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Five things you might have missed in Peterborough

Nene Valley Railway The Flying Scotsman, a green locomotive, pulls carriages along a track through the countryside. Smoke is coming out of the loco's funnel.Nene Valley Railway
The Flying Scotsman is coming to Nene Valley Railway in February and March

This week, plans to build hundreds of new homes in Peterborough took a step forward, while the city's historic cathedral revealed a financial struggle.

There were new signings for the Posh and an update on Peanut the rescue dog, who is fast becoming the most famous lurcher in the country.

Here is what you might have missed.

Cathedral considering visitor fee

Mousumi Bakshi/BBC The nave of Peterborough Cathedral, with a big golden cross hanging from the ceiling.Mousumi Bakshi/BBC
Peterborough Cathedral said it was considering drastic steps to make itself financially viable

Peterborough Cathedral said it needed to raise £300,000 by the end of March.

The historic venue has been considering a range of cost-cutting measures, including charging visitors, reducing its opening hours and cutting back on the number of community programmes it hosts.

The cathedral has launched a fundraiser to keep up its worship and musical programmes and carry out essential repairs.

Hopes for loco's visit

Nene Valley Railway is banking on a visit from the Flying Scotsman to give its finances a much-needed boost.

The steam train is set to appear in Peterborough next month on the heritage railway, which only last year said it faced an unprecedented risk of closure due to a lack of funds.

It will be visiting between 22 February and 9 March, as part of a celebration of 200 years of British railways.

RSPCA inundated with calls

RSPCA Peanut is in a kennels and is wearing a pink jumper and looking directly into the camera. She has large brown eyes and long ears hanging down the side of her head. She has light brown and white fur, which is very thin - like her body. RSPCA
Peanut was found alone down a country lane on New Year's Day

Peanut the lurcher was rescued from a country lane on New Year's Day and taken to Block Fen Animal Centre, where he was said to still be very underweight.

Officers who rescued Peanut said he was the thinnest dog they had ever seen.

The local RSPCA said it had been inundated with calls, emails and social media messages asking after Peanut – who still had a "long way to go".

New faces at the Posh

Peterborough United has signed defenders Tayo Edun and Sam Hughes for the rest of the season.

Hughes, 27, is moving to London Road on loan from Stockport County, while 26-year-old Edun is on a permanent deal from Charlton Athletic.

Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson said the duo were players he had tried to sign in the past.

The week in Peterborough politics

Food bank operator Erin is wearing a pink jumper and a pink woolly hat and blue jeans, sitting on a chair.
Erin Tierney, who runs a food bank, said the service was vital to working families

A decision to reject plans to build 650 homes on the city's showground was overturned on Monday by the council's appeals and planning review committee.

It gave the green light for AEPG's wide-scale development of the former showground and motorcycle speedway track.

We also heard from Erin Tierney who runs a food bank in Thorney, which is without a home after the council served notice on its building.

Peterborough City Council said the decision was necessary for health and safety reasons and it was working on relocation plans.

Finally, a campaign to maintain opening hours at Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery has gained more than 900 supporters, following a suggestion by the council that reducing opening times would cut costs.

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