Local News 2005
THEFT - THURSDAY 11 JANUARY 2006
Sadly have to report a opportunist theft in the village on Thursday Evening
between
6.30 and 7.30pm where the householder was upstairs bathing children and a
theif entered
through a rear door and stole a handbag from a kitchen table.
PLEASE be on your guard DO NOT leave anything valuable in sight, no matter for how long!
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FIREBUG WARNING!
Please all be vigulant as we have recieved reports of Burnt paper being found
at the Storage Shed
at the rea of the Memorial Hall and also inside The Shelter behind the hall,
as if someone is trying to
start some serious fires! This person/s need to be caught and could
be connected to the numbers
of fires in the locality before, during and after the recent Christmas Holidays.
If you see anything or anyone playing with matches...PLEASE REPORT THEM!
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New number for Northamptonshire Police
Northamptonshire Police has introduced a new countywide telephone number
for the public to use
when making non-emergency calls. As of Thursday 1 December 2005 the new number
for all
non-emergency calls to the Force is: 08453 700700.
An automated call handling system was introduced at the same time, giving
callers who know
the extension number they need, the chance to key it in. This will speed
things up for them,
and allow other calls to be answered more quickly as well.
Staff in the Customer Contact Centre answered 288,775 non-emergency calls
last year –
791 calls each day. Currently there are five local numbers in existence,
depending on where
you live in the county, all feeding in to a central switchboard. Northamptonshire
Police hope
that the introduction of the new number will make things easier for the public,
with just one
number to remember wherever in the county they are calling from.
It will also make things simpler for people when the four policing Areas merge into two later this year.
The new telephone number – 08453 700700 - is charged at the normal local
rate and will
continue be answered by call handlers in the Force Communications Centre.
The existing local numbers will gradually be phased out but will still connect
to Police
for the time being, until people become used to the new number.
There is, of course, no change to the 999 number for emergency calls.
Te new number will be promoted across the county to ensure it becomes widely known.
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FUND RAISERS
Christmas Eve Auction held at The Rose and Crown raised £2,100 for the
Katharine House
Hospice which was presented on Tuesday 19 January 2006. Since the auction
started at the
Rose and Crown over £30,000 has been raised -Thanks to all!
Ann Hawkins reported that £274.00 was raised this year for the Poppy
Appeal
-some £57.00 increase over last year.
Congratulations to Carol singers this year for funds raised for Katharine
House Hospice
Some £205.62 raised on visiting outlying farms and from the very small
group who were
only able to visit a tiny part of the village managing to raise £80.00!
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"Bonjour Brackley" from the Continental Market
Brackley recently had its first visit from the continental market and those
who visited the stalls were treated to a
variety of continental delicacies and goods. From cheeses to chocolate, the
choice was as varied as it was delicious.
The traditional french baguettes were snapped up as were the choccies and
biscuits. It was encouraging to see a large
turnout of customers for the event and thankfully the traditional British
rainy weather held off.
Hopefully it will not be too long before the market passes through again.
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November 2005
"NEW LOCAL NATURE RESERVE FOR NORTHAMPTON"
Storton's Pits in Northampton has been officially declared a local nature
reserve. Local nature reserve status
recognises the area's importance as an area of nature conservation value.
Storton's Pits becomes the sixth local nature reserve in Northampton and
will be managed by
the Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust on behalf of Northampton Borough Council,
and the
landowner, English Partnerships. The Wildlife Trust will be responsible for
managing the area in
accordance with their management plan, and opening it up for educational
projects.
The designation came as a result of the Brownfield Initiative being undertaken
by Northampton
Borough Council and English Partnerships. As part of a planning agreement
relating to the
construction of the new Southern Development Link Road from Sixfields to
Harvey Reeves Road,
funds have been made available for the creation of the nature reserve and
for a ten year management programme.
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October 2005
"NORTHAMPTONSHIRE POLICE INVESTIGATE FARTHINGHOE VILLAGE FIRES"
Police on the Western Area are mounting an operation to investigate a series
of fires in the village of
Farthinghoe in Northamptonshire.
There have been ten fires in the village in the last three weeks – six
of them occurred last week.
Now Police and Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service are working together
to investigate
this series of suspicious fires, which are being treated as linked.
Police are carrying out high-profile patrols in a bid to reassure local people,
and to deter the offenders.
Posters and flyers are being distributed around the village asking for
information and two events
are being planned to allow villagers to have their questions answered.
A public meeting will be taking place at 7.30pm on Thursday 20 October in
the Village Hall.
A senior officer from the Western Area will be there, along with the local
officer and
representatives from Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service. Then on Friday,
October 21,
the mobile police station will be in the village between 1pm and 3pm as a
focal point for
members of the public who would like to talk to police.
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October 2005
"JAPANESE DRIVERS DRIFT INTO SILVERSTONE FOR D1 DRIFTING GRAND PRIX"
On 2nd October Japanese drivers took Silverstone by storm, as thousands of
'drifting' and street car
enthusiasts attended the Japanese D1 Grand Prix Series Exibition Match at
the circuit.
'Drifting' - where drivers use a combination of clutch, gears and braking,
to manoever their cars
sideways around the circuit at up to 100mph - is set to become the next big
thing in motorsport.
Already a national sport in Japan, next year should see many more drifting events in the UK.
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February 2005
"BT QUADRUPLES BROADBAND SPEED TO 2MB FOR FREE"
BT this month announced a transformation of its Retail broadband services.
Customers will be able to
work faster and download information quicker than ever before and at no extra
cost.
The move will mean BT's 1.4 million retail broadband customers will transfer
to a new super-fast
standard. Most consumer and business customers will have their speed increased
up to 2 Mb
– as much as four times faster than current speeds. Those with BT Broadband
Basic will have
their speed increased from 512k up to 1 Mb.
Ian Livingston, CEO for BT Retail said: "BT is about giving value for money.
Today we are
offering customers up to four times the broadband speed without charging
a penny more.
It will allow customers to get even more from their broadband services for
entertainment,
education or communication."
These higher speeds will pave the way for new services such as
video-over-broadband and
also allow customers to get more from multiple connections. This will be
ideal for families, for
example, allowing them to simultaneously connect a PC, laptop, games console,
or other
internet-enabled device.
Livingston added: "The internet is no longer simply about surfing the web
or checking email.
More and more people are enjoying online gaming, on-demand music and video
over the net.
BT is bringing applications of the future – such as video telephony
– within reach of all our customers today.
"Today's announcement will also help businesses maximise the massive
opportunities offered
by on-line trading and teleworking. We fully appreciate the critical nature
of broadband for
business, so in addition to 2Mb as standard, we are introducing a service
level guarantee
on our premium business product.
"BT believes that UK consumers and businesses deserve to get the full benefit
today of
tomorrow's broadband applications and services. It's time to get the most
from the internet."
New speeds will become effective for new consumer customers from February
17 and for new
business customers from April 1. Migration of existing customers will start
from the same dates.