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BBC News
20-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Peterborough station revamp plan reaches 'significant milestone'
Plans to transform Peterborough's railway station and the area around it have reached a "significant milestone", according to the city comes as a full business case for the city's Station Quarter revamp has been submitted to the approved by the Department for Transport, Peterborough City Council would be able to access about £50m of Levelling Up funding secured in March 2023, with the work expected to start within six project, which would cost £65m in total, includes a new western station entrance, a pedestrianised square and a multi-storey car park. Earlier, the council's cabinet authorised the expenditure of a Towns Fund grant of nearly £1.5m relating to the city-link phase of the would focus on removing the underpass at the Queensgate roundabout by raising the ground level to form an easier route to the city Thulbourn, cabinet member for growth and regeneration, said: "This milestone marks a significant step towards transforming the station area into a vibrant and more pleasant gateway into our city."Projects of this size don't come around often, and lots of hard work has gone into developing the detailed designs."There's still much to do, of course, but I'm excited to hopefully see spades in the ground later in the year for the city-link, as the first package of works." 'Landmark project' Dr Nik Johnson, mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, said: "We're making real progress on this landmark project, creating a more welcoming station area for both residents and visitors while unlocking huge opportunities for jobs, homes and economic growth."Robin Dobson, of Network Rail, said: "The submission of the full business case is an important step in moving this partnership project forward and delivering transport-led regeneration for the people of East Anglia." Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
13-02-2025
- Health
- BBC News
AI chatbot Bridgit rolled out to Cambridgeshire's carers
An artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot has been rolled out to carers to provide a "one stop shop" for information and platform - called Bridgit - is hosted by the Caring Together Charity and can be contacted through its website or via is designed to fit around the lives of carers, who in theory will get instant answers to questions, advice addressed directly to them - and links to relevant Thulbourn, Labour cabinet member for regeneration on Peterborough City Council, told a meeting on Tuesday that the rollout of Bridgit showed the authority was "not running away from [AI]" but "running towards it". Caring Together, which works across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk, said Bridgit was intended to "complement – not replace – the in-person services available in your area".It said the system drew on "trusted sources from around the UK" including the NHS, Age UK and Carers name was inspired by its goal of "bridging gaps" in care support. Users can click on a combination of issues they would like help with, such as mobility, carer role affecting work and stress - and receive bespoke advice, videos, events and lists of local and national organisations which can provide further support. It was developed in partnership with Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council. Shabina Qayyum, a GP in the city and cabinet member for adults and health, said the council said the rollout of Bridgit was "going very well in terms of the outcomes, uptake and feedback".The council said local primary care networks and voluntary organisations such as Family Voice were now piloting its use as well. 'Holistic approach' The council said in meeting documents that the digital AI programme was aimed at increasing the "independence and wellbeing of service users and carers, reducing their reliance on formal care and support".They say that taking a "holistic and person-centred approach" to meeting needs would "reduce costs, while also being favourable to users".Council documents also said the number of overdue care reviews in Peterborough had risen. "We are implementing an AI tool to help with writing up reviews to allow staff more time for review visits," the papers meanwhile, collects data from those who use it, which Caring Together said is encrypted and stored securely through either Amazon AWS or Microsoft can also write notes on how they are doing and track this over time on the platform and as well as listing their conditions and medications for themselves or the people in their care. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
