Toy Story Oakham

Oakham Toy Story

Toys do come out and play at night.

I spotted Buzz and Tigger

drawing their pocket money from

Barclays Cash Machine last night.

New Service Crown Walk Oakham

Scarlet Sky Mill Street Oakham Raided

Scarlet Sky Mill Street Oakham,

designer high priced children’s clothes store attacked by raiders.

Other High Price stores in Mill Street Oakham

have resorted to removing high value stock such as

CREW and GANT from their premises at closing time.

I am not sure why the villains bother once you take into

consideration the Oakham exchange rate

the items are not worth as much as they appear.

Another Oakham Litter Bin destroyed by fire.

Another Oakham Litter Bin destroyed by fire.

A third bin in less than a week has been fire damaged in Cutts Close Oakham.

 

Each bin costs Oakham Town Council £1,000 of Tax Payers Money.

Rutland County Council Standards committee

A special meeting of Rutland Councils standards committee is to be held next Thursday 7pm at the drawing room, Catmose College, Oakham. This is due to a high volume of complaint made against Councillors.

The press and public are likey to be excluded.

A little bird tells me there may also be a special Oakham Town Council staffing committee meeting on the 3 or 8 June 2010 as soon as notice of this is given I will post details.

Neil and Haley Rose Wedding Oakham

Wedding of Neil Rose to Haley Pitt

If you are wondering why?

Willow Stores

was

Closed today

this is why.

A proud day for

Willow Stores

owners

Roy Pitt and Joy Pitt.

The ceremony was conducted at the Grand Hall of Oakham Castle.

A reception followed at Greatham Valley.

Congratulations

Mr & Mrs Rose

Move from Oakham?

At  a recent visit to Oakham Town Council

I was asked if I had ever thought of moving away from

Oakham???

If anyone would like to buy my home and cover cost £165,000

should cover a move, I might consider it!

Sainsbury New plans for Oakham

• A 30,021sq ft (2,789sq m) sales area

• A wide range of popular Sainsbury's food products
• A limited range of non-food items
• A bakery and other fresh food counters
• A customer café
• Customer toilets with disabled and parent/child facilities
• A 246 space car park with dedicated disabled and parent/child spaces
• Covered cycle hoops and motorcycle parking
• A pick-up/drop-off point near the store entrance
• Shopfront trolley storage
• Cash machines
• A 4-pump petrol station and car wash
• A recycling centre
• Sympathetic landscaping

Site Plan  http://www.sainsburys-oakham.co.uk/siteplan.html

your views http://www.sainsburys-oakham.co.uk/

Oakham Town Council

Dear Oakham Town Council


Yesterday I visited the office to speak to the Internal Auditor. It is my view this man is not independent of the council, I come to this conclusion because of answer given to me.

For example this man told me the Accounts do not have to be made up to the 31st March. He stated accounts can be completed by July or August despite me seeing the form from the Audit Commission stating very clearly accounts must be returned to them early June 2010

Once again the Town Clerk Richard White took the phone calling members to let them know a Councillor was in the office exercising his right to see the account and speak with the Auditor.

(Parish council accounts must be open to inspection by any member of the council at all reasonable times without payment. Obstruction of such inspection is punishable with a fine not exceeding level one on the standard scale)

(The accounts must be made up to the 31st March in year and must be prepared in compliance with the 2003 regulations.)

The Town Clerk has to work hard this week to comply with these regulations so he does not miss the deadline for returns next week.

So for this reason members should not accept the Chairman’s request to give the Clerk an extra month to complete his work.

Letter of grievance, I made many requests to see Richards Whites original letter I am still obstructed form seeing this document. They other evening I was handed a letter dated 18 May 2010. This date is much later than the original letter and was returned to the council for that reason. I would like to mention I read the first paragraph and glanced through the rest before returning it.

The first paragraph contains the first of many lies. After the publication of the letter in the Rutland Times, said to be written by Tim Humphrey the son of a former Cllr and friend of Mr White and other members. I received a phone call a very angry phone call from former Cllr Humphrey. After this call I visited Richard White and he did state a lot of families in Oakham had been very upset by the publication of the letter. Why does he need to lie about that? We now all know this letter was sent by Nick because of the bullying Tim Humphreys was supporting through hosting the Rutland Chat forum.

