Kingston Guardian, January 22, 2015

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Council could go it alone and
break free from Whitehall reins
REPORTER of increasingdesirefordevolutionamong
JONSHARMAN citiesandcouncilsintheUK.
Laterthismonthcouncilleadersineast
jon.sharman@ Londonwillmeettodiscusstakingcontrolof
london.newsquest.co.uk
transport,businessgrowthandmore.
CouldKingstonbecomethefirstlocalau- BusinesslobbyinggroupLondonFirstad-
thoritytosecedefromWhitehallanddeclare vocatesdevolutionforthecapital,whichit
itselfindependent? hassaidwouldallowthecitytomake“long-
Talkshavebeenunderwayforsixmonths terminvestmentsininfrastructure”.
onplansfortheboroughtoleadthewayand OppositionleaderCounLizGreencalled
freeitselffrombudgetrestrictionsimposed theplan“anexcellentideaforKingston”but
bythecoalitionGovernment’sausterity. saidshethoughtGovernmentwouldbeun-
KingstonCouncilleaderKevinDavissaid abletoresisttakingasliceofanyextrabusi-
hewantedtoendrelianceonanever-shrink- nessraterevenuetheboroughgenerated. BUSINESS RATES
ingyearlygrant,andkeepagreaterpropor- Shesaid:“IthinkGovernmentwouldlook
tionofbusinessratesinstead. atitinthefutureandseeKingstonasithas Theamountbusinessespaytothe
CounDavissaid:“Isitaroundeveryyear, inthepast,asalittlebitofacashcow.
councilissetbytheGovernment.
aseverycouncillordoes,waitingtoseeif “Government seems to think we have
Allthemoneyissenttocentral
they’regoingtohanditouttousornot. enoughmoney.Idon’tagree.”
“Nobodyloses.Exactlythesameamountof Labour group leader Linsey Cottington Government,whichthenreturnsittothe
moneywouldgobacktocentralGovern- said:“Itcertainlywouldbereasonablefor regionsaccordingtoneed.
ment.Ifweattractmorebusinesseswewill thecounciltopursuethis,justtoseeifthere Kingstoncollectsabout£82min
getmorebusinessrates,retainmorebusi- isanypossibility.Idon’tthinkit’sgoingto businessrates,buthalfgoesto
nessratesandtheamountofmoneywillgo workbecausetheGovernmentwon’tletit.” Governmentandanotherfifthtothe
up. NegotiationswiththeDepartmentfor GreaterLondonAuthority.
“Theonlytimewewouldpotentiallyhavea Communities and Local Government AGovernmenttariffmeansthe
problemisiftheeconomywentpear-shaped wereheldatthesametimeastalks councilinfactretainsslightlylessthan
andbusinesscollapsedallaroundus–but withRichmondCouncil,designedto itsallocated30percent;about£20m.
actually,wewouldhavethatproblemany- save£8mayearbymergingback-room Theborough’stotalbudgetin2014-
way.” staff. 15was£131m.
Buteventually,hehopes,allrevenuewill Thosetalksstalledaftertheauthorities Kingston’ssupportgrant,currently
stayinKingston. couldnotagreeonhowcouncillors’voting about£24m,hasbeencutby£21.7m
Thetalkshavebeenheldinanatmosphere decisionswouldbeimplemented. Breakingaway?Council since2010-11.
leaderKevinDavis
Inside
Mini-Hollanddesignersrespond
tocriticism...........page2
Fortnightlyrecyclingcollections
approved ............page3
Threearrestedinrestaurant
immigrationraid.......page4
Shopworkerjailedforkissing
11-year-old ..........page6
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inthepictures”. notgoingtobeused–whatwould
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pressed by plans for the first Cyclinggroupunimpressedbycyclelane puttingsomethinginthatisnot
phase of the scheme – a £1.3m changesto£32mmini-Hollandproposals highenoughquality.Itisabout
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replacedwithpicturesshowing Cyclescheme:Lastweek’s access a pot of Transport for
justasinglelaneseparatingcy- frontpagefromoursister Londonfundingshouldthepro-
clists and cars by a white line newspapertheSurreyComet ject require more money, al-
painteddowntheroad. thoughthiswouldnotbeknown
Apublicconsultationintothe InderpalSinghGrewal,project untilworkbegan.
