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BBC News
5 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Bulwell primary school axe plan prompts dismay and surprise
Parents have voiced concern over the proposed closure of a Nottingham primary city council has started a consultation over the future of Snape Wood Primary and Nursery School in Bulwell due to falling pupil has space for 210 pupils but currently has more than 80 outside the school they said they were worried about the impact on their children but mostly acknowledged pupil numbers had dropped sharply. If the plan goes ahead, the school is expected to close in August outside the school, mother Emma, 35, said: "It's a bit upsetting because all my children have come here, I've been coming here a long time and then we have got the worry of finding a new school."But it was at the Christmas performance when we were sat in the hall and we were really shocked at how few children there was."When my eldest was here there was 30 in a class and now there's more like 15."Her son, Jenson, 8, said: "I was actually crying because it felt like all my old memories were just gone."All my old friends might not come to the same school and I might miss them." Sandra, 50 said her daughter, Paige could be upset by the move."Since she has been here she has settled really well."She is autistic and has ADHD and so with those learning difficulties, they have done so much for her."So I'm quite worried really."She has had the same teacher since nursery and she doesn't respond to change well, so it could have a drastic effect on her." Carl, 35, who has two children at the school, said: "I couldn't believe it, I was really shocked."There is another school not too far away but they will miss their mates."They say they are closing it because the number of kids but when I'm here there seems to be loads of kids."Danielle said her daughter Bella was the last of her three children to have Snape Wood. "My eldest really struggled, then got a good teacher but when she left my daughter got left and didn't know what to do so that came out as being naughty - but she's doing better at senior school."My other two know how to learn so they have flown through - so it's been a mixed experience."My daughter's class is quite small, there's about 15 kids in it, and that's because so many have left."But it's not good that it's closing because the parents and kids are going to have to uproot and go further afield."
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Land sinking in Red Bluff, Corning: What it means for Tehama and can it happen in Redding?
Parts of Tehama County, including areas around Red Bluff, Corning, and Antelope, are sinking. — a condition that could cause damage to infrastructure and deplete groundwater permanently if the ag-producing county does not reverse it, geologists say. For those who wonder, Redding and the rest of Shasta County aren't having the same problem, in part because Shasta's groundwater is replenished by the ACID Canal, flowing from the Sacramento River. It's also because Shasta doesn't have as much agriculture stressing the groundwater supply, according to groundwater experts in both counties' public works departments. Mid- to southwestern parts of Tehama County are suffering land subsidence, a drop in the Earth's crust when too much groundwater is removed. The soil collapses into the space left by the lack of water, making the ground above it sink. One cause is groundwater partially dried up during years of heavy drought. But the main issue in Tehama County is people are pumping too much water out of the ground in places like the Red Bluff and Corning sub-basins, said Justin Jenson, Tehama's public works deputy director. More than 90% of that pumped-out groundwater goes to the county's agriculture — mostly almond, walnut and pistachios orchards, Jenson said. If Tehama County doesn't take steps to reverse the problem, repercussions could be devastating, geologists say. Most land subsidence in California and other parts of the world is caused by humans pumping too much water out of the ground, according to U.S. Geological Survey. It's a slow process that can take years to become a disaster — and can take as long to fix, when fixes are still possible. Note to readers: If you appreciate the work we do here at the Redding Record Searchlight, please consider subscribing yourself or giving the gift of a subscription to someone you know. Subsidence compacted the ground in parts of the San Joaquin Valley, dropping ground level almost 30 feet in the 50 years between 1925 and 1977, according to USGS geologists. Even slight shifts in ground level can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure like bridges and overpasses, Jenson said. If left unchecked, land subsidence can permanently reduce the amount of groundwater an aquifer can hold by reducing its storage space. In worst cases, that could mean less to no groundwater for people, crops and wildlife living in the area, according to the USGS. Worst case scenarios also include holes and fissures opening up as the dry, brittle ground collapses. This happened in the Mojave Desert near the now-dry Lucerne Lake in San Bernardino County. Geologists reported fissures more than 3 feet deep and 3 feet wide opened up as the ground crumbled and collapsed. Shasta County is spared land subsidence for a few reasons, according to Shasta's Public Works Director Troy Bartolomei. First, Shasta has less agriculture pumping out groundwater. Second, the county's 'very large heavy aquifers' can replenish Shasta's groundwater faster than Tehama's. The third reason Shasta isn't sinking has to do with the way it irrigates valley farms south of Redding, toward the Tehama County line. Water flows from the Sacramento River via the ACID (Anderson Cottonwood Irrigation District) canal. 