- Gas main fire sees road closed
- Businessman bailed over £115m Ponzi scam
- Widow welcomes suspension of pathologist
- Man who hid Securitas cash jailed
- Boats and bikes laid on for Tube strike
- MI6 man jailed for state secrets plot
- Man dies after collapsing in cell
- Inquest hears rapist died of heart disease
- Tycoon Nadir appears at Old Bailey
- Four held over touting allegations
- Top psychiatrist struck off register
- Clegg 'will not profit from home sale'
- 24-hour access for encyclopaedia
- Plastic pipes to replace copper
- Patrolling police smell out cannabis
- Hague: making matters public 'not easy'
- Insurer will get heart-attack man home
- Man quizzed by police over body find
- Family baffled by dog-napping
- Shopkeeper 'beaten to death with bottles from shelves'
Local
City school delighted with glowing report
A CITY school is celebrating a glowing report after its first full visit by education inspectors.
Family pledge to aid Pakistan
A FAMILY will brave disaster-hit areas of Pakistan to bring vital supplies to those who have been left devastated by floods.
First day of new school term roadwork anger
ANNOYED parents have claimed that roadworks outside their children’s primary school caused “chaos” on the first day of the new term.
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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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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.
7 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.
Taxi 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
£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.
7 commentsBusinesses 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.
Education
City school celebrates becoming an academy
A PROUD headmaster predicted a bright future for pupils of his college after celebrating its first day as an academy.
1 commentSchool meal prices not set to rise
THE price of a primary school meal in many schools in the Peterborough area is to stay at £2, education chiefs have announced.
4 commentsEx-governor’s petition in support of headteacher
ANGRY parents have shown their support for a headteacher placed on extended leave by the city council.
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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.
6 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.
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.
3 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.
66 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.
Delays on A1 near Stamford after crash
3.18pm: One lane closed northbound while emergency services have been called out to the A1 near Stamford after a crash this afternoon (Thursday).
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.
Environment
Spy cameras could be used in fly-tipping battle
SPY cameras could be the new weapon in combating the growing menace of fly-tipping in the Paston area of Peterborough.
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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.
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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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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.
12 commentsMake 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
Stewart Jackson MP: Westminster Life column 03/09/10
I think that there are elements of the media and blogosphere who should really hold their heads in shame at the treatment this week of my colleague Foreign Secretary William Hague over his relationship with a male civil servant.
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.
Features
Eastfield residents shocked by crash scenes
SHOCKED residents and workers described the moment chaos visited their Peterborough street following a police chase.
Chance to learn more about Islam
Muslims across Peterborough have been celebrating Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Carly Lewthwaite found out more about this important tradition, which has followers across the globe.
Fun run’s prizes plea
PUPILS in Peterborough are being urged to put their best feet forward for charity.
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.
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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
Community service 'like holiday camp'
Community service has been criticised as a "holiday camp for offenders" by the Government's victims' commissioner after an undercover investigation at three probation trusts, including two in the East Midlands, showed criminals sitting around drinking tea and smoking illegal drugs.
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.
Footballer spared jail over club brawl
A Premier League footballer has walked free from court after admitting lashing out at four people in a Leicester nightclub.
Elderly couple reunited with love letters
A Lincolnshire couple who have been married for 61 years have been reunited with their love letters 66 years on.
Churchwarden dies in cattle accident
An elderly churchwarden in Northamptonshire has died in a "freak accident" while herding.
National News
Ex-MI6 man jailed for secrets sale
A former member of MI6 who tried to sell secrets for £2 million has been sentenced to 12 months in jail.
Temple worshippers' miracle escape
Firefighters said it was an "absolute miracle" no-one was killed in an explosion at a Hare Krishna temple.
Officers probed after crashing car
Two police officers have been suspended from driving duties after they stopped a suspected drink driver then wrote-off his sports car by crashing through a garden wall.
'Misery' as council axes 1,500 jobs
Union leaders have warned that plans by a county council to axe 1,500 jobs over the next three years because of cuts in Government funds will pile "misery" into a recession-hit region.
Phone-hacking case faces review
There may be a case for HM Inspector of Constabulary to be called in to investigate allegations relating to phone-hacking by journalists at the News of the World, shadow home secretary Alan Johnson has said.
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