Yellow Advertiser - Southend - January 4, 2012

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Southend, Leigh, Shoebury
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
A VERY HAPPY
NEW YEAR
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News, JANUARY suitable services, often because of
delaysinreceivingexternalspecial-
SOUTHEND Airport bosses vowed istinput.
sport, to get passengers on planes within
15-minutesonarrivalatthesite. AUTHOR Jill Allen King MBE, of
letters, Theyclaimedpeoplewithflightsto Westcliff,wasappointedanOBEfor
popular European destinations such servicestoblindandpartiallysight-
as Alicante and Palma will have a edpeople.
jobs,
‘hassle free’ flight from Southend,
with the estimated time through
motors at securitybeingjustfourminutes.
TRIBUTES were paid to a highly
yellowad.co.uk
respected headteacher after he died
followingashortillness.
Philip Rodbard was the head-
teacher of Lancaster School, in
Westcliff.
He passed away on Thursday,
January6.
YellowAdvertiserLtd, Mr Rodbard, 58, had successfully
AcornHouse,GreatOaks, steered the designated Special
School for students aged 14 to 19
Basildon,EssexSS141AH.
with a range of complex needs,
Theofficeisopenbetween8.30am- through the Southend Education
5.30pmfromMondaytoThursdayand SpecialNeedsReview.
until5pmonFriday. Deputy headteacher, Rachel
Dennis, said at the time: “Philip’s
Editor:GregFidgeon
Publishingdirector:ScottWood vision was that the students at
Distributionmanager:RobRolfe Lancaster School should develop
Switchboard:01268503400 skillsforlife.
Advertising:01268503450 “Hewasinstrumentalinthedevel-
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Forallreadertravelbookingsand SOUTHEND Hospital was found to
enquiriescall08452267747 be failing to meet ‘essential stan-
dards’ for patients with mental ill-
TindleNewspapersLtd ness.
The Care Quality Commission
PrintedbyNewsquest,Oxford.TheYellow foundthehospitalhad‘unacceptable
AdvertiserLtdisregisteredasanewspaperby delays’ in carrying out psychiatric
RoyalMail.
assents of patients in the accident
Recycledpapermadeup80.3percent HONOUR:JillAllenKingMBEwho andemergencydepartment. TRIBUTE:PhilipRobard,
oftherawmaterialforUKnewspapers wasnominatedforanOBE. Inspectors also criticised the time headteacherofLancaster
in2005. PicturebyMarkCleveland patients were transferred to more School,whopassedaway.
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NEEDEDABED:Natasha
MENTALillnesscharitiescriticisedSouthend Radcliffandherpartner
Hospitalafterawatchdogfoundfailings. NicholasWonnacottwere
RethinkandSanecalledonthehospitalto fightingtobehousedinan
appropriatedwelling.
change following a damming Care Quality
PicturebyMarkCleveland
Commissionreportintoitsservices.
Jane Harris, associate director of Rethink,
said the charity was looking into writing to
SouthendHospital.
She said: “The hospital’sA&E department
shouldbeavailableatalltimesforallpatients
–notjustthosewithnomentalillnessissues.”
SOUTHENDCouncilwasfoundtobewast-
ing hundreds of thousands of pounds every
year by using unnecessary energy on street
lighting.
Lightsalloverthetownwerebeingkepton
24hoursadayandonefed-upresidentrecord-
edmanyinstancesofappallingwaste.
AYOUNGdisabledwomanwashavingtolive
in a tiny space and sleep on a chair as TRIBUTES:TrevorBaileywhodiedinafire.
Southend Council had not moved her to a
propertythatsuitedherneeds.
In2009NatashaRatcliffwasdiagnosedwith
ME/CFSandwaslivinginahomewithafoot
dropateachentranceshecouldnotnegotiate.
Shewasforcedtosleepinachairintheliv-
ingroombecauseshecouldnotclimbstairs.
The Yellow Advertiser story resulted in
Natashabeingmovedtoamoresuitablehome.
TRIBUTES rolled in for one of Essex and
England’s most outstanding cricketing post
warall-rounderswhodiedtragicallyinablaze
inWestcliff.
TrevorBailey,87,diedinthekitchenofhis
flatinCrowstoneRoad,WestcliffonThursday,
February6.
Among those paying tribute to Bailey was
MP for Southend West, Davis Amess who
said:“TrevorBaileywasnotjustacricketer
who I greatly admired, he was a friend.We
livedinthesameroad,hespokeatmeetings
formeonanumberofoccasionsandIenjoyed
hiscompanyatcricketingluncheons.
“Hewasalovelychap-genial,intelligent,
wiseandkind.”
SOUTHENDbiddedtogaincitystatusaspart
oftheQueen’sDiamondJubileein2012.
MPforSouthendWest,DavidAmess,was
backingthebidandstartedthecampaignwith
aspeechinTheHouseofCommons.
He said that the City status would have a NOTAGOODSIGN:TonyChytry,whocontactedSouthend
‘significantimpactonthemorale’ofthetown. Councilaboutthelightissueintheborough.
