Liberal Democrats

Councillor Saqib Farooq, Peterborough First's Shadow cabinet member for Adults and Health.

Opnion: Our duty of care is what really matters

General Election count at Kingsgate Conference Centre.

Speakers Corner: It’s time to change our voting system

abour leader and incoming Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and wife Victoria enter 10 Downing Street

Watch: Keir Starmer makes first speech as Prime Minister outside No 10

General Election 2024’s 7 best campaign moments and gaffes.

General Election 2024 7 best campaign moments and gaffes

(Photo: BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

How UK parties are approaching National Insurance ahead of election

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey falls into lake.

Watch: Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey falls into lake

Peterborough City Council leader Cllr Mohammed Farooq has announced his resignation.

Council leader announces resignation

Mark Emson recounted the moment his team had to scramble to open a polling station on time in Peterborough last year

Voting at polling station almost scuppered by faulty alarm clock

MP Paul Bristow says the local elections offer the last chance to save Werrington Fields

Westminster Life: Go backwards – or build a better city?

25 Nansicles Road

'Chalet' for disabled foster child refused by council

Local elections take place next month

Peterborough City Council elections 2024: All the candidates standing on May 2

The by-election was held yesterday

Lib Dem wins Yaxley by-election following death of 'father of the council'

Most of Peterborough City Council's Conservative group left the meeting partway through

Tories exit council meeting after backlash to leader's 'derogatory' comment

Councillor Sandra Bond has 'called in' an application to set up a micro pub in Werrington

Plans for micro pub to face challenge

Eyebury Road

Plans to extend landfill site rejected

Mayor of Peterborough, Cllr Nick Sandford

Mayor says he uses AI tool ChatGPT to help write speeches
Nick Sandford said that using AI in an ‘innovative way’ has ‘massive potential for the council’
Joanna Taylor - Local Democracy Reporter

Conservatives celebrate a bygone election

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Council confirms it will consider move to all out elections

A new Lidl supermarket and car park have been approved in Hampton

New Lidl and car park approved in Hampton despite traffic concerns

Councillors give plans the green light

DHL car depot approved at Showground

Reducing the size of black wheelie bins could be trialled in Peterborough

Smaller black bins considered to drive up recycling rates

Mayor Nick Sandford in Peterborough Town Hall

Mayor says he tries to 'diffuse the tension' at fiery council debates

Children's home narrowly approved on residential cul-de-sac

Rylan Ray, Conservative Group Whip

Opinion: The current state of affairs is a mess

Peterborough City Councillor John Howard has taken charge of the assets review

Council's new leaders 'slowing down' community buildings review

The new Cabinet at Peterborough City Council: Ray Bisby, Gavin Elsey, Mohammed Farooq, Peter Hiller, John Howard, Chris Harper and John Fox

New council administration 'still in honeymoon phase'

Last week's full council meeting when cllr Fitzgerald was deposed as leader

Opinion: Democracy has not been best served

Peterborough's unfinished Hilton hotel and its out of public use Great Northern Hotel

Delayed Hilton hotel and repurposed Great Northern Hotel discussed
While Wednesday’s full council meeting was dominated by a vote of no confidence in the leader, other important matters were also discussed
Joanna Taylor - Local Democracy Reporter

Cllr Christian Hogg - Leader of the Liberal Democrats Group on Peterborough City Council

Opinion: A change of leadership for our council is on the cards

Group leaders Chris Harper (Peterborough First), Nicola Day (Greens), Dennis Jones (Labour) and Christian Hogg (Liberal Democrats) support the motion of no confidence in Conservative council leader Wayne Fitzgerald

Opposition explain why they're trying to oust council leader

Councillors agreed to discuss the list in private this week after having previously voted to defer discussions until after more of it was made public

Talks around selling off buildings 'not open and transparent'

Cllr Wayne Fitzgerald (Conservatives, West) faces a vote of no confidence in his leadership from opposition parties

Motion of no confidence in council leader to be voted on next month

Peterborough City Council

Libraries and children's centres among buildings council is considering selling

39% of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults

Members of Peterborough City Council's growth, resources and communities scrutiny committee, which voted to defer discussing an exempt report on assets earmarked for possible sales until part of it is made public

Community centres could be sold off to save council cash

Peterborough City Council has passed a motion suggesting it will support Government guidelines on the treatment of transgender pupils in schools

Council agrees to 'reject' Stonewall guidance on transgender pupils

Cllr Christian Hogg - Leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Peterborough City Council

Opinion: 'Let’s see a council responsive to residents' needs' - Lib Dems

Cllr Christian Hogg (left) remains Lib Dem leader, while Cllr Chris Wiggin (right) is his deputy

Liberal Democrats announce leadership roles

Cllr Chris Harper (left), Cllr Nicola Day (centre) and Cllr Wayne Fitzgerald (right) have all been chosen as group leaders

Council's political groups announce new party leaders

Cllr Dennis Jones (left) is Peterborough Labour group's leader while Cllr Amjad Iqbal (right) is his deputy

Peterborough Labour group announces leader

Wayne Fitzgerald is the current leader of Peterborough City Council

Conservatives will continue to lead council without a majority

Fenland District Council remained blue in a decisive victory for the Conservatives

Conservatives buck national trends in Fenland

Fenland District Council is holding an all-out election in May

Everyone standing in Fenland District Council's all-out election

Peterborough City Council holds its elections by thirds

Why are just a third of council seats up for election?

Less than a third of Peterborough City Council councillors are female

Conservative Party stands just two female candidates in local election

Mohammed Khawar has remained uncontactable since the stabbing at Shah Jehan

Indian restaurant has licence revoked after two hospitalised in stabbing

Liberal Democrat councillor Nick Sandford

Local Elections 23: Climate change remains a priority

Liberal Democrat councillor Nick Sandford

Local Elections 23: Our eight point plan for Peterborough

Peterborough City Council will begin to produce more frequent write-off reports

Council has 'no prospect' of collecting single £1.9m debt

Local elections will be held in Peterborough in May

All the candidates standing in Peterborough's local elections

Peterborough City Hospital

Hundreds left waiting for cancer treatment at Peterborough hospitals

NHS hospitals in England are battling sewage issues

NHS hospitals battle sewage leaks and maintenance issues

An audit committee meeting has refused to sign off on a 'vague' financial report

Councillors refuse to rubber stamp 'vague' report writing off £4.7m in debt

Finding a NHS dentist is getting increasingly difficult

Opinion: What is to be done about our falling NHS dentistry provision?

An old photo showing the Great Northern Hotel

Looking Back: A great Hotel with a great history

Beki Sellick, Peterborough Liberal Democrat at the railway station

Opinion: COP27 and the City Council: what power do we have in Peterborough?