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Written by UOL
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Sunday, 22 January 2012 20:10 |
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 This week an electric Smart car has been touring Rutland to promote a Rutland Together proposal to install a network of car charging points across the county. Civic leaders, including the Mayors of Oakham and Uppingham, community leaders, local businesses and the Rutland Local Policing Unit, have all been photographed with the car to confirm their support for the initiative.
A collage of photographs detailing the car's journey around Rutland is available from
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Pictured is County Council Chairman Edward Baines welcoming the car to his farm in Braunston. The car has been loaned to Uppingham First by Loughborough University based Cenex, regional lead on the government backed 'Plugged in Midlands' Project. Insurance for the car was provided by Uppingham company Arnold Wills, a manufacturer of leather goods. |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 22 January 2012 20:52 |
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Written by UOL
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Sunday, 22 January 2012 20:51 |
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Uppingham First is the first Community Partnership in the UK to have its administrative lead accredited with the B Tech Advanced Award for Community Advocates. The new qualification is delivered by the Community Safety Partnership Academy and involved distance learning study and tuition at the Police Staff College in Manchester. It is hoped that the new qualification will assist the partnership in its joint work with the Uppingham Neighbourhood Forum and Neighbourhood Watch. Golden Ticket Search To be launched this week! Neighbourhood Forum to Contribute to Neighbourhood Plan Ideas Business Forum meets February 7th 2012 Falcon Hotel 5.30pm Neighbourhood Plan Workshops February 4th 2012 Town Hall 10am and 2pm Partnership to Link with Leading University Follow 'Uppingham' on Facebook and Twitter |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 22 January 2012 23:15 |
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Written by UOL
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Sunday, 22 January 2012 20:37 |
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 Trials by Rutland Together and Uppingham First this week have proven that the electric car is suitable for rural, as well as urban, environments. In five days of extensive trials an electric Smart car, loaned by Cenex, undertook numerous lengthy journeys around rural Rutland.
One return trip, commencing in Uppingham, saw the car visit Cold Overton, Whissendine, Ashwell, Teigh, Market Overton, Thisleton, Stretton, Clippsham, Greetham, Barnsdale Gardens, Normanton and Manton in a clockwise tour of the county's northern communities. Another saw the car and its occupants undertake a Saturday night soft drinks pub crawl covering Glaston, North Luffenham, Edith Weston, Exton and the Barnsdale Lodge. At the end of both trips the car still had in excess of 20% of its overnight charge remaining. The car is shown outside the Fox and Hounds in Exton. |
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