'All that irrigation helps to charge the aquifer' and keep it healthy, Bartolomei said. More: After seeing land sinking in Red Bluff and Corning areas, Tehama County calls meeting ACID Canal serves approximately 800 customers and irrigates approximately 7,000 acres of farmland, according to the district's website. Future long-term drought or increasing demand for groundwater could change that delicate balance, so Shasta County participates in a voluntary groundwater monitoring program with other California counties. 'Because we have a healthy aquifer that recharges itself, we don't need expensive monitoring by the state' like Tehama County does, Bartolomei said. Tehama County's sinking problem could become irreversible if people don't make changes soon, according to Jenson. That's because as empty underground water channels fill with collapsed soil, the space for water sources to refill the underground reservoirs becomes smaller. Even during wet winters like 2024-25, there's less opportunity for those water sources to recharge those aquifers fast enough to save them. One of the areas losing groundwater the fastest is between Red Bluff and Corning, where there's a lot of competition for water, Jenson said. The good news, he said, is the problem is still likely reversible. However, it will take long-term community action to change it. That's because "both the cause of subsidence and the fix … take a really long time. If you don't pre-plan to resolve the issue then you can cause a future problem that you cannot fix." The Tehama County Board of Supervisors is trying to do just that, Jenson said. The board announced it will host a public meeting on Tuesday, June 3 to discuss possible solutions to the county's land subsidence problem. Tehama had "observable land subsidence on a scale that has never been recorded," county officials said in the announcement. Jessica Skropanic is a features reporter for the Record Searchlight/USA Today Network. She covers science, arts, social issues and news stories. Follow her on Twitter @RS_JSkropanic and on Facebook. Join Jessica in the Get Out! Nor Cal recreation Facebook group. To support and sustain this work, please subscribe today. Thank you. This article originally appeared on Redding Record Searchlight: Why Red Bluff, Corning are sinking but Redding in Shasta County is not
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
After seeing land sinking in Red Bluff and Corning areas, Tehama County calls meeting
Parts of Tehama County, including around Red Bluff, Corning and Antelope, are sinking, officials have discovered, prompting an emergency meeting to decide next steps to intervene. In a statement announcing the June 3 meeting, county officials said they found the mid- to southwestern part of Tehama had "observable land subsidence on a scale that has never been recorded." Land subsidence is a drop in the Earth's crust — sudden or gradual — into empty underground space, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In Tehama County, some of the area's groundwater dried up during years of heavy drought, according to the announcement. The soil is now collapsing into the cavity left by the absent water, making the ground above it sink. Note to readers: If you appreciate the work we do here at the Redding Record Searchlight, please consider subscribing yourself or giving the gift of a subscription to someone you know. Other factors are further stressing what's left of the underground water supply, according to the county. These include changes in agricultural practices and less surface water available from lakes, creeks and other water bodies. As empty underground water channels fill with collapsed soil from above, the space available for water sources to fill them becomes smaller. That means even during wet years, when there's more water, there's less opportunity for those water sources to refill or 'recharge' those underground reservoirs fast enough to save them. All this doesn't bode well for county plans to expand agriculture wells in areas where the ground is sinking, the county reported in the announcement. The Tehama County Groundwater Sustainability Agency gave county supervisors the results of their findings after monitoring groundwater levels and rate of sinking. Supervisors plan to look at the agency's latest data, figure out how serious the situation is, look for possible solutions and intervene as needed, according to the county. The meeting — scheduled for 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 3 in board chambers (727 Oak St., Red Bluff) — is a chance for residents to hear the results and participate in the discussion, the announcement said. People can get more information and submit comments to Tehama County Deputy Director of Public Works Justin Jenson at 530-690-0700, extension 201. They can also email Jenson at jjenson@ Jenson didn't return a phone call from the Record Searchlight late Tuesday afternoon. Land subsidence in other parts of California is most often caused by people pumping out the groundwater for a variety of uses. These include directing water to urban centers and using it for agriculture and industrial projects, according to the USGS. For more information about land subsidence in the state, go to Jessica Skropanic is a features reporter for the Record Searchlight/USA Today Network. She covers science, arts, social issues and news stories. Follow her on Twitter @RS_JSkropanic and on Facebook. Join Jessica in the Get Out! Nor Cal recreation Facebook group. To support and sustain this work, please subscribe today. Thank you. This article originally appeared on Redding Record Searchlight: Tehama finds land is sinking in Red Bluff, Corning areas after drought
