New council administration 'still in honeymoon phase' one month on from vote that saw end to Conservative rule

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'Anglian Water says its wants to 'do better' after Fenland councillors criticise its pollution record.'

In the last 13 years AW have been found guilty of 72 pollution offences, fined a total of £5,755,938.

I wonder how many times they said 'sorry'? 🤔

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People are getting personal thank you messages from their top artists but I'm not convinced any of mine have even heard of Spotify

AI Cameras used to catch fly-tippers in Peterborough.

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Investigators say it's 'implausible' mayor didn't know about ex-employee's behaviour that led to bullying allegations

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My Cambridgeshire LDR counterpart covered today's Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) meeting in case any Peterborough people are looking for news -

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When I spoke to the new leader, Cllr Mohammed Farooq, on Wednesday, he mentioned that the budget gap for next year is now up to £6m - this is looking like one of the biggest challenges he will have to navigate with his new cabinet in coming months

Peterborough City Council's new leader says:
✴️He wants to move away from 'novelty projects'
✴️He won't just wave through CPCA's transport plan
✴️His group (Peterborough First) will stand more candidates at next local elections
✴️And much more:

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Random technical thing - Cllr Farooq confirmed that Cllr Chris Harper remains Peterborough First's group leader even though he is now leader of the council - assumedly they'll both get to go to group leaders' meetings