MK News, January 23, 2013

50.1 MB·English

by  Local World Ltd

Wednesday,January23,2013 | Issuenumber:542 | www.mk-news.co.uk | £1wheresold
MK’sFAVOURITEandBritain’sBEST-voted‘BESTFREENEWSPAPERINTHEUK’bytheNewspaperSociety
Advertisement feature. Your is inside
II|January23,2013|www.mkweb.co.uk|MKNEWS
MKNEWS
Wednesday,January23,2013 | Issuenumber:542| www.mk-news.co.uk | £1wheresold
MK’s FAVOURITE Newspaper powered online by www.mkweb.co.uk
100 years of QPR v Dons
Aston Martin
FA Cup preview
SEEPAGES23-28 SEESPORT
Anger as grit
thieves empty
city salt bins
BYJAMESAVERILL maintain, they are there for resi- wouldberestrictedtojust45tonnes.
[email protected] dentstouseresponsibly.” Andy McPherson is the highways
BinswereemptiedinChurchHill, contract manager, and says that
GRITthieveshavebeenblastedfor andinHighStreetnearFairwaysin althoughtheyhaveplentyofsaltin
emptyingbinsfortheirownuse– TwoMileAsh. reserve the theft of grit has a big
withonemanbeingspottedfilling The man was reported to have impactoncostandschedule.
avanwitheightsacksofsalt. loadedeightbagsfullofgritintoa “It’snoteasy.Everyonewantsthe
Concerned residents contacted hiredvan. saltbinstobefull,”hesaid.
StonyStratfordwardcouncillorJohn Cllr Bint said not only were they “We could do without having to
HawthornonSunday. stealing grit, but the thieves were refill them so often. There’s more
Theysoundedthealarmaftersee- alsorobbingfromthetaxpayer. than 400 grit bins across Milton
ing a man empty grit bins in Two “Theycosthundredsofpoundsfor Keynesandobviouslythere’sabig
MileAsh–loadingeightlargerubble the winter, and over £100 for the costinvolved.Atonneofgritcosts
bagsintoavanandspeedingoff. contentsinside,”hesaid. between£45-50,soitalladdsup.”
CllrHawthornsaid:“Somepeople “Theyarestealingfromthepublic Gritterscontinuetobeonalertas
take a bit extra for their driveway, purseandatthesametimeruining thecoldconditionswillbehereto
andthatisfine. thingsfortheirneighbours.” stayuntiltheendoftheweek.
“Butsomeonewasfillingupeight TheangereruptedasMKCouncil Roads will be gritted every night
bagsandthat’sabigproblem. grittersworkedhardtocombatthe this evening, as well as on Friday
“Ofcoursethereisn’talotthatwe winteryconditions,andhadalready morning,astheylooktominimise
cando.Weappeartohaveaprob- made 26 runs before the snow thedamageoflingeringice.
lem, because I have no idea why startedonFriday. Temperatures tomorrow evening
anybodywouldwantthatamount.” Sincethentheyhaveworkedmore willbeminus5degrees,whilethere
Andthecouncillorresponsiblefor than7,100miles,andhavelaiddown ischanceoffurthersnowonFriday.
transportinthecitysaysheis‘very 900tonnesofsaltinMiltonKeynes. MK Council says that they have
A BLANKET of snow and ice disappointed’withtheculprits. Residentshavebeenkeptupdated done everything they can to keep
CllrJohnBint,cabinetmemberfor on Twitter by the official servicesrunningasnormal.
transportandhighways,said:“I’m Twit4GritMKaccount. Aspokesmansaid:“MiltonKeynes
covered MK this week. Find out very disappointed that people are Theysharedtheirdisappointment, Councilhasbeenpullingoutallthe
stealing from grit bins that have tweeting:“Saltbinsareprovidedfor stopstotryandkeepservicesrun-
beenprovidedforpublicuse. useonroadsandfootways,notfor ningsmoothlyduringtheatrocious
how we coped on pages 2-3
“Ifsomebodyhasgotinformation privateuse.Thereisnopointhaving winterweatherofthepastfewdays.
thenIhopetheywillreportittothe acleardriveiftheroadisicy.” “Staffwenttheextramiletohelp
councilandpolice. Inanormalwinter,theamountof minimisedisruptioncausedbythe
“The grit bins are not cheap to gritusedfromthecity’s400saltbins extremelyheavysnowfall.”
