Current Issues & Latest News

Councillor Vacancies

Published: 28 Apr 26

Bainton & Ashton Parish Council currently has two vacancies for Parish Councillors, and we are inviting applications from residents who would like to play an active role in supporting our local community. Read More...

New Clerk appointed

Published: 25 Mar 26

The Parish Council is pleased to report that an appointment has been made to the forthcoming Clerk/RFO vacancy. Tony Henthorn, who is an experience Clerk in the area, was appointed on 23/3/26. We welcome Tony to the Council. Read More...

Annual Village Meeting

Published: 25 Mar 26

The Annual Village Meeting is on Thursday 23/4/26 at 7pm in the Reading Room. This is a chance for residents to meet the new councillors and hear of updates and activities from village groups, in an informal and pleasant way. All welcome and encouraged to attend and raise any issue for the Parish Council. Read More...

Next Council Meeting

Published: 16 Jan 26

The next full parish council meeting will be the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council on Thursday 7/5/2026 at 7.30pm. Agenda posted 3 clear days beforehand under meetings tab. Read More...

New Parish Councillor co-opted

Published: 16 Jan 26

The Parish Council is pleased to announce that Neil Smith, resident in Ashton, was co-opted to the Parish Councillor vacancy at the meeting on 15/1/26. We all look forward to working with Neil. Read More...

New guide to independent living from Peterborough City Council

Published: 26 Nov 25

https://www.carechoices.co.uk/publication/peterborough-guide-to-independent-living/ Read More...

Winter flooding advice

Published: 11 Sep 25

Please see leaflet from Anglian Water giving flood prevention advice for this winter. Read More...

Peterborough draft Local Plan

Published: 9 May 25

Peterborough City Council are consulting on their draft Local Plan which sees landowner's sites put forward for future development. This includes up to 18 houses in Bainton, approx. 200 in Helpston, 80 in Barnack, 350 in Glinton, 1000 in Market Deeping and 3000 in Castor. Residents are encouraged to view the documents below and also on the PCC website for more information and input. Read More...

Reporting issues to Peterborough City Council

Published: 10 Mar 24

You can report issues with Highways, flytipping, potholes etc directly to Peterborough City Council using www.fixmystreet.com Also, you can consider using What3Words to pinpoint a location. Read More...

Climate change impact

Published: 17 Jan 24

The Parish Council recognises the damaging climate crisis affecting everyone Read More...

Auto Speedwatch Cameras

Published: 12 Mar 23

The Parish Council paid for AutoSpeedwatch cameras to be installed in Bainton Read More...

Dog Fouling

Published: 20 Jun 22

In recent months there has been a very noticeable increase in dog fouling Read More...