Ely News, January 5, 2017

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Panto is
pure magic
£45,000 in
phone con
Bank says they are not due any compensation
ADAMCARE and ings.”
Haveyoursayat Thefraudsterssentatextto
ANNA SAVVA cambridge-news.co.uk/ MrsCoeclaimingheraccount
all-about/ely had been hacked, which ap-
A FAMILY left “devastated” pearedidenticaltothelegiti-
afterfraudstersconnedthem MrsCoeandher80-year-old mateweeklybalanceupdates
out of a five-figure sum are motherDoreenKent,making shereceivesfromSantander.
not due any compensation, off with over £45,000 on De- When she called the num-
saystheirbank. cember21. beronthetextthepersonwho
MarkandAngelaCoe,from MrCoe,aprojectengineer, answeredhadaccesstoallher
Wilburton, were the victims said: “It has been the most account details and transac-
of a sophisticated ‘phish- horrendous Christmas, and I tion history, and tricked her
ing’scam,whichsawthieves don’tknowwhattodo. intohandingoverherprivate
impersonate their bank and “But it has totally turned securityinformation.
cleanouttheirjointaccount. Christmas upside down for
Theyalsotookmoneyfrom my mother-in-law, she’s 80 Turntopage3 page3
an account shared between yearsoldandit’sherlifesav-
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RAILMAN:HarryByesaysheislookingforwardtohis100thbirthdaypartyaweekonFriday
Harry set to steam past the 100 mark
AFORMERrailwayman familygatheringisplanned, inthe1950s.Hisjobincluded
whohelpedsteamtrains aswellasacardfromthe clamberinguppolestotake
passsafelythroughthe Queen,“ifshe’swellenough”. downtheoillampsusedas
Cambridgeshirefensis Great-grandfatherHarry signalsontheline,whichran
approachinghis100th hasspenthislifelivinginthe betweenNorwichandLondon.
birthday. county,startingoutasafarm Hesaid:“LiketheQueen
HarryBye,ofEly,isdue labourer,andthenbecoming I’vehadabadcold,but
tobecomeacentenarian aporteratShippeaHill I’mlookingforwardtomy
onFriday,January13,anda station,wherehebeganwork birthday.”
Politics
Mayor seeking
views on lights
The Simple Way
to a new kitchen…
THEMayorofEly,IanLind- AnnASAVVA lash,thecountycouncilre-
say,doesnotbelieveenough verseditsdecisiontoswitch
@AnnaSavvaCN
isbeingdonetotackledim off and dim street lights
streetlightinginthecityand across Cambridgeshire, but
istakingthematterintohis doneearlyintheNewYear, some say the reversal is fi-
ownhands. andwehavealreadystarted nanciallyunsustainable.
As reported in ElyNews to collate the concerns of County councillor Ed
lastmonth,WImembersex- residentswithotherstreets, Cearnswelcomedtheswitch
pressedconcernsaboutthe particularlyrelatedtopool- on,buttookahardlineon
effectoftheCambridgeshire ingoflightanddarkareasas thedecision.
CountyCouncilstreetlight- aconsequenceoflightshav- “Ithinktheyareallback
ingdecisionsonthequality ingbeenremovedaspartof on,”hesaid.“Butthereisal-
oflightinginEly. thecontract. waysacost.Ithinkwewould
Followingcomplaints,the “Now that lights will not bemoreinterestedintaking
mayorsayshewillbepress- bedimmedasoriginallyan- itoutofariseincounciltax.
ingfortheleveloflightingto ticipated,andlightswillnot Ifpeoplewantservicestobe
be rectified“as a matter of beswitchedoffinthesmall maintainedwearegoingto
urgency”. hours, our next step will havetopaymore.
“Initiallywewillbehold- be to reassess the lighting “Ifpeoplearenotwilling
ing a joint meeting on site throughoutthecity. todothat,wewillloseser-
With a wealth of experience, our kitchen designers can help withourlocalcountycoun- “Where problems persist vicesthatarenotstatutory.”
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•Replacementdoorsorfullyfittedkitchens
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•Largechoiceofdoors,worktops,sinks,taps&appliances sess what has gone wrong theirareatocontacttheCity cambridge-news.
