January News 2006 Archive
On Wednesday 25 January 2006 at Huntingdon Magistrates courts four cases of benefit fraud were heard. These cases were brought by Huntingdonshire District Council and related to claims for housing benefit and council tax benefit.
First aiders at the five leisure centres managed by Huntingdonshire District Council now have an extra piece of equipment each to use in an emergency.
Local residents are being invited to help plant copse and hedgerow areas on Coneygear Park, Oxmoor Huntingdon on Saturday 28 January 2006 from 10am.
The site of the old St Peter’s School on the Huntingdon ring-road is the latest subject of a planning document produced by Huntingdonshire District Council to help guide future development proposals.
With Ramsey now having an extended conservation area, local traders are being offered an incentive to spruce up their shop fronts or signage.
A free 2006 calendar which features Huntingdonshire’s local events including history evenings, racedays, ramblers, choral, concerts and fairs is now available from the Huntingdon and St Neots Tourist Information Centres.
The new Art Attack! brochure is now available with details of the popular half-term arts and crafts workshops for children aged 8-13 years.
Swimathon is a national event with over 25,000 people participating at 500 swimming pools across the UK. And the leisure centre swimming pools in St Ives, Ramsey and Sawtry are all joining in with the event, inviting participants to help raise £2 million for NCH, the children’s charity.
The second county tournament held on Saturday 21 January for children with moderate learning difficulties, saw St Ives retain the trophy following four hard fought games at Peterborough Embankment.
This year’s programme of Hinchingbrooke Spring Concerts has just been published and is now available, free of charge, from libraries and other local outlets across the district.
The New Ramp skaters group (NRG) in St Neots have cause for celebration at the moment. They have just heard that they can go ahead with a new project in the town this year, thanks to funding from the Local Network Fund.
A Yaxley woman appeared before Peterborough Magistrates on Thursday 12 January, and pleaded guilty to 10 charges of benefit fraud relating to false claims. Also on Thursday 12 January 2006 at Huntingdon Magistrates court Natalie Sloan (25) of West Avenue, Ramsey, pleaded guilty to one count of benefit fraud.
St Ives health walks continue to grow!! The walkers of St Ives reached the 3000th attendance on Thursday 19 January 2006.
Outdoor half-term fun is on offer for young people between 11 and 16, at Hinchingbrooke Country Park.
People who like to add something unique to their home or garden were invited to join a day’s workshop at Paxton Pits Nature Reserve, near St Neots to make willow animals.
The conservation area in Ramsey has now been significantly enlarged. The boundary now includes large areas of open land to the north and south of the town, as well as additional residential areas such as Bury Road, Biggin Lane, Station Road and Blenheim Road.
Yaxley Community Information Project is hosting a free quiz night with a BBC EastEnders theme on Friday 3 February 2006 at 6.30pm.
Ramsey’s hidden past is explored in an exhibition at the Ramsey Community Information Centre, 39 Great Whyte, Ramsey, running until 3 February 2006.
An imaginative way of helping people keep their money safer in 2006 is being promoted by Huntingdonshire Community Safety Partnership and Huntingdonshire Business Against Crime (HBAC).
Two cases of benefit fraud brought by Huntingdonshire District Council were heard at Huntingdon Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 22 December 2005.
Opportunities to see an exceptional range of wintering birds and learn more about them is being offered at Paxton Pits Nature Reserve, near St Neots in the New Year.
Anyone who had a new digital camera this Christmas, might like to take it along to Paxton Pits Nature Reserve this weekend.
A Huntingdon woman, Joanne Tack of 15 St Barnabas Court, Huntingdon has been found guilty of benefit fraud and on Wednesday 4 January 2006 was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment.
Adults and children alike are invited to Spring Common, Huntingdon, on Sunday 5 February between 10.30 am and 1.30 pm to take part in the annual tree and shrub planting on Renton Meadow.