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Hit-and-run cyclist still in wheelchair – but getting on with life
REPORTER intoamessylegaldispute. CycleCafegroupIusedtoridewith,
BENWEICH “Theperson–if found–would andtheremaybeanissuewithyoga
likelydenyresponsibilityandI’m inthefuturebecausemyribswon’t
ben.weich@ justgettingoverthismyownway.” healproperly.
london.newsquest.co.uk
A dark blue 4x4 drove off after “Butmyfriendsandfamilyand
Thevictimofacalloushit-and-run crashingintoherinTilleyLane,at people from the community have
crashisstillinawheelchairtwo thejunctionwithLeeGreenLaneat beenamazing–anditjustmakes
monthson–buthassaidsheisglad about12.30pmonNovember25. yougratefulforwhatyoucando.
policehavenotfoundthedriver. ShewastakentoStHelierHospi- “Mymum,Ann,camealltheway
SallyEdwards,45,fromLeather- talinCarshalton,buttheseverityof down from Newcastle and stayed
head,sufferedlife-changinginjuries herinjuriesmeantshewastrans- withusforeightweeks,helpingme
whenshewasstruckbyacarwhen ferredtoStGeorge’sinTooting. outwiththingsaroundthehouse.
outcyclingwithfriendsfromBike She underwent surgery last “TheotherdayIwasn’tallowedon
BeansCycleCafeinAshtead. monthtorejoinhershoulderwitha thebusbecauseoneotherpersonin
Shewasleftwithmultiplepelvis titaniumplateandshewasdueto awheelchairhadalreadygoton–
fractures,apuncturedlung,sixbro- havesurgerytore-alignherribs, butthepeopleatthe stationwere
ken ribs and a broken shoulder butthisdidnotgoahead. incrediblyhelpful.Soit’sOK.”
blade–butsaidshewouldrather Althoughstillwheelchair-bound, MrsEdwardssaidSurreyPolice
thedriverdidnotcomeforward. MrsEdwardssaidshehastakenon madeeveryefforttofindthedriver,
Shesaid:“Myinjurieswerebad, a“philosophical”stance,appreciat- butnearbyCCTVfootagewasnot
butitcouldhavebeenmuchworse ingwhatshestillcando. clear enough to get the car’s
andIamrecovering. DescribedbyhusbandNigel,45,as registrationnumber.
“I’m not walking yet and there averyactiveperson,MrsEdwards Askedwhatshewouldsaytothe
Makingprogress:SallyEdwards couldbecomplicationslaterinlife, saidnotbeingabletodoyogaor driverofthecar,MrsEdwardssaid
and,top,inhospitalafterthe but people say the hardest part cyclewas“quitefrustrating”. shewouldaskiftheywouldbemore
crashthatchangedherlifeEP95145 aboutsomethinglikethisisgetting Shesaid:“IdomisstheBikeBeans considerateofcyclistsontheroad.
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Junior doctors call off 48-hour strike... for now
The 48-hour junior doctor seen tens of thousands of StGeorge’s,RoyalMarsden, doctorcontractthroughne- staged a 24-hour walk-out
strikeplannedfornextweek traineesinEnglandprovide CroydonandKingstonhospi- gotiatedagreement. withnegotiatorssayingnot
hasbeencalledoff,but“con- emergency care-only cover talswereonthepicketline. “Followingjuniordoctors’ enough progress had been
creteprogress”needstobe while junior doc- Announcingthedecisionto clearmessagetotheGovern- made on the issue of safe-
madeonthecontractualdis- tors across the calloff strikesBritish mentduringlastweek’sac- guarding as the number of
puteforactionplannednext country,including Medical Association tion, our focus is now on working hours deemed
monthtobeaverted. from Epsom, St (BMA) junior doctor building on early progress “unsociable”iscut. Murdered:
The strikes, planned for Helier, committee chairman madeinthecurrenttalks. If anagreementcannotbe Dominic
next Tuesday, would JohannMalawanasaid “Itisimportanttobeclear, reached a full walk-out be- Bernard
have differencesstillexisted however,thatdifferencesstill tween 8am and 5pm is Five charged
betweentheunionand existbetweentheBMAand plannedforFebruary10.
theGovernmentbutthe the Government on key Reactingtothenewsofthe
association’s focuswas areas,includingtheprotec- cancelledstrike,JohnGoul- with murder
onbuildingontheini- tion of patient safety and ston,chiefexecutiveofCroy-
tialprogressmade. doctor’s working lives and don Health Services NHS
“TheBMA’saimhas the recognition of unsocial Trust, said: “This is great
alwaysbeentodeliver hours.” news for our patients, and Fivepeoplehavebeenchar-
a safe, fair junior Underthecontractsjunior willbeawelcomerelief for ged in connection with the
doctors in England will get our staff who have been murder of Epsom teenager
anincreaseintheirbasicpay, workingsolidlytominimise Dominic Bernard after he
butwillhavetoworkmore thepotentialdisruption. wentmissinginGuyana.
weekendswhileguaranteed “Nooperationsorappoint- The aspiring film-maker,
payriseslinkedtotimeinthe ments had been cancelled 18,wentmissingshortlyafter
job will be axed and bonus nextweek,butwewouldhave travellingtothesouthAmeri-
pay for working unsociable hadtohavemadeadecision can country in October,
hourswillbecurbed. within the next few days wherehehadextendedfami-
Lastweek,juniordoctors shouldthestrikehavegone ly,includinghisgodbrother,
ahead.” AaronHing,22.
