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TopcopAlfHitchcockis Carnivalknifeattacker Keepuptodatewiththe upforthechallenge getsprisonsentence latestnewsandsportat www.luton-dunstable.co.uk oonpagnes 6-7 sunonpaged9 ay January23,2011 LUTON Issuenumber:824 www.luton-dunstable.co.uk Council faces £1WHERESOLD POSITIVE:Chiefexecutive TrevorHoldenspeakingatthe launchofthereportofthe LutonCommissionon fine over lost communitycohesion data sticks EXCLUSIVE County Council was fined £100,000forsendingtwofaxesto BYSOPHIESCOTT thewrongpeopleandSheffield- [email protected] basedA4ehadtopay£60,000for losing an unencrypted laptop Town’s cultural diversity ACOUNCILhaslost700memory with the details of thousands of sticks containing valuable data people. andcouldbefined£500,000. GONE:AUSB ATownHallspokesmansaid:“In In an email sent to staff and memorydevice response to our constant review celebrated in new report leaked to Luton on Sunday, it similartothosethat to ensure that we securely hold states how employees at Luton aremissing and use customer and any per- Borough Council have lost hun- sonal data and to government dredsoftheUSBdevices. requirementstoupgradememory Eachholdsupto2GBofinfor- sticks, the council’s information mation,costsaround£20andis memory sticks in use are only management division, this sum- A VISION to bring Luton’s diverse developed during a ten month pro- used to transfer material from ‘partially’encryptedandhaveto mer, undertook an inventory culturesclosertogetherwaspublished grammeinvolving180Lutonians. onecomputertoanother. bereturnedimmediately. auditofmemorystickswhichhad onThursday. MrHoldensaid:“Theevidencepre- It was discovered 700 - out of Theemailremindsstaffthatfail- beenissuedtomanagers. The Luton Commission on sented to the commission clearly 837issuedsince2003-hadgone uretofollowtheinstructionswill “This exercise revealed that a CommunityCohesionhasmaderec- showsthatthevastmajorityofpeople missing after a report last sum- resultindisciplinaryaction. number of memory sticks were ommendations on how everyone in regardthetown’sdiversityasaposi- merwascarriedouttotrackthem Employees are no longer unaccountedfor-notlost-there- the town can work together more tiveattribute,androundlycondemn down. allowed to use anything other fore since the summer the divi- effectivelysoeveryoneistreatedthe extremism. Thecouncildoesnotbelievethe than council-issued items in a sion has been in the process of same, equally, with fairness and “The challenge around community missing sticks contain sensitive USBportandhavebeenremind- locatingtheunaccountedmemo- respect. cohesionisourstoface.Formethe information that could be ednottousepersonalequipment rysticks. ThereportwasdiscussedataTown report offers a real handle on the accessed. suchasiPods,mobilephonesand “The information held on the Hall event at which speeches were challenge. TheITdepartmentatthecoun- non-council issued memory memorystickswouldvary,asstaff madebyLutonBoroughCouncilchief “Lutonisafantasticplacetolive.Itis cil is looking at closing all USB sticks. across all departments were executive Trevor Holden, Cllr Joan apositivetownandIamdetermined ports on computers to ‘prevent Intheemailitsaystheauthority issuedwiththisportabledevice. Bailey, University of Bedfordshire thatwewillbecreativeandinnovative furtherdatalosses’. needstoreportthis‘loss’tothe “Allcouncilmemorystickshave vice-ChancellorProfessorLesEbdon, in turning the report’s findings into Theemailalsorevealshowstaff Information Commissioner. The encryption capability therefore Institute of Community Cohesion action.” who are currently issued with a councilhasconfirmedaletterhas any sensitive information stored chairman Professor Ted Cantle, and For a full copy of the report visit USB stick have to ‘resubmit a beensentthisweek. onthemwouldnotbeinaread- Department for Communities and www.luton.gov.uk/communitycohesi business case to their head of The Commissioner, an inde- ableformatifaccessedbysome- Local Government deputy director on servicewhowillliaisewithinfor- pendent body which promotes oneelse. JaneEverton. ■ Turn to pages 16-17 for an mation management security to dataprivacy,hastheauthorityto “Thereisnoevidencethatany The commission, which comprised in-depth look at what community assess the acceptability if they fine organisations up to half a personaldatawasheldonthese of18membersrepresentingacross- cohesion campaign Luton in wishtoretaintheirstick’. millionpounds. devices or that data has been sectionofexpertiseandinterests,was Harmonyhasachievedinitsfirstyear. And it also details how ‘silver’ Last November Hertfordshire passedintothepublicdomain.” letterson10 jobson52 classifiedon54 motorson58 sporton61 2|January23,2011|www.luton-dunstable.co.uk•news01582707707•advertising01582700800 LUTONonsunday Kidnap trio jailed Top cop says no PUBLISHINGDIRECTOR JonathanCropley [email protected] after vicious attack EDL march ban NEWSDESK LSNSeriesEditor:ChrisGill [email protected] [email protected] TWOmenandawomanhavebeen “MissBrethertonwasinthecar NewsEditor:LuiStraccia jailedfortheirpartsinkidnappinga withtheenginerunning,anddrove [email protected] manduringwhichhewashorrifically themaway.” BYKEELEYKNOWLES Whetherit’sastory,picture,community, scaldedwithboilingwateronhis AtShaftesburyRoadshewaitedin [email protected] business,sportsorleisureevent,our faceandarms. thecarashewastakenintothe newsdeskiswaitingtohearfromyou. HewasluredtoahouseinBury house.MrAhmedthenranupstairs THEthresholdforpolicetoconsid- Newsdesk:01582707707 ParkRoad,Luton,believinghewas andlockedhimselfinabedroomso eraskingforabanonnextmonth’s Picturedesk:01582706780 goingtobeofferedwork. theattackerscouldgonofurther. controversial English Defence [email protected] Thenhewassetuponandmoney JudgeFostertoldHayand League march has not yet been demandedfromhim,said Saunders:“Hewasviciously reached. SPORTSDESK prosecutorClaudetteElliottatLuton attackeduntilhewasalmost That’saccordingtothenewChief CrownCourtonFriday. senselessandthenHaypoured Constable of Bedfordshire Police, SportsEditor:JamesCunliffe JudgeRichardFostersaidthetwo boilingwaterinandaroundhisface AlfredHitchcock,whowasspeaking [email protected] men,ShemHayandAaron ontwooccasionscausinghorrific thisweekinhisfirstfullinterview Generalsportenquiries Saunders,hadcomefromLondon injuries.” sincetakingoverearlierthismonth. [email protected] toLutontobuydrugsandwere Hay,26,ofnofixedaddress,was Hesaidthatiftheydidgetabanit Sportsdesk:01234406224 drivenbyAndreaBrethertonina jailedforseven-and-a-halfyearsand would only be on movement and hiredcar. Saunders,27,ofRochdaleWay, wouldnotpreventthegroupcom- MissElliottsaidtheevents Greenwich,SouthLondon,wasjailed ing together and carrying out a ADVERTISING occurredonSeptember11,2009, forfive-and-a-halfyears. protest in the town – currently butthetwomenwerenotarrested Bothmenpleadedguiltytocausing plannedforFebruary5. Apreviousdemonstration Teamleader: untilFebruarylastyear. grievousbodilyharmwithintent. Mr Hitchcock said that although inLutonTownCentre CharleneCook Shesaid:“MrAhmedintelligently Bretherton,28,ofDagmarRoad, theforcehadnotbeendirectlyin 01582700800 offeredtotakethemtogetmoney Camberwell,SouthLondon,was touch with the Home Secretary [email protected] fromanotherhouseinShaftesbury foundguiltyofattemptedrobbery, Theresa May herself, legal advice away.Iwillbegoingtogetaflavour Road,Luton. kidnapandfalseimprisonment. hadbeensoughtontheban. ofhowit’sgoing. Wewouldlovetoshowyoujusthoweffective “Butoutsidethehousehetriedto Shehadpleadednotguiltybutwas Headded:“Thecurrentadvicewe “Thisisahugelyimportantoppor- advertisinginLutononSundayis. escape.Theygrabbedhimbackand convictedinDecember.Shewas have is that the threshold for the tunity for Bedfordshire police, for Forthemostcost-effectiveadvertising carriedontheassaultinthestreet. jailedfortwoyears. ban is not met but we will be meandforLuton.Wehavegotour solutionsinLutonandDunstable,calloneof reviewingthepositionconstantly.” verybest.” oursalesstaff. House robbery gang flee empty-handed LastweekLutonBoroughCouncil Thereisnopowertobanpeople Advertising:01582700800 wrotetoMrsMaytoaskhersupport assemblingatallinEngland.There [email protected] foraban.Shehasnotyetreplied. is power to ban a procession, but AGROUPofwould-berobbers onfootataround11.25pm.Itis EarlierthisweekLutonCouncilof only by the Home Secretary and Itisaconditionofacceptanceofadvertisement armedwithagunwereleftempty- thoughtbetweenfiveandseven Mosques added its voice to the thenonlyifsheisconvincedthere ordersthattheproprietorsofLSNMediadonot handedonWednesdaynight. peoplewereinvolvedbutonlytwo ever-growing backlash against the willbeseriousdisorderthatcannot guaranteetheinsertionofaparticular Between11pmand11.20pm,the havebeendescribed–asmixed march. be prevented by the use of police advertisementonaspecifieddate,oratall, offendersenteredapropertyon racemenwearinghoodedtops. MrHitchcocksaidhewaskeento powerstoplacerestrictionsonthe althougheveryeffortwillbemadetomeetthe HightownRoad,Luton,and Anyonewithinformationcan geta‘feeling’ofhowthemarchwas routeoftheprocession. wishesofadvertisers;furthertheydonot demandedtheoccupantshandover contactDetectiveconstableMark goingandsowouldbethereonthe ■Turntopages6-7foranexclusive acceptliabilityforanylossordamagecaused property. Bryceon01582394280,or day. full interview with new Chief byanyerrororinaccuracyintheprintingornon Nothingwastakenandtheyfled Crimestopperson0800555111. He said: “Just try and keep me ConstableAlfredHitchcock. appearanceofanyadvertisement,andreserve therighttoeditordeleteanyobjectionable Long jail term for drugs ewvoerrdyinagdvoerrrteisjeecmteanntyisadcvaerertfiuslelymcehnetc.Akeltdh,ough DO YOU WANT occasionallymistakesdooccur.Wetherefore and firearms conviction aasdkveardtivseermtiseenrtsstcoaaresfsuisllytuasndbyadchviescekuinsgtheir TO ACT, SING immediatelyshouldanerroroccur.Weregret thatwecannotacceptresponsibilityformore thanoneincorrectinsertionandthatno OR DANCE? AMANwasjailedfor13-and-a- MrSiongsaid:“TheCrown’s republicationwillbegrantedinthecaseof halfyearsonFridayafterpolice caseisthathecollectedand typographicalorminorchangeswhichdonot foundhishomewasbeing deliveredlargesumsofcashto affectthevalueoftheadvertisement.To usedtostorecash,drug facilitatethesupplyofcocaine, ensureconsistentlyhighservicelevels,calls equipmentandgunsfora andactedasabookkeeperand arerandomlymonitoredbyasalesmanager. cocaine-dealinggang. thatheallowedhishome UNLOCKYOURPOTENTIAL AndrewWallman,28,of addresstobeusedformixing BradfordRoad,Toddington,said andcuttingdrugs,buthedoes DISTRIBUTION hewasthreatenedbyothersto notacceptthat. carryoutordersandcontinued “Hewasnottheorganiser. 