Ely News, January 28, 2016

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CRIME
Couple
assaulted
by armed
attacked author
robbers
ANelderlycouplewere
robbedandassaultedby
maskedmenintheirown
home.
Fourmenwearing
balaclavasenteredtheir
propertyinLarkHallRoad,
joshthomas and TELLUSWHATYOUTHINK MagistratesalsoorderedGermeney Fordham,ataround6.30pm
topay£80courtcosts. onFriday,January22.
jordan day ely-news.co.uk SpeakingtoElyNewsatthetime, Theythreatenedthe
oremail:jordan.day@cambridge-
theVeryRevdMarkBonney,Deanof occupants,amanand
news.co.uk
Ely,said:“Wewereshockedandupset womanintheir70s,before
A “SERIOUSLY disturbed” man tohearofthisunprovokedassaulton assaultingthemandleaving
who brutally attacked author James I’llgiveyou£10’.”Germeneythenbe- CrossGreen....Itisahugereliefthat thescenewithjewellery
Runcie in Ely in broad daylight has camemoreaggressiveandMrRuncie help came quickly and the physical andcash.
beenjailed. toldhimtoleavehimalone. injurieswerenotmoreserious.” Policesaythevictims
Todd Germeney, 31, of West End “Hestartedtorun,”saidMrsMat- Cross Green is covered by a Des- receivedminorinjuriesas
Close, Witchford, was sentenced to thews. “Unfortunately [Germeney] ignated Public Place Order (DPPO) aresultoftheincident,but
24 weeks in prison at Cambridge ran after him and started punching whichgivespolicethepowertomove havedescribedtherobbery
Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday hav- himonthehead,knockinghimover. individualsoniftheyaredrinkingal- as“harrowing”.
ing previously pleaded guilty to the “He kicked and punched Mr coholandbeinganti-social–andban Apolicespokesmansaid:
unprovokedassault–aswellastoa Runcie,whohadhishandsoverhis themfromtheareaforasettime. “Thiswasaharrowing
numberofotheroffences,including face.Twomenranovertohelp.Mr AtthetimeofMrRuncie’sattack,a ordealforthevictimswho
affray,causingharassmentandpos- Runcie’s shirt and suit jacket were policespokesmansaid:“Thereishis- havebeenleftextremely
sessionofdrugs. coveredinblood.” toricallyanincreaseinanti-socialbe- shakenbytheexperience.
MrRuncie,56,waswalkingacross Inastatement,MrRunciesaid:“I haviourinthecathedralareaduring “Itisvitalthatthe
ATTACKED:JamesRuncie
CrossGreentoElyCathedralonSat- feelfrightenedandhavelostmycon- thesummermonthsandithasbeena offendersareapprehended
urday,September19lastyear,when “HecametothegroundsofElyCa- fidence.Icannotgooutonmyown priorityforlocalofficers. assoonaspossible.”
hewasattackedbyGermeney. thedral and he noticed a man who nowandthisisarealproblem.Partof “Theyhavebeenpatrollinginthe Policearekeentospeak
MrRuncie,whoisthesonofRob- walkedrightuptohim.” myworkisvisitingplacestoresearch area and a number of individuals toanyonewithinformation
ertRuncie,theformerArchbishopof The court heard that Germeney mybooks.Iwillnolongerbeableto havebeendealtwithundertheDPPO orwhomayhaveseena
Canterbury,wasinElytogiveatalk askedMrRuncieifhehadeverbeen beastrustingasIoncewas.” powers. vehicleenteringtheA142
attheFriendsofElyCathedral’sAGM. inCoventryandaskedwhathewas Nick Barnes, mitigating, said that “We are also using other powers FordhamBypassbetween
DeliaMatthews,prosecuting,said: doinginEly.MrRunciesaidhewas Germeneywasa“seriouslydisturbed under anti-social behaviour legisla- theDownfieldsroundabout
“The author James Runcie arrived awriterbutGermeneydemandedhe individual”whoneededhelp. tion, including CRASBOs (criminal andtheFordhamRoad
bytraintoconductatalk.Hearrived provedit. He said:“Much of this disturbing anti-social behaviour order), where roundaboutshortlybefore
earlyandtheyweren’treadyforhim MrRunciesaid:“Icouldsmellalco- behaviourisfuelledbyalcohol.Heis necessaryforrepeatoffenders. 6.45pmthatevening.
