Kingston Guardian, January 8, 2015

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60pwheresold Thursday,January8,2015
Magicday:Surbitonstationis
locationformarriageproposal
Houston,wehaveaproblem:
Traincancellationsalmost
scupperbestlaidplans
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 Magic day: Surbiton station is
location for marriage proposal
 Houston, we have a problem:
Train cancellations almost
scupper best laid plans
JKRowlingstock:SamuelandStephanieatSurbitonstationaftertheproposal,left;Samuelchosethelocation
becausethestationwasusedinHarryPotterandtheHalfBloodPrince;DanielRadcliffeasHarryPotter,above
REPORTER surprisefallingapart. dayaftertheproposal.
RACHAELBURFORD MrGoestch’sfatherStephen,who MrGoetschsaid:“Theywereactu-
livesinAshford,Surrey,attendedthe allyinJapanatthetimeof thehuge
rachael.burford@
london.newsquest.co.uk proposal. earthquakesoIguesstherearequite
He said: “My son wanted to ask a few times in their relationship
An American man flew his Stephanie to marry him there be- whenthingshaven’tgoneassmooth-
HarryPotter-lovinggirlfriendto cause the scene in the movie is all lyaspossible.
Englandsohecouldproposeat aboutnewbeginnings. “ThiswasStephanie’sfirstvisitto
Surbitonstation. “Idon’tthinkhethoughtitwould Englandandit’sgreatthatitisdefi-
But his plan was almost beaproblemgettingtothestation, nitelyoneshewillremember.”
scuppered by weekend train but it didn’t go as smoothly as he MrGoetschbroughtacopyof the
cancellations. thought. HarryPotterbookwithhimtopre-
SamuelGoetsch,24,flewwithhisfi- “Stephaniehadnoideasomyson senttohisfiancealongwiththeen-
ance-to-beStephanieDodds,25,all hadtodosomequickthinkingwork- gagementring.
thewayfromHouston,Texas,topro- ing up a reason to get her to the CarolineLanduwasworkingatthe
poseinthestation,whichhasapiv- station. stationwhentheproposaltookplace.
otal scene in Harry Potter and the “He had to pretend he had some She said: “It’s not something you
HalfBloodPrince. business in Surbiton and convince seeeverydaysoIgotthemtoposefor
Whenherealisedthetrainswere hertogowithhim.” aphotowiththebook.
notrunningMrGoetschhadtothink The couple met while they were “IfoundouttheywerebigHarry
of a reason to get the bus to the both studying abroad in Japan in Potterfanssoitisaromanticthingto
stationorriskhiscarefullyplanned 2011.TheyheadedbacktoTexasthe do.”
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Residentsgivetheir KsbossWilliams  CampWestern aftergoingmissingthisweek. Hewasalsotherecipientofthe theirdeepsadnessatthelossof
viewsonfortnightly opensupinnew musicalcomesto The body of Aaron Gur- best chemistry student somebody so young who had a
mail,24,pictured,fromRae- award while at the brightfutureaheadofhim.”
recyclingplans Cometcolumn town burnAvenue,Berrylands, school’ssixthform. According to Mr Gurmail’s
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uary6. news.Ourthoughtsare DentalSociety,agroupofformer
Hehadlastbeenseenat verymuchwithAaron’s Tiffinians holding annual mock
4pmonMonday,January5, family.Hewasaverygood interviews, reviewing personal
sparkingapoliceappealtofind studentatTiffinandwenton statementsandprovidingtalksfor
himviaTwitter. tostudydentistry. prospective medical and dental
MrGurmail’snext-of-kinhave “Hecamebacktotheschoolon students. It also stated he had
beeninformedandhisdeathisnot severaloccasionstotakepartin spentamonthvolunteeringasa
beingtreatedassuspicious. talking to sixth formers about dental volunteer in Ghana and
MrGurmailwasatraineeden- studyingdentistry. worked as a dental trainee at
tist who graduated from Kings “Aaron is a well-remembered AbbeyDentalSurgeryinSlough.
Clegg’s hospital visit
REPORTER
JONSHARMAN
jon.sharman@
london.newsquest.co.uk
DeputyPrimeMinisterNickClegg
visitedKingstonHospitalonMon-
daytoshoreuphisLiberalDemo-
crat colleague Edward Davey’s
nascentelectioncampaign.
Mr Clegg has positioned his
partyasthesensiblechoicebe-
tween the Conservatives and
Labour,particularlyontheNHS,
whichhesaidtheLibDemswould
fundinlinewithgrowthinthe
economy.
