The Peterborough Podcast

Old Station Quarter brings together premium fitness, recovery, grooming, creativity and social spaces under one roof. Created to be a place to move, to work, to unwind, and to belong – all set within the original Peterborough station building. The space opened recently off Bourges Boulevard and has already attracted lots of interest, so it was great to talk to Lee Muxlow - one of the six people be...

Toby Wood is vice chair of The Peterborough Civic Society, an independent, registered charity dedicated to preserving the city's heritage and fostering local civic pride. Originally formed in 1952, it monitors urban planning, encourages high-quality sustainable development, and advocates for community well-being. Never short of an opinion, in this wide-ranging podcast Toby and I discussed what...

The Circle Sessions is Peterborough's newest live music experience and artist showcase, built to spotlight the next wave of talent. Each event delivers a powerful live experience featuring an 8-piece R&B house band, five artists, and a DJ, creating a night filled withgreat music, connection, and non-stop vibes. It's debuting on July 3 at the Met Lounge, and we spoke to singer Ramaen an...

Pep Cipriano and Terri Flack are two members of the Peterborough Positive team - responsible for the city’s Business Improvement District (BID) campaign. Representing over 350 businesses and organisations, Peterborough Positive is focused on delivering an ambitious business plan to transform the city centre – improving experiences, standards and adding value for all city users. In this podcast we...

Zoë McCabe Brennan is the Events and Training Manager at the Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce. Based in St Neots, she specialises in organising business networking events, including the CambsB2B exhibition. In our latest podcast we spoke about how she started at the Chamber; her role as Events and Training Manager; help for businesses; AI; a busy year ahead in Peterborough and much more. A great...

Dr Scott Steele is a lecturer in Law in the Faculty of Business, Innovation and Entrepreneurship based at ARU Peterborough. As Employability Lead for ARUP, an accredited mediator and an award‑nominated educator, Scott builds bridges between academia, industry and policy to create learning that matters now and for the future. We spoke for 30 minutes on his road to the university; innovative ways of...

Jamie Jones is Vice Principal (Operations & Infrastructure) at ARU Peterborough and Chair of the Peterborough United Foundation. In the second part of our chat at the University, we look at student numbers, the journey ahead, and Jamie's role in the Posh Foundation. We're always looking for interesting guests to tell their Peterborough story - email us at peterboroughpodcast@gmail.com

Jamie Jones is Vice Principal (Operations & Infrastructure) at ARU Peterborough and Chair of the Peterborough United Foundation. In the first part of our chat at the University, we cover its rapid four year growth and future plans; how students are supported and the challenges facing them; and working with employers. We're always looking for interesting guests to tell their Peterborough st...

Jackson van Uden is an award winning historian and political theorist who specialises in dictators and power and is a History PhD Candidate at Royal Holloway, University of London. He lives in Longthorpe in Peterborough and is a director of the Katharine of Aragon Festival. In this podcast he talks about how Henry VIII's wives are gaining prominence; the magic of Peterborough Cathedral; and th...

Louise Thirlwall is Head of Place & Partnerships at Peterborough Cultural Alliance, which helps creative culture grow by investing in people and places – working to enable diverse voices to be heard and supporting everyone to have the chance to take part in meaningful arts and heritage opportunities. In this podcast we examine Peterborough's 2029 City of Culture bid; look at the success of...

Tasha Dalton has been principal at City College Peterborough since 2024.In this 30-minute podcast learn about her inspirations; the future of the college; what she thinks of a possible ban on social media for under-16 year olds; lifelong learning; and the college's links with PCC. Find out more about the college here: https://citycollegepeterborough.ac.ukWe're always looking for interestin...

There are a huge number of events across #Peterborough in the first week of February - here's a good selection. Email peterboroughpodcast@gmail.com to be included and check us out on Youtube, tiktok and Insta

A new weekly five minute podcast featuring #music, #arts, #books, #health and much more across the city in late January. Let us know if you want to add to the list for next week at peterboroughpodcast@gmail.com

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 lif...

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...

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 clea...

In the return of the Peterborough Podcast we speak to Lynn and Pete from Tacos and Flipflops, a vegan cafe in Peterborough, on cruelty to animals, launching a business, and much more. https://tacosandflipflops-23457721184.mywebsite.im/ Watch all of our videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@peterboroughpodcast Follow us on social media - search for Peterborough Podcast

We speak to Caroline Ignatius, who describes how dementia has affected her family and the inspiration behind her drive to help sufferers. Plus, we preview Posh at Wembley, the On The Green festival and Peterborough Celebrates.

We spoke to Jordan from JHB Tattoo Removal on Park Street in central Peterborough, on tattoo trends; the New Leaf project to help those who have troubles or trauma in their past; and the city itself. Episodes you might like: Nightlife in Peterborough and what we need: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4AWEeMu5uoA chat with Peterborough's most famous street artist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

John and Kev look at upcoming events for spring and summer in Peterborough. We look at response to a clip from our last show which had half a million views across Europe, and speak to Kate Hall from Jumped up Theatre - on dance, young people, and arts provision in Peterborough.

John and Kev enjoy a robust discussion with Steve Jason of the Met Lounge, on gigs, transport in Peterborough and ARU. We put forward the case for the new permits at the Recycling Centre, and discuss the regeneration of Lincoln Road - and why we need buy-in from residents and businesses.

John and Kev examine the opening of Peterborough Film Office, and what it could mean for the city. We uncover the truth about how wasteful we are with food disposal; and chat to Peterborough MP Andrew Pakes and Steven Pettican of Light project Peterbrough. Plus we respond to listener feedback!

Kev and John speak to Faz from Goldstar Taxis, on how they're supporting a campaign for more female drivers. We reflect on a campaign to help Peterborough Cathedral stave off closure; a potential change for the Posh badge; and how the city council decided on the future of the Showground.

John and Kev speak to the guys at the Big Fellas Weight Loss podcast from Peterborough, on their journey, sport, and outrunning the knife and fork. We look at the budget proposals and how they affect the Lido, council tax and social care, and the latest news on a new food hall for Peterborough.

John and Kev return and discuss new openings for the city, including Odeon, Fraser Group, Sostrene Green, Wingstops, and Thai restaurants. John details his walk with the police, and we speak to Shangkari Balenderan, a leading Women’s Healer and Mentor - on health, wellbeing and the workplace.