Summary

  • Updates on Friday, 18 August 2017

  • Man dies after accident on A605

  • Repair work to fix damaged rail line after train derailment underway

  • Knife amnesty creating "safer Cambridgeshire"

  • Anti-caravan trench dug at playing field

  • Recycling centre to be built in Peterborough

  1. Hundreds attend Black Lives Matter rallypublished at 19:46 British Summer Time 7 June 2020

    The protest was one of dozens held in the UK amid global outrage at the killing of George Floyd.

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  2. White officer quizzing black driver video 'probed'published at 17:02 British Summer Time 7 June 2020

    Cambridgeshire Police's chief assesses footage thought to show the driver was stopped for being black.

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  3. 'The Last Dance highlighted my father's legacy'published at 01:10 British Summer Time 7 June 2020

    Susan van de Ven is a councillor in Cambridgeshire whose father was killed in Beirut in the 1980s.

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  4. NHS workers plea 'think twice' as lockdown easespublished at 09:19 British Summer Time 6 June 2020

    They star in a new work by poet Jude Simpson, who looks ahead to a post-lockdown UK.

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  5. NHS tribute pilot creates hearts during lockdownpublished at 09:19 British Summer Time 6 June 2020

    Aerobatic pilot Mark Jefferies says he wants to inspire a new generation as the industry struggles.

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  6. Botanical gardens to reopen with virus prevention rulespublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 5 June 2020

    Patrick Byrne
    BBC News

    Cambridge University Botanical Gardens, external has announced it is to reopen to the public on Tuesday, 16 June, but with new procedures and rules.

    Entry will be by pre-booked tickets only (including for Friends of the gardens) in order to control the number of visitors on site.

    Social distancing and hygiene measures will be put in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

    Cambridge University Botanical GardensImage source, CUBG

    Tickets will be released at 10:00 each Thursday.

    "We know there will be a high demand and you may be disappointed if tickets are unavailable for your preferred day," the website said.

  7. Virus survivor retraining to 'sit, stand and walk'published at 13:27 British Summer Time 5 June 2020

    Dan Ridlington is relearning simple tasks after spending 54 days in critical care.

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  8. Potential virus vaccine production doubledpublished at 11:43 British Summer Time 5 June 2020

    BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

    A Cambridge-based pharmaceutical company claims it can now supply two billion doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine, which is double the number it announced last month.

    AstraZeneca, external has signed two new deals, including one backed by Microsoft, external computer system founder Bill Gates, allowing it to double production of the vaccine being developed by Oxford University.

    Coronavirus

    Pascal Soriot, from AstraZeneca, said the firm should know by September if it works.

    "It is still on track but of course what we cannot predict is the speed the disease will [spread] in the UK," he said.

    "On the one hand we want to see the disease decline, but on the other it will create an issue because we may not be able to show the efficacy of the vaccine."

  9. Unit installed on coaches to help sterilise airpublished at 11:18 British Summer Time 5 June 2020

    BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

    Technology aimed at keeping public transport passengers safe from coronavirus is being rolled out across a fleet of Cambridgeshire coaches.

    Greys of Ely, external has teamed up with transport operator Zeelo, external to install a system which claims to clean 99% of air particles on vehicles.

    Vehicle interiorImage source, Grey's of Ely

    The coach firm's managing director Richard Grey said: "Above your head the vehicle is fitted with an Eco-3 air purifying unit. So that means it increases the oxygen rate in the vehicle and helps sanitise the air within.

    "The unit will recirculate the air within three to five minutes so you are constantly supplied with fresh air."

  10. Drive-through Covid-19 testing centre opens at Miltonpublished at 09:33 British Summer Time 5 June 2020

    BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

    A drive-through coronavirus testing facility is opening today at Milton Park and Ride, external near Cambridge.

    It will initially run on a trial basis, the government said.

    Drive-through Covid-19 test

    A similar facility at the East of England Showground, external in Peterborough opened in April.

    The local NHS Clinical Commissioning Group hopes the two centres will make it easier for people who are showing symptoms to get tested in Cambridgeshire.

  11. Wildflowers bloom on pristine university lawnpublished at 13:02 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    The meadow outside King's College Chapel, is "already humming with bees".

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  12. Driver, 18, narrowly misses bus in police pursuitpublished at 13:02 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    She is filmed driving at double the speed limit and on the wrong side of the road in a village.

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  13. The Welsh towns 'vulnerable' to Covid-19 impactpublished at 00:54 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    Towns already exposed to "economic shocks" could feel the impact of coronavirus, a study warns.

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  14. How do Winter Olympians train during a lockdown?published at 16:35 British Summer Time 3 June 2020

    Pete Cooper
    BBC News

    Many athletes have had to adapt to training in lockdown.

    But what if your sport requires specialist equipment and preferably some ice?

    Shanwayne StephensImage source, Getty Images

    Jamaican bobsleigh team members Shanwayne Stephens (white T-shirt) and Nimroy Turgott (grey T-shirt), who are based in Peterborough, have had to adapt during the coronavirus pandemic in preparation for the 2022 Winter Oympics in Beijing.

    They have been running in a nearby park, dragging weights behind them and using a home-made gym in their back garden.

    Nimroy TurgottImage source, Getty Images

    And to train for the all important start, Turgott has been pushing a mini...

    Shanwayne Stephens (white T-shirt) and Nimroy Turgott (grey T-shirt)Image source, Getty Images

    But they haven't been able to improvise any snow or a bobsleigh run.

  15. Street artist's anti-racism mural shared globallypublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 3 June 2020

    Rappers Ice-T and Chuck D are among stars to have shared Nathan Murdoch's heart shape design.

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  16. Health worker reunited with girls after nine weekspublished at 12:57 British Summer Time 3 June 2020

    Suzie Vaughan says she thought her "heart was going to burst" when she saw her daughters again.

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  17. Man charged with baby murder due at courtpublished at 12:32 British Summer Time 3 June 2020

    Kane Mitchell is accused of killing 12-week-old Teddie Mitchell, who died in November.

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  18. MP calls for action over water supply problemspublished at 12:31 British Summer Time 3 June 2020

    South Cambridgeshire's MP, Anthony Browne, is calling for a joined-up plan to tackle the county's water problem.

    Andrew Browne

    Water companies are urging people to limit use of hoses and sprinklers as more people have been at home during the coronavirus lockdown, particularly with the recent dry weather and rivers running low.

    Mr Browne said: "It is a real, real problem and I've been talking to different water groups like the Cam Valley Forum and Water Resources East which represents all the stakeholders in the water industry.

    "I'm arranging a meeting with the water minister Rebecca Pow because what we do need is a strong water strategy to make sure that we don't extract more water than is sustainable in the long run."

  19. 'Don't ignore pain', heart attack patient warnspublished at 00:44 British Summer Time 3 June 2020

    Melanie Connell, who underwent a triple bypass, urges women not to be afraid of seeking medical help.

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  20. PPE stolen from cars park at Peterborough beauty spotspublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 2 June 2020

    Pete Cooper
    BBC News

    Police said that items including personal protective equipment (PPE) have been taken from cars parked during the day at beauty spots around Peterborough.

    The force said the five incidents, which included thefts of handbags and wallets, happened last week in Kings Dyke, Crown Lakes, Wansford, Castor and Thorpe Meadows.

    Wansford

    Amanda Large from the force said: "The warm weather and easing of lockdown measures has seen more people making the most of the county’s beauty spots

    "While we are doing all we can to catch those responsible for these crimes, I am urging members of the public to help us make it harder for thieves by not leaving valuables in their vehicles."