News Bulletins
All households will start this week to receive your Census Code which will allow you to complete your census forms (bearing in mind where you will be on March 21).
This census is online first. Paper questionnaires can be requested from the free-phone Census Helpline 0800 141 2021 (this is open 8am-8pm Monday to Friday and 8am – 1pm on Saturday).
Why is the Census important? Numbers count! (when it comes to funding all services such as housing provision, hospital, education, elderly care and support for families etc)
If anyone is struggling through shielding or any problems obtaining or filling out the form, or any questions, please do get in touch and I will be happy to help you.
Val Ingram
A doctor’s surgery in Brackley has been temporarily closed to be cleaned because of a coronavirus incident.
Please follow the latest government advice:
Situation in the UK
Four patients in England have tested positive for coronavirus. Chief Medical Officer for England Professor Chris Whitty, has shared a statement. If more cases are confirmed in the UK, it will be announced as soon as possible by the Chief Medical Officer of the affected country.
Based on the World Health Organization’s declaration that this is a public health emergency of international concern, the UK Chief Medical Officers have raised the risk to the public from low to moderate. This permits the government to plan for all eventualities. The risk to individuals remains low.
Based on the scientific advice of SAGE the UK Chief Medical Officers are advising anyone who has travelled to the UK from mainland China, Thailand, Japan, Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia or Macau in the last 14 days and is experiencing cough or fever or shortness of breath, to stay indoors and call NHS 111, even if symptoms are mild.
These areas have been identified because of the volume of air travel from affected areas, understanding of other travel routes and number of reported cases. This list will be kept under review. Our advice for travellers from Wuhan and Hubei Province remains unchanged from the below.
As of 9:00am 09 February, a total of 795 people have been tested, of which 791 were confirmed negative and 4 positive.
We have been working in close collaboration with international colleagues and the World Health Organization to monitor the situation in China and around the world.
Information about the virus
A coronavirus is a type of virus. As a group, coronaviruses are common across the world. Typical symptoms of coronavirus include fever and a cough that may progress to a severe pneumonia causing shortness of breath and breathing difficulties.
Generally, coronavirus can cause more severe symptoms in people with weakened immune systems, older people, and those with long-term conditions like diabetes, cancer and chronic lung disease.
Novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) is a new strain of coronavirus first identified in Wuhan City, China.
Advice for travellers
British people travelling and living overseas following the outbreak of novel coronavirus should check the Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has advised UK nationals to leave China where possible. If the situation continues to escalate the pressure on the Chinese health system may intensify, and it may also become harder for people to travel.
This change does not affect our advice for those returning from Wuhan or mainland China.
Travellers from Wuhan and Hubei Province
If you have travelled from Wuhan or Hubei Province to the UK in the last 14 days you should immediately:
- stay indoors and avoid contact with other people as you would with the flu
- call NHS 111 to inform them of your recent travel to the area
In Scotland phone your GP or NHS 24 on 111 out of hours. If you are in Northern Ireland, call 0300 200 7885.
Please follow this advice even if you do not have symptoms of the virus.
Travellers from other parts of China and other specified areas
This advice applies to travellers who have returned to the UK from the following areas:
- China
- Thailand
- Japan
- Republic of Korea
- Hong Kong
- Taiwan
- Singapore
- Malaysia
- Macau
If you have returned to the UK from any of these areas in the last 14 days and develop symptoms of cough or fever or shortness of breath, you should immediately:
- stay indoors and avoid contact with other people as you would with the flu
- call NHS 111 to inform them of your recent travel to the country
Please follow this advice even if your symptoms are minor.
What this means in practice
We are asking people to take simple, common-sense steps to avoid close contact with other people as much as possible, like they would with other flu viruses.
This means remaining at home for 14 days after arriving from Wuhan or Hubei Province (or elsewhere in China if you have symptoms) and not going to work, school or public areas.
Where possible, you should avoid having visitors to your home, but it’s ok for friends, family or delivery drivers to drop off food.
Diagnosis and analysis
Based on current evidence, novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) presents with flu-like symptoms including a fever, a cough, or difficulty breathing. The current evidence is that most cases appear to be mild. Those who have died in Wuhan appear to have had pre-existing health conditions.
The UK is now one of the first countries outside China to have a prototype specific laboratory test for this new disease. Healthcare professionals who are contacted by a patient with symptoms following travel to Wuhan have been advised to submit samples to PHE for testing. Individuals should be treated in isolation
After the experience of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003, PHE developed a series of diagnostic tests to detect any member of the family of coronaviruses. These have been used for several years, and were able to detect the first UK case of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in 2012.