Visit:NickClegg
HecriticisedtheTories’“ideo-
logically extreme assertion that andEdDavey
theywanttocarryoncutting,cut- chattoapatient
ting money for public services” DeadlinepixKT89245
andadded:“Labourcan’tcommit
tothis–theywouldstillbespend- could be vital if some trickles Thehospitalbosshaspreviously
ingalotofextramoneyoninter- downtoherhospital. saidshewilltakethetrustintofi-
est payments [on the nation’s Shesaid:“Ifwecangetapropor- nancial deficit before having to
financial shortfall]. We have tionof thatitwillmakeareally makecutsthatwouldimpactpa-
strucktherightbalance.” bigdifference. tientcare.
Anextra£2bnwaspromisedby “Nextyearwearerequiredto MrDaveysaidthismorningthat
ChancellorGeorgeOsborneinlast makea3.8percentefficiencysav- the share of the extra autumn
year’sautumnstatement,which ingwhichisaboutnearly£10m. statementcashcomingtohealth
MrDaveysaidhisparty“pushed Wearereallystrugglingtofind servicesinKingstonwillbeabove
for”behindthescenes. that. thenationalaverage.
However,hospitalsinsouth-west “We’vegotanumberofverysig- Thatwillmeananother£5.88m
London must find hundreds of nificantlyunder-fundedservicesit inthecoffersin2015-16forGPson
millionsof pounds-worthof sav- wouldreallyhelp.” Kingston’sclinicalcommissioning
ings due to national cuts, and Thatincludestheintensivecare group.
KingstonHospital’schief execu- unit and the maternity unit, The group has had to find its
tive Kate Grimes said her team wherebothMrDavey’schildren, owncuts,describedlastyearas
was “struggling” to pare back as well as Mr Clegg’s third son “farinexcessof whatisconsid-
whatshesaidwasalreadyahigh- Miguel,wereborn. ered achievable” by clinicians
ly-efficientservice. MsGrimessaidof thedepart- workingonthesouth-westLon-
An extra billion or two may ment, which must make an doncollaborativecommissioning
seemdwarfedbytheoverallNHS £800,000cutnextyear:“Itscosts review,thesuccessortothecon-
budget–morethan£90bn–butMs aremidwivesanddoctors.Where troversialBetterServices,Better
Grimesbelieveseventhatamount doyoulooktomakeasaving?” Valuescheme.
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chiefexecutiveKateGrimes KT89245
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KINGSMEADOW: Kingstonian to look for new home if Dons sell ground to Chelsea Rail work
Blues bid could see Ks on move
Train passengers in south-
westLondonaresetforase-
ries of frustrating travel
weekendswhilemajorengi-
neeringworktakesplacein
theWimbledonarea.
NEWSEDITOR Tobesold? otherfiveorsixyearslefton Trainswillnotberunning
ROSSLOGAN our deal with AFC Wimble- toWaterlooduringweekends
Kingsmeadow donanyway.” in January and February
ross.logan@ DeadlinepixKT89221 Kingsmeadow was opened from many south-west Lon-
london.newsquest.co.uk
in1989asthehomegroundfor donstationsduetotheworks.
Kingstonianfootballclubhas Kingstonian. Notrainswillrunbetween
announcedplanstoleaveits In 2002, the newly-formed Clapham Junction and Sur-
Kingsmeadowhome–if the AFCWimbledonbeganplay- biton or between Clapham
ground is sold to Premier inghomegamesastenants, Junction and Kingston via
LeaguegiantsChelsea. before buying the ground Wimbledonduringweekends
The non-league club, who fromKs’controversialformer untilthemiddleof February.
haveplayedatthestadiumin chairman Rajesh Khosla in A bus replacement service
Norbitonforthepast25years, reported by the Guardian AFC Wimbledon and of ButshouldtheDons’plans 2003, who pocketed £2.5m will run between Clapham
saidinastatementstayingat newspaperthatAFCWimble- coursefinanceshavebeendis- foran11,000-seaterstadiumin fromthedeal. JunctionandSurbiton.
thegroundwas“notapracti- donwouldpaya“significant cussed, but we haven’t dis- Wimbledonbeturneddown, Since then, Kingstonian Berrylandsstationwillhave
caloption”shoulditbesold contribution”towardhelping cussedfigures. MrAndersondidnotruleout havestayedonastenants. noserviceatallonweekends
bycurrentownersAFCWim- Ks find a new home – ru- “Weliketoseeitasanop- Ks staying at Kingsmeadow But Mr Anderson assured untilearlyFebruaryandpas-
bledon. mouredtobeintheregionof portunity,andweareembrac- forawhilelonger. Ksfans:“Thesimplefactis sengers are advised to take
Lastweekoursisterpaper £1m. ingit. Hesaid:“Italldependson Kingstonian fans have been the K2 bus service between
the Surrey Comet revealed But Kingstonian co-chair- “Wehavealreadyidentified Wimbledon’s success and let down in the past, and I SurbitonandKingston,which
AFCWimbledonwereintalks man Mark Anderson, who twoorthreeoptionsthatare Chelsea’scontinueddesireto wanttomakeclearthatMal- willacceptvalidtraintickets.
