Fulham Chronicle, January 31, 2017

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Some of the top toys tipped for retail success in 2017 were on display at Olympia last Length of pervert’s sentence
week as part of the venue’s annual toy fair. A ride-on Disney car, a wooden ‘forest cottage’
down to mistake by judge
and a hover board were among the most popular items during the fair – Britain’s biggest
toy show. More than 250 exhibitors – including Lego, Playmobil and TOMY – showcased
A FORMER David Cameron aide who was con-
new products and reboots of old favourites over the three days. Mia Weiss, three, is
victed for possessing indecent images of chil-
pictured looking up at the Galt birthday cake, which features edible replicas of the firm’s
dren was given a sentence less than half of
popular toys. Picture: James Linsell-Clark/SWNS
what it should have been –because of a judge’s
mistake.
In June, Patrick Rock, pic-
tured, of Fulham, received a
two-year conditional discharge
after downloading indecent
images of scantily clad girls –
some as young as 10 –in sexual
poses.
It has since emerged that the
minimum sentence should
have been five years but the
error by the judge wasn’t spot-
ted until it was too late.
FULL STORY ON PAGE 3
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in war on pollution
Borough to become testing ground for pioneering measures to improve city air
BY JACK DIXON from toxic fumes. There are fur- week. A total of £210,000 will be tion challenge. It has also ear-
[email protected] ther proposals to create new low- pumped into the project, which marked funds to protect polluted
emission bus routes and reduce also includes charging points for schools from the city’s toxic air.
HAMMERSMITH and Fulham is to pollution on the roads. electric vehicles and sustainable Schools in Hammersmith and
become a testing ground for pio- The measures come amid warn- drainage schemes. Fulham are expected to benefit
Neverdoneyogabefore?
neering anti-pollution measures af- ings that the borough remains Low-emission bus routes have from special audits when detailed
ter bold new steps were unveiled among the worst-affected pollution also been given the green light, proposals are put forward in April. Comeandgiveitatry.
in a bid to tackle the borough’s hotspots in London. with new hybrid vehicles to be on A document leaked last year re-
Ourknowledgeableand
toxic-air crisis. Shirley Rodrigues, Mr Khan’s the roads by 2020. vealed that St Paul’s Primary and
nurturingteacherswilltake
The borough has been ear- deputy mayor for environment and The routes will run between Sacred Heart High School were
careofyoureveryneed.
marked as a “neighbourhood of the energy, said the schemes would Uxbridge Road and Shepherd’s among the most polluted in London
future” that will lead the way in play a key role in cleaning up air Bush, and Chiswick High Road and with air vastly exceeding legal ni- Wehostavarietyof
the fight against filthy air across in Hammersmith and Fulham – Kensington. trogen dioxide limits. traditionalandheated
the capital. and could lead the way for pioneer- “Our plan is to make Hammer- New directives could ban par- yogaandPilatesclasses
A series of announcements were ing projects across the UK. smith and Fulham the greenest ents who drive gas-guzzling 4x4s inShepherd'sBush.
made last week as London mayor “Tackling London’s poor air borough in the country,” said Cllr from dropping off their children at
Sadiq Khan issued his first “very quality is a public-health emer- Wesley Harcourt, the authority’s the school gates or see playgrounds
high” pollution alert. gency that requires bold action at cabinet member for environment, moved to keep them clear of pol-
Lotsofdifferentpricingoptions
They include investing hun- all levels of government,” she said. transport and residents’ services. luted roads.
dreds of thousands of pounds to “It is only by working closely “Air pollution is one of the The announcements follow the NewStudentSpecial-unlimitedclasses
turn Hammersmith town centre with councils, businesses and local biggest public-health problems we shock revelation that dirty air for10consecutivedaysfor£25
into a “zero emissions zone” and communities across London that face. So these new low-emission could be contributing to the prob-
setting up innovative drainage we can fulfil our ambition of being bus zones will help us in our drive lem of violent crime in London. Valentine'soffer14th-16thFebruary-
schemes. a world leader in tackling the air- for a cleaner and healthier bor- London Weekly News revealed bringyourlovedoneforfreetoanyclass
Special air-quality audits could pollution crisis.” ough.” new scientific research last week
also be carried out at some of the The Hammersmith town-centre City Hall hopes the investment that pointed to a link between air 88GoldhawkRoad,Shepherd’sBushW128HD
borough’s most polluted schools as scheme was one of six to be ap- will serve as a “springboard” for pollution and crimes such as mur- Tel:[phone]
part of a plan to protect children proved by City Hall chiefs last the borough to meet the air-pollu- der, rape and assault. Email:[email protected]
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huge weight of responsibility on tion but also on the everyday im- and translating medical jargon. ical field, and it therefore faces the
the shoulders of doctors and pact of stretched services on It has been an eye-opening pro- challenge of coping with specialist
nurses. ordinary NHS workers. cess, she says, to see camera crews trauma cases arriving from out-
“It’s such a complex organisa- “This has been the single most given unprecedented access to in- side London.
tion for people to work in,” she pertinent documentary I have tensive care units, surgical the- But the grinding backlog caused
says. “People are working on an worked on that shows how indi- atres, patient waiting rooms and by the slow discharge of patients to
emotional edge most of the time. viduals are actually working out even board meetings to lay bare other services has pushed the op-
There are a lot of emotions run- there in the health service. It’s the pressures facing bosses at eration almost to breaking point.
