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The A1 has been shut at the junction with the A47 near Peterborough following a serious two vehicle collision.

Residents are being reminded RAF Wittering will be resuming night flying this week.

A new dessert parlour will give Peterborough city centre’s Cowgate a boost next month when it opens creating 23 jobs.

August 1

Unlike certain Prime Ministers, I remember 2010. I recall that we were told that we couldn’t live beyond our means, and that a programme of austerity was absolutely necessary, writes cllr Shaz Nawaz, leader of the Labour Party on Peterborough City Council.

Youngsters got the chance to see behind the scenes at the Town Hall during a visit to The Mayor’s Parlour.

A woman who has been left housebound after contracting a serious health condition has said she has been humbled after hundreds of pounds has been raised to buy her a new wheelchair.

I was really encouraged to see a Public Health England report this week which praised our efforts in reducing alcohol related hospital admissions, writes leader of Peterborough City Council, cllr John Holdich.

Doris and Les’s 75 years together show that true love knows no age, and insist that the secret to their success is that opposites attract.

Cremation costs in the city have been defended after it was revealed Peterborough is one of the most expensive places in the country.

The month of August is, of course, entirely taken up with the school summer holidays, so I don’t have as much news from schools to update you on as usual. writes Jonathan Lewis, Peterborough City Council director of education.

Hundreds of dementia patients in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are being prescribed anti-psychotic drugs, which increase risk of stroke and can accelerate the symptoms of the disease, it has been revealed.

Every day most of us will put time and effort into sorting our waste so we can put what can be recycled into our green bins and what can’t into our black bins, writes Simon Kail, Chairman of Peterborough and Fenland Liberal Democrats.

A new family friendly tea room opens this weekend introducing Peterborough to bubble tea.

Residents at an extra care facility in Thorney Road, Eye, in Peterborough, have raised more than £1,200 for their social fund by holding their ninth annual balloon race.

Visitors to Peterborough Cathedral will be able to view the Earth like never before when a spectacular art installation opens next week.

Artistic visitors to the Cathedral will be able to win top prizes by taking the perfect photograph of Gaia.

I was saddened to read in this year’s report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) that school pupils in Peterborough from lower-income households are, on average, around two years behind their peers in educational attainment by the time they leave secondary school, writes Peterborough MP Lisa Forbes.

An open letter to Cllr Holdich. I am writing to ask you for an update on plans relating to the burned out Toys R Us retail unit, and for you to use your influence to get the site cleaned up as quickly as possible.