01582390365 throughfear.Hehasnever Thefirearmswerenothisbut [email protected] NOW ACCEPTING namedthoseinvolved. wereburiedinhisgarden.He Ifyouhaveaqueryregardingthedeliveryof NEW STUDENTS Whenpoliceraidedhisrented saidhedidnotactuallyknow yournewspaperorwouldliketojoinour houseonJuly16lastyearthey whatwasinthebags.” teamasateenageoradultnewspaper found£113,420incash, WhenarrestedWallmantold deliverercontactourdistributiondepartment ● ClassestaughtbyQualified shippingbarrelscontaining policethat18monthsbefore onthetelephonenumberabove. AdultProfessionals cuttingagentsforcocaine,and hehadbeendraggedfromhis otherequipmentwithtracesof car,threatenedwithafirearm LEAFLETDISTRIBUTION ● GainConfidence&SocialSkills cocaineon.Anotebook andbeaten. ● WorkshopsbyWestEnd detailedmoneytransactionshe MrSiongadded:“Hewastold 0m1a5il82to3:90358 Professionals FREE haAdndmiandaecoonmbpeohsatlfhoefaopthwearss.a ‘tthhaetmh’eawndouifldheberewfuosrekdinhgisfor [email protected] ● AnnualShowcaseEvent bagcontainingthreefirearms familywouldbeharmed. Totargetyourbusinessmessagebyleaflet TrialTaster andammunition,said Hewasmadetokeeprecords withinourdistributionareasthenplease ● 3hoursofdrama, prosecutorDanielSiong. oftransactionswhichheknew sessionon callthetelephonenumberabovefor singinganddance Policehadcalculatedthatif wererelatedtodrugs.” informationandprices. 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Phone:01582700800 firearmsandtwoofpossessing SeanMinihan,defending,said CallTheresaHudsonon ammunition.Hewasgivena Wallmanmayhavebeenpicked Fax01582700801 01582 599722 five-yearsentenceforthe onbecausehehadborrowed Officeopen9am-5.30pmorbyappointment. firearmsoffenceswitha moneyinthepastfrompeople PublishedandoriginatedbyLSNMediaLimited. www.taketheleaduk.com furthereightandahalfyears heknewdidnothavea PrintedbyCambridgeNewspapers,Winship forthecocainechargetobe legitimatesourceforthe Road,Milton,Cambs,CB46PP.Price£1wheresold servedconsecutively. money. LUTONonsunday www.luton-dunstable.co.uk•news01582707707•advertising01582700800|January23,2011|3 Changes in counting regulations result Officer set to be charged with in rise in complaints against the police causing death by dangerous driving THEnumberofcomplaints Intotaltherewereincreased upheldifanerrorwasmade, averageof11percent.Itis againstBedfordshirePolicehas complaintsintenareas,nochange howeveranindividualofficermay importanttorememberthat APOLICEofficeristofaceprosecution riseninthelastyear. insevenandadropinseven. nothaveacasetoanswerfortheir BedfordshirePolicehandles for two counts of death by dangerous In2009/10,476complaintswere Apolicespokesmansaid: specificactions. aroundonemillioncallsperyear driving,followinganinvestigationbythe madeagainstthecounty’sforce– “Twenty-fourallegationshave “Thechangeinregulationsalso andwillhaveapproximately600 Independent Police Complaints 28morethanthepreviousyear. beensubstantiatedorupheldin hasresultedinafargreater interactionswithmembersofthe Commission. Byfarthelargestnumberof 2010/11while140further numberofcasesbeing publiceveryday.The24complaint Luton Police Station-based PC Kerry officialgrievanceswereforneglect allegationswereunsubstantiated investigatedatalowlevelrather allegationsthatwereupheld Smith,24,willbechargedinrelationto orfailureinduty,followedby ornotupheld. thanbeingdealtwithinformally. representsaverysmallminority anincidentonJune4,2010,inLeagrave incivility,impolitenessand “Thesefiguresaremarginally “Basedonthefiguresgathered ofalltheinteractionswewillhave Road, Luton, in which two men, Reda intoleranceandotherassaults. higherthanthoserecordedfor betweentheApril1,2004and conductedduringtheperiod. LechehebandSidaliMelal,died. However,therewasjustone 2009/10,howeverthiscanbe December21,2010,theaverage “Weexpectourofficersandstaff He has been summonsed to appear seriousassault–adropfromlast accountedforduetochangesin percentagechangeinrecorded toconductthemselvesina beforeStAlbansMagistrates’Courton year–nosexualassaults,andone thecountingregulations. casesis15percent,thisisslightly courteousandprofessional February9. otherofsexualconduct. “Anallegationmaynowbe aboveourmostsimilarforce’s manner.” Tory club call in cops to look into missing £15k EXCLUSIVE BYLUISTRACCIA [email protected] DUNSTABLEConservativeClub(right) hasa£15,000holeinitsaccountsfor lastyear,wecanreveal. The‘discrepancy in cash takings’ was disclosedattheHighStreetNorth-based club’sAGMlastmonthwhenanannual lossuptoSeptember2010of£62,000was alsoannounced. Theclubisopensevendaysaweekand has three lounge bars, including the Churchill Lounge and a snooker room withthreetables. It has a large upstairs function room withstagecompletewithlightinganda dancefloor,aswellasarooftoppatiogar- don’tknowhoworwhereit’sgone.We’re didn’tknowanythingaboutthismissing den. allawareofthemissingmoney.” money.” Acting club chairman Kevin Debrick Club president Derek Thomas and Apolicespokeswomansaid:“Wehave said:“We’veaskedthepolicetolookinto treasurer Brian Ball have both stepped receivedacallfromtheclubinconnec- thisandthey’recarryingouttheirprelim- down in the past month. Victor tionwiththis. inaryinvestigation.That’swherewe’reat. Montagueisthenewtreasurer. “Howeverafterdiscussionsithasbeen “Thesecretaryhadacalltosaythey’re ChairmanRodCampkinresignedtwo left for the organisation concerned to stillinvestigating.I’mmoreinterestedin weeksago,sincewhenMrDebrickhas decideiftheywishtopursueacriminal theclubgoingforward.There’snothingI takenoverinatemporaryrole. investigation. candotochangewhat’shappened. 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Cottage havestalled’. “The inspector ought to Cllr Roy Davis proposed a haveaviewforwhat’sthebest Buy 1 Pizza Get 1 FREE motion at Tuesday’s Town waytoapproachthis.It’supto Hall meeting calling for the theclubtomakerepresenta- Inspector at this summer’s tionsiftheychooseto. FREEDeliveryinLuton,Caddington&SlipEnd growthareaPublicInquiryto “If they’ve got a ten year include proposals for the planformovingupthedivi- Two9”Pizzasfrom club’s future home in his sions,theremaycomeatime ONLY£6.50 plans. whenthegroundwon’tdo.If Luton Borough Council, theymoveupacoupleofdivi- Two12”Pizzasfrom whichownsKenilworthRoad sions,itwon’tbeenough. ONLY£8.50 stadium, passed the motion “I’ve been in the stadium askingtheinspectorto‘con- when we had 31,000 against Two15”Pizzasfrom AnyPizza-AnySize siderpossiblesitesforanew Arsenal. That was crowded, ONLY£12.95 ONLY£8.49 LutonTownFootballClubsta- andshowshowmanypeople diuminthis[WestofLuton] youcanpackintoaspace. or other locations’. It said it “Once we get to the point AllmFainjodrucsreodnitcardsaccepted *ATeprpmlys&Conditions ‘hopestheinspectorwillcon- where the ground is becom- sider any site which anyone ingalimitingfactoronambi- FREE maysuggest’. although the club insists it feasibility process was pro- tion,we’llpreparetheground In 2008 the results of the shouldinsteadhavecalledthe gressing, but it refused to tomoveon. evGearyrliocrbdreeraodvwerit£h10 12YEARSEXPERIENCEOFDELIVERINGQUALITYFOOD club’s own feasibility study - study a ‘feasibility process’. comment. “We’re trying to make sure whentyhoisuamde.ntion T: 01582 424477 inwhichsixpotentialreloca- This process is still ongoing Labour Cllr Davis said: “It the mechanism is there to tion sites were identified - morethantwoyearslater. seems to have stalled. The make sure Luton Town has were never made public, We asked the club how its clubisobviouslyinnostateto whatitneedsinthefuture.” Campaigners protest against easyjet counting the £18m plans for 4,000 more houses cost of a very tough winter DOZENSofprotesterstooktothepublicgalleryataTown THEsnowlastwintercosteasyJet£18million. Hall meeting to vent their anger at plans for up to 4,000 The Luton-based airline’s chief executive, Carolyn McCall, homesjustnorthofLuton. saidthehugelosshighlightstheneedtoinvestproperlyfor Around30NoNorthcampaignersheldplacardsandsignsat suchsevereweather. Luton Borough Council’s meeting on Tuesday saying the Despitethis,inthequarterendinginDecemberthecarrier houseswouldbringtrafficchaostothearea. madearevenueincreaseof7.5percentto£654million. 