ning high but there is a deep com- true and authentic,” she says. some of London’s biggest hospi- “One of the surgeons in the pro-
mitment and compassion among “It covers the frustrations peo- tals. gramme talks about the elastic of
staff.” ple are working under but also the Among the major issues the se- the hospital being stretched and
Julie has been providing expert compassion that staff have to do ries has uncovered is the desper- stretched,” Julie says. “But there is
guidance to the team of filmmak- this for service users, despite in- ate shortage of beds and the only so far that it can stretch.
ers behind the BBC’s ground- creasingly complex and difficult impossible decisions experts are “We know there are difficulties
breaking documentary series working environments. forced to make when prioritising with out-of-hours provision. We
Hospital. “Often we see programmes that patients. know there is poor referral
Our Geoff Baker slams BAFTA over Kate –page 14 The six-part series has given the just scratch the surface but this re- “It is a massive infrastructure through to social care and that peo-
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TUESDAY JANUARY 31 2017 HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM NEWS LONDON WEEKLY NEWS3
The countdown to
Foodbank set Hammersmith and Almost 3,000
Fulham’s biggest arts
for demand rise and culture festival has
begun. local women are
HAMMERSMITH and Fulham Registration is now
Foodbank has warned that open for HF ArtsFest,
demand could continue to with hundreds of
increase after a record- colourful and victims of FGM
breaking Christmas. entertaining
More than 160 people performances set to
picked up emergency food bring the borough to ALMOST 3,000 women in Hammersmith and
packages in the three days life this summer. Fulham are thought to have undergone the
before Christmas and 1,200 Artists, exhibitors and
have benefited from the performers can now barbaric medical practice known as female
charity’s services in the last register to take part in genital mutilation, according to official
nine weeks. the festival, which research.
Chief executive Daphine takes place between Experts believe the savage procedure is
Aikens said she expected June 3 and 11. rife in West London, with an estimated 2,983
demand to grow in 2017 More details are women falling victim in Hammersmith and
bacecceasussineg o fb deinffiecfiutslt uiensder the ahvf-aairlatsbflees at.tc om. Fulham alone.
universal credit system. Pictured are dancers The statistics place the borough among
The foodbank is appealing from the Bhavan Centre the top five areas in England and Wales
for donations of tinned fruit, in West Kensington worst affected by the horrific practice,
long-life juice, powdered milk performing at Westfield which is most common among families from
and toiletries. shopping centre in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Rooftop eatery 2015. Thousands of children and teenage girls
across London are thought to be at serious
aims to reopen Pervert’s sentence less risk from the barbaric mutilation, which is
carried out in secret.
A POPULAR rooftop restaurant FGM is illegal in the UK and those
is seeking planning permission carrying out the procedure, or helping it to
to reopen this summer. take place, can face up to 14 years in prison.
Pergola On The Roof
than half what it should The practice, which aims to control
attracted outdoor diners at the
former BBC Television Centre women’s sexuality, is also considered a
building in White City last year. major problem in Hammersmith and
The restaurant wants to Fulham’s neighbouring boroughs.
open again between May and The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime
October before the building is be due to error by judge estimates that 2,619 women have suffered
demolished as part of an
from FGM in Westminster, while another
ambitious redevelopment.
Planners are expected to 1,644 have undergone the procedure in
grant approval for a temporary Kensington and Chelsea.
period in February following a Labour councillors in the royal borough
consultation.  BY JACK DIXON Judge McCreath said: “When are calling for a £150,000 cash boost to fund
[email protected] an error is made it has to be projects aimed at preventing the savage
Tenants’ forum brought to the attention of the cultural ritual.
A FORMER David Cameron aide court within eight weeks. This or- “It is a particularly important issue in the
held tomorrow who was convicted for possessing der was made on June 2. tri-borough area due to the ethnic make-up
indecent images of children was “The first I heard of it was when of the inner London boroughs. It is
THE next meeting of the given a sentence less than half of a letter was sent from the Met estimated that 12,850 residents of the three
Hammersmith and Fulham what it should have been – be- Commissioner solicitors dated Oc-
Tenants and Residents cause of a judge’s mistake. tober 10. boroughs originate from countries where
Association takes place FGM is traditionally practised,” said Cllr
In June, Patrick Rock, of Ful- “I recognise that was unlawful
tomorrow (Wednesday). Harrison Littler, the group’s spokesman for
ham, received a two-year condi- but this error was not brought to
The group, representing family and children’s services.
council tenants across the tional discharge after download- my attention in time within the “Preventing FGM forms a major part of
borough, meets once a month ing indecent images of scantily generous eight weeks allowed. the safeguarding duties we have towards
to address issues of concern. clad girls –some as young as 10 – “I have no power to do anything
children in London.
It provides a forum for in sexual poses. about this because the time has
“The practice has such a devastating
exchanging information and is It has since emerged that the now passed in which I could exer-
a fully independent minimum sentence should have cise these powers. impact on girls that the only acceptable type
organisation. been five years but the mistake “In these circumstances this ap- of intervention is to prevent it happening in
Tomorrow’s meeting takes by the judge, Alistair McCreath, plication to vary the order has to the first place.”
place at Aspen Garden was not spotted until it was too be refused.” Medical practitioners often only become
Community Hall, Aspen late. Under Mr Cameron, Rock was aware of FGM cases years after the abuse,
Gardens, Down Place, W6 9JF. The Recorder of Westminster, deputy head of the Home Affairs when the victim comes to hospital to give
£100k boost for sitting at Southwark Crown Court policy unit with responsibility for birth.
last week, said he was now pow- Patrick Rock, a former aide to co-ordinating the government’s Between 2005 and 2013, there were an
business group erless to change the sentence. David Cameron, was convicted response to child-abuse images on- estimated 7,210 maternities in the tri-
Rock, 65, had claimed the im- last year line. borough where midwives discovered
CHELSEA Football Club will ages were not indecent as none of The Oxford University graduate evidence of FGM.
pay £100,000 towards a new the girls were naked and only two-year conditional discharge on also served under Margaret A City Hall initiative piloted in the three
business group for the Fulham wore swimwear. The pictures each count to run concurrently Thatcher as political correspon- boroughs last year involved extra training
Broadway area. were taken at a golf club during a and a sexual harm prevention or- dence secretary. for social workers, therapists and midwives
The six-figure sum is part of family trip to the US. der. As part of his punishment, he to offer psychological support for women
community contributions the He faced 20 charges of making But a letter from the Met Com- was also banned from using any who have undergone the procedure.
club has agreed to pay as part
indecent photographs of a child missioner’s office in October last device with an internet connec- Special awareness sessions were also set
of its stadium development.
