There were plenty of cheers and celebrations for youngsters in Peterborough during the long, hot summer in 2025.
Pupils at city schools were among those picking up their GCSE and A Level results in August – and there were plenty of smiles and cheers among the teenagers.
It was also a special month at Anglia Ruskin University in Peterborough, as the first cohort of students to begin studying at Peterborough’s new campus graduated in style at a celebration at Peterborough Cathedral.
The students were the first to begin their courses in 2022 when the ARU Peterborough opened at its Bishop Road campus operating from just one building.
Since then two more buildings have been completed offering a research and innovation centre plus a major Living Lab facility.
The awarding of the degrees to the students was conducted by ARU Peterborough principal, Professor Ross Renton.
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There was devastation at Flag Fen, when arsonists targeted round houses at the historic attraction.
Fire crews were called out to the Archaeology Park at 9.30pm on Sunday 13 July.
Flames could be seen above the tree line from onlookers in Fengate who alerted the fire brigade.
Works have been ongoing to rebuild the roundhouses that were badly damaged during the blaze.
It really was the end of an era, as the demolition work at Peterborough Regional Pool was completed.
Discussions are still going on around a replacement building in the area.
One of the biggest events on the Peterborough calendar took place at the Embankment, as thousands of pints were pulled during the Peterborough Beer Festival.
This year there were dozens of breweries represented at the festival, with nearly 300 draught ales on offer – as well as a selection of bottled beers, key keg beers, gins, wines and other drinks.
And revellers were kept entertained by a top line up of local bands and musicians on the main stage.
In July, volunteers clearing up rubbish in the city made an unusual discovery - with a litter of kittens found dumped in a cardboard box.
The discovery was made on Bishops Road on the path that leads to McDonalds and the Showcase Cinema.
They were found with just a few crumbs of cat biscuits to sustain them, by the Peterborough Litter Wombles.
The kittens were taken in by Peterborough Cat Rescue, where they made a good recovery.
Work was finally completed on the new cycle way in Thorpe Wood, Peterborough.
The work has delivered widened footways and a cycle way allowing people on bikes to travel safely along Thorpe Wood in both directions. To help people on foot or wheels to cross the road, two crossings have been installed as well as a new bus shelter.
There was a huge show of strength for the city’s strongest residents in Cathedral Square during August.
The Peterborough Strongest competition took place in the city centre, in front of a thousand-strong crowd – to find the strongest residents in the city.
And finally, there was a big change announced for Peterborough United – with a new club crest being revealed.
The club says the new crest is a move towards a more practical and functional identity, more suitable to a digital age, and one that will attract both current supporters and new demographics.
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Pupils celebrate their GCSE results at Ormiston Bushfield Academy Photo: PT
