- School place lottery system 'fails'
- Missing boy found with foster carer
- Gulf oil disaster costs BP £5.2bn
- Buses and bikes to help in strike
- Cheryl Cole in 'quickie divorce'
- Legionnaires' caught from compost
- Record fall in alcohol consumption
- Police quiz 'fix' probe cricketers
- Saunders to pen Spice Girls musical
- Restraint death probe man named
- Dead pigeon suitcase found at airport
- Daughter leads march over elderly care
- 'Bloodgate' doctor happy nightmare over
- Queen to name new Cunard liner
- School 'lottery' fails to bridge divide
- Naval officer killed in Manx race
- Study reveals complaints against police
- German plane shot down preserved
- Region's savings habits laid bare
- Plays to mark Shakespeare theatre's rebirth
Local
Three held after police car chase through Peterborough video
A DRAMATIC police chase shocked residents of central Peterborough street on Thursday as it ended with a three-car pile up.
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Longthorpe residents vow to save Holywell Ponds reserve
MORE than 30 residents have vowed to help protect a city wildlife reserve which has been blighted by vandals.
Calls for Peterborough health centre consultation to be scrapped
PASSIONATE calls have been made for the closure of a consultation process on the axing of a Peterborough healthcare centre.
2 commentsPolice chief warning over budget cuts
CAMBRIDGESHIRE Police’s outgoing chief constable has warned that police forces will face “Armageddon” if ministers impose funding cuts as high as 40 per cent.
Politics
£50m Peterborough transport plans on show
THE first group of residents have given their views on £50 million plans to change the face of Peterborough’s transport network.
4 commentsPeterborough City Council department revamp puts 59 jobs at risk
FEARS over swingeing local government cuts have put 59 jobs at risk at Peterborough City Council.
36 commentsTaxi firm loses school contract
Peterborough City Council chiefs have cut a city cab firm’s school and social care contracts over safety fears.
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Peterborough’s open-air city centre diner goes ‘upmarket’
AFTER 10 years of flipping burgers in Peterborough city centre a controversial diner has a new home and a brand new look.
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Shock as empty drugs bottles found dumped
A SHOCKED pensioner has urged Peterborough City Council to get tough on fly-tippers after discovering stinking bin bags full of food and drugs containers dumped in the street in Orton Goldhay.
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Business
Businesses build on confidence
RECORD numbers of businesses feel much more positive compared to the first three months of the year, according to the latest report from the economic intelligence unit at the East of England Development Agency (EEDA).
N&P ‘improves’ mortgage products
PETERBOROUGH-based N&P is introducing a new Best Buy three-year fixed rate mortgage at 75 per cent LTV, and reducing rates on its existing 85 per cent LTV three-year fixed rate products – with immediate effect.
New face at law firm’s family department
KATHERINE Rands has joined the family department at city firm Hegarty LLP.
Chris scores college success
FORMER Hinchingbrooke School pupil Chris Burling has given himself a head start when it comes to job hunting after being named Best Business Student.
Farmers count cost of the rain
FARMERS around Peterborough are facing a bill of more than £500,000 due to the effects of recent wet weather.
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Education
Record results for retiring Jack Hunt School head
ONE of Peterborough’s longest serving teachers ended his career by watching his students achieve record GCSE results.
5 commentsBack to school meningitis warning
PARENTS have been warned to be on their guard against meningitis as their children go back to school this week.
Marking confusion leaves New College Stamford students confused
STUDENTS have been left devastated after confusion over a marking scheme meant they got low grades in their diploma courses.
Eye residents angry over school bus cuts
ANGRY parents have blasted council transport chiefs after their children’s school bus was axed – adding almost an hour to their daily journey.
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Health
Calls for Peterborough health centre consultation to be scrapped
PASSIONATE calls have been made for the closure of a consultation process on the axing of a Peterborough healthcare centre.
2 commentsBack to school meningitis warning
PARENTS have been warned to be on their guard against meningitis as their children go back to school this week.
MP Jackson defends himself over Twitter criticism
Peterborough MP Stewart Jackson has defended himself against a backlash following an angry exchange about sex education on website Twitter.
65 commentsTrust criticised over £1.6m consultants
HEALTH bosses’ spending on management consultants soared by more than half a million pounds in two years.
10 commentsFree pharmacy sexual health services axed by PCT
CITY pharmacists have criticised NHS Peterborough’s decision to axe free over-the-counter sexual health services for under-25s.
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Traffic And Transport
Two cars involved in collision on A1 road
POLICE and firefighters were called out to the A1 after a two car crash.
Video: Eastfield Road closed following collision video
5pm: Eastfield Road, Peterborough has reopened following a collision involving a police vehicle earlier this afternoon.
TRAVEL UPDATE: Rail delays between Peterborough and London
Wednesday, 8.30am: Normal service resumed between Kings Cross and Peterborough following overhead line problems near Huntingdon on Tuesday which caused delays and cancellations for most of the day.
