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“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.” including borough and county councillors and representatives from local organisations. After the wreaths have been laid, the civic party will watch from the steps of the Municipal Offices as Cheltenham Silver Band leads the march past. Also taking part will be the Cheltenham branch of the Royal British Legion; Cheltenham Royal Naval Association; Rifles Gloucester; Joint Services Support Unit; 501 (County of Gloucester) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force and Old Comrades. Also attending will be detachments from the naval, army and RAF cadets, and patrols from local scouts. On Remembrance Day itself (Tuesday 11th November) the council is again supporting The Royal British Legion in encouraging businesses, shops, offices
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T’S that time of year again when we can all make a special effort to remember those who have lost their lives in conflict and war serving this great country of ours. The war memorial in Cheltenham’s Long Gardens will be the centrepiece for the town’s service of remembrance and civic parade on Sunday 9th November. On Remembrance Day the Mayor, Cllr Simon Wheeler, will honour the two minute silence at 11am. The service at the memorial on the Promenade will begin at 10.55am. A lone trumpeter will play the “Last Post” before two minutes of silence at 11am. The service then continues with prayers, hymns and the national anthem, played by the Gloucestershire Police Band. The mayor will lay the first wreath at the war memorial followed by other civic dignitaries,
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New minibus for National Star College YOUNG people with disabilities at National Star will enjoy the taste of freedom thanks to a new minibus. The Lord’s Taverniers, the UK’s leading youth cricket and disability sports charity, presented the 16seat minibus to the Ullenwood-based college. Nathan Mattick, who is president of the student union at the college, said the bus would make a huge difference to students lives. “The more buses we have the better, as it means more students can get to enjoy trips,” said Nathan. “We’re very grateful to the Lord’s Taverniers.” National Star is a national specialist further education college supporting young people with complex disabilities and learning difficulties. Every year National Star works with more than 1,600 people. Representatives of the Lord’s Taverniers and Lady Taverniers visited National Star to hand over the keys to the new 16-seat bus. The bus, costing £53,000, has been made possible thanks to a £22,000 donation from leading sports car dealer, HR Owen. Paul Robin, chief executive of the Lord’s Tav-
erniers, said: “The Lord’s Taverniers believes that sport and recreation are essential for all young people, regardless of ability or background. “This minibus will help the National Star College students to
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THIS week is a busy one for welcoming visitors from our twin towns. A delegation of four from Annecy, including their First Deputy Mayor and the Chairman of the Annecy/ Cheltenham Twinning Committee will be visiting Cheltenham from Thursday 6th to Sunday 9 November. The group will be visiting Pates Grammar school, the University of Gloucestershire, and the National Star College hoping to establish links between these places and similar educational establishments in Annecy. There will also be the annual working meeting with represen-
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tatives from Cheltenham’s Twinning Association to discuss and plan future twinning events and to start discussions for marking the 60th anniversary of the link in 2016. The Annecy delegation will also be attending a concert on Saturday 8 November at 7.30pm at the Town Hall where the Göttingen Choir will be performing Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with the Cheltenham Bach Choir. This will see over 60 members of the Göttingen Choir visiting the town from Tuesday 4 to Sunday 9 November with the majority of them staying in homes of members of the Bach Choir. The German choir will meet the Mayor at a reception at 11.30am on Thursday 6 November in the Municipal Offices. Councillor Garth Barnes, chairman of Cheltenham Twinning Association, said: “We’re delighted to see so many twinning visitors coming to our town. “The two choirs from Göttingen and Cheltenham have forged such a superb relationship that has enabled them to perform at the
get out and enjoy new places and experiences. We are proud to support the staff, parents and young people of National Star College and hugely grateful to HR Owen for their generous support.”
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and individuals to pause to remember at 11am. During a short service conducted by Rev Tim Mayfield, the mayor, Cllr Simon Wheeler, will again observe a two minute silence at the war memorial. Children from Dunalley Primary School will also be attending to join in this act of remembrance.
highest standard together. This shows twinning at a cultural and personal level that brings much enjoyment and lasting friendships to many. “We meet with our Annecy guests every year but we alternate between Annecy and Cheltenham. This year gives us the chance to promote what our town has to offer and help us to forge even stronger relationships. It has also been timed well that both parties are here to take part in our Remembrance Service.” Ticket prices for The Cheltenham Bach Choir and the Göttingen Stadtkantorei at Cheltenham Town Hall on Saturday 8 November at 7.30pm range from £10 to £30 and are available from Cheltenham Town Hall’s website.