2211BBiissccoottRRdd LLuuttoonnTTeelleepphhoonnee::0011558822773333003300 CllrMichaelGarrettproposedamotioncallingforthecoun- Disruptionfromtheairtrafficcontrolstrikeactionandsevere ●● cilto‘notsupportanydevelopmenttothenorthofLuton’. weathercost£6mand£18mrespectivelyandledtolostcontri- Butaslightlydifferentmotionwasinsteadpassedcalling butionof£7m. forthecouncilnottosupportthedevelopment‘unlessitwere Theairlineisworkingtorecoverasignificantproportionof ●● accompaniedbythenecessaryinfrastructure’. thisthroughadditionalcostssavingsandrevenueopportuni- ConservativegroupleaderCllrGarrettsaid:“Iwascontact- ties. ●● ●● edbyanumberofresidentswhoareextremelyworriedabout Passengerscarriedincreasedby8.8percentto11.9million, thisdevelopment. with59percentofpassengersoriginatingoutsidetheUK. “Theareatheyliveinisgreenbeltland.Buttheareaisnotin MsMcCallsaid:“easyJetwillalwayssupportitspassengers Lutonandthereforeweareveryrestrictedastowhatwecan whenexternaleventsimpacttheirjourneybutwecallongov- RRIIGGHHTT CCHHOOIICCEE dotoactuallystopit.” ernmentstoprovidesensiblelegislationforairportregulation FF deNsoceNnodretdhincoto-osrcdhinoaotloyrarPdabteChoanviwoauyr.sFariadn:k“lIytihtinwkasitqujuitset an“Tdhaeirstervaeffriecscnoonwtrodli.sruptionofthepasttwoyearsalsohigh- ESTIRREE RRRRIIIIGGGGHHHHTTTT PPSSRREERRIICCVVEEIICCEE pemolbitaicrarallsys.”ing,theywerejusttryingtobeateachotherup lsitgrhutcstuthreetnoekeedepfopraasisrepnogretsrstomionvviensgt.”intheappropriateinfra- 44MATEE UUE S NEW Windows PRODUCT “MIrc&hoMsresKSainmgmssbohaudrnneoWheisnidtaotiwonsifnourstihnegirKiengxcsbeolluernnte IWnsintadlolawtsioanssM,rusltSraamsmafsepwarinendtoswhsadanredcoDmomorenpdreodduthcetms. thattheyofferatrealisticprices. 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Insteadofconcentratingonthe 700800 Whenaskedifthiswouldseea Hesaid:“Ipreferamodel 20percentbudgetcutIlookat steptowardsa‘super-force’,Mr whichhassomethingwithlocal the80percentthatwedohave.” Hitchcockrepliedthathisview policingwithanationalinfra- Aswellascuttingthenumber LtUTONoonsundahy ound baddies www.luton-dunstable.co.uk•news01582707707•advertising01582700800|January23,2011|7 CAREVISITS AT HOME in bid to cut crime Wecarepassionately arealisticalternative toresidentialcare ofpoliceofficerpostsby100 overthenexttwoyears,upto27 •visitsfrom15minsto3hoursormore civilianpostswillgooverthe nextfinancialperiodbutMr Hitchcocksaystheforcewilldo •dependable,programmedcarevisits allitcantoreducetheimpact ontheservice. Havingbeganhiscareerasa •eachcustomerhasanamedcontactin copatjust18yearsold,Mr ouroffice Hitchcockhasmorethan30 yearsexperienceinpolicing havingstartedhiscareerwith •trained,police-checkedcaringstaff LancashireConstabularyin 1977. HejoinedtheMetropolitan •live-incarealsoavailable Policein2003andwasappoint- edbythethenHomeSecretary JacquiSmithtodevelopthe Tailor-made tacklingknivesactionpro- gramme–amovehesays increasedthenumberof Yourcareplanwillbetailor-madefor ‘Hitchcock’references. you.Wewilltalktoyouaboutjust Hesaid:“It’sthebaneofmylife ‘GOAFTERTHE reallybuteversinceIbegan BADDIES’: whatyouwantandrespectyour peoplehavemadecomments Simplecrime wishesthroughout. aboutmyname. reductionplan “IrememberwhenIfirststart- edasergeantaskedmewhereI wasfromandIreplied Pleasecontactusfor Lancashiresir. www.bluebirdcare.co.uk “Hesaid‘welikeLancashire Butasidefromthejokes Hesaid:“ThemessageIhave furtherinformation cops,nowdotenpress-ups’. MrHitchcockisseriousabout beengivingtoourstaffisthatI “Thenheaskedwhatmyname thejobandclearlyhasthebest amclearaboutwhatourroleis Bluebirdcare,BritanniaHouse,LeagraveRoad,LutonLU31RJ wasandwhenItoldhimitwas interestsofthepublicatheart tofightcrimeandtoprotectthe AlfredHitchcockhesaid‘welike withaparticularfocusonmain- public.It’ssimple–ifyouwant comedians,20press-ups tainingtheroleofcommunity, toreducecrimeyouhavetogo 01582 491208 please’.” neighbourhoodpolicing. afterthebaddies.” [email protected] OPEN 6 FOR A LIMITED DAYS PERIOD ONLY, A GIS WILL ABSORB WEEK THE 2.5% VAT EXCESS 8|January23,2011|www.luton-dunstable.co.uk•news01582707707•advertising01582700800 LUTONonsunday Driver’s fuel fury as Antony's Tailor prices rise at pumps NOW WE ARE SELLING READY TO WEAR BYCHRISTINAJOHNSON “Itseemstometheyaretak- [email protected] ingthemickeyoutofpeople FILLINGUP: inLuton.” Thepetrol ACHAUFFEURhasblasteda ABPspokesmansaid:“BP’s stationon petrol station for charging pricing policy is based on Friday,backto 139.9pperlitrethisweek. maintainingvalueformoney thelowerprice 01582 404488 or 01582 424687 CraigHardy,57,ofCatsbrook for consumers within each Road,Luton,saidtheBPout- local trading area reflecting 07767 270466 let on Mount Pleasant Road the location of the site, its compared‘veryunfavourably’ facilitiesandthecompetition. with other stations when he “Thismeansthepricescan 12 Dunstable Road, Luton, Beds, LU1 1DY visiteditonMonday. varyfromsitetosite,nomat- He claims the diesel cost ter how close and far away 139.9pperlitre,comparedto theyare. others nearby which were “Prices at BP’s company priced between 130.9p and ownedsitesarebasedonlocal 132.9p, and contacted BP marketconditionstakinginto immediately. account such things as the MrHardy,whorunshisown costofgettingthefueltothe chauffeur hire business, particular site, the price of claimsthatbyFridaytheprice crudeoilaswellastheactual of Diesel was back down to costofproducingthefuel. £132.9p. “Wemonitorpricesonasite Hesaid:“WhenIdrovepastI by site daily basis and we couldn’tbelievemyeyes.That always try to maintain value outlet is always dearer than formoneyforourcustomers theothersaround. asmuchaspossible.” find 1000’s of cars locally LUTONonsunday www.luton-dunstable.co.uk•news01582707707•advertising01582700800|January23,2011|9 Police left nurse to walk WHAT WE DO home in dark after error IS SIMPLE WE BUY EX CATALOGUE-CANCELLED ORDERS-END OF EXCLUSIVE evenmyfault.ThenextmorningI JennyWilliams,ofBushmead,a LINE-SURPLUS & BANKRUPT STOCK... showedpolicemyinsurancedocu- colleague of Ms Borkowska at a BYLUISTRACCIA mentsanddrovethecarawayfrom Harpenden hospital, was also THENWESELLDIRECTTOTHEPUBLICATAFRACTIONOF [email protected] whereitwasimpoundedinMilton wrongly pulled over by a THEHIGHSTREETRETAILPRICES Keynes. HertfordshireConstabularyofficer WWWWWW..SSTTOOCCKK--DDIISSPPOOSSAALLSS..CCOO..UUKK A NURSE was left to walk four “Ihadtopay£170togetitout.I inHarpendenlastyear –againfor mileshomeatnightbypolicewho amclaimingthatmoneybackfrom nothavinginsurance. seized her car as they couldn’t Provident.” MrsWilliams,62,said:“Iwastold confirmshehadvalidinsurance A police spokeswoman said: Ihadnocover–butIdid. because it was ‘outside normal “Whenthewomancouldnotpro- “TwodayslaterIhadtopay£170 officehours’. videproofofvalidinsurance,her to get my car out from being 5’ KING SLEIGH BED Monika Borkowska was told to vehiclewasseizedandrecovered. impoundedinWatfordaftershow- pulloverbyanofficerataround “The Motor Insurance Bureau ing my insurance documents to 9pm in Luton town centre as, (MIB)maintainsadatabasewith police. according to the Police National alldriverinformationonandthis “IwrotetoSagaInsuranceand Computer(PNC),shewasnotcov- feedsintothechecksmadebyoffi- theygavememymoneyback,but ered. cers. In this instance, the check theyinsisteditwasn’ttheirfault.” Ms Borkowska, 31, was livid as showed that no valid insurance A Hertfordshire Constabulary shehadonlyrecentlyboughtthe wasinplace.Asitwas9pmand spokesman said: “Drivers must car and taken out a policy with outside office hours, the officer takeresponsibilitytoprovetheir Provident. wasunabletoverifyifinsurance vehicleisinsured.However,insur- Thepoliceofficertookherkeys wasactuallyheldandthedecision ancecompaniesalsohavealegal away and impounded her car, toseizethevehiclewasmade. obligation to ensure their data- telling her she had to make her “The onus is on the driver to basesareuptodate.” ownwayhometoBramingham. provetheyhavevalidinsurance. Paul Green, Head of Ms Borkowska, who has com- “Thepolicearenotresponsible Communications at Saga, said: plained to Provident about last forensuringthedatabaseisupto “We have no record of Mrs month’sincidentandisawaitinga date and accurate. In situations Williamscontactingustochange responsebeforefilingacomplaint wheredriversareleftwithouttheir thedetailsofthevehicleshewant- with Bedfordshire Police, said:“I vehicle,itisattheofficer’sdiscre- ed insured. However, we under- askedtheofficeriftherewasany tion as to whether assistance is stoodthathersituationwasvery chanceofaliftandshesaid:“No– offered in terms of transporting distressing and we paid her the thereareplentyofbusesandtaxis.” themtoanotherlocation. amountshehadspenttogether “Iwasnearlyintears.Sheasked “Each situation is risk assessed carreleasedfrompolicecustody. RRP.£599.99DisposalPrice-£250.00 meifIwasokbutjustleftmeon andinthisinstancethevehiclewas “ThankfullyMrsWilliams’expe- the street in the dark. I walked seized in a well populated area rienceisexceptionallyrare.” home.Iwasterrified–howcould withstrongtransportoptionssuch NeitherProvidentnorMIBcould 6-8 SEATER SOLID thepolicedothistome?Itwasn’t asbusesandtaxis.” provideacomment. 5’ KING TV BED WOOD DINING SET Carnival knife attacker jailed for six years AMANwassentencedtosixyearsin Theyhadhadanumberofarguments prisononWednesdayforwoundingwith earlierthatafternoon. intent. DetectiveconstableSimonTaylorsaid MohammedAteeq((rriigghhtt)),20,was “Wetakeallincidentsofknifecrimevery foundguiltyatLutonCrownCourt seriouslyandwefeelthissentence followingafour-daytrial. showsthatthecourtsdotoo. Heenteredanotguiltypleatothe “Itjustdoesnotmakesensefor RRP.£1699.99 RRP.£1399.99 chargebutwassubsequentlyconvicted. anyonetocarryaknifeiftheyuseitthey Ateeqhadstabbedhisvictim,a20- willregretit.However,thiswasjustan DisposalPrice-£849 DisposalPrice-£849 year-oldman,inHillsideRoad,Luton,at isolatedincidentandthatingeneralthe around7pmonMay31lastyear carnivalwentoffwithoutanymajor 4’6 DOUBLE DIVAN 2 DOOR & 3 DRAWER followingtheLutonCarnival. incidents.” with SLIDING DRAWER OAK WARDROBE Your property search just RRP.