A package of £22 million downloaded on his iPad in August year said the discharge should tion unless it can retain his brows- up with boys and their fathers to educate all
will be reinvested in the local 2013. have been for the statutory mini- ing history and he allows it to be family members about the practice.
area, including £6 million for A jury convicted him of five mum of five years. inspected by police. Hammersmith and Fulham council has
street cleaning, CCTV and counts and cleared him of three Now the sentence cannot be The Crown Prosecution Service commissioned the Angelou Partnership to
parking. others but were unable to reach changed because the error was not has indicated that it may apply to offer FGM support as part of its services
The Blues are planning to verdicts on the remaining 12. brought to the judge’s attention the Court of Appeal to have the targeting violence against women and girls.
build a new 60,000-seat Judge McCreath gave Rock a before the eight-week deadline. order amended. For more information visit angelou.org.
ground on the site of Stamford
Bridge in Fulham.
Key bridge to close for more than a week for repairs
Create art in
style of Morris
HAMMERSMITH Bridge is to be flow of vehicles does not breach in the future. The bridge will be operate effectively in the future. The full refurbishment is ex-
THE William Morris Society is closed for more than a week the 7.5-tonne weight restriction. operational again once next The bridge has an old, complex pected to include strengthening
to host a family printing while urgent repair works are The measure attracted contro- month’s repairs are completed. structure, high volumes of traffic of the overall structure and
workshop during the February carried out. versy last September when it But the council did not rule out and has been in need of urgent resurfacing of the road.
half-term. The ageing structure is in des- emerged that TfL had temporar- further closures before the full repair for some time. This means Drivers can expect to be di-
Children aged six to 12 will perate need of refurbishment ily removed its bridge wardens refurbishment gets under way in it is possible that further emer- verted via Chiswick Bridge and
be able to create their own and can currently carry only one despite concerns over safety. late 2018. gency repairs may be required Putney Bridge while the repairs
designs and printed pictures in bus at a time. No traffic will be allowed to An update on the council’s between the interim works and are carried out, while the 33, 209,
the style of the Victorian artist. Minor repairs will be made to pass over the bridge in either di- website said: “Hammersmith the full refurbishment.” 283, 419 and 485 bus services
The workshop takes place at the 130-year-old bridge during rection between Saturday Febru- Bridge is presently operating un- Council teams have carried out will all terminate before the
Kelmscott House, Upper Mall, the February half-term week. ary 11 and Monday February 20 der severe weight restrictions in-depth surveys of the bridge to bridge.
on February 14 (2pm to 4pm). But work on a major revamp while the repairs are carried out. with only one bus in each direc- work out exactly what needs to The bridge will remain open
The sessions cost £5 per is not due to begin until the end Hammersmith and Fulham tion permitted on the bridge at be done to repair the structure. for pedestrians and cyclists, who
child.  To book online, email of next year. council, which is responsible for any one time. It will be closely monitored will have to dismount in order to
admin@williammorrissociety. Transport for London cur- the bridge, said the “interim re- “This essential maintenance over the next 18 months for cross.
org.uk. rently controls traffic at both pairs” were “essential” to ensure work is crucial to ensuring this signs of damage that could pose The Grade II* listed bridge was
ends of the bridge to ensure the it remains safe for vehicles to use very old bridge can continue to a safety risk. built in 1887.
4LONDON WEEKLY NEWS HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM NEWS TUESDAY JANUARY 31 2017
Alesha’s dreaming
of swimming gold
at Tokyo Olympics
BY JACK DIXON cilities currently, which has
[email protected] disadvantaged me in the past,”
she said. “It will also allow me
A TALENTED young swim- to buy the equipment that will
mer from Fulham says she is help give me the best possible
dreaming of reaching the chance to reach my goals,
Tokyo Olympics in 2020 after short and long term.”
benefiting from a sports The foundation supported a
scheme designed to develop total of 59 athletes at the Lon- Kings Row
the UK’s next generation of top don Olympics in 2012 and an-
athletes. other 45 at last year’s Games
Buy a new home, get £500 for a bike
Alesha Kelly, 14, believes in Rio de Janeiro.
she has what it takes to com- Its young stars, which in-
pete alongside the world’s best clude British 800m champion
in Japan. The teenager, a pupil Shelayna Oskan-Clarke and A HOUSING developer is offering an unusual in- a Go Green package. This includes a three-year
at the Lady Margaret School, double Olympic medal-win- centive for buyers to snap up one of its new homes Oyster card, a two-year Zipcar membership and
was one of around 20 aspiring ning tae kwon do hero Lutalo in Hammersmith –£500 towards a new bicycle. £500 towards a new bike.
