Tag: Peterborough City Council

• Will Wayne survive as Tory leader?

  

  There’s a lot of talk at the Town Hall in Peterborough as to whether Cllr Wayne Fitzgerald will remain as the Conservative group leader on the Council!

  Darren Fower

  May 16, 2022

  Cllr John Fox, Cllr Judy Fox, Cllr Stephen Lane, Cllr Wayne Fitzgerald, Peterborough City Council, Peterborough Conservatives, Werrington First

• “A city without colour!” = Peterborough?

  

  Peterborough City Council have announced plans to scrap the planting flowers to save them £50,000 per year as the budget cuts continue!

  Darren Fower

  May 16, 2022

  Environment

  Bishop's Road, Budget Cuts, Central Park, City Council, Environment Capital, Flower bed maintenance, Flowers, Itter park, Lido Gardens, Peterborough City Council

• Irony or Political Hypocrisy? RE: #Antisemitism in #Pboro

  

  In recent years we’ve seen several media mentions relating to alleged antisemitic comments made by political activists in Peterborough. But, the outcomes have not been consistent! #IMO

  Darren Fower

  May 15, 2022

  Antisemitism, Cllr Nicola Day, Conservative Party, Dogsthorpe, Labour Party, Local Elections, Peterborough, Peterborough City Council, The Jewish Chronicle

• What are Werrington First up to?

  

  Peterborough City Council presently has no administration running it. The Tories have been in control for 22 years, and have enjoyed the support of Werrington First in recent years, but that could now change!

  Darren Fower

  May 14, 2022

  City Council, Cllr John Fox, Cllr Judy Fox, Cllr Stephen Lane, Cllr Wayne Fitzgerald, Coalition, Local Government, Peterborough, Peterborough City Council, Werrington, Werrington First

• Labour in Peterborough “could” still control Council

  

  Following this weeks local elections in the city, the Tories were quick to infer that they’d continue as “normal” in running things. But that might still change!?

  Darren Fower

  May 7, 2022

  City Council

  Cllr Shaz Nawaz, Coalition, Local Administration, Peterborough City Council

• Labour et al avoid “political bullet” in Pboro!

  

  After thousands of votes were cast, tens of thousands of £’s spent and an opportunity for change, the status quo at Peterborough City Council looks likely to remain the same i.e. no overall control.

  Darren Fower

  May 6, 2022

  City Council, Cllr Wayne Fitzgerald, Hampton Vale, Hargate and Hempsted, Local Elections 2022, Low Turnout, Peterborough City Council, Werrington First

• Council’s financial “hypocrisy” during #CostOfLivingCrisis!

  

  Thousands of people in Peterborough are now experiencing hardship, a rise in energy bills and increased taxation!

  Darren Fower

  May 3, 2022

  Welfare

  City Council, Cllr Wayne Fitzgerald, Conservatives, Cost Of Living Crisis, Energy Bills, Liberal Democrats, MTFS, Office for Budget Responsibility, Peterborough, Peterborough City Council, Standards of Living, Taxation

• Campaigners launch #SaveStGeorges Petition!

  

  The Conservative controlled Peterborough City Council recently announced it would be closing St George’s Hydrotherapy Pool, a facility located in Dogsthorpe.

  Darren Fower

  April 26, 2022

  Health

  Campaigners, City Council, Cllr Chris Harper, Cllr Stephen Lane, Conservative, Conservative Party, Disability, Dogsthorpe, Long-term health condition, Peterborough City Council, petition, Ranjith Mahamani, Save St George's, St George’s hydrotherapy pool, Stanground South, Tory, Werrington First

• Conservative Councillor and Landlord, accused of “revenge eviction”

  

  Peterborough Councillor Gul Nawaz, landlord, named and shamed by the Peterborough Tenants Union for spiteful eviction!?

  Darren Fower

  April 25, 2022

  City Council, Housing

  Cllr Gul Nawaz, Conservative Councillor, Eviction, Haddon Road, housing crisis, Landlord, Mayor, Midland Road, Peterborough, Peterborough City Council, Peterborough Tenants Union, Private Renting, Ravensthorpe, Register of Interests, Rented accommodation, Sandford, West Parade

• Rental prices in Peterborough SURGE!

  

  The cost of renting privately in our city, is getting ridiculous. The only people seemingly benefitting are the landlords of properties?

  Darren Fower

  April 15, 2022

  City Councillors, Housing, Housing Market, Landlords, Peterborough City Council, Private Renting, Rental Properties, Renting