2|January23,2013|www.mkweb.co.uk|MKNEWS
Decision to close is
‘never taken lightly’
Closed:Manyschoolsacrossthecity,includingSummerfieldinBradwellCommon,decidedtoshut
BYADAMGRINSELL theschooldaybeganat9.30am. made the decision to keep the
[email protected] HeadteacherGlenMartinsaid: schoolclosedonMonday.
“Thelatestarthasworkedinthe “It’s not a decision that’s ever
ALMOST100schools,nurseries pastsoImadethedecisionthe takenlightlybyanyteacher,”he
and Sure Start Centres were nightbeforetodoitagain. said. “We have to think about
closed on Monday because of “Wearedifferentherebecause attendance,ofbothstudentsand
thesnow. wehavenoschoolbuses–allof staff,andsitesafetyandourduty
Andthatwasafterparentsand our children live in the catch- ofcare.”
children faced disruption on mentareaandcanwalkin. OneparentalsocontactedMK
Friday,whenmorethan70edu- “My main consideration is NEWS–topraisetheeffortsof
cational establishments either whether the staff can get in. If hislocalschooltostayopen.
closed for the whole day, or enoughcangetinit’simportant Monkston Primary parent
decidedtocloseatlunchtime. toopenasweareheretogiveas Jamie Mahoney congratulated
ForthoseteenagersdoingGCSE manylessonsaswecan. headteacher Martyn Skinner,
andALevelexams,someplaces “Also,allofourclassroomsare adding:“Whenallotherschools
such as The Hazeley Academy inonebuilding,sooncepeople inMiltonKeynesseemedtoclose
and Milton Keynes College areinschooltheyarenotwalk- theirdoorsatthedropofahat,
remainedpartiallyopen. ingonicypaths.” Monkston,asalways,remained
ShenleyBrookEndSchoolwas SimonViccars,headteacherat open.
oneofthefewestablishmentsto Sir Herbert Leon Academy in “It’sgreattoseeaschoolthat
stayopenonMonday,although Bletchley,wasoneofthosewho embracestheoccasion.”
Sir! Permission to
MKNEWSBRIEFS
Bincollectionsdelayed
SOMEpeoplewillhavetowait wear a woolly hat?
anotherweekfortheirbinstobe
collected,assnowcontinuesto
disruptrubbishcollections.
MiltonKeynesCouncilhassaid
thosewhowereduetohave
theirrubbishandrecyclingcol- FRONTLINEpoliceofficersare allowedtowearthem.
lectedonFridayorMonday,will nowallowedtowearwoollyhats– ChiefSuperintendentAndy
nowhavetowaituntilthe butonlyiftheygetspecial Standenconfirmedthehatshave
correspondingdayaweeklater. permissionfirst. beenordered.
Aspokesmansaid:“Weapolo- Thousandsofthehats,marked Headded:“Theyarenotfor
giseforanyinconvenience.” withthewords‘Police’or‘PCSO’, generalpatrolandstrictguide-
havebeenorderedbyThames linesaroundtheirusehasbeen
BroadbandinWoburn ValleyPoliceandwillbedistribut- issuedtoofficersandstaff,and
AROUND3,500homesin edtothosein‘static’positions, theappropriatepermissionmust
Woburnwillgetsuperfastfibre suchasguardingacrimescene. beobtainedpriortothehats
broadband,followinga£2.5bn Thoseoutonpatrolwillnotbe beingworn.”
nationwideinvestmentfromBT.
BTsayresearchsuggeststhat Firefighters dice with ice on lake
within15yearsfibrebroadband
couldbolstertheeconomyofa
typicaltownby£143millionand
create225newjobs,140new FIREFIGHTERSbravedthecold postponedduetothebigfreeze.
start-upbusinessesand1,000 andtrainedonanicyTongwell Theexercisewaspartofthe
morehomeworkers. LakeonSaturdayafternoon. ‘Don’tDiceWithIce’campaign.