young athletes to win support Muhammad, bagged a com- Linden Homes says it wants to encourage new “Getting about by bike is positively encouraged
from the GLL Sport Founda- Alesha Kelly bined total of 33 medals across tenants to “go green” by taking a ride around in London. Have a look online and you’ll see lots of
tion last year. The social enter- gramme’s hottest prospects for the two competitions. nearby Ravenscourt Park. cycle routes and cycle information.
prise, which runs several the future. More than 10,000 athletes The developer has pledged to donate £500 to- “The London Borough of Hammersmith and Ful-
sports centres across London, The funding support for her have benefited from the pro- wards a brand new bike for everyone who buys ham also has a cycling route map to make travel
puts forward the cash to help Olympic bid will give her the gramme since it began in 2008, one of its properties in Kings Row. around the borough easier and more enjoyable.”
the stars of tomorrow realise chance to practise her strokes with more than £6 million It is also offering a three-year Oyster card and a The homes at Kings Row include two-bedroom
their sporting dreams. in larger pools while purchas- being dished out to help our two-year Zipcar membership in an effort to apartments, two- and three-bedroom duplex
Its funding programme pro- ing the essential kit to equip rising stars. sweeten the deal. apartments, three-bedroom penthouses and
vides selected athletes with ac- her for the ultimate sporting GLL is now looking for bud- Claire Gibbins, sales and marketing director at three-bedroom townhouses.
cess to Better leisure centres challenge. ding sports stars in Hammer- Linden Homes, said: “The local-government ethos Prices for a two-bedroom duplex start at almost
as well as sports science and And she hopes to go for the smith and Fulham to follow in in London is very much focused on green living. £800,000, while a three-bedroom townhouse costs
With that in mind, every Linden home comes with at least £1.2 million.
physiotherapy programmes as gold medal in the pool in Alesha’s footsteps by applying
part of a wide-ranging package Tokyo in three years’ time. for financial support.
of financial support. “The award will enable me The deadline for applica-
Schools ‘will lose £2.8m a year’
Alesha, who trains regu- to train in a range of venues, tions is February 20. For more
larly at Brompton Swimming including 50m pools as I do not information and to apply, visit
Club, is one of the GLL pro- have regular access to these fa- gllsportfoundation.org.
under plan for funding system
SCHOOLS in Hammersmith
and Fulham stand to lose
£2.8 million a year under
government plans to change
the funding system, council
leaders have claimed.
Town-hall chiefs fear the
shake-up will hit the
borough’s schools hard – and
could push some towards
closure.
But ministers argue the
new “fairer funding
formula” will balance out the
money for schools across the
country.
Hammersmith and
Fulham council is leading a changes to the funding It comes after an analysis
campaign against the formula before the damage is by the National Union of
proposals, which would see done to children and young Teachers named
funding redistributed people’s education.” Hammersmith and Fulham
outside London. Senior teachers at Fulham as one of the areas hardest
It fears that budgets for College Boys’ School and the hit by funding cuts in recent
the borough’s schools will be Sir John Lille Primary years.
slashed, posing a risk to School warned of the The NUT research
pupils’ academic success. potentially “disastrous” suggested schools in
Cllr Sue Fennimore, the impact of the policy on their Hammersmith and Fulham
local authority’s cabinet children. were almost £400 worse off
member for social inclusion, The council estimates that per pupil than before the 2015
said: “It’s clear that the Ark Burlington Danes general election.
government is trying to Academy, Phoenix High The Department for
redistribute a pot of funding School, Sacred Heart High Education has said the
that is just too small. School and the London schools budget has been
“Cutting funding hardest Oratory School will be protected in recent years and
in London, rather than among the borough’s that it now totals more than
giving all schools the money secondary schools most £40 billion – the highest ever
they need for teachers, seriously affected by the on record.
buildings and equipment, is changes. A spokesman said: “The
divisive and just plain Primary schools that could government’s fairer funding
wrong. suffer include Brackenbury, proposals will ensure that
“We’re backing all our Wormholt Park, Holy Cross, areas with the highest need
local schools and parents and Wendell Park, Addison, attract the most funding and
are calling on the Larmenier and Sacred Heart, end the historic unfairness
government to rethink these and Melcombe. in the system.”
nMore than 350 people were asked to wait more Health campaigners said the high demand for
than four hours at Charing Cross Hospital’s A&E hospital services was further evidence of the
department – in the space of only one week. pressure on the local NHS.
Almost 900 patients attended the A&E in the The Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust said
second week of January but 40 per cent had to A&E departments across the country were facing
wait longer than the four-hour target treatment the dual challenge of increasing demand and dif-
time.  ficulties discharging patients.
TUESDAY JANUARY 31 2017 LONDON WEEKLY NEWS5
High-profile guests at Falcons
Moped gang mount
smash-and-grab raid
on designer store
THE Falcons School for Girls at taught them how to work effec-
Putney welcomed high-profile tively in a team.
A MOPED gang smashed their way into a Louis
guests during its STEM –science, During their session with the
Vuitton store before making off with thousands
technology, engineering and STEM ambassadors the girls be-
of pounds’ worth of designer gear.
mathematics –week. came scientists for the day. Mr
The suspects drove a van through the front of
Two STEM ambassadors – Molony helped the pupils think
the store in Sloane Street, Knightsbridge, at
Cyril Molony, the engineer who like engineers by showing them
around 1am on January 24.
helped to design the first MRI how to measure angles on circles
They grabbed items from the store, where
scanner, and Paul Winter, a accurately to produce some
handbags can sell for more than £3,500, before
highly knowledgeable brain sci- amazing Newton discs.
making their getaway on mopeds.
entist who developed a drug to Mr Winter also gave the girls
The incident is the latest in a series of smash-
treat migraines –held workshops information about the human
and-grab raids by moped gangs on designer
for pupils in Year 3, Year 4, Year brain and how it works in many
stores in and around Central London.
