Kingston Guardian, January 22, 2009

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K-Link members fight attempt to remove them
Thefutureof Kingston’sfledgling EXCLUSIVE
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SandraBerry,chairmanofK-Link,and hasproperaudittrailsinplaceandits
hereightfellowsteeringgroupmembers, workisevidence-based.”
arecontestingthelegalityof theirre- SandraBerrydidnotcommentdirectly
moval,afterongoingdisputesaboutthe on her removal by a letter by KCabs
organisation’sroleandperformance. chairmanJohnGray,butsaid:“Whenthe FREEESTIMATESNOOBLIGATION
K-Linkwaslaunchedatahighprofile bureaucratic problems have been re- 0845 2241867
TALK:
eventinJuly,withMPsEdwardDavey solved,wewillbelegallyabletogoout
and Susan Kramer speaking of their andlookatthefacilitiesandservicesin MOBILE:[phone]
hopesof givingpatientsavoiceinNHS Kingstoncarehomesandhospitals–and
decision-making. togetonwiththejobthatwehavebeen
Butsevenmonthson,KingstonCouncil createdtodo.” ContemporaryChineseTherapy
andKingstonCitizens’AdviceBureau ButMalcolmAlexander,chairmanof
(KCabs),whorespectivelypayforandad- theNationalAssociationof Linkmem-
ministratetherunningof K-Link,feel bers,calledforamediationprocess.He
notenoughhasbeendonetoreachoutto said:“Iftheyhavebeenremovedandthis GIFT BackPain?
thecommunity. istrue,itisanationalscandal.Thesteer- VOUCHERS
Meanwhile K-Link steering group ingcommitteemustbeincontrol.KCab
members,mostof whomhavebeenin- isactingcompletelyoutofitsremit.” AVAIILABLE Migraines?
volvedinmonitoringNHSservicesfor SusanKramerMPsaidtheruleshad
years,wantK-Linktobeanindependent beenwrittenina“complicatedandcon- FrozenShoulder?
body“withteeth”. fusingway”.Shesaid:“Themostimpor- Accupuncture:
Pippa Mackie, chief executive of tant thing is that all parties sit down Theprocessof
KCabs,saidtheyhadreachedan“im- togethertoworkoutaneffectiveplanto satcicmuuploaitnintsgfor FeelingStressed?
passe”overinterpretingthecontractand sortoutthegovernanceproceduresand theraputic
constitution and planned to “start getK-Linkupandrunningandrepre- purposes Women’sProblems?
again”. She said: “The Department of sentinglocalpeople.”
Healthlegislationisopentodifferentin- EdwardDaveyMPsaid:“Itisdisap- Massage: Relaxing
terpretationsandthesteeringgrouphas pointingthattheyhavenotprogressed DeepTissue
statedtheydonotagreewiththelocalau- sincetheexcellentlaunch.I’msureK- Aromatherapy
thority interpretation of the law and Linkcannowmoveaheadwithconfi-
guidance.ThishasmeantthatKCabs,as dence and become an important
hostfortheLink,hasbeeninadifficult permanent feature representing local
A good deed position,withthesteeringgroupwant- people.”
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Residents set to fight
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Seven days, seven events
■Thursday,January22 MordenMosqueholdsanopen
AneveningwithauthorJessica dayandtourthelastSundayof byMIKEDIDYMUS ered.”
Duchenandstarviolinist everymonth.Itrunsfrom1pm [email protected] Mary Theobold, who helps
PhilippeGraffin,whowilldis- to4pmatthemosqueonLon- run Arthritis Care, New
cusstheirextraordinarycollab- donRoad,Morden. Thefuturedevelopmentof the Malden, in the Crescent Re-
orationonthenovelandCD prime Cocks Crescent site in sourceCentre,saidhergroup
HungarianDances.EastSheen ■Monday,January26 thecentreof NewMaldenwas was distraught over the pro-
Library,SheenLane,Sheen. RoseberyHousingisholdinga setdownbyKingstonCouncil’s posedrelocation.