PicturebyMarkCleveland
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AMUSICfestivalencouragedtalentedpeo-
plefromalloverEssextoparticipate,their
messagewas-‘UseUsOrLoseUs’.
Leigh on Sea Music Festival aimed to
advancetheeducationofthepublicinthe
artsofmusic,singinganddramabywayof
competitionsattheFestival.
Secretaryofthefestival,BarbaraWeller
said:“Thefestivalprovidesaplatformfor
performers all over Essex and is a well-
lovedlocalinstitution.”
A NEW rehabilitation suite for patients
who have lost limbs opened at Southend
Hospital.
Charity veteran Joyce Long MBE
unveiledthefacilityinthewoundmanage-
mentunitinBalmoralWard.
The 81-year-old, from Thundersley,
bought the new suite £4,000 of adapted
equipmenttohelppatientsontheroadto
recovery.
Equipmentincludesaspecialcouch,fold-
awayparallelbarsandrunofstepstohelp
with getting the patient used to tackling
stairs.
ABUSdriverwasrewardedforgoingthe
extramileaspartofhiscompany’sNational
CustomerServiceWeek.
Arriva driver Ian Hale, from Southend,
wasnominatedbylocalresidentsforbeing
afantasticdriverandalwaysbeingcheerful
afterpassengerswereaskedtonametheir FABULOUSFESTIVAL:BarbaraWeller,SecretaryofLeighonSeaMusicFestival
‘BusHeroes’. encouragedtalentedresidentsofEssextojoininthefun. PicturebyMarkCleveland
Iansaid:“Itisnicetoknowthatpeople
thinkIdomyjobwell,andthatIamfriend- monyatTheBrewery,London. Healthcare’sspecialistschoolnursingser-
ly.” Therewere17awardswithatotalof34 viceareprovidingtheserviceanditisfund-
clubsshort-listedforhonours. edfromtheGovernment’snationalAiming
SOUTHEND United won the Coca-Cola HighforShortBreaksinitiative.
CommunityCluboftheYearAwardatthe NHSSouthEastEssexlaunchedanewser- Theservicemeansthatlocalchildrenand
2011FootballLeagueAwards. vice for children and young people with youngpeoplewithdisabilitiescanhaveone
Southend United representatives, SUFC disabilitiesandtheirfamilies. toonesupportfromaschoolnursingser-
Community & Education Trust’s Steve The project is based at the Lighthouse vice healthcare assistant to help them to
GoodsellandCEO&LiaisonOfficerBen ChildDevelopmentCentreinEastwood. joininwithmainstreamafterschoolactiv- BUSHERO:IanHalewithhisaward.
Duncan,receivedtheawardatagalacere- South East Essex Community itiesandholidayclubs. PicturebyMarkCleveland
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A MULTI-million pound con-
troltowervitalinoperationsin
developing Southend Airport
becameoperationalinApril.
Airport bosses comfirmed
the new 32-metre high tower
costing £5million was being
manned by control staff using
latesttechnology.
Unlike the original tower,
whichwaserectedinthe1960s,
the facility has 100 per cent
visibility.
A PAIR of Southend art pro- STONETHECROWS:ThecrowsnestintheRagerollercoaster
jectsreceivedafinancialboost. atsouthend’sAdventureIsland.
Metal, and Focal Point tivenewproject. Southendamusementpark.
Gallery eachwoncovetedArts Southend YMCA was run- Thebirdshappilytookupres-
Councilfunding. ninganewvolunteeringproject idence on top of the Rage
Both organisations were thatappealedtoyoungpeople, rollercoaster at Adventure
judgedagainststringentcriteria agedbetween16and25,who IslandonSouthendSeafront.
fortheArtsCouncil’sNational were interested in developing With a 75ft drop, loops,
portfoliofunding,andwereup skills in PR, promotion, event twistsanda360degreebarrel
againsthotcompetition. organising,journalism,design, roll,theridewasvotedthemost
researchandcatering. thrillingrollercoasterintheUK
A SOUTHEND organisation byBBC1’sBluePeter-howev-
for young people was looking A FAMILY of crows were er now this feathered family
forpeopletojointheirinnova- being taken for a ride at a havedeclareditthebestplace
tolive.
PLANSforthenewlibraryin
Southend town centre were
revealed.
The £27million, four-storey
projectinElmerSquareinclud-
edplanstohousethelibrary,a
cafe,alecturetheatre,meeting
rooms, music/art studios, the
FocalPointartgalleryandwith
apublicsquareatthefront.
Thesiteforthedevelopment
was the old Farringdon car
park.
OPPORTUNITY:SouthendYMCA. PicturebyMarkCleveland
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MAY
FIRE:ThefireatCourtway
House,HamletCourtRoad, DOZENS of firefighters battled
Westcliff-on-Sea.
through the night to tackle a massive
PicturebyEssexFireandRescue
blazeatafour-storeyofficebuildingin
Westcliff.
It took place at Courtway House, in
HamletCourtRoad,andsome100fire-
fightersattendedtheincident.
