Updates on Friday, 9 December 2016
Jail for man involved in Coton burglary
Head injuries in Peterborough collisions
Two arrested after Wisbech building fires
Councils make millions on parking charges, according to RAC
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
Nine houses in the St Neots area are still without power after a car collided with a pylon early this morning.
Engineers are still on site and it is not yet known when the power is likely to be back on.
Emergency services were called to the crash on Toseland Road, near St Neots, at about 06:30.
The driver suffered a suspected broken arm, police said.
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Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
Leighton Primary School in Peterborough will reopen tomorrow.
The school was forced to close last Wednesday following a mouse infestation and has been shut since.
Headteacher, Hayley Sutton, confirmed the school will reopen after a "thorough deep clean".
Benjamin Till has been walking the River Nene to get inspiration for a brand new piece of classical music - to be called Source to the Sea.
He is completing his penultimate leg - from Peterborough to Wisbech - of his walk along the River Nene, it's an adventure that started in Badby last Thursday.
As well walking through the very cold conditions - he also has some drama in Fortheringhay after cutting his leg and ending up in A&E...
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But he is fine and back out on the river banks...
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You can read more on Benjamin's blog, external.
Helen Burchell
BBC News
Last week we told you about this fluffy chap, whose curiosity got the better of him when he apparently hopped in a delivery van and ended up in Kent.
Image source, Cats ProtectionIt's thought the long-haired grey cat might have jumped in the van in Cambridge - or somewhere else along the route - before hopping out near Maidstone.
His new temporary home is at the Cats Protection centre in Bredhurst.
Manager Adrian Ferne thinks the van driver was "too busy in the Black Friday rush" to notice the fluffy "package" among his boxes.
But, despite lots of publicity on social media, "Reagan", as he's been nicknamed, still hasn't been reunited with his owner.
The neutered cat hadn't been microchipped, but staff are still hopeful, Mr Ferne said.
Otherwise, this five-year-old looks destined to spend Christmas at the centre, some 85 miles (137km) away from where he should be at this time of year.
Generally quite cold with areas of mist, fog or low cloud slowly lifting.
Some places may remain rather cloudy with the best of the sunshine further east. Highs of 4C (39C).
This was the scene in Longthorpe a short while ago, sent in by BBC Weather Watcher Paul's Patch.
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
A student who died during an Oxbridge ski trip in France has been named by friends and family as Matt Smith, an undergraduate at Oxford.
Local reports say he was found by friends in their accommodation yesterday morning, during a trip in the Val Thorens resort in the Alps.
Thousands of students from Cambridge and Oxford universities attend the popular annual Varsity ski trip, which dates back to 1921.
The Met Office has issued a warning of fog, including some locally dense freezing fog patches, external with visibility of less than 100m this evening and overnight.
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Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning of the possibility of dense, freezing fog patches across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough tonight.
It says visibility may be less than 100m - with tricky travel conditions during the rush hour tonight and tomorrow morning.
The yellow warning will be in force from 18:00 this evening until 09:00 tomorrow.
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Hannah Olsson
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire political reporter
Heidi Allen has said she'll continue to be MP for South Cambridgeshire if she's elected Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
As she begins campaigning she'll undoubtedly be asked repeatedly whether she can do both roles. She has already told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire she feels "comfortable" doing this and there's no constitutional obstacle, but what about the practicalities?
Well Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson both served as an MP and Mayor of London - albeit supported by a large mayoral team.
What is perhaps a better comparison is with the MPs who also serve as government ministers, continuing to serve their constituencies while having busy front bench roles, in a sense she could be 'Minister of Cambridge'.
What we do know is that the government and the local councils are now committed to this devolution deal working.
As the Mayor is a new role it can be moulded in different ways, and in politics - where there's a will there is a usually a way.
UK Power Networks has confirmed more than 500 properties in St Neots were without power earlier, after a car crashed into a pole carrying electricity cables in icy conditions.
The company says power has been restored to all but nine households.
A spokesman said that "for safety reasons, electricity was isolated to 507 customers while the engineers carried out repairs and power was restored in stages to 498 properties by 08:25".
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
A number of home in the St Neots area are without power have a pylon was knocked down when a car crashed into it.