With the first reported publication of the genome sequence of a 2019 novel coronavirus, PHE was able to rapidly develop further specific tests for this virus, working with WHO and global network of laboratories.
When a clinician suspects novel coronavirus (2019-nCov), they take samples from the nose, throat and deeper respiratory samples, package and send them safely to PHE Colindale. PHE can provide a laboratory result from this specific virus on the same working day.
PHE also has the capability to sequence the viral genome and compare this to published sequences from China, if a case occurs. This will provide valuable information on any mutations in the virus over time and allow an improved understanding of how it spreads.
Christmas 2019 Bin collection dates : Blue Bin Friday 27th December, Green Bin Saturday 28th December. Grey bin will be collected on Thursday 2nd January 2020
Happy Christmas
Temporary Road Closure outside of Shotteswell Village Hall 13th & 14th March for necessary road repairs, slip road for Chapel Lane.
Coming soon to Banbury the New Castle Quay 2
Recycling collection dates for Christmas 2018
Blue recycling will be collected on Friday 28th and green waste on Saturday 29th this week. Normal Wednesday collection the following week.
As from the 1st October, 2017 charges will be imposed for non-household waste at Alkerton tip. Each item will be £1.50 with the exception of tyres which, will be charged at £5. As yet Warwickshire has not introduced such charges, the nearest Warwickshire tip is at Wellesbourne.
New £10 note issued September 2017
Sir David Attenborough needs YOUR help to save our butterflies! www.bigbutterflycount.org
Take part in our Big #ButterflyCount by counting as many butterflies as you can in 15 minutes, as many times as you like over the next 3 weeks. All you need is our free app or printable ID chart.
Get out for the Count! www.bigbutterflycount.org
The moving of the clocks was first introduced during World War One by Germany and Austria, and then by the allies, to save on coal usage.
It was invented by George Vincent Hudson, a New Zealand entomologist in 1895, while British businessman William Willett is also credited with the idea as a way of getting up earlier and so having more daylight hours after work.
While the UK has always had daylight savings time since it was first introduced, it came into widespread use across the world during the 1970s because of the energy crisis.
There had been an attempt to force the garage side access door which, was unsuccessful. However upon checking the woodstore a lawnmower (Viking make green/white) had been taken. The rest of the house etc and no other apparent attempts to force entry.
A red Madaz MX5 sport car parked at St Hughes Cottage, Middle Lane Shotteswell, has sustained substantial impact damage to the front right front panel ( driver’s side) below the car lights on or around Wednesday 13.04.16 whilst parked on College Barn shared drive.
Consultation on Main Modifications to the Stratford-on-Avon District
Submission Core Strategy 2014
Regulation 19, 20 and 35 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012
Stratford-on-Avon District Council submitted its Core Strategy to the Secretary of State for examination on 30 September 2014. The Inspector, Pete Drew, held two stages of examination hearings in January 2015 and January 2016.
The Schedule of Main Modifications now presented for consultation has been prepared by the Council taking account of the Inspector’s preliminary indications as to the main modifications that he considers are required in order to make the plan legal, sound and capable of adoption.
The Main Modifications to the Stratford-on-Avon District Submission Core Strategy 2014 are available for comment for six weeks between 4.00pm on Thursday 31 March and 5.00pm on Thursday 12 May 2016.
The consultation only relates to the Main Modifications and not to other aspects of the Submitted Plan. There is no need to repeat representations that you sent to us on the Submitted version of the Plan in June/July 2014, or the Proposed Modifications in August/September 2015, which have already been passed to the Inspector. You may cross-reference them in your response if appropriate.
After the close of the consultation, representations received in response to the Main Modifications will be collated by the Council and forwarded to the Inspector. The Council will not comment on or respond to the representations received. The Inspector will consider all the valid responses made to this consultation, together with those made during the previous consultations in 2014 and 2015. Following the Main Modifications consultation, the Inspector’s final recommendations will be made in a report to Stratford-on-Avon District Council.
How to make representations
Representations should be submitted on the prescribed form so that it is clear to all parties, in particular the Inspector, what case you are making.
Do it online
Use our interactive document which allows you to click and comment online or go straight to the online representation form atwww.stratford.gov.uk/CSmainmods
Do it by email
By downloading a form and emailing it to planning.policy@stratford-dc.gov.uk
Do it by post
Alternatively, forms can be posted to: FREEPOST RSLH – ZYKJ – TYAZ, Stratford on Avon DC, PO BOX 5341, Stratford upon Avon, CV37 1LE
Do it in person
Print out a comment form and hand it in at the District Council offices:
Elizabeth House, Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6HX
Copies of the form can be provided on request.
