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Calling all vehicle technicians!

Abigail Brown
S o, we’re doing something a bit different for our monthly column financial concerns. And, our directors and management team have an
this time as we have some exciting news to share…
open-door policy. Staff have the chance to build relationships with
Are you passionate about cars and looking to progress your career, other staff and the directors via regular company events and activities,
including track days, which also involves the techs coming together
build your skills and fulfil your potential in a fast-paced, challenging to work on the cars beforehand. And the garages are not open on the
but supportive environment? If this is you, we may have the perfect weekends or over the Christmas/New Year period to help staff maintain
job. a healthy work-life balance.
We have an incredible opportunity to join our successful business A big part of the role is growing skills and progressing in your
as a Vehicle Technician. We are ideally looking for a technician who career. Our technicians have the chance to work on all makes and
is semi-skilled to skilled but are interested in hearing from anyone with models of cars - using the latest technology and equipment - build on
experience working in a garage, whether as a tyre fitter or master tech. current skills and learn new ones from senior members of staff. It’s a
K Brown Auto Repairs is a family-owned and run independent chance to explore your potential and any necessary training will be
business based in King’s Lynn and Hunstanton with a local reputation organised and provided free of charge. We also offer in-house training
for being reliable, professional, honest and offering fantastic customer programmes headed by senior members of the team.
service. We provide multiple employment benefits and pride ourselves This job is ideal for anyone who has experience in servicing
most on fostering a supportive, friendly working environment for our vehicles, but if you don’t meet this criteria but do have some
staff. Their well-being is a top priority, which is why all employees experience in the workshop, please do reach out anyway in case there
have access to a free, comprehensive health and well-being is a position we can offer you.
programme. The app/website offers advice on dealing with mental
health issues and the chance to have confidential conversations with For more information about us and our careers visit
licensed professionals about everything from relationship troubles to www.kbrownautoskingslynn.co.uk/ careers.

Visit www.kbrownautoskingslynn.co.uk/vehicle-technician-mechanic to learn more about the job and apply via Indeed.
Incinerator Update

Alexandra Kemp, Norfolk County Councillor Clenchwarton and King’s Lynn South
veryone now has the opportunity to register as an Interested 7. The areas around the Ouse, the Nene and the Wash are subject to
Party to make representations about the Wisbech Incinerator. Temperature Inversion, where colder temperatures near the ground and
EYou have until 11.59pm on 15 November. You have to register warmer temperatures above, act as lid on pollution and it can stay in
on the Planning Inspectorate’s “ Registration and Relevant the air for days. The weather conditions in West Norfolk would make
Representation Form”. If you google the words ; Planning Inspectorate the incinerator more likely to cause harm to human health.
Medworth, this will bring you to the right page where you can also 8. The prevailing winds from the Wash are south-westerlies, which
find the Application and Environmental Impact Assessment. If you could carry the airborne detritus from the incinerator to West Norfolk.
cannot register online, call the helpline on 0303 444 5000 to request a The wind direction is wrong.
paper form. It is most effective to give Planning Reasons in your 9. The tall 90- metre incinerator chimney stack, would put out
representation. Here are some ideas: particulate matter, gases and form secondary particles high over the
landscape, which could be more likely to descend over West Norfolk,
1. All the Statutory Consultees, Norfolk County Council, King’s Lynn than directly below around Wisbech. MVV have not provided a
and West Norfolk Borough Council, Cambridgeshire County Council contour map.
and Fenland District Council, have objected. Norfolk County Council 10. The All-Parliamentary Group on Air Pollution called for a
passed a unanimous Motion against the incinerator. moratorium on all new incinerators on health and environmental
2. There is an oversupply of incinerators in the East of England. So grounds in December 2021.
the incinerator is not needed. 11. Health is a Planning Reason. Cancer-causing dioxins from nearby
3. Waste can, and should be, reused or prevented. Glass, Metals, wood, incinerators have been found in eggs 10 km away. This incinerator
paper, food can be recycled. The Government is going to enforce food could affect the food chain in farms in West Norfolk.
collections in all areas which will further reduce black bin waste. I 12. Children’s health. Matter from incinerators has been found in
have asked Norfolk County Council to consider the development of children’s toenails, related to lung conditions.
technologies to reuse larger plastics. Incineration is an outdated 13. Levelling Up. Incinerators are more likely to be built in deprived
technology, is against the circular economy and reduces recycling. areas, as the operators know that the health effects can be masked by
4. Incineration is against Net Zero. Every tonne incinerated, puts out deprivation. The population of the area around Wisbech and the Fens
at least a tonne of carbon dioxide, sometimes more. So the UK cannot in West Norfolk is among the most 30% deprived in the country. So
meet its carbon reduction targets, if it builds new incinerators. building the incinerator would be against the principle of equality of
5. It would be a breach of the Proximity Principle. Waste would be health life chances. Air Pollution already causes 40,000 early deaths
brought in from areas of high population to areas of low population in the UK. The incinerator could make this worse. 1 in 10 cases of lung
like the Fens. London’s waste could be brought to the Norfolk border, cancer in the UK are caused by outdoor air pollution.
as travel time of up to two hours for the waste would be permitted. 14. Although West Norfolk and King’s Lynn could be more affected
This would affect rural roads. than Wisbech by airborne pollution from the incinerator given the
6. Health – not all particulates or gases are captured or monitored by existing weather conditions, the residents of King’s Lynn were not
the filters, in the incinerator chimney stack. The residue can lead to consulted about the incinerator. The firm only consulted within a
acidification of the soil and can contribute to air pollution, affect the narrow radius of up to 5 km and this was not sufficient.
environment and human health.