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The work, which will not Phaseoneof theschemein- becompleteduntilApril,will cludes work currently being see traffic lights which can carried out at Upper Mounts monitor traffic flows and de- and in nearby St Michael’s tect when buses are coming Road. installedatfourkeyjunctions The second phase of the inTheMounts,RegentSquare projectwillseeimprovements andStAndrew’sRoad. madeatRegentSquare,while Northamptonshire County phase three will see work at Council’s cabinet member Lower Mounts close to York forroads,CouncillorHeather Roadandthefinalphasewill Smith (Con, Prebendal) said include work in St Andrew’s she hoped the new lights RoadclosetoGraftonStreet. wouldfree-uptrafficandmake Thenewlightswhichwillbe getting around Northampton installedatthejunctions have towncentreeasier. been described as ‘the latest She said: “The increase in thing in traffic light technol- population and car owner- ogy’. shiphasplacedastrainonthe Theycanpickupmessages town’s transport infrastruc- fromsensorsplacedonbuses ture and, in particular the and give them priority to get roadnetwork. throughthetraffic. “Butthisprojectaimsatal- They can also compare the leviatingthetrafficpressures amount of queuing traffic on onNorthamptonbyavariety differentroadsandgiveprior- of methods, from improving itytotheroadswhichhavethe traffic flow to facilitating the mostcongestion. use of alternative modes of To help minimise the im- transport. pactoftheworkstoinstallthe “This is the final stage of lights,thecouncilhassaiditis this project. We’re seeing the plannedtocarryoutmostof transformation of Gladstone theworkafter7pm. ‘Smart’trafficlightsarebeinginstalledacrossNorthampton,includingTheMounts,pictured What have you got to lose? Nowyoucanachieveamazingweightlossandfigureimprovement LadiesOnly withoutstarvationdietsorbackbreakingexercise. 01604 602028 Joinnowforjust£19.95savingyourself£120(offerendsFeb1st) Visit us at: www.gymophobics.co.uk Callnowforawelcomevisit. 1A-3GoldStreet,NorthamptonNN11RA 4 Mercury&Citizen, Thursday,January20th,2011 www.northamptonchron.co.uk for a quotation contact [email protected] wSww.northamptontchron.co.uak ff revolt MercuryandCitizen,Thursday,January20,2011  thesure The carpet company that sign oflocal on academy Noneedtoleavethehouse- webringtheshoptoyou.Sono more‘imagining’howaparticular knowledge colourwilllookinaparticular room Est 20 years call for a FREE quote 01604 499905 MNN334244_V2•1102•D•DI more cars, more choice 6 THE majority of teachers Northampton NUT, said: “The governing body to carry out a at The Duston School in unionsbelievetheevidencefrom periodof “meaningful”consulta- Northampton are against thiscountryandfromabroadis tionpriortoanydecisionbeing that academies, charter schools made about any changes to the plans to convert to acad- andfreeschoolsdonotimprove statusofTheDustonSchool. emy status and want the attainmentoverall,andincrease Gordon White, county secre- tsashccuheThtohDhooeeolophrlgaaitortsyvtopmeucrestonntiinnatntyfagornorubalE.npodpdduyleiccraaottfiliooonncthattooel httthhaagee“seTsdpthehocgeoehrreiDeflgrdsuaetrtseeitdanoonon.nmdaSnmacdnohesdotxocaldluuistasoalirndoeovnamadonyyf- gtdbfoaorarravlylwetohrtotnefhoiuennthnagtepihobpeNnolisdUocypacTtot,iriuosoealnfnduidtosbhefetedhsntatotretoixtkiatwfeksitteathehcpae-- UPVCWISNDPOWES,DCOOIRAS&LCONOSERVFATFOREIESR acquirethe‘freedomof academy toenableittodeliverthehighest tion. status’,whichmeanstheschoolis qualityof teachingandlearning, Mr White said: “Strike action independentandnotmaintained andthatthisteachingandlearn- isoneof theoptionsopentoall bythelocalauthority. ingisbestdeliveredaspartofthe members. Windows Butstaff attheschoolwhoare local family of schools, and ad- “Theywillgivethegoverning members of the NUT, NASUWT ministeredthroughademocrati- bodytimetorespondandif they from only and ATL teaching unions, be- callyaccountableandelectedlo- arenothappywiththatresponse £1795 lievedtobemostof theteachers, calauthority.” theycanproposeaballottosee wereagainstthechangeandbe- Mr Markey