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Peterborough Panthers team manager Carl Johnson says it's all to play for ahead of tonight's second leg of the Championship Knockout Cup Final, external against the Ipswich Witches.

The Panthers won Sunday's opening fixture 47-43 at the East of England Showground, but they surrendered a 14 point advantage in the final third of the contest.

This is the first season since a revamp of British Speedway saw the introduction of promotion and relegation.

Image source, Peterborough Panthers

"I've seen a lot of comments saying we have no chance at Ipswich after losing there by 28 points and 11 points in our previous visits this season," Johnson told the club's website., external "They are probably the same people who said we didn't have a hope in the second leg of the semi-final at Glasgow as well., external

"I've said it before and I'll say it again... never count Panthers out.

"The longer we can stay ahead, the tougher it becomes for them. They were the team celebrating at our place on Sunday - let's hope we can do the same".

Tonight's meeting Ipswich's Foxhall Stadium starts at 19:30.

BBC Radio Suffolk's Drivetime Show with Stephen Foster is coming live from the stadium in the build-up to the meeting from 16:00 until 19:00.

Norfolk Police are re-appealing for the driver of a white van to come forward following a fatal road traffic collision on the A47 in September.

The incident happened in Walsoken shortly before 11:20 on Saturday, 23 September, between a white Yamaha motorbike travelling towards Wisbech at the crossroads near Broadend Road East, and a grey BMW 520, travelling in the opposite direction.

The motorbike rider, a man in his 30s and from the local area, died at the scene.

Anyone with information is asked to contact 101 - in particular they'd like to hear from the occupants of a white Vauxhall Movano-type van which stopped at the scene, but drove off before emergency services arrived.

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Ipswich Witches rider Cameron Heeps is calling on the Foxhall faithful to get behind his team tonight as they host Peterborough Panthers in the second leg of the Championship Knockout Cup Final, external.

Image source, Stephen Waller

The Suffolk side will be trying to overturn Sunday's 47-43 first leg defeat at the East of England Showground.

"I have never really realised until this year how much it means for us boys to have the fans behind us," Heeps told the club website, external.

"Especially in those play-off meetings, riding around with the fans behind you, it gives you such a good feeling to know you have so much support behind you.

"If we have a good crowd on Thursday it will get us all geed up and it should be a good meeting."

The cabinet member for communities at Peterborough City Council says that new PSPOs levied at people who litter "appear to be making a difference", despite criticism.

Councillor Irene Walsh (Conservative) said she was "satisfied that we are on the right route" after the Labour councillor for North Ward, Ansar Ali, suggested bins in the city were still "overflowing".

According to figures from Peterborough City Council, 2,344 people have been given fines for littering since new Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) came into force in June - around 16 a day.

However, just 50% of the £60 fines issued have been paid.

"We are going to have to start taking people to court," Ms Walsh warned. "Otherwise there is no deterrent; the fines must be paid."

She also revealed that the authority - which has appointed the private company Kingdom to help issue the fines - has so far generated £50,000 from the new fines, despite Kingdom taking a £46.50 fee from each PSPO issued, meaning they have earned over £100,000 since their introduction.

A Peterborough councillor says new fines, which are being imposed on people who litter in the city, have made little difference over the past five months.

According to figures from Peterborough City Council, 2,344 people have been fined for littering since new Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) came into force in June.

The PSPOs are being enforced by council officers - and by staff from the private company Kingdom.

The litter fines average out to around 16 a day - and Kingdom receive £46.50 from each £60 fine. This means on littering alone, the company makes £108,996, where the council says it has recieved nearer £50,000.

Labour's Ansar Ali, a councillor for North Ward, says he's not seen much difference.

"I'm not keen on outsourcing," he said.

"I need to be convinced that there has been some real improvement on the ground.

"There are [still] times when you see bins overflowing. We as a council have a responsibility for that because people are paying their business and council taxes."

Lucy Martin
BBC Weather

Today is due to be generally cloudy with some of it thick enough for some outbreaks of rain and drizzle across the BBC East region.

It's also going to become cooler as we move towards the weekend, but there's still a maximum temperature of 16C (61F).

