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Mercury Northampton Thursday,January19,2012 Firstpublished1720 Saints: Club’s future is Free every at the Gardens See back week page Skateboarders upset Review for residential by new park delays car parking AFULLreviewofresidents’parking zones in Northampton is to be launched after years of com- plaints about the controversial scheme. Residents-only parking areas THE development of a world-class were introduced in a number of skate park in Northampton will be Northampton’s most congested delayed by two months after new streetsseveralyearsago. Butmanyresidentscomplained plansfortheschemewererevealed. the high number of permits is- Agroupof skateboardersandBMXriders sued made it difficult for drivers from across Northampton have been work- tofindspacesandthestricttime ingforanumberof yearsonplanstobuilda limits for when permits must be skateparkatMidsummerMeadow,off Bed- displayed made it difficult for fordRoad,nearthetowncentre. manypeopletohavevisitors. The plans were due to be approved by TheissuereachedaheadinSep- Northampton Borough Council’s planning temberlastyearwhenformerMP committeenextmonth.Butthisweek,Guild- TonyClarke,whoisnowamem- hall officials revealed new plans would see berof NorthamptonshireCounty theparkmoved164ft. Council, won an appeal against The council’s cabinet member for regen- ticketsgiventohimbytheauthor- eration, Councillor Tim Hadland (Con, Old ityaftersuccessfullyclaimingthe Duston)said:“Whentheplansweresubmit- parkingzoneswerenotbeingop- eratedproperly. tedearlierintheyear,theimpactoftheroad CountyHallisnowreviewingall improvementsnecessarytoservethedevelop- parkingzones,askingresidentsif ingNunnMillssitewasnotfullyappreciated. they still supported the idea of Thisisanareawhereregenerationiscoming parkingpermits,whathoursthey forwardrapidlyandwehavetobeflexibleand should be used and whether the abletorespondtochangingcircumstancesto numberof permitsissuedtoeach takefulladvantageofalltheopportunitiesto houseshouldbelimited. bringprosperitytothetown. A spokesman for the council “Against a very tough financial back- said: “We’ve been carrying out dropwestillremaincommittedtospending an area-by- area review of park- £250,000 to develop a skatepark in North- ingrestrictionsacrossthecounty ampton.Thedelaytotheprojectwillonlybe overthepasttwoyears. abouttwomonths “We’re now looking at North- “Ihopeanyonewhofeelsletdownwillbe ampton and are carrying out a patientandunderstanditisontheway.” review of all residents’ parking But the leader of the Northampton zonesinthetowntoensurethey’re Skatepark Action Group, Kevin Charles, fitforpurposeandstillmeetthe said:“Wewantedthistobeopenbythesum- needsof thecommunity. mer holidays for obvious reasons, but it’s “Consultation is now starting nowbeenpushedback.Wecan’tunderstand withaviewtoimplementingany howinDecembertheywereallfortheorigi- changesattheendof theyear.” nalsite,butnowtheyhavedecidedtochange KevinCharles(centre),leaderoftheNorthamptonSkateparkActionGroup,picturedatMidsummer it.Weareveryfrustrated.” MeadowwithskatersNickMiley,DavidJohns,LouisCharlesandAshleySeckington JOINWITH THIS ADVERT ANDWEWILLWAIVE THE £50 JOINING FEE, ALSO RECEIVE A FREE FIT TEST TO KICK STARTYOUR FITNESS IN 2012 22/23 GALOWHILL ROAD, BRACKMILLS, NORTHAMPTON, NN4 7EE Tel:01604769009 Fax01604924525 Email:[email protected] www.imagegym.co.uk NorthamptonMercury,Thursday,January19,01 www.northamptonchron.co.uk Flats for ST.PETER’SINDEPENDENTSCHOOL waste land NORTHAMPTON