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Leicester walking football group takes to the King Power Stadium pitch
Participants from Leicester City in the Community's walking football programme enjoyed a memorable day at King Power Stadium as part of the Club's Play on the Pitch opportunities.
First work begins on new £8.3m Cygnet Bridge in Peterborough
The first work has begun on creating a new pedestrian bridge over the River Nene in Peterborough.
Peterborough paleontologist makes giant discovery at Hunstanton Beach
A Peterborough paleontologist has made a giant discovery – finding the remains of a rare 99 million year old creature.
Businesses that respond to reviews are 75 times MORE likely to appear in AI answers, study reveals
Businesses that actively gather and respond to customer reviews are cited in 75.3% of AI answers, compared to only 1% of answers for businesses with no active profile.
Former Peterborough mayor among political ‘big beasts’ to lose seat at local elections
One of Peterborough’s political ‘big beasts’ has spoken about his shock defeat at last week’s local elections.
AnySearch launches new search platform built for AI Agents
As AI agents rapidly evolve from experimental tools into productivity systems, AnySearch, a next-generation AI search product purpose-built for AI agents and enterprise AI systems, has officially launched, offering AI agents unified access to high-quality information.
Bomb disposal team on scene after ‘suspicious item’ found in Wisbech
A man has been arrested
Paston Parkway among roadwork hotspots set to disrupt Peterborough motorists this week and next
Peterborough motorists are being urged to be mindful of roadworks that are set to cause disruption in and around the city over the next week or so.
Family home for less than £200k that you could move straight into
The affordable property is perfectly suited to first time buyers looking to raise a family
Crash causes three-mile queues along busy route on Cambs border
The incident is affecting traffic heading southbound towards Stansted Airport
Person dies in A10 crash with road still closed
Drivers have been told to expect heavy delays
Cambridgeshire play areas to get £1.5 million cash boost
The money could be used to create new play areas, as well as improve established ones
'Rare' cottage at family-friendly National Trust site among last of its type
The Fen Cottage was built in around 1700 and is one of the last surviving homes of its type
Ofsted says pupils at Cambridge school 'not achieving as well as they should'
The school says that "all necessary improvements are already underway"
Full list of 27 reasons for DWP Universal Credit sanctions
The DWP has the power to deduct money from Universal Credit payments for a number of reasons, including to pay for rent arrears or benefits overpayments
DWP issues new guidance on bank checks under fraud prevention measures
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published new guidance explaining what banks and financial institutions may be asked to check under new benefit Eligibility Verification powers


















