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Yahoo
12-04-2025
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Five Peterborough stories you might have missed
Plans to close a hub for vulnerable adults and a community gym have raised concern amongst people living in Peterborough, while a new building has won an award for its impact on the city. Here are five stories from Peterborough you might have missed this week. More than 700 people have signed a petition calling for a hub that coaches people with learning disabilities to be saved from closure. The Industrial Hub in Peterborough, which is part of City College's Day Opportunities programme, offers work experience and training. Families fear the service will shut down in June. Peterborough City Council said those affected "will be supported to source alternative opportunities should they need to". Bushes full of wine bottles, a table-football game and a burned-out motor scooter were among the items discovered by litter-pickers during the Great British Spring Clean. More than 300 volunteers collected 600 bags of litter during the cleaning spree in Peterborough. Customers at a Peterborough gym said they were still coming to terms with the announcement that it would close in a few weeks' time. The YMCA gym in Bretton will shut on 4 May after the owners said "rising operational costs and increased competition" had made it unviable. The charity's gym in Cambridge will also close on the same day. A new £32m university building has beaten competition from five other developments to win a national award for its impact on the city. The Lab, which is part of Anglia Ruskin University's site, was named as the best building in the urban life-focused Pineapples awards. A trial of new technology aimed at speeding up the transfer of patients to hospital helped improve care and enabled crews to return to service quickly, an ambulance service trust said. Mobile signals and Wi-Fi connections can be unreliable when crews need to access patient data, according to the East of England Ambulance Service Trust. Peterborough City Hospital is among those that installed boxes to allow emergency crews to reconnect automatically. Residents face another five months of disruption after Cambridgeshire County Council said work to repair a cracked bridge would continue. The £32m King's Dyke bridge, which connects Peterborough and Whittlesey over the Peterborough-Ely railway line, was opened in 2022 to ease traffic caused by a level crossing. However it was partially closed last June, two years after it opened, after cracks were spotted in the westbound carriageway. The council said the lane closure would remain in place and it planned to start remedial work on the site in May, which should be completed in September. Meanwhile, the industry minister said plans to build state-of-the art gas equipment in Peterborough would create hundreds of jobs for local people. On a visit to the city, Sarah Jones said Peterborough would be "at the heart" of multimillion-pound plans to build new gas turbine compressor sets, which provide gas to power stations and businesses. National Gas plans to install new equipment at its facility north-west of Peterborough by 2030. Peterborough United head to Wembley this weekend having suffered back-to-back defeats in League One. Posh lost the Nene Derby against Northampton Town on Saturday and were then beaten by Birmingham City on Tuesday. Darren Ferguson's side face Birmingham again on Sunday in the final of the EFL Trophy. Peterborough Sports got back to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Leamington in the National League North. Michael Gyasi and Max Booth got the goals for the Turbines. Peterborough Phantoms collected two wins from two in their double header against Telford Tigers. They are now level on wins with Leeds and Hull with the final play-off group games taking place this weekend. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. County tops national child vaccination list Extra London train services laid on for Posh fans
BBC News
07-04-2025
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Football table and 'wine bush' found during Peterborough clean-up
Bushes full of wine bottles, a table-football game and a burnt-out motor scooter were among the things discovered by litter-pickers during the Great British Spring Litter Wombles have been highlighting the problems with littering in the group comprises volunteers who work alongside Peterborough City than 184 volunteers collected 313 bags of litter during the cleaning spree. Almost 200 of the same small Blossom Hill white wine bottles were found in finds from the riverside near Stanground Lode included the rusty, burnt-out scooter, a shopping trolley, nitrous oxide canisters and Wombles chairman Harry Machin said it was an ideal time to clear the area because the river was low."A load of rubbish has washed up into the reed beds, and the vegetation hasn't got going yet," he said. A council spokesperson said: "Following on from a successful similar campaign last year, it's hoped that once again the litter-picks will highlight the positive work carried out by the council and voluntary groups to tackle the problem, as well as encouraging more people to get rid of litter correctly."The Great British Spring Clean and the Great Big School Clean were set up by Keep Britain charity said many volunteers regularly found "retro rubbish" that was dropped many years ago but was still causing harm to the environment today. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