5 and Year 6. mysterious ways. He encouraged
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “Police
The head of mathematics at St a career in neuroscience and
were informed at 12.50am last Tuesday that there
Paul’s School, Andrew Ashworth gave examples of women he
was a burglary in progress at a Louis Vuitton shop.
Jones, also visited to give pupils knows who have had remarkable Above, Andrew “Officers attended and discovered a silver Ford
some brain teasers and to set success in this field. Ashworth Jones Transit van had been driven into the front of the
them a frog-themed maths chal- The fantastic week was engages pupils shop and left at the scene.
lenge. A range of other activities rounded off with a special STEM during a maths “A number of suspects were reported to have
was also organised to engage and assembly which was run by the workshop; entered the shop and removed goods. The value
challenge pupils’ thinking in re- Year 5 pupils. Certificates were below, pupils of the items stolen is not known at this time.”
lation to the importance of given to the girls who really experiment with
He said no arrests have been made and in-
STEM. shone throughout the week. the puzzles from
quiries are continuing.
The purpose of the week was Headmistress Sophia Ash- the Happy Puzzle
to provide a fantastic opportunity worth Jones said: “It was a won- workshop Guide to NHS services
for pupils and staff to recognise derful week which was exception-
and appreciate the invaluable ally informative and entert-
role that STEM has played in aining. The girls have been very HEALTH bosses have published a new guide to
shaping the world we currently lucky to have met such esteemed local NHS services in a bid to help people stay fit
live in. guests and have some great trips and well.
Activities included a trip to and experiences. The booklet is available for free from libraries,
The Science Museum to watch an “They were incredibly impres- GP surgeries, pharmacies and community centres
IMAX presentation of A Beautiful sive on the tasks which were set in Hammersmith and Fulham.
It includes tips on how to stay healthy while
Planetin 3D. and it is essential that we ingrain
making the most of local services.
The girls also enjoyed a work- the importance of STEM subjects
The guide has been published by the Ham-
shop with the Happy Puzzle Com- into young girls. Hopefully some
mersmith and Fulham Clinical Commissioning
pany. They each solved complex of them will be encouraged to
Group, which is responsible for planning local
puzzles which helped to improve pursue the sciences in the fu-
healthcare.
their problem-solving skills and ture.”
Khan: PM’s policy will
put future generations
of Londoners in peril
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complained that Mrs May’s cial and economic capital of Warning Europe about the
hard Brexit will “rip Britain Europe.” consequences of people
apart” and will put future On the prospect of leaving across the world feeling left
generations “in peril”. the single market, Mr Khan behind or sidelined, he said:
Speaking at a summit in said: “Securing privileged ac- “Many people who voted to
Davos, Switzerland, Mr Khan cess to the single market leave the EU did so because
called on businesses and or- must be the top priority for of unease about the change
ganisations across Europe to the negotiations. they’ve experienced in recent
make the case to their politi- “It’s critical for London. decades.
cal leaders for a Brexit deal Nothing else will do. It can’t “This economic and social
that works for both the UK be brushed aside. divide is not unique to
and the EU. “A hard-line approach to Britain. We see it in the grow-
“On his first visit to the Brexit could rip Britain ing strength of populism. And
World Economic Forum, apart. without a concerted response
Sadiq took his message to the “And if we continue on this it will spread further.
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OPINION
EVERY day I speak to
patients and their families
I
F there is one issue that dominates the and see the pain, fear and
pages of the London Weekly Newsmore struggle they go through
than any other, it is the capital’s toxic air. when a bowel cancer
diagnosis strikes. That’s
Every week, it seems, we report on yet more why I’m encouraging your
readers to show their
shocking statistics about the poisonous smog
support for World Cancer
we are all unwittingly sucking up on a daily
Day on Saturday February
basis. And we make no apology for tackling 4.
the subject once again in today’s edition. Bowel Cancer UK is
As he approaches the end of his first year in working with nine other
office, Sadiq Khan has on several issues failed cancer charities to unite
to live up to the bluster of his own election everyone in a simple but
rhetoric. But on the topic of air quality, his powerful life changing act –
efforts should be applauded. wearing a Unity Band on
Saturday February 4. By
The announcement last week that experts
joining forces we will make
will carry out ‘air quality audits’ at 50 of
a bigger impact in
London’s most polluted schools – where transforming the lives of
nitrogen dioxide levels vastly exceed legal millions who are affected by
limits – is a welcome step towards protecting cancer.
our children from the so-called silent killer. The Unity Band is made
Such is the urgency of the crisis gripping of two parts, knotted The RSPCA is starting to see the effects of soaring demand for a number of ‘designer’
our city, we all want to find the perfect together, to represent breeds, such as pugs, pictured above, and French bulldogs
solution immediately. strength in unity and the
power of what can be
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your letters and emails
requires a lot of time and Pay inequality
commitment; and an
increase in the number of HERE in the UK, wages have
these breeds being fallen by more than 10.4 per
abandoned either because, cent over the last six years;
as puppies, they didn’t sell men’s have dropped by a
or became poorly, or as staggering 12 per cent, with
breeding stock they women’s falling by even per
couldn’t produce litters cent.
anymore. However, it is young
Once again, workers who have seen the
organisations such as the biggest decline, with those
RSPCA are left picking up between 18 and 24 years of
the pieces, and the animals age suffering a whopping 16
are paying the ultimate per cent drop in pay.
