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Kensington & Chelsea News Established 1857, part of the London Weekly News group FREE TUESDAY JANUARY 31 2017 WIN! TICKETS TO THE OLYMPIA HISTORIC AUTOMOBILE FAIR AND AUCTION SEE PAGE 13 Take the Bigger police presence at high-rise – thanks to News THE police are to increase their presence and Kens- ington and Chelsea council has promised action to protect residents of Hazelwood Tower after a whis- carnival tle-blowing councillor revealed that they were being terrorised by gun-toting drug dealers. Officers acted after Cllr Pat Mason alerted in this newspaper last week that residents of the tower block in North Kensington had been living in fear of drug hoods for years. But the council says it does not believe that life is as bad at the 74 flats off Golborne Road – where one back to elderly resident was threatened with having his throat cut – and it claims that Cllr Mason is imagining it. FULL STORY ON PAGE 3 its roots Weknowthatmovingcanbeverystressful. Councillors call for smaller event Ifyouareconsideringmoving,thenletushelp takethestressaway. BY GEOFF BAKER lice and crime committee, the [email protected] Labour group of councillors said: “We support the Notting Hill Car- THE wild days of “Europe’s nival Enterprises Trust initiative biggest street party” could be over to return the carnival to its roots for hundreds of thousands of as an Afro-Caribbean street event ravers. Leading councillors are promoting the origins of carnival backing a move by organisers of in RBKC and North Kensington Notting Hill Carnival to take it throughout the year and promot- back to its roots and make it ing this in all publicity. smaller with fewer sound systems “The hope is that this will make Labour councillors are backing a safety plan by the carnival trust to and unappealing to revellers who the carnival more of a cultural return the event to its original celebration of Afro-Caribbean culture attend to get out of their heads. event, and less of a street party, Kensington and Chelsea’s that will attract fewer party-goers infringement, for noise nuisance special and different cultural Labour councillors are backing a and gang members, and will re- or leaving equipment in the street, event,” say the councillors. safety plan by the carnival trust duce criminal activity and in- it can’t attend the next year’s car- “A different approach to adver- to return the event, which attracts crease security.” nival, or there could be a longer tising, in collaboration with the crowds of more than a million The councillors are also calling ban on a case-by-case basis. carnival trust, could correct this party-goers, to its original celebra- for a reduction in and tighter con- “Sound systems need to be re- over time, and discourage drun- tion of Afro-Caribbean culture. trols of the noisy sound systems duced since they attract a different ken hordes who cause antisocial The councillors say they want which attract the “rave crowd” crowd who come just for the sound behaviour and ‘street toileting’. Neverdoneyogabefore? to “discourage the drunken blamed for causing much of the systems and rave and street party “Juve needs a different location hordes” from this year’s event. trouble at the carnival, pressing and not for the carnival, and this where the paint doesn’t create so Comeandgiveitatry. Following the controversies for a ban on the worst offenders. is where the trouble starts.” much damage. It doesn’t finish in Ourknowledgeableand which have raged over violence They urge “restricting the loca- They also propose tighter con- time and delays the parade and in nurturingteacherswilltake and overcrowding at the carnival, tions, using a record of sound in- trols on Jouvert or the Jouvay 2016 some people were allowed to careofyoureveryneed. they have written to Sadiq Khan’s fringement to ban them from the morning procession of paint hurl- use oil paint which damaged cars police and crime committee in a event”. ing, closing off more streets and a and allowed some elements to de- Wehostavarietyof move to press the mayor of Lon- The councillors said: “Some makeover to change the image of liberately target cars that required traditionalandheated don to order dramatic changes sound systems offend annually, carnival away from it being an op- a full repaint. Close off more nar- yogaandPilatesclasses that would make the festival a take up a lot of police and en- portunity to get legless. rower streets and back ways for inShepherd'sBush. smaller and less-dissipated affair. forcement resources in “Change is needed to the local residents to use to move At last year’s event there were monitoring and closing