Mercury Northampton Your niosrimnsaildMeetrhciusry special feature Thursday,January10,2013 Firstpublished1720 2 NorthamptonMercury, Thursday,January10th,2013 www.northamptonchron.co.uk Mercury www.northamptonchron.co.uk NorthamptonMercury,Thursday,January10,2013 3 Northampton Thursday,January10,2013 Firstpublished1720 Steelbacks hoping to Free sign up Hussey every See SPORT week Guildhall repairs Pensioner in road tragedy to cost £65,000 Apensionerhasdiedaftercrash- ingintoatreeinacountrylane inNorthamptonshire,becoming thefirstroaddeathinthecounty in2013. The 79-year-old woman’s tragic death comes after police recorded a 90 per cent increase in road deaths over the last 12 months. Emergency repairs to the Lastyearwasthefirstfullcal- headquarters of Northampton endaryearsincespeedcameras Borough Council in the town andstreetlightswereturnedoff centre will cost tax-payers in Northamptonshire. However, £65,000. policehaveinsistedtheshocking rise has nothing to do with the Workisduetostartthisweektore- speedtrapsbeingturnedoff. pairintricatestoneworkonthefront In2012,36peoplediedinroad of thehistoricGuildhallbuildingaf- crashes, compared with 19 in terdamagewasspottedduringarou- 2011. tineinspection. Thewoman,whohasnotbeen Itisexpectedtheprojectwilltake namedyet,diedfollowingacol- sixmonthstocomplete. lisioninCockleyRoad,Farthing- The leader of the Northampton hoe, at about 4.40pm, on Satur- Borough Council, Councillor David day. Mackintosh(Con,RectoryFarm)said ShewasdrivingaredSuzuki itwashopedthatdisruptionwouldbe Jimny from Farthinghoe to- kepttoaminimumduringthelengthy wards Marston St Lawrence, workperiod. whenthecarcrashedintoatree. He said: “A routine inspection of ThewomanwastakentoHorton the building identified that some re- Hospital in Banbury, by ambu- pairstothestoneworkwererequired. lancewhereshedied. “Theworkswillbeinconvenientto Police and Crime Commis- membersof thepublicandstaff us- sioner,AdamSimmonds,saidhe ingtheGuildhall,butitisimportant wouldnotbepushingforspeed thatwecarryouttheserepairsforthe cameras to be turned back on: safetyof thepublicandtosafeguard “I am as concerned as anybody thisimportantarchitectural assetto wehavehadquiteanumberof thetown. deaths over the Christmas peri- “Theworkisduetostartthisweek od and before that. I have been and is expected to last 24 weeks in briefedandasfarasIamaware total,butwewillof coursedoevery- these are unrelated to the cam- thingwecantokeepanydisruptionto eras and they have a number of different aspects to them.” aminimum.” Mr Simmonds labelled Liberal TheGuildhalldatesbackto1864. Democratsonthecountycouncil Thebuildingiscoveredwitharange whocalledforhimtoreversethe of stonesculptures,includingscenes decisionas“naive”. from Aesop’s fables, illustrations of Northamptonlifethroughouthistory andscenesof historicaleventswhich oncetookplaceinthecounty. ThehistoricGuildhallabouttoundergoemergencywork 4 Making Life Warmer NorthamptonMercury,Thursday,January10,2013 www.northamptonchron.co.uk and keeping your heating costs down Bringsomecolour intoyourroom... withaLilykingstove Availablein5colours Nickand JaneEvans, ownersof TheModel No room for a Shop, Welling- freestanding borough stove?... Road.Jane Fits into a British haswritten standard fireplace thebook ‘FullCircle’ Majorbrandsincluding... tocelebrate the75th Anniversary. 