Where there are large numbers of people who share a common position on the Core Strategy, it would be very helpful to all parties, including the Inspector, if that group submitted a single representation, appending the names and addresses (and email addresses, if available) of those represented.
During the period for making representations, the Schedule of Main Modifications, Consultation Response Forms and Guidance Notes can be found at www.stratford.gov.uk/CSmainmods
The documents will be available to view at the District Council offices between 8.45am and 5.15pm Mondays to Wednesdays and between 8.45am and 5.00pm on Thursdays and Fridays.
They are also available to view at all libraries in the District during their normal opening hours. See www.warwickshire.gov.uk/findalibrary for information.
For further information, please ring 01789 260334 or email planning.policy@stratford-dc.gov.uk
Dave Nash
Policy Manager (Planning and Housing)
M40 jn 12 roadworks for the next couple of weeks:
Tuesday 23rd February – Friday 26th February:
Northbound M40 on/off slip closure from 07:00 – 16:00
Saturday 27th February – Sunday 28th February:
Northbound M40 on/off slip closure from 07:00 Saturday 27th February – 17:00 Sunday 28th February
Monday 29th February – Thursday 3rd March:
Northbound M40 on/off slip closure from 07:00 – 16:00
Friday 4th March – Monday 7th March:
Southbound M40 on/off slip closure from 09:30 Friday 4th March – 06:00 Monday 7th
M40 southbound lane one closed from 09:30 Friday 4th March – 06:00 Monday 7th March
- Northbound M40 on/off slip closure from 07:00 – 16:00
- Traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
- Northbound M40 on/off slip closure from 07:00 – 16:00
- Traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
COMPULSORY MICROCHIPPING LAW
By 6 April 2016, all dogs in England must be microchipped and registered to an approved database by the time they are 8 weeks old.
As part of this, Stratford District Council Dog Warden, Lisa Parkes, has organised a Microchipping Drive at eight different venues across the district.
These will take place throughout the month of February:
02/02/16: STRATFORD Stratford Police Station
03/02/16: SHIPSTON Sheldon Bosley Hub
08/02/16: SOUTHAM Graham Adams Centre
10/02/16: WELFORD Memorial Hall
16/02/16: BIDFORD Crawford Memorial Hall
17/02/16: WELLESBOURNE Methodist Church
19/02/16: SHOTTERY St Andrews Centre
23/02/16: ALCESTER Jubilee Centre
The FIRST 20 slots to be booked will be FREE OF CHARGE
Subsequent slots will be charged at £5 +VAT per dog
Sessions will run from 10.30am until 1.30pm
(Please note there is no public parking available at Stratford Police Station)
Mini-chips are available for small dogs and puppies
Customers will benefit from 12 months free ’24/7 National Lost and Found Recovery Service’ with every microchip!
There will also be information about dog-fouling, nuisance barking and dog-walking etiquette, including worrying livestock.
In addition, events will be attended by our Rural Crime Coordinator who will be plugging her ‘Eyes and Paws’ campaign.
This is designed to promote community safety and encourage dog-walkers to report any suspicious activity.
Contact Stratford District Council now on 01789 267575 to make your booking.
Gaydon Junction works
PUBLIC NOTICE
WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984, SECTION 14
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF MOLLINGTON ROAD, SHOTTESWELL
Warwickshire County Council has made a Temporary Traffic Order closing Mollington Road, Shotteswell at a point outside the property known as Oakdene, to vehicular traffic.
The closure is required to safely facilitate the rebuild of a fire hydrant.
The Order will commence on 15 February 2016 and will last for a period of 18 months, or until the works are completed, whichever is the earlier. However, it is anticipated that the works will be completed in one day on 15 February 2016, weather permitting.
Pedestrian access to and egress from properties and land situated adjacent to the length of road to be closed will be maintained at all times. Vehicular access will be maintained where possible.
An alternative route will be signed and is available via: D282 Bakehouse Lane, D6426 Bury Court Farm Road, D272 Coronation Lane, Middle Lane (and vice versa).
The Contractor dealing with this matter is A Star Traffic Management (Tel: 0800 783 4444).
S Duxbury, Head of Law & Governance, Shire Hall, Warwick, 12 February 2016
Christmas Bin Collections
16th December Recycling Green & Blue Bins
23rd December Black Bin
30th December Recycling Green & Blue Bins
7th January 2016 Black Bin
Good news – superfast broadband is now available in some parts of Shotteswell! Cabinet Wroxton St Mary 5 has been upgraded, meaning that many properties connected to it can now order the improved service.
What should I do now?
