Ely News, January 22, 2015

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RESIDENTS in the Ely area
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The Anglia Revenue Part-
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Cambridgeshire District
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taxpayerstobeonguardfol-
lowingacallitreceivedfrom
JordanDay essentialthatpeopledonot acustomerinSuffolk.
attendA&Eunlesstheyhave The resident had received
JordanDayCN anemergencyorotherseri- anemailentitled‘YourCoun-
oushealthproblem.” cilTaxBillOverdue’–claim-
OPENING hours at Ely’s Theminorinjuriesunitat inghehadanunpaidcouncil
Princess of Wales Hospital Elyisabletotreateverything taxbill.Theemailwentonto
havebeenincreasedtohelp fromearachetowounds,in- demandtheyrespondbypro-
ease the growing pressures cluding minor burns, mus- viding personal information
onAddenbrooke’s. cleandjointinjuries,emer- within 72 hours or it threat-
Theminorinjuriesunitat gency contraception, eye enedactionwouldbetaken.
the Princess ofWales Hos- problems and minor head The resident did not re-
pital,offLynnRoad,isnow injuries. spondandinsteadcontacted
openfrom8am-8pmseven OPENLONGER:Ely’sPrincess Dr John Jones, local GP hislocalcouncil.
daysaweek–anextratwo ofWalesHospital,left,isstaying andchairmanofIsleofEly JoBrooks,directorofregu-
andhalfhourseveryday. openlongertoeasepressure LCG, said: “It is important latoryservicesatECDC,said:
Nowhealthchiefsareurg- ontheA&Edepartmentat that the public choose the “The professional fraudster
ingresidentsintheElyarea Addenbrooke’s right NHS service for their will try various techniques
to go to the unit – which healthneeds. andtacticstogetmoneyout
operatesanoappointment “Although A&E is for life ofElyLocalCommissioning “Demand on our services “Extending the opening oftheirselectedvictim–itre-
needed,walk-inservice–in- threatening emergencies, Group (LCG), which com- remains extremely high hours of the minor inju- quiresvigilancetonotfallfor
steadoftravellingtoA&Eat somepeoplefromElywitha missionstheservice,andthe andwecontinuetocontact riesunitwillgivethepublic thetrickstheymayuse.
Addenbrooke’s. minorinjurymighthavefelt trust, which runs the unit. relativesofpatientswhoare moreaccesstourgentcare “We would never send an
JudyDance,headofclini- theyhadnoalternativebut Theysaytheopeningtimes medically fit to go home, servicesinEly. email demanding personal
calservicesatCambridgesh- togotohospitalatHunting- willbereviewedthroughout with ongoing care needs “This can help people to information.Ourbills,includ-
ire Community Services don or Cambridge outside thewinterperiod. suchasfeedingorpersonal receive quicker treatment ing arrears notices, are sent
NHSTrust,said:“Theaimof normal opening times. By CapacityatAddenbrooke’s careandaskingthem,wher- andsaveA&Eforemergen- outbypost,anyonlineinfor-
theextendedopeningtimes extending these we are of- remainscriticalduetoalack ever possible, to take their cies.” mation is only requested via
is to provide more accessi- fering local people another of available hospital bed relative home while care thecouncil’s/ARPwebsite.”
bleservicesandreducethe alternative to A&E hospital space. packages are put in place, Formoreinformation,visit
pressuresonlocalA&Ede- services.” Dr Keith McNeil, chief whereappropriate. Haveyoursayat www.angliarevenues.gov.uk
partments,whicharegreat- Theextendedhourshave executive of Cambridge “Giventhetrust’scontin- ely-news.co.uk orcall08450726000tospeak
estduringwinter. been approved by the Isle University Hospitals, said: ued critical bed state, it is toanadvisor.
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young to vote
JordanDay assassinated for exercising
JordanDayCN theirrighttofreespeech.In
both cases the message is
that having the courage to
THEprincipalofKing’sEly stand up for what you be-
is urging more young peo- lieveinhasapriceandthat
ple to vote – and schools pricehasbeenpaid,byoth-
to teach the importance of ers,forus.”
voting–followingthetragic Mrs Freestone added:
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of Tunisia during the Arab which should be cherished shouldcherish.