meetingtodiscussenergyand executive committee on Jan- Shesaid:“Thesituationnow
■Friday,January23 environmentissues.David uary 13 – but officers face a hasbecomedire.Ouraverage
SuttonandWandleValleyRam- BaylissofRoseberyHousing fightwithresidentsovermuch ageofattendanceis80-ish,with
blersareholdingawalkfrom Associationwilltalkaboutthe oftheapplication. fourintheir90sandthreein
Hamseygreen.Thesix-and-a- company’schallenges. About 200 new homes were wheelchairs.
halfmilewalkincludessome originally proposed for the “We’re in real despair be-
hillsandmaybemuddy.Pubfor ■Tuesday,January27 Blagdon Road site and, al- causethecentrenowis100per
lunchattheend. Joinavoiceandpoisework- thoughthisfigurewasremoved centsuitableforthetypeofpeo-
shophelpingwomentocreate fromthefinalreport,respon- plewehavehere.
■Saturday,January24 theimpacttheywant.Thefocus dents to a consultation in “I’vebeendoingarthritiscare
TheWearItPinkWedding isonvoice,bodylanguageand September were hugely con- for25or30yearsandI’molder
ShowwillbeheldatDavid effectivecommunicationat cernedwiththeimpactofextra than some of my clients. We
LloydHealthandFitnessClub KingstonVillageHall. housingonthelocalinfrastruc- don’t want to move, but they
onBusheyRoad,RaynesPark. ture. wantusoutandweknowthat.”
Theshowwillincludeevery- ■Wednesday,January28 Butresidents’chief concern The council development
thingfromdreamdressesto Comeandtestyouknowledge was over a perceived council brief, which was rubber-
beautifulbouquets. ordiscoveryourleveloftrivial plottomovethepopularCres- Regeneration:PlanstodeveloptheCocksCrescentsite stampedbythecouncilexecu-
ignoranceataquiznightatthe cent and Causeway resource havebeenrubber-stampedbythecouncil tiveatlastTuesday’smeeting,
■Sunday,January25. DrillhotelinWorcesterPark. centres,whichprovidedayser- statesitwouldcost£1mtore-
vicestopeoplewithlearning said: “Following discussions comeacrossofficerscomments store the 30-year-old resource
Forhundredsmoreeventsgoto andphysicaldisabilities,toa with the council during last insuchaself-regardinganddis- centrebuildingtoitsoriginal
smallersitesomedistancefrom summer,Barratthassubmitted missaloftheviewsoftheelect- condition,plusanother£500,000
kingstonguardian.co.uk/events thecentreoftown. twoapplicationsforthedevel- edmembersof thecouncil,not toraiseittoamodernstandard.
Andtheyaresuspiciousof a opmentof thesiteinKingston tomentiontheresidentswho ButStJameswardCouncillor
planningapplicationmadeby Road. bothered to fill in question- KenSmithsaid:“If that’swhat
Explore the Arctic online Barratt,whichownsaportion “Oneisforsolelyresidential nairesof theconsultationwe it’sgoingtocostthensobeit.
of theCocksCrescentsite,to useandoneisforgroundfloor engagedinatacosttothecoun- “Ifwehavegotmillionsgoing
buildanewdaycarecentreat commercial space which we cil. tothetheatre,wehavegotmil-
■GreenGuardianistohelpspon- 59KingstonRoadaspartof a haveofferedtothecouncil,with “Ifindittotallyunacceptable lionswecanspendonourresi-
sorapioneeringscientificexpedition largedevelopmentofflats. apartments for private sale wecanhavetheviewsof mem- dents.”
which,forthefirsttime,willmeasure DespitecouncilofficerSteve above.” bersdismissedoutof hand.If Otherproposalsmadeinthe
thethicknessoftheicearoundthe Cardisassuringcouncillorsat Councillor Patrick Codd, wearegoingtoallowthissort brief include retaining the
NorthPole.Logonforallthelatest the recent Maldens and chairmanof theMaldensand ofthingtohappenlet’snothave MaldenCentre,providingnew
videoreportsfromthepolekingston Coombeplanningsub-commit- Coombe neighbourhood com- acouncil.Let’sjustletofficers shopsandoffices,andpossibly
guardian.co.uk/arcticsurvey teethat“therehasnotbeenany mittee,wasdamningoftheway getonwithit. relocatingtheNewMaldenli-
discussionatanypointatthis the consultation results had “This has become totemic braryon-siteaspartof a‘com-
From our correspondent time with developers”, Bar- beeninterpretedbythecouncil. withthepeopleofNewMalden. munityhub’.
ratt’s day centre application Speaking at the executive Wehaveseensomuchmoved Thecouncilwillnowputthe
was made on July 29 – a full meeting,hesaid:“Earlier,when out, particularly with people projectouttotender.
