Police are appealing for information

A cyclist has died several weeks after a crash. Emergency services were called to the crash on Rhubarb Bridge, near Lincoln Road in Peterborough, at around 6.45pm on February 21.

The crash involved a cyclist and no other vehicles. The cyclist, a 49-year-old man from Peterborough, was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

He sadly died on March 9. A police spokesperson said: “Officers and paramedics were called to Rhubarb Bridge, near Lincoln Road, at about 6.45pm on February 21.

“A 49-year-old man from Peterborough was taken to hospital in a critical condition and later died on 9 March. No other vehicles were involved.”

Cambridgeshire Police is appealing for information. Anyone with information should call police on 101 or report it online and quote incident 444 of February 21.

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The incident involved a car driver and a bus driver

A driver appeared to refuse to move in a “road rage” incident involving a bus. Cambridgeshire Police were called to the incident in Hargate Way, Peterborough just after midday today (Thursday, March 12).

The driver of a black car appeared to refuse to move out of the way of a Stagecoach bus for at least 20 minutes. This resulted in traffic building up along the road.

While the incident continued, groups of people stopped to see what was going on. No one was arrested.

A police spokesperson said: “We were called at 12.10pm today (March 12) to Hargate Way, Peterborough, after reports of road rage between two drivers. There were no arrests.”

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He was found guilty following a trial

A man has been jailed after picking up a third conviction for knife crime offences. Raul Maretic-Ramon, 23, was jailed for two and a half years on Monday (March 9) at Cambridgeshire Crown Court after he previously denied threatening a person with a knife in Cathedral Square, Peterborough.

He was detained by Peterborough City Council enforcement officers and arrested by police. He later admitted to being in possession of cannabis.

Maretic-Ramos, of Manor Gardens, Stanground, Peterborough, denied threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place but was found guilty following a trial at Cambridge Crown Court in December. He appeared at the same court on Monday (9 March) and was jailed for 30 months.

Police Constable Jordan Pleyer said: “Maretic-Ramos threatened the victim in the middle of the afternoon, and we believe it was witnessed by young people. Possessing a knife is dangerous for the carrier and others, and we have seen the tragic consequences too many times. I am glad the sentence reflects the severity of the offence.”

Police have urged anyone with information about someone carrying a knife to report it to the police online or call 101. In an emergency always call 999.

An anonymous person told police that Sean Eaves had a second phone with indecent images of children

A man who secretly took intimate photos and videos of two women and a child has been jailed. Sean Eaves was arrested in 2024 after police officers identified a screenshot of an intimate video of himself and the first victim.

He sent it to her in 2023 though Instagram messenger. Police found evidence linking him to the social media account on his mobile phone. After his arrest he was released on bail.

A warrant was carried at Eaves’ home address in Chatteris a few months later after officers received an anonymous tip-off that claimed he had a second mobile phone containing indecent images of children.

Police recovered a memory card containing 18 indecent videos of a child captured secretly. A second phone found in his car contained a further eight indecent videos and 72 photos of the same child.

The 41-year-old appeared at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court, where he pleaded guilty to three counts of voyeurism and one count each of disclosing private sexual photographs, filming with intent to cause distress, and taking an indecent image of a child.

Eaves was jailed for six months after sentencing on Friday (March 6). He was also handed a seven-year restraining order for all the victims and a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order. He will required to register monthly at a police station for 10 years.

Detective Constable Amberlie Ford said: “Eaves shamefully took photos of these women and the child without their knowledge, which violated their dignity and privacy, so I welcome the sentence passed down by the courts.

She continued: “I would also like to pay tribute to the victims, whose strength in coming forward and supporting us with a prosecution has led to this result.”

Eddie’s mum says she has been told he may never walk again

A mum says her son has been left paralysed after ‘tripping up’ during a fun afternoon at a trampoline park. Stella Costea says her 14-year-old son Eddie Costea was at Flip Out in Peterborough when he tripped between the trampolines and hit his head.

