Shariqua Ahmed

Peterborough

Digital Journalist @BBCNEWS Past- Radio presenter, newspaper reporter, Blogger- @Pboroughmatters @BBCcambs, @salaamradio1062 @ https://t.co/hhsQdpuQPu (Views my own)

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Articles

Future of Peterborough disabilities hub will go out to public

1 week ago | bbc.com | Shariqua Ahmed

Shariqua AhmedBBC News, PeterboroughA public consultation will take place over the possible closure of a hub that teaches skills to people with learning disabilities and autism. Peterborough City Council has proposed withdrawing funding from the Industrial Hub to save money. Service users and their families met with representatives from the council on Tuesday.
Peterborough men fought with weapons near school

1 week ago | bbc.com | Shariqua Ahmed

Shariqua AhmedBBC News, PeterboroughTwo men who were caught up in an ongoing family feud have been sentenced for fighting each other with weapons near a school during drop-off time. Police received multiple 999 calls reporting that two parents were fighting near Lime Academy Primary school in Parnwell, Peterborough, in November 2023. Richard Bastow, 40, from Freston in the city, admitted affray and aggravated vehicle taking and was jailed for three years at Cambridge Crown Court on Friday.
Pair attacked each other with weapons near school

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Shariqua Ahmed

Shariqua Ahmed - BBC News, PeterboroughWed, April 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM UTC1 min readTwo men who were caught up in an ongoing family feud have been sentenced for fighting each other with weapons near a school during drop-off time. Police received multiple 999 calls reporting that two parents were fighting near Lime Academy Primary school in Parnwell, Peterborough, in November 2023.
Peterborough City Hospital emergency care 'requires improvement'

1 week ago | bbc.com | Shariqua Ahmed

Shariqua AhmedBBC News, CambridgeshireEmergency care at an NHS trust has been rated "requires improvement" following an unannounced inspection that highlighted 12-hour waits for treatment and patients being cared for in corridors. A Care Quality Commission (CQC) report followed an inspection in July at looked at Peterborough City Hospital which looked at emergency and other medical care, including older patients.
Peterborough letter writing event for cancer patients

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Shariqua Ahmed

Image source, From Me To YouImage caption, The free event will be held to encourage more people to write letters to people living with cancer Residents are being encouraged to write to people with cancer to give them a boost. Nene Nursery in Peterborough, run by Nene Park Trust, is hosting two letter-writing workshops on Saturday and May 29 in support of the charity From Me to You.
Families fear closure of Peterborough vulnerable adults hub

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Shariqua Ahmed

Closing vulnerable adults' hub 'will destroy them'Shariqua AhmedHayley JanceskiCampaigners are planning a protest next week to raise awareness of the issueMore than 700 people have signed a petition calling for a hub that coaches people with learning disabilities to be saved from closure. The Industrial Hub in Peterborough, which is part of City College's Day Opportunities programme, offers work experience and training. Families fear the service will shut in June.
Over-50s in Cambridgeshire urged to attend bowel cancer screening

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Shariqua Ahmed

Image source, NWAFTImage caption, A bowel cancer screening programme is being run in Peterborough and HuntingdonA hospital trust in Cambridgeshire is urging people over the age of 50 to take advantage of a bowel cancer screening programme. April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, and North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (NWAFT) is promoting the importance of bowel health to visitors and patients at its hospitals in Peterborough and Huntingdon.
Eid can be lonely for Muslim reverts, says Peterborough charity

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Shariqua Ahmed

'Eid celebration can be lonely for Muslim reverts'Shariqua AhmedHayley OliverHayley Oliver works with the New Muslim Circle and is passionate about helping revert MuslimsAs a month of family celebrations around Ramadan and Eid-al-Fitr pass for another year, for some Muslim reverts - people who have converted to Islam - the whole time period could be "isolating and lonely" instead, a charity said.
Surgery in Eye forced shut after security concerns reopens

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Shariqua Ahmed

Surgery shut after security concerns reopensShariqua AhmedGoogleThe Medical Centre, in High Street, Eye, was temporarily closed on 12 MarchA GP surgery that was forced to shut over safety concerns has reopened. The medical centre in High Street, Eye, near Peterborough, was temporarily closed on 12 March due to "a security risk posed to practice staff". A 41-year-old woman from Eye was arrested on 13 March and charged on two counts for causing a nuisance on NHS premises and possession of cannabis.
Peterborough Cathedral

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Shariqua Ahmed

Cathedral stays open after meeting fundraising goalShariqua AhmedPeterborough CathedralPeterborough Cathedral said it can now stay open seven days a weekA city cathedral has exceeded its fundraising target which has enabled it to stay open. In January, the team at Peterborough Cathedral said it needed to raise £300,000 by the end of March to remain open seven days a week and avoid having to consider entrance fees.