MK News, January 14, 2015

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One councillor has also suggested areas like Whaddon Way and Stoke
that because families living in these RoadinBletchley.Therealproblemis
areasarelesslikelytohaveacarthey thatthecouncilhavenotmaintained
havelessexperienceofroaddangers. theredwaysandunderpasses.”
The comments come after Milton Brian Walker, parish councillor for
KeynesCouncil’sroadsafetyteamcar- CoffeeHall,addeditwas‘totallyspuri-
riedoutareviewintoaccidentsin2014. ous’.
The55-pagereviewpresentedtocabi- Hesaid:“Iwouldbeveryoffendedby
net on Monday, which cost £30,000, thisandIknowpeopleinmoreaffluent STREETVIEW:Wereyouspotted
highlightedthatpeoplelivinginareas partsofMiltonKeyneswhoshouldn’t outandaboutbyGoogle?
with the postcodes MK3, MK6 and bebehindthewheel.”
MK14 were those most involved in Sue Smith, chairman of Beanhill
crashes last year, either as drivers or ActionGroupcommented:“Iamabit
pedestrians. disappointed and flabbergasted by
The review recommended residents this, Beanhill always has negativity
intheseareasneedbettereducationon thrownatit.”
highwaysafety,includinghowtocross Conservative councillor John Bint,
aroadandhowtodrivebetter. whowascabinetmemberfortransport
CouncillorMickLegg,cabinetmem- until May 2014, said: “Some of these Readthefullstoryonline
berforthepublicrealm,said:“Idon’t postcodes have a lower level of car www.mkweb.co.uk/news
thinkitisbecausepeopleinthesepost- ownershipandtheirkidsgrowupwith BREAKING:Travelnewsand
codesarelessintelligent,butthereview lessexperienceofcars,thereforeroad accidentreportsastheyhappen
shows an obvious trend and that we educationisveryimportant. Celebs lap up Concetta’s recipes
clearly need to put education “There are also still questions over
programmesinplace.” why £285,000 of money set aside for
Seven people died in road-related roadsafetyinFebruary2014wasnot
incidents in 2014, including, most usedandendedupbeingspentonthe THEsecretoftherecipesthat havebeenpassedontoAlfonso,
recently, 12-year-old Neesha-Leigh CyclocrossinNovember.” havefedcountlesscelebrities whohashadthehonourof
Dundon. The review also highlighted other comesdowntooneWoburn servingtastyfoodtoRobbie
PeterFraser,fromNetherfield,losthis causesforaccidents,includingpeople Sandswoman. Williams,TonyAdamsand
stepsonwhenhewashitbyacaronV7 beinginahurry. ConcettaBravoco,85,isacook AnthonyHopkins.
Saxon Street in December 2003 and At Monday’s meeting the cabinet atMammaConcetta,a Alfonsosaid:“Ilearntitall
wasoutragedbythesuggestionsinthe agreedthereshouldbeareviewinto restaurantsetupandownedby frommumandhavedonewhat
review.Hesaid:“Toclasspeoplefrom the review to be able to fully under- hersonAlfonsointhetown. she’sdonefor20years.Butshe’s FOOTBALL:Donstransferlatest
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Couple living in
tent nightmare
ByScottkiRk
[email protected]
NOThavingahomeissomething
youwouldn’twishonyourworst
enemy,butsleepingroughissome-
thingthathasbecomearealityfor
onecoupleinMiltonKeynes.
PitchedinatentoutsideB&Qin
rooksley,SimonandAgnesDiatta
have been living in these condi-
tionsforeightmonths.
Therecentwetweatherhasturned
their patch of land into a boggy
swampandtheyarerelyingonthe
kindnessofotherstobeabletoeat
anddrink.
Simon’ssituationbegantounrav-
el when his sister Elizabeth
Douglas,41,diedofcanceraround
ayearago.itledhimtodrinkheav-
ily, which meant he lost his job.
ThenhelosthishomeinBradwell
Villagewhenhismothermovedto
Scarborough.
SimondecidedtostayinMilton
Keynesandboughtatent–andhas
been living on the verge outside
B&Qeversince.
“it’sabitofanightmareandifeel
shameaboutit,”saidthe41-year-
old.iwentthroughadifficultsitua-
tionwithmymumandistilllive
herebecauseiwanttogetmylife
backtonormal.
Tomakethingsevenworse,Simon
andAgnessaytheiriDwasstolen
sixmonthsago,whichmeansthey
have not been able to prove who
theyarewhentheyhaveapproached
MiltonKeynescouncilforhelp.
The council said it has offered
‘appropriateadvice’toSimonand
Agnes about their housing situa-
tion.
Aspokesmansaid:“Hemaywish
tocontactthewinternightshelter
toseeiftheycanofferhimsome
temporaryaccommodation.”
Simon, a trained chef, has now
turned to the soon-to-be-closed
citizens Advice Bureau to see if
Roughingit:SimonandAgnesDiattahavebeenreduced it can help solve the couple’s iD
tolivinginamuddytentoutsideB&QinRooksley problems.