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murder, according to local
Machete attack: three cleared media.
Amanandtwowomenalso
appeared before a judge on
Friday, accused of helping
buryMrBernard’sbody.
Mr Bernard had flown to
TimehriinGuyanaonOcto-
ber 14 last year to pursue
REPORTER JeyarasinghamSilambara- StoneleighAvenue,Worcester On January 5, defence Defence barrister for his dream of becoming a
PIPPAALLEN-KINROSS san, 27, of Fernlea Road, Park,onJuly22lastyear. barrister for Mr Aurul- Mr Silambarasan, Alistair film-maker.Hewassupposed
Mitcham,wasalsofoundnot During the trial, the jury selvem,BrianStLouis,argu- Polson,arguedthattextmes- to fly back to England on
[email protected] guiltyof possessinganaxe, wereshownpicturesof the edhisclientwasbeingused sages sent from his client’s November 5, but after he
SinduyanAurulselvem,26,of bloodstained porch and the asa“stooge”. phone proved he was failed to return home, his
A jury took an hour-and-a- Whitnell Way, Putney, was seriousinjuriessustainedby He said Mr Puventhiran nowherenearStoneleighAv- familyraisedthealarm.
half to clear three men foundnotguiltyof possess- MrPuventhiran. hadmadeanumberof ene- enueatthetimeoftheattack. MrBernard’sbodywasdis-
chargedwithattackinga21- ingamacheteandElanseran ThecourtheardMrPuven- mies and was accusing Mr MrPolsonalsoarguedMr coveredinashallowgraveon
year-oldonhisdrivewaywith Balasingham, 23, of Helms- thiran rang around his AurulselvemandMrSilam- Silambarasanhadnocrimi- Friday,January8neartothe
anaxe,amacheteandaknife. dale Road, Lambeth, was friends immediately follow- barasan out of spite over a nalconvictions,andhadbeen area he was scheduled to
Thethreemenwerefound foundnotguiltyof possess- ingtheattack,whothengath- previousincident. intheUKsince2009,working stayin.
not guilty of the attempted ingafive-inchkitchenknife. eredbothoutsidehishouse SpeakingonThursday,Jan- forTesco. ReportsfromGuyanaindi-
murder of Araventham Althoughthedefenceagr- and his hospital ward sug- uary14,defencebarristerfor Hesaid:“Itisthemostex- catedthatonthatdayinvesti-
Puventhiran and causing eed that somebody tried to gestingmultiplepossibleat- Mr Balasingham, Anya tremeentryleveloffence.It gators discovered a badly
him grievous bodily harm murder Mr Puventhiran in tackers before Mr Puven- Lewis, suggested her client wouldbeentirelyoutofchar- decomposed body and post-
with intent at Kingston the attack, all three barris- thiran gave a statement to hadonlybeenaccusedbyMr acterforMrSilambarasanto mortemexaminationsfound
Crown Court on Friday, tersarguedtheirclientswere police at 5am naming the Puventhiran either out of commit the offence he has ithadafracturedskulland
January15. not present at the scene in threedefendants. errororoutofmalice. beenchargedwith.” brokenneck.
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No action over ‘appalling’ homes
REPORTER shortlyafterbeingmovedout withcoldwater,nothelped Surrey Police is looking beenidentified.
CRAIGRICHARD when the homes were both sufficientlytoeatmealsand into the circumstances of “Noarrestsweremade.”
forced to close by the Care lived in an under-staffed Merok Park’s closure but a AndreaSutcliffe,theCQC
[email protected] Quality Commission (CQC) homesmellingofurine. spokesmanlastweeksaida chief inspector of adult so- Tip-off:Policearresteda
inDecember2014. Someworkershadnothad criminal investigation had cialcare,saidthewatchdog mannearEpsomstation
Police investigating numer- The Metropolitan Police anycriminalrecordschecks. notbeenlaunched. tooknecessarystepstopro- Re-bailed
ous failings at two “ap- launchedacriminalinvesti- Grantley Court, mean- TheCQCwasgrantedthe tectresidentsfromharm.
