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PARENTS BEG Kingston JUDGE TO SPARE GRIEVING SON JAIL See inside for all the latest news 40p where sold For a whole lot more log on to www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk Thursday, January 10, 2008 DANCE WITH A STAR MEMORIES STOLEN Thieves steal Olympic Erin Boag starts Kingston goods from safe dance lessons page 4 page 22 FOUR-PAGE ADVERTISEMENT T H E U L T I M AT E H E A L T H & R A C Q U E T S E X P E R I E N C E T he Riverside R E - O P E N I N G A P R I L 2 0 0 8 The Riverside is an exclusive members club set in 8 acres of mature grounds which you are free to explore at your leisure. You can also enjoy world-class tennis facilities, boasting 12 indoor and 14 outdoor courts. Our outstanding pools include one heated outdoor pool and two indoor pools, a spectacular hydrotherapy pool, steam room and sauna. We have an extensive range of exercise studios and gym equipment and we provide over 100 studio classes each week, offering an array of training options suitable for all levels of fitness. 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Call now to take advantage of our limited joining offer 0208 987 1800 Closing date: 13thApril 2008 www.esporta.com/riversidechiswick MK Kingston AUTOS MoT’s £40 We'renotjustquickatfittingbrakes&clutches! 0800 072 3644 FREEPHONE: or call us on: 020 8546 9466 Mobile: 07809 421509 43 ACRE ROAD, KINGSTON 40p where sold For a whole lot more log on to www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk Thursday, January 10, 2008 DANCE WITH A STAR MEMORIES STOLEN Thieves steal Olympic Erin Boag starts Kingston goods from safe dance lessons page 4 page 22 SPARE OUR SON Inside ■CurtaintoriseontheRose Theatre.................................page5 ■Horsesmaybedyingofneglect inChessington....................page7 ANY MORE PAIN Parents beg judge not to send grieving brother to jail byMATTWATTS [email protected] The distraught parents of a man who killed his brother in a tragic car crash have pleaded for their son to be spared jail, saying he has suffered enough. Dean Coomber, 27, of Holt- wood Road in Oxshott, pleaded guilty at Isleworth Crown CourtonWednesday,January 2, to causing his brother Dar- ren’sdeathbydangerousdriv- ing. He was behind the wheel of hisMiniandoverthelegalal- cohol limit, when it mounted the kerb at the Fountain roundaboutinNewMaldenat DO YOU NEED A NEW BOILER? about2.20amonJune21. Tragicdeath:Darren,25, His 25-year-old brother was diedinacarbeingdriven GOVERNMENT GRANTS onanightoutwhenCoomber byhisbrother,Dean picked him up to give him a ARE AVAILABLE lifthome.Hediedfromthein- DeadlinepixKT14816 juries he sustained in the shows some common sense UP TO £2700 crash, despite attempts to re- and sympathy when he gives suscitatehimatthescene. Deanhissentence,”headded. Nowhisparentshavecalled “He had only drunk four FORREPAIRS,BOILER for “common sense and sym- shandies and was only just REPLACEMENTSORFULL pathy”fromthejudgehearing overthelimit.” CENTRALHEATING the case when Coomber is He said when Coomber was handedhissentencelaterthis testedbypolicehehad90mgof INORDERTOQUALIFYFORAGRANT: month. alcohol to 100ml of blood, “Dean is already serving a 10mgabovethelegallimit. YOUNEEDTOBEAHOMEOWNER. lifesentencefromtheguilthe When addressing Coomber YOUNEEDTOBEINRECEIPTOFSOME is feeling,” said his mother following his guilty plea, FORMOFGOVERNMENTBENEFIT. Noreen. “I have already lost Judge McGregor Johnson one son and I don’t want to said: “You will be fully aware ANDBEOVERTHEAGEOF60ORIF