Another summer county show has bitten the dust.

The Tendring Show, external was due to take place at Lawford in Essex on Saturday, 11 July.

The executive committee of the Tendring Hundred Farmers' Club said in a statement: "We would like to thank everyone who supports our Show and club and extend our best wishes to you all at this challenging time.

"We are now moving forward to preparing another great Tendring Show on 10 July 2021 and look forward to welcoming you back then."

The man in his 20s has been charged with two counts of assault on an emergency worker.

The Cambridge Folk Festival, external is the latest event to fall foul of the coronavirus pandemic.

The event, due to run 30 July-2 August, was to star the likes of Yusuf (formerly known as Cat Stevens), Grammy Award-winning Patty Griffin and Passenger.

Organisers said the safety of festival-goers, artists, staff and crew was their "top priority" and the event had become "too difficult to plan, prepare and deliver".

Anyone who has already booked tickets will be given the choice of a refund or the chance to hold onto their tickets for the 2021 festival.

FolkEast, external in Suffolk has yet to make a decision about its festival, which is due to take place 21-23 August.

Max Whitlock uses social media to share home exercise routines to do while gyms are closed.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Norfolk County Council will not be rolling out a planned increase to disabled adults’ care bills - but only due to new money from the government and not coronavirus.

It decided to reduce the minimum income guarantee last year, meaning disabled people aged 18 to 64 will have to pay more for their care.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the first batch of care bills were sent out this week.

Angry campaigners said provision had been reduced due to some care staff self-isolating.

Marilyn Heath, from Disability Network Norfolk, said the move was “unreasonable and unsympathetic”.

However, after a government cash injection the council said the increase no longer had to be paid for by disabled adults or families "for the next four months".

Mrs Heath, 68, whose 23-year-old daugher Sara has severe learning difficulties, said: "Twelve weeks of nobody paying it has got to be a victory for us."

Sarah Jenkins
BBC News

Waddesdon Manor has "closed completely" due to coronavirus, it said on Twitter, external.

While closed, the stately home near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire is offering virtual tours of its garden online.

Pete Cooper
BBC News

England and Northampton full-back George Furbank and his Saints team-mate (and housemate) Alex Mitchell have found a bit of rhythm to keep fit during the enforced break in the Rugby Premiership and Six Nations due to coronavirus.

The pair, along with the rest of the Saints players and some of the staff, have taken a 25% pay cut to help ease the financial pressure during the enforced break.

A police officer is warning people to stay at home.

Sgt Ed Finn, who is based at Bedfordshire Police headquarters in Kempston shared the following message on Twitter.

"Top tip - if you #StayHome, external and respect the #lockdown, external then you're far less likely to spend time #lockedup, external in one of my cells".

Image source, Sgt Ed Finn

It comes as new measures have been brought in by police that if anyone breaks the coronavirus lockdown rules, they will now be breaking the law and could face arrest.

You could also be issued with fines of up to £120.

Andrew Sinclair
BBC Look East political correspondent

Local councils are warning that they're facing a financial crisis because of a big drop in their income due to the coronavirus outbreak.

They're writing to the government asking for extra funding later in the year so they can afford to keep running services.

They say that with leisure centres and museums closed, tenants unable to pay their rent and motorists staying away from car parks, they are losing an important source of income.

Ipswich Borough Council makes £2m a month from its commercial activities while Norwich City Council earns £500,000 a month from parking charges.

I understand Cambridge City Council is warning it could be £10m in the red at the end of this crisis.

The government says it's giving extra help to councils and they should also think about using their reserves.

But councils say it's not enough - Ipswich's Labour leader David Ellesmere said "the government's given us £76,000 - that won't cover our loss of income for even a week".

Photos from Peterborough city centre appear to show many people not adhering to the new rules set out by the government about social distancing and when to leave your home.

Image source, Terry Harris

Under the restrictions, people must stay at home and only leave for the following reasons:

• to exercise once a day - either alone, or with members of your household
• shopping for basic necessities, although this should be done as little as possible
• medical need or to provide care for a vulnerable person
• travel to or from work but only where this is absolutely necessary

Image source, Terry Harris

If you have to go outside - to buy food for example - you must stay more than 2m (6.5ft) apart from others. This is social distancing, external.

Its purpose is to cut down non-essential contact and stop the spread of the virus.

Cambridgeshire Police said most people were sticking to the rules but "unfortunately there are still some who are ignoring the guidance".

A spokeswoman said: "Our officers will continue to be out and about... to proactively communicate with these people and stress the importance of following the new rules in order to reduce the risk of harm to others."

Northamptonshire-based reporter Kris Holland was forced to self-isolate after returning from Italy a fortnight ago.

Sam Read
BBC Look East

I've just been into Luton town centre. I was quit surprised how busy it was.

However, a police patrol arrived and suddenly it got a lot quieter.

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

Training equipment used at Anglia Ruskin University's Chelmsford campus has been donated to Essex hospitals.

