Councillors

Plans for new homes have been refused

Plans for 270 new homes on edge of Bourne refused by councillors

331 Lincoln Road.

Politicians oppose new adult gaming centre plans in the city

The annual Motorhome Show at the Showground in Peterborough.

Peterborough Arena gets green light to sell alcohol and stage public events

An aerial view of The Fletton area of Peterborough including the River Nene and The Weston Homes Stadium home of Peterborough United Football Club

Demands for a rethink of development blueprint for Peterborough are rejected

The council is looking at spending nearly £2m on new vehicles and tools

Peterborough council to spend nearly £2m on street cleaners and lawn mowers

Peterborough Town Hall

Council plans to set up create and run children's care home in Peterborough

The outbuilding at 5 Park Lane in Peterborough

Councillors defy officer’s recommendation to refuse ‘overbearing’ outbuilding

Gladstone Street.

Action planned on street drinking and anti-social behaviour in Millfield

Great Eastern Run competitors councillors Mark Ormston, Kevin Tighe and John Howard with Carole Hughes from Anna's Hope

Three city councillors swap suits for fairy wings for Anna's Hope challenge

Peterborough Town Hall

Standards chiefs dealing with 100 plus alleged breaches of code of conduct

Peterborough Town Hall

Peterborough councillors could face compulsory DBS checks in standards drive

The boarded up Bretton Court in Peterborough

New agreement paves way for transformation of 'eyesore' Bretton Court

A concept image of the planned indoor swimming pool for Peterborough

IN PICTURES: New images show how £36 million city pool is set to make a splash

Barclays Bank in Church Street, Peterborough

Go ahead for co-living units to be created across five storeys above bank

£3.8 million worth of repairs are to be carried out to Jack Hunt Swimming Pool in Peterborough

Council chiefs defend timing of £3.8 million repairs to indoor swimming pool

Bretton Court in Peterborough

Sale of Peterborough's Bretton Court to pave the way for area's transformation
A neglected area of Peterborough is expected to be transformed if a property sale gets the go ahead.
Paul Grinnell

A revamp is planned for the pool at Jack Hunt School

£3.8 million revamp planned for 1970s-built Jack Hunt Swimming Pool

Amberley Slope in Peterborough. Photo: Gunthorpe and Werrington Focus Team.

New 20mph speed limits installed in Peterborough

The crossing at Orton Goldhay.

Anger as council rejects new crossing petition

The Manor Drive estate

Upgrading Manor Drive estate is a ‘complex situation’ says city councillor

Peterborough Town Hall

Deadline approaching for anyone wishing to stand as a city councillor to apply

Eye Village Litter Pick

The Great British Spring Clean

Giant vehicles of Truckfest at the East of England Showground

Leading outdoor events promoter tells of hopes of return to Showground

Steve Allen

Political View: Local Government ‘all change’ means the end of an era.

The number of potholes in Peterborough has surged this year

Green light for £9m road works that will see hundreds of potholes filled

Construction on the pool is planned to start in February 2027

New Peterborough swimming pool 'on track to open in 2028'

Peterborough City Council has agreed a 4.99 per cent rise in Council Tax

Council Tax hike of 4.99 per cent approved by Peterborough City Council
A final budget for the next financial year that will see Council Tax rise by close to 5 per cent was agreed last night by Peterborough City Council.
Darren Calpin - LDRS

Councillors officially open the works.

Multi-million pound Lincoln Road regeneration opens ahead of schedule

Parnwell Medical Centre.

Peterborough GP surgery to reopen again after 3 years

The East of England Showground.

New talks between East of England Showground owners and nearby residents

Council elections will not take place in Peterborough this year

Tense council meeting highlights division over election postponement

The plans for the new hydrotherapy pool took a step forward at the Tuesday cabinet meeting

Boost for Peterborough hydro pool plans as 'significant first step' taken

Cllr Alan Dowson sadly died at the start of 2026

Council explains why 2 Fletton & Woodston elections can't be held at same time

The old Hydrotherapy Pool at St George's Centre

New hope for hydrotherapy pool in Peterborough

General Election count at Kingsgate Conference Centre.

Councillors speak out against not holding elections in 2026

A local election count in Peterborough

Councillors to decide today on possible postponement of May local elections

Councillor John Howard

Political View: Will we go from a democracy to a dictatorship?

Peterborough City Council offices at Fletton Quays, Peterborough

Council probe into £1 disposal of land occupied by £4.6m centre handed to police

There are concerns about the lack of NHS dentists in the area

Cambridgeshire residents 'pulling teeth out with pliers' due to lack of dentists

Stables at St Johns Farmyard off Kings Cliffe Road near Wansford Photo ELG

Councillors to decide on plans to convert 19th century stables into new homes

Peterborough Town Hall

Political View: Peterborough makes a case for an expanded Unitary Authority

Decision is being made on Local Government Reorganisation

Can Government reorganisation offer any advantages for our residents?

LGR will change how councils are run - including in Peterborough

Why impending council restructure matters for all city residents - including you

TK Maxx, Bourges Boulevard

Key upcoming Peterborough Council decisions including future of TK Maxx building

Parnwell Medical Centre.

'Extreme disappointment' as medical centre closure set to continue into 4th year

Local Government Organisation will change how councils are run - including in Peterborough

Councillors to choose preferred council restructure plans for Peterborough

Ashley Butterfield, chief executive of AEPG, hopes to bring leisure attractions to the East of England Showground in two years

'Leisure village' could be in operation on Showground in two years

The plans have been deferred

Decision on Muslim cemetery plans deferred due to ‘last minute information’

The plans for the showground were refused

Rejection for 1,500 homes and leisure village on East of England Showground

The Hilton Hotel in Peterborough

Eleventh hour bid to halt the sale of Peterborough’s Hilton Garden Inn is foiled

The East of England Showground

Councillors urged to back affordable homes demand for East of England Showground

The East of England Showground owner says it cannot sign legal agreements that would pave the way for a homes and leisure development of the venue in Peterborough

Showground owner declares it cannot sign legal agreements to secure development

This image shows the proposed layout of the 1,500 homes and leisure village at the East of England Showground

Residents urged to turn out to support rejection of Showground development

Seeking a future for the partly built Hilton Garden Inn, Peterborough, Labour Cllr Mohammed Jamil, above, and Conservative Cllr John Howard, below

Hilton sale to be reviewed but you will not be able to read much of the agenda

Plans to build 1,500 homes and a leisure village on the East of England Showground are set to be refused by councillors

Plans for 1,500 homes and leisure village on Showground look set for refusal