loseanother.” of all the possible sentences UNDER60HAVEACHILDUNDER She said the family had al- and despite the doubly tragic THEAGEOF16. ready suffered enough and nature of this incident, the wouldbemadetosuffermore possibility of custody cannot TELEPHONE if hewenttoprison. beruledout.” GLOWARMCENTRALHEATING Coomber’s father Paul said Coomber is to appear in FORFURTHERDETAILS the family just wanted to front of the judge again on 0800 083 0603 get back to some sort of nor- January 30, following the Inmemory:FloraltributesadorntheroundaboutwhereDarrenCoomberwas malityfollowingthetragedy. preparation of pre-sentence killedinJunelastyear DeadlinepixKT14816 “We just hope the judge reports. SORRY NOT AVAILABLETO COUNCILTENANTS No other website comes close – log on to yourlocalguardian.co.uk right now for even more news, views, features and sport 4 News KG 02083309546 January 10, 2008 Thieves steal athlete’s memories of Olympics www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk Seven days, seven events ■Thursday lardsHilllibraryat9.30am.Not Burglars have left a former byALITAHOWE suitableforbeginners. Olympic athlete distraught Getanintroductiontoemailat [email protected] aftertheystoleasafecontain- EpsomLibraryfrom10amto ing irreplaceable memorabil- ever to compete in a games, 11.30am. ■Monday iafromherSurbitonhome. when Britain was competing Epsom’sUniversityCollegefor Sheila Hoskin, 71, of Saint tohostthe2000Olympics. ■Friday theCreativeArtshostsanexhi- Matthew’s Avenue, came She said: “It’s just like part bitionof100drawingsbyAn- homeafterbabysittingonDe- of my life has gone and can- HavealaughatBattersea’s drejKrauzetitledASerious cember 30 to find her house notbereplaced. JongleursComedyClubwith Game. had been broken into and “Now I’m thinking maybe PatrickMonahan,ShappiKhor- valuables, including a letter these things would have been sandiandHarveyOliver,from 7.15pm. ■Tuesday signedbyPrincePhillipinvit- safer if I hadn’t put them in ing her to the 1956 Olympics thesafe.” RichmondFilmSocietyscreens in Melbourne, had been Ms Hoskin’s car had also PedroAlmodóvar’sVolver,star- stolen. been moved off the driveway ■Saturday ringPenelopeCruz,atRich- She competed in the long and she believes it was so mondAdultandCommunity jumpatthe1956Olympicsand thieves could park outside to GetyourskatesonatHampton CollegeinParkshotfrom8pm. broke the British record at transportthesafe. CourtIceRinkatHampton TootingBecathleticstrackin Shesaidpolicehadbeenfan- CourtPalacefrom10am. ■Wednesday May1956. tastic and she urged anyone MsHoskin,whohaslivedat whohadseentheitemstocon- ■Sunday EnjoyKingstonUniversity’s the house for 27 years, said: tactthemimmediately. lunchtimeconcertatStJohn’s “It was awful – they went Shesaid:“I’dliketogetback GuidedcycleridewiththePol- Church,GroveLane,Kingston through the whole house and asmuchaspossible.” lardsHillCyclists.MeetatPol- from1.15pm. tookeverythingof value. Detective Constable Ron For hundreds more events go to “I just feel sick and don’t Harvey of Kingston police, wanttoleavethehousesome- who is leading the investiga- events.yourlocalguardian.co.uk times.” tion,isappealingforwitness- Thegreenfree-standingsafe es. Video also contained an Olympic He can be contacted on 020 Distraught:SheilaHoskinduringher pin which was given to Ms 8247 5148 and call Crimestop- news Hoskin in Manchester, along pers anonymously on 0800 Olympicheydayand,inset,today with every other Olympian 555111. DeadlinepixKT18634 Seenatureex- LONDON & LOCAL pertTony LONDON & LOCAL Drakefordex- plainallabout thealbinocoot. 