A man has suffered injuries after he was dragged along a Newmarket’s high street by a taxi.
According to Suffolk News, the incident happened between 11pm and midnight on December 15, 2023, after the victim leaned into the vehicle to speak to the driver on one of the taxi ranks in Newmarket High Street.
He suffered leg and arm injuries after the driver drove off, dragging him along the road.
Officers ask anyone with information or who witnessed the incident, to contact Suffolk Police, quoting crime reference 37/72708/23 via the website.
Alternatively, email: ccc@suffolk.pnn.police.uk or call 101.
A Teesside cabbie who previously lost 10st is hoping to shed a few more pounds to raise cash for charity.
According to TeessideLive, David Reidy said New Year is always the time when people think of starting diets and getting fit - so he decided to combine this with raising cash for Teesside Hospice.
David, who is being joined in the challenge by two colleagues at Red Car Taxis, Domi Holden and Antony Sergent, wants to lose as much weight as he can in four weeks.
Although the three of them have not set a weight-loss goal, David is hoping to shed another stone through the month-long challenge. And the trio have set themselves a fundraising target of £1,000.
David said: "I have already lost 10st but I am in stall mode now. It is getting harder to lose more weight, so I just thought 'you know what I will do it for charity'."
At his heaviest the taxi driver was 26st, but through hard work and determination he managed to shed 10st, mostly during the lockdown period.
He said: "I didn't join a slimming club or anything. It was just hard work and determination and eating 'rabbit food' as I call it.
"During the lockdown I couldn't work, so I started going out more, walking and cycling and I just kept setting myself little goals. I now have a home gym, which is great."
Although he said driving all day and the temptation to snack can be difficult in the battle with the bulge, David says it can be done with determination and willpower.
David said staff at the Redcar taxi company decided to choose Teesside Hospice because a lot of them, and their customers, have had loved ones cared for there.
He said: "They do such a fantastic job and really need the funding. Lots of people have been making donations already. Customers are supporting us."
The trio have set up a gofundme page and are urging people to make a donation and support them in the weight-loss challenge as well as raising money for a good cause.
Anyone who would like to, can make a donation here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/losing-weight-for-teesside-hospice-by-redcar-taxis?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer
Source: https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/cabbie-who-shed-10st-now-28391042
A man has been arrested in connection with an alleged assault on a taxi driver.
The Dorset Echo reports that the driver, a man in his 40s, suffered minor facial injuries and was taken to hospital according to police.
It is alleged that he was attacked by another man he had picked up from an address in Cambridge Road, Dorchester.
The attacker fled in the direction of the town centre.
Following enquiries, a 21-year-old man from Weymouth has been arrested in connection with the incident. He has been released on police bail as the investigation continues.
Dorset Police officers investigating the alleged assault are now appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
The attack is reported to have happened at 6.30pm on Christmas Day - but police have only just released the information.
Police Constable Mia-Isabella Bowditch, of Weymouth police, said: “I am appealing to anyone who witnessed any suspicious behaviour in the area at this time and has information about what happened to please come forward.
“Furthermore, I would ask any residents of the area to please review the recordings on their doorbell cameras or home CCTV systems to see if they have captured anything of relevance that can help us with our enquiries.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55230201319.
Source: https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/24034557.dorchester-weymouth-man-arrested-taxi-attack/
Cabbies will take to the streets of Northampton on Tuesday 9 January, to protest new regulations to the trade proposed by West Northamptonshire Council (WNC). They claim the rules are too extreme and pose a risk to the livelihoods of many drivers.
CambridgeshireLive reports that a council committee will reconvene to decide whether they will approve the taxi and private hire draft policy after the initial meeting to make a decision on the new rules was deferred after drivers' union ADCU protested in October last year when the taxi policy first went to the council.
The council says the key aim of the policy is to "ensure that drivers and vehicles meet high standards in protecting the public and providing a quality service".
One of the proposals that has been highly contended by the App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU), but remains unchanged by the council, is a penalty points system designed to record misdemeanours and infringements of the rules.
Where a complaint is made from the public an investigation will then determine whether any action is taken and if points are imposed. If a driver has accrued more than 12 penalty points over 12 months their licence may be revoked or suspended with immediate effect.
Some of the offences include:
Shafqat Shah, Northampton chair of the ADCU, said: "As drivers, we’re unfairly targeted. The abuse we have to go through on any day on our shift you would not believe.
"If a driver turns up late to a booking, technically he could get points for that. It’s not the driver's fault if the road is closed. It's not the driver's fault if a job is dispatched late. It’s not the driver's fault if there’s too much traffic. Is that really fair?
"All those points will add up and then we can get suspended for that. The reality is that even the best of drivers for a second lose their cool and could make a mistake and they will get points."
The council wrote in the updated document that the system is seen as "an open and transparent way of dealing with breaches of policy" and that "each case will be dealt with on its own merit".
A policy that has been changed since the last meeting is the "certificate of good conduct". All drivers must provide documents from every country they have lived in for more than six months since the age of 18- amended from an initial request of countries resided in for over three months.
Mr Shah said: "We can’t be held to ransom by the council. They put a document in front of us and said you need to accept that.
"We want to work with the council. We do believe that there should be an up to date policy regarding our industry but I think they’ve gone well above what the government guidelines are.
"Where is any kind of protection in this policy that actually relates to the poor driver doing this job? Drivers are very angry- at the end of the day, it’s our livelihoods we need to protect."
He has warned that drivers will be forced to hold strikes if the draft policy is given the green light and has said that he foresees a lot of drivers leaving the industry if nothing is changed.
Councillor David Smith, cabinet member for community safety, said: "We’ve considered all views, including those of the trade and unions, in compiling what we believe is a robust policy which will help to ensure passengers are appropriately protected and the high quality of service maintained.
“We’re conscious that some members of the trade are unhappy with elements of the policy, and we acknowledge this, though public safety must remain our primary concern.
“Those drivers who operate a safe and well-maintained vehicle, keep a high standard of cleanliness, do not drive in a reckless fashion, so providing a positive experience for passengers will see no difference."
If approved, the policy will be a living document and will be under constant review to ensure it remains fit for purpose.
Source: https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/northampton-taxi-drivers-protest-over-28408211
A taxi driver got stuck while trying to drive through floodwater in Gloucester.
GloucestershireLive reports that fire services were called to the scene to rescue the vehicle on Friday night, 5 January.
A picture posted on social media shows the white taxi submerged in water on the side of the road. Police said the driver has been reported.
It comes after heavy rain from Storm Henk battered the UK leading to flooding across the county.
The Environment Agency has issued flood warnings in many areas and urged people NOT TO drive through floodwater.
Officials have also warned people to AVOID low-lying footpaths due to the likelihood of flooding.
Gloucester Police tweeted: "Remember, if you drive through the water and flood your engine your insurance may not pay out!"
An unlicensed taxi driver who picked up two vulnerable women in Aberdare has been ordered to pay nearly £1,500 in fines and costs.
Cleethorpes taxi drivers are breathing a sigh of relief after council enforcement officers cracked down on vehicles illegally parked in designated taxi ranks.
A Barry man has avoided jail after launching a drunken attack on a taxi driver who refused him entry to his vehicle.
Jersey’s taxi service is in crisis, with driver numbers plummeting by more than a quarter since 2014, a new report has revealed.
On Wednesday 27 July, more than 300 vulnerable youngsters were taken on an all-expenses paid trip to Southport.
Taxi drivers in the town will be able to charge passengers more following a decision by the borough council on 31 July.
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