Katy Prickett

4 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Katy Prickett |Victoria Polley

Image source, Victoria PolleyImage caption, The majority of the players had lived in the county most of their lives, said club honorary curator David PracyRAF pilots, Army officers and a night-time fire warden are among the players remembered on a cricket club's new war memorial. It will be unveiled at Essex Cricket Club's Chelmsford ground and lists the names of 16 cricketers who died during both world wars.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Emma Baugh |Katy Prickett

Image source, Aerial Collective, DuxfordImage caption, Joe Peterburs said the surprise flight in the Mustang was "beyond my expectations"BBC News, NorthamptonshireBBC News, NorthamptonshireA World War Two American fighter pilot has been surprised with a flight in a Mustang aeroplane 80 years to the day after he was shot down. Joe Peterburs was escorting United States Army Air Forces bombers over Germany on 10 April 1945 when he was forced to bail out of his damaged plane and was captured.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Emma Baugh |Katy Prickett

Emma Baugh & Katy PrickettBBC News, CambridgeshireA World War Two American fighter pilot has been surprised with a flight in a Mustang aeroplane 80 years to the day after he was shot down. Joe Peterburs was escorting United States Air Force bombers over Germany on 10 April 1945 when he was forced to bail out of his damaged plane and was captured.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Sam Read |Katy Prickett

Tree will be helped with new technique in UK firstSam Read & Katy PrickettSam Read/BBCThe tree was a gift from King Charles II to the then bishop of Ely in 1674 so is about 360 years old, said David DayOne of the country's largest and oldest London plane trees will be supported with a technique not previously believed to have been used in the UK.

Jan 12, 2025 | yahoo.com | Katy Prickett

Keen skaters have been making the most of the recent cold snap by taking to the ice after flooded fields in the Fens froze over. Hundreds of people flocked to Upware, near Wicken, Cambridgeshire, over the weekend. Fen skating takes place when a meadow floods and then freezes, meaning the ice is very shallow - unlike with frozen lakes or rivers.