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Paul Grinnell

Business Editor

I have more than 30 years' experience as a journalist, mostly on newspapers in the East Midlands, with the last 15 years spent reporting on the business, political and health news of Peterborough for The Evening Telegraph and then the Peterborough Telegraph in the roles of business editor, deputy news editor and news editor. My years in Peterborough have coincided with many far-reaching changes at the PT as we embraced the growth of technology and the ever increasing shift to digital news coverage.

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James is the 65th resident to move into the Indigo apartments in Northminster, Peterborough

Landmark flats half-full as 65th tenant moves in

ARU Peterborough principal Ross Renton with students declares the university's new The Lab officially open.

WATCH: How new Living Lab is at the heart of Peterborough

Founders of Up the Garden Bath and Unity, Dave Poulton and Kez Hayes-Palmer outside their shop in the Queensgate Shopping Centre, Peterborough

Peterborough retailer UNITY loses bid for charity rates relief

The electric vehicle charging points at the Brotherhood Shopping Park in Peterborough,

Electric vehicle charging points installed at shopping park

Entrepreneur Mike Greene on Mount Kazbek, the highest mountain in eastern Georgia

Peterborough entrepreneur is climbing new heights

Peterborough MP Andrew Pakes, above, and North West Cambridgeshire MP Sam Carling are pressing the Home Office to end the use of the city's Dragonfly Hotel as a refuge for asylum seekers.

MP’s new demand to ‘stand down’ Dragonfly Hotel

Vanessa Pomeroy, managing director of Barnack Estates in Peterborough

New boss of developer proposes wider city vision

Councillor Julie Stevenson is calling for a later start for a key Peterborough City Council planning appeals meeting so give more time for residents to attend

Early start for Showground appeal will keep residents away, it is claimed

The Wendy's drive-thru in Maskew Avenue, Peterborough, which opened last year, and, inset, the venue for the second Wendy's at Cygnet Park, Hampton, Peterborough.

New step forward to open second Wendy’s diner in city

Students and ARU Peterborough principal Ross Renton prepares to officially open The Lab

IN PICTURES: Students make the cut to open The Lab at ARU Peterborough

The disputed Werrington Fields in Peterborough

Hopes of New Year resolution for Werrington Fields

Michelle Craig, general manager of the Brightfield Business Hub in Peterborough, which is expanding its services

Business hub set to expand services

MPs are voting today on new moves to legalise assisted dying - Peterborough MP Andrew Pakes, left, and North West Cambridgeshire MP Sam Carling

Peterborough MPs split over assisted dying debate

M&S at the Serpentine Green Shopping Centre in Hampton, Peterborough, has teamed up with the British Heart Foundation

Retailer teams up with heart charity to install defibrillator

The former offices of travel giant Thomas Cook in Coningsby Road, Bretton, Peterborough.

IN PICTURES: Famous firms that have graced Peterborough

Campaigners and residents at the Peterborough City Council planning committee in October which rejected proposals for 650 homes on the section of the East of England Showground that was home to speedway racing for more than 50 years.

Decision on 650 homes on Showground likely in New Year

The Dragonfly Hotel, Thorpe Meadows in Peterborough

Charity thanks for donations of warm clothing for people in need
HELP appeals for sleeping bags for people on the streets
Paul Grinnell

This image shows the proposed location of the A1 West manufacturing and distribution hub.

New hope for distribution park on edge of Peterborough

This image shows the planned layout for Peterborough's Station Quarter with a second or western entrance to Peterborough Train Station to the right of the image. Inset, the offices at 35 Thorpe Road which are up for sale.

Offices at gateway to Peterborough's Station Quarter go on the market

The Churchgate offices in Peterborough

Prominent city centre office block is sold

From left, Cambs & Peterborough Mayor Nik Johnson, Peterborough MP Andrew Pakes, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall and chief executive of Inspire Education Group Rachel Nicholls at Peterborough College talking to apprentices.

WATCH: Mayor says 'gauntlet' has been thrown down to tackle youth unemployment

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall at Peterborough College

Employers back new plans to grow apprentice numbers

The winners group at the Peterborough Telegraph Business Excellence Awards 2024.

IN PICTURES: Company bosses' delight at success at PT Business Excellence Awards

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall, third left, with apprentice Megan Kistruck, Peterborough MP Andrew Pakes, left, and Rachel Nicholls, chief executive of Inspire Education Group, which runs Peterborough College.

