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• 'Huge' boost for Flag of the Fens campaign

  23-03-2025 07:24 via bbc.com
  
  Designer Peter James Bowman hopes to have the flag recognised by the Flag Institute.
  
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• Man jailed for 'unprovoked' hammer attack

  27-03-2025 17:33 via bbc.com
  
  Aaron Spencer has been jailed for six years for carrying out the "vicious" attack in March 2022.
  
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• Health bosses concerned over mental health delays

  27-03-2025 17:00 via bbc.com
  
  The NHS Foundation Trust says waiting lists continue to pose some challenges.
  
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• Police force spends £215k kennelling seized dogs

  27-03-2025 16:29 via bbc.com
  
  It can cost up to £1,000 a month to keep a dog kennelled, theNational Police Chiefs' Council says.
  
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• Church repair work will boost heritage skills

  27-03-2025 07:17 via bbc.com
  
  Historic England hopes the project can inspire young people to learn vital skills such as stonemasonry.
  
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• Hope for 'thinnest' dog Peanut after RSPCA rescue

  27-03-2025 07:15 via bbc.com
  
  Peanut has been recovering at Block Fen since she was found starved and emaciated on New Year's Day.
  
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• Drink driver from Peterborough who crashed into a car has been banned from driving for three years - Rayo

  26-03-2025 20:18 via news.google.com
  Drink driver from Peterborough who crashed into a car has been banned from driving for three years  Rayo
  
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• ‘It is juvenile and stupid until it is not’: Peterborough book store owner receives death threats - The Peterborough Examiner

  26-03-2025 18:30 via news.google.com
  ‘It is juvenile and stupid until it is not’: Peterborough book store owner receives death threats  The Peterborough Examiner
  
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• Police 'jumped out of the way' of sleeping driver

  26-03-2025 18:22 via bbc.com
  
  Police say it was "more luck than judgement" that officers were not seriously injured in the crash.
  
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• Peterborough city centre Premier Inn hotel for sale with £12.8 million price tag - Peterborough Telegraph

  26-03-2025 18:20 via news.google.com
  Peterborough city centre Premier Inn hotel for sale with £12.8 million price tag  Peterborough Telegraph
  
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• CANCAST returns to Peterborough - Ontario OUT of Doors

  26-03-2025 18:10 via news.google.com
  CANCAST returns to Peterborough  Ontario OUT of Doors
  
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• Peterborough councillors asked to hand back their community funding to support council’s financial situation - Peterborough Telegraph

  26-03-2025 17:39 via news.google.com
  Peterborough councillors asked to hand back their community funding to support council’s financial situation  Peterborough Telegraph
  
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• Community centre in Peterborough targeted by vandals over six nights - Peterborough Telegraph

  26-03-2025 17:20 via news.google.com
  Community centre in Peterborough targeted by vandals over six nights  Peterborough Telegraph
  
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• 'Nobody wants to see that c**p happen': Peterborough chief on Reading EFL future - Reading Chronicle

  26-03-2025 17:00 via news.google.com
  'Nobody wants to see that c**p happen': Peterborough chief on Reading EFL future  Reading Chronicle
  
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• Vivacity say Peterborough swimming pool WILL re-open tomorrow - Peterborough Telegraph

  26-03-2025 16:57 via news.google.com
  Vivacity say Peterborough swimming pool WILL re-open tomorrow  Peterborough Telegraph
  
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• 250 jobs at risk at insurance provider RSA in Peterborough - Peterborough Telegraph

  26-03-2025 16:43 via news.google.com
  250 jobs at risk at insurance provider RSA in Peterborough  Peterborough Telegraph
  
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• Two men arrested after fatal M40 crash

  26-03-2025 16:31 via bbc.com
  
  The four men - two who died and two who were arrested - were in what police say was a stolen BMW.
  
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• Peterborough business expo is a success sees more than 350 local businesses - Peterborough Matters

  26-03-2025 16:00 via news.google.com
  Peterborough business expo is a success sees more than 350 local businesses  Peterborough Matters
  
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• Popular Peterborough development nears completion - Peterborough Telegraph

  26-03-2025 15:44 via news.google.com
  Popular Peterborough development nears completion  Peterborough Telegraph
  
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• New Peterborough city centre mural in Priestgate almost complete - Peterborough Telegraph

  26-03-2025 15:10 via news.google.com
  New Peterborough city centre mural in Priestgate almost complete  Peterborough Telegraph
  
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• Man admits theft of Cadbury Creme Eggs worth £220

  26-03-2025 14:49 via bbc.com
  
  The man is told he cannot enter the county for three months.
  
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• Watch: Man caught with Creme Eggs stuffed in jacket

  26-03-2025 14:38 via bbc.com
  
  A staff member flagged down a police car and found the chocolate eggs in his jacket, police say.
  
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• Government minister learns how Peterborough College is helping people to find work - Yahoo News UK

  26-03-2025 13:32 via news.google.com
  Government minister learns how Peterborough College is helping people to find work  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Latest performers revealed for the Peterborough Celebrates Festival weekend - Peterborough Telegraph

  26-03-2025 13:28 via news.google.com
  Latest performers revealed for the Peterborough Celebrates Festival weekend  Peterborough Telegraph
  
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• Peterborough-based Cross Keys Homes achieves highest rating from regulator - Peterborough Telegraph

  26-03-2025 13:24 via news.google.com
  Peterborough-based Cross Keys Homes achieves highest rating from regulator  Peterborough Telegraph
  
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• Charity knitters get bus trip to Peterborough’s D-Day exhibition - Peterborough Telegraph

  26-03-2025 13:19 via news.google.com
  Charity knitters get bus trip to Peterborough’s D-Day exhibition  Peterborough Telegraph
  
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• Peterborough business expo is a success sees more than 350 local businesses - Yahoo News UK

  26-03-2025 11:12 via news.google.com
  Peterborough business expo is a success sees more than 350 local businesses  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Peterborough cocaine dealer hid stash in car wheelarch - Peterborough Matters

  26-03-2025 10:00 via news.google.com
  Peterborough cocaine dealer hid stash in car wheelarch  Peterborough Matters
  
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• 'We're in a time of crisis' claims Peterborough area farmer in Government plea - Rayo

  26-03-2025 08:20 via news.google.com
  'We're in a time of crisis' claims Peterborough area farmer in Government plea  Rayo
  
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• 'Film is an act of love from the whole community'

  26-03-2025 07:39 via bbc.com
  
  The university tends to overlook "the importance of the [city's] black community", says a director.
  
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