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Keepit green:Read us,then recycleus WeadheretothePressComplaintsCommissioncodeofpractice KINGSTON GUARDIAN : 51,095 butifyouwishtocommentonanystory,writetothegroupeditor SeanDuggan,atUnecolHouse,819LondonRoad,NorthCheam, YourGuardiansupportsrecycling– SurreySM39BN recycledpapermadeup80.6%oftheraw Copiesdistributedweekly January12007toJuly12007 TheGuardianseriesispublishedbyNewsquestMediaGroup,aGannettCompany materialforUKnewspapersin2006 yourlocalguardian.co.uk January10,2008 KG News 5 EXCLUSIVE: Hospital EWTTTSsSONOHKHHUtEUELECREIaETASNWRPHWCbTHMMBGSDEEOlOEOSIiPOMISSRsTTNRTTMTSLTAOhTOOEIEHLONNeNRSNDNdGEEPTSCY1NAOOS8RNU5KR4T sJuarnreuyacroym29e0t-.0c1o85.ukSee how much Rose opening sinexsttreesettresults found EHXCLUoSIVEspp–hd●aeiiitsnaCieeclttaanlhunsta.dsceTies–enrsg●lw●tterPhHerreetseIVunghelana●tsmnaSndfseoceesridxetaausinlnald●loltydoafMgtttrheheaaensenstsoCaemlfotmitateetd 40p Omyonoulry’ere4lo0mcpaislsninegws nuipgfhotrtgicrkaebtss foundinthestreet Availablefromnewsagents surreycomet.co.uk Success, bgtNnharhscHaDueTaunamiSbovhlrentbzeeesancteysreuebn1bcsrmeos7a,yute3rfbHnsnorreitIetmdfehVrfrsoeodsheauueaciragoltnpnuktn.husdaedmdlt,tdyaieGmwebbnsnmyPeaatetsnsnosdKn,td,tesaifwonootdilatrgnhuiahbivselintseiceetdkd,oahseaailnntisniohnnbyHdawfscatoilebbeudusslaireldrptggtaeiheartsidaenn,l-taiHwnwpogbhWtarys:iurcpamePh“inaetoKnadit@fslies,ntrlwoirhgsneTeossdsrotruupiontnemh.onncdneaiwdHsniPtseiosqbrnusiloetmepswaitaf.tcnnoarodryl.suhkQtwaauCetseeaamermrneeeanMdwtTearsurauysys’st-,andVriotapylppeoduch other name byALITAHOWE [email protected] After20yearsof waiting,yearsof hard workanditsfairshareof controversy, thecurtainwillriseonKingston’sRose WWIINNDDOOWW RREEPPAAIIRRSS TheatreonWednesday,January16. The opening production is Uncle TTOO DDOOUUBBLLEE GGLLAAZZIINNGG Vanya, Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece set in a small Russian village in the 1890s. Misted/brokensealedunits ● Atthehelmof theplay,performedby Handlesforwindowsanddoors theEnglishTouringTheatre,willbethe ● RoseTheatre’sdirector,SirPeterHall. ● Windowhingesandstays Hesaid:“Theprospectof thisisasex- Patiodoorswheelsandtracks ● citingtomeasmyearlydaysfounding Alltypesoflocks theRoyalShakespeareCompanyinthe ● DON’T REPLACE! 60sandthenleadingtheNationalThe- atreCompanyintoitsnewhomeonthe SouthBankinthelate70s. REPAIR! “Afteryearsof waitingKingstonnow hasaniconictheatreandeveryonewho has fought so hard for the Rose, and NO CALL OUT CHARGE thosewhohaveworkedtirelesslyinre- cent months to get the building fin- Open 7 days a week ● ished, should feel nothing butprideas Cut this leaflet out thiswonderfultheatreopensitsdoors.” ● UncleVanyawillrununtilFebruary9 you might need it one day and features Drop the Dead Donkey’s Neil Pearson and renowned actors FOR FREE ESTIMATE PHONE NicholasLaPrevostandRonaldPickup. AS GOOD AS NEW There is very limited availability for the opening night, but tickets remain for the rest of the show’s runThree 002200 88664411 55003366 sought-afterpairsof openingnighttick- ets can be won in this week’s Surrey Comet. Lucy Goldsborough, Rose director of Inthemood:Blonde marketing, said the completion of the Bombshells,above, theatre was a “wonderful achievement aboutafemaleswing for the local community” and the sup- bandinthe1940s,isat portof morethan100volunteerswillbe theRosefromFebruary vital. 