2|HERALD&POST-Thursday,January7,2010 Step into... E C h o i c e ! MASSIVESavings! G U H It’s all white as snow makes a comeback BYTOBYLOCK [email protected] SNOW caused havoc across Northamptonshirewithmorethan80schools and colleges closed yesterday due to the weather. SnowfallonTuesdaynightmeantthousands ofyoungstersenjoyedadayoffschool,while commuterssatintrafficonsnarleduproads. Theconditionsalsoforcedthecountycouncil tocancelschoolandsocialservicestransport andmotoristswerewarnedtotakeextratime and care when travelling, with only essential journeysadvised. A spokesperson from Northamptonshire CountyCouncilsaid:“Makesureyoutakecare in potentially dangerous weather conditions withadviceonkeepingyourhousewarmand JJJJAAAANNNNUUUUAAAARRRRYYYY howtoensureyoursafetyontheroads.” AspokeswomanforNorthamptonshirePolice said: “Snow has fallen across the county throughout the night with south Northants SSSSAAAALLLLEEEE receivingthemost. “Assuchmotoristsarebeingadvisedtomake suretheyleaveplentyoftimefortheirjourneys anddriveappropriatelyfortheconditionsthey face. NNNNOOOOWWWW OOOONNNN!!!! “Moreminorroadsdohavesnowonandso motoristsareadvisedtotakecareifventuring out and make sure they allow extra time for theirjourney,especiallyastherushhourgets underway.” PPPPlllleeeeaaaasssseeee ccccaaaallllllll MGWSP,thehighwaysserviceproviderforthe CountyCouncil,isworkingaroundtheclockto ffffoooorrrr ddddeeeettttaaaaiiiillllssss keep routes clear of snow and ice and are assessingthesituationhourly. RebeccaMiller,communicationsmanagerat MGWSP,saidregularmeetingsarebeingheldto Snowyscenesacross plan for evening and early morning gritting Northamptonyesterday OUR PRICE-PROMISE runsfromthe27-strongfleetoftrucks. Shealsoassuredthepublicthatthereisplen- “Wewillmatchorbetter tyofgrit,thoughnotallofthegritbinswillbe anygenuinelikeforlike refilled, as priority must go to footpaths and Traditional majorroadroutes. writtenquotationfromany Composite Doors She said:“We are focusing on gritting foot- FROMONLY ofourcompetitors” waysinthemainshoppingandpedestrianised £695 areasandrefillinggritbinsacrossthecounty.It willnotbepossibletofillallofthe1,729salt binsbutallavailableresourcesarebeingused FITTED tomaximisetheamountofbinsfilled. “Saltbinsarethereforthepublictouseonthe highwaysandfootwaysandMGWSPareurging peoplenottoemptythesebinsforprivateuse.” Bin brother to learn from your rubbish Unit7,MonarchCourt(offSalthouseRoad) SAMPLESfromyourbinscould betweenJanuaryandMarch. Thewastecollectedisnot beanalysedtoimprovethe Blackbinbagswillbetaken linkedtoahouseholdandall BrackmillsIndEst,NorthamptonNN47BD 01604 630 630 wastemanagementservicein fromasmallnumberof theresultswillremain Northamptonshire. propertiesbyspecialistsfrom anonymousandconfidential. Astudytoanalysesamples thecompanyResource Thecouncilsareworkingto ofhouseholdrubbishisbeing Futures. findalternativewaysof OPENMon-Fri9.30-6 Sat10-4 Sun10-4 carriedoutbyProjectReduce, Theywillworkseparately treatinganddisposingofblack ALSOAT:WellingboroughFactoryShowroomConservatoryComplex,AstrasealHouse, ajointventurebetweenMilton fromtheusualbincollection binwastethatendsupin PatersonRoad,FinedonRoadIndEst,Wellingborough01933 227233 KeynesCouncilandNorth- servicesbutareactingon landfill.Forthefullstorysee amptonshireCountyCouncil behalfofthelocalauthorities. www.northantshp.co.uk www.astraseal.co.uk HERALD&POST-Thursday,January7,2010|3 