price –often with their To put this in perspective,
lives. the collapse in UK wages is
Ian Briggs equalled only by Greece. The
RSPCA Chief Inspector only reason that family
income hasn’t felt the full
Rough sleeping impact is mainly due to in-
work benefits and some
THE latest government slight tax alterations, which
statistics on rough sleeping have gone some way towards
make stark reading, softening the blow to a drop
particularly the huge of around seven per cent.
increase in the number of Not all of us have taken
rough sleepers in the last the pain, though. The
five years. average UK wage is now
Now is the time for the £26,500, but the top CEO
Government to act – this wage is £4.3 million, making
worsening situation simply the UK the most unequal
cannot be allowed to society in the, whilst our
continue. public services and NHS are
London Councils has stripped to the bone.
made clear that the pledge Ian Hodson
to fully fund a new President, Bakers Food and
homelessness reduction bill Allied Workers Union
must be properly reviewed
– costings must not be Lorries and heavy goods vehicles are disproportionately
based on estimates and involved in the serious injury and deaths of people
guesswork. walking and cycling in London, writes Assembly Member
The capital continues to Caroline Russell in this week’s letters section
account for a huge
percentage of the lorry looks like, why not terms of injury and even
homelessness total across bring forward the removal loss of life.
England. of the 35,000 zero star-rated We now know that the
The particular and ‘off-road’ HGVs operating in easily preventable cause
unique pressures facing London, potentially saving was a faulty Whirlpool
London – a spiralling many lives and preventing tumble dryer.
housing crisis coupled with serious and life-changing Following the fire I TEL: [phone]
the dramatic impact of injuries? launched a petition calling
welfare reform on our Caroline Russell AM on the Government to urge
poorest communities – London Assembly Member, Whirlpool UK to change
must also be addressed. Green Party their safety advice to
consumers, as
Sir Steve Bullock
recommended by the
London Councils executive
member for housing Tumble dryers London Fire Brigade, and
to implement a full product
LAST August a fire ripped recall of the faulty
Dangerous trucks through Shepherds Court in machines.
Shepherd’s Bush, an 18- In the meantime I want
LORRIES and heavy goods storey block of flats Whirlpool to stop telling
vehicles are overlooking Shepherd’s people they can use the
disproportionately involved Bush Green. 26 families dryers.
in the serious injury and were moved out owing to I hope my petition will
deaths of people walking fire and water damage; four raise awareness of this
and cycling in London. lost most of their issue, as many of the five
These tragic, preventable possessions. million owners of these
road deaths and injuries Luckily nobody was dryers don’t know they are
are devastating families badly hurt, but the London dangerous, and put
across London and the Fire Brigade said it could pressure on the
world. have been much worse in Government and Whirlpool
It is blindingly obvious to take appropriate action.
that drivers must be able to Depending on how many
see other road users and the people sign, we can force
latest research confirms the Government to respond
how unfair it is on lorry or get a debate in
drivers to be manoeuvring Parliament. Please make
heavy vehicles that do not sure you sign the petition
allow them to see the people now.
in the streets around them. Andy Slaughter
I urge the Mayor to bring Hammersmith MP
forward his star rating for
HGVs before the proposed
date of 2020. We cannot wait
three more years before Andy Slaughter MP
killer lorries are taken launched a petition calling
off our roads. on the Government to
We already urge Whirlpool UK to
know what a change their safety
dangerous advice to consumers
8LONDON WEEKLY NEWS TUESDAY JANUARY 31 2017
Heart-transplant
pioneer to give
lecture for charity
PIONEERING and celebrated ply, without that operation in
London’s Gerrard Street during a previous Chinese New Year –and one of the
surgeon Professor Sir Magdi Ya- July 1974, I wouldn’t be here.
limited-edition packs of cereal
coub, pictured, reflects on his “The words ‘thank you’ aren’t
time saving lives at Harefield enough – we need more brilliant, Tourism boost and limited-edition
Hospital when he gives a special caring doctors like Sir Magdi.”
lecture in Kensington in March. Sir Magdi was knighted in ‘cock flakes’ for Year of Rooster
Proceeds from the lecture will 1992 and was awarded the pres-
go to the Royal Brompton & tigious Order of Merit in 2014.
Harefield Hospitals Charity and Previous recipients of this award COCK-A-DOODLE-DO! a range of limited-edition tion post on Kellogg’s Of-
the Harefield Heart Science Cen- have included Mother Theresa The Chinese are coming packs of the corn flakes. ficial UK Facebook
tre. and Nelson Mandela. The award, to London in record num- Welcoming the Year of #myperfectbowl.
