Sandy Tutt - Honorary Secretary UpARA
Tel: 01634 361516
Email: dylansnan@sky.com
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Email: dylansnan@sky.com
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Sunday 4 March 2018
Latest POLICE.UK Crime Data for the Area - January 2018
Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch
Here is a brief summary of the crime information for the past 2 months:
| December 2017 | January 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| All crime | 33 | 45 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 6 |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 |
| Burglary | 3 | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 | 3 |
| Drugs | 0 | 1 |
| Other crime | 2 | 0 |
| Other theft | 6 | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 | 0 |
| Public order | 3 | 3 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 | 21 |
Please visit: www.police.uk for more information including outcomes for these crimes and contact information for your local policing team.
Lower Halstow and Iwade
Here is a brief summary of the crime information for the past 2 months:
| December 2017 | January 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| All crime | 24 | 36 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 | 5 |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 |
| Burglary | 2 | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 | 3 |
| Drugs | 0 | 0 |
| Other crime | 0 | 1 |
| Other theft | 2 | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 0 | 1 |
| Public order | 3 | 3 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 |
| Shoplifting | 0 | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 3 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 | 15 |
Please visit: www.police.uk for more information including outcomes for these crimes and contact information for your local policing team.
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Saturday 3 March 2018
Friday 2 March 2018
UK Power Networks Information on Weather and The Electricity Network
You may be aware that the current cold spell of icy winds and snow may bring ‘freezing rain’. Freezing rain is a very rare weather phenomenon and occurs when very cold rain freezes immediately on landing.
Our electricity network is built to be resilient but extreme weather can damage overhead power lines, resulting in some customers losing their electricity supply. Where this happens we work to restore power as quickly and safely as possible, and we have organised for additional staff in our contact centre and more engineers on the ground to be available to help customers whose electricity supply might be affected by the cold weather.
You will be able to find regular updates on our website www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk and social media @UKPowerNetworks throughout this period.
Anyone experiencing a power cut should:
• Call 105 to report power cuts and damage to the electricity network, or 0800 3163 105
(from a corded phone or mobile phone if you have no power)
• Visit www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/powercut and type in their postcode to view our live power cut map
We advise people to stay clear of power lines and report damaged power lines immediately by calling 105 free from either a landline or a mobile phone. If they see electricity lines that are down or causing significant risk to the public they should call 999.
We provide extra help to customers on our Priority Service Register during a power cut. Households with older or disabled people, those with children under five, or where someone uses medical or mobility equipment that requires electricity as well as other reasons can join the register. You can find out more information about our Priority Service on our website: ukpowernetworks.co.uk/priority.
If you would like to share information about reporting power cuts or the priority service register on social media you might like to use the following:
@UKPowerNetworks has extra staff on hand 24/7 to deal with the impact of the cold weather. Call 105 to report a powercut or visit www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/powercut
Do you need extra support during a power cut? @UKPowerNetworks provides free services to vulnerable customers. To register visit ukpowernetworks.co.uk/priority
Michael Horwood
Community Affairs Officer – South East
UK Power Networks
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Swale Borough Council - Changes to Waste and Recycling Collection Dates
Due to severe weather conditions, Swale Borough Council have had to revise normal bin collections from Monday the 5th to Friday the 9th of March.
As many residents are aware, they have had to cancel collections on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week (27th and 28th of February, 1st and 2nd of March).
They aim to restart collections on Monday the 5th of March, although they have had to make several changes to planned collections.
With these changes in place, they aim to collect all outstanding refuse (green bins or sacks if you don’t have a wheeled bin) and food waste by Friday the 9th of March. To achieve this, they have had to take the difficult decision to suspend all recycling collections from Tuesday the 6th of March to Friday the 9th of March.
Because of these revised collection plans, They are no longer advising residents to leave their bins out for catch-up collections today or over the weekend. Please put your green bin and food waste bin out for collection as directed below.
• No recycling will be collected from Tuesday the 6th of March to Friday the 9th of March, as recycling crews will be redeployed to catch up with refuse collections. Please keep hold of your recyclables until your next scheduled collection: when this takes place, crews will take any amount of recyclables left next to your blue bin, as long as it is not presented in black sacks (clear carrier bags/cardboard boxes only please).
• Green bins and food waste bins will be emptied from Monday the 5th of March to Friday the 9th of March. If your collection is due next week, put your green bin and food waste bin out as normal; if it was due this week (27/02, 28/02, 01/03 or 02/03), put your green bin and food waste bin out on the day your recycling collection would normally take place. Crews will take up to two black sacks of refuse in addition to emptying your green bin - put these next to your bin for collection.
• To make up for missed clinical waste collections, crews will be able to take away double the number of bags next week.
• Swale apologise that garden waste collections missed this week will not be rescheduled. Instead, subscribers will be offered an additional collection at the end of their subscription period. Garden waste collections scheduled for Monday the the 5th to Friday the 9th of March will go ahead as planned.
• Bulky waste collections booked in for this week will be rescheduled to next week. Any bulky waste collections scheduled for next week will be moved to the following week (12th to 16th March).
• Rubbish tips will be open next week as usual. Please use these facilities to dispose of any additional recycling or garden waste which cannot be stored until your next collection.
Please reference the easy to use tables below for your revised collection dates.
Swale understand and share residents’ frustration with these arrangements, but they have to ensure that refuse and food waste is collected as a priority. If left uncollected when temperatures start to rise next week, this could pose a public health risk.
For any questions on any of the above, please call Customer services on: 01795 417888 or go online to fill out a contact form.
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Thursday 1 March 2018
Newington History Group
What was the crime level in Swale during WWI and how did the police catch the criminals?
Historian Alan Anstee gives the answers at Newington History Group's meeting on Thursday, March 8th, at 7:30pm in the Methodist Hall, Church Lane, Newington ME9 7JT.
The group seeks to unearth, preserve and promote the history of the village and neighbouring areas.
Annual subscription is £15 and guests (£3) are welcome.
For more details contact Thelma Dudley on 01795 842711
Email: thelma@newingtonhistory.co.uk
Follow the History Group on Twitter: @newingtonhg
Richard Thompstone - Newington History Group
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