said union mem- if thereissupportforstrikeac- lievedthatacademystatuscould bers at the school also believed tion.” fitted underminetheir pay and condi- thatacademystatuswouldunder- RosClayton,chairof thegov- tions. mine the local authority, break ernors at The Duston School, inc. Thestaff recentlyheldajoint up common admission arrange- said:“Wehaveagreedtotakethe VAT unionmeetingandvotedunani- ments, damage local democratic teachingunions’viewsintocon- mously, apart from one teacher planning of school places and sideration. APEX 0800 9 247 888 whodidnotvote,foraresolution redirecthundredsof millionsof “We will consider all aspects FENSA asking for the status quo to be pounds that could be spent on that are relevant to going for- maPianttaMinaerdkaety,thseecsrcehtoaorly. of the suTpphoerutinnigonexsishtaivnegcscahlloeodlsonthe cwoaurrdset.o” academy status in due WINDOWS 01604930604 • www.apexwindoRwegisster.eidnComfpoany FactoryOutletEstablished1989 MAKE YOUR IMAGE UNIQUE. more •TaiChi•BodyConditioning NonMembersWelcome •Boxercise•Spinning BringthisadvertandreceiveaFREEgym pass.Nocontractsorjoiningfee's. cars, •CoreStability•Circuits Specialistsineveningwearhire •Yoga•YogaforPregnancy Jointodayandhaveachanceof The Sale winningacarplusmanyotherprizes. •PostNatalYoga Studioalsoavailableforhire. more All Sale choice Gowns £50 55StMatthewsParade,Northampton, NN27HE Forfurtherinformationcosts&availabilitypleasecontact PrivateCarPark(OffOakwoodRoad) Saraonfreephone0500020300or07891016896 Tel:(01604)720183 ESTABLISHEDFOR27YEARS 22/23GalowhillRd,Brackmills,NorthamptonNN37EE OMercurypandCitizen,Thuprsday,Januaryo20,2011 nents angry www.northamptonchron.co.uk at housing plans PROPOSALS for seven already have terrible traf- “We certainly don’t want new housing estates fic problems, and with these any more traffic pushed around Northampton plansitlookslikethey’rego- through East Hunsbury or ingtogetworse. Collingtreebecausetheroads will lead to ‘protests in “AndIstilldon’tunderstand arealreadybadlycongested.” the streets’ by angry thelogicbehindtheneedfor Borough council member, residents, opponents all these houses. There are CouncillorMichaelHill(Con, havewarned. hundreds of houses for sale NeneValley),whorepresents The West Northampton- inthetown. Wootton and Hardingstone, shire Joint Planning Unit’s “Isuspectthetruthiswe’re whereitisplannedtobuilda (JPU)thisweekreleasedplans still being used as the over- further1,000houses,added:“I toallow11,000newhousesto spill area for people who re- thinkpeoplewillbestrongly be built in Northampton be- allywanttoliveinLondon.” againstthis,andI’vealways tweennowand2026. The leaders of the JPU, saidI’llnotsupportanyun- Theplansincludepotential whichismadeupofmembers suitable form of develop- development sites which are of councils in Northamp- ment. already well known, such as ton, Daventry and Towces- “The concern is not so Open Evening Buckton Fields. near White- ter, pledged no development much that the plan would hills;DallingtonHeath,near wouldbecarriedoutwithout joinupWoottonandHarding- Kings Heath; and land near improvements to such infra- stone, but that the consider- Collingtree,butthey alsoin- structure as roads, schools able expansion of Harding- On 25 January 2011 cludeanumberof newloca- andshops. stonewouldmakethevillage tionssuchaslandoff Sandy But Mr Kingston said: loseitsidentityanditsvillage at 6.30pm to 8.00pm Lane,nearNewDuston,and “There are going to be a lot feel.” anareabetweenWoottonand of peoplewhoareveryupset The figures published by Hardingstone. aboutthisandI’msureasit theJPUonMondaysuggested Venue Roger Kingston from the goeson,theywilltaketothe atotalof50,150housesneeded gether has been a long jour- Northants Residents’ Al- streetstoletpeopleknowthey tobebuiltintheNorthamp- ney. liance, which opposes any don’tlikeit. ton,DaventryandTowcester “We recognise the plans Kettering Park Hotel & Spa overdevelopmentof thearea, “We’re going to have to areabetween2001and2026. wehavewillhavetobedeliv- Kettering Parkway, Kettering NN15 6XT saidmanyof thesiteswould