- Cheers as BGT judge Holden returns
- Protesters show Syria solidarity
- Salmond insists on no-strings poll
- Call to embrace community energy
- Murdoch expected in wake of arrests
- PM 'plans football racism summit'
- Anger over marriage tax breaks
- Singer Whitney Houston dies aged 48
- PM quashes Lansley speculation
- Police appeal over linked robberies
- 'More families' covering bills
- Police seize spoof poster fanzine
- Families 'set to lose tax credit'
- Man quizzed over village murder
- Alexander urges tax relief reform
- Redknapp hits out at CPS over trial
- 'Nuclear' accusations dismissed
- Bumped-up insurance claims 'surge'
- Not time to resign, says Lansley
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Peterborough weather: Coldest night of the winter
Saturday 10.30am: Temperatures plummeted well below freezing last night, dropping to -13.5C in Peterborough while Holbeach was the coldest place in the country.
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Prayers ruling could impact on council
LAWYERS at Peterborough City Council will be studying the ramifications of a landmark ruling that found holding prayers at council meetings is “unlawful”.
25 commentsResidents welcome to attend council
FIND out more about what is happening in the Hampton area of Peterborough at a council meeting.
Video: Peterborough pupils sign up for signing and singing record video
HUNDREDS of Peterborough children sang and signed their way into the record books on Wednesday, February 8 by joining thousands of youngsters across the country in a musical challenge.
Retail Therapy with Caroline Sheffield: Pucker Up
4th February 2012: With freezing temperatures terrorising us all of late, it’s easy to feel down in the dumps and in need of a pick me up. But where do we start?
Politics
City council budget: Opposition unite over tax freeze
OPPOSITION groups on Peterborough City Council have put party politics aside and launched a campaign to freeze council tax.
Man threatens ET snapper as bailiffs move travellers video
POLICE are investigating an incident in which threats were made as bailiffs arrived to move a convoy of travellers.
Werrington residents livid over return of travellers
FURIOUS residents have expressed their dismay after another convoy of travellers moved onto a community car park mere weeks after the previous group left.
LEP looking to kick-start stalled work
AN APPEAL has been issued for organisations to bid for cash to get delayed projects in the area off the ground.
MPs slam Peterborough City Council for council tax increase
PRESSURE is mounting on council leaders to scrap a council tax hike after a government minister launched an astonishing broadside against the plans.
ET Business
Uni courses take-up low
A UNIVERSITY is calling on city firms to take advantage of its business skills courses after a lower than expected take-up.
Training shortfall dents digital jobs demand
THERE is an ever-increasing demand for digital marketing specialists in the Peterborough jobs market, according to independent recruitment agent Anne Corder Recruitment.
Booming ‘recession baby’ businesses
ABOUT one in 13 businesses in Peterborough that started up in the tough markets over the last three years is achieving £100,000 turnover, according to new figures from Barclays.
Burnt Tree celebrates 10 years in city
BURNT Tree Vehicle Rental’s Peterborough branch has celebrated its 10th anniversary following a £45,000 investment in refurbishing the premises.
Smart way to make taxis in Peterborough ‘greener’
AMBITIOUS proposals for environmentally friendly two door cars to be used as taxis in Peterborough look set to be given the green light by councillors.
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Education
Uni courses take-up low
A UNIVERSITY is calling on city firms to take advantage of its business skills courses after a lower than expected take-up.
Bumper hampers for charity
PUPILS have been cooking up tasty treats to raise money and provide food for the homeless in Peterborough.
Students catering for charity video
CATERING students spent their lunchtime rustling up tasty fish and chips to raise money for charity.
Health trust ‘loses’ children’s records
SENSITIVE information about young children has been lost, prompting a “serious incident investigation” by health officials.
1 commentChance to learn how to teach adults
ADULTS looking to pass their skills and knowledge to other adults are invited to a new teacher training course in Peterborough.
Health
Health trust ‘loses’ children’s records
SENSITIVE information about young children has been lost, prompting a “serious incident investigation” by health officials.
1 commentNew homes sought for stray pets
New homes are desperately needed for some long-stay animals currently in the care of the RSPCA Peterborough and District Branch.
MP backs charity fight with cancer
A LEADING politician has given his support to a national charity battling cancer.
Ex-prop’s praise for city firm
A FORMER English rugby union prop Matt Hampson visited staff at a Peterborough firm to share how one of their products has changed his life.
Help make adult social care fairer
AGE UK Peterborough is joining a national campaign calling on the Government to overhaul adult social care.
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Traffic & Transport
Burnt Tree celebrates 10 years in city
BURNT Tree Vehicle Rental’s Peterborough branch has celebrated its 10th anniversary following a £45,000 investment in refurbishing the premises.
Smart way to make taxis in Peterborough ‘greener’
AMBITIOUS proposals for environmentally friendly two door cars to be used as taxis in Peterborough look set to be given the green light by councillors.
3 commentsFour vehicle crash caused road closure
A FOUR vehicle collision caused road closures at the Soke Parkway in Peterborough yesterday morning.
Mini-gritter on trial in Lincolnshire
A MINI-GRITTER designed to tackle narrow country roads in icy weather is being trialled in south Lincolnshire.
Woman taken to hospital after Forty Foot collision
11.30am: A was taken to hospital this morning (Thursday) following a collision between two vehicles on the B1096 near Ramsey.
