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BANK:GaryHorn
Man admits
ByMichaelCox fact that their child attends a happy
to Southend
schoolwhichkeepschildrensafeand
[email protected] takesgreatcaretoensureeverychild
bank robbery THEprincipalofDarlinghurstSchool developswell.It’simportanttoreflect
in Leigh has left her role after an this and we thank staff for their out-
Ofsted inspection that ruled that the standingeffortsinthisregard.
AMANhasadmitted school'requiresimprovement'. “More broadly, we understand and
robbingabankin The Legra Academy Trust con- acknowledge the conclusions of the
Southendofmorethan firmedinalettertoparentsthatNicky Ofsted report and, working closely
£1,600. Patrickhaddecidedtoleaveherpost with the Rapid Improvement Board,
GaryHorn,59,of citing“personalreasons”. we have taken immediate steps to
AnerleyRoad,Westcliff, The letter said that the trust will address many the points raised by
pleadedguiltyat immediately begin the process of Ofstedtoenabletheschooltoreturn
BasildonCrownCourton findinganewprincipal,whilstreveal- to‘Good’assoonaspossible.
FridaytorobbingtheCo- ing that deputy principal Emma “Staffareclearthatweareworking
opbankinSouthendof Nichollswillbeactingprincipaluntil REQUIRESIMPROVEMENT: asaunifiedteamwithclarityofpur-
£1,670onDecember7 anappointmentismade. DarlinghurstSchool poseandvisiontorapidlybringabout
2016. Theannouncementcomesafterthe PhotobyMartinDalton thechangesneededsothateverychild
ThecourtheardHorn, schoolwasdowngradedbyinspectors thataspectratedas'good'byinspec- atDarlinghurstgetsanexcellentedu-
whoappearedbyvide- followingthelatestinspectionwhich tors, as was personal development, cation.Webelievetheschoolisnow
olink,waspreviously tookplaceinDecember. behaviourandwelfare. in a good place to make those
convictedin2013for Teachingattheprimaryschoolwas Theysaidthatchildrenintheearly changes,atarapidpace.
robbingtheLloydsBank labelled “inconsistent” in the Ofsted years foundation stage get off to a “WeareconfidentthatwhenOfsted
branchinWestcliffand inspectionreport. “great start” and that key stage one returns, Darlinghurst will have made
againin2015forrobbing Italsosaidthatresultsinkeystage2 teachingwas“consistentlystrong”. thoseimprovementsnecessarytoreturn
thesameCo-opbranch. in2016showcased“widespreadunder- Beverley Williams, CEO of Legra it to ‘Good’. Every member of our
JudgeGrahamtold achievement”, with less than half of Academy Trust, said: “The Ofsted communitywantsDarlinghursttosuc-
Horn:“Youhaveplaced yearsixpupilsmeetingnationalexpec- report, while disappointing in some ceedateverylevel.Wewillgetthere.”
yourselfinadifficultposi- tationsinreading,writingandmaths. areas,makescleartheschoolisgood She added a comprehensive action
tionbycommittingathird Thereportalsosaidthatschoollead- in relation to its EarlyYears educa- plan is being produced which will
robbery.” ersdidnotdoenoughtopreventdisad- tion. The inspectors also praise the ensure every member of staff at
Thecasewas vantagedpupilsfromunderachieving. school for personal development, Darlinghurstisgivenclarityaboutthe
adjournedforsentence There was praise for the school's behaviourandwelfareofchildren. challenges ahead and how they will
onFebruary3. early years provision though, with “Weknowourparentsappreciatethe berespondedto.
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Southend secondaries
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●POLICEareappealingforinformation
overreportsthatamanwearingabalaclava
deemed ‘exceptional’ followedawomaninBelfairsWoods.
TheincidenttookplacelastWednesdayat
around2pm.
AnEssexPolicespokesmandidnot
confirmthatthemanwaswearinga
balaclava,butdidreleaseanappealfor
information.
Theappealread:“Policereceivedareport
ByMichaelCox Southend achieved a grade C or UKunderthetraditionalmeasures ofmanwearingablackandwhitescarfover
higherinbothEnglishandmaths– too. More than 64 per cent of hisfacewhofollowedawomanasshe
[email protected] abovethenationalaverageof63.3 pupilsinEssexachievedagradeC walkedherdoginBelfairsWoods.
percent,puttingtheboroughinthe or higher in both English and “Ithappenedataround2pmon
SECONDARY schools in top25percentoflocalauthorities maths. Wednesday,January18.
Southend and Essex performed nationally. The Department for Education “Anybodywhohasnoticedanysuspicious
above the national average under James Courtenay, executive has also released revisedA-Level activityintheareaisaskedtocontactEssex
theGovernment’snewGCSEmea- councillor for children and learn- results Essex students outper- Policeon101orcallCrimestoppers
sures,accordingtonewfigures. ing,said:“Theseoverallresultsare formedthenationalaverageagain, anonymouslyon0800555111.”
