Marco Cereste Leader of Peterborough City Council and owner of Peterborough Renewable Energy Limited sets out his plans to make Peterborough the environment capital of the world, and totally self-sufficient in energy within five years.
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Peterborough News 28th September 2010
A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Tuesday 28th September 2010.
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Marco Cereste Conservative Leader of Peterborough City Council says he has plans to make Peterborough self-sustaining in energy within five years. He also owns Peterborough Renewable Energy Limited.
Local LibDems say “Environment Capital” is a PR gimmick and no measurable standards have been set against which to judge the claim.
Plans are underway to get the new Peterborough City Hospital at Bretton Gate up and running from 15th November 2010.
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Street Cleaning Staff Cuts
Having already instituted a charge for bulky waste collections, Council hopes to save more money by cutting the street cleaning staff they hire through an agency, but many are critical of their priorities.
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Peterborough News 23rd September 2010
A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Thursday 23rd September 2010.
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Peterborough City Council is talking about putting solar panels and wind turbines on its properties.
Eyrescroft Primary School is cooking its own lunches and pupils prefer them to council fare.
A local PC who is a Czech Roma gypsy wins an award for exceptional effort and support.
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PECT Funding Under Review
As Peterborough continues in its aspirations to become the UK’s Environment Capital, the Chief Executive of Peterborough Environment City Trust makes the case for retaining their funding from Peterborough City Council, in the face of widespread cuts under consideration to all sectors of the Council budget. Continue reading “PECT Funding Under Review”
Nick Sandford and Samantha Dalton on the new Environment Capital Slogan
Nick Sandford (LibDem Cllr.) and Samantha Dalton (Conservative Cabinet Member) talk to Paul Stainton about Council’s plans to rebrand Peterborough with a new slogan, Home of Environmental Capital. Continue reading “Nick Sandford and Samantha Dalton on the new Environment Capital Slogan”
Stagecoach and PECT on the Transport Plan for Peterborough
Philp Norwell Commercial Direcor of Stagecoach and Hugh Cripps from Peterborough Environment City Trust offer their perspectives on the Local Transport Plan for Peterborough which is about to go out to widespread public consultation. Continue reading “Stagecoach and PECT on the Transport Plan for Peterborough”
No Green Energy Payback for Peterborough
Government has changed the rules to allow councils to sell electricty back to the National Grid, if it has been generated from simple renewable resources, such as wind, water and solar. Peterborough has well publicised green aspirations, but unlike Woking, Bristol and Teeside, they currently have nothing in the way of green energy to offer, and no firm plans on the table. Continue reading “No Green Energy Payback for Peterborough”