■“…Foracoupleofweeks Christmasgiftsandtreats. monthbeforetheofficialcon- IsawtheadditiontothereportI whoarelessadvantaged.
now,theareaaroundKingston This, I believe, is the prob- sultationbegan. wasextremelyangry. “Iwouldhopewewouldhave Howdoyoufeelaboutthe
ParishChurch–whereIsingin lem…” Peter Murphy, development “InalltheyearsIhavebeen anotherlookatthisbriefbefore plans?Letusknowat
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Market crash
get new stalls after fire
Sevenmonthsafterafiretore byALITAHOWE
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tingtheirstallsreplaced. newstallswouldtakeanother
Butthestallholdersaffected monthtomaterialise.
have criticised council red- “Sofarallwe’veseenisabit
tapewhichhasledtoworktak- ofscaffolding,”hesaid.
ingsolongtostart. “Thecouncilistakingfour
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guttedandtwoothersdamaged takesfourdays.
intheblaze,whichbrokeoutat “Thisareaof thetownwill
1amonSunday,June29,last becomederelictbecausewe’re
year. alwaysignored.”
KingstonCouncilsaidthede- KingstonCouncilsaidwork
lays had been to ensure be- startedonJanuary15andthe
spokestallswereobtainedand delayhadbeentoensurethat
to avoid disruption over the bespokedesignedstalls,which Aftermath:ThefiredamageinMarketPlace
busyChristmasperiod. fittedinwiththecharacterof
Jimmy Cochrane, who has themarket,couldbeobtained. “Thetimethathasbeenal- keeping with the traditional
beentradinginthemarketfor A spokesman said: “The lowed is to provide our con- image of Kingston’s ancient
52years,losthisplantstallin Kingston market stalls are a tractorswiththeopportunity MarketPlace.”
Findouthowwhathappenedtothisstallandthisbus, thefire. bespokedesignandsothereis toreplacethestallsthatwere
inthisweek’sSurreyComet He said he was told that notastockofthesestallsavail- vandalisedwithqualitymod- How’sMarketPlacecoping?Have
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Ads will highlight NHS dentists Author’s talk
on ‘fat’ book
DentistsinKingstonwhofacelargefines manager,said:“Unlikesomepartsof the
fornottreatingenoughpatients,aretobe UK,thereareplentyofNHSdentistsinthe
thebeneficiariesof anadvertisingcam- Kingstonareareadyandwillingtotakeon
paignbytheNHSorganisationtheyowe newpatients.Wearekeenthatasmany KingstonauthorKhushMarkistak-
themoneyto. peopleaspossibleinourareaunderstand ingpartinatalkandbooksigningin
KingstonPrimaryCareTrust(PCT)will thattheycanaccessanNHSdentistand the town’s Borders bookshop next
launchanadvertisingcampaigntoencour- candosoatanaffordableprice.” week,tocelebratethereleaseof his
agepatientstohaveregularcheck-upsand Twoyearsago,dentistsmovedfromafee- newbook,Fatdoesn’tmakeyouFat.
visittheirdentists. per-itemsystemtoonebasedonlocally- Ittakesplaceat1pmatthestorein
Lastmonthitwasrevealedthatoutofthe agreed contracts between dentists and MarketPlaceonSunday,February1.
25NHSdentistsintheborough,16werefac- theirPCTs,butnationwideabout5mfewer
ingthepotentialof “clawback”andone treatmentswerecarriedoutin2007/08than Cheam WindEostabwlished1s991
wasfacingarepaymentof£50,000ormore, werebudgetedforbythehealthservice.
asrecentlyasMarch. FortheyearendingMarch31,2008,the
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pursestrings,denieditwouldtakeupthe activitybutonly164,146weredelivered.