palling” care homes in gation into at least three while, failed all the CQC’s ability to prosecute care- She said: “The appalling
BansteadandSuttonwillnot deathsandfourunexplained standardsincludingrespect providersinApril2015,but care the owners of Merok
prosecuteitsowners. injuries but announced on forresidents,nutrition,safe- thesepowerswerenotavail- ParkandGrantleyCourtal- after sting
Relatives of residents in Thursday that no charges guardingpeoplefromabuse, ableatthetimeofthehomes’ lowedtohappenshamefully
MerokParkNursingHomein would be brought against cleanlinessandinfectioncon- closures. failed the people who lived
Park Road, Banstead, and owners Soondressen and trol,safetyandavailabilityof A spokesman for the Met thereandtheirfamilies,and
Grantley Court Nursing MaleeneeCooppen. equipment, record keeping said: “The police investiga- sadly served to undermine AnEpsommanarrestedon
HomeinYorkRoad,Sutton, TheCQCfoundresidentsat andthewayitmanagedand tionhasnowconcludedand public confidence in care suspicionof tryingtogroom
say their loved ones died Merok Park were washed supportedstaff. no criminal offences have homeservicesasawhole.” a schoolgirl for sex last
month has had his bail
Man stands up to cinemagoer who confronted disabled man extended.
A man arrested near
Epsom station in Station
Approach, Epsom returned
from bail on Monday,
Ahorse-shoefitterstoodup intervened and suggested January18.
toacinemagoerhefeltwas that he leave – which he Hehasnowbeenre-bailed
discriminatingagainstadis- promptlydid. until Wednesday, February
abled man during a Mr Ibbotson was disap- 24.
lunchtimescreeningof Star pointedhecouldnottakea AccordingtotheDailyMir-
WarsinEpsomlastweek. photographinthedarkened ror, hacktivists linked to
AlisterIbbotson,29,aquali- cinemato“shamethebully”, whistle-blowergroupAnony-
fiedfarrier,decidedtotake butfeltitwasimportantto mousposedasateenagegirl
action while watching Star stand up to discrimination tolurepervertsusingonline
WarsEpisodeVII:TheForce andshinealightonit. forumstocontactandmeet
AwakensattheOdeoncine- Hesaid:“Iaskedthepeople underagegirls.
ma in Upper High Street, aroundmeif theywereOK Someone using the user
Epsomatabout1pmonFri- with this guy, and they all name“42mUK”exchangeda
day,January8. saidyes. series of explicit messages
Anunknowndisabledman “Theguywasjustenjoying beforearrangingtomeetin
enjoying the film with his himself andthat’sthemain publictoiletsatEpsomsta-
twocarerswascheeringand thing.” tionat10.40amonTuesday,
shoutingatthescreenasnew AnOdeonspokesmansaid: December8.
heroesReyandFinnfroma “Following comments be- Thegrouptippedoff Sur-
galaxyfar,farawaytookon tweenguestsduringafilmon reyPolice,whowaitedatthe
KyloRenandtheevilFirst Fridayafternoon,amember stationinStationApproach,
Order. Support:AlisterIbbotsonwenttothedefenceofadisabledmanwhoheallegeswas of our team quickly spoke Epsom.
WMalrk,IbboWtsaolnt,onfr-oomn-tMheea-Hdoilwl, beingabusedattheOdeoncinema DeadlinepixEP95035 awnitdhthbeotghuepsatrstsiteasyseedntsoiteinvjeolyy EpAso4m2-yewaars-oldsubmsaenquefrnotmly
said all but one of the cin- seat,walkedacrossthecine- wasabusive. andsaysomethinglikethat. theremainderofthefilm.” arrested.
emagoerswerehappyforthe ma and confronted the dis- He said: “I’ve grown up “It’sStarWars.Thefilmis
mantobeenjoyinghimself abled man, yelling for his withalotof peoplewhoare loud,sohewasn’truiningit
sovocally. carersto“controlhim”. disabledandI’dneverseen foranybody.”
One man however, he Sensing a disturbance in anythinglikethat. Ushersenteredthetheatre
claims, turned over to the theforce,6ft7inMrIbbotson “I was so p****d off that andtriedtoreasonwiththe
darksideandgotupfromhis stooduptothemanhesays someonecouldturnaround man, while Mr Ibbotson
‘Jungle’ comment defended
Surrey’sPoliceandCrimeCommission-
er has defended comments he made
about refugees in a French migrant
camp.
Duringavisittotheso-called“jungle
camp”inCalais,KevinHurleysaidit
was“completelyun-policed”andpoten-
tiallyfullofIslamicStatejihadists.
MrHurley,whoisagainrunningfor
thecommissionerjobintheMayelec-
tion, went to the camp for a BBC
programme.
Hesaidhewastoldthatsomepeoplein
the camp were “working for way of
Daesh”,anditwas“apotentialhiding
space”fororganisedcriminals.
Theclaimswerebranded“ridiculous”
bycharitiesworkinginthecamp.
MrHurleytooktohiselectionFace-
bookpagetodefendhiscomments.