And his recent anger with Cllr Charles Haworth for making sexual advances towards him.

Mr White says I undermine him; this is not true I wish for him to earn his money like all the tax payers who work hard to contribute towards his high salary.

I don’t want to be shouted at for asking question.

Many members of the public have spoken to me since Wednesdays planning meeting.

They have used the word Farce, the Parish Council of the Vicar of Dibley to describe the Town Council.

It is my understanding letters are on their way to the Rutland Times.

Cllr Lucas opening address keep it short because we don’t want to be here to midnight was not appreciated and her suggestion the public could not ask questions was very inappropriate.

The bullying I am subjected to was made very clear to the public when Cllr Joyce Lucas said the public did not need to know a Councillor is restricted from visiting the office and receiving information.

Apart from the question is Cllr Joyce Lucas mentally ill? Members of the public have since asked if Cllr Joyce Lucas and Cllr Alf Dewis are my parents. As they both treated me like a child constantly attempting to silence me and telling me to shut up when I had valid points to make.

It was brought to my attention after the meeting a Standard Officer was observing the meeting. Now I know why Cllr Joyce Lucas was buttering the gentleman up.

If he is honest he will report back what a sham Oakham Town Council is, not what Cllr Joyce Lucas asks him to report next time she meets him at the Standards Committee of which laughingly she is a member. This is the biggest joke in local government self monitoring.

At later meeting it became clear the restriction Oakham Town Council places on me is obstructing my work as a councillor.

My email questions were lost and a simple request became a big issue at the parks and recreation committee. This won’t happen again because I will ignore the resolution. How does Cllr Alf Dewis expect to enforce his daft resolution, when clearly the Town Clerk has stated he has no problem with my presence.

Cllr Alf Dewis is a bully. This was obvious when he was sacked from RCC he is not a suitable man to chair the Staffing Committee if the Council wants to end up in court let him continue his good work. Remember we don’t have the money to pay out like RCC did.

At the last staffing committee meeting a member of the public pointed out to me a standing order was breached deputations from the public had been removed form the agenda.

Although the local government act does not allow members of the public to speak at any council meeting our standing orders allow this at all Town Council Meetings.

Also at Wednesdays planning meeting 3 former Councillors were present. One asked me if we have had any training? My reply is no. He was surprised none of the new councillors including myself, had not received even the basic training. Even more surprised to see Councillor with not training were now chairing meetings.

It does not surprise me bigoted people don’t think they know best and don’t need training even though this has been a serious cause for concern after external audits.

Sorry to hear the Town Clerk has gone of sick again today, I hope he is well to enjoy his holiday next week.

From

Martin Brookes

The Rutland Countryside a nice walk

Yesterday was a nice day for a walk in the Rutland

countryside

Tesco Oakham Planning

Oakham Town Council meeting turned into a farce last night.

The Town Council did not prepare for the huge turn out despite me telling them to expect public attendance.

I was asked why I had invited people. Silly me I forgot Oakham Town Council is not a council that serves its public.

Amongst the confusion, I think Oakham Town Council decided against the expansion plan.

I know we decided to object to the demolition of the house in Penn Street.

Standards complaint Cllr Joyce Lucas

26th May 2010




Dear Mr Pook

Re: Standards complaint Cllr Joyce Lucas Chair of Planning and General Purposes Committee,

Item 9 Deputations from the public.

At the start of this item Cllr Lucas addressed the public, she misinformed the public, she told the public they could only make a statement about Tesco and could not ask questions because we did not want this to go on until midnight. She showed total contempt towards members of the public and myself.

I corrected her statement and informed members of the standing order that allows us to grant an extension to deputations if required and questions could be asked on any itemon the aganda.

During the deputations Cllr Lucas constantly refused my requests to ask questions or clarify points with the public. At one point she asked former Cllr Kelly to clarify a point another member of public had made.

