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BBC News
2 days ago
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Solar farm could supply 'a quarter of Peterborough's homes'
Plans for a solar farm that would have the capacity to power a quarter of the homes in Peterborough have been TH Powertek wants to install 100,000 solar panels across 80 hectares (about 200 acres) at Malice Farm, near Thorney, near approved, the solar farm would be in place for 40 years. Construction would take nearly a year. The application lodged with Peterborough City Council states that the facility would power 22,550 homes. A new bridge would be constructed across New South Eau Drain for construction access, said the Local Democracy Reporting plans also state that there would be more than 400 trees and shrubs planting around the site's boundaries to screen views from residential properties. In initial consultations, four residents raised objections, including over the loss of agricultural said it would address the points that had been raised. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
11-08-2025
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Peterborough residents demand hotline to tackle flytipping
Residents frustrated with fly-tipping blighting their village called for a dedicated hotline to report the a meeting with Peterborough City Council officers on Thursday, people living in and around Eye, Thorney, and Newborough demanded stronger deterrents, tougher fines and faster action to deal with the Alemanno, who has lived in the area for more than 50 years, described Eyebury Road as the "worst hotspot," with a "ridiculous" amount of rubbish being Morley, of Willow Hall Lane, said fly-tipping happens "almost daily," and claimed that offenders have even cut locks to dump waste on his private site currently under development. 'Really depressing' Peterborough reported the highest number of fly-tips in the East of England with 128 incidents between the 2023-2024 financial next 12 months saw 450 incidents recorded across the Eye, Thorney and Newborough litter picker Mathew Mariner, who lives in Willow Hall Lane, said large-scale commercial waste was frequently dumped, including vape packaging and rubbish from cannabis said: "It is really depressing. What irritates me is that they throw a lot of it in the water ditches… and the council won't clear that because they are not responsible for it." Councillor Darren Sharpe told residents that fly-tips were usually removed by waste contractor Aragon within two to three days, although asbestos-contaminated waste could take longer due to specialist Brian Parker from Thorney Parish Council, who also undertakes litter picking in the area, disputed said: "I understand there are issues with asbestos waste. If it is dangerous, why is it not being dealt with as high risk and left for a month now by the road?"He also said the area was "crying out" for more bins. Several residents, including Mr Morley, complained that even when they provided information about offenders, no action was taken. Local farmer William Stevenson said "having knowledge on the ground is key", and urged the council and police to work more closely with the Fishpool, who voluntarily clears the A47, said: " We need a dedicated phone number we can call to report flytipping."His views were echoed by many others in the meeting residents argued it was unfair that farmers have to bear the cost of clearing fly-tips from their land and called for more council support for the farming community. Enforcement is hard Council officer for safer communities, Claire George, told the meeting, the council regularly places cameras in 12 locations in this area."People feel we are not doing enough in terms of enforcement, but it is really hard," she said."This year so far, we have had 23 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) issued, including seven prosecutions with more pending."She said fly-tipping involved a "duty of care" and urged residents to use licensed carriers only to help minimise the issue. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
12-05-2025
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Peterborough City Council plans to expand schools to meet demand
Four schools in a city are set to expand to meet rising demand from local families for pupil City Council has agreed to fund the works, with some construction already under four schools are: Stanground Academy, Marshfields School and NeneGate School in the city, and the Duke of Bedford Primary School in Cole, the council's cabinet member for children's services, said the authority based its decision to extend the schools on "current and forecast pupil demand in these areas". 'Work and investment' She said: "The council has a statutory duty to provide a school place for every child living in its area of responsibility who is of school age and whose parents want their child educated in the state sector."We want every Peterborough child to attend a school within the city and these projects demonstrate the hard work and investment the council are making in achieving this aim."Peterborough is one of the fastest-growing cities in the population was 215,700 according to the last census in 2021, a 17.5% increase from 2011 compared with 6.6% for council also said the number of children with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) was continuing to rise, particularly for children with severe learning difficulties and mental health needs. NeneGate School, a specialist school for pupils aged eight to 16, is expected to have a new teaching block with five classrooms by September approved by planners, this will accommodate an extra 40 pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs at the school, phased over two School in Dogsthorpe, which specialises in pupils who have learning difficulties and additional needs, will get two additional classrooms to create 16 places for primary-aged children with severe learning works are expected to start in July and be ready to use from are already under way at Stanground Academy, a secondary school and sixth form, to get additional dining room space that should be finished by Duke of Bedford Primary School in Thorney will have two mobile classroom units with toilets, which will increase its capacity by 15 pupils for each school year, which should be completed by of this project is being funded using contributions from Allison Homes, which has a housing development in the BBC asked the council how much funding it would provide for the expansion, and how much pupil demand was expected to increase by. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
