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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Peterborough News 16th August 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Monday 16th August 2010.

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Cambridgeshire Police have been invited to cut their spending by £9 million by next April. Police officers cannot be made redundant. Staff will be consulted.
There is a shortage of primary school places in Hampton and in the PE1 postcode. Housebuilding and immigration are the two causes.
A dispersal order has been made against street drinkers and rowdies in Manor House Street outside St Theresas Shelter for the homeless.
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