Homelessness

The funding will be used on a range of projects

New £220,000 funding for Peterborough to improve access to healthy food

Fewer needles have been found on city streets than last year, the council has said

Council says number of discarded drug needles in Peterborough has reduced

Sunscreen has been handed out to rough sleepers during the heat wave

Emergency provisions opened for city rough sleepers - with sunscreen handed out

HMP Peterborough

Prisoner released from HMP Peterborough was found dead in supermarket car park

Human Appeal has been running its inaugural winter clothing collections for 10 years in a row, celebrating an increase of over 60% in donations.

Ad Feature Human Appeal celebrates record-breaking results from Winter Wrap Up

Voters of the awards will have the chance to win a donation to their favourite charity.

Ad Feature Voting opens for 2026 Smiley Charity Film Awards with £100k prize fund

Have your say on homelessness and rough sleeping in Peterborough.

Have your say on strategy to tackle homelessness in Peterborough

This image shows a rough sleeper site found in Peterborough.

Peterborough to get £1 million extra funding to look after the homeless

Jaz Ampaw-Farr will confer upon her degrees later this month

Ad Feature Woman to receive two honorary degrees - after years of homelessness

Dan and Roy with the converted bus.

Iconic red bus transformed into quirky £50k two-bed apartment

For every gift sent, a donation is made to a local or national charity

Ad Feature This UK company is taking ‘gift giving’ to a new level

Peterborough is to get £182,000 extra from the Government to help tackle homelessness in a move welcomed by Peterborough MP Andrew Pakes and Councillor Alison Jones, Peterborough City Council Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities

£182,000 cash boost to help homeless in Peterborough

A £4.5m boost has been given to Peterborough to help homeless people in the city

Peterborough given £4.5 million boost to help tackle rough sleeping

Prince William gives Ulster student ideal excuse for being late.

Watch: Prince William gives student ideal excuse for being late

Vet prescription fees could be capped as CMA launches an investigation

The Royal family has released a new image of Prince William, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Louis for Father’s Day

Breaking Royal Family release sweet new image of family for Father’s Day
The Royal family has released a sweet new image of Prince William, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Louis for Father’s Day
Chelsie Sewell

Drugs and mental health issues are increasingly common issues for councillors to deal with

Opinion: The times they are a changin…

The Real life roomset at IKEA in Bristol (photo: Tim Gander/PinPep)

‘Cramped and dangerous’ rooms coming to some Ikea stores - here’s why

Chris Evans donates Jaguar owned by the late Queen for Red Nose Day

The blue Billy Chips that will be available at participating Central Co-op stores - Credit: Billy Chip

Co-op stores to sell poker chips to donate hot drinks to the homeless

Colin Robinson, landlord of The Chestnut Tree Inn in Worcester, is cooking Christmas dinner for homeless and lonely people in the city.

Free Christmas dinners for the homeless thanks to kind pub landlord

Homelessness was a factor in hundreds of emergency admissions at NWAT.

Homelessness a factor in hundreds of emergency admissions at the North West Angl...

Homelessness shadowed the lives of more than 100 people in Peterborough who left care or institutions last year, figures reveal. Photo posed by a model. Photo: PA EMN-210110-121932001

Homelessness: More than 100 of Peterborough’s care and institution leavers not g...

Rough sleepers in Peterborough

Huge fall in Peterborough homeless households following new legislation

Floating support staff Davina Lescott (left), Wellington Makaka (middle) and Marie McGill before the current lockdown

How Peterborough’s homeless are getting a new lease of life thanks to expanded s...

Rough sleepers in Peterborough

Council expecting a surge in homelessness in Peterborough

Peterborough Town Hall

Peterborough council plans to lease new homes for homeless accommodation
Peterborough City Council have agreed to lease nine new properties to provide temporary accommodation for homeless residents.
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Peterborough council seeks permission to borrow £9m for redundancies and ‘transf...

Andy Moore

Rugby club chairman to stand in by-election for Peterborough People’s Party afte...

Military veterans at risk of homelessness in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are set to benefit from funding of £90,000

New funding to support Peterborough and Cambridgeshire military veterans

A rough sleeper in Peterborough

Peterborough receives new £150,000 grant to support homeless families find a pla...

The city council is currently housing families in Travelodges

Furious MP accuses Peterborough City Council of '˜flouting the law' by '˜dumping...

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Homelessness in Peterborough could grow fears councillor

Adam Cliff, PCC Operations (centre), Dr Alan Graham, the Buy to let Doctors (left) and Coun Peter Hiller at a property in Wildlake, Orton Malborne due for occupation by the homeless. EMN-180613-132354009

Landlords can lease homes to the city council

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Taking rough sleepers off streets

VIDEO: 27 Peterborough rough sleepers swap the streets for a better life

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Councillors to review rough sleeping in Peterborough after increase in numbers

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Homelessness crisis

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Homelessness still an issue

Kimberley Amess.

Mums unite to help homeless people on our streets at Christmas

Joseph Valente from ImpraGas

Join The Apprentice winner Joseph and help Peterborough's homeless

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Homelessness in Peterborough could get worse warns city council

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Former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams praises Peterborough charity a...