Sir Magdi established heart which is held by only 24 people bers. the Rooster, Kellogg’s is
The Chinese New Year
transplantation in the UK at any one time, recognises Sir Travel experts are pre- offering the chance for
through the Harefield transplan- Magdi’s lifelong dedication to dicting a 40 per cent rise cereal lovers to win one began on Saturday and it
tation programme, and pio- heart surgery and all he has in visitors from mainland of just 50 special packs promises to be a great
neered several transformative done to make it more accessible. China this year. that will be unavailable one for the tills of the
techniques in the field. In 1983, He says of Harefield Hospital: And as the capital’s for purchase in stores. capital as Forward Keys,
the UK’s first combined heart Eastcote in 1974 with her great “It is such a unique, inspira- Chinese community cele- For the chance to get the company that pre-
brates the start of its New their hands on one of
and lung transplant was per- arteries the wrong way round. tional place with a special place dicts the number of over-
Year, now Kellogg’s Corn these special-edition
formed under his direction. When Angela was just months in the hearts of its patients and Flakes is offering London- boxes, fans have been in- seas travel-agent book-
Another of his remarkable old, Sir Magdi performed lifesav- staff.” ers to win rare special- vited to create their very ings to London, forecasts
achievements was establishing ing corrective surgery on her The lecture in on March 2 edition boxes of Kellogg’s own zhezhi cockerel and that in the first three
the Ross Procedure, a heart op- heart. The operation was a great (6pm) at The Royal Geographical ‘Cock Flakes’. share their efforts online months of 2017 bookings
eration whereby a diseased aor- success and appeared on the Society, 1 Kensington Gore, SW7 To crow in the Chinese for a chance to win. from American tourists
tic valve is replaced with the pa- front page of the Daily Express. 2AR. Tickets (£25) are available New Year the famous ce- The zhezhi challenge –
tient’s own pulmonary valve. Angela said: “I’m eternally at eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor- real company has given the Chinese art of paper will go up by 25 per cent
One of Sir Magdi’s many pa- grateful to Sir Magdi and all the sir-magdi-yacoub-celebrating- its farmyard favourite folding – encourages fans and up 40 per cent from
tients is Angela Boyle, of staff at Harefield, and so is my patients-research-at-harefield- Cornelius an oriental to share their origami China, when compared to
Nuneaton. Angela was born in husband. I think that, put sim- hospital-tickets-28722419530. makeover, appearing on rooster on the competi- the same period in 2016.
TUESDAY JANUARY 31 2017 LONDON WEEKLY NEWS9
Football clubs are told New airbag geared to save lives
of city cyclists
THE world’s first airbag for
to play fair on staff cyclists has come to Lon-
don and is set to save lives
and prevent injuries.
The Swedish invention
Hovding could dramati-
cally reduce casualties,
BY GEOFF BAKER staff, and makes good commercial sense,” love to see more Premier League football which annually run into
[email protected] said his spokesman. clubs join Chelsea in paying a real Living hundreds across the capi-
“More than 60,000 workers in the city Wage. tal with its 610,000 daily
PENNY-PINCHING London football clubs now benefit from the increased wage. And cyclists.
have been written to by the mayor, telling while the capital accounts for more than “There are almost 3,000 employers Safety researchers say
them “it’s not right” that they are not a third of businesses paying the Living signed up across the UK who pay the real the gadget is eight times
paying their staff a fair wage. Wage in the UK, Sadiq believes London’s Living Wage –a third of these in London – safer than a normal cycling ultra-strong nylon fabric
Sadiq Khan has called on the capital’s Premier League clubs can help it go fur- because they want to reward a fair day’s helmet. that won’t rip when
As more than 400 cy- scraped against the
Premier League football clubs to join him ther and set an example for other employ- work with a fair day’s pay.
clists are seriously injured ground.
“in working to make London a Living ers to follow.” “Living Wage employers report better or killed on the roads each “The protection is great-
Wage city”. Mr Khan said: “London is the best city recruitment, retention and productivity – year, bike shops across the est where it is needed most
The mayor has written to the chairmen in the world but it can’t be right that so so not only is it good for families, it’s good city are clamouring to and the airbag provides
and owners of Arsenal, Tottenham Hot- many hard-working Londoners are strug- for business and good for London.” stock the new safety gear, extremely soft and gentle
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other businesses across the capital by “As the mayor for all Londoners, I am under the former mayor were paid less cident to give cyclists cru- constant for several sec-
paying their staff the London Living determined we create a city of opportu- than the London Living Wage, Mr Khan cial protection to the head onds, making it able to
Wage. nity for everyone, and the London Living recently took action to ensure all staff and and neck. withstand multiple head
“Only Chelsea – who signed up in 2014 Wage is a crucial part of challenging low sub-contractors working within the “Hovding is the world’s impacts during the same
– pay their employees the London Living pay in the capital. My vision is to make Greater London Authority and its func- first airbag for cyclists and accident.
Wage and Sadiq is calling on other Lon- London a Living Wage city and that is tional bodies are paid the increased capi- is the result of intensive re- “Researchers at Stan-
don-based Premier League clubs to join why I am calling on our great city’s Pre- search since 2005,” said a ford University found in a
tal rate of £9.75 an hour.
the Blues and the other 1,076 businesses mier League clubs to join me in making spokesman for the inven- study that the thickness
that are accredited,” said the mayor’s that reality. More than 300 additional employers tors. and stiffness of the Hovd-
spokesman. “The likes of Arsenal, Spurs, West Ham signed up to pay their staff the capital’s “Through advanced sen- ing helmet is ‘near perfect’
“This figure is up from 724 the previous and Crystal Palace are not only top foot- hourly rate over the last 12 months. sors, Hovding can sense in terms of protecting
year and compares with just 27 employers ball clubs but leading employers in Lon- Since 2011 the London Living Wage has the cyclist’s movement against concussion and
who publicly backed the Living Wage in don. I’m calling on them to sign up and increased by 17.5 per cent. patterns and will react in head injuries caused by ac-
2008.” pay their staff the increased rate. And over the last year, major brands – case of an accident. The cidents.
The mayor announced in October last “It’s a win-win situation: they can im- unique airbag will then in- “They concluded that
year an increase in the London Living prove staff recruitment, retention and including the British Library, IKEA, Ma- flate, fixate your neck and there is an eight-fold re-
Wage from £9.40 to £9.75. productivity, while helping me promote jestic Wine, Lloyds TSB and London’s provide the world’s best duction in the risk of con-
“He believes the Living Wage can be a the London Living Wage across the city.” Borough Market – have all become ac- shock absorption. cussion with the Hovding
win-win for business as it can help re- Katherine Chapman, director at the credited as London Living Wage employ- “The airbag is designed airbag compared to tradi-
like a hood and made in an tional helmets.”
cruitment, retention and productivity of Living Wage Foundation, said: “We would ers.
