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Consultation on the draft Northamptonshire All Age Autism Strategy
Thu, 16 Aug 2018 11:20 by Stephanie Campbell
Northamptonshire County Council, Corby CCG and Nene CCG are consulting on a draft Northamptonshire All Age Autism Strategy, which has been written by a mixed group of people in a steering group that included autistic people and family members and carers. It says how different local organisations in Northamptonshire will work together to support autistic people of all ages in a much better way throughout their lives. We would like to know your views on the vision and priorities that have been identified to make things better for autistic people in Northamptonshire. More »
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Have your say
You can give us your views in a number of ways. Please visit our website for all of the different ways you can give your feedback to these proposals, including our online questionnaire.
This consultation closes at 5pm on Sunday 7 October 2018.
Details of this consultation and other past and present consultations are available on Northamptonshire County Council's Consultation Register. Please feel free to share this information with anyone you feel might be interested. » Less
New Defibrillator in town
Tue, 14 Aug 2018 21:24 by Linda Carter
The Town Council has recently installed a defibrillator at the Old Fire Station which adds to the coverage of this life saving equipment in the town. The defibrillator was purchased with money raised by Cllr Elaine Wiltshire when she was Town Mayor and is now available for public use alongside those at the Fire Station on Oxford Road and the Ambulance Station on Manor Road, which are all external to the buildings and available 24/7. Other machines are planned, and a recent donation from the Brackley Festival of Motorcycling should be sufficient to purchase two more public access defibrillators.
Immediate closure of A422 Brackley to Banbury
Wed, 08 Aug 2018 12:20 by Stephanie Campbell
The A422 will be closed, in both directions, with immediate effect
The bridge over the Farthinghoe Stream, just to the west of the village of Farthinghoe, has been inspected as part of our routine programme and is considered unsafe for all motorised vehicles. More »
The A422 from the recycling centre junction to New Road junction just outside Farthinghoe will be closed, in both direction, with immediate effect. Due to recent rapid and significant deterioration, the bridge is not capable of taking any traffic due to the structural concerns and will be closed until the end of the year. The severe weather over the last few months, both wet and dry, has accelerated this deterioration.
We are working with Highways England on signage to show a diversion route. The diversion route will be using the A43 and the M40 between Brackley and Banbury. There will be a clear diversion for all traffic including information on the M40 digital message boards. Access to local residents will be provided.
When Northamptonshire Highways close a road and put a diversion in place we must provide a diversion on a similar standard of road. Diversion routes are carefully chosen to follow roads of a suitable standard and width to carry all traffic and avoid weight restrictions.
This section of the A422 is a busy road with a speed limit of 60mph and the approved diversion route uses similar grades of road. This provides a safe route for vehicles unfamiliar with the area and local traffic.
Northamptonshire Highways is extremely conscious of the impact to the public and have not taken the decision to close this route lightly. The County Council has a duty, not only to safeguard members of the public but to manage our structures so that they do not pose an unacceptable risk to public safety.
We appreciate how important this route is to connecting village within South Northamptonshire. We will be monitoring all traffic and the impact the diversion and HGVs are having on the area during this closure.
We are now working with all partners to develop a programme of repair works to get this route open to traffic.
During this time with team will be working with all parties to get a design and method of work approved and to put in place all the necessary permits and consents. This will include working with local utilities and the Environment Agency as the bridge is above a watercourse..
The bridge is also located between major gas and sewer mains, which will mean further agreements, will be required before we are able to start repair works. This does constrain the way we are able to work as we must ensure that these mains are protected.
Every effort is being made to re-open the road as quickly as possible. We are currently investigating the possibility of opening the road at the end of the year, under temporary traffic lights, to allow traffic to use the route again. This can only happen if we are able to prop the bridge and make it safe.
A full closure would still be required for the actual repair works.
At this time we are unable to give any further timescales but will update, as we are able to.
We would like to apologise for this extended closure and for any inconvenience. Northamptonshire Highways is committed to safety and this route must remain closed until we feel it is safe to reopen.
All road users are advised to avoid the area or follow the signed alternative route. Please follow the official diversion which is clearly signed and shown on the Roadworks.org website.
The main diversion route via the A43 and M40 This is very clearly signed and we are committed to encouraging vehicles not to use local roads as they are not suitable due to proximity to local communities and weight limits.
There will be regular updates on Twitter at @nnhighways.
Updates will also be available at northamptonshire.gov.uk » Less
