Radical car parking proposal is rejected
Members of Odiham Parish Council met earlier this week to receive a report on the scheme, which would include timed parking restrictions in the village centre in a bid to free spaces for shoppers.
The proposal had been unpopular with many residents and more than 800 people signed a petition against it.
.More, Younger Girls Are Huffing Inhalants
An estimated 1.1 million children between ages 12 and 17 use inhalants to get high and a higher percentage of girls than boys are huffing household products and starting younger than their male counterparts. In 2005, almost five percent of girls used inhalants in the past year, while 4.2 percent of boys reported huffing.
When the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration last reported inhalant use in 2002, only 4.1 percent of girls used inhalants, but by 2005 that jumped to nearly five percent. In 2002 approximately 285,000 females began use of inhalants, while 337,000 reportedly used inhalants for the first time in 2005.
The new report, "Patterns and Trends in Inhalant Use by Adolescent Males and Females: 2002-2005," was released at a press conference kicking off the 15th National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week.