The former head of police counter-
terrorismsaid:“Asonehascometoex- Concerns:KevinHurleyvisitedthe
pectmycommentshavebeendeliberate- Calaismigrantcampwhiletaking
ly misinterpreted by those who don’t partinaBBCprogramme
findthemmatchingtheirviewof the
world. Headded:“Ourbordersareinsecure,
“Ithasbeennosurprisetomethatso inSurreyalonepolicefound400illegal
manyofthosewhodissenthavebeenof- immigrantslastyear,sohowmanywere
fensiveandmostunpleasanttome. missed?”
“Iamapparentlynotallowedtofeel Almost100migrantshavebeenarrest-
alarmed when surrounded by hostile ed at Cobham services in the past 12
groupsof youngmenwheninisolated monthsalone.
areasoftheCalaiscamp. AspokesmanforCare4Calais,achari-
“Imightaddthesewerelessworrying tywhichhasworkersbasedinthecamp,
thanseveralhostileapproachesbyemo- said:“Theoverwhelmingexperiencefor
tional ‘aid workers’ that resulted in theCare4Calaisteamisthatalltheindi-
crowdsofyoungmenpayinganinterest vidualswemeetinthecamparejustor-
andeffectivelyfollowingtheleadofthe dinary people who have experienced
‘aidworkers’.” terriblethingsanddesperatelyneedour
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Funeral funds raised for
‘bubbly’ mum-of-three
RCERPOARITGERRICHARD ‘Chattyand tfuarngeertalahnadssearlvriecaedsyandbetehne
cheerful’: increased to £4,000 due to
craig.richard@ Jessica the volume of donations
london.newsquest.co.uk Fletcher beingreceived. Arson:Themanwastreatedforsmokeinhalation
Friends and family of a diedather Themoneywillbeusedto Inmate sets fire to cell
tragic mother-of-three who flatin payforthefuneral,includ-
died last Wednesday have Tadworth ingflowers,carsandassoci-
raised more than £3,500 last atedcosts.
towardsherfuneralthrough Wednesday On the website, Susan A prisoner was treated for the prison medical area
acrowdfundingwebsite. Jenkinwrote:“I’mgoingto smokeinhalationafterhede- where he was treated for
Tributeshavebeenpaidto miss your smile and your liberatelysetfiretohiscellin smokeinhalation.
Jessica Fletcher, 26, who nuttypersonality. BansteadonMondaynight. Chertsey fire station had
diedatherflatinLongfield “I wouldn’t have had you FirecrewsfromBanstead, sent its aerial ladder plat-
Crescent, Tadworth, on anyotherway.” Epsom,Sutton,Chertseyand form,butitwasnotneeded.
Wednesday,January13. Sian Fletcher-Tallentair LondonwerecalledtoHigh A Banstead fire station
She leaves three young wrote:“I’mhonouredthatI Downprisonatabout6.40pm spokesmansaid:“Prisonstaff
daughtersagedthree,seven wasrelatedtosuchafantas- to aid the prison’s own fire havetheirownhosereels,so
andeight. ticperson. team. they flooded the area and
Friends,familyandneigh- “She was like my older Prisonfirefightersflooded took the prisoner to the
bours paid tribute to Ms twin.” thecellusingthejail’swater medicalarea.
Fletcherandevenmoretrib- Samantha Parry wrote: supply,beforehandingover “Wethenmadesurethefire
utestothe“chatty,cheerful “It’s still unreal. You’re toregionalcrews. was properly extinguished
and bubbly” mother have goingtomakeheavenafun The prisoner was then using water already in the
flooded in through the placetobe.” takenoutof thecellandto cell.”
GoFundMepage. Banstead fire station
Danielle Logue, 26, from assisted Surrey Police and
Riverside Park gets vote
Longfield Crescent, was a theSouthEastCoastAmbu-
friend of Ms Fletcher and lance Service after they
thesisterofherex-husband. were called to Longfield
She said: “It’s really Crescent, Tadworth, at Thepublicconsultationon centof morethan2,500vot-
sad. She was a fun-loving about7.50amonWednesday, ideastotransformLeather- ers. More than 75 per cent
personandshewasalways Another neighbour from peopleyoucouldevermeet. January13. head closed on Friday, supportedplanstodevelop
happy. Longfield Crescent burst “I'm in shock. You would A spokesman from Ban- January15. BullHill.
“Shehadthreetiny,beau- intotearsasshepaidtribute justneverexpectit. stead fire station said: “It Plans to redevelop the The last public consulta-
tifuldaughters. toherfriend. “Hergirlsidolisedher.” wasverysad.” Swan Centre and create a tiononthefinaldraftmas-
“Shewasreallychattyand Shesaid:“Shewasoneof Thepagewasonlycreated Visit the website at go- riverside park were ap- terplan will take place in
cheerful.” the most outgoing, bubbly onJanuary14topayforher fundme.com/wzju7u8k. provedbymorethan95per latespring.