way the carnival is adver- through the carnival area and as more than 200 arrests for illegal them down, and yet they tised. streets overflow in some smaller Lotsofdifferentpricingoptions drugs and recently banned psy- can attend the next year. “Many young people see streets with sound systems.” choactive substances including ni- When police or stew- the carnival as a street The London Assembly police NewStudentSpecial-unlimitedclasses trous oxide, and 90 arrests for pos- ards close a sound sys- rave, an excuse for the and crime committee’s report on for10consecutivedaysfor£25 session of knives. Now organisers tem down, its followers masses to get very drunk the current state of the carnival, want a cleaned-up carnival this become angry and often and misbehave in the which includes the recommenda- Valentine'soffer14th-16thFebruary- year, with fewer sound systems violent. streets – rather than tions of the Kensington and bringyourlovedoneforfreetoanyclass and more closed-off streets, in a “Regulations need to be coming to en- Chelsea Labour group, is currently bid to keep the party crowd away. introduced so that if a joy, observe being considered by the mayor, 88GoldhawkRoad,Shepherd’sBushW128HD In a submission to Steve O’Con- sound system is and partici- who is expected to make a decision Tel:02087467191 nell, chairman of the mayor’s po- closed down for Sadiq Khan pate in a in May on the future of carnival. Email:[email protected] HAVE YOUR SAY IN OUR NEW POINTS OF VIEW SECTION –SEE PAGES 6 & 7 website:www.theflyingyogi.co.uk 2LONDON WEEKLY NEWS THE BIG INTERVIEW TUESDAY JANUARY 31 2017 NHS frontline staff ‘are on CMN emotional edge most of time’ Part of Capital Media Newspapers Limited The London Weekly News Group Westminster & City News (Established 1857) Kensington & Chelsea News (Established 1857 & 1869) Fulham Chronicle (Established 1888) Hammersmith Chronicle (Established 2015) Shepherd’s Bush Chronicle (Established 2015) London Weekly News (Established 2014) DIRECTORS Philip Evans 07796 951991 Hannah Walker 020 883 59721 Tim Dixon (Editor) 07739300485 Editorial email [email protected] News Editor Geoff Baker 07864 992274 Reporter Jack Dixon 07973 565078 Sport - Tony MacDonald 07711 169427 Advertising Sales Executive Seniha Slowinski 0208 768 4930 / 07800 607121 JJulie Messenger, inset, has been providing expert guidance to the team of filmmakers behind the BBC’s groundbreaking series Hospital Trades/ ULIE Messenger has media unprecedented behind-the- ally gets under the surface. It job simply to manage beds and the Services 0208 768 4920/22 been working in and scenes access to the five West Lon- looks at what it means to work in through-put of patients,” Julie ex- Recruitment: 0208 768 4923/24 around the health ser- don hospitals within the Imperial the NHS.” plains. Motors 0208 768 4925/31 vice for the last 35 College Healthcare NHS Trust. Julie now works as head of “In the show you see what are al- Property 0208 768 4925/31 years. In that time she As an academic consultant, nursing at the Open University most like war rooms being set up Leisure/Ents 0208 768 4921 has experienced hospi- Julie’s role has been to advise the but retains close links to the to try to cope with it. Retail Advertising Display Manager tal wards operating close to capac- production team on their use of health service, having spent most “There are consultants talking Garry Cole 0208 768 4926 ity and nursed patients with the language and selection of footage, of the 1980s working in clinical set- about the amount of time they are Classified and Customer Service most complex conditions back to helping to ensure that what goes tings before making the move to having to spend on bed manage- Manager health. to air is truly reflective of day-to- education. ment rather than clinical care – Candy Brown 0208 768 4919 But today the challenges of day life on the wards. She is still in the process of re- and there’s no easy answer for Distribution working on the frontline of the She says the series has shone a viewing later episodes of Hospital that.” Hayley Bright 020 8768 4916 NHS are greater than ever – and light not only on the financial that will be broadcast over the Imperial is home to many of the the mounting pressure places a pressures of the Imperial opera- next few weeks, offering feedback world’s leading experts in the med- 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 people with long-term complex conditions require highly specialised your council HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM beds. “It’s all tied into increasing pub- Adult social care Family information [email protected]<mailto:pa lic