Revised data released by the very encouraging and I congratu- with16.6percentofstudentsget-
Department for Education (DfE), late the schools and pupils for tingthreeormoregradesatAAB ●SOUTHENDAdultCommunityCollege
alongside the secondary school achievingsowellincomparisonto orbetterinkeysubjects–abovethe isholdingafamilyfundayduringthe
performance tables, shows the thenationalresults. nationalaverageof15.6percent. Februaryhalf-term.
Attainment8scoreforSouthend is “Iamverypleasedtheinitiatives CllrRayGooding,EssexCounty The‘bookworms’familyfundayisbeing
53.5 – above the national average thecouncilhasputinplacetowork Council’scabinetmemberforedu- heldonThursday,February16,from10am-
forstate-fundedschoolsof50.1. alongside schools in true partner- cation and lifelong learning, said: 3.30pmatthecollege’sSouthchurchCentre
Southend is ranked 14th of all ship, added to their great efforts, “Secondary schools in Essex are inAmblesideDrive.
151localauthorities,withEssexas PLEASED:CllrJamesCourtenay means we will continue to ensure performing exceptionally well, Therewillbearangeofartsandcraft
awholerankedat61. we sustain and improve on this with about 92 per cent rated as activitiesforchildren,whocanalsocome
‘Attainment 8’ scores are based or non-GCSE qualifications on a position. good or outstanding by Ofsted, dressedupastheirfavouritebookcharacter.
onpupils’resultsacrosseightsub- DfEapprovedlistofsubjects. “However, at the same time, we compared with a national average Entryis£1.50perchild.Formoredetails
jects. The new Progress 8 score (the recognisethatthereareareaswhere of79percent. andtobookaplace,call01702445700and
ThesearemathsandEnglish,the average of all students’ progress the borough did not perform so The statistics relate to the quotecoursecodeG401Y16.
bestofuptothreefurtherqualifi- acrosseightsubjectsbetweenKey well. Where this is the case, we Government’s new measures for
cationswhichcountintheEnglish Stage 2 and Key Stage 4) is also will continue to work hard to GCSEs,whichaimfocusmoreon ●MOREthan10,000LEDstreetlightshave
Baccalaureate and the three best slightlyabovethenationalaverage. improveprogressandattainment.” pupils’progress rather than exam beeninstalledacrossSouthendaspartofa
resultsofanyGCSEqualification Atotalof69percentofpupilsin Essexoutperformstherestofthe results. two-yearproject.
ASouthendCouncilspokesmansaidthe
Minister pays flying visit to Southend
projectis“slashing”thecouncil'sspendon
energy.
Therearearound4,000morelightstobe
installed,withtheprojectsettobe
THEMINISTERforAviation,LordAhmadofWimbledon,haspaidavisit completedbyAugust.
toSouthendAirport. CllrAnnHolland,executivecouncillorfor
LordAhmadvisitedtheairportonThursday,andtouredthecontroltower culture,tourismandtheeconomy,said:
andterminalwithGlynJones,CEOofStobartAviation. “Thisisawelcomemilestoneandashining
Healsoheardaboutplansforfuturedevelopmentoftheairportandthe exampleofhowinvestmentingreen
localarea. technologycanpaybothfinancialand
LordAhmadsaid:“I’mdelightedtoseefirst-handexactlywhathasmade environmentaldividends.
LondonSouthendAirportwinneroftheUK’sBestSmallAirportawardfor “Thenewlightsareprovingreallypopular
thepasttwoyears. withmostlocalresidents.Manyare
“RegionalairportssuchasLondonSouthendhaveavitalroleinsup- commentingontheimprovementinquality
porting the economy, helping increase connectivity across the UK and ofthelight,whichiswhiter,brighterand
abroad,boostingtradeandexportsandcreatingopportunities. moretargetedthantraditionalstreetlights
“I welcome the multi-million pound investment London Southend is sothatitstaysontheroadratherthan
making in infrastructure improvements, it will support greater spillingintoproperties.
passenger numbers, drive growth in jobs and deliver a better passenger “Inowlookforwardthesuccessfuldelivery
experience.” oftherestoftheprojectandinviteother
MrJonesadded:“Todaywasimportanttodemonstrateourfuturevision, LtoR:JonHorne,KateWillard,GlynJonesofStobart,LordAhmad authoritiestogetintouchwithussothatwe
andweareverythankfultoLordAhmadforhistime. andEmmaCooneyandRobTinlinfromSouthendCouncil cansharewhatwehavelearnt.”
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Hundreds attend
Mark’s memorial
ColleaguesattendmovingserviceforPoliceInspectorMarkEstall
A POLICE force memorial
serviceheldonFridaytohon-
our Essex Police Inspector
MarkEstallwhodiedwhileon
dutyearlierthismonth.
