Five Peterborough stories you might have missed

A Peterborough businessman buys a new restaurant while recovering from a double lung transplant, more amazing discoveries are made by archaeologists along the route of the A47 and a woollen army takes over Peterborough Cathedral.

Here are five stories from Peterborough you may have missed this week.

Archaeologists who excavated a Roman cemetery say it is "unique" due to the range of different types of burial and grave goods, including bracelets buried with young child.

The dig team has been showing the BBC some of the jewellery discovered at the site at Wansford, near Peterborough, where the A47 is being dualled.

A man who bought a restaurant from his intensive care bed after undergoing a double lung transplant has hosted a fundraising dinner for the hospital that helped to save him.

Restaurateur Kris Bashyal, 46, from Peterborough, was operated on at Royal Papworth Hospital, in Cambridge, in November 2023 after being told it was the "only option" he had to survive.

A crackdown on vehicle meets at a car park in Peterborough could be introduced after concerns were raised by residents.

Pleasure Fair Meadow car park has become a "hotspot" for car cruising events and anti-social drivers, Peterborough City Council says.

An 80m-long (262ft) display made by knitters across the world recreating the scenes of D-Day has gone on display in Peterborough.

The Longest Yarn was created with the help of about 180 crafters across the world, to recreate 80 scenes from the 1944 landings of allied troops in Normandy, France in World War Two.

A village festival has been cancelled due to a lack of volunteers.

YaxFest was an annual event held in Yaxley near Peterborough and typically attracted thousands of visitors.

Bin collection and street cleaning could be taken under public control in Peterborough. The city council is considering serving notice on its £15m-a-year contract with Peterborough Limited (PL), which operates under the Aragon brand.

Although owned by the council, it is operated at arm's length, with its own board and separate employment contracts with workers. Around 400 staff members are involved in the move.

There are concerns food vouchers for people in need could be axed after the council said it could not commit to funding the scheme beyond March "at this stage". It had previously allocated money from its Household Support Fund to Compas which issued the vouchers.

Ofsted said the council's children's services – formerly known as social services – had improved since it rated them inadequate in 2023. But the regulator said a small number of children still face delays for additional targeted support, while the quality of interim safety plans for children at risk of harm need to be consistent.

Finally, city councillors were recommended to agree to fence off most of Werrington Fields. A vote which could see an end to the long-running saga over the fields, shared by the Ken Stimpson Academy and local people, will be held on 13 March.

Peterborough United extended their unbeaten run in League 1 to four matches following a draw at Blackpool.

The game finished 0-0 but Posh had chances late on to grab all three points.

Darren Ferguson's side sit 17th in the table.

Peterborough Sports drew 1-1 against Southport in the National League North

Michael Gyasi opened the scoring, with former Posh midfielder Danny Lloyd equalising for Southport.

Peterborough Phantoms suffered their biggest home defeat of the season.

They were thrashed 6-1 by Milton Keynes Lightning in the National League on Sunday.

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