Driving under the influence of alcohol. Fined £235, £30 victim surcharge, £85 costs and disqualified from driving for 12 months.
Driving under the influence. Fined £120, £30 victim surcharge, £200 costs and disqualified for 36 months.
Assaulted a man and a woman by beating them. Restraining order made, fined £250, £100 compensation, £30 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
Stole a packet of razor blades to the value of £11.27 belonging to Morrisons. Discharged conditionally for 12 months, pay £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
Speeding in excess of 30 miles an hour. Fined £40, £30 victim surcharge, £85 costs and licence endorsed with three points.
Speeding in excess of 70 miles an hour. Fined £228, £30 victim surcharge, £85 costs and licence endorsed with five points.
Speeding in excess of 30 miles an hour. Fined £220, £30 victim surcharge, £85 costs and licence endorsed with three points.
Driving without an insurance policy. Fined £350, £35 victim surcharge, £85 costs and licence endorsed with six points.
Back in May 2013, Bassetlaw was labelled the ‘fattest place’ to live in the country by two national newspapers.
The Daily Mail first branded Bassetlaw as the UK’s ‘fat capital,’ quoting a figure of over 2,800 ‘weight-related hospitalisations’ per 100,000 people.
Reporters from The Sun then visited Worksop and published a feature which said: “Lunchtime in Worksop and the cafes are bursting with customers tucking into greasy burgers and super-sized fry-ups.
“Outside, an obese woman slumps on a bench — too out of breath to walk further — and chomps on a bag of chips that have come with a bucket of fried chicken.”
At the time, Anne Pridgeon, senior public health manager at Notts County Council suggested the figures used were misleading.
“Obesity is a national problem and has a significant impact on health, the economy and local services,” she said.
“Bassetlaw’s obesity admission rate (43 per 100,000) is above the national average (22) but is not the highest (89 - Sunderland) and local authorities are working together on a variety of projects to reduce the problem.
“We are working to reduce the number of children becoming overweight and improve weight management programmes for obese adults.
“The council’s public health team works with others to offer opportunities for people to keep physically active and promote a healthy diet.”
*What do you think? Is Bassetlaw still the ‘fat capital’ of the UK? Use our comment section below to let us know what you think.
Following the study publication “The North Sea Opportunity” by the Dutch committee, Germany will host the first “North Sea Round Table” in Berlin in cooperation with the Embassy of the Netherlands. The six countries which contributed to the study (Netherlands in the lead with partners from UK, Belgium, Denmark, Norway and Germany) will discuss the results as well as possible future cooperation of the North Sea countries.
In the afternoon, the study will be presented to the German public followed by a panel discussion with representatives from politics and industry.
The North Sea Round Table will be held in English, the following study presentation to the public will be mostly in German
Uwe Beckmeyer, Parliamentary State Secretary, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Coordinator for Maritime Affairs for the Federal Government
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While the international fiscal environment is still unstable, Morocco’s banking sector is growing steadily, writes BMCE Bank CEO Othman Benjelloun
As Morocco's economy continues to grow and attract international attention, BMCE Bank is committed to further developing its range of products and services to meet increased demand
While there is uncertainty as to whether banks can be trusted once more on an international scale, Morocco’s banking sector fulfils its role as a responsible lender to the economy as well as funding the country’s various reforms and structural projects, providing support to large companies and SMEs.
A number of key indicators are testimony to the strong growth momentum seen over the past decade. Banks in Morocco have had total assets tripled while shareholders’ equity has quadrupled. Resources have grown by 123 percent and loans to the economy have risen by 225 percent over the same period. The country’s net banking income has doubled against a backdrop of improved risk management with the non-performing loan ratio declining by 14.2 percentage points.
Another indicator underlining the banking system’s commitment is the proportion of loans to the economy in the GDP, which is currently standing at 87 percent, having risen by more than 30 percentage points in just five years from 56 percent. The Moroccan banking system continues to demonstrate its strong fundamentals. In the first half of 2013, banking institutions listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange saw their consolidated net income rise by six percent to $702m.