sohewentforawalkaroundElyto holonhim.Ishowedhimmynote- a very disturbed and troubled indi- “This work has resulted in a de- Callpoliceon101or
dosomeresearchforabookhewas book, hoping that would prove it. vidual.Heissufferingpsychosisand crease in the number of incidents Crimestopperson0800555
writing. Themansaid‘givemethebookand ishearingvoices.” sincethesummer.” 111.
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collision nEWsinBRiEF
Drugs haul
Pedestrian injured in collision with car in Queen Adelaide
lands man,
AWOMANsufferedfacialinjuriesand Theincidentinvolvedacaranda sufferedfacialinjuriesandaserious condition.Shewasconscious
aseriousarminjurywhenshewas womanpedestrianinher60s. arminjury. andbreathing,andwastakento
43, in jail
involvedinacollisionwithacarin PoliceandtheEastofEngland “Wesentarapidresponsevehicle Addenbrooke’sbylandambulancefor
QueenAdelaide. AmbulanceServiceTrust(EEAST) andanambulancetothescene.We furthertreatment.
ThecollisionhappenedinLow attendedthescene. wereonscenewithinsixminutesof “Herinjurieswerenotbelievedto
Road,offElyRoad,ataround5.20pm AspokesmanfortheEEASTsaid: receivingthecall. belifethreatening.”Thedriverofthe ASOHAMmancaughtin
lastThursday. “Thepedestrian,awomaninher60s, “Thepatientwasinastable carwasuninjured. possessionofthreedifferent
typeofdrugshasbeenjailed.
Masks will DavidAllum,43,had199.6g
ofcannabisonhimwhenhewas
ANIMALLOVERS:Firefighter stoppedbypoliceinCambridge
NeilHoskinwith‘Lexi’the
help save onSeptember30lastyear.
huskyandBrianLockyer
Hewasalsoinpossessionof
from‘SmokyPaws’.
PICTuRE:WarrenGunn 1.07gofcocaineand0.127gof
pets’ lives amphetamine.
Allum,ofWestDriveGardens,
pleadedguiltytopossession
ofaClassBdrugwithintentto
PET-friendlyoxygenmasks supply,possessionofaClassA
arebeingtrialledonEly’s drugandpossessionofaClassB
fireengines. drugatCambridgeMagistrates’
CambridgeshireFire CourtonDecember29.
andRescueServicehas Hereappearedbeforethe
teamedupwithnational benchonFridayforsentencing
charity,SmokeyPaws,which andwasjailedfor26weeks.
providesthefour-legged Allumwasalsoorderedtopay
friendlyfirstaidequipment, an£80victimsurcharge.
tokitoutsixofitsfire Mexican
engines.
Thetrialhasbeenled
vegan night
byfirefighterNeilHoskin,
whosaid:“Asadogowner
Iappreciatehowimportant
petsaretopeople. APOP-upveganMexican
“Thisnewkitmeanswe eveningisbeingheldinElyon
cangojustthatbitfurtherto Friday.
helpimprovethechancesof Localbusiness,Vegan
survivalforapet.” Fabulous,ishostingtheeventat
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onfireenginesfromEly, from7-10pm.
