When Peterborough’s Past Won’t Lie Down…
Something old, something new, something beastly and something blue... As Halloween approaches, we take a tour of local spooks...
Heritage & Culture
Help Nene Valley Railway stay on track
In autumn of last year, Nene Valley Railway revealed that a combination of unforeseen setbacks and the economic crunch...
Cromwell’s Huntingdon
Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntingdon on 25 April 1599 – 425 years ago this year. He lived in...
Celebrations for 900 years of St Kyneburgha
Talks, music, feasting and more – anniversary celebrations for the ancient church at Castor are gathering pace, and everyone...
Introducing Must Farm: A Bronze Age Settlement
It’s been 3,000 years in the making and has already made headlines around the world – now, the Must...
Peterborough’s very own Deep-Sea Monster
If Peterborough Cathedral’s Monsters of the Sea exhibition has ‘wet’ your appetite for more giant prehistoric creatures, then head...
Perkins Engines – Built in Peterborough
Perkins is one of Peterborough’s greatest success stories; founded in the 1930s, it still calls the city its home,...
Rolls-Royce: Part of Peterborough’s engineering DNA
It’s just over 160 years since Henry Royce – co-founder of the Rolls-Royce empire – was born. His name...
From Karachi, with love…
Shabina Qayyum and her husband Asad both work for the NHS as doctors – Shabina as a busy GP...
Steam along the Nene
One of this region’s biggest tourist draws is the Nene Valley Railway, running from Peterborough to Wansford and Yarwell....
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Peterborough’s very own Deep-Sea Monster
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Heritage & Culture
Perkins Engines – Built in Peterborough
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Heritage & Culture
Rolls-Royce: Part of Peterborough’s...
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Heritage & Culture
From Karachi, with love…
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Heritage & Culture
Steam along the Nene
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Heritage & Culture
St Kyneburgha – 900 years young!
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Education
John Clare – Peterborough’s Rural Muse
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Heritage & Culture
The ‘Weaker Vessel’?