£359.99 RRP.£249.99 DisposalPrice-£150 DisposalPrice-£95 got easier 11//22 PPRRIICCEE SSAALLEESS!!!! KMW At Stock Disposal Warehouse, our LOFT LADDERS prices are simply lower than the current High Street SALE Prices - ALLYEAR ROUND! KMWLoftLadders From VVAARRIIEETTYY OOFF RROOOOMM--SSIIZZEEDD RREEMMNNAANNTTSS AAVVAAIILLAABBLLEE Wealsosupply&fit boards,lights, insulationand 331144--331188SSEELLBBOOUURRNNEERROOAADD,,LLUUTTOONN,,BBEEDDSS..LLUU4488NNUU enlargehatches. 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SecretarytobantheEnglish stopthemfromparading there,yesevenonStGeorge’sday havereportedhighsatisfaction Theyhaveplannedanother DefenceLeague(EDL)from throughthetowncentreand whenallareinvited. levelswiththenewequipment, demonstrationinLutononSaturday, marchingthroughLutonyet makethemmarchfromtheir NotsoonFebruary5ifthe andmythanksgotothemallfor February5.Thisdemonstrationis again. favouredpubinFarleyto squareishandedovertotheEDL. theirhardwork. opposedbyLutonBoroughCouncil Everytimetheyhavevisitedour StockwoodParkwheretheycan Theywouldturnitintoaplaceof Wearegratefulalsotoresidents andmanycommunity,faithandvol- townithasbeenblightedby besafelycontainedbythepolice hate. forbearingwithuswhilethefew untaryorganisationscommittedto drunkenviolenceandyobbery andnotletthemruinan Whycan’ttheyhavetheirrally issuesexperiencedsofarhave racialharmony,communitycohe- aimedmostlyagainstMuslims. otherwisenormalSaturdayinthe inStockwoodParkorthecar beenrectified. sionandpeacefulexistence. Iwasintownthelasttimethey towncentre. parkoftheirfavouredpubwell LabourcouncillorDaveTaylor PleasewritetoyourlocalMembers werehereandtheyhadeitherhit Ifshedoesbanthemarchbut outoftheway? Portfolioholderfortheenvironment ofParliament,councilsandthe thepubsat9amorarrivedfrom allowsthemtohaveastatic MeanwhileStGeorge’sSquare atLutonBoroughCouncil policetosupportthecallforaban alloverthecountryalready demonstrationitwouldbean wouldbehandedbacktothe onthisdemonstration. drunk. insulttoourtowniftheywereto peopleofLutonsothatwecan,as ‘Ignore Labour’s pleas’ ThedozensofEDLdemonstrations Anyoneelsewhowitnessed beallowedtorallyinStGeorge’s wedoonadailybasis,enjoythe acrossEnglandsince2009haveled theirbehaviourthatdayfrom Square. vibrancyanddiversityofour SIR-WeintheLiberalPartybelieve tomassivenumbersofpoliceand about2pmonwardswouldthink Thatisoursquarefortheuseof town. it’sabitrichfortheleaderofthe associatedcosts,togetherwithdis- itmadthattheyshouldbe allLutoniansandvisitorstoour LutonUniteAgainstFascism LabourPartytobecallingupon order,arrests,intimidation,bullying, radicalsandprogressivestojoin harassmentanddisruption. hisparty. TheEDLclaimstobeopposedto Doeshebelievethatstudentsand ‘militantextremistsandIslamic Union dropped offender statesthat‘thepeople’havedirect thehikeinVATto20percent,the theirfamiliesdonotremember fundamentalists’. controloverhowtheyaregoverned CoalitionGovernmentcontinuesto whowasingovernmentwhen Thetruthisthattheyareabunch SIR-Lastweekyoupublisheda nationallyandlocally. tellusthatthereisnoalternativeto tuitionfeestrebledunderLabour? ofextremiststhemselvesbeing storyheadlined‘Fakegun-toting WiththePrimeMinistergivingus itsdevastatingeconomicpolicies. Arethepoorestfamiliesinthe madeupofdisillusionedBritish road-rageunionofficialredundant’ ‘people’thatpower,thenIsuggest Thisissimplynottrue.Thereis countrysupposedtoforgetthatthe NationalPartymembers,football inwhichyourefertoLuton TrevorHoldenstepsaside. anotherway. gapbetweentherichandpoorgot hooligans,selfdeclaredracists, BoroughCouncilemployeeIan LetusLutontownsfolkmakethe Whentheworldwiderecession biggerafter13yearsofaLabour thosewhoareanti-Jewish,anti- Smithbeingmaderedundant ear- decisiononwhostaysandwho causedbytheirresponsibleactions Government? tradeunions,homophobic,anti- lierthismonth. goes. ofbankersacrosstheglobebegan Let’stryandrecallwhichpartyit immigration,convictedcriminals WewouldliketoclarifythatMr IbelieveLutonBoroughCouncil tobite,Labour’sdecisiveaction wasthatsatbackwatchingthe andpeopleworkingagainstracial Smith’sGMBofficialunioncreden- shouldpublisheveryjobspecifica- broughtaboutareturntogrowth, bankerscreamoffhugebonuses harmony. tialswerewithdrawnfollowing tiononitsbooksandthetypical afallinborrowing,andtheprotec- anddidnothingtostopthem TheBedfordshireCounty notificationofhispendingconvic- wagesforeachposition,ineffect tionofjobs. (wheningovernment),yetnow AssociationofTradesCouncils tioninFebruary2010forpossess- fromexecutiveleveltopart-time ButnowtheLibDem/Tory fromthecomfortofopposition togetherwithLutonTUC,Unitethe inganimitationfirearmwithintent staffandnotforgettingcontractors. Governmentisthreateningthat whingeandmoanaboutthevery UnionandLoveMusicHateRacism tocausefearofviolence. Oncewethetaxpayershavethis recoverybygoingtoofarandtoo samething–politicaldoublestan- arecallingontradeunionmembers, ThereforeMrSmithhasnotheld informationwewillthenbebetter fastinresponsetothedeficit dardsisaphrasethatspringsto MembersofParliamentfor anyGMBpostholderresponsibili- placedtodeterminethefollowing: causedbythebankers. mind. Bedfordshire,communityandfaith tiesatthecouncilsincepriortohis ■Isthatjobreallynecessary? Notonlywillfamiliesfeelthe Theyarecriticalofthepresent organisations,andleadersand conviction. ■Couldwereplacethatindividual squeezeasjobsandservicesdisap- Government’sprivatisationofthe membersofreligiousgroupstojoin WarrenKenny withsomeoneequallycompetent pear,butthisreckless,ideologically NHS,yetitwasaLabour usinapeacefulcounterdemonstra- GMBSeniorOrganiser butonalowerwage(seebelowfor inspired,gamblethreatensthe Governmentthatinstigatedprivate tion,iftheEDLproposedmarch anexplanationofthis)? recovery,andareturntorecession. financeinitiativesintoour goesahead. Wrong council costs cut ■Couldintegrationofdepart- Inthecomingmonthsweneedto NationalHealthservicewhichwill Wemustuniteandkeepthese mentslowercosts? focusongrowthandjobs. beafinancialmillstonearoundthe undesirableanddisruptivepeople SIR-Asusualthelocalcouncilsare AsanexampleIrecallLuton TheGovernmentshouldthink neckoftheNHSforyearstocome. withtheirmessageofhateand cuttingfront-linestafftosave BoroughCouncilemployinga againonVATandits£20bnof Theyembracethenuclearpower disharmonyfrommarchingthrough money. gentlemantotakephotosofpeople spendingcuts. option,justliketheCoalition ourtownwithoutshowingthemthe ItappearsthefirsttogoatLuton wholeavetheirbinsoutsidetheir Weneedtomakesuresmall Government,yetlayclaimtobe RedCardagainstRacismandhate. BoroughCouncilare25road homes–yetIdonotrecallasingle businesseshaveaccesstothecapi- environmentallyfriendly. Letusshowthemthatwearea sweepersandCentralBedfordshire prosecution. taltheyneedtogrow,andweneed EverysingleLabourcandidateat unitedcommunitydeterminedto isremovinglollipopladies. Inaddition,whilethePrime tomaintaininvestmentintrans- thelastelectionstoodonamani- live,workandexisttogetherin Doesthismeanthechiefexecu- Minister,whorunsthecountry, portandhousing. festothatsupportedachangeto peaceandharmonyandtoresolve tiveplanstocleanourstreetshim- earnsamouth-watering£142,000- Thebanksmustpaytheirfair ourtiredwornoutfirst-past-the- ourlocalconcernsinacivilised selfandthelollipopladiesaretobe a-yearsalary,Iwaswonderingif share,andnotjustbonuses. postelectoralsystemandbacked manner. replacedbypolicemen? anystaffatLutonBoroughCouncil Ofcourseweneedtotacklethe theAVsystem. Nocommunityisperfectandwe Whatheshouldbelookingatfirst earnmorethanthisfigure–andif deficit,butweneedabalanced Yetherewearejusteightmonths areworkinghardinLutonto aretheadminstaff. socouldtheydisclosethatinclud- approachwithfairtaxrisesand onandweseealargeproportion addresscommunitycohesion, Counciltaxpayerspayforservices inganybonuspayments. measuredspendingreductionsto ofLabourMembersofParliament unemployment,poverty,housing andthatincludesthechiefexecu- Forme,asataxpayer,Iamsure safeguardjobs,communitiesand readytojumpintobedwiththe andenvironmentalissues,health tive’ssalary. thatsavingscanbemadebutthe therecovery. Toriestokeepthefirst-past-the- inequality,skillsshortagesand BrianKeddle importantthingisthat,wherejobs LabourcouncillorKeirGale postsystem. otherconcerns. AbbotsWoodRoad,Luton aretrulynotrequired,theymust SouthWard,LutonBoroughCouncil Nowthat’sveryprogressiveMr GroupsliketheEDLaredangerous go.Butwherewages,ifany,exceed Miliband–itseemsmorelikepro- andtheywillexploittheproblems Letus,thepeople,decide thePrimeMinister’slevel,then Services kept going tectionisttomeandmanyothers associatedwiththerecessionto theseover-paymentsmustbe astheyrallytothetrumpetsound divideanddisruptourcommunities. SIR-Inlastweek’seditionof addressed.Afterallitismineand SIR-Thechallengesfacinglocal ofthetwo-partysystemandthe Decent,caring,peacefulpeople LutononSunday,LutonBorough yourmoney. authorityhouseholdwastecollec- corruptstenchthatgoeswithit. fromallreligiousfaiths,community CouncilchiefexecutiveTrevor PFailla tionsacrossthecountryduring Solet’sbecrystalclear–this organisationsandactivists,thosein Holdenstatedthattheimpending BakerStreet,Luton therecentcoldweatherandholi- new-foundprincipledopposition workandoutofwork,students, redundancyto500peoplekeeps dayperiodhavebeenwelldocu- mayhavetheintentofbeing pensioners,andanti-racistsshould himawakeatnight. There is another way mented. radicalandechowordsthatseem supportapeacefulcounterdemon- Thatisnotaveryhealthy HereinLutonthough,aprudent progressive,yethaveatrack stration. predicamenttobein. SIR-AswemoveintotheNew investmentinsnowtyresforthe recordthatprobablyMargaret Pleasewritetoyourlocalnewspa- However,thePrimeMinister Year,andbegintoseetheeffectsof driveaxlesofour26refuse Thatcherwouldgivehersealof pers,discussthiseventwithinyour collectionvehicles,plusrubber approvalto. communityorganisationsandtrade ‘crampon’overshoesforcrew,has Solet’snotbefooledbythe letterspolicy unions,andjoinusinthispeaceful resultedincollectionsbeing silver-tonguedsocialist,whowas demonstration. maintainedatclosetotheir oncemoreakintobeingoneof JimThakoordin, LETTERS,preferablyamaximumof300words,mustarriveby5pmon normalschedule,evenonour Thatcher’schildrennotsolong PresidentofBedfordshireCounty Tuesday.Fullnameandaddressmustbesupplied.Detailswillbe tight,hillyandfrequentlyicy ago. AssociationofTradesCouncil,and withheldonlyinexceptionalcircumstances.Writeto:Letterstothe streets. 