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‘Helpless’ to stop escape
Four arrests made in
knifepoint bike theft
REPORTER othernursesandhealthcare andBordersPartnershipNHS
BENWEICH assistantswereeitherlooking Foundation Trust – whose Four teenagers have been motorbike.
afterpatientsorinone-on-one careMrWitherswasin–said arrestedinconnectionwith SurreyPoliceputadisper-
ben.weich@ consultations. acareplanshouldhavebeen a knifepoint motorbike sal order in place across
london.newsquest.co.uk
MrsJafosaidshewaswatch- drawnupwhenMrWithers robberyinWestEwellearlier Tolworth,Epsom,Ewelland
Onlyonenursewaswatching ingMrWithersandhismoth- moved from the intensive thismonth. Chessington in response to
patientsonanEpsomHospital er,Michelle–whowasvisiting FenbywardtotheacuteElgar A 16-year-old boy had his therobbery.
mentalhealthwardwhenone – speaking in the courtyard ward, due to his risk of motorbikestoleninHogsmill Police have now arrested
escapedandfelltohisdeath beforehebegantoclimbonto Fell: absconding. Way, West Ewell sometime fourteenagersagedbetween
from a chimney, an inquest theconservatoryroof. Adam Justovertwoweekspriorto between2.30pmand2.45pm 13and17inconnectionwith
heard. Intears,shesaid:“Icould Withers his death, Mr Withers had onSaturday,January9. theincident.
Adam Withers, 20, from seehimstarttoclimb–oneof climbedanotherroof at the A gang of chubby youths Twoof thefour–aged13
Orchard Gardens, Epsom, hislegswasalreadyupontop fromwitnessesonMonday. hospital. werebeingsoughtbypolice and17–havebeenreleased
climbedontoaconservatory oftheroofandtheotherwas HealthcareassistantJonny Ben Chambers, head of after a group of teenagers on bail until Saturday,
roofandupaladderattached danglingdown. Wilmersawthefallfromthe clinicalriskandsafety,com- threatened the 16-year-old February20.
toachimneyonMay9,2014, “IranoutandbecauseI’m fifthfloorof theWellsward, piledtheinternalreportinto boy with a knife, punched A14-year-oldanda15-year-
after being diagnosed with tallItriedtograboneof his wherehewasmakingabed. MrWithers’death. him in the stomach, and oldareonbailuntilMonday,
acuteandtransientpsychosis. shoes.” MrWilmersaidhethought He said had care been stole his white Lexmoto February22.
Oneofthenursesondutyon MrsJafothensaidsheran Mr Withers slipped rather carriedouttothe“goldstan-
thehospital’sElgarwardtold backontothewardtosound thanfelldeliberatelyoff the dard”,staff wouldhavecom- ROY‘CHUBBY’BROWN
ajuryshewashelplesstostop thealarmbeforecallingsecu- roof and heard his mother piled a care plan when he
himescaping. rityandotherstaffforhelp. pleading with him to come returned to the less-secure ATEPSOMPLAYHOUSE
Nurse Tina Jafo said she The jury at Woking Coro- down. Elgarward. –PAGE35
remembers at the time all ners’Courtheardstatements Arepresentativeof Surrey Theinquestcontinues.
‘Savage cuts’ on their way
Nostonewillbeleftunturnedas it anticipated it would need to
EpsomandEwellBoroughCoun- savebefore2020.
cil try to save an extra £1m Thecouncilhasdiscoveredit
as Government cuts to local wouldbeoneofonly15councils
authoritiesarecomingquick- nationwide to have its rev-
er and are more savage enuesupportgrant–gen-
thanexpected,accord- eralised funding to
ingtothecouncil. local Government –
Chairman of the withdrawnfromnext
Residents’Associa- year.
tion, Clive Wood- Additionally this
bridge, said the grant is to be
council must re- slashed by 58 per
viewallitsservices centinthefinancial
including venues, year2016-17.
accommodation for Itwascutby30per
Cost-cutting:CouncillorNeil
thehomeless,andmust centin2015-16and23per
also look at collaborating centin2014-15. Dallen,top,andRAchairman
with other councils and Thecouncilestimatesitmust CliveWoodbridge
organisations. nowsave£3.3m,withthe to make South Street two-way,
But Conservative bulkof thishavingto andscrappingthemayoralcar.
councillor Tina bemadeoverthenext She said: “I think people in
Mountain believes twoyears. EpsomandEwellunderstandthe
internal savings Councillor Neil Governmentneedstomakesav-
should be priori- Dallen,chairmanof ings.Thequestioninsteadisare
tised over cutting thestrategyandre- the RAs choosing to make the
residents’services. sourcescommittee, rightsavings?
Thecouncilcalcu- describedthesecuts “Iwouldstartfromthetopdown
lated the effects of as“moresavage,and andamalgamatingserviceswith
Tory austerity on the significantly quicker otherboroughs,whereverpossi-
boroughafterGeorgeOs- thananticipated”. ble,ratherthancutanyservices.
borne slashed funding to Conservative Tina Moun- “Iwouldensurethemostvul-
localGovernmentnationwidein tain believes savings could be nerableinsocietywerehitlast.
hisautumnstatementinNovem- mademoreefficientlybyre-eval- Iwouldnot,forexample,startby
ber. uating the council’s pay struc- cutting services to the elderly
Theboroughcouncilwillhave ture, cutting down on costly suchastheRA’sdecisionsmade
tosave£1mmorethanthe£2.3m projectssuchasspending£3.5m attheWellsCommunityCentre.”
