FEW people will be unaffected in one way or another by the stormy financial times which are currently battering household budgets. But, for 9,552 people living in hope on the city's housing register, it also means the odds against them getting a home of their own are growing all the time.
It must be a miserable time for them if they are having to live in high-priced privately rented accomodation, or have been forced to stay with relatives or friends.
Unfortunately, in the short term at least, it would seem that things can only get
worse. With banks and building societies tightening the screws on mortgage lending, 200 people a month are having to add their names to the register for a housing association home.
Even with a push to provide more affordable housing, it is difficult to see how this could ever hope to meet demand, or indeed provide much respite in the forseeable future.
People who can't afford a mortgage, but can't get a house to rent at a reasonable price either, are caught between a rock and a hard place, and we can only feel sorry for them.
Read the full story: Rental rise as homes crisis bites.
New teacher is leading by exampleA SHORTAGE of teachers isn't unique to Peterborough, as national figures show. But there's a lot to be said for the city academy's move to give on-the-job training to people from other professions who have the valuable asset of life skills. Former high-flying finance director Geoff Haynes is a great example. he's now now a maths teacher and loving it. Hopefully, others will follow his example.
Read the full story: Schools struggling to recruit teachers.
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