Peterborough news

• What to look out for in EFL's Boxing Day programme

  24-12-2025 14:53 via bbc.com
  BBC Sport takes a look at five things to keep an eye on in the EFL's Boxing Day fixture list
  
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• Bus drivers could continue striking until January

  24-12-2025 13:57 via bbc.com
  Staff at Stagecoach East say they plan to walk out on 5, 10, 19 and 24 January.
  
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• EFL Quiz of the Year: Who has been breaking records in 2025?

  24-12-2025 13:06 via bbc.com
  From record-breakers to dire financial situations, there's been much to talk about in the English Football League in 2025 - but do you remember the finer details?
  
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• Pair jailed for 'brutal and senseless' stabbing

  24-12-2025 13:02 via bbc.com
  A 54-year-old man was stabbed twice in the chest in a dispute over drugs, police say.
  
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• Faith, food and community: Indian Christmas in the UK

  24-12-2025 06:49 via bbc.com
  Indian Christians reflect on celebrating Christmas with Kerala traditions and community spirit.
  
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• 'Miracle' cat comes home after five years missing

  24-12-2025 06:40 via bbc.com
  Bindi's owners feared the worst after she disappeared in August 2020 - but she is now back home.
  
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• Call for peace will be carol service's key message

  24-12-2025 06:40 via bbc.com
  The service will end with the words of an American civil rights activist.
  
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• Work on fire-hit hospital car park to take months

  23-12-2025 22:01 via bbc.com
  NCP says repairs to Car Park 1 at Addenbrooke's Hospital could take up to six months.
  
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• Community swimming pool to reopen in January

  23-12-2025 18:13 via bbc.com
  One of the pool's trustees says people "can't wait to get back into the water".
  
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• Boy, 2, dies after broken-down car hit on A1

  23-12-2025 09:48 via bbc.com
  Five other people who were travelling in the car have been taken to hospital, police say.
  
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• Former shop's heritage accolade is 'mind-blowing'

  23-12-2025 06:23 via bbc.com
  The building, now a heritage centre, is included in a list of 19 remarkable historic places.
  
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• The Medieval version of 'Yes Day' where kids ruled

  23-12-2025 06:22 via bbc.com
  Medieval Christmas traditions included the election of a boy bishop, says a historian.
  
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• New forest city is a rational plan, says architect

  23-12-2025 06:21 via bbc.com
  London Olympics architect Steve McAdam says it is "a very good place to locate a population growth".
  
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• English councils warned against adopting four-day week

  23-12-2025 03:44 via bbc.com
  Local Government Secretary Steve Reed has told council leaders to not introduce four-day working weeks.
  
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• Midfielder Hoddle agrees new Cambridge contract

  22-12-2025 17:25 via bbc.com
  Cambridge United midfielder George Hoddle agrees a new two-and-a-half year contract with the League Two club.
  
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• Village features in festive window Lego display

  21-12-2025 07:27 via bbc.com
  Jo Thompson adds local items of interest, including the village bakery and even a kebab van.
  
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• King appoints Cambridge chaplain to Westminster Abbey

  21-12-2025 07:26 via bbc.com
  The Reverend Jennifer Adams-Massmann will leave her college to take up a new role in April.
  
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• Up to 6,500 whooper swans counted at reserve

  20-12-2025 13:06 via bbc.com
  The swans are being counted at RSPB Ouse Washes nature reserve this month after migrating.
  
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• E-scooter warnings issued ahead of Christmas

  20-12-2025 07:11 via bbc.com
  Cambridgeshire fire service says the batteries pose a risk while the police warn of other dangers.
  
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• Hospital car park reopens nearly a week after fire

  19-12-2025 20:06 via bbc.com
  The fire service says the blaze was accidental.
  
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• Bus strikes to go ahead as planned over Christmas

  19-12-2025 17:06 via bbc.com
  Stagecoach East staff in Cambridge are locked in a dispute with the company over pay.
  
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• Councils consider election delay

  19-12-2025 16:20 via bbc.com
  The government have given them until the 15th January to make submissions.
  
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• Sewage works 'odour zone' may reduce homes scheme

  19-12-2025 16:06 via bbc.com
  The Cambridge Business Park has been earmarked for new offices and homes to be built.
  
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• Lidl looking to build new town's first supermarket

  19-12-2025 08:37 via bbc.com
  The chain is preparing a planning application for a store in Northstowe.
  
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• Under-25s £1 bus cap extended until March 2027

  19-12-2025 07:31 via bbc.com
  Since the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Tiger Pass was introduced, 60,000 passes have been issued.
  
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• More police deployed for so-called Black Eye Friday

  19-12-2025 07:16 via bbc.com
  The last Friday before Christmas is part of one of the busiest weekends for emergency services.
  