Cambridge,Huntingdon, Tofindoutmore,including
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Pcommaunirty king issues
‘are improving’
A POLICE crackdown on jordanday LizBassett,headatElySt
drivers who park irrespon- John’s Primary, said: “I was
sibly and illegally outside @JordanDayCN pleased to see the PCSOs
schools in the Ely area is outsideourschoolalthough
comingtoanend–andof- mary School in Soham and theydocomeoutwhenever
ficerssaytheissueisimprov- IslehamPrimarySchool. weaskthemto.
ing. Two Traffic Offence Re- “The issue that every
East Cambridgeshire Po- ports(TOR)havealsobeen schoolhasisthatthenum-
licelaunchedaspecialtwo- issued–oneforadriverwho berofpupilsisgrowingbut
weekinitiativeonroadsafe- was parked on chevrons in there isn’t any more space
tyatthedistrict’sschoolson breachofaprohibition,and forparentstopark,although
January18. the other for an allegation I must say the majority of
PCSOshavebeenatdiffer- ofdrivingwithoutduecare ourparentsareresponsible.”
entschools–bothsecondary outsideoneoftheschools. SgtRyanCartersaid:“Of-
andprimary–unannounced PolicesaytheTORscould ficers were instructed to
eachdayatdrop-offandpick resultina£100fineand/or operatewithadegreeofdis-
uptimes–andwillcontinue three points on the drivers’ cretion around the issuing
todosofortheforeseeable licences. ofpenaltynoticesandwe’re
future. A spokesman for East very keen to see that this
The message to parents Cambridgeshire Police said: work serves a longer term
is that if they are caught “ThePCSOsareresponding purposeofmakingtheroads
parkedoutsideschoolgates to concerns with a mixture aroundourschoolssaferfor
orirresponsiblynearschools ofguidance,wordsofadvice ourchildren.
thentheywillbefined–and andtheissuingoffixedpen- “What’s more pleasing is
could even get points on altynotices. the dialogue that this work
theirlicence. “Overallwehavebeenin- has encouraged on social
As of yesterday morning, crediblygratefulforthepos- mediaandinthelocalpress.
19£30fixedpenaltynotices itivity that has been shown “Ithasmadepeoplemore
had been issued since the towards us by members of mindfulofthisissue.”
campaign launched, and thepublic,byparentsandby
schoolsvisitedhaveinclud- teachers.
ed St Mary’s Junior School “As we have revisited HAVEYOURSAY
and St John’s Communi- schoolswehaveseenanim-
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ty Primary School in Ely, provement in the situation,
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schools,TheWeatherallsPri- bythemessagesofsupport.”
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Lack of light
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RESIDENTSsaytheremoval jordanday yet streetlights are being
ofastreetlightoutsidetheir @JordanDayCN removed – it doesn’t make
houses in Ely has made sense.
themfeelinsecure. “Thestreetlightsthathave
Balfour Beatty is remov- “useless”.Shesaid:“Thenew been upgraded are worse
ingandreplacingstreetlight lightsdonotthrowoutlight- than they were too – they
columns in Mulberry Way, ingoverawidearea. don’tgiveoffnearlyasmuch
off Prickwillow Road, as “The light between Birch light.”
partofitsLivingPlacespro- Close and Aspen has been A spokeswoman for Bal-
gramme. takenawaywhichhaslefta fourBeattysaidthatwhere
The company says that completelyblackareaboth street lights are being up-
of the eight columns it is sidesoftheroad. graded in Cambridgeshire,
removing, seven are be- “To walk down Mulberry 10percentofcolumnsare
ingreplacedwithupgraded WayisnowahazardandI beingremoved.
models. wonderhowlongitwillbe Addressingclaimsthatthe
Butthefactthatoneofthe before an accident occurs newlightsarelesseffective,
streetlightsisbeingperma- with someone tripping or she said: “The new street-
nentlyremovedhasangered falling?” lights are designed to pro-
neighbours Lilian Painter Patricia,76,wholivesop- videastrongerleveloflight,
andPatriciaKreyer. posite Lilian, said: “I cer- but where streetlights have
Lilian, who is in her 70s, tainly feel like I’ve lost an beenremoved,somelossof
said:“Ifeelinsecureinmy elementofsecurity. lightmaybeexperiencedin
ownhomenow.Thestreet- “I’velivedinmyproperty thatarea.
