Ely News, January 8, 2015

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Family’s fight
for justice for
with no Calvin, 13
hot water
Sanctuary Housing bosses apologise as elderly
residents ‘have to get taxi to Ely for a shower’
jorDanday thatahousingassociationlike
JordanDayCN Haveyoursayat this does not have a suitable
ely-news.co.uk engineerwhocanfixthewater
boiler, have a stand-by boiler
ELDERLY residents had to get orhaveasuitablecontingency
ataxifromSohamtoElyifthey eventuallyrepairedonTuesday. planforresidentsshouldanin-
wanted to shower, according MarkShelton,whose86-year- cidentlikethishappen.” Calvinlock,13,suffered
to furious relatives, because old mother, Una, lives at the SpeakingtoElyNewstheday horrific,life-changing
theshelteredhousingcomplex complex, described the situa- beforetheboilerwasfixed,he injuriesaftersufferinga
wheretheylivehadnohotwa- tionas“appalling”. said:“Noneoftheflatshavehad severeallergicreactionto
ibuprofen.
terforafortnight. Mr Shelton, of Low Road, hotwatersinceChristmasEve,
nowhisparentsare
TheboileratMillbrookHouse Queen Adelaide, said: “My whichisappalling.Someflats,
takinglegalactionagainst
care complex in Lode Close, motherpaysasubstantialser- althoughnotmymother’s,have thenHS.
Soham, which is managed by vicechargetoSanctuaryHous- Fullstoryonpage3.
SanctuaryHousing,brokedown ing each month and it is an Turntopage2
on Christmas Eve – and was unacceptable state of affairs
Happy new year
from your local Slimming World Consultants
Georgina (Sutton), diane and amanda (Soham),
Sally (exning), Sharon (Littleport & Swaffham prior),
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campaign
DEMANDINGACTION:NickWard
wantsworkonthenewboathouse
atForeMillWashtostop.
Haveyoursayat
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Boathouse work
“Why only dream of having a ‘is catastrophic’
beautiful smile, when you can dream
while getting a beautiful smile!”
AN environmental activist jordanday eyes,youcan’tbuildahouse
Dental Sedation has slammed the develop- JordanDayCN onthefloodplain.”
mentofCambridgeUniver- Planning permission to
sity’snewboathouseinEly build the boathouse was
asan“absolutedisaster”and ter. In fact, the work that’s grantedinMay2013,subject
only at iscallingforworktostop. already been carried out is to29conditions.
Nick Ward, 53, a former catastrophic – trees have Ewan Pearson, chairman
sculler himself, says the beenremoved,thereiscon- ofProjectEly,thenamegiv-
Olive Dental Care work being carried out on creteeverywhere;it’stragic. entothedevelopment,said:
the multi-million pound “Another huge concern “Wewouldliketostressthat
schemeatForeMillWashis isflooding.Thisshouldnot all the environmental con-
“catastrophic”. bebeingbuiltontheflood cernsthatMrWardhaswere
Mr Ward, of Robert Jen- plain.” discussed in considerable
BEAUTIFUL CROWNS nings Close, Cambridge, MrWard,amusicianand detailwiththecounciland
but who says he has great former playwright, and the various environmental
WITH CEREC® connectionswithElyandits whosefather,HubertWard, groupsthatwerepartiesto
Riverside, said:“The coun- is a former head of King’s theplanningprocess.
ONE-VISIT DENTISTRY cillors who approved this Ely, describes himself as a “Whenthecouncilgrant-
development need to be “peacefulactivist”. ed planning permission
namedandshamed. On Christmas Day, he itdidsowithanumberof
“The university doesn’t placed a teddy bear, hold- strenuousconditions,29in
•onevisit •metal-free need this boathouse. All ingapirateflag,ontooneof all. Several of these relate
•noimpressions •highlyaesthetic theyneedistherackspace thenewly-createdpontoons tocarefortheenvironment
–theyhaveeverythingelse at the site, and scribbled and compensation for any
•notemporaries •longlasting they need in Cambridge. thefollowingpoemintothe potential environmental
Whatthey’redoingisextrav- concrete: “Cambridge Uni- impactthattheprojectmay
agantandover-the-top,and versity:Sowellread,curstbe have. We take our respon-
thepeopleofElywillsuffer. he or she who removes this sibilities seriously and are
“Its effects on the River ted. complying fully with those
Great Ouse, its ecosystems “You can’t build a house conditions,tothetimetable
and the local community onthefloodplain,thewater required,astheprojectpro-
Dental Implants
will be an absolute disas- willrise,likethetearsinyour gresses.”
Apermanentsolution cOmpLainTS
‘No hot water for a fortnight’
formissingteeth.
