Yellow Advertiser - Southend - January 6, 2017

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● Families mourn tragic loss of young men killed in Leigh crash
TRIBUTEShavebeenpaidto enoughthebeautifulboyyou
two teenage boys who died are.Weallhavememoriesof
following a road collision in youthatwewilltreasurefor-
Leigh. ever.
Reigan Knight (left) and “Lifewillneverbethesame
Liam Phillips, both 17, suf- andwewillmissyouforever.
fered fatal injuries after a Watchoverussweetie.xxxxx”
crash in Southsea Avenue at The family thanked people
around 12.50am on Tuesday, fortheirmessagesofsupport.
December27. Liam’s family said: “Liam
In a statement, Reigan’s will be dearly missed by all
family said: “Reigan – we thatknewandlovedhim.We
‘Such a character – so loving,
charming, confident and kind...’
can’t believe you’ve been havelostalovingson,brother
takensotragicallyfromus. andafriendtosomany.
“The thought of going “Thereisnowaspaceinour
through life without you is familythatcanneverbefilled.
unbearable.You were such a “We would respectfully ask
kind,charming,loving,confi- for time for our family to
dent, handsome, well-man- grieve.”
nered young man who was A police investigation is
suchacharacter. ongoing into the crash. Full
“Youarelovedbyeveryone inquests are expected into
and words cannot describe bothdeathslaterthisyear.
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The Yellow Advertiser’s Unsung Hero for 2016, nominated by readers, is a man who
took on his local authority on behalf of neighbours, almost paying the ultimate
price in the process and still faces a vast challenge. CHARLES THOMSON reports...
John continues to
face consequences
EDITOR’S APPEAL
ACAMPAIGNERwhoalmostdied hearing evidence undermining the anewdecisionandorderedJohnto
after a legal battle with Basildon council’s reasons for wanting the paythecouncil’scosts.
Council has been declared the changes. Judge Branston said he had no I CAN’T think of another occasion in my entire
Yellow Advertiser’s Unsung Hero The authority claimed changing choice but to follow Mr Justice 30-plusyearcareerwhenmysenseofinjusticehas
oftheYear. addresses would help emergency Garnham’s directions and overturn beensostirredthatIfeltcompelledtospeakdirect-
JohnJames,78,wasnominatedby servicesnavigatetheestate,butthe his earlier ruling – but used his lytoreaders,onbehalfofanindividualandappeal
YA readers after leading the fight courtheardtestimonythatchanging judgement to criticise the council, tothoseofyouwhocantodonatetothebillJohn
againstthecouncil’splantoforcibly addresses elsewhere on the estate saying: “One might have thought Jameshasbeensaddledwith.
change 533 addresses as part of a had actually hampered paramedics that,inademocracy,thedemocrati- Thesearenothislegalcostsortheresidents’costs.
regeneration project on the town’s inanemergency. callyelectedboroughcouncilwould They’reBasildonCouncil’scosts,awardedafterthe
councilappealedagainsttheoriginaldecisionwhich
FiveLinksestate. Thecouncilhadagreedinwriting nowhavesomeregardtothewishes
hadgoneagainstthem.
He suffered a stroke weeks after to respect whichever decision the andfeelingsofitsconstituency.”
MrJamesputhisnametoafightthatover400of
receiving a £24,466 bill from the courtmade,butrenegedonthedeal InMay,Johnreceivedaninvoice
theresidentsonhisestatewereapartof.Thoseresi-
councilforitslegalcosts. after Judge Branston ruled for the fromthecouncilforalmost£25,000
dentsnowneedtolookatthemselvesanddotheirbit
Hewasgivenjustafivepercent residents. andtoldtheYAheexpectedtogoto foramanwhohasalreadynearlypaidtheultimate
chance of survival, but pulled Fullcouncilvotedbymajoritynot prison because could not afford to priceforstandinguptoauthorityontheirbehalf.