Environment
Smart way to make taxis in Peterborough ‘greener’
AMBITIOUS proposals for environmentally friendly two door cars to be used as taxis in Peterborough look set to be given the green light by councillors.
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Pupils celebrate energy-saving bid
PUPILS from across Peterborough were given awards for their part in an energy saving campaign.
Ambitious plans for River Nene revamp
AMBITIOUS plans to turn the River Nene in Peterborough into a wealth-creating hub for the city have been unveiled.
16 commentsMotorbikes found in river clear-out
FOUR skiploads of rubbish, including a bed and motorcyles, has been removed from a waterway connecting the Deepings to Spalding.
1 commentBid submitted for green bank
UP to 70 jobs could be created if a bid to locate the headquarters of a new £3 billion eco-finance initiative in Peterborough proves successful.
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Letters & Emails
Letter: Pregnancy factor is strain on Peterborough services
I have to say I agree with your reader’s letter (Failings are not due to Immigrants, Thursday, February 9, 2012).
Letter: Still waiting on Olympic spending request
It is all very well for Cllr Fitzgerald to huff and puff away about civic pride and patriotic whatever, but despite my letter asking where the money for the Olympic torch jolly will be spent having been published now for some days, it still does not answer the question of into whose pockets and for whose benefit £93,000 is being spent when the Olympic torch comes to Peterborough.
3 commentsLetter: Don’t forget winter wildlife
I took a walk along the river on Wednesday for the first time since it snowed on Saturday, and found that a large proportion of the river was frozen over, and the many swans and other wildlife there were obviously in great distress.
Letter: River Nene revamp - Masterplan needed for riverside site
Regards the ET, February 8, 2012 “Ambitious Plans for River Nene revamp” and “Plans to relocate car boot sale rejected.”
6 commentsLetter: Herlington House auction - Responsible landlords
WITH regards to Herlington House being auctioned off by the city council, I would like to know if it has considered social landlords managing this property? With people in Peterborough and the Ortons in desperate need of more affordable/social housing I would hope this would be their first port of call.
Columnists
Shades of Green with Rachel Huxley: on getting some outdoor exercise
4th Februry 2012: I like to think that I live a healthy, active lifestyle. I love to cycle and walk, and have even started yoga and street dancing lessons.
Westminster Life by Stewart Jackson MP: on the Health and Social Care Bill
The Coalition Government’s Health and Social Care Bill has attracted a great deal of criticism in recent months and again this week by Ed Miliband at PMQs.
Alan Swann’s World of Sport: on John Terry, Harry Redknapp & England’s Dubai disaster
IF John Terry wasn’t such a self-centred, egotistical, pig-headed individual, he’d have quit the England captaincy when his alleged racial abuse first led to charges.
Paul Stainton: The man behind the mic - Common sense prevails over school crossing patrols
Power to the People... Citizen Smith (Wolfie/Foxy) would have been proud.
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Alan Swann’s World of Sport: on England’s pathetic capitulation in the cricket and Posh failing to turn up against Portsmouth
WELL that was one of the saddest Saturdays of my life in sport.
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Features
Deeping pensioner scales Nepalese mountain: Ain’t no mountain high enough
A PENSIONER who has battled cancer for the last decade has become the oldest Briton to scale a mammoth 6,000-metre Nepalese mountain.
Tough guy Tony goes the distance
A PROUD father from Peterborough can boast to being one of few people in the country to complete a gruelling endurance race billed as the “toughest in the world”.
Deepings Community Centre: At the heart of the community
CATHY Pridgeon, the chairman of the board of trustees at Deepings Community Centre in Market Deeping, has a simple tagline about how a centre should run: “If it’s safe, it’s clean, it’s warm and it’s friendly, it works.”
British Pathe: Video memories of Peterborough video
The British Pathe website has recently been relaunched and a wealth of wierd and wonderful pieces of footage from our area from yesteryear are only a click or two away:
Phillippa banks on Cash In The Attic show to help with DVD project
A WOMAN from Peterborough with a passion for embroidery has sewn up success on one of the nation’s favourite antiques programmes.
East Midlands News
Queen returns to London by train
Wrapped up against the cold, the Queen has caught the train back to London to bring an end to an eventful winter stay at the Sandringham estate.
New home for bus-riding dalmatian
A stray dog who was spotted getting on a London bus has been rehomed with new a family in Bedfordshire.
Man held in US over 1993 raid
A man who has been on the run for 19 years after a £1 million raid on a security van in Suffolk has been arrested in America.
999 hoax calls teenager spared jail
A Huntingdon teenager who made hundreds of hoax calls to the emergency services on Christmas Day and Boxing Day has been spared an immediate jail term.
Harry chats to troops about war kit
Prince Harry has chatted to armed forces comrades in Suffolk about "nightmares" remembering how to use all his kit when on tour in Afghanistan.
National News
Singer Whitney Houston dies aged 48
Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, has died. She was 48.
PM quashes Lansley speculation
David Cameron has sought to quash speculation over the survival of health secretary Andrew Lansley and his controversial NHS shake-up.
Cheers as BGT judge Holden returns
Amanda Holden has returned to Britain's Got Talent after giving birth to her daughter.
Protesters show Syria solidarity
Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in London in a show of solidarity with protesters across the Middle East and North Africa.
Salmond insists on no-strings poll
Alex Salmond has again insisted that plans for an independence referendum must have "no strings attached" from Westminster.
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