projectbeganonMonday. managerfornetworkshareand Morethan3,000bookletsoutlin-
But this week designers and principal routes, said: “We are ingtheschemearesettobedeliv-
projectleaders,allcycliststhem- keen to speak to people who ered to homes in and around
selves,saidthedrawingssetout knowtheirlocalstreets–thatis PortsmouthRoadshortly.
inthecouncil’sbidshouldnotbe vital. An exhibition on the scheme
seenas“setinconcrete”. “We do consultations so that will take place at Guildhall 2
Jean-Christophe Chassard, peoplecanhavetheirsay. fromJanuary26toFebruary18.
who will oversee the scheme’s “We can’t change the scheme Therewillalsobetwodrop-in
landmarkprojects,includingthe tosuiteveryone,butwewillbe sessionswherecouncilofficers
proposedplazaoutsideKingston listening.” will answer questions at Harts
station,said:“Thebidwasaspi- ProjectmanagerPeterTread- Boatyard, Portsmouth Road on
rational.Wehadtoputsomeim- goldsaid:“Whenitcomestothe Saturday,January31,from11am
ages down. Those should not finalschemethatweimplement to2pm;andintheQueenAnne
confineus.Orbewordsorim- itssuccesswillbemeasuredby suite,Guildhall,onWednesday,
agessetinconcrete. howsafepeoplefeelalongthat February4,from6pmto8pm.
“We may not deliver exactly roadandwhetherpeopleuseit. Theconsultationwillcloseon
whatthereisinthepictures.” “Thatincludespedestriansand February18.
Changes:Thelatestartist’simpressionsshowcyclistsinPortsmouthRoadseparatedfrommotor
vehiclesbyjustawhiteline.Cyclinggroupshaveexpressedconcerns
Matterhorn takes on multi-storey project
KingstonCouncilhaschosenthe supportthecompany’sproposal leadmemberfortransportand
companytotakeonthecontro- if theycansecureplanningper- environment, said: “Over the
versial redevelopment of Blag- missionforthesite. yearsthecarparkhasfalleninto
donRoadmulti-storeycarpark Itisthoughtthatthecarpark disrepair and we have found a
inNewMalden. will predominantly be used by developerwhoiswillingtorefur-
Matterhorn Capital has been residentsofthenewCocksCres- bishit.
selected to manage the project cent development, which has “Theredevelopmentof Cocks
afteritwonabiddingwarwith alsobeenacontentiousplanning Crescent and the car park is
Grainrent/Evolve. proposal. something that New Malden
The council has agreed to CouncillorDavidCunningham, badlyneeds.”
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Recycling set to go fortnightly
INDECENTCOP:AKingston
policemanhasbeenchargedwith
makingindecentimagesofchildren.
PeterBaHan,52,ischargedwith14
counts.Hewillnextappearat
WestminsterMagistrates’Courton
Monday,January19.MrBaHanwas REPORTER
originallyarrestedonOctober8,2013 JONSHARMAN
afteraninvestigationbythe
DirectorateofProfessionalStandards. jon.sharman@
london.newsquest.co.uk
Thepoliceconstablethatservedin
OldMaldeniscurrentlysuspended Plans to collect most of
fromduty. Kingston’srecyclablesfort-
nightlyhavebeenapproved
AWARDSVOTE:Nominationsforthe despite fierce resistance
annualmayor’sCommunityAwards frommanyhouseholdsand
arenowopen.MayorofKingston, councillors.
CouncillorKenSmith,wantsto Thenewrotawillbeginin
commendthosethathavedone January2016.
somethingtobenefittheir One small alteration is
neighbourhoodortheboroughinthe boundtowinapproval:those
pastyear.Tonominatesomeone,visit little green food recycling
kingston.gov.uk.Thedeadlinefor bags,easytooverfillanddif-
submissionsis10amonMonday, ficult to tie up, will now
February9. comewithhandles.
But that small change is
CRASHCASE:Ateenagerwho unlikelytofullyappeaseop-
allegedlydroveaMercedesthe ponentsof theConservative
wrongwayaroundKingstonone-way plan, voted through last
systembeforecrashingintoatraffic Thursday,tosave£4.2mover
islandhashadhiscaseadjourned.He sevenyearsbycuttingback
willnowappearinWimbledon oncollections.