10LONDON WEEKLY NEWS TUESDAY JANUARY 31 2017
Beatles back in
Will Sir Paul stage
a Sgt Pepper
anniversary gig?
Chelsea for 50th
BY GEOFF BAKER
[email protected]
THE Beatles are returning to Chelsea as part of
a “Peppermania” which is also set to sweep the
capital as the world’s most-popular band cele-
brates “it was 50 years ago today”.
Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the release
of the Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
album and growing speculation that Sir Paul Mc-
Cartney will mark the birthday with a one-off
London gig, a new exhibition of rare pho-
tographs of The Beatles from that period is to
open in March on the site where they used to get
their hair cut.
Proud Galleries at 161 King’s Road is to pre-
sent The Beatles Unseen: Photographs by David
Magnus, described as “a moving documentation
of the legendary band’s phenomenal ascent by
photographer David Magnus, who bore witness
to some of their greatest moments”. The Beatles by David Magnus
The gallery adds: “This exhibition, featuring
many previously unseen photographs, is a fasci- on the song A Day In The Life at the end of the becoming a director and John Lennon and From My Friends, Fixing A Hole, Being For The
nating and deeply candid insight into The Beat- Sgt Pepperalbum. George Harrison attending the launch party. Benefit Of Mr Kite, Getting Better, Penny Lane,
les during a historic occasion taken at the The Beatles later invested in Dandie Fashions, Now, as this year marks the 50th anniversary Strawberry Fields Foreverand a seven-minute
world-famous EMI Studio 1 in Abbey Road.” renaming it Apple Tailoring. The premises also of the release of Sgt Pepper, the Proud Galleries’ version of the album’s title track which is widely
Proud Galleries now occupies the Chelsea site featured a hairdressing salon when the band Magnus exhibition, which opens on March 16, reckoned to be the former Beatle’s most rocked-
which in 1966 was Dandie Fashions, the boutique would go to get their mops topped. will bring the band back to Chelsea, where the up performance.
often frequented by The Beatles. Beatles biographers say the band were at- album’s famous cover was photographed at In Kensington, a Sgt Peppercommemorative
The boutique was launched by fashion en- tracted to the King’s Road by the presence of the Michael Cooper’s Chelsea Manor Studios, just off concert at the Royal Albert Hall on June 1 has al-
trepreneurs Freddie Hornik and Alan Holston clothing boutiques Dandie, along with Granny the King’s Road in Flood Street. ready sold out. The gig will star the copycat band
with Guinness heir Tara Browne, the socialite Takes A Trip and Hung On You. Apple Tailoring “In 1963, at the age of 19, Magnus was invited The Bootleg Beatles performing the entire album
who died in a car accident in South Kensington opened at 161 King’s Road on 23 May 1968, with to photograph The Beatles during a concert at accompanied by the Royal Liverpool Philhar-
and was thought to have inspired John Lennon “fifth Beatle”, Apple Corps chief Neil Aspinall, Stowe School. This early work with the group monic Orchestra.
allowed Magnus unprecedented access through- EMI’s studios at Abbey Road, where the leg-
out their rise to fame, forming an illustrious endary album was recorded, is also expected to
portfolio encompassing many rare and unique stage a star-studded playback of a new, remas-
images,” said a Proud spokesman. tered 50th-anniversary edition of Sgt Pepper,
“Magnus’ close relationship with the band which fans believe could now feature bonus
and their publicist, Tony Barrow, granted him tracks of Penny Laneand Strawberry Fields For-
Reader Reader exclusive access to record a pivotal moment in ever, the songs which were originally intended
their career 50 years ago, when, on the weekend for the Sixties LP but did not feature as the
Offer Offer of June 24 and 25 1967, The Beatles recorded record company wanted them for a single and
their song All You Need Is Lovefor the first time The Beatles did not at the time include singles
during a live broadcast for the BBC’s Our on their albums. It is not yet known whether the
World, the world’s first live, international, two surviving Beatles, Sir Paul and Ringo Starr,
satellite television production, which reached will attend the event.
more than 400 million people worldwide. Meanwhile, Apple Corps, the Beatles company
“Magnus documented rare, behind-the-scenes headquarters near Harrods, is believed to be
footage of this historic event, including wonder- masterminding a deluge of commemorative re-
fully frank photographs of the band relaxing
leases, including a previously unseen The Mak-
backstage away from the recording studio.”
ing Of Sgt Pepperfilm which is likely to be aired
Speaking of the intensity of the band’s influ-
on the BBC before being released on DVD. Apple
ence during that time, Magnus said: “As I came
is also planning to produce a vast range of new
from the EMI canteen, one of the female studio
Sgt Peppermerchandise including guitar straps,
staff stopped me, put a hand on my shoulder
mugs, watches, calendars, badges, iPhone cov-
and said to me ‘I must touch you as you’ve been
ers, wallets, bracelets and toys.
in the same room as The Beatles.’
A West End premiere is expected for a new
“It was as if I carried an aura from The Beat-
Moscow Followthe Beatles film marking the 50th anniversary. It
les. This to me sums up Beatlemania.”
Was Fifty Years Ago Today…Sgt Pepper And Be-
&StPetersburg FallColours The Proud spokesman said: “This collection yondis now in post-production in time for June.
is a captivating archive of an event that was not
The film picks up on The Beatles as they end
only a first for The Beatles but a first for the era
7daysfrom£899 Flyingdirectfrom 9daysfrom£1199 FlyingfromLondon their gruelling tour schedule in August 1966 –
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