Haverhill Weekly News, January 31, 2008

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HAVERHILL
WEEKLY NEWS
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A WOMAN whose hus-
band died suddenly
before Christmas is still
Haverhill’s leading
waiting to receive any
financial support for independent garage
herself and her two
children.
Nicola Marsh was dev-
astated to lose her husband Car Repairs
Stuart on December 6 when
he collapsed and died at & Servicing
work, just after starting a
new job as a trainee milk-
man.
MrMarshhadnotbeenillatall,
but suddenly suffered a heart
attackanddidnotrecoverfromit.
24 Hour Recovery,
MrsMarshwastoldshequalified
forincomesupportandchildtax Roadside Assistance
credit for herself and her sons
Adam,10,andJake,one,butisstill & Home Start Service
waitingtoreceiveanypayment.
To make matters worse the
ceiling in the bathroom at the
family’s home in Burton End,
Haverhill, collapsed just after
Stuart died and she has no idea 20-22 Hollands Road
where she will find the £2,000 Haverhill,
neededtorepairit. ■ AANNGGRRYYAANNDDUUPPSSEETT...NicolaMarsh,inherbathroomwiththedamagedceiling,withsonsJake,agedone,and10-year-oldAdam.
Mrs Marsh said: “It was very Suffolk
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hard over Christmas and New
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December. Christmas and New Year had would have to pay it back and I if they are unsure which benefit
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endtotheseason MAYORSfromacrossEast BYJJooDDeeeekkss which had been filled in his
Angliaturnedoutintheir absence by deputy mayor Les
Meet our team Email:[email protected] Ager. But he suffered a second
officialregaliatopaytheir
massive stroke from which he
respects at the funeral of saygoodbyetoCllrTrebble,who
didnotrecover.
was elected as mayor last May,
late Haverhill Town May- butwasunabletocontinuehis The Rev Ian Finn conducted
orTedTrebble. officialdutiesaftersufferinga thefuneralserviceandeulogies
Afuneralservicewasheldat strokewhilevisitinghisfamily weremadebyJohnWigmore,a
St Mary’s parish church on inNorfolk. closefriendof CllrTreble,who
describedhimasamodestman
Tuesday for Cllr Trebble, who Afterspendingsixmonthsin
whohadorganisedmanyevents
died in hospital on Friday, hospital, he was allowed home
andraisedthousandsof pounds
January11. forChristmasandhadplanned
Nigel JoDeeks JoCloughly forcharityovertheyears.
Brookes Reporter AreaSales Mournerspackedthepewsto togetbacktohisroleasmayor,
Editor Manager Cllr Ager said Cllr Trebble
had two plans he hoped to see
realisedduringhisyearof office
– one to grant Freedom of the
town to all Second World War
veterans, which had been ach-
ieved, and the second to flood-
light the parish church, for
Beverley Melissa Louise whichplanswereunderway.
Jordan Adams Thompson
Sales FieldSales Telephone Cllr Ager said: “He raised
Manager Executive SalesAdvisor money for medical equipment
such as defibrillators and to
provide ambulances for the refreshmentsatthetown’sarts
town.Hehadadeepaffectionfor centre. Mayors at the service
Haverhillanditspeople.” included Mary and Laurie
A poem written by his step- Munson,MayorandMayoressof
daughter,Victoria,wasreadby Hadleigh;DavidCousins,Mayor
NatalieStokes Anne Beverley her husband, Blieu Earp. The of NeedhamMarket;andFrank
MotorSales Loveday Vallance service was followed by crem- andAudreyWhittle,Mayorand
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Health clinic plan
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partnerof12years, Haverhilltookastepforwardthisweek.
PeterSkipp.Below Atitsmeetingyesterday,theboardof
right,AllisonMaxwell theSuffolkPrimaryCareTrustapproved
andshopmanager arecommendationthatHaverhillshould
JaneTobinwithsome be the preferred location for the new
ofthenotes. healthclinic,whichwillbethefirstof its
kindinSuffolk.
Picture:459252/49/53. Health chiefs will carry out a public
consultationinFebruaryandMarch.
Haverhillwaschosenforthenewclinic
becauseitsresidentsvisitGPSmorethan
thenationalaverageandthereisalackof
locally-based community health facil-
ities.
Although welcoming more health
facilitiesforthetown,localdoctorsare
angrythattheywerenottoldof theplan.
Theyarefacingcutsof upto£300,000to
theirbudgetsoverthenextfiveyearsand
weretoldnofurthermoneywasavailable
forthetown.
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INCREASES proposed for car BYJJooDDeeeekkss InBuryStEdmunds,asuggesteddiscount
parking charges in Haverhill have of 20 per cent for long stay parking season
Email:[email protected] ticketholdersissettobeincreasedto30per
been reduced or scrapped entirely
cent.
afterprotestsbylocaltraders. FeesattheEhringshausenWayandSports
Centre car parks in Haverhill will go up in Cllr Terry Clements, cabinet member for
Originally the council had proposed to
Aprilfrom60pto70pforuptofourhoursand transport and planning, said: “All our
increase short stay parking charges in two
from£1.40to£1.50foroverfourhours. researchshowsthatwhentherearedifficult
Haverhill car parks to 30p for one hour but,
following consultation, St Edmundsbury The Town Hall car park’s charges will go budgetdecisionstomake,suchasthelevelof
Borough Council’s cabinet has agreed to up from 90p to £1 for over one hour and the CouncilTax,peoplewouldratherseecharges
keepthisatitscurrentlevelof 20p. LowerDownsSladecarparkfrom60pto70p risethanservicescut.