19to23;left,SirPeter She said: “I really can’t wait for the Hallisexcitedbythe opening night – to see the auditorium fullandthefirstproductiononthefin- theatre’sopening;top ished stage will make all of the hard right,NeilPearson,who workcompletelyworthwhile.” starsinUncleVanya Cheam Windows Fam4ous Fo0r Our Quality uPVC Fa%mous For Our Quality LeadedLight Picture Georgian Sash DISCOUNT Bays High PatioDoors Bays ResiDoors LOCAL SHOWROOMS FENSA Security nohighpressuresales StableDoors RReeggiisstteerreeddCCoommppaannyy WHO ELSE CAN OFFER THIS! 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Yusuf before he joined from ing NHS employee and therefore park in Eden Street and AnthonyGouldwasadmittedto KingstonandDistrictNHSTrust. didnotrequireaCriminalRecords said the award was unex- the hospital’s Magnolia ward in Shenowwantsanapology. Bureau(CRB)checkwhenhetrans- pected. April2006andwardmanagerAbdi Shesaid:“Thetrusthasadutyof ferred. He said: “I was invited to Yusuf tookachequeworth£3,500 care and has not met those stan- A trust spokesman said: “Abdi the luncheon and I felt andtriedtocashitin. dards. Ihave had no apology and Yusuf wasdismissedbythetrust there was something in the Yusuf wasarrested,chargedand nothinginwriting–they’retrying onOctober31,2006,forgrossmis- wind but it wasn’t until I pleadedguiltytotheftandobtain- tosweepitunderthecarpet. conduct not related to the matter actually got there I knew ingpropertybydeception. “I feel they are complicit in the which is now the subject of the whatwashappening. Mr Gould’s daughter, Nicola crime allowing someone like that criminalproceedings. “Ilovethejob–yougetto Williams,claimedSouthWestLon- intoapositionof trust.” “We decided to do a CRB check use your own initiative, donandStGeorge’s(SWLSG)Men- MrsWilliamsalsoexpressedher whenthematterwhichledtohis people appreciate what you talHealthNHSTrust,whichruns concernthiswasallowedtohappen dismissal for gross misconduct do and there’s real job sat- theward,didinsufficientcheckson onamentalhealthwardwithsuch cametolight.” Atyourservice:AttendantIanHunter isfaction.” Gather details on Turning trash becoming a buddy into treasure Environmental group Freecy- KingstonVolunteerCentre’sbuddyschemewill cleKingstonwillhostanevent hostanopendayforpeopleinterestedinjoining at which people can pick up theproject. freeclothes,booksandtoysdo- Theschemeisabefriendingprojectforadults natedbythegroup’smembers. withlearningdisabilities.Volunteersvisittheir Freecycling makes turning buddyafewtimeseachmonth,helpingthatper- trash into treasure easy by songetthemostoutof theirleisuretimebyar- helping people find a new ranging activities such as the cinema, bowling homeforunwantedgoods. orameal. The event is at the Environ- The open evening is on Tuesday, January 22, mentCentreinFairfieldEast, from6pmto9pmatKingstonVolunteerCentre, Kingston, inside the grounds Siddeley House, 50 Canbury Park Road, where of theKingfisherLeisureCen- peoplecanfindoutmoreabouttheproject,meet treonSaturday,January12,be- currentvolunteersandhaveaglassof wine. tween11amand2pm. Contact Chris Guinness on 020 8255 8068 or Visit freecycle.org for [email protected]. moreinformation. 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The horses seem to come and go Another resident, who also The field in Clayton Lane is but this has been happening for wished to remain anonymous, thoughttobeownedbytravellers years. said:“Theyaredefinitelyneglect- and rented out to owners of the “Nothing seems to really hap- ed and every time one dies they horses. penbuttheyhavebeenneglected justgetmorehorses. One horse died on New Year’s onandoff foralongtimenow.” “Something really needs to be EveandanotherdiedonJanuary The nearby Chessington Eques- donetostopthemkeepinghorses 2. Residents claim both deaths trian Centre has been giving hay thereandtofindoutwhotheactu- werecausedbyneglect. and water to the horses and alownersare.” One resident, who did not wish claimedavetputoneof thehors- The RSPCA said it was investi- to be named, said: “The horses esdownlastyear. gatingtheclaims. died of neglect and starvation. 