Northampton Herald & Post, January 22, 2015

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TRIBUTES:People
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bynicholasbieber aheartfeltstatement.Itreads:
[email protected] “Words cannot express the
feelingofsadnessandlossin
Thefamilyofafather-of-two ourfamilyatthistime.
who was stabbed to death “‘Jon Boy’ was a kind and
havebeenleftdevastated. caring son, partner, brother
JonCasey,a35-year-oldman andalovingfathertohistwo
fromEctonBrook,wasfound girls, one of which will now
stabbed in Barrack Road on grow up never knowing her
Fridaynight. daddyandhowproudofthem
He was rushed to bothhewas.
Northampton hospital, but “OurJonBoywasthekindof
diedanhourlater. person that could brighten
Itisbelievedhehadbeenin yourdayinasecond.
Floral tributes for dad of two analtercationwithtwomen “Tohavehimtakenfromus
shortlybeforehewasfound. insuchacruelwaywillleavea
Police say they are making holeinourfamilythatwewill
goodprogresswiththecase neverbeabletofill.Ourhearts
Thisweek,hisfamilyissued aretrulybroken.”
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Sex attack victim speaks out
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New India link
TheUniversityofNorthamp-
tonhasannouncedaglobal
strategicalliancewithAmity Corby woman Lina Barnes goes
UniversityinIndiatoenable
moreofitsprogrammestobe
offeredinternationally. public to share her quest for justice
UniversityofNorthampton
programmeswillbeofferedin after predatory preacher Alan
avarietyofinternationalloca-
tions,includingSingapore,
Mauritius,IndiaandLondon. Cundick abused her as a schoolgirl
We’re watching!
Awomanwhowassexuallyabused
KetteringBoroughCouncil byapreacherhasspokenofherlong
hasextendedits‘we’rewatch- battle for justice which saw her VICTIM:LinaBarnestells
ingyou’campaigntoreduce attackerjailed. thestoryofhowpreacher
dogfouling. LinaBarnes,ofCorby,whoisin AllanCundick(left)
Followingfeedbackfromthe her30s,saidshehadtotakeonher sexuallyabusedher
initiative,additionalwarning churchinSurreywherethepreach-
postersarebeingproduced erworkedaswellasanother thechurchforyearsuntilin2011 2011andthentotheforceinSurrey.
andpatrolsinhotspotloca- preacherwhourgedhernotto evangelistpreacherIanJackson Shesaysshehasshesufferedfrom
tionshavebeenincreased reportthecrimes. revealedtoherthattherehadbeen theabuseintoadulthoodandhas
again,particularlyinthe GospelHallBrethrenpreacher anothervictim. hadtorepeatedlybattlewith
villages,asstepsaretakento AllanCundick,78,ofWoking,was Atthatpointshedecidedshe recurringnightmaresandother
addresstheissue. jailedlastThursdayforfouranda wantedtogotothepolicebutshe issues.
halfyearsforsexuallyassaulting saidMrJacksontriedtomakeher MsBarnesfinallysawCundick
Teen assaulted
twoschoolgirls,oneofwhomwas reconsider. jailedlastweekfollowingatrialat
MsBarnes.Theattackstookplace MrJackson,fromEastbourne, GuildfordCrownCourt.
between1970and1992. latersaidhehadonlytriedtohelp Shesaysshefinallyfeelsher
An18-year-oldmanwas MsBarnes,whohaswaivedher MsBarnesandactedingoodfaith. reputationhadbeenrestored.
grabbedbythethroatand righttoanonymity,saidwholestory However,MsBarnessaidthis “Themostimportantthingforme
pushedtothefloorinBalloon hadbeen‘adifficultjourney’. ultimatelyledhertotakeaction. inthewholeofthisscenario,inthe
Bar,Northampton,atabout ShetoldtheBBCshewasrepeat- Shesaid:“Ithoughtaboutitagain wholeofthebattleforjusticethat
2amonSunday,January11. edlyassaultedbyCundickwhenshe andactuallygotsototallyfedup I’vebeenthrough,isthatintheend
Hewashelpedupbythe wasagedbetween10and13. withthewholementalityofkeeping Iwasvindicated,”shesaid.
