News from December 2009

Where were the Council Gritters?

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High Peak Borough Council has been criticised for not gritting roads and pavements across Buxton and High Peak.

Even HPBC’s Labour Group Leader Councillor Caitlin Bisknell is reported as commenting on the poor level of gritting on side roads and pavements.

The severe heavy snow and freezing weather conditions has caused icy roads across much of the [...]


High Peak MPs Expenses Still Under Scrutiny

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Mr Tom Levitt, the High Peak MP has apparently used taxpayers’ cash to purchase personal items.
Back in March 2009, Mr Levitt spent nearly £150.00 on kitchen items in LONDON.
Following the MP expenses scandal, the latest released documents (April 2008 to March 2009) detail MP allowences including those for second homes.
Mr Levitt claimed over £20,000 including [...]


Joe McElderry Wins X Factor

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Northern voice sensation Joe McElderry wins the X Factor!
18 year old McElderry beat Olly Murs in a public vote on the ITV talent show to be signed up for a recording contract worth £1million pounds.
This year’s X Factor is expected to be extremely lucrative for ITV1. The series has dominated peaktime viewing on both Saturday [...]


Doorman, 34, stabbed in stomach

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A doorman is in hospital after being stabbed in the stomach outside a bar in Derby.
Police said the victim was attacked by a man outside the Walkabout bar on Market Place 30 minutes after he refused him entry.
He is now in a stable condition at the Royal Derby Hospital after the incident which happened at [...]


What else is hidden from unemployment figures?

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Following on from Andrew Bingham’s comments last week regarding  new research by the Conservatives which revealed that over 220,000 unemployed working age men across the country have been written off by the Government and hidden from the unemployment figures, About Buxton News asks what else could be hidden from the true unemployment figures?
Under benefit rules [...]


Buxton’s Pavements Unsafe To Walk On?

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Ever suffered a pavement injury? Falls on pavement as a result of un-cleared leaves can leave the victim with permanent disability, especially in the elderly, so it was surprising for About Buxton News to learn that many paths near elderly care  and nursing homes around the Buxton area are not being cleared for many weeks, [...]


High Peak MP to receive nearly £55k “Golden Handshake”

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High Peak MP Tom Levitt, 55,  is to receive nearly £55,000 when he stands down at the General Election.
The sum is equivalent to around 84 per cent of his MP salary of which no tax is paid on the first £30,000.

MPs have been criticised for claiming £88m expenses on top of the £60,675 they each [...]


MySpace Music launches in the UK

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MySpace has launched a UK version of MySpace Music in a bid to compete directly with streaming sites like Spotify and Last Fm.
The site, which helped launch the careers of Lily Allen and Kate Nash, claims it has “the most comprehensive catalogue” on the internet.
Teaming up with Apple iTunes it will enable DRM-free downloading.
It will [...]


The fiver is set for a comeback in UK cash machines

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The Bank of England has said it will urge banks to increase the availability of £5 notes in their cash machines.
It will also ask shops to give out more fivers in change to meet demand from consumers for the note.
While all UK cash machines must have the capacity to hold all denominations of notes, demand [...]


Mobile phones ‘have not increased brain cancers’

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There has been no substantial change in the number of adult brain tumours since mobile phone usage sharply increased in the mid-1990s, Danish scientists say.
The Danish Cancer Society looked at the rates of brain tumours among 20 to 79 year olds from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
They found that trends in cancer rates had not [...]


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UK unemployment increases to 2.5 million
The number of people unemployed in the UK rose by 43,000 to 2.5 million during the three months to February, official figures have shown.
The jobless total is now at its highest since 1994.
East Midlands: Up 13,000 to 180,000
North West: Up 11,000 to 290,000
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