fightthisalltheway,because Thenumberisasignificant ered,butwewantsustainable becomethe‘GrangeParksof unless we attack the politi- reductionfromthe2009plan, communities,sothehousing [email protected] thefuture’,astheywouldbe cianswhoareplanningthis, when it was suggested a to- growth has to be supported populatedbypeoplewholived itwillhappen,andit’shorri- talof 62,125newhomeswas bythenewinfrastructurewe 01908 572700 near Northampton but com- blewhatthey’rethinkingof needed. willalsoneed. muted to work and shopped doingtoNorthampton.” Ofthe50,150whicharenow “And without a plan like RegisteredCharityNumber211670 outsidethetown. Oppositionalsocamefrom plannedforthearea,atotalof this, we would be subject to Hesaid:“Idon’tthinkit’s anumberof politicianswho 15,500havealreadybeenbuilt speculative planning appli- right to build what is effec- represent the areas where andplanningpermissionhas cationsbydevelopers,soit’s tivelyanewtownaroundthe newhousescouldbebuilt. alreadybeengrantedformore very important we have a Perfect Presents for HIM edgesofanexistingtown.” The deputy leader of the than13,000more. planinplace.” Theplanspublishedbythe opposition on Northampton The number of houses al- The expansion plans are JPUshowed11,000homeson Borough Council, Council- readybuiltorinthepipeline duetobediscussedbymem- the outskirts of Northamp- lor Phil Larratt (Con, East meanttheJPUhashadtofind bers of the JPU on January £49 ton,butDaventrywouldalso Hunsbury)representsanarea sitesfortheremaining21,500 31. take 2,500, Towcester would ofCollingtree. newproperties. Itisexpectedthattheywill takeafurther2,500andBrack- He said: “If there is to be The leader of the JPU, then be put out for public leywouldhave1,760. developmentinthatarea,the CouncillorChrisMillar(Con, consultationbythegroupbe- Mr Kingston said: “Places big question is exactly how WestHaddon&Guilsborough) tweenFebruaryandMarch. £59 likeMoultonandKingsthorpe manyhousestherewillbe. said:“Puttingtheseplansto- ‘Unpopular but necessary’ £25 THE man who led the group which area.Thegrouphasnotrevealedany ampton,threeof theproposeddevel- put together the latest expansion detailsof whereanynewschoolsor opment sites around the town are plansadmittedtheywouldbeunpop- roads would be built, but they have technicallyinDaventry,becausethey ularwithsomepeople,butsaidthey confirmed the proposals do not in- areonthenorthernsideofthetown’s weredesperatelyneeded. cludeplansforanewhospital. border. The leader of Daventry District Kingsthorpe councillor, Richard But Councillor Church dismissed Council, Councillor Chris Millar Church(LibDem,Kingsthorpe),who claimsmadebyopponentstotheex- (Con, West Haddon & Guilsborough) is also a member of the JPU, said pansion plans, that the new estates is also the head of the West North- developments around Kingsthorpe wouldbeisolatedfromthetown. amptonshireJointPlanningUnit. would iinclude improvements to the Hesaid:“Theywillhavetobewell £49 Hesaid:“Nobodywillbehappywith notoriousCockHoteljunction. linked to Northampton, because the the whole plan, that’s just a fact of He said: “We can’t have develop- peoplewholivetherewillviewthem- life.Therewillnodoubtbesomecon- ment without the infrastructure to selvesaspartof thetown.” £15 cernswhenpeopleseetheseplans. supportit.Inthepasttherehasbeen The plans will be discussed by THACKERAYS “But we have to explain to people some cynicism about what new in- membersof theJPUlaterthismonth why they are required and why the frastructuretherewillbe,butithas before being put out for public con- jobstheywillcreateareneeded.” tocome,sotherewillhavetobeim- sultationnextmonth. 