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War memorial links Canadian visitor with WW2 family history cluded property in Eldon Road, Cheltenham where he lived, as well as rental properties in Brooklyn Road, Cheltenham and Howard Street, Gloucester. He owed the coal merchant one pound 19 shillings and sixpence and the Cheltenham Gas Co. one pound 18 shillings and four pence. He gained a Private Flying License in April 1939. From June 1941 to December 1941 and served as a sergeant with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He joined the Air Transport Auxiliary after being assigned to elementary flight training school in July 1942. Sadly, David’s grandfather went missing on 23 May 1945, flying a Hawker Tempest two weeks after VE Day. An extensive search was carried out but nothing was ever found. Cheltenham Borough Council cabinet member for finance John Rawson said: “People in Cheltenham will be delighted that Mr Jackson has been able to find out more about his grandfather after discovering his name on the Cheltenham war memorial. The discovery he made reminds us that the world wars were not just huge impersonal conflicts, but were the story of countless thousands of individual men and women who played their part bravely and whose lives were either cut short or changed completely. It is these people whom we still have a duty to remember with admiration and respect.�
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Over 30 unlicensed tv watchers caught MORE than 27,000 young people between the ages of 18 and 25 were caught watching live TV without a TV Licence in the past year, according to new figures released by TV Licensing. With 33 young adults caught in Cheltenham alone, TV Licensing is reminding young people in Gloucestershire they could face prosecution and a fine of up to ÂŁ1,000 if they are caught watching live TV, on any device, without a TV Licence. Recent research by TV Licensing shows one-in-ten undergraduates believe they won’t get caught watching live TV without a licence, while 24 percent think they can’t be caught watching live TV on a computer, laptop or mobile device. Richard Chapman, spokesperson for TV Licensing South West, said: “On average, students own three devices capable of streaming live TV so it’s important they understand the
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A SHOPPING and sight-seeing trip to Cheltenham turned into a whole lot more for Canadian visitor, David Jackson, when he happened to walk through the Promenade and spot his grandfather’s name on the war memorial. David was on a trip to the UK with his 10 year old son, Charlie (pictured), when they decided to explore the county as they knew there were family connections, particularly in Cheltenham. His grandfather, Reginald John Richard Jackson was born in Cheltenham in 1908 and served in the Air Transport Auxiliary. David said: “We always stop and look at war memorials as we both have an interest in military history. I served as a Canadian Artillery Officer and Charlie is currently in a pipe band, the 78th Fraser Highlanders. I was very surprised to find my grandfather’s name on the memorial as I had no idea it was there although I knew of his background.’’ As David’s grandfather disappeared 20 years before he was born he had no memory of him and he is not talked about much by the family. Some of the items in the file did bring David much closer to him and gave him an idea of what he was like as a person. David said: “There is a list of personal items kept at his billet including 11 and a half pairs of socks, a bicycle and a Fiat Topolino car. His estate in-
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Shopkeeper threatened with knife in burglary A CHELTENHAM shopkeeper has been burgled after a man threatened him with a knife. The suspect enter the convenience store in Hales Road, Cheltenham last Wednesday at around 8.30pm. The male entered the premises and threatened the shopkeeper, telling him to open the till. The shopkeeper managed to run out of the shop, close the door and hold it shut, leaving the suspect inside. The shop-
keeper then called out for help. The suspect managed to prise open the till, take several hundred pounds and force the door. He made off in the direction of London Road and Cirencester Road. The man is described as white, aged between 20 and 25-years-old, 5ft 6 to 5ft 7 tall, of slim build and was wearing a white hooded top, light trousers, a face mask and gloves.
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RIME. It’s the factor which, above all others, has the capacity to affect our quality of life. Even so-called ‘minor’ offences such as graffiti or flytipping can quickly create a climate of intimidation and fear. Crime can drag down neighbourhoods, and can encourage further offending. It’s hardly surprising then that this is an issue that comes up again and again on the doorstep. And it’s clear that in parts of our town crime is causing real distress. One resident in St Mark’s even told me that he was thinking of moving his family out of his street because the nearby fly-tipping and vandalism was making his children feel unsafe. So I decided to look into it. I wanted to know if the reports I was getting were backed up by the statistics. Now, I have to declare an interest here. Prosecuting crime has been a major part of my life for the last thirteen years. Happily, the kind of work I do (counter-terrorism, homicide and heavy fraud) doesn’t tend to crop up in Cheltenham. But more everyday crime, like anti-social behaviour, has a corrosive effect on society, and I wanted to see if it was getting worse. The results were concerning. In the town centre, anti-social behaviour for 2014 is up by nearly 17% compared with the same period last year. 180 more incidents were reported to police. If that wasn’t worrying enough, the figures in other parts of our town are eye-watering. In St Mark’s and Hesters Way the figure has jumped by over 100%. And in St Paul’s and Pittville anti-social behaviour is up by
GCHQ creates massive poppy appeal MORE than 1,400 intelligence agency staff have created a giant poppy in the centre of the GCHQ ‘doughnut’ building. Staff, dressed in red rain ponchos, marked the launch of the Royal British Legion’s Gloucestershire poppy appeal by forming the 38m (125ft) poppy. The 1,308 civilian staff were joined by black-uniformed Royal Navy personnel, who made up the centre
of the poppy, and military personnel who created the 28m-long (92ft) stalk. A GCHQ spokesperson said: “Thanks to military planning and some loud hailers, it took just over an hour to get everyone into position.” The agency said there was “no shortage of volunteers” wanting to support the Legion. One participant, who made up part of a poppy petal, said: “I was really proud to take part and show my support for the Royal British Legion by coming together with my colleagues, united in purpose, to honour those who have served and continue to serve this country.” A GCHQ civilian employee, said: “I’ve worked with the military in Afghanistan and seen first-hand how GCHQ intelligence can help keep UK troops safe whilst on operation. “I’m proud to see so many from GCHQ come together today to show their support for the Royal British Legion and the military family.” Nicole Mayall, from Gloucestershire’s poppy appeal, said it was “moving to see so many people standing together to support the work” of the Legion. The red rain ponchos used are to be donated to local scout groups and Bloodbikes, a charity which provides an out-of-hours emergency medical courier service to the local area.
a staggering 268%.These figures are extraordinary. Now, let’s be clear: Cheltenham remains a very safe place to live and work. Compared to other parts of the country, levels of serious and violent crime are low. But the figures on anti-social behaviour are very concerning. That’s why I decided to raise the issue of drugs crime with our Police and Crime Commissioner. I am pleased to report that he was responsive and decisive. Within days of reporting an issue in Arle Avenue two arrests were made. But I believe we need to take more fundamental steps to crack down on antisocial behaviour. In particular we need to make our police significantly more visible. Let’s utilise technology to ensure our officers can spend more time on the streets without having to re-visit the station to fill in paperwork. Visibility is a hugely significant deterrent to anti-social behaviour. People tell me that in Cheltenham if feels like it’s in short supply. Part of the solution could be to see more of our police officers patrolling Cheltenham on bicycles. Just by being on a bike officers would dramatically extend their beat, whilst allowing them to interact with a wider section of the public. And for the thug weighing up whether to graffiti a wall, the prospect of a police officer bowling round the corner might make him think twice. So whilst there’s no need for alarm, this is an issue which needs to be addressed. We need to think imaginatively and we need to think robustly. Complacency is not an option.
