The laws of supply and demand seem brutally inappropriate when applied to health care. So far this year the maternity unit at Peterborough’s hospital has closed to admissions seven times.

Editor Mark Edwards: The theme of this year’s Local Newspaper Week is press freedom, highlighting the importance of local newspapers’ freedom to scrutinize authority and hold the powerful to account.

Regards the gridlock at The Triangle in Millfield. It is now more than 12 months since the last spate of correspondence about the “improvements” there.

May I as a “friend of the fountains” be allowed a bit of space in your paper?

The UKIP county council election results throughout the country were quite remarkable. No more so than in East Anglia, where UKIP has entered the mainstream of politics and toppled solid Conservative holdings.

Not everyone agreed with my claim that the Championship will miss Posh...

Domed roof for the Lido? Why doesn’t the council leave the Lido alone!

I think that the Lido should stay an outdoor pool because it is a vital part of Peterborough’s history had has been the since before WW2.

On behalf of the Peterborough Fund Raising Branch of The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association I would like to thank Sainsbury’s for allowing us to hold a collection during the weekend of April 6/7 at their store in Oxney Road.

9th May: We asked Peterborough United fans on Twitter through @PTAlanSwann how the club will win promotion next season.

A week is a long time in politics! We’d barely had time to digest the regional and national results of the local elections and UKIP’s impact when the city council’s two title contenders went head to head.

Fergie’s in the top three best Posh managers, but Chris Turner was the best we have ever had, winning our first ever promotion to the second tier on a shoestring.

As the chairman of the Care & Repair Steering Group, I would personally like to thank the brilliant achievement of the Care and Repair team working for the city council.

The nation’s biggest house to house collection commences on Monday, May 13, and will raise millions of pounds to alleviate the plight of the world’s poor; and so already you are probably asking, what as chairman of Peterborough Christian Aid Committee is my problem?

A long, hard winter has been hitting our hard-pressed A&E departments and putting real pressure on the nursing, medical and support staff who are struggling to deliver care and meet the targets.

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The leader of the city council Marco Cereste is facing a challenge from within his own party... indeed from within his own cabinet.

Tip for anyone in a Suarez situation. Own up to the ref and take a red card and a three-match ban.

After reading the article regarding the financial problems of the Peterborough City Hospital I have a simple solution.

The works to revamp Cowgate look like they are nearing completion and they look good. The paving work and street furniture is a great improvement.