Northampton Herald & Post, January 10, 2013

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Injured player’s
two-hour wait
for ambulance
BYLAWRENCEJOHN “Iamfuriousandoutragedbywhat six minutes of its journey, the
[email protected] has happened. We phoned the ambulancehadtobedivertedtoa
ambulance service a number of life-threatening emergency for a
ATEENAGERfromEastHunsbury times. patientreportingtohavebreathing
was left in agony on a football “Having to wait two-and-a-half problems.
field with a broken leg for nearly hoursisunacceptable. “Onthisday,wewereextremely
two-and-a-half hours before an “It has been a very traumatic busy responding to life-threaten-
ambulancearrived. experience for Julian and it left a ing emergencies which include
Julian da Silva, 18, had been verybadtasteinourmouths. peoplereportingacardiacarrest,
playingforIrchesterSportsagainst “Wewanttomakepeopleaware someonewhohasstoppedbreath-
BurtonParkatBartonSeagraveon this has happened and not let it ing or suffering a catastrophic
Sundaywhenhesufferedadouble happentoanyoneelse.” bleed,andtakingpeopletohospi-
fractureofhisrightleg. Thefamilywillbemakingafor- talforfurthertreatment.
AtonestagehisfatherPaulowas mal complaint to East Midlands “A double ambulance crew
sodesperatetotrytohelphisson, AmbulanceService. became available at 13:08 and
hecameveryclosetomovinghim Phil Milligan, East Midlands within 11 seconds it had been
but thankfully he did not, as he Ambulance Service Chief allocatedtothecall.
was told by a consultant at Executive, said: “On Sunday, we “It arrived on scene 31 minutes
Northampton General Hospital, receivedacallat10:55amtoreport after a response car paramedic
that the broken bone could have atraumaticinjurysustainedbyMr whohadarrivedonthescenetwo
cut an artery and it would have daSilvawhilstheplayedfootball. hours and five minutes after the
beenfarworse. “Hewasconsciousandbreathing originalcallwaspickedup.
Despite calls for an ambulance andthecallwascategorisedasnot “Mr da Silva was taken to the
onedidnotturnupfortwo-and-a- being immediately life-threaten- NorthamptonGeneralHospital.
half hours-thiswas31minutes ing, requiring an ambulance “Iamsorryforthedistressexpe-
after a paramedic arrived - two responsewithin30minutes. riencedbyMrdaSilvaandforthe
hours and five minutes after the “At 11:08am an available double anxiety caused to his family and
originalcallwaspickedup. crewedambulancewasdispatched friendswhowerewithhimatthe
Hismother,MegandaSilvasaid: torespondtotheincident.Within time.” RECOVERING:PaulodaSilvawithhissonJulianatNorthamptonGeneral
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Anthonycowdell carltownsend craigbosworth
Darrenburnett Gavinburnett paulGrimbley
Burglary and motor theft
gang locked up for spree
bySophieScott using a stolen Nissan Terrano vehicle. Close,Northampton,pleadedguiltyto
[email protected] Oneofthegroupstoodinthedoorway conspiracy to commit burglary and
ofthefoyertokeeptheautomaticdoor theft of a motor vehicle and was
SIXmenhavebeenjailedforatotalof from closing while the theft was in sentencedtofouryearsandsixmonths
morethan20yearsforaburglaryspree progress. tobeservedconcurrently.
acrossthecounty. Thestrapswerenotstrongenoughto -CraigBosworth,28,ofByfieldRoad,
TheinvestigationstartedinMaylast pull the machine from its fixings and Northampton,pleadedguiltytoburgla-
year following a series of commercial broke, however the attempt caused ryandwassentencedtotwoyearsand
burglaries in Northamptonshire and significantdamagetothebuilding. sixmonthsincustody.
