Crime & Safety
Rules Geri Halliwell and Christian Horner must obey amid win
The married Spice Girl and former F1 boss live at the Oxfordshire border with Northamptonshire and have been locked in a number of planning battles with neighbours.
Most recently this has been over plans for a horse walker at her stables.
The celebrity pair own a horse racing company called OMBI and have built new stables for 14 horses at their Oxfordshire pad.
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The plans for the walker on land adjacent to their main home were met with anger by neighbours – with a number of objections registered with West Northamptonshire District Council.
However, planning official Forrest Childs approved the application on Thursday, March 26.
He said in his decision notice that development of this nature in the open countryside “can be acceptable in principle where it supports an existing rural enterprise and does not result in unacceptable harm to the character of the area”.
But, Mr Childs’ approval was subject to a number of conditions that the celebrity couple must obey for the horse walker to be legal.
He said: “The building shall be used for private equestrian and land management uses only and no commercial use, including riding lessons, tuition, livery or competitions shall take place at any time.”
In addition, he added that prior to it being built, full details of external lighting needed to be approved and said it was far enough away from neighbours not to cause issues.
On the complaints from neighbours, Mr Childs said: “The proposed horse walker is over 90m distant from the nearest neighbouring dwelling (The Old School House) and therefore, given it is smaller in form and scale, and more distant than the existing equestrian barn adjacent, there is considered to be no loss of light, privacy or outlook to neighbouring occupiers.”
The scheme is the latest in a number of planning rows between the couple and their neighbours.
They were recently given approval to keep a pergola that had been built without planning permission.
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Last year they were also granted planning permission to build a second pool on the grounds despite fears that it would be a ‘blot on the landscape.’
In a statement on behalf of Geri and Christian Horner, a planning agent said the horse walker structure “will be largely screened from all angles once the existing new hedging matures”.
The applicant also referenced DEFRA’s code of practice for the welfare of horses.
The planning agent added: “It states that animals must be given freedom to exercise off the tether for a reasonable period at least once a day.
“The installation of the horse walker will ensure that this is possible.”
J&K Cuisine Ltd fell into liquidation after Immigration Enforcement paid a visit in the summer of last year.
The company runs Bilash Tandoori in Broadshires Way, Carterton, a place it has operated from since 2014.
Gareth Hunt and Alex Cachini, of Manchester-based business restructuring specialist RPG, were appointed as joint liquidators in August.
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Statement of affairs submitted to Companies House reveal the company went bust with £351,000 worth of debts owed.
Most of this was the £280,000 fine it was issued with after it was found to have employed illegal workers.
Details of this raid and how many illegal workers were found have not been publishing in the recent list by Immigratin Enforcement.
However, as a general rule, businesses that have been caught with an illegal worker on site receive a fine of up to £45,000 per illegal worker.
Company directors Mohammed Alam, 28, and Jamal Hasib, 70, are both owed £26,107 each, the records show.
HMRC has a claim of £9,762 in unpaid VAT which is expected to go down to £6,012 due to the cash in the bank and the electricty company Smartest Energy is owed £9,221.
Bilash, which is still registered as being open on Google, has been approached for a further comment.
The website says: “Bilash in central Carterton is proud to serve wholesome and unpretentious Indian food as a shared dining experience.”
The 19-year-old was identified as a wanted man by Thames Valley Police on March 9 after he didn’t attend a court date in connection with an alleged rape in Oxford last year.
In an update on Tuesday afternoon, April 7, Thames Valley Police confirmed a 19-year-old man has been arrested and is due in court on Wednesday.
A spokeswoman for the force said: “Thames Valley Police is no longer appealing for help to find a man wanted in connection with a rape investigation.
“A 19-year-old-man from Faringdon was arrested on Thursday (2/3) and is due in Oxford Crown Court tomorrow.”
The court since set a new trial date for December 14, and it was indicated it would likely proceed if he was found by then or not. The trial should last between four and five days.
The woman, understood to be from Didcot, was one of 13 arrested on Tuesday morning, April 7 at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.
Lakenheath Alliance For Peace protesters were at the site that morning continuing to demonstarte against the base being used by the US military for its war with Iran.
Suffolk Police’s spokesman said: “Officers arrived at the base soon after 6am following reports of protesters locking themselves to their own vehicles outside the main gate and gathering at two other entrances.”
He said the protest caused disruption to motorists with some of the surrounding roads closed to help officers assist with traffic management.
He added: “Suffolk Police has a duty to enforce the law without fear or favour and as it currently stands, not as it might be in the future. As such, where offences are believed to have occurred appropriate action will be taken.
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“Although, the High Court found the proscription of Palestine Action to be unlawful, it also confirmed that the impact of that judgement will not take effect until the government’s appeal has been considered.”
According to the Lakenheath Alliance for Peace, the Didcot woman said “we are here to interrupt business as usual, and to say in the name of humanity ‘STOP’” as she was arrested.
The alliance said she was one of 13 “peace protestors who used heavy-duty locks to attach themselves to a car, a large multi-coloured peace symbol and each other, completely blocking” the main gates of RAF Lakenheath.
Lakenheath Alliance for Peace organiser Peter Lux said that RAF bases needed to be held “accountable” when letting US planes take off.
He said that between 116 and 118 US fighter bombers have been seen departing the base in recent weeks by protesters.
“It’s definitely an RAF base, it’s sovereign territory, and so Britain is actually legally liable for what actually happens at that base,” said Mr Lux.
The blockade on Saturday is part of a six-day peace camp involving an around-the-clock vigil outside the gates of the base, ending on April 6.
A Ministry of Defence spokesperson has said: “The US is our principal defence and security partner.
“We have given permission to the US to use British bases for specific and limited defensive operations – in collective self-defence of our regional allies and to protect British lives.
“Any proposed US operation from a base in the UK or UK territory is considered on a case-by-case basis.”
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