THE ROTHLEY POST YOUR FREE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
Delivered to Rothley, Thurcaston & Cropston
MAR/APR 2019
www.birstallpost.co.uk
No. 135
Plastic free Rothley A GROUP of local residents have got together to do their bit to reduce the amount of single use plastic used in the village – and their message is spreading fast. Surfers against Sewage, a small charity based in Cornwall, has set up a nationwide challenge, and Rothley is aiming to become accredited as Plastic Free. Over 400 communities across the UK are now committed to making a real difference in their city, town or village, and they’re working with businesses, community organisations, councils and individuals to get the message across. “Rothley might be about as far away from the sea as you can get, but there’s still a lot to do” said a spokeswoman for Plastic Free Rothley. “People are carrying their own drinks mugs and their own shopping bags, and giving up buying one-use plastic water bottles and using plastic straws. There will be a village litter-pick in March. Rothley Community Library was the first village organisation to join in, and local businesses have been quick to pick up the challenge.”
Pics: (from top) volunteers at Rothley library; Liz Robson from Rothley Wine; Gavin Taylor & staff at Gavin Taylor Hair
Woman jailed A ROTHLEY woman has received an eight month prison sentence for blackmail. Paris Padley of Merttens Drive, threatened to post a video on the internet of a woman smoking crack cocaine unless she was paid £5000. The video had been taken on an iPad which was stolen in a robbery. The victim was unaware she was being filmed at the time. Padley, a mother of two, contacted the victim via facebook, Instagram and by post demanding £5000 and threatening to circulate the video. The victim, who lives in the Boston area went to the police. Padley’s fingerprints were found on the envelope containing a threatening letter sent to the victim. Padley, (24), admitted at Lincoln Crown Court a charge of blackmail between September 3-20, 2017 and was jailed for eight months.
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