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Fight on to halt closure of prison as job loss fears grow THE fight is on to overturn the shock decision to shut Wellingborough Prison by the end of the year – a move that threatens 600 local jobs. The decision has been condemned as “short-sighted” by angry Prison Officers Association leaders. The announcement by Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has also been attacked by local MP Peter Bone who said he would be working to get it reversed. Wellingborough Council leader Paul Bell warned shutting the jail would have a major impact on businesses and jobs in the area.
Mr Clarke said the move would save £10million a year. But Wellingborough MP Peter Bone described the move as “completely wrong” and a “short-term measure for dubious economic gain”. He said: “It’s closing the wrong prison at the wrong time for the wrong reasons.” And he added: “I shall be doing everything I can to get them to reverse this decision.” Officials say staff are expected to be moved to other posts within the prison system without the need for compulsory redundancies. But Wellingborough council fears the
potential jobs impact. Council leader Paul Bell said: “I am disappointed that this decision has been taken without consultation and I have concerns about the effect the closure of the prison will have on our local economy. “We believe a lot of jobs will be transferred out of our borough or affected in some way. As well as directly-employed staff there are local suppliers and businesses that work for the prison who will obviously find the closure difficult. “You can’t lose such a major employer from a place and expect there to be no knock-on effect.”
‘lives at risk’ Alarm bells ringing over ambulance station closure plans RADICAL plans to close almost every ambulance station in Northamptonshire could put patients’ lives at risk, angry union leaders claim – despite service chiefs’ assurances response times will be quicker. A major campaign is now being launched to fight the plans, which could see stations in Corby, Wellingborough and Rushden axed. Kettering station could remain open under the blueprint. East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) bosses say the proposals to replace stations with standby points in towns will speed up response times to 999 calls. But Unison regional organiser Corall Jenkins, who represents ambulance staff, told Extra: “These plans are potentially putting lives at risk.” She said: “999 calls will be attended by a hot response car. But if the patient has,
YOUNG cadets have been out and about helping detectives investigating the murder of Karoly Varga, by distributing hundreds of leaflets in Wellingborough. The volunteer cadets together with the local safer community team distributed leaflets and put up posters in different languages to encourage any potential witnesses to come forward. Officers are continuing to appeal to the public for any information that may help the investigation and help bring closure to the family of Karoly Varga. A £10,000 reward has been put up for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer. Daughter’s agony: Page Five
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say suffered a heart attack, they will need a crewed ambulance response’’. An EMAS spokesman said the proposed changes would “improve performance times” which have been a matter of public concern and added: “Our stations for the vast majority of time just stand empty. Crews go there, park their cars, get into the ambulance and spend all day on the road.” He said the widespread consultation on the proposals would involve staff and added: “We will go out into the community to speak to people, there will be public meetings.”
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