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Peterborough Top 100 Winners – Civic Leader

Awards 25 September 2026

Peterborough Top 100 Winners – Civic Leader

Meet all the Peterborough Top 100 Civic Leader Award winners

Peterborough Top 100 Winners – Business Leader

Awards 25 September 2026

Peterborough Top 100 Winners – Business Leader

Meet all the Peterborough Top 100 Business Leader Award winners

Louisa Watson named Personality of the Year  in the conference and meetings industry

Uncategorised 25 September 2026

Louisa Watson named Personality of the Year in the conference and meetings industry

Louisa Watson, Marketing Director and Sustainability Lead at Wyboston Lakes Resort and 2025 Chair of beam has been named Personality of the Year at the conference and meetings industry’s prestigious M&IT Awards.

Presented at the M&IT Awards ceremony at Grosvenor House, London, the accolade recognises Louisa’s outstanding contribution to the meetings and events industry through her leadership, advocacy and commitment to positive change.

Mind the Gap – Cambs Bus Operator Calls for Action to Raise Profile of Free Bus Passes to Combat Loneliness

Uncategorised 25 September 2026

Mind the Gap – Cambs Bus Operator Calls for Action to Raise Profile of Free Bus Passes to Combat Loneliness

Cambridgeshire bus operator, Stagecoach East, has called for more to be done to close the “knowledge gap” that is preventing entitled people from getting their free bus passes.

As part of Catch the Bus Month, Darren Roe, Managing Director of Stagecoach East, has called on operators to promote the availability of free bus passes, after Stagecoach’s own research showed that over a third (34%) of people eligible for a free concessionary bus pass have not even claimed theirs.

Peterborough Cathedral to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week with special service, artwork and illumination

Uncategorised 25 September 2026

Peterborough Cathedral to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week with special service, artwork and illumination

Peterborough Cathedral will mark Baby Loss Awareness Week with a special service, a dedicated prayer station featuring new artwork, and a week-long illumination of the Cathedral.

The Cathedral’s Baby Loss Awareness Service takes place at 6pm on Sunday 11th October, offering a quiet and supportive space for remembrance, reflection and prayer for anyone affected by the loss of a baby.

Is Your Digital Ad Spend Working? 5 Ways Cambridgeshire SMEs Lose Money on Google Ads

Digital & IT 23 September 2026

Is Your Digital Ad Spend Working? 5 Ways Cambridgeshire SMEs Lose Money on Google Ads

As digital competition accelerates across Cambridgeshire, local businesses are pouring significant budgets into pay-per-click ads. Yet all too often, regional SMEs see that investment vanish with little to show in actual enquiries or revenue. Spotting where performance is slipping isn’t straightforward, even busy, high-traffic dashboards can hide major budget leaks. We see this frustration every day, and we know exactly where campaigns go off track.

The Difficult Conversations We Need to Have About Money – with Paul Steed

Uncategorised 23 September 2026

The Difficult Conversations We Need to Have About Money – with Paul Steed

Alan Boswell Financial Planning’s Paul Steed recently made a guest appearance on Eve Stanway’s podcast to talk about why financial planning isn’t simply something for wealthy people.

It is about understanding what you have, what you need and what your choices might look like in the future. The podcast focuses on separation and divorce, where a lack of financial knowledge can suddenly become important.

BTG Eddisons – St Neots business park office space sold stacks up for agent

Uncategorised 21 September 2026

BTG Eddisons – St Neots business park office space sold stacks up for agent

Over 8,000 sq ft of office space at one business park in St Neots, Cambridgeshire has been sold by BTG Eddisons in consecutive quarters of this year which, according to the agent, is ‘an encouraging endorsement’ of the office market locally.

The sale this month (September) of 12 Eaton Court, plus the sales of 14,15 and 16 Eaton Court in the second quarter of the year – on behalf of separate vendors to owner occupier companies – sees the office space sold spread across four units at Colmworth Business Park in the Eaton Socon district of the Cambridgeshire market town.

Cambridge’s Bridge the Gap walk raises more than £57,000 for local charities

Uncategorised 21 September 2026

Cambridge’s Bridge the Gap walk raises more than £57,000 for local charities

Over 2,000 people helped raise more than £57,000 at the annual ‘Bridge the Gap’ charity walk through the streets and colleges of Cambridge on Sunday 13 September 2026).

This year ‘Bridge the Gap’ celebrated its 26th anniversary, having taken place every year since September 2001 and has now raised over £860,000 in total, for local charities, with over 51,000 walkers.