Magistrates’CourtonJanuary28. CouncillorHilaryGander,
DRUGCHARGE:DavidBrighem,45,of bLeibrerfaolrDetmheocreantvlieraodnmmeenmt-, Newplans:VilliersRoadwasterecyclingplantinKingston DeadlinepixKT75426
LovelaceGardens,hasbeencharged saidfewercollectionswould thingsintherecycling. bins could have been recy- services.” respondentsweregenerally
withtheproductionofcannabisin inconvenienceresidentsand “Alargeproportionofma- cled. CounCunninghamalsode- unsupportive of the pro-
Surbiton.Hewillappearat meanmorewastegoinginto terialthatpeopleputinland- LabourgroupleaderCoun niedclaimsbyLibDemMP posed changes to the recy-
WimbledonMagistrates’Courton landfill. fillcanberecycled. Linsey Cottington, who EdwardDaveythatnocon- cling collection that would
Wednesday,January28. She said: “It’s obvious. If “Weknowthemechanisms voted with the Conserva- sultationonthechangeshad see a fortnightly collection
you’vegotagreybincollec- ofitwork,becauseI’vebeen tives, said: “I feel very takenplace. onalternateweeks”.
MANHARASSED:AKingstonwoman tionandyourotherrecycling outtootherboroughstosee stronglythateveryresident He said consultants con- A specific concern was
hasadmittedharassingaman. is overflowing, you’re just it. of Kingstonhasaresponsi- tactedabout800peoplefora wastebuild-upoverthefort-
JoanneMercer,ofKingstonHill, goingtochuckeverythingin “Therewillbeareaswhere bilitytohelpsaveourplanet. survey. night, the firm said, but it
appearedatKingstonCrownCourton thegreybin.” people need extra boxes They need to do what they Headded:“We’venotjust added there was “by no
Thursday,January15,whereshe ButCounDavidCunning- [which]we’vefactoredinto can to help the council in goneoutanddecidedwilly- meansanoverwhelmingre-
admittedharassingMichaelDale ham,herConservativeoppo- thecostings.” termsofrecycling. nillywhattodo.Itwasbased jection”oftheplans.
BeasleighbetweenOctober20and site number, said: “We’re Last year it was revealed “Themoremoneythatwe ondetailedresearch.” Forfulldetailsofwhatwill
November24lastyear.Shewillbe reallytryingtoputinasys- half of the waste Kingston spendonrecyclingtheless The survey, by QA Re- becollected,andwhen,visit
sentencedonTuesday,February3. temthatwillhelppeopleput residents put into landfill we have to spend on other search,foundthat“overall, kingstonguardian.co.uk.
Girl hurt in crash at hospital
A girl aged seven was closedandbusesputon
amongthreepeoplehos- diversion as emergency
pitalised following a services helped the in-
crashbetweenacaranda jured, causing long tail-
pedestrian outside backs.
KingstonHospitalthisaf- One motorist said:
ternoon. “Thereweretwofireen-
Ambulancecrewswere gines and Galsworthy
called to Galsworthy Roadwasblockedoff.The
Roadjustafter3.30pm. road further down
A London Ambulance [KingstonHill]wascom-
spokeswoman said this pletelyblocked.”
evening:“Wewerecalled ASurreyCometphotog-
at3.39pmtoreportsof a raphercaughtinthetraf-
roadtrafficcollisionin- Accident:Crewsatthe fic took these pictures,
volvingacarandapedes- scene whichshowtheroof of a
trianinGalsworthyRoad silvercarhad beencut
inKingston. priority, and a man re- off.
“We treated a girl re- portedtobeinhis70s. Itisatthesamecross-
portedtobesevenyears “We also treated a ingwhereSurreyComet
oldforleginjuries. man and took him to features editor June
“She was taken to St KingstonHospital.” Sampson was struck in
George’s Hospital as a Galsworthy Road was November2013.