After hearing the views of business foruptothreehours. “We consulted across the borough about
“A friendly and
representatives in Haverhill and Bury St ThenewHaverhillcinemacarpark,where car parking charges and we thank all those
Edmunds, the cabinet agreed that changes charges will apply in the daytime only, will who took part. As a result we have made
helpful service”
should be made to proposals for the annual be70pforuptofourhoursand£1.50forover changestotheoriginalproposalswhichtake
increaseincarparkingcharges. fourhours. intoaccountthecommentsmadetous.”
The wait is over – plans for Tesco go in •10YEARGUARANTEE
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THE long wait could finally be store with a striking tower to get a new access road Pightle off to traffic, with
over for shoppers awaiting the design, including a restaurant, developed, which it said would resident-onlyaccess.
arrival of a new Tesco store in which is expected to create make links to the town centre Another boost for the town’s SALE FENSA SALE
Haverhill. around 500 jobs in the town and easier. Local traders fear the shopping facilities came with a
Detailed plans have been opennextyear. high proportion of non-food planning application from book RegisteredCompany
submitted for the new super- The controversial plan for the items in the store could also kill and newspaper retailer WH
market and restaurant at the store has taken many years to off tradeinthetowncentre. Smith to open a store in the Tel/Fax: [phone]
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ough Council for a 6,000sq ft Commerceunsuccessfullytrying thefrontof thestore,closingthe ationstothebuilding.
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A LOWER than expected BYJJooDDeeeekkss savings of £12 million, a Gov-
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ment,said:“Despitereceivinga
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arrangements, contingencies,
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animal health and community
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safety, a one-off investment of
ment and transformation, said: ahead with many of the cuts
£2.5millionforhighwaysmaint-
“This budget continues to be they announced in November
enance, £500,000 for the upkeep
about the future, and the as if nothing has changed,
of buildings and £1 million for
ambitions the council has for while they appear incapable of
HomeFirstservices.
the prosperity and wellbeing of managing the budget to ensure
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onthemarket,andthemost
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QUOTATIONS
A TEENAGER had his mobile phone
stolen while out walking with a friend
inHaverhill.
Weaimtopricematchanygenuine
The incident happened in Bourne
writtenQuotation!
Road at 2.50pm on Monday. The thief,
who grabbed the phone from the 14-
year-old and ran off, is described as
male,skinnyandabout6fttall.Hewas
wearing a dark blue waterproof jacket
with the hood up and light blue jeans.
Theboyschasedafterhimbutlosthim
nearshopsatStrasbourgSquare.
Police would like to hear from
anyone who was in the area on the
afternoon, or from anyone who Telepnone: 0845 450 9251 local rate number
recognisesthethief’sdescription. 08004588015
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More traveller pitches on way
THE number of new trav- BYJJoohhnnMMoorrggaann
eller pitches to be set up in
Email:[email protected]
Mid Anglia has been dec-
ided – now the search for
cut the number of illegal en-
sitesbegins. campments and help traveller
The East of England Regional childrengetadecenteducation.
Assembly (EERA) recommended But some admit the search for
on Friday that councils across sites will be contentious and
Cambridgeshiremustprovide233 tough.
morepitchesby2011. The EERA proposals will be
Cambridgemustfindsitesfor15 submitted to Hazel Blears, the
pitches, East Cambridgeshire 35, Secretary of State for Comm-
Fenland 89, Huntingdonshire 20 unities and Local Government,
and South Cambridgeshire 59. A andpublishedinlateFebruaryfor
pitch is a family-sized plot with three months of public con-
roomforuptothreecaravans. sultation. The Government will
New urban developments in determine in 2009 the final
Cambridge are being mooted as number of pitches required
onepossiblelocationforpitches. following an examination in
public by planning inspectors
Councillors say increasing the
laterthisyear.
numberof authorisedpitcheswill
CounJohnReynolds,chairman
of EERA and a member of
CambridgeshireCountyCouncil,
said:“Witheverylocalauthority
providingsomeadditionalaccom-
modation,itwillhelptosolvethe ■ TTOOUUGGHHSSEEAARRCCHH...Cambridgeshirecouncilsmustprovideextrapermanentsitesfortravellers.
problemof unauthorisedencamp-
mentswhichcancauseproblems of CambridgeCityCouncil,thinks area looking at possible land- numbers,Ithinkthatisavictory
for residents and gypsies and the fringes of the city could be holdings that might be evaluated for common sense. It was
travellers.” suitableforauthorisedpitches. fortravellerpitches. suggested at one point that East
Hebelievessitesmustbewithin He said: “The release of green- “Buttherearenodetailsatthe Cambridgeshire should take 65
areasonabledistanceof existing beltthatisbeingimplementedin moment. These are studies that more.
settlements so travellers have the urban extension means that haveyettobepresented.” “The problem is going to be
access to healthcare and educ- land which was not previously While councils have to identify whenwehavetoidentifyareas.We
ation, but said councils must availablemightbeconsidered.” sites,theydonothavetosetthem are hoping the travellers will
consultwiththepublictoensure Coun Nimmo-Smith added: “A up or run them. Sites can be subdividesomeof theirownlarge,
sitesareaccepted. workinggrouphasbeensetupby developed by councils or housing existingplots.
Unauthorised traveller camps the city council and will be associations,travellersthemselves, “Butif thatcomesupshort,we
have caused tension in many meeting to consider the implic- private landlords or the devel- have to enter another process of
rural areas of Cambridgeshire, ations of the now agreed policy, opmentindustry. saying, ‘We think this is where
mostnotablythoseatSmithyFen and also to hear back from Coun Ian Allen, travellers’ theyshouldgo’.
inCottenham. researchthathasbeendonewitha championonEastCambridgeshire “Idon’tknowhowwearegoing
■ IIAANNAALLLLEENN...travellers’champion. CounIanNimmo-Smith,leader numberof localauthoritiesinthe DistrictCouncil,said:“Intermsof todothat.”
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