1. Check that your property is connected to this cabinet and can get superfast speeds by going to
www.dslchecker.bt.com and entering your landline number/address
2. Sign up with an Internet Service Provider for superfast services. Remember to check different providers for the best rates to meet your needs. For more information you can check out an independent reviewer such as: http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/cheap-broadband
What are the benefits?
Having access to superfast broadband not only lets you browse the web faster, but helps businesses stay competitive and allows individuals, families and communities to make use of opportunities that wouldn’t otherwise be possible:
· Choose the Internet Service Provider you want- the CSW Broadband project ensures that you are not limited in your choice of suppliers
· Get online instantly with no slow dial-up connections
· Talk face-to-face with friends and family using Skype or other software
· Stream HD films, TV shows and videos without buffering slowing you down
· Quickly and easily share your photos with friends and family
· Upload pictures and documents seamlessly
· Work from home when you want- now you can really compete in the global marketplace
· Reduce workplace costs by introducing remote working and hot-desking
Wellesbourne and Kineton Community Forum – The Wellesbourne and Kineton Community Forum will not be taking place in December 2015. However, a district wide Partnership Conference – ‘Spotlight on our Communities’ will be taking place on Wednesday 2nd December, 6.00 pm at University of Warwick, Wellesbourne Campus (A429 – Cirencester Road). All are welcome to attend where there will be an opportunity to meet with Leaders from Stratford District, Warwickshire County Council, Warwickshire Police, South Warwickshire Clinical Commissioning Group and the Police & Crime Commissioners Office to raise any issues. There will also be an opportunity for delegates to help develop future priorities for communities and raise community issues. If you are going, please let Amanda Wilson-Patterson know in advance. Amanda can be contacted on amandawilsonpatterson@warwickshire.gov.uk
- Southbound M40 on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 18:00
- Traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
- Traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 07:00 Saturday – 18:00 Sunday
- Southbound M40 on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 18:00
- Traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
Cherwell District council car parks free from 3pm
Christmas is coming early for Cherwell residents as council-owned and operated car parks are set to provide free festive parking.
From 28 November until 10 January inclusive Cherwell District council’s owned and operated car parks will offer free parking every day from 3pm so that Christmas shoppers can take advantage of what’s on offer in Banbury and Bicester.
- Monday 12th morning peak: No change to current arrangements.
- Monday 12th from 09:00 and Tuesday 13th – 24-hour traffic lights will be in place. During morning and afternoon peak times, traffic lights will be manually monitored and controlled to minimise queues and disruption.
- Wednesday 14th – Friday 16th – All traffic to and from the M40 will be switched to one side of the new dual carriageway. Please note traffic travelling from M40 J12 will avoid the 24-hour traffic lights.
Stratford-on-Avon District Gypsy and Traveller Local Plan
Implementation Options Consultation Friday 18 September to Friday 30 October 2015
Councils are required by government to identify the accommodation needs of Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople in their areas and prepare a plan to show how these needs will be met.
Stratford-on-Avon District Council is preparing a Gypsy and Traveller Local Plan. Allowing for recent planning permissions, our evidence shows a requirement for 29 new pitches to meet need up to 2019 and a need for a further 27 pitches by 2031.
To inform production of the Plan the District Council will consult on an Implementation Options document that:
· sets out the revised pitch requirement based on the 2014 update to the needs assessment;
· sets out proposed preferred areas of search for new sites;
· puts forward some sites that could become permanent;
· safeguards existing sites, i.e. those with permanent consent and no occupancy restriction;
· comments on some known sites that the Council is not proposing to allocate or safeguard.
Representations on the document are invited. Further information is available on the Council’s website at www.stratford.gov.uk/gandtlp
The consultation document can also be viewed at the Council’s offices at Elizabeth House, Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6HX and at public libraries in the District, during normal opening hours. Copies of the document can be obtained from the Council.
Responses can be made online using the link above or by downloading a form and emailing it to planning.policy@stratford-dc.gov.uk
Alternatively, forms can be posted to FREEPOST RSLH – ZYKJ – TYAZ, Stratford on Avon DC, PO BOX 5341, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 1LE
Comments must be received by the District Council by 5:00pm on Friday 30 October 2015.
Dave Nash
Planning & Housing Policy Manager
Consider marking your refuse bins with your house name or number
Warmington – School Lane
Green recycle bin stolen from pavement outside house.