The 46-year-old says she received a distressing call around 5pm from Eddie’s cousin who told her Eddie ‘couldn’t feel his body’ and was unable to move. It is alleged the youngster tripped on one of the walkway ‘bridges’ between the trampolines and fell ‘head on’ into one of the raised blocks in the centre of the hall.

Stella and her husband Claudiu Costea rushed to the trampoline park where three ambulances arrived to care for Eddie who was ‘in pain and crying’. The schoolboy was sent to hospital where a CT scan revealed he had a broken C5 vertebra and he was transferred to Addenbrookes Hospital at 1am.

There he underwent a six-and-a-half-hour surgery after further tests found he was paralysed and had burst blood vessels in his spine. The mum-of-two says she now wants to spread awareness on the potential dangers of trampoline parks as she claims it was a ‘freak accident’.

Flip Out said they were saddened to hear about Eddie’s injury but explained that ‘incidents at Flip Out parks are very rare’ and they were ‘reviewing the circumstances’. Stella, who lives in Peterborough, in Cambridgeshire, said: “It’s a massive injury for such a freak accident. It shows you how those places are so dangerous, I don’t know why they are open.

“In the middle of the trampoline park there are some blocks, quite hard blocks and then a little bit of padding on the outside. He tripped on one of those bridges in between the trampoline. He lost his balance and sort of propelled from the trampoline into the block head on.

“His cousin called me and said ‘Eddie can’t move, he fell and has got blood on his mouth and he’s just laying on the floor on one of those trampolines, he really can’t move.’ He said ‘he can’t feel his body.’ He was still talking but in pain and crying.

“In a split second your life is upside down. I wish I could just bring more awareness to people. There will be changes for the rest of our life and especially his life. We just want to bring awareness to people. This is just a freak accident, he hasn’t done anything, he didn’t jump off anything, he just tripped.”

Eddie is currently undergoing rehabilitation but Stella says that doctors have said he may never walk again. Stella, who is a nurse, has set up a GoFundMe to help pay for extra physio and to support the family as she has to care for Eddie full time.

Stella said: “We have been told we will never have the same kid like we had. Horrible. That’s all I can describe it as, it’s been horrible for all of us. It’s just turned my life upside down. I feel like I have been hit by a train and left behind and I have to pick the pieces up.

“He’s basically really withdrawn and upset and he just cannot believe that he’s 14 you know [and this has happened], he’s not a baby and he’s not an adult. He had the whole life ahead of him, to enjoy his life, to do things, to have girlfriends and do sport.

“He’s always been an active guy so from that to what [he is now, he’s] a totally different kid. Physically and mentally [he’s] not the same. Everything is gone. It’s so weird you take things for granted like walking, turning in bed – I have to turn him every three to four hours in bed because he can’t turn himself because he’s got no strength.

“I’m basically a full-time carer for him.”

A spokesperson for Flip Out said: “We are deeply saddened to hear about Eddie’s injury and our thoughts are with him and his family. The safety and wellbeing of our guests is always our highest priority.

“Flip Out Peterborough operates under strict safety procedures, including comprehensive risk assessments, safety briefings and trained staff supervising activity areas. Incidents at Flip Out parks are very rare.

“We are reviewing the circumstances surrounding the incident in line with our normal procedures. We remain committed to maintaining a safe environment for everyone who visits our park.”

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It is believed that this is the first time a licensing amendment of this kind has been applied within the city

A popular Portuguese restaurant in Peterborough has been told it can no longer play loud music late at night. Restaurant O Sado, on Lincoln Road, had the conditions of its premises licence modified by Peterborough City Council at a Licensing Sub Committee meeting on Friday (March 6).

The venue will now only be allowed to play ambient music, live or recorded, from 8am until 11pm from Monday to Sunday. It is believed that this is the first time a licensing amendment of this kind has been applied within Peterborough.

The application to review the restaurant’s current licence was made by the council’s Pollution Control Team, a branch of the authority’s Environmental Health department.