Motorcyclist injured in Eye roundabout crash
A MOTORCYCLIST was taken to hospital after colliding with a car on the Eye roundabout in Peterborough thi.s afternoon (Friday)
Environment
Council vows to find fly-tipper
PETERBOROUGH City Council has vowed to track down the fly-tipper who dumped stinking bags of food and drugs in a city street.
3 commentsCouncil worker’s green award
A PETERBOROUGH City Council worker has won a national award for creating an eco information pack for city landlords and letting agents.
Glinton streets get a new glow for the winter
VILLAGERS in Glinton can now feel safer as the nights start to draw in thanks to the addition of three new eco street lights.
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Shock as empty drugs bottles found dumped
A SHOCKED pensioner has urged Peterborough City Council to get tough on fly-tippers after discovering stinking bin bags full of food and drugs containers dumped in the street in Orton Goldhay.
8 commentsWeekend patrols warning for anglers
ENVIRONMENT Agency bailiffs will be out at the weekend checking to ensure Bank Holiday anglers are using legal methods and have rod licences.
Letters And Emails
Sex shop opposition
Let’s face it – at heart we’re all NIMBYs (Not In My Back Yard), and we will protest, sign the petitions and attend the public consultations when a traveller site, a drug re-habilitation centre or something similar threatens the “character of the locality” where we live.
Climate change is natural
RE: Wake up to global warming, (Evening Telegraph Wednesday),by Richard Olive.
Make sure you’re registered to vote
Most households in Peterborough will recently have received important electoral registration forms.
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Same diner, different paint job
I was in the town centre today and saw the new so-called open air diner, same diner, different paint work, different tables, new location (not more than 20 yards from the old location) and more expensive prices.
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Columnists
Julia Ogden: Taking comfort in the fact there are no hills in Peterborough
More than just a mum column: HITTING 40 this year has seen me undergo a bit of a transformation (in more ways than one).
Alan Swann: on Montgomerie and the Ryder Cup, Manuel Almunia and cricket match-fixing
World of Sport column: WHAT on earth is Colin Montgomerie doing choosing Edoardo Molinari for the Ryder Cup?
3 commentsAlan Swann: on England losing to Pakistan, Ferguson’s BBC silence and Scholes vs Giggs
World of Sport column: IT was sad to see the England cricket captain appearing to cheat during the Test match defeat by Pakistan.
5 commentsKev Lawrence: The man behind the mic - 24/08/10
Being married to a woman who won’t fly, our family summer holiday each year never involves hot sandy beaches, cocktails by the pool, or long waits at airport departure lounges. My two kids, in fact, have no idea what the inside of an aeroplane looks like.
Nyree Ambarchian: Goodbye to waste
SHADES OF GREEN column: Reducing waste, saving money and doing your bit for the environment are all tempting ideas. But sometimes green schemes like wind turbines and solar panels sound a little daunting.
Features
Eastfield residents shocked by crash scenes
SHOCKED residents and workers described the moment chaos visited their Peterborough street following a police chase.
RAF man will tackle ‘hidden enemy’
A YOUNG RAF technician has been deployed to Afghanistan to fight the battle against deadly explosive devices.
Record results for retiring Jack Hunt School head
ONE of Peterborough’s longest serving teachers ended his career by watching his students achieve record GCSE results.
5 commentsTrio harness pedal power for charity
THREE former pupils have got into gear to raise cash for an armed forces charity.
Farmers count cost of the rain
FARMERS around Peterborough are facing a bill of more than £500,000 due to the effects of recent wet weather.
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Campaigns and Appeals
Tragic cancer teen’s death inspires friends
A GROUP of teenagers have been inspired by a school friend’s tragic death to set up a fundraising group.
Regional News
£4m for cerebral palsy teenager
A teenager who has severe cerebral palsy is set to receive a £4 million compensation package after her family took an Essex hospital to court over the management of her birth.
County-wide walk for cancer care
A councillor is celebrating this year's Walking Week by trekking 100 miles around Leicestershire for charity.
Hoax calls putting lives in danger
Lincolnshire Police are asking people to think carefully before they dial 999 as trivial and hoax calls could put lives at risk in a real emergency.
Man charged over robbery at McDonald's
Detectives have charged a 52-year-old Mansfield man after a robbery at McDonald's restaurant in Park Lane, Mansfield.
Broker banned for using clients' money
An insurance broker from Leicestershire has been banned from practicing for using more than £500,000 of customers' money to pay himself and his staff bonuses.
National News
School place lottery system 'fails'
A controversial "lottery" designed to allocate school places fairly has failed to reduce segregation between rich and poor pupils, research suggests.
Missing boy found with foster carer
A four-year-old boy who disappeared with a couple who were fostering him has been found.
Gulf oil disaster costs BP £5.2bn
Oil giant BP has said that the cost of tackling the Gulf of Mexico disaster had risen to 8 billion US dollars (£5.2 billion) so far.
Buses and bikes to help in strike
Details of a "major effort" to help people get to work during a strike by London Underground workers have been unveiled, including extra buses, escorted bike rides and more river journeys.
Cheryl Cole in 'quickie divorce'
Cheryl Cole is due to be divorced from her footballer husband Ashley, according to reports.
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