This page details the latest news for the village and website additions

Road closures:  The Apethrope to Nassington carriageway patching is going to be completed in the windter but surface dressing in the main thoroughfares through the village is scheduled for 2nd & 3rd July - avoid Church Street and Station Road

The road is to be sprayed with bitumen and a layer of stone chippings applied.

Details here: 


The Safer Community Team based at Oundle, in consultation with representatives from the District and Parish Councils has prioritised anti-social behaviour and anti-social driving in Nassington as one of the target areas for at least the next few months. 


The police have made as much effort as possible to attend Parish Council meetings where the community's concerns about various matters have been made known to them.  As a result of the meeting in March, the police did a door-to-door survey in parts of the village to talk to people about their worries and as a result have made the village a priority area. 

The PCSOs who will be spending a lot of time in the village are authorised to issue what is generally referred to as a Section 59 notice.  This is a written warning valid for 12 months.  If more than one is issued to a driver, the power to seize their motor vehicle can be enforced. 

'Section 59' refers to Clause 59 of the 2002 Police Reform act which states:

"Where a constable in uniform has reasonable grounds for believing that a motor vehicle is being used on any occasion in a manner which—

(a) contravenes section 3 or 34 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52) (careless and inconsiderate driving and prohibition of off-road driving),

and

(b) is causing, or is likely to cause, alarm, distress or annoyance to members of the public,"

These orders DO exist and have been issued to offenders from Nassington


SOME FACTS:

MAKE YOURSELF AN EXCEPTION, NOT A STATISTIC !!!!

25% of fatalities in the past three years have involved younger drivers.

More crashes involve 18-year-olds than any other age group.

The 'at fault' crash rate for younger drivers is three times higher that that of drivers aged 26-59 years.

Younger male drivers have a three times greater crash rate than young females. For 'at fault' crashes this rises to four times greater.

Male drivers under 25 years have the highest incidence of failing a breath test after being involved in a road accident in which someone was injured.

Younger driver accidents peak between 6.00pm and midnight .All other accidents peak between midday and 6.00pm.

Excessive speed is a contributory factor in 25% of all younger driver crashes. This is more than double the recorded level for other ages.

33% of younger driver crashes are single vehicle incidents. This is four times higher than 26-59 year olds, and eight times higher than elderly drivers.

More young females die as passengers than as drivers.

PLEASE:

MAKE YOURSELF AN EXCEPTION, NOT A STATISTIC