lightthathasbeenremoved for11yearsandoneofthe “When work has been
wasrightoutsidemyprop- reasonsIchosetheproperty completedinMulberryWay,
ertysoInoticeaconsider- wasbecauseithadastreet- we will conduct a lighting
able difference without it lightopposite. checkaroundthenewlyin-
there. “It’s very dark now and stalled lights to ensure the
“It’s pitch black – when actually quite dangerous emitted light is as per re-
I put my bins out at night as Mulberry Way is not a quirements. If not, we will
I can’t see a thing. Anyone straight road, there is a increasethelightinglevel.”
could be lurking outside bend.
andIwouldn’tbeabletosee “We’re constantly being HAVEYOURSAY
them.” told to be vigilant against ely-news.co.uk
Lilian has also slammed crimeandtobewaryofwho oremail:jordan.day@
theupgradedstreetlightsas isknockingatourdoor,and cambridge-news.co.uk
crime
Officers attend ‘poaching’ incident
THREEmenhavebeen said:“Threemenwere threemenwerefoundwith
arrestedonsuspicionofhare caughtonOldLynnDrove theirdogsandweredealt
coursingnearEly. byPCsBriggsandRampley withpromptlywithoutany
PolicewerecalledtoOld andwereinterviewedat animalscomingtoharm.
LynnDroveinCoveneyon thesceneandreportedfor “Wewanttoreiterate
Saturdaymorning. summons.Allthreemen thatharecoursingisa
SpeakingonthePolicing werefromtheSurreyarea.” bloodsportandwehave
EastCambridgeshire PCGerryCronin,who notoleranceofitinEast
Facebookpage,aspokesman alsoattended,said:“The Cambridgeshire.”
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He survived a bolt gun and the Christmas table... planning
Store is told
and now this brave turkey needs a forever home
trolley park
ITwaslessturkeyescalopeandmore can remain
turkeyescapeforluckyTurkules.
Despitebeingshotinthehead
withaboltgunandloadedontoa
lorrywith15tonnesofdeadbirds THEtrolleyshelteroutsideEly’s
destinedforthedinnertable,heroic Icelandstorewillbeallowedto
Turkulesstunnedfarmstaffwhen stay,plannershaveruled.
theydiscoveredhewasstillalive. InNovember,bossesat
Thelocalfarmercouldn’tbring IcelandFoodswereforcedto
himselftocausethebirdanymore applytoEastCambridgeshire
distressandkepthimwellfedover DistrictCouncilforretrospective
theChristmasperiodbeforehanding planningpermissionbecause
himintoWoodGreenanimalcentre theyerectedanewtrolley
inGodmanchester. shelterintheCloistersshopping
Six-month-oldTurkules,wholoves precinctwithoutapplyingfor
affection,isnowlookingforhis planningpermissionbeforehand.
foreverhome. Thecouncilhasnowapproved
SectionmanagerCharlotteFord theretrospectiveplans,meaning
said:“Asageneralrulewedon’t thestorewillnothavetoalteror
reallyhavemanycallsaboutturkeys, removetheshelter.
butwhenweheardhisheroicstory PlanningofficerJonPavey-
weknewwejusthadtotakehim. Smithsaid:“Themain
“Wewereamazedathowgoodhe considerationwhendetermining
looksconsideringwhathehasbeen thisapplicationistheimpacton
through.He’sareallystrong,healthy thecharacterandappearance
boy. oftheconservationarea,and
“Hefollowsallthestaffaround theimpactontheresidential
theyardandhewilleatoutofyour amenityofneighbouring
hand. properties.
