Peterborough News 9th June 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Wednesday 9th June 2010. News travel weather and interviews.

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Wednesday 9th June 2010. News travel weather and interviews.

Topics:
Chamber Chairman John Bridge welcomes another station car park for the vacant Royal Mail Sorting Office site.
Peterborough City Council set out their plans to put housing on the old hospital site on Thorpe Road.
A football fan voices his tourist safety concerns before travelling to the World Cup in South Africa.
Ministers bring forward plans to language test imported brides and bridegrooms.
Councils are given more powers to prevent garden grabbing.
An Edge survey for VQ day reports widepread worker dissatisfaction.
(Updated) In the Labour leadership contest five hopefuls are now in the frame.
In the LibDem Deputy contest Simon Hughes is expected to prevail.
A city centre sandwich bar is putting on a special effort for the World Cup.
Toby Earl from TV Easy Magazine looks forward to the final series of Big Brother.
Jeff Stebbings from Gardening Answers Magazine talks bees, plant health, pests and blight.

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Peterborough News 8th June 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Tuesday 8th June 2010. News travel weather and interviews.

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Tuesday 8th June 2010. News travel weather and interviews.

Topics:
Following the Government’s scrapping of the East of England Spatial Strategy Peterborough City Council will be rethinking its plans for new traveller sites in the area.
Queensgate Shopping centre has elected to raise its car parking charges from £1.10 to £1.50 for two hours.
A notable local businessman and patriarch has comment unfavourably on the new Cathedral Square design.
Dogsthorpe Bluebell Allotments have been without a standpipe for two months and Peterborough City Council have been slow to respond.
Peterborough United FC are trawling for a Miss Posh to complement their Mr Posh.
Eighteen football hooligan bans have been issued locally and police call for moderation during the World Cup.
Local eateries set out their stalls for the World Cup as a health guru worries for the nation.
Grandparents are undervalued according to a national campaigning group for grandparents.
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The Peterborough Neighbourhood Council Debate

A disagreement has arisen on Peterborough City Council over just how effective the new Neighbourhood Councils are, whether they achieve what they claim to do, and whether the money is wasted. The debate begins with two interviews with Councillors broadcast at 07:09 and 08:10 respectively on Thursday June 3rd in the Peterborough Breakfast Show hosted by Andy Gall on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. The first interview for the prosecution is with Cllr Steven Goldspink from the English Democrat Party. The second interview for the defence is with Cllr Peter Hiller Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood, Housing and Community Development.

This is followed by two more interviews broadcast on the next day, Friday 4th June at 07:35, with Doreen Murray a former councillor from the Ortons and an opponent of the current Councils and Chris York the unsuccesful Labour PPC for N.W.Cambridgeshire, who believes they offer some value.
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Marco Cereste: Peterborough is Fantastic

Following a predicted rise in population in Peterborough Marco Cereste Leader of Peterborough City Council recommends building as many new houses as humanly possible, pressing on with large development schemes and sharing his fantastic view of Peterborough. Marco Cereste speaks to the BBC’s Andy Burrows at 08:10 on Wednesday 2nd June 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.

Following a predicted rise in population in Peterborough and despite savage cuts widely forecast, Marco Cereste Leader of Peterborough City Council recommends building as many new houses as humanly possible, pressing on with large development schemes and celebrating the culture on offer in the city. Sharing his fantastic view of Peterborough, Marco Cereste speaks to the BBC’s Andy Burrows at 08:10 on Wednesday 2nd June 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
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Peterborough News 2nd June 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Wednesday 2nd June 2010. News travel weather and interviews.

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Wednesday 2nd June 2010. News travel weather and interviews.

Topics:
The Office of National Statistics predicts a substantial rise in the population of Peterborough, but opinions differ on how best to provide the housing and other services that would be required.
Cambridgeshire Police have a scheme to teach 30 young miscreants the art of fishing as an alternative ocupation to crime. Cambridgeshire Police have also just completed a recruitment drive, doubling their intake over the last two years. A BBC reporter samples the training scheme.
A Peterborough woman is unhappy that she has been fined and cautioned for fly-tipping after leaving items for recycling beside a full recycling bin in Hampton Court Westwood.
An ongoing row between artist Robert Erskine and the Peterborough Environment City Trust about the ownership and maintenance of the Power Rhythm Sculpture appears to have been resolved, but not to the full satisfaction of the artist.
The Leader of Peterborough City Council offers his dream for the city.
Peterborough MP Stewart Jackson outlines his and the coalition government’s poition on a wide range of topics raised by listeners.
Jeff Stebbings Gardening Guru gives advice on plant propagation.
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Peterborough News 28th May 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Friday 28th May 2010. News travel weather and interviews.

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Resignation of Peterborough NHS Chairman: The Libdem Response

Peterborough City Council Liberal Democrat Councillor Nick Sandford responds to the news that Marco Cereste Chairman of NHS Peterborough has tendered his resignation from the Board of NHS Peterborough. This interview was broadcast at 08:17 on Thursday 27th May 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire hosted by Andy Gall.

Peterborough City Council Liberal Democrat Councillor Nick Sandford responds to the news that Marco Cereste Chairman of NHS Peterborough has tendered his resignation from the Board of NHS Peterborough. This interview was broadcast at 08:17 on Thursday 27th May 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire hosted by Andy Gall.
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Peterborough News 27th May 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Thursday 27th May 2010. News travel weather and interviews.

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Thursday 27th May 2010. News travel weather and interviews.
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