Earth worm study
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Given that M40 work is occasionally impacting traffic flow on B4100 and in Banbury too –
For example South bound slip closures between 15:00 and 18:00 are likely to result in much-increased traffic south down B4100 and through Banbury onto M40 junction 11
- Monday 17th August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 18:30 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
- Tuesday 18th August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 18:30 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
- Wednesday 19th August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 18:30 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
- Thursday 20th August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 18:30 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
- Friday 21st August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 18:30 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
- Monday 24th August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 18:30 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
- Tuesday 25th August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 18:30 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
- Wednesday 26th August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 18:30 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
- Thursday 27th August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 18:30 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
- Friday 28th August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 18:30 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
The following summary relates to this week and next week:
During the week commencing Monday 3rd August:
Monday 3rd August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 20:00 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
Tuesday 4th August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 20:00 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
Wednesday 5th August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 20:00 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
Thursday 6th August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 20:00 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
Friday 7th August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 20:00 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
Please note that contractor Balfour Beatty has issued a notice announcing the following planned traffic management measures.
During the week commencing Monday 10th August – please note the change to Wednesday’s traffic management from previous notices:
Monday 10th August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 18:30 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
Tuesday 11th August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 18:30 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
Wednesday 12th August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 18:30 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
Thursday 13th August – northbound on/off slip closure from 07:30 – 16:00 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
Friday 14th August – northbound on/off slip closure from 07:30 – 16:00 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
During the week commencing Monday 17th August:
Monday 17th August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 18:30 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
Tuesday 18th August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 18:30 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
Wednesday 19th August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 18:30 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
Thursday 20th August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 18:30 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
Friday 21st August – southbound on/off slip closure from 09:30 – 18:30 and traffic lights on the B4451 M40 over bridge from 09:30 – 16:00
Road resurfacing will now take place on Thursday 23rd July owing to the weather.
Shotteswell Fete
The 2015 fete raised the magnificent sum of £2,500. A donation of £1,000 each will be made to the Church and the Village Hall. The remaining sum will be used to purchase the large tea tent in readiness for future fetes. The tent will eventually be available for hire, so if you are interested please get in touch. A huge thank you to all who attended or contributed in any way the attractions, entertainers stall holders, tea ladies, BBQ & Beer tent staff and the committee. We look forward to seeing you on 2nd July 2016
Bin Collection Day will remain as normal on Wednesdays as will the time of collection
Heatwave advice July 2015
Key public health messages for staying safe:
- try to keep out of the sun between 11am and 3pm
- wear UV sunglasses, preferably wraparound, to reduce UV exposure to the eyes, walk in the shade, apply sunscreen of at least SPF15 with UVA protection, wear a hat and light scarf. Wear light, loose-fitting cotton clothes. This should minimise the risk of sunburn.
- avoid physical exertion
- drink plenty of cold drinks
- if you have a health problem, keep medicines below 25 °C or in the refrigerator
- look out for others especially vulnerable groups such as the older people, young children and babies and those with serious illnesses
- never leave anyone in a closed, parked vehicle, especially infants, young children or animals
Look out for those most vulnerable
Remember that it can get uncomfortably hot indoors too. Try to keep your bedroom and living space cool, by closing the curtains on windows that receive the sun and opening your windows at cooler times of the day and overnight when safe to do so. Turn off non-essential lights and electrical items as these generate heat.
Health and social care workers in the community, hospitals and care homes are advised to regularly check on vulnerable patients, share sun safety messages, make sure room temperatures are set below 26 °C, ensure patients have access to cold water and ice and that medicines are stored in a cool place.
Community Forum
Wellesbourne Fire Station Thursday 18th June at 6.30pm onwards.
M40
| M40 J12 Improvements Scheme – Traffic Management Update We are writing to advise you about works to be carried out by Balfour Beatty, on behalf of Highways England, at the M40 J12 scheme, which are planned to go ahead w/c 15 June 2015. Please see below proposed dates of temporary lights. The majority of construction works will take place before 6am and after 9am (off peak). Please be aware that proposed dates could be subject to change, however we will inform you of any changes at the earliest opportunity. 1. Monday 15 June 2015 – 2/3 way lights on the B4451/M40 over bridge from 930am – 4pm 2. Tuesday 16 June 2015 – 2/3 way lights on the B4451/M40 over bridge from 930am – 4pm 3. Wednesday 17 June 2015 – 2/3 way lights on the B4451/M40 over bridge from 930am – 4pm 4. Thursday 18 June 2015 – 2/3 way lights on the B4451/M40 over bridge from 930am – 4pm 5. Friday 19 June 2015 – 2/3 way lights on the B4451/M40 over bridge from 930am – 4pm I would appreciate if you could distribute this traffic management information as you see best. If you have any queries or comments on this scheme, please do not hesitate to contact me directly on 07775 407172. Alternatively, you can contact the Highways England customer contact centre on 0300 123 5000. For the latest information related to the M40 Junction 12 Improvements scheme, please visit the dedicated website at www.highways.gov.uk/m40j12 where you can sign up for email updates, which allow you to receive important news and information related to Highways England schemes. M40 Junction 12 Improvements Scheme – Road Projects – Highways Agency www.highways.gov.uk Works to reduce congestion on the M40 slip roads at junction 12 and queuing on the M40 southbound ha… |
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Neighbour alert Please be vigilant with locking your gates, sheds, doors, windows and cars etc. Two likely thieves were disturbed in Kyetts Corner, Cropredy last night around midnight and last seen scaling a fence into Creampot\Newscut lane. Police were informed. They were at side gates and fences in that area, there has also been reports of similar activity in Great Bourton
Road Closure notice June 2015
Banbury Rail news
How will my journey be affected?
