Peterborough City Council faces rocketing cost of homelessness, children in care, school transport and adult social care

Whilst not quite the perfect storm, the city council accepts that when it set its budget in February 2024, there was a gap of £3m in 2025/26 but “this has increased significantly” because of the demand for services and rising costs not only this year but in the years ahead.

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Peterborough City Council faces rocketing cost of homelessness, children in care, school transport and adult social care

June 18, 2024

Two separate fund-raising campaigns have been launched to help a family following a fire at their Bramley Road, Wisbech, home.

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Urgent appeal to help Wisbech family recover from house blaze

June 17, 2024

Historically Brook Cottages are known to be a pair of cottages dating to the 18th century

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National Highways demolish historic cottages as part of £1bn road scheme

June 17, 2024

A three-month closure order has been placed on a Huntingdon dessert shop following concerns of child sexual exploitation and child criminal exploitation

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Huntingdon shop gets its ‘just desserts’ after drugs and sexual exploitation claims

June 17, 2024

Kings Dyke opening, Whittlesey, Peterborough Monday 11 July 2022. Picture by Terry Harris.

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Fresh problems hit flagship £32m A605 King’s Dyke crossing at Whittlesey

June 16, 2024

Cambridge Arts Theatre – image by Ian Chalk Architects

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Sir Ian McKellen inspires £16million gift to Cambridge Arts Theatre

June 16, 2024

Austin Wright, 47, went missing after attending a medical appointment at Peterborough City Hospital on Thursday morning (13 June).

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Plea to find Wisbech man who goes missing after Peterborough hospital appointment

June 16, 2024

His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, accompanied by the Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire Julie Spence, enjoyed a visit to the Isle of Ely Rowing Club. PHOTO: Rob Morris

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Duke’s royal seal of approval for Isle of Ely Rowing Club

June 16, 2024

Cambridge City Foodbank volunteer team at the Asda collection drive

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Asda collection provides lifeline to Cambridge foodbank

June 11, 2024

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World premiere concert performance of ‘The Fens’ coming to Peterborough

June 10, 2024

Armed police out in Peterborough today and gave chase prior to arrest in Broadway. PHOTO: Terry Harris

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Armed police arrest man in Broadway, Peterborough

June 8, 2024

Police at the scene of a drugs raid at Harrier Way, Eagle Business Park, Yaxley. More than 2,000 cannabis plants, with an estimated street value of £1m, were discovered PHOTO: Terry Harris

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EXCLUSIVE: Video from inside £1m Peterborough cannabis factory

June 7, 2024

It was back to business shortly afterwards for Lidl distribution centre in Peterborough after solar panels caught fire. 11 fire engines and around 40 firefighters, as well as a water carrier and an aerial appliance, were quickly on the scene. PHOTO: Terry Harris

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£999 Lidl gift to firefighters charity for saving £70m Peterborough warehouse

June 7, 2024

Police at the scene of a drugs raid at Harrier Way, Eagle Business Park, Yaxley. PHOTO: Terry Harris

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Drugs raid at Yaxley near Peterborough industrial unit

June 7, 2024

Sexual predator Grant Brownlow of March, Cambridgeshire, was jailed for four and a half years, to serve half with the remaining term on licence. He will be on the Sex Offenders Register for life and given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

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Paedophile hunters expose Fenland sexual predator

June 6, 2024

Mayor Dr Nik Johnson chairs the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority that will discuss a training programme for members that includes speed reading and retention training.

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Speed reading and retention training on offer to Combined Authority members

June 3, 2024

Time now for a touch of ‘the good life’ for Cambridgeshire couple Graeme White and his wife, Katherine, after winning £1m on the National Lottery

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WATCH: Disbelief turns to joy for Cambridgeshire couple who scoop £1m lottery win

June 3, 2024

CPRE posted this earlier this year with the caption: ‘Planning madness! The government’s ambitions to build 150,000 or more homes in and around Cambridge over the next 20 years is sheer folly. Flood risk, climate change and the need to protect our precious farmland so that we can feed ourselves are just some of our concerns regarding development on this scale in and around the Cambridge area’

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OPINION: There are places that merit levelling up investment – Cambridge is already on the level

June 3, 2024

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WATCH: Shadow Minister Peter Kyle praises ‘cutting edge’ Peterborough green technology centre

June 4, 2024

Sean Maher, of Welford Place, Wittering, appeared at Cambridge Crown Court on Tuesday (28 May) where he was sentenced to three years in prison

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WATCH: Video doorbells and CCTV catch house-to-house Peterborough burglar

May 31, 2024

Vareesh Pratap is president (post graduate) and major union officer and is part of a student led movement to fix what they see as a broken and unfair system within the university.

