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Monday 13 December 2021

Logisitics Warehouses at Thorn Aquired by Canadian Investment Managers

EDMONTON, AB, Dec. 13, 2021 /CNW/ - Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), on behalf of certain of its clients, has acquired two recently completed logistics warehouses at Thorn, Houghton Regis, from a fund managed by AXA IM Alts and which have been developed by Baytree Logistics Properties.

Unit A is a 267,000 sq ft warehouse let to UPS for a term of 5 years with a break at year 3. The building is rated as BREEAM "Excellent" and was awarded "Building Project of the Year" in the Business Green Awards 2019.

Unit B is a 143,000 square foot warehouse let to Amazon for a term of 15 years. The building is a build-to-suit Amazon "Delivery Station" to service the 'last mile' of the delivery process, where packages received from fulfilment and sortation centres are loaded into vans that deliver directly to customers. Features include a multi-storey van deck with electric charging provision to store and charge Amazon's fleet of delivery vehicles and a 6-lane canopied area accommodating 72 van loading bays.

The two properties sit on a combined site area of 33 acres and are located in a core South East location in Houghton Regis strategically located just 40 miles northwest of London and 3 miles west of the M1 motorway.

Rupert Wingfield, Head of European Real Estate at AIMCo, commented, "We are very pleased to add these prime assets to our clients' U.K. logistics portfolios. In addition to solid real estate fundamentals, the buildings' strong green credentials are important to us and align closely with AIMCo's commitment to responsible investment."

Oxenwood Real Estate will manage the assets on behalf of AIMCo.

About Alberta Investment Management Corporation


AIMCo is among Canada's largest and most diversified institutional investment managers with more than $150 billion of assets under management. AIMCo invests globally on behalf of 32 pension, endowment and government funds in the Province of Alberta.


SOURCE Alberta Investment Management Corporation

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Dangerous Drivers Caught on Your Dashcams




Dashcam videos submitted by the public, capturing anti-social driving on the roads of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire, have been shared by the police to demonstrate how this footage can help bring offenders to justice.



Since 1 January 2021, dashcam videos submitted to the tri-force Cameras, Tickets and Collisions (CTC) team have resulted in 882 Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) letters being sent to registered vehicle owners across the three counties. Of these, 216 were issued in Bedfordshire.

The first dashcam video shows a motorist travelling at speed along a layby on the A421 near Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire. The motorist received three penalty points and a £100 fine on 23 April 2021 for driving a vehicle without reasonable consideration to others.

The second clip captures a driver narrowly missing an oncoming vehicle when overtaking traffic on the B645 near Staughton, Cambridgeshire. The offender was fined £846 and disqualified from driving for 15 months for dangerous driving at Cambridgeshire magistrates court on 23 September 2021.

Video three shows a driver using the hard shoulder to cut through traffic on the A1(M) near South Mimms, Hertfordshire. The motorist received three penalty points and a £100 fine on 26 August 2021 for driving on the hard shoulder.

In the fourth dashcam recording, a car is seen travelling in the wrong direction on the A505 near Baldock, Hertfordshire. The driver received three penalty points and a £100 fine on 25 June 2021.

The fifth video captures a motorist cutting through traffic and driving along the hard shoulder of the M11 near Cambridge. The driver was found guilty of dangerous driving at Cambridge magistrates court on 3 March 2021 and was disqualified from driving for 15 months. The offender was also ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid community work within 12 months.

Amanda Wrate, Camera, Tickets and Investigations Manager for the three forces, said, “Dashcam footage plays an important role in making the roads safer by detecting dangerous driving and helping bring those responsible to justice.

“The forces are committed to reducing poor driving behaviour and making the roads a safer place for all users. Dashcams support the proactive casualty reduction work of the police by acting as an additional pair of eyes.

“As demonstrated by the video compilation, this footage has resulted in a number of successful prosecutions. Our advice to all motorists is to always drive responsibly and in accordance with the law because you never know who might be watching.”

Anyone who has captured poor driving behaviour on their dashcam must submit the footage via the relevant force website within ten days of the offence. These videos are then reviewed to confirm an offence has been committed and that the offender’s registration plate is clearly visible for identification purposes.

>>> To submit dashcam footage and for further guidance, please visit the reporting pages of the force website.


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Friday 3 December 2021

Walking Man Dies Following Collision With Vehicle on M1

Appeal following fatal M1 collision


Police Officers are appealing for witnesses after a fatal road traffic collision on the M1.

Emergency services were called just before 7.30pm on Sunday (28 November) to reports of a pedestrian walking up the slip road of the northbound carriageway at Junction 11.

The pedestrian was then involved in a collision with an HGV on the main carriageway. Emergency services attended the scene, but the pedestrian was pronounced dead shortly afterwards at the hospital.

He has been named as Yuksel Ismail, 23, of Borough Road, Burton-on-Trent.

Acting Detective Sergeant David Burstow, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Hertfordshire Serious Collisions Investigation Unit (SCIU), said: “This tragedy will have a profound impact on everyone involved and our thoughts remain with the family of the young man who has lost his life.

“We are working to establish the circumstances that have led to this tragic incident and are appealing to anyone who was travelling on the M1 at that time who may have seen the man on the motorway or have dashcam footage to get in touch.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact A/DS Burstow on 101 or via the online reporting centre, quoting Operation Marriott.
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Wednesday 1 December 2021

Dementia Awareness Video, Also featuring Houghton Regis Day Centre




Central Bedfordshire residents participate in raising awareness of dementia and their memories from 2021. The forget-me-not is a small blue flower that represents remembrance. People with dementia may experience memory loss, among other symptoms. This makes the forget-me-not the perfect flower to represent our cause. By creating forget-me-not themed crafts, people help raise awareness of Alzheimer's Society, to support people affected by dementia.


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