They told the sub-committee that the long-established restaurant had been the source of numerous noise nuisance issues stemming from the playing of loud music from mid-2024 onwards.

The meeting also heard how the premises continued to cause noise issues, even after the Pollution Control Team had served noise abatement notices and installed noise monitoring equipment.

Pollution Control Officer Georgina Flack confirmed the restaurant had “caused noise nuisance while operating within current opening hours”.

“We received complaints regarding loud amplified music late at night and early in the morning,” she said. Ms Flack went on to say that the music could be heard “at least 30 metres away” from the restaurant premises.

She suggested that, even though the restaurant operates as a café, it is “more of a nightclub on Friday and Saturday nights.”

The owner of Restaurant O Sado, Dora Marques, was present at the meeting. She was joined by her sister, Vera Marques who helps run the restaurant, and her solicitor, Kashif Khan. Dora Marques accepted the council’s evidence and apologised for the noise nuisance issues.

She explained that some of the noise could be attributed to people not using Restaurant O Sado who would congregate outside the property late at night. Vera Marques said the much-loved venue “is a place where the [Portuguese] community gathers at weekends”.

“When we received the abatement order we tried our best to control it [the music],” she added. “We will do our best to reduce any noise.”

Mr Khan explained that Dora and Vera Marques were often away at weekends – the time when the bulk of the noise complaints were made – tending to their ill father.

Mr Khan disputed claims that the venue was anything like a nightclub, calling it a “relaxed environment” and “culture hub” that serves as “a meeting place for the Portuguese community.”

He did however acknowledge that the presence of a DJ on Friday and Saturday nights increased noise in and around the venue.

Mr Khan said Dora Marques was prepared to remove the use of DJs entirely, and get rid of any sound equipment that produces heavy bass. These assurances however were not enough for the sub-committee.

“We are of the opinion that there may have been different ways in dealing with the situation, thus our decision is to modify the conditions,” said chair of the meeting, Cllr Chris Harper.

Cllr Harper also stated that the new conditions will insist all music played at the venue must be background noise only, “i.e. it is possible to hold a conversation at normal volume with the music playing”.

A jury unanimously found him guilty

A man has been found guilty of murdering his mother after stabbing her multiple times at their home. A jury unanimously found the man guilty after he denied his involvement and said intruders killed his mother.

Gregory Coulson, 31, stabbed Carmen Coulson, 67, to death at the property in Lingwood Park, Longthorpe, in Peterborough. Police responded to a call from Coulson, who claimed that intruders had broken in and killed his mother.

Police received the call from Coulson at 2.44am on Sunday, February 9, last year, however, it is believed he had killed Mrs Coulson the previous evening. A jury at Huntingdon Law Courts heard officers arrived moments later and found Mrs Coulson dead at the detached home.

A post-mortem found Mrs Coulson had a large number of wounds from a steak knife over her body, including a fatal stab wound to the heart.

Coulson denied murder, however this was rejected by the jury who today, March 10, unanimously found him guilty of murder.

Detective Inspector Mark Dollard said: “We may never know exactly why Coulson carried out this brutal attack on his own mother but there was evidence of repeated and heavy cocaine and alcohol consumption by him over the three months leading up to the murder.

“Carmen’s death is a tragedy for the rest of her family, who showed dignity throughout the trial, and my thoughts are with them at this incredibly difficult time.”

The court heard that on his arrest and while waiting to be booked into custody, Coulson asked officers, “how many years do you get for murder these days?” When interviewed by detectives, he was asked if he was responsible for the murder and he said “yes”.

He said on the night in question he’d been in his room listening to music, painting, and drinking vodka. He told officers: “I feel like I’ve just had enough with it because I just got these feelings that I’ve had enough, and I have to do something about it. If I’m honest this is totally out of my character, I’ve not been happy for a while.”