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Interactive roadshow for kids on course THERE aren’t many places that you can take the kids for free, but Cheltenham Racecourse is a great exception with children under 18 admitted free of charge throughout the year. And there’s never been a better time to visit than next week (Sunday 16th November) when the course will be hosting the interactive ‘Kids love the Races’ roadshow designed to entertain and engage children in the sport. Budding young jockeys can enjoy finding out more about the equine and human stars of the sport, design their own racing silks and take a look at some specialist racing equipment. They’ll also be able to check out what racehorses eat to keep them in tip-top condition and learn about what happens at the track. In addition you can also see what it’s like to be a jockey by having a go on the National Horseracing Museum’s mechanical horse which will be with the roadshow in the Hall of Fame, and also watch out for Peppa Pig and Mummy Pig who will be making appearances throughout the day. Sophie Brudenell, Communications Manager at Cheltenham Racecourse said: “We are delighted to host the Kids Love The Races Roadshow and range of other children’s activities including visits from Peppa Pig and Mummy Pig on The Open Sunday. Although the racing in itself is a fantastic day out for all, it is good to have something a little extra to keep the children busy.” Rod Street, Chief Executive of Great British Racing said: “Racing provides fantastic entertainment and sporting action for all the family and is one of the few leisure activities where kids go free. As well as the thrill of watching horses race around the track at over 40 mph this new, interactive roadshow will help kids get the most out of a great day at the races.” For more information about the Kids Love The Races roadshow and details of all the family fun days taking place at racecourses this summer visit http://www.lovetheraces.com/kids-go-free/.
Man charged in connection with stabbing in St Paul’s A MAN has been remanded in custody, in connection with a stabbing in St Paul's in Cheltenham in the early hours of Tuesday November 4th. Craig Tombs, 22 and of Aldridge Close, Cheltenham appeared before magistrates in Cheltenham on Wednesday November 5th charged with causing grievous bodily harm. A 33-year-old man suffered a puncture wound to his shoulder in the incident and was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in a stable condition.
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AN Iron Age battle site which contains the remains of a hill fort has been plucked from the precipice of destruction through erosion. Years of erosion at Crickley Hill just outside Cheltenham had threatened the archaeological remains of a fort dating back to about 3600 BC. However it was given legal protection by English Heritage which placed it on an at risk register. This helped secure enough funding to see conservation work completed. The National Trust carried out the project which included backfilling extensive rabbit burrows, re-turfing and fencing off some areas which have been eroded. Other eroded areas have been covered with gravel but left open to allow visitors to walk through the area.
Car crash on Swindon Lane, Police on lookout for Vauxhall AROUND 23:15m on Saturday 25th October, a road traffic collision took place on Swindon lane, Cheltenham. A dark coloured Vauxhall, possibly a Vectra, collided with a family vehicle but failed to stop at the scene and drove off at speed. Gloucestershire Police are appealing for witnesses that might be able to help identify the Vauxhall and its driver. The Vauxhall would have sustained damage to its front, passenger side and would also have lost a hub cap, possibly from the same area. If you have information, please contact police on 101, quoting incident number 552 of 25/10/2014.
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Police pooches on parade THE Dog Unit showed off their latest recruits’ new-found skills to visitors and presented the dogs and their proud handlers with well-earned certificates to certify that the dogs are now fit for police work. The certification took place at the Bamfurlong Police Training Centre near Cheltenham. Chief Instructor PC Rich Hunt said: “The six week proactive drugs/cash/weapons/ammunition specialist search training course has been a great success, with four dogs passing and another dog upgrading to take on more duties. They have become expert at searching in a range of environments including houses, buildings, pubs, inside and outside vehicles, and open areas such as gardens, fields and woods. They need to pass the test and achieve their licence before they can start to work out on the streets. “Before the course started, we put out an appeal for canine volunteers and lots of the public came forward to offer their pets. We assessed all those offered to us and took an extra dog who has excelled along with the others. The public response has been great and has helped make the course such a success.
“The dogs are now adept at finding. In regards to the course it is called a proactive specialist search course where the dogs are trained to find cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, amphetamine, ketamine, mephedrone and cannabis as well as firearms and ammunition. As far as cash is concerned, they can home in on euros and sterling with ease. “We insist on high standards and it is not unknown for dogs to fail the course, if they can’t pick up the skills. They may be lovely dogs but just not right for police work.” One of the dogs, Ollie, was offered to the course in response to an advert for extra volunteers and his previous owner, Diana Pope from Hereford, has sent a message wishing him the best of the luck in his new career: “Ollie looks fantastic now, quite a star. I wish him and his handler Lou Grabham every success for their work in helping the community. ” The six week course culminated in all the dogs being tested at the end by an instructor from a different Force who came up from South Wales to put them through their paces. All of them passed with flying colours.
