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Activity World in Peterborough is to close next March after 30 years providing amusements for children and their families

Peterborough's Activity World to close after 30 years with loss of 14 jobs

Vaping Products Duty will tax e-liquid at a flat rate of 22p per millilitre plus 20 per cent VAT

The cost of vaping to rise when new tax law comes in

An artist's impression of what the shed could look like when completed - the final finish and detail may vary.

Historic railway shed to be sold by council for £300,000 to create food hall

The £3.5 million price tag factory in Padholme Road, Peterborough

Factory with £3.5 million price tag is sold as agents complete two major deals

A government tax break could help families save decent money on a day out to UK theme parks

Alton Towers tickets could crash in price this summer after VAT cut

Nemesis Reborn has returned as one of Alton Towers’ headline thrill rides after its major rebuild

Summer VAT move could cut family attraction costs

Prime Minister warned not to overlooked rural households

Prime Minister warned not to overlook the 17,000 oil heated homes in Cambridgesh...

The excavations prior to the installation of the fountains

Looking back: Cathedral Square dig's great discoveries

Businesses are being offered laptops for tiny prices in the Raylo Business summer sale

Leasing laptops from just £5/month in Raylo Business summer sale

VAT may still apply to many fees paid in advance, even before July 29 last year

Private school parents 'paid millions to dodge fee hike'

Rachel Reeves pictured during a visit to the St Fergus Gas Plant in St Fergus, northern Scotland on August 1, 2025 (Photo: ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Possible tax rises coming in next Budget - what they may mean for you

Hempstead Barn, Peterborough, is officially on the market after nearly three decades of continuous use

Iconic farm building that traces history back 400 years is on the market

Some families say they will be priced out of private education after schools started getting charged VAT on fees

Private schools lose VAT legal challenge - what it means for parents

The Hilton Hotel remains uncompleted

Council spent £9,000 keeping finance chief for 47 days to support hotel project

Cambrdigeshire Community Lottery launching soon!

Good causes invited to the launch of Cambridgeshire Community Lottery

Cambridgeshire Community Lottery will launch on 20 May 2025

Cambridgeshire Community Lottery gets green light
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation is delighted to announce the upcoming launch of Cambridgeshire Community Lottery, an exciting new fundraising initiative for good causes.
Julia Cieslak

Bookkeeping needn't be a pain if you have the right software

90% off QuickBooks deal makes bookkeeping a breeze

The cost of commissioning heritage and library services is to cost Peterborough City Council £600,000 more than expected, it has been revealed

Heritage and library services contract to cost £600k more due to rising costs

Keeping the books up to date is a task every business owner needs to master

High-tech accounting software now just £1 per month thanks to a deal

The best business software can save you hours every week. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto.

Quickbooks offers 90% off - as Lampard becomes their brand ambassador

The council's offices at Sand Martin House

Proposed Peterborough library cuts to face consultation

Pupils at Winchester College, one of the UK's most famous private schools

How Britons really feel about VAT on private school fees

Private school fees could go up an average of more than £3,000 per year, new research warns

Private schools fees may rise 'thousands' for parents, as VAT kicks in

Ad Feature Online accountant can help meet your personal tax deadline in January

Goodison Park. Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images.

Everton ticket sales update and VAR news

There have been concerns that private schools raising fees in response will edge out many families

Explainer Why private schools will be taking on the Government in legal battle

Rachel Reeves listens to Keir Starmer on the Labour general election campaign trail in May (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2024: when it is and what could be in it - as PM warns of pain
Sir Keir has said his government faces an inherited £22 billion deficit 🔍
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The cost of some private schools might become prohibitive for some families if they put their fees up in response (Image: National World/Getty Images/Adobe Stock)

What adding VAT to private school fees could mean for pupils

Heat pumps are pricey - but there’s some big savings to be had and they can pay off in the long run

I priced up a heat pump to replace my groaning gas boiler

(Photo: BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

How UK parties are approaching National Insurance ahead of election

This image shows as aerial view of the proposed changes to Westgate House in Peterborough

Former Beales store developer explains decision to sell

Guild House on Oundle Road.

Major apartment development put forward for Guild House

A 1970s Christmas in Peterborough city centre

Looking Back: Peterborough gearing up for Christmas in the 1970s

These images show how the proposed development of Westgate House, Park Road, Peterborough, will appear once completed.

Beales store developer to pay £198,000 to community

The pool was shown to be filled with rubble earlier this year

Cost for destruction of Peterborough Hydrotherapy Pool revealed

Subject to approval, Peterborough's culture and heritage assets including its museum and art gallery and central library will be run by a non-profit company owned by Peterborough Ltd

Libraries, museum and Flag Fen set to be run by council-owned company

How much wine, beer & spirits will cost after government tax increase

Sand Martin House at Fletton Quays.

Council confirms Sand Martin House purchase price

These images show how the £22 million development will appear, from top clockwise, the view down Westgate, North Street view from Westgate, West courtyard and an aerial view across Westgate.

Developer welcomes support for former Beales store development

New figures show the cost of installing the fountains in Cathedral Square, Peterborough, amounted to more than £340,000 a decade ago.

Cost of putting in Peterborough’s fountains is revealed

Superdrug to cut cost of sun cream with items available from just £2.79

Superdrug to cut cost of suncream with items available from just £2.79

Sand Martin House at Fletton Quays.

Council set to take out £50m loan for office purchase

Disused shop fittings await collection in the now closed Beales department store in Peterborough.

A former department store is left eerie and deserted

Sand Martin House.

Council bids to buy its own offices at Sand Martin House

The industrial unit was occupied by a construction company

Small industrial unit bought up by Peterborough City Council

Mars Wrigley factory fined after two people fell into vat of chocolate

Here’s where to get the best deals for National Pizza Day.

Five places to get cheap pizza on National Pizza Day

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt admits tax rises are coming and “sacrifices” will be necessary.

Jeremy Hunt expected to announce increase to National Living Wage

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt admits tax rises are coming and “sacrifices” will be necessary.

Jeremy Hunt admits tax rises are coming in Autumn Statement

This image shows a view down the proposed new Westgate.

New plans for Westgate trigger flood of criticism

Chancellor urged to slash VAT on public EV charging

Public EV charging hits £1 per kWh as Osprey hikes prices by 50%

Nancy McKie and Nick Rutta at Embe, in Cowgate

‘Sink or swim’ for restaurants as rising energy prices threaten futures

Fears have been voiced by the British Chambers of Commerce that only immediate action can prevent companies from axing staff as the energy crisis looms.

Plea to PM to ease cost of energy crisis to save jobs in Peterborough

(Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Campaigners demand 25p fuel duty cut to ease cost of living crisis