Peterborough City Council

City smokers to quit the habit for Stoptober

City smokers are being challenged to stop for 28 days, as part of the national Stoptober challenge starting on October 1. Stoptober is the biggest mass quit attempt in the country, driving over...

Posted on 22 Sep 2017 Posted in Business

Letting agent fined £20,000 for housing offences

A Peterborough letting agent has been found guilty of housing offences and fined £20,000 following a trial at Peterborough Magistrates' Court. The letting agent, City Homes Estate...

Posted on 21 Sep 2017 Posted in Council

Charity golf day and Navratri Festival keep the Mayor busy

A charity golf day at Elton Furze and a Navratri Festival are among the events in the Mayor’s diary. Thursday 21 September - The Mayor and Mayoress will attend University Centre...

Posted on 19 Sep 2017 Posted in Council

Increasing online payment options to be discussed by Cabinet

Cabinet will meet on 25 September 2017 to review the outcomes of three public consultations the council launched in July, and to consider proposals to offer more online, digital and automated...

Posted on 19 Sep 2017 Posted in Council

Planning Committee recommends Cabinet defers Local Plan process

Members of Peterborough City Council's Planning and Environmental Protection Committee have agreed to recommend to Cabinet a deferral of the process to agree a new Local Plan to allow time to...

Posted on 19 Sep 2017 Posted in Council

Council set to support hotel construction on Fletton Quays

Councillors will consider a report which proposes to support the construction of a hotel on the Fletton Quays site at Cabinet on Monday 25 September 2017. Recommendations include agreeing a...

Posted on 18 Sep 2017 Posted in Residents

Sign up for this year’s Peterborough Santa Stroll

If you’re looking for a festive fitness fix, you can now sign up to the city's Santa Stroll. Participants are given Santa outfits, including a beard and belt and can either walk, jog or...

Posted on 15 Sep 2017 Posted in Residents

Local charities set to receive £5,000 from Jane Tomlinson Appeal

Five local charities and good causes are set to receive a £1,000 cash prize from the Jane Tomlinson Appeal, a charity which partners with the Perkins Great Eastern Run (PGER). The...

Posted on 15 Sep 2017 Posted in Residents

Fifth Peterborough landlord fined for no licence

A landlord in Peterborough has been fined £2,000 for renting out two properties without a licence which he was legally obliged to obtain under the city council's selective licensing...

Posted on 14 Sep 2017 Posted in Residents

Fly-tipping campaign to be launched in Peterborough

A campaign to clear the city of unsightly fly-tipping and encourage people to dispose of their waste responsibly is to be launched by the SaferPeterborough Prevention and Enforcement Service. ...