Fromfrontpage she has all the facilities,
equipment and medicines
aallssoo hhaadd nnoo hheeaattiinngg.. MMyy sheneedsinherSohamflat
mother needs a wheeled for mobility and to keep
walking frame to get about well.”
andshehasbeenreducedto AspokeswomanforSanc-
boilingakettleinthekitchen tuary said they were “very
andbalancingitonherwalk- sorry” for the disruption
ertotakeittothebathroom causedtoresidents.
forawash,whichisdanger- SpeakingonTuesday,she
ous.Shehasnothadashow- said:“Therehavebeenissues
er now for two weeks and withthehotwatersupplyat
there is only cold water to Millbrook House, however
washhandsafterthetoilet. NOHOTWATER:Millbrook heatinghasbeenavailable.
“There are residents who House,Soham “Although we offered to
are older and more infirm pay for residents to move
thanmymotherandIdon’t said: “Sanctuary have sent into temporary accommo-
knowhowtheyarecoping.” three notes to residents dation while repairs were
13-15OxfordStreet,Exning,Newmarket,Suffolk.CB87EW
MrSheltonsaysthatSanc- apologisingandsayingthat being carried out no one
01638 577 031 tuary Housing had offered theywillgettheboilerfixed chosetodoso.Workmenare
topayforresidents’totravel orreplaced,buttodatetono on site to complete repairs
into Ely by taxi in order to effect. tothesystemtoday,andwe
www.olivedentalcare.co.uk wash – and had offered to “[A hotel] would not be areverysorryforthedisrup-
putthemupinahotel.He suitable for my mother as tion.”
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CAMPAiGn newsinbrief
Family launch legal fight
Local heritage film is
subject of museum talk
‘RICHSoil,RichHeritage’,thelocal
to get justice for Calvin communityfilmproducedtoexplore
whypeoplecontinuetoheadtoEast
Angliaforwork,isthesubjectofa
talkinElytonight.
TheFriendsofElyMuseumtalk
isatElyMuseum’sVernonCross
MeetingRoomat7.30pm.
Meet fellow business
DEVASTATED:Calvinpictured people at The Lamb
withhismum,RobynMoult,and
stepdad,DarynChambers
ABUSINESSnetworkingeveningis
beingheldinElynextMonday.
TheChamberofCommerceevent
isatTheLambHotel,inLynnRoad,
from5-7pm.CallPeteron07545
697799fordetails.
Talking rubbish in Ely
‘WHEREhasalltherubbishgone?’
isthetitleoftheElySociety’stalkon
Wednesday,January14.
NickKing,fromAmeyCespa,is
hostingthetalkatElyMuseum’s
VernonCrossMeetingRoomand
willbetellingpeoplehowwasteand
Haveyoursayat recyclingisprocessed,anditswider
ely-news.co.uk globalimpact.
Thetalkstartsat7.30pmandnon-
membersarewelcome.
THEfamilyofaboywhois jordanday extremelypainfulforhim.
going blind after taking a “Ifheforgetstoputhiseye
JordanDayCN
singledoseofibuprofenare drops in he’s left rolling on
planninglegalactionagainst thefloorinagony.Thecon-
theNHS. ditionlefthimwithmemory PRESERVING
Calvin Lock, 13, went his family, including mum, lossandthismeanshefre-
downwithasuspectedviral RobynMoult,40,andstep- quentlydoesforget.
infectioninSeptember2012 dad, Daryn Chambers, 49, “He’s so intelligent and
andwasgivenasingledose has now developed a pain- bright but now he can’t be
ofthemedicinebyhismum. fuleyediseasethatwillleave bothered with school, he
But that triggered an ex- himblindinbotheyeswith- doesn’t see the point be-
tremelyrarereactionwhich inthenexttwoyears. causehedoesn’tthinkhehas
causedhisbodytoburstinto Hehastohaveeyedrops afuture.”
blistersandhishairandfin- put in every hour of every The couple say he was
gernailstofallout. dayandalsosufferschronic twice wrongly diagnosed
Calvinlost65percentof fatigue, full body scarring, withchickenpoxandaspe-
his skin and was on a life mouthandthroatproblems, cialist witness employed by
support machine for three depressionandhasbeendi- theirlegalteamsaidthedi-
days. agnosedwithPostTraumatic agnosis should have been
Doctors initially said it StressDisorder. puttoamoreseniordoctor.
was chicken pox before di- Thecouplearenowplan- They also believe he
agnosing Stevens Johnson ninglegalactionagainstthe should have been trans-
Syndromewhichcausesthe NHS, claiming the original ferred straight away to the
cells in skin to die before misdiagnosis has made his burnsunitinEssex.
sheddinglikeasnake’s. conditionmuchworse. Robynsaid:“Thereshould
But Calvin’s condition They also believe Adden- have been a thorough in-
worsenedandhedeveloped brooke’s could have done vestigation.Clearlythedoc-
themoreseriousformofthe more to prevent the infec- torshouldhaveconsulteda
condition, Toxic Epidermal tion and its side effects if seniormemberofstaffabout
Necrolysis. staffhadactedsooner. Calvin’sdiagnosis.
