Peterborough City Council Media Coverage

Peterborough's New war memorial: Positive coverage was received in all local media about the preferred design for the new war memorial. Two interviews were broadcast on Look East, both when the design was unveiled and later to encourage people to donate money. Coverage was also received on Anglia news, in the Evening Telegraph and on Heart Fm and Radio Cambs.

London 2012 organising committee's Director of Paralympic Integration Chris Holmes visited the city in August to view Peterborough’s facilities for disabled athletes. Anglia, BBC Look East and the ET all attended and interviews were also set up with BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.

Ofsted report: Coverage was received in most local media about the children’s social care Ofsted report. This coverage centred on the findings of the report, but also the more positive aspect of the appointment of an interim director and a sector-led improvement team. Items appeared on BBC Look East, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire and Heart FM and also in the Evening Telegraph. Articles also appeared in specialist titles Children and Young People Now magazine and Community Care magazine.

Schools minister Nick Gibb MP visited Fulbridge Primary School to discuss the pressures of educating a large number of children who speak English as an additional language. He also officially opened a new pirate ship in the school’s playground. BBC Look East, Radio Cambridgeshire and the Evening Telegraph attended to report on the visit.

GCSE results: Very positive coverage was received in the Evening Telegraph and on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire celebrating Peterborough’s GCSE results which were the best ever. Gary Perkins, Head of School Improvement, undertook a very positive interview on Radio Cambridgeshire the day after the results were published.