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Lambing time warning given to mums-to-be


EXPECTANT moth- ers are being warned to avoid close con- tact with sheep dur- ing lambing, includ- ing during visits to petting farms.


Public Health Eng- land South West has re-issued advice that animals which are due to, or have re- cently given birth, may carry germs that can affect pregnant women, such as chlamydiosis, liste- riosis, Q fever and toxoplasmosis.


These infections are uncommon in sheep and very rare in humans and the number of human pregnancies affected by contact is ex- tremely small, but pregnant women should still avoid close contact with sheep. To avoid the risk of infection, pregnant


women should: qNot help with deliv- ering lambs, calves


or kids; qNot milk ewes; q Avoid contact with


aborted (miscarried) or newborn lambs, and with the after- birth, birthing fluids or contaminated bed-


ding; q Avoid handling or washing clothing, boots or any materi- als that may have come into contact with animals that have recently given birth, their young or afterbirths, poten- tially contaminated clothing will be safe


to handle after being washed on a hot cy- cle. Clothing worn during lambing should be washed separately from other


washing; q Ensure contacts or partners who have attended animals giv- ing birth take appro- priate health and hy- giene precautions. This includes wear- ing protective equip- ment and clothing and adequate wash- ing to remove any contamination.


Pregnant women should be advised to seek medical assis- tance if they experi- ence fever or in- fluenza-like sympt- oms, or if they are concerned they could have acquired infection from a farm environment.


Consultant in Health Protection for Public Health Eng- land (PHE) South West, Dominic Mel- lon, said: ‘Some in- fections can be passed to humans and, if pregnant women become in- fected, it could harm her and her unborn baby’s health.’


PHE guidance can be found at https:// www.gov.uk/guid ance/pregnancy- advice-on-contact- with-animals-that- are-giving-birth


Further information can be found on NHS Choices about infec- tions in pregnancy and about pregnancy and lambing.


Extra officers on beat plans


AN extra £24m in front-line funding will put 100 more police officers on Devon and Cornwall’s streets by 2020, says Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer.


Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for the region Alison Hernandez has pledged to improve the connection be- tween the police force and the general public.


In her first Police and Crime plan, pub- lished in February, Ms Hernandez ex- plains how she will fund this priority: by freeing £10m from re- serves, by raising the police part of the


Council Tax, and by ‘striving for further efficiency and chang- ing other spending priorities’.


This could mean moving PCSOs into other staff roles – or encouraging them to join up as officers – said Chief Constable Sawyer. He said: ‘Through the use of the additional budget we will look to em- ploy nearly 100 addi- tional police officers onto the streets and into local policing, as well as 50 criminal in- vestigators and 30 online record takers. ‘The extra police officers will bring the total number back up to 3,000.’


The Camborne / Redruth / Hayle Gazette March 2017


5 News round-up Trophies for bowling champions


SEEN from left are Troon short mat doubles champions Cynthia Rowe and Trish Bray with club secretary Peter Warren and runners-up Janet Hampton and Brian Rogers


TROON Short Mat Bowling Club recently held their two wood doubles championship at Troon Church Hall. Trish Bray and Cynthia Rowe were victorious


in the final against Brian Rogers and Janet Hampton. Club secretary Peter Warren, who do- nated the Ann Warren Cup in honour of his late wife, said that he was very pleased with the


day’s bowling and had great pleasure in pre- senting the cup to the winners. Anyone inter- ested in joining the club can telephone Alan on 01209 712638 or email aljan@talktalk.net


Post office branch’s site move will see it opening for longer


A POST office branch in an area of Redruth is to close and its facilities will be moving to new premises, with extended opening hours, at the start of the month. Paynters Lane End Post Office in Illogan is to close at its current Ro- bartes Arms, Robartes Terrace, site on Wednesday, March 1 – customers can use the facilities at Redruth Post Office during this temporary clo- sure.


The Illogan branch’s post office


services will then move to the Fam- ily Shopper store in Paynters Lane the following day, Thursday, March 2.


The move is part of a major mod- ernisation programme across the


Post Office network designed to make it easier for customers to do business, through longer opening hours and modern open-plan envi- ronments. The Post Office says that the new branch will offer an enhanced range of products, including manual bank- ing, Transcash, and Royal Mail and Parcelforce international services. It adds that cheques will continue to be accepted as a method of pay- ment. Post office services will be pro- vided throughout shop opening hours of Monday to Friday from 7am to 9pm and Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 9pm.


This is an additional 58 and a half


hours a week of post office service and will also mark an end to lunchtime closing.


Suzanne Richardson, Post Office regional network manager, said: ‘We are making it easier for customers to get their cash, send and collect their mail and do their banking be- cause we know how important these services are to local residents.


Confident


‘We are confident that this vibrant new-style post office at the heart of the local community will meet cus- tomer needs.’


Customers and local representa- tives gave their opinion on the move during a public consultation. People


were impressed by the improved parking, more spacious premises and longer opening times. However, some questioned the level of privacy and security of the new open-plan concept.


Staff at the branch have assured customers that the new layout will not compromise the level of privacy or security provided in the store. A local community transport scheme has also been recommended for those who may struggle to reach the new premises, though note cus- tomers intending to use it should note that a 48-hour notice period is required by those operating it before they can travel. The operators can be contacted by calling 01872 265300.


Tommy has to stop doing his charity used stamp collections


A REDRUTH man who has been col- lecting used stamps for the past eight years for the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) Blind Children’s Appeal has reluctantly had to give up his fundraising but says he wishes to


thank all those who have contributed over the years. Tommy Bray, of The Square in Four Lanes, says that ‘health and old age have caught up with him’, so he has had to finish collecting stamps for the


children’s appeal. However, he says that those who have contributed stamps in the eight years in which he has been doing his fundraising have helped to raise more than £25,000 per year.


He ask that in future all used stamps should be sent direct to the RNIB stamp recycling centre by posting them to PO Box 185, Benfleet, Essex SS7 9BU. However, any donations made out to ‘RNIB Blind Children’s Appeal’ can ei-


ther be sent direct to the Benfleet PO Box address, or they can be sent to Tommy for forwarding via this ad- dress: Mr T.J. Bray, Penty-Bre, 2 The Square, Four Lanes, Redruth, Cornwall TR16 6PZ.


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