Yellow Advertiser - Southend - January 25, 2012

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Southend, Leigh, Shoebury
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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THE LEIGH Lions Club can drop their items in
hasopenedanewshopin during opening hours
JOBS CONCERN
order to raise funds for from10amto4pm,apart
localgoodcauses. from Wednesdays and
AT CORYTON Thenewshopbasedon Sundays.
London Road, in Leigh, Since forming in 1991
See p22 needsdonationsofgoods the club has provided
tosellon. hands-on assistance to
SheilaFuller,whoworks many local organisations.
attheshop,saidanything Ithashelpedhundredsof
and everything could be people in need and sup-
donated. ported charitable causes
Shesaid:“Wewouldbe with more than £150,000
gratefulforanydonations. indonations.
“Another thing that I The Leigh Lions Club
think is really good that meetat8pmonthesecond
wehavesetupisrecycling and fourth Wednesday of
spectaclesandalsomobile eachmonthatTheEstuary
phones.” Club,1386LondonRoad,
If anyone would like to Leigh.Anyoneiswelcome
DONATIONS:PamOldandSheilaFuller,whoworkinthenewLionsshopinLeigh.
donate to the shop they tojoin.
PicturebyMarkCleveland
COUNCIL TO BACK
ZERO RISE IN TAX
ByPaulGiles recommendingthatcounciltaxfor less savings and efficiencies this look at a paper to realise we’re
Southend,alreadyoneofthelowest year the decisions we had to take nowherenearoutofthewoodsyet.
AZEROpercentcounciltaxrise in the country, should not be weren’tanyeasierandthisbudget “Wedidn’tgetourselvesintothis
could be agreed at Southend increasedin2012/13. provedanequallyoneroustask.” financialmessbutwe’vegottobe
Counciltomorrow. This would be achieved by Existing parking charges have responsible for doing our bit to
Councillorsmustdecideifitwill accepting George Osborne’s offer alsobeenfrozenacrosstheborough helpthecountrygetoutofit.
freezethetaxinitsdraftbudget. of a grant to cover the shortfall inabidtoassistthelocaleconomy “Luckilythisauthorityhadbegun
Council leader, Nigel Holdcroft, incurredbyfreezingthetax,which andboostlocalbusinesses. theprocessofidentifyingefficien-
said although he was on record currentlyhasfinancialimplications MrHoldcroftsaid:“Theeconom- cieswellbeforethecurrentfinan-
describing last year’s budget as forfutureyears. icsituationacrossEuropehaswors- cialdisasterstruckandwewerein
beingthemostdifficultthecouncil MrHoldcroftsaid:“Eventhough enedinthelast12monthsandyou a more favourable position than
had set for years, his cabinet was wewererequiredtomakeslightly onlyhavetoswitchonthenewsor someothers.”
Assault charge Christmas appeal Woman attacked
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DavidToopsonSunday,January18, beenaskingpeopletodonatejust£10 behindandtriedtograbher.
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dischargeandgiven14daystopay£45 Thefinaltotalfortheappealhasbeen her20sandlivesinWestcliff,wasunableto
forthecostofthecase. announcedas£14,857. giveanyfurtherdescriptions.
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Hospice banners
stolen
POLICEareinvestigatingatheft
wheretwolargebannerspromoting
HavensHospiceswerestoleninLeigh.
Thebannersweresecuredtothe
bridgeinBeltonWay,Leigh,before
theywerestolenbetween1pmlast
Wednesdayand8amthefollowing
day.
Thetwocolourfulpromotional
bannersaresized8ftby3ftandare
worthatotalofabout£140.
Anyonewithinformationisaskedto
contactPCDanMorganatLeigh
PoliceStationon101.
Fisherman goes
‘sole searching’
with new book
LEIGHfisherman,PaulGilson,has
justpublishedhisfirst
autobiographicalaccountofgrowing
upinafishingdynasty.
SoleSearching,TalesofaThames
Fishermanisauniquecollectionof
shortstoriesandpoemsbasedonhis
40yearsatseaandthethreedecades
workingfortheRNLI.
Theauthortakesreadersfromthe
WCELLDOoNE:Sltaffl,steudentsganddeignitariesactSouethchurclhAedultEbducatiornCaentre.te studePnicturebytMarksClevel’and comfortoftheirchairtotherolling
deckofaboatinastormforce10and
vividlydescribestheexcitementof
catchingfishandthebeautyofthe
ThamesEstuary.
achievements in ceremony Paulwillbethefirsteverauthorto
holdabooksigningatSouthendPier,
onSunday,February12.
