Page 25 - Devonshire Road News Today

On Wednesday the Barrow Borough Community Team will be hitting the streets to speak with residents. Barrow Police said the target will be Lower Hawcoat following several reports of anti-social behaviour over the past few weeks. “We will be coming out and completing online forms with residents, and for those that are unavailable posting short questionnaires through the door," said a spokesman. “We are looking to develop how we determine the Policing priorities in all areas of Barrow ...

Health and wellbeing festival to be held in Millom A festival will be held in Millom and Haverigg to give people the chance to talk about their health and wellbeing to professionals. The four-week Choice is Yours Festival starts on May 31 and will be held from 10am to 3pm, Monday to Friday at the following venues: Week 1: Haverigg Cricket Club, Haverigg, Monday 31 May – Friday 4 June Week 2: Millom Rugby Union Football Club, Haverigg Monday 7 June – Friday 11 June Week 3: Millom Rugby Leag...

The council has earmarked a series of estates across the borough to build social housing on Lewisham’s mayor and cabinet is set to “agree to continue with” proposals to build council housing on existing estates in the borough.   In 2019, the council looked into bringing forward a series of sites for infill development, where vacant or under-used parcels of land within existing urban areas are developed.  According to a Building for Lewisham programme requirements report, go...

Kent Police executed the raid in Sevenoaks A man from Forest Hill suspected of county lines drug dealing is to appear in court following a Kent police raid. Kent Police yesterday charged Bradley Wynter with being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine, heroin, and possessing both Class A drugs with intent to supply. Mr Wynter, aged 32, was arrested on May 12 when officers executed a search warrant at an address in London, likely Lewisham. At the address, a man and a woman were arreste...

Karl Millican was drunk when he saw Tuhami Harrous outside his block of flats in Bexhill. Mr Harrous said while his English language understanding is not fluent, he was able to recognise the repeated use of the word f*** by Millican. The 34-year-old was stopped when Mr Harrous flagged down a passing police patrol. Millican was arrested and spat at a police officer, who also found him in possession of a stun gun. At Hove Crown Court, His Honour Judge Jeremy Gold QC said the yob had “...

Six of the prisoners reportedly handed themselves in to officials at the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates Court. They were among more than 45 inmates, who were being transported from New Prison to the Magistrates Court in Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday. Brigadier Jay Naicker, from the KZN SAPS, said that at 8 am two police officers were conveying prisoners from the prison when their vehicle was blocked by the gunmen at the train bridge near the intersection of Edendale Road and Devonshire Road on We...

Dozens of Prisoners Escape After Gunmen Attack Police Van Carrying Inmates On 4/28/21 at 6:23 AM EDT Twenty-two prisoners are now back in custody, while another 23 are still on the run, local newspaper The Witness reported. The ambush happened on Wednesday morning in Pietermaritzburg, the capital and second-largest city in the KwaZulu-Natal province, in the southeast of the country. They were among more than 45 inmates who were being transferred from New Prison to the Magistrates Court in Piet...

BREAKING: 31 prisoners escape as police van ambushed in PMB Updated Nushera Soodyal Share this: 31 prisoners have made a run for it after a police truck was attacked travelling en-route from Pietermaritzburgs New Prison to the Magistrates Court. Twitter/@sine_madolo Police say five armed suspects stopped and blocked the vehicle by a bridge on Devonshire Road this morning. They then allegedly pointed firearms at the police officers and forced them to open the rear of the truck. 

Up to 36 prisoners managed to escape in Pietermaritzburg, KZN, after a group of gunmen stopped a packed police van heading for a local court.

Barrow Council planning applications received Application for approval of Reserved Matters of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following the grant of B13/2019/0847 (Outline planning permission with all matters reserved to convert redundant medical facility to a habitable dwelling), Burnett Edgar Medical Centre, Central Drive, Barrow-in-Furness. Application for approval of details reserved by condition no. 4 (drainage details) for planning permission B09/2021/0124 (Minor Mat...