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PEST control could be due for a shake-up in Weymouth, Portland and West Dorset.

Weymouth and Portland has been without a council-run service since 2008 due to financial pressures.

A report going before the management committee next week says since then, demand has most likely been met by commercial suppliers and home treatments.

But councillors are being asked to approve that Weymouth and Portland Borough Council (WPBC) join North Dorset District Council (NDDC) which has an approved outsourced pest control provider.

West Dorset, which currently provides its own in-house service, could also move across to the new contract.

Figures in a report suggest residents needing rat or mice treatment could expect to pay 35 under the new contract, rather than 42 for the current in-house service.

No one from West Dorset District Council was available to tell the Echo the current cost of running an in-house service.

Of the potential new service, the report going before WPBC says: The framework would be owned by NDDC and managed through the shared service partnership.

It would have a two-year term with an option to extend for a further two years upon satisfactory performance.

The service would be monitored through a range of key performance indicators including service user satisfaction.

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South Elgin, Illinois (PRWEB) February 02, 2015

When Old Man Winter arrives, some pests go into hibernation while others move indoors in search of food and warmth away from the impending snowy weather. McCloud Services, a leading pest management company servicing Illinois as well as Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee and Wisconsin, encourages businesses to brush up on timely pest management tips to protect their facilities during the winter months.

Many people are under the impression that pests dont cause problems during the winter months, said Patricia Hottel, technical director for McCloud Services. Although some pests do go into hibernation during the winter months, many rodents, wild animals and small pests are forced to move indoors in search of food and warmth. This puts businesses at risk, no matter what the temperatures are outside.

Hottel recommends engaging in the following activities during the winter months to avoid an infestation this winter and prepare for spring:

1. Review overall pest management program. This can be an excellent time to look over current pest management tactics and determine what, if any, changes need to be made. Trending and tracking reports from the previous year should be reviewed and consumer complaint data and analysis should be assessed. Replacing old or damaged equipment such as insect light traps, pheromone traps and rodent equipment should be completed. McCloud also recommends regularly inspecting for signs of rodents, such as droppings, gnaw marks and damaged food.

2. Pest Proofing. It is a good time to prepare for spring pest influxes by making sure structural integrity is maximized. Pests such as mice and rats do not hibernate in the winter, and spend the cold months searching for food, water and warmth. Common pest proofing products can be helpful in reducing rodent entry points such as stainless steel rodent proofing meshes, door sweeps dock plate seal replacements and sealants.

3. Fight the fall invaders. Fall invaders are pests that take advantage of structures to survive the cold, and they can periodically emerge from wall voids, attics and false ceiling spaces during the winter months. Examples of these fall invaders include cluster flies, multicolored Asian lady beetles, brown marmorated stink bugs and box elder bugs. They typically appear during a January thaw on a nice sunny day, interpreting the climate change as spring. They are light-attracted and can be found on window sills or around light fixtures. McCloud says one of the best strategies to eliminate fall invaders is to vacuum up these pests as they are found.

4. Prepare for spring emergence. Ants are typically one of the first pests to enter in the early spring. By pest proofing for ants in the winter, homeowners will be one step ahead. Expansion joints and other cracks in the slab can be a common entry point for pavement ants, but the best strategy for ant prevention is to seal all exterior entry points around pipes, walls and floors.

For more information on how to keep up with pest proofing tactics during the winter months, visit http://mccloudservices.com/brush-up-on-pest-management-activities-this-winter.

Contact McCloud Services to learn more about their pest proofing services and how they can help resolve all your pest-related issues at 800-332-7805 or at contact(at)mccloudservices(dot)com

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Raiders tried to smash their way into Angel Di Maria's home in Cheshire.

Armed raiders attempted to smash their way into the home of Manchester United's Angel di Maria this weekend.

The Argentine winger was reportedly having dinner with his wife and young daughter when the raiders attempted to smash through patio doors using scaffolding poles.

However, they fled empty-handed when an alarm was sounded at the home in Prestbury, Cheshire.

The Sun reports that he and his family were taken away from the property by United's security team after the attack.

A spokesman for Cheshire Police said: "At 7.30pm on Saturday, police received reports of a burglary at a house in the Chelford Road area of Prestbury.

"A number of offenders tried to gain access to the property by trying to smash the back door. The alarm was raised before the men got inside and they fled the scene."

Di Maria - who joined United from Real Madrid last year for a British record transfer fee of 59.7 million - had played in the club's 3-1 home victory against Leicester just hours before.

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Its already had a successful summer, but the Scarborough Paddling Pool will officially welcome families back with an opening ceremony and a pool party at 10.30am on Wednesday 4 February.

The Welcome Back Scarborough Paddling Pool event will feature a mihi whakatau, followed by the official opening of the pool by Hagley-Ferrymead Community Board Chair Sara Templeton and children from Pebbles Preschool, as well as water toys, kids entertainers, face-painting, cake and more.

Ms Templeton said the official re-opening of the Scarborough Paddling Pool was a key part of restoring a sense of continuity and healing to the community.

"There's been a paddling pool at Scarborough since the early 1960s and many of the parents bringing their children to the official opening remember going there when they were children," she says.

Sara Templeton paid tribute to the local people who put hundreds of hours into achieving the completion of the pool after the earthquakes.

"This began with the spade day with preschool children that kicked off the rebuild and it was one of the first projects to get sign-off from Council to be rebuilt.

"Everyone involved in the project including the contractors strove to get it completed in time for the summer and now children and parents are once again enjoying the pool," she says.

Scarborough Paddling Pool was the first of the Councils outdoor pool rebuild/repair projects to open this summer, and was shortly joined by Waltham Lido Pool. With the opening in February of the Norman Kirk Memorial Pool in Lyttelton, all five of Christchurchs outdoor pools will be back in action for the first time since before the Canterbury earthquakes.

"It is great to be able to formally re-open the Scarborough Paddling Pool," says Hagley-Ferrymead Councillor Yani Johanson. "It was a hugely missed destination that is now able to bring much fun and enjoyment to families, young people, and children across the local community and wider city. The water playground will be a fantastic facility with a modern design that combines the traditional paddling pool with new features that will provide an exciting and fun space for people to enjoy."

The pool was temporarily closed in January while finishing touches - three shade pavilions with seats, permanent fencing and landscaping - were added. Christchurch City Council decided to open the facility on 20 December 2014 before it was complete, allowing families to enjoy it over the Christmas break - which proved to be a popular move.

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