personwhopushedhimand Butshesaidwhenshereported itinthechurch,lettingthechurch “EverythingIsaidthathedidto
thrownoutofthefireexit.He theabusetothechurchin2001she dealwithit,keepingitquietfrom mehewasfoundguiltyof,nobody
wasthenassaultedbythree wasaccusedofbeingaliar,toldnot theauthorities,thatIactuallywent cancallmealiaranymore,nobody
menandsufferedabroken totalkaboutit,andurgedtobe tothepolicewithresolveanddeter- canarguethattheabusedidn’ttake
wristandpossiblyabroken reconciledwithandmercifultoher mination.” place.He’sbeenfoundguiltyin
eyesocket. abuser. MsBarnesfinallyreportedthe opencourt.Andthat’swhat’s
Shesaidsheremainedsilencedby abusefirsttoNorthantsPolicein enabledmetomoveforward.”
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UKIP candidate in
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pilesandSTDs. because Nigel Farage sayitandIregretsayingit.I ManagingDirector asawhistle.Ioftenget
Dr Jonathan Munday doesn’t.” was very angry with them TrevorSkidmorefeels commentsbackfrom
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Engine and car collide
Fire crew were
on ‘medical call’
AfireenginecollidedwithacarinTowcester
whileonthewaytowhatisbelievedtobea
‘medicalincident’.
Thevehiclewasbelievedtobeoncallon
Saturdayafternoonwhen,forreasonsyet
unknown,itwasinvolvedinthecrash.
Itisnotknownifanyonewasinjuredinthe
collisionwhichhappenedatthejunctionof
WillisWayandSheppardsCrescent.
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Park Lane
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Crime shop Windows Ltd
PoliceofficersfromKettering
willtakeoveranemptyshop
inGoldStreettomorrowfrom NEW YEAR SALE
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Boy who tried to save victim pays tribute •Inachoiceofcolours
TwoofCorby’sWWIfallen RegisteredNo.11012
soldiers,JohnBrigstockand
EdwardHelps,willbecom-
memoratedonJanuary29. Aseven-year-oldboywho sawamanbytherailingsin manbyspendinghisweekly
CorbyBoroughCouncilwill triedwithhismumtosave BarrackRoad. pocketmoneyonsome
raiseaflagatCorbyCubeas thelifeofastabbingvictim Theyrushedoverwhen flowerstolayatthemurder
anactofremembrance. hefounddyingina theynoticedhewasbleed- sceneoutsidetheLazeez
Northamptonstreethaspaid ingandKellieusedherson’s restaurant.
Change at top aheartfeltfloraltributeto winterhattotrytocoverthe Kelliesaid:“Itwassucha
himafterhearingthenews man’swounds.Meanwhile, traumaticexperienceforus
thathehaddied. Thomashelpeddirectpolice both. •Conservatories
ThomasHarrisonwaswith officerstothescene. “Whenweheardthe
•Orangeries
BenGowland,chiefexecutive hismumKellieonFriday Whentheylaterheardthat news,weweredevastated.
ofNHSNeneClinical eveningat5.15pmwalking father-of-twoJonCaseyhad “IamsoproudofThomas •KitchenandDining
CommissioningGroup(CCG), toamartialartsclassin diedathospital,Thomas forthefloraltribute.Itwas Fromplanningto
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aftersevenandahalfyears. Help solve this Fromdesignto
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Vandals attack
‘brutal’ murder
Twobusesandacarwere
damagedafterbrickswere
throwninthreeseparate
incidentsonMonday.
Thefirsthappenedonthe
A14andtwofurtherincidents
occurredinPolwellLane,
BartonSeagrave. BYLAWRENCEJOHN EastMidlandsSpecialist partner, brother and a
New facilities [email protected] Operations Unit Major lovingfathertohistwo
CrimeTeam,said:“What girls, one of which will
Afamilyhavebeenleft we have discovered is now grow up never
heartbroken after the Jonwasinandisagree- knowingherdaddyand
Workhasstartedonanew death of their beloved ment with two black howproudofthemboth
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homeforNorthampton ‘JonBoy’. menandthisstartedin hewas.