8 YOURSAY GE Advertising:02087226455 Distribution:08444774568 Newsdesk:02087226341 January21,2016
Dogs must be on leads
Staff may
still strike
on Downs before noon
Workers at the Kingswood
office of Legal and General
areastepclosertogoingon
strike, as the Unite union Atrisk:Legaland
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Agroupthatisdedicatedto shamethatdogs’enjoymentof seetheStMonica’sRoadsite jobs;itwilldevastatethesur-
preserving the beauty and theDownsmightberestricted. close. roundingcommunity.
tranquillity of Epsom and Chairman of the group, More than two-thirds of “We’regratefultothebusi-
WaltonDownshaspassednew CouncillorLizFrostsaid:“We those balloted last week re- nesses and politicians who
measuresinthehopeof en- cannotallowtheminority,the portedlybackedactionshort aresupportingourcampaign
hancing the safety of race- inconsiderateindividualswho of striking, which includes todefendKingswoodandall
horses,dogsandtheirowners. donotcontroltheirdogs,put workingtothetermsoftheir thejobsthatrelyonit.”
FromMonday,January25, theaccessoftheDownsbyall contractsonly,orrefusingto Unitehasbeencampaigning
dogwalkersmustkeeptheir atrisk. workovertime. sinceSeptembertokeepthe
petsonleadsbeforenoon. “We must ensure we pre- Thenextstepwouldbeto site open and in response
Aftermidday,theymaybe serveandsafeguardthesefa- voteforastrike. LegalandGeneralhaspost-
let off their leads, provided cilitiesforfuturegenerations.” UniteregionalmanagerIan poned the closure of
theyareundercontrolandno Under the current Downs’ Methven said the result Kingswood until 2018, and
horsesarepresent. bylaws, the public are re- showed a tipping point had have offered some staff the
Epsom and Walton Downs quiredtoensurethatdogsare been reached and workers’ optionof relocationtosites
Conservators approved the under proper control and goodwillcouldnolongerbe acrossthecountry.
measureafterseveralrecent effectually restrained from takenforgranted. ALegalandGeneralspokes-
incidentsof racehorsesbeing causingannoyancetoanyper- HoweverLegalandGeneral mansaid:“TheUnitemem-
chasedbydogs,resultingin son and from worrying or pointedtothefactworkersdid bersof theKingswoodoffice,
injuriestohorsesandriders, disturbinganyanimal. notbackafullstrike,andsaid havevotednottostrikeover
aswellasdog-on-dogattacks Andrew Eagle, 37, from customers would not be af- the potential closure of the
ontheDowns. Castle Road, Epsom is the fected. Kingswoodsitein2018.
TheConservatorsisagroup ownerofEpsomDogTreks–a Hesaid:“LegalandGeneral “Theballothasgiventhem
ofboroughcouncillors,repre- new company that allows isacompanywhichrelieson the option to work to rule,
sentatives of the racecourse ownerstodropoff theirdogs staff going the extra mile, should Unite decide to take
and racehorse trainers who forMrEagletowalk,exercise from working late to volun- this option, which they
aimtopreservetheDowns. andlookafter. teeringforovertime. haven’tyet.
Theybelievethemeasureis Hesaid:“It’sgreattohavean “Our members are “Ourcustomerswillnotbe
necessarytoensureasafeen- arealikeEpsomDownswhere dedicated and hardworking impactedbytheoutcomeof
vironmentformembersofthe youcanhaveadogoffalead, suggestingthattheyshouldbe dogsandridersaswell.” professionals. theballot.”
horseracingindustryandthe tohaveafreerunawayfrom onaleadallthetime. What do you think? “Unite is calling on Legal DoyouworkforLegaland
wider public, including dog theroad. “ButIdounderstanditcan Email views to letters@ andGeneraltoworkwithus General? Email ben.weich@
walkers. “Soit’sashamethatthey’re be pretty dangerous for the epsomguardian.co.uk toexplorealloptionsthatcan london.newsquest.co.uk.
Man wearing shorts flashes at teenager
A pervert exposed himself to
aschoolgirlinAshteadinbroad
daylightthisweek.
The 16-year-old was walking
down Greville Park Road,
Ashtead towards the Street to
catch a bus at about 8am on
Wednesday,January6,whenshe
noticedamanfollowingherand
exposinghimself.
Thetraumatisedgirlrantoa
friend’shousenearbywhereshe
alertedpolice.
The flasher is described as
white,believedtobeinhis30s,of
slimbuildandjustunder6ft.