ATOTALof 45new flatscouldsoonbebuilt LingswoodPark,Blackthorn,NorthamptonNN38TA onapieceof waste groundinNorthamp- Everydayisan ton.Planshavebeen opendayatSt.Peter’s! submittedtoNorthamp- tonBoroughCouncilto buildtheapartments •ClassesfromKindergartenthroughtoSixthForm inOldTowcesterRoad, •Averageclasssizeof12 •Highachievementandgoodacademicresults FarCotton.Thecouncil •Anexceptionalsenseofcommunity isduetodecidewhether •Withschoolfees50%lessthanmanyothereducationproviders theplanscangoahead St.Peter’sSchoolprovidestheaffordableindependentoption bytheendof March. I’vebeeninspiredbythe qualityofeducationand environmentofferedatSt.Peter’s. Row race Ireallylove comingtoschool. on river WhynotringtheAdmissionsteamon01604411745 tobookyourselfanindividualtourandchatwiththeHeadmasterabouthowaSt.Peter’seducationcouldbenefityourchild. ASERIESof rowing www.stpetersindependentschool.co.uk raceswilltakeplace ontheRiverNeneon TomWinfieldputhisfirstaidtrainingtogoodusewhenababyhad Saturday,January28. Racingwilltakeplace aseizureonabusjourney infourdivisionswith Tom hailed upto40boatstaking partineachdivision. MostTrustedbyLocalFamilies Lastyear127crews andabout400people of allagestookpartin therace,makingitthe a hero after largestrowingevent inNorthamptonshire. WeofferbothCremations Thewholecoursewhich startsabovetheWeston andBurialsandawiderange MillLockandrunsup ofcoffinsincludingWood, streamfor1,800misac- Cardboard,Willow,Pine, cessibleforspectators saving baby onfootandthereisno SeaGrass,&Bamboo entrancefee.Thefinish lineisbythebridgeon Hearse theA428BedfordRoad. Mercedes~ LorryHearse Annette~Clare~Simon~Ann~Paul Theeventstartsat 1940ReproductionHearse TheHollowellFamily 9.30am. 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Twopeoplewerearrestedon Atthesametime,18‘disrup- Themajorityof the suspicion of intent to supply tionvisits’werecarriedoutand workatbothchapels drugs following a warrant at tenprolificoffenderswerevis- willfocusonrestoring an address in Bramhall Rise, itedbyaseniorofficer. periodflooring. Duston. An amount of canna- In the eastern police sector, bis was seized and an 18-year- staffengagedinacar-safeiniti- HOMESUITEHOME oldmananda21-year-oldman ativewheretheyhighlighted47 werearrested. vehicles with valuables left on VisitusforCarpets,Vinyls& A second warrant in Aberd- display.Theregistrationdetails 2HighamRoad,Rushden,NN106DZ Laminates.Phoneusforahome are Road, Spencer resulted in were taken down and letters 01933410604|Open7Days|www.hshworld.co.uk visit.Anysizeorderwelcome thearrestofa24-year-oldwom- senttotheregisteredowners. www.northamptonchron.co.uk NorthamptonMercury,Thursday,January19,2012 Events are planned TOcelebratetheOlym- picsandtheQueen’s Jubileethisyear NorthamptonBorough Councilisorganis- ingarangeof events includinganOlympic TorchRelay,aGodiva We’vebeenserving Awakesparade,screen- qualityfootwearto ingsof theOlympics Northamptonfor onbigscreensinthe over156years townandaQueen’s andspecialiseinwidefitting Jubileepartyinoneof footwearformenandwomen thetown’sparks.There willalsobearangeof animal-themedattrac- tionsaswellasother sportingandcultural eventsthroughoutthe smpatepeuxnurulohmdtlsitginiemcbrnuhgiaegt,mimirlto.odomnwTnruseheiar,nleslos’p,sttfaatoolcacswrsrhkloyakneofbs’dwtsess, WT33EWLST0W1G.6SBI0LO4ENSP6HS3T6AER1ME4SE7CHTO|INESAO.CROTL.HUAKMOPTOFN|FNNE11RJF MNN412407_v2•1202•B•PW(2) workshops. ASECONDportraitbelievedtobeofVictorianauthorEmilyBrontehasbeenhandedtoJP HumbertAuctioneersinTowcester Conveyancing fees for £299* Second