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Riotsresult Police hunting for two Twomoreputinprison followingcitydisorder Page11 MKLIFE machete gangs in city What’son andwhere Startspage35 MKPROPERTY Findyour BYANNAMAUREMOOTOO boyfriendconfrontedthemtheybegan Nobodyhasbeenarrestedforeither JoyceHall,councillorforNetherfield dreamhome anna.mauremootoo@mk-news.co.uk attackinghimbeforeleavingonfoot. incidentandpolicearenotlinkingthe on Woughton Parish Council, thinks Thevictimwasleftwithinjuriestohis twoaggravatedburglaries. thatsincetherewasasimilarincident Startspage39 TWOmachetewieldinggangsareon armandheadandwastreatedatMilton Eamon Bobey from Netherfield inFishermead,itislikelythatthegang the loose in Milton Keynes, forcing KeynesGeneralHospital.Hehassince Residents’Associationsaid:“It’sabitof camefromadifferentarea. MKSPORT their way into houses and attacking beendischarged. ashock,wehaven’thadmuchofaprob- She said:“We don’t have much of a occupants. This attack is similar to an incident lemwithviolenceinthearea. problem with violence so they must LastTuesday,fourblackmenintheir thathappenedinNovemberwhentwo “These sorts of things happen for a havecomefromelsewhereintothearea Chelseaawait mid-twenties carrying bats and a menarmedwithmachetesforcedtheir numberofreasonsandsadlythesedays todowhattheycametodo.” macheteranintoahouseinFarthing way into a house in Tolcarn Avenue, itdoesn’ttakemuch. Anyonewithinformationaboutthese DonsunluckyinFACup Grove, Netherfield, at about 6.13pm Fishermead. “Obviouslypeoplewillbeworriedbut incidents is urged to call Detective draw-butbossnot after a woman answered the door to Inthiscase,theburglarsthreateneda it’s not common for people to be Constable Greg Hughes on the non- them. family,includingtwoteenageboysand attackedintheirhomesandIimagine emergency number 101, or lookingpastCarlisle Theysearchedthehouseandtooka a three-year-old girl, and demanded thepoliceandPCSOswillbeoutonthe Crimestoppers,anonymously,on0800 mobilephoneandwhenthewoman’s cashandjewellery. streetsmonitoringthesituation.” 555111. Startspage70 2|January11,2012|www.mkweb.co.uk|MKNEWS ThelargestsupplierofwindowsanddoorsinMiltonKeynes AnotherfirstfromWIN-DOR 0 %APRInterestfree. BuyNowPayLater. 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Milton Keynes Council (MKC) High Court on three grounds - He said: “I fully support the against the controversial deci- the effect of noise on the sur- councilhavingalreadyraisedthe siontograntawindfarmappli- rounding properties, the visual issuewiththePrimeMinisterin cation. impact and that the inspector Parliament. It seems ridiculous OnNovember15,thePlanning ‘madeamistake’withhisuseof that the decision was made the Inspectorate gave RWE npower regional renewable energy tar- daybeforetheLocalismBillwas renewables permission to build gets. ratified.” 12turbinesnearLavendon. MP for Milton Keynes North, Neither Wellingborough or Thefarm,whichwillbevisible MarkLancaster,hasalreadybeen BedfordBoroughcouncilswillbe fromthenorthofMiltonKeynes, outspoken about the farm in offeringfinancialsupporttothe was originally refused as MKC Parliament and the fact the legalchallenge. Extra trains to Homes and unemployment in ease journeys spotlight at authority’s meeting VIRGINTrainshasannouncedit willhavemoreservicesstopping THEpossibilityofbuilding likelytobeunemployedthan atMiltonKeynesCentralfrom councilhouseswasduetobe otheragegroups.Thereare LondonEustonintheevenings. discussedatameetinglast nearly200vacanciesbut The6.43,7.10and7.20pm night. employerscannotfindpeople trainswillnowallbestopping. Inordertomeetarising withtherightskillssothecoun- MPIainStewart,amemberof demandforproperties,Milton cilwasduetodiscussincreasing