neighbouringcounties. GavinBurnettadmittedbeinginvolved - Paul Grimbley, 25, of Briar Hill,
Whencommittingtheseoffences,the in this offence along with three other Northampton, pleaded guilty to two
defendants used cars that they had maskedmen. offencesofatheftofmotorvehicleand
stolenfromotherlocations. Theotherdefendantsdidnotadmitto was sentenced to 12 months and four
They used cloned or stolen number beinginvolvedinthisincident. monthstobeservedconcurrently.
plates on the cars in order to thwart OnMay21,2012,AnthonyCowdelland - Gavin Burnett, 31, of Melbourne
attemptsbythepolicetoidentifythem. twoothermen,whohavenotbeeniden- Walk, Northampton, pleaded guilty to
TheoffencesdatedbetweenApril2012 tified,carriedoutaburglaryatHarpole conspiracytocommitburglaryandwas
whereWaitroseinBrackleywasbroken VillageStore. sentencedtofouryearsandsixmonths.
intoandawheeliebinusedtostealciga- InNovember,thedefendantspleaded -CarlTownsend,30,ofCoverackClose,
rettesandJunewhereaLondisstorein guiltyto18commercialburglariesand Northampton, pleaded guilty to con-
HighStreet,Hardingstone,wasbroken one theft of a motor vehicle between spiracy to commit burglary and was
intoandcigarettesstolen. them. sentencedtofouryearsandsixmonths.
There was also an attack on the TheyweresentencedatNorthampton DetectiveInspectorLorraineGordon,
Roadchef Services on the M1 north- CrownCourtonJanuary4. who led the investigation, said: “This
boundinMay. Theyare: was an organised criminal gang who
Four men entered the services at -DarrenBurnett,37,ofBillingRoad, committed numerous offences with
Junction 15a wearing balaclavas and Northampton, pleaded guilty to completedisregardforpeople’sproper-
attachedalongliftingstraparoundthe conspiracy to commit burglary and ty.
cashmachineattherearofthefoyer. theftof amotorvehicleandwassen- “They caused thousands of pounds
They attempted to pull the machine tencedtofouryearsandtwomonths. worth of damage affecting businesses
fromitsfittingsandoutofthebuilding - Anthony Cowdell, 24, of Coverack andthelocalcommunity.”
River search for missing man Deputy Suzette has new job
THEpoliceandfireservice towncentrehastakenplace, THEcounty’ssecondmostsen- appointed,althoughhermove
havebeensearchingtheRiver withmorethan200piecesof iorpoliceofficerwillbetaking willbeahugelossto
NeneformissingArturLiana. CCTVbeingviewedbutthere thetopjobatanotherforce. Northamptonshire.
MrLiana,32,waslastseen isstillnoevidencetosuggest NorthamptonshirePolice’s “Wearefortunatethatwe
intheearlyhoursof wherehehasgone. DeputyChiefConstableSuzette haveastrongChiefOfficer
December22inthecentreof DetectiveInspectorLouise Davenportistobecomethe teamandtogetherwewillcon-
Northampton.Hehadbecome Fleckney,fromNorthampton ChiefConstableof tinuetodriveforwardtheper-
separatedfromhisfriends CID,said:“Thesearchofthe GloucestershirePolice. formanceoftheForcetodeliv-
andCCTVfootageshowshim riverisjustoneaspectofthe Shewillbetheforce’sfirst erourintentionofmaking
outsidetheBorjianightclubin workthatistakingplaceto womanchiefin174years. Northamptonshirethesafest
CastillianStreetatabout traceMrLiana.” ChiefConstableAdrianLee countyinEngland.”
1.35am. Anyonewithanyinformation said:“Iwouldliketooffermy Shetakesupherroleon
Anextensivesearchofthe shouldcontactpoliceon101. congratulationstoheronbeing February1.