High-speedfibrebroadband Thecrewstestedanumberof WatchManagerMarkRobinson
hadalreadybeenavailablein emergencyrescuetechniques. fromNewportPagnellFire
placessuchasBradwellAbbey, Itwastheservice’ssecond Stationsaid:“Peoplewhoare
Wolverton,ShenleyChurchEnd attemptatthetrainingregime temptedtowalkonfrozenwater-
andNewportPagnell. thisweek,afterthefirst,planned waysfaceaseriousriskoffalling
forFriday,hadironicallybeen throughandgoingunder.”
MKNEWS |www.mkweb.co.uk|January23,2013|3
Takingatumble:Thrill-seekingchildrenwith
anunexpecteddayoffgosledgingonthe
belvedereinCampbellPark
MK comes out to
play in the snow
byadamgrinsell
[email protected]
IT’Snotallbeenhavocasthesnowhasfallen
overthelastfewdaysasthesepicturesshow
–andyoucanseeevenmoreonourwebsite.
Schoolclosureshavemeanttheusualsledge
runshavebeenpackedwithchildren,both
big and small, racing downhill on sleighs,
inflatablesandbinbags.
ThekidshittheslopesoftheBelvederein
CampbellParkonMonday,tomakethemost
oftheirnew-foundfreetimeafter99schools,
nurseriesandSureStartCentreswereclosed
tocopewiththewhitestuff.
Meanwhile, the creative types have been
getting busy building a host of wondrous
modelsandstructures,asourreader’spic-
tureshaveshown.
OnSundaynightChrisParker,picturedleft,
andhisfriendsputtheirtimetogooduseand
built an igloo in the middle of Newport
Pagnell.
Skye and Aaliyah Soloman, aged 12 and
five,fromConniburrow,builtahugesnow-
mantheycalledJack,aswellasasnowwallto
keephimsafe.You’llfindthemonline.
Snow fell for 25 hours over the weekend,
withatotalsnowfallofaround25centime-
tres,soperhapsallofthisfunwouldnothave
been possible without the council’s hard-
workedgritterskeepingpeoplemoving.
Theteam,intheirploughsandgritters,has
travelled a total of 7,100 miles to keep the
roadssafe,andhaveusedaround850tonnes
of rock salt. More than 400 grit bins were
filledwith200tonnesofsalt,and16ploughs
were used, with 52 people at the ready to
drivegrittersatamoment’snotice.
Forafullphotogalleryoftheweekendfun,
anddisruption,seewww.mk-news.co.uk.
THersPbwants
usalltostepup
ourbirdfeedingas
thecoldweather
continuestobite.
richardJames,an
rsPbwildlife
advisor,said:“The
suddendropin
temperatures
acrosstheUKwill
havebeenabig
shocktobirds’
systems.nowthe
snowandiceare
herebirdswill
needallthehelp
theycangetto
survivethe
winter.”Please
alsorememberto
putoutwater.
Pic:andyHandley
4|January23,2013|www.mkweb.co.uk|MKNEWS
MKNEWSisproudtobethetrulylocalnewspaper
forMiltonKeynesandthesurroundingareas.We
providethemostwidelyreadlocalnewspaperfor
Poweredonlineby:
ourreadersandadvertisersandareconstantly
lookingatnewwaystoimproveourservice.Ifyou
havefeedbackforus,pleasecontactanyonelisted
below LetterstoTheEditor,MKNEWS,1DiamondCourt,FoxMilne,MiltonKeynesMK150DU|[email protected] WWW.MKWEB.CO.UK
Council rent increases Just getting through yearsagowherethecouncilstart- bytheproposaltobuildanew
MANAGINGDIRECTOR edandthenabandonedthe Primarkstore.
are just too much each day is a struggle schemein2001,leaving70per Theproposeddevelopmentwill
MikeRichardson centofhomesstillwaitingfor takeawayourmarketarea.
