Camera Safety Partnerships are allowed to utilise 15% of their time for carrying out mobile camera enforcement at routes that do not quite fulfil the criteria to qualify as a fixed or mobile camera site. These sites, which are known as Casualty Prevention Sites (15% Sites), have a recognised speeding problem but do not meet the criteria in relation to casualties.

Although the Government allows this type of speed enforcement at sites that have not experienced any casualties, the Derbyshire partnership has taken the stance that there must have been at least one personal injury collision at each site. This particular aspect of safety camera enforcement is very much in demand by members of the community and local police officers so some prioritisation of vulnerable sites must be made.

The partnership currently has a number of Casualty Prevention Sites that are monitored by a mobile safety camera on an average of once every month.

The Government's consultation on the future of the Post Office network was launched in December. The Government is proposing some big changes, including:

Restructuring of the network, with up to 2,500 closures.

Support for Post Office Ltd to open new Outreach locations to provide access to services for small remote communities including mobile Post Offices and Post

Offices hosted in other locations such as village halls, community centres or pubs.

New geographical access criteria for the Post Office network. These include criteria to protect vulnerable people in deprived urban areas and also in rural areas.

Continuation of a new Post Office card account after 2010.

It is important for everyone who cares about the future of our Post Office network to respond to the Government's consultation. UKVillages, working with the Commission for Rural Communities, has designed an on-line response form for you to respond directly to the Government. You can submit your online response and find out more about the Consultation at:

In an attempt to deter young people from hanging around bus shelters, in the evening, parish councillors voted on Monday (15 January 07) to remove all seats from village bus shelters. Seats will be removed for an experimental 12 month period.

Tutbury and Hatton Scout Group celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.

The scouts would like to invite people and local organisations to join in their celebrations in the summer. A street party is planned (probably in Cormill Lane) for Sat 9 June 07 - the celebratons are to be themed according to life in the late 1940’s.

Our local scout group is looking, in particular, for the following:

Scout Association Group members (past and present)

Musicians, stall holders, period vehicles.

People who were either born in Tutbury 5 June 1947 and / or people who were living in Tutbury around that time.

As a finale the scout group is planning a dance with music from the forties and the big band sound.

Period costume optional.

Tutbury Teen Campaign, a partnership between local residents, East Staffordshire Borough Council and Staffordshire County Council Youth Service, is looking for additional committee members to help steer the development of an outdoor youth play facility at Tutbury Mill Site.

Membership is open to anyone over 18 years of age, who has an interest in promoting positive youth work in Tutbury.

If you are interested in this project please ring Bethan Sides on 01283 - 508734.