Emily Bronte ‘80s party Don’ttakeachanceifyouarebuying night at hall orsellingyourproperty painting auctioned AN‘80spartynight willtakeplaceatWhit- tleburyHallHotel& ANOTHER oil painting believed to be of onitsauthenticity. SpaonFriday,Janu- EmilyBrontehasbeenhandedtoaTowces- Auctioneer Jonathan Humbert said: “I ary27.Abandwillbe terauctionhouselessthanamonthafter am amazed that this second painting has playinghitsbyWham, a controversial painting of the author turneduponourdoorstep.Oneunknown Madonna,DuranDu- fetched£23,836. portrait of Emily Bronte is luck enough ran,Madness,Banan- Thenewpaintingdepictsapensive-look- but two in two months is quite remark- arama,CultureClub ingVictorianwoman,andhas‘EmilyJane able. This painting is definitely mid-19th andDexy’sMidnight Bronte’paintedinacorner,withmorein- century and further, has been attributed Runners.Theevening distinctwritingontheotherside. toMissBrontebytheartistatthetimeof startsat7.30pm,with ItwashandedtoJPHumbertbyapri- painting.” Call Park Woodfine adiscountil12.30am. vateconsignorafterthepublicityconcern- TheportraitissettogoonsaleonFebru- Ticketscost£45per ingthepreviousportraitoftheWuthering ary23andisestimatedtosellforbetween Heald Mellows Solicitors personincludinga Heightsauthor,whichhadexpertsdivided £3,000and£4,000. three-coursedinner, half bottleof house MichelleBaranovich wineandentertain- Homes plan for 01604 615983 ment.Tobookorfor moreinformationcall [email protected] 08454000003. *plusVATandcostsincurredonyourbehalf Forest Lodge Award for village thrown retailer Boarding Kennels ASAILINGretailer Yourfirstchoiceforboardingkennelsora basedinNorthamp- out by council catteryinNorthampton... tonhasbeennamed marineretailerof the year.Pinnell&Bax, whichoperatesoutof Urgently Required.. purpose-builtpremises inHeathfieldWay, KingsHeath,tookthe accoladeattheMarine TradesAssociationDin- PLANStobuildanewhousingestate Headded:“Thevillageisnotsustainable Good homes needed for nerattheLondonBoat inBrixworthweredismissedfollow- anymore. unclaimed loving Dogs.... Showthisweek.The ingobjectionsbyanMP,eightparish “We have had support from all over the companywasformed village and support from surrounding vil- councilsand3,000residents. byAlanBaxandIan lagesasthoseresidentshavetousethesame Pinnellandhasbeen Morethan100membersof thepublicat- strainedfacilities.” Youarealwayswelcometocomeandhavealookaroundfor basedinNorthampton tendedaplanningmeetingatDaventryDis- Thereisapossibilitythatthedevelopers yourselfbeforeyouentrustuswithyourbelovedfamilyfriend! since1986. trictCouncil’soffices,wheretheapplication mayappealthedecisionandMrChattaway todevelop150newhomestothesouthwestof said:“Thismayonlyberoundonebutweare thevillagewasrejectedbythecommittee. preparedtofightitallof theway.It’sessen- Dates set Chairmanof thecouncil’splanningcom- tialthatwedoforBrixworth.” mittee, Councillor Frank Wiig (Con, Brix- Theproposedsiteisafieldrentedbyalo- worth), presided over the meeting and all calfarmerfromtheSocietyofMerchantVen- for festival membersvotedagainstthedevelopment. turers,whoboughtitandseveralmoreacres BobChattaway,aformerBrixworthparish aroundthevillageinthe1970s. councillor,whoresignedinordertofightthe Aswellasthehomes,CarterJonaswanted ALTHORPhasan- plansandformtheBrixworthAgainstNew toinstallallotmentsandaplayarea. nouncedthisyear’s Estatescampaigngroup,outlinedhisobjec- MikeRobinson,associateplanneratCart- annualLiteraryFestival tionstotheplansatthemeeting. erJonas,Oxford,said:“Weexpectedthede- willrunfromJune15 