“Allthestaffhavebeentoseehim “Whilenotthemostattractive
andthechildrenwhocometovisit pieceofstreetfurniture,ithas
uslovetoseehimaswell.” beensetbackclosetothestore
Charlottesaid:“Wearestill entranceintherecessedarea
lookingforaforeverhomeforhim betweentheentranceandthe
withaturkeygirlfriendorsome neighbouringproperty.
turkeyfriends–hewillneedto “Thetrolleyshelteris
gowithotherturkeysasheisso relativelysmallinnatureand
sociable.” LuCKYESCAPE:TurkulespicturedwithWoodGreenanimal willnotfundamentallyalter
IfyoucanofferTurkulesahome, shelter’smarketingofficer,VictoriaPhan,above,andwith thecharacterorappearanceof
call03003039333orgoto CharlotteFord,fieldre-homingsectionmanager. theIcelandstoreorthewider
woodgreen.org.uk. PICTureS:WarrenGunn conservationarea.”
crime
Bungled raid
DIRECt FROm OuR SOhAm FACtORy
tO yOuR hOmE
at train station
jordanday
rIPPEDouT:
@JordanDayCN Thievesattempted
tobreakintothe
cashmachineatEly
RAIDERSusedawelderina railstation
bidtostealfromacashma-
chine in Ely – but failed to
gettothemoney.
Commutersarrivedatthe
city’s railway station last
Thursday morning to dis-
coverpoliceofficerspresent
andhalfofthetickethallcor- PVC WINDOWSAND DOORS
donedoff.
The gang had ripped the
cashmachinefromthestand don across half the ticket break-in.
–althoughpolicesaytheof- hallandthenIsawwhathad “Colleagues from Cam- PVC Aluminium&
fenders did not manage to happened. bridgeshire Constabulary
PVCBi-FOLDS
getintothesafepartofit. “Youcertainlydon’texpect alsoattendedandfoundthe ROOFLINE
Cambridgeshire Police to see something like that station had been accessed inchoice
saidtheywerecalledtothe happeninEly.” and an attempt made to Supplyand
scene at around 5am. The Anotherresident,whodid breakintoacashmachine. ofcolours&
incident is now being han- notwanttobenamed,said: “Enquiries into the inci- Installation fnishes
dledbytheBritishTransport “Igotabitofasurprisewhen dentareongoing.”
Police(BTP). Isawwhathadhappened. Anyone with information
Jennie Stearn, from Little “You hear of JCBs being is asked to contact BTP on
Downham, was among the usedtotearcashmachines 0800 405040, or text 61016, A–RATED WINDOWS AS STANDARD
surprisedcommuters. outofwallsbutnotofthieves quoting reference 49 of
TRADE ENQUIRIES WELCOME
Shesaid:“Iarrivedatthe tryingtodoitliketheydidin 21/1/16, or call Crimestop-
station,asIdomostmorn- thisincident–andthenfail- person0800555111.
ings,notlongafter7.45am, ingmiserably.”
andcouldn’tbelieveitwhen AspokesmanforBTPsaid: Forthelatestnews WINDOWS
I walked into the ticket of- “We were called to Ely sta- updatesvisit
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Third: MarketStreet,whereitis Your pictures
proposedthatpassengersshould
alight,isalreadyfartoocrowded
bynecessarycentralbusstops,taxis
anddeliverytraffictoaccommodate
theproposedalternativedropfor
coaches.
Someonehasunwiselythoughtup
thisschemetogainapprovalfor
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oncelost,thisonewouldprovethat
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Carry on
councillors!
IwouldliketocongratulateMr
Huntandhiscolleaguesonthe
districtCouncilforatlastadopting
abusiness-likeandentrepreneurial
attitudeinmanagingthecouncil’s
assets–ourassets!
Fordecades,manyofthecouncil’s
propertyholdingsandotherassets
havesatlockedupinfilingcabinets
unusedandunrealisedandifever
theydidseethelightofdaythey
wouldoftenbetransferredto
otherlocalorcentralgovernment
institutionsonnon-commercial
termsorsoldoffwithoutfirsthaving
realisedtheirfullmarketpotential.
localauthoritiescertainlyhavea
dutytopreserveinfrastructureassets
forthegoodofthecommunitybut
thisdemandsabalancedapproach
and,subjecttoproperscrutinyby
planners,thedecisionwhetherto
keepafewcoachparkingspacesoff
BartonRoadortoputacoupleof
millionpoundsintothecommunity
potseemsanobrainertome.
Carryoncouncillorsandkeeplooking
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