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A year later, on 8 October 2004, the Peterborough District Council convened a public meeting to hear about and decide on a future direction for Steamtown. It was attended by more than 60 people. The mayor said the object of the evening was "to find out what – if any – community support existed for the further council development of Steamtown".
The City of Peterborough, [6] is a district with city status in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. The district is named after its largest settlement, Peterborough, but also covers a wider area of outlying villages and hamlets. The district is administered by Peterborough City Council, a unitary authority.
With the support of Peterborough City Council, the Peterborough Development Corporation and the Huntingdon and Peterborough County Council, the PLS proposed that the National Railway Museum – which had previously been located at Clapham – should relocate to Peterborough instead of moving to another London site or to York. The East station ...
Interchange between Peterborough East and the GNR station was inconvenient, [6] so on 1 February 1858 the Midland Railway opened Peterborough Crescent station, [1] a short distance from the GNR station and close to the level crossing of the same name. Some GER trains were working through to the GNR Station by 1863.
The new Peterborough district was granted borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing Peterborough's series of mayors dating back to 1874. [22] Peterborough's city status was also transferred to the new district, allowing the council to take the name Peterborough City Council. [23]
There are 33 council seats across the revised constituency, 25 Unitary Authority Councillors (Peterborough), 8 Huntingdonshire Councillors. Conservative 17 (9 in Peterborough, 8 in Huntingdonshire); Labour 2 (both in Peterborough); Liberal Democrat 3 (all in Peterborough); Green 3 (all in Peterborough); Independent 9 (8 in Peterborough, 1 in ...
The area governed by the city council is the district of Peterborough, which extends beyond the urban area of Peterborough itself to include surrounding villages and rural areas, particularly to the north-west and north-east. Peterborough's city status is formally held by the local government district rather than the urban area. [37]
The Queensgate shopping centre is located in the centre of the UK city of Peterborough, in Cambridgeshire. It contains over 100 stores and parking for 2,300 cars in four onsite multi-storey car parks. Queensgate bus station is located within the shopping centre and only a short walk from Peterborough railway station. [1]