Followingthemeeting,hesaid:“It’swon- cisiongiventhelevelof oppositionandthe to17. derfulnews.WearedeterminedtostopBrix- councilofficer’srecommendationtothecom- worthbecominganurbansprawl.Wevalue mitteetorefusetheapplication.” thecountryside.” Around 3,000 people signed a petition MrChattawaysaidthedevelopmentwould againsttheproposal,800wroteformalobjec- ForestLodge:Quinton:Northampton:NN72EQ placefurtherstrainonthevillage’sfacilities, tionlettersandMPChrisHeaton-Harrisand (8milesfromMiltonKeynesCentreand2milesfromHanslope) includingschools,shopsandthedoctors’sur- eightparishcouncilsofneighbouringvillag- OPENbetween10am-1pmandthen2pm-4pmeveryday gery,whichhesaidwerefulltocapacity. es,includingBrixworth,raisedobjections. 01604 862 239 TEL: NorthamptonMercury,Thursday,January19,2012 www.northamptonchron.co.uk Making life warmer Recognition and keeping your heating bills down for group Majorbrandsincluding: •LilykingStoves ASOCIALenterprise •BroseleyStoves thatteachesschool- •AarrowStovesCarronStoves childrengardening, •SunrainStoves cooking,arts,crafts •HorseflameStoves andenvironmental •HunterStovesOlymberylStoves conservationhasbeen •YeomanStoves awardedtheSocial •StratfordBoilerStoves EnterpriseMark.The markrecognisesThe FREE fuel with every LittleGreenHouse, stove purchase whichwasfoundedin Northamptonandnow Offerexpires31.01.12 operatescountywide, isinbusinesstohelp Withelectricandgasbillsontherise, societyandprotectthe isn'tittimeyouswitchedtoa environment. multi-fuelboilerorstove? Yougetallthebenefitsofarealfire UBanritto2n8,,NMoarltlhaardntCsloNsNe6,E0aJFrls Fundraising butwithoutallthemess. Evenbetter,youcanheatyourwhole Giveusacall houseforafractionofthecost. T:01604811749E: ball planned Comeandvisitourshowroomand [email protected] discoverthewiderangeofboilers, Goonlinewww.ukstoves.co.uk stovesandaccessoriesinstock. SYWELLAerodrome "FreedeliverytomainlandUK" willhostthefirstfund- raisingsummerball Tributes,includingafootballshirt,forKetteringTownfanRyanKirk thisyearforacharity andCharlotteFiler thatsupportspeoplein Car crash theautomotiveindus- tryintimesof need. GuestsatBENBlades SummerBallwillhave thechancetotaketo theskiesandenjoy twoaerobaticdisplays claims lives fromsolidgroundon June21.Ticketsstart at£225.Fordetailsvisit www.ben.org.uk/events Offer time of two teens running out Weareheretochangethelookofdentalcare. TIMEisrunningout Weofferfirstclasscare,Reducingactivetreatmentbyprevention. tocatch‘EarlyBird’ FulfillingtherequirementsofthelocalPCT. pricesforthisyear’s ✔ PrivateFacilites POLICE have urged motor- “Butjustbecausethestatswere MotoGPatSilverstone. ✔ Completerangeofcosmeticdentistry ists to take care when driv- lowlastyeardoesnotmeanwecan Fanshaveuntil5pm onTuesday,January ✔✔ THoyogtihenWishtiFteanciinlitgy ingafteracarcrashclaimed bdreicvoemwpitlahcceanut.tiPoeno.”plestillneedto 31,tobuyticketswith ✔ AdultOrthodontices,ToothColouredLingualorInvisibleBraces. the lives of two teenagers Miss Filer, who was studying upto20percentoff. ✔✔✔✔ SDMImeeindpnoalpartlnaiOotnnsralSSurghicaalPmrocsedMuresoopenDENTALPRACTICE MNN364987•1120•S•GR woyinfeoCaoNrthdh-oaoellrardltsocRhttrtTyaaeasumhnFesipKldietniarroy,knGandgsriiegahedhfditrtoa1.en7s.aaUnrneddsu1e9rlt-- RfahDonaoelidlanordfdwoMrnriendresgasArKisntiGhhgrekrnaa,etcfatorTorafnrsTehBhUshrrnoaiadgnpmegsrstWwConaLoor,loolkdddetiggoeaeendt,, sctgTaohivrhrGaaircpinPeul,daeitwtbsadtlobkaaereiynlntfddowagrncetphitdeclhnaakremceoJeMtvupsiainonoate-gnrt1eh-5e The double fatal means three 6.50pmonTuesday. and17.Pricesstartat 54-56KingsleyRoad//Northampton//01604722733 peoplehavenowdiedonthecoun- Their yellow Citroen Saxo car £12andchildrenunder 32StationRoad//Desborough//NN142RL//01536761416 ty’s roads in the first two weeks crossedthecarriagewayandwas 15gofree.Formore OpenHours of 2012.Just19peoplediedinthe incollisionwithasilverVauxhall informationgotowww. Monday-Thursday8.30am-6.30pmFriday8.30am-5.00pm whole of 2011, the lowest figure Astratravellingintheoppositedi- silverstone.co.ukorcall sincerecordsbegan. rection. 