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Drugs offences: two are charged TWO men appeared at Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Saturday October 10, having been arrested in Rushden the previous week as part of Operation Scorpion, the three-month countywide operation to reduce violent crime. Masimba Tinofirei (28) was charged with conspiracy to supply Class B drugs and money laundering offences. He was remanded in cus-

tody. Samuel Cole (18) was charged with conspiracy to supply Class B drugs. He was bailed to appear at Northampton Crown Court with Tinofirei, on October 28. Over the coming weeks, Northamptonshire Police will continue to concentrate resources on arresting people wanted for violent crime, which is often linked to drugs offences.

Community service ordered A THREE-year community service order was among a string of penalties received by a Corby man who pleaded guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child and nine counts of assault by beating (tattooing a minor). Anthony Fordham (24) was sentenced at Northampton Crown Court earlier this month. In addition to

the community order he will carry out 125 hours of unpaid work, spend three years on a sex offender programme, three years on a sexual harm prevention order and five years on the Sex Offender Register. Fordham has been on remand since March following an investigation by the RISE (Reducing Incidents of Sexual Exploitation) team.

Rail franchise: four more years

Corby. Electric train services are promising faster, cleaner services to London St Pancras, with some services running to Gatwick Airport and Brighton, direct from our county railway stations. “To allow this extra capacity, a fourth rail line is planned to be laid between Kettering and Bedford along with the work currently taking place to lay a second rail line between Corby and Kettering.”

Prison sentence follows sex attack in woodlands A MAN who sexually assaulted a dog walker in Thoroughsale Woods, Corby, has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Ryszard Makowiecki (31), of Stockwood Mews, Rockingham Road, Corby, appeared at Northampton Crown Court earlier this month and was sentenced to seven years in prison, of which he must serve at least two-thirds. He was given a further six years on extended licence and must sign the sex offenders’ register indefinitely. He was further ordered to pay £900 towards the costs of the court and was recommended for deportation. On Saturday August 1, the victim was

walking her dog in the woods, when she was attacked by Ryszard. During the course of the attack, he was disturbed when a passer-by, who was also walking his dog, noticed the attack and shouted at the offender – at which point the offender walked off. Ryszard previously pleaded guilty to the offence when he appeared for a preliminary hearing at Northampton Crown Court on August 19. Detective Constable Lori Webb, from Corby CID, said: “This was a horrific assault and I am glad that the victim can have some closure by knowing that Ryszard will spend time in jail for the ordeal he has put her through.

“I would like to thank the witness who came to the aid of the victim and clearly prevented this attack from continuing. “I would also like to commend the officers. We received a call from the witness at 8.04am and in less than ten minutes of that call, officers had arrested the suspect. “As a result of the detailed description given by the witness and the quick response and local knowledge of our officers, we were able to quickly detain the suspect. This resulted in critical evidence being obtained and a strong case built against the suspect, resulting in him pleading guilty.”

‘Thanks’, verbalises wordsmith as group celebrates milestone THE organiser of a monthly event held in Kettering has praised the community after celebrating its first anniversary. Rob Reeves, compère of Run Your Tongue, thanked everyone involved with the meet-up for their continued support in helping to keep the night a success. The spoken word showcase usually held on the last Thursday of every month has grown in popularity since its inception, with Rob adamant that its growth is solely down to those involved. He said: “Its success is that it’s a real community event – it’s not my event, it’s everyone’s and everyone feels involved. “We have volunteers making the posters and doing the sound and the Three Cocks Inn really supports what we are doing. “Anyone can get up and perform and so the people who come down really make the night. We have an established headliner each month, from whom I hope we can draw inspiration.

“It’s a free show and I don’t make any money from it – we just ask that if people have had a good night, they throw some change into the hat to cover the headliner’s costs. “I’m so happy that something like this can be successful in Kettering and I think it’s a sign of what is happening across the town, with other arts and

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EAST Midlands Trains this week began another four years running rail services on the Midland Main Line-serving stations at Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough. Gretton-based Railfuture member, David Fursdon, said: “It is understood the franchise will end around the time electrification reaches Northamptonshire in 2019, with the first phase to go live between Bedford to Wellingborough, Kettering and onto

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culture events.” Run Your Tongue celebrated its yearlong existence on Thursday October 1 with a special meet at the Three Cocks Inn in Lower Street. Plans are now in place to bring some well-known names of the spoken world down to the next few meetings to showcase their talents locally.

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