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Parking charges in Richmond
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Mentally-ill gran
See in the
new year
set fire to house
TheKingstonChineseAssocia-
tionreturnsonJanuary31,to
onceagainringintheChinese
NewYearwithaseriesof pro-
fessional performances and
marketstalls. A mentally-ill Tolworth byALITAHOWE ground floor of Gamwell-
ThisyearmarkstheChinese grandmother has been told Tyler’s house was destroyed
[email protected]
Yearof theOxand,incelebra- shewillremaininhospitalin- bythefire.
tion,MemorialSquarewillbe definitely,aftershesetfireto Gamwell-Tylerwastakento Thecourtheardfromdoctor Historic:TheLovekynChapelistheoldestcomplete
pedestrianisedandgivenover herownhouseinanapparent TolworthHospitalbutwasre- Lillian Pusavat, who said buildinginKingston
tothetraditionalChineseper- suicidebid. leasedthefollowingdayand Gamwell-Tylerwassuffering Talk marks chapel’s
formanceartists. Kingston Crown Court accompanied home by her from borderline personality
Theimpressivearrayof free heardonMonday,January19, careworker. disorderandanxietydisorder.
entertainmentincludesribbon that Tracey Gamwell-Tyler, MrStimpsonsaidGamwell- JudgeJohnSamuelsissued
700th anniversary
and fan dances, martial arts 38, had become distressed Tylerthengrabbedabottleof ahospitalorderundersection
demonstrations as well as a afterbeingreleasedfromTol- whitespiritandsetfiretoa 37 of the Mental Health Act
Chinesesworddance. worthHospitalonJuly8last pillowinhersittingroom. andstatedthatundersection
Inbetweenshows,members year. Thecareworkerpickedup 41of theact,Gamwell-Tyler
of the public will have the ChristopherStimpson,pros- thecushionandranoutsideto wastobedetaineduntilsheis The first in a string of RoyalHolloway,University
chance to browse various ecuting, told the court extinguishthefire.Whenshe nolongerdeemedarisktothe events celebrating the of London,willbethefirst
stalls, perhaps stopping to Gamwell-Tyler, who pleaded returned,Gamwell-Tylerhad public. 700th anniversary of the in a trio of talks on me-
have their name printed in guiltytoarsononNovember startedseveralfiresintheliv- He said: “The fact is that oldestcompletebuildingin dieval life, and there will
Chinesecalligraphy. 18 last year, called police to ingroomandhadtobepulled others as well as you could Kingston, the Lovekyn alsobemusicnightsanda
Liz Ellis, marketing execu- her home in Tolworth Road fromthebuildingbythefire havelosttheirlives.” Chapel, will take place on winetastingevent.
tiveof Kingstontowncentre stating she felt suicidal be- brigade. Getthelatestcrimestatisticsfor January22. Anexhibitionof viewsof
managementgroupKingston- cause her carer had gone to Threeneighboursalsohad yourareaat ProfessorNigelSaul’shis- thechapelandentriestoa
First,isoneof theorganisers Spain. tobeevacuatedandtheentire kingstonguardian.co.uk/li torical talk, A Wing and a commemorative photogra-
of theall-daycelebration.She Prayer,willdiscussthefor- phy competition will be
said:“Lastyearwehadsome Rose Theatre jazzes up music week tunesof theLovekynfami- held in the Baxter Gallery
greatweatherforthecelebra- ly and the establishment laterintheyear.
tionssowe’rehopingforthe and siting of their chapel, Anyone interested in the
sameagain.” beforeponderingschooling events can contact the
The celebrations run from beforetheestablishmentof schoolon02089398825,or
11amto5pmonJanuary31,in KingstonUniversityhostsits off willbedailyjazzsessions CultureCafe.Formoreinfor- Kingston Grammar School visitkgs.org.uk/events
Kingston’sMemorialSquare. second annual music week attheRoseTheatrewiththe mationabouttheweek,which onthesitein1561.