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Brian Binley announces he is to start
cancer treatment for lump in his neck
NORTHAMPTONSouthMPBrianBinley staffatNorthamptonGeneralHospital
hasannouncedthatheistoundergo andthedoctorsarefullyconfidentthat
chemotherapyforcancer. theconditionismanageableandthat
TheConservativeMPwillstartasix- thetreatmentwillresultinremission.
monthtreatmentforLowGrade “Iam,ofcourse,hopefulofthat
Lymphoma,hehasannouncedtoday. outcometoo,notleastbecauseIstill
The70-year-oldfoundalumpinhis havealotofworktodoin
necktwoyearsagoandismakinghis Northampton.”
constituentsawareastowhyhis MrBinleyoverseestheNorthampton
appearancemaychangeoverthe Aliveprojectandischairmanof
comingweeks. NorthamptonRailUsersGroup,which
Hesaid:“Letmesayfromtheoutset isinvolvedintheplanstoredevelop
thatIrecognisethatmanyotherpeople thetrainstation,andremainsdeter-
havegonethroughandwillgothrough minedtoseetheprojectsthrough.
theexactsamesituationthatIam Headded:“InotherwordsIfacethe
abouttoembarkupon. newyearwithoptimism,bothfor
“TherealreasonIamsayingallof myselfandforthetownwhichIhave
thisisthatthedoctorshavetoldme hadthegreathonourtorepresent.
myhairmightfalloutandIthinkmy “Togetherwecanensurethatthe
constituentsoughttoknowwhythat workwedooverthenexttwoorthree
changemightbeoccurring,ifitdoes. yearswillrestoreNorthamptontoits
“Ihavenothingbutpraiseforthe rightfulplaceasoneoftheleading TREATMENT:BrianBinleyMPforNorthamptonSouth
‘Selfish’ finance boss
jailed for £300k theft
BySoPhiEScoTT finance team at Billing Inmitigation,PhillipaEllis spective,youweregettingan
[email protected] Aquadrome and it was not said: “His habits did not income of around £50,000
until after his resignation, change (after his prison beforetaxwhichequatesto
A FINANCE manager at a whichcameadaybeforehe term) and when he met his £4-4,500amonth.Youwere,
holidayparkhasbeenjailed was jailed at Cambridge newwifehetreatedherlav- on average, stealing nearly
WOODVENETIANS•VENETIANS•
for stealing more than Crown Court, that his theft ishly. doublethatamonth. PLEATS•HANDMADEROMANS•
£300,000fromthecompany. cametolight. “His monthly outgoings “You were undeterred by HANDMADECURTAINS
Itwasheardincourtyester- In total, he had stolen werearound £5,000 and his prisonsentencesinthepast. 2 &CURTAINS CONSERVATORYSPECIALISTS
day that Andrew Stockwin, £301,640.86bymakingoutup income did not match what Yougotpeopletotrustyou Vertical Roller Blinds
48,iscurrentlyservingajail to90chequestotwoBarclays hewasspending.” andthenstolefromthem.”
or
term for a similar offence bankaccountsinhisname. Judge Mayo said: “I have Hewasjailedfortwoyears
where he stole hundreds of The court was told that formedtheviewthatyouare and nine months for the
thousandsofpoundsfroma Stockwinhadsimilaroffenc- a selfish man. You put your theft of £142,315.82 from
previousemployer. esdatingback18yearsand own material desires above BillingAquadromebetween £90
Stockwin used the money hadbeenjailedfortwoyears, anythingelse.” May 1, 2008 and June 30,
he took from Billing and then for another five He added: “You secured a 2009.
Aquadrome, between May years, at Aylesbury Crown job at Billing Aquadrome Hewashandedaconsecu- R
2008andSeptember2010,to Courtin1998. andyoubeganstealingfrom tivesentenceofthreeyears E
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funda‘lavish’lifestyle. Hewasduetobereleased your employer until you andsixmonthsforthetheft F
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Jenna Allen, prosecuting, from his five-year term in decided to leave in ofafurther£159,325.04from
L
told Northampton Crown March, but Judge Rupert September2010. the company between A
CourtthatStockwinheldthe Mayojailedhimforafurther “Doingsomeroughcalcu- August 1, 2009 and C I
most senior position in the sixyearsandthreemonths. lations, to put it into per- September30,2010. P E
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01604890496
BillingGardenVillage,OppositeBilling
Aquadrome,TheCauseway,GreatBillingNN39EX
4|January10,2013|www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk|HERALD&POST £45m bypass will
get the go-ahead
bysophiescott Tuesday.Theroutewould Infrastructure Levy and
[email protected] be designed to a 70mph theNewHomesBonus.
