Politics

Angry householders in Peterborough are protesting at plans to use the street where they live as a link to a large business park.

Nick Sandford, Lib Dem group leader on Peterborough City Council:

Plans for a 100 bed residential care home have been approved.

Peterborough City Council Labour group leader Cllr Shaz Nawaz:

A week-long celebration of democracy is being held next month.

By the time this article is published, Parliament will have been through a marathon session dedicated to the so-called Brexit Bill.

Works on the landmark Great Haddon development will be able to start soon, but only on 90 per cent of the land.

Private landlords can help to alleviate Peterborough’s desperate need to get people off the housing register.

Hello and welcome to the first Education Matters column. I hope it will provide a fascinating insight into education on a monthly basis.

Well, what a week it has been for Peterborough talent!

A failure by councillors to turn up to scrutinise the county’s metro mayor James Palmer over his transport statement has been greeted with shock and anger amid accusations that the Conservatives boycotted the meeting.

Travellers have set up an encampment on the A16 by the junction with the A47, a short distance from the Household Recycling Centre in Dogsthorpe.

Lush’s controversial #SPYCOPS campaign has returned to stores, including the Queensgate branch in Peterborough, after it was suspended over the well-being and safety concerns of staff.

MP for Peterborough Fiona Onasanya voted against the Government in a series of amendments to the EU Withdrawal Bill.

Plans for a new school playing field have been given the go ahead despite vocal opposition from residents living near the site.

MP Shailesh Vara has slammed a report in a national newspaper which claimed he was considering resigning as a minister over Brexit.

A number of retailers have shown interest in moving onto a new Peterborough retail park after it was granted planning approval yesterday.

Plans to build nearly a dozen telephone boxes in Peterborough city centre are to be rejected.

A Conservative Peterborough city councillor has resigned for health reasons.