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‘Gandhian-style’ peaceful protest at Cambridge University enters 3rd week

May 31, 2024

Crimestoppers is appealing for anyone with information about the recent theft of Bronze Age treasures from a museum in Cambridgeshire to speak up anonymously.

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£5,000 reward to help solve Ely Museum ‘Great Torc Robbery’

May 30, 2024

Under 25s in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough can now apply for a special ‘Tiger’ bus pass offering £1 fares as part of the Combined Authority’s work to revamp public transport in the region

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WATCH: Mayor Nik Johnson urges under 25s to get a £1 ‘Tiger’ bus pass

May 30, 2024

Peterborough City Council, if it goes ahead to finish the Hilton hotel itself, would need to recognise, of course, that a development of this scale and a hotel of this standard is a complex operation, and it remains questionable if the council has the ‘in house’ capability to oversee a project of this scale. PHOTO: Terry Harris

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Council snubs Hilton Peterborough £12m offer for high risk go it alone plan

May 30, 2024

PC Tom Malby arrests Paul Coulson, of Kendrick Close, Stanground, for suspected drink driving. Coulson turned out to be 3 times over the legal limit.

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WATCH: Drunk driver tells Peterborough cop he nearly ran over ‘you can’t take my car; my missus needs it’

May 28, 2024

The big clear up in part of Werrington, Peterborough is under way after a burst water main caused extensive damage. PHOTO: Terry Harris

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Clear-up begins in Peterborough after burst water main ruins Bank Holiday

May 28, 2024

Flowers left on Peterborough town bridge after a man drowned after he jumped into the River Nene to escape police.

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Peterborough: ‘Incredible funny kind caring man’ dies after river plunge following police chase

May 27, 2024

Dominic Bevilacqua got an early morning wake up call (right) that led to him being jailed for more than 3 years for drug and other offences. Custody picture (right)

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WATCH: Dawn raid by Cambridgeshire police nabs county lines drug dealer

May 27, 2024

Tímea Kovács, a photographer working on a documentary photo project with Camp Beagle took these photos of Louise Ryan and her wheelchair protest.

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Gleeful look in her eyes as wheelchair activist spray paints sign at ‘puppy factory’

May 27, 2024

A snapshot of the horror that awaited RSPCA and council officials when they visited the Wardy Hill near Ely home of Jackie Draper

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Greedy Cambridgeshire breeder crams 44 dogs into her house of horrors

May 24, 2024

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Peterborough City Council faces rocketing cost of homelessness, children in care, school transport and adult social care

Urgent appeal to help Wisbech family recover from house blaze

National Highways demolish historic cottages as part of £1bn road scheme

Huntingdon shop gets its ‘just desserts’ after drugs and sexual exploitation claims

Fresh problems hit flagship £32m A605 King’s Dyke crossing at Whittlesey

Sir Ian McKellen inspires £16million gift to Cambridge Arts Theatre

Plea to find Wisbech man who goes missing after Peterborough hospital appointment

Duke’s royal seal of approval for Isle of Ely Rowing Club

Asda collection provides lifeline to Cambridge foodbank

World premiere concert performance of ‘The Fens’ coming to Peterborough

Armed police arrest man in Broadway, Peterborough

EXCLUSIVE: Video from inside £1m Peterborough cannabis factory

£999 Lidl gift to firefighters charity for saving £70m Peterborough warehouse

Drugs raid at Yaxley near Peterborough industrial unit

Paedophile hunters expose Fenland sexual predator

Speed reading and retention training on offer to Combined Authority members

WATCH: Disbelief turns to joy for Cambridgeshire couple who scoop £1m lottery win

OPINION: There are places that merit levelling up investment – Cambridge is already on the level

WATCH: Shadow Minister Peter Kyle praises ‘cutting edge’ Peterborough green technology centre

WATCH: Video doorbells and CCTV catch house-to-house Peterborough burglar

‘Gandhian-style’ peaceful protest at Cambridge University enters 3rd week

£5,000 reward to help solve Ely Museum ‘Great Torc Robbery’

WATCH: Mayor Nik Johnson urges under 25s to get a £1 ‘Tiger’ bus pass

Council snubs Hilton Peterborough £12m offer for high risk go it alone plan

WATCH: Drunk driver tells Peterborough cop he nearly ran over ‘you can’t take my car; my missus needs it’

Clear-up begins in Peterborough after burst water main ruins Bank Holiday

Peterborough: ‘Incredible funny kind caring man’ dies after river plunge following police chase

WATCH: Dawn raid by Cambridgeshire police nabs county lines drug dealer

Gleeful look in her eyes as wheelchair activist spray paints sign at ‘puppy factory’

Greedy Cambridgeshire breeder crams 44 dogs into her house of horrors

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