Items taken in
ByPaulGiles Year. In her job she has to deal brokers Planet Leasing, who won He said: “Hopefully others will house burglary
with clients from Latin America Employer of the Year, said the be inspired to take up further
SOUTHEND Adult Community andislookingforwardtousingher company had three apprentices learning or training through hear- BURGLARSsmashedglassinafront
College has been celebrating the newskillsonaday-to-daybasis. trainingwiththecollege. ingaboutthesuccessoftheaward doorofahomeinDittonCourtRoad,
achievements of some of its stu- Shesaid:“I’vereallyenjoyedthe Hesaid:“Ourapprenticespicked winners. Westcliff,between7pmonThursday,
dents. course and although I am some- thingsupsoquicklyit’sbeengreat “Inthesetougheconomictimesit January12,and8amthefollowing
Learners attended the Business times tired after work, our class forthebusiness. ishearteningtoseethatourlearn- day.
Enterprise Skills Training Centre, tutorreallymotivatesustolearn. “Thesupportwe’veallhadfrom ers have not let this get in their Theymadeoffwithvarious
in Ambleside Drive, to pick up “Itisalsoquiterelaxingtoapply the college has been excellent; way. electricalitemsandabout40DVDs
theirawardslastThursday. mybraintoadifferentsetofskills they’re head and shoulders above “In fact it has made them more withatotalvalueofabout£1,100.
Among the 19 learners, staff, thanthoseIuseatworkduringthe therest.” determinedtosucceedintheircho- Anyonewhosawanyoneacting
partners and community groups day-Ialsolovelearningandkeep- PrincipalStephenLaysaidaward sencourses. suspiciouslyintheareaover
was Gemma Cartwright, who was ingmybrainactive.” events are an important part of “Theyshouldallbeveryproudof Thursdaynightisaskedtocontactthe
awarded Language Learner of the Gary Rose, director of vehicle Collegelife. whattheyhaveachieved.” investigatingofficer,PCChristian
Forbes,atSouthendPoliceStationon
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THIEVESmadeawaywithawhite
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Compbikewortharound£600.
Between1pmonTuesday,
ByPaulGiles improvedcyclefacilitiesinthetown. January10and6amon
Hesaid:“Goodcycleparkingreduces Wednesday,January11,arear
ANEWschemeinSouthendcouldsee thelikelihoodofbikesbeingstolenor gardenshedinBoscombeRoad,
anincreaseintheamountoffreecycle damaged and sends a strong message Southend,wasenteredandthe
standsappearingintheborough. that an organisation is doing its bit to bikestolen.
Communitygroups,smallbusinesses, promotecyclingandtoreduceitscar- Anyonewhosawsuspicious
surgeries, offices and other organisa- bonfootprint.” activityatthetimeofthetheft,or
tions are all eligible to apply for the Peter Andrews, from ParkThatBike, knowswherethisbikehasturned
newcycleparkingstands. thinks the scheme is a simple, cost up,isaskedtocontactPCSue
Eachofthestandswillholdtwobikes effectiveinitiativetocombatcycletheft HellieratSouthendPoliceStation
and the group taking them on at its and to make cycling easier and more on101.
premisesareresponsiblefortheinstal- convenient. Tyres slashed on
lationofthem. He said: “We’re particularly keen to
Theschemeispartofasocialenter- seeapplicationsfromsmallbusinesses, vehicle
priseschemecalledParkThatBikesup- communitygroupsandvoluntarysector
portedbySouthendCouncilandfunded organisation who would otherwise ABOUT£200damagewascaused
bytheDepartmentofTransport. struggle to afford quality cycle park- aftertwotyreswereslashedona
Southend councillor for public pro- ing.” carparkedinTankervilleDrive,
tection,wasteandtransport,TonyCox, To apply on-line for a pair of cycle Leigh,between2pmonSunday,
SECURE:NeilHoskinsatthebikeparkingoutsidetheOdeon/Victoria explainedtheprojectshowedthecoun- stands visit www.parkthatbike.com/ January8and11amonMonday,
ShoppingCentreinSouthend. cil’s commitment to providing applyonline.cfmorcall01594564344. January9.
PicturebyMarkCleveland Ifyousawanythingsuspicious
Police link robberies carried out on same day callPCJanineBushatLeigh
PoliceStationon101.
Recycle items in
ATEENAGERhasbeenrobbedbya and stole a mobile phone from the anotherwasskinnyandthethirdwas in this alleyway about five hours mini banks
groupofthreeyouths. handofthevictim. tall. apart.”