08443728260. SgtHughDixon,of Northamp- The driver of the Astra, a 33- Quiz night tonshire Police’s collision inves- year-old woman from Kettering, tigation team, said: “Sadly, road was taken to Kettering General deathscanbeabitlikebuses,none Hospitalbutwasnotseriouslyin- at golf club foragesandaloadcomealongat jured. once. MissFilerwaspronounceddead “Last year we had seven in a atthesceneandMrKirkdiedlater month,that’smorethanathirdof inhospital. AQUIZnightand ouryearlytotal,soaspatelikethis Witnessestothecrashcancall Sundaycarveryat SilverstoneGolf Club isnotindicativeof whattherest the Drivewatch Hotline on 0800 willbeheldnextFriday, oftheyearwillbelike. 174615. January20attheclub- house.Entrycosts£7.95 perpersonandincludes School making good dinner.Fordetails calltheclubon01280 8513200orgotowww. silverstonegolfclub. progress – Ofsted co.uk Jumble sale for rescue A PRIMARY school in North- tothepositiveclimateforlearn- ampton which is currently in ing. special measures is continuing Thereportsaid:“Manypupils tomakegoodprogress,accord- statethattheyfindlearningex- NORTHAMPTONCat ingtoanewOfstedreport. citingandlovecomingtoschool Rescueisholdinga LingsPrimarySchool,which because of the extra range of jumblesaleatStJames was identified as a school that activitiesthatareavailablefor CommunityCentre neededtoimprovefollowingan them,suchasthenewly-imple- inNorthamptonon Saturday,January21. inspection in March 2010, was mented clubs to develop their Theeventrunsfrom saidtobemaintaininga“steady sportingandartisticskills.In- 10am-11.30am. trend”of improvement. cidents of poor behaviour are Areportof amonitoringvis- diminishingbecauseof therap- it,whichtookplaceonDecem- idlyimprovingpositiveclimate ber8,statedthe“vastmajority” for learning and trust that is of pupilswererespondingwell beingbuiltwithintheschool.” www.northamptonchron.co.uk NorthamptonMercury,Thursday,January19,2012 Bike ride for gym pair TWOGYM-GOERSwill takepartina12hour exercisebikechallenge forcharity.Record breakingmotorcycle Call: racerMariaCostello fromNorthamptonhas teamedupwithsport- foraninitialfreefacetofaceassessment loverEmilyCampbell forthechallengeat fromanexperienceddebtadvisorcall: DallingtonRacquets andFitnessClubin PoyntzLane,Dalling- ton,Northampton, onFebruary20from advice when you need it most 7.30am.Theeventwill raisefundsforComing Home,thefund-rais- ingcampaignforthe ArmedForcescharity HaigHousingTrust. ComingHomeaimsto DebtAdviceNorthantsisaserviceprovidedbyCommunityLawServiceNorthamptonandCounty raise£20millionover Failuretoadheretoadebtsolutioncouldresultinincreasedfinancialstrain.Yourcredit thenextfiveyears, ratingislikelytobeaffected.Feesmaybepayabledependingonthesolutionprovided. toprovidespecially CharityNumber1128718 adaptedhomesfor WestNorthamptonshireDevelopmentCorporationisproposingto severelyinjuredand buildanew£6.5millioninnovationcubeoppositetherailwaystation Go ahead for disabledService people.Thepairwill bejoinedeveryhour byanewspinning instructorandaclass of