A fine evening with clear spells overnight, but cloudy later with some patchy rain in the south of the region by the early hours of tomorrow morning with lows of 7C (45F).

Thursday will start off cloudy with some spots of light rain or drizzle in the morning but becoming drier and brighter later in a light westerly wind. Top temperature 17C (63F).

For the detailed forecast where you live, visit BBC Weather.

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Hannah Olsson
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire political reporter

Proposals to build a new settlement near the A47 just outside of Castor as part of the Peterborough Local Plan have been dropped.

After considering new guidance from the government, the Local Plan housing target has been reduced by nearly 2,000 to just over 21,000 new homes, external by 2036.

There was a great deal of opposition to the plan with people saying it was going to ruin their local villages and that it wasn't in the right place - the council said they were going to look again because there had been a change in government policy.

In effect - the government said the council didn't need to build as many houses as originally though.

In a statement the authority said: "It would no longer be appropriate to take forward the proposed new settlement to the north of the A47 close to Castor and Ailsworth."

Cambridgeshire's largest town, St Neots, could become the first market town to be redeveloped as part of a multi-million pound regeneration plan.

The Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough says that market towns in Cambridgeshire are not currently fulfilling their full potential.

But new plans from the combined authority, external recommend £5.8m of funding to create 4,000 new homes and 3,500 new jobs.

"The strongest industry in St Neots is manufacturing," Katie Williams, the St Neots Town Development Manager told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.

"We're really keen to look at training opportunities for people to look at local employment and potentially not leave [the town]," she said.

A 16-year-old girl from Spalding has gone missing.

Chloe Smith (pictured) is white, 5"5 tall with straight black hair.

Police say she may have travelled to the Birmingham or Peterborough areas.

If you've seen Chloe, contact the police., external

Image source, Lincolnshire Police

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

It's Wednesday and not only does that mean it's nearly the weekend (wishful thinking) but also that the songs and dances for this week's Strictly Come Dancing have been announced.

For the Halloween Special, Cambridge paralympian Jonnie Peacock and his partner Oti Mabuse will be dancing the Cha Cha Cha to Olly Murs Trouble maker.

Meanwhile, Peterborough born and bred singer Aston Merrygold will do a Paso Doble to Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit.

Not quite sure what either have to do with Halloween but I'm sure the costumes and make up will make it all clear.

Lucy Martin
BBC Weather

Another mild day is on the way. We'll see some cloud through the morning, some thick enough to produce some rain, but it will brighten up quite quickly with some good spells of sunshine developing.

Maximum temperature 17C (63F).

Harry Parkhill
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

A 12-year-old Lincolnshire girl who was given a standing ovation by staff at a hospital who'd treated her for cancer says the experience was an "amazing feeling".

Alice Rossington (pictured), from Grantham, was given a "guard of honour" by NHS staff to celebrate her leaving hospital.

It happened after she'd just finished her 18th round of chemotherapy for a rare bone cancer at Addenbroooke's Hospital in Cambridge:

This evening will stay cloudy, mild and mostly dry with a few spots of rain possible in the west of the BBC East region later.

Temperatures falling to 13C (55F).

Tomorrow will start with a few outbreaks of rain, but it'll become brighter, with some sunny spells.

Temperatures reaching a high of 18C (64F).

You can find further details on BBC Weather.

Harry Parkhill
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Chris Evans dedicated this morning's BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show to a 12-year-old Lincolnshire girl after she finished 18 rounds of chemotherapy.

Alice Rossington, from Grantham, suffers from a rare form of bone cancer.

Staff at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge gave the youngster a standing ovation after enduring treatment there for over six months:

Two first year students on their first weeks at one of the world's best universities

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

A Cambridgeshire family have said they're "amazed" after a pigeon flew into a bedroom window, leaving a lasting impression.

From the photo below, you can clearly see the bird's features marked on the window.

Image source, Allan Bamford

Allan and Pauline Bamford of Sawtry sent us the remarkable photo.

They also inform us that despite the collision, the pigeon survived.

The brain network associated with daydreaming plays key role in allowing us to perform tasks on autopilot, researchers find.