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5 days ago | 
bbc.com | Joanna Taylor
Man who slept rough praises 'plush' new housingJoanna TaylorJOANNA TAYLOR/BBCPaul Smith, 52, said his new home was as 'plush as a hotel' New temporary homes for people sleeping rough in a city were "as plush as a hotel", one of its first residents said. Paul Smith, 52, said he was "surprised" by the quality of the facilities in Peterborough after staying at several other hostels and guest houses.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Joanna Taylor
Five Peterborough stories you might have missed Joanna TaylorBBCOlly and Mandy are among the people objecting to plans which could see a riverside path and woodland built on in futureThere are concerns from residents that a "majestic" view of the Fens could be blocked by a new development, while a very famous tank engine was spotted at a local heritage railway station. Here are five stories from Peterborough you might have missed this week.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Joanna Taylor
Council sells £50m worth of assets to repay debtsJoanna TaylorJoe GriffinLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceGetty ImagesPeterborough City Council sold Weston Homes Stadium back to Peterborough United in 2021 A football stadium, shopping centre and farmland were among a council's most lucrative sales as it tried to repay its debts. Peterborough City Council made £50m from asset sales over the past decade, according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Joanna Taylor
Image source, Tom Jackson/BBCImage caption, A "flutter of butterflies" was this year's theme at the Peterborough Celebrates festivalA colourful festival helped "put positivity" back into Peterborough, while a teen boxer hoped to become the first world champion from the city. Here are five stories from Peterborough you might have missed this week.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Joanna Taylor
Five stories you might have missed in PeterboroughJoanna TaylorTom Jackson/BBCA "flutter of butterflies" was this year's theme at the Peterborough Celebrates festivalA colourful festival helped "put positivity" back into Peterborough, while a teen boxer hoped to become the first world champion from the city. Here are five stories from Peterborough you might have missed this week.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Joanna Taylor
A colourful festival helped "put positivity" back into Peterborough, while a teen boxer hoped to become the first world champion from the city. Here are five stories from Peterborough you might have missed this week. Festival puts positivity back into city, says directorThe Nene Park Trust organised the colourful event at Ferry Meadows [BBC]Music, culture and diversity have been celebrated as a festival "puts positivity" back into a city, according to the director of an arts organisation.
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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Joanna Taylor
Five stories you might have missed in PeterboroughJoanna TaylorSHARIQUA AHMED/BBCA new mural painted in support of the Green Backyard charity has been called a "powerful image" A £65m project to regenerate the area around the city centre's railway station has been approved by the government, while a group of visually impaired rowers said a piece of simple technology was empowering more people to take up the sport. Here are five stories from Peterborough you might have missed this week.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Joanna Taylor
A £65m project to regenerate the area around the city centre's railway station has been approved by the government, while a group of visually impaired rowers said a piece of simple technology was empowering more people to take up the sport. Here are five stories from Peterborough you might have missed this week. City station regenerationA £65m project to regenerate the area around the city centre's railway station has been approved by the government.
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3 weeks ago | 
observer.co.uk | Joanna Taylor
Why the recent boom in restaurants doing fancy chicken and chips has us all in a spin Photographs by Ellis ParinderIt’s a spring evening at one of London’s most luxurious restaurants – glossy, with frosted martinis on marble tabletops, and customers doing caviar bumps. The reason we’re here? A dish that usually leaves the supermarket in a clammy, sticker-clad sack and sometimes makes it home intact. Tonight at Bébé Bob in Soho there’s not a plastic bag in sight.
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4 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Joanna Taylor
Five Peterborough stories you might have missedJoanna TaylorPaul Hayes/BBCDerek Handley curated Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery's unofficial Doctor Who exhibitionLook out - the Daleks have arrived in Peterborough, and a refugee is giving cultural barriers to women's football the boot. Here's five stories from the city you might have missed this week.
