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Action from last year's event in the village of Southwick, near Oundle

IN PICTURES: Countdown to conkers World Championships is on!

Peterborough Telugu Sangham Bathukamma celebrations at Gladstone Park Community Centre.

Colourful celebrations in Peterborough for Bathukamma festival

Winners Marc Hunter and Jasmine Tetley.

Conkers at the ready! The World Championship are coming

Organisers say the fair is the biggest ever in Peterborough

IN PICTURES: Bridge Fair gets underway with a bang despite heavy rain

Organisers of this year's Bridge Fair say it will be even larger than last year's event (pictured)

This year’s Bridge Fair set to be ‘biggest ever’

The event will take place later this month

Peterborough Hospital opening the doors to Radiotherapy Department on open day

Is September the month you will finally try Bollywood dancing..?

Fancy signing up for some Bollywood dance classes this month?

More than 350 cars and bikes were on display during this year's Maxey Classic Car & Bike Show (image: Richard Gunn)

Maxey Classic Car & Bike Show breaks fundraising record!

Along with trading card games, video games and role-playing games, Xeo Forge also offers VR and AR experiences.

City gaming community hub looking for new players to join

Pennyless

In Pictures: Water Newton Music Festival 2024

Volunteer staff Bill Taylor and Daryl Ling

All hail the ale: Peterborough Beer Festival is back with a bang

Brand new social dog walking club, Walkie Dogs will be holding its first event in Peterborough’s Central Park on Sunday August 18 (image: Adobe)

Bark run, anyone? UK’s biggest social dog walking club to launch at Central Park

Organisers say Peterborough Cathedral's Monsters of the Sea exhibition as has been an 'unprecedented success'

Cathedral's Monsters of the Sea exhibition an ‘unprecedented success’

Bikers on Harley Davidsons deliver Lemmy's ashes to Nottingham's Rock City

Special moment a parade of bikers deliver Lemmy's ashes to Rock City

Peterborough's Strongest Man contest in the city centre last year

Strongest Man contest to return to city centre

Cancer Research UK's Relay for Life returns to Peterborough in September. Photo by Brian Thompson

Huge relay event hopes to smash £100k fundraising mark

The 10-hour long event returns to Peterborough in September

Gemma Gadd

The theme of the 2023 Deepings Raft Race was 'Sporting Heroes'

Deepings Raft Race 2024: Last chance for rafters to enter popular summer event

Gin & Rum Festival at Peterborough Cathedral cloisters.

In pictures: 2024 Gin & Rum Festival

Ade Gardner (2L) of the Alzheimer's Society receives a £500 cheque from TFA secretary John Sheaman. TFA president Charles Horrell (L) and committee member Richard Hounsell (R) are also pictured.

Organisers of Thorney Festival donate £500 to Alzheimer's Society

The Brightfield Business Expo with from left, Michelle Craig, manager of the Brightfield Business Hub, and Gemma Williams, of Burgh Thorpe Solicitors

​More than 130 people attend business expo

Men can be seen throwing chairs across the room at the Winter Gardens first Euros Fanzone match.

Video: Yobs hurl chairs as fracas erupts at England Euro 2024 fan zone

'Speed-dating 50+' will be held at the Willow Cafe in Central Park on Thursday June 27 at 7pm.

Looking for love? How about speed-dating in Central Park?

Michelle Craig, general manager of the Brightfield Business Hub and the founder of the Peterborough Business Expo.

​Businesses urged to attend Expo celebration

The theme of the 2023 Deepings Raft Race was 'Sporting Heroes'

Deepings Raft Race 2024: this year’s theme revealed

The ‘Monsters of the Sea’ exhibition at Peterborough Cathedral will run from July 15 to September 1 (main image: Getty)

Volunteers needed for Cathedral's fearsome new deep sea exhibition

Jay Robbie Packman (red) lands a punch on opponent Wesley White (blue).

Ad Feature Brave amateur boxers raise 23k for charity in large event in Peterborough

The Big Tommy Sleep Out in Whittlesey raised £3,200 for the Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI).

