Tom Jackson

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Zoe Applegate |Tom Jackson

Image source, Tom Jackson/BBCImage caption, The Cold War bunker - dubbed "Magic Mountain" - was designed to survive any biological or chemical attacks so people could carry on working It was one of the UK's largest military bunkers, built to handle top-secret information gathered by spy planes during the Cold War. But on Friday, members of the public will be granted rare access to the disused fort at Alconbury Weald, near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Tom Jackson |Louise Parry

Image source, Natalie Malcolm/BBCImage caption, The Nene Park Trust organised the colourful event at Ferry MeadowsMusic, culture and diversity have been celebrated this weekend as a festival "puts positivity" back into a city, according to the director of an arts organisation.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Harriet Heywood |Tom Jackson

Image source, Tom Jackson/BBCImage caption, Ally Clarke said essential repairs like blacking the bottom of her boat to protect it from rust and corrosion, were now well overdueA boater whose vessel is trapped between two closed river locks says the situation has "hampered day-to-day living". Ally Clarke is among a group of boatowners closed in on a 5km (3.2mile) stretch of the River Cam after the locks - at Baits Bite at Milton and Jesus Lock in Cambridge - were closed last June.

2 months ago | bbc.co.uk | Tom Jackson |Laura Devlin

Image source, Tom Jackson/BBCImage caption, The Baxter brothers Ryan and Craig farm sheep at Castor, near PeterboroughA farmer has described sheep worrying as a constant concern as walkers cut through his land with their dogs off the lead. Ryan Baxter said several heavily pregnant ewes among his 320-strong flock at Castor, near Peterborough, had miscarried after being chased.

2 months ago | bbc.co.uk | Tom Jackson |Laura Devlin

Image source, Cambridge Community ArtsImage caption, Beverley Mavin said the end of her teaching career was a "terrible shock"BBC News, Cambridgeshire A teacher who embarked on arts courses after being made redundant during the pandemic said the chance to explore her creative side had "saved her life". Beverley Mavin, 69, taught English as a foreign language and lost her job with all other staff when the Cambridge Academy of English in Girton went out of business during lockdown.