Tag Archives: Opportunity Peterborough

Hand Made in Peterborough

08:24 Tuesday 25th October 2011 Peterborough Breakfast Show BBC Radio Cambridgeshire ANDY BURROWS: With two months to go until Christmas, a campaign has been started to get people to buy hand made in Peterborough. We’re being asked to support everything … Continue reading

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Alconbury Enterprise Zone is Excellent News for Peterborough

07:12 Wednesday 17 August 2011 Peterborough Breakfast Show BBC Radio Cambridgeshire ANDY GALL: Neil Darwin is Director of Economic Development at Opportunity Peterborough, and can speak to us now. Good morning Neil. NEIL DARWIN: Good morning Andy. ………….. ANDY GALL: … Continue reading

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Cowgate Rent Reduction Call to Kickstart Revival

08:19 Thursday 21st July 2011 Peterborough Breakfast Show BBC Radio Cambridgeshire PAUL STAINTON: Plans to regenerate Cowgate, Bridge Street and Long Causeway are going on show today. The aim is to make the areas more pedestrian-friendly, restore historic buildings and … Continue reading

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Marco Cereste Tightens His Grip on Peterborough

08:08 Tuesday 17th May 2011 Peterborough Breakfast Show BBC Radio Cambridgeshire PAUL STAINTON: It’s all change at Peterborough City Council following an eventful meeting at the Town Hall last night. Council Leader Marco Cereste made a few changes to his … Continue reading

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Marco Cereste and the Takeover of Peterborough

This website started out in January 2010 with the intention of looking at how the BBC covered issues in Peterborough and the surrounding areas. It quickly became caught up in the furore surrounding Peterborough City Council’s spending on consultants, an … Continue reading

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The Future of Peterborough

08:06 Wednesday 27th April 2011 Peterborough Breakfast Show BBC Radio Cambridgeshire PAUL STAINTON: A bit of a spat has broken out. Not-for-profit organisation Growborough is being criticised for treading on the toes of another organisation, by launching an advertising campaign … Continue reading

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Peterborough Youth Unemployment – The Lost Generation?

08:24 Thursday 17th March 2011 Peterborough Breakfast BBC Radio Cambridgeshire PAUL STAINTON: Unemployment is continuing to rise in the city. In the last two months, the number of people claiming JobSeekers’ Allowance has risen by over 800 people. That’s about … Continue reading

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Peterborough Attracting Inward Investment

07:20 Friday 4th March 2011 Peterborough Breakfast Show BBC Radio Cambridgeshire PAUL STAINTON: We’re selling the city this morning. Yes, we’re getting .. no we’re not getting rid of it. No, we’re selling the city. It’s a big advertising campaign … Continue reading

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