with Chelsea over buying runstheclubalongsidefellow opentous,andareveryconfi- purchasetheground. colm,Johnandmyselfarenot Duetothelargenumberof
KingsmeadowiftheDons’bid owners Malcolm Winwright dent,whateverhappens.” “Aslongasthosetwothings doingthisforanymonetary alterationsaspecialtimetable
to build a new stadium in andJohnFenwick,declined MrAndersonsaidtheclub carryon,thenwecarryon. gainforourselves.” forindividualrouteshasnot
theirspiritualhomeof Mer- toconfirmthefigure. hadbeenlookingatpropsec- “If oneof thosethingsfell beenpublished.
tonwassuccessful. Hesaid:“Wearehavingan tivenewhomegrounds“for down,thenwearen’tbackto SeeSportonpage26for To view the changes visit
This week it was also ongoing conversation with thepastcoupleofmonths”. squareone,butwe’vegotan- more. southwesttrains.co.uk.
Georgia on her mind after New Year birth
Afirst-timemothergavebirthto nowathomewithfatherDean seemstobesleepingandeating
a healthy baby girl on New Gardner. reallywellatthemoment.
Year’sDay–oneofeightbornon MrsGardnersaid:“Iamvery “ThestaffatKingstonHospital
January1atKingstonHospital. tired because I haven’t really wereabsolutelygreat.
Bronwyn Gardner, from hadthetimetocatchuponsleep “We couldn’t have asked for
HinchleyWood,gavebirthto6lb yetafterthebirth. bettercare.”
7oz Georgia Jess Gardner at “Shehasbeenextremelygood
Formorenewsonlinevisit
1.23amafteralonglabour. sofar.
kingstonguardian.co.uk
Boththemotherandbabyare “It has been hard, but she
Newarrival:BabyGeorgia
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TfL works see six-week
HHeelliiccoopptteerr
ggrroouunnddeedd
closure for busy road
REPORTER theroadatthesetimes,which
JONSHARMAN mayhaveapositiveeffect.
“However,anysevereweath-
[email protected] er,aroadaccident,ordisrup-
tionalongtheA3orM25will
AkeyroutebetweenChess- haveanadverseeffectontraf-
ington and Epsom will be ficandwillincreasethelevel
closed for six weeks while ofcongestionanddelays.”
workstoimprovethecross- A TfL spokesman said:
roadsatMaldenRushetttake “This six-week closure of
place. RushettLanewillallowusto
TheTransportforLondon carry out improvement
(TfL) works, that will see a works,includingdrainagein-
new pedestrian crossing in stallation, reinstatement of Repairs:London’s
Fairoak Lane and widened utilityservicesandcarriage- airambulance
carriagewaystoaidturning, wayresurfacing. Picture:JonSharman
beganintheautumn. “A signed diversion route
RushettLanewillbeclosed Affectedareas:Amapshowingtheclosures willbeinplacefortrafficand London’s lifesaving air am- would be taken directly to
fromnowuntilFriday,Febru- wewillendeavourtokeepany bulancewillbegroundedfor hospitalbyambulance.
ary20. ChessingtonWorldof Adven- said: “If motorists opt to disruptiontoaminimum.” the next three weeks for Theservicecovers10mpeo-
SurreyCountycouncillors tures’winterclosure,wasthe change their normal travel For full details of the repairs. plewithintheM25areaand
metwithTfLplanners,who least disruptive option they plansandtraveloutsidepeak closure,visitconsultations. The24-hourhelicopterser- costs£5mayeartorun.
said the full closure, which considered. times,thiswillassistinreduc- tfl.gov.uk/streets/malden- vice, a registered charity, About£1.3moftherunning
is taking place during Councillor Eber Kington ingthenumberofvehicleson rushett. saves countless lives each costsarepaidforbytheNHS,
yearbyswoopingtoaidcriti- butitstillhastofindmillions
callyinjuredpeopleatroad eachyeartokeepgoing.
crashes, crime scenes and Barts Health NHS Trust
othermajorincidents. paysforthetraumadoctors
Ittreatsanaverageof six andLondonAirAmbulance
peopleevery24hours. paysfortheparamedics.
Butithasnoback-upheli- Todonate£5towardsthe
copteratthemoment. cost of another helicopter,
London Air Ambulance textHELICOPTERto70800.
says on its website: “When For further information
seconds count, the most ef- aboutthecharityandother
fectivewaytoreachcritically ways to support it, visit
injured patients is by londonairambulance.co.uk.
helicopter.” Hasyourlifebeensavedby
ButGrahamHodgkin,chief London’s Air Ambulance?
executiveofthecharity,said Letusknowatdigitalmedia
Closing:RushettLane KT82433 critically injured people @london.newsquest.co.uk.