throughandisnowathomerecov- to hire outside counsel, but the payit. ToreadersnotfromtheBasildonareaIwouldsay
ering–butthedebtisoutstanding council ignored the vote and took Aroundthreemonthslaterhesuf- this:amanalmostdiedandstillheisbeingpursued.
andhehasbeenthreatenedwitha the residents to the High Court, feredastroke. Itcouldhavebeenanyofyou.
visitfrombailiffs. where its barrister Steven Doctors attributed the stroke to ●TheFiveLinksResidentsAssociationhascome
John – former chairman of the GasztowiczQCclaimedthatbysid- high blood pressure, from which forwardinthepastweektoofferthecontentsofits
FiveLinksResidentsAssociation– ingwithresidents,JudgeBranston Johnhadneverpreviouslysuffered, bankaccountaftertherestofitsbillsaresettled–
was nominated for the award after was “literally giving the lunatics andsaiditmayhavebeencausedby BACKHOME:JohnJames expectedtobejustover£11,000–tohelp.
fightingthecouncilonfellowresi- controloftheasylum”. hisstresslevels. thewinneroftheYAUnsungHero David Keeble, owner of Facebook group
dents’behalf. He argued the council had an Herequiredmonthsofrehabilita- Award,hesaid:“Ithinkit’sniceof BasildonExposed.uk, created a fundraising page
He took the council to Basildon “absoluteright”tochangeaddress- tiontolearntowalkagainanduse thepeopletodothisforme.Idon’t tohelpMrJamespay,whichhassofarcollected
Magistrates’ Court last year, as a esanddidnothavetogiveanygood the left side of his body. He still thinkI’vedoneanythingextraordi- £2,339, but leaves around £11,000 still to find.
spokesmanfor410neighbours. reasonfordoingso. experiences pain and suffers with nary, but I’m very proud. I would ThecollectionendsonJanuary6.
District Judge Gareth Branston MrJusticeGarnhamagreed,sent hisspeechandmemory. liketothankthepeoplewhoputme Todonate,visit:
ruled in the residents’favour after thecasebacktoJudgeBranstonfor Afterlearninghehadbeennamed inforit.” http://tinyurl.com/John-James-Collection.
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insurance. fireonChristmasDay. Servicedealtwitharecord- Day,comparedto1,905lastyear,
●ATEENAGEboyhasbeen HeisduetoappearatBasildon Shewasfoundinthebedroomof breakingnumberofcallsover and1,153onDecember27,
chargedwithmultipleoffences YouthCourtonJanuary10. ahouseinNelsonStreet,Southend, Christmas. comparedto814lastyear.
followingafatalroadcollisionin Two17-year-oldboysdiedinan afterthreefirecrewswerecalledat Thenumberreceivedbetween SandyBrown,directorofnursing
Leigh. incidentintheearlyhoursof 6.45pmtoreportsofablazeonthe andclinicalquality,said:“I’mvery
7pmonChristmasEveand11pm
The16-year-old,fromGreat December27,closetoSouthsea topfloorofathree-storeyhouse. thankfultoourteamsforthehard
Wakering,waschargedwith AvenueandGlendaleGardens. Aninvestigationconcludedthat onBoxingDaywas14percent workthey’reputtingintoresponses
causingdeathbydangerous Aboy,17,fromShoeburyness, thefirewasaccidentalandthought higherthanlastyear. topatientsandwiththecall
driving,causingseriousinjuryby wasarrestedonsuspicionof tohavebeenstartedbydiscarded CallsreceivedonDecember27 demandupsomuchhigherthan
dangerousdriving,causingdeath possessingdrugsandisonbailuntil cigarettes. wereup27percent. lastyeartheircommitmentreally
bydrivingwithoutalicenceand January14. InEssextheservicereceived2,133 doesshinethrough.”
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The everlasting
detention
I
TwasunfortunateIhadtostaylatethatnight. Sittinglikea
The spooky highlights of our Christmas ghost story competition statueonmybrokenchair,Iwasstaringupattheclock
observingtheslowsecondspassingby.
IwishIknewwhatwashappening;thenithitme. NowIwish
IcouldstillbeseenandmyparentsknewIwasokay.