NZ Herald
26-05-2025
- NZ Herald
Hung jury in St Patrick's Day rape trial
The matter has now been put to an administrative hearing, where it is expected a date will be set for a retrial. A fast connection A man, who was based in Whakatāne at the time but is from overseas, was accused of raping a woman he'd met on March 17, 2023, at a pub. He told the court he and the woman formed a fast connection during St Patrick's Day festivities. Despite him learning she was engaged, and drawing her attention to the ring on her finger, he said she'd continued to flirt with him, touching his chest and arms in public view of his friends, and her fiance. The Crown said he'd misinterpreted her open and friendly manner, and formed sexual desires for her. He admitted he'd been interested in having sex, but did not agree he'd misinterpreted her attention. The after party The Crown says the main question, however, was not about how she'd behaved at the pub; it was about what happened when they got back to the flat she shared with her fiance, and others, for an 'after party'. Once there, the Crown says it became clear his hopes of a consensual sexual encounter were dashed. The woman vomited in front of the man and the fiance and shortly after 'put herself to bed and went to sleep'. In his closing address, Richard Jenson said the woman became overwhelmed by 'tiredness and alcohol'. Her fiance said in evidence that after she said she was going to shower, he instead found her asleep in bed, vomit still in her hair. He told the court she'd been as drunk as he'd ever seen, so he checked her breathing and that she was lying on her side. The Crown case is from that point on she was asleep, and unable to consent when sex took place. Jenson suggested the man's evidence of the vomiting incident was 'crucial' in the jury's assessment of his credibility. The man said it was self-induced, and not because of her intoxication, but as though she was bloated with 'too much fizzy drink'. Jenson suggested in closing that the man 'appreciates the significance of the fact he saw her vomit' and has constructed his account to suit. 'If she simply wanted to vomit, she would have tied up her hair and taken herself discreetly to the toilet,' Jenson said. This aspect, 'despite [the man's] composure and smooth manner', had pushed 'his credibility to breaking point'. The man's lawyer said his client was articulate, educated, used to 'speaking to people', and 'able to describe what happened that night'. His well-spoken manner and education shouldn't be held against him, Mitchell told the jury. Why didn't he use protection? The Crown claimed because the man hadn't used a condom he was carrying that night, it suggested the sex was quick, opportunistic, and hadn't been consensual. If it had happened as he'd described, with foreplay and build-up, he'd have had 'ample' time to put on a condom. However, Mitchell said 'drunk unprotected sex' happened 'all the time'. If it had been a 'carefully planned sexual attack', the jury might logically think he would have used a condom. 'There would be no forensic evidence that anything had happened as far as semen inside her vagina.' The judge summed up the case saying the case was all about 'credibility and veracity'. The Crown attacked the man's credibility on the basis it was too polished, rehearsed, and lacking in concessions. A previous rape complaint The defence said the woman had a tendency to lie, pointing to a previous false rape complaint which the woman had admitted she'd made. The woman said the complaint from a decade ago, was made when she was young, and she had been caught up in the lie. She said 'the word rape was used', once police turned up after a call from her boyfriend, who'd got the wrong idea about her being made 'uncomfortable' by a taxi driver, and she 'went along with it'. Mitchell suggested that was the same scenario as the current complaint. Her fiance, when confronted by her having sex with another man, was left with two choices. If she was having consensual sex with the good-looking man she'd been flirting with all night, his 'whole world would be turned upside down'. Mitchell said the fiance had chosen to believe she was being raped, and she'd gone along with it, and 'played dead' after the sexual encounter to make it appear she'd been asleep during it. The Crown said the situation was obvious to all who'd witnessed the woman after the sexual encounter. Both those who knew her best, and experienced police officers who'd come to the house after the alleged attack, could see the woman was heavily intoxicated. It had been clear to her fiance that she was asleep when he walked in, the Crown said.