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Father-in-law of dead man criticises halving of killer’s sentence Harassed after declining help
‘Is this what a life is
Amanwhoofferedtorepairawoman’s managedtolosehimbeforecallingpo-
flattyreandthenfollowedherwhenshe liceonJuly17thisyear.
refused,hasbeentoldhemustcarryout Apoliceofficermakingenquiriesthe
140hoursof unpaidworkforharassing followingdayfoundHahnfixinganother
worth these days?’
her. woman’styreinthesamecarpark.
GwanHahn,39,waitedforthewoman HewassentencedatWimbledonMagis-
toreturntotheKingstonUniversitycar trates’CourtonDecember10afterbeing
parkwhereshefoundhercartyrehad foundguiltyof harassmentfollowinga
beenpunctured. trial.
Hahn,fromKeswickAvenue,Kingston Hahnwasorderedtopaycompensation
REPORTER Vale,thenofferedtohelpfixthetyre,but of £60,costsof £100,andcarryout140
RACHAELBURFORD milkwhenhewasassaultedand afterdeclininghishelpandcallingthe hours of unpaid work in the next 12
rachael.burford@ was airlifted to hospital after AA,the23-year-oldwomanfoundhim months.
london.newsquest.co.uk suffering injuries from the followingher. Hemustalsoattendregularappoint-
punch that caused him to fall Shepulledintoanearbygarageand mentswithasuperviser.
The father-in-law of a man backwardandhithisheadona
killedinarandomattackbya pole. Teen charged over Mercedes crash
violentalcoholichasspokenout Broom, also a father, was
aboutthekiller’ssentencebeing knownintheareaforbeing“the
halved. localdrunk”andhaddrunktwo
Michael Broom, 50, of Rho- cansofalcoholonthedayofthe
drons Avenue, Hook, punched attack. Ateenagerhasappearedincourtafteral- Street, driving without insurance and
father-of-fourMarkHaleyonce He had also taken his shirt legedlyfailingtostopforpolicebefore driving dangerously around College
in a “petty dispute” outside off before launching the crashingaMercedesinKingston. roundabout.
TescoinHookParadeonAugust punch. The16year-old,fromKensington,who Thechaseisallegedtohavecometoa
21,2011,andwaschargedwith Broomwillserveatleastsix cannotbenamedforlegalreasons,ap- closewhenthecarsmashedintoatraffic
grievous bodily harm for the monthsinjailbeforebeingre- pearedatWimbledonMagistrates’Court lightpole.
assault. leasedonlicence. onThursday,December18. TheteenagerwillnextappearatWim-
MrHaleyspenttwoyearsina Mr Davies said: “Without Heischargedwithdrivingavehicle bledonMagistrates’CourtonJanuary14.
comabeforedyingattheRoyal explanationorwithoutinform- withoutconsentinWheatfieldWay,fail- Followthisstoryonlineat
HospitalforNeuro-Disabilityin ingthepoliceorMarkHaley’s ingtostop,cannabispossession,notdriv- kingstonguardian.co.uk
PutneyonAugust28lastyear, family the judge reduced the inginaccordancewithlicensinginEden
leadingtoafreshinvestigation sentencetooneyear,of which
intoamanslaughterchargefor Michael Broom will serve six
Broom. months.
JudgeRichardHoneQC,sen- “Howcouldthishappen?
tenced Broom to two years in “WhathashappenedtoBritish
prisonformanslaughteronDe- justice?”
cember 22, only to reduce the Attacker:MichaelBroomhad Until 1996 if someone died
sentencetojustoneyearthefol- hissentencehalved morethanayearandadayafter
lowingday. anattacktheirassailantcould
David Davies, Mr Haley’s fa- “IsthiswhatalifeinBritainis notbechargedwithmurderor
ther-in-law, said: “By the time worth these days, three years manslaughter.
MichaelBroomisreleasedfrom onemonth?” Formorenewsonlinevisit
prison he will have served a BT engineer Mr Haley had kingstonguardian.co.uk
totalof37monthsforthecrime. only been out to buy a pint of
BURGLARYCHARGES:
Amanhasbeencharged
withaseriesof
burglariesatpensioners’
homesintheSurbiton,
WorcesterPark,Ewell
andChessingtonareas.
MichaelSammie,47,of
BrimsdownRoad,
Enfield,hasbeen
chargedwithfour
countsofburglaryfrom
Octoberlastyear.He
wasremandedin
custodyandwillnext
appearatKingston
CrownCourtonFriday,
March20.
DRIVINGBAN:Aman
hasbeendisqualified
fromdrivingfortwo
yearsafterhewas
caughtdrink-drivingon
hismotorbike.Alexandre
LeonLeplumey,27,from
Wandsworth,drovehis
BMWbikedown
KingstonHillon
November22with98
microgrammesof
alcoholin100mlof
breath.Leplumey,who
pleadedguiltyatan
earlierhearing,was
sentencedonDecember
9.Hemustalsocarry
out60hoursof
communityworkand
takepartinasafe
drivingcourse.