04-04-2025
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Rushmoor Binfluencers close in on litter picking target
A group of volunteer litter-pickers called the Binfluencers of Rushmoor are set to complete their challenge of clearing up litter at all 13 of the borough's districts this with equipment made from recycled materials, the group's members have been targeting rubbish hotspots since October and received a council grant of more than £3, part of the Great British Spring Clean campaign, which is run by Keep Britain Tidy, the Binfluencers - who now have 82 members - will fill their last bin bag in St. Mark's Ward at 14:00 BST on Sunday, after visiting Cherrywood Ward on will be followed by a thankyou gathering at North Camp Methodist Church for all volunteers who have taken part. "Our program has been a tremendous success, with our largest session to date attracting 44 volunteers and collecting 35 bags of litter," said local councillor Lisa Greenway."Since November 2024, the Rushmoor Binfluencers have removed a shocking 526 bags of litter from the streets or Rushmoor."We are thrilled to see so many members of the Rushmoor community stepping up to contribute to the campaign."Beyond the immediate environmental benefits, our litter picks have fostered new friendships, encouraged physical activity, and provided a sense of community for all participants."The diverse group says it is open to everyone, regardless of age, background or ability.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
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School children join litter-picking campaign
Pupils at a Kent primary school have played their part in a litter-picking campaign to help clean up local villages. There are twelve pop-up events planned in East Kent villages, including in Sandwich, Eastry and Tower Hamlets in Dover. On one pick, seventeen bags of rubbish were gathered in two hours by teachers and the 100 children from Eythorne and Elvington Primary School in their village. Items included a bicycle tyre, paint brush and roofing felt, as well as pizza boxes and other fast food debris. The scheme is part of the Great British Spring Clean, which is organised by Keep Britain Tidy and now in its tenth year. Dover District Council has led the campaign locally. Rebecca Dyer, community development manager at the council, said the authority spent £1.5m each year on street cleaning. "So we are trying to educate and engage people from a young age," she told BBC Radio Kent. Kelly Taylor is the teaching assistant who encouraged the whole of Eythorne and Elvington Primary School to take part. "I have been surprised how much rubbish there is when you start to look and pick," she said. "There are lots of little pieces, but then whole chairs." The campaign will end with a final pick at King George V Recreation Ground in St Margaret's at Cliffe on 6 April. Since 2016, Keep Britain Tidy says the the Great British Spring Clean has become the nation's biggest mass-action environmental campaign. Waste management company Veolia is also clearing roadsides over the next two weeks in Kent. The company cleared 23 tonnes (23,000kg) of litter from the road between the Duke of York and Whitfield roundabouts on the A2 in 2024 as part of a council initiative. Follow BBC Kent on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@ or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. Clean up of A2 ahead of anti-litter campaign Litter pickers scheme aims to tackle rubbish World record for volunteer river clean-up smashed Rewards for tourists who litter pick in Copenhagen Keep Britain Tidy
BBC News
27-03-2025
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Kent primary school children join litter-picking campaign
Pupils at a Kent primary school have played their part in a litter-picking campaign to help clean up local are twelve pop-up events planned in East Kent villages, including in Sandwich, Eastry and Tower Hamlets in one pick, seventeen bags of rubbish were gathered in two hours by teachers and the 100 children from Eythorne and Elvington Primary School in their included a bicycle tyre, paint brush and roofing felt, as well as pizza boxes and other fast food debris. The scheme is part of the Great British Spring Clean, which is organised by Keep Britain Tidy and now in its tenth year. Dover District Council has led the campaign Dyer, community development manager at the council, said the authority spent £1.5m each year on street cleaning."So we are trying to educate and engage people from a young age," she told BBC Radio Kent. Kelly Taylor is the teaching assistant who encouraged the whole of Eythorne and Elvington Primary School to take part."I have been surprised how much rubbish there is when you start to look and pick," she said."There are lots of little pieces, but then whole chairs." The campaign will end with a final pick at King George V Recreation Ground in St Margaret's at Cliffe on 6 2016, Keep Britain Tidy says the the Great British Spring Clean has become the nation's biggest mass-action environmental management company Veolia is also clearing roadsides over the next two weeks in company cleared 23 tonnes (23,000kg) of litter from the road between the Duke of York and Whitfield roundabouts on the A2 in 2024 as part of a council initiative.
