Month: August 2010

Peterborough News 31st August 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Tuesday 31st August 2010.

Topics:
Local farmers are facing an epidemic of theft from their farms which has almost doubled this year.
The Nene Parkway between the Hampton roundabout and the Thomas Cook roundabout will be single lane with a 40mph speed limit right up until next April due to road works.
MP Stewart Jackson thinks it unlikely that the loss of up to 700 local RBS jobs can be prevented.
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Stagecoach and PECT on the Transport Plan for Peterborough

Philp Norwell Commercial Direcor of Stagecoach and Hugh Cripps from Peterborough Environment City Trust offer their perspectives on the Local Transport Plan for Peterborough which is about to go out to widespread public consultation. Continue reading “Stagecoach and PECT on the Transport Plan for Peterborough”

Matthew Bullock Norwich & Peterborough on Keydata Compensation

Matthew Bullock Chief Executive at the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society talks to the BBC’s Andy Gall about timescales, and about the likely factors affecting the level of compensation to be paid out to investors in the failed Keydata product, and reassures the Members that any final order would be manageable from their resources. Continue reading “Matthew Bullock Norwich & Peterborough on Keydata Compensation”

Peterborough News 27th August 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Friday 27th August 2010.

Topics:
Royal Bank of Scotland has said it will close its Peterborough office during the scond half of 2012 with the loss of more than 700 jobs.
The Norwich & Peterborough say that even an order to pay 100% compensation to all its Keydata investors would not threaten the company’s financial stability.
Peterborough ratepayers will be consulted next week in the Council publication “Your Peterborough” and elsewhere on proposals for a future transport plan for the city.
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Peterborough News 26th August 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Thursday 26th August 2010.

Topics:
NHS Peterborough would like to close Parnwell Medical Centre when the current GP retires but deny that cost saving is the reason. Meeting 18:00 Thursday 2nd September 2010 Parnwell Primary School.
Sawtry locals are doing their best to prevent the opening of a sex shop in the village at the site of the former Little Chef.
Despite intensive rain the Environment Agency says there is no flood risk at present.
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Peterborough News 25th August 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Wednesday 25th August 2010.

Topics:
GCSE results locally are better than last year but below the national average.
The NHS Quit Smoking service in Peterborough is struggling with low success rates although it has reached its target.
Posh come back from 0-1 down at half time to defeat Cardiff City 2-1 in the Carling Cup.
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Alma Road Care Centre Campaign

Park Ward councillor John Peach is starting a campaign group to stop the closure of the Alma Road Primary Care Centre in Millfield. The newly built facility is well attended, but NHS Peterborough is engaged in a cost cutting exercise to address the budget shortfall they face this year, following the departure of Chairman Marco Cereste. The Alma Road process is out to consultation but there are concerns that NHS Peterborough is not doing enough to publicize the meetings, Cllr Peach talks to Andy Gall from the BBC, and Andy then interviews Paul Whiteside Director of Strategic Change at NHS Peterborough. Continue reading “Alma Road Care Centre Campaign”

Posh v Cardiff Preview & Bellamy Transfer Worries.

Peterborough United host Cardiff in the Carling Cup today Tuesday 24th August 2010 at 19:45. Manager Gary Johnson gives an opinion on the Craig Bellamy signing and Steve Thorpe from Free Kicks Foundation talks to Andy Gall about the game and more. Continue reading “Posh v Cardiff Preview & Bellamy Transfer Worries.”