Daily Mail
02-05-2025
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Moment Jenson Button's wife is targeted by yob who swiped suitcase containing £250,000 of lavish jewellery and handbags minutes after arriving in London - as she vows NEVER to come back
Jenson Button's wife says the couple has 'no interest' in jetting back to the UK after they were targeted by thugs who stole her suitcase holding £250,000 worth of lavish jewellery and designer handbags. The former Formula One driver and his wife, Brittny Button, were in romantic bliss after a brief getaway to Paris. But everything took a turn for the worse when they arrived back in St Pancras, London on February 13, 2025. The 34-year-old explained how Jenson, 45, was helping the chauffer load the car when a man swooped in and sped away with her Goyard carry-on suitcase in mere seconds. The former Playboy model revealed the suitcase was filled with more than £250,000 worth of items, which included two Kelly bags totalling to around £70,000, as well as countless sentimental and antique jewellery from her wedding and the birth of her daughter. Brittny divulged that she usually would have packed less luxurious items for a trip, and a carry-on that was less notable, but given the husband and wife were jetting away for Valentine's Day she and her stylist packed a bit more than usual. However the ordeal, which saw her bag stolen in a matter of seconds as their backs were turned, has cast a cloud over a city and country which holds significant memories in their relationship. Recalling the moment her bag was nicked, Brittny explained how the Formula One driver had told her to head into the car. The 41-year-old has since pleaded guilty to theft at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 19 February 2025, five days after the incident and has been remanded in custody for sentencing Brittny told MailOnline: 'I was kind of shocked. How like unsecure everything felt [in London] just so many people, [and] so chaotic. 'I thought, "Should I have brought my carry on back here with me?" Because Jensen can be a little bit like not super careful too trusting and a little too relaxed.' Jenson's suitcase was loaded into the front seat of the chauffeur's car, but as he briefly turned his back to Brittny's carry-on the brazen criminal ran off into the busy station with sentimental items she hoped to one day pass on to her daughter. 'He had his back on mine, and a guy just came and swooped it. We didn't even see him do it,' she added: 'So they were probably watching us. 'We had no idea until Jenson went, "Wait where is your bag" and he raced off trying to find it, but he [the thief] was already gone.' The interior designer burst into tears following the 'traumatising' ordeal which cast a dark cloud over their getaway, as she quickly headed back to the airport to return to their home in California. 'I just started crying, I was a little upset with Jensen because I felt like he kind of dropped the ball a little but its not his fault someone was watching us,' she said: 'He also did get his bag stolen a few months ago in a car park in London. 'It definitely was shocking that I just didn't think. I'm normally pretty cautious when I'm out in public and travelling, but I just didn't think that there were gangs literally just waiting for people and watching.' Brittny has since praised the British Transport Police for their quick action, adding the thief was brought to justice when plain clothes officers arrested the assailant after CCTV was circulated to local teams. Mourad Aid, 41, pleaded guilty to theft at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 19 February 2025, five days after the incident and has been remanded in custody for sentencing. But the mother-of-two will likely never retrieve her stolen items, which where listed online only days after the incident, serving another blow following the California wildfires that threatened their home alongside countless others earlier this year. Recalling the heartbreaking moment, when she saw the bags she had worked hard to earn listed online, she said: 'Unfortunately, I saw the shady looking photos of these guys holding my bags on their lap. '[And] I knew I was probably never getting them back, and who knows how many hands it had touched - at that point I was not really interested. I wasn't going to send anyone to meet with these people. 