He was clean shaven with
brownhairinashortcrew-cut
style and was wearing a red
short-sleeved T-shirt and light
Daylightexposure:Themanflashedattheteenagerasshe
browncargoshorts.
InvestigatingofficerPCJenny walkedtoschool EP91022
Juffssaid:“Wetakeincidentsof “Thishappenedatabusytime “Ifyouhaveanyinformationat
this nature very seriously and ofdaywithpeopleoutonschool allpleasegetintouch."
wewouldliketohearfromany- runsorontheirwaytoworkand Toofferinformation,call101
onewhowasintheareaatthe we think someone may have quoting reference number
time who might have seen noticedthemanduetohisun- 45160001294orreportonlineat
an individual matching the usualchoiceof clothingatthis my.surrey.police.uk/splonline
description. timeofyear. reportingweb.
School’s cricket pavilion under way
Ground-breaking Leatherhead They broke the ground at the allowing spectators to watch
schoolchildren helped builders site of the new school pavilion fixturesandpracticesontheAs-
andaformerEnglandcricketer alongsideheadteacherIanThorpe troturfandsurroundingpitches.
preparethesiteof theirschool’s andformerEnglishcricketinter- MrThorpebelievesopeningthe
newsportspavilion. nationalPaulTaylor,whoisnow newpavilionwillbetheperfect
Sophie-Rose Russell and Jack Surrey County Cricket Club’s waytocelebratetheschool’s125th
Goodman,both13,andheadgirl directorofcricketdevelopment. anniversarythisyear.
andboyatDownsendSchoolin The£300,000projectwillfeature He said: “Throughout the
LeatherheadRoad,Leatherhead, changing rooms and toilets, a school’s history, Downsend has
were among the first pupils to community space and a coffee alwaystakengreatprideinitsrole
inspect the works when they shop. as a community school and
returned from their Christmas Outsidethepaviliontherewill this new facility extends this
breakearlierthismonth. beaviewingareawithseating, further.”
January21,2016 facebook.com/epsomguardian epsomguardian.co.uk @epsomguardian GE NEWS 9
Grayling focuses on EU renegotiation
REPORTER of the UK’s continued competitiveness, immi- and a move towards Britain.ThatiswhyIhaveal- situationandleaving.”
CRAIGRICHARD membership in the EU, the grationandsovereignty. muchgreaterpolitical waysbelievedthatitisimper- Itiswidelyanticipatedthat
LeaderoftheHouseofCom- He believes that the union”. ative that his renegotiation MrGraylingwillcampaignto
craig.richard@ monslamentedthescopeof UK is at a “crucial Hewrote:“Iamsome- takes place and delivers as leavetheEU.
london.newsquest.co.uk
European laws “telling us crossroads”initsrela- onewhobelievesthat much potential change as SecretaryofStateforWork
Staying in the European how many hours we could tionship with the EU, simply staying in the possible. and Pensions Iain Duncan
Union under its current work,orhowtomanageour aftera“crisisintheEu- EU with our current “Itisintheinterestsof all Smith,Secretaryof Statefor
termswouldbedisastrousfor countryside”. rozoneandthemigration terms of membership Eurosceptics and of our Northern Ireland Theresa
theUKsaidEpsomandEwell TheUKisgearingupfora challengehave unchanged country. I want Britain to Villiers and Culture Secre-
MPChrisGrayling. referendum by the end of ledtocalls would choosebetweenachangedre- tary John Whittingdale are
His comments are being next year on whether or for still be disas- lationship and leaving, and alsoexpectedtovoteforthe
seen as the first sign of a not to remain a member of morein- trousfor not between the current UKtoleavetheEU.
minister preparing a cam- theEU. tegra-
paigntoleavetheEUahead Prior to a referendum tion
“Iamsomeonewhobelievesthatsimply
oftheUK'sreferendum. Prime Minister David
TheAshtead-basedMP,pic- Cameronaimstorenegotiate stayingintheEUwithourcurrentterms
tured, and leader of the thetermsof theUK’sposi-
House of Commons was tionwithintheEU,andhopes ofmembershipunchangedwouldbe
trendingUK-wideonTwitter tosecureanewdealforthe
last week, after a letter he UKinBrusselsnextmonth. disastrousforBritain’’
wrote was published in the Inparticular,MrCameron
Telegraph. aims to address the issues ChrisGraylingMP
Inascathingcondemnation of economic governance,
CQC report brands brain injury centre’s service ‘inadequate’
ABansteadbraininjurycen- neurologicalconditions,has wasnotwell-led. mebeclear–noonehasexpe- thefoundationwas,pointing
trehasbeenbranded“inade- attributed these to staff “Staffinglevelsdidnoten- riencedabuse. to the fact that patients
quate”byahealthregulator, shortages. surepeoplereceivedsafeand “The CQC’s criticism was wereinvolvedinmakingdeci-
whichhasclaimeditsservice Italsoannouncedtheman- consistentcareandsupport.” about reporting processes sions about their care and
isunsafe. ager and head of care in The report also claimed thatcouldleadtoapotential treatment.
