Wednesday, 3.40pm update: Peterborough MP Stewart Jackson pledged to villagers in Newborough that he will not give up the fight to stop controversial plans it is feared will bring an eco-energy park and a travellers’ site to the area.

Sunday, 4.25pm: Peterborough City Council was the seventh highest spending authority in the country over the 2012 Olympic Torch relay through the city, new figures reveal.

Residents living in houses in Walton, Peterborough blighted by a new three storey development have started a protest against the flats which overlook their homes.

Peterborough City Council has refused to reveal the amount of outstanding rent it might be owed by Peterborough United on the tax payer-owned football stadium, stating it is a private mater.

Festival-goers have been promised bigger and better celebrations by the new town mayor.

Peterborough commuters are being encouraged to leave their car at home and walk to work this week.

Plans to restrict postal voting and introduce ballot box identity checks are being floated by the Electoral Commission to help crack down on polling fraud, with Peterborough one of 15 areas to be monitored at next year’s elections.

Workplaces in Cambridgeshire are being invited to take part in a free competition to encourage more people to cycle from today, 13 May.

Friday 2:30pm: Whittlesey councillor Martin Curtis has been voted as the new leader of the Cambridgeshire Conservative Party.

Anger has been voiced at the arrival of travellers to a plot of land near a children’s play area and a cemetery in Peterborough.

A long-term homeless man in Peterborough has spoken of his 18-month battle to find a place to live, as hopes of a new start begin to flicker.

Peterborough MP Stewart Jackson has said he will take legal action to stop a parliamentary watchdog “bullying” him into paying £54,000 in capital gains on his home.

Thursday, 10.50am: Peterborough United chairman Darragh MacAnthony has given the biggest hint yet that the future of the club’s stadium could be resolved within days.

The Lido outdoor swimming pool has been a popular venue for sun seekers in Peterborough for decades but now it could get a dramatic new lease of life.

Tuesday, 8pm: Marco Cereste has retained his role as leader of Peterborough City Council tonight (7 May) following a leadership challenge from his deputy.

A new online directory for carers has been launched by Peterborough City Council.

Vacant offices and disused rail depots in Peterborough could become classrooms as part of plans to relieve the pressure on city schools.

Friday, 4pm: The Conservatives have lost control of Cambridgeshire County Council following today’s elections, which saw gains for UKIP.

Lincolnshire Conservatives have lost control of the county council after suffering a crushing defeat in yesterday’s elections.

Details have been released over a consultation to give villagers in Stilton, near Peterborough, the right to make the cheese of the same name.