'I knew they were mine, because one of the Kelly bags was missing a strap, which I had left it in LA.' She added: 'A lot of people assume, "Your husband bought you those" but actually I bought about half of them and I worked really hard and to have someone come up to me and take them from me - it's just frustrating. 'And I know people are going to say, first world problems, but whether you're getting robbed of something that's not worth a lot of value. If it's sentimental, its sentimental. 'My dad was a police officer, so I was raised not to steal from people. I would rather have less and feel good about myself than steal from people and take what isn't mine.' The interior designer also told how she hoped to pass on the valuable bags onto her daughter, and that she also considered them to be a long-term investment for her children. 'A lot of people assume, 'Your husband bought you those', but actually I bought about half of them and I worked really hard and to have someone come up to me and take them from me - it's just frustrating,' Brittny said (pictured in 2018) 'I was planning to pass down to my daughter. It's just crazy,' she revealed: 'I don't really have many things from my parents, I don't really have many family heirlooms and I wish I did. So it's really heartbreaking.' Above all else, the ordeal has marred her view of the UK, as she revealed London 'doesn't feel the same' as when she started dating the Forumla One driver 10 years ago. 'I've heard countless stories,' she said: 'When we first started dating we would go to London, and it was such like a nice place to be, and now it just feels very kind of dark and scary. 'My husband and I we really have no interest going back to the UK and it's a shame, because, you know, we will have to go back for family and work 'It just feels so unsafe and doesn't feel how it once was, and its just unfortunate because that's where my children's grandmother and aunts live.' Combined with the wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles, Brittny said the couple's year 'was not of to the best start'. 'I'm just grateful that it wasn't a violent robbery, you know,' she added: 'I feel like I have gotten justice because he will have to pay for what he did, in Los Angeles there is a lot of catch and then release.' British Transport Police said: 'A 41 year old man pleaded guilty to theft at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 19 February 2025, following an incident on 13 February. 'BTP received a report from the victim that she had arrived at St Pancras on the Eurostar with her husband around 12.30pm, and began loading a car on Pancras Road with their luggage. 'As the victim's husband turned to load her suitcase into the car, they realised it had been gone. Neither of them saw it being taken and reported it to a BTP officer at the station. 'The case contained several designer bags and jewellery including bracelets and rings of sentimental value, with the overall value estimated at in excess of £250,000. 'Detectives from BTP viewed CCTV and identified a man walking into the station with the victim's case at around 12.35am and was seen walking back out of the station via the Midland Road exit. 'CCTV images were circulated among local BTP teams and one officer recognised the man in the CCTV to be Mourad Aid. He was then arrested by plain clothes officers in the Hatton Garden area on 17 February. 'Aid has now been remanded in custody until sentencing.' British Transport Police Detective Sergeant Marc Farmer said: 'This was a brazen and opportunistic theft by a man who took advantage of the victim and her husband having their backs turned for a matter of seconds while loading up their car with luggage. 'He was able to quickly swipe the suitcase without them even noticing, which hammers home just how sneaky these sorts of criminals really are and why it's so important to keep one eye on your belongings at all times. 'While the incident wasn't captured on CCTV, we were still able to trace Aid through other investigative opportunities, and he was arrested by our plain clothes officers just days later. 'Anyone who witnesses or is a victim of theft on the railway network is able to text us for free on 61016.'
