Harriet Heywood

Cambridge

Journalist at BBC News

BBC journalist covering Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and the East of England

Articles

Driver banned after crashing into Netherhall School in Cambridge

1 day ago | bbc.com | Harriet Heywood

Driver banned after crashing into school gatesHarriet HeywoodCambridgeshire PoliceJomon Joseph has been banned from driving and must complete 180 hours of unpaid work after crashing into school gatesA man who crashed into school gates has been disqualified from driving for two years. Jomon Joseph, 35, drove into the gates at Netherhall School in Cambridge at 23:15 GMT on 22 February. Police said they found Joseph next to his car inside the school grounds, on Queen Edith's Way.
Cambridge man who stole rare coins worth £40k jailed

1 day ago | bbc.com | Harriet Heywood

Man who stole rare coins worth £40k jailedHarriet HeywoodCambridgeshire PoliceJoseph Ross was sentenced at Peterborough Crown Court on Thursday after admitting to burglary and theftA man who stole £40,000 worth of rare coins has been jailed for two years and six months. Joseph Ross used a ladder to get to the first floor of Cambridge Coins in Swan Road and smashed a window to break in at about 03:10 GMT on 20 February.
Peterborough turban expert recalls surreal James Bond experience

4 days ago | bbc.com | Harriet Heywood

Turban expert recalls surreal James Bond experienceHarriet HeywoodDel SinghDel Singh (left) passed on his turbans to Kabir Bedi (centre) which led to a costume change as he was originally meant to wear a red turban with a brown suitA sliding doors moment when film producers came to Peterborough created a "weird claim to fame" for a man soon to be known as a turban expert.
University of Cambridge quadball team hoping to build momentum

4 days ago | bbc.com | Harriet Heywood

University Quadball team hoping to build momentum Harriet HeywoodWilliam BrilliantQuadball, otherwise known by players as "Muggle Quidditch", shares some similarities with sports like rugby, handball and dodgeballThe president of a Quadball club says although there is a lot of curiosity around the game, recruitment can be tough. Originally based on Quidditch, made famous by the Harry Potter books, it is believed to be one of only a few mixed-gender, full-contact sports in the world.
Victorian ice skaters and their love for freezing St Neots fields

5 days ago | bbc.com | Harriet Heywood

A derelict device that could alleviate floodingHarriet HeywoodSt Neots Cambridge Community Archive NetworkWhen the River Ouse froze, hundreds of people would take to the iceIt was once used to create an area for ice skaters, but now a Victorian sluice gate could be brought back into use to keep roads open during flooding. The BBC takes a look at the antique mechanism's potential revival and the land's use in a bygone age.
Renovations begin on Priory Centre in St Neots

6 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Harriet Heywood |Tom Jackson

Image source, Tom Jackson/BBCImage caption, Fencing has been installed around the Priory Centre and part of the car park as redevelopment works move into their next phaseConstruction work has started to renovate a building that was losing £300,000 annually. The Priory Centre is being renovated as part of a £15m investment to revamp the centre of St Neots, Cambridgeshire's largest market town.
Renovations begin on Priory Centre in St Neots

6 days ago | bbc.com | Harriet Heywood

Renovations begin on building at 'heart of town'Harriet HeywoodTom JacksonTom Jackson/BBCFencing has been installed around the Priory Centre and part of the car park as redevelopment works move into their next phaseConstruction work has started to renovate a building that was losing £300,000 annually. The Priory Centre is being renovated as part of a £15m investment to revamp the centre of St Neots, Cambridgeshire's largest market town.
Royston van driver arrested after Cambridge motorcyclist's death

1 week ago | bbc.com | Harriet Heywood

Harriet HeywoodBBC News, EastA mum has paid tribute to a "one-of-a-kind son" killed in a motorbike crash. Cameron Hamilton-Campbell, 22, from Cambridge, died at the city's Addenbrooke's Hospital on Friday after a collision with a Tesco delivery van on the A10 at Foxton. "Cameron was my beautiful, brilliant, one-of-a-kind son. Quirky, funny, and full of life - he never left my side," said his mother, Monique, in a statement.
Murderer John Mansfield found dead in prison died of head injury

1 week ago | bbc.com | Harriet Heywood

Harriet HeywoodBBC News, CambridgeshireA convicted murderer found dead in prison died from a head injury, a post-mortem examination has concluded. The body of John Mansfield, 63, was discovered at HMP Whitemoor, near March in Cambridgeshire on Sunday afternoon. Police said a 44-year-old inmate arrested on suspicion of murder remained under investigation. Mansfield was serving a life sentence for the 2006 murder of his 63-year-old neighbour Ann Alfanso at her flat in Whalley Range, Manchester.
Eleven in hospital as buses and fire engine crash

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Harriet Heywood

Eleven people have been taken to hospital after a crash between two guided buses and a fire engine. It happened on the B1050 Station Road at the junction with the Busway in Northstowe, near Cambridge, shortly after 14:00 BST. Cambridgeshire County Council said the road had been closed in both directions and buses, which use dedicated lanes, had been diverted. An eyewitness to the aftermath of the collision said it looked "pretty horrendous".