expectations that they will have B08e4n5e fi31ts3 3935 s0e2r0v 8ic7e53 2450 [email protected] care that is leading-edge and push- KENSINGTON & CHELSEA cC00ll22ee00aa n88ne77er55.rg33 Gr e16ree16ne08en01r e-@r lhbohtf.lginoev.uk<mailto:cl LH0fii8sob@4ur5alsb ir3nhi1egf3.sg 3o9v.3u5k<mailto:[email protected] np02lina0ng 8n@7inl4bg8h@ f3.lg0bo2hv0f.. ugkov.uk<mailto:plan- itnhgeJ upblaoituei nehndata-srd iokecsnt.oo”rw dny nbaomthi cs ihdaevsi nogf Accessible Transport [email protected] Parking - permit [email protected] 020 7361 3610 Register Office spent five years in and out of hos- 020 7361 2390 Family Information Services (renewals) Council tax [email protected]<mailto: li- 020 8753 2140 pital arranging care for her hus- [email protected] 0207 361 3302 [email protected] 020 7361 3019 020 8753 6681 [email protected] registeroffi[email protected]<mailto:reg- band, who died 18 months ago. 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TUESDAY JANUARY 31 2017 KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA NEWS LONDON WEEKLY NEWS3 Bigger police presence at ‘drug dens’ high-rise – thanks to your News BY GEOFF BAKER gang war that has been raging police patrols. Crucially, we are con- “This notice was on public dis- [email protected] across North Kensington and three fident that the police are taking the play attached to the property when adjoining boroughs and the drug- action necessary to restore peace of police issued the occupant with it. THE police are to increase their den activity at Hazlewood Tower, mind to the residents.” A separate injunction has been or- presence and Kensington and residents find it difficult to make In a statement, Kensington and dered by a court on an individual Chelsea council has promised action that distinction when a firearm was Chelsea police said: “Kensington occupant with numerous restric- to protect residents of Hazelwood recently discharged outside the and Chelsea police have a close tions to prevent them committing Tower after a whistle-blowing coun- tower entry door and a shotgun was working relationship with their ASB. cillor revealed that they were being fired outside the nearby Holmefield partners in both the borough Com- “Kensington and Chelsea police terrorised by gun-toting drug deal- House.” munity Safety Unit and the Tenant continue to discuss ASB cases in- ers. A resident of the tower said: “The Management Organisation who are cluding any within this residential Officers acted after Cllr Pat Ma- drug-dealing, threats and violence the social landlords for Hazelwood property and share information son alerted in this newspaper last here is now at an unprecedented Tower. with partners, including the TMO, week that residents of the tower level. “It’s a terror tower, these “These organisations meet so that they too can take action block in North Kensington had been hoods threatened to cut the throat weekly and task officers accordingly where grounds exist under their living in fear of drug hoods for of an elderly neighbour of mine if to where antisocial behaviour is re- landlord powers under the 2014 Act. years. But the council says it does he complained, people are living in ported on a significant scale. Residents regularly engage with po- not believe that life is as bad at the terror and something urgently “This enables police and partners lice to work together to resolve is- 74 flats off Golborne Road – where needs to be done.” to gather an intelligence picture of sues. one elderly resident was threatened But a council spokesman said: any problem and respond accord- “Police continue to patrol Gol- with having his throat cut – and it “We do not recognise Cllr Mason’s ingly with appropriate tactics. borne ward, including Hazelwood claims that Cllr Mason is imagining dystopian vision of Hazlewood “Officers are resourced from the Tower, as part of their daily opera- it. Tower and neither is it supported Safer Neighbourhood Team based tional patrols. Regular ward panel Breaking the silence on the reign by the crime figures.” in Notting Hill of which there are and public meetings are held for res- of intimidation at the 13-storey The dictionary definition of two dedicated ward officers in Gol- idents and the wider community to tower, Cllr Mason, who represents dystopian is “relating to or denoting Cllr Pat Mason who alerted in this borne Ward who are ring-fenced talk to police about any issues and the Golborne ward, told this news- an imagined place or state in which newspaper last week that resi- from being abstracted to any other concerns. paper: “For four years and counting, everything is unpleasant or bad”. dents of Hazelwood Tower, top, in areas of