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This Week in Pictures: Peterborough

Peterborough Walks A black sheep and a white sheep standing close, facing each other.Peterborough Walks
It's been a busy lambing season around Peterborough - the two sheep captured in a field near Ailsworth

From veteran stories for VE Day, to election results, lambs and ducklings - all that has happened in Peterborough this week.

Pictures were taken by our reporters and members of the public between 4 and 9 May.

If you would like to send us your pictures too, you can email them to shariqua.s.ahmed@bbc.co.uk.

Shariqua Ahmed/ BBC A man emptying a black square ballot box onto a table lined with counters, while people on the other side of the table are watching the papers fall on the table.Shariqua Ahmed/ BBC
Peterborough's local council election results were announced just after 03:00 BST at Kingsgate Centre. The first ballot boxes arrived just after 10:15 BST on Thursday
Emma Baugh/BBC Elsie Wilkins is sitting on a turquoise armchair and is holding a rectangle box which has four gold medals in it. Emma Baugh/BBC
Elsie Wilkins spoke to the BBC about her time as a cook during World War Two ahead of VE Day
Andy Jackson A green house boat floating on the water - two people - a man and a woman can be seen standing on it. Two green and white ducks are swimming in front of it.Andy Jackson
Floating through peace and quiet on the River Nene in Peterborough
Carol Savage Two white and grey ducks standing by the river bank while eight little ducklings walking around on grass.Carol Savage
A family of ducks including eight ducklings captured along a river bank near Castor

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