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A section of the former Roman Court, near Wisbech

Alarm voiced at government moves to create accommodation for asylum seekers

Fenland District Councils offices.

Council 'robustly opposes' government asylum seeker accommodation plans

MP Andrew Pakes has labelled e-bikes 'a menace'

Illegal e-bikes are a menace on Peterborough’s streets says MP

Wowcher has reduced this 60W 6-Port USB Charging Station to just £8.99

This 6-port charger is now just £8.99

The YONISEE ergonomic office chair includes lumbar support, a headrest and flip-up armrests for home workspaces

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The Dimplex DXACF Tower Fan offers quiet cooling with oscillation, remote control and multiple airflow settings

Dimplex tower fan drops below £60 in Amazon deal

The Hub at Fengate

Former city asylum seeker hotel no longer set to become residential care home

This screen riser is ideal for keeping desktop clutter stored away

This bargain desk organiser could transform your home office setup

Office Furniture Online has a huge selection of desks - and many of them are ideal for home offices

Home office upgrade? Bargain desks and chairs from under £60

Office Furniture Online has a huge selection of desks - and many of them are ideal for home offices

Desks under £100 and chairs from £57 in big home office sale

The Creative Pebble X Plus is one of the more attractive desktop speaker systems out there - and they sound pretty decent too

Review: These stylish PC speakers are the ultimate desk upgrade

The Dragonfly Hotel in Thorpe Meadows.

Numbers of asylum seekers in Peterborough hotels rise

My Apple Mac mini M4 set up neatly under the monitor on my home office desk.

Apple Mac mini M4 now £499 in brilliant Black Friday deal

The chairs usually cost well over £100, so this is a big saving

Ergonomic massage office chair with footrest now £54.99 in crazy deal

HMP Peterborough

Peterborough prisoner took own life while waiting to be deported

Logitech's new Slim Solar+ K980 is pretty good as a keyboard - but it brings a new feature to the table that is likely to change the industry

Logitech Slim Solar+ K980 review: a keyboard that never needs charging
Logitech’s Slim Solar+ K980 is a wireless keyboard powered entirely by light – even artificial light – meaning you may never have to charge it again
Gareth Butterfield

Dr Richard Shepherd

Solving the ultimate puzzles of life and death

Standing desks are great for health and wellbeing while working

Electric standing desk drops to just £59 on Amazon

Standing desks are great for circulation, and they're becoming hugely popular in home offices

This electric standing desk is now just £63.99 in a limited-time deal

There were 20 bans against Peterborough United fans in place as of June 2025

Revealed: The number of Peterborough United fans with football banning orders

The patrols are 'unaffordable' it has been claimed

Police: Extra patrols in towns including Stamford 'unaffordable'

Lincoln Road, in Peterborough

Successful crime stopping project in Lincoln Road area will not be moved

The Logitech Master 2s has a brilliant ergonomic design

Logitech MX Master 2S drops below £40 in Amazon home office deal

Police are to step up patrols in Peterborough city centre over the summer

Police to stop up patrols in Peterborough city centre in summer safety campaign

Lincoln Road, Peterborough

Project which saw £200k of illegal cigarettes seized faces funding challenge

The Great Northern Hotel in Peterborough

'Get around the table or get out of the way,' call to Great Northern Hotel owner

UK announces sweeping immigration reforms: What changes on 16 July 2025 mean for...
The UK government has announced a series of major updates to its immigration rules, set to take effect from 16 July 2025.
Amber Moore

Blade.

Police dog pensions petition launched

CubiCubi modern white office desk with metal frame and wide top

Top Amazon home office deals to revamp your setup

Standing desks have become hugely popular in recent years

Electric standing desk with memory now £72.99 in Amazon Prime deal

The Dragonfly Hotel, Thorpe Meadows, Peterborough

Reform UK leader criticises use of Peterborough's Dragonfly Hotel

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Up to 146 asylum seekers were moved into The Dragonfly Hotel, Thorpe Meadows, Peterborough last year and help drive the number of asylum seekers into the city to a new record, according to Home Office figures

'Record' 189 asylum seekers living in hotels in Peterborough

The Dragonfly Hotel

Home Office refuses to say if hotel still being used to house asylum seekers

Peterborough MP Andrew Pakes, above, and North West Cambridgeshire MP Sam Carling are pressing the Home Office to end the use of the city's Dragonfly Hotel as a refuge for asylum seekers.