A normal timetable will run on the dates shown below in green. Amber dates means we have engineering works and bus replacements for part of the day. Red dates mean the whole day is affected and we will have bus replacements in operation and/or diversions.
Find out more about the Banbury UpgradePlease be aware
Take part in the survey Have your say on Rural Policing
Election Results 2015
Jeremy Wright is the elected MP
Bart Dalla Mura is the elected District Councillor
Shotteswell Parish Council: Elected Parish Councillors are: Jan Burgess, Les Faulkner, Val Ingram, Anne Omer & Michael Pearson
War hero’s medal
Dog Owners beware
M40 Junction improvement at Gaydon, slip road closures.
Jane’s MacRide Tour 2015 page
Cycling 110 miles for Macmillan Cancer Support because Raising funds for cancer research
Event: MacRide Tour 2015 between 02/05/2015 and 03/05/2015
Jane is biking from Cambridge to Stratford on the 2nd May in aid of the charity Macmillan to support cancer research . Also to aid people that are sadly suffering from cancer.
If you want to support Jane then please donate here,
Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer. We provide practical, medical, emotional and financial support and push for better cancer care. One in three of us will get cancer. Two million of us are living with it. We are all affected by cancer. We can all help. We are Macmillan.
Special Offer for New Oil Syndicate Members
As of 1st April any new Energy Warwickshire Syndicate member can take advantage of ‘first order membership free’ *
This means that any household or community building not currently in the syndicate will be able to try out the service without having to pay the annual membership fee until they place their second order.
Energy Warwickshire has seen a fantastic start to 2015 and managed to secure some great savings for members during January and February. Over 550 residents in Warwickshire are now part of the Energy Warwickshire syndicate saving considerable sums on their oil heating costs. The syndicate compiles one bulk order per month and searches the market to secure the lowest price possible for individual members.
Januarys member price was 33.98ppl saving 14.52ppl against the market high and Februarys member price was 33.35ppl saving 6.8ppl against the market high.
Jude Henderson Business Development Manager, WRCC says “Our members have benefitted not only from the recent drop in oil prices, but also from the steep growth in our membership numbers meaning we are placing larger and larger orders month on month. This has given the syndicate great strength in negotiating with suppliers to offer their best prices.”
Energy Warwickshire are now hoping to share this success more widely and want to recruit new members to the syndicate.
Kim Slater Chief Exec WRCC “On average Energy Warwickshire is saving households £56.12 per oil order so we are confident you’ll continue ordering once you’ve given it a try.”
Since its conception in October 2012 the Energy Warwickshire syndicate has ordered over 1.3million litres of heating oil saving members over £70,000.
For further information or to join the scheme contact:
http://www.energywarwickshire.org.uk
Tel: 01789 842182 Email: energy@wrccrural.org.uk
*Domestic membership currently £20 per annum
Theft From Vehicles – Great Bourton & Hanwell 09/03/2015 Theft from a vehicle in Crow Lane, Great Bourton on Thursday 5th March, 1100hrs and another theft from a vehicle from the car-park of St Peters Church, Hanwell Village on Saturday 7th March around 1300hrs. On both occasions nobody was seen. Please alert neighbours and remain extra vigilant. If you saw anything suspicious or have any information please telephone PCSO Louise Beaumont, Banbury Rural Police Team on 101.
Do you know who is on the telephone?
Shotteswell Progressive Dinner is set for 6th June 2015, bookings now been taken please contact Pauline 01295 730687
New Settlement Proposal at Gaydon/Lighthorne Heath –
Draft Supplementary Planning Document
Informal Consultation – Monday 16 February to 5.00 pm Monday 30 March 2015
The District Council is undertaking an informal consultation about the scope and content of the Gaydon/Lighthorne Heath (GLH) – Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).
