Credit Card Fraud
The village had been targeted by unscrupulous people who
have cloned debit and credit cards from all over the world.
Please be aware and check your details are safe at all times
DISTRACTION BURGLARIES
We have been informed by Hertfordshire Constabulary of a
number of distraction burglaries within the Hertfordshire
area targeting elderly and vulnerable members of the
community.
Hertfordshire Constabulary is committed to catching those
who commit these despicable crimes and needs your help.
All residents are being urged to be vigilant and report any
suspicious activity immediately. Registration numbers and
descriptions of any suspicious vehicles are very useful as
well as descriptions of suspects.
Please call 999 if a crime is in progress or if you have any
information about these crimes or those who commit them call
Hertfordshire Constabulary on 0845 3300 222 or call
Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.Thank You.
LUTON AIRPORT
A new
Flight Path
consultative process has just begun looking into plans by the
National Air Traffic Service, which if implemented would affect
Markyate.
The consultation period is from 21 February to 22 May 2008.
The new proposals are available for viewing in libraries and on
www.nats.co.uk website
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HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
TEMPORARY CLOSING OF LONDON ROAD AND OLD WATLING STREET,
MARKYATE
NOTICE is given that the Hertfordshire County Council intend to
make an Order under Section 14[1] of the Road Traffic Regulation
Act 1984, to prohibit all traffic from using the following
lengths of roads, except for access:-
1. that length of London Road, Markyate from its junction with
A5 Trunk Road south westwards for a distance of approximately 20
metres.
The alternative route for traffic will be via:-
A5 Trunk Road, Hicks Road, High Street, London Road and vice
versa
2. that length of Old Watling Street, Markyate from its junction
with A5 Trunk Road north eastwards and south eastwards to its
junction with Green Lane, a distance of approximately 70 metres.
The alternative route for traffic will be via:-
A5 Trunk Road, Old Watling Street and vice versa
The purpose of the Order is to enable carriageway resurfacing
works to take place.
It is anticipated that the sections of roads will each be closed
between the hours of 8.00pm and 6.00am (Mondays to Sundays
inclusive) for up to 2 nights, sometime during the period 12 May
2008 and 18 May 2008, when signs are in place.
If you have any queries about the carriageway resurfacing works
or the temporary road closures, please contact the Project
Engineer concerned Agha Ullah tel. 01536 413700 at Carillion-URS
or Tim Smith tel. 01727 816000 at the Mid West Herts
Hertfordshire Highways Area Office.
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The following information has been issued by the Highways
Agency.
A5 Markyate
Resurfacing Works
Works are
programmed to commence on Monday 12 May 2008 and are expected to
be complete by the morning of Wednesday 4 June 2008
Monday 12 May
to Thursday 15 May between 9:30am and 3:30pm
Monday 19 May
to Friday 23 May between 8:00pm and 06.:00am
Monday 2 June
to Wednesday 4 June between 8:00pm and 06:00am
There will be
no weekend working and works will not be carried out over the
week commencing 26 May 2008 because of the May Bank Holiday
From Monday
19 May temporary traffic signals will control the flow of
traffic in each direction during the works. The junction
of London Road and the junction of Old Watling Street will be
closed.
The lay-by on
the A5 northbound approximately 205 metres north of London Road
and the lay-by on the A5 northbound 266 metres south of London
Road Junction will also be closed.
If you have
any concerns regarding these works, please contact the
Carillion-URS Customer Service Department on 01536 413700
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IHERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
TEMPORARY CLOSING OF HIGH STREET, MARKYATE
NOTICE is given that the Hertfordshire County Council intend to
make an Order under Section 14[1] of the Road Traffic Regulation
Act 1984, to prohibit all traffic from using that length of High
Street, Markyate from its junction with A5 Trunk Road south
westwards and south eastwards to its junction with Hicks Road, a
distance of approximately 515 metres.
The alternative route for traffic will be via:-
A5 Trunk Road, Hicks Road and vice versa
The purpose of the Order is to enable footway maintenance works
to take place.
It is anticipated that the section of road will be closed
between the hours of 9.00am and 4.30pm for up to 8 Sundays,
sometime during the period 25 May 2008 and 27 July 2008, when
signs are in place.
If you have any queries about the footway maintenance works or
the temporary road closure, please contact the Project Engineer
concerned Nigel Workman tel. 01727 816000 at the Mid West Herts
Hertfordshire Highways Area Office.
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INTERNAL
AUDIT
We are very pleased to report our Internal Audit has just been
completed by Dacorum Borough Council. The final report was very
positive and the recommendations are minimal. A copy of this
audit certificate is available from the Parish Office at a cost
of 10p per sheet to cover copying, or alternatively the full
response will be in the minutes of the meeting held on the 2
October 2007 which will be placed on the notice boards after
verification at the next meeting in November 2007.
Our external audit for 2004/05 and 2005/06 still remains
unclosed due to concerns expressed by a parishioner. We have
just submitted our external audit for 2006/07 to Lubbock Fine.