spinners,including membersof theNorth- town centre amptonSaintsrugby team.Tosponsorthem visithttps://mydonate. bt.com/events/ spinnathonmaria costello/56816.To takepart,whichcosts ‘Glass cube’ £5,callNorthampton 592929.Visitwww. coming-home.org.uk Tribute to THE DEVELOPMENT of a would be reserved for disabled Robbie landmark glass cube near drivers. Northampton town centre Explaining how the parking problem would be tackled, the has been approved by of- WNDC’s regeneration manager, AROBBIEWilliams ficials, despite concerns Paul Quinn, said people working tributenightwillbe aboutwherethe325people attheCubewouldbeabletopark heldatWhittlebury who will work in the build- in the nearby Chalk Lane public Hallthisweek.The ingwillpark. carpark. eavte7n.3in0pg,mwthoimchorsrtaowrt,s TheWestNorthamptonshireDe- He said: “We know people will willincludeperform- velopment Corporation (WNDC) cometothebuildingintheircars, ancesof allthesinger’s firstrevealedplansforthesix-sto- butthereareanumberof under- greatesthitsincluding reyInnovationCubetobebuiltop- used car parks that are not far Angels,LetMeEnter- positethetown’srailwaystationin fromthebuilding.” tainYou,RockDJand Novemberlastyear. Explainingtheethosbehindthe Millennium,aswellas The building is designed as a cube,headded:“ItsaysNorthamp- asetthree-coursedin- homeforsmallbusinesses,includ- tonisreadyandopenforbusiness ner,half bottleof ingonescreatedasaresultof re- and we believe it’s an important Huge wineperpersonanda search and development at The stepforwardfortheeconomicre- LET OUR discountil12.30am.It UniversityofNorthampton. generationof thetown.It’sabold store for costs£45perperson,or Plansforthebuildingwereap- proposalwhentheeconomyisata any floor! COVERINGS £85withanovernight proved by the WNDC’s planning lowebb,butwebelievethetimeis stayandbreakfast. committee for Northampton last rightforNorthampton.” TRANSFORM Tobookcall0845400 night, despite officials revealing Thebuildingwillcostatotalof 0003. thecompletedbuildingwouldonly £6.5million,withfundingcoming havethreeparkingspaces,which fromanumberof sources,includ- YOUR HOME. Test your ingtheEuropeanUnion. Costs of commuting knowledge raised in Parliament AGENERALknowl- edgequiznightwill takeplaceinHartwell villagethisweekend. THEINCREASINGamounthav- from Northampton to London Thequizwillbeheldat ingtobepaidbyNorthampton’s willseeariseinaseasonticket HartwellandDistrict railcommutershasbeenraised ofover£300.Willyounowstand ConservativeClubfrom byEdMilibandintheHousesof uptothetraincompanies,geta FrompurewooltotexturedBerbers,hard E8.n3t0rpymcoosntsS£a1tupredray. Parliament. better deal for commuters and wearingtWwistEs,'wVovEenWGilOtonTs&IATxmAinsLteLrs!.!.. Duringafieryargumentwith changeyourpolicy?” personandthewin- the Prime Minister, the leader The debate, which came dur- Services nvoeurschweirlltroescpeeivnedaat£2th0e oftheoppositionclaimedNorth- ing the first Prime Minister’s StraightforFwreaerdesptirmicaintignganadndnomheiadsduerinngsusreprrvisicees ampton’scommuterswerepay- Questionsof theyear,thende- Weremoveanywaste,leavingyourhomecleanandtidy club,aswellasgetthe Allourfittersaretimeservedandqualifiedinallinstallations opportunitytosetthe ing too much to get to London scendedintoanargumentover Estimatesdespatchedwithin24hours nextquiz. following an increase in ticket whichpartywasresponsiblefor Whateveryourlifestyle,whateveryourpreferences pricesduringtheNewYear. theincreasesinticketprices. Weguaranteeyou’llbespoiltforchoice. CallingonthePrimeMinister Mr