At Item 10 (i) Cllr Lucas constantly interrupted me as I attempted to read a short statement. She told me to shut up the public did not need to know I was banned from the office and important documents relating to the Tesco application had not been sent to me or that Richard White had emailed me and all other members earlier that day to let us know he had received a high volume of emails from the public. He requested members visit the office to view before meeting knowing I am banned from visiting. So I decided I had not received all the information required to make an informed decision. She told me this was totally irrelavent

After item 10 (ii) of the Agenda had concluded The meeting fell into total chaos for about 10-15 minutes at no point did the Chairman Joyce Lucas attempted to restore order.

The conduct of Cllr Joyce Lucas as Chairman of this Committee brought the council into serious disrepute.

As members of the public departed many suggested she might have a mental illness.

I felt as if she conducted the meeting as if it was one of her garden parties and certainly not a formal council meeting

Yours Sincerely

Cllr Martin Brookes

Standards complaint Cllr Alf Dewis

Dear Mr Pook

Re: Standards complaint Cllr Alf Dewis,

After item 10 (ii) of the Agenda had concluded The meeting fell into total chaos for about 10-15 minutes at no point did the Chairman Joyce Lucas attempted to restore order.

Cllr Alf Dewis a female member of the public took a seat next to him and they entered both entered into a long conversation.

Eventually most of the public departed. Cllr Dewis behaviour brought the Council into disrepute and to think at the point of public deputations he attempted to call for a vote to have me excluded from the meeting for wishing to explain something to member of public, The member of the public had wrongly stated Rutland County DC councillors don’t live in the town and were not interested in local business as we know many live in the town and own business’s within the town. She also said there were no signs directing people to the Westgate car park there are at least two.
My attempt to relay this to the member if public may have been a small breach because it was not a question it would certainly would not have contributed to the disruption of the meeting in the way Cllr Dewis did by holding a lengthy private conversation during the meeting

Yours Sincerely

Cllr Martin Brookes

Standards complaint Town Clerk Richard White

26th May 2010




Dear Mr Pook

Re: Standards complaint Town Clerk Richard White,

At the meeting of parks and recreation committee Wednesday 26th May 2010
The Clerk failed to present my questions relating to the bandstand and the wooded panel that the tax payer has purchased for nearly £2500


My questions were previously notified to the Clerk under well within the terms of standing Order 23

I was shown a print out of my questions five minutes before the meeting and was told they would not be included because they were lost in the system.

At the same meeting Cllr Joyce Lucas mentioned she had forgotten to present her questions. I asked if she could present them now and she was granted permission to present her questions verbally not written as required by standing order 23.

She was given an answer this is another example of the clerks and councils intent to obstruct my work as a Councillor.

Yours Sincerely

Cllr Martin Brookes

Standards complaint Cllr Charles Haworth

26th May 2010




Dear Mr Pook

Re: Standards complaint Cllr Charles Haworth,

At the meeting of parks and recreation committee Wednesday 26th May 2010
Cllr Charles Haworth refused to allow me as a Councillor to make a proposal relating to agenda item:

10. Cutts Close

To consider any issues raised and to make appropriate decisions thereon.
To include:

(i) To decide on a colour for the iron work on the bandstand.

When I made several attempts to propose a vote Cllr Haworth refused to listen to my proposal and insisted time have moved things on because the matter had previously been decided outside the meeting.

His refusal to allow me to make a proposal is a clear breach of his new position as chairman of this committee, Also a breach of my rights as a councillor according to the local government act.

This is another example of the councils intent to obstruct my work as a Councillor.


Yours Sincerely

Cllr Martin Brookes

Cllr Alf Dewis Assault

Dear Mr Pook

Standards Complaint Cllr Alf Dewis

At 6.15pm last night I entered the council office Councillor Alf Dewis stood in my way and touched my left shoulder. what right does he have to obstruct a Cllr going to the chamber.

He said I would not go through there if I was you! He said Richard White the town clerk was this in the building.

Cllr Alf Dewis has not right to obstruct me

His touching me is considered common assault and I am reporting this to the police.

For interest Mr White could be heard saying he had no problem with my presence.

Yours Sincerely

Cllr Martin Brookes

Cllr Alf Dewis Thug is appointed Chairman of Staffing Committee

Cllr Alf Dewis a bully and thug was appointment as Chairman of Oakham Town Council Staffing Committee.