Getyoureventlistedat fromMonday,withfreeevents IanDaviestrio,from12.30pm runs until January 29, visit The talk by Prof Saul, Forhundredsmorelocalevents
kingstonguardian.co.uk/events foralltastes.Startingtheweek onMonday,January26,inthe kingston.ac.uk headof medievalhistoryat kingstonguardian.co.uk/events
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Assaults rise at
university halls
Thenumberof assaultsatoneKingston byMARIE-THERESEDOBBIN
University hall of residence has in-
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creasedby150percentinthepastthree
years, according to recently released waysencouragestudentstorespecttheir
figures. universityandlocalcommunity.”
Therisehasbeendescribedassurpris- CouncillorLizGreen,whoseStMarks
ingandregrettable,althoughthenum- wardincludesSeethingWells,stressed
ber of assaults at Seething Wells was thatshewascommittedtoprotectingthe
stillrelativelysmall,risingfromnineto students,butinsistedthatwhilethere
17. had been a large percentage increase,
AKingstonUniversityspokeswoman the actual number of incidents re-
said that with “more than 21,000 stu- mainedlow.
dents,thefiguresstillrepresentedavery Shesaid:“Itisobviouslyregrettable
smallpercentageofstudents”. thatanumberofstudentshavebeenvic- Proud:JohnElsom(inset)andtheaudienceofhisawardceremony
Mark Callaby, vice-president of timsofcrimethisyear. Playwright receives award in China
KingstonUniversity’sstudents’union, “Ihopethatthehardworkof thesafer
said:“Theincreaseincrimeissurpris- neighbourhoodteamsupportedbyco-op-
ing,butitisstillasmallpercentageof erative behaviour from residents will
theuniversity’spopulation. makeKingstonanevensafertown.”
“Thestudents’unionisworkingclose- Kingstonauthorandplaywright College,Cambridge,lastyear. Aswellashisworkonstage,
lywiththeuniversitytohighlightany Formoreeducationnewsgoto John Elsom has won a major AformeradvisertotheBritish DrElsom’s2007book,Missing
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kingstonguardian.co.uk January22,2009 KG News 7
Ambulances on ‘black
alert’ in cold weather
byDAVIDLINDSELL
[email protected]
Kingston Hospital has invoked
emergency “black alert” status
twiceinearlyJanuary–asystem
whereambulancesaretoldgoto
neighbouringhospitals.
Across London, the NHS has
been under pressure as the
prolongedcoldweather,fluand
wintervomitingbugshitthepub-
licanditsownstaff hard.
Accident and emergency de-
partmentshavealsohadtotreat
peoplewhohavefallenorslipped
onicyground.
AspokesmanforKingstonHos-
pitalconfirmedthatthehospital
hadbeenonblackalerttwice,but
saidatnopointhadanyambu-
lancesbeenturnedawayfromthe
hospital.
Kingston NHS Primary Care
Trustreleasedastatementsaying
that it was working with other
London health trusts to let the
public know of options other
thanhospital.
“Theaimof thecampaignisto
urgeLondonerstoconsiderother Oncall:Ambulancesgotootherotherhospitalson‘blackalert’
waysof helpbeforecalling999or
going to hospitals and A&E de- 2007 – visited A&E across Eng- “Thepressureismakingitdiffi-
partments,”itsaid. landoverDecember,anincrease culttofreeuponesinglebed.
Patientsshouldgototheirlocal of nearly7percentaccordingto “Whenyouarealreadyworking
GP walk in clinic, seek advice figuresobtainedbytheNursing at90to95percentcapacity,ithas
from a pharmacist or call NHS Times. pushedpeopleovertheedge.”
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Hundreds of unemployed Kingston
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The scheme was announced this
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Thediscount,whichstartsonApril
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kingstonguardian.co.uk January22,2009 KG News 9
Drug dealer has six
STOCKISTS of
months to pay £60k
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byKERRYGROVE
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A man convicted of drug traf- OTHER OFFERS
fickinghasbeentoldtopayback
almost £60,000 in criminal as-
sets.
Anthony Otton, from White Conservatories | Windows | Doors
City, was arrested in Station
Road,Norbiton,onApril2last
year,byateamof officersledby Weoffer:
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Otton, 28, was found with co- •BuildingWorks
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£6,000and£950cash.Whenoffi- •FreeEstimates
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Ottonpleadedguiltytotheof- windowsanddoors
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Otton was ordered to pay back
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