June 2010 – Page 2 – The New Listener

Peterborough Heritage Festival Weekend

Stewart Orme from Peterborough Museum and Charles Taylor Dean of Peterborough talk to the BBC’s Paul Stainton about the varied events that make up the Heritage Festival weekend. Broadcast at 08:29 on Monday 28th June 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.

Stewart Orme from Peterborough Museum and Charles Taylor Dean of Peterborough talk to the BBC’s Paul Stainton in a chaotic fashion about the varied events that make up the Heritage Festival weekend. Broadcast at 08:29 on Monday 28th June 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
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Hugh Sherwood and John Bridge on the World Cup Spending Spree

Hugh Sherwood from Charters Bar and John Bridge from Peterborough Chamber of Commerce keep their chins up despite England’s exit from the World Cup and a probable end to the boost in business that came with it. Broadcast at 08:10 on Monday 28th June 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show hosted by Paul Stainton on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.

Peterborough News 28th June 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Monday 28th June 2010. News travel weather and interviews.

Topics:
Six local schools are considering academy status. More details.
Police have launched Operation Retain which will see them introducing themselves to customers before the drinking starts and swooping on licensed premises which breach their terms of reference. Latest figures show trouble down 40%.
21,000 turned out to the Peterborough Festival on Saturday. Stavros Flatley was the big draw.
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John Holdich on Bilingual Learners

John Holdich Cabinet Member for Education on Peterborough City Council reflects on recent statistics documenting the number of pupils in Peterborough’s schools who have English as their second language. Broadcast at 07:36 on Friday 25th June 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show hosted by Paul Stainton on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.

Unison on Police Budget Cuts

John Toomey Regional Organiser for Unison in the Eastern Region tells the BBC’s Paul Stainton that excessive cuts to the police budget are unacceptable. Broadcast at 07:10 on Friday 25th June 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.

Peterborough Schools Consider Academy Status

Six Peterborough schools have registered an interest in academy status. Five of them are rated outstanding which could see them fast-tracked into becoming academies by September. The outstanding secondary schools are Hampton College, Arthur Mellows Village College and Kings School. Outstanding primary schools on the list are Bishop Creighton and Thorpe. The one other school registering an interest but which does not have an outstanding rating from Ofsted is Orton Longueville.

Full lists are here:

Outstanding
Not Outstanding

The files are ashx files. If they won’t open on a Mac download them and change the suffix to pdf.

As to what academy status means, here is a quick summary:

“The list of freedoms gained through academy status includes: freedom to adapt the national curriculum, to vary teachers’ pay and conditions, and to vary the length of the school day/week/year.”

BBC article on the subject.

Peterborough News 25th June 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Friday 25th June 2010. News travel weather and interviews.

Topics:
Cambridgeshire Police expect to lose £1.2 million from their budget but hope to avoid job losses.
28% of primary and 21% of secondary school pupils in Peterborough have English as a second language.
Cresset Theatre moves to a room-hire only arrangement from this weekend.
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Voyage to Hollywood Cinema at the Voyager School

The Voyager School have begun using their theatre as a community cinema, which could prove to be a popular move, since the price is a lot cheaper than the Showcase Cinema, and the journey is a lot more convenient for local families. In future the venue could host live acts and act as a replacement for the Cresset Theatre, currently under threat. Louise Hill from the School talks to the BBC’s Paul Stainton about their new venture, which they have called “Voyage to Hollywood”. Broadcast at 08:38 on Thursday 24th June 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.