SIR–Iwasinterestedtoseecoun- SIR–Iwillbeaffectedbythe improvementstodealwiththe Traderswillbeofferedalternative
mike.richardson cilrentsaregoingupby£3-a-week councilhouserentincreases. hard-to-heathomes. pitchesalongthesideoftheshop-
@lsnmedia.co.uk (MKNEWS,January16). CllrDouglasMcCallis1,000per InrecentyearsMKChassoldoff pingbuilding.Thisisnotthe
Iamacounciltenantlivingin centcorrect,peoplearestruggling nearly2,000homesthrougheither samethingatallashavinga
StonyStratford.Myviewsarethat tocope. therighttobuy,demolitionand marketinonecompactand
everyyearsinceIhavelivedhere Howcanthecouncilbeso auctioninghomesoff.Notone shelteredlocation.
EDITOR (morethanfiveandhalfyears) heartlesstoimposeincreasesto singlecouncilhomehasbeen Itmaynotbeabeautifulmarket
therenthasgoneupeveryyearby payfatwages?Iamfeduptothe builttoreplacethem. butitisourown.Itwaspartofthe
CallyJenkins about£11-a-month. core.Astherestofthenationis Disabledbungalowswerealso planofthecentretohaveitexact-
IagreewiththeLibDemleader headingintopoverty,wewakeup puttoadifferentuse.MKCpro- lywhereitis,withaclearviewof
cally.jenkins thatthisincreaseistoobig,other todobattleagain. posetobuildnewdisabledbunga- itfromtheshoppingbuilding.
@mk-news.co.uk peopleIknowwithfamiliesare ASugrim. lows,apparentlytenormore. Themarketiswherelocalentre-
strugglingwithrentgoingupyear Sentbye-mail Someofthemoneyusedforthis preneurscanstartandgrowbusi-
afteryearandwitheverything projectwastakenawayfromthe nesses.Thestrengthofthelocal
elsegoingupexcepttheirwages! Council needs to put buildingofthetravellers’siteat economyhasalwaysbeensmall
NEWSDESK Iliveonmyown,butInowhave FennyStratfordwhichMKChad andmedium-sizedbusinesses.
threejobsjusttokeepupwiththe its own house in order alreadystartedandthenaban- Weareacityofbusinessstart-
Whetherit’sastory,picture,community,busi-
risesandbillseachyear.I doned,whichwastedmore ups.Morethan70percentofall
ness,sportsorleisureevent,ournewsdeskis
wouldn’tmindpayingtherisesif SIR–Idonotagreethatthefour money. thebusinessesinthecitystarted
waitingtohearfromyou
thecouncilwouldactuallypaya percentriseincouncilrentsis Highmanagementcosts,empty here.Ifwearegoingtocontinue
Newsdesk:01908689595
bitmoreattentiontothings.For justified. homes,poormaintenanceover tothriveasacityweneedtocon-
Pictures:AndyHandley01908689586 example,thelandscapingareas CouncillorGeary,whoisrespon- theyearsandanannualdebt centrateonsupportingourlocal
aroundthehousesandflats. sibleforhousing,statesregenera- write-offiswhereourrentmoney smallbusinessowners.Thecoun-
WhereIlivewehaveacommu- tion,buildingmorecouncil isbeingwastedandcouldbeput cilneedstohelpthemtosucceed
COMMERCIALMANAGER nalwashinglineareaandit housesanddecenthomesas tobetteruseinsteadofcouncil andnotsacrificethemandthe
alwaysgetsthingsdumpedfrom reasonsfortheincrease. tenantsshoulderingtheincreas- jobstheycreateinordertoplacate
TraceyToombs peoplenotusuallyfromourarea. Aonepercentincreasewould ingcostofrentingtheirhomes. bigbusiness.
01908689566 Thenthereareovergrownbushes, havebeenmoreappropriate.In Thecouncilneedstoputitsown DowehaveaPrimark?Yes,we
tracey.toombs andsomeone(usuallyme)phones anyeventthelikelihoodisthat houseinorderbeforeincreasing do,inthestadiumcomplex.