Police say the incident happened at 06:30 on Toseland Road.
Here's some more pictures form the scene...
The driver was left with a suspect broken arm, police said.
Tom Horn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Several homes near St Neots are without power, according to police, after a car crashed into a pylon carrying electricity cables in icy conditions this morning.
Emergency services were called to the crash on Toseland Road at about 06:30. Police say the driver of the vehicle has been left with a suspected broken arm.
"The car collided with a telegraph pylon causing it to come down leaving many homes in the area with electricity," an officer at the scene said.
"Two further vehicles also struck the pylon as a result of it coming down. Their cars sustained damaged, but the drivers are not injured".
We've got a call in to UK Power Networks for the latest on the outage, and will bring you more when we get it.
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
A man has died during a joint Cambridge and Oxford university ski trip in France.
He was found by friends at the Val Thorens resort, external in the Alps on Sunday morning.
The 22-year-old was a history undergraduate at St John's College, Oxford University, according to The Times, external.
Image source, Getty ImagesThousands of Oxford and Cambridge university students attend the annual Varsity ski trip, which dates back to 1921.
Nuco Travel, which runs the week-long trip, told Cambridge University news site Varsity, external: "Sadly one of our passengers passed away on Sunday.
"At this time, to respect their family's and friends' privacy, we will not be commenting further."
A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said it was supporting the man's family and had made contact with local authorities.
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
The MP for South Cambridgeshire, Heidi Allen, has confirmed she will stand to be Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, a role created as part of the devolution deal.
Ms Allen says she's been cleared by the Prime Minister to carry out her role as an MP alongside the role of Mayor, if elected.
Speaking to BBC Radio Cambridgeshire the member of parliament said she felt "comfortable" in doing both roles.
"The devolution deal is a once in a lifetime opportunity to make a change to the future prosperity of our region.
"I'm delighted that I'm being given this very special privilege of being able to offer myself in both roles because it's too important to get wrong".
Ms Allen is expected to be the official Conservative candidate for the post when elections are held in May.
Tom Horn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire MP Heidi Allen has told the BBC she will stand for the post of Mayor for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
The new role, created by the government to give devolution to our area, will help decide key issues on spending, housing and infrastructure.
She is expected to be the official Conservative candidate when elections are held in May.
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She says, if elected, she could be both Mayor and MP and would give the majority of the allowance the role permits to charity.
Prime Minister Teresa May has given her consent to do both roles at the same time.
Nick Fairbairn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport
Luke Berry scored all four goals as the U's comfortably beat Coventry City 4-0 in the FA Cup.
Berry became the first Cambridge United player to score a hat-trick in two-and-a-half years, sealing a place in the third round of the competition.
Image source, Getty ImagesManager Shaun Derry says it was the best performance in his tenure as U's boss and had high praise for his goal-scoring midfielder, calling him "incredible".
"In the year that I've been here he's been a talisman and he'll continue to be that.
"He's so respected throughout this football club and in the community too.
Nick Fairbairn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport
Peterborough United will need to replay against Notts County in the FA Cup, after letting slip a two-goal lead.
It had looked to be plain-sailing for Posh as they took an early advantage with goals from Leo Da Silva Lopes and Gwion Edwards.
However they were reduced to 10-men after Lee Angol (pictured) was sent off on the stroke of half-time for violent conduct.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe host's went on to secure themselves a replay with a last-minute equaliser.
Manager Grant McCann says the referee made some "baffling decisions", but had no complaints about the red card.
"Who knows what he was thinking", said McCann after the game.
"You can't lift your hand in the modern game. Lift your hand, straight red.
"If he'd have stayed on the pitch we would've won the game comfortably."
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
Leighton Primary School in Peterborough will remain shut today due to a mouse infestation.
Pest control experts have been on site since the school was first shut on Wednesday and will carry out a deep clean later.
Image source, GoogleThe school hopes to re-open tomorrow.
Kate Kinsella
BBC Look East weather
A cold start to the day, with widespread frost.
Mist and fog patches will gradually lift, to bring some sunshine.
It'll feel cold with temperatures between 2C and 8C (35F - 46F).
BBC Weather has more details for where you live.
Kate Kinsella has the forecast for the east of England