SUPERMARKET giant Tesco apolo-
gisedtoahousewifeaftersendinghera
threatening letter for exceeding their
parkingrestrictions.
Kerry Young, of Elizabeth Close,
Hawkwell, got a notice from Tesco
tellingherthenexttimeshebrokethe
two-hourlimitshecouldexpecttogeta
fine.The46year-oldhadoverstayedfor
fiveminutes.
ASHOEBURYteenagerwasnominat- NOMINATED:DeanWallis(left),
edforanawardformotivatingpupilsat whowasnominatedforanaward.
hisschoolandsupportinghisdisabled
brother.
Dean Wallis, 14, from Crouch Way,
was nominated for an Essex Police
Young Person of the Year Award
(YOPEY).
Dean coaches younger students at
Shoebury High School in basketball,
whilealsohelpingtwinbrotherCraig,
whosuffersfromepilepsyandcerebral
palsy.
A LEIGH garden designer called for
help to make a Southend girl’s dream
cometrue.
GillOliverdesignedasensorygarden
forAmy Jarrett, 10, who suffers from
septo-optic dysplasia - a brain condi-
tionthatcausesblindness.
Gillneededdonationsofbothmoney
UPSET:KerryYounggotawarning
and materials to complete the young letterfromTesco.
girl’sgarden. PicturebyMarkCleveland
Allpicturestakenbyouraward-winningphotographersareavailabletobuyonline.
Visitwww.yellowad.co.uk,clickonthe‘BuyPhotos’linkontheright-handsideandfollowtheinstructions.
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JETSET:AlistairWelch
welcomedEasyJetto
SouthendAirport.
PicturebyMarkCleveland
JUNE cialairlineinEurope,EasyJet andfiance’.
operate a quieter and more “Hislifewithhisfiancewas
SOUTHEND Airport environmentally friendly just beginning,” his family
announceditwouldbegetting fleet.” said. “He was a fantastic
readyfortakeoffwithflights fatheranditisironichowhe
goingtoEurope. SOUTHEND Swimming and waslostonFather’sDay.”
Bosseslandeda10-yeardeal Diving Centre won a trophy
with airline EasyJet that will foritstechnicalachievements. SOUTHEND Hospital was
seeflightslinkingSouthendto The Centre at Garon Park, announced as one of the
Ibiza,BarcelonaandFaro,as off Eastern Avenue, beat off cleanesthospitalsinthecoun-
wellasotherdestinations. tough competition to be try.
EasyJet chiefs claimed the named the Best Technical Southendrecorded27cases
dealwouldbring150newjobs Design and Construction of C. Diff – an 88 per cent
for cabin crew, pilots and 2011, in the LocalAuthority reduction over the past three
groundstaff. Building Control (LABC) years–andjusttwocasesof
Managing director of East Anglia’s Building MRSA,representinga90per
Southend Airport, Alistair ExcellenceAwards. centdrop.
Welch,said:“Thiswillbefan- Thehospitalhadthefewest
tastic for the regeneration of AMAN died following an numberofClostridicumdiffi-
Southend, jobs, support for altercationoutsideaSouthend cile(C.Diff)ratesofallhos-
business and new infrastruc- nightspot. pitals in the east of England,
ture. Reece Lamude, 37, was andalsosignificantlyreduced
“As the operator of the described by his family at a the number of MRSA blood-
newest fleet of any commer- ‘loving father, son, brother streaminfections.
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JULY
SERVICES officially opened at
Southend Airport’s £12million
trainstation.
Holiday-goerswereabletotrav-
elontheNationalExpressEast
Anglia line to platforms, which
arelessthan50stepsawayfrom
thenewterminal.
Journeys take around 55 min-
utesfromLiverpoolStreetand45
minutes from the Stratford, the
siteofthe2012OlympicVillage,
with trains running run eight
timesanhour. STATION:BobNeilMP
celebrateslaunchofa
newtrainstationat
THE LEADER of the Labour
SouthendAirport.
group in Southend called for PicturebyMarkCleveland
actionoverthedilapidatedstateof
buildingsinVictoriaAvenue.
TICKETSforeightneweasyJet
Victoria ward Councillor Ian
routes from London Southend
Gilbert said derelict buildings
Airportwentonsale.
alongVictoriaAvenuewereruin-
Lineswereopenedforpeopleto
ingthearea.
buy tickets to Amsterdam,
He also claimed he had been
Alicante,Barcelona,Belfast,Faro
contacted by the police because
Ibiza,MalagaandMallorca.
of anti-social behaviour in the
Tocelebratetheannouncement,
areaandthatpeopleweresquat-
Essex-bornSallyGunnelljoined
tinginsomeoftheemptybuild-
pupilsfromEastwoodSchoolat
ings.
theairportonMonday,July25.
CHANGE:Councillor
IanGilbertwhowas FLIGHTS:SallyGunnell
callingforregeneration celebratenewroutesat
inVictoriaAvenue. SouthendAirport.
PicturebyMarkCleveland PicturebyMarkCleveland