July 2010 – Page 7 – The New Listener

Peterborough News 6th July 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Tuesday 6th July 2010. News travel weather and interviews.

Topics:
The Coalition Government’s cut to the Future Schools Fund sees an end to many school rebuilding programmes and school IT improvements in Peterborough.
400 Farcet residents turned out last night to listen to plans for travellers’ sites in the village.
Nene Park Trust has been given a licence to hold open air events on Ferry Meadows against the wishes of some local residents.
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When Brian Was King

Here’s a spinny article from Nick Cohen written in 1995 at the tail end of the last Conservative Government, when Brian Mawhinney was MP for Peterborough and featuring the ET headline: “Boy saves turkey from oven by buying the bird with his pocket money”. Here is one of the more timely quotes:

“No one’s spending any money,” complained Robbie, barman at the Lion in the city centre. “Trade has been so slow the boss is not even going to get his bonus from the brewery.”

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Flag Fen’s Francis Pryor and The Making of the British Landscape

At Holme Fen, a nature reserve just south of Peterborough, there is a slightly tired-looking, cast-iron green post. When the Victorians began to drain the nearby lake of Whittlesey Mere, the local landowner, William Wells, sank the post into the peat to measure how much the dirt shrank as it dried out. In 1848 the post’s top was the same level as the earth. Today, its summit is four metres above ground. It marks the lowest point in Britain, and is the centre piece of what is now a stunning silver-birch wood overlooking a man-made lake.

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St Ives Chosen To Supply National Trust Magazine And Handbook

St Ives Web (part of St Ives plc) was chosen to print National Trust annual handbook and tri-annual magazine with a combined annual print run of over 8 million copies. The 3-year contract was won in a retender for the work.

St Ives Web has achieved Chain of Custody (CoC) certification to FSC & PEFC, and ISO14001: 2004 accreditation, as part of the business’ environmental initiatives. The National Trust handbook is printed at St Ives Web’s Peterborough site

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Peterborough News 5th July 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Monday 5th July 2010. News travel weather and interviews.

Topics:
Concerns are raised over the number of irregular Houses in Multiple Occupation in the New England and Millfield areas, and Council’s efforts, albeit intensive, are said to be inadequate in dealing with the issue.
Ferry Meadows Country Park is seeking a premises licence to enable them to host events for up to 5000 people.
Farcet is meeting tonight to discuss a proposal to site travellers’ pitches in the locality.
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St Guthlacs and George Farmer Merger Plans Update

Lincolnshire County Council have confirmed that despite strong opposition they intend to proceed with the merger of St Guthlacs and George Farmer Schools into an academy based in Holbeach, necessitating a long journey for pupils from Crowland. This interview with Jim Astill of the Save St Guthlacs School Campaign was broadcast at 08:40 on Friday July 2nd 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show hosted by Paul Stainton on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.

This is a continuation of an earlier item, St Guthlacs and George Farmer Merger Proposal

Peterborough Migrant Worker Data Debate

The Office for National Statistics have released data specifying the percentage of Peterborough jobs currently held by foreign workers. Ed Murphy from the Peterborough Labour Party offers an alternative analysis to the current popular theory that English people are lazy scroungers. Broadcast at 08:23 on Friday 2nd July 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show hosted by Paul Stainton on BBC Radio Peterborough.
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A Song for Peterborough City Council

Local musicians Punky Rebel Media have released an album which features a song plainly expressing their opinion of the current Peterborough City Council. This interview with two band members was broadcast at 08:55 on Friday 2nd July 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Peterborough. The interviewer is Paul Stainton.

Local musicians Punky Rebel Media have released an album which features a song plainly expressing their opinion of the current Peterborough City Council. This interview with two band members Simon Stabler and Chris Howard was broadcast at 08:55 on Friday 2nd July 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Peterborough. The interviewer is Paul Stainton.
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