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The year in local news

• January: Seal in the Nene and Darren arrives at Posh
• February: Seasonal weather arrives in the city
• March: Wishes and nightmares come true
• April: Trampoline trouble for bouncing Buster
• May: Helicopter tragedy rocks the community
• June: Midsummer needed a giant leap of faith
• July: The Embankment is a kaleidoscope of colour
• August: A dash of royalty and a pinch of controversy
• September: City rocked by reggae gods and bank crisis
• October: City man swims channel and potato lorry overturns
• November: It's Pudsey time again as fireworks fill the sky
• December: Man dies as car crashes into first floor flat

2007: A year in video

Video highlights from 2007: a look back at some of the highlights from our video reports in 2007.

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Most watched videos: 2007

1. Peterborough "tornado" sighting
2. Shocked owners see shops go up in flames
3. Thousands compete in the Great Eastern Run 2007
4. New schools have the wow factor on big day
5. Celtic fans party in the city centre
6. Anger over plans to axe 240 call centre jobs
7. Father comes home to find bodies of his wife and little boys
8. 'I hope the children are as excited about this as I am'
9. Runaway cow? - pull the udder one!
10. Snow arrives in Peterborough

Business

Local business performances during 2007 and hopes and fears for 2008

Paul Grinnell reviews 2007 and speaks to local business leaders »

Sport

Local sports review of 2007

Mark Plummer looks back on a local sporting year »

2007 in review: a year of two halves for Posh

Alan Swann recalls the highlights and lowlights of 2007 »

Entertainment

Ian Ray picks the highlights in local entertainment:

The year in local entertainment - January to July »

The year in local entertainment - August to December »

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Our lists of the most read stories of 2007 reveal that you didn't always choose the stories that lead on the front page of the ET:

Most read stories: 2007

1. Inventors win funding for research into 'flying saucers'
2. Police name Werrington death crash driver
3. Body of man, 26 (Jason Bennett), discovered
4. Hundreds protest outside travellers site meeting
5. Hampton headteacher found dead
6. Sweetheart Kelly sings a welcome home for our boys
7. Help catch boy's brutal attackers
8. Club's swimming back to naturist success
9. Police hunt for murder weapon

January

1. Inventors win funding for research into 'flying saucers'
2. Peterborough company ends ties with Danielle Lloyd
3. Pictures of nude boys 'not indecent'
4. Rogue cow's trips to MacDonald's
5. Woman motorist dies in A15 crash
6. Rugby coach killed in crash
7. Alexander: I was not given time
8. Friends pay tribute to policewoman in crash
9. Dead men died alone
10. Boy badly hurt as gangs clash

February

1. Video & Photos: Snow arrives in Peterborough
2. No sign of teenager who fell into river
3. Breaking news: Schools closed due to weather
4. Snowballing boys sent home
5. Shock after bones discovered at allotment
6. Big Brother is keeping you safe
7. Two people die, one hurt in A17 crash
8. India job offer 'slap in the face'
9. Migrants set up camp by River Nene
10. 'I think I was given this because I can help others'

March

1. Tragedy dad clings to treasured memories
2. Father comes home to find bodies of his wife and little boys
3. Horror as body is discovered in river
4. Passport worker's forgery shame
5. Club's swimming back to naturist success
6. 100 new jobs at top hotel
7. Drivers risk lives at crossing
8. Bell tolls for haunted pub
9. Contaminated fuel strikes Peterborough drivers
10. Tragedy of boy, 10, found hanging in his bedroom

April

1. Body of teenager found in river
2. Places to visit this Easter
3. Archaeologists bowled over by city discovery
4. Rowing legend oars in funds for family charity
5. 10-year-old daughter's photograph on internet
6. Family's heartache over boy killed in road accident
7. Police name crash death girl, 18
8. 999 call police car in crash
9. Man fined for dropping cigarette hits out at 'green police'
10. UB40 to star in outdoor concert

May

1. Police search for missing helicopter
2. DO you agree with Barry Fry?
3. Whelpdale is due to finalise move today
4. Mum's tribute to crash victim
5. Elliott likely to join Posh
6. Two die as car driven by boy, 14, crashes into ditch
7. No playtime for pupils at new £46m school
8. Man badly hurt in vicious attack
9. Fry fears the worst
10. Slideshow: Jennifer pulls in the crowds at Truckfest

June

1. Help catch boy's brutal attackers
2. Police hunt for murder weapon
3. City gridlocked as biker killed
4. Video: The Peterborough tornado
5. Motorcycle accident brings traffic to standstill
6. Roads claim life of another biker
7. Readers' Pictures: The Peterborough tornado
8. Police hunt for Welland murder suspect
9. Tragic road toll rises as scooter rider dies
10. Pubs rush to beat ban on smoking

July

1. Hundreds protest outside travellers site meeting
2. Hampton headteacher found dead
3. Tears for Jed: A man with a passion for education
4. A decent game - just a shame about the gate
5. Preview: 10 facts about Celtic
6. Macanthony attacks fans
7. You decide who's got talent
8. Local lad Hobbs in Liverpool squad for Tyler's testimonial
9. Video: Celtic fans party in the city centre
10. Girl, 13, dies in Lincoln Road collision

August

1. Should you be fined £80 for wearing this T-shirt?
2. Video: Shocked owners see shops go up in flames
3. Women warned over topless sunbathing
4. Tough guy Hargreaves didn't flinch
5. How X factor girl band made Mr Nasty blush
6. What gets this many people so very angry?
7. Bronze Age skeleton is dug up in quarry
8. Lucky driver describes 'miracle' crash escape
9. New home for Posh is hinted at by Darragh
10. Driver killed as forklift truck overturns

September

1. 3,500-year-old baby is unearthed
2. Driver dies in two-car smash
3. Video: New schools have the wow factor on big day
4. 'Tornado' lifts car off road
5. Is this really the best way to put life into the city at night?
6. Mums' anger at crash boy, 14, after sons' death
7. Experts' museum call to would-be ghostbusters
8. Stolen prehistoric sword back on display at museum
9. Gang in sex attack on woman by river bank
10. Cyclist dies after bus crash tragedy

October

1. Body of man, 26 (Jason Bennett), discovered
2. Man, 21, dies in car smash
3. Six held as man fights for life in hospital
4. Huge police operation swings into action
5. Video: Thousands compete in the Great Eastern Run
6. Shock as slave is found captive in a living hell
7. Nearly 400 finance jobs to go
8. Car wash workers held after immigration raid
9. Mum of boy, 9, named as ditch crash victim
10. Huge turbine takes shape

November

1. Friends tell of shock after death of popular RnB singer
2. Body of man, 26, discovered: Your tributes to Jason Bennett
3. Roads closed as school bus and car collide
4. Motorcyclist dies in crash with lorry
5. A1 closed by lorry crash
6. Woman, child and horse killed in crash
7. Julia Ogden: More than just a mum - 08/11/07
8. Lucky escape for passengers as bus ripped open by scaffolding
9. Strike warning as fuel prices hit record high
10. Neighbours save mum and boy, 6, from blaze

December

1. Police name Werrington death crash driver
2. Werrington crash: First on scene tells of boy's terror
3. Jamie's dig unearths a monster
4. Car crashes through first floor flat window
5. Body found at city home
6. Two dead in A47 collision
7. Parkway crash brings rush-hour chaos
8. Family's shock at death of man, 24
9. Posh boss Ferguson arrested and bailed
10. 'No clue' as to cause of fireball crash - police

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