The parish council has received a ‘number of reports’ regarding anti-social behaviour in the village

A parish council says it has received “a number of reports” about anti-social behaviour. Yaxley Parish Council have said that they have received reports about cars meeting on Eagle Way Business Park in Yaxley.

Reports include concerns of noise and damage to the road surface. Cambridgeshire Police has confirmed that they are aware of recent vehicle-related anti-social behaviour in the area and are working closely with the parish and district councils.

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police said: “Additional patrols are being planned at key times to help address concerns. Tackling ASB remains a priority for neighbourhood policing teams.”

Yaxley Parish Council has urged residents to continue reporting incidents including noting vehicle index numbers and keeping relevant CCTV footage.

A spokesperson for Yaxley Parish Council said: “We have received a number of reports regarding cars meeting on Eagle Way Business Park late at night. Reports have related to noise and damage to the road surface.

“We are in talks with the Police and they have asked residents to help by continuing to report any incidents, even if there isn’t always an immediate response. If possible, it would be beneficial for residents to note vehicle index numbers in a log and to preserve any relevant CCTV footage.”

The force has advised anyone who experiences anti-social behaviour to report it, either by calling 101 or via their online reporting services.

“Where possible, please include dates, times and vehicle details, as this helps us build an accurate picture of what is happening and respond effectively”, the spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police added.

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Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team (SRMRT) were called out after the animal fell around 6.5 metres down a narrow, winding pit on Friday (May 8).

In an online post, the team said: “Yesterday’s rescue was certainly a different one for the team…”

Rescuers attempting to save the dog (Image: Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team)

The dog is believed to have slipped through several tight gaps during the fall, which may have reduced the impact but left her trapped deep underground.

SRMRT added: “Somehow, gravity had carried her through several extremely tight gaps, which likely helped break the fall, but also left her trapped deep underground.”

Mountain rescue crews (Image: Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team)

A major rescue effort was launched, involving mountain rescue volunteers, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, North Yorkshire Police and Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association.

Emergency services at the scene (Image: Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team)

The team described it as “an outstanding six-hour-long joint effort” involving multiple emergency services.

After hours of careful planning and teamwork, a cave rescuer was able to squeeze through the tight underground system to reach the dog.

SRMRT said: “After careful assessment and a lot of teamwork, cave rescuer Lucy managed to squeeze down through the tight system to reach the dog and bring her safely back out.”

The dog was then safely brought back to the surface, bringing the challenging rescue to a happy ending.

The team added it was “a technical, challenging and very muddy rescue”, thanking all agencies involved for their support.

If you’ve seen forecasts of snow next week flash up on your social media feed over the last few days, you may be thinking that winter is about to return.

While snow is not expected over the vast majority of the UK, it is true that rather cool conditions for May are set to dominate.

With high pressure centred to the west of the UK, winds will mainly come from that chillier northerly direction. During the second half of the week our air will have originated from around the Arctic Circle in northern Scandinavia.

Daytime temperatures for most will be much colder than normal at 9-14 Celsius (48-57F) in many areas.

Areas of low pressure crossing southwards across the country will bring a greater likelihood of rain and, like last week, some snow in Shetland and the Scottish mountains cannot be ruled out.

As well as snow, last week also brought the UK its coldest May conditions for nearly 30 years. Tomintoul in Moray, Scotland recorded a low of -6.8C (20F) on the night of the 5/6 May. This was the lowest temperature recorded in May since 1997 when the same temperature was reported at Leadhills, Lanarkshire.

Further night frosts are expected in places during the week ahead.

MOVA Studios is set to welcome its first visitors during an open day on Saturday (May 16).  

The business will offer Reformer Pilates, Mat Pilates and Yoga, alongside a Run Club, in classes which will begin on Monday (May 18) at Hargrave House, in Boroughbridge Road, Acomb.

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It was founded by York-based Pilates instructor Ruby McTough, who will bring her years of experience in the mind-body exercise to sessions at the studio.

The studio will offer Reformer Pilates, Mat Pilates, Yoga and a Run Club (Image: MOVA Studios)

She explained: “How you feel in your body and how you feel in your life are the same thing.

“What you put into yourself, you carry back out into your day. What you put into your community, you feel inside the studio.

“We want MOVA to live in both places, and to live there with our members.”

Aside from the sessions, MOVA has been building links with independent York businesses ahead of its opening.

“What you put into yourself, you carry back out into your day” (Image: MOVA Studios)

Partners include York Gin, York Distillery, Wardrobe Angel, Bothy Botanical, Avorium and Brancusi, with MOVA members able to receive small benefits at each business.

Ruby said the partnerships were about strengthening connections rather than offering discounts.

She said: “Community doesn’t end at our front door. York is full of people putting their whole hearts into what they make.

“We want our members to know them, and we want them to know us. That’s how a studio becomes part of a place, instead of just a place inside it.”

Tom at Avorium said that York is “at its best” when independent businesses look out for one another.

He added: “That’s exactly the spirit we feel from MOVA. We’re proud to be one of their first Local Love partners.”

