Between 0730 hours and 1800 hours on Friday 9th April 2010 unknown person(s) have smashed the rear screen of a secure motor vehicle whilst it was parked in a car park. At this time it appears that no property was removed from within.

If you have any information regarding this incident, please contact the Police on 0845 456 7000. Alternatively you could contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

Please find below the latest newsletter from Graham Watson, our Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament for South West England and Gibraltar:
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Today, all councillors received this letter from the most Senior Police Officer in Bath & North East Somerset:

Total crime reduction (-11.4%) compared to last year
Crime detection (36.1%)
Customer satisfaction – last year 84.6%, this year 87%

A Police year is from April to March and so we have just finished the 2009/10 crime year. I am pleased to tell you that our results are excellent and I am delighted with the progress that we have made or contributed towards.

Overall crime across B&NES has reduced by 11.4% which means that this year we have 1406 less victims of crime. It also means that the reduction of crime in our area has significantly reduced over the last few years to the point where we are seeing crime at its lowest for decades.
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Residents across the Bath & North East Somerset Council area can find out more about voting in the May 6th 2010 General Election through the Council’s website, by email, or by telephone.

All the information needed by voters can be found on www.bathnes.gov.uk/elections or the Council can be contacted by email on elections@bathnes.gov.uk or telephone on 01225 477333. The Notices of Election for the Bath Consituency can be found by clicking here. On the Council website residents can download the form to register to vote, find out where their local polling station is, and apply for a postal or proxy vote. Anybody wishing to vote in the General Election must register to do so by Tuesday 20th April 2010. If you do not register, you cannot vote. There are no Local Elections being held this year.

I am a first time voter…

* Remember, your name doesn’t go on the register automatically once you have turned 18, or just because you are paying Council Tax;
* First time voters must fill-in the form to register to vote and send it back to us. Once on the electoral register, the Council will send a card with details of where the polling station is.

I want to vote by post…

* The deadline to request a postal vote is Tuesday 20th April 2010 by 5pm. You do not need a reason to request a postal vote;
* Your ballot paper is sent to your home address ahead of Election Day.

St. Gregory’s College has submitted an application for outline planning permission for their proposed sixth form development at St. Gregory’s. The reference number, should you wish to view the details when they are posted on the Council’s Public access System, is 10/01109/OUT.

The Council has also recently published its consultation documents on the future of secondary education in the Authority. Page 6 of the document for Bath confirms that St. Gregory’s will be retained ‘with a sixth form.’

The College beleives that is has consulted very carefully with the local community and they state that their plans have been adjusted several times to take account of their concerns, especially over parking, access and scale of project. The final lay-out and parking arrangements can be viewed via the Council website. The College has also entered into an agreement with Odd Down Football Club for use of their car park to improve the parking situation around the school.

At some point between 8.30pm on Sunday March the 21st and 7pm on Wednesday the 24th, unknown person(s) have forced entry to a residence and have removed property. Access was made by forcing a panel on the rear door.

If you have any information regarding this incident, please contact the Police on 0845 456 7000. Alternatively you could contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

This application has reached the Bath Chronicle.

Please make sure you send your views to the Council, if you have strong views either for or against this application. We would be grateful if you either copy us into your emails for our records, and so that we can better represent you as our local residents.