Heritage & Culture

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Cromwell’s Huntingdon

Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntingdon on 25 April 1599 – 425 years ago this year. He lived in...

Peterborough’s very own Deep-Sea Monster

Deep-sea monster

If Peterborough Cathedral’s Monsters of the Sea exhibition has ‘wet’ your appetite for more giant prehistoric creatures, then head...

From Karachi, with love…

Saris

Shabina Qayyum and her husband Asad both work for the NHS as doctors – Shabina as a busy GP...

Steam along the Nene

Steam along the Nene

One of this region’s biggest tourist draws is the Nene Valley Railway, running from Peterborough to Wansford and Yarwell....

St Kyneburgha – 900 years young!

Kyneburgha

One of the region’s most historically and architecturally significant churches, St Kyneburgha in Castor, celebrates its 900th anniversary this...

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