Student chef wins mushroom cooking competition FIRST year catering students at Gloucestershire College, Cheltenham, were set a culinary challenge by a local mushroom farm to develop a new mushroom recipe. Chelbury Mushrooms in Southam, on the outskirts of the town is an organic mushroom grower supplying local wholesale companies and retailers. It’s a growing facility that hits all the organic buttons, producing a spectacular range of quality mushrooms. Denise Stock, Sales Manager said: “Chelbury customers are always interested in recipe ideas for their brochures and menu cards.’’ She went to say, “the competition was a great way to interact with the local college and deliver new and retro recipe ideas that will be printed and distributed through local food events and independent retail outlets.” Eight students took part and had only 90 minutes to complete their recipe and present it to three judges; Emma Logan, former chef, Gareth Crwys-Williams who
is Head of School for Hospitality and Catering Gloucestershire at College and Denise Stock, Chelbury Mushrooms. The winning recipe was a mushroom and gruyere soufflé produced by 18-year-old Karl Constant from Cheltenham. Karl received a set of Robert Welch professional chef knives.
Police make arrests linked to hammer attack robberies GLOUCESTERSHIRE Police have arrested two men on suspicion of robbery in connection with a series of hammer raids in Gloucestershire. A 22 year old and 26 year old male from Cheltenham were arrested last Friday afternoon, 31st October following a spate of robberies at a number of convenience stores and bookmakers in Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and the Cotswolds.
AgonyAunt Kimberley Wall THIS week I thought I would focus on the impact negative labels can have on our lives; words can have a strong impact on us and underlies our self-belief which therefore affects the way we think and act which in turn can influence our life choices. For example, if we view ourselves as ‘unintelligent’ this could stop us applying for a promotion or we could decide against studying for a new course when really all we needed was to practise a new skill or have confidence in our abilities (the book Bounce by Matthew Syed really illustrates the view that talent is actually the result of dedicated practice and passion rather than an innate advanced skill). We don’t even realise that sometimes we speak to ourselves so rudely that if we spoke to other people in that way we would find ourselves quite lonely! It’s about being kind to yourself and encouraging yourself in ways you would encourage a friend if they felt slightly insecure or had made a mistake rather than using your flaws to label yourself in a permanently negative way. This column is about becoming aware of the labels you use about yourself and analysing their truth. Firstly write down at least 10 words you use to describe yourself and then place a mark next to the words you consider to be negative. Secondly, choose one or two negative words or
labels and list at least three experiences in your life when you proved the inaccuracy of the label (e.g. “I’m just a lazy slob” could be countered by “I help out at my son’s football team every Sunday without fail”). If a label is completely right, there can be no exceptions so if the label is not accurate; stop using it. Lastly, for one or two negative words or labels; write a sentence about yourself that more accurately describes your behaviour. There is nothing wrong with identifying areas of improvement but in these cases write achievable goals to alter certain behaviour in the future rather than focusing on past mistakes. This helps us consciously process our thoughts and empowers us to own our behaviour (and feel in control of our actions) rather than just subconsciously degrade ourselves verbally (potentially leaving us feeling unmotivated or powerless). I am here to listen so please contact me on relateglosservices@hotmail.co.uk if you want to talk about something – I will not share it with the newspaper but will answer as many letters in my column as I can anonymously. Alternatively if you would like to make an appointment with a Relate Counsellor (charges apply) please contact us on 01242 523215.
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Man charged in connection with attempted sexual assault A MAN has been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted sexual assault in Cheltenham in August. Mark Raymond Willis, 39 and of Pirton Lane in Churchdown, appeared before magistrates in Cheltenham on Thursday 30th October charged with attempted rape, sexual assault of a female, causing actual bodily harm and committing an offence with the intention of committing a relevant sexual offence. The charge relates to an incident in Queen's Road at around 2.30am on Sunday August 31, in which a woman in her 20s was attacked by a man. The woman managed to break free and raise the alarm. Police are still keen for anyone with information about the incident to call 101 and ask for DC Faye SatchwellBennett, quoting incident 68 of August 31.
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Gloucestershire cadet aims to become future leader A CADET from Gloucestershire has been learning how to become a leader of the future at a weeklong Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) course run by education charity CVQO. During the course, hosted by training specialists Outposts, 46 cadets completed a series of command tasks, including trebuchet construction, canyon crossing and raft building, in addition to classroom-based theory sessions, to achieve the ILM Level 3 in Leadership. Matthew Goodwin from Cheltenham Royal Marine Cadets, Gloucester, said: "The week has gone brilliantly. Gaining the ILM Level 3 qualification will really help to set myself apart from other candidates, as I am hoping to become a Royal Marines Officer next year and this shows that I can lead tasks effectively without help and also trust my teammates." The ILM Level 3 in Leadership and Management is an important part of the development of young learners, as they move into further education or employment. It brings out key skills in leadership, management and teamwork.
