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Monday, February 19th, 2007 by Geoff Wilding
Police were called out following reports that a group of local young people were attacking a telephone box in Coronation Avenue, Polesworth.
Upon arrival PC Nicholson found nine local males and females aged between 15 and 17 years old busily covering the phone box in snow spray.
PC Nicholson said
None of the individuals were prepared to admit [...]
News, Polesworth
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Monday, February 19th, 2007 by Geoff Wilding
Parents and friends of students queue patiently for tickets to ‘Do Your Thing.’ a show put on by The Wendy Morton Academy of Dance and Modelling based in Station St.
The show will be staged at The Concordia Theatre in Hinckley in May. Interest was keen to buy tickets with some people arriving as early as [...]
Atherstone, Entertainment, Events, News, Station Street
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Monday, February 19th, 2007 by Geoff Wilding
Mike O’Brien says he is not naïve enough to believe under-age smoking will be stamped out by the government’s latest move.
From October, it will be illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to buy tobacco products. The minimum legal age limit is currently 16.
Bedworth-based Mr O’Brien, the government’s solicitor general, has welcomed the change. [...]
Health, Mike O’Brien, News
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Monday, February 19th, 2007 by Geoff Wilding
Two Kingsbury PCSO’s stopped damage in its tracks after police received reports that two young males were throwing stones at trains in Kingsbury.
PCSOs Carl Boulter and Dave Brown detained the two young men, obtained their details and took them home where their parents were informed.
Sergeant Ron Drake said,
Information has been passed to British Transport Police [...]
Kingsbury, News
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Monday, February 19th, 2007 by Geoff Wilding
Awarning has gone out to parents about the scale of underage drinking near Atherstone.
The stark warning comes from the head of the Warwickshire advice and careers service, Dave Fraser. He says he knows of children knocking themselves unconscious during illicit drinking sessions in Hartshill. Mr Fraser, operations manager at Connexions North Warwickshire, highlighted the issue [...]
Hartshill, News