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Rush to flush for waiter
Budget store on the way
AnewAldisupermarketwill Phillip Warner, a former as immigration cops raid
open in early March in KingstonUniversitystudent,
New Malden, it has been said: “New Malden has fea-
announced. tured on our list for a new
The 1,165sq m shop in storeformanyyearsandwe
KingstonRoad,onthesame are all really excited about
retailparkasHomebaseand beingpartoftheNewMalden
Matalan,hassetaprovisional community. I used to live
opening date of Thursday, aroundhereandit’sgreatto REPORTER restaurantatthetimeof the
March5. bebackintheborough.” RACHAELBURFORD raidandaswellasthearrests
Thebudgetchainwillpro- Thestoreplanstoopenfrom [email protected] policetookfingerprintsfrom
vide130parkingspacesatthe 8amto10pmMondaytoSatur- anotherman.
site,andcreate37newjobs. day, and 10am to 4pm on SergeantEddieArmstrong,
Aldi property director Sundays. Amantriedtoflushhiswait- from Kingston police, said:
er uniform down the toilet “Wedon’tliketoseethissort
Celebrate volunteers when immigration enforce- of thingandweareworking
ment and Kingston police inpartnershipwithimmigra-
raided a popular Indian tionandotherenforcement
restaurantinSurbitontoday. agencies to ensure that li-
Officers turned up unan- censing breaches in the
KingstonHospitalwillcele- The sessions will take nouncedonFridayatJoy,in borough are acted upon
brateitsvolunteerforcethis placeonMonday,March16, BrightonRoad,afterreports swiftly.”
Marchwithtwofreeevents and the first will run from men were working in the The three arrested men
showcasing their work, 10amto12.30pm,celebrating restaurantillegally. were originally from
writesRoxySimons. the work of volunteers Two people in the restau- Bangladesh and have been
The “People Helping Peo- past and present with an rantwerearrestedforimmi- transferred to an immigra-
ple”conferencewillbeheld awards show and talks on grationoffencesandanother tiondetentioncentrepending
in the hospital’s education volunteering. man, who was in the Red removalfromtheUK.
centreandwillhosttwoses- To book a place, call Rose restaurant over the SarahBurton,headof the
sions with key note speak- 020 8934 3620 or email road, was caught allegedly westLondonHomeOfficeim-
ers, discussions on volun- volunteering@kingston tryingtofleethesceneand migrationenforcementteam,
teering,andexhibitions. hospital.nhs.uk. arrested for working in said:“Wearedeterminedto
breachofimmigrationrules. tackle all forms of illegal
Onemanlockedhimself in workingacrossLondonand
the bathroom and tried to Evidence:Theuniforminthebathroomand,inset,a thisoperationshowsthatwe
flush his waiter uniform workerinhandcuffs will not ease up
downthetoiletwhenpolice in combating immigration
stormedthepremises. originaliswiththeHomeOf- butclever. offending.
Those arrested could not fice,butif youlookclosely “WeusearapidIDscanner “Illegalworkingisnotavic-
producedocumentationthat youcanseethatthenumbers thatquicklyshowsusexactly timless crime. It cheats the
provedtheywereinthecoun- anddateshavebeenchanged. whensomeonecameintothe taxpayer, undercuts honest
trylegallyandhadtheright “If Iwasanemployerand UK, the kind of visa they employersandexploitssome
theworkhere. not trained in spotting haveandwhethertheyhave of society’smostvulnerable
An immigration officer fakedocumentationImight therighttostillbehereorbe people.Italsostarveslegiti-
said:“Theyusephotocopies be fooled by some of working.” matejobhuntersof employ-
oftheirpassports,sayingthe these things – it is simple Seven people were in the mentopportunities.”
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‘‘‘‘SSSSppppuuuurrrriiiioooouuuussss’’’’
Leftleaning:
Theiconic
phonebox
ppppeeeettttiiiittttiiiioooonnnnssss sculpture.Lib
Demshave
beencriticised
forlaunchinga
petitionover‘a
planningbrief,
notaproposal’
REPORTER LondonRoad. plansforamulti-storeybuilding
JONSHARMAN Residentsgotthechancetocom- ontheFairfield,hesaid.
mentonthewide-rangingredevel- HeblamedLibDem’sopposition
jon.sharman@ opment document in November toanotherelementof theEden
london.newsquest.co.uk
andDecemberlastyear. Quarter document, which pro-
LiberalDemocratshavebeenac- Grove Councillor Chrissie posedpavingoverapartof Fair-
cusedof ruiningapublicconsul- Hitchcocksaid:“Iwasflabbergast- fieldrecreationgroundtorelocate
tationintotheredevelopmentof edwhenIsawtheToriesareplan- theMondaymarket,fortheconfu-
the town centre by launching ning to get rid of the tumbling sion.