Holy Apostles Church AS we approach Armistice Day, the local community is invited to help remember 44 of its families impacted by the First World War at a special service in Holy Apostles Church on London Road. Families who were devastated by the loss of lives from Haywards Road, Battledown, Ryeworth Road, Cudnall Street and other surrounding streets will be remembered. Amongst these families are another nine from Rosehill Street and eight from London Road. These were all men who had attended Holy Apostles School, played in the local football team and sung in the church choir. Men no different from our fathers, brothers and sons. The service will begin at 6:30pm on Sunday 9th November 2014 and will be followed by light refreshments. For further information please contact the event organiser Beanie Farrimond on 07887 533119 or beanie.farrimond@holyapostles.org.uk
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HE old chestnut of ‘rustic’, slightly slapdash and carefree presentation of food in restaurants is just sheer laziness and the product of an unimaginative chef. It manifests itself in a sloppy, meaningless and downright nonsense of a meal. I’m bored with boards. The amount of restaurants in this town that proffer this ‘rustic’ approach to food and then have the cheek to slap it onto wooden boards is appalling. Wooden boards are for chopping things on, not serving food on. I don’t know anybody that uses their kitchen chopping boards to ladle out the mid-week chilli. They’ll say (the lazy chefs that is) that certain food items lend themselves to being dished-up on boards. No they don’t. The wooden plate in the UK goes back to the first Century AD in Stanwick, Yorkshire. And even our Saxon ancestors ate from wooden bowls. Good for them. Now that’s all very well for the first Century bod or your average Saxon, but let’s get a grip on this. He or she didn’t know about diseases spread by unclean plates which can easily harbour a number of possible pathogens if not cleaned or scrubbed to within an inch of their lives. The dishwasher in the restaurant or pub isn’t going to cut it. These platters need to be actually scrubbed by a human being. And how often I wonder do very busy restaurants or pubs have the time to do this when the dishwasher is the easy option? My face must drop a mile when I’ve ordered steak and it turns up on a bloody bit of timber. And if you order a rare steak (the only way to eat it) the blood collects in the gutter of the wooden board. Not appealing or appetising in any way. It’s like having dinner in an abattoir. It’s got to stop! And the very next crime these lazy chefs inflict on us are the ubiquitous slates as plates. Slate is what you put on roofs. When was the last time you saw your next door neighbour with china plates covering their roof? It’s a nonsense and an excuse in my book to serve up minuscule portions of food in an attempt to make them either trendy or value for money. Both hog wash. Using wooden boards and slates is a totally meaningless nod towards modernity in an attempt to dredge up the primeval in us. We’re not cavemen and we don’t need to eat our food from bits of timber or stone anymore. The human race has moved on, but it seems some chefs in this town haven’t. It may have been de rigueur in London about five years ago but even the ‘blokes in the smoke’ saw sense and ditched the stupidity. Our local chefs need to stop it and perhaps just give us decent, nicely presented meals on plain white china plates. Not difficult. Let the food and your talent do the talking.
Charles Russell Speechlys merger CHARLES Russell and Speechly Bircham merged on 1st November to create Charles Russell Speechlys. The new firm has 170 partners, a total of 500 lawyers and revenues of £135m. The partners of both Speechly Bircham and Charles Russell voted overwhelmingly in favour of the merger in July this year. The firm has offices in London, Cheltenham, Guildford, Paris, Geneva, Zurich, Luxembourg, Bahrain and Qatar, together with networks and relationships across the United States, Africa and the Caribbean. The combination creates a top 30 UK law firm that combines a pre-eminent private wealth practice with a significant business law capability.The company provides advisory, transactional, regulatory and contentious services to major corporates, privately-owned businesses and wealthy individuals. It has significant strength in the real estate
and construction sectors, transactional expertise across the financial services sector, and specialist employment, intellectual property and commercial teams advising in sectors such as healthcare, retail, leisure, sport and TMT. What distinguishes the new firm is the strength of its commitment to private wealth. The merger reinforces the firm’s ability to advise wealthy individuals, family offices, private banks and wealth managers and large, privately held businesses seamlessly. Headquartered in London, the firm has a growing network of offices in some of Europe’s and the Gulf ’s main wealth and business centres, as well as long-standing relationships and networks throughout the United States, Africa and the Caribbean. “The size and structure of the integrated firm unlocks significant op-
Double figure expansion for Metrotile DOUBLE figure sales growth by a Gloucestershire regional director has contributed to more than 30 percent of projected expansion by leading lightweight roofing firm Metrotile UK. Cheltenham-based Barry Jordan, in charge of Wales, the South, the South West and the Midlands, has
achieved sales which account for 10.9 percent of the 33.7 percent growth Metrotile UK has enjoyed so far in 2014. Growth in developing markets has seen Metrotile UK selling more than one million tiles in 2014, following a record month of over 120,000 tiles sold in September.
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portunities for our clients and for our staff,” said James Carter, Charles Russell Speechlys’ managing partner. “Partners from both firms had the desire to create the market-leading firm providing business law and private wealth advice internationally. The creation of Charles Russell Speechlys takes us a long way towards meeting that shared and now very achievable objective.” He went on to say,“This is a significant and exciting development for two firms that can both trace their heritage back for well over 100 years.” Christopher Page, Charles Russell Speechlys’ senior partner added: “We believe that the combination enables us to offer clients an integrated approach with greater depth of expertise and to continue our long traditions of delivering first-class client service combined with trusted legal insight and sophisticated commercial awareness.”
Barry Jordan, South West, Midlands and Wales region sales manager for Metrotile UK
Providing a variety of tiles for commercial and domestic premises, the company is projecting sales of 1.16 million tiles by the end of this year, turning over record figures of £7.1 million with forecasted nett profits of £679,000. Notable projects completed in Mr Jordan’s region include Fairford School in the Cotswolds and a property owned by a resident in Innsworth, Gloucester, who was so pleased with his new roof that he became a trained installer for the company. A significant contributor to the growth is a rise in the sale of tiles for conservatories, providing 25 percent of the firm’s overall growth this year. Mr Jordan said the benefits of lightweight steel tiles for a variety of users, from local authorities and housing associations, to factory builders and roofing contractors, are beginning to become common knowledge. Metrotile UK Ltd is part of an international success story that has been in operation for over 30 years. Its systems and accessories can be seen upon rooftops in over 60 countries worldwide.
