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Peterborough's Unity store's business rates battle is to be raised in the House of Commons. From left, Unity co-founder Dave Poulton, Peterborough MP Andrew Pakes, Unity co-founder Kez Hayes-Palmer’s and Councillor Shabina Qayyum

MP vows to take plight of retail venture UNITY to Parliament

Taxi drivers in Peterborough had largely come out against the proposals.

Taxi drivers celebrate CCTV vote

Schools are rated on their Progress 8 Score

Peterborough School League Tables: How each school ranks

Hampton Hargate Primary School classes

Peterborough First Class Part 3: 32 photos of city Reception classes

Peterborough Magistrates Court

Driver caught after stopping for a drink at pub is banned from roads for a year

Snow White, the Key Theatre panto is on until January 5

Review: Snow White at the Key Theatre

Darrell Gowler

Rogue trader who targeted elderly victims in Wisbech is jailed

Storm Darragh causes disruption and damage across the UK.

Watch: Storm Darragh causes disruption and damage across the UK

Dua Lipa headlined at the Glastonbury Festival in the summer

ITV to air special with Dua Lipa tonight - how to watch

Traffic and Travel

Telfer's car following the road collision.

Man who caused 'horrific' road collision is handed a driving ban

Taxi drivers turned up in numbers ahead of the meeting.

Councillors strike down mandatory CCTV in taxi plans

Anglian Water are carrying out works in Yaxley

Broadway in Yaxley closed by Anglian Water due to burst water main

The road has now re-opened

UPDATE: Fletton Parkway re-opens after crash involving car and lorry

Crime

Officers talk to a driver during the six hour operation

WATCH: 40 vehicles stopped and SIX arrests during crackdown on driving offences

Left: Police dog handlers. Right: A stop and search being carried out.

WATCH: Police dog sniffs out recreational drug users in Peterborough

The house in Hempsted has been closed

Peterborough home shut in bid to stop anti-social behaviour

A still from the police car footage

WATCH: Uninsured drug driver tries to evade police but crashes his car

Police are appealing for help to tackle the issues

Peterborough Police appeal for help to crack down on moped nuisance in Ortons

UK Plus EU on Broadway.

Illicit tobacco sales see shop's licence reviewed

Weather

Winter Festival at Ferry Meadows.

Weekend festivals cancelled by high winds

People battle against the wind and rain.

Watch: Met Office issues rare red warning - weather warnings explained

Today's sessions of The Winter Festival have been cancelled at Ferry Meadows

Strong winds cause cancellation of events at Ferry Meadows and Oundle

Gusts of nearly 60mph are forecast for the weekend

Peterborough Weather: 47mph gusts to hit tonight as new weather warning issued

Opinion

Under-25s can travel for £1 on the buses with a Tiger Pass

Westminster Life: An even better place for young people

I want to make Peterborough an even greater city for our children and young people, writes city MP Andrew Pakes.

Andrew Pakes MP
Peterborough Green Party's Dave Pardoe

Political View: Asylum issue needs addressing

Sam Carling MP and Cllr Daisy Blakemore-Creedon with Edwina Towning and Sandra Currie (Kidney Research UK Chief Exec).

Westminster Life: Kidney disease - a silent but devastating health issue

Political View: ​Financial challenges can be overcome with a commitment to growth

Steve Allen

​The official launch of The Lab at ARU Peterborough

Town Hall View: Success story that is still being written

Peterborough's proposed new Local Plan is a big opportunity for us to play our part in this energy revolution: why not have solar panels with battery storage on every new home and commercial building and allocate sites for large scale solar and wind energy generation?

Political View: My assessment of the new Government's progress so far

Council leader Cllr Dennis Jones with Jamie McAnsh with Young Entrepreneur winner Adam Hesson

Town Hall View: City achievements that should be celebrated

Politics

Peterborough Regional Pool.

Regional Pool demolition planned for new year

Campaigners outside of Woodston Library.

Uncertain future for library despite council meeting

Trading Standards.

Car trader to be sentenced following Trading Standards prosecution

Bretton ward councillor Richard Strangward.