“spurious”petitions. telephoneboxesfromtheendof Mr Davey said: “If instead of
The latest Lib Dem campaign OldLondonRoad.” makingpettypoliticalpointsthey
aims to save Kingston’s iconic But Kingston Council leader hadaskedthepublicwhatthey
tumblingphoneboxes,afterplan- Kevin Davis called the petition thoughtinthefirstplaceperhaps
ningconsultantssuggestedina “spurious”andaploytocollect theseworryingplanstopaveover
designreporttheyberemoved. emailaddressesforMPEdward part of the Fairfield and move
The removal or relocation of Davey’sre-electioncampaign. Kingston’stumblingphoneboxes
DavidMach’sOutofOrderinstal- Hesaid:“It’saplanningbrief, would never have come to
lation was mooted by planning notaproposal. fruition.”
consultants GVA and Morrison “Thereisagenuinedebatetobe OppositionleaderCouncillorLiz
UrbanPractitionerslastOctober, hadaboutwhetherwecouldmove Greensaid:“Ifinditfascinating
in the Eden Quarter redevelop- them. thattheythinkweshouldn’tput
mentbrief. “Therealproblemformeisthey thingsouttopeople,whenthey
Their100-pagereportsetouta put these petitions out and be- havejustspent£100,000onasur-
visionforthetowncentrethatin- causeofthattheymissthedebate vey.”
cludedwidespreadpedestrianisa- abouttherestofthetowncentre. KingstonCouncil’sAllinOne
tion and a public square, plus “Theconsequenceof thatiswe survey,senttoeveryhouseholdin
hundredsofnewhomes. havehadaveryskewedresponse theborough,cost£95,000andgar-
On page 54 it also suggested totheconsultation.” nereda15percentreturnrate.
movingthephoneboxesbecause Someconsultationfeedbackin- Youcanviewthepetitionat
theydisruptsightlinesalongOld cludedoppositiontonon-existent kingstonlibdems.org.
Osbourne inquiry has stalled
Theindependentinquiryinto
formerKingstonCouncillead-
er Derek Osbourne is yet to
begin – despite being an-
nouncedsevenmonthsago.
The investigation was an-
nounced in June by current
council leader Councillor
Kevin Davis, following the
Conservatives’victoryatthe
localelectionsinMay.
CounDavissaidatthetime
hehadhopedtohaveadraftre- Jail:DerekOsbourne
portof findingsreadybylast
autumn. DeadlinepixKT80488
Butlastweek,hesaidthein- between Osbourne’s crimes
quiryhadbeenstalleddueto andhispublicwork.
commitmentsfacedbythecho- ButbothCounDavisandhis
senQueen’sCounsel(QC). predecessor,thelateHoward
Hesaidhewashopefulthe Jones,havestatedtheinquiry
inquiry, budgeted at £10,000, shouldexamineaspectsofOs-
wouldbeginlaterthismonth. bourne’stenurenotcoveredby
ButLiberalDemocratoppo- thepoliceinvestigation.
sition leader Councillor Liz Thatcouldincludedecision-
Greensaid:“Itwilltakesever- makingregardingfunding,in
almonthsanditseemstobe particular youth groups, as
draggingon.Itwasagreedthat wellashisbehaviourtoward
it would be an independent young people he came into
chair,butthelastIheardwas contactwiththroughhisvari-
thatthey[theConservatives] ouspublicduties.
wanted somebody with legal Osbournewasreleasedfrom
knowledge to chair it – but prisononlicenceonOctober
theydonotcost£10,000. 28 last year after spending
“Theycostabout£1,000an nearlyayearinjail,including
hour. My understanding is timeinsidebothWandsworth
thattheycannotgetonewith- andBrixtonprisons.
in the budget they have set He was jailed in 2013 after
themselves.” pleadingguiltyto17countsof
Kingston Labour leader makinganddistributinginde-
CouncillorLinseyCottington cent images. These included
said:“Ithinktherearevery extreme images of children,
few QCs that will get much animalsandviolenceagainst
workdonefor£10,000. women,whichhepostedunder
“The council has to figure the online pseudonym Dave
outwhetheritwantstostay Strider.
within budget or find some Atthetimeof hisarrest,he
wayofdealingwiththings–it was the public face of the
obviouslyhasnotworkedout council’s children’s services
yet.” improvementplan,following
CounGreensaidshenever the damning 2012 Ofsted in-
believedaninquirywasneed- spection.Hewasalsoavocal
edbecausethepoliceinvesti- supporteroftheRoseTheatre,
gation had not found a link anditsyouththeatregroup.