Cameron admitted the toscrapapolicychangewhich only way of raising money for hesaidallowedtraincompanies therailwayswasthroughticket WhiltonLocks,Daventry,Northants,NN112NH,England toincreaseticketpricesbyupto pricesortaxes,butinsistedthe Tel:01327842172 Fax:01327843377 Email:[email protected] Fittinghotline:01327844881 11 per cent, Mr Miliband said: Government was investing in InterestFreeCreditavailable! Openinghours:MondaytoSaturday10.00amto6.00pm “That’swhysomeonetravelling railways. NorthamptonMercury,Thursday,January19,2012 Old schwwwo.northamoptonchroln.co.uk 16-1-Jan-98-NortEhamptonMercurvy&CitizenSeeries ryonB&W edeservesabreakinlife! Makesureyoukeep The cosmopolitan resort of Brighton offers everything from 99PB uptodatewithwhat’s speraosmideentardaed,itpioenbbtoleRbeegaecnhcyanadrchbioteucttiquuree,pshluospapifnagmionutshpeier, BRIGHTON AR goingon.ANDSAVE W‘Laen’ells’baeresat.aying at the well-appointed Britannia LONG 25% ONTHEPRICEOFTHE sites are RoyalAlbionHotel,whichenjoysafantasticlocation WEEKEND rightoppositethepier. ForourfreeincludedexcursionwetraveltoArundel, £99.99 Visit a hilly market town dominated by its impressive www.subscriptionline.co.uk/NCE still empty Normancastle.Wealsocallatthecathedralcity formoredetails ofChichester. SingleSupplement£27 Fri23rdtoMon26thMar Your4DayBreakIncludes: Quote:LateDeal •3nightsDinner,BedandBreakfast Tourref:729099 •1FREEExcursion •ReturncoachtravelfromNorthampton justgoholidays.com 08448111126 THELEADERSofNorth- this as good financial man- ABTANo.Y2846 amptonshire County agement back in 2007, say- Council have been ac- ing the best thing to do was onebigdeal,butatthetime, cused of incompetence wesaidthesitesshouldhave after it emerged that beensoldseparately. out of 16 former school “If they had been sold to NEW PRACTICE sites across Northamp- individual companies rather ton which were due to thangoingfortheonebigdeal be sold for more than of £90million,mostof these siteswouldnowhavebeende- £90millionin2007,only velopedandthecouncilwould three have been sold to Morereasonstosmile.. date, earning less than ha“vBeugtotIththeimnkontheyeiwn.ay they £5million. actually handled it shows Theschoolsites,whichare complete incompetence. It spread across Northampton, was a political policy to go MNN391440•1137•D•HE(2) MWreeciesansretlCyvejeorryinypesldeaWosueirldplitraoamcatniscneoBauDnndcSeisthaactceCpetriynsghnaesw wattmUhhuKeiaeItdrn’nhsedso2lcdre0rh1ie0ast0co6ycp0l,uh’apsasroitienodnntdgleghsev‘eeiseodnulbhfosroe2’pptoi0ehgl0mfruheo4s,s.ltltootomowfwwoittennhhrr’geeees mscfnbopieolroTeiw’snrcthehtgpCeaelidocenoboundfpnilosggapeererormbdltvsyuotia.a”octsttikieipoovslnulneastnhlhloeedneatahddriwteeeemhrfrcasaoaihtulfieoannidrss-- NHSpatients.Ceryshasover7yearsexperience queuinguptobuythepieces ingsitesandsaidhebelieved workinginNHSGeneralPracticeinNorthampton of land,withmorethan1,500 sales should be actively pur- andinthattimeshehasearnedherselfaverygood houses expected to be built suedasthecouncilfacesmak- acrossthe16sites. ing savings of £105 million * reputation. The council eventually overthenextfouryears. chose to sell all the sites to Hesaid:“Theseschoolsites just one developer, house areassetsthatbelongtothe DrDanielSumBDS builder Barratt, for more taxpayers of Northampton- than£90million,butthatdeal shire. WeareverypleasedtoannouncethatDanielwillbe fellthroughin2008following “Theleadersof thecouncil joiningusatthestartofSeptember2011and the national housing market keeptellingusthey’vegotto