One nurse said welfare packs at work made her job "a little bit easier in a difficult time".

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A multi-stage music day, mela and waterfront maritime festival all bite the dust due to coronavirus.

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Health officials are calling on survivors of Covid-19 to donate their blood plasma as early research suggests it could contain antibodies to fight the condition in other people.

The research suggests there are three categories of coronavirus survivors who have plasma with the most potential to save lives - patients over the age of 35, male survivors of Covid-19 and patients who were ill enough to need hospital treatment.

The NHS Blood and Transplant Service, external is collecting plasma for the trial at 23 donor centres in England including Luton and Cambridge in the East.

Anyone in one of the three categories is asked to contact them, external.

Northampton, Colchester and Cheltenham make plans to resume training and prepare for their prospective League Two play-offs.

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Last week we told you how changes were being made to some road layouts and parking in Hertfordshire in order to help maintain social distancing and prepare for the safe reopening of town centres.

You can now check out maps on the county council's website, external to see exactly how it will affect where you live.

The affected places are Bishop's Stortford, Borehamwood, Harpenden, Hertford, Hitchin, Knebworth, Radlett, Royston, St Albans, Ware, Watford and Welwyn.

For example, in St Albans, social distancing measures have been introduced in Market Place and High Street which have been closed to vehicles to create additional space.

• The Lowestoft Journal, external is reporting that Norwich has the third-lowest coronavirus death rate in the UK when ranked by local authority
• A 'hit man' threatening a Suffolk Pokémon group was among many social media crimes reported to police, according to the Ipswich Star, external
• And pressure group Extinction Rebellion backs calls to get Suffolk cycling after lockdown in the East Anglian Daily Times, external

Police say officers "encouraged" those involved to "comply with social distancing guidelines".

Norfolk's Chief Constable has praised people for following social distancing rules this Bank Holiday weekend.

Image source, Geograph\David Dixon

Simon Bailey said Saturday and Sunday didn't see many people out, but Monday's high temperatures did and saw people largely following the guidelines.

"We might not like it but we all, I think, understand the importance of it," said Mr Bailey.

His comments were supported by the chief executive of the Broads Authority, John Packman, who said "it was very good news" that despite many motor cruisers, boats and canoes being on the water this weekend, people observed social distancing rules.

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A campaign to wrap "hugs" around a Hertfordshire theatre has led to nearly all its available 51 metres of window space being filled!

Hertford Theatre, external has been asking people to send in pictures, stories, poems and photographs sharing great times they have had at the theatre.

Front of house manager Ben Cannell said its "ambition is to keep the heart of Hertford Theatre beating at this very difficult time" and it wanted to "wrap your hugs around our entire building".

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Ryanair, which has its UK base at Stansted, has confirmed plans to ramp up flights to 40% of its normal schedule from 1 July.

Image source, Thomas Nugent\Geograph

The airline, external said it will operate flights to "key holiday airports" in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece and Cyprus.

The firm said all passengers would have to wear facemasks in airports and on board as well as ask cabin crew for permission to use the toilet facilities to avoid queues.

Meanwhile, Luton-based EasyJet, external announced last week it will resume flights from 15 June, mainly within the UK and France, while British Airways, external is due to launch "a meaningful return to service in July".

The UK is to impose a 14-day quarantine requirement for anyone arriving in the country from 8 June, but the rules will be reviewed every three weeks.

Two team members push a Mini around Peterborough as they cannot use their training facilities.

• The Cambridge News, external has reported that the city was jam-packed as bank holiday sun drew people out
• The Peterborough Telegraph, external reports that City Hospital medics gave a dad of five a guard of honour after he recovered from coronavirus

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Last week, we told you how an eight-year-old girl had created a fairy village with her mum in a field during the coronavirus lockdown.

Image source, Wendy Gunes

Bella Gunes first built a fairy house in a field in Bancroft in Milton Keynes while out walking with her mum in the first days of lockdown and the project has now grown into a village which they have named Sunnytopia.

This weekend, the pair have been busy with new additions and mum Wendy Gunes revealed they have now added a Glimmer Flutter Fitness Room, the Glimmer Shimmer Healthy Shop and a Flutter Flitter Spa in an area they have appropriately named Tongue Tie Turn!

As the village becomes more well-known, Wendy has reminded everyone to "please continue to maintain social distancing guidelines that are still in place".

Image source, Wendy Gunes

Image source, Wendy Gunes

Essex Police's control room said it took more than 1,000 emergency calls on Bank Holiday Monday - a day when they were out and about making sure relaxed lockdown restrictions were still being adhered to.

They tweeted, external to say it "stops us from answering real emergencies quicker".

Examples included people asking for the time and for someone to collect a "bank card they forgot".

• The Northants Telegraph, external reports that a luxury hotel sacked dozens of staff by WhatsApp after stonewalling their pleas for furlough
• A team of young footballers from Northamptonshire have raised more than £2,500 for a charity providing food to people in rural areas, the Northampton Chronicle and Echo, external says

The head of Adnams, external brewery says the company is ready to reopen its pubs, as soon as they get the nod from government.

His comments come as some retailers in England have expressed concerns they won't have enough business to make it profitable for them to reopen.

Last night, the government announced that most shops can welcome customers back on 15 June, while outdoor markets and car showrooms will be able to trade again next Monday.

So far there are no reopening dates for restaurants, hairdressers and pubs, but Andy Wood, chief executive of Southwold-based Adnams, said the brewery's chain of about 45 pubs, external, has made preparations.

"We are putting in screens to shield staff. We're going cashless, introducing technology for ordering and paying, to welcome back our customers with open arms in a safe way," he said.

Mr Wood also appealed for clearer guidance on social distancing rules after the World Health Organisation stipulated a 1m separation rule compared to the UK's 2m specification.

The group of 14 adults and four children were trapped by fast-rising tides on bank holiday Monday.

The team at a Wood Green Animal Shelter, external say they have been overwhelmed with offers to give homes to their dogs during lockdown and during one week it had 1,000 inquiries.

Image source, Geograph/Adrian Cable

The shelter at Godmanchester in Cambridgeshire would normally have 700-800 people on its waiting list for rescue dogs.

Linda Cantle from the charity said while the number of inquiries was "amazing", it "not possible" to accommodate everyone.

"We only rehome 800 dogs a year so you can imagine unfortunately the maths doesn't work out," she said.

• High Wycombe man who has battled health conditions raises £5k for NHS with gruelling Everest challenge - in his garage, the Bucks Free Press, external reports
• The Comet, external reports Hertfordshire charities receive £10k in National Lottery funding amid coronavirus pandemic
• Essendon boy cycles to all Nightingale hospitals to raise thousands for NHS, the Welwyn Hatfield Times, external reports