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TopcopAlfHitchcockis Carnivalknifeattacker Keepuptodatewiththe upforthechallenge getsprisonsentence latestnewsandsportat www.luton-dunstable.co.uk oonpagnes 6-7 sunonpaged9 ay January23,2011 LUTON Issuenumber:824 www.luton-dunstable.co.uk Council faces £1WHERESOLD POSITIVE:Chiefexecutive TrevorHoldenspeakingatthe launchofthereportofthe LutonCommissionon fine over lost communitycohesion data sticks EXCLUSIVE County Council was fined £100,000forsendingtwofaxesto BYSOPHIESCOTT thewrongpeopleandSheffield- [email protected] basedA4ehadtopay£60,000for losing an unencrypted laptop Town’s cultural diversity ACOUNCILhaslost700memory with the details of thousands of sticks containing valuable data people. andcouldbefined£500,000. GONE:AUSB ATownHallspokesmansaid:“In In an email sent to staff and memorydevice response to our constant review celebrated in new report leaked to Luton on Sunday, it similartothosethat to ensure that we securely hold states how employees at Luton aremissing and use customer and any per- Borough Council have lost hun- sonal data and to government dredsoftheUSBdevices. requirementstoupgradememory Eachholdsupto2GBofinfor- sticks, the council’s information mation,costsaround£20andis memory sticks in use are only management division, this sum- A VISION to bring Luton’s diverse developed during a ten month pro- used to transfer material from ‘partially’encryptedandhaveto mer, undertook an inventory culturesclosertogetherwaspublished grammeinvolving180Lutonians. onecomputertoanother. bereturnedimmediately. auditofmemorystickswhichhad onThursday. MrHoldensaid:“Theevidencepre- It was discovered 700 - out of Theemailremindsstaffthatfail- beenissuedtomanagers. The Luton Commission on sented to the commission clearly 837issuedsince2003-hadgone uretofollowtheinstructionswill “This exercise revealed that a CommunityCohesionhasmaderec- showsthatthevastmajorityofpeople missing after a report last sum- resultindisciplinaryaction. number of memory sticks were ommendations on how everyone in regardthetown’sdiversityasaposi- merwascarriedouttotrackthem Employees are no longer unaccountedfor-notlost-there- the town can work together more tiveattribute,androundlycondemn down. allowed to use anything other fore since the summer the divi- effectivelysoeveryoneistreatedthe extremism. Thecouncildoesnotbelievethe than council-issued items in a sion has been in the process of same, equally, with fairness and “The challenge around community missing sticks contain sensitive USBportandhavebeenremind- locatingtheunaccountedmemo- respect. cohesionisourstoface.Formethe information that could be ednottousepersonalequipment rysticks. ThereportwasdiscussedataTown report offers a real handle on the accessed. suchasiPods,mobilephonesand “The information held on the Hall event at which speeches were challenge. TheITdepartmentatthecoun- non-council issued memory memorystickswouldvary,asstaff madebyLutonBoroughCouncilchief “Lutonisafantasticplacetolive.Itis cil is looking at closing all USB sticks. across all departments were executive Trevor Holden, Cllr Joan apositivetownandIamdetermined ports on computers to ‘prevent Intheemailitsaystheauthority issuedwiththisportabledevice. Bailey, University of Bedfordshire thatwewillbecreativeandinnovative furtherdatalosses’. needstoreportthis‘loss’tothe “Allcouncilmemorystickshave vice-ChancellorProfessorLesEbdon, in turning the report’s findings into Theemailalsorevealshowstaff Information Commissioner. The encryption capability therefore Institute of Community Cohesion action.” who are currently issued with a councilhasconfirmedaletterhas any sensitive information stored chairman Professor Ted Cantle, and For a full copy of the report visit USB stick have to ‘resubmit a beensentthisweek. onthemwouldnotbeinaread- Department for Communities and www.luton.gov.uk/communitycohesi business case to their head of The Commissioner, an inde- ableformatifaccessedbysome- Local Government deputy director on servicewhowillliaisewithinfor- pendent body which promotes oneelse. JaneEverton. ■ Turn to pages 16-17 for an mation management security to dataprivacy,hastheauthorityto “Thereisnoevidencethatany The commission, which comprised in-depth look at what community assess the acceptability if they fine organisations up to half a personaldatawasheldonthese of18membersrepresentingacross- cohesion campaign Luton in wishtoretaintheirstick’. millionpounds. devices or that data has been sectionofexpertiseandinterests,was Harmonyhasachievedinitsfirstyear. And it also details how ‘silver’ Last November Hertfordshire passedintothepublicdomain.” letterson10 jobson52 classifiedon54 motorson58 sporton61 2|January23,2011|www.luton-dunstable.co.uk•news01582707707•advertising01582700800 LUTONonsunday Kidnap trio jailed Top cop says no PUBLISHINGDIRECTOR JonathanCropley [email protected] after vicious attack EDL march ban NEWSDESK LSNSeriesEditor:ChrisGill [email protected] [email protected] TWOmenandawomanhavebeen “MissBrethertonwasinthecar NewsEditor:LuiStraccia jailedfortheirpartsinkidnappinga withtheenginerunning,anddrove [email protected] manduringwhichhewashorrifically themaway.” BYKEELEYKNOWLES Whetherit’sastory,picture,community, scaldedwithboilingwateronhis AtShaftesburyRoadshewaitedin [email protected] business,sportsorleisureevent,our faceandarms. thecarashewastakenintothe newsdeskiswaitingtohearfromyou. HewasluredtoahouseinBury house.MrAhmedthenranupstairs THEthresholdforpolicetoconsid- Newsdesk:01582707707 ParkRoad,Luton,believinghewas andlockedhimselfinabedroomso eraskingforabanonnextmonth’s Picturedesk:01582706780 goingtobeofferedwork. theattackerscouldgonofurther. controversial English Defence [email protected] Thenhewassetuponandmoney JudgeFostertoldHayand League march has not yet been demandedfromhim,said Saunders:“Hewasviciously reached. SPORTSDESK prosecutorClaudetteElliottatLuton attackeduntilhewasalmost That’saccordingtothenewChief CrownCourtonFriday. senselessandthenHaypoured Constable of Bedfordshire Police, SportsEditor:JamesCunliffe JudgeRichardFostersaidthetwo boilingwaterinandaroundhisface AlfredHitchcock,whowasspeaking [email protected] men,ShemHayandAaron ontwooccasionscausinghorrific thisweekinhisfirstfullinterview Generalsportenquiries Saunders,hadcomefromLondon injuries.” sincetakingoverearlierthismonth. [email protected] toLutontobuydrugsandwere Hay,26,ofnofixedaddress,was Hesaidthatiftheydidgetabanit Sportsdesk:01234406224 drivenbyAndreaBrethertonina jailedforseven-and-a-halfyearsand would only be on movement and hiredcar. Saunders,27,ofRochdaleWay, wouldnotpreventthegroupcom- MissElliottsaidtheevents Greenwich,SouthLondon,wasjailed ing together and carrying out a ADVERTISING occurredonSeptember11,2009, forfive-and-a-halfyears. protest in the town – currently butthetwomenwerenotarrested Bothmenpleadedguiltytocausing plannedforFebruary5. Apreviousdemonstration Teamleader: untilFebruarylastyear. grievousbodilyharmwithintent. Mr Hitchcock said that although inLutonTownCentre CharleneCook Shesaid:“MrAhmedintelligently Bretherton,28,ofDagmarRoad, theforcehadnotbeendirectlyin 01582700800 offeredtotakethemtogetmoney Camberwell,SouthLondon,was touch with the Home Secretary [email protected] fromanotherhouseinShaftesbury foundguiltyofattemptedrobbery, Theresa May herself, legal advice away.Iwillbegoingtogetaflavour Road,Luton. kidnapandfalseimprisonment. hadbeensoughtontheban. ofhowit’sgoing. Wewouldlovetoshowyoujusthoweffective “Butoutsidethehousehetriedto Shehadpleadednotguiltybutwas Headded:“Thecurrentadvicewe “Thisisahugelyimportantoppor- advertisinginLutononSundayis. escape.Theygrabbedhimbackand convictedinDecember.Shewas have is that the threshold for the tunity for Bedfordshire police, for Forthemostcost-effectiveadvertising carriedontheassaultinthestreet. jailedfortwoyears. ban is not met but we will be meandforLuton.Wehavegotour solutionsinLutonandDunstable,calloneof reviewingthepositionconstantly.” verybest.” oursalesstaff. House robbery gang flee empty-handed LastweekLutonBoroughCouncil Thereisnopowertobanpeople Advertising:01582700800 wrotetoMrsMaytoaskhersupport assemblingatallinEngland.There [email protected] foraban.Shehasnotyetreplied. is power to ban a procession, but AGROUPofwould-berobbers onfootataround11.25pm.Itis EarlierthisweekLutonCouncilof only by the Home Secretary and Itisaconditionofacceptanceofadvertisement armedwithagunwereleftempty- thoughtbetweenfiveandseven Mosques added its voice to the thenonlyifsheisconvincedthere ordersthattheproprietorsofLSNMediadonot handedonWednesdaynight. peoplewereinvolvedbutonlytwo ever-growing backlash against the willbeseriousdisorderthatcannot guaranteetheinsertionofaparticular Between11pmand11.20pm,the havebeendescribed–asmixed march. be prevented by the use of police advertisementonaspecifieddate,oratall, offendersenteredapropertyon racemenwearinghoodedtops. 