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Peterborough News 1st July 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Thursday 1st July 2010. News travel weather and interviews.

Topics:
Budget cuts mean that privatising prisoner rehabilitation as currently being trialled in Peterborough could go nationwide.
Rampant weed growth in the River Nene during the hot weather hampers angling and is being addressed. Tacklefest has been postponed to September. Peterborough City Rowing Club Junior Regatta was cancelled.
MacMillan Cancer hold their annual Frog Race at Peterborough Greyhound Stadium tonight. These are giant plywood frogs tethered to a JCB and operated from a gantry by teams of five.
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Peterborough News 29th June 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Tuesday 29th June 2010. News travel weather and interviews.

Topics:
Despite cuts elsewhere, University Centre Peterborough can offer local burseries, more places and more courses.
Cross Keys Homes defends its decision to evict a pensioner with a chaotic lifestyle blamed on alcohol.
The audit committee hears that council tax arrears are up by 25% but under control.
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David Seaman on the England v Slovenia Match

Posh legend and former England goalkeeper talks to the BBC’s Paul Stainton about today’s crunch World Cup fixture with Slovenia. Broadcast at 08:50 on Wednesday 23rd June 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Peterborough.

Posh legend and former England goalkeeper David Seaman talks to the BBC’s Paul Stainton about today’s crunch World Cup fixture with Slovenia and about the John Terry incident and his love for the Posh. Broadcast at 08:55 on Wednesday 23rd June 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Peterborough.
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Posh Stadium Hopes and Charles Swift the Realist

On Friday the Leader of Peterborough City Council expressed his hopes that money could be found for many major projects to improve Peterborough, including the redevelopment of the football stadium. Posh supporters say this is an urgent need, but Independent councillor Charles Swift says we must face up to the reality of the financial situation. These interviews were broadcast at 07:15 on Monday 21st June 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show hosted by Paul Stainton on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Peterborough News 21st June 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Monday 21st June 2010. News travel weather and interviews.

Topics:
Posh Supporters Trust call for speedy action to improve the London Road ground.
A veteran Independent Councillor Charles Swift believes that major development schemes suggested for Peterborough will probably not happen.
The former Head of the New Town Corporation thinks that to have any chance of success major development schemes suggested for Peterborough should be shelved for five years.
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Gaby Zakuani Adi Mowles and Michael from Sealskinz rate the Football Songs

Peterborough United defender Gaby Zakuani, Peterborough United superfan Adi Mowles and Michael from Sealskinz Waterproof Socks rate the Football Songs vying to be number one for the World Cup. Spinning the disks is Paul Stainton. Broadcast at 08:50 on Friday 11th June 2010 in the Peterborough Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
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Peterborough News 11th June 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Friday 11th June 2010. News travel weather and interviews.

Topics:
Austerity measures imposed on Peterborough City Council lead to a £3 million reduction in this year’s funding.
The public, the great and the good all call for Council to raise the St George’s flag over the Town Hall entrance during World Cup.
Ancient bones found could delay works beside St Johns Church.
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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.

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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