The Front Page. - Copy 201 (Oct Heatwave, Rubbish, Recycling, Serious Assault.)
3 October 2011
One lifts her arms in exasperation in the picture, as if calling on the heavens to intervene. Tides are very low at the moment.
"Its better on the grounds of hygiene" Said Eric with aplomb.
"Its better on environmental grounds too...the population prefer a weekly collection" He continued in northern twang.
Eric now makes all this money available to local councils, so that they can deliver what the people want. However this flies in the face of the efforts made by local councils everywhere...as we see with our own DDC . Our local council has been spending heavily to introduce the newer method with added recycling, thereby possibly missing out on this newly available money which may have come way too late for them. Although as DDC have maintained the weekly food waste collection they may yet come up with a cash reward....see the very latest press release below from DDC...issued before the Eric Pickles announcement.
press releaseNEW RECYCLING AND WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE
Dover District Council is welcoming the successful launch of the major new recycling and waste service for the area – with around 5,000 properties put on the new rounds and more than seven tonnes of food waste collected in the first week.
The service was launched in Deal on Monday last week, and is being rolled out across the district. It includes the introduction of a weekly collection of food waste, and an improved recycling collection. DDC is providing residents with new containers for food waste, and wheeled bins for the collection of a greater range of recyclables and for the fortnightly collection of the waste that householders have not been able to recycle.
Cllr Nicholas Kenton, Cabinet Member for Environment, Waste and Planning said: “In the first week alone we were able to collect more than seven tonnes of food waste for recycling, that otherwise would have been disposed of with household waste. This is excellent news and we look forward to rolling the new service out across the district, and will continue to work with residents to recycle even more for the future.“
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE IN DEAL
A public exhibition is being held at the Golf Road Community Centre on Wednesday 5 October from 5.30pm-7.30pm to update the community on progress on a study of Deal and how it may develop in the future, and to seek views on the work so far.
Dover District Council and Kent County Council, with the support of the Environment Agency, have appointed consultants GVA to lead on the study. The study focuses on the flood risk and transport issues that affect the northern part of the town and the Sholden area. The aim of the study is to see whether there are ways of dealing with these issues that would improve everyday life for residents, and whether there would be any scope for further development.
The study has reached the end of its first stage, which is to understand the current situation and set out options for the next stage to test in more detail. Council officers and the consultant team will be on hand at the exhibition to explain and discuss the study and its initial findings. As the study progresses through the next stages there will be further opportunities for local people to become involved and contribute their views.
Cllr Paul Watkins, Leader of Dover District Council pictured said: “Deal has a distinct identity and characteristics which are a great asset to the area. It is vital that the district and our towns continue to meet the challenges of growth whilst retaining their unique qualities. The Adopted Core Strategy has identified the need to look at the potential for growth in Deal, and the community benefits that could accompany this, and this major study and model will provide an important assessment of options for growth and investment.”
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A 28-year-old man has been charged and appeared in court after a man was found with serious injuries inside a Dover flat last week.
Ruslan Gaifullins (28) of no fixed address, was charged that between 17 and 18 September he caused grievous bodily harm to a 54-year-old man in Priory Road.
He appeared before Channel Magistrates in Folkestone on Friday (23 September 2011) and was remanded in custody to appear at Canterbury Crown Court on 10 October 2011.
The injured man remains in a serious condition at QEQM Hospital, Margate.
Last Day of the Heatwave:
Yes according to reports this is the last day of the freakiest autumn weather ever. Super duper record-breaking sunshine and wall to wall blue skies have been the norm. It's all been very tropical and you and I could easily get used to this sandals in october lifestyle. But before it all passes away let us show you one last heat ravaged photo as seen above. This is the view looking back towards Blighty from the far side of the channel..from Wimereux in fact. That little place nestling near Boulogne. What a great commercial advantage it is to have the sun sinking in full view. The seven or so restaurants on the rather small seafront were alive into the night.. pulsating with al fresco diners.Will it be the hottest 1st of October ever?
The weather boffins have been fixated with this all week. The record for Oct 1 is 29.4 recorded in Cambridge in 1985, long before you and I were born! Now today there is a real chance this figure could be broken somewhere in the country, although it is expected Dover will be kept a little cooler with sea breezes..mercifully. The picture shows a highly unusual situation for the last day in September, a flat tranquil utterly calm sea, coupled with a very very warm evening.YES!
