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The Peterborough Podcast

The Peterborough Podcast

By: John Baker
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PCRfm breakfast host Kev Lawrence and Peterborough journalist John Baker take a look at all things PeterboroughJohn Baker Politics & Government
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  • Positivity and self-improvement in Peterborough
    Dec 8 2025

    Rizwan Rahemtulla is president of the Husaini Islamic Centre in Burton Street, Peterborough.He was born in Uganda and moved to the UK at the age of four as a refugee thanks to the infamous reign of Idi Amin, before arriving in Peterborough in the mid-1980s.He has held many posts within Equality Diversity & Human Rights Advisor on a voluntary basis.His many other positions throughout his life include being chair for UNISON’s Self-Organised Black Members Group (Police & Justice Branch); Executive member of the Peterborough Inter-Faith Council, and being on the Muslim Council of Peterborough and Joint Mosques Council. In this chat he tells John about how important self-improvement is for young people; the challenges of policing; and whether he would ever consider becoming a politician.

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    32 mins
  • An SOS for Peterborough rough sleepers
    Nov 24 2025

    Safer off the Streets is an umbrella charity that brings together multiple agencies in tackling rough sleeping in Peterborough.We spoke to the organisation's Chair of trustees Anna Lee about Peterborough's challenges, the way forwards, and how life working in the private sector didn't prepare her for the mentality of rough sleeping.Find out more here: https://saferoffthestreets.co.uk/

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    27 mins
  • Peterborough's war on litter
    Sep 22 2025

    Littering is a scourge of every city in the world - including #Peterborough. Thankfully the team of volunteers known as the Litter Wombles clear up areas of the city regularly - they're up to nearly 50,000 bags this year so far.We spoke to Harry Machin in Parnwell about the work the Wombles do - as well as the potential of community cleanups to provide purpose for the unemployed, how to clean a Parkway, the McDonalds vs Morrisons 'turf war', and things volunteers have found which even included a box of kittens.#CommunityCleanUp #Volunteer #LocalPark #CommunityAction #MakingADifference #ResidentAction #NeighborhoodPride

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    39 mins
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