OPENING spring of 2010, sparked by asthenorm–issomething “Wehavetogobacktothe
MON-THURS12pm-11pm protests of police corrup- stillfoughtforinotherparts MiddleAgestofindatime
HOURS FRI-SAT11.30am-12midnight tionandilltreatment.Now oftheworld. when uniformity of belief
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Youngsters called to get creative for storytelling contest
CHILDRENfromElyandthe NamedEly501inrelationtothe storiesandcreativewriting. oneofthestoresbyApril3.
surroundingareasarebeingurged maximumwordlimit,thecontest Shesaid:“It’sthefirsttime Theywillbejudgedbythree
tosetpentopaperafterthe isopentoallchildrenuptothe we’vedonesomethinglikethisso publishedauthorsaheadoftheIsle
launchofanstorywritingcontest. ageof13. it’sallquiteexciting.” ofElyFestivallaterthisyear,during
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brainchildofAnnabelReddick, thoseagednineandunder,and thepre-selectedsentences,which announced.
ownerofBurrowsBookshop,and anotherforthoseaged10to13. canbepickedupfromBurrowsor Formoreinformationabout
DavidLearner,ofMrSimmsOlde Annabelsaiditwasallabout MrSimms. thecompetition,callAnnabelon
SweeteShoppeinEly. encouragingchildren’sinterestin Entriesmustthenbereturnedto [phone].
CaThedRal COURT
Man in court on
Horses to
be moved
Reductions
HORSES which have been murder charge
grazinginafieldownedbyEly
Cathedral for years are to be
moved. on
Thecathedralhasconfirmed
it has asked for the horses to
be removed from the Dean’s
Meadow,nearCherryHillPark,
Upholstery
becausethemeadow“requires
regeneration” – but also be- natalierobinson
causepeoplehavebeenbitten. NatalieR_CN
Stephen Bourne, adminis-
tratorandchapterclerkatthe
cathedral, said: “The horses
have been occupying Dean’s A MAN has appeared in court
Meadow by agreement with chargedwiththemurderofAdri-
Open 7 days a week
John Barcham Stevens, who anWilliamsinNewmarket.
rented the meadow from the Peter Crotty, 33, of Nimbus
cathedral, but who died last Way in Newmarket, appeared Just 3 miles from Ely
year. Since then, the cathe- at Bury Magistrates’ Court on
dralhasbeenconsideringhow Thursday. off the A142
besttotakecareofandusethe MrWilliams,wholivedinSo-
meadow. ham, died last Tuesday at Ad-
“There have been a few in- denbrooke’s Hospital after he
cidentsofpeoplehavingbeen sustained serious head injuries
bittenbythem...however,the inNewmarketonDecember27.
mainreasonforplanstovacate Police, ambulance crews and
thelandismaintenance.” Suffolk Accident Rescue Ser-
Headdeditwaslikelythetwo vicewerecalledtotheincident,
horsesstillremainingwouldbe which happened on the High
moved to an alternative loca- Street,closetothejunctionwith
tion. TheAvenueatabout9.55pm. RememBeReD:FloraltributesleftontheHighStreetinnewmarketin
MrWilliamswasgivenemer- memoryofAdrianWilliamswhodiedlastweek
inqUesT gency anaesthetic by SARS but
Frank Groom died17daysaftertheincident. andhiscasewassenttoIpswich thenewsofhisdeath.
Crotty,aformerownerofDe CrownCourt. A can of beer and a Welsh
Niros nightclub in Newmarket, Crottywasremandedincus- flag were also left at the scene
AN inquest has been opened had originally been charged todyuntilafurtherhearingatIp- to remember the popular farm 9ATheShade,Soham
followingthedeathofElyman with causing grievous bodily swichCrownCourtonApril10. worker,whowasoriginallyfrom
FrankGroom,87. harmbutfollowingMrWilliams’ Tributes and flowers have Wales. Ely,Cambs,CB75DE
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Felling of protected tree
ATREEsubjecttoaTreePreservation
OrderisbeingfelledinSoham.