standard so that it could CllrAndreGonzalezDe
THEmuch-awaitedFlore be converted to a dual Savage, county council
bypassisexpectedtoget carriagewayinthefuture. cabinetmemberforinfra-
thenodfromcouncillors Otheralternativeswhich structure and public
nextweek. were considered were protection,said:“TheA45
Northamptonshire Northern route B, a improvementlinkisakey
County Council’s cabinet centralrouteandasouth- priority for the county
istoheartheresultsfrom ernroute. councilandhasbeenfora
the consultation on the The feedback showed numberofyears.
proposed improvements that 84 per cent of “Howevertherehasbeen
to the A45 road between respondents said they alackoffundingavailable
Daventry and preferred a northern to bring such a project
Northampton. bypassroute,with69per forward and that is why
Itwouldcreateabypass centpreferringtheoption we’reusingournewinno-
for the villages of Flore, being considered by vative way of funding to
bottles up for carlsberg production line Upper Heyford and cabinet. get the scheme off the
Weedon and alleviate When the bypass is ground.
currenttrafficpressurein opened,thecountycoun- “Weheldaconsultation
thoseareas. cil believes it would togaugewhichwouldbe
CARLSBERG’Sbottlingplant lastyear,thezoneaimsto ductionofanenvironmental More than 300 people improve development in the most popular route
developmentisnearingcomple- regenerateover120hectaresof programmetoreduceenergy attended three consulta- Daventry,aswell. andusedthisinformation
tionandissettoopenthisyear. mostlydisusedlandalong consumptionandwaste. tion events last summer, Waysofforward-funding toinformourdecisionon
Thescheme,whichalso Northampton’sriverfront. MattCallan,supplychain with a total of 1,008 the project could include which option to take
includesrelatedofficesand Constructionofthebottling directoratCarlsbergUK,said: responsesreceived. seeking investment from forward.
coveredcarparking,willdouble plant,whichisthebrewery’s “InvestinginNorthamptonis Thebulkofthesupport privatedevelopersorthird “Thisisanexcitinginiti-
theamountofbeerthatcanbe secondandcomplementsthe extremelyimportanttous. was for Northern route, partiesaswellasfromthe ative which will greatly
bottledonthesiteinBridge threecanninglinesalreadyin “We’reproudtobepartof Option A, which would Government’s Growing help economic develop-
Street,Northampton. operation. suchagreattown,andnow cost an estimated Places Fund which was ment in the county by
Thenewbottlingplantisin Itfollowsthecompletionofa thattheUKhomeofbeers £40-£45m and form a established for such improving infrastructure
thesoutheastcornerofthesite £40milliondevelopmentof includingCarlsberg,Tuborgand 5.9km single carriageway initiatives. and bring improvements
andfallswithinthe Carlsberg’ssiteinOctober SanMiguelhasbeencemented westoftheM1atjunction Funding could also at a local level by
NorthamptonWaterside 2011,whichsawbrewing inNorthampton,wecan’twait 16. come from Section 106 alleviating traffic
EnterpriseZone. capacityincrease,athirdcan- toseethatfirstbottlerolloff Councillorsareexpected developer contributions, pressuresinanumberof
Announcedbygovernment ninglineinstalledandtheintro- the to approve Option A on the Community villages.”
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Baker and Todd are the
dynamic duo on patrol
PCMattBakerhasa isonatrainingcourse
new‘side-kick’andhis withTodd,three,alsoa
nameisTodd-Police GermanShepherd.
DogTodd. Everythingisgoing
Lastmonth,PCBaker wellforthepair
announcedviaTwitter (pictured)andPC
thatforoperational Bakersaid:“Thebond
reasonshistwo-year- isdevelopingandI
oldGermanShepherd cannotwaitforusto
Bolthadtoleave. beoutonpatrol.”