duty. Additional officers are “Alternatively, officers are always residents and families at Hazlewood However, the Met did not appear North Kensington are living in fear tasked when appropriate from the happy to speak to people in confi- Tower have suffered the activities to believe that Cllr Mason’s warn- of drug hoods Community Policing Team – a team dence. of two drug dens that include end- ings were imaginary as residents of 41 officers funded by RBKC, as “Residents in Golborne or any less numbers of people visiting the revealed that on the day after it was noring these, the police, Tenant well as plain-clothes officers from other Kensington and Chelsea ward tower to buy drugs, addicts smoking reported, “several officers” swooped Management Organisation and the borough’s Proactive Tasking can contact their Safer Neighbour- cannabis and shooting up heroin on on the tower. And now the council council are taking steps to tackle Team. hood Team directly via email by vis- the stairways, and the harassment has promised residents increased them. “In the case of Hazelwood Tower iting met.uk and go to ‘Your Bor- and threats of violence against any protection with more security cam- “Among other things, legal action police have applied and successfully ough’ to select Kensington and resident who complains to the Ten- eras and door-to-door visits from the is being taken against one of the obtained a closure order from court Chelsea where they will have access ant Management Organisation or police. main alleged perpetrators, addi- under the Anti-Social Behaviour to all wards to find details of their calls the police. The council spokesman said: tional CCTV is being installed in the and Policing Act 2014 on an address teams, their contact details as well “Although the RBKC police and “Nevertheless, there are some seri- block, door-to-door checks to offer in the building where a resident has as upcoming events. If you don’t Met’s Trident team say there is no ous crime and antisocial-behaviour reassurance and information are be- caused neighbours significant ASB have access to the internet then connection between the year-long problems in this area. Far from ig- ing carried out and there are daily problems over a period of time. please call 101.” Back row, ‘Intrusive’ ad hoarding removed council officer Terry Oliver and A LARGE illuminated and “intru- and appearance of the area and SUEZ’s sive” hoarding recently advertis- the setting of the two conserva- Paul ing Talk Talk on the Fulham Road tion areas. In my view this Siggery has been taken down on the or- amounts to a substantial injury with, ders of Kensington and Chelsea to amenity. I shall dismiss the ap- front, planners. peal and uphold the Discontinu- The hoarding, which was close ance Notice.” users of to two conservation areas, has The inspector also dismissed Full of Life been removed after the indepen- appeals for a similar-sized LED Recyclers boost charity dent Planning Inspectorate dis- unit, one to be positioned in a missed an appeal against a notice landscape orientation and one in served by royal borough plan- a portrait. ners. Advertisers have now been A LOCAL charity in North Kensington “For every kilogram of recycling In April 2015 the Council served warned to check with the council has been handed a cheque for £500 that was collected at the event, 50p a Discontinuance Notice requir- before erecting any signs. after residents helped to raise was donated to Full of Life – so the ing Cardigan Estates Ltd and In- Cllr Tim Coleridge, Kensington money by recycling their waste. more residents recycled, the more site Poster Properties to remove and Chelsea’s cabinet member for Council officers presented the money was raised for the charity the hoarding, which was in an el- Planning Policy, said: “I am very cheque to Full of Life, following a Re- which provides vital services and evated position on a flank wall at pleased that the planning inspec- 258 Fulham Road. tor has dismissed these appeals cycle for Charity roadshow, which support to parents, carers and their “The council considered the against the notice we served re- took place at Treverton Estate last disabled children and adults.” large hoarding was having a quiring the removal of this large October. The roadshow also included a harmful visual impact on the illuminated advertising hoarding. “The event gave residents the op- range of activities such as recycling area,” said a council spokesman. “It was clear to us that it had a portunity to learn more about what bingo, community gardening, advice “The hoarding was located on are clear views down the Fulham negative impact on the area. can and can’t be