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A man who failed his test to byALITAHOWE out insurance, driving with- personalproblemswhichhad Businesses are being of- become a driving instructor out a licence and possession weighed heavily on him, re- feredachancetowinsome [email protected] gotdrunkandtookhisfriend of cannabis. sultinginthedrinkingbinge. of the most prestigious out in his car to show how stoponDecember4. Lynne Shepherd, prosecut- Hesaid:“MrLoftshadbeen awardsinsouthLondon. goodhewas. His friend, Daniel Drake- ing, said Drakeford was seen trying to improve himself by The South London Busi- Paul Lofts, 39, of Anglesea ford, 23, of Molesham Way, behindthewheelof aredKia studying to be a driving in- ness Awards were Road, Kingston, pleaded West Molesey, who was al- in Surbiton on December 4 structor. launched in November guilty at Kingston Magis- ready disqualified from driv- and was spoken to by PCSOs “He had been told 24 hours 2007 and the deadline for Year, sponsored by The trates’CourtonJanuary3,to ing, also pleaded guilty to who smelled alcohol on his before he had failed in that enteringthisyearisFebru- RoyalBankof Scotland. drink driving and failing to drink driving, driving with- breath. endeavour and so bought ary22,2008. Entry to the South Lon- He gave a positive breath somedrink. 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House,819LondonRoad,North SE “He gives me the independence He also has a keen interest in Cheam,SurreySM39BN.Alter- CHRE HAM togowhereIwanttogo.Nothing property development, or so it natively, you can nominate or PT else can give me that. I cannot seems. Brian explained: “When I votebytextandyoucouldwina ON imaginelifewithouthim,”hesaid. go to the fish and chip shop, he bottle of champagne. See the ●● E Brian described Piper as a sometimes leads me to the estate boxbelowfordetails. 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ButtheLibDemssaidtheTories Coun Howard Jones, leader of Liberal Democrats claim that pulled out of the deal two days Kingston Conservatives, said all London’s council leaders agreed later at a London Councils trans- parties agreed to change the deal onDecember11todividethecost port and environment committee onDecember13.“CounGreenwas of the scheme according to the meetingonDecember13. present at the meeting represent- number of times the cards were Councillor Liz Green, Lib Dem ingKingstonandvotedforthede- used rather than the number of environment spokeswoman, said: cision.Sheisnowblamingothers peopleusingthem. “This Tory u-turn will cost forherowndecision,”hesaid. Portillo at prize-giving Michael Portillo, former shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer,wastheguestof honour at Surbiton High School’s prize-giving cere- monyrecently. Students, staff and parents gathered at Surbiton Assembly Rooms last term tocelebratepupils’success. Headteacher Dr Jennifer Longhurst said: “Prize-giving is always such a won- derfuloccasiontocelebrate the hard work and achieve- mentsbypupils. “And our guest speaker Toast:EmmaFilby,19,EnglishteachersMaryGarrardandJoanne made the evening very Clarkson,SarahCocks,19,andEmilyFoster,19DeadlinepixKT18162 memorable.”