ButPCBakernowhas Theyareexpectedto
anewcompanionand startonJanuary21.
Age record breaker
Marjorie, 105, dies
bysophiescott
[email protected] RecoRDhoLDeR:Marjorie
Ruddle(left)withsister
ONEofworld’soldestsistershas DorothyRichards
diedattheageof105.
MarjorieRuddleandhersister
Dorothy Richards, 108, were
crowned as the world’s oldest
siblingslastJune.
Thepair,whohadacombined
age of 213, were born in
Northamptonandcelebratedthe
achievementlastsummeratthe
Peterborough nursing home
whereMarjorielived.
Marjorie passed away on
BoxingDayatthehome.Shehad
fallenoverearlierinthemonth.
The sisters were born and
brought up in Northampton
where their father ran a men’s
shoe factory, before the pair
attendedcollegeinLondon.
Thesisterseventuallyreturned
totheEastofEnglandshortlyafter
theirstudieshadfinishedtolook
after the family home
followingthedeathoftheirmother.
Marjorie married her first
husband, Dr James Robertson anopticianandwentontohave Marjorie’sdaughterPatComber
Wills, in Northampton in 1932. three sons, with the family said:“Really,allwewantedwas
Theyhadthreechildren. settlinginStamfordwhereMrs togetthetwoofthemtogether.
Five years after James died, Richardshadasmallgiftshop. “Theyhaven’tseeneachother
MarjoriemarriedarchitectAllan Shenowlivesatacarehomein for three years because my
Ruddle who had a practice in Lincolnshire. mother has a slight disability
Peterborough. Dorothy married Speakingatthepartylastyear, andmyauntisquitefrail.”
Green-fingered school hoping to get your vote
THOMASBecketCatholicSchool for this prize. Voting will open 15. Thomas Becket Catholic
needyourvotestomoveoutofa onlinenextThursdayforpeople Schoolhorticultureteacher,Jane
shedandintoan£80,000class- todecidewhichschoolwillwin. Solazzo, said: “This building
room. Voting is at www.tesconnect. wouldmeanIcouldhavewhole
TheNorthamptonschoolisone com/building and the winner classesupfromprimaryschools
ofsixinthecountryshortlisted willbeannouncedonFebruary tovisit.”
find 1000’s
of cars locally
6|January10,2013|www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk|HERALD&POST £300k fine for firm
after driver crushed
bysophiescott HSE inspector Judith
[email protected] McNulty-Green said:
“MrHomer’sdeathwas
ALORRYfirmhasbeen entirely preventable
fined £326,000 for and his life has need-
‘poor and dangerous’ lesslybeenlost.
healthandsafetyafter “Ithappenedbecause
one of its drivers was ofapooranddangerous
crushedtodeath. practice that the com-
Russell Homer, 44, panywasawareofbut
waskilledbyarunaway didnothingtostop.
lorryinDecember2010 “Appropriate controls
whilehewasworkingat should also have been
Nightfreight Ltd on inplacetoensurevehi-
DoddingtonRoad,Earls clesdidnotrollaway.
Barton. “What is so disap-
He was crushed pointing is that there
against a stationary hadbeenprevioussim-
vehicle when his own ilar incidents at this
vehiclemovedoffwhile FiNeD:thefirmpleadedguiltytohealthandsafetybreaches company and at the
he was coupling the samesite.
tractorunittothetrail- Northampton Crown to effectively monitor “Lessons should have
er. CourtheardonMonday its employees and been learned from
Afterstrikinghimthe thataninvestigationby ensure they followed thesebutweren’t.”
lorry continued to roll the Health and Safety the correct, safe work- Nightfreight of
downaslope,travelling Executive(HSE)identi- ingprocedure. Willenhall, West
another 27 metres fied issues with TheHSEinvestigation Midlands, pleaded
before crashing into a Nightfreight drivers also found that there guilty to breaching
wall. coupling up vehicles were no appropriate Sections2(1)and3(1)of
Had it not been without following the measures in place to theHealthandSafetyat
stopped by the wall it company’srules. preventvehiclesparked WorketcAct1974.