WATCH: Secretary of State Liz Kendall try engineering at Peterborough College

Peterborough MP Andrew Pakes, above, and North West Cambridgeshire MP Sam Carling have written letters to residents living near the Dragonfly Hotel ,which has become a refuge for asylum seekers.

MPs deliver reassuring letters to residents near Dragonfly Hotel

The Dragonfly Hotel, Thorpe Meadows in Peterborough

Home Office tight-lipped on why city is a refuge for asylum seekers

Views of the Rowing Lake from the Dragonfly Hotel in Thorpe Meadows, Peterborough

Hundreds sign petitions to halt use of Dragonfly hotel as asylum seekers refuge

The Dragonfly Hotel, Thorpe Meadows, Peterborough

HELP charity issues warm clothing plea for asylum seekers
Shortage of coats, shoes, socks and underwear
Paul Grinnell

The Dragonfly pub in Orton Malborne, Peterborough

Dragonfly pub warning after 'abuse' from callers confusing hostelry with hotel

New data shows the number of new businesses being created in Peterborough fell last year to its lowest level for six years

Business creation in Peterborough falls to six year low, it is claimed

Images of some of the key Towns Fund projects for Peterborough, clockwise from top, the Centre for Green Technology at Peterborough College, The Lakeside Activity Centre and Climbing Wall at Nene Park, the site of the Goods Shed, which will be part of The Vine, and the Cygnet bridge across the River Nene

Expert brought in to tackle Towns Fund challenges

Peterborough entrepreneur Joseph Valente is looking to create an Entrepreneurs Shadow Government

WATCH: Apprentice winner Joseph Valente plans Entrepreneurs Shadow Government

Volunteers with Peterborough's Helping Our Ukrainian Friends during a mission to take supplies to victims of war

WATCH: MP praises vital work of Helping Ukrainian Friends group

Primark in the Queensgate Shopping Centre in Peterborough has today launched its Click & Collect service.

Primark launches Click & Collect service at its Queensgate store

Fire at the premises of Ideal World in Peterborough in 2001

IN PICTURES: Iconic Ideal World home could become car depot

The opening of the new Odeon Luxe Imax cinema at Peterborough's Queensgate Shopping Centre is expected to mark the start of a new era for the mall.

New era expected to roll in for Queensgate after cinema opening

The Santa Express stops at the Queensgate Shopping Centre in Peterborough

IN PICTURES: Celebrations as Queensgate Shopping Centre lights up for Christmas

The corridor to the screens at the Odeon Cinema in Peterborough

IN PICTURES: take a look behind the scenes at new Odeon Luxe Cinema

Outdoor clothing retailer creates 15 jobs at new city store

Councillor Nicola Day says campaigners will make their views known at a future appeals committee hearing to consider the refusal of plans to build 650 homes on the East of England Showground.

Campaigners ‘surprise’ at review call for Showground plans

The Dragonfly Hotel, Thorpe Meadows, Peterborough, is to be used as a refuge for 146 asylum seekers

MPs quiz border security minister over use of hotel for asylum seekers

Crowds gather to watch actor Warwick Davis declare the Odeon Luxe Cinema at the Queensgate Shopping Centre, Peterborough, officially open

WATCH: Actor Warwick Davis opens the Odeon Luxe Cinema

The entrance to the Odeon Luxe Cinema at the Queensgate Shopping Centre in Peterborough which opens today. (November 17)

WATCH: Odeon cinema manager is ready for venue’s opening today

Inside one of the screens at Peterborough's new Odeon Luxe Imax cinema

WATCH: Shutters go up for first time at Odeon Luxe Cinema

North West Cambridgeshire MP Sam Carling, above, and Peterborough MP Andrew Pakes have voiced their opposition to plans to use the Dragonfly Hotel in Thorpe Meadows, Peterborough, as a refuge for 146 asylum seekers

MPs pledge to ‘fight’ to end hotel’s use as asylum seekers’ refuge

The Home Office is set to move 146 asylum seekers into the Dragonfly Hotel, Thorpe Meadows, Peterborough

Call to MPs and council leader to protest at refuge plans for city hotel

Dave Poulton and Kez Hayes-Palmer gear up to launch their £250,000 crowdfunder

UNITY store to launch £250,000 crowdfunding appeal