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For everyone and especially parents the following guide provides useful advice on:
Mobile phones and apps
Streaming content and smart TVs
Gaming consoles and online games
Social media
Cyberbullying
Privacy and information security
Viewing inappropriate content online
Online predators
Version 1: The Ultimate Parent Guide for Protecting Your Child on the Internet Version 2: The Ultimate Parent Guide for Protecting Your Child on the Internet
See also these guides from www.antivirusguide.com
Internet Safety for Kids: The Definitive Guide [2022] The Ultimate Social Media Safety Guide for Kids [2022] The Definitive Guide to Parental Control [2022]
Postal Code: CB25 (Changed 2006-2007 from CB5)
STD CODE: 01638
Latitude: 52:16:26N (52.274)
Longitude: 0:19:43E (0.3287)
GeoNames: 2654195
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Project and
Current Status
(350 new homes)
410 Homes
now approved
Linden Homes
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Flagship Homes
Delay to surgeon review angers familiesKuldeep Stohr was suspended in 2025 over concerns that surgeries were "below the expected standard".
Council-owned developer faces £7.7m cash shortfallThere are concerns a council-owned developer will be unable to repay debts by 2029.
Parking fines raise £65,000 for councilA Freedom of Information request reveals the car parks with the most and least fines issued.
Photos show potholes days before fatal crashThe pictures, taken by council representatives, reveal the poor condition of the riverside road.
AI child sex abuse images rise sharply, says IWFTechnology companies need to design tools to prevent AI-generated abuse images, the charity says.
Dig suggests answers to Roman field mystery An archaeologist says he has found the mostly likely reason behind Roman cultivation trenches.
Students swap Blu Tack and posters for original artThe scheme is run by Kettle's Yard and allows students to borrow one painting, drawing or print.
Prisoners make little library book boxes for cityThe inmates make 10 wooden sharing boxes and one is unveiled outside HMP Peterborough.
Winds and trees cause 'significant damage' to trainsPeople are advised to check before travelling by train in parts of the East of England.
Jarman wins historic men's floor silver at worldsBritain's Jake Jarman wins a historic fourth World Artistic Gymnastics Championships medal, with floor silver in Rotterdam.
Jarman sixth in all-around at Worlds as Fraser wins bronzeGreat Britain's Joe Fraser wins bronze in the all-around final at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam.