Tag: Featured
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An “increase in self-harming in young people” in Peterborough
At a meeting of the Health Scrutiny Committee, councillors were told: “It was noted that there had been an increase in self-harming in young people but there had been no hard evidence to understand why the increase had happened. “National research was being conducted and locally all aspects of emotional health and well-being was being looked […]
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Plan of action for Norwood Lane? #Hopefully
Residents of Norwood Lane have been failed to date by the City Council!
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Just 6% of Peterborough GPs under the age of 35
Too many older and too few younger GPs in Peterborough?
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Cut speed, save lives in Gunthorpe ……..!
I want 20 mile per hour speed limits not just in the residential areas of the Gunthorpe ward, but throughout the city! Tests show that 20 mph limits reduce the most toxic diesel fumes. They could help to reduce the 30,000 annual UK deaths from air pollution. Sadly, all our Tory-controlled city council has promised is […]
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Tories in turmoil at the Town Hall……
The Conservatives have been “running” the City Council since the year 2000, and as someone who has been a councillor since 2004, I can assure you I’ve never seen them in such a mess! It seems quite clear to me, given that there is no more silverware in the cupboard for them to sell, that they’ve […]
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56% of reported fly tipping cases NOT investigated!
According to reports, Fly-tipping costs Peterborough City Council more than £200,000 a year to clean up! With that in mind, I raised my concerns at a Town Hall meeting, and questioned why 56% of reported fly-tipping cases were not investigated in our city? Tory Councillor Gavin Elsey (who received £14,330 on top of his basic […]
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UKIP in Peterborough on a downward spiral ……
At the last General Election, UKIP decided not to put up a candidate in Peterborough …. in order to, according to them, assist the Tory candidate in being re-elected. It didn’t work! On Peterborough City Council, they are now down to just 2 councillors, having lost 60% of their seats in the last couple of […]
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Just 23% of local schools have a 20 mph speed restriction zone!
Road traffic injuries, air pollution and obesity are an inter-related, interdependent triad….. time PCC took action?
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Peterborough City Council set to pay £10m on their debt interest alone!
Our Council has outstanding loans ranging from 2 months to 49 years!
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Amey staff have to wait another 6-7 months for news …..
At the start of this year, the City Council announced they were set to terminate their waste contract with Amey in a bid to save £100,000 every year. At a subsequent meeting, when I raised the issue, we were told that, essentially we need not worry as the council’s Corporate Director for resources, John Harrison, would be […]