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Breast Cancer Awareness and Fundraising Event

Westminster Life: Why breast cancer awareness still matters

Council Leader Shabina Qayyum on a visit to each charity.

Town Hall View: Celebrating those who support and inspire children

Male mini lop rabbit Caramel is three years and four months old. He is neutered and needs a companion rabbit to live with.

GALLERY: 12 small pets at Woodgreen Pets Charity in need of new homes

Leighton Bromswold comprises just four roads

‘Isolated’ village near Peterborough that's barely changed in centuries

How the development is proposed to look. Credit: Persimmon Homes.

Fresh plans for 250 new homes in village put forward

Councillor Kirsty Knight and Family

Political View: The Hidden cost of Half Term and Christmas

Mayor Paul Bristow with the Prime Minister’s Deputy Chief of Staff at ARU Peterborough

Mayor's View: Showing No 10 North Peterborough's potential

Andrew alongside local police performing a 'stop and seize' of E-scooters in the city centre

Time to get a grip on dangerous e-scooters and e-bikes

The Spark Awards' winners in Peterborough

Spark Awards 2026: Celebrating Peterborough's winners

Traffic and Travel

Additional Residents Only parking bays may soon be installed at Northfield Road in Millfield.

Council seeks to add more Residents Only parking spaces in Millfield

A number of roads will be closing in and around Peterborough to accommodate scheduled works and maintenance over the coming weeks

Road closures set to impact Peterborough motorists over coming weeks

Eyebury Road.

Road closure set to begin to create new school crossing

The OOONO Co-Driver No1 traffic alarm alerts drivers to speed cameras

Speed camera warning device reduced to £27

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BBC Look East presenter Susie Fowler-Watt

BBC presenter quits after 35 years for new career

Why can't we just agree on a direction for plugs to point in, and then stick to it?

The Gadget Agenda: Awkward plugs are driving me up the wall Gareth Butterfield

Millions of UK households face another broadband bill increase in April 2027, even if they are locked into an existing contract, prompting fresh calls for a ban on mid-contract price rises.

Broadband customers face fresh £48 bill warning

The Government recommends households gradually build an emergency kit with practical essentials such as a torch, first aid kit, emergency radio and portable power bank.

Explainer What you need in a Government 3-day emergency kit

Crime

Patryk Medrala, 28

Driver jailed after man left injured when he was thrown out of a moving car

The Thorney Rugby clubhouse

Fund-raising appeal launched after disabled access ramp stolen from clubhouse

Image of a man British Transport Police wish to speak to in connection with luggage theft

Police plea after theft of suitcase holding £30,000 worth of valuables on train

Bradley Warby, 41,

Peterborough man jailed for sexually assaulting lone teenage girl on train

Aaron Strachan (26)

Gymnastics coach jailed over 17,000 indecent images of children

Gjok Ndrevetaj

Man jailed after £200,000 cannabis haul found in 'overweight' van

Weather

The Met Office rainfall radar for Peterborough at 5pm on Saturday (October 23)

Exactly when Storm Boelo will hit Peterborough on Saturday

The Met Office's rain radar for Peterborough at 3am on Friday morning

What to expect as Storm Austen strikes Peterborough on Friday

The Met Office's rain radar for Peterborough in the early hours of Friday, October 19

Storms on the way for Peterborough as forecasters predict ‘severe’ gales

Temperatures in Peterborough are expected to be “near or above average” heading into early November

Met Office long range forecast suggests what Peterborough can expect in November

Opinion

Sam Carling visiting Clayton Pharmacy at the Herlington Centre

Westminster Life: Bringing NHS care closer to home

“ good news for patients, good news for our local NHS”

Sam Carling

Cllr Chris Wiggin, Cabinet Member for Environment

Political View: Love Where You Live means leading by example

A view of the Embankment from Fletton Quays

Civic Pride: The Nene - vital for the success of our future

Rotary Corner: How we are winning the fight against polio

Rotarian Clive Doubleday

Andrew and Minister Stephen Morgan getting a demonstration from the Flag Fen Archaeology Team

Westminster Life: Digging deeper into Peterborough's history

HRH Duke of Gloucester visit to ARU Peterborough to celebrate the university's 5th birthday since opening.