RemovaloftheWellingtoniatree
atapropertyinRedHouseGardens
wasduetostartyesterday.East INQUEST:Paramedicsarriveforthehearing AN ambulance crew which JordanDay medics David Glenton and
CambridgeshireDistrictCouncilsays inChatteris,duringwhichthedetailsofMr leftadeadbodylyingonthe Ann-Marie Poole attended
thatthetreelostalargebranchlast Harrison’sdeathandthesubsequenttreatmentof floorbesiderubbishbinsat JordanDayCN theincidentalongwithfirst
year,thatsomeremainingbranches hisbodyemerged Ely ambulance station – so himtohospital. responder Dharamendra
hadcracksandthatasaresultit they could finish their shift Opening the inquest, Narotam, who suggested
neededtobeaxedforsafetyreasons. on time – were told it was William Morris, coroner thebodycouldbeleftatthe
“commonpractice”andhad for North and East Cam- ambulancestationandcol-
happenedbefore,aninquest bridgeshire, rejected an ap- lectedlater.
heard. plication from lawyers for MrGlentondidnotques-
An inquest was held into the East of England Ambu- tion this decision and told
thedeathofJamesHarrison, lanceServiceTrust(EEAST) the inquest: “He made it
32,ofHardwickeClose,Lit- torestricttheinquesttothe sound like it was common
tleport,lastWednesday. deathitselfandnotinclude practice.”
MrHarrisoncollapsedand detailsofthecircumstances Mr Hibbitt added: “The
died in Ponts Hill, outside whichfollowed. crewwerenotfamiliarwith
thetown’sfirestation,inthe MrMorrissaiditwasinthe thisprocedurebutweread-
earlyhoursofSeptember24 public interest to consider vised it was a normal local
lastyearandwasfoundbya the “indignity, distress and practice and several bodies
localmilkman. possibility of forensic evi- hadbeenleftinthiswaybe-
An ambulance crew from dence being compromised” fore.
Downham Market, Norfolk, bythedelays. “The responder did not
whowereduetofinishtheir He concluded that Mr feel he was doing anything
nightshiftat6am,arrivedat Harrison,wholivedwithhis inappropriate and that he
thesceneat5.30amafterthe mum, Diane, died acciden- was doing something re-
milkmandialled999. tallyastheresultoftakinga spectfulbycoveringhimin
Despite paramedics and cocktail of prescribed anti- cleansheets.”
police officers’ best efforts, depressants and insomnia Tracy Nicholls, the trust’s
MrHarrison,whohadahis- medication. director of clinical quality,
toryofdrugabuse,waspro- Paramedic Steve Hibbitt, said: “We apologise whole-
nounceddeadatthescene. whowastaskedwithinves- heartedly to the family for
However, instead of ex- tigatingtheincident,which the distress this incident
tending their 15-hour shift was reported last year after hascaused–itshouldnever
totransportthebodytothe a whistleblower contacted havehappened.
mortuary at Addenbrooke’s theElyNews,gaveevidence “Thetrusthascarriedout
hospital, they took him to attheinquestandsaidcrews afullinvestigationintothis
nearby Ely ambulance sta- inthatareahadfailedtotake matteranditisclearthatin-
tion, in Nutholt Lane, and bodies straight to hospital correctdecisionsweremade
leftthebodytobecollected onsevenpreviousoccasions. and the trust’s procedures
byanundertaker. On two occasions bodies werenotfollowed.”
The undertaker never ar- had been left on the floor The members of staff in-
rivedanditwasnotuntilaf- andonfiveoccasionsinthe volved are subject to an
ter8amthatanotherambu- backofanambulance. ongoing investigation, she
lancecrewwassenttotake The inquest heard para- added.
fire
Bonfire in garden sparks a warning
ABONFIREinSoham 2.45pmonSaturday,was materialsintheirgardens
hassparkedawarningto accidentalandahosereel andinsteadtakethemtoa
residents. wasusedtoextinguishthe localwasteandrecycling
Firefighterswerecalledto flames. centre.Ifyoudodecideto
apropertyinMilitaryRoad Aspokesmanfor haveabonfire,neverleave
afterarubbishfirewasleft CambridgeshireFireand itunattended,builditwell
unattendedinagarden. RescueServicesaid:“We awayfrompropertyand
Thecauseofthefire, wouldurgeresidents foliageandavoidlightingit
whichthecrewattendedat toavoidburningwaste duringwindyweather.”