Cllr Dewis is an expert when it comes to employment issues. He was sacked for bullying a member of staff at Rutland County Council DC.

He sacked a member of staff whilst they were off sick and lost the Council a huge amount of money.

I am sure Cllr Dewis will be a great asset to Oakham Town Council.

Cllr Alf Dewis

Helen Penders Blog

http://helenpender.blogspot.com/2010/05/is-cllr-alf-dewis-going-to-be-given.html

Thank you Helen



The nettle bouquet goes to ... Cllr Alf Dewis






IS CLLR ALF DEWIS GOING TO BE GIVEN A SECOND BITE AT CHERRY

TO HARASS CLLR MARTIN BROOKES.



In his bid to be seen as an Alpha Male, Cllr Alf Dewis has led the attack on Martin Brookes. Using the Town Clerk’s allegation of, as yet unsubstantiated and undisclosed, bullying against Cllr Brookes. This issue has seen the Council being asked to vote to exclude Cllr Brookes from the Council Offices; from communicating with the Town Clerk, Richard White, or his Assistant, Allison Greaves, either by email; telephone; letter or in person. When this motion was rejected on 5th May 2010 another, slightly watered down, motion was immediately put to the Council - in direct contravention of Standing Order 35 – viz:



(a) A decision (whether affirmative or negative) of the Council shall not be

debated by Council within six months save by special resolution, the written notice whereof shall bear the names of at least five members of the Council.



(b) When a special resolution or any other resolution moved under the provisions of paragraph (a) of this Order has been disposed of, no similar resolution may be moved within a further six months.



That motion is null and void, since the previous motion was rejected.



However, once more in contravention of Standing Order 35 yet another motion is being put to the Council this evening (26th May 2010).



Cllr Brookes was asked if he would be prepared to undergo mediation. Since he still does not know of what he is accused, he cannot reply to the allegation with any real insight, other than to reject the allegation.



This is all becoming a bit fantastical; rather like a Kafka novel. In effect what the Council is saying is:



“You are accused of bullying the Town Clerk, Richard White. We are not prepared to tell you what the allegation is and we are banning you from carrying out your duties as a Councillor. Richard White will have a curtain over the glass of his office door so he cannot see you when you do visit the Council Office, he will not reply to your telephone calls, emails or letters, although paradoxically he will email you. We would like you to agree to mediation under the auspices of the staff committee, made up of Councillors many of whom have made your life unnecessarily difficult if not impossible. No, we are not prepared to ask ACAS to mediate on grounds of cost and we also reject your suggestion that Richard White’s Union undertake mediation. You are guilty without trial or investigation and we will take another stab at making it impossible for you to function as a public representative yet again tonight (26th May) in direct contravention of Standing Order 35. We have found you guilty, but we will not tell you precisely what you are accused of doing.”



In his bid to pursue this vendetta on behalf of Council members, Cllr Alf Dewis is claiming to be an expert in employment law. Making a bid to be seen as an Alpha Male leading the pack against Cllr Martin Brookes. Cllr Dewis has messed up time and time again. Claiming to know the law and being an acute ignoramus of the laws of Local Government, he is, quite illegally, attempting to right the mistakes he has made at a meeting on 5th May, by yet again ignoring Standing Orders.



I would suggest that all Cllr Alf Dewis has achieved is to prove to me, and any disinterested onlooker, that he is no Alpha Male but is instead a supreme and absolute ignoramus in the law on this matter. He has mired the Council in an illegal and ill-considered vendetta against Cllr Martin Brookes.



Far from being an Alpha Male, Cllr Alf Dewis has only proved himself to be an Alpha Prat.



Note: Protection from Harassment Act

1997

CHAPTER 40

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

England and Wales

Section

1. Prohibition of harassment.

2. Offence of harassment.

3. Civil remedy.

4. Putting people in fear of violence.

5. Restraining orders.

6. Limitation.

7. Interpretation of this group of sections.



http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1997/pdf/ukpga_19970040_en.pdf

Ambulance at Oakham Crossing

I wondered what happens when a ambulance

needs to cross the crossing

the answer nothing it has to wait.

This is a new leicestershire Ambulance

designed to carry fat or larger people

to hospital

My visit too Oakham Town Council.

