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Hero cops use Asda plastic bag to save stab victim’s life at Wirral house - Liverpool Echo
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Sussex Council rejects Romney Marsh nuclear plans - Kent News
Nuclear disposal facility diagram ( from Nuclear Decommissioning Authority)
Dean Kilpatrick, Reporter
Thursday, June 14, 2012
8:50 AM
Leader of East Sussex County Council raises “serious concerns” about proposed facility
Proposals for a nuclear facility in Romney Marsh have been opposed by neighbouring East Sussex County Council.
Shepway District Council is currently considering plans to build an underground nuclear research and development facility in the marshes.
However, the leader of East Sussex council has raised their concerns about a nuclear site being built close to their border at a council meeting.
Peter Jones, council leader, said: “We have serious concerns about these proposals in a location close to our border.
“We believe the plan doesn’t stack up and has many unknowns including geology, economic benefit, infrastructure and community support.”
Shepway District Council has stated it has “no formal view”, and is asking local people to contribute to the ongoing consultation period.
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Sussex chainsaw robbers who threatened to cut victims' fingers off are jailed - thisissurreytoday.co.uk
ROBBERS who threatened to cut victims' fingers off have been jailed for a string of offences across Mole Valley and the South East.
Dean Shade, 32, of Turpington Lane, Bromley, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 10 years and James Russell, 24, of Leybourne Close, Crawley, was sentenced to 11 years.
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CCTV footage from one of the raids. In every attack the gang were armed with weapons including knives, baseball bats, chainsaws and angle grinders
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James Russell was sentenced to 11 years in prison
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Dean Shade was sentenced to life in prison
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CCTV footage of the armed gang robbing Friday Ad in Sayers Common
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CCTV footage of the armed gang robbing Unity Media in Sevenoaks
Shade was the mastermind of an armed gang which stole computer equipment worth £415,840, including 169 Apple Macs.
The pair targeted businesses across the South East during 2010 and 2011, including Robert Dyas and Puma UK in Leatherhead, and a private address in Charlwood.
Detective Sergeant Dennis Phelan, of the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit, said: "These offences were not committed with any great degree of sophistication.
"The gang simply relied upon brute force and numbers to threaten and terrorise their victims, many of whom were tied up and marched round their premises before being left alone, restrained in the premises until the alarm was raised.
"Due to the threats and level of violence used, many of the witnesses who gave evidence did so from behind screens. I would like to applaud their courage in doing so. Several remain traumatised to this day by these events."
The two robbers were sentenced on Friday along with Candice Fox, 29, of The Brindle Way, Purley, who was given 12 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months for converting criminal property for the gang.
Russell had pleaded guilty at Brighton Crown Court on April 10, and Shade was convicted on May 11 after a four-week trial.
In every case the robbers were masked and armed with a variety of weapons including knives, baseball bats, chainsaws and angle grinders, threatening to cut victims' fingers off if they did not provide their personal bank cards and PIN numbers.
In April 2011, police found crucial evidence linking Shade and Russell to the robberies.
Russell was arrested in May that year for an unconnected offence, and Shade was caught at the beginning of August.
Detective Chief Inspector Dave Allen said: "There are others out there who were involved in these extremely violent offences who have not yet been brought to justice."
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
Source: www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk
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