Monthly Archives: February 2012

Leap Day Volunteering

Posted on February 29, 2012 by editor

17:55 Wednesday 29th February 2012 Drive BBC Radio Cambridgeshire CHRIS MANN: In 2008 The National Trust started a new tradition. It’s been encouraging companies to pay their staff for a day off, as long as they spend it doing something … Continue reading →

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Radical Sportscars of Peterborough Enters the Russian Market

Posted on February 28, 2012 by editor

08:18 Tuesday 28th February 2012 Peterborough Breakfast Show BBC Radio Cambridgeshire PAUL STAINTON: Gentlemen, start your engines. A Peterborough car manufacturer is expanding its business to Russia. Radical Sportscars, based in Westwood, signed a deal yesterday that will see its … Continue reading →

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Fairtrade Fortnight Cornershop Campaign

Posted on February 27, 2012 by editor

17:53 Monday 27th February 2012 Drive BBC Radio Cambridgeshire CHRIS MANN: Fairtrade Fortnight began today with the news that trade figures for Fairtrade businesses are booming, bucking the overall commercial trend, the fair trade in cocoa is up by a … Continue reading →

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Peterborough – This Broken City

Posted on February 27, 2012 by editor

Monday 27th February 2012 Peterborough Breakfast Show BBC Radio Cambridgeshire 07:07 IAN DAVIES PETERBOROUGH SOUP KITCHEN: At the moment, with the economic situation as it is, there are more and more homeless people. In Peterborough, we have the third largest … Continue reading →

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Democracy the Victim of a Council in Chaos

Posted on February 23, 2012 by editor

07:10 Thursday 23rd February 2012 Peterborough Breakfast Show BBC Radio Cambridgeshire PAUL STAINTON:The Mayor kept overruling herself, didn’t she, at various points? DARREN FOWER LIBDEM CLLR: It’s laughable that you’ve got people in positions, and they don’t know their elbow … Continue reading →

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Stewart Jackson on DVLA, Royal Mail, and Jobs for Peterborough

Posted on February 22, 2012 by editor

17:08 Wednesday 22nd February 2012 Drive BBC Radio Cambridgeshire CHRIS MANN: The Royal Mail have confirmed to us that they’re considering closing the Cambridge Sorting Office, where 196 people are based. They’ve begun a 6 month consultation, but the likelihood … Continue reading →

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North Westgate – Currently A Barnacle

Posted on February 22, 2012 by editor

08:08 Wednesday 22nd February 2012 Peterborough Breakfast Show BBC Radio Cambridgeshire PAUL STAINTON: .. plans have been approved for the redevelopment of the old Royal Mail sorting office. At the moment it’s just a massive car park. Well included in … Continue reading →

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Secrets and Lies

Posted on February 21, 2012 by editor

Tuesday 21st February 2012 Peterborough Breakfast Show BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Peterborough Tories fall out in deselection row. CLLR.RAY DOBBS: I think there’s been a witchhunt. There is a divide in the Conservative Party, and there’s those who support Marco, and … Continue reading →

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