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He said: “Just try and keep me ConstableAlfredHitchcock. appearanceofanyadvertisement,andreserve therighttoeditordeleteanyobjectionable Long jail term for drugs ewvoerrdyinagdvoerrrteisjeecmteanntyisadcvaerertfiuslelymcehnetc.Akeltdh,ough DO YOU WANT occasionallymistakesdooccur.Wetherefore and firearms conviction aasdkveardtivseermtiseenrtsstcoaaresfsuisllytuasndbyadchviescekuinsgtheir TO ACT, SING immediatelyshouldanerroroccur.Weregret thatwecannotacceptresponsibilityformore thanoneincorrectinsertionandthatno OR DANCE? AMANwasjailedfor13-and-a- MrSiongsaid:“TheCrown’s republicationwillbegrantedinthecaseof halfyearsonFridayafterpolice caseisthathecollectedand typographicalorminorchangeswhichdonot foundhishomewasbeing deliveredlargesumsofcashto affectthevalueoftheadvertisement.To usedtostorecash,drug facilitatethesupplyofcocaine, ensureconsistentlyhighservicelevels,calls equipmentandgunsfora andactedasabookkeeperand arerandomlymonitoredbyasalesmanager. cocaine-dealinggang. thatheallowedhishome UNLOCKYOURPOTENTIAL AndrewWallman,28,of addresstobeusedformixing BradfordRoad,Toddington,said andcuttingdrugs,buthedoes DISTRIBUTION hewasthreatenedbyothersto notacceptthat. carryoutordersandcontinued “Hewasnottheorganiser. 01582390365 throughfear.Hehasnever Thefirearmswerenothisbut [email protected] NOW ACCEPTING namedthoseinvolved. wereburiedinhisgarden.He Ifyouhaveaqueryregardingthedeliveryof NEW STUDENTS Whenpoliceraidedhisrented saidhedidnotactuallyknow yournewspaperorwouldliketojoinour houseonJuly16lastyearthey whatwasinthebags.” teamasateenageoradultnewspaper found£113,420incash, WhenarrestedWallmantold deliverercontactourdistributiondepartment ● ClassestaughtbyQualified shippingbarrelscontaining policethat18monthsbefore onthetelephonenumberabove. AdultProfessionals cuttingagentsforcocaine,and hehadbeendraggedfromhis otherequipmentwithtracesof car,threatenedwithafirearm LEAFLETDISTRIBUTION ● GainConfidence&SocialSkills cocaineon.Anotebook andbeaten. ● WorkshopsbyWestEnd detailedmoneytransactionshe MrSiongadded:“Hewastold 0m1a5il82to3:90358 Professionals FREE haAdndmiandaecoonmbpeohsatlfhoefaopthwearss.a ‘tthhaetmh’eawndouifldheberewfuosrekdinhgisfor [email protected] ● AnnualShowcaseEvent bagcontainingthreefirearms familywouldbeharmed. Totargetyourbusinessmessagebyleaflet TrialTaster andammunition,said Hewasmadetokeeprecords withinourdistributionareasthenplease ● 3hoursofdrama, prosecutorDanielSiong. oftransactionswhichheknew sessionon callthetelephonenumberabovefor singinganddance Policehadcalculatedthatif wererelatedtodrugs.” informationandprices. 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LUTONonsunday www.luton-dunstable.co.uk•news01582707707•advertising01582700800|January23,2011|3 Changes in counting regulations result Officer set to be charged with in rise in complaints against the police causing death by dangerous driving THEnumberofcomplaints Intotaltherewereincreased upheldifanerrorwasmade, averageof11percent.Itis againstBedfordshirePolicehas complaintsintenareas,nochange howeveranindividualofficermay importanttorememberthat APOLICEofficeristofaceprosecution riseninthelastyear. insevenandadropinseven. nothaveacasetoanswerfortheir BedfordshirePolicehandles for two counts of death by dangerous In2009/10,476complaintswere Apolicespokesmansaid: specificactions. aroundonemillioncallsperyear driving,followinganinvestigationbythe madeagainstthecounty’sforce– “Twenty-fourallegationshave “Thechangeinregulationsalso andwillhaveapproximately600 Independent Police Complaints 28morethanthepreviousyear. beensubstantiatedorupheldin hasresultedinafargreater interactionswithmembersofthe Commission. Byfarthelargestnumberof 2010/11while140further numberofcasesbeing publiceveryday.The24complaint Luton Police Station-based PC Kerry officialgrievanceswereforneglect allegationswereunsubstantiated investigatedatalowlevelrather allegationsthatwereupheld Smith,24,willbechargedinrelationto orfailureinduty,followedby ornotupheld. thanbeingdealtwithinformally. representsaverysmallminority anincidentonJune4,2010,inLeagrave incivility,impolitenessand “Thesefiguresaremarginally “Basedonthefiguresgathered ofalltheinteractionswewillhave Road, Luton, in which two men, Reda intoleranceandotherassaults. higherthanthoserecordedfor betweentheApril1,2004and conductedduringtheperiod. LechehebandSidaliMelal,died. However,therewasjustone 2009/10,howeverthiscanbe December21,2010,theaverage “Weexpectourofficersandstaff He has been summonsed to appear seriousassault–adropfromlast accountedforduetochangesin percentagechangeinrecorded toconductthemselvesina beforeStAlbansMagistrates’Courton year–nosexualassaults,andone thecountingregulations. casesis15percent,thisisslightly courteousandprofessional February9. otherofsexualconduct. “Anallegationmaynowbe aboveourmostsimilarforce’s manner.” Tory club call in cops to look into missing £15k EXCLUSIVE BYLUISTRACCIA [email protected] DUNSTABLEConservativeClub(right) hasa£15,000holeinitsaccountsfor lastyear,wecanreveal. The‘discrepancy in cash takings’ was disclosedattheHighStreetNorth-based club’sAGMlastmonthwhenanannual lossuptoSeptember2010of£62,000was alsoannounced. Theclubisopensevendaysaweekand has three lounge bars, including the Churchill Lounge and a snooker room withthreetables. It has a large upstairs function room withstagecompletewithlightinganda dancefloor,aswellasarooftoppatiogar- don’tknowhoworwhereit’sgone.We’re didn’tknowanythingaboutthismissing den. allawareofthemissingmoney.” money.” Acting club chairman Kevin Debrick Club president Derek Thomas and Apolicespokeswomansaid:“Wehave said:“We’veaskedthepolicetolookinto treasurer Brian Ball have both stepped receivedacallfromtheclubinconnec- thisandthey’recarryingouttheirprelim- down in the past month. Victor tionwiththis. inaryinvestigation.That’swherewe’reat. Montagueisthenewtreasurer. “Howeverafterdiscussionsithasbeen “Thesecretaryhadacalltosaythey’re ChairmanRodCampkinresignedtwo left for the organisation concerned to stillinvestigating.I’mmoreinterestedin weeksago,sincewhenMrDebrickhas decideiftheywishtopursueacriminal theclubgoingforward.There’snothingI takenoverinatemporaryrole. investigation. candotochangewhat’shappened. 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Cottage havestalled’. “The inspector ought to Cllr Roy Davis proposed a haveaviewforwhat’sthebest Buy 1 Pizza Get 1 FREE motion at Tuesday’s Town waytoapproachthis.It’supto Hall meeting calling for the theclubtomakerepresenta- Inspector at this summer’s tionsiftheychooseto. FREEDeliveryinLuton,Caddington&SlipEnd growthareaPublicInquiryto “If they’ve got a ten year include proposals for the planformovingupthedivi- Two9”Pizzasfrom club’s future home in his sions,theremaycomeatime ONLY£6.50 plans. whenthegroundwon’tdo.If Luton Borough Council, theymoveupacoupleofdivi- Two12”Pizzasfrom whichownsKenilworthRoad sions,itwon’tbeenough. ONLY£8.50 stadium, passed the motion “I’ve been in the stadium askingtheinspectorto‘con- when we had 31,000 against Two15”Pizzasfrom AnyPizza-AnySize siderpossiblesitesforanew Arsenal. That was crowded, ONLY£12.95 ONLY£8.49 LutonTownFootballClubsta- andshowshowmanypeople diuminthis[WestofLuton] youcanpackintoaspace. or other locations’. It said it “Once we get to the point AllmFainjodrucsreodnitcardsaccepted *ATeprpmlys&Conditions ‘hopestheinspectorwillcon- where the ground is becom- sider any site which anyone ingalimitingfactoronambi- FREE maysuggest’. although the club insists it feasibility process was pro- tion,we’llpreparetheground In 2008 the results of the shouldinsteadhavecalledthe gressing, but it refused to tomoveon. evGearyrliocrbdreeraodvwerit£h10 12YEARSEXPERIENCEOFDELIVERINGQUALITYFOOD club’s own feasibility study - study a ‘feasibility process’. comment. “We’re trying to make sure whentyhoisuamde.ntion T: 01582 424477 inwhichsixpotentialreloca- This process is still ongoing Labour Cllr Davis said: “It the mechanism is there to tion sites were identified - morethantwoyearslater. seems to have stalled. The make sure Luton Town has were never made public, We asked the club how its clubisobviouslyinnostateto whatitneedsinthefuture.” Campaigners protest against easyjet counting the £18m plans for 4,000 more houses cost of a very tough winter DOZENSofprotesterstooktothepublicgalleryataTown THEsnowlastwintercosteasyJet£18million. Hall meeting to vent their anger at plans for up to 4,000 The Luton-based airline’s chief executive, Carolyn McCall, homesjustnorthofLuton. saidthehugelosshighlightstheneedtoinvestproperlyfor Around30NoNorthcampaignersheldplacardsandsignsat suchsevereweather. Luton Borough Council’s meeting on Tuesday saying the Despitethis,inthequarterendinginDecemberthecarrier houseswouldbringtrafficchaostothearea. madearevenueincreaseof7.5percentto£654million. 