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Five stories in Peterborough you might have missed

News imagePeterborough Cat Rescue Winnie is a cat with black, ginger and white fur. She is looking at the camera while sitting on a partially completed large jigsaw puzzle on a table.Peterborough Cat Rescue
A charity is trying to rehome all cats, including Winnie (pictured), who was brought in when her family's circumstances changed

Thousands of drivers have been caught by one prolific speed camera, hundreds of NHS jobs have been identified as being at risk, and a cat rescue charity has called for more strays to neutered.

Here are five stories you might have missed this week in Peterborough.

Thousands clocked for speeding

News imageJohn Devine/BBC Francesca Martin is standing in a garden which is next to a road and a pathway. She has long blonde hair and is wearing a black short sleeved T-shirt. There is a bench behind her, which has a parasol. John Devine/BBC
Francesca Martin said she tried to avoid the A605

Residents living near an A-road where nearly 13,000 speeding tickets were issued in the past five years said they were not surprised at that number.

Data from Cambridgeshire Police's speed cameras showed 12,887 tickets were issued along the A605 near Elton, to the west of the city, between 2020 and 2025.

100 years of the High Street

News imageCourtesy of Peterborough Civic Society A picture of the market in Peterborough's Cathedral Square, with a monument in the middle and crowds of people around covered market stalls.Courtesy of Peterborough Civic Society
Peterborough's Cathedral Square has seen changes over the past century

A century since businesses in Peterborough formed a chamber of commerce, things have changed a lot.

But how is the city faring in the ever changing online world? What of its past and what is still to come?

The woman at the helm of the chamber says it has a "fantastic future".

Entertainers tell of sexual harassment

News imageAndrew Sinclair/BBC Shona Hoey, wearing a black and white patterned dress or top, looks slightly off camera. She has red lipstick and auburn hair brushed behind her ears. Behind her is the window of a cafe.Andrew Sinclair/BBC
Shona Hoey works as a comedian, bus driver and photographer

Female entertainers have described the sexual harassment they have suffered at the hands of audience members and industry insiders.

Peterborough comedian Shona Hoey said men had grabbed and kissed her without consent.

Sarah Owen, Labour chair of the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee (WEC), said it was vital to "challenge the culture and change the behaviour".

Up to 350 jobs could go at NHS trust

News imageGoogle A hospital has several floors and is mainly made of glass windows. There are cars parked in front of the building and there are patches of land either side.Google
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust runs Peterborough City Hospital

350 jobs could go at an NHS trust as part of £9.9m worth of savings, board papers have shown.

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Peterborough City Hospital, said it had proposed to implement a Mutually Agreed Resignation Scheme (MARS).

Is neutering a taboo word, asks overrun cat rescue

News imagePeterborough Cat Rescue Three tiny kittens in a cage. All are black and white in colour.Peterborough Cat Rescue
Three feral kittens that have been taken in by Peterborough Cat Rescue

A small cat rescue charity said although it was "full to capacity" with kittens, it could not give up on them and would continue to find them foster homes.

Daphne Wilson has run Peterborough Cat Rescue for almost 50 years and said despite pleas for people to neuter cats and kittens, the situation was getting worse.

The week in sport

Peterborough Sports have released 18 players as their rebuild following relegation to the Southern Premier Central continues.

Stalwarts Peter Crook, Dan Jarvis and Mark Jones are among those leaving.

Sports have six players under contract for next season and have signed another five from new manager Graham Drury's former club, Stamford.

Meanwhile, Peterborough United's women's team have confirmed the departure of general manager Sam Winch - as part of what the club has described as an "internal restructure".

Winch had been in the role since March 2024, when he succeeded Bobby Copping.

And Peterborough Phantoms have re-signed two long-serving defensemen, as they continue to assemble their roster for next season.

Tom Norton and Callum Buglass have agreed new deals.

Buglass will be given a testimonial, with his new deal taking him to 10 seasons at the club.

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