Digging in to bring water feature to the market WORKonthehighlyanticipated MarketSquarefountaingot underwaythisweek. Example Prices Installationofthewaterfeature, whichwillbesurroundedbyacircular pavedareaandgroundlighting,began Back Door £495 yesterdayandisduetobecompleted Front Door £595 bytheendofApril. Theseven-jetfountainwillblast French Doors £649 waterfromthegroundandtherewill Patio Doors £699 benewseatsnearby. NorthamptonBoroughCouncillor Allpricesincludefitting&VATFensaRegistered andcabinetmemberfor regeneration,RichardChurch, pictured,said:“Afountainis somethingpeoplewantedtosee reinstatedinthetownsoI’msure thatastheinstallationprogressesit willbereallyinterestingforpassers by.Althoughthesitewillbefenced offfortheperiodofconstructionfor safetyreasons,therewon’tbeany majordisruptionstotheareaandthe businessesaroundthesouth-east cornerofthemarketwillbeopenas usual. “Itwillbearealfocalpointforthe centreofNorthamptonwherepeople DON’TWAIT canmeetuporrelaxonthenew seating. FORYOUR “Onceitiscompleteitwillmakethe maingatewayintoourhistoric PERFECTJOB MarketSquareaspecialplacefor peoplewhoaregoingshoppingorto ourrangeofexcitingevents.” Theprojectispartofthewider regenerationoftheMarketSquare. Councillors rapped PLACEYOURCV ONLINEWITH USNOW! over academy plan BYTOBYLOCK Independent councillor Tony [email protected] Clarke said: “The cabinet has donemoredamagetotherepu- CABINETmemberscameunder tationoftheConservativeparty fireforthewaytheyhandledthe thanweasopposingcouncillors academyplansatWestonFavell could ever have achieved, and School,despiterevealingthose have developed a reputation of plans looked likely to be beingoutoftouchandunrepen- dropped. tant. CouncillorsmetonTuesdayat “Thecabinethasgottolistento an Extraordinary Meeting of Despiteplanstodropthepro- the people of Northampton- Northamptonshire County posal, debate swirled among shire,notjusttotheirownvoic- Councilfollowingthecontrover- councillors who felt that the es.” sysurroundingtheschool. decisionwaspoorlyhandledand Cabinet member for children 24 Specialist Antiques & There, it was revealed that calledforanewcabinet. and young people, Cllr Andrew plans looked set to be rejected In a motion put forward by Grant defended the council’s Collectables Stalls nextweekwhenmembersofthe leaderoftheLibDemgroup,Cllr stanceonthematter. cabinet meet on Tuesday, Brendan Glynane said: “This Hesaid:“WhenWestonFavell Formoreinformation: January10. councilhasnoconfidenceinthe School went into National InDecember,membersofthe decisionofitsExecutivetoissue Challenge, we had a meeting www.marketsquareevents.com cabinet chose to ignore public a statutory notice of closure in withschoolgovernorsandstaff, 01604 838555 opinion, voting in favour of an respectofWestonFavellSchool and the consensus was that academyatWestonFavell. andcallsupontheSecretaryof academystatuswasthewayfor- However,aftersponsorsUnited State for Children, Schools and ward. Learning Trust (ULT) withdrew, Families not to proceed with “Thismotionwillbewithdrawn thecouncilcontinueditsbidto proposals for an academy to nextweekatthecabinetmeet- findareplacement. replaceWestonFavellSchool.” ing.” Police double stop-checks for safety campaign MOREthan100peoplewere natedoperations,alldrivers gettingbehindthewheelunder arrestedfordrink-drivingas involvedinroadtrafficcolli- theinfluence.”Headded: policesteppeduptheir