Rough sleeping event raises thousands for homeless veterans charity

Wet weather did not dampen spirits of hardy souls taking part in town's 'Big Tommy Sleep Out'

Darren Calpin

Jobs fair at the Weston Homes Stadium, in Peterborough. Top, pison wardens from HMP Whitemoor - Joe Jones, Colin Goodman and Jordan McClagish; below, left, Avon representatives Donna Roberts and Michelle Thomas; below, right, Ugne Masuilyte and Mario Rendaq from Prestige Nursing and Care

​300 vacancies up for grabs at city Jobs Fair

A Jobs Fair will be held at the Weston Homes Stadium in London Road, Peterborough, above. Attendees at previous Jobs Fairs, below

Hundreds of vacancies at Jobs Fair

National Literacy Trust and Peterborough United Foundation celebrating World Book Day with pupils from Gladstone Primary School at the Weston Homes Stadium.

Peterborough schoolkids take on World Book Day treasure hunt to find free books

Michelle Craig, general manager for the Brightfield Business Hub in Peterborough

Expo is set to showcase business excellence

Tracey McIntosh, inset with husband Adam, is organising and taking part in 'The Big Tommy Sleep Out' event in Whittlesey on Saturday March 16.

Whittlesey to host rough sleeping event to support homeless military veterans

St Botolph's Festival on the Green in 2023.

Lack of sponsorship forces cancellation of festival

Lauren Kendrick (r), Founder of Flourish Peterborough and Chair of the Peterborough Food Partnership says “now is the time" to develop a food strategy which aims to offer Peterborians more healthy and affordable food choices.

Food strategy planners want to hear YOUR opinions about local food

Peterborough Cathedral's previous 'Made in...' exhibition in 2022 was a huge success, attracting more than 300 exhibitors.

Peterborians invited to submit arty creations to Cathedral exhibition

The specialist courses will be delivered by health and wellbeing experts, Maximus, and focus on helping children and young people to become healthier and happier.

Young people across our region offered free healthy lifestyle services

Peterborough Rape Crisis Care Group (PRCCG) ran a 'Reclaim the Night' event in the city centre last year.

Vigil against sexual violence to be held outside Peterborough Cathedral

The Beguiled band at the Nene Valley Rock Festival

Peterborough's Nene Valley Rock Festival to relocate next year

Action from the World Conker Championships 2021.

Get set for the Conker World Championships!

Christmas 2022

Christmas Dinner is sorted for young care leavers

Sue Ryder Starlight Hike at Ferry Meadows

Fundraisers invited to hike under the stars for Sue Ryder this weekend

Barnack Fun Run 2022.

Schools invited to take part in Barnack Fun Run

Eastern Front Living History Group’s battle re-enactments at the popular 1940s festival.

Festival turns ugly as locals clash with men dressed as Nazi soldiers

The 4th Labyrinth band

Nene Valley music festival rocks Peterborough park

Arthur Brown is appearing at Nene Valley Rock Festival

Peterborough's Nene Valley Rock Festival - still time to get discount tickets

Peterborough Railway Station

'We're working to make Peterborough even better' - council leader

The 2023 Deepings Raft Race will take place on Sunday August 6 and be based around a ‘sporting heroes’ theme.

Deepings Raft Race 2023 is back this weekend with 'sporting heroes’ theme

Lauren Kendrick, founder of Flourish Peterborough and Chair of the Peterborough Food Partnership and Strategy, who has curated a new Growing Together in Peterborough exhibition at Peterborough Museum.

Food exhibition to feed into imaginative locally grown produce

RoStars, a Saturday club which runs fun activities for kids who have Romanian heritage, was set up in 2022 with Lottery Funding.

Romanian kids club has 'really made a difference' to community

Winter Wonderland is returning to London’s Hyde Park

Winter Wonderland organisers issue update ahead of 2023 event

The Willow Festival returned to The Embankment after a nine-year absence.

In pictures - The Willow Festival 2023 returns

Goodwood Festival of Speed was cancelled on Saturday due to poor weather

Goodwood Festival of Speed day 2 cancelled due to poor weather

Acts Square Wild (left) and Arthur Brown (right).

Rock Festival gets licence approval

Lana Del Rey breaks silence over controversial Glastonbury

Good Running Events director Aaron Murrell (middle) at the launch with sponsors and charity partners.

Cathedral added to GER route as improvements promised