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Fittedandguaranteed service to community AlocalNorthamptonbusiness providingqualitystairlifts withapersonalservice. •Freenoobligationquotation •Fastinstallation •Straightandcurvedstairlifts A former firefighter who now ForaBrochureormoreinformation helpshouseblazevictimsintheir 01604 821 759 hourofneed,hasbeenawarded an MBE in the NewYear’s hon- www.chartwellstairlifts.com ourslist. Martin Cahill, aged 70, from Earls Barton, said he was “surprised” to be recognised with the gong, which paid tributetohis50-plusyearsof serviceto the communities of Earls Barton and Northamptonshire. He said he was thrilled at the pros- pectof pickinguptheaward,butjoked hewouldratherTheQueenhandeditto himinhislocalpubthantraveltoBuck- inghamPalace. Mr Cahill served as a retained fire- fighterfor35years,butalsokeptstrong linkstoEarlsBartonCricketClub,the village youth club and to the parish council. In1996hebecameoneof thefirstvol- unteerstoofferhisservicestothepart- nershipbetweentheBritishRedCross andNorthamptonshireFireandRescue Service,arolehestillenjoystoday.Mr Cahillrespondstoapageratanytimeof day,travellingaroundthecountytogive adviceandofferhelptopeoplewhohave sufferedseriousfiresintheirhomes. He said: “We help them in terms of insurance, maybe accommodation and clothingiftheyneedit.Sometimesafire looksterribleandtheirhouseistotally black with smoke, but often it isn’t as badasitlooks. “Wecoverthewholeof Northampton- shireandgotoLeicestershireandCam- bridgeshireiftheyneedus.Wewentout toaboutfourmilesawayfromSkegness onenight.Thatisthefurthestwe’veever MartinCahillwhohasbeenawardedanMBEforservicestothecommunityin been.” Mr Cahill was a regular volunteer EarlsBarton atEarlsBartonBaptistYouthClubfor morethan20yearsandisstillthechair- Butitgetslikethatwhenyouhavebeen whatyoudoIsuppose. manof themanagementcommittee.He associatedwithsomanythings.” “TheletterIwassentsaiditwillbein hasalsobeenamemberof EarlsBarton Askedabouttheaward,headded:“It theNewYear,ateitherBuckinghamPal- ParishCouncilsince1991,wherehere- cameasabitof asurprise.Youdon’tdo aceorStJames’Palace. mainschairmanofthecouncil. thesethingstocollectmedals. “Iwouldsoonertheycameupheretoa He said: “I am pretty well known “Youdothembecauseyoulikehelping localpubandgiveittometherebecause acrossNorthamptonshire,tobehonest. people.Itshowsabitofappreciationfor Idon’treallylikeafuss.” MBE is a dream come true RAYMONDGUBBAYpresents NeelamAggarwal-Singh dreamabout,butformeit saidsheonlyfoundout hasbecomearealitynow. whatanMBEwaswhen Iamabsolutelyoverthe GoodnessGraciousMe moon.” televisionstar,MeeraSyal, MrsAggarwal-Singh wasgiventhehonourback cametoNorthamptonin in1997. 1981fromnorthIndia. However,justover30 Shebecameinvolvedin yearssinceshearrivedin voluntarywork,initially TheUK’sfavouritedancingduo NorthamptonfromIndia, throughtheNorthampton whenshecouldnotspeak VolunteeringCentre. ANTONDUBEKE&ERINBOAG anyEnglishatall,the Shehelpedtosetupa arebackwithadazzlingnewshowfor2013 58-year-oldsaiditwas“a kitchenfordisabledpeople, Sassytunes,sensationalchoreographyand dreamcometrue”tobe withtheprofitsgoingto sparklingcostumesconjureupallthefizzand nominatedforthesame helpdisabledprojects. razzmatazzofglamorousHollywoodatitsbest. awardintheNewYear’s Shealsogotinvolvedwith HonoursList. creatingasuccessfulmulti- MrsAggarwal-Singh, culturallibrary,whichshe StrikeUptheBand(StrikeUpTheBand) whoisawellknownand thenworkedfor. Everything’sComingUpRoses(Gypsy) highly-respectedmember Throughthisjob,she AhYes,IRememberItWell(Gigi) of