@mk-news.co.uk upthecounciltocomplain.There themoneyraisedthroughtherent therentofours. Dowewanttodestroythe
areacoupleoftheseareasand increasewillprobablynotcover EamonnBobey markettomakewayforanother
theyusuallyalllookinthesame thecostofservicingthe£170mil- Netherfield Primark?Idoubtthatmostof
sorrystate. liondebtthatMKCtookon usdo.
ADVERTISINGENQUIRIES Surelythissortofthingshould throughtheself-financingscheme Join Facebook page IhavestartedaFacebookpage:
havesomeoneregularlygoing whichitsaidwouldprovidemore SaveMiltonKeynesMarket.Ifyou
DISPLAY,CLASSIFIEDAND roundtochecktheseareasfrom moneytospendonhousing. to save MK market agreethatthemarketshouldstay,
RECRUITMENT thecouncilwithouttheresidents Asregardsthemoneyforregen- pleasegotheretoshowyour
Tel.[phone] Fax.[phone] havingtopromptthem? erationontheLakesEstate,let’s SIR–Iwouldliketoexpressmy support.
SophieAdams hopeitdoesn’tgothewaythe supportforourmarketandforthe JessicaMadge
Email:[email protected]
Sentbye-mail Netherfieldregenerationwent15 markettraders,bothunderthreat GrangeFarm
Wewouldlovetoshowyoujusthoweffectiveadvertising
inMKNEWSis.Forthemostcost-effectiveadvertising Jon Brett’s City Life
solutionsacrossMK,calloneofoursalesstaff
DISTRIBUTION
01582390365
[email protected]
His column written exclusively for MK NEWS
www.mailboxdistribution.co.uk
IFYOUhaveaqueryregardingthedeliveryofyour
newspaperorwouldliketojoinourteamasateenageor
adultnewspaperdeliverercontactourdistributiondepart- Chippy Reg retires after nearly 50 years
mentonthetelephonenumberabove.
WECAREFULLYdelivertheMKNEWSeveryWednesdayto
thewholeofMKaswellasmostofthesurroundingtowns
andvillagesstretchingintoCentralBedsandpartsof
Northants.
Wealsodeliverothernewspapertitlesintotherestof AFTERnearly50yearsoffrying, shortageofpotatoes,andwhilewe
Bedfordshire,Northants,Cambsandfurtherafield. legendarychippyRegAllderhas tryandabsorbthecost,wecan’t
Inadditiontoourhouseholddeliveries,wehandcopies decidedit’stimetoquit. helpbutpasssomeofthaton.”
ofMKNEWStocommutersatMKRailwayStationevery Forthepast22years,Reg’s Butpricehasn’tkeptcustomers
Wednesdaymorningbetween6.15amand9-15am. TraditionalFishAndChipshasbeen away,withmanyregularstravelling
Wealsodeliveranadditional8,000copieseachweek
intopublicbuildings,offices,industrialareas,bars,restau- feedingthefolkofShenleyChurch fromasfarasTowcesterfortheir
rantsandshopsforpeopletoreadthatmaynotlivelocally End.Buthe’sbatteredhislastcod. weeklytakeaway.
andreceiveacopyathome. “OriginallyI’mfromWembleyin Despiteaboominfastfood
Accordingtothelatestindependent,auditedreadership NorthLondon,andthat’swhereI restaurantsinthecity,Reghas
figures,MKNEWShas aweeklyreadershipinexcessof learntmytrade,”saidReg. alwaysworkedhardtomaintain
130,000adultsandthisfigureisgrowingasweaddon
morecopiestoourdistributionacrossMK.Weaimtodeliv- “AsayoungmanIinjuredmyleg, hisreputation.
erthebestpossibleservicetoourreadersbutifyouhaveany sojoboptionswerelimited.Ilearnt Havingnowdecidedtoretire,is
questionsorconcernsaboutdistributionpleasefeelfreeto allaboutthefishandchipindustry Regconcernedhemightbejump-
contactourteamonthenumberlistedabove.Ourdeliverers andthensetuponmyown.” ingoutofthefryingpanandinto
earntopratesofpay.Ifyou’dliketojoinourteamplease Reg,aged70,movedtoMilton thefryer?“Notatall,”laughedReg.
contactthedistributiondepartmentonthenumberabove.