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• 'Man v Fat' football club help Peterborough men lost over 66 stone in 2025 - Peterborough Telegraph

  19-12-2025 00:16
  'Man v Fat' football club help Peterborough men lost over 66 stone in 2025  Peterborough Telegraph
  
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• Preview: Port Vale vs Peterborough United - prediction, team news, lineups - Sports Mole

  18-12-2025 21:33
  Preview: Port Vale vs Peterborough United - prediction, team news, lineups  Sports Mole
  
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• Peterborough council chooses bidder for site housing Hindu temple - BBC

  18-12-2025 20:54
  Peterborough council chooses bidder for site housing Hindu temple  BBC
  
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• Winter solstice singing event at Peterborough Church - Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

  18-12-2025 19:15
  Winter solstice singing event at Peterborough Church  Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
  
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• £1 Tiger Pass scheme officially extended in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire until March 2027 - Peterborough Telegraph

  18-12-2025 17:24
  £1 Tiger Pass scheme officially extended in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire until March 2027  Peterborough Telegraph
  
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• Peterborough police face Kenner Rams in charity basketball game - Global News

  18-12-2025 15:24
  Peterborough police face Kenner Rams in charity basketball game  Global News
  
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• Investigation continues into death of 'devoted' grandfather killed in crash - Peterborough Matters

  18-12-2025 15:00
  Investigation continues into death of 'devoted' grandfather killed in crash  Peterborough Matters
  
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• Pedestrian left with life-changing injuries - Peterborough Matters

  18-12-2025 14:59
  Pedestrian left with life-changing injuries  Peterborough Matters
  
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• Pedestrianising part of town could begin in summer

  18-12-2025 14:52 via bbc.com
  While some on-street parking bays could be lost, a council says it will improve a nearby car park.
  
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• Success at village's first festive tractor run

  18-12-2025 14:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Pidley hosts its first ever illuminated Christmas tractor run.
  
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• Inmate denies killing murderer found dead in prison

  18-12-2025 13:56 via bbc.com
  Nathaniel Reece is accused of murdering convicted killer John Mansfield at HMP Whitemoor.
  
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• Christmas tribute to the fallen in Peterborough held at war memorial - Peterborough Telegraph

  18-12-2025 13:55
  Christmas tribute to the fallen in Peterborough held at war memorial  Peterborough Telegraph
  
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• “This funding provides additional tools to support families and individuals whose changing circumstances put them at risk of losing their home.” - Peterborough Telegraph

  18-12-2025 13:37
  “This funding provides additional tools to support families and individuals whose changing circumstances put them at risk of losing their home.”  Peterborough Telegraph
  
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• 'Suspicious' drug dealer who spat at police officer is jailed - Peterborough Matters

  18-12-2025 13:00
  'Suspicious' drug dealer who spat at police officer is jailed  Peterborough Matters
  
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• Forty cars too damaged to be moved from fire site

  18-12-2025 12:53 via bbc.com
  While many of the 425 trapped cars have now been collected, 40 are too badly damaged to be moved.
  
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• “This is a hugely important moment for Peterborough" - Peterborough Telegraph

  18-12-2025 12:17
  “This is a hugely important moment for Peterborough"  Peterborough Telegraph
  
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• UK’s Peterborough to Ely Train Journey Blends Poetry, History, and Rail Travel in a Unique Railway 200 Event Celebrating the Fens - Travel And Tour World

  18-12-2025 12:16
  UK’s Peterborough to Ely Train Journey Blends Poetry, History, and Rail Travel in a Unique Railway 200 Event Celebrating the Fens  Travel And Tour World
  
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• What's on in Peterborough as we count down to Christmas Day - Peterborough Telegraph

  18-12-2025 10:00
  What's on in Peterborough as we count down to Christmas Day  Peterborough Telegraph
  
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• Trudi Flatman Obituary (2025) - Peterborough, Lincolnshire - Peterborough Telegraph - Legacy | Obituary

  18-12-2025 08:25
  Trudi Flatman Obituary (2025) - Peterborough, Lincolnshire - Peterborough Telegraph  Legacy | Obituary
  
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• Keith Green Obituary (2025) - Peterborough, Lincolnshire - Peterborough Telegraph - Legacy | Obituary

  18-12-2025 08:25
  Keith Green Obituary (2025) - Peterborough, Lincolnshire - Peterborough Telegraph  Legacy | Obituary
  
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• David Kerr Obituary (2025) - Peterborough, Lincolnshire - Peterborough Telegraph - Legacy | Obituary

  18-12-2025 08:25
  David Kerr Obituary (2025) - Peterborough, Lincolnshire - Peterborough Telegraph  Legacy | Obituary
  
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• Ivan Garner Obituary (2025) - Peterborough, Lincolnshire - Peterborough Telegraph - Legacy | Obituary

  18-12-2025 08:21
  Ivan Garner Obituary (2025) - Peterborough, Lincolnshire - Peterborough Telegraph  Legacy | Obituary
  
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• Young people to rally to protect their 'vital' £1 bus fares - Peterborough Matters

  18-12-2025 08:00
  Young people to rally to protect their 'vital' £1 bus fares  Peterborough Matters
  
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• Peterborough unlawful £1 college sale 'must never happen again' - BBC

  18-12-2025 07:33
  Peterborough unlawful £1 college sale 'must never happen again'  BBC
  
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