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‘Sorry’ shop worker
jailed for kissing girl
CHIEFREPORTER
NAZIADEWJI
ndewji@
london.newsquest.co.uk
Aformerconvenienceshopwork-
erhasbeenjailedaftertryingto
kissan11-year-oldgirl.
MauritiannationalAjaySahye,
42, had been working at the
LondisstoreinEwellRoad,Sur-
biton, where the offences oc-
curredonNovember23lastyear.
HeappearedatKingstonCrown
Courtforsentencingsportinga
shavedheadandagreytracksuit,
having pleaded guilty to two
countsof assaultbytouchingat
anearlierhearing.
ProsecutorStephenAptedsaid
thevictim,aregularcustomer,
hadgoneintothestoretobuya TheLondisinEwellRoad DeadlinepixKT88916
drink,buthadthenaskedtouse Headdedhewas“deeplysorry” He has already served seven
thetoilet. thatthegirlwas11yearsold,as weeks.
MrAptedsaid:“Whenshecame shehadclaimedtobe16. Hewasalsogivenasexualpre-
out of the toilet, he [Sahye] DefencecounselTimNaiksaid: ventionorderforfiveyearsand
grabbed her around the waist “He[Sahye]isamanof42ofpre- putonthesexoffendersregister
withbotharmsandbegantokiss viousgoodcharacter.Hepleaded forsevenyears.
herrightcheek,hermouth–and guiltyatthefirstavailableoppor- Kingston Council temporarily
puthistongueintohermouthfor tunity.Hehasneverclaimedben- suspended Londis’ premises li-
aboutasecond. efits.Hehasworked. cencefollowingtheassault.But
“Heaskedherifshewasavir- “Heisaneducatedman–hehas the suspension was lifted two
ginandifshehadlosthervirgini- donecomputerstudies,business dayslaterfollowinganappealby
ty.Shedidnotknowwhathewas studiesandEnglishwhilehewas licenceholderAkvinderMahalin
talkingabout.” here.Heisnotinanyfinancial December.
MrAptedsaidSayheaskedthe difficulty. He does not drink, MrMahalsaid:“Wehavebeen
girlseveraltimesif shehadsex, smokeortakeanydrugs.Heis inourfamilybusinesssince1983
beforesheranoutoftheshop. cleanliving.” andwehaveneverfacedtheseis-
Thecourtheardthevictimand Mr Naik added he believed suesbefore.
the defendant had known each Sahyewas“naive”. “Wewereunfortunatethatan
otherandweresaidtohavecud- ThecourtalsoheardSahyehad offence was conducted on our
dledorkissedonthecheekinthe overstayed his visa because he premises,andrelevantinvestiga-
past. hadnotbeenabletogetholdof tionswererightlyrequired.
Policeattendedthestoreonthe hispassportsincebeingmugged “It has been proven that no
samenight. in2011.Priortothishehadgained criminalorlicensingoffencewas
Sahye told officers he had permissiontoliveintheUKsince committedbyus.
knownthegirlforsomemonths hisarrivalin2004. “Wearegladjusticehasbeen
asshehadcomeintotheshopreg- Sahye,of EwellRoad,wassen- served.Wehadnoknowledgeof
ularly, and admitted he had tenced to 17 weeks in prison suchbehaviour.
kissedher–butdeniedhehad for both counts of assault, to “Ithankmyneighbourhoodfor
usedhistongue. runconcurrently. theirsupport.”
Hub for help close to getting off ground
Plans for a community hub in we’vegottodonextisgetofficial However,apeppercornrentar-
Norbiton,whereresidentscango writtenpermission.” rangement for that time has
togethelpwithIT,adviceonfi- AKingstonCouncilspokesman alreadybeenmooted.
nanceorevenabakinglesson,are confirmedtheauthoritywasin
comingtogetherafterthreeyears talks with One Norbiton over
ofeffort. the hub and that “plans are
The One Norbiton hub would progressing”.
seerefurbishmentof theground One Norbiton estimated the
floor of the Madingley tower budgetfortheMadingleyhubto
block,intheCambridgeRoades- be£15,000,with£5,000eachcom-
tate,tohelpcharitiesandpublic ingfromKingstonCouncilanda
servicesconnectwithusers. DepartmentforCommunitiesand
JillPreston,picturedright,from LocalGovernmentgrant.
theCambridgeRoadestatescom- A long-term lease from the
munitygroup,said:“Peoplewho councilisunlikely,thegroupbe-
haven’tgotcomputerswillbeable lieves, because its own funding
tocomeinandhavepeoplehelp cannotbeguaranteedbeyondthe
them. nextthreeyears.