My visit too Oakham Town Council.


Yesterday I visited Oakham Town Council. The visit was prearranged. The treatment I received was disgusting.

I arranged the visit to view the public comments relating to Tescos planning application.

The Town Council decide at this evenings planning committee meeting on a recommendation to pass to RCC.

When I arrived at the front door I was told to go the back door. I could not use the front door like other Councillors and members of the public. Because the Town Clerk Richard White has returned to work.

I arrived in the Council Chamber to view the comments slips and the internal office door was immediately locked! Why? What does Oakham Town Council think I am going to do to The Town Clerk? This is the man who often shouted at me and now seems to have a great fear me. The same man who said it was ok for me to speak to him outside his home last Saturday because the rule only applied at work. What a farce!

After bout twenty minutes had passed Richard White left the building and the assistant clerk unlocked the door and said I could help myself to coffee.

The Town Clerk is paid nearly £35,000 a year and he can not cope with me, what a joke. Does the Town Council not understand who this treatment makes me feel?

The Mayor said she wanted no problems this year, she wants to earn gold status for the council this year. Really? The Council has serious problems we have no accounts. Accounts should have been completed on 31 March ready to be Audited and presented at the AGM that has passed and now the Town Clerk ask do we have problem delaying another month and to think he is paid £35,000 plus to produce accounts for a spending total of £230,000 If I was employed by anyone to do the same job I am confident this failure would have resulted in me loosing my job. Oh well never mind its only tax payers money why worry!

I trust the Town Clerk won't be at the meeting tonight or is he going to conduct the meeting from behind a locked door?

Oakham Town Council Meetings 26th May 2010

Oakham Town Council Meetings 26th May 2010


If a Council wishes to discuss matters privately and exclude the public and press, they can if they quote the correct act. Oakham Town Council often fails to quote the act.

Here is a little help:

It is not recommended the act is used frequently because it could lead to secrecy claims from the public. So it is generally used if the information relates to financial business affairs of any particular person.

Here is an example from a RCC meeting.

Exclusion of Public or Press

Its is recommended that the public and press be excluded from the meeting in accordance with Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, and in accordance with the Access to information provisions of Procedure Rule 239, as the following item of business is likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

My very first meeting I attended the act was used correctly to discuss the tenders for the bandstand restoration. Although the Clerk did go on to tell us after Councillors voted and the public and press had departed the chamber. “Is what they don’t know is they can apply under the freedom of information act to obtain the quotes.”

This evening the Town Council wish to exclude the public and Councillors who are not members of the staffing committee to discuss a grievance made by the Town Clerk Richard White against me, They say this is to agree suitable recommendations for the Council to consider in order that the issue can be resolved in accordance with the Council’s Grievance Procedure.

They do not have a Grievance Procedure.

They have bullies like Cllr Alf Dewis and Cllr Charles Haworth.

I have complained about bullying from Cllr Alf Dewis and my letter has not been acknowledged,

Oakham Town Council is a sham. A Councillor has already contacted Oakham police to let them know they might be needed. I have asked the police to check the law and proceed with caution. I can not find any act that allows a Council to exclude a member because just because they feel like it.

I am guessing it was the same Cllr who felt the need to kiss me at a previous meeting because in her own words to the police and public, I did it because they were being horrible to him. The same one who started the meeting demanding I called her Cllr Lucas and not Joyce as she had previously demanded.

If I am asked to leave the meeting I will expect the correct Act to be quoted and voted on by members and for this act to be shown to the police. I have told the police I will not leave just because the want me to leave. They have not shown me the allegation letter written by the Town Clerk despite my many requests to see it and it is my right to know what the allegation is. It is not good enough to be excluded from the council office resulting in obstruction and precluding me form carrying out my duties as a Councillor. The Council must have something to hide!

I wonder how legal it is for Leicester Police to drag a councillor from his seat for not breaking any law?

Tesco Planning Oakham Town Council Consultation

Tesco Planning Oakham Town Council Consultation


Oakham Town Council held a public consultation, I use the word loosely as from my observations it appeared more like an anti Tesco Rally.