theParliamentarytransport KeynesCouncilwasgoingtodis- schoolleavers’skilllevels. selectcommittee,said:“These cussstartinganewbuildingpro- Adeputation,signedby20 extrastopswilldefinitelyease grammeandputtinginplacea MiltonKeynesresidents,had congestionintheeveningsfor timescalefornewbuilds. alsobeensubmittedtothe commutersfromLondon.Ihope Risingunemploymentwasalso meeting,expressingconcerns morestopswillbeannouncedto ontheagendaforthefullcoun- aboutputtingacasinonear easecongestioninthemornings cilmeeting.Youngadultsaged Xscapeandtheeffectitwould too.” 20-24aremorethantwiceas haveonthelocalcommunity. SEE GALLERIES OF PHOTOS FROM MKNEWSAND ORDER COPIESAT WWW.MK-NEWS.CO.UK MKNEWS|www.mkweb.co.uk|January11,2012|3 ‘Lovely’ village is SS EE RRII OO TT a top place to live SS,, VVAA WW RR OOSS,,EE DDRRSS NNOONN WWIIDDOOCCOO RR BYADAMGRINSELL Bestplacetolive:Thevillageof adam.grinsell@mk-news.co.uk WestonUnderwoodcameouton WESTONUnderwoodisofficial- topinthe2011SocialAtlas ly the best place to live in the OO borough. Thesmallvillage,tothenorthof the city and just west of Olney, hastakenthetopspotinthelat- estannualSocialAtlasproduced DD byMiltonKeynesCouncil,asta- tistical analysis of the city’s estates,townsandvillages. The atlas, launched ten years -- ago,isproducedbythecouncil’s MKObservatory, which gathers NN dataonahugenumberof‘social indicators’ under Government guidelines, including benefit uptake,incidentsofviolentcrime andhealthfactors. II The report then ranks all 111 areasoftheboroughfrom‘worst WW off’tothebest,whichaccording to the report highlights ‘the extent of social exclusion in The Netherfield estate, mean- pupils per 1,000 having free MiltonKeynesanditsconcentra- while, took the unwanted top schoolmealsinMarch2011. tion in particular areas, with a spot in the chart of the places InEngland,theMiltonKeynes view to targeting areas to withthemostissues. districtranks211outof326,with improvelocalservicesandcom- According to the report, con- onebeingthemostdeprived munitynetworks’. tributing factors include 565.1 ■ Ifyouwanttofindouthow JennyCarlislemovedtoWeston per 1,000 dwellings claiming yourestate,townorvillageranks, Underwoodwithherhusbandin housingandcounciltaxbenefit see the full list at www.mk- Augustandsaystheyloveliving inMay2011andtherewere408.8 news.co.uk. there.Shesaid:“Theappearance of the village is great and the BESTPLACESTOLIVE ‘WORST’PLACESTOLIVE location between the city and Olneyisperfect. 1. WestonUnderwood 1. Netherfield “It’sabeautiful,lovelyplaceto 2. Lathbury 2. CoffeeHall live and the people are so wel- 3. Haversham/LittleLinford 3. Beanhill EEE0;/3E5EN583E.0;30GL coming. We absolutely love it 4. Calverton 4. WaterEaton here,it’sreallynice.” 5. Sherington 5. FullersSlade The village was ranked at the 6. Gayhurst 6. FennyStratford topasitscoredzerointhemajor- 7. Castlethorpe 7. Fishermead ityofitsscoresforfactorssuchas 8. ColdBrayfield =8.Eaglestone violenceagainstaperson,crimi- 9. Olney =8.Stantonbury nal damage and non-uptake of 10.Kingsmead 10.Leadenhall nurseryplaces. 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MKNEWS|www.mkweb.co.uk|January11,2012|5 Concerned:ResidentLuitHazarikasaystheplansarenotwhatheandotherhomeownersboughtinto ‘Trashed’ houses plan causes upset BYADAMGRINSELL submitted for 26 homes to be “That’s not what I envisaged adam.grinsell@mk-news.co.uk builttoadifferentdesign. whenIboughtmyhouse.” The current residents say the A blog called Oxley Woods RESIDENTS in a new green developerhasnotcommittedto Living, written by another resi- estateinthewestofthecityhave the same eco specifications as dent of the development, has accusedthesite’sdevelopersof theirhouses,suchasheatrecov- accusedTaylorWimpeyofmak- ‘trashing’itsoriginalplans. erysystemsandfreshairfilters. ing