Keynesover35yearsago,andhis “I’vebeenplanningthisforsome
LEAFLETDISTRIBUTION firstchippywasinStantonbury.“I timeandnowplantorelaxand
wasthereforsixyears,thenwent takeiteasy.
01582390357 toNewportPagnellforawhile,fol- “Theindustryhasseenalotof usandthepriceoffishjustkeeps “Ajoblikethistakesoveryour
[email protected] lowedbyEaglestonebeforeopen- changesovertheyears. rising,”saidReg,pictured. life.I’dliketothankallmycustom-
TOTARGETyourbusinessmessagebyleafletwithinour inginShenleyChurchEnd. “TheCodWarswereanissuefor “Morerecentlywe’reseeinga ersandstaffovertheyears.”
distributionareaspleasecallthetelephonenumberabovefor
informationandprices.
MKNEWS Poweredonlineby: THERECYCLEDPAPERCONTENTOFUK TELL US YOUR VIEWS WWW.MK-NEWS.CO.UK
WHERETOFINDUS NEWSPAPERSIN2011WAS78.9PERCENT DOYOUAGREEORDISAGREEwiththe OURwebsiteisupdateddaily
1DiamondCourt,FoxMilne,MiltonKeynes, Theenvironmentisimportanttous. storiesinthepaperorhaveyoua withallthelatestnews,views,
MK150DU MKNEWSisprintedonpaper viewonanMKsubjectyouwant sportandleisurelogonto:
www.mk-news.co.uk producedfromenvironmentally heard?
Phone:[phone] managedforests. www.mk-news.co.uk
Fax[phone] Pleaserecycle Lettersmustarrivebynoonon
OPuffbilciseheodpaennd9oraigmin-a5te.3d0bpymadoivrisbioynaopfpLoocinaltWmoernldt.Ltd thisnewspaper aMdodnrdeasys,ainncdlusdheouylodubrefukllepntamsheoratn,dto AnE-editionofourpaperisalso
PrintedbyIliffePrintinCambridge thepointandmaybeedited. availableon-line
MKNEWS |www.mkweb.co.uk|January23,2013|5
Readytopaddle:MembersofMKRowingClubareintrainingfortheircrosschannelattempt
Cross channel bid for rowers
ROWERSfromthecityarepreparing DonsSportandEducationTrust hoursand44minutes,withanother
tomakeaHerculeanpaddleacross (SET),CllrMorris’chosencharityfor boatfeaturingSETvolunteersalso
theEnglishChannel. heryearinoffice,aswellasthe makingthetrip.
TwoboatsfromMiltonKeynes rowingclubwhichhasexperienceda “Itwillbeabsolutelygruelling,”
RowingClubwillbemakingthe boomininterestsincetheLondon clubsecretaryLouiseRivettsaid.
22-milejourneyinAprilaftercity Olympicsinthesummer. Todonatevisithttp://uk.virgin-
mayorCatrionaMorriscameupwith One‘elite’boatofsixrowersand moneygiving.com/team/
theideatoraisecharitycash. onecoxwillbeaimingtobreakthe MKChannelRow2013andformore
ThetripwillraisefundsfortheMK currentrecordcrossingtimeofthree infovisitwww.mkrowing.org.
Manning murder
trial is underway
BYADAMGRINSELL originally convicted of the wasarrestedforamatteruncon-
[email protected] crime, but that conviction was nectedtoRachel’sdeath.When
overturned in the Court of hisDNAprofilewasobtainedit
THEtrialofamanaccusedof Appeal and he was acquitted provedtobeamatchforthepro-
the murder of a 19-year-old followingaretrial. filefoundonthesteeringlock.
womanmorethan12yearsago Now,prosecutorBenGumpert Mr Gumpert said it is not in
startedlastweek. hassaidnewscientificevidence disputeitwasMrAhmed’sDNA.