Yesterday I had the opportunity to read comment slips left by the public

For some reason the public were asked to circle a age group.


Age 18-30: 3 comments received


Age 31-45: 4 comments received


Age 46-60: 17 comments received


Age 60 +: 52 comments received


No age declared: 35 comments received.


This evening I have to decide how vote for against the proposed Tesco Expansion. Based on the mass of documents Tesco has provided and comments received and my own view.


Here are some of the extract from some of the public comments:



1. Oakham is doomed!


2. What about the ghost Oakham could become?


3. If Tesco get their way what is proposed to make our roads safer around the store. More bumps, speed cameras, 20mph? The South Street junction is already a danger to slow moving people as it has blind bend near the corner.


4. The architectural equivalent of Japanese Knotweed (Tesco Vulgaris) will grow
will grow and strangle local delicate flora and fauna


5. Will the tourists who come to Oakham to see an intact, thriving market town with local produce and shops still come to see our shiny new supermarket, covered with broken trolleys and enormous car park full of litter? Do they really want to find out only when it’s too late to do anything about it.


6. It’s not good enough to stand by whilst a massive fait accompi is dropped like
an elephant turd onto our heads

(Surely Hippo turds are topical in Oakham? ed.)

7. My Concerns are not just middle aged Daily Mail reader hysterics,

8. I have no doubt this not an exercise by Rutland County Council in consulting local opinion without doubt the situation has been agreed well in advance

(No it was a PR event organised by Oakham Town Council after previous bad handling of the untidy mess that is Jinky’s Bar)

9. Local Business must be protected!

10. Please no more Tesco

11. I object

12. as long as they sell clothes I’m happy!

13. The proposed store is too small

14. No mater what incentives Tesco offer its not worth it. I live in the town centre I am 65

15. Bigger

16. NO NO NO

17. Chaos!

18. A.S.A.P please Be good for Oakham

19. Should be welcome

20. I object to the plans lock stock and barrel.

21. The in souciance with wich the Tesco Hegmonists propose to destroy our living spce with nary a thought for our well being is idiotic, unnecessary and typical of the working of a society driven by greed I wish to lodge my objection.

22. We do not want an enormous, architecturally grotesque temple of Mammon in it’s heart because it will at some point kill the town.

23. People won’t be able to show their daughters the stars because of the halogen glow.

24. We don’t need Tesco to take over the town.

25. Just leave it as it si why have bye pass to bring more Torries in town.

26. The death of independent retailers!

27. Where is england going! Stop Now + Think!!

28. Move the whole Tesco site to the by pass and include a petrol station. Develop the present site into an open Air (Semi Closed) exhibiton site and green area.

29. Tesco is greedy

30. We do not need an enlarged Tesco

31. Are you serious about wanting our comments?

32. Definetly No to more Tesco!

33. Are these Comments just to appease conscience? A town centre dweller of 30 years.

34. We should say “No”

35. Monstrosity!

36. OK, but a Café is not needed!

37. Tesco will not be Happy until they dominate Oakham.

38. I don’t like Tesco they are taking over the world.

39. I think a Big ASDA where Co-op would be better, I have lived here my whole life! Aged 18

40. Do not spoil Penn Street.

41. I am very angry Do the right thing please!!

42. A monopoly

43. Traffic

44. Oakham needs variety and competition council are to weak to come with any original ideas

45. We invited a cuckoo into the nest when we accepted Tesco, Roll over Oakham and die!!


This evening I will vote to keep the Bungalow in Penn Street. Tesco expansion plans ??

Oakhams Conservation

If you are fortunate to live in a part of Oakham that is protected by a conservation act you can often find restrictions stop you carrying out work on your property.


One resident tells me they applied to fit UPVC window with an 18” protrusion. Permission was refused.

If you are a large property owner like Spire Homes no problem. Spire Homes was granted permission by RCC to rip out wooden windows in Finkey Street and replace with UPVC. Finkey Street is within a conservation area.

