Opinion

As usual the rush to claim everything that happens now is better than anything that’s happened in the past accompanied Tiger Woods’ win in the Masters.

It all started with the best of intentions, but now it is looking like being a spectacular own goal for Peterborough City Council.

I did warn Manchester United they were making a mistake in appointing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as their permanent manager.

A recent visit to Hampton Hargate School provided a superb example of enjoying live performances through the eyes and ears of others.

I wanted to start this month’s column by paying tribute to the work of Sean Hayes, who is leaving his role as headteacher of St John Fisher High School at the end of term, writes Jonathan Lewis, service director for education at Peterborough City Council.

What better than to begin my column than with the visit from the Archbishop of Canterbury, writes Mayor of Peterborough Cllr Chris Ash.

I am being tormented by Cadbury’s Crème Eggs. It is always the same at this time of year, writes Canon Missioner Sarah Brown from Peterborough Cathedral.

There’s been lots in the media this week about a decline in the number of people who use their right to vote, writes leader of Peterborough City Council Cllr John Holdich.

Like many I was astonished when Theresa May, at this very late stage, offered talks with Jeremy Corbyn in order to find a solution to the Brexit crisis, writes leader of the Labour group on Peterborough City Council Cllr Shaz Nawaz.

I’m rather hoping the battle for the Premier League title will go down to the final game.

Our recent ‘Neuter for a fiver’ campaign saw just under 200 vouchers issued for both male and female cats to be neutered over the four-week period, writes Peterborough Cats Protection spokesperson Sheridan Gaunt.

I recently received my council tax bill for the coming year; no doubt you did too. There is an element of “Groundhog Day” about it, writes Cllr Shaz Nawaz, leader of the Labour group on Peterborough City Council.

Usually in this column, I tell you what I have been doing and what I will do to help make Peterborough a better place to live and work for everyone, writes Paul Bristow, Conservative parliamentary candidate for Peterborough.

In the past five years the fastest growing financial pressure on the council has been the unprecedented rise in homeless households in the city, writes leader of Peterborough City Council Cllr John Holdich.

I’m not sure those in local football at league or county level have any real will to stamp out the intolerable treatment of officials.

The multi-million pound redevelopment of Cathedral Square has played a key role in the rejuvenation of that part of Peterborough city centre, writes Chris Porsz, the Paramedic Paparazzo.

Watching 85,000 fans descend on Wembley Stadium last weekend for a game between two League One clubs summed up how tough promotion to the Championship can be for clubs like Peterborough United.

H ow do you react when you see uniformed police officers on the beat? That probably depends on what sort of person you are, writes Patrick O’Flynn MEP, the SDP candidate for Peterborough.

Home has been humorously defined as “the one place where you go that they have to take you in”. Joking aside, we simply don’t have enough of them to meet the demand, writes cllr Shaz Nawaz, leader of The Labour Party on Peterborough City Council.