The neuro-rehabilitation chargeatthetimeof there- safeguardingprocedureshad incident not being properly Itsaid:“Peopletoldusthat
servicesattheQueenEliza- portnolongerworkthere. notbeenfollowedwheninfor- reported.Wehavesinceau- theyweretreatedwithkind-
beth Foundation, in Park The report – based on an mationofconcern–whichin- dited and strengthened our nessandthatpositive,caring
Road,Banstead,wasalsotold unannouncedinspectionbe- cludeallegationsof abuse– reportingprocesses.” relationshipshadbeendevel-
its ability to keep patients tweenNovember16and19– hadarisen. Despiteratingthecentre’s oped. People were treated
safeandtheleadershipwere saidchangesmadetothestaff However, the foundation safety as “inadequate”, the withdignityandrespect.Pri-
inadequate. meant communication was categorically denied any CQCsaidpatientsandresi- vacywaspromoted.”
Thecentre,whichprovides poorandtheworkforcewas abusetookplace. dents told it that they “felt
rehabilitationforpeoplewith demoralised. JonathanPowell,thechief safe”. Criticised:Thecentrein
acquired brain injury and It also read: “The service executive officer, said: “Let Italsopraisedhowcaring ParkRoad DeadlinepixEP95061
10 NEWS GE Advertising:02087226455 Distribution:08444774568 Newsdesk:02087226341 January21,2016
PPaarreennttss bbaacckk ppeettiittiioonn Firefighters rescue pair
of pensioners from blaze
Twopensionerswererescued Four firefighters used
from a burning house in breathingapparatustoenter
Ewellandtreatedforsmoke the building and minimise
inhalationonSaturdaynight. thedamage.
A76-year-oldmanand72- The casualties were then
year-old woman escaped takentohospitalasaprecau-
fromahousefireinLondon tiontobecheckedover.
Road,Ewell,atabout9.25pm Epsom, Banstead, Sutton
onSaturday,January16. andNewMaldencrewsalso
Itisbelievedfaultyelectrics wenttothehouse.
aroundthegasmeterunder AspokesmanfromEpsom
the stairs caused the fire, firestationsaid:“Thecasual-
but the cause is under ties were suffering from
investigation. smoke inhalation so were
Twentyfivepercentof the treated by Surrey Fire and
Safetyfears:ParentsandchildrenbytheschoolcrossingontheA217nearthetopofBurghWood DeadlinepixEP95063 groundfloor–includingthe Rescueandthereafteranam-
hallwayandstaircase–were bulancecameandtookthem
REPORTER someonetodiebeforeitacts. carjustwherewehadbeen petition,localboroughcoun-
damaged, according to a tohospital.
JOEROBERTS Shesaid:“Whichofmyfour standing. cillorSamWalshassuredres-
spokesmanfromSuttonfire “London Fire and Rescue
[email protected] children would the council “Isn’tthatcloseenough?” identsmatterssuchasthese station. werefirstonthescene,but
liketoseedeadbeforethey MrsHellingshasthreechil- are the remit of Surrey
Three fire engines from because it was on Epsom’s
feelacrossingisneeded? drenatBansteadCommunity CountyCouncil.
Hundreds of parents have “Ihavestoodinthemiddle JuniorSchool,whichurges Hesaid:“Icannotcomment LondonFireandRescuewere ground, once it was con-
signed a petition to get a of the A217 after crossing parents to walk in to avoid on the specifics, but this calledandfirecrewsputout trolledtheyhandedoverto
“dangerous”schoolcrossing halfwayandheardacrash congestioninthearea. mightbenecessaryforthose thefireinabout40minutes us for the rest of the
madesaferforchildrenafter behindustoturn CouncillorNickHarrison travellingtoBansteadInfant usingajetandtwohosereels. evening.”
anumberofnearmisses. andseeacoach and Nork Residents’ SchoolfromtheNorkside.
The petition, created by havingcrashed Association chairman, “These things are a long Swiftaction:LondonRoad,wheretheblazetookplace
Nork mum-of-three Eva into a GeorgeHinton,were processandwe’dhavetolook DeadlinepixEP69522
Hellings,39,hasattracted906 invited to join atneed.”
signatures calling for the MrsHellings’school A Surrey County Council
A217nearthetopof Burgh runtowitnessthe spokesman said: “We are
Wood, in Banstead, to have dangers and aware of the petition and
a safe crossing or bridge discuss a haveagreedthatthiscanbe
installed. possible presentedtotheReigateand
Thebusyroadisnavi- bridge. Banstead Local Committee
gateddailybyhundreds Although onMarch7,whenafullre-
of school- runners he was sponsewillbeprovided.”
andvulnerableolder unaware You can support the peti-
residents. of the tionbyvisitingchange.org.
Mrs Hellings
claimedthecouncil Concern:EvaHellingswithherchildren
is waiting for Will,Ella,JessicaandRose EP95063