The Council’s Submission Core Strategy sets out at Proposal GLH the policy basis for the development of a new settlement at Gaydon/Lighthorne Heath that will incorporate up to 3,000 new homes and a substantial expansion of Jaguar Land Rover’s operations.
The SPD takes the form of a Framework Masterplan to guide developers and the local planning authority in respect of environmental, social, design and economic objectives as they seek to create a new community at Gaydon/Lighthorne Heath.
The draft SPD looks at:
· the GLH site and its context
· site constraints and opportunities
· vision and principles
· an illustrative masterplan with key design and sustainability principles
· delivery
This informal consultation is part of the ‘Involve and Engagement’ stage of SPD preparation. It is designed to ensure the wider engagement of local communities and stakeholders in the preparation of the SPD. Comments are invited on any aspect of the SPD.
The consultation document can be viewed on the District Council’s website www.stratford.gov.uk/glh-spd. It is also available to inspect at the District Council offices – Elizabeth House, Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6HX.
Drop in sessions will be arranged in the local area during the consultation period.
How to Comment
· Responses can be made via an on-line comment form using the link above – or
· by downloading a form and emailing it to planning.policy@stratford-dc.gov.uk – or
· by post to: FREEPOST RSLH – ZYKJ – TYAZ, Stratford on Avon DC, PO BOX 5341, Stratford upon Avon, CV37 1LE – or
· handed in at the District Council offices in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Please note that comments on the inclusion of Proposal GLH in the Core Strategy, or on alternative sites, are not sought at this time.
The views expressed in the consultation will be reported back to The Cabinet and appropriate changes to the draft document will be made.
What happens next
Further progress will depend on Proposal GLH being confirmed in the Core Strategy. The Examination hearings into the Core Strategy finished at the end of January 2015 and the Inspector’s Report is awaited. The SPD can only be adopted if the Core Strategy is adopted with Proposal GLH included. If this is the case, a second more formal period of consultation will then take place, as required by the Development Plan Regulations. The amended draft SPD will also have an accompanying Sustainability Appraisal and Consultation Statement.
Comments must be received by the District Council by 5.0 pm on Monday 30 March 2015.
Yours faithfully
Dave Nash
Planning & Housing Policy Manager
POLICE WARNING- re suspicious incidents in the Southam area 11/2/15.
1.An Eastern European man has been door knocking , claiming to be doing a government survey, and asking how many laptops, smart phones etc. are on the property.
2.A dark blue vehicle, thought to be a Volkswagen Polo or Golf, which had a Latvian number plate, was driving slowly and acting suspiciously. It was being driven by a man with two women on board.
The two women then got out of the vehicle and attempted to climb over the fence of a property in Linley Road, Southam.
They are thought to be Eastern European. The two women had dark hair – one aged 20 to 30 years old and the other around 50 years old. The man with them was also dark haired and around 30 years of age.
Banbury Rail Problems
Harbury Tunnel landslip to close railway for several weeks
A large landslip near Harbury Tunnel is to keep the line closed between Banbury and Leamington Spa for several weeks.
Network Rail specialist engineers are currently assessing the landslide – which is still slowly moving – to determine the scale of the problem. Remote sensing techniques are being used to monitor the landslide and remedial works will begin as soon as it is safe to do so.
Mark Carne, chief executive of Network Rail said: “This is a massive incident and I am making sure we have all the resources we need to tackle this problem. Our safety precautions ensured the railway was shut before there was any risk to passengers. Looking forward, our focus is on making sure the site is safe before our engineers move any of the affected earthworks.
“We know just how important this key route between Birmingham and London is, for both passengers and freight. This is a very deep cutting built back in Brunel’s days which we have been repairing for some time. I can assure passengers whose journeys are being disrupted that we will do our utmost to restore their services as soon as possible. However, it may take several weeks to stabilise it before we can start some services.”
Network Rail will be working closely with the train operators on alternative services for the next few weeks, and will be able to give a clearer idea on timings within the next two weeks. We will provide further updates as our investigation and recovery work progresses.
Notes to editors
The cutting forms the approaches to Harbury Tunnel, and is excavated to depths of up to 30 metres through inter layered mudstones and limestone.
Network Rail been carrying out stabilisation work at the site after a much smaller landslide elsewhere at the site on 14 February 2014. These works were underway when the slope failed at 14:30 on Saturday 31 January. No one was injured when the landslide happened.
We are working with local landowners to gain access and plan the safe removal of materials – initial investigations suggest that up to 350,000 tonnes of earth and rock will need to be removed.
This line carries long-distance services for Chiltern Railways and CrossCounty Trains, as well as substantial freight services.