The 13-year-old boy was walking Earlier on the same day at about PCPaulBrownisinvestigatingboth Ifanyonerecallsseeinganyofthe SOUTHENDCouncilisreminding
with a friend along an alleyway 3.55pm, a 19-year-old man was incidentsinthisalleywayonJanuary threerobbers,orseenyouthsmatch- peopletheycandepositrecyclable
betweenStBenetsRoadandRegency robbed in the same location and an 6.Hesaid:“Initiallythissecondinci- ing this description hanging around itemsintheboroughsminibanks.
Green, in Southend, at 8.30pm, last appealhasalreadybeenissuedforthis dent was dealt with as a theft rather thisareainthepasttheyshouldcon- Differentcolouredglasscannow
Friday.The three youths approached earlierrobbery. thanarobberysodidnotcometothe tactPCBrown. allbeputinonecontainer,instead
the pair and grabbed the arm of the Thetwoboysdescribethethreerob- attentionofusintheTargetTeam. He can be reached in the Target ofhavingtogoinseparate
teenager. bersasbeingofAsianappearanceand “Nowitwouldseemthatthesame Team at Southend Police Station on containers.
They then patted both boys down all wearing hoodies. One was fat, youthscommittedtwostreetrobberies 101. Othermaterialssuchasplastic
bottlesanddrinkcanswillalsobe
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Telling the story of the Cactus
Climber through art and music
ByPaulGiles
THISweekendwillseeashowcaseof
artworkandmusicfromabookwrit-
tenthebyleadsingerofheavywest-
ernbandPhilliousWilliams.
MarkSchubertwroteabookcalled
‘The Life Loves and Trials of a
CactusClimber’whenhewasrecov-
eringfrombreakingfourvertebrae.
The40-year-oldalsoillustratedthe
bookwhilehewasrecovering.
If that was not enough, he also
wrote a soundtrack to go with the
storythatissetinthewildwest.
OnFriday,Markwillbejoinedby
local musicians inThe Ship pub to
playtunesfromthebook.
It will be the first time the songs
havebeenplayedinpublic.
Markhasbeenleftshockedathow
thesongshaveevolvedsincehefirst
wrotethem.
He said: “The bar has really been
raisedonsomeofthem.
“OwenWilliamshastookonesong
andreallymadeithisown.
“Another song starts up and when
the gospel singers come in. It’s just
amazing.”
Artwork from the book, which
Mark says ‘is a coming of age and
love story in one’, will also be on
show up until Sunday night in the
White Wall Space Gallery opposite
thepub.
TalkingaboutthestoryMarksaid:
“Thecactusclimberinthestoryisa
metaphor for people who go and
destroythemselvesandtakerisksthat
couldbefatalforthem.
“People really need to read the SHOWCASE:MarkSchubertwhohaswrittenabook,
story to find out what happens to illustrateditandwrittenasoundtracktothestory.
him.” PicturebyMarkCleveland
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£30,000inhousingandcounciltaxbenefitfromSouthend
Councilhasbeenjailedforfourmonths. memorial
ClareDominguez-Dona,37,receivedthemoneyovera
three-yearperiodafterfalselyclaimingshewasasinglepar- THOSEwhosufferedanddied
entwhowasrentingherhomeandwasinreceiptofIncome intheHolocaustandmore
Support.ButSouthendMagistrates’CourtheardonMonday, recentgenocidesarebeing
January9,thatinJune2011thecouncildiscoveredthatthe rememberedataneventthis
married mum-of-four had purchased her home in Friday.
WestboroughGrove,Westcliff. TomarkNationalHolocaust
Officersfromtheauthority’sCorporateFraudInvestigation MemorialDay,theMayorof
Team carried out Land Registry checks which revealed Southend,CouncillorDavid
Dominguez-Dona had paid £230,000 for the house in Norman,willplantatreeat
October2004. 12pminVictoriaAvenue,
Shewaslaterinterviewedundercautionandadmittedthat betweenChurchillGardensand
she had continued to receive Housing Benefit until SouthendCivicCentre.
December2007whenshelandedajobataprimaryschool Thesimpleceremonyisbeing
inLeigh. stagedtocommemoratethelives
Shealsoadmittedfailingtoinformthecouncilthatsheand ofthosewhoperishedinthe
herhusbandhadpurchasedtheirhomeandmakingafalse Holocaustatthehandsofthe
statementonaHousingBenefitformin2006. GGGeeettttttttttiiinnnggg yyyooouuu tttooo ttthhhheeee llliiiggghhhttt Nazisanddiedasaresultof
Thecourtheardthatthetotaloverpaymenttothedefen- morerecentatrocities.
