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Five Peterborough stories you might have missed this week

Joanna Taylor
BBC News, Peterborough
BBC/STUDIO LAMBERT The five finalists of the Traitors are standing and sitting in a library with blue walls and a wooden floor. They are all wearing formal evening wear. Alexander Dragonetti is pictured centre and he is wearing a suit with brown leather shoes and a pale shirt. He is standing at the back of the group with his arms crossed.BBC/STUDIO LAMBERT
Alexander Dragonetti (centre) has teamed up with a Peterborough-based learning disability charity

A finalist of The Traitors has teamed up with a Peterborough-based learning disability charity to become its newest ambassador, while a consultation has begun for residents to have their say on future development in the city.

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

Traitors star becomes charity's newest ambassador

Alexander Dragonetti is standing in front of the backdrop of a castle. Half of it is in the day light and the other half is during the night. On the left side you can see an owl flying into view and a red flag with the BBC Traitors programme logo. Mr Dragonetti is standing looking directly into the camera and smiling. He is wearing a blue shirt and black jacket.
Alexander Dragonetti said on the reality show that if he won the money he would have donated some of it to Mencap

A finalist of The Traitors has teamed up with a learning disability charity to become its newest ambassador.

Alexander Dragonetti appeared on the third series of the show and said if he had won he would have donated some of the prize money to Mencap, after the charity helped his late brother.

Fans of the show have since helped raise £95,000 for the Peterborough-based charity, which Mr Dragonetti said was "nothing short of incredible".

Residents asked for views on 20-year city plan

LAURENCE CAWLEY/BBC Peterborough's Guildhall is an historical sandy coloured building. It has arches on the groundfloor. There is a paved square in front of the building. To the left in the background are some shops on the ground floor of more modern buildings.LAURENCE CAWLEY/BBC
Local plans are made by councils and used by planners when deciding where homes and businesses should be built

A consultation has begun for residents to have their say on future development in the city.

Peterborough's new local plan will set out priorities for housebuilding over the next 20 years, as well as things like transport, community facilities and other infrastructure.

Posh's Wembley win boosts pride in city

EMMA BAUGH/BBC Susan Broccoli is wearing a navy blue t-shirt and cardigan and glasses and smiling at the camera in front of a Peterborough fan zone EMMA BAUGH/BBC
Susan Broccoli said big matches like the EFL Trophy final were "great" for the city

Peterborough United's historic Wembley victory has boosted civic pride, according to people who live in the city.

Posh beat Birmingham City 2-0 to become the first club to retain the EFL Trophy.

Susan Broccoli, of We Love Peterborough, said: "When you have a win like this, it puts the city on the map."

Future of disabilities hub subject to consultation

HAYLEY JANCESKI A woman wearing glasses, a navy floral dress and a blue cardigan, a man wearing a grey Newcastle United sweatshirt, and a woman wearing a blue jacket. They have their arms around each other's shoulders and are all smiling at the camera. They are standing in a kitchen.HAYLEY JANCESKI
Hayley Janceski, pictured with mother Julie, said her brother Richard's mental health had suffered as a result of the proposed closure

A public consultation will take place over the possible closure of a hub that teaches skills to people with learning disabilities and autism.

Peterborough City Council has proposed withdrawing funding from the Industrial Hub to save money.

Service users and their families met with representatives from the council on Tuesday.

£3k of suspected stolen goods donated to charity

CAMBRIDGESHIRE POLICE Laundry detergents, shampoos, chocolates, bottles of coffee, shampoo laid out in a wooden table inside a room. CAMBRIDGESHIRE POLICE
Cambridgeshire Police said since 16 February a further £52,000 worth of suspected stolen items had been recovered in Peterborough

Cambridgeshire Police has donated suspected stolen goods worth more than £3,000 to a local charity that supports women facing domestic abuse.

The goods were seized on 16 February, when police patrolling the Wellington Street car boot sale in Peterborough spotted people selling sweets, shampoo, body wash and detergents from suitcases and bags.

They have been given to Peterborough Women's Aid after it was nominated by the office of the area's police and crime commissioner.

The week in sport

Getty Images Hector Kyprianou of Peterborough United, lifts the Vertu EFL Trophy with teammates following the team's victory. Confetti falls over his cheering teammates, who are wearing medals in front of the stands. Getty Images
Peterborough pulled off a surprise victory at Wembley

Peterborough United became the first team to ever successfully defend the EFL Trophy with a 2-0 win against Birmingham City at Wembley.

Harley Mills and Hector Kyprianou scored the goals for Posh.

Over 70,000 fans attended, making it the highest ever attendance for a Peterborough United match.

Peterborough United women lost in the final of the Northants County Cup against Northampton Town.

The Cobblers won 2-1 with Renai Bennet scoring for Posh.

The Peterborough Phantoms ice hockey team are through to the Final Four Weekend in Coventry after beating Leeds Knights.

Slava Koulikov's side will play Swindon Wildcats on Saturday in the semi finals with face-off at 1.30pm.

The week in politics

Site preparation and construction works will start on Lincoln Road on Tuesday as £5.8m upgrades get under way.

The project is expected to finish in spring 2026.

The scheme will include construction of raised pedestrian crossing points, cycle stands, improved paving, electric vehicle charging points, repositioning of the northbound bus stop and a new zebra crossing near to the junction with Alma Road.

Peterborough City Council said Lincoln Road would be closed southbound, with a northbound one-way system between Windmill Street and Stone Lane.

Meanwhile, nearly £2m will be spent on pothole prevention as part of highways improvement works.

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