Peterborough news

• Council to spend £5m making roads 'winter ready'

  30-07-2026 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The money is being used to resurface, patch and seal cracks on 30km (18.6 miles) of county roads.
  
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• Experimental lupus treatment has been 'life-changing'

  07-08-2026 06:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Laura, from King's Lynn, says she no longer dreads waking up in pain.
  
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• Council defends £1 charge for new public toilets

  07-08-2026 06:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The toilets, near the Mathematical Bridge, replaced flood-prone facilities at a cost of nearly £1m.
  
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• Luthier turns oak tables into handcrafted violins

  07-08-2026 06:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Parish says the material makes the instruments resonate "beautifully".
  
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• Firefighters praised during a demanding summer

  07-08-2026 06:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Group commander Paul Oliver says its firefighters are a "vital part" of its emergency response.
  
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• Met Police boss admits mistake over plagiarism row

  06-08-2026 23:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Mark Rowley says his force "dropped the ball" after it investigated a reporter looking into claims about Jason Arday.
  
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• Burglars jailed for £130,000 jewellery haul

  06-08-2026 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say the men were linked to a string of burglaries across two counties.
  
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• Serious questions for Cambridge after professor at centre of plagiarism row resigns

  06-08-2026 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jason Arday’s resignation poses questions about standards and a push for diversity, writes education editor Branwen Jeffreys.
  
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• What has Cambridge ever done for John Cleese?

  06-08-2026 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  John Cleese talks about how his route into show business started in Cambridge.
  
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• Grandmother volunteers at hospice shop to say thanks

  06-08-2026 06:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hazel Brown says it is her way of giving back for the care given to her 12-year-old granddaughter.
  
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• Power of 90-year-old weightlifter is 'insane'

  06-08-2026 06:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ryan Hawthorn, 90, can lift 90kg - about 14 stones - or more than his own body weight.
  
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• New homes approved despite over-development fears

  05-08-2026 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The applicant denies the new properties have been "squeezed in" to the housing development.
  
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• Man in court over £1m streetlamp thefts

  05-08-2026 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  John O'Sullivan is not allowed to touch streetlamps as part of his bail conditions.
  
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• Seaweed keeps cows 'running like F1 engines'

  05-08-2026 07:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A herd of beef cattle in Cambridgeshire are fed more than simply grass and grains.
  
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• Cambridge keeper Eastwood 'delighted' with new deal

  04-08-2026 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cambridge United goalkeeper Jake Eastwood says he is "delighted" the U's have extended his contract after helping the club secure promotion last season.
  
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• Politicians welcome early closure of landfill site

  03-08-2026 22:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A statement by Liberal Democrat politicians says the site stopped accepting active waste on 20 July.
  
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• Road reopens after sinkhole repaired

  03-08-2026 21:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The busy route finally reopens after being closed since the end of June.
  
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• Sixty new homes in village expected to be approved

  03-08-2026 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A report recommends the additional properties are built despite concerns from a parish council.
  
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• Vega 'proud' to headline as festival returns

  03-08-2026 08:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An intentionally renowned, but scaled down, festival is back with star names after a year's break.
  
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• Amber health alert issued as temperatures rise

  03-08-2026 08:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Vulnerable people are most at risk of complications as the region faces more hot weather.
  
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• Wildfire damages city's first 'tiny forest'

  02-08-2026 12:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A witness says flames came within about 5m of garden fences and roughly doubled in size in 10 minutes.
  
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• Sales of vines up as growers look to make own wine

  02-08-2026 06:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The cost of living - and demand for home production - are fuelling a rise in the sale of grapevines.
  
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• 'Mammal ledges' built beneath new dual carriageway

  02-08-2026 06:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The ledges create dry pathways for wildlife to pass underneath the road without entering the water.
  
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• Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row defends his work

  01-08-2026 22:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prof Jason Arday admitted errors in his work but said he was not a liar after attracting criticism online.
  
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• Pledge made over parking at new hospital

  31-07-2026 07:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The replacement hospital in Huntingdon is expected to be open by the end of 2032.
  
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• 'Dad didn't want to stay in hospital – I'm so glad he's being treated at home'

  31-07-2026 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Specialist doctors visit Clifford Craske at his care home to try to keep him out of hospital.
  
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• Hospital with Raac appoints construction partner for new building

  30-07-2026 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new hospital is set to include single rooms for every inpatient.
  
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• Free parking for district moves a step forward

  30-07-2026 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Councillors vote to set up a scheme for free weekday parking after 16:00 at authority-run car parks.
  
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• Penalties for anti-social activity at park and ride

  30-07-2026 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Automatic number plate recognition cameras and CCTV are installed by councils.
  
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• Heat leaves chocolatier in sticky situation

  30-07-2026 13:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Isabelle Chappelle says she is having to halt producing her chocolate products due to the humidity.
  
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