Opinion

Toby Wood, Peterborough Civic Society:

As the dark nights draw in and the temperatures drop, we have found ourselves inundated with unwanted and abandoned felines, young and old, from pedigree to domestic moggie, we’ve seen it all this year, says Peterborough Cats Protection spokeswoman Sheridan Gaunt.

Headlines of ‘Fake News’ are nothing new, but changes in the past few years means that we now face particular challenges, with more of us reading of news on issues that affect our neighbourhoods, countries and immediate world through social media.

Paul Bristow, Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Peterborough:

During my time as MP, I have been in regular contact with our city’s fire service. They do an amazing job, which in my opinion is being consistently underappreciated and underfunded by this Government.

There’s another boring international weekend ahead when god awful Football League matches are thrust upon an unsuspecting nation.

T here is an old saying that every great city is only that way because of the people who live there.

As part of our drive to improve educational standards I have been meeting with head teachers and principals (writes columnist Jonathan Lewis, Peterborough City Council director of education) .

Are England now so bad at rugby union a narrow home defeat is treated as a success?

Stress, anxiety and worry are caused by too much future and not enough presence, writes columnist John Cooper. Being present is a wonderful thing. Treat yourself!

This week, we will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War (writes columnist Shaz Nawaz, city council Labour Group leader).

This Sunday, I’ll be attending the Remembrance Sunday service at Peterborough Town Hall to commemorate those who lost their lives and fought for our freedom in WW1 and WW2 (writes columnist Fiona Onasanya, MP for Peterborough).

A little bit of me feels sorry for beleaguered Metro mayor James Palmer.

I like Wayne Rooney I really do.

With the clocks going back, temperatures dipping and being greeted by frozen car windscreens in the mornings, this week has certainly felt a lot like winter, writes Peterborough City Council leader John Holdich.

W hat was it they said? Slogans on buses and words from Tories confront reality:

This week, the Chancellor presented his Budget to the Commons and the British people (writes columnist Fiona Onasanya, MP for Peterborough).

Recently, Councillor Stuart Martin, Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Member with responsibility for housing - and also a councillor for Bretton - asked Medesham Homes about the state of the Bretton Court development (writes columnist Shaz Nawaz, city council Labour group leader).

Unusual I know, but I have been proved wrong.