sions,spottedcommittingroad “Offendersstandaveryhigh Christmascrackdown. trafficoffences,andthosesus- chanceofgettingcaughtandwe Atotalof1,358breathtests pectedofhavingdrankalcohol, muststressthatadrinkdrive wereconductedbyofficersin werealsosubjectedtobreath convictionhasthepotentialto December,resultingin108 tests. ruinyourlife-notonlywillyou arrests-65havesincebeen ChiefinspectorGaryPercival haveacriminalrecordandsub- charged,while43arestillbeing said:“Whilewearepleasedthat stantialfine,youcouldalsolose investigated-aspartof thepercentageofpeoplefailing yourlicenceandyourjob. 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Millions see Matt take control of the tardis NORTHAMPTON hasanew Care in your own home! Doctor. Millionswatch- edasMattSmith madehisdebut intheBBCsmash DrWhoashe tookoverthe reignsfrompop- ularScotDavid TennantonNew Year’sDay. The27-year- old,whoattend- edNorthampton SchoolforBoys, isthelatestinthe longlineof actorstohave playedthemys- Weprovidehelp,encouragementandpracticalsupportwithall terioustime-trav- aspects of daily life, including personal care, getting up and ellingherosince itsfirstscreening dressed, housework, getting out and about and accessing in1963. activitiesinthecommunity. Mattwas announcedas Wehelp: thesuccessorto DavidTennant ●theelderly thistimelast ●childrenandyoungadultswithspecialneedsandtheirfamilies year. ●adultswithlearningdisabilities ●adultswithphysicaldisabilities MP bids farewell as he prepares to bow out ●adultswithmentalhealthneeds Weprovidecarefrom30minutevisits,rightthroughtolive-in24hour ‘IHAVEdonemybesttoserveyou’isthe down.Iamsorrythatthishascomeatatime care. Ourservicelauncheson1stAugust2009. Todiscusswhatwecan messagefromdepartingMPTimBoswell. whenParliament’sreputationhasbeenstained doforyou,ortojoinourteamofdedicated,reliableandprofessional MrBoswell,whorepresentsDaventryand bytheexpensesscandal. SouthNorthamptonshire,announcedthree “Thereisnodoubtthatwemusttakeurgent carers,pleasecall08456434890 yearsagothathewouldnotstandatthenext actionwithacompletelydifferentindependent [email protected] election,whichwilltakeplacewithinthenext regulator,toputthisbehindusandrestore sixmonths. credibilityforParliamentfollowingtheGeneral Asapartingmessagetoconstituents,Mr Election. Boswellhasthankedpeoplefortheirsupport. “Iwouldliketoexpressmythankstoallthose Hesaid:“Ourpoliticalsystemis whohavehelpedmeonthislongjourney. unpredictable,butwedoknowthatageneral “Thisincludesotherelectedmembers, electionwilltakeplacewithinthenextsix includingcouncillorsatalllevels,allthosewho months.ItisoverthreeyearssinceIannounced workinpublicservices,includingeducation, thatIwouldnotbestandingagainfor healthandcouncilsandtheemergency www.homecarenorthants.com ParliamentasIamnow67,haveservedfor services,thoseincludingmyfriendsandmy Becausethequalityofyourcarematters twenty-twoandahalfyearsandknowthat ownfamilywhohavecampaignedwithmeand constituencyboundarieswillbealtered allmyconstituentswhohavehada radicallytocreateanewseatofSouth constructiverelationshipwithme. NorthamptonshireandtransformtheDaventry “IhavedonemybesttoserveyouandIknow t:01604 614600 constituencyitself.Ihavegreatlyenjoyedmy thatinspiteofthechangeswhichhavetaken timeasyourMP,andIhopeIhavebeenableto place,thatwillremainthemaintaskofmy www.hpnorthants.co.uk helpyou.Butnowthetimehascometostep successorsasMPs.” 