TVTHIEF:Aresidentof
SurbitonYMCAstolea
televisionsetfromAsda
inRoehamptonVale.
JustinDyke,34,
admittedtakingtheTV,
worth£499,andwillbe
sentencedatWimbledon
Magistrates’Courton
January14.
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Hard work and community spirit
REPORTER “Inparticular,mybeautifulwife
JONSHARMAN Annandmyfamilydeservemedals
foreverythingtheyhavedoneand
jon.sharman@ forputtingupwithme.”
london.newsquest.co.uk
Mr Hutchinson was awarded an
ThespiritofSeethingWellshasbeen honorarydegreefromKingstonUni-
giventheroyalsealofapprovalafter versityin2009forhisartsandchari-
Creative Youth’s chairman of tywork.
trustees Robin Hutchinson was CreativeYouthtrusteeBrettAlder-
recognisedintheNewYear’sHon- tonsaid:“Thisawardisjustrecogni-
ourslist. tion for Robin’s wealth of
Thenotedcheese-loverandcreator achievements in the arts and the
ofeventssuchasSeethingSkiSun- widepositiveimpactofhisideasand
dayandtheSurbitonFoodFestival energy.
willbemadeanMBEinrecognition “Hisvision,leadershipandtenaci-
of his services to the arts and tyhavechangedtheartslandscape
community in Surbiton and in the UK, particularly for young
Kingston. people.
Mr Hutchinson, 56, the former “Withhisinnovative,uniqueand
Labour group leader on Kingston frequentlystrangeideasandenthu-
Council,haslivedintheboroughfor siasm, Robin is an inspiration to
mostofhislife. many and a huge asset to the
Hewasafoundingtrusteeofboth community.”
theRoseTheatreandtheDouglas MrHutchinson’shonourisoneof
Cmeunntirtey,anrotwsctehnetrCe.ornerhousecom- e47st3rMouBnEdsotofbaweharadnsd.edoutinthelat- Honoured:RobinHutchinson;LisaGagliani DeadlinepixKT82629/KT64244
Hesaid:“Thishonourisreallyfor  A former chief executive of Lisa Gagliani spent 11 years as ThamesCommunityFoundation. aboutit.Allyouwanttodoisgoout-
allthewonderfulpeoplewhohave Kingston Chamber of Commerce chiefexecutivebeforeleavingtotake In2012,MrsGaglianiwasrecog- sideandtelleverybody.
helped, supported and given their has also been made an MBE for uptheroleofchiefexecutiveofthe nisedbythemayorof Kingstonfor “Iwasreallytouched.Itwasareal-
timeandenergytomakebrilliant servicestoyoungpeopleandsmall BrightIdeasTrustin2012. herworkinthecommunity. lykindandgenerousthingtodo.”
thingshappenintheborough. businesses. The Bright Ideas Trust helps MrsGagliani,of ThamesDitton, Adetectivewhoseteambusteda
disadvantagedyoungpeople wasnominatedbyformercolleagues sextraffickingringoperatingfroma
inLondongetintowork. atBrightIdeasTrust. brothelbehindSurbitonstationwas
Mrs Gagliani was also Shesaidthatwhentheofficiallet- madeanOBE.
chairwomanfortheYoung ter confirming the honour came KevinHyland,formerlyadetective
Enterprise Richmond and through the door, she thought: inspectorwiththeMetropolitanPo-
Kingston area board be- “Well,that’sodd.” lice,retiredlastsummerandwasre-
tween2004and2009,andher Shesaid:“Iamusedtogettingcab- cently appointed the UK’s first
othercommunityroleshave inet office correspondence at my anti-slaverycommissioner.
includedbeingadirectorof work,butnotathome. His team convicted Leatherhead
town centre managers “You’resworntosecrecy. manMichaelDalton,hisexNikki
Kingstonfirstandworking “Itwasabitlikebeingakid,being ChenandothersinJuly2009,raiding
asachildren’sgrant-mak- givenafabulouspresentatChrist- abrothelinGlenbuckCourtinthe
ing panel member for the mas,butbeingtoldnottotellanyone process.
WARDATTACK:
Ahospitalpatienthas
admittedattackinga
maninamentalhealth
wardinTolworth.
KoushkSalehi-
Bakhtiari,26,of
SpringfieldHospital,
Tooting,pleadedguilty
togrievousbodilyharm
withintent,and
woundingorinflicting
grievousbodilyharm
withoutintentwhenhe
appearedatKingston
CrownCourton
December18.The
attackhappenedin
TolworthHospital’s
LilacwardonMay1,
2014.Salehi-Bakhtiari
willbesentencedon
January30.