recycled in mixed about reducing waste and saving en- a wall at the end of a short Geor- Road into the two conservation “I would urge any business that recycling banks. A rubbish and recy- ergy, and a mini SWAP shop, where gian-style terrace, with shops at areas, especially the more formal wants to install an advertising cling collection lorry was also pro- residents could swap unwanted street level and residential accom- terraces on the north side of Ful- hoarding to seek the advice of our vided so residents could take their items and clothes for free. modation above, close to the ham Road, and these views are planners to check that it complies clean and dry materials to be For more information about Boltons and the Sloane and Stan- dominated by the intrusive, out- with all the rules. weighed before recycling it,” said a recycling in the borough, visit ley conservation areas.” of-scale hoarding. “We offer a comprehensive ad- In his decision, planning in- “This causes significant harm vice service to assist advertisers council spokesman. rbkc.gov.uk/recycling. spector Simon Hand said: “There to the host building, the character and developers.” 4LONDON WEEKLY NEWS KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA NEWS TUESDAY JANUARY 31 2017 Kids’ playgrounds set to NEWS FROM move to avoid road fumes NICK BY GEOFF BAKER groups of pupils walking together on pave- [email protected] ments, plus improving cycle and walking Leader of Kensington and Chelsea council, Nick routes. SCHOOLCHILDREN in Kensington and “Children are particularly vulnerable to Paget-Brown, comments on successes Chelsea could see their playgrounds moved the effects of poor air quality, with latest for the borough’s enforcement officers to keep them away from toxic road pollution City Hall data revealing that 360 primary under new plans announced by Sadiq Khan schools are currently located in areas ex- Peaceful enjoyment to fight “the health crisis”. ceeding legal limits,” said the spokesman. And parents who own gas-guzzling 4x4s “The mayor has allocated £250,000 to fund has to have meaning could now be banned from dropping off their the new audits, which are the latest in a se- children at the school gates. ries of strong actions he is taking to tackle W Following the issue of the first ‘very high’ air pollution. E all share the view that Kens- pollution alerts by the mayor of London, he “Boroughs will then be able to work with ington and Chelsea is a special is now taking steps to protect pupils at the Sadiq Khan pledges cleaner air for children schools to implement changes, using part of place to live. It’s a fantastic bor- capital’s most polluted schools. in schools visit the record £1 billion funding the mayor has Foruogmh inb ethaue tiwfuolr lds’sq ubaersets citiyn. As Kensington and Chelsea has been listed pollution in and around the school,” said the provided to boroughs to support local im- sought-after residential areas to our wonderful as one of the most polluted boroughs in the mayor’s spokesman. provements to the transport network and markets, parks and schools there are many rea- capital, alongside Westminster and The City, “The audits will highlight key interven- tackle pollution in line with the mayor’s sons why people want to be residents of the it is expected to be among the first to benefit tions to reduce exposure and will run along- Healthy Streets Vision over the next five royal borough. from the mayor’s new drive against the side a pollution-awareness-raising education years. An awful lot of work goes into maintaining the filthy air which is currently killing London- programme at each school.” “City Hall is working with boroughs to se- quality of life in the borough and, where necessary, bringing people to book when their actions ers at a rate of 10,000 a year. The mayor’s office said the audit recom- lect the 50 primary schools in pollution disturb the peace and quiet of a street or create As part of what his office called “the most mendations could include: hotspots that will most benefit from the au- a veritable eyesore. bold and ambitious plans to tackle air qual- lMoving school entrances and play areas to dits. Depending on the success of the Recently I learned of two cases where action ity of any major city in the world”, the reduce exposure to busy roads; scheme, this programme may be expanded to by enforcement officers, from two different de- mayor is to fund 50 air-quality audits that l No-engine-idling schemes to reduce harm- cover all schools in London in pollution partments, tackled a blight on the landscape will identify new hard-hitting measures to ful emissions during the school run; hotspots. Boroughs