The search for profitability has not been undertaken at the expense of risk provisioning. In the first half of 2013, loan loss provisions rose by 16 percent to $380m. At the same time, the non-performing loan ratio of 5.4 percent in June 2013 is altogether manageable given Morocco’s economic potential. Similarly, banks have continued to expand their branch networks across the entire kingdom with more than 1,750 new branches being established. The percentage of citizens with a bank account currently stands at 55 percent versus 24 percent in 2002.
In 2014, there will be a greater demand for Moroccan products, resulting in a stronger export growth
Over the medium term, the future development of Morocco’s banking sector naturally lies in its expansion into other African countries. Already in 2012, the continent contributed almost 16 percent to the net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of Morocco’s three leading banks. The latter themselves account for two-thirds of the deposits and loans of Morocco’s banking system.
Another indicator of this solidity is the fact that Morocco’s central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, has strongly encouraged credit institutions to implement the new international capital adequacy requirements under Basel III. The deadline for implementing measures that included raising the required level of shareholders’ equity and complying with short-term liquidity ratios was the second half of 2013.
In order to measure the impact from implementing the Basel III regulatory measures, banks have already conducted impact studies in association with the central bank, which show that they are already capable of implementing these new measures. The required solvency ratios, nine percent for Tier One capital and 12 percent for the total solvency ratio, have already been met.
In economic terms, the Kingdom of Morocco has benefited from the state’s ability to respond immediately to its need for inclusive and balanced social development. The political stability in Morocco – which is highly valued by the investment community in a region characterised by political upheaval – has underlined the country’s attractiveness. Initial data for 2013 suggests that Morocco is once again the leading recipient of foreign direct investment into North Africa.
The Moroccan economy continues to grow in line with the trend established over the last 10 years, at an average annual rate of more than 4.6 percent. By implementing a series of sector-based plans in agriculture, industry, renewable energies, tourism and offshoring, and by increasingly diversifying its trading partners to include emerging countries, the Moroccan economy has continued to deliver robust growth and increasingly diversifying its trading partners to include emerging countries. The rest of the world – excluding Europe – now accounts for 40 percent of the country’s trade versus 30 percent in the early 2000s (see Fig. 1).
For 2013, household final consumption expenditure was expected to rise by six percent, taking over from government spending due to budgetary constraints, while non-agricultural activities are likely to register, once recorded, an increase in added value of more than three percent. In 2014, there will be a greater demand for Moroccan products, resulting in a stronger export growth thanks in part to the eurozone’s recovery and sustained demand in emerging countries. This means non-agricultural growth should rebound by almost four percent.
One of the government’s longer-term objectives is to progressively reduce the budget deficit to below three percent of GDP by 2016. The country’s various sector plans should increasingly bear fruit and, in contributing to a reduction in the balance of payments deficit, further boost the Moroccan economy.
In 2014, additional measures are likely to be adopted and aimed at enhancing the ability of the Casablanca Finance City to attract and capture new foreign investment. This multi-sector investment hub will be a catalyst for the further development of Morocco’s capital markets.
The Kingdom of Morocco benefits from a rich political legacy, strong spiritual and cultural historical ties with Africa, and is a logical connection for entering the sub-Saharan African markets. With this in mind, BMCE Bank will continue to work towards delivering sustainable growth and creating value. In Morocco, by reorganising BMCE’s branch network through territorial divisions, its decision-making process will be decentralised in the interest of customers. The range of products and services will continue to be adapted to meet the specific needs of local customers and the bank will endeavour to provide banking services to as many citizens as possible.
The successful transaction of an international bond issued by a private sector Moroccan company further underlines BMCE’s international ambitions. Overseas expansion will result in the bank generating an increased share of its revenues from foreign currency sources and diverse geographical regions. BMCE’s expansion in Africa, through the Bank of Africa Group, will be central to its strategy in 2014. The long-term objective is to cover virtually the entire continent over the next 15 years.
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