Peterborough, England News

COUNCIL tax could go up by 2.5 per cent for the second year and further job cuts are on the horizon as Peterborough City Council fights the recession.

A TAXI driver and owner of one of Peterborough's biggest cab firms has been clocked by the courts for using his dead father's blue badge permit to park in a disabled bay in the city centre.

AN INMATE has denied faking an epileptic fit in Peterborough jail as a distraction to enable others to beat up another prisoner, who later died.

" An elderly Peterborough County man lives alone, without hydro, heat or a phone for his home.

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Aerial mapping company Bluesky is helping fund an exciting environmental project in Peterborough, promoting sustainable lifestyles and raising awareness of environmental issues through practical demonstration and community involvement.

Fees levied by the city for infrastructure such as roads, transit, recreation facilities and sewage treatment needed to support growth could decrease for at least the next two years, city council heard last night.

By Stephen Briggs A MAN has been killed after being hit by a train at the Lolham level crossing near Helpston, labelled a "death trap" by a Peterborough city councillor.

ARMED police conducted dramatic morning raids on Peterborough houses to arrest men wanted in connection with an aggravated burglary.

A JURY has heard how a prisoner died after a gang of six fellow inmates hatched a plot to attack him in a Peterborough jail.

A FOCUS on cutting drinking and anti-social behaviour in the centre of Peterborough is the next priority for police officers.

A PLAN to stop parents from driving their children to school has seen pupils across Peterborough create maps showing how walking is a much better alternative.

A downtown roof partially collapsed yesterday morning while work crews were reshingling, forcing the evacuation of tenants with one fire official saying it's a miracle there were no injuries.

Arthur Mellows Village College in Glinton has said it will look into revising its cyber-bullying policy after a girl set up an internet hate group about another pupil.

THERE were calls today to revive the historic Soke of Peterborough - an ancient boundary which defined the area for more than 1,000 years.

HOUSEHOLDERS in Peterborough were left baffled on Monday as the biggest shake-up of the city's bin collection service in seven years got underway.

A major milestone in the A 80 million Peterborough to Spalding bypass scheme is about to be reached a ' but more motoring misery is on the horizon.

By Kirsten Beacock AMBITIOUS plans to transform the most deprived area of Peterborough have been unveiled to the public for the first time.

ENERGY saving solar panels have been installed at Stanground Fire Station. The move is the latest initiative by Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service to ensure its buildings are running at their most energy efficient.

Peterborough Crematorium was opened in 1958 and is owned and administered by Peterborough City Council.