Gavin Elsey

Councillor Chris Harper at the local elections count.

Opinion: Putting people and our city before politics

Peterborough City Council

Peterborough 'leading the way' in decarbonisation plans amid 'climate emergency'

The Labour Group celebrate.

Election round-up: Labour become largest group as Conservatives routed

Local elections will be held on 2nd May

Peterborough elections 2024: The wards to watch

Litter pickers at work in Millfield, Peterborough during a 2012 Love Where You Live campaign.

New call to residents to help clean up litter across the city

Free bin liners up for grabs to Peterborough residents who leave their grey food caddy bins outside from tomorrow.

Free bin liners for those who remember to put grey food caddy bins out tomorrow

Litter pickers at work in Millfield, Peterborough during a 2012 Love Where You Live campaign.

Call to residents to help clean up litter across the city

The pioneering 'School Streets' scheme has been hailed as a ‘highly effective’ way of keeping school kids safe and encouraging active travel.

Pioneering ‘School Streets’ safety scheme nominated for prestigious award

The 'tiny forest' will provide homes for hundreds of species of plants and animals

'Tiny forest' made of hundreds of trees set to be planted in Peterborough

One of the closed public bridges near Werrington, Peterborough

‘Rotting’ structures left bridges in danger of collapse, states council

Dr Nik Johnson, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Third time lucky for the Mayor’s plan to improve transport in Peterborough?

The cycle path will link Bretton and Longthorpe

New £2 million Peterborough cycleway given green light

The works will begin on Monday

Final stage of major £6 million Fengate roadworks scheme to begin

Fixing the NHS crisis should be the priority. But instead, the local Conservatives are involved in their own crisis.

Opinion: NHS in crisis - but local Tories have one of their own

Wittering ward Councillor Gavin Elsey following his election in 2021.

Fourth Conservative leaves council group over "integrity and ethics"

Cllr Chris Harper is leader of Peterborough First

What is Peterborough First?
The group is now a major force on the council – but says it has no current plans to join a coalition with other minority parties
Joanna Taylor - Local Democracy Reporter

New signs on the Old Oundle Road, Wittering near the scene of a fatal collision

New signs installed on Peterborough road where mum and son drowned in crash

Milan and Vivien, and the scene of the fatal crash

Coroner calls for action on Peterborough road where mum and son died after crash

Milan and Vivien, inset, and the scene of the crash

Call for better signs on 'dangerous' road where boy and mum died

Vivien and Milan

School's tribute to boy with 'winning smile and kind heart' who died in crash

Vivien and Milan Radocz died in the crash near Wittering

Councillor calls for action on 'dangerous road' following crash which killed boy

Residents of Sutton Village walking towards the former Sutton railway station which they hope to save and re-position (image: David Lowndes)

Villagers protest to save station headed for Railworld Wildlife Haven

Verification taking place at the East of England Arena. PIctures: David Lowndes

Peterborough election results: Former cabinet member returns in Wittering

Heather Skibsted (middle)

Peterborough council elections 2019: Labour takes Orton Longueville from former ...

Members of the Green Party with Coun. Julie Howell outside McColl's store at Ortongate shopping centre protesting about possible post office closure. EMN-180326-134244009

Delight as Post Office branch to remain open

Paj Valley and Alex Munn from WSP consulting company displaying plans for the Gloucester Centre site at the South Grove centre. EMN-181016-195845009

Ortons: Plans for 100 homes on former mental health site

Cllr John Holdich

Go ahead for 5,000 home in Peterborough '˜welcome news'
Peterborough City Council leader Cllr John Holdich:
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Gavin Elsey (front and centre) celebrates his win with fellow Conservatives

Conservatives regain control of Peterborough City Council after by-election win

Ballot box

Conservatives seek to regain control of Peterborough City Council as voters go t...

Candidates Heather Skibsted, Gavin Elsey and Alex Airey

Candidates announced for Peterborough City Council by-election

Bins lined up on a Peterborough street

Bin collections and street cleaning to be provided by new Peterborough City Coun...

Marco Cereste

BREAKING: Former Peterborough City Council leader Marco Cereste returns to cabin...

John Holdich

Back to business after election

Julie Howell celebrates becoming the first ever Green Party Peterborough city councillor

PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS: Joy for Julie who beats a big beast to beco...

Conservatives celebrate

BREAKING: Conservatives take control of Peterborough City Council as Greens win ...

Gavin Elsey and Gail Thomas (both trustees of Women Leaders UK) Tammy Tushingham of sponsor Macintyre Hudson, Christopher Donaldson of East Anglian Air Ambulance, Karen Beckwith, (a trustee of Women Leaders UK) and Jan Flawn CBE (founder of Women Leaders UK) were at the presentation.

Women leaders raise thousands for charity

Flytipping along Storey's Bar Road Fengate in two spots. EMN-170602-141315009

Hundreds book free bulky waste pick-up as council bid to cut flytipping

Armed Forces day on Cathedral Square. Display of the Fletton ACF Corps of Drums. Pictured is Graham Coakes EMN-160625-182604009

Peterborough to celebrate Armed Forces Day

Judy Jones, Alun Williams, Filomena Terranova and Jill Walker at Central Park. The Buttercross celebrates 25 years in the park this week. EMN-170314-165535009

Future looks bright for Peterborough's Central Park a year on from '˜no-go' comm...

Brown bins. Photo: Paul Franks

Nearly time to renew brown bin payments in Peterborough

Paul Rowland, regional manager for Viridor, with Cllr Gavin Elsey, Peterborough City Council's cabinet member for waste, launching the new fund.

Recycling-to-energy company launches new fund to help good causes in Peterboroug...

Gavin Elsey and John Holdich with the city's street clean-up team EMN-150812-124330009

Council to terminate Amey contract

Fly-tipping in Peterborough EMN-160919-171206009

Peterborough magistrates asked to give fly-tippers Â£50,000 fines

Coun. Gavin Elsey with ward councillors , Victoria Park residents assn members and representative from Amey at the Victoria Park green flag ceremony EMN-160817-003227009

Green Flag hoisted up at park

Coun Gavin Esey, Coun John Peach, Yvonne Lowndes, chairman of the Friends of Central Park with Ian lilley, Steve Woodruff and Arthur Fisher (park rangers) with their new Green Flag EMN-150816-170026009

Four Peterborough parks receive prestigious Green Flag Award

Cllr John Holdich ENGEMN00120131211162123

Peterborough City Council leader John Holdich: Ok, it's time to restore lawn ord...

Armed Forces day parade at Cathedral Square. EMN-140628-181502009

Take part in armed forces' services

The long grass at the Fletton Ave recreation ground EMN-160806-141035009

Council reacts to Peterborough Telegraph readers as extra grass cutting taking p...

Peterborough Telegraph reader Dermot O'Shea sent us images of long grass in the Wheatdole, Paynells and Howland areas of Orton Goldhay, Peterborough.

Council to review grass cutting after string of complaints

Tony Forster, chair of Friends of Central Park EMN-160224-171732009

Poll results: Is Central Park a safe place?

Martin Raper (Amey account director), Cllr Gavin Elsey and Mick Robb (head of waste and recycling) with their new signs on some council vehicles EMN-160219-173951009

Abuse towards Peterborough rubbish collectors prompts zero tolerance campaign