“What’s holding us up at the
momentisputtinginactualplans.
Thenextbitwillbetogetanar-
chitecttomakesurewecandothe
changeswewantto.
“Untilwegettheplansandthe
drawings, we won’t know how
muchitwillcost.
“Whatwe’rehoping,ifthere’sa
fewthousandextraneeded,isthat
people will put on community Communityspace:Insidethe
events.Threeyearswe’vebeen Madingleytowerblock,left
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More stalls and community events while keeping the essence of borough’s street party DIABETESSUPPORT:Peopleliving
withdiabeteshavebeeninvitedtoa
No big names for next carnival publicforum,thatwillprovidetips
andsupportinformation.Kingston
ClinicalCommissioningGroupwill
havespeakersdiscussingdiabetes
attheRichardMayoCentre,inEden
Street,Kingston,onTuesday,
January27,from7pmto9pm.
CHIEFREPORTER KRECchief executiveJohn this year’s carnival, if it is
NAZIADEWJI Azahsaid:“Therewillnotbe giventhego-ahead,wouldin- HOMESBOND:Communityhousing
aheadlineactthisyear.Iam volvemorestallsandcommu- companyParagonhasissueda
ndewji@ nottotallyconvincedthatwe nityevents. £250mbondithopeswillallowitto
london.newsquest.co.uk
needtotoneitdown. BanquetRecordsmanager createnewhomesinsouth-west
Theborough’sbiggeststreet “Iamnotconvincedthatwe JonTolley,whohashelpedse- LondonandSurrey.Thebond,
festivalwillreturnthisyear– should go backwards. But cureheadlineactsinthepast, refinancingsomeofthecompany’s
butwillnolongerfeaturea this year will shape the fu- said:“If Johnsaysthiswill debt,ispartofaplantocreate
headlinemusicact,organis- ture. If we get it right this secureprotectionof thecar- 1,000newhomesby2019,including
ershaveannounced. year, they will leave us nival for future years, then sitesinKingston,Richmondand
The2014KingstonCarnival alone.” he’sprobablyright.However, Elmbridge.
was cancelled a month Previously, ska band the it’sagainnotwhatthemasses
before it was due to take SkintsandDJDavidRodigan want. ITHELP:Afortnightlycomputer
place,withKingstonCouncil haveheadlinedthecarnival, “Westillhaven’thadaprop- trainingcourseforbeginnerswill
and police citing security beforeitwascancelledinits erreasonwhyitwaspulled launchinTolworththismonth.All
issuesasthereasonbehind 15thyear. lasttime. arewelcometoTolworthlibrary’sIT
thecancellation. Stapledid,however,playa “And I worry that the buddysessions,thatwillofferan
Theyclaimedthousandsof rescheduledgigto300people ‘safestborough’statgetsin introductiontocomputersandthe
revellers could have turned atMcClusky’snightclub,dur- thewayofsuchdecisions.” internet.Thesessionswilltake
up to see former Specials ing the Long Live Kingston Morethan700peoplesigned placeeveryfortnightfromTuesday,
singerNevilleStapleperform Carnivalevent,organisedby apetitioncallingonKingston January27.Sessionslastfrom
inMarketPlace. BanquetRecords. Carnival to be reinstated 10amtonoonandcost£3.Formore
Now,carnivalorganisers Mr Azah said: “For me, beforeitsfuturewasdebated information,call02085475006or
the Kingston Race and DavidRodiganasaheadline at a full council meeting emailtolworth.library@kingston.
Equalities Council act was what I had towardstheendoflastyear. gov.uk.
