Five stories in Peterborough you might have missed

An epic walk between Peterborough United's football stadium and the nation's capital helped raise money for an 11-year-old with cancer, while a box of abandoned kittens were discovered by the city's volunteer litter pickers.

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

The family of a five-year-old boy who died from a severe allergic reaction at school are calling for a new law to help keep children safe.

Benedict Blythe died after accidental exposure to an allergen - cow's milk protein - at Barnack Primary School in December 2021.

An inquest jury found the school did not follow all the measures in place to prevent the fatal anaphylactic reaction - and there were risks of contamination with other milk and delays in administering an adrenalin pen.

A group of police officers have covered a 95-mile (150km) route between football stadiums to raise money for an 11-year-old girl diagnosed with osteosarcoma.

Millie was diagnosed with a form of bone cancer last year and had to have her left leg amputated above the knee. Her parents are trying to buy a new artificial leg for her.

A group of 60 people walked from Peterborough United's ground on London Road to the home of Millie's favourite team Chelsea FC, at Stamford Bridge, west London.

Volunteer litter pickers got more than they bargained for when they found a box with six kittens inside.

The tiny creatures were discovered abandoned and alone on a path near Peterborough's Embankment area on Thursday by Peterborough Litter Wombles.

The group immediately called a local cat rescue charity which came along to collect them.

People have voiced concerns that recently installed bus stops around their village will become redundant when a bus service ends next month.

Bury, near Ramsey, currently has three bus stops for the 31 bus route, operated by Stagecoach, which connects the village with Ramsey, Whittlesey and Peterborough.

The full service will stop running in Bury on 31 August, but the 31 route will continue to serve Whittlesey and Peterborough, Stagecoach said.

"Bury will be the place with so many bus stops, but zero buses servicing it," said 16-year-old student Harriet Copley, who will be attending college in Peterborough from September.

Plans to open a new community space in Peterborough United's former club shop have been approved.

It would lead to meetings, social events, and activities including yoga, being held next to the Weston Homes Stadium entrance.

Plans for a £15m city regeneration project to refurbish a library and build a food hall and business incubator have moved a step closer.

Peterborough City Council has been asked to approve the award of construction contracts for a project known as The Vine.

The council originally wanted to use the former TK Maxx building in Bridge Street before deciding this was unviable. Separately, that building is being put out to market.

Meanwhile, a report revealed that safety measures to protect people at Peterborough Town Hall could cost £900,000. It comes after reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) was found on the second floor of the civic building last year.

Finally, Peterborough City Council's leader Dennis Jones said the authority would be reviewing all organisations and companies benefitting from rent and rate relief.

It came after it was revealed a community radio station set up by former council leader Wayne Fitzgerald had been benefitting from the relief for nine years. He said the arrangement was reviewed annually by the council and that the station provided community value.

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