The service was held at
ChelmsfordCathedral.
Insp Estall had served with
Essex Police for almost 27
years.Hestartedhiscareeras
aPcinBenfleetandafterfour
years took up a position as a
traffic officer in Chelmsford
andthenontoRayleigh.
He was posted to Basildon
onpromotionasasergeantin
1997andfulfilledanumberof
positions in the town before
becoming an armed response
officer based at Laindon in
2003.
From here he moved on to
the Force Support Unit based
at Boreham where he
remained as sergeant until
May 2015 when he was pro-
motedtoinspectortotakeupa
postatStanstedAirport.
His last role with the force
TRAGIC:InspectorMarkEstall.
took him back to the Force
Support Unit as inspector; a deliveredtheeulogy. teams to have someone in
job he regularly described as Hesaid:"Rightlytodaythere them who would lighten the
hisdreamrole. arehundredsofpeoplehereto mood and make people feel
Duringthememorialservice paytribute."Ifyouwerebuild- stronger, even in moments of
officers spoke fondly of their ingacop,they’dbeacoplike darknessoryes-weakness.”
colleague recounting their Mark. Mark’sfatherChrisprovided
memories of working with “You’dwantpeopletolearn these words in tribute to his
Insp Estall while Chief from him, you’d want people son:"Markwasasonanypar-
Constable Stephen Kavanagh tobelikehim.You’dwantyour entwouldbeproudof.”
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Based at The Megacentre, in Inside the containers are work-
BrookRoad,theMen’sShedgroup shops filled with engineering and
beganinOctober2015. woodworking equipment for
JohnYouellwasoneofthosewho practicalactivity.
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Violent convict’s
extra jail term
for hit and run
AVIOLENTcriminalhasbeensentenceto18
weeksafterfleeingaroadtrafficcollisionthat
lefthisvictimhospitalisedfortwoweeks.
LebanElmi,23,wasdrivingaMercedesC220
that crashed into a blue Renault Clio in
Queensway,Southend,onApril11,2016.
Heranoff,leavingthe47-year-oldmalevic-
tim,fromSouthend,withchestinjuriesandbro-
kenribs.
Elmi, of Kirkwood Road, Peckham, was
chargedwithdrivingwithoutduecareandatten-
tion,failingtostopatthesceneofanaccident,
failingtoreportanaccidentandfailingtogive
theidentificationofthedriverofavehicle.
Hefailedtoappearatcourt,butwasconvict-
ed in his absence. He was sentenced at
Colchester Magistrates’ Court, where he
appearedviavideolink,onWednesday,January
11.
Hewasjailedfor18weeks,disqualifiedfrom
drivinguntilheretakeshistestandorderedto
paya£200costsanda£155victimsurcharge.
The prosecution comes a month after Elmi
was jailed at Basildon Crown Court for nine
yearsonDecember2,2016,forgrievousbodily
harm,affray,possessionofanoffensiveweapon
and possession with intent to supply crack
cocaine. CONVICTED:Elmiwasservinganine-year
Thejailtermforthedrivingoffenceswillrun sentencewhenchargedwithdrivingoffences
concurrently. thevictim’sexistingmedicalconditionsandthe
JemmaCarr,casemanagementofficerforthe seriousnessofthiscrashhasbeenreflectedin
CasualtyReductionTeam,said:“Elmifledfrom his custodial sentence. “This conviction sends
aseriousroadtrafficcollision,leavingtheother outastrongmessagethatwewillcontinueto
driverinasignificantlydamagedcarwithseri- pursue prolific offenders through the courts,
ousinjuries. evenwhenthey’reservinglengthysentencesin
“Theimpactofthecrashhassinceaggravated aprisoncell.”
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Safron Walden’s
‘amazing’ puzzle
Essex’s historic maze is largest in the world
TURF:ThefamousgrassfeatureatSaffronWalden,inUttlesford,wascreatedbycuttingaway
turfridgesfromshallowtrenches.
SAFFRONWaldenishometo vivingturfmazesinEngland. mileinlength.Itisenclosedby
the world's largest turf maze- Turf mazes are formed by abankandditch.Restorations
it’s believed to be over 800 cutting away the ground sur- of this maze are recorded for
yearsold. face to leave turf ridges and 1826, 1841, 1859, 1887 and
Themaze’sfirstrecordedmen- shallowtrenches,theconvolut- 1911, when the pathway was
tion is in 1699, but it was edpatternofwhichproducesa laid with bricks on edge.The
known to exist hundreds of singlepathway,whichleadsto most recent recutting was
yearsearlier thecentreofthedesign. completed in 1979 when the
Located on the common in TheSaffronWaldenMazeis brickswererelaidflat.
thisWestEssextown,aswellas circular with a further seven-
being the biggest example of teencircuitsinside–thetotal ● For more ideas of great,
itstypeintheworldand it is diameteris132feetandifyou historic days out in Essex
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