ShahidulAhmed,aged41from hascometolightthatimplicates In addition he alleged a hair,
Chestnut Crescent, Bletchley, MrAhmed. which could be linked to Mr
denies murdering Rachel Mr Gumpert told the court a Ahmed, had been recovered
Manning between December 9 steeringlockwasfoundaround fromhotpantsRachelwaswear-
and13in2000. 500 metres away from Rachel’s ingaftertheyhadbeensubject-
LastWednesdayLutonCrown body,withherbloodonit.The edtoadvanceDNAtestinginthe
Court was told Rachel’s body lockwasforensicallyexamined yearsfollowingherdeath.
wasfoundinthickundergrowth andaDNAprofileobtainedfrom He said it was not clear what
at the exclusive Woburn Golf itshandlewasdiscovered. the motive was, although the
Club. She had been strangled Initiallytherewasnomatchfor impulsetoattackhercouldhave
withasoftligature. the profile on the police data- beenasexualone.
HerboyfriendBarriWhitewas base,butinMay2010MrAhmed Thetrialcontinues.
Teen gets 28 months for burglary
MKNEWSBRIEFS
Mindneedsdonations
ACHARITYshopiscallingfor ABURGLARhasbeensentenced November12ataround12.40pm
moredonationsafterexperienc- totwoyearsandfourmonthsina andstolejewelleryandcash.He
ingadropinsalesduetothe youngoffenders’institute. wasarrestednearby.
poorweather.Fewerpeople KennethOwusu,19fromWater A16-year-old,whocannotbe
havebeendonatingtoand Eaton,pleadedguiltytoacharge namedforlegalreasons,was
buyingfromtheMindshopin ofburglaryatAylesburyCrown convictedatMiltonKeynesYouth
Bletchley,astheyhavebeen CourtonNovember14,andwas CourtonJanuary9forhandling
stayinginsidetoavoidthe sentencedlastmonth. stolengoodsaspartofthesame
weather.Thecharityrelies Owusubrokeintoahousein offence.Hewillbesentencedon
heavilyongoodsdonationsas CelinaClose,Bletchley,on January29.
eachbag,whensold,canfetch
upto£20,whichthengoesto Hunger is put in the spotlight
supportpeoplewithmental
healthproblems.
Airambulanceboss ACITY-BASEDcharityistaking whichaimstoraiseawarenessof
THEairambulanceservicefor partinoneoftheworld’slargest hungerandmalnutritionin
MiltonKeyneshasappointeda awarenesscampaigns,being children.
newCEO.MarkMcGeownwill launchedtoday. Itisbeinghailedasthelargest
takethereinsatThamesValley WorldVision,basedinFox coalitionsinceMakePoverty
andChilternAirAmbulance Milne,isoneof100majorchari- Historyin2005.
TrustonFebruary11. tiesworldwidetobetakingpart Formoreinformationseewww.
in‘EnoughFoodForEveryoneIF’ worldvision.org.uk/if.
6|January23,2013|www.mkweb.co.uk|MKNEWS
MKNEWS |www.mkweb.co.uk|January23,2013|7
Clients’ tributes to artist Joe
DOZENSofpeoplewhoweretattooedby
24-year-oldJoeKent,whodiedafteracity
centreassaultlastweek,havebeenpay-
ingtributebysendingintheirpicturesof
hisartwork.
WhenMKNEWSaskedforpeoplewho
hehadtattooedtosendintheirsnapsof
hisart,wewereinundated.
Andeveryonehaspaidtheirownperson-
altributetoJoe,whodiedlastTuesday.
FriendGeorgeDevey,fromNorthampton,
isoneofthosewhowasintheprocessof
havingatattoodonebyJoe.
Hesayshewillhaveitfinishedbyanoth-
erclosefriend,butitwillnowbeslightly
redesignedtoincludeatribute.
MrDeveysaid:“Joehadacandletat-
tooedonhisneckwiththeword‘amor’,so
I’mgoingtogetthatreplicatedonthe
insideofmyarm.
“Thetattoomeantsomethingtome
already,butnowitmeansmorethanit
didbefore.
“JoeknewwhatIwanted,thesortof
thingsIliked,andhewasalwaysgiving
guidanceonthetattoo.Ijusttoldhimto
getonwithit,andhedid.”