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Panto has crime
Family loses £45k
touch Pantotime:ascenefrom
KDProductions’aladdin
atthemaltings,ely,until in telephone con
of magic January15
Pictures:JustinHeron
Fromfrontpage
APRODUCTIONof
Aladdinwillbebringing MrCoesaid:“They not liable because
somemuch-neededglitz had access to abso- scammers imperson-
andglamourtoagloomy lutely everything, ateditssecurityteam
Januaryoverthenext they told her of her leading Mrs Coe to
twoweeks. direct debits going mistrust genuine
TheKDProductions’ out, what was going bank staff who con-
panto,thecompany’s in, absolutely every- tactedher.
fourth,promisestotake thing. She said:“Mrs Coe
youonamagiccarpet “Theymovedmon- called the number
rideallthewayfromEly eyfromhermum’sac- included in the mes-
toOldPekingandhave countintoours,then sage (which was not
you‘rollingintheaisles usedouraccountasa aSantandernumber)
withlaughter’alongthe holding account and andwassociallyengi-
way. siphoned while she neeredintorevealing
WritingonFacebook, wasonthephoneall some sensitive bank-
peoplewhohavealready ofthefundsoutofthe inginformation.
seentheshowdescribed account. “As a result of this,
itas“absolutelybrilliant” “Theytookitinnu- the fraudsters were
a“delight”andmaking merations of 17,000, abletoaccessthecus-
them“crywithlaughter”. 15,000,5,000,sothey tomer’s online bank-
Itfeaturesallthe varied the amount ing and make multi-
audienceparticipation, theyweretakingout.” plepayments.
songs,andad-lib MrsKent,wholives “Santander identi-
wisecracksyou’dexpect inCambridge,saidit fied the payments as
frompanto,brought hadspoiledherwhole suspect and sent a
toyoubyacastof Christmas. She said: text message to the
professionallytrained “I couldn’t give any- customer’s registered
performers,supportedby thing to the grand- mobile, upon which
livemusicians,sparkling children,anditmade the customer con-
setsandcostumes. the most miserable firmed the payment
Theproductionruns Christmas for Angie, as genuine, which
atTheMaltings,Ely,until asshefeltsoguilty. allowed the fraud-
January15. A spokeswoman ster to make further
Aladdinticketscan for Santander said payments. We there-
bebookedonlineat although they were fore cannot accept
www.kdtheatre.co.ukor very sympathetic to anyresponsibilityfor
contacttheboxofficeon Mr and Mrs Coe’s thelossesonthisac-
[phone]. situation, they were count.”
Nliteraoturevel success
for city author
ASELF-styled“nervousnov- AdAmCare I should not make a fool
ice”authorhasbeenshort- @AdamCareCN of myself, so I think I have
listed for a major national achievedthatnow!”
awardforhisdebutnovel. However he already has
FrancisSpuffordhasbeen judges, tells the story of a plansforhisnextnovel.
namedasthewinnerofthe young man from London He said: “I have resisted
2016CostaFirstNovelAward whoarrivesin1746Manhat- thetemptationtogobackto
forhishistoricaldebutGold- tanwithamysteriousorder my comfort zone so I have
enHill. forathousandpoundsinhis anothernovelonthego,but
Set in 18th-century New pockethewishestocash. thisisnothistorical–itgoes
Yorkitwaswrittenoverthree BorninCambridge,Spuf- fromthemiddleofthe20th
yearsinaCambridgecafé. ford read literature at Trin- centuryrightthroughtonow
MrSpufford,wholivesin ityHall,andnowteachesat in south London, so it will
Elywithhiswife,theRevDr GoldsmithsCollege. be very different indeed to
JessicaMartin,toldtheNews Theaward-winningwriter Golden Hill, but I have al-
the novel originally began offiveworksofnon-fiction, wayslikedchangingthesub-
lifeasanideaforahistory he lived in Duxford before ject.”
book. moving to Ely, where Dr He will now compete
“I read one sentence of Martin is a a residentiary against the winners of the
a history book saying New canonatElyCathedral. novel,biography,poetryand
YorkbeatEnglandatcricket The book was selected children’s book categories
in1752,andIthoughtwhy fortheaward,whichcomes fortheoverallprize,withthe
don’ttheAmericansstillplay with a £5,000 prize, from a winnerannouncedatacer-
cricket? Why are they the shortlistof114debutnovels, emonyinLondononJanu-
onlyex-Britishcolonynotto andwillnowgoupagainst ary31.
keepitup?”hesaid. fourothertitlesfortheCosta “It will be an evening of
“Ithoughtyoucouldwrite BookoftheYearaward. desperatesuspense”,hesaid.
a whole history about how MrSpuffordsaid:“Iamstill “ButIamamazedtohave
they split, but I don’t know fundamentally gobsmacked got this far, and I am very
verymuchaboutbaseballor tohavewon,sinceIamvery happywiththis.”
cricket, but I realised there oldasfirst-timenovelistsgo.
wasawiderstoryhere.” “I am a hardened old Forthelatestnews
The book, which was writer,butanervousnovice fromtheareavisit
called“captivatinganddaz- whenitcomestofiction. cambridge-news.
zlinglyoriginal”bytheCosta “My ambitions were just co.uk/all-about/ely
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31 January: Tax Review of what made
deadlines looming
Anna Savva takes a look back at some
JANUARY
 PoliceurgedElydriv-
of the stories we reported on last year
ers to kill their speed
after mud-caked road
conditionsledtofiveac-
cidents in just 24 hours.