Northampton’scommu- highlightedthedifferent nity,hasbeenrecognised communitiesof Northamp- AlmostLikeBeinginLove(Brigadoon) forherworkinsupporting tonthroughtheircelebra- Steppin’OutwithmyBaby(EasterParade) thetown’sdiversepopula- tions. That’sEntertainment(That’sEntertainment) tiontounderstandeach Aco-founderof the NeelamAggarwal-SinghwhohasbeenawardedanMBE otherbetter,integratewith IndianHinduWelfare intheNewYear’sHonourslist. andmanymore eachotherandcelebrate Organisation,whichshe LanceEllingtonguestsinger RichardBalcombeconductor together. helpedtosetupin1996, FaithNetwork,basedin thinkwehavealottogain withguestdancersanda25pieceorchestra Themother-of-three, MrsAggarwal-Singhhas London,andhasworked bylookingatthethings wholivesinNorthampton helpedtobuildNorthamp- toimprovehealthcarein thatbringustogetheras Thursday17&Friday18January7.30pm towncentre,said:“Iam ton’sDiwalicelebrations, Northampton. people. absolutelydelightedtohave climaxinginaspectacular Shesaid:“Ithinklifeis “IwasbornaHindu,I ROYAL & DERNGATE - NORTHAMPTON receivedthishonour. 12-yearanniversarycel- tooshort.Wecancon- marriedaSikhandIlivein “Itisabigthingforme ebrationin2012. stantlylookfordifferences aChristiancountry.Butmy BOXOFFICE01604624811 becauseinallhonestyitis Sheisontheexecutive betweenusandforthings biggestreligionishuman- somethingIcouldonlyever committeeof theInter- thatmarkusapart,butI ity.” www.royalandderngate.co.uk 6 NorthamptonMercury,Thursday,January10,2013 www.northamptonchron.co.uk ‘Variety of reasons’ for big increase in road deaths Thirty-sixliveswerelost the tragedies were recorded Deputy Chief Constable our partners to ensure the on Northamptonshire’s duringwintermonths. SuzetteDavenportsaidava- roadsareassafeaspossible roads in 2012 – the Italsocomesasfivepeople riety of reasons had been and would urge everyone first full calendar year losttheirlivesinroadcrash- identified,butrefusedtocrit- who uses the roads, be they es in just five days between icisethedecisiontoturnoff pedestrian,passenger,driver since speed cameras BoxingDayandDecember30. speedcameras. orrider,tothinkroadsafety and street lights were The figures represent the She said: “Officers from atalltimes. switched off across the firstfullcalendaryearsince our Collision Investigation “A fatal or serious injury county. speedcameraswereswitched Team are tasked with estab- roadtrafficcollisioncanhave off across the county after lishingthefactsbehindfatal amassiveimpactonthepeo- Thefiguremarksanalarm- Northamptonshire County collisionsonourroadsandso ple and loved ones of those ing rise of almost 90 per Councilvotedtodisbandthe farnocommonthemeshave involvedanditisthedutyof cent on last year and comes casualty reduction partner- beenidentified.Avarietyof everymotoristtomakesure after four consecutive years ship.Thedecisionwasmade contributory factors, includ- theyactresponsiblywhilebe- of road death reductions in to save the county council ing distraction, fatigue, ex- hindthewheeloftheircar.” Northamptonshire. cash. cess alcohol, inappropriate Sheurgeddriverstowear The statistics, taken be- However, Northampton- speed, vehicle defects and aseatbelt,switchoff mobile tweenJanuary1andDecem- shire Police have again re- weatherconditionshavebeen phone and drive “appropri- ber 31, come after 19 people fusedtoblametheincreasein identified. ately to the weather condi- died in 2011. 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