MP’s new demand to ‘stand down’ Dragonfly Hotel

The Dragonfly Hotel, Thorpe Meadows in Peterborough

Charity thanks for donations of warm clothing for people in need

Peterborough MP Andrew Pakes, above, and North West Cambridgeshire MP Sam Carling have written letters to residents living near the Dragonfly Hotel ,which has become a refuge for asylum seekers.

MPs deliver reassuring letters to residents near Dragonfly Hotel

The Dragonfly Hotel, Thorpe Meadows in Peterborough

Home Office tight-lipped on why city is a refuge for asylum seekers

From left, Brunswick PACT chairman Brian Roberts, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and policing minister Dame Diana Johnson at the Home Office discussing the NationalWorld campaign Silent Crime on November 21, 2024

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper pledges action on Silent Crime

Views of the Rowing Lake from the Dragonfly Hotel in Thorpe Meadows, Peterborough

Hundreds sign petitions to halt use of Dragonfly hotel as asylum seekers refuge

North West Cambridgeshire MP Sam Carling, above, and Peterborough MP Andrew Pakes have voiced their opposition to plans to use the Dragonfly Hotel in Thorpe Meadows, Peterborough, as a refuge for 146 asylum seekers

MPs pledge to ‘fight’ to end hotel’s use as asylum seekers’ refuge

The Home Office is set to move 146 asylum seekers into the Dragonfly Hotel, Thorpe Meadows, Peterborough

Call to MPs and council leader to protest at refuge plans for city hotel

The Dragonfly Hotel at Thorpe Meadows, Peterborough, with views of the rowing lake

146 asylum seekers to be moved into city hotel

Peterborough MP Andrew Pakes says the Great Northern Hotel in Peterborough will not be used again as a refuge for asylum seekers

MP vows Great Northern Hotel will not become asylum refuge again

The jobs fair at the Town Hall, with a team from Odeon cinemas

Westminster Life: Vital that we provide jobs for all

Desks and office chairs are on offer at Amazon this week

Kit out your home office with these great furniture deals on Amazon

Two million crimes went unsolved in a single year in Britain, according to the latest Home Office data (Photos by National World/Adobe Stock)

‘Unpunished crime undermines the whole system of justice’

Meet the man who is vying for the Shed of the Year title after turning his old strawberry patch into a summer work cabin using recycled materials.

We built a posh shed office from scratch - by raiding a skip

Travis Scott performs during Michael Rubin's 2023 Fanatics Super Bowl Party; the “Astroworld” musician is set to perform two dates in the UK this week despite being arrested in June 2024 in Miami (Credit: Getty Images)

Controversial US rapper will still perform in the UK despite arrest

It is hoped the funding will help cut crime

Funding worth nearly £1 million to tackle serious violence welcomed

Councillor Shabina Qayyum wants the cost to the taxpayer of using Peterborough's Great Northern Hotel as a refuge for asylum seekers to be made public. Peterborough MP Paul Bristow has claimed Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green Party councillors want the hotel's use as a refuge to continue.

Councillor and GP calls for public to be told cost of asylum refuge at hotel

Peterborough MP Paul Bristow outside the Great Northern Hotel in Peterborough shortly after the arrival of asylum seekers in November 2022.

MP’s challenge to council leader on future of Great Northern Hotel

Taxis in Peterborough could be subject to new rules about CCTV.

Plans for all Peterborough taxis to have CCTV

Peterborough MP Paul Bristow outside the Great Northern Hotel shortly after the arrival of asylum seekers in November 2022.

Refuge use for hotel will cease next February, says Home Office

The Great Northern Hotel in Peterborough remains home to Afghan asylum seekers, housed in the hotel by the Home Office

Afghanistan two years on: How Taliban takeover has impacted Peterborough