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PrimarySchool,amountedto£29,709.95. aaattt ttthhheee eeennnddd ooofff ttthhheee tttuuunnnnnneeelll
Dominguez-Donaadmittedonecountofdishonestlyfail- YOUNGSTERSagedfromeight
ingtopromptlydeclareachangeofcircumstancesandone to16areurgedtobookforthe
countofdishonestlymakingafalsestatement. Februaryhalf-termBizMulti
Thecourttoldherthatshehadcommittedaseriousoffence THERAPY:PeterBreuerishopingpeoplewhoreadhisbookaboutproblemsthatcanbe SportsScheme.
overalongperiodoftime,andhadaggravatedmattersby resolvedbytherapywillfindthelightattheendofthetunnel. PicturebyMarkCleveland Theschemerunsfrom
makingthefalsestatement. Monday,February13,toFriday,
Both charges were brought under the Social Security ASOUTHENDpensionerhas aboutneurosis.” becomeabitboring. February17,atSouthend
Administration Act 1992. Dominguez-Dona has since made the subject of neurosis MrBreuer,whohasadecade “So that’s why I have set it LeisureandTennisCentre,
agreedtostartrepayingthemoneyattherateof£100-a- easierforpeopletounderstand worthofexperiencepracticing down in a book for people to ShoeburynessLeisureCentre,
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Tributes paid to man
with a ‘heart of gold’
ByPaulGiles her.Itbreaksourheart.
“Aschildrenweusedtogoout
THEFAMILYofamanwhowas forthedaywithoursandwiches
found dead in a flat in Station andhavefondmemoriesofplay-
Road,Westcliff,haspaidtribute inginSouthchurchPark.”
tohim. Bob said: “We would climb
Roy Sly was discovered on trees, play fight, go eel fishing
Tuesday, January 10, by police andplayfootball.HoweverIdid
afterconcernswereraisedabout get into trouble as being older
hiswelfare. than Roy. I should have known
The 53-year-old was a betterthantolethisnewfootball
divorced father-of-three. He kit get covered in mud. As we
loved music, particularly rock gotoldweusedtogoforapint
‘n’ roll and was an Elvis fan, andagameofpoolordarts.”
havingbeenaTeddyBoyinhis Thefamilyhassaidtheyhave
youth. somanymemoriesintheirhearts
He is also described as very thatwillkeepRoyaliveandwith
kindandhadabrilliantsenseof themforever.
humour,andcouldtakeajokeas They added: “We will miss
wellastellthem. himdeeply.Restnowdearbroth-
Roy’ssisterBarbaraandbroth- er,mayyousleepinpeace.”
erBobSlysaidhewasaloving Otherfamilymembersremem-
brother who cared about his ber how Roy looked after them
family. whentheywerechildren,cook-
They said: “His life was cut ing them dinner, buying sweets
short,hewastakenawayfromus andteachingthemhowtodraw.
all too soon. He had a heart of He loved fishing and would
goldandwouldhavehelpedany- take them with him, no matter
one. whattheweatherwaslike.
“His love for his 92-year-old Anothernieceremembershow
mother was unquestionable and Roywouldlaughatherwhenshe
hehelpedlookafterher,provid- slid down a slide and the static
ingmealsandsharingthecareof causedherhairtostandonend.
herthroughthenight. ■ Two people have been
“Every time we see her she charged with murder and
askswhyhehasnotbeentosee remandedincustody.
TRIBUTE:RoySlywhowasfounddeadinhisflat.
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pHerforminigattCliffsmPavilion. usical shPictuorebyMawrkCleveland
set for the Cliffs
ByPaulGiles moreserious. She said: “There’s lots of
Thisbringsabouteventsthat greatdancingandsingingand
THEATRE lovers can enjoy a seesEllehavingtosmartenup lots of laughs with grown up
WestEndandBroadwaysensa- to follow her love to Harvard humour.
tionattheCliffsPavilioninthe LawSchool. “Even for the husbands that
formofLegallyBlonde. Itoffersafastturnaroundof don’t really want to come we
The award winning show, songs and attractive set seethemleavingbuzzing.”
based on the hit movie, stars designs. Legally Blonde will play
Matthew Kelly and Claire Claire,whoplaysPaulette,a untilSaturday.
Sweeney. hairdresser who helps Elle, If you would like to book
Themusicalfollowsthestory saidtheshowwhichoriginally tickets call the box office on
ofElleWoods,whoisdumped began as a novel, was a great 01702 351135 or visit
by her boyfriend for someone forallages. www.thecliffspavilion.co.uk
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