Bus replacement services are running between Leamington Spa and Banbury and a revised service is in effect between Banbury and Marylebone, Birmingham and Leamington Spa, and Stratford upon Avon and Leamington Spa.
Passengers using Chiltern Railway and CrossCountry services are asked to check the National Rail website before travelling at www.nationalrail.co.uk
Freight services are being diverted via the West Coast Main Line, Acton and the Great Western Main line.
Road Closure Notices
11th February Mollington Road, fire hydrant repair
WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984, SECTION 14
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF C114 MOLLINGTON ROAD, SHOTTESWELL
Warwickshire County Council has made a Temporary Traffic Order closing C114 Mollington Road, Shotteswell at a point outside Corner Cottage, to vehicular traffic.
The closure is required to safely facilitate the rebuild of a hydrant chamber.
The Order will commence on 11 February 2015 and will last for a period of 18 months, or until the works are completed, whichever is the earlier. However, it is anticipated that the works will be completed in one day.
Pedestrian access to and egress from properties and land situated adjacent to the length of road to be closed will be maintained at all times. Vehicular access will be maintained where possible.
An alternative route will be signed and is available via: D2821 Bakehouse Lane, D6426 Bury Court Farm Road, D2720 Coronation Lane (and vice versa).
Bakehouse lane, Shotteswell 19th February for road surface patching.
Keeping Everyone Safe, sometimes certain electrical items can pose a fire risk.
New research has revealed that just over a third of British purchasers currently register all of their domestic appliances (such as: fridges, tumble dryers or washing machines) with the manufacturer, leaving many thousands of owners virtually untraceable if a safety repair is required.
To combat this, the Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances (AMDEA) has launched a new web portal www.registermyappliance.org.uk which is designed to make it quicker and easier for the public to register all of their appliances.
This new web portal is designed to provide up-to-date, accurate, contact information for owners who have brought specific models of domestic appliances within the last twelve years. This is so manufacturers can issue safety updates, or repair notifications to the right homes.
Public Consultation into Police Precept
Ron Ball, Warwickshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner has today launched a public consultation to hear the views of local people on his proposal to increase the policing precept in Warwickshire by 1.99% in 2015/16.
The proposed increase would mean paying an extra 30 pence on a monthly council tax bill for a Band D property – or one pence a day.
In December, the Government announced that Warwickshire’s policing budget would be cut by ?5.1%, or over £2.6m. The Strategic Alliance has meant that Warwickshire and West Mercia Police are in a stronger position than most other forces, however Warwickshire Police will need to deliver savings of up to £10.1m over the next five years.
If the current council tax rate was frozen, Warwickshire would lose? around £340,000 next year and £700,000 every year after, resulting in a financial hole of around £3.1m over the next five years, impacting significantly on policing in the county.
Warwickshire currently has one of the lowest levels of traditional crime in the UK and this is steadily falling. Over the past year, Mr Ball has taken strong action on key issues, which has led to significant improvements in convictions for domestic violence and rape, and reductions in serious acquisitive crimes such as robbery and burglary.
The Police and Crime Commissioner is keen to build on this momentum, and is making crime prevention his top priority in 2015-16 – however all of this vital work could be put at risk if further funding is not sought.
Some of his key projects for 2015/16 include:
- Launching the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) to help tackle child sexual exploitation and protect vulnerable children in Warwickshire.
- Working with the Home Office on tackling domestic abuse to improve the police response to domestic abuse, both on a local and national level.
- Focusing on raising public awareness about protecting yourself against cybercrime, which currently costs the UK £27billion a year.
Speaking today, Ron Ball, Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire said:“In these cash strapped times I am not making this proposal lightly. Nor am I thinking short term and going for electoral popularity. How policing will look in the future is dependent on decisions being taken now and I have some real concerns about the continual erosion of police funding. I have no intention of leaving myself or my successors in a bind.”
The consultation runs until 5pm on Monday 26 January 2015.
Members of the public and interested organisations can take part in the consultation in the following ways:
- Take part in an online survey to share their views: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3X5RFVG
- Email the Warwickshire OPCC office on opcc@warwickshire.gov.uk
- Write to the Warwickshire OPCC office at: Warwickshire Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, 3 Northgate Street, Warwick CV34 4SP
All responses will be forwarded to the Police and Crime Commissioner for review, and the outcomes of this consultation will be shared with the Warwickshire Police and Crime Panel. The Police and Crime Commissioner will notify the Police and Crime Panel of his proposed budget and precept by 3 February 2015. The final precept will be published on the Warwickshire OPCC website by 2 March 2015.