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BUSINESS Funding available for initiatives to shape Cheltenham’s night time economy MONIES raised by the late night levy in Cheltenham have been set aside to enable the funding of night time economy initiatives. From Monday 1 December 2014 community groups, organisations and businesses are being invited to bid for a share of up to £80k to reduce the demand on policing and management of the night time economy. The aim is to support a range of projects and activities across Cheltenham and funding will vary based upon the nature of each application. Grants can cover a range of costs such as practical work, equipment and materials as well as awareness raising, marketing and promotion and training. Application forms will be available on request by contacting the Police and
Crime Commissioner’s commissioning team from 1 December 2014 with the deadline for applications being 5pm on Friday 30 January 2015. Cheltenham was the second town in England to introduce a late night levy in April 2014. New legislation in 2012 permitted councils to adopt such a levy and to use the money it raises from it to contribute towards the costs of managing the late night economy. Councillor Andrew McKinlay, cabinet member for development and safety, said: “Cheltenham has a vibrant nighttime economy that far exceeds other towns of similar sizes. An active night-time economy demands additional resource and cost for the council, police and other partners to deal with associated crime, disorder and other antisocial behaviour.“Both the council
£6M boost for Messier-Bugatti-Dowty AN engineering company near Cheltenham has been given £6m for research into how aircraft landing gear can be designed to provide smoother landings. The funding for Messier-BugattiDowty was announced by Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, during a visit to the plant. The French-owned facility at Staverton makes equipment for various aeroplanes including the Airbus A330 and the Boeing 787. The site employs 945 people. Managing director Chris Wilson said part of the money would be used for a system to “better monitor” landing gear, making it possible to predict performance without having to wait for failures and problems.
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Gloucester Rugby announce record profit and turnover GLOUCESTER Rugby have announced record account results for the 2013-14 season. The club revealed a turnover of £12m, up 3.7% on the previous year, while returning a pre-tax profit of £512k, up nearly 68% on the previous year. The Premiership outfit finished ninth in the table last term, and parted company with boss Nigel Davies before bringing in a new coaching department - headed by David Humphreys. “It has been a challenging 12 months,” said
chief executive Stephen Vaughan. “However, under David Humphreys' guidance, I believe we are putting in the right foundations to deliver success in the long term. “These results have been achieved despite what was a tough season on the field of play. “For the club to increase turnover and profit reflects the hard work of everyone at the club, and is also thanks to the continued magnificent support of our sponsors and supporters who have been first class in every respect.”
and PCC have agreed that rather than using the levy funds to support existing services, the levy will be used to fund preventative activities that will reduce demand both on policing and management of the night time economy. “We are looking for some really innovative approaches and proposals to deal with some of the issues associated with the management of the night time economy.”
There are no restrictions on who can apply for the late night levy fund. The maximum term for funding will not exceed one year however funded projects may reapply the following year if further funding is required. To find out more see the LNL Funding FAQs. From 1 December you can request an application form by emailing the Police and Crime Commissioner’s commissioning team.
Employers draw a line on parental leave THE birth of a child can be stressful for both parents. Now employment lawyer Sonia Mangat at Lodders Solicitors in Cheltenham has highlighted how in two recent tribunal cases fatherhood sparked trouble at work. Under the law, employees are entitled to take a reasonable period of unpaid time off work to make arrangements to look after dependants, including when the person concerned falls ill or gives birth, but Ellis v Ratcliff Palfinger Ltd emphasised that this is not an absolute right. An Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld an Employment Tribunal’s decision that Mr Ellis, who still had a live warning on his file for attendance issues, was fairly dismissed for taking time off when his pregnant wife was about to give birth and failing to notify the company in a reasonable time. It was felt that Mr Ellis, who claimed his phone’s battery had run out of charge, should have made greater efforts to find a means of getting in contact. In the second case, Shuter v Ford Motor Company, following the birth of Mr Shuter’s son, his wife returned to work and he took Additional Paternity Leave for just under five months. An Employment Tribunal held that Mr Shuter, an engineer, was not discriminated against, directly or indirectly, when his employer, Ford, refused to pay him enhanced paternity pay for the period – APL can be taken for up to 26 weeks from 20 weeks after the baby’s birth – whereas a female employee was entitled under the
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Ford enhanced maternity pay policy to full basic pay for 52 weeks. The case was dismissed in part on the basis that Ford was able to assert there was a history of women being under-represented and the enhanced maternity pay scheme was in place to promote recruitment retention and development of female staff, so adjusting the balance in a male dominated workforce. Mrs Mangat said: “It is possible to see the point of view of both dads. “But on analysis the rulings went against them – a warning to fathers that the sympathies of employers at such a momentous time do have limits.”
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HEALTH&LIFESTYLE THE LONGEST BANG! LAST week I moaned about Halloween. This week, as promised, I’ll mostly be whingeing about Bonfire night. So what’s my problem with it? Firstly, the long, drawn out noisiness. It seems to go on for weeks. I think it started in July here. Which makes sense given Christmas came to Tesco in October. I really sympathise with people whose terrified dogs pee on the carpet and cower in a corner, or whose kids can’t settle because of the constant fireworks. We had our fireworks on Tuesday night with my parents, so I feel compelled to explain why we were adding to the noise pollution early with our ‘it’s-not-GuyFawkes-night-yet’ fireworks: traditionally fireworks for me is very much a family affair, Tuesday is tea-at-mum-and-dad’s night and I just think my Dad is far better qualified for lighting fireworks than I, because with my impatience and clumsiness, I’d end up as the hapless victim on one of those horrific ‘never go back to a lit firework’ warning adverts, with half my head blown off if I tried it myself. So for the sake of my face, a bit of extra noise had to be suffered by our neighbours. But it was only for ten
THIS November sees ‘Movember’ once again when men are encouraged to grow a moustache for 30 days in the name of Men’s health. The Movember Foundation focuses on different aspects of men’s health, and promotes awareness and education on various aspects of men’s health. This month the charity is raising funds for men’s health whilst raising awareness of Mental Health, a topic that some people still find difficult talking about. According to the Movember Foundation mental health issues in men can go undetected and therefore untreated. I don’t think I was only the one shocked by the recent passing of Robin Williams, one of this world’s funniest men that was so depressed he took his own life. The sad reality is that one in eight men are diagnosed with a common mental disorder at any one time (one in four people nationally suffer with mental health issues) with the most common mental health issues being depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, psychosis and schizophrenia and eating disorders. The biggest message coming from the Movember Foundation is that men need to start talking about how they feel. They need to start being ‘Manly’ around such topics. Statistics report that