MENBAILED:
Twomenarrestedover
anallegedhomophobic
assaultinSurbitonon
Halloweenhavebeen
re-bailedbypolice.
Investigatorsreleased
themenafterthey
returnedtoawest
Londonpolicestationin
midDecember.They
mustreturninearly
February.
DIABETESHELP:
GPswanttohear
residents’viewsonhow
healthservicesfor
diabetessuffererscan
beimproved.Aforum
eventwillbeheldinthe
RichardMayoCentre,
EdenStreet,on
Tuesday,January27,
from7pmto9pm.Tips,
guidanceandsupport
willbegivenbyexpert
speakers.
January8,2015 facebook.com/kingstonguardian kingstonguardian.co.uk @kingstonnews KG NEWS 9
Alcoholic Patient with rare disorder calls for more people from Asian community to join list
‘Sign up to organ donor register’
sentenced
Analcoholicwhostoleabot-
tle of vodka and damaged
shelvesataTescostorehas REPORTER MrPatelsaid:“Ithinkthat positiveabouthistreatment average,howeverthosewait-
been sentenced to alcohol RACHAELBURFORD isagenerationalthingatthe and is hopeful of getting a ing for transplants still be-
treatment. rachael.burford@ moment.Itisnotsomething transplant. lievethisistoolow.
Robert Keay, 26, of Fair london.newsquest.co.uk myparentseverthoughtof Hesaid:“Ifallthishadhap- SallyJohnson,NHSBlood
OakLane,Chessington,ad- doing, but it is extremely pened to me now I think I andTransplant’sdirectorof
mittedstealingthe£13bottle AWorcesterParkmanwho important. would have reacted very organ donation and trans-
of alcohol and damaging suffers from a rare genetic “WhenIhaveaskedpeople, differently. plantation, said: “Without
shelvesvaluedatupto£230 disorderisurgingpeopleto about90percentagreewith “Don’tgetmewrongdialy- organdonorstherecanbeno
atTescoinTolworthBroad- makejoiningtheorgandonor theideaof organdonation, sisisdifficult–evenmoreso transplantation.
way on December 4, last register their New Year’s butonlyaround20percentof whenyouareyoungandev- “Buttohelpthe10,000peo-
year. resolution. peoplehaveactuallysigned eryoneinyourunitisolder ple in the UK currently in
Keaywillhavesixmonths Hemong Patel, 44, had up. thanyou. need of a transplant, it is
to comply with his alcohol Alport’ssyndromediagnosed “If we could get everyone “However,IbelieveIhave vitalthenumberof families
treatmentrequirementand whileatcollege.Thecondi- whoagreeswithdonationto coped well. I have always agreeingtodonationtaking
he must attend meetings tioncausesgradualscarring registerinthenewyearwe takentheviewthatdialysisis placeincreases.”
withanofficer,amagistrate of the kidneys resulting in would be in a much better somethingIdothreetimesa MrPatelsaid:“I hopefor
ruledatWimbledonMagis- eventualkidneyfailure. position.” weekforafewhours. thenewyearpeoplejusttake
trates’CourtonJanuary2. Mr Patel is of Indian de- Despite receiving dialysis “It is not the end of the a few moments to register
He must also pay £130 scentandhospitalsstruggle threetimesaweek,MrPatel worldandmanypeopleare themselves.”
beforetheendofthemonth. to find matching donor or- hasafulltimejobasadigital muchworseoffthanme.”
gans because fewer people marketing specialist and is About 31 per cent of  To join the NHS organ
from the Asian community also working on an MA in Kingstonresidentsareonthe donor register, visit organ
Formorecrimestoriessee
havesigneduptobeonthe socialmedia. organ donor register, 5 per donation.nhs.uk,call03001 Callingformoreorgan
kingstonguardian.co.uk
donorregister. Mr Patel said he remains centmorethantheLondon 232323ortextSAVEto62323. donors:HemongPatel
Pair intimidated trial witness Man cleared CHECKOUTOURLEISURESECTIONSEEPAGES14&15
Twopeoplehavebeenjailedfor Tucker went to the victim’s AKingstonmanhasbeencleared
intimidatingawitnessinatrial. home address with a plank of ofrapingawomaninacarpark.
MichelleDooleywasavictimof woodonAugust7andMcDonald MohammedElhusniAlkielani,
intimidation between July and sent Miss Dooley intimidating 49, of Fairfield South, was ac-
Augustlastyear. phone calls, text messages and cused of two counts of rape at
Melvyn Alan Tucker, 41, of intimidated her in person be- HomebasecarparkinTwicken-
Marys Grove, Richmond, tweenJuly10andAugust8. hamRoad,Feltham,onJune12,
and Lindsay McDonald, 33, of Theywerebothjailedfornine lastyear.
