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Peterborough's former football clubhouse The Grange Venue on target for a double awards success
Venue’s ‘team effort’ is applauded
Police issue warning after spate of thefts from cars and vans in Market Deeping, Bourne and Deeping St James
Officers advise motorists to park under CCTV cameras
Peterborough butcher to retire after 40 years in the business
Woodland Butchers is the last remaining English Butchers in the city centre.
Local Elections: The plague of fly-tipping in the city
Fly-tipping is far from being a victimless crime, affecting as it does the quality of life for our residents in the City’s urban areas, as well as in our villages and the surrounding rural roads and lanes, writes cllr Steve Allen, Conservative Group deputy leader.
Local Elections: Labour – the heartbeat of Peterborough
As the sun rises over our beloved city, casting its golden glow upon the River Nene, I find myself compelled to put pen to paper (or rather, fingers to keyboard) and share a few heartfelt words, writes Dennis Jones, Labour Group leader.
Local Elections: Politics does not have to be divisive
Peterborough First is in a unique and privileged position, having led the city council administration since November with the support of cross-party colleagues in the chamber, writes cllr Mohammed Farooq.
Local Elections: Can we afford having the Conservatives run Peterborough Council again?
Locally decades of Conservative failure in Peterborough have led to missed opportunities, terrible decision making and millions wasted while our services were slashed and Council Tax rocketed, writes Cllr Christian Hogg, Liberal Democrat group leader.
Primark considers installing self-service checkouts at Peterborough store
Store aims to provide extra choice
Westminster Life: ‘The British Government should decide who comes to this country’
Finally, after months and months of delay by Labour and Lib Dem MPs and Members of the House of Lords, the Safety of Rwanda Bill was passed by Parliament this week.
Local Elections: Delivering homes that people need
The Green Party knows that both locally and nationally there is a crisis in the housing sector, writes group leader cllr Nicola Day.
Elections 2024: What's Peterborough City Council's financial position?
The facts about the council’s spending power, cash reserves and debt position
Elections 2024: Which smaller parties are standing in Peterborough's local elections and what do they believe?
Three smaller parties are fielding candidates in Peterborough on 2nd May
Peterborough community breakfast club set for return after bring saved by fresh funding
The service was paused in March as the council applied for further funding from the government.
Plans to convert former Peterborough NatWeat into housing refused
The bank closed in 2023.
Meet the Peterborough tattoo artist who inks in hair to help men cover up baldness
Hair loss can cause anxiety for some men
Drink driver found “well over the limit” in Peterborough banned from the roads
Robert Leadbeater was three times the limit when he was stopped by police after he mounted a kerb in the city
Peterborough council and police say residents can 'vote with confidence' at elections as they crack down on electoral malpractice
Electoral team will cross check the signature and date of birth of every postal vote received
Peterborough man who tried to kiss police officer after being arrested ordered to pay compensation after admitting sexual assault
Jameel Malik also spat in another officer’s space after police were called to his Millfield home
Nine arrested as police crack down on drug dealing in Peterborough and Stamford
Warrants executed at eight homes across Peterborough and Stamford, with drugs, cash, electronic devices and weapons all seized by police
Peterborough man who has spent months clearing litter from parkway verges calls on council to do more
Mark Fishpool says litter has not been cleared from verges for years – despite freedom of information request from Peterborough City Council showing picks had taken place in the last 12 months