2211BBiissccoottRRdd LLuuttoonnTTeelleepphhoonnee::0011558822773333003300 CllrMichaelGarrettproposedamotioncallingforthecoun- Disruptionfromtheairtrafficcontrolstrikeactionandsevere ●● cilto‘notsupportanydevelopmenttothenorthofLuton’. weathercost£6mand£18mrespectivelyandledtolostcontri- Butaslightlydifferentmotionwasinsteadpassedcalling butionof£7m. forthecouncilnottosupportthedevelopment‘unlessitwere Theairlineisworkingtorecoverasignificantproportionof ●● accompaniedbythenecessaryinfrastructure’. thisthroughadditionalcostssavingsandrevenueopportuni- ConservativegroupleaderCllrGarrettsaid:“Iwascontact- ties. ●● ●● edbyanumberofresidentswhoareextremelyworriedabout Passengerscarriedincreasedby8.8percentto11.9million, thisdevelopment. with59percentofpassengersoriginatingoutsidetheUK. “Theareatheyliveinisgreenbeltland.Buttheareaisnotin MsMcCallsaid:“easyJetwillalwayssupportitspassengers Lutonandthereforeweareveryrestrictedastowhatwecan whenexternaleventsimpacttheirjourneybutwecallongov- RRIIGGHHTT CCHHOOIICCEE dotoactuallystopit.” ernmentstoprovidesensiblelegislationforairportregulation FF deNsoceNnodretdhincoto-osrcdhinoaotloyrarPdabteChoanviwoauyr.sFariadn:k“lIytihtinwkasitqujuitset an“Tdhaeirstervaeffriecscnoonwtrodli.sruptionofthepasttwoyearsalsohigh- ESTIRREE RRRRIIIIGGGGHHHHTTTT PPSSRREERRIICCVVEEIICCEE pemolbitaicrarallsys.”ing,theywerejusttryingtobeateachotherup lsitgrhutcstuthreetnoekeedepfopraasisrepnogretsrstomionvviensgt.”intheappropriateinfra- 44MATEE UUE S NEW Windows PRODUCT “MIrc&hoMsresKSainmgmssbohaudrnneoWheisnidtaotiwonsifnourstihnegirKiengxcsbeolluernnte IWnsintadlolawtsioanssM,rusltSraamsmafsepwarinendtoswhsadanredcoDmomorenpdreodduthcetms. thattheyofferatrealisticprices. 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Insteadofconcentratingonthe 700800 Whenaskedifthiswouldseea Hesaid:“Ipreferamodel 20percentbudgetcutIlookat steptowardsa‘super-force’,Mr whichhassomethingwithlocal the80percentthatwedohave.” Hitchcockrepliedthathisview policingwithanationalinfra- Aswellascuttingthenumber LtUTONoonsundahy ound baddies www.luton-dunstable.co.uk•news01582707707•advertising01582700800|January23,2011|7 CAREVISITS AT HOME in bid to cut crime Wecarepassionately arealisticalternative toresidentialcare ofpoliceofficerpostsby100 overthenexttwoyears,upto27 •visitsfrom15minsto3hoursormore civilianpostswillgooverthe nextfinancialperiodbutMr Hitchcocksaystheforcewilldo •dependable,programmedcarevisits allitcantoreducetheimpact ontheservice. Havingbeganhiscareerasa •eachcustomerhasanamedcontactin copatjust18yearsold,Mr ouroffice Hitchcockhasmorethan30 yearsexperienceinpolicing havingstartedhiscareerwith •trained,police-checkedcaringstaff LancashireConstabularyin 1977. HejoinedtheMetropolitan •live-incarealsoavailable Policein2003andwasappoint- edbythethenHomeSecretary JacquiSmithtodevelopthe Tailor-made tacklingknivesactionpro- gramme–amovehesays increasedthenumberof Yourcareplanwillbetailor-madefor ‘Hitchcock’references. you.Wewilltalktoyouaboutjust Hesaid:“It’sthebaneofmylife ‘GOAFTERTHE reallybuteversinceIbegan BADDIES’: whatyouwantandrespectyour peoplehavemadecomments Simplecrime wishesthroughout. aboutmyname. reductionplan “IrememberwhenIfirststart- edasergeantaskedmewhereI wasfromandIreplied Pleasecontactusfor Lancashiresir. www.bluebirdcare.co.uk “Hesaid‘welikeLancashire Butasidefromthejokes Hesaid:“ThemessageIhave furtherinformation cops,nowdotenpress-ups’. MrHitchcockisseriousabout beengivingtoourstaffisthatI “Thenheaskedwhatmyname thejobandclearlyhasthebest amclearaboutwhatourroleis Bluebirdcare,BritanniaHouse,LeagraveRoad,LutonLU31RJ wasandwhenItoldhimitwas interestsofthepublicatheart tofightcrimeandtoprotectthe AlfredHitchcockhesaid‘welike withaparticularfocusonmain- public.It’ssimple–ifyouwant comedians,20press-ups tainingtheroleofcommunity, toreducecrimeyouhavetogo 01582 491208 please’.” neighbourhoodpolicing. afterthebaddies.” [email protected] OPEN 6 FOR A LIMITED DAYS PERIOD ONLY, A GIS WILL ABSORB WEEK THE 2.5% VAT EXCESS 8|January23,2011|www.luton-dunstable.co.uk•news01582707707•advertising01582700800 LUTONonsunday Driver’s fuel fury as Antony's Tailor prices rise at pumps NOW WE ARE SELLING READY TO WEAR BYCHRISTINAJOHNSON “Itseemstometheyaretak- [email protected] ingthemickeyoutofpeople FILLINGUP: inLuton.” Thepetrol ACHAUFFEURhasblasteda ABPspokesmansaid:“BP’s stationon petrol station for charging pricing policy is based on Friday,backto 139.9pperlitrethisweek. maintainingvalueformoney thelowerprice 01582 404488 or 01582 424687 CraigHardy,57,ofCatsbrook for consumers within each Road,Luton,saidtheBPout- local trading area reflecting 07767 270466 let on Mount Pleasant Road the location of the site, its compared‘veryunfavourably’ facilitiesandthecompetition. with other stations when he “Thismeansthepricescan 12 Dunstable Road, Luton, Beds, LU1 1DY visiteditonMonday. varyfromsitetosite,nomat- He claims the diesel cost ter how close and far away 139.9pperlitre,comparedto theyare. others nearby which were “Prices at BP’s company priced between 130.9p and ownedsitesarebasedonlocal 132.9p, and contacted BP marketconditionstakinginto immediately. account such things as the MrHardy,whorunshisown costofgettingthefueltothe chauffeur hire business, particular site, the price of claimsthatbyFridaytheprice crudeoilaswellastheactual of Diesel was back down to costofproducingthefuel. £132.9p. “Wemonitorpricesonasite Hesaid:“WhenIdrovepastI by site daily basis and we couldn’tbelievemyeyes.That always try to maintain value outlet is always dearer than formoneyforourcustomers theothersaround. asmuchaspossible.” find 1000’s of cars locally LUTONonsunday www.luton-dunstable.co.uk•news01582707707•advertising01582700800|January23,2011|9 Police left nurse to walk WHAT WE DO home in dark after error IS SIMPLE WE BUY EX CATALOGUE-CANCELLED ORDERS-END OF EXCLUSIVE evenmyfault.ThenextmorningI JennyWilliams,ofBushmead,a LINE-SURPLUS & BANKRUPT STOCK... showedpolicemyinsurancedocu- colleague of Ms Borkowska at a BYLUISTRACCIA mentsanddrovethecarawayfrom Harpenden hospital, was also THENWESELLDIRECTTOTHEPUBLICATAFRACTIONOF [email protected] whereitwasimpoundedinMilton wrongly pulled over by a THEHIGHSTREETRETAILPRICES Keynes. HertfordshireConstabularyofficer WWWWWW..SSTTOOCCKK--DDIISSPPOOSSAALLSS..CCOO..UUKK A NURSE was left to walk four “Ihadtopay£170togetitout.I inHarpendenlastyear –againfor mileshomeatnightbypolicewho amclaimingthatmoneybackfrom nothavinginsurance. seized her car as they couldn’t Provident.” MrsWilliams,62,said:“Iwastold confirmshehadvalidinsurance A police spokeswoman said: Ihadnocover–butIdid. because it was ‘outside normal “Whenthewomancouldnotpro- “TwodayslaterIhadtopay£170 officehours’. videproofofvalidinsurance,her to get my car out from being 5’ KING SLEIGH BED Monika Borkowska was told to vehiclewasseizedandrecovered. impoundedinWatfordaftershow- pulloverbyanofficerataround “The Motor Insurance Bureau ing my insurance documents to 9pm in Luton town centre as, (MIB)maintainsadatabasewith police. according to the Police National alldriverinformationonandthis “IwrotetoSagaInsuranceand Computer(PNC),shewasnotcov- feedsintothechecksmadebyoffi- theygavememymoneyback,but ered. cers. In this instance, the check theyinsisteditwasn’ttheirfault.” Ms Borkowska, 31, was livid as showed that no valid insurance A Hertfordshire Constabulary shehadonlyrecentlyboughtthe wasinplace.Asitwas9pmand spokesman said: “Drivers must car and taken out a policy with outside office hours, the officer takeresponsibilitytoprovetheir Provident. wasunabletoverifyifinsurance vehicleisinsured.However,insur- Thepoliceofficertookherkeys wasactuallyheldandthedecision ancecompaniesalsohavealegal away and impounded her car, toseizethevehiclewasmade. obligation to ensure their data- telling her she had to make her “The onus is on the driver to basesareuptodate.” ownwayhometoBramingham. provetheyhavevalidinsurance. Paul Green, Head of Ms Borkowska, who has com- “Thepolicearenotresponsible Communications at Saga, said: plained to Provident about last forensuringthedatabaseisupto “We have no record of Mrs month’sincidentandisawaitinga date and accurate. In situations Williamscontactingustochange responsebeforefilingacomplaint wheredriversareleftwithouttheir thedetailsofthevehicleshewant- with Bedfordshire Police, said:“I vehicle,itisattheofficer’sdiscre- ed insured. However, we under- askedtheofficeriftherewasany tion as to whether assistance is stoodthathersituationwasvery chanceofaliftandshesaid:“No– offered in terms of transporting distressing and we paid her the thereareplentyofbusesandtaxis.” themtoanotherlocation. amountshehadspenttogether “Iwasnearlyintears.Sheasked “Each situation is risk assessed carreleasedfrompolicecustody. RRP.£599.99DisposalPrice-£250.00 meifIwasokbutjustleftmeon andinthisinstancethevehiclewas “ThankfullyMrsWilliams’expe- the street in the dark. I walked seized in a well populated area rienceisexceptionallyrare.” home.Iwasterrified–howcould withstrongtransportoptionssuch NeitherProvidentnorMIBcould 6-8 SEATER SOLID thepolicedothistome?Itwasn’t asbusesandtaxis.” provideacomment. 5’ KING TV BED WOOD DINING SET Carnival knife attacker jailed for six years AMANwassentencedtosixyearsin Theyhadhadanumberofarguments prisononWednesdayforwoundingwith earlierthatafternoon. intent. DetectiveconstableSimonTaylorsaid MohammedAteeq((rriigghhtt)),20,was “Wetakeallincidentsofknifecrimevery foundguiltyatLutonCrownCourt seriouslyandwefeelthissentence followingafour-daytrial. showsthatthecourtsdotoo. 