Stephen Briggs

1 week ago | peterboroughtoday.co.uk | Stephen Briggs

Peterborough crime rate is 126.5 crimes per 1,000 peopleWhen people are looking to move house, one of the things they might look at is how safe the area is – and what the crime rate is. Across Peterborough, the crime rate is 126.5 crimes per 1,000 people. But how does each electoral ward in the city compare? The Peterborough Telegraph has crunched the numbers – and this is the ranking, from lowest to highest, of how many crimes are committed, per 1,000 residents, in each area of the city.

1 week ago | peterboroughtoday.co.uk | Stephen Briggs

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowMet Office give latest prediction for bank holiday weekend weatherWith the Easter weekend now upon us, many families will be hoping for blue skies – or at least dry days – to make the best of the Bank Holidays. In recent days, Peterborough, like much of the country, has been blessed with glorious spring sunshine, with just a few showers and clouds blotting the skies for the school holidays.

1 week ago | peterboroughtoday.co.uk | Stephen Briggs

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowClosure will begin on April 22A year long closure of a stretch of Lincoln Road for southbound traffic is set to begin. The closure, which will affect the stretch of the road between Windmill Street and Stone Lane, will begin on Tuesday, April 22. Peterborough City Council said the one way system would be in place until spring next year (2026).

1 week ago | peterboroughtoday.co.uk | Stephen Briggs

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowEmails and letters being sent to parentsWednesday, 16 April is Primary National Offer Day when families across England and Wales find out which primary school their children have secured a place at. In Peterborough, 96.16 per cent of children were offered a place at their first preference school.

1 week ago | peterboroughtoday.co.uk | Stephen Briggs

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowRichard Bastow jailed and Swaley Price given suspended sentenceTwo men have been brought to justice for their parts in a family feud which took place in a residential street at school drop off time. School staff called 999 at roughly 9am on 22 November, 2023, to report people fighting and armed with weapons in Whittington, Parnwell, Peterborough.