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Groby & Field Head Spotlight • MID-JUNE 2017 • Tel: 01530 244069 • Email: info@grobyspotlight.co.uk
Borough Councillors’ Monthly Report Groby Parish Council AGM On Monday 15 May at the Groby Parish Council Annual General meeting the Parish Council re-elected Cllr. Brian Rigby as chairman for the forthcoming municipal year and Cllr. Rick Gunn as vice chairman. We congratulate both Brian and Rick.
Bosworth Borough Council AGM On Tuesday 16 May the Annual General Meeting of Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council took place. Martin and Ted’s Committee Positions are as Follows: • Planning Committee: Cllr Ted Hollick – Cllr Martin Cartwright Substitute; • Licensing Committee: Cllr Martin Cartwright – Cllr Ted Hollick Substitute • Licensing Regulatory Committee: Cllr Martin Cartwright – Cllr Ted Hollick Substitute • Ethical Governance & Personnel Committee: Cllr Martin Cartwright – Cllr Ted Hollick Substitute • Appeals Panel: Cllr Martin Cartwright & Cllr Ted Hollick • Highways Forum: Cllr Martin Cartwright – Cllr Ted Hollick Substitute • Member Development Group: Cllr Ted Hollick – Cllr Martin Cartwright Substitute One or both of us will be at each of these meetings to ensure Groby’s full representation is made.
Question: How Good Is Your Driving? It seems to be assumed by many motorists when wishing to turn right at the Ratby Road, Leicester Road Junction by the Stamford Arms (pictured above) that all traffic coming along Leicester Road towards the junction is going to turn left from Leicester Road into Ratby Road. Reality is that a lot of vehicles continue up Leicester Road past the church and out onto the bypass having to face cars pulling out on them from the Ratby Road junction, despite the clear stop line and hazard markings assuming dangerously) that motorists will not be going straight on. In a similar road safety issue all of the residents on the David Wilson estate are residents of Groby and may wish to use the shops or businesses in the village or simply visit friends. However to do this they have to turn right out of their estate at the mini roundabout on Leicester Road and again face motorists travelling towards
Martin Cartwright Call: 0116 287 4500 Mobile: 078 50 70 70 50 E-mail: hbbc@appliancehome.co.uk Write: Maverick House, 10 Pine Tree Avenue Groby, LE6 0EQ
Ted Hollick Call: 0116 287 5955 Mobile: 07962 373983 E-mail: ted.hollick@tesco.net Write: 7 Shaw Wood Close, Groby, LE6 0FY
the centre of Groby on Leicester Road that seem to feel the roundabout simply does not exist (failure to give way) or that the residents have no right to use the roundabout for this purpose!! Personally I have encountered both these issues on many occasions but residents have also been in touch with me to highlight the many times near misses have taken place at both these junctions and that it is only a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt. Please consider these issues at the sites above to keep everyone not least yourself safe, Thank you.
Children & Young People Exams Many children and young people will have just completed their exams. Thousands of hours of studying go into those exams and now the anxious wait for the results. Parents, grandparents, relatives and loved ones are very proud of their efforts. We wish everyone involved in exams recently the results they hoped for and the ability to choose their preferred career choices.
Residents urged to help in the fight against fly-tipping Residents in Hinckley and Bosworth have been urged to help in the fight against fly-tipping after the number of incidents rose by 46 per cent in the Borough last year. Along with the increase in the number of incidents, the cost of removing fly-tips increased by £12,000 to £34,000 in 2016/17, compared to 2015/16. Most of the fly-tips consist of mixed household waste, which includes black bags, white goods, green waste and construction materials. The increase, which follows a national trend, has persuaded the Borough Council to launch a new campaign to crack down on bogus waste collectors who offer to remove waste for free, or for a low price, and then fly-tip it. By law, everyone has a duty of care to take reasonable measures to ensure that waste produced on their property is passed on to an authorised person who will dispose of the waste responsibly. According to the duty of care, if the waste can be traced back to its source and the individual hasn’t taken reasonable measures then they may be liable for a fine of up to £5,000. Businesses that carry waste should be registered with the Environment Agency as licensed waste carriers and they have to pay to dispose of waste, so householders are urged to always beware of being offered unusually low prices for this service and to check on the contractors they use to remove waste and carry out work at their properties. Contractors should be questioned about how they plan to dispose of
I could do great things if I weren’t so busy doing little things.