Cllr Nash has suggested that Peterborough has its own sightseeing bus, and Paul Stainton talks to Theresa Wood from the Council about how that might work, and where the bus could visit.
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Category: Conversations
New Media at the Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Mark Edwards, Editor at the Peterborough Evening Telegraph, is seeing a whole new readership coming through as a result of their online publishing presence, over and above the readers who buy the newspaper itself.
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John Clare, Peterborough’s Local Poet
David Dykes from Clare Cottage in Helpston talks to Govinda Gill about the life and work of John Clare (1793-1864) described as “the greatest labouring-class poet that England has ever produced.”
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Crown Landlord on Millfield
The new landlord of the Crown Pub in Millfield, Brian Gascoyne, appears as part of the People’s Panel on the Peterborough Breakfast Show to talk about how the Comprehensive Spending Review might affect the local economy. Here he talks about changes seen to the local area and what further reductions in spending might mean.
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John Harrison on The Cuts
Executive Director for Strategic Resources John Harrison gives a snap reaction to the news that Peterborough City Council will lose more than thirty million pounds from its funding over the next four years.
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TCI Turbines for Anglian Water at Flag Fen
08:20 Wednesday 20th October 2010
Peterborough Breakfast Show BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
PAUL STAINTON: Soon Flag Fen may have its very own wind turbines. A proposal has been made by TCI Renewables to install three of them that could power seven per cent of the homes in this city. A public exhibition is being held this week so people can learn more about the plans. Sophie Tucker is Project Development manager from TCI Renewables. Morning Sophie.
SOPHIE TUCKER: Good morning Paul.
PS: You’re sticking the turbines up. Tell us all about it.
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Chris Howarth on Jackson and Cereste
Chris Howarth from Carter Jonas argues for closer co-operation and a united front to maximise the success of the Greater Cambridge and Greater Peterborough Enterprise Partnership.
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Richard Howitt on the Meaning of Cuts
07:10 Friday 15th October 2010 Peterborough Breakfast Show BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
ANDY GALL: Ministers have confirmed that nearly two hundred quangos will be scrapped to cut costs. Another one hundred and eighteen quangos are to be merged. The Environment Agency, whose HQ is in Peterborough, will be retained, but will be reformed, with job cuts not being ruled out. Natural England, who also have offices in the city, are also affected. And the Labour Party say the cull could end up costing more than it saves. So joining us now to discuss this is Labour MEP Richard Howitt, for the East of England.
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