Volunteers

Some of the newborn kittens which PCR fosterers worked hard to care for, but sadly passed away.

Cat rescue makes desperate plea to pet owners as several kittens die

Volunteers at Orton Mere

Volunteers start water quality testing on River Nene in Peterborough

Play your part in heritage preservation at Sacrewell Farm

Two of the volunteers pictured during the Cathedral's Monsters of the Sea exhibition.

Cathedral volunteers praised for their 'incredible efforts'

Crowds park Itter Park watching bands and enjoying the funfair and numerous stalls at the Itter Park Summer Fun Day. Photo: Paul Marriott.

Crowds flock to park fun day

​From left, Virginnia, volunteer, with a guest at the Garden House, and Garden Club Leader Linda

​Retailer’s gift help project for homeless to bloom

Share your memories of Eye at a workshop on July 20

Share your memories of Eye village at special event

The 45-mile charity cycle ride will take place on August 10 and aims to raise funds and awareness for Peterborough mental charity, CPSL Mind (image: Getty)

Volunteers sought to take on fundraising bike ride for mental health charity

Supergran Mary Lamb to 'climb' the Three Peaks with her assistance dog Sheldon.

UK’s first female wheelchair user to ‘climb’ the Three Peaks

RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Watch: Moment RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

The Pride event at the Green Backyard in 2023.

Details of Peterborough Pride confirmed

Pev Manners, founder of Belvoir Farms, top, has launched the company's annual elderflower harvest in Peterborough a fortnight early because of poor weather. The elderflowers are the key ingredient in the its signature Elderflower Cordial

Plea for volunteers to help drink maker’s elderflower harvest

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

The rescue of Ben Longton, 18, in snowy conditions on Scafell Pike, by Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team.

Watch dramatic rescue as boy falls down waterfall in freak blizzard

Werrington Brook Boom - Before and After

Boom, boom, boom, boom! Volunteers cleared the boom!

Paul Ayre.

Over £5k raised to bring Peterborough father home after major stroke

Over £5,000 has already been raised to support the bid to bring Paul home from rehab.

Ben Jones

‘Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world’ said Nelson Mandela, who was a friend of Niall Mellon and a patron of the Mellon Educate charity. (image: Getty)

Volunteers inspired by Nelson Mandela to help build schools in South Africa

A call has been put out for volunteers to help run this year's event

Help pull pints to make Peterborough Beer Festival go with a bang this year

(L to R) Lynn Hart, Hazel Barker, Carol Dunkley, Sandra Searle and Stuart Martin beside the knitted tank.

Watch: We knitted a life-sized tank to commemorate D-Day

Labour Group leader Dennis Jones (Dogsthorpe)

Opinion: The fundamentals - recognition and reward

Litter pickers at work in Millfield, Peterborough during a 2012 Love Where You Live campaign.

New call to residents to help clean up litter across the city

Jenny Wright and Mark Fishpool cleaning up layby on the Castor bypass

WATCH: Volunteers clean up fly-tipped waste from grot spots on A47

The Bharat Hindu Samaj temple smoke cleansing celebration at Rock Road

WATCH: City celebrates inauguration of temple with colourful service

Grief Kind Spaces volunteer, Melanie Wade.

Sue Ryder searches for volunteers to support service for grieving people

Volunteers needed for the school reading programme.

Volunteers needed to help school children learn to read

Just a few of the dedicated volunteers.

Volunteers clean up the A47 Eye Bypass

Eastfield Cemetery Garden Project.

Volunteers clean up the A47 Eye bypass

Volunteers have taken it upon themselves to clean up the A47 Eye bypass. Grass verges have been litter picked, tarmac raised, and apron areas at the roundabout have been cleaned.

mark fishpool

These are the nation’s top 20 unsung heroes

The Project Wingman bus.

'Wellbeing bus' to tour Peterborough

RiverCare volunteers with stacks of industrial laughing gas canisters

Sharp increase in littered laughing gas canisters reported by Keep Britain Tidy ...

Jimmy, JJ and Professor Steve Barnett

Volunteers at Peterborough City Hospital step up to help deafblind visitors

A St John Ambulance volunteer at a fireworks display

Remember, remember first aid in November

Tolly is in need of urgent care.

Charity appeals to help young cat walk again

A new home is needed for Tiger

Peterborough Cat Rescue appeals for home for cat who has spent months in care

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Help shape Fenland’s major celebration events

Action is being taken to help people sleeping rough in Peterborough city centre

Campaign group for homeless seeks trustees

A total of 35 bags were collected during the pick

Anglian Water's big litter pick clears 35 bags of rubbish from Peterborough

Summer Reading Challenge Completers

Primary school children smash summer reading challenge

Long queues outside the 44th Peterborough Beer Festival, which kicks-off today (August 22) at the Embankment at 5.30pm.

Peterborough Beer Festival prepares to welcome 25,000 visitors for 44th year

The standard bearers at the Royal British Legion poppy appeal launch last year.

Poppy appeal urgently needs volunteers

Loch Ness Monster 2023: Volunteers wanted for biggest ‘monster hunt’ in 50 years - how to apply

Volunteers wanted for biggest Loch Ness Monster hunt in 50 years

Louis the Jack Russell with his owner after being rescued

Dog rescued after falling down one of UK’s biggest waterfalls

New Peterborough Volunteer Fire Brigade station commander Anthony Gould

Meet Peterborough Volunteer Fire Brigade’s new chief

The exact location of the container, one sycamore tree would have had to be removed.