Langdon Park, Teddington, monthsandorderedtopaya£100 He was aquitted following a
pleaded guilty to one count of victim surcharge at their sen- trialatKingstonCrownCourton
intimidation. tencingonDecember9. December17.
ATTACKDENIED:Two
womenhavedenied
attackingamanin
Kingston.Natalia
Connelly,35,ofEast
Road,Kingston,anda
17-year-oldwhocannot
benamedforlegal
reasons,appearedat
KingstonCrownCourton
December18.Bothare
chargedwithwounding
orinflictinggrievous
bodilyharmwithout
intent.Thealleged
attackisbelievedto
havehappenedon
March31.Atrialwill
takeplaceatKingston
CrownCourton
February4.
DEADMANNAMED:A
manwhodiedafter
apparentlyfallingfroma
windowinaSurbiton
blockofflatshasbeen
named.ThomasEdward
Nichol,44,diedon
Monday,December17,
inStLeonard’sRoad.An
inquestintothedeathof
MrNichol,wholivedin
Rouilac,France,was
openedandadjourned
onDecember22.The
provisionalcauseof
deathwaslistedashead
injuries.
FRAUDCHARGE:Aman
fromNewMaldenhas
appearedincourt
chargedwithdefrauding
avulnerablemanoutof
almost£5,000.Sohail
Ayub,24,ofSheephouse
Way,appearedat
WimbledonMagistrates’
CourtonJanuary2.
Hewillnextappearon
Friday,January16.
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[Iwrotea]lettertoMPZacGold- Thiswas,infact,theidealop- whoweretelephoned. KingstonCouncilisnotconsid-
OPINION smithurginghimtointervene, portunity for Mr Goldsmith to Overall,respondentsweregen- eringmovingallrecyclingcol-
whilethereisstilltime,andre- turnhiswarmwordsintoaction erally“unsupportive”ofthepro- lectionstoafortnightlycycle.
versethedreadfuldecisionbyhis and, as he said, “work cross- posed changes to the recycling The proposal is for weekly
Commentonstoriesat Conservative colleagues in partyforamuchmorecoherent collectionthatwouldseeafort- collections to take place, but
Kingstontodowngradetherecy- approach to tackling our ap- nightly collection on alternate thecollectionswillbepicking
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cling of non-food waste from pallingwastefulnessasanation”. weeks. uppaperandcardoneweek,
Sixweekendsofworks weeklytofortnightly. Hehasfailedtodothat. Residents reported concerns andthenglass,plasticandcans
Although I have received no More surprising, however, is aboutthebuild-upofrecyclables thefollowingweek.
ThepeoplewhodemandtheseclosuresareNetworkRail, replyfromMrGoldsmith,hehas hisapparentconfusionoverthe andthestoragerequiredforre- Othercollectionswillremain
NOTSouthWestTrains.Mostofthetwitswhotweetdonot seenfittoaddressthepointsI difference between public con- cyclablesoveratwo-weekperiod, unchanged.
knowwhodoeswhat,theyjustwantamoan,atanyone, madeinanangryblogpostonhis sultationandtelephonemarket potentialhygieneaspects,anda Inthisway,thecouncilwill
oftenjustshowingofftotheirmates. website. research. perceiveddecreaseinthequality save£4.2m.
HOVEEX-PAT Asthisistheclosestwehaveto When the current recycling oftheservice,withoutanyresul- Thismakesupapproximately
areply,Iamhappytoaddressthe system was introduced, there tantdecreaseinthecounciltax. thesalariesof 17teachersor
Kingsmeadowtakeoverplan? pointshemakes. wasextensiveconsultation,de- Iagree.ThatiswhyIamen- socialworkersoverthecourse
Mr Goldsmith’s approach to bateanddiscussionandthesys- couragingKingstonresidentsto ofthecontract.
ThelastthinganyoneinKingstonwantsisChelseaplaying this issue has been deeply tem was piloted for several sign our petition at Surelythatmakesgoodeco-
therewhetheritisthereservesorjustforpractice.The partisan and disappointingly monthsbeforebeingintroduced bit.ly/1t5A5sztohelpusstop nomicsense?
bestdealisforAFCWimbledontogetPloughLaneand aggressive. borough-wide. thisunreasonableproposal. COUNCILLOR
KingstoniantostayatKingsmeadow. HeaccusedmeandotherLiber- But these new changes are ThereisstilltimeforMrGold- DAVIDCUNNINGHAM
AGAMEMNON&CASSANDRA alDemocratsof spreadinglies, beingrushedthrough,withmost smithandtheConservativesto Leadmemberfor
wheninfactwehavesetoutthe oftheinformationstillnotbeing swallowtheirprideandputthis environmentandtransport
NickClegg:‘LibDemsstrike preciseplanthattheConserva- made available to the public, situationrightforthegoodofthe
tiveshavethemselvesputbefore withjustcursorytelephonere- community and the environ- Consign new
rightbalance’onNHSfunding thecouncil. searchasjustification. ment,butwearenowveryclose
Ibelieveresidentshavearight If Mr Goldsmith had taken tothewire.