MOVA is offering a Founders Membership for first-time visitors (Image: MOVA Studios)

A Founders Membership is now available for those who want to join the studio from the outset.

Ruby said: “We’re starting with the people who choose to start with us.

“Whatever MOVA becomes, the founding members are part of how it got there. That story doesn’t get written twice.”

First-time visitors can try MOVA with a £35 introductory three-class pass.

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Officers from Cleveland Police were called to Quenby Road in Billingham at around 10pm on Friday (May 8), following reports of an assault.

A man, aged 39, sustained an injury to his ear during the incident.

Cleveland Police have said that they are now looking for ‘several men armed with knives’ after launching an investigation.

Detective Chief Inspector John Bonner said: “Shortly before 10pm on Friday, May 8, police were called to Quenby Road in Billingham following reports of an assault involving several men armed with knives.

“One man, aged 39, sustained an injury to his ear.

“Enquiries are progressing, and anyone who has information or footage that could assist with enquiries is asked to call 101 quoting reference number 087533.”

A warning has been issued to dog owners who may be walking their pets

A dog has died after it “ingested cannabis” at a Cambridgeshire town park. Soham Town Council have confirmed that three dogs have reportedly “ingested cannabis” after being walked at Drayton Meadows in Soham.

According to the council, as a result, one of the dogs has died. A spokesperson for Soham Town Council said: “We have found that cannabis gummies are being left behind which is a serious concern for young children as they resemble real sweets like Haribo. Please be vigilant if you are there with your children or dogs.”

At least one of the cases has been confirmed to be Cannabis by a vet.

The council has advised dog owners to make sure that dogs are on leads to avoid them “running into any overgrown areas where things may have been thrown”.

The police and local youth services are aware, and the council are hoping to patrol the area if volunteers are available. In a statement by Soham Town Council, a spokesperson added: “We are unable to close the area completely as it would still be accessible by climbing over the gate, so would likely not act as a deterrent for those hanging around there.”

“As the National Party of Wales, the party’s aims shall be: to secure independence for Wales in Europe.”

Since its founding in 1925, independence has remained a core principle of Plaid Cymru – the above quote even forms the second line of its constitution. For the first time, Plaid secured the most seats in the next Welsh parliament as Labour lost control of the Senedd for the first time since devolution in 1999, with even first minister Eluned Morgan a casualty of Labour’s catastrophic losses. Yet in a change of tone from previous decades, Plaid’s leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth, has not led with an independence campaign, and more talk of a referendum has come from his political rivals, who have tried to warn voters that the party will introduce it through the “back door” once in power.

At Plaid’s annual conference in Newport in February, the topic was not raised once in ap Iorwerth’s speech, nor was it mentioned at the manifesto launch in Wrexham. At the last Senedd elections in 2021, the party promised to hold a referendum if it won a majority – a pledge that was quietly dropped from this year’s campaign.

Yet for the first time in history, Westminster is faced with the prospect of having a nationalist party running each of the devolved nations, all pushing for greater powers – so what are Plaid Cymru’s plans for independence?

Professor Laura McAllister, of the Wales Governance Centre, said: “Given that independence is the primary aim of Plaid Cymru, it is inconceivable that the party internally has not considered a longer-term strategy for advancing that goal. Having said that, the party leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth, has been categorical that the first term of a Plaid-led government would not be focused on independence.”

Instead, ap Iorwerth has prioritised the cost of living crisis; the state of the NHS, which has failed to meet targets to cut waiting lists; housing and a better deal for Wales under the current constitution. Their next steps do include a national commission, which would cost half a million pounds of the annual £27bn Welsh budget, which it says would “lay the foundation” for any future independence plans.

Recent polls have not shown much support for Welsh independence, with only 32 per cent in favour and 52 per cent against. While he remains a personal believer in the cause, ap Iorwerth admitted during his campaign: “I do not think now is the time to have that referendum, because the people of Wales are not telling us that it’s that time.” However, Prof McAllister noted that this tactic “is very much out of the SNP playbook from 2007”, and that polling support for independence is similar to the position in Scotland two years before the 2014 referendum that rejected independence.

With Labour suffering a humiliating defeat on Thursday, slipping to third place in its former red heartlands, Plaid Cymru had pinned the election as a “two-horse race” between itself and Reform UK, which is staunchly opposed to further devolved powers.

Many have viewed it as an election between those who view themselves as more Welsh-aligned, and others who view themselves as more British – with Nigel Farage even describing the Welsh language as “foreign”.

“In terms of voters motivated against independence, at present I think those will already be captured by Reform UK,” Prof McAllister said. “It’s harder to predict in the future as we do not know what a Plaid-led government might do and when. But were independence to become a defining issue in Welsh politics, as it is in Scottish politics, then I think we would see a fundamental realignment that cuts across left-right lines.”

Without a clear contender, ready to go, the prospect of forcing Starmer to lay out a timetable now for leaving No 10 would, these allies say, look crackers to already-fed-up voters. They feel it would send the message: “Dear country, we can’t make a decision, so we want a bit more time ’til we do.”