Can you believe that Peterborough City Council are trying to get rid of the lollipop ladies that help children cross the busy Eastfield Road to get to Newark Hill Academy?
This is a Council that understands the cost everything but the value of nothing.
I told the inspirational story of Joyce who is using the tragedy of her son’s (Alfred) murder - to warn young people about the danger that carrying a knife brings.
We need a tough, zero tolerance approach - people who carry these weapons should go to prison.
Great to welcome local apprentices from Caterpillar/Perkins in #Peterborough to Parliament!
This week is national apprenticeship week where we celebrate the high-quality opportunities that are now available across the country via apprenticeships.
We really need to sort out our underpasses in Peterborough. A great number are dirty, flooded, covered in horrible graffiti (bar the excellent street art in a handful) and are unsafe.
This one leading to Gullymore from Kirkmeadow in Bretton certainly needs tidying up.
Unbelievably, we are back to square one with Werrington Fields. The Council are about to submit a planning application to erect a fence around the ENTIRE open space.
You will be able to go to your local pharmacy and get antibiotics to treat sore throats, earache, impetigo and other uncomplicated conditions - without a GP prescription.
I met the Poet Laureate from the King’s School - Breannah Holton at the Cathedral. What an amazing talent and great confidence to read out her work at a service in front of civic leaders in our City.
