Shariqua Ahmed

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Image source, Joe GriffinImage caption, So far 488 people have signed the petition calling for the crossing patrols to be saved Local Democracy Reporting Service Almost 500 people have signed a petition calling for crossing patrols near schools to be saved from a council's budget cuts. Peterborough City Council announced cuts to crossing patrols at primary schools in Eye, Old Fletton, Newark Hill and Werrington to save money, leaving lollipop men and women redundant.

4 days ago | bbc.com | Shariqua Ahmed

Footbridge reopens after 'unusual' railings theftShariqua AhmedAlex RafiqNational Highways said it was working on a permanent replacement of the safety railings for the footbridge over the A47Emergency repairs have been carried out on a city footbridge after it was vandalised and safety railings were stolen. National Highways said about 20m (65.6ft) of railings were stolen on Friday from the bridge over the A47 connecting Walton and Fullbridge Road in Peterborough.

4 days ago | bbc.com | Shariqua Ahmed

Fire service records five-year high in incidentsShariqua AhmedPeterborough Volunteer Fire BrigadeThe fire service referenced an incident where multiple homes in Hampton Gardens were set on fire A fire service has said incidents across the county have been at a record five-year high. Cambridgeshire and Fire Rescue Service (CFRS) said it attended to more than 160 fires in March, compared with 111 the previous year, and more than 200 fires in April, compared with 131 in 2024.

5 days ago | bbc.com | Shariqua Ahmed

'We're determined to give daughter happy life despite cancer'Shariqua AhmedSuppliedMillie's parents Gemma and Gordon - pictured with Millie and their other daughter Jessica, 15 - have started fundraisingA family have launched a fundraising campaign to help pay for a specialist leg and future treatment for their 11-year-old daughter. Millie was a talented footballer but was diagnosed with osteosarcoma - a form of bone cancer - last year.

6 days ago | bbc.com | Shariqua Ahmed

Church praises police care after pursuit crashShariqua AhmedShariqua Ahmed/BBCChurch secretary Philip Laws said the church community was thriving a month after the "shocking" crashA church secretary has praised a police force for checking in on his "shocked and sad" community almost a month after their building was damaged in a crash. The driver of a Ford Ranger ploughed into the front of St Andrew's United Reform Church in Peterborough on 4 May during a police pursuit.