and saved his life, so I wanted to say a personal thank you to them also".
Village 'swamped' with visitors to closed water parkpublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 18 May 2020
Residents living close to an Anglian Water reservoir took to social media to complain after visitors' cars clogged up their streets at the weekend.
Although the Grafham Water, external in Perry, in Cambridgeshire, is closed - alongside the company's others water parks across the region - people turned up "with enough gear for camping" and several were reportedly having barbecues.
Image source, Samantha SmithPark rangers moved some on, on Saturday, but one resident, who emailed Anglian Water's chief executive complaining the village was "overwhelmed" and "swamped", said the situation "got worse on Sunday".
An Anglian Water spokeswoman said: "Our sites are currently closed to the public at this time. We know our leisure attractions are loved by many but protecting the health and safety of our colleagues and visitors is our top priority.
"If you were hoping to visit Grafham, Pitsford [Northants], Rutland, Alton Water [Suffolk] or any of our smaller sites soon, please postpone as we will not be open and all tracks and car parks are closed."
What the papers are saying in Cambridgeshire...published at 13:10 British Summer Time 18 May 2020
- Cambridgeshire Live, external reports how an 80s Cambridge nightclub boss is helping key workers cope
- The Peterborough Telegraph, external reports that a GP surgery has closed due to a member of staff testing positive for Covid-19
- It also looks at, external how Peterborough began a return to normal life in the first weekend after restrictions eased