Archive for February, 2010

Many of you will have read of the case of Katie Hart, the 19-year-old girl from Little Paxton convicted of dangerous driving and sent to prison, following an accident on the A1 last year which resulted in the death of a time-trial cyclist. Katie was driving within the speed limit, not on the phone, didn’t... »

The St Neots toilet closures have claimed their first high profile casualty. HDC CEO Davis Munts was seen fleeing Barrtts department store using obscene language after trying to use the cafe toilet without buying anything. Frightened staff were shaking after a tiraid of abuse from Mr Munts after being told that he would need to buy from the... »

The recent decision by UK security agencies to install full body scanners at airports could unfairly jeopardise the travelling plans of St Neots residents. The machines, which measure 5′ square, will only accommodate approximately 5% of the town’s population, so large are their backsides. “This is an outrage!” said local fence expert and councillor, Steve van... »

Tesco has won the sponsership deal to the Eaton Socon Car park. That car park was closed by councillors recently due to it’s bad state. The current sponsors St Mary’s church were up in arms. Rev Lovegod said, “Its was a shame to lose our – I mean, the community car parking here. But the Tesco... »

A group of councillors and locals calling themselves the “St Neots Popular Front” today declared independence from the UK. The new People’s Liberal-Conservative Democratic Socialist Republic of St Neots will aim to stop people whinging about the lack of services they get from their council tax, amongst other things. It is hoped that the new single... »

The recent ceasefire on local forums and letters to local newspapers involving our town councillors is offically over. Which means it must be election time. Recent posts on forums have been councillor-only affairs brushing electorate comments aside. Larry Tapman (Con) comments, “Electorate? What about them? They will just vote on who has been loudest, I am... »

Warring Tory and Lib Dem town councillors were this week told that as they cannot play nicely, they were going to be kept separate from now on. St Neots will be split into two sections – the “West Side”, containing the Eatons, and the “East Side”, comprising St Neots and Eynesbury. Each local party will... »

Within just days anti-social self-thinking Councillor Dougall has breached the court order forbidding him to engage in any form of public thinking. Commenting on a sensitive and delicate case, the anonymous councillor effectively ignored any logic and ended further debate by declaring “Stop it now. I’m right because I’ve chosen to make up my own... »

Local historians and conservationists were today up in arms following a recent town council decision to repair the church car park in Eaton Socon. The car park has been in a terrible state for years and was closed by the council on safety grounds. However, local resident and chairman of the local history group Dorothy... »

This year’s annual dinner dance of the St Neots Lynch Mob and Glee Club will take place at The Little Thief Restaurant at the Black Cat Roundabout. “This will give us great view of drivers knocking people off bikes and things, and we’ll be able to get out there straight away and tell plod exactly... »