ThisisNick“weareopposedtotuitionfees”Cleggisit? toknowthetruthanditisafact, time to read what background ROBINMELTZER
Themanwhowillsayanddoanythingtostayinvolvedin notascarestory,thattheTories material is nevertheless in LiberalDemocrat plans to bin
Government. arechangingrecyclingofallbut the public domain, he would parliamentarycandidatefor
REDROCK foodfromaweeklytoafortnight- haveseenthesummaryof com- RichmondParkandNorth
Like us lyservice. ments from those residents Kingston
CouncillorCunninghamissplit-
facebook.com/ Borough view ttihnegchoauirnsciinl’sorudnefrattohotrmyatobljeusptrifoy-
kingstonguardian posals on waste collection [see
letterabove].
He claimed there will still be
Follow us
weeklyrounds,buteachonewill
only collect half the recycling
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tions) so they will indeed be
movedtoafortnightlycycle.
Read us
Howeveryoulookatit,under
these proposals, residents will
kingstonguardian have to store twice as much
waste,andriskhavingtohangon
.co.uk
toitforuptoamonthiftheyget
confusedandputthewrongbox
Tell us out,orsimplyhappentobeaway
whenthebinmenaredue.
kingstonguardian And it cannot be efficient for
thecrewsandwagonstostilldoa
.co.uk/yoursay weekly round but only collect
halftherefuse?
The major cost is surely the
crews.Themostefficientwayof
operatingistocollecteverything
every time they make their
rounds,howeverinfrequentthat
hastobe.
Thereisalsonomentionoffood
KingstonGuardianadherestotheEditors’codeof waste–thatatleastmustbecol-
practice(whichyoucanfindatipso.co.uk).Weare lected every week for hygiene
regulatedbytheIndependentPressStandards reasons.
Organisation(Ipso).Complaintsaboutstoriesshould Itrustthecouncilwillconsign
bereferredfirstlytotheeditorbyemailat: thisbizarreandinefficientpro-
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“Complaint”inthesubjectlineandcontainsthe If the weekly collections Tory newspeak
followinginformation: TWEETS
• Yourname,emailaddress,postaladdressand of the
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ofthestoryoratleastthedate,pagenumberor “newspeak”–forfortnight,read
websiteaddressofthearticleandanyheadline. FurthertoCouncillorCunning- In opposition, the Conserva- week[Seeletter,topright]. @centrepartin:
• Afullexplanationofyourcomplaintbyreferenceto ham’sletter[Seetopright],the tives criticised the funds that Heclaimedthatweeklyrecycling Therearefiveladsdressedin
theEditors’Code. proposalforrecyclingisfordif- were wasted numerous times – willcontinue.Tellthattotheper- tweedjackets,whiteshirts,
Ifyoudonotprovideanyoftheinformationabove ferentitemstobecollectedinal- for example, the Rose Theatre, sonwhoreadsanewspaperonthe skinnyjeans,barefeetandbrown
thismaydelayorpreventusdealingwithyour ternativeweeks–andwillsave andthehighsalariespaidtothe daypaperiscollected,whoeatsa tasselledloafers.Mustbeanew
complaint.Yourpersonaldetailswillonlybeusedfor thecouncil£4.2m. chief executiveandseniorcoun- canof beansonthedaymetalis Surbitonboyband.
administrationpurposes. The saving will take seven cilofficers.Havethesebeencut? collected or who has a bottle of
Ifwecannotreacharesolutionbetweenusthen years,whichhefailedtomention The council recently wasted wineonthedayglassiscollected. @MPSSurbitonHSgt:
youcancontactIPSObyemailatcomplaints@ inhisletter,soitisnotaquick £95,000ontheKingstonSurvey, Thatpersonwillhavetostore Someunhappycustomersina
ipso.co.ukorbypostatIPSO,c/oHaltonHouse, saving,likeitsounded. whichreceivedonly15percent thatitemforafurther13daysin #Surbitonbarwhichisnow
20-23Holborn,LondonEC1N2JD. Thisadministrationshouldbe feedback. ordertocontinuetorecycleunder closed.Youwouldhavethought
Ifcomplainingaboutthirdpartycommentsonour coming up with smarter ways If theweeklycollectionswork, theproposedroutine.Thatmakes on#NYEtheywouldhave
websitearticles,youshouldusethe“reportthis of saving money, rather whychangethem? twoweeksinmycalendar. extendedtheirlicencepast
post”functiononlinenexttothecomment. than cutting services that are DANIELGOODGER DAVERYDER-MILLS 12.
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