6|HERALD&POST-Thursday,January7,2010 amessagefromtheMayor Herald&PostBriefs KeepingdriversonRightrack YOUNGpeoplearebeingofferedfree drivingskillssessionsatSilverstoneas partoftheRightracksruralroadsafe- Here’s an idea to help tyinitiative. TheCasualtyReductionPartnership isrunningfreeexperiencedaysfor youngdriversatSilverstoneCircuit. TheRightrackszoneincludes54vil- lagesinSouthNorthamptonshire,as us cope with snow... wellasthetownsofTowcesterand Brackley. RightracksDrive16,for16-year-olds toexperiencetheirfirsttasteofdriv- ing,willtakeplaceonSunday, February21.RightracksCarKraft Experience,fordriversaged17-24, willtakeplaceonSunday,March21. HAPPYNewYear!Itcertainlyis cers,shepherds,themenwhogrit tobeagritbinbyeverysteep Formoreinformation,ortoreceive fortheyoungpeopleintheroad theroadsorwhohavetodrivein pieceofroad,butthesedaysgrit anapplicationform,emailname, whereIlive,asahalf-finished challengingconditionstodeliver binsinNorthamptonareseen addressandthenameofthecourse snowman,abandonedwhilea thegoodssoessentialtomodern aboutasfrequentlyasthe youareapplyingforto:roadsafe- snowballfightgoeson,willtesti- life. county’sfabledwildleopard(does [email protected] fy. Iwasfollowingalorrytheother itexistordoesn’tit?). phone01604654436.Formscanalso Snowisaproblemformany daywhichhadastickeronthe Everycountycouncillorhas bedownloadedonlineat: people,especiallytheelderly. back. £10,000tospendonimproving www.rightracks.co.uk Ifyouhavesomeonewholives Ican’tremembertheexactword- theircommunity. Decosetforanotherpanto nearyouwhoisalone,elderly, ing,butitwassomethinglike“Ifit LivingasIdoinacul-de-sac frailorhousebound,beagood wasinyourshopitgotthereby witharight-angledturnontoa ANYONEbraveenoughtolookahead neighbour. lorry”. shortsteephilltoaccessthemain tonextChristmaswillbepleasedto Callinonthemtoseeifthereis Inthebestofweathermanoeu- roadIwouldfindagritbinagod- knowpantomimelookssettoreturn anywayyoucanhelp. vringa40footarticulatedvehicle sendandI,andIamsuremy totheDecoTheatre. Theymayfeelunabletogoto isnoteasy;inconditionslikewe neighbours,wouldwillinglygo AfterathreeyearabsencePeterPan theshops,andeveniftheyare havethisweekittakesaspecial outandspreadanysaltthecounty wasperformedthereoverthefestive keepingwarmandhaveawell- kindofskill. councilprovided. seasonandfollowingitssuccessplans stockedlarder,theymaymiss Imentionedgrittingtheroads So,havingreadthatmanycoun- arealreadyinplacetostageAladdin humancontact,so15minutes earlier. tycouncillorshavesofarspent nextChristmas. havingachatwillmakethemfeel Thisissomethingthatisneeded noneofthat£10,000theyare PeterPanwasproducedbyKevin valued. everyyear,butitisrarethat giventohelptheircommunities andJillRoachofMoultonPark-based Notonlywillyoubeagood Northamptonshirehasasmuch (moneythatcomesoutofthe theatreproductioncompanyStage Samaritanbutitmaygiveyoua snowasitishavingatpresent. counciltaxweallpay),hereisan RightProductions. goodfeelingaboutyourselftoo. Grittingisanexpensivebusi- ideaforthem-ifyouhaveno The42showrunfinishedonNew Snowalsomakeslifehardfor ness,andonecountycouncilin otherplansspendsomeofthat Year’sEve. manypeoplewhoworkoutdoors ourareahasestimatedthatithad moneyonprovidinggritbinsin MrRoach,whoalsodirectedthe too. spentsome£1million,instaff hillyareas.Andthatwouldmake panto,said:“We’vehadsomefantastic Thinkofthemanypeoplewho overtimeandbuyingsalt,by itahappynewyearforthousands audiences,plentyoffullhousesand