Footballer commentator Tim Alban went to London Road to watch Peterborough United play Aston Villa in a pre-season friendly. He saw Posh go down 3-2 but he reports they put up a creditable show and did themselves some good. Tim gives some more details to Paul Stainton in his report which was broadcast at 08:37 on Tuesday 20th July 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
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Category: Local Colour
Deeping Raft Race Under Threat
A short item about the future of the Deepings Raft Race broadcast in the 07:00 News (news copy written by Andy Burrows and Ben Stevenson) on 14th July 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
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Posh Sign Boyd Again
Peterborough United FC have agreed a new three year contract with popular winger George Boyd (25). Manager Gary Johnson talks to the BBC’s Steve Fakes broadcast at 07:26 on Monday 12th July 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show hosted by Paul Stainton on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
Peterborough United FC have agreed a new three year contract with popular winger George Boyd (25). Manager Gary Johnson talks to the BBC’s Steve Fakes. Broadcast at 07:26 on Monday 12th July 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show hosted by Paul Stainton on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
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Aston’s Back in Town
16:30 Saturday 10th July 2010
This weekend Jack Hunt School’s 40th Anniversary celebration concert began with an emotional reprise from Aston Merrygold who performed his “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables” song from Les Miserables to a select audience of friends and former teachers, a song which he first performed in the musical when he was at the School in 2004.
Before rushing off to his next appointment, the JLS frontman spoke of his love for the School and said he would always be there to help them in any way in the future.
What a Star!
Ferry Meadows as a Concert Venue
The Nene Park Trust has been given a licence to use Ferry Meadows Country Park as a venue for up to 5000 people to see concerts plays and other events. Locals are uneasy but James McCullock Chief Executive allays their fears. Broadcast at 07:36 on Tuesday 6th July 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show hosted by Paul Stainton on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
The Nene Park Trust has been given a licence to use Ferry Meadows Country Park as a venue for up to 5000 people to see concerts plays and other events. Locals are uneasy but James McCullock Chief Executive allays their fears. Broadcast at 07:36 on Tuesday 6th July 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show hosted by Paul Stainton on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
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When Brian Was King
Here’s a spinny article from Nick Cohen written in 1995 at the tail end of the last Conservative Government, when Brian Mawhinney was MP for Peterborough and featuring the ET headline: “Boy saves turkey from oven by buying the bird with his pocket money”. Here is one of the more timely quotes:
“No one’s spending any money,” complained Robbie, barman at the Lion in the city centre. “Trade has been so slow the boss is not even going to get his bonus from the brewery.”
Flag Fen’s Francis Pryor and The Making of the British Landscape
At Holme Fen, a nature reserve just south of Peterborough, there is a slightly tired-looking, cast-iron green post. When the Victorians began to drain the nearby lake of Whittlesey Mere, the local landowner, William Wells, sank the post into the peat to measure how much the dirt shrank as it dried out. In 1848 the post’s top was the same level as the earth. Today, its summit is four metres above ground. It marks the lowest point in Britain, and is the centre piece of what is now a stunning silver-birch wood overlooking a man-made lake.
A Song for Peterborough City Council
Local musicians Punky Rebel Media have released an album which features a song plainly expressing their opinion of the current Peterborough City Council. This interview with two band members was broadcast at 08:55 on Friday 2nd July 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Peterborough. The interviewer is Paul Stainton.
Local musicians Punky Rebel Media have released an album which features a song plainly expressing their opinion of the current Peterborough City Council. This interview with two band members Simon Stabler and Chris Howard was broadcast at 08:55 on Friday 2nd July 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Peterborough. The interviewer is Paul Stainton.
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