mayhaverolleddirectly They were not apply- ontheslopefromroll- The company was
outontoapublichigh- ing the handbrake to ing away, such as flat- fined £270,000 for the
way. thetractorunitorturn- teningitout,installing Section2(1)chargeand
MrHomer,afatherof ingofftheengine. roadbumpsinfrontof £30,000fortheSection
two from Overstone, This dangerous prac- the vehicle wheels, or 3(1)offence.
diedatthescenefroma tice was known to usingchocks. Itwasalsoorderedto
seriouschestinjury. Nightfreightwhofailed After the hearing paycostsof£26,000.
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Town is planning to develop a Cultural Quarter
ANEWCultural DerngateandGuildhall becomeafocusfor
Quarterison Roadandwillmark futuredevelopments
thecardsfor theuniquecreative thatwillattract
Northampton,ithas clusterthathasgrown creativeandcultural
beenannounced. upthere. enterprisesandother
Theplanwillgo TheForumwillbe complementary
beforeNorthampton drawnfrom businesses.
BoroughCouncil’s NorthamptonBorough CllrDavidMackin-
cabinetnext Council,Northampton tosh,leaderof
Wednesdayandif ArtsCollective, NorthamptonBorough
approved,anewbody Royal&Derngate Council,said:“Northa-
–theNorthampton Theatres,78Derngate, mptonreallyisalive
CulturalForum–will Northamptonshire withworldclass
besetuptodrivefor- CountyCouncil, cultureandenterprise
wardthedevelopment CreativeNorthants; andweareserious
ofthequarter. Universityof aboutmakingthe
TheCulturalQuarter NorthamptonandArts townaplacewhere
willencompassthe CouncilEngland. creativitycan
areaborderedby TheQuarterwill flourish.” CULTURECALL:CllrMackintosh
Historical finds at
site of new station
BYSOPHIESCOTT
[email protected]
ARCHAEOLOGISTS
haveunearthedaSaxon
broochandanironstone
wallatthetrainstation.
Thetrench,whichwas
duginOctober2012,has
found remains dating
back to the Medieval
andSaxonperiod.
Theyincludedaniron-
stonewall,potteryfrag-
mentsandabrooch.
Therewillbeanarchae-
ological investigation
covering the full foot-
printofthenewstation
buildinginthenextfew
weeks. The excavation TRENCH:Thesiteofthedignearthestation
will seek to reveal and
record any remains in existingbuilding. Chris next stage of investiga-
thearea,priortobuild- Garden, WNDC’s tionswillhelpusensure
ingstartinginSpring. DirectorofRegeneration, thehistoryofthesiteis
In medieval times said: “Not only does recordedandrespected
Northampton Castle Northampton have a as the development
wassituatedonpartof brightfuture;ithasarich movesahead.”
thecurrentstationsite. andimportantpast. Thedetaileddesignof
However, it was largely “That’s why we are thestationbuildingwill
destroyedanddisplaced working in partnership be finalised early this
overtimeastherailway with archaeological year, with construction
wasdeveloped. experts as we prepare worksduetocommence
Thenewstationwillbe for the new and intheSpringandcom-
twice the size of the improved station. The pletein2014.
Christmas drink-drive campaign
Herald&PostBrief
leaves nearly 80 facing charges
TEENS’BURGLARYARREST
TWO17-year-oldboyshave
beenarrestedonsuspicion
MORE than double were made between only stop any motor- ofaburglaryatahouse.
theamountofdrivers 7am and noon - ‘the ists who think it is Thepair,bothfrom
were breathalysed in morningafter’. okay to drive while Northampton,werearrestedin
December than the Of the 115 arrested, overthelimitbutalso FriarsAvenueandnearby
previousyear. 24wereyoungdrivers to educate all motor- LondonRoadyesterday
Last month, 5,732 aged between 17 and istsaboutthedangers afternoon.