(KREC) has an- workedtowardsforthe Thecouncilagreedtokeep
nouncedtherewillbe past14years. the event in principle, but LITTERPICK:SurbitonWildlife,a
nobignameacttaking “The fact that people said plans would need to newcommunityactiongroup,is
tothestagethisyear,to thought we lost the be submitted seven months organisingalitterpickinClaremont
appeaseworriedcoun- essence of carnival is a in advance, by the end of GardensonThursday,January29,
cilbosses. hugepity.” February. between10amand3pm.Thegroup
Headdedthat MrAzahsaidinNovember alsorecentlyinstalledthreenesting
plansfor thatitwouldbe“impossible” boxesinthegardens.
tobookaheadlineactseven
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aneventsplanwasoncourse giventhethumbsuptobecomea
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millions of pounds or cut
WhenI,amember,toldaqualified North, already busy. Fair thattheinclusionof atowerto services. They have come up
OPINION surveyor I know in Tolworth comment. “complement,butnotchallenge” withaproposalthat,bychang-
abouttheKingstonSocietyand Buttoblithelysuggestextraac- TolworthTowerwasreasonable, ingthewaywehaveourrub-
thatitcommentedonplaningap- cessattheproposedhousingend which encourages building big, bishcollected,willsave£4.2m
Commentonstoriesat plications,shethoughtitself-ap- on to Selbourne Avenue, which withconsequences. oversevenyears.
kingstonguardian.co.uk pointedandunnecessaryasthe wouldmeandemolishingoneor Thisshowsaknee-jerktendency Theyclaimthatisenoughto
councilhadmembersandofficers morehousesandruiningapleas- toexpressarchitecturalpropriety pay the salaries of 17 social
Mini-Hollanddesigns‘notset todothejob. ant side street, basically in the –fromasafedistance. workersorteacherseachyear
AnydoubtsIsharedarecom- name of money, is outrageous Onlythe(small)committee,at forthosesevenyears.
inconcrete’ pounded by the society’s latest frompeoplesittingsafelyinSur- most, consider applications for Surelywecandealwithan
newsletter. bitonandbeyond. thewholesocietyandarenotes- extrabin,andcollectionsonal-
Ifmyeight-year-olddrewanyoldrubbishjusttogethis Iliveonthebypasswellwithin Tesco(calledSpenillfornon-re- peciallyrepresentative. ternateweeks,notonlytosave
homeworkin,I’dbeupset.Butthisisa£32mbudget halfamileoftwobigprospective tail developments, but taking AtitsAGMonJanuary21anew those vital jobs or jobs like
we’retalkingabout. developments. theprofits)hasmadeaprelimi- chairmanandpartlynewcommit- them,butalsoraiseourrecy-
HUGEHUGH TolworthGirls’Schoolandits naryapplicationaboutenviron- teewillbeelected,butunopposed. clingratesandsavesomething
Councilrecyclingtoswitchto development partner Gleeson mental impact of what they Ihopetheywillthinktoaskor- evenmorevital–theplanet.
wanttorebuildtheschoolwith propose southwards from Tol- dinary members living within Iforonewillhappilyaccept
fortnightlycollections housingtopayforitandmore. worthroundabout. KingstonCouncil’sconsultation anextrabin.
The society supports the re- Thesociety,reasonably,doubts areaforanybigprojectfortheir Ibelieveyouwouldbeselfish
It’sgoingtolookevenmoreunsightlywithanother buildingasmoreschoolplacesare whethernoise,trafficandstrain comments,toimprovethevalidity andignorantnotto.
wheeliebin.Ialwaysrecycle,butIcanseethatitwillget muchneeded,butisconcernedat on services and infrastructure ofthesociety’sverdicts. JENNYTALBOT
tothepointwherepeoplewillrecyclelessasitwill thehousingdensityandsolepro- canbemitigated. MICHAELHOPE Kingston
becomemorehassle. posed access from Fullers Way Buttheynegatethisbysaying Tolworth
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Peoplewhofallfoulofredtapeandjustwanttomakea I attended Kingston Hospital on
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asIhaddoneinOctoberwithout
problem.AtnotimedidIseeany
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kingstonguardian tionshadchanged.Isubsequently
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The photographic “evidence”
@kingstonnews provided did not show my car
parked legally or illegally, but
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kingstonguardian Ihaveappealedagainstthefines
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Tell us exorbitantamountofthefines.
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ratewiththelosstothelandowner
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KingstonGuardianComplaints,Floor10,Quadrant resentallofLondonandnotjust Children from outer London Boris Johnson fail to obtain a @dgwbirch:
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theEditors’Code. travellingfromzone6intocen- times. Leaderofthe endSunday.
Ifyoudonotprovideanyoftheinformationabove tral London faced last year a Thechangesarealsounneces- LiberalDemocratLondon
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