Anotherofhissubjects,FayeCrathern,
said:“Heturnedanordinaryideainto
somethingbeautiful,creativeand
meaningful.
“IwishIwentbackformoreinkwhileI
hadthechance.”
Tragic:JoeKentworksonBecki
Cooke’stattoo,left.Toseeagalleryof
submittedpicturesofhiswork,goto
www.mk-news.co.uk.
Family have lost
‘perfect’ Joseph
BYADAMGRINSELL brother-in-law and friend, Joe but I personally want to thank
[email protected] ‘Willis’Kent. everyonewhosentamessageat
“I can’t really put into words this horrible time. If anyone
THEfamilyofanewlywedwho howmuchweasafamilyappre- needsmeletmeknow,becauseI
diedafteranassaultlastweek- ciate everyone’s comments, amhereforyoujustasmuchas
end have paid tribute to the messagesandsupport. you are here for us, it doesn’t
‘perfect’man. “The amount of people who matter whether you knew him
Joseph Kent, 24, died last came to see Joe and sent best brieflyoryourwholelife.
Tuesday in Milton Keynes wisheshasbeennothingshortof “I spent the night with some
Hospitalafterhewasinvolvedin phenomenal. I don’t think it’s fantasticpeoplereminiscingand
an incident outside Xscape in reallyhitmeorsunkinyet. tellingstoriesandithashelped
CMK, in the early hours of “Joe was the most amazing somuch–ahugethankyouto
Sunday,January13. brotheranyonecouldhaveasked everyone.
Joe,whowasmarriedinAugust, for. He’s been there for me “I will miss and love you
diedthedaybeforehisbirthday. through everything and I like Broseph,alwaysandalways.”
In tribute, his brother Matt everyone else will miss him Three men, all charged with
Kentwrote:“Wehavelostaper- alwaysandalways. one count of GBH and two of
fect son, husband, brother, “Iwilldomybesttoreplytoas ABH,aresettoappearatLuton
grandson, nephew, son-in-law, manyofthemessagesasIcan, CrownCourtonApril12.
Theatre looking for 200 evacuees
MKNEWSBRIEFS
Studentstoperform
FOURyoungstudentsfrom ATHEATREislookingforvolun- temptpeopletofillthe209seats
StagecoachTheatreArtsMK teers–totakepartinastaged thetheatrewillbeputtingona
willbeappearingatMKTheatre evacuation. shortshowbyMiltonKeynes
inFebruaryinGoodnightMister Aspartofupdatedprocedures TheatreofComedyandfree
Tom.BlakeWhite,11,Callum attheChrysalisTheatrein refreshments.Butremember,the
Buchanan,11,FreddieWatkins, Willen,200peopleareneededto showwillbeinterruptedbyfire
nine,andLewisPittam,13,will takepartinapracticeevacuation alarms.
beplayingevacuees.Theshow, ofthebuilding. Ifyouwouldliketohelp,email
fromthenovelbyMichelle Thedrillistakingplaceon [email protected]
MagorianisonFebruary12-16. Monday,February18,andto 01908235505.
Presentsaredonated
Music Hub set to be launched
MEMBERSoftheZainabiya
IslamicCentreinDenbighhave
donatedgiftstoWillenHospice.
Lastmonth,ImamSayyed PROMOTIONofmusiceducation hasbeencreatedtoprovideand
MohamedNaqviandArifMaster willbesteppedupfromthis promotemusiceducationto
gavethegiftstothehospice’s weekendwiththelaunchofthe childrenandfamilies.
residentstomarktheanniver- MiltonKeynesMusicHub. Itmeansanyoneagedtwoto18
saryofthemartyrdomofImam Acollaborationbetweenschools whowantstolearnaninstrument
Husayn,thegrandsonofthe andmusicprovidersincluding orfindoutmoreaboutmusicwill
ProphetofIslam. Yamaha,TheStablesandMilton beabletodoso.Tofindoutmore
KeynesCityOrchestra,thehub seewww.mkmusichub.com.
8|January23,2013|www.mkweb.co.uk|MKNEWS