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	Community Information - Wednesday 6 January 2010
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If you are having trouble viewing this email, click here (1) Staffordshire County Council’s highways gritting teams will be adapting their anti freeze operations from tonight to keep the road network on the move - despite the national shortage of salt supplies (2) Teen Cash Guide: Free 40 page PDF guide to teach your kids about money (3) Someone decided to drill a hole into a local resident's petrol tank to steal the petrol (4) West Midlands Ambulance Serice say a BIG THANK YOU to our Community First Resonders (5) "Billie" the bull dog has been found and is safe and warm (6) Delayed reports re burglaries (7) A recent increase in Equestrian Thefts in rural areas (8) "Plains to Peaks of Nepal" Staffs wildlife Trust, 15 January, Eccleshall 7.30pm
Information for "weekly" email to - info@loggerheads.eu Items for hard copy of "Community News" due out in February, April, June, August, October & December to editor@CommunityNews.eu Next Deadline - Monday 1st March 2010 for April and May issue Police non emergency number 0300 123 44 55
Staffordshire County Council’s highways gritting teams will be adapting their anti freeze operations from tonight to keep the road network on the move - despite the national shortage of salt supplies. The decision has been made to grit A and B roads only in order to save on valuable salt reserves. Dedicated teams will continue to brave the weather to spread salt by hand in ‘critical’ places including around hospitals and GP surgeries and in town centres. The move comes after many weeks in which Staffordshire has bucked the trend amongst highways authorities and carried on gritting 43% of the network. This service is much higher than the national figure, even in normal times. County Councillor Mike Maryon, Cabinet member for Highways, said: “The gritting teams have been working extremely hard to keep Staffordshire on the move despite the national salt shortage. “It would be irresponsible to continue to do full gritting in the face of the dwindling national supply of salt. We can not sustain our normal day to day salting levels while supplies are so depleted. “Due to this, a decision has been made to reduce the gritting service to cover the A and B roads only. “At the same time we will be ensuring as much as can be reasonably expected, that areas around hospitals, GP surgeries and town centres are kept as safe as possible. We are implementing an innovative approach where dedicated teams are using a special salt based mixture to hand salt these locations. “The highways team is facing a considerable challenge but is doing everything it can to keep Staffordshire on the move. It is also vital that motorists take extra care in these conditions as, even when roads are gritted, they can still be difficult to drive on. “The highways hotline, 0800 232323, has been inundated with calls which peaked at 300 per hour on Monday. The system is struggling to deal with the demand and should only be used in an emergency.”
Teen Cash Guide: Free 40 page PDF guide to teach your kids about money What's inside? Lesson 1: A company's job is to make money A company's job is to make money; it is NOT there to help you, it is NOT your friend. They spend billions on advertising, marketing, and teaching their staff to sell; all to make you part with your cash, even when you shouldn't! Lesson 2: Debt isn't bad, bad debt is bad There's very little chance you'll be able to live your life wihtout borrowing money at any point, whether it's for university, a house or soething else you need. Get it wrong andit'll cost you a fortune. Unlike most other things we spend cash on, you can't cancel debts, so you need to get it right the first time. Lesson 3: Loyalty doesn't pay Loyalty is for losers, and doesn't pay. The normal rules don't apply here, stick with the same people longer and you'll get less. Download PDF File
Someone decided to drill a hole into a local resident's petrol tank to steal the petrol Just a alert - a resident parked the car parked in Charnes Road, in Ashley, over the Christmas weekend, due to bad ice. Unfortunately someone decided to drill a hole into thepetrol tank to steal the petrol! For that 20 litres of petrol a new petrol tank is needed. Very happy Christmas to those selfish, irresponsible people pathetic enough to have done this. Please everyone be on the alert If you know any thing, in confidence, please ring the Police non emergency number 0300 123 44 55
West Midlands Ambulance Serice say a BIG THANK YOU to our Community First Resonders Duncan and I would like to say a massive thank you for all the hard work and cover you provided over the Christmas and New Year period, Staffordshire CFR's were mobilised to 663 Calls during December, which considering that is CFR;s who were booked on duty shows, what a terrific amount of time you have been available during this period. You are a credit to your communities and the Service please pass on mine and Duncans thanks to everyone for such a great effort. Thank you again and wishing you the very best for 2010 !!!! Matt and Duncan - West Midlands Ambulance Serice
"Billie" the bull dog has been found and is safe and warm. I big, big "Thank You" to the kind resident who found him and took him safely to Stoke Dogs Home He has now been safely returned to his grateful owners.
Delayed reports re burglaries. Dear Watch Member, Whilst not casting nestersions...there have been over the past few days reports from various quarters of shed and other outbuilding breaks over the recent holiday period.Whilst no doubt due to family celebrations and the cold weather occupiers have been loath to venture out,unless its to the sales,to report incidents that may have occurred over a long period of time does not help in raising awareness in the area and,unless someone has rang in,the detection of these offences becomes problemactic.So please on a regular basis check your outbuildings,you know it makes sense.
A recent increase in Equestrian Thefts in rural areas Hi Everyone, I have been asked by the Joint Operations Group to inform you that there has been a recent increase in Equestrian Thefts in rural areas. Regards Irene (Irene.Lee@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk)
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust North West Group "Plains to Peaks of Nepal" An illustrated talk by Margaret Cross on Friday 15 January in Eccleshall Parish Room at 7.30pm All welcome Download poster

Community Information - Wednesday 6 January 2010

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If you are having trouble viewing this email, click here