acceptingnewNHSpatients.Danieljoinsusfroma collapse. squeeze everything out of surgeryincentralNorthamptonandhehasover4 The council then pledged every last asset they’ve got, NOWACCEPTINGNEWNHSPATIEyNeTaSrsexperienceofbothNHSandPrivateDentistry. tiCatCnohshofeTsurooeh1ofrnl6nemlclisaitlcalhiesllttaeteoeidorsns&eniihJtrgeaiEhoomsdcbtfs,htbteaHooehpineaenaslnrhyerakadosuettowhtreblhrlsdyy(oe.C,terbhtoihotuanyfett,, btiwbsnhhuuoga“ottntIua.f’sttlhnidttgeyeheyhsemt’ayrtnvoeheonsecweegll£,yeol9atttt0hrhhblemeyeayyscienlkccloieoriotreunntmdlad2toia0hingi0nenle7yygt-, KetteringRural)defendedthe couldhelppayforvitalthings Duston Dental Practice at St Crispins council’s position, arguing likenewstreetlights.” now is not the right time to Of the16schoolsites,sales sellthesites. have so far been agreed on ACCEPTINGNEWPATIENTS Buttheleaderof theoppo- three, Cherry Orchard Mid- sition at County Hall, Coun- dle, Ryelands Middle and LocatedinSt.CrispinsLocalCentre,24KentRoad, cillor Brendan Glynane (Lib GreatBillingMiddle,earning Dem, Delapre) labelled the Duston,Northampton,NN54DRtel:01604217870 the authority just over £4.8 lack of sales a ‘spectacular million. email:[email protected] disaster’,claimingthemoney Atotalof 11of theremain- couldhavebeenusedtobuy ingsitesareunsold,although newstreetlightsorimprove the council has said two, St thecounty’sroads. 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The total area of land Discussingthenumber “It’sbettertowaituntil covered by the 16 sites of sites which remain the market improves, or addsupto93acres. unsold, Councillor Jim atleastuntilwecouldget When Barratt struck Harker, who has led the reasonablevaluesforthe their deal to buy all the council since 2005, said sites. sitesin2007,thecompany itwouldbefoolishtosell “If we could sell them predicted it would make the sites when the prop- for a reasonable value more than £300 million ertymarketisstillstrug- nowobviouslywewould, bybuildinghousesonthe gling. butwearewhereweare, land. 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He said: believed to provide services for technology and infrastructure “ThedecisionbyBarclaysTech- both Barclays and Barclaycard divisionsothatwecaninnovate nologytocut422jobsisaNew acrosstheUK. innewtechnologiesandservices Year’sblowforthestaff. The firm said it would make forourcustomersandbeaseffec- “Unite has strongly opposed everyefforttomitigatecompul- tiveandefficientaspossible. thesendingofsomeofthiswork soryredundancies,pointingout “Whilst regrettably this will toLithuania,whenthereareal- thatthe422joblossesrepresent- mean job losses, we will make ready highly-trained workers edlessthanonepercentof its every effort to mitigate com- carryingoutthiswork. UKstaff. pulsory redundancies and are “Thevastmajorityofjobswill www.northantset.co.uk/bingo Barclays denied allegations working closely with Unite and be going from Radbrooke Hall, from union leaders that work impactedstaff.” Cheshire.Therewillalsobejobs wasbeingtransferredtoLithua- Thebanksaiditwouldopena cutinNorthamptonandascat- nia,sayingthecutswerepartof voluntary redundancy register teringamongothersitesaround “essential changes” to its tech- under moves to minimise com- thecountry,”heclaimed. nology and infrastructure divi- pulsoryjoblosses. ThenewscameaftertheRoyal sion. David Fleming, national of- Bankof Scotlandannouncedthe A spokesman said: “We need ficerof theUniteunion,saidthe lossof upto4,760jobsacrossits vastmajorityof thecutswould businesses. 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