Numerous motorists
complained to ElyNews
about thick mud being
leftontheroadsbetween
Ely and Mepal. Police
NeilGroomspecialisesinadvising sent messages to local
personaltaxclientsat farmerstostopmudbe-
ingcarriedbyagricultural
Whiting&Partners vehiclesontotheroads.
It is common for some to CambridgeshireCoun-
ty Council voted to save
over-indulge a little over the the jobs of lollipop men
Christmas period, especially when and women by scrap-
pingproposalstoremove
relaxing in the company of family school crossings patrols
and friends. Whether you spent from budget cuts. The
news came after parish
a little too much on presents, or councils, community
had too much to eat or drink, groups and concerned
parentsvoicedobjections
January is traditionally a time totheplans.
 A“seriouslydisturbed
for resolutions and cutting down.
man” who brutally at-
tacked author James
For those resolving to get their Runcie in Ely in broad
financialaffairsinorder,Januarysees daylight was sentenced
two important deadlines concerning Ctoam24brwidegeeksiMnapgrisistoranteast’ SAVED:Elyparentscelebratingthefactlollipopmenandwomenwon’tbelosingtheirjobs.
tax. 31st of January is the deadline Court.ToddGermeney,of
Witchford,pleadedguilty
for, both, submission of 2016 to the unprovoked as- over the asking price. takentoAdenbrooke’sfor
taxreturnandalsoforpaymentofany saultaswellasanumber Estate agents confirmed treatment.
ofotheroffences,includ- theboom,astheSunday
outstandingtaxfortheyear. ingaffray,causingharass- TimeslistedElyasoneof JUNE
ment and possession of theUK’stopcitiestobuy  Thefamilyofapopu-
Late submission of the tax return drugs. property. larshopworkerwhowas
 An Ely mum was of- killed when the car she
will incur a minimum penalty of FEBRUARY fered almost £3,000 in wasdrivingcrashedinto
£100, rising if the delay continues. Friendsandfamilyofa compensation after her a river said they would
terminallyillSohamman 13-year-old son was rememberherwithnoth-
If you have a reasonable excuse, launched a fundraising burned by hot soup at ing but the fondest of
then HMRC can waive the campaigntosupporthis Sainsbury’s. Bruce, who memories. Tina Keys,
partner and young chil- isautistic,wasscaldedby 41,wholivedinPymoor
penalty. In the past, HMRC have dren. Gary Hartley, 54, thetomatosoupwhena andworkedinIcelandin
judged the following not to who suffered with bowl waiter accidentally split Ely, was driving a black
andstomachcancerwas itdownhisshoulder,arm Honda Civic when the
be reasonable: givendaystolivebefore andthighandthesuper- vehiclelefttheroadatthe
hepassedaway,prompt- markethadnocoldwater Sixteen Foot Drain, near
• My tax return was on my yacht, ing people to raise over facilitiestotreatherhim Christchurch.
£1,600 for his partner onsite.  Community leaders
which caught fire. Shelly,44,andthreechil- GRIMFIND:AseveredheadwasfoundinaskipatMepal in East Cambridgeshire
dren Hannah, Jake and quarry MAY called on residents of
• My wife helps me with my Olivia, who were all un-  A major investigation all nationalities to unite
dertheageof10. waslaunchedafterasev- andlooktothefuturefol-
tax return, but she had
 Half of Ely’s public new facade enveloping benchesoutsidehercafe eredheadwasfoundina lowing the vote for Brit-
a headache for ten days. toiletsclosedinabidto the building on Market in Ely. Penny Williams, skipataquarrynearEly. aintoleavetheEU.The
save money. East Cam- Place. who runs 3at3 was un- A worker at the Me- Bishop of Ely, Stephen
• My dog ate my tax return… bridgeshire District abletodiscoverthecul- pal quarry in Block Fen Conway,LucyFrazerMP
Council earmarked sites MARCH pritbecauseCCTVcam- Drove made the grim andcouncilleaderJames
and all of the reminders. on Barton Road, Sac-  An Ely police officer eras inThree CupsWalk discovery. Police believe Palmer urged residents
rist Gate and Newnham urged residents to be hadbeenoutoforderfor themaleheadcouldhave toremainpositiveinthe
We wish all readers a happy, Street for closure, while extra careful after he morethan18months. beenlodgedinanearby face of division between
facilitiesonPalaceGreen, was nearly conned out AcafeinElywasfined bridge for 10 years fol- peopleintheyesandno
healthy and prosperous 2017. ShipLaneandTheclois- of £45,000 in a phish- £2,500 and given a food lowingarailsuicide,be- camps.
