Opinion

On a recent bicycle journey across The Netherlands I was able to compare the cycling experience in Peterborough to that in Holland, writes Barry Warne, Peterborough Green Party.

Re politics and politicians, they say a new broom sweeps clean.

Reading is one of the most important skills that you can teach a child and will define how well they achieve educationally, and throughout their whole lives, writes Cllr John Holdich, leader of Peterborough City Council.

Our Paw-some Afternoon Tea is a great excuse to get together with your friends, family, colleagues to indulge in a luxury high tea whilst helping us raise money to help the unwanted cats and kittens that come into our branch, writes Sheridan Gaunt, Peterborough spokeswoman for Cats Protection.

The Labour Group and I are delighted that Lisa Forbes was elected to be our new MP, writes leader of the Labour group on Peterborough City Council Cllr Shaz Nawaz.

Wow, the summer of 2019 (also known as Sunday, June 9) will live long in the memory.

It is a tremendous honour to have been the elected to serve my home city as the Member of Parliament for Peterborough.

It is different decades but similar location in Peterborough city centre with today’s photographs from my archives, write Chris Porsz, the Paramedic Paparazzo.

I thought I’d never see him live and I’d never hear my favourite song because he didn’t play live very often and anyway, he never played the old stuff. I’d come to Elvis late but he was, and still is, my favourite (writes columnist and hypnotherapist John Cooper).

Here’s a tale for our times, but be warned there’s nothing heartwarming about it. Don’t worry, nobody died, but, if you’re sitting uncomfortably, I shall begin.

We are back in the 1980s and back in Peterborough city centre with this week’s photographs from my collection, writes Chris Porsz, the Paramedic Paparazzo.

I’m proud to be a Liberal Democrat (beki.sellick.libdem@gmail.com), passionate about fairness, striving for equality in Peterborough, writes Beki Sellick, Liberal Democrat candidate for the Peterborough by-election.

It was with regret that I learned that Alex Mayer, Labour’s representative from the East of England at European Parliament, had lost her seat, writes Cllr Shaz Nawaz, leader of the Labour group on Peterborough City Council.

Saturday (June 1)marks the start of Volunteers’ Week, set up 35 years ago to recognise the enormous contribution made by millions of people who selflessly give up their time each year to make a difference to the lives of others, writes Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Jason Ablewhite.

With the by-election for the Peterborough parliamentary seat taking place next Thursday the national spotlight is firmly on our great city, writes leader of Peterborough City Council cllr John Holdich.

I’m really proud to live in Peterborough; I’ve raised my children here, but we face important challenges and we’re being badly let down, writes Labour by-election candidate Lisa Forbes.

I have a couple of photographs from the early 1980s for you today - taken very close together, writes columnist Chris Porsz, the Paramedic Paparazzo.

One of the highlights of my life is supporting Peterborough United through thick and thin, through times happy and grim, writes Toby Wood, from the Peterborough Civic Society.

I do try to present the good things that go on but in the news this week have been some pretty shameful activities, not in themselves life changing, but nevertheless a bad reflection on our society, writes Liberal Party city councillor Chris Ash.