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rWeporte need better
indoor sports,
says new report
AN ASSESSMENT of indoor florencesnead actionplan.
sportsfacilitiesinEastCam- @FlorenceSneadCN The Sports Consultancy
bridgeshire has found de- looked at all of the indoor
mandisincreasingandcre- He said: “Staying, or be- sports facilities available in
atingshortfalls–particularly coming, fit and healthy is the district, assessing the
intheprovisionofswimming notjustanaspiration–with supply,satisfaction,sizeand
space, gym equipment and greater strain being put on qualityoftheirfacilities.
fitnessstudios. our health and social care Councillors at last week’s
The research, conducted systems,theneedtotakeex- Commercial Services Com-
by The Sports Consultancy, ercise becomes even more mittee agreed to task the
alsohighlightedtheneedfor important. Sport and Health Develop-
councils and clubs to work “Thisisachallengeweface ment Service Review Group
more closely with residents at all ages and abilities as to report back to their next
todeliverbetterservices. recent research shows obe- meetingtohighlightwhatis
Among the report’s find- sity levels in young people needed.
ingswerefallinglevelsofsat- acrossthecountrygrowingat They have also asked full
Edwin’s tale of the sea isfaction with indoor sports alarminglevels.” council to consider amend-
facilitiesinthedistrict,with Thereportmakesclearthat ing the CIL Regulation 123
many of the centres now thenewdistrictleisurecen- listtoincludeindoorsports
morethan30yearsold. tre will address most of the facilityprojects.
ANauthorfromElywhohaswrittenmorethan50booksishopingtotake CouncillorRichardHobbs, demands for indoor leisure
readersbystormwithhisnewnovel. chairmanofcommercialser- facilitiesupto2026.
SongoftheSea,setinZennor,WestCornwall,isthelatestnovelpennedby vicescommitteeatEastCam- However it also suggests
42-year-oldEdwinPage. bridgeshire District Council, local communities, parish
Datingbacktotheyear1290,ittellsthestoryoflonelyThomasCarrow, saidthechallengewasdecid- councils, the Leisure Centre Haveyoursayat
whomadealife-changingdiscoveryonabeach. inghowtouse“verylimited Trusts and district council ely-news.co.uk
Edwin,whodescribeswritingashis“secondbreath”,tookeightweeksto funds”tomakeadifference. work together to deliver an
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commentsandsuggestionsmadeby butyoucanalsostandonElymarket concerns. HamishRoss,ofsoham,onbecoming
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Asoneofthosewhoopposedcar your pictures
parkingchargesbeingbroughtin,I
agreewithCllrRoss.
Butcarparkingchargeswere
championedbyformerConservative
CouncilLeaderPeterMoakesand
theywereloyallysupportedbymost
–thoughnotall–oftheConservative
Party-liners.
IsaidatthetimethatCllrMoakes
wasn’tarealConservativeforhealso
supportedLiberalDemocratcauses
liketheso-called‘WickenVision’and
IwaspleasedwhentheConservatives
ditchedCllrMoakesastheirLeader,
replacinghimwiththemuchmore
effectiveCouncillorJamesPalmer,
alsoofSoham.
Alloftheabovesuggeststome
thatConservativesarenotalways
Conservative,thatConservatives
sometimesgetthingsverywrong,
andthatConservative-ledEast
Cambridgeshirewouldcontinue
tobenefitfromaleaveningof
Independentdistrictdouncillorswho
thinkforthemselvesanddon’ttoe
anypartyline.