tersweresavedfromthe ing scam. Phishing is hygiene rating of zero fore coming loose when
axe. the fraudulent practice after an inspector found thestructurewascleaned JULY
 Plans to redevelop a of sending messages slug trails on the floor andwascarriedawayin  Police launched a
dated retail and office purporting to be from and out of date food in landfillrubble. search for a hit-and-run
blockonEly’sHighStreet reputable companies in thekitchen.Ownerofthe  A four-year-old-boy driver whose car struck
were revealed following order to get people to sandwich bar Lunchbox washailedaheroafterhe apopularfootballerwho
public feedback. Ran- reveal account details. admitted breaching 10 raisedthealarmwhenhe was changing a flat tyre
nerlow Property spent Sgt Jon Hiron received food safety regulations heard an elderly neigh- for his friend. Shaun
monthsredevelopingde- a text purporting to be but assured customers bourcallforhelpinthe Whiter, 27, who played
signsforthe60’sbuilding fromBarclaysbank,say- thattherewasnothingto middleofthenight.Max for Newmarket Town,
after Ely residents and ingsomeonewasmaking worryaboutastheyhad Wilson’s quick actions hadtohavebothhislegs
businesses criticised the fraudulent payments at madeimprovements. prompted his mum to amputated at the knee
company’s original de- theAppleOnlineStorein call999andgototheaid after the Ford Focus
signs as ‘bulky’ and not hisname. APRIL oftheladynextdoorwho ploughed into him. His
in keeping with the rest Abusinesswomanwas HomesinElyweresell- livedaloneandwhohad bestfriend,Sohamplayer
of the High Street. The left disgusted after find- ingwithinhoursofgoing fallen at the top of her JoeyAbbsalsosustained
refurb will see 12 new ing what she believed onthemarketandfetch- stairs.Policebrokedown major muscle damage
apartments and a smart washumanexcrementon ingthousandsofpounds the door and she was to his legs. Jan Adamec,
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the news headlines in 2016
40, of Shetland Road, thepotentialclosuresof
Haverhill, later faced pathcrossings.
two charges of causing
serious injury by dan- OCTOBER
gerous driving. He was  A Neo-Nazi rally
given a maximum five sparkedoutrageamong
year sentence, reduced civilrightsgroupswhen
to40monthsforplead- ittookplaceinHadden-
ing guilty. Following ham. Police launched
the incident thousands an investigation into
of friends and well- the event under the
wishers rallied behind groundsitincitedracial
thementoraisenearly hatred. The weekend
£100,000insupport. sawmorethan300skin-
headNazisfromaround
AUGUST Europegathertocamp
 A controversial plan for two days and take
for new homes to be part in a rave which
built on Barton Road saw them filmed sing-
car park got the go- ingaboutJewsandper-
ahead. Thenewscame formingNazisalutes.
despite 150 letters of
objection being lodged NOVEMBER outrage:Hundredsattendedthe‘Bloodand
byresidents,TheCityof  EastCambridgeshire Honour‘neo-Nazirallynearely.
ElyCouncilandthedis- District Council’s local
trictcouncil’sowncon- FuNdraiser:Cambridgeunitedhelpedraisecashforhit-and-runvictimsJoey planforthebuildingof
servationofficers. abbsandshaunWhiter. 11,400newhomesand 20 with residents be- bouronashoppingtrip
 Apleawasmadeto creating6,900newjobs ingencouragedtohave to supermarket chain
put the brakes on boy being made a misery offeringwordsofadvice Rail, sparking anger wentoutforpubliccon- theirsay. Aldi.Thesupermarket’s
racers. Ely residents and people’s lives were tomotorists. from the Open Spaces sultation. Empty fields carparkoperatorPark-
asked police to do beingputindangerby Society. The company tothenortheastofEly DECEMBER ing Eye later dropped
something about boy drivers using certain SEPTEMBER admittedtonotfollow- have been earmarked AWickencouplewere thefine,issuedbecause
racers causing a night areasofthecityasrace  Sections of public ingdueprocessinclos- fordevelopment.Feed- leftdisgustedafterthey they parked up for 1
time nuisance in the tracks. In response of- footpaths in Ely were ing the pathways. Net- back is scheduled to received a £70 parking hour 38 minutes, eight
city, with some claim- ficers said they were deemed to be unlaw- workRailisstillcarrying take place between fine.Theyhadbeenas- minuteslongerthanal-
ingthattheirliveswere carryingoutpatrolsand fullyclosedbyNetwork out consultations on January10toFebruary sistingadisabledneigh- lowed.
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