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City centre PSPO to be extended

A Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) in Peterborough city centre is to be extended for three years, helping to crackdown on crime and anti-social behaviour. 

NewsPublished: 04 Mar 2026
Litter pick

Everyone invited to get spring cleaning

A campaign of action to highlight the problems associated with littering around Peterborough will get under way this month and everybody is invited to get involved.

NewsPublished: 04 Mar 2026
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Civic Award winners announced

This year’s Peterborough Civic Award winners have been announced. 

NewsPublished: 04 Mar 2026
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More than £20bn in economic growth at risk unless Government tackles energy and water constraints, leaders of Fast Growth Cities warn

Council leaders from the six Fast Growth Cities have written to Government urging action to be taken to provide a £21 billion boost for UK GVA over the next decade.

NewsPublished: 02 Mar 2026
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Over 96 per cent of pupils get places at preferred secondary school

Parents of children in the last year of primary school found out today (Monday 2 March) which secondary school their child has been offered a place at from September 2026.

NewsPublished: 02 Mar 2026
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Have your say on plans for new leisure development

Residents are being asked for their views to inform the plans and designs for a new swimming pool and leisure development in Peterborough.

NewsPublished: 02 Mar 2026
Fly-tipping found in Clarence Road in Peterborough

Fly-tippers fined after council prosecutions

Residents are being reminded to dispose of waste correctly after two fly-tippers were given heavy fines by magistrates.

NewsPublished: 27 Feb 2026
Council Leader Shabina Qayyum

Leader Shabina Qayyum's column 27 February

Right, those elections that were supposedly cancelled are now back on!

NewsPublished: 27 Feb 2026
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Prospective election candidates invited to briefing

Prospective candidates and their agents looking to stand in this year's local and parish elections are invited to attend a briefing session next month.

NewsPublished: 26 Feb 2026
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Cabinet to agree new Crisis Resilience Fund to support people in financial crisis

Cabinet to agree new Crisis Resilience Fund to support people in financial crisis 

NewsPublished: 26 Feb 2026
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Food waste myth buster

What happens to the food waste when it is collected from your home? Find out the facts and myths about this service in our myth buster.

NewsPublished: 26 Feb 2026
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Members sign off 2026/27 budget and three-year financial plan

A budget and three-year financial plan which have been described as ‘the most positive for Peterborough City Council in more than a decade’ have been signed off by Full Council.

NewsPublished: 26 Feb 2026