GeoffreyWoollard
StAndrew’sPark
Soham
Thank you
ThRoughyourpages,Iwouldlike
togiveabigthankyouonbehalf
ofElyhereward RotaryClubtoall
thelocalshopsandbusinesseswho
supporteduswithourfifthannual
SchoolsArtCompetition/Exhibition,
whichtookplaceattheBabylon
galleryrecently.
ADECandTindallswereespecially
supportivebutthefollowingalsogave Christinatee,ofteaselDriveinely,sentusthesestunningphotos.above:elyriversidebeloW:thegallery,ely
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CherryhillChocolates,Theold
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Barbers,CrackPots,AngliaWines,
St.Mary’sPharmacy,3at3Deli,
ThreeCupsJewellery, TedConey’s
FamilyPortraits,CloistersAntiques,
SomethingSpecial,LeSpice
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Electric blanket most
Crackdownonpoachers
RESIDENTSarebeingurgedto
remainvigilanttohelppolicecombat
harecoursingandpoachinginEast
likely cause of fatal fire Cambridgeshire.
Thenumberofpeoplereportedfor
poachingoffencesinCambridgeshire
sinceDecember8lastyearisnowup
to20andpolicesaycallsfromthe
public“reallymakeadifference”when
itcomestotrackingdowntheculprits.
Anyonewhospotssuspiciousactivity
inthecountrysideshouldcallpoliceon
JordanDay were plugged into it, including a 101or999inanemergency.
JordanDayCN lamp,akettleandanelectricblan-
ket,whichneighboursofMrKid- Don your boots for a
mansayheusedtoputonhislap
ANelectricblanketwasthemost anduseall-yearroundinorderto walk with the ramblers
likelycauseofahousefireinwhich keepwarm.
a“kindandfunny”pensionerdied, “Thereisevidencethattheelec-
aninquestheard. tric blanket was plugged in just
Terry Kidman, 72, was found priortothefirestarting,andthat
dead in the early hours of July 4 it was set to the maximum level,
lastyearafterablazestartedinside despiteitbeingaverywarmJuly
thelivingroomofhishomeinNew evening.”
BarnsAvenue,Ely–thepropertyhe MrNapieradded:“Thereisalso
hadlivedinthemajorityofhislife. evidencethatMrKidmanhadbeen
Firefightersmanagedtogainac- watchingtelevisionwiththeTVset
cesstothehouse,despitethethick eitheronhislaporonthearmof
smoke,butweretoolatetosaveMr thechairtoo.
Kidman, who was known among “That, combined with the heat
friends and neighbours as ‘Terry oftheelectricblanketandthepiles
withthehat’. ofclothesandblanketsthathehad
An inquest held into his death aroundhim,wouldhavecontrib- DRIZZLYweatherfailedtostop
last Wednesday heard the most uted to a dangerous build-up of membersoftheEastCambs
likelycauseoftheinfernowasan heat.” RamblingGroupenjoyingahike
electric blanket, which fire inves- Coroner William Morris heard aroundEly.Thewalkersmetatthe
tigators believe Mr Kidman had thatMrKidmanledan“isolated” warmemorialbeforeheadingoffon
onhislap–onmaximumpower– and“solitary”life,andthathehad afour-milewalkaroundthecity.The
despitetheincidenthappeningin TRAGIC:ThefirebrokeoutinsideMrKidman’shouseinNewBarnsAvenue numeroushealthissues,including group’snextoutingisathree-mile
mid-summer. room,whichiswhereMrKidman itemsinsidethepremises;it’sfair obesity,TypeIIDiabetesandkid- eveningwalkaroundElyonFriday,
KevinNapier,afireinvestigator spentthemajorityofhistime.He tosayMrKidmanwasahoarder. neydisease,themajorityofwhich February6,meetingoutsidethe
atCambridgeshireFireandRescue effectivelylivedinthelivingroom “Duringexcavationsoftheliving hedeclinedtreatmentfor. LibertyBelle,inForehill,at7.30pm.
Service, said: “The fire started in andthechairitself. room, a four-bar extension lead Aconclusionofaccidentaldeath CallDebon07840605166fordetails.
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