The record for the hottest 1st of October day was broken in blistering style on saturday right here in sunny Kent. In Gravesend in fact. The temperature reached 29.9 degrees centigrade in the early afternoon, which was hotter than Barcelona and Athens. So Gravesend is right up there with those two sunshine giants. ( Note for diary: Must put Gravesend on holiday destination bucket list!) The weather watchers tell us it could go even higher today as I write (Sunday Oct 2). Expect the beaches to be busy busy. Ice cream venders cannot believe this extra fillip to their finances. Where's all the water!!
While the bizarre weather continues unabated... this odd event happened. You will know of course that the long distance serious swimmers practice in Dover Harbour. Up and down they go in gruelling effort. But in the midst of rigourous training yesterday, these two pictured left just stopped, and stood up in frustration at the lack of water. They were a long way out, so it was quite a surprise to see them just..well.. stand up. You can feel their frustration.One lifts her arms in exasperation in the picture, as if calling on the heavens to intervene. Tides are very low at the moment.
Rubbish:
On friday the feather ruffling Community Minister Eric Pickles found a fortune in cash somewhere in his office. Rumour has it that they emptied all the biscuit tins from all the departments, and accumulated a relative fortune. £250,000,000 to be exact...yes a quarter of a billion, and there we were, all thinking that the government was strapped for cash!? Mr Pickles has suddenly discovered that the population as a whole enjoy having their bins collected weekly and is champing at the bit to throw his new found wealth at a vote winning situation. This money will enable the weekly collection to happen for hard up councils and of course the population."Its better on the grounds of hygiene" Said Eric with aplomb.
"Its better on environmental grounds too...the population prefer a weekly collection" He continued in northern twang.
Eric now makes all this money available to local councils, so that they can deliver what the people want. However this flies in the face of the efforts made by local councils everywhere...as we see with our own DDC . Our local council has been spending heavily to introduce the newer method with added recycling, thereby possibly missing out on this newly available money which may have come way too late for them. Although as DDC have maintained the weekly food waste collection they may yet come up with a cash reward....see the very latest press release below from DDC...issued before the Eric Pickles announcement.
press releaseNEW RECYCLING AND WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE
Dover District Council is welcoming the successful launch of the major new recycling and waste service for the area – with around 5,000 properties put on the new rounds and more than seven tonnes of food waste collected in the first week.
The service was launched in Deal on Monday last week, and is being rolled out across the district. It includes the introduction of a weekly collection of food waste, and an improved recycling collection. DDC is providing residents with new containers for food waste, and wheeled bins for the collection of a greater range of recyclables and for the fortnightly collection of the waste that householders have not been able to recycle.
Cllr Nicholas Kenton, Cabinet Member for Environment, Waste and Planning said: “In the first week alone we were able to collect more than seven tonnes of food waste for recycling, that otherwise would have been disposed of with household waste. This is excellent news and we look forward to rolling the new service out across the district, and will continue to work with residents to recycle even more for the future.“
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE IN DEAL
EXHIBITION TO BE HELD
A public exhibition is being held at the Golf Road Community Centre on Wednesday 5 October from 5.30pm-7.30pm to update the community on progress on a study of Deal and how it may develop in the future, and to seek views on the work so far.
Dover District Council and Kent County Council, with the support of the Environment Agency, have appointed consultants GVA to lead on the study. The study focuses on the flood risk and transport issues that affect the northern part of the town and the Sholden area. The aim of the study is to see whether there are ways of dealing with these issues that would improve everyday life for residents, and whether there would be any scope for further development.
The study has reached the end of its first stage, which is to understand the current situation and set out options for the next stage to test in more detail. Council officers and the consultant team will be on hand at the exhibition to explain and discuss the study and its initial findings. As the study progresses through the next stages there will be further opportunities for local people to become involved and contribute their views.
Cllr Paul Watkins, Leader of Dover District Council pictured said: “Deal has a distinct identity and characteristics which are a great asset to the area. It is vital that the district and our towns continue to meet the challenges of growth whilst retaining their unique qualities. The Adopted Core Strategy has identified the need to look at the potential for growth in Deal, and the community benefits that could accompany this, and this major study and model will provide an important assessment of options for growth and investment.”
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Police Latest: Man Charged with Serious Assault.
A 28-year-old man has been charged and appeared in court after a man was found with serious injuries inside a Dover flat last week.
Ruslan Gaifullins (28) of no fixed address, was charged that between 17 and 18 September he caused grievous bodily harm to a 54-year-old man in Priory Road.
He appeared before Channel Magistrates in Folkestone on Friday (23 September 2011) and was remanded in custody to appear at Canterbury Crown Court on 10 October 2011.
The injured man remains in a serious condition at QEQM Hospital, Margate.