In September 2025, a Peterborough City Council press release said that over the previous 13 years, their debt balance had increased from £143 million to £527 million (“Data has indicated that local authorities across the UK jointly owe £148.5bn or more.” localgov.co.uk)
After months of work, the final average speed cameras have now been installed along the A4 A47 between Eye and the A16/Welland Road roundabout. The £6m scheme has seen the installation of 20 new average speed safety cameras as well as the permanent reduction of the speed limit at locations between Peterborough and Kings Lynn. The A16 from Crowland to Spalding which only opened in 2010 saw a similar scheme introduced in 2016 after an above average number of fatalities and serious collisions, they weren’t installed on the section of the A16 between Peterborough and Crowland allegedly due to the cost.
Over the past two decades, traffic levels on the A47 east of Peterborough have increased significantly, leading to regular delays, particularly during peak hours. At one time they would of upgraded the road to dual carriageway, in fact the current combined Mayor, Paul Bristow made dualling the A47 as one of his election pledges. But the cost of projects like that are prohibitive with costs between £20 and £200 million per mile. The A47 Wansford to Sutton dual carriageway upgrade project was projected to cost around £100 million for 1.6 miles before it was cancelled.
The hope is that the new speed cameras and reduced speed limits will help cut the number of fatalities and serious crashes on this busy route. Between Peterborough and King’s Lynn, there were 118 reported injury collisions over a five-year period, resulting in 234 casualties, well above the national average for similar roads*. Thorney Toll, a notorious accident black spot has had it’s speed limit reduced to 40mph.
Last thing to note, satellite navigation systems may take a while to catch up, so keep an eye on your speed!
The latest flytipping statistics for 2023/24 show that Peterborough has the highest levels of fly-tipping ever recorded. The city remains in the top 25 in the country and ranks sixth outside London for incidents per 1,000 people, out of nearly 300 local authorities. Statistics published by Peterborough City Council show that April 2024 was the worst month on record, with 1,085 incidents reported. The city is also the worst location for fly-tipping in the East of England, so the situation is dire. It wasn’t always like this, though. Let’s take a deeper dive into the statistics.
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The draft of the local plan review has been released. Three new areas in the parish have been included, a new 100 home estate to the north end of Eye Green adjacent to Grade II* Listed Northolm Farmhouse, a large commercial development (LP 62.29) in the protected ‘Green Wedge’ and a smaller 10 home housing development where the chip shop formerly resided. This in addition to the 265 home development already approved on Eyebury Road and the 25 home Cranmore House development on Thorney Road. Continue reading “Eye ‘Green Wedge’ under threat!”
The planning application for the 23.7 hectare 14MW solar park to the west of Eye has been approved by Peterborough City Council. Continue reading “Plans for solar park approved”
Please see below a summary of the objections by Eye resident Dale McKean to the Tanholt Farm development, you can find the full objection in the attachment below. Dale has consistently campaigned to make sure the developer of this 265 home estate is held to their obligations, especially around policy LP40, link below. Continue reading “Reserved matters submission for the 265 home development on Eyebury Rd, Eye.”
Resident Dale McKean gave an impassioned plea at this week’s full council to save Eye library and Youth Centre on Crowland Road in the village. The building which was originally the villages school then a library and Youth Club, was gifted to the council, but now finds itself in the firing line to be sold. As well as the youth club the centre is used by the Brownies, Rainbows and Girl Guides. You can read more about the sale in our previous story here. The Mayor, Councillor Nick Sandford invited Dale to present the petition which has over 1,517 signatures. Just a few comments from the meeting below. I’ve left out the party politics, if you want to see them and the full meeting you can see it here: www.youtube.com/live/kpyb-wvKKW8 Continue reading “Eye Library and Youth centre petition presented to full council”
Eye Parish Council yesterday saw Allison Homes giving a presentation on the Tanholt Development and local resident Dale McKean giving a response on behalf of the parish council. Continue reading “Allison Homes present at Eye Parish Council meeting”
Outline planning permission 19/00836/OUT for the construction of up 265 homes on Eyebury Road next to the primary school was approved on the 18 Dec 2023. Supporting letter here. Without a doubt this is the largest single housing development in the villages history.
Continue reading “Outline Planning Permission approved for Tanholt Farm Site – Dec 23”
As reported in this week’s Peterborough Telegraph and by the BBC, Peterborough City Council is planning to sell the building that houses the village’s youth club and library. The review into the sale of the building was approved by Peterborough City Council’s Conservative cabinet in July 23 (Appendix B – Disposal Plan) and council officers have already completed a valuation of the building. In 2019 the government investigated the council to see if they broke the law by selling public assets to help meet its running costs. The issue is many of these assets to bring in much needed revenue in the form of rent over a longer term, selling these assets may bring a chunk of money in one big hit but once they are gone they are gone for good. Continue reading “Eye Library and youth centre at risk of sale”