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SecretarytobantheEnglish stopthemfromparading there,yesevenonStGeorge’sday havereportedhighsatisfaction Theyhaveplannedanother DefenceLeague(EDL)from throughthetowncentreand whenallareinvited. levelswiththenewequipment, demonstrationinLutononSaturday, marchingthroughLutonyet makethemmarchfromtheir NotsoonFebruary5ifthe andmythanksgotothemallfor February5.Thisdemonstrationis again. favouredpubinFarleyto squareishandedovertotheEDL. theirhardwork. opposedbyLutonBoroughCouncil Everytimetheyhavevisitedour StockwoodParkwheretheycan Theywouldturnitintoaplaceof Wearegratefulalsotoresidents andmanycommunity,faithandvol- townithasbeenblightedby besafelycontainedbythepolice hate. forbearingwithuswhilethefew untaryorganisationscommittedto drunkenviolenceandyobbery andnotletthemruinan Whycan’ttheyhavetheirrally issuesexperiencedsofarhave racialharmony,communitycohe- aimedmostlyagainstMuslims. otherwisenormalSaturdayinthe inStockwoodParkorthecar beenrectified. sionandpeacefulexistence. Iwasintownthelasttimethey towncentre. parkoftheirfavouredpubwell LabourcouncillorDaveTaylor PleasewritetoyourlocalMembers werehereandtheyhadeitherhit Ifshedoesbanthemarchbut outoftheway? Portfolioholderfortheenvironment ofParliament,councilsandthe thepubsat9amorarrivedfrom allowsthemtohaveastatic MeanwhileStGeorge’sSquare atLutonBoroughCouncil policetosupportthecallforaban alloverthecountryalready demonstrationitwouldbean wouldbehandedbacktothe onthisdemonstration. drunk. insulttoourtowniftheywereto peopleofLutonsothatwecan,as ‘Ignore Labour’s pleas’ ThedozensofEDLdemonstrations Anyoneelsewhowitnessed beallowedtorallyinStGeorge’s wedoonadailybasis,enjoythe acrossEnglandsince2009haveled theirbehaviourthatdayfrom Square. vibrancyanddiversityofour SIR-WeintheLiberalPartybelieve tomassivenumbersofpoliceand about2pmonwardswouldthink Thatisoursquarefortheuseof town. it’sabitrichfortheleaderofthe associatedcosts,togetherwithdis- itmadthattheyshouldbe allLutoniansandvisitorstoour LutonUniteAgainstFascism LabourPartytobecallingupon order,arrests,intimidation,bullying, radicalsandprogressivestojoin harassmentanddisruption. hisparty. TheEDLclaimstobeopposedto Doeshebelievethatstudentsand ‘militantextremistsandIslamic Union dropped offender statesthat‘thepeople’havedirect thehikeinVATto20percent,the theirfamiliesdonotremember fundamentalists’. controloverhowtheyaregoverned CoalitionGovernmentcontinuesto whowasingovernmentwhen Thetruthisthattheyareabunch SIR-Lastweekyoupublisheda nationallyandlocally. tellusthatthereisnoalternativeto tuitionfeestrebledunderLabour? ofextremiststhemselvesbeing storyheadlined‘Fakegun-toting WiththePrimeMinistergivingus itsdevastatingeconomicpolicies. Arethepoorestfamiliesinthe madeupofdisillusionedBritish road-rageunionofficialredundant’ ‘people’thatpower,thenIsuggest Thisissimplynottrue.Thereis countrysupposedtoforgetthatthe NationalPartymembers,football inwhichyourefertoLuton TrevorHoldenstepsaside. anotherway. gapbetweentherichandpoorgot hooligans,selfdeclaredracists, BoroughCouncilemployeeIan LetusLutontownsfolkmakethe Whentheworldwiderecession biggerafter13yearsofaLabour thosewhoareanti-Jewish,anti- Smithbeingmaderedundant ear- decisiononwhostaysandwho causedbytheirresponsibleactions Government? tradeunions,homophobic,anti- lierthismonth. goes. ofbankersacrosstheglobebegan Let’stryandrecallwhichpartyit immigration,convictedcriminals WewouldliketoclarifythatMr IbelieveLutonBoroughCouncil tobite,Labour’sdecisiveaction wasthatsatbackwatchingthe andpeopleworkingagainstracial Smith’sGMBofficialunioncreden- shouldpublisheveryjobspecifica- broughtaboutareturntogrowth, bankerscreamoffhugebonuses harmony. tialswerewithdrawnfollowing tiononitsbooksandthetypical afallinborrowing,andtheprotec- anddidnothingtostopthem TheBedfordshireCounty notificationofhispendingconvic- wagesforeachposition,ineffect tionofjobs. (wheningovernment),yetnow AssociationofTradesCouncils tioninFebruary2010forpossess- fromexecutiveleveltopart-time ButnowtheLibDem/Tory fromthecomfortofopposition togetherwithLutonTUC,Unitethe inganimitationfirearmwithintent staffandnotforgettingcontractors. Governmentisthreateningthat whingeandmoanaboutthevery UnionandLoveMusicHateRacism tocausefearofviolence. Oncewethetaxpayershavethis recoverybygoingtoofarandtoo samething–politicaldoublestan- arecallingontradeunionmembers, ThereforeMrSmithhasnotheld informationwewillthenbebetter fastinresponsetothedeficit dardsisaphrasethatspringsto MembersofParliamentfor anyGMBpostholderresponsibili- placedtodeterminethefollowing: causedbythebankers. mind. Bedfordshire,communityandfaith tiesatthecouncilsincepriortohis ■Isthatjobreallynecessary? Notonlywillfamiliesfeelthe Theyarecriticalofthepresent organisations,andleadersand conviction. ■Couldwereplacethatindividual squeezeasjobsandservicesdisap- Government’sprivatisationofthe membersofreligiousgroupstojoin WarrenKenny withsomeoneequallycompetent pear,butthisreckless,ideologically NHS,yetitwasaLabour usinapeacefulcounterdemonstra- GMBSeniorOrganiser butonalowerwage(seebelowfor inspired,gamblethreatensthe Governmentthatinstigatedprivate tion,iftheEDLproposedmarch anexplanationofthis)? recovery,andareturntorecession. financeinitiativesintoour goesahead. Wrong council costs cut ■Couldintegrationofdepart- Inthecomingmonthsweneedto NationalHealthservicewhichwill Wemustuniteandkeepthese mentslowercosts? focusongrowthandjobs. beafinancialmillstonearoundthe undesirableanddisruptivepeople SIR-Asusualthelocalcouncilsare AsanexampleIrecallLuton TheGovernmentshouldthink neckoftheNHSforyearstocome. withtheirmessageofhateand cuttingfront-linestafftosave BoroughCouncilemployinga againonVATandits£20bnof Theyembracethenuclearpower disharmonyfrommarchingthrough money. gentlemantotakephotosofpeople spendingcuts. option,justliketheCoalition ourtownwithoutshowingthemthe ItappearsthefirsttogoatLuton wholeavetheirbinsoutsidetheir Weneedtomakesuresmall Government,yetlayclaimtobe RedCardagainstRacismandhate. BoroughCouncilare25road homes–yetIdonotrecallasingle businesseshaveaccesstothecapi- environmentallyfriendly. Letusshowthemthatwearea sweepersandCentralBedfordshire prosecution. taltheyneedtogrow,andweneed EverysingleLabourcandidateat unitedcommunitydeterminedto isremovinglollipopladies. Inaddition,whilethePrime tomaintaininvestmentintrans- thelastelectionstoodonamani- live,workandexisttogetherin Doesthismeanthechiefexecu- Minister,whorunsthecountry, portandhousing. festothatsupportedachangeto peaceandharmonyandtoresolve tiveplanstocleanourstreetshim- earnsamouth-watering£142,000- Thebanksmustpaytheirfair ourtiredwornoutfirst-past-the- ourlocalconcernsinacivilised selfandthelollipopladiesaretobe a-yearsalary,Iwaswonderingif share,andnotjustbonuses. postelectoralsystemandbacked manner. replacedbypolicemen? anystaffatLutonBoroughCouncil Ofcourseweneedtotacklethe theAVsystem. Nocommunityisperfectandwe Whatheshouldbelookingatfirst earnmorethanthisfigure–andif deficit,butweneedabalanced Yetherewearejusteightmonths areworkinghardinLutonto aretheadminstaff. socouldtheydisclosethatinclud- approachwithfairtaxrisesand onandweseealargeproportion addresscommunitycohesion, Counciltaxpayerspayforservices inganybonuspayments. measuredspendingreductionsto ofLabourMembersofParliament unemployment,poverty,housing andthatincludesthechiefexecu- Forme,asataxpayer,Iamsure safeguardjobs,communitiesand readytojumpintobedwiththe andenvironmentalissues,health tive’ssalary. thatsavingscanbemadebutthe therecovery. Toriestokeepthefirst-past-the- inequality,skillsshortagesand BrianKeddle importantthingisthat,wherejobs LabourcouncillorKeirGale postsystem. otherconcerns. AbbotsWoodRoad,Luton aretrulynotrequired,theymust SouthWard,LutonBoroughCouncil Nowthat’sveryprogressiveMr GroupsliketheEDLaredangerous go.Butwherewages,ifany,exceed Miliband–itseemsmorelikepro- andtheywillexploittheproblems Letus,thepeople,decide thePrimeMinister’slevel,then Services kept going tectionisttomeandmanyothers associatedwiththerecessionto theseover-paymentsmustbe astheyrallytothetrumpetsound divideanddisruptourcommunities. SIR-Inlastweek’seditionof addressed.Afterallitismineand SIR-Thechallengesfacinglocal ofthetwo-partysystemandthe Decent,caring,peacefulpeople LutononSunday,LutonBorough yourmoney. authorityhouseholdwastecollec- corruptstenchthatgoeswithit. fromallreligiousfaiths,community CouncilchiefexecutiveTrevor PFailla tionsacrossthecountryduring Solet’sbecrystalclear–this organisationsandactivists,thosein Holdenstatedthattheimpending BakerStreet,Luton therecentcoldweatherandholi- new-foundprincipledopposition workandoutofwork,students, redundancyto500peoplekeeps dayperiodhavebeenwelldocu- mayhavetheintentofbeing pensioners,andanti-racistsshould himawakeatnight. There is another way mented. radicalandechowordsthatseem supportapeacefulcounterdemon- Thatisnotaveryhealthy HereinLutonthough,aprudent progressive,yethaveatrack stration. predicamenttobein. SIR-AswemoveintotheNew investmentinsnowtyresforthe recordthatprobablyMargaret Pleasewritetoyourlocalnewspa- However,thePrimeMinister Year,andbegintoseetheeffectsof driveaxlesofour26refuse Thatcherwouldgivehersealof pers,discussthiseventwithinyour collectionvehicles,plusrubber approvalto. communityorganisationsandtrade ‘crampon’overshoesforcrew,has Solet’snotbefooledbythe letterspolicy unions,andjoinusinthispeaceful resultedincollectionsbeing silver-tonguedsocialist,whowas demonstration. maintainedatclosetotheir oncemoreakintobeingoneof JimThakoordin, LETTERS,preferablyamaximumof300words,mustarriveby5pmon normalschedule,evenonour Thatcher’schildrennotsolong PresidentofBedfordshireCounty Tuesday.Fullnameandaddressmustbesupplied.Detailswillbe tight,hillyandfrequentlyicy ago. AssociationofTradesCouncil,and withheldonlyinexceptionalcircumstances.Writeto:Letterstothe streets. PeterBurrows NationalExecutiveMemberofthe Editor,LutononSunday,28KingStreet,Luton,LU12DP.Youcanalso Lastyearforsafetyreasonswe LiberalParty UniversityandCollegeUnion emailyourlettersto:[email protected] wereunabletoprovideafullserv- SaxonClose,Dunstable

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