He spent nearly three Robyn said:“It’s an auto- “Hiscarewasinadequate
weeks in Addenbrooke’s immune condition which andit’slefthimwithdebili-
Hospitalreceivingtreatment willnevergoaway.Hisbody tatingconditions.”
before being allowed back will constantly attack itself Addenbrooke’sdeclinedto
tohishomeinUptonPlace, andit’sdevastatingtowatch. comment.
Littleport. “Calvy feels like he has Visitthewebsite:www.sj-
ButCalvin,wholiveswith constant grit in his eye, it’s sawareness.org.uk
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Man denies selling cigarettes from car
AMANhasappearedin accusedofcarryingand Magistrateswereunable
courtaccusedofillegally sellingtheitemswithoutthe toacceptjurisdictionandthe
sellingalcoholandcigarettes correctlicence. casewassenttoCambridge
fromhiscar. Trojak,ofWoodfenRoad, CrownCourt.
DamianTrojak,26,is Littleport,appearedat Trojakwillnextappear 19/21 Forehill, Ely 01353 662881
chargedwithtwocountsof CambridgeMagistrates’ thereonMarch20fora
failingtopay£4,000worth CourtonFridaywherehe pleaanddirectionhearing
www.cutlacks.co.uk
ofdutyonimportedalcohol enteredpleasofnotguilty andwasreleasedon
andcigarettes.Heisalso foreachoftheoffences. unconditionalbail. ©LW
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Italian Jewellery Ltd
chef is banned
Stockist of
A CHEF who drank seven eleanor chefintheareaandsaidhe
pints and crashed into the dickinson hadbeenworkingallhours
backofacaronNewYear’s overtheChristmasperiod.
Dayhasbeenbannedfrom “At around 5.45am, he “Thisnightwashimburn-
driving. crashedintoastationaryve- ingoffsomesteam...He
Ashley Sargent, of Bury hicleonMainRoad,Witch- doesn’t understand why he
Lane, Ely, admitted letting ford,causingseveredamage didit,andit’sverydifficult
off some steam at a party tobothhisandtheothercar. forhim.
before getting behind the “Someresidentsheardthe “Working the hours he
OnSiteJewelleryand wheel with a friend during crash and invited him and doesmeansMrSargentdoes
WatchRepair theearlyhours. hisfriendintothehouseand notgetpublictransportand
The 26-year-old, who calledthepolice.” cannot afford a taxi to get
HandmadeJewellery worksatMichelin-starRes- In a police breath test, around.”
taurantAlimentum,inCam- former Ely College student Dr Stephen Baxter, sen-
bridge, appeared at Cam- Sargent was found to have tencing,gaveSargentcredit
RingSizing bridge Magistrates’ Court 54mg of alcohol per 100ml forhisearlyguiltyplea,but
onFridaywherehepleaded ofbreath–thelegallimitis saidtherewereaggravating
WatchBatteries guiltytodrivingoverthele- 35mg. circumstances in that an-
gallimit. Mark Shelley, mitigating, otherpersonwasintheve-
WatchStraps Delia Matthews, pros- saidthedefendantcouldn’t hicleatthetime.
ecuting,said:“Thedefend- bring himself to speak in Sargent was disqualified
Waterresistant antdrankaboutsixorseven court. fromdrivingfor15months,
pints before getting into a He said: “Mr Sargent is fined £400 and ordered to
SealedandTested Peugeot307. veryanxious.Heworksasa pay£125incosts.
NewandSecondhand inbRief
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4 High Street Passage, Ely subjectofanewpresentationbylocal TheRevDrVictoriaJohnsoniscurrentlypriest-
historianMikePettyMBE. in-chargeofaparish inManchester,andwillbe
MrPettywillbepremiering officiallyinstalledinElyonApril25.
01353 658716
theillustratedpresentationatEly TheDeanofEly,theVeryRevMarkBonney,said:
MethodistChurch,inChapelStreet, “IamthrilledthatVickyhasbeenappointedasa
www.italianjewelleryltd.co.uk onFriday,January16,aspartofhis ResidentiaryCanon.Wehadalarge,strongfieldof
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EmErgEncysErvicEs mUrDErPrOBE
Dramatic rescue as horse
Police say
two face no
further action
gets leg stuck in railings
TWOmenarrestedin
connectionwiththe
disappearanceofElypub
landladyDeborahSteelhave
beenreleasedwithoutcharge.