an ‘official move to trash Those already living in the Luit Hazarika has lived there OxleyWoodsplans’. newdevelopmentofOxleyPark since2008andwouldhavethese A company spokesman said: East, part of Oxley Woods near housesbuiltoppositehishome. “Wehavenowsubmittedaplan- HMPWoodhill, are angry at He said: “We live in an eco- ningapplicationforthefinaltwo developerTaylorWimpey’splans housing development designed phasesof26homesatourOxley for26newhousesoppositetheir byfamousarchitectsRogersStirk Woods development in Milton homes. HarbourandPartners. Keynes. They say the proposals would “It was meant to be the same “This application has been meantheestatethey‘boughtin designallthewaythrough.Weall drawn up following extensive to’ will change, including its boughtintothat. consultationwithlocalresidents greenethos. “Taylor Wimpey don’t want to andstakeholdersandwewillnow Approvalhasalreadybeengiven followthroughwiththeoriginal follow the statutory planning for23housesofthesamespecifi- design,sothey’vecommissioned process.” cations as those already there, anarchitecttodosomethingsim- Theydidnotcommentonthe butanewapplicationhasbeen ilarbutnotthesame. ecoaspectsofthehomes. Rent rise is challenged MKNEWSBRIEFS Writeratnewlibrary AUTHORJosephineCox,oneof APROPOSEDcouncilhouserent said:“It’sbecomingincreasingly themostborrowedwritersinthe riseof6.1percentwasduetobe difficulttoaccesscouncilhous- UK,isduetoappearatthe challengedatameetinglast ingandtostarttohitpeoplewith openingofWoburnSands’new night. massiveincreasesinrentmeans library.Thecurrentfacilitywillbe BothLabourandLiberal theyaregoingtogoshortelse- closingonSaturday,January21, Democratcouncillorsoffered where,likewinterclothingor andthetown’snewlibraryatthe alternativestotheConservative puttingfoodonthetable.” Institutewillbeopenedon proposaltoraisetherentsforthe TheLiberalDemocratspro- Saturday,February4,withan 14,000councilhomestoabout posedanincreaseof£3.18per openingceremonyandavisit £83.08perweek. week-£1.70lessthanthe fromtheauthorfrom10am. Labourwasexpectedtopro- Conservativeproposal. poseariseoffourpercent LibDemleaderSamCrooks Carlaunchatshow instead. said:“Theincreaseisgrossly THECENTRE:MK’SMotorShow SteveCoventry,whoisaLabour unfair,itiswellabovetherateof returnsonJanuary19to22 councillorandacounciltenant, inflationforthiscomingyear.” whenHyundaiwilllaunchitsnew Velostermodel,notonsaleuntil Borrow scooter from Lions February.Therewillbeamixof classicandmoderncars,withall exhibitors,includingLexus, showcasingseveralvehicles. WHEELCHAIRusersarebeing outandgotochurchandhe Specialiststaffwillbeonhandto offeredafreeloanofaSwift doesn’thavetorelyonpeople giveinformationanddiscusstest Mobilityscooter. pushinghim.” drivesandpricing. 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December9and10,compared haveappealedthedecisionto OnSaturday,December10 withabout17,000inanormal givethemonlysixmonthsto about60,000peoplelined month. startwork.TheownersofGreens MidsummerBoulevardtocatch TheRedBullHomeRunpage HotelinRussellStreet,whichwill aglimpseoftheirFormual1 onMiltonKeynesCouncil’s housethecontroversial heroesSebastianVetteland (MKC)websitewasvisitedby development,saytheyshould MarkWebberspeedalongthe peoplefrom579citiesin33 havebeengrantedathreeyear streetsincelebrationofthe countries.Therewere12,590 extentionafterthetimelimiton team’sdoublechampionship- downloadsofMKC’sonlineRed theirapplicationexpired. winningseason. BullEventmap. Thecrowdshelpedincrease MKCchiefexecutiveDavidHill Parkcartohelpyouths footfallatthehub:mkby400per said:“Theeventwasaresound- ANEWcarparkisnowopento centontheday,with10,000peo- ingsuccessforresidents,visi- railcommutersclosetoMilton plevisiting,and123,705people