Hindolveston Village

To download the letter, click here

To download the poster in pdf, click here

Next time the wheel alignment of your car is completely thrown out by a pot hole, don’t just think that someone should report it – you can do it for yourself. This is done on on-line via the Norfolk County Council (NCC) website (Highways Division) by clicking here. It is not necessary to register for an on-line account with the NCC beforehand, but if you do you will be updated on progress of the problem. The process is straightforward and takes less than 2 minutes and involves answering a few questions about the location, size and nature of the offending potholes.

Alternatively, you could report it at the next Parish Council meeting, thereby creating a potential delay of one to two months depending on the timing of the next meeting, by which time your car may have been damaged by the same pothole because it has become twice the size!!

Below is the image of a ‘dodgy’ email provided by a village resident in mid September 2019 and it’s worth having a look at some of the tell-tale signs that this is a spam email – see below for the clues and explanations. 

My advice is always, if you think something is suspicious do not click any links, take a few minutes to check the source email address and look for other signs (see below). You can cross check with any paperwork you have from the stated organisation and independently use a search engine to research it.

1. This is a Direct debit request so the alarm bells should ring straight away. If you are not sure, check the direct debits you have set up with your bank, either on-line or using phone numbers you have been given by your bank (these can be found on your bank cards).

2. The email has a Belgian origin i.e. ‘be‘. You might ask yourself why an email with Belgian roots should be badgering you about your UK TV licence payments.

3. The date format used is US/ Asian style: mm/dd/yyyy where as the UK style is dd/mm/yyyy and is more often written in full rather than using numbers.

4. The spelling of license is another give-away as this is the US spelling. The UK spell it with a second ‘c’ i.e. licence.

5. The email is addressed to another email address rather than a named recipient which is very, very unusual if the message was genuine.

6. As the email is about a TV licence, a genuine message would include a reference to your licence number which is 10 digits long.

This information is provided by Phil Brown, Norfolk’s Data Protection Mardler whose company is registered under the Norfolk Against Scams Partnership scheme, have a look at www.datamardler.co.uk

 

 

The results of the Stibbard Ward District Council election held on 02 May 2019 is shown below:

For all of the results for the District Councils in North Norfolk that had contested elections on 2nd May 2019, click here

Be aware that from 01 April, you could be charged for disposal of your DIY waste at your local recycling centre (some charges already apply). Below is a list of the charges but to read the whole notice then click here.

Pay as You Throw – price guide from 1 April 2018: Cost per item or per 80 litre bag or equivalent

• Rubble – £3
• Timber – £3
• Flat glass – £5
• Plasterboard * – £9 (£15 at Mile Cross Recycling Centre)
• General waste – £5
• Tyres*  – £4 per tyre
• Metals – free

This change will only affect DIY waste.  The recycling centres will still take all household waste for free which includes furniture, sofas, white goods and other electrical items, and garden waste.