Red diesel warning
Man is killed
in car crash
A50-YEAr-olDman TheenvironmentAgency Thedyedgasoilissolelyfor
hasdiedinhospital (eA)istryingtotrackdown useinregisteredagricultural
afteraroadaccident– thesourceofthereddiesel orconstructionvehiclessuch
sparkingapolice pollutingwatersatthecity’s astractorsandexcavators.
appealforwitnesses. AshlandLakes. AspokesmanfromThe
Between10.15amand Reddieselispoisonousto ParksTrustsaid:“TheeAis
10.30amonSaturday,a animals,sodogownershave doingalotofworktofindthe
greyMercedesc220 beenwarnedtokeeptheir sourceanddealwiththe
lefttheroadandcame petsonaleadwhenwalking consequences.Ourrangers
torestonthebarriers aroundthearea. continuetopatrolthesite.”
inAlstonDrive,
BradwellAbbey, Bus cuts still not decided
oppositethelexus
Garage,offtheH3
MonksWay.
Thedriverofthe Acouncillorreviewingthe wastoldthatitcouldn’thave
Mercedeswastakento MiltonKeynescouncilbudget anyinformationonwhatcuts
MiltonKeynes proposalsthisweekwasleft wereproposedasdiscussions
Hospital.Hewaslater ‘frustratedandnonethe withbusoperatorswere
pronounceddead. wiser’whenhelookedatplans ongoing,accordingtothe
investigatingofficer, tocut£900,000ofsubsidised group’schairman,cllrric
PcianBaldock,ofthe busroutesinthecity. Brackenbury.
roadsPolicing Buseswheretherouteispaid cllrMattclifton,thecabinet
Department,said: forbyacouncilsubsidyface memberresponsiblefor
“Witnessescancontact theaxe,withmorethan65per transport,said,“Weare
meviatheThames centoftheseroutesindanger nottryingtohideanything,
ValleyPoliceEnquiry ofdisappearing. weareindiscussionswith
centreon101.” TheBudgetreviewGroup, bususersandbus
whichmetlastWednesday, companies.”
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[email protected] Milton Keynes Council’s going to cause gridlock in
development control MarlboroughGate.
CritiCs of the proposed committee, which granted “It’s a sad day for Milton
multi-storeycarparkatJohn planningpermission,fornot Keynes.”
Lewishaveaccusedcouncil- havingthe‘guts’torejectthe PeterBallantyne,chairman
lorsof‘cowardice’afterthey plans. of Milton Keynes Bus Users
gaveitplanningpermission. Theo Chalmers, of Urban Group (MKBUG) said
Anumberofcouncillorshad Eden,toldMKNEWS:“Ithink councillors had approved
expressed concerns at the thecouncillorsshowedsense something that was ‘second
design of the building and insayingtheydidn’tlikeitand best’andwouldcausemore
alsocriticisedtheschemeas complete cowardice in then delaysforbususers.
a‘missedopportunity’. votingforit.Youcan’thaveit AndLindaInoki,frompres-
Despite these comments, both ways. I think they’re suregroupXplain,added:“I
somewhohadslammedthe afraidofgoingtoappealand think the council has seri-
schemethenvotedforit,as having costs against them, ouslyletdownthepeopleof
theyfelttherewasnotasuf- which in times of austerity I MiltonKeynes.
ficient planning reason to supposemakessense. “This thing fails as a sus-
turnitdownandfearedthe “I’m sure officers could tainabledevelopment.There
potential pitfalls of a legal havefoundreasonstolegiti- are no economical or social
challengeiftheyrejectedthe mately reject this applica- gainsassociatedwithalife-
scheme. tion.Idon’tthinktheyhave less, dead multi-storey car
This led detractors of the lookeddeeplyenoughintoall park.”
Vote welcomed ‘We really had no choice’
ThEdecisionhasbeen
welcomedbythecentre:mk. COUNCiLLOrAndrew somethingiswrong.sitin
Nearly1,500carparking Geary,chairmanofthe thatseatandyouwillfind
spaceswillformthe developmentcontrol out,actually,thatyoutake
developmentandthe committee,whovotedin decisionsnotonemotion,
shoppingcentrebelievesit favourofthemulti-storey butyoutakethemonpolicy
willhelpsolvecurrent carparkatJohnLewis, andplanningtermsandthat
parkingissuesinthecity hopestheschemenevergets iswhatwehavedone.
centre.JamesWaugh,centre built. “ifweweretohaverefused
director,said:“Parkinghas ButCllrGeary,pictured, thisandthishadgoneto
longbeenthesinglebiggest challengedhiscriticsto appealandthat
issueraisedbyshoppersand comeanddohisjobandsaid was
retailersandthismajor thingscouldhavebeen‘alot successful,
investmentispartofthe worse’. thiscouncil
solutiontotheseproblems. Hesaid:“Comeandtake couldhave
“Thecarparkwillmake ourposition,sitthereanddo gonedownfor
thecitymorewelcomingto that.thereareplentyof abucketloadof
visitorsandisanimportant peoplewhoarequite coststhatwould
firststepinourlong-term preparedtoshoutand costthe
plans.” screamwhentheythink taxpayer.
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