'A number of potential ways forward' have been agreed in a bid to fix the Henry Penn Penn sinkhole.

The issues on the riverside path have blighted the riverside area of the city for many years now, with the path at Rivergate blocked off to pedestrians and cyclists.

The responsibility to fix the path falls to freeholders Riverview Freehold Ltd - with works set to cost millions of pounds.

Along with the damage to the path surface, it has become overgrown - and the river wall has become bowed, leading to some fears it may collapse.

Works to fix the path had been meant to start last year, but they were delayed due to water level issues.

It had been planned for them to start in the spring of 2026, but as we reach the middle of autumn, there has been no movement on the works.

Peterborough City Council said the plans had not reached the sufficient standards.

On Friday (October 16) a meeting was organised between the council, MP, Freeholders and Environment Agency in a bid to find a solution to the problem.

And it appears there may have been progress made - although no time scale for the start - or, indeed, the end - of the works has been announced yet.

Cllr Angus Ellis, Cabinet Member for Transport, said: "The meeting hosted on Friday by MP Andrew Pakes was productive and everyone in attendance agreed on the need to work together constructively to see this issue resolved as quickly as possible.

"We fully appreciate how much of an inconvenience it is for residents and those who would like to use that walkway along the river, however it is the leaseholders that are legally responsible for the repair work including the costs.

"That said, we want to see a solution come forward quickly and have therefore agreed to work with the leaseholders and the Environment Agency on a number of potential ways forward."

The path was named after Peterborough bell maker Henry Penn, who ran a foundry near Lower Bridge Street more than 300 years ago.Along with having the path named after him, there is also a giant bell sculpture on Bridge Street in his honour, located outside the Magistrates’ Court.