will have a critical role and a noisy builder who paid no heed to warn- protect pupils locally from toxic air. l Examining the school estate to minimise to play in ensuring action is taken to tackle ings. The as-yet unidentified 50 primary schools emissions from boilers, kitchens and other air pollution at these schools as quickly as If you live on the Fulham Road you may have noticed that a large illuminated advertising are located in areas exceeding legal limits of sources; possible.” hoarding, close to the Boltons and the nitrogen dioxide in a number of London bor- l Changes to local roads including improved Mr Khan said: “Every child deserves the Sloane/Stanley conservation areas, has disap- oughs, which includes Kensington and road layouts, restricting the most polluting right to breathe clean air in London and it is peared. The reason for its absence is the inde- Chelsea, a blight described as shameful by vehicles from around schools and pedestri- a shameful fact that more than 360 of our pendent Planning Inspectorate upheld a notice the mayor. anisation around school entrances; primary schools are in areas breaching legal served by royal borough planners insisting it be “Under the new scheme, each school will l Green screens such as ‘barrier bushes’ pollution limits. removed. receive a detailed audit, carried out by an along busy roads and in playgrounds to “Recently I was forced to issue the first This case began in April 2015 when planners experienced transport and environment con- ‘block’ out toxic fumes. ‘very high’ air-pollution alert under my new served something known as a Discontinuance Notice. This required Cardigan Estates Ltd and sultancy, which will review ways to dramati- l Encouraging walking and cycling through comprehensive system. London’s filthy air is Insite Poster Properties to remove the hoarding cally lower emissions and exposure to competitions, ‘walking buses’ with large a health crisis and our children are particu- at 258 Fulham Road. Officers considered it was larly vulnerable to the toxic effects of air pol- having a harmful visual impact on the area. lution. Appeals against the notice were made to the “This is why I’m doing everything in my planning inspector who, after examining all the power to safeguard Londoners’ health and facts, said the hoarding was indeed intrusive and out of scale. We are glad to see the back of it. my new air-quality audits are a strong step The other case concerned a builder, Duclei towards helping some of the most polluted Ferreira, who was working on Campden Hill Gar- schools in London identify effective solu- dens. The trouble was he was working on a Sat- tions to protect pupils from toxic fumes. urday and that’s no longer allowed in “Alongside my plans to bring forward the Kensington and Chelsea. Residents complained Ultra-Low Emission Zone, and extend it to us and officers paid him a visit. He chose to ig- along some of our busiest roads, plus new nore their warnings that noisy work on Satur- charges for the dirtiest vehicles, and greener days and bank holidays was not allowed. This left our noise and nuisance officers with no bus fleets, these measures will start to de- choice but to prosecute him on three charges of liver real change in the long term. Now it is breaching a notice served under Section 60 of time for government to also get a grip on air the Control of Pollution Act 1974. quality and match my ambition.” He’s now a bit poorer after fines handed down Areeba Hamid, clean-air campaigner for to him and his company, Duclei Construction, to- Greenpeace said: “Air pollution is a blight talled £3,900. Throw in the costs of £1,257 and on London, so it is hugely encouraging to see he probably wished he had listened when officers first asked him to stop his noisy work. the mayor prioritising this issue. What was noteworthy about this particular “Along with these measures, the Ultra- case is that it was the first time we have prose- Low Emission Zone will help to clean up the cuted a builder for Saturday working since we city’s air by phasing out the most polluting introduced our new code of construction prac- vehicles, letting our children breathe easy. tice which, among other things, put a stop to But we also need to see action nationally to noisy weekend working. tackle the impact of diesel fumes on public Both of these cases demonstrate that the rules health.” we have in place to keep the borough looking good while maintaining peace and quiet need The mayor is currently reviewing the to be followed. Anyone who doesn’t follow findings of his second major public consulta- them, and ignores reasonable warnings, will find tion that