Itwasjustanothernormaldayindetention,wellformeatleast,
WINNER theblackskywasjustlikeanyother.
ThefaintoutlinesofanEnglishlessontaughtmanyyearsback
and the damp musty smell of the room used for nothing but
Kindred spirits detentions.
Astheclockleaptonto10:00myheadjoltedtoonesideand
that’swheneverythingchanged.
S Lookingdownatmyluminousshadowitseemedalittledarker
IRGeoffreydeVangéwasmore mists,noxious,sepulchral smells or the andsodidtheunnervingskyhangingaboveme.
calmandnobleinmarblerepose oddblood-curdlingwail. Iheardachisellingsoundbehindme,asIturnedaroundasmall
crackslithereditswaydownthewindowpane.
thaneverhewasinlife. But,tiredofhauntinghisancestralrest-
Myheartwaslikeatreadmillrunningtosavemylife–butI
The obligation to be a Crusader was ing place,the Lee Chapel in St Martin’s wasgoingnowhere.
unfortunatebutbeingcruellyfelledaged Church,hehadformedaplan. Theeeriesoundofthedoorhingesrocketedacrosstheroom.
only22wasadisaster. Anold,equallydisillusionedSaracenhad ForasplitsecondIsawhim.
Worse,tosuffertheindignityofpickling told him that, just before midnight on Standing in the door frame with his cadaverous, corpse-like
in a barrel of fine Malmsey wine for his New Year’s Eve, one soul could be facepointinginmydirection.
returnhome(whenhewouldratherhave exchangedforanother. Tonightwasthat Ihadtoleavethisplace.
beendrinkingitandcarousing)wasintol- night. ButasIpassedthedoorwaymyspinecrunchedlikeamillion
erable. SirGeoffreywaitedandwasnotdisap- packetsofcrisps.
It amused him at first to emit damp pointed. I will always remem-
bermylastbreathofair
A dejected young man wandered into
dartingintomylungs. I
theunlockedchurch,slumpingintoapew,
wasshockedtobealive.
headbowed,apieceofpaperinhishand. Well, that’s what I
HebreathedasighasdidSirGeoffrey; and“counselling”leapingoutather. thoughtanyway. NowI
at that precise moment,time froze and “Poorchap,nowonderhecamehere; roam throughout my
theirsoulsmerged. seemshewasterminallyill. It’saswellSt prison, an old aban-
Sir Geoffrey’s spirit gently evaporat- Martin’swasopenforhim.” donedschool.
ed.While,finallyatpeace,theyoungman TheVergernoddedgravely. Thecollectionofdead
slumbered,eventually leaving the church Outside,SirGeoffrey,orPaulPitsea,as bodies increases, more
just before preparations for the mid- hehadbecome,didn’tfeelquiteasinvigo- fool the curious chil-
morning service,the letter he held,dis- ratedashehadimagined. dren that enter, fuelled
carded. “What I need is a drink,” he thought, withstoriesofthedead
“People will leave litter!” TheVerger gleefully heading for the nearest hostel- girl who didn’t return
fromdetention.
moanedtoReverendKingswood,before ry…
handinghertherejectedletter. LeahBarns,12
Pausing,shescannedit,herbrightsmile CharmaineFletcher,53 Rayleigh
fading,the words:“cirrhosis”,“incurable” Basildon Children’swinner
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Chance passing
Freed spirits
I
INHABITEDapark
benchwherefewchoose
tosit,heoccupiedits
oppositeend.Aboyof
eightornine,grubbyface,
scuffedshoeswithunkempt
hairandathreadbarecoat,
inappropriatefor
December.
Heshiveredandcried.
“Whatgriefbesetsyouboy?”
“My mother is...dying,” he
rubbedhisreddened
eyes. I
Twas9.30pmonChristmasEve,the at this station was the talking ticket machine
“That is sad boy, what ails
weatherwasicyandsnowhadbeguntofall whichstood,likeasentinel,outsidethewaiting
her?”
coveringtheplatformofWestwoodstation. room.
