Month: September 2010

Peterborough News 3rd September 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Friday 3rd September 2010.

Topics:
The outgoing Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire Police predicts dire consequences if a suggested budget cut of 40% is implemented. Stewart Jackson MP and Ruth Rodgers Chair of the Police Authority add comments.
Three men were arrested after a dramatic police chase and multi-vehicle crash ending in Eastfield Road.
Peterborough City Council is looking to shed 60 jobs from its Neighbourhoods Department as part of a restructuring process.
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Farm Thefts Tractor Security

Tractor thefts are rising in the Eastern region. A BBC East reporter talks to a spokesman for plant retailers Ben Burgess in Newmarket about how he thinks the problem will be addressed. Broadcast at 08:20 on Thursday 2nd September in the Peterborough Breakfast Show hosted by Paul Stainton on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. Continue reading “Farm Thefts Tractor Security”

Peterborough News 2nd September 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Thursday 2nd September 2010.

Topics:
Arthur Mellows Village College becomes an academy from today, joining two other secondary schools in leaving local authority control.
Stolen tractors are frequently exported, and the security on the machines is often minimal.
Plans are well underway to build a new church in Hampton on land to be bought from O&H Hampton.
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Peterborough News 1st September 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Wednesday 1st September 2010.

Topics:
The recent increase in rural thefts is generally being blamed on high scrap metal prices. Police cannot be everywhere and there are no simple answers.
There are various intitiatives locally to promote electricity generation on a small scale using renewables. The jury is still out on wind turbines hearing criticism about alleged noise and efficiency issues, but a company called Hereward Solar Solutions has opened an branch in-store at Notcutts on Oundle Road aiming for domestic customers.
A round of Neighbourhood Meetings are starting this evening at the Millennium Centre, for people to come and discuss the future of Peterborough.
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