Peterborough News 30th June 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Wednesday 30th June 2010. News travel weather and interviews.

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Wednesday 30th June 2010. News travel weather and interviews.

Topics:
East Coast Main Line cancels plans to limit the number of rush-hour trains calling at Peterborough. Opportunity Peterborough take the credit.
East of England Development Agency will be scrapped.
Doomed EEDA Chair says business will suffer when they go.

RAC polls population on retraining older drivers. No consensus on the need for action.
Hunts DC are consulting on travellers’ sites. No-one wants them.
Shailesh Vara MP wants consultation stopped on travellers sites because he says they don’t need them any more.
Dogsthorpe man targets a list of 51 things to do prior to his demise for NSPCC.
Jail is a waste of money says Ken Clarke Justice Secretary. Voluntary and private sectors to run rehab and reemploy programmes.
Independent Committee on Climate Change says carbon emissions are down thanks to the recession.
Jeff Stebbings offers tips on dealing with drought in the garden.

Weather:
Partly cloudy with some sunny spells. Just a small chance of an isolated light shower. Highs of around 26C/79F Sunburn: high Pollen: high.

Interviewees:
Neil Darwin Director Economic Development Opportunity Peterborough.
Stewart Jackson MP.
Chris Clark Driving Instructor.
Robin Howe and Steve Howes Preserve Upwood Group.
Darren O’Sullivan Charity Fundraiser.
Rowen Squibb Growborough.
Steve Ingram Head of Planning Hunts D.C.
David Bisley RAC.
Jeff Stebbings Gardening Guru.

Team:
Presenter: Paul Stainton
Producer: Ben Stevenson
Sport: Peter Swann
News: Suzi Roberts
Travel: Justin Peterson
Weather: Steve Weston
Phones: Kerry Devine
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