Themen,aged50and70,and
bothfromEly,weretoldthey
wouldfacenofurtheractionby
officerswhentheyanswered
bailatMarchpolicestationon
Tuesday.
However,officershavere-
bailedathirdman,aged72,
alsofromEly,whowasarrested
inconnectionwiththecase.
HemustreturntoParkside
PoliceStation,inCambridge,on
February17.
MsSteel,37,wasthelandlady
oftheRoyalStandardpub,in
Forehill,anddisappearedon
December28,1997.
Herbodyhasnotbeenfound,
despitesearchesbypoliceand
severalappeals.
InSeptember,excavationstook
placeatapropertyinLongfields,
Ely,whichpolicesaidwas
“linkedtothedisappearance”.
MsSteel’sdisappearancewas
reclassifiedthisyearfromalong-
termmissingpersontoamurder
inquirybyCambridgeshire
police.
Anyonewithanyinformation
shouldcall(01480)425880or
LUCKYESCAPE:RebeccawithMonty,above,andthemetalbars–oneofwhichwasremovedtofree Crimestoppers,anonymously,on
thehorse,whichamazinglyescapedwithjustacut Pictures:RichardPatterson 0800555111.
MONTYthehorsewasatthe jordanday Ididn’twanthimtopanicas
centreofadramaticrescue @JordanDayCN hecouldhavereallycaused
operation–aftergettinghis somedamageifhedid.
footstuckbetweenthemetal “Idon’tknowhowhegot
barsofhisstable. we’reoverthemoonthathe’s his foot stuck in between
Rebecca James and her OK. the bars – it’s certainly not
family,ofRosefieldLane,So- “Ifhehadthrashedaround something I’ve ever come
ham,werewokenupinthe in the stable with his leg acrossbefore,andcertainly
earlyhoursofFridaybyloud caught in that position he not something I’d wish to
bangingcomingfromoneof couldhaveeasilybrokenhis happenagain–buttheonly
thestables. legorsustainedevenworse thing I can think is that it
Rebecca, 46, rushed out- injuries. happened when he rolled
sidetofinddistressedMonty, “Weareso,sogratefulto over.
aseven-year-oldIrishSport thefireserviceandtheout- “The fire service were
Horse, lying on the ground of-hoursvetfromNewmar- amazing.Theyknewexactly
withhisrearleftfootwedged ket’s Rossdales Veterinary whattodo.”
inbetweentwoofthemetal Surgery. Without them, the Rebecca added: “Monty
barsofhisstabledivider,4ft ending certainly wouldn’t has had a thorough check-
offtheground. havebeensopositive.” overfromthevetandheis
She and her husband, Rebecca, who has a fine,apartfromacutonhis
Jonathan, who owns local daughter,Emily,15,andson, leg.
family-runfirmJamesGrav- Joshua,13,said:“Iwentout “We’reamazedtobehon-
enLtd,calledthefireservice togivethehorsesanapple estandobviouslydelighted.
andanout-of-hoursvet. each at around 1am, and We’vehadhimsincehewasa
OnefirecrewfromSoham theywereallfine. foalsohe’spartofthefamily.
andacrewandrescuevehi- “My daughter was then “We’regoingtoberemov-
clefromCambridgewentto woken up by loud banging ingallthebarsfromthesta-
Monty’saidjustafter3.50am noisescomingfromthesta- blesnow.Icouldn’tbearfor
and carefully cut the metal bles. anythinglikethattohappen
bars before helping to re- “Irushedoutthereandto againandI’dadviseallhorse
leasehim. see Monty trapped like he ownerstobecautious.”
Amazingly,hesufferedjust waswasawful.Hewasreally
acuttohishindleg. distressedsoIjuststartedto
Mum-of-two Rebecca speak to him softly, which Morepicturesonline
said: “Things could have seemedtocalmhimdown, ately-news.co.uk
beenhorrificforMontyand beforecallingthefireservice.
inqUEst
Inquest into death of James, 32
ANinquestintothedeath Itwaslaterrevealedthat TheEastofEngland
ofLittleportmanJames MrHarrison’sbodywasleft AmbulanceServiceNHS
Harrisonisbeingheldnext atElyambulancestation Trusthassinceapologised
week. formorethanthreehours “wholeheartedly”tohis
MrHarrison,32,of beforebeingtakentothe familyforwhathappened.
HardwickeClose,was mortuaryatAddenbrooke’s Theinquestisbeingheld
founddeadinPontsHill, Hospitalbecausedoingso attheSouthFensBusiness
Littleport,intheearlyhours wouldhavemeantcrews CentreinChatterison
ofSeptember24lastyear. workingovertime. Wednesday,January14.
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