Five years of impact and well worth a right Royal celebration

The blaze at Holme Fen

Westminster life: Taking climate change seriously

Politics

The East of England Showground

Society to hold public exhibition to consider future of the Showground

The proposed Lakeside Activity Centre at Ferry Meadows, Peterborough

Green light for plans to build climbing centre despite £1 million funds blow

Werrington Health Centre.

Councillors reject GP surgery plans for two-storey extension

Bretton Centre, Peterborough

Free shuttle bus service launched to create link to Bretton Centre

Adur & Worthing Councils are offering free support to residents who are ‘struggling to afford their energy bills’. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Bills are going up again - unless you act now

Cut energy bills by £388 with this free tool before the cap jumps

You might have spare cash sitting in your energy account - here's how to get it back

Explainer Claim energy refunds and save on bills with hidden account credit

Business

Niro on Cumbergate.

City centre designer clothing store closes after more than 40 years

Slim Chickens looks poised to open in Peterborough

Fast-food operator Slim Chickens poised to open in Peterborough

This image shows the completed Whitworth Mill development in Peterborough

First public viewing for the new riverside apartments at historic Whitworth Mill

UK Trending

Research found more than four in 10 Brits are envious of Spain’s laid-back approach to mealtimes

Eating out in Britain has become an increasingly rushed affair

Original fireplaces, exposed beams and cornicing have been named the ultimate signs of good taste in the home, according to new research

Period features still deemed 'most stylish' property features

Jenny Ryan put teams through their paces as part of a special celebration for Skipton Building Society members

Quiz star Jenny Ryan stuns punters with surprise pub appearance

Guests were matched with blooms tailored to their mood, leaving with a bouquet designed to uplift, calm or energise

UK’s first ‘Flower Pharmacy’ opens

Guests were matched with blooms tailored to their mood, leaving with a bouquet designed to uplift, calm or energise

UK’s first ‘Flower Pharmacy’ opens

Unsuspecting moviegoers surprised by Rylan were given free treats and cinema tickets

Rylan has disguised himself as a sofa to surprise filmgoers

Environment

Cuckoos Hollow in Werrington.

Flooding concerns over lack of maintenance at Peterborough nature reserve

See below.

The best places close to Peterborough to pick a pumpkin in time for Halloween!

Peterborough has been under a hosepipe ban since July 11

EXPLAINED: The state of play with Peterborough’s hosepipe ban going into October

Lincoln Road.

Daily cleaning planned to protect £3.4m investment in Lincoln Road

People

.Jody Stones (41)

'Career burglar' jailed after spate of break-ins while on licence from prison
A ‘career burglar’ broke into an elderly man’s home and stole coins and a war medal during a spate of break-ins across Peterborough while on licence from a previous jail sentence for burglary.
Paul Grinnell

Below we’ve produced an ultimate guide to Bonfire Night 2026 in and around Peterborough.

A complete guide to Bonfire Night in Peterborough 2026

Diners will be able to choose from 250 global dishes at Umami

What diners can expect from Queensgate’s new Umami buffet with 250 dishes

Tesco's new Hampton Water store is scheduled to open in summer 2027.

New Tesco store at Hampton Water applies for licence to sell alcohol

IKEA in Peterborough

£30 million upgrade planned to boost services at flat-pack giant IKEA

Education

Cllrs Raja Sabeel Ahmed, Wayne Fitzgerald, Lynne Ayres and resident Mohammed Younis.

Calls for safety improvements at Peterborough school crossing

Peterborough STEM Festival returns on Saturday

16 things to do this week - including Peterborough STEM Festival

Eye Primary School.

£5m works approved for Peterborough primary school

Dogsthorpe Academy volunteers Ishfaq, Jo, Kayla, Elliott and Kirsty.

Parents forced to patrol primary school crossing after children hit by cars

Greg James and Chris Smith at The Cresset.

Hundreds of pupils enjoy special event with Greg James at Cresset

Peterborough’s most in-demand secondary school received 132 more applications than available places for the 2026/27 school year

222 applications for 90 places at Peterborough’s most in-demand primary school

Health

These figures show that demand for ambulance services remains high as the NHS heads into the winter months, when services traditionally face additional pressures

Busiest year ever for East of England Ambulance Service

Peterborough City Hospital.

£18m investment to be made in digital patient records at Peterborough Hospital

Nene Valley Hodgson Medical Practice.

Opening date of Peterborough GP's following relocation revealed

Clayton Pharmacy.

Opening of pharmacy welcomed after three months of closure

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