Town Clerk says I am bully all I ask is he earns his £35,000

Another Town Clerk mess.....
Once again we have to accept th Town Clerk incompetance. I know there were concerns relating to this application. If I say anything on behalf of the people of Oakham I am told I am a bully


From: Richard White (rwhite@oakhamtowncouncil.gov.uk)


Sent: 26 May 2010 09:49:40

To: Sharon Spencer (sharon@fsmr.org.uk); Alan Walters (ONECouncillor@hotmail.co.uk); Alf Dewis (alf@alfdewisconsultancy.co.uk); Allison Greaves (agreaves@oakhamtowncouncil.gov.uk); Charles Haworth (c_haworth@hotmail.co.uk); Jan Fillihgham (janfillingham@yahoo.co.uk); Joyce Lucas (LucasHackGreen@aol.com); Mark Woodcock (woody.home@tiscali.co.uk); Martin Brookes (martinjbrookes@hotmail.com); Maureen Dodds (doddy-42@tiscali.co.uk)



All

Please note I have been informed that Plan FUL/2010/0323 which is the single storey extension to 36 Ashwell Road has already been approved. This plan arrived too late for the last meeting of the Planning Committee and I was due to ask for an extension but did not do so before my absence on sick leave.

Richard

Cllr Alf Dewis Ward Meeting

Cllr Alf Dewis and Inspector Monks

(Cllr Alf Dewis said he felt like the mafia,

I know just what he means every picture tells a tale)

Cllr Alf Dewis organised a street briefing with Oakham Police, Rutland Community Safety partnership.

We met at the iron bridge, if you live in this area you are likely

to suffer from a considerable amount of anti social behaviour.

Compared with other areas of Oakham.

The meeting was well attended by the public.

The Mayor of Oakham Sharon Spencer,

Cllr Joyce Lucas, Inspector Monks, PC Icke, PCSO Jay

and another new sergeant just sent from Melton were present.

Rutland County Councillor Peter Jones who is a cabinet member

and has keen interest in the anti social behaviour

caused by people outside licensed premises,

he sits on the licensing committee

 and a member of

Rutland Community Safety Partnership were present.

I nearly forgot Cllr Charles Haworth he turned up late

and yes I did see him hiding on the bridge with a video camera,

He must be careful he knows the trouble

his friends caused me for photographing in public

and I was even not hiding.

Gosh imagine if I was hiding what they would have done..

Either side of the Railway Bridge is a problem for residents

 if you live South Street side you have most likely had

your porch light ripped off the wall.

The other side you get your fence kicked down,

plants uprooted and recently

 two cars were destroyed after a motor cycle was set on fire by youths,

Speeding cars are also a cause for concern.

One lady informed me her neighbour had lowered

the tone of the street by placing Gnomes in her garden.

She had just got used to seeing them and someone stole them.

Maybe they will send a postcard.

To be fair it’s not down town New York but still very unpleasant if you have to live there.

Police said they hoped things would improve for South Street residents, the CCTV system is to be expanded the cost is being supported by Tesco. The police said they receive 100 calls a month from Tesco, related to shoplifting and anti social behaviour. Tesco have also drafted in extra security and now you will find two uniformed Total security guards and they have promised not to let the young people run in and out of the store taking cases of beer or cider, Tesco carefully stack by their front door.

Many residents spoke with police and councillors and then departed no one wanted to accompany Cllr Dewis for his ward walk so we all went home. Its not all doom and gloom in that area of town, only this weekend I saw a older lady returning home and she was struggling with a large boxed microwave and she called across to three boys sitting under the iron bridge for help and they instantly jumped to their feet to help the lady carry the box into her home. Very brave move, on her part if you consider other resident views of young people who hang around the bridge.

The area I live in is very peaceful, it was mentioned there was a break-in in my road although not nice for the owner it is the house that is known locally as a doss house and shop to purchase recreational items. I guess the owner might be more careful who they let in future. That’s if they are not knocked of their bike when they pass by as high as a kite, hands in the air singing,

Oakham is ready for the Football

The Railway Inn Oakham is all set for Football Mania

They even have Television in the beer garden

Jinkys Pub a popular venue for many Oakham Locals

Despised by most Cllrs. I would like to see the

Georgian shop front

restored

Bin Fire Oakham Saturday

Young people consumed a case of beer then set fire to case and bin saturday evening fire service put out fire.

I think the new bins must be fire resistant, so this might not cost the council another £1000