Eight ventilators, anesthetic machines (that can be used as temporary ventilators), nine cardiac monitoring devices, 10 defibrillators and 10 portable suction devices, have been sent to the Mid and South Essex University Hospitals Group, external, which has hospitals in Southend, Basildon and Chelmsford.

Image source, Anglia Ruskin University

Protective gowns and aprons, hats, surgical face masks, hand sanitiser and 20,000 disposable gloves have also been delivered.

Professor Nigel Harrison, pro vice chancellor, external, said: "A range of staff within the university have worked collaboratively with colleagues to respond to the challenges presented by the pandemic, ensuring that equipment from our skills labs is made available to clinical services where there is the greatest need."

The University of Hertfordshire, external in Hatfield has also donated vital health and medical supplies - including a ventilator - to be used by NHS and social care teams.

The teaching equipment from across the university, including from its Postgraduate Medical School and schools of Life and Medical Science, has been given to Hertfordshire County Council, which will co-ordinate distribution.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Image source, Getty Images

Among all the news of service disruption, it's important to report those that are still running.

In that vein, St Albans City and District Council has said its recycling, waste collection and street cleaning services are "currently operating as normal".

Households that are self-isolating and showing the symptoms of the virus should ensure personal waste such as used tissues and disposable cleaning cloths are double-bagged, tied securely and kept separate from other waste.

The bags should also be put aside for at least 72 hours before being put in the usual external general waste bin.

Council leader Chris White said: "Our refuse collectors are designated key workers and are doing a fantastic job in helping to keep our community safe."

He said its contractor Veolia was taking all the necessary precautions to keep staff safe but if they needed to self-isolate, some services may need to be reduced.

• More than 8,000 volunteers have joined the Northamptonshire coronavirus appeal, the Northamptonshire Telegraph, external reports.
• The Northampton Chronicle and Echo, external has a story about a teenager from West Haddon who has been left "stranded" in Peru after the country went into lockdown.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

As new enforcement powers become law, Hertfordshire Police has said it will "only resort to enforcement action as a last resort".

Emergency legislation passed by Parliament on Thursday to curb the spread of coronavirus gives police new powers if members of the public do not comply with government advice to stay at home and avoid non-essential travel.

Details can be found on the Home Office, external website.

Image source, Hertfordshire Constabulary

However, the government said officers would apply their common sense and discretion.

Hertfordshire’s Chief Constable Charlie Hall said: "Officers and staff will encourage all citizens to [self-comply], remind those who we see in public who we believe may not be following them [anti-coronavirus regulations] to do so, and only resort to enforcement action as a last resort."

"If we all work at this together we will slow the spread, save more lives and enable us to return to normality sooner."

Phil Shepka
BBC News

Image source, 50 Backpacks for the Homeless

Essential supplies meant for elderly and vulnerable people who are self-isolating have been stolen during a break-in at a charity premises in Wisbech this morning.

It happened at about 02:20 at the Vision Centre on Bridge Street, in premises run by 50 Backpacks for the Homeless, external.

As well as causing about £1,500 worth of damage, the charity's chairman Simon said stocks that "we're struggling to get most of, such as coffee, sugar and toilet rolls" were also taken.

"Initially it made me feel angry, but then when I saw the support we have from the community, I felt quite overwhelmed," he added.

"This will make us stronger, it will unite the community more and we will carry on growing and growing and supplying the way we have."

Cambridgeshire Police said it was investigating and appealed for information.

There was clapping, cheering, pots clanging and car horns honking as people across the East of England gave their thanks to the NHS.

Many people took part in the social media campaign on Thursday night, where people across the UK applauded the work of the health service treating coronavirus patients.

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

A number of chalk messages have been left outside a Suffolk care home after it shut to visitors last Friday.

Staff at Melford Court, in Long Melford, said it was so they could let "loved ones know they are doing OK".

Image source, StowHealthcare

Amanda Atkins, care home manager, said: "A lot of relatives are naturally upset and disappointed that they can't come and see their loved ones, so we thought it would be a good idea if they were able to leave personal messages outside.

"I found some large chalks in the local supermarket and left them with a sign inviting residents to write something on the stones.

"The idea has taken off and now we have more than 20 messages," she said.

Image source, StowHealthcare

Nic Rigby
BBC News

A drop in advertising revenue resulting from the coronavirus lockdown has put a major newspaper group's future in jeopardy, a senior manager has warned.

Tim Youngman, the head of marketing for Archant, external - which publishes the Eastern Daily Press, Norwich Evening News, East Anglian Daily Times and Ipswich Star, said the lack of advertising was a "threat".

"We are a mainly advertising-funded business and if we don't get that advertising revenue unfortunately the future looks bleak not just for us but for newspapers," he said.

"We want to support those local businesses that are forced to close but are also asking larger businesses not in jeopardy to continue to support us."

He said newspapers were playing a key role in supporting the community during the coronavirus lockdown.