tors,businesses,RedBulland KeynesCentralrailwaystation. wenttothecentre:mk. thecouncil.Ithascemented TheBuszyhasopeneditscar FootfallatMidsummerPlace MiltonKeynes’positionasaseri- parkattheformerbusstationoff representedonequarterofthat ouscitywithalottooffer,which V6GraftonGate,oppositeMK ofthewholeweek. continuestodothingsdifferent- Central,withadailyrateof£5,or HoteloccupancyinCentral ly–thingsthatgetusnoticed, fourweeksfor£80.Allprofits MiltonKeyneswasalmost100 andmostimportantlythings willbereinvestedintopayingfor percentforDecember9and10. thatwork.” activitiesforyoungpeopleinthe city. Green Party speaks out £1kwishcomestrue THANKStovisitorstoBlechley Agora’sSanta’sgrottobefore against rise in rail fares Christmas,£1,020wasraisedfor theMakeAWishFoundation, whichgrantswishestochildren andyoungpeoplefightinglife- THEGreenpartyhasspokenout faresarehigher.Thefareincreas- threateningconditions. aboutincreasingtrainfaresabove esbythetraincompaniesare therateofinflation. passedstraight Electrifyingadvice SeasonticketstoLondonhave backtothe THEfireserviceisurgingpeople risenbyabout6.5percentand Government. totakecareoftheirelectrical thepartybelievesitisunfair “Therailways equipmenttoavoidbecomingan householdsarehavingtopay needtobe unwelcomestatistic.Faultyor hundredsextraforcommuting broughtbackinto misusedelectricalequipment whenfewhavehadapayincrease. publicownership causedmorethan200firesin AlanFrancis,theGreenParty’s sothatwecan homesinBuckinghamshireand nationaltransportspeakerand havebetter MiltonKeyneslastyear,which MKGreenmember,pictured, services ledto26injuries. said:“Theprivatisedrailway andlower costsmoretooperateandso fares.” FORALLTHE LATEST LOCAL NEWSAND SPORTALL DAY,EVERY DAY WWW.MK-NEWS.CO.UK 8|January11,2012|www.mkweb.co.uk|MKNEWS MKNEWS|www.mkweb.co.uk|January11,2012|9 Delayed gateway has roof updated BYADAMGRINSELL around ten per cent of the adam.grinsell@mk-news.co.uk glazing for structural rea- sons. FOLLOWING funding and “Wehaveinvestedinsolid drainageproblemsthatled panelsastheyprovidebetter toatwo-yeardelayforthe long-termdurabilityandthe opening of the gateway to area is safely secured with MiltonKeynes,partofthe scaffoldingtoallowmainte- roof is now having to be nancetotakeplace.” replaced. The company would not Before Christmas huge commentonhowmuchthe scaffolding was erected work was costing, but said insidetheCoachwaynextto checks had taken place junction14oftheM1after withinthefirst12monthsas owner National Express withanynewbuilding. decidedtheglasspanelsin TheCoachwaywasfinally the roof needed to be handed over to National replaced because of ‘struc- ExpresstoruninDecember turalreasons’. 2010 after a two-year Aspokesmanforthecoach delayedopening. companysaid:“Theglazing The original Coachway isbeingreplacedwithasolid was demolished in early roof. This is to replace the 2008,withthenew£2.6mil- Don’t glass panels. The area is lionbuildingduetobecom- safelysecuredwithscaffold- pletedinJanuary2009,buta miss out ingandthereplacementwill shortfallinfundingdelayed be completed in three to the construction to spring onthatideal fourweeks.” 2010. ‘Additional drainage jobopportunity When asked why the investigation', contract replacement was taking wrangles and bad weather place, the spokesman told furtherdelayedtheopening. MKNEWSthecompanyfelt Milton Keynes Council solid panels would work handed the project over to betterinthelong-term. the Homes and They said: “Following a Communities Agency in RegisteryourCVat routine assessment of the September for the final fit- www.jobsnow.co.uk Scaffolding:TheCoachway roof we decided to replace outbeforecompletion. andreceiveyourfree weeklyE-Magazine. 10

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