Stewart Jackson MP has obtained figures which show a sharp increase in NHS admissions for drink related problems, which correlate well with the introduction of 24 hour drinking. Broadcast at 07:11 on Friday 6th August 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show hosted by Paul Stainton on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
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Category: Conversations
No Free Swimming
John Marsden from Vivacity tells Paul Stainton from the BBC why free swimming has gone, and why it won’t be coming back again in the near future. Broadcast at 07:29 on Wednesday 4th August 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
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Peterborough’s Carbon Footprint
A league table of local authorities published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change puts Peterborough near to the bottom of the table for carbon emissions, threatening to scupper the Conservative Council’s Environmental Capital aspirations. LibDem spokesman Richard Olive puts the case for the prosecution, and Sam Dalton Conservative Cabinet Member for Environment Capital brings Peterborough Council Climate Change Team Manager Charlotte Palmer along with her into the studio to give an account to the BBC’s Paul Stainton of where we are and what we’re doing about it.
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The Cereste-Jackson Housing Challenge
Following on from the Thurston House demolition debate and subsequent criticism of the Council’s housing strategy, the Leader of Peterborough City Council invites local MP Stewart Jackson to come up with his own vision for Peterborough’s housing strategy. Broadcast at 08:24 on Wednesday 28th July 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. Paul Stainton is asking the questions.
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The Millfield Problem
Piecemeal efforts to disrupt public drinking will have no effect, as the problem is now so widespread that only a complete ban will do, according to two Peterborough City councillors. Broadcast at 08:10 on Wednesday 28th July 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show hosted by Paul Stainton on BBC Cambridgeshire.
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Cycling on Bridge Street
Despite knowing full well that Bridge Street is a no-cycling area, many people decide to ride through there. As Police Sgt Nicky Hall explains to the BBC’s Paul Stainton, their journey could turn out to be an expensive one. Continue reading “Cycling on Bridge Street”
The Great Crested Newt in Peterborough
The great crested newts in Hampton Peterborough have delayed building work as Council rehome them. Sam Taylor from Froglife Peterborough tells the BBC’s Paul Stainton a bit more about the creatures themselves, and what’s being done for them. Continue reading “The Great Crested Newt in Peterborough”
Director of Communications
Peterborough Council and NHS Peterborough have decided to appoint a Director of Communications, and are offering to pay up to £90,000 pa. Conservative councillor Mike Fletcher agrees with many of the callers into the programme that this is an entirely inappropriate use of the ratepayers’ money, and that Cabinet spending is harming the city. Continue reading “Director of Communications”