Coulson said he got a steak knife from the kitchen and stabbed his mother to death at about 10pm. He then went to bed as he didn’t know what to do, before getting up to make the call to police. Coulson will be sentenced on April 17 at a court to be confirmed.

An 81-year-old man and 80-year-old woman were taken to hospital with serious injuries

An investigation has been launched following a crash that left two people with “serious injuries” in Cambridgeshire. The crash involved a silver Ford Kuga and a white DAF lorry at about 11.20am on Monday (March 9).

It happened on the roundabout on the A1139 Fletton Parkway at the junction with Boongate, Peterborough.

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police said: “Officers and paramedics attended and the driver of the Ford Kuga, an 81-year-old man from Whittlesey, and the passenger, an 80-year-old woman from Whittlesey, were taken to hospital with serious injuries, where they remain.”

Firefighters also attended the scene as two casualties were trapped inside the car. The driver of the lorry was uninjured and remained at the scene to help officers with their enquiries.

Police are appealing for witnesses and have urged people to report information online quoting Operation Harlesden or incident 163 of 9 March. Call 101 if you do not have internet access.

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Firefighters used specialist equipment to release the casualties from their vehicle, before they were left in the care of the ambulance services. Crews returned to their stations by 12:30pm.”

One person said the building work has been ‘inconvenient’

People who live near a construction site for ‘massive’ warehouses say they have felt their houses ‘rattle’. Work is well underway for the Boulevard development in Hampton, Peterborough, where three warehouses and a new Lidl store are being built.

The Lidl store is expected to create up to 40 jobs, while the warehouses are expected to create up to 153 jobs. However, those living nearby are not happy about the development.

Elisha Aurangzaib thinks the development will “bring a bit more to the community”, but has found the construction disruptive. She said: “Initially I thought I wasn’t too keen when they were building it.

“All I could hear was thumping. [My house was] rattling. I had frames and kitchen cabinets moving.”

One man, who wished to remain anonymous, has found the construction to be “inconvenient”. He said: “It has been irritating.

“It wasn’t much to start, but it has gradually gotten worse.” The man said it will be “nice to have a shop nearby”, but the development is “bigger than expected”.

He added: “It will bring more jobs but the other worry is traffic will build up in the area. It’s hard enough to get out of here as it is.”

Amanda Smith described the Boulevard as a “massive eyesore”. She said: “It’s been a big green space for so long. It feels out of the blue that they are doing it. It’s good to get a Lidl right in front, so I won’t even have to use my car for shopping.

“But then on the other hand, there is Aldi and Tesco basically next to it. And the warehouses, they are big eyesores. It feels like such a waste of a big space that could have been made into something prettier and more useful for the community. Hampton is becoming so overbuilt, and now they want ugly warehouses built in it.”

Nik, who asked to use his first name only, said it is a “bad thing”. He added: “There’s lots of traffic now and in time, once the customers start using the shop, it’s going to be chaotic. This place used to be quiet, but now it’s busy and always has people about.“

Another lady, who asked to not be named, said the construction has caused a “right racket”. She added: “Things in my house have moved about and rattled so much, it’s ridiculous. I don’t know if they even thought about the effect the building would have on people nearby.

“I’m all for bringing jobs in, but it feels like they could have tried to think of something else to build instead of warehouses. Maybe something else for younger people because you get more hanging about these days in Hampton with nothing to do.”

Sladen Estates, overseeing the development, has been approached for comment.

Emergency services were called after a man entered the water

A man has been taken to hospital after a fight in Cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire Police were called at around 7.35pm on Saturday, March 7, with reports of a fight between two people on the River Nene near the Charters Bar area of Peterborough.

Emergency services attended. A man had entered the water.

The man was taken to hospital after the incident. The police had left the scene by around 1.40am on Sunday, March 8.

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police said: “Police were called at around 7.35pm to reports of a fight between two people on the River Nene near to the Charters Bar area of Peterborough.

“Police, ambulance and fire crews were called after a man entered the water. He was taken to hospital following the incident which ended around 1.40am on Sunday.”

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