251-255WellingboroughRoad,Northampton Apartfromtheplansfornewhous- provements to the Cock Hotel junc- To view more details about the www.thackerays.co.uk estheJPUsaiditexpectedtheexpan- tion.” plans go to http://www.westnorth sion to bring 16,000 new jobs to the Despitebeingontheedgeof North- amptonshirejpu.org. www.northamptonchron.co.uk MercuryandCitizen,Thursday,January20,2011  MAD MIKE’S FURNITURE CLEARANCE 13th January 2011 to 29th January 2011 DISCOUNTS OFF OUR ALREADY UNBEATABLE PRICES TO MAKE WAY FOR NEW STOCK ARRIVING MAINCAMPUS KEMPSTONCAMPUSES PLUS 10% OFF OUR SHOWROOM PRICES ON SHOWING THIS ADVERT CauldwellStreet TriumphWay LUXURY OR MEMORY FOAM MATTRESS Bedford WoburnRoadIndustrialEstate IN STOCK TO TAKE AWAY Bedfordshire Kempston,Bedford MK429AH MK427QB Up to 30% BEDROOM FURNITURE And much, much more • A-Levels&GCSEs • Gas&Plumbing • Apprenticeships (Gas&PlumbingTechnologyCentre) (Price applicable on the above dates) • BasicSkills&ESOL • MotorVehicle LOCAL DELIVERY FROM £15 (NORTHAMPTON) • Art,Design&Media (VehicleTrainingCentre) • Business&Management • Care,ChildCare&Counselling • Computing • Construction • Education&Training • Engineering • FoundationEducation GR • Hair,Beauty&ComplementaryTherapies N313195_v3•1043•G• •••• PHPSpeuoorbsfrploitcirt&maSelEiinrtxvygei&crAeciCsrstaestering MN • Travel&Tourism w o h Just turn up on the day or pre-register S m p n 0 at www.bedford.ac.uk hio &6.3 01604 768406 to avoid the queues! 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Are you 60 or over? budget getaway Cashinonthevalueofyourhomeandchangeyour wayoflifeforeverwithour‘EquityReleasePlans. HE(1) LUAM■isfotTeearthxttig-hmefaeregeBceeoaewolsunrhnmeoeatpfrshsitsheysuriopm.ud.oewafbniytsdsoh,/u.E.roHncrhouialnrinrdcecaoneymtsyeh,oNofuomerrwleilf.iCfeeas.rt,yPlea!yoff MKE275185•1036•C• -CALLFORFREEDESCRIPTIVEBROCHURE- UNION bosses and op- causewewon’thavehadthe ChartwellEquityRelease NOMonthlyPayments position councillors opportunity to challenge or NOInterest have condemned the evenseethem.” Tel:01604821759•Est30years NORental The cuts to the budget, leader of Northampton- caused by a reduction in shire County Council Government funding, have Is someone you care for living with who took a three-week resultedinhundredsof local Alzheimer’s? holiday as the authority authority staff being put at battled to find £68mil- riskof redundancyandserv- lion of savings to next icecutsacrosstheboard. SteveBennett,secretaryof year’sbudget. the Northampton branch of The local authority yester- Unison, said: “I would imag- Your loved one may be eligible to take part dayconfirmedthatCouncillor inethe600peoplewhocould Jim Harker (Con, Kettering lose their jobs once the con- in a research study of an investigational Rural)hadtaken21consecu- sultation is over wouldn’t be tivedaysof annualleave,be- thathappyknowingtheyhave drug for mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s. lieved to have been in South beenworryingabouttheirfu- Africa,atatimewhenthefu- ture while he’s been on holi- Thepersoninyourcaremaybeeligibleforthis tureofsomecouncil-runserv- day. I suppose he must have iceshunginthebalance. felt,asleader,thattherewere researchstudyifheorshe: Taxpayershaveyettobetold otherpeopletodoitonhisbe- where£15millionof cutswill half.” •Hasmild-to-moderateAlzheimer’s. fall, even though the council John McGhee (Lab, King- •Is55orolder,andisnotcurrentlytakinga isduetoapprovetheplansset swood) leader of the Labour outinitsbudgetnextmonth. Group at County Hall, said: prescriptionmedicationforAlzheimer’s. A public consultation is “Heneededtobeherenotonly under way ‘ to be listen- •Hasacaregiver(yourself,afamilymember,anurse,etc.) on the cuts Heshouldhavebeen ing to peo- whocanprovidesupportduringthestudy. programme hereshowingsome ple,butalso –byfarthe attending biggest in leadershipand publicmeet- To learn more, and to see if your loved tchile’s cohuins-- drivingforwardhow fienngdsianngdhdies- one may be eligible to participate, tory – that they’regoingtofill decisions, contact us. p£6r8ompiollsioens thisblackhole isnustneandinogf STEAMED UP of savings –LiberalDemocrat himself in The Pines South Af- DOUBLE GLAZING? being made groupleader rica.” www.ThinkALZ.co.uk in the next Councillor Council- yfieanraanlocniea.l BrendanGlynane lor Harker Don’treplacetheFrames...justthePanes! 0808 189 0547 wasunavail- Brendan ableforcom- Glynane, ment last BrokenorDamagedWindows? (Lib Dem, nightbuthisdeputy,Council- FaultyHinges,HandlesorLocks? 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