focused on extending the Ultra-Low we will take all necessary action to ensure they Emission Zone to the North Circular Road are adhered to. and the South Circular Road and proposals In Central London peaceful enjoyment has to for an emission surcharge to the Congestion have some meaning. We cannot have a free-for- Charging Zone, which has been dubbed the all, whether it is hideous hoardings or thought- less workforces. ‘toxic’ charge that could be brought into action this year. To contact the leader of the council, City Hall is working with boroughs to se- Cllr Nick Paget-Brown, lect the 50 primary schools in pollution email [email protected] hotspots that will most benefit from the audits. Depending on the success of the scheme, lIn last week’s edition we mistakenly head- this programme may be expanded to cover lined RBKC leader Nick Paget-Brown’s column on proposed improvements for Sloane Street all schools in London in pollution hotspots. “Let’s Make Sloane Square Even Better”. We Boroughs will have a critical role to play apologise to any residents of Sloane Square in ensuring action is taken to tackle air pol- who may have been alarmed that council lution at these schools as quickly as possi- changes are proposed for their vicinity and ble. would like to reassure them that they are not. 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 OPENING OFFER UNDER NEW BY GEOFF BAKER Banging his drum for Lon- ‘Hard Brexit’ really would be fromJanuary-March MANAGEMENT [email protected] don, the mayor said: “I’m con- a lose-lose situation. £5 OFF fident that London will re- “Tell your political leaders BREXIT-MOANER Sadiq Kh- main as Europe’s leading that a ‘Hard Brexit’ deal is withthis an has claimed that Prime business hub. London is, and not in the best interests of Minister Theresa May’s hard- will always continue to be, your company. This won’t be advert line policy will wreck the fu- open. easy. But I’m confident that ture of Londoners’ children’s “Despite Brexit, London despite the Prime Minister’s children. will always remain a Euro- rhetoric, there is still a sen- The mayor of London has pean city – the cultural, so- sible deal to be done.” 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. world’s top business leaders path – towards a ‘Hard “My warning is this: if Weoffer....... and politicians that London Brexit’ – we risk having to many of your countries held raenmd aai nkse yo dpeesnti nfoarti obnu sfoinr eisns- wexhpyla wine tkon fuowtuirneg glye npeurta ttihoenirs iatn c EoUul rde fgeor etnhdeu smam toem woarryo aws, !Hot Aromatherapy Massage vestment, despite the referen- economy, their prosperity ours. 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This “The alternative is divi- 0207 610 6001 ! 07428 011 288 to discuss global investment would be bad news for Eu- sion, protectionism and iso- opportunities for London. rope as well as Britain. So a lationism.” 6LONDON WEEKLY NEWS TUESDAY JANUARY 31 2017 Points of view Have your say Email Jack Dixon [email protected] Bowel cancer 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. 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Theseholidaysareorganised&operatedbyNewmarketAirHolidaysLtd. phone calls. In 2016 alone, the RSPCA did not do their research ABTAV7812.ATOLprotected2325.Subjecttoavailability. ABTAV7812.ATOLprotected2325.Subjecttoavailability. There is, in short, a rescued a number of these SinglesupplementsapplyStandardphonecharges SinglesupplementsapplyStandardphonecharges before taking on a dog that TUESDAY JANUARY 31 2017 LONDON WEEKLY NEWS7 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: 0207 1181190 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 sPpaularc, e,W uersgti ngH tahmem U tno isteetd a na nexda mCprlyes ftoarl gthlien hg itgoh m caokste oefn ldisv imngee.t and keep up with After discovering sub-contractors hired awnhdic whh iisc hw ionrflna tliekse i na a snc aacrf- sh“oTchk ea bpsroerspstuioren .r emains 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 photographs 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 – of television, which ignited a social revolution LondonHeathrow,MarchtoMay,July Heathrow,21,28September, coincidentally following on from Ron Howard’s and created the universal anthem of its era. &September,toNovember2017 5,12,19&26October2017 “Proud Chelsea will showcase a rare and re- recent Beatles documentary Eight Days A Week – TwooftheNorthernHemisphere’smost Exploreatrioofgreatcities. markable collection of this unique photo- to return to Abbey Road to record the landmark extraordinary,intriguingandexcitingcities. 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