Longer opening times and more floor space for library after 'positive' meeting

Dunelm store Fareham

The best deal in the Dunelm Black Friday sale is a winter warmer

The new Christmas gifting trend is the £9.99 mystery deal

Deals website launches £9.99 mystery gift including £500 of vouchers

We've found three premium robot vacuums for less than £100

Robot vacuums for £100: We list the cheapest options on the market

(Photo: DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

The cheap winter heating solution that follows Martin Lewis' advice

Business

New signage at Peterborough's Queensgate Shopping Centre show that Flannels, a clothing brand owned by the Frasers Group, is on its way to the city.

IN PICTURES: Signs show Frasers is on its way to Peterborough

The Kings Arms at Polebrook is up for sale for in excess of £520,000

Village pub with £520,000 price tag

Andrew Killingsworth, founder of Yours Clothing in Peterborough, has seen his AK Retail Holdings feature strongly in the latest list of top 100 companies in Cambridgeshire

IN PICTURES: Peterborough companies in county’s top 100

UK Trending

Sohail Afzal knocks down a man in his 60s.

Watch: Moment fleeing BMW driver ploughs into pedestrian on pavement

Man dressed as Batman is arrested for drink driving.

Watch: Moment man dressed as Batman is arrested for drink driving

Axl Rose and Slash

Guns N’ Roses set to perform in the UK as part of 2025 World Tour

Lee Mack hosts The 1% Club. Photo: ITV

What time The 1% Club is on ITV this week

The Viofo A329 dash cam packs in a first-of-its-kind sensor

Viofo A329 dash cam review: Testing the most powerful dash cam yet

Marcus Wareing, Gregg Wallace and Monica Galetti present MasterChef: The Professionals

Masterchef fans receive final update after Xmas eps axed

Environment

Foraging Grey Wagtail by David Arthur.

Vote for your photo of the year captured at Peterborough's stunning Nene Park

An artistic impression of the site.

New Muslim burial ground with over 8,000 plots planned in Peterborough

councillor Raja Sabeel Ahmed and the fallen tree in Swanspool.

Fallen tree shocks residents in Peterborough

Ferry Meadows.

Re-appeal after online form fault tracking down overcharged drivers at Nene Park

People

Staff from Peterborough Keys Academies Trust visit Apple HQ in London.

Academies trust staff from Peterborough visit Apple HQ in London

The trust invested £75,000 to buy the new iPads.

Gemma Gadd

The lights at 11 Everingham.

Stunning Christmas lights display raises funds for charity

The old forge has an guide price of £70,000

Historic Peterborough blacksmith forge set to go under the hammer

Presenters Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly attend the 'Strictly Come Dancing 2017' red carpet launch at The Piazza on August 28, 2017.

Strictly dances confirmed for the semi-final - full list

St Michael's Cardea primary school reception classes

Peterborough First Class Part 1: 33 photos of city Reception classes

Education

Longthorpe Primary School reception class

Peterborough First Class Part 2: 33 photos of city Reception classes

City of Peterborough pupils at Nene Park

City of Peterborough Academy collaborates with Norfolk and Norwich Festival for ...

Fourfields Community Primary School, Yaxley.

School reopens after flooding issues

These schools were among the country's highest performers in the most recent school year

England's top 20 state secondary schools for 2024 named in new data

Prince William School in Oundle has been awarded the RACE Charter Mark bronze award

Equality celebrated at Prince William School with International Accolade

Cricket at Kimbolton School

Kimbolton School named one of the ‘Top 100 Schools for Cricket’

Health

ME Action UK campaigners gather in Parliament Square to demand the £100s millions missing from ME research.

ME: 'Tired doesn't even come close to describing it'

These vitamins could be the key to dodging illnesses this winter

The best Vitamin D supplement to take this winter - a doctor explains

Plant-based alternatives to meat are increasingly realistic (Picture: Adam Berry/Getty Images)

Why it's bad that vegetarians now eat the most ultra-processed foods

Mark pictured before and after his weigh loss.

Watch: Former 'big fellas' from Peterborough launch weight loss podcast for men

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Don't miss limited-edition Santa’s Smashed Burger this festive season

Aldi expert Julie Ashfield shares five secrets about the chilled aisle (Photo: City Press / Adobe)

Aldi's five festive changes for Christmas

This is probably the cheapest way to pick up a branded dash cam

eBay is selling Nextbase dash cams at up to half price

The Anker Solix C300 can charge several devices at once

Review: The Solix C300 rewrites the portable power station rule book

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