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Musings of a Cheltenham Wannabe minutes, which was just fine by me, I wouldn’t have wanted to stand out in the cold much longer than that. I think I was perhaps mentally scarred by Bonfire night when I was in my early teens. A family friend invited us, en famile, to their firework party. There seemed to be tons of people there, and all of them had brought fireworks. Of course, the host felt compelled to light them all. We stood in the cold for hours, our delighted ‘oooohs’ and ‘aaaaahs’ giving way to groans as yet another touch paper was lit and the bitter cold penetrated our very souls. I remember wishing if it couldn’t end soon, that an errant rocket would put me out of my misery. I have to say though, our primary school does put on great display, and it doesn’t last too long either. Of course the fireworks are ooooh- and aaaahhh-tastic – they really are impressive actually - but unusually, the bonfire is the star of the show. Talented parents spend
days constructing and painting a colossal themed pyre, and it’s not just any old rubbish as you might expect for something that’s going to be razed to the ground – it’s always a work of art, painted with something that will capture the kids’ imagination. Which the crowd watch, captivated, as the flames lick and curl a path of mesmerising destruction. Such a shame that to see that brilliant artwork going up in smoke. But then there really is something weirdly fascinating about watching fire and flames isn’t there? Or is that just me? And I used to absolutely love Bonfire night in the tiny Yorkshire village where I lived in as a child. My Dad arranged the local firework display, so my brother and I felt like he was a local celebrity. And it wasn’t just a £10 box of fireworks from Tesco he produced in those days. There were thousands of pounds worth of fireworks in big metal ammunition-style crates in our garage, and they absolutely fascinated us
as kids. They seemed absolutely huge, and we were dying to reverently remove them from their straw and examine them, though funnily enough, we were never allowed near them. But oh how proud we were to see the ghost of a figure running round the field with a taper, setting off the fireworks. ‘That’s my Daddy’ I used to tell anyone who’d listen. It’s all done electronically now. Even at our primary school. Ok, so I’ve just done a U-turn haven’t I? (a career in politics beckons.) It seems that I do love bonfire night. The actual Bonfire night. Just the one night of it. Well two then, one on (or near) the actual Guy Fawkes Night, - Remember, remember the Fifth of November - where my dad gets a sensible number of fireworks, and we have fun with sparklers, and the other; organised bonfire and firework display at the weekend. So that’s just two evenings of noise. Please, for the sake of scared dogs, sensitive children and miserable columnists everywhere, stick to the two nights rather than the two months you seem to favour. Enjoy!
HealthMatters Your essential guide to staying healthy and enjoying the best life has to offer By NATALIE NEALE
HAIRY UPPER LIP TIME FOR MEN the highest suicide rates in the UK occur in men between the ages of 30 – 44 years. Common signs that a person may be suffering with depression are a lack of interest in daily activities, low mood, fatigue, insomnia, irritability and anxiety. If you, or you suspect that someone you know may be suffering with depression then there is help out there. There is a wide range of specialist mental health support available to people in Gloucestershire – from support in people’s
own homes or in the community to specialist inpatient support. Mental health teams offer a range of support to help people recover from mental health issues and conditions, including psychological therapies and interventions, one to one support and group work. Services are available for people of all ages, and include specialist services for children. In Gloucestershire these services are provided by 2gether NHS Foundation Trust, who offer an emergency service but do
recommend that you contact your GP in the first instance. Nobody needs to suffer alone and mental health is no longer a taboo subject. Sometimes it just helps to talk about it. For further information and advice see the websites below. uk.movember.com www.2gether.nhs.uk/ www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSser vices/mental-health-services-explained
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TheVIBE A snapshot of student life in Cheltenham
UNI OF THE UNDEAD?
I take a look at how spooky our university really is… By Francesca Coby WITH Halloween having come to a close, and a week later many students still trying to scrub fake blood off their faces. It got me thinking what Halloween is all about. For most students, it’s about wearing ridiculous clothing and getting sloshed, no surprise there. But is there anything about our university that could really get us spooked? Francis Close Hall (pictured) has been around for nearly 200 years, since 1834, which is more than enough time to gather up a load of ghost stories, and although there are none proven, and if were honest many may have been made up to scare innocent ‘fresher’s’, some of them are pretty creepy. Cheltenham is said to be one of the most haunted towns in Gloucestershire, with Gloucestershire supposed to be
the most haunted county in the country. However a lot of this doesn’t seem to be attached to the university. Let’s be honest, FCH was made to be haunted, it looks like flipping Hogwarts. However there are very few stories surrounding the site, only that one staircase with a roman mosaic, was believed to be haunted in the late 1980’s so students avoided going up it at night. My favourite story has definitely got to go to Park Campus however, the legend of the Fullwood Black Duck that ate fresher’s, now that one’s a cracker. The lake at Park Campus can be pretty terrifying at night but I can’t say I ever came into contact with this illicit creature in my first year. So it seems there is no secret dungeon, or woman in a white gown wreaking havoc around campus, maybe we should all just get back to dressing up and heading into town…
University: A small town, or a big city? Who gets your vote? THERE are universities all across the country, from small beach towns like Falmouth, to metropolitan hubs like Birmingham and London. Where does Cheltenham fit in? Cheltenham definitely comes under the town category, offering over 120 undergraduate courses, and around 8500 students. This may not be a lot compared to some of the bigger universities like Birmingham and Bristol, and the town is considerably smaller, but does that make Cheltenham boring? One thing I’ve really noticed about the University of Gloucestershire is a lot of students are from Cornwall and Devon, with Cheltenham being the first step up from small villages or towns in the countryside. When I first moved to Cheltenham I didn’t think it was small at all, I couldn’t believe I could walk to shops such a Starbucks and Waterstones, I was used to getting an hour bus journey to that kind of civilisation. With easy access to nearby cities, maybe Cheltenham is the perfect safety blanket, It’s small, it’s pretty, the accommodation is half the price and it’s got some real hidden gems, I think we should all be quite smug about it.