havetoworkoutsidewhateverthe Mondaynight. ofNorthamptonresidentsinthese mostimportantly,someterrificfeed- weather-postmen,policeoffi- WhenIwasyoungthereseemed snowytimes... back,whichwevalueenormously.” RREELLOOCCAATTIIOONN SSAALLEE CCLLOOSSIINNGG DDOOWWNN EEVVEERRYYTTHHIINNGG MMUUSSTT GGOO TTiilleess •• BBaatthhrroooommss •• KKiittcchheennss MMAASSSSIIVVEE SSAAVVIINNGG!! PORCELANOSA NNoorrtthhaammppttoonn 6633 -- 8877 BBrriiddggee SSttrreeeett,, NNoorrtthhaammppttoonn NNNN11 11PPDD TTeell 0011660044 223322880000 HERALD&POST-Thursday,January7,2010|7 Good effort as inspectors score centres high AN independent inspection has awarded top Towcester Centre for Leisure and Brackley markstotheSouthNorthantsLeisureCentres LeisureCentrehasrecentlyscoredthe‘highly run in partnership between South Northants commended’statusscoring77percentand80 Council,SouthNorthamptonshireLeisureTrust percentinrecentaudits,thenationalaverage andSercoLeisure. being73percent. BothTowcesterandBrackleyleisurefacilities NationalbenchmarkingfiguresputBrackleyin havebeenawardedtheQuestqualitykitemark, the top 10.5 per cent within the country and operatedbySportEnglandleisureconsultants. Towcesterinthetop26.5percentbasedonfig- Questisatoolforcontinuousimprovement, uresreleasedinSeptember2009. designed primarily for the management of To achieve the kite mark the inspectors pay leisurefacilitiesandleisuredevelopmenttohelp mystery visits, scrutinize service standards, managers enhance, improve and continue to cleanliness,maintenance,marketing,customer improvethequalityofserviceprovidedtocus- reactionandthecentresprocessesforensuring tomers. continuousimprovement. 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StaffatNGHareurgingpeople ingandleavingwardsandclin- 29th Mar Eastbourne-Hadleigh-EntertainmentBreak £239 Duringthewinter,virusessuch whofeeltheyhavetheseillness- ics. as winter vomiting (norovirus) estostayawayfromthehospital “Use a tissue to cover your 12th Apr Morecambe-AucklandHotel-We’llMeetAgain £269 andflubecomemorecommon toprotectotherpatients. mouthandnosewhencoughing 26th Apr Criccieth-LionHotel-GoodOldDays £259 andspreadmoreeasily. Aspokespersonfromthehos- orsneezing,disposeofitinthe Winter vomiting or gastroen- pitalsaid:“Donotcometohos- binthenwashyourhandswith teritisiscausedbyaviruscalled pitalifyouhavebeensickorhad soapandwater 5 DAY HOLIDAYS norovirus. diarrhoeainthelast48hours,or “We are taking these precau- Theviruslastsforabouttwoto if you have flu-like symptoms tionstohelppreventthespread three days and symptoms con- (coughing, sneezing, high tem- ofthewintervomitingvirusand 29th Mar Babbacombe-SaftonHotel £229 sist of a raised temperature, perature) swineflutoourpatients,visitors 29th Mar LIandudno-MerrionHotel £299 headachesandachinglimbs. “Children should not visit andstaff.” 5th Apr SouthDowns-HolidayVillage £239 FFiigghhttiinngg tthhee rreecceessssiioonn Teenager attacked 12th Apr Eastbourne-GlastonburyHotel £235 19th Apr Eastbourne-CumberlandHotel £269 HELPINGunemployedyoungpeoplecameunder A17-YEAR-OLDboywasassaultedatabout 19th Apr Weymouth-RussellHotel £269 thespotlightonWednesdaywhentheMinster 12.30amonNewYear’sDay. 26th Apr Paignton-QueensHotel £259 forEmploymentandWelfareReformJimKnight TheincidenthappenedintheChurchHillarea MPcametoNorthampton. ofMoulton. 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