(1) Staffordshire County Council’s highways gritting teams will be adapting their anti freeze operations from tonight to keep the road network on the move - despite the national shortage of salt supplies
(2) Teen Cash Guide: Free 40 page PDF guide to teach your kids about money
(3) Someone decided to drill a hole into a local resident's petrol tank to steal the petrol
(4) West Midlands Ambulance Serice say a BIG THANK YOU to our Community First Resonders
(5) "Billie" the bull dog has been found and is safe and warm
(6) Delayed reports re burglaries
(7) A recent increase in Equestrian Thefts in rural areas
(8) "Plains to Peaks of Nepal" Staffs wildlife Trust, 15 January, Eccleshall 7.30pm

Information for "weekly" email to - info@loggerheads.eu

Items for hard copy of "Community News" due out in February, April, June, August, October & December to editor@CommunityNews.eu

Next Deadline - Monday 1st March 2010 for April and May issue

Police non emergency number 0300 123 44 55

Staffordshire County Council’s highways gritting teams will be adapting their anti freeze operations from tonight to keep the road network on the move - despite the national shortage of salt supplies.

The decision has been made to grit A and B roads only in order to save on valuable salt reserves.

Dedicated teams will continue to brave the weather to spread salt by hand in ‘critical’ places including around hospitals and GP surgeries and in town centres.

The move comes after many weeks in which Staffordshire has bucked the trend amongst highways authorities and carried on gritting 43% of the network. This service is much higher than the national figure, even in normal times.

County Councillor Mike Maryon, Cabinet member for Highways, said: “The gritting teams have been working extremely hard to keep Staffordshire on the move despite the national salt shortage.

“It would be irresponsible to continue to do full gritting in the face of the dwindling national supply of salt. We can not sustain our normal day to day salting levels while supplies are so depleted.

“Due to this, a decision has been made to reduce the gritting service to cover the A and B roads only.

“At the same time we will be ensuring as much as can be reasonably expected, that areas around hospitals, GP surgeries and town centres are kept as safe as possible. We are implementing an innovative approach where dedicated teams are using a special salt based mixture to hand salt these locations.

“The highways team is facing a considerable challenge but is doing everything it can to keep Staffordshire on the move. It is also vital that motorists take extra care in these conditions as, even when roads are gritted, they can still be difficult to drive on.

“The highways hotline, 0800 232323, has been inundated with calls which peaked at 300 per hour on Monday. The system is struggling to deal with the demand and should only be used in an emergency.”

Teen Cash Guide: Free 40 page PDF guide to teach your kids about money

What's inside?

Lesson 1: A company's job is to make money

A company's job is to make money; it is NOT there to help you, it is NOT your friend. They spend billions on advertising, marketing, and teaching their staff to sell; all to make you part with your cash, even when you shouldn't!

Lesson 2: Debt isn't bad, bad debt is bad

There's very little chance you'll be able to live your life wihtout borrowing money at any point, whether it's for university, a house or soething else you need. Get it wrong andit'll cost you a fortune. Unlike most other things we spend cash on, you can't cancel debts, so you need to get it right the first time.

Lesson 3: Loyalty doesn't pay

Loyalty is for losers, and doesn't pay. The normal rules don't apply here, stick with the same people longer and you'll get less.

Download PDF File

Someone decided to drill a hole into a local resident's petrol tank to steal the petrol

Just a alert - a resident parked the car parked in Charnes Road, in Ashley, over the Christmas weekend, due to bad ice. Unfortunately someone decided to drill a hole into thepetrol tank to steal the petrol! For that 20 litres of petrol a new petrol tank is needed. Very happy Christmas to those selfish, irresponsible people pathetic enough to have done this.

Please everyone be on the alert

If you know any thing, in confidence, please ring the Police non emergency number 0300 123 44 55

West Midlands Ambulance Serice say a BIG THANK YOU to our Community First Resonders

Duncan and I would like to say a massive thank you for all the hard work and cover you provided over the Christmas and New Year period, Staffordshire CFR's were mobilised to 663 Calls during December, which considering that is CFR;s who were booked on duty shows, what a terrific amount of time you have been available during this period.

You are a credit to your communities and the Service please pass on mine and Duncans thanks to everyone for such a great effort.

Thank you again and wishing you the very best for 2010 !!!!

Matt and Duncan - West Midlands Ambulance Serice

"Billie" the bull dog has been found and is safe and warm.

I big, big "Thank You" to the kind resident who found him and took him safely to Stoke Dogs Home

He has now been safely returned to his grateful owners.

Delayed reports re burglaries.

Dear Watch Member,

Whilst not casting nestersions...there have been over the past few days reports from various quarters of shed and other outbuilding breaks over the recent holiday period.Whilst no doubt due to family celebrations and the cold weather occupiers have been loath to venture out,unless its to the sales,to report incidents that may have occurred over a long period of time does not help in raising awareness in the area and,unless someone has rang in,the detection of these offences becomes problemactic.So please on a regular basis check your outbuildings,you know it makes sense.

A recent increase in Equestrian Thefts in rural areas

Hi Everyone,
I have been asked by the Joint Operations Group to inform you that there has been a recent increase in Equestrian Thefts in rural areas.
Regards
Irene (Irene.Lee@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk)

Staffordshire Wildlife Trust

North West Group

"Plains to Peaks of Nepal"

An illustrated talk by Margaret Cross on Friday 15 January

in Eccleshall Parish Room at 7.30pm

All welcome

Download poster