AthleticsClubastheyprepare Jon Casey, 35, from Hester Street in “To have him taken Fromplanningtocompletion
torelocatetoMoulton Ecton Brook, North- Northampton. fromusinsuchacruel
College. ampton,wasfoundbya “It appears to have waywillleaveaholein ParkLanehavebeentradingfor
Yesterdayagroundbreaking member of the public moved along Hester our family that we will Showroonopen
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newtrackandfacilities. ly before 5.30pm on BarrackRoad.Thiswasa heartsaretrulybroken. ourexperienceintheHome
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litterpickinHardingstone. but died a short time familyatthistime. pleasecontactthepolice, Orangeryextensionsand
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DRAMATICSCENE:ThickplumesofblacksmokeaboveWollastoncouldbeseenmilesaway
Plastic burns as blaze engulfs recycling factory
Amajorfactoryfiresentthickplumesofblack Thefiretookholdofabout80tonnesofplastic
smokebillowingintotheairacrossthecountyon materialcausingthickblacksmoke.Itprompteda
Sunday. warningtonearbyresidentstokeeptheir
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controltheblazewhichengulfedtheThinkGreen Afterfourhours,theblazewasundercontrol.
recyclingcentreinWollaston. Aninvestigationisnowunderwayintothecause
Upto60firefightersfromNorthamptonshire, whichisstillunknown.
BedfordshireandBuckinghamshiretackledthe Despiteexternaldamage,thefactory’sinteriors
infernowhichstartedat12.40pm. wassavedbythesprinklersystem.
Ebola scare rocks
red alert hospital
bynicholasbieber alreadysaidthatitwas‘unlikely’thepatient
[email protected] had Ebola, but that testing was still being
doneasaprecaution.
Sofar,thefirstandonlyconfirmedcaseofa
Northampton General Hospital has been patientbeingdiagnosedwithEbolaintheUK
rockedbyanEbolascare. is39-year-oldnursePaulineCafferkey,from
Theunderpressurehospital(NGH),whichis Glasgow.
currentlyonredalertasitstrugglestocope She had been in a critical condition at
withthesurgeinpatients,treatedawoman London’s Royal Free Hospital after being
forsuspectedEbolalastWednesdaynight. confirmedashavingthevirusoverChristmas.
ItisbelievedshehadtravelledtoWestAfrica FollowingthenewslastThursdaythatthe
beforebeingadmittedtothehospital. womaninNorthamptonhadtestednegative
Thewomanwasplacedinisolationwhileshe for Ebola, Northampton North MP Michael
wastestedforMalariafirst. Ellispraisedthe‘wonderfulefforts’ofstaffat
Withinhours,thetestcamebacknegative NGH.
andsostaffatthehospitalsentoffablood MrEllissaid:“I’mpleasedwiththisresult
sample to Public Health England (PHE) to andIhaveeveryconfidencetheywillknow
determinewhethershehadEbola. howtodealwithanyfutureincidentslikethis
The next afternoon the results came back iftheyoccur.
andshowedthewomanwasnegativeforthe “IthinkNGHiswonderfulandthestaffdoa
deadlyvirus. fantasticjob-Ihavesomuchconfidencein
A spokesperson for PHE said: “PHE can theirskills.
confirmitreceivedasampleforprecaution- “I’velivedinNorthamptonallmylifeand
ary Ebola testing, involving a patient at I’vehadtousethehospitalmyselfandsohave
NorthamptonGeneralHospitalandthetestis myfamily.
negative.” “Each time I’ve attended I’ve received
Before the result arrived, the hospital had excellentcare.”
Northampton: a good place to do business in the UK
A report from Centre for 1,440 new businesses percentofhomesandbusi-
CitiesranksNorthamptonas launched in the borough nessesabletoreceivesuper-
oneofthebestplacesinthe during 2013, placing it at fastbroadband.
country for new business numberthreeintheUK. With73.5percentinworkit
start-ups. Digital connectivity was a put the borough 16th of 64
Itstatestherewerearound strength,withmorethan80 townsandcitiesinthestudy.
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