Harriet Heywood

Cambridge

Journalist at BBC News

BBC journalist covering Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and the East of England

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Britain's Got Talent comic hopes trolls find 'light in lives'

3 days ago | bbc.com | Andy Collins |Harriet Heywood

Britain's Got Talent comic addresses online trollsAndy Collins & Harriet HeywoodBBC News, BuckinghamshireToyin Dawudu /3 Degreees ManagementThe comic called himself an "adopted son of Milton Keynes" after moving there from south-east LondonA Britain's Got Talent comic says internet trolls have not upset him, but he wants people to realise belittling someone on the internet "is sad".
Redbourn Bowls Club to hold free disability bowls taster day

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Harriet Heywood

Image source, SuppliedImage caption, Disability Bowls England players giving helped Caroline (centre) and gave her advice on the disability equipment available A stroke survivor said playing bowls has improved her confidence and balance. Caroline Griffin described how her "life fell apart" at age 47 when she collapsed at her home in Redbourn, Hertfordshire.
Redbourn Bowls Club

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Harriet Heywood

'I flourished playing bowls after a stroke at 47'Harriet HeywoodSuppliedDisability Bowls England players giving helped Caroline (centre) and gave her advice on the disability equipment available A stroke survivor said playing bowls has improved her confidence and balance. Caroline Griffin described how her "life fell apart" at age 47 when she collapsed at her home in Redbourn, Hertfordshire.
World ranking disabled golfers compete at G4D Open in Woburn

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Kate Bradbrook |Harriet Heywood

Image source, Kate Bradbrook/BBCImage caption, Michelle Lau said she was diagnosed "quite late" and was still learning about her autism, something golf has been her to processBBC News, BuckinghamshireWoburn Golf Club, Milton KeynesBBC News, BuckinghamshireSome of the world's most talented golfers have arrived in Buckinghamshire for the third staging of The G4D Open. The golfers, who have varying disabilities, compete over the Duchess Course at Woburn in Milton Keynes.
Major disability golf championship tees off

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Kate Bradbrook |Harriet Heywood

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Appeal for help after teenage girl dies in Felsted crash

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Harriet Heywood

Appeal for help after teenage girl dies in crashHarriet HeywoodEssex PolicePolice were called to reports of a crash involving a bicycle and a Ford Transit vanPolice are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a teenage girl was killed last month while riding her bike. Officers were called to Charles Moore Place and Station Road in Felsted following reports of a crash between a bicycle and a Ford Transit van, at 16:50 BST on 22 April.
Hunger is income problem not a food issue

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Harriet Heywood |Louise Hulland

More people needing city foodbank than ever beforeHarriet Heywood & Louise HullandCambridge City Foodbank"[There is ] no shame in needing to come... no one should be put in that position in the first place," says senior organiser, Kate McIntoshAn emergency food service says more people are turning to them for help than ever before. Cambridge City Foodbank gave out 17,666 emergency food parcels last year, 20% more than in 2023.
Work on improving Addenbrooke's Hospital roundabout due to start

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Harriet Heywood

Work on improving hospital roundabout due to startHarriet HeywoodGreater Cambridge PartnershipSafety improvement work at a busy hospital roundabout will start on Monday. The central island of the Addenbrooke's roundabout in Cambridge is being reduced so the road, paths and crossings can be widened. The Greater Cambridge Partnership said it hoped it would improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.
Yellow thunderstorm warning for part of the East of England

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Harriet Heywood

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The warning says there is a slight chance that power cuts could occurBBC News, East of EnglandA yellow warning for thunderstorms has been issued by the Met Office for some areas in the East of England. The warning covers Northamptonshire, Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes between 12:00 BST and 22:00 on Monday.
Thetford Forest fire was 'deep seated' and 'hard work' for crews

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Harriet Heywood |Jenny Kirk

Image source, Jenny Kirk/BBCImage caption, Darren Reeve, from the Suffolk Fire Service, said crews used What3Words to determine the exact locationA forest fire several hundred metres across was "hard work for crews". Suffolk Fire Service was called to Marks Lane, near the village of Santon Downham, in Thetford Forest, at 14:41 BST on Saturday. It said the blaze covered 300m (985ft) by 200m (650ft) and the undergrowth had been "well alight".