University Centre Peterborough has an extra 200 places available this year, and hopes that local students will want to take up some of those. Executive Director Mark Mabey talks to Andy Gall from the BBC.
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Month: August 2010
Matthew Bullock Norwich & Peterborough on the Keydata Decision
AG: There’s been a breakthrough for investors who lost savings in the collapsed firm Keydata. Many bought their plans through the Norwich & Peterborough Building Society, and yesterday the Financial Ombudsman ruled in a test case in favour of a retired couple who lost twenty eight thousand pounds. He said the Norwich & Peterborough had mis-sold the plans, and exposed their customers to inappropriate risk. And Matthew Bullock is Chief Executive of the Norwich & Peterborough and joins us now. Good morning Matthew.
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Peterborough News 19th August 2010
A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Thursday 19th August 2010.
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Norwich and Peterborough Building Society has been told by the Financial Ombudsman that they must compensate an investor for their losses after being advised to invest in Keydata. This is regarded as a test case for 3000+ other investors, but NPBS say this is a provisional judgement.
A-Level results are out today and students will find out if they have the grades they require to attend university, as competition increases for places.
Cambridge University researchers say that low grade kidneys from deceased patients can still be used succesful for transplants, meaning that many on the waiting list could have their operations sooner.
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No Green Energy Payback for Peterborough
Government has changed the rules to allow councils to sell electricty back to the National Grid, if it has been generated from simple renewable resources, such as wind, water and solar. Peterborough has well publicised green aspirations, but unlike Woking, Bristol and Teeside, they currently have nothing in the way of green energy to offer, and no firm plans on the table. Continue reading “No Green Energy Payback for Peterborough”
Peterborough News 18th August 2010
A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Wednesday 18th August 2010.
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The Liberal Democrats on Peterborough City Council have raised questions over whether an eleven year IT contract with Serco at a cost of £44 million pounds represents good value for money.
The local Pakistani community is redoubling its fundraising efforts for victims of the floods there.
From today local authorities will be able to sell any surplus energy they have from simple renewable sources back to the National Grid. Peterborough City Council look forward to doing that but have none available at present and no concrete proposals in the pipeline.
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Police Budget Cuts
John Feayvour, the Deputy Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire Police talks to the BBC’s Steve Titman about the harsh reality of the budget cuts proposed for his force, and where the axe might fall. Broadcast at 07:10 on Tuesday 17th August 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show hosted by Andy Gall on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. Continue reading “Police Budget Cuts”
Peterborough News 17th August 2010
A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Tuesday 17th August 2010.
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Police continue to ponder how they can make the huge budget cuts asked of them. A change in the regulations to allow police redundancies and the closure of police stations are both up for discussion. Some people believe that an increase in the number of voluntary Specials is called for.
Masked robbers struck at the Boathouse poblic house in the early hours of Monday morning.
Locals and police worry about motorcyclists racing around the brickpits in Hampton.
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John Holdich on Primary School Places
Cllr Holdich tells Andy Gall from the BBC why some schools in Peterborough cannot cope with the number of pupils who will be starting in September. Interview broadcast at 07:18 on Monday 16th August 2010 in the Peterborough Broakfast Show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
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