Posts made in December, 2015

Spelthorne Council’s Environmental Health team would like to remind residents not to wash their turkey, goose, duck or chicken before putting it in the oven.

Washing raw meat spreads germs around the sink, taps and other surfaces which you can’t see and can make you ill.

Also remember to allow an adequate cooking time and check that the juices run clear before serving.

Wishing everyone a safe and healthy Christmas.

If your property is at risk of flooding you can sign up for the Environment Agency’s free flood warning messages for your area.

These warning messages can be sent direct to you by telephone, mobile, email, text message, fax or pager.

To sign up, visit https://fwd.environment-agency.gov.uk/app/olr/register or call 0845 988 1188.

Spelthorne Borough Council made an application to the Court to have unauthorised occupiers in Sheep Walk, Shepperton, committed to prison for breaching an injunction order that prohibited their occupation of the land.

The Judge found all four defendants to be guilty of contempt of court and ordered them to pay £12,052 to the Council to cover its legal costs. Challenges made by the defendants were dismissed by the Judge.

All four defendants will return to Court on a date in February 2016 to be sentenced.

Two defendants who recently left the injunction site were told that they risk imprisonment if they try to return.

Two other defendants remain on the injunction site in breach of the order. It was argued that the remaining caravans could not be moved due to the health condition of one of the defendants. It is expected that these will be moved from the site in due course.

The Council’s Planning team will continue to monitor the injunction site. As caravans have recently moved onto the adjacent land, they will also continue to liaise with Surrey County Council’s Highway Team.

Cllr Vivienne Leighton, Cabinet Member for Planning, said: “This situation has been extremely frustrating for both residents and the Council but we have worked tirelessly to secure this outcome. The people concerned saw fit to ignore the injunction order and they must now face the consequences of their blatant disregard of the law.”

The Council Offices at Knowle Green in Staines-upon-Thames will be closed from 2pm on Thursday 24 December 2015 until 8.45am on Monday 4 January 2016.

Info: The Council’s out-of-hours emergency number is 01784 451499

Declaration of Shepperton Town Ward By Election Result

The total number of votes recorded represented 25.4% of the registered electors.