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Fancy Being a City Councillor?

In and around this area there are 4 City Council wards, these include North Werrington, South Werrington & North Gunthorpe, Walton and Paston. This means there are a total of 11 City Councillors paid to represent the views of people in this area at the Tory dominated Town Hall. Party wise there are three ... [ more ]

Majority of young people in Peterborough prefer social media over conventional media

Peterborough Youth Council members undertook an annonymous survey of young people aged 11-19 between July and September 2011 for those who either lived or were being educated/trained or employed in Peterborough. One of the questions posed to them was: Q: How would you like to get information or advice or find out about services and activities for ... [ more ]

Cereste vs Jackson Tory Inhouse Battle Continues

A recent article in the Evening Telegraph entitled “MPs slam Peterborough City Council for council tax increase” shows that the City’s Tories are still very much divided, says Liberal Democrat city councillor, Darren Fower. The recent article claims: "Peterborough City Council’s cabinet has come under fire for letting the adult social care ... [ more ]

Drugs Warrant Executed in Gunthorpe

Local police say that a drugs warrant was executed by officers on Saturday 4th February at an address in Gunthorpe and 2 males were arrested for possessing cannabis. According to the police: “Following information received at the address a search was made of an address in Paston and a quantity of ... [ more ]

Increase in shed burglaries in Storrington Way area

Local PCSOs in Werrington recently notified local LIB DEM ward councillor for South Werrington and North Guntorpe, Darren Fower that there have been an increase in shed burglaries in the Storrington Way area, adding “..not all are being reported to police which may be due to fact sheds are being left unlocked.” According to the local police ... [ more ]

Over £5m in uncollected local taxes!

Research undertaken by the GMB Union shows that the Tory controlled City Council in Peterborough have a total of £5,751,000 in uncollected local taxes in 2010/11. That’s £2.6m in uncollected council tax and over £3m for uncollected non domestic rates (aka Business Rates)! Over a year, this total figure equates ... [ more ]

New Vehicle Activated Signs for Werrington + Gunthorpe

Officers from Peterborough City Council have now confirmed that moveable Vehicle Activated signs are to be introduced across the Peterborough North area. According to local LIB DEM ward councillor for South Werrington and North Gunthorpe, Darren Fower, “The signs attach to lamposts or other posts already out on the street rather than relying on ... [ more ]

Busses OK But What About the Passengers?

Liberal Democrat ward councillor for South Werrington and North Gunthorpe, Darren Fower tells us he was disappointed to see no apparent effort at all had been made by the City Council, to make some local bus stop accessible to pedestrians, despite seemingly focussing on gritting all the main bus routes? Commenting, Darren explained: “Its was good to see ... [ more ]

Walton Residents Can Now FaceBook Their Councillors

Residents living in Walton, are now able to communicate with their local Lib Dem ward councillors, via a dedicated Facebook page. The Walton FOCUS Team have been representing local residents for over 20 years, undertaking regular residents ... [ more ]

Become a City Councillor for YOUR area!

Liberal Democrat city councillors stand for Freedom, Fairness + Trust! Unlike the Tories, the Liberal Democrats city council group do not impose a whip system, elected members are free to vote according to their beliefs! It costs £0 to stand to become a city councillor in Peterborough, you enable you to ... [ more ]