people were tested 24. of drink and drug Abagcontainingcomputer
byNorthamptonshire Deputy Chief driving. equipmentandgameswas
Police compared to Constable Suzette “Officers take the foundinanadjacentgarage
2,532 in the same Davenportsaid:“Even opportunity to speak block.
periodin2011. thoughwedidbreath- to those motorists
However,almostthe alysemorepeoplethe they pull over about ‘OUTSTANDING’SCHOOL
same number of numberoverthelimit the rules of the road MALCOLMArnoldAcademy
people were arrested wasslightlyless. and what the conse- iscelebratingafterOfsted
inbothyears. “ThisissomethingI quences could be if releasedtheresultsfromits
Just two less people cautiously welcome they do decide to inspection.
werearrestedbyoffic- and hope it means drinkanddrive. Itratedthebehaviourand
ers in December. Of that motorists are “Officers carry out safetyofthestudentsand
those 115, 78 have finally starting to breath tests through- leadershipwithinthe
been charged, with think before they get outtheyearaspartof Academyasoutstanding.
investigationscontin- behindthewheelafter our‘FatalFour’cam- Overall,itwasgiven‘Good
uingontheothers. havingadrink. paign, not just at withOutstandingfeatures.’
Seven of the arrests “Our aim is to not Christmas.”
8|January10,2013|www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk|HERALD&POST
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New recruits to start
work in town’s parks
FOURnewneighbourhoodwardensand
twoparkrangersarethismonthtaking
uptheirposts.
Thenewrecruitswillbringthetotal
numberofneighbourhoodwardensin
Northamptonto13andparkrangersto
five.
Theywillhelplookafterthetown’s
communitiesandparks.
Thenewwardensandrangersare
expectedtobeoutandaboutoverthe
comingweeksandfullyoperationalby
pARKs:cllrMackintoshandcllrcaswellmeetthewardens thebeginningofApril.
Private hire drivers
rapped for ‘flagging’
bysophiescott whohavebookedthejourneyin responsibly.Itisonlyrightthat
[email protected] advance. wenotonlyexpectaprivatehire
Since 2009, Northampton vehicletoberoadworthy,butthe
MORE than 80 private hire Borough Council has success- driverknowsthelaw.
drivers have been taken to fully prosecuted 81 drivers at “Aprivatehiredriverwillinval-
court for illegally picking up Northampton Magistrates’ idatetheirinsuranceiftheypick
faresinthestreet. Court for ‘flagging’ - which is upafarethathasnotpre-booked
In the past three years, 24 when they get business from a their journey. This is not only
privatehiredrivershavehadtheir member of the public in the illegalbutirresponsible.Iwould
licencesuspendedwhileafurther samewayataxiwould. hate to think what would hap-
12havehaditrevoked. This invalidates the driver’s pen if there were an accident
The figures were released to insurance. involvinganuninsureddriver.
theHerald&PostafteraFreedom Councillor John Caswell said: “This is something we take
ofInformationrequest. “As professional drivers people seriously and we make regular
Private hire drivers are only trustprivatehiredriverstoget checkstocatchdriverswhoare
allowed to pick up passengers themtoadestinationsafelyand preparedtobreakthelaw.”
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Turn speed cameras back on after road deaths
4WatersideWay,
TheLakes,
Northampton,NN47XD.
SOthere’sariseofalmost90percentinroad
ManagingDirector deathsinthefirstfullyearsincethespeed
MikeRichardson cameraswereswitchedoff.
[email protected] Thepolicedon’tacceptthattheremovalof
thespeedcamerasisthecause.
First,Ifeeldesperatelysorryforthepeople
EDITORIAL:
whohavelosttheirsons,daughters,husbands,
SeriesEditor:
wives,mothersandfathers.
ChrisGill
Roaddeathsarenotjustastatistic,theygoon
01604614606
affectingfamiliesfordecadesafterwards.
[email protected]
Second,Iunderstandthatthecausescanbe
manythings–mobilephoneuse,alcohol,poor
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