“Cholerasir.” doyouweep?” Five teenage girls were huddled together in Suddenly the door was flung open and a
“Thereisavaccine...” “Iweepforanother.Onewhohasstrayed the small waiting room as the snowflakes fell stocky man wearing a thick overcoat peered
“Toolate.” fromthepathandisendangeringhisimmor- softlystickingagainstthewindows. intotheroom.
“CanIhelpinanyway?” talsoul.Iseektoturnhimtotherightpath Thegirlswatchedaseachflakebeguntomelt Helookedaround,hiseyesappearingtopass
“Youarekind,butherdieiscast.” before his end becomes inevitable. He has into tiny riverlets before running, like tears, rightthroughthegirlsfocusingonthepictures
“What is your name boy, and where will losthisfaithandisindireneedofguidance.” downeachpaneofglass. hangingonthewallbehind.
yougo?” “CanIaidyouinyourquest?” According to the computerised announce- Afteramomenthelimpedovertothebench
“My named isArthur.Where I go should “Youcansir.” mentboardthelasttrainintoWadsworthwas inthecornerandsatdownpullinganewspaper
notoverlyconcernyou.Iamheretoawaither “ThentellmewhatImustdo;ifitiswithin dueat9.45pmitwasnow9.35pm fromhispocketashedidso.
finaldemiseandbearheruptoheaven.” mypoweritshallbedone!” Westwoodwascomputerisedandcontrolled Ashestartedtoreadthefrontcoverbecame
“Ifyouaresocertainofhersalvationwhy “Yourwordsir?” byWadsworth. exposedandthegirlscaughtsightofthehead-
Thenearestthingtoresembleahumanbeing lines which read: On the anniversary of the
“Youhaveit!”
Westwoodlevelcrossingdisasteratribunalhas
The boy smiled, “father, return home and finallyconcludedthatthedeathsoffiveteenage
buryyourwifeandrenewyourfaith.” girlswascausedbyacomputerfailure.
ImovedcloserthatImightbetterseehis The girls shivered in realisation as the
face,coulditbe?“Arthurmyson,howcould announcement concerning the approaching
I not recognise you? I buried you just nine trainechoedthroughthecoldnightair.
monthspast.Thescarletfeverthatstoleyou MrRobertsrosefromhisseatandmadehis
fromme,stoleallpurposefrommylife.” waytothewaitingroomdoor.
“Mytwosistershaveneedofafather.Take Asheopeneditafreezingblastbrushedpast
careof theliving,letmeattendtomothers himand,minglingwiththescreechofthetrain’s
passingsoul.” brakes,hewassureheheardscreams.
He smiled, and paled becoming ethereal, “GladIwillbehomesoon,”hethought.
“By your own word, we will meet
again.Farewell,father.”
PeterWoodgate,74,
LenMorgan,72,Hullbridge SouthWoodhamFerrers
Second Third
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Police probed over
teens’ death crash
ESSEX Police is under investigation after two sentinvestigatorstothesceneshortlyafterthe
teenage boys died following a road collision accident.Investigatorshaveconducteddoor-to-
whilebeingfollowedbyofficers. door enquiries and have identified CCTV that
ThecollisionwasatthejunctionofSouthsea mayhavecapturedtheeventsleadinguptothe
Avenue and Glendale Gardens, Leigh, shortly collision.”
before1amonDecember27. IPCCoperationsmanagerColinSparrowsaid:
A17-year-oldboydiedatthesceneandasec- “Thisisatragicincident,especiallyatthistime
ond died in hospital the following day. Two of year, in which two young people have lost
teenagerssufferedminorinjuries. theirlives.Mythoughtsarewiththoseaffected
The Independent Police Complaints bytheirdeathsatthistime.
Commission(IPCC)said:“TheIPCCisexamin- “TheIPCCwillbeexaminingtheeventsprior
ingtheactionsofpoliceofficersinthepatrolcar tothecollisiontodetermineiftheappropriate
andinthecontrolroompriortothecollisionand policiesandprocedureswerefollowed.”
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