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Extra holiday pay on horizon MILLIONS of workers in the UK are in line for extra holiday pay after a landmark tribunal ruled that regular overtime shifts should be taken into account when calculating people’s ‘normal’ wages. This ruling now means that a flood of pay-outs to workers who have been short-changed by their bosses may be in the offing. However, businesses have warned it could see wages cut and jobs lost. Workers will now be able to make backdated claims for lost holiday pay, but only if it is less than three months since their last break. The Employment Appeal Tribunal in London ruled that Britain had been misinterpreting European Union law for the past 16 years by insisting that holiday pay should not have to take into account regular overtime. As many as one in six workers are believed to work regular paid overtime - leaving five million people in line for extra holiday pay. The European Working Time Directive, brought into UK law in 1998, and says workers should receive their ‘normal’ pay when they go on annual leave. The
The Good, the bad and the ugly...
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TARTING with the good, last week I wrote about diabetes and part of the article was about my little niece Gracie who was diagnosed with type one diabetes at the age of 11 months. In last week’s Soapbox I was bemoaning the fact that her parents had been unable to get her a Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) device with NHS funding. The fantastic news is that only days after I wrote the article, my sister heard that a bid she had submitted some time ago to fund this had been successful. The NHS has surprised us all by agreeing to pay for the CGM device plus one sensor a month. A sensor typically only lasts one week, so it is in essence partial funding but part funding is better than nothing. This will enable much better monitoring of Gracie’s blood glucose levels albeit not on a full time basis. Our family is very happy; we feel so incredibly grateful for the decision and with better control of Gracie’s blood glucose, hopefully she will be better protected against the complications of diabetes later in life. Moving swiftly on to the bad and the ugly; planned changes to
Government interpreted this to mean their basic pay, but the Unions in the UK claim it should have taken into account what staff usually earn in paid overtime. They said workers for whom overtime forms a large proportion of total takehome salary are often reluctant to take their holiday leave because it will mean a drop in pay that month. But business leaders said the ruling could be catastrophic for firms and could trigger a flood of historic claims, potentially running into hundreds of millions of pounds. Business Secretary Vince Cable said government departments would meet with business groups to look at the issue.
Soapbox By COUNCILLOR KLARA SUDBURY ‘improve’ Boots Corner. We can probably all agree Boots Corner could do with some TLC to make it much more attractive. What is much less certain is that plans being championed by Cheltenham Borough Council will achieve the sort of improvements that have been promised. A while ago I wrote in my Soapbox column about why I think the Cheltenham Transport Plan, which includes reducing the amount of traffic at Boots Corner but not removing it, is such a bad idea. If you missed that you can read more on my blog at http://klara1967.blogspot.co.uk. In my opinion it is no good trying to make a relatively ugly part of Cheltenham slightly more attractive if the plan to achieve it is so bad it will create merry hell around the rest of the town’s road network. Earlier this year the County Council undertook a Traffic Regulation Order consultation on the changes needed to implement the transport plan. The opposition to what is proposed was so strong that the county is now undertaking a second consultation. You can see the details of this second consultation at the Municipal Offices or online at
http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/CTPT RO. The powers that be have tried over the years to sell the Boots Corner scheme as pedestrianisation, through creative illustrations that made huge, noisy buses practically invisible. Supporters of the plans also, rather incredulously, believe the traffic displaced from Boots Corner will not create traffic mayhem around the town. As the old saying goes “don’t buy a pig in a poke” and I urge readers to look at what is planned very carefully. The scheme at Boots Corner will still have traffic going through as buses and taxis will continue to be allowed through. And the traffic modelling, which only illustrates the impact during peak hours, shows that many of the town’s already gridlocked routes will experience more traffic. Adding to the already confused messages about the scheme, the County Council have recently confirmed that the pedestrian crossing at Boots Corner won’t be removed immediately as part of these plans. However, it might be removed some time in the future, and then again it might
not. How people with sight problems or other disabilities are meant to be reassured by this indecision and vagueness is anyone’s guess. This is the last chance we have to persuade the County Council that the Borough Council has not taken the residents of the town with them on this wild goose chase. If you walk, cycle, drive or take the bus in or near the town centre, this will affect you, and in my view very negatively. Please don’t leave it to others to say what you think. If you do only one thing for the future of Cheltenham, look at the plans and make your views known.
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QUIRKY NEWS
Something a bit different... Chocolate milk alert
LOCH NESS MONSTER THEFT NEWLY released documents reveal how London museum bosses hatched a plot to snatch the Loch Ness Monster from Scotland. Officials at the National History Museum appealed to bounty hunters to help secure Nessie’s carcass, according to a new book. In a letter dated March of 1934, an unnamed official responded to questions about the museum’s policy on Nessie. “Should you ever come within range of the ‘Monster’ I hope you will not be deterred by humanitarian considerations from shooting him on the spot and sending the carcase to
us in cold storage, carriage forward,” the letter stated, before adding: “Short of this, a flipper, a jaw or a tooth would be very welcome.” The remarkable advice is detailed in Britain’s X-traordinary Files, a book examining various myths and stories in the country’s folklore. Author David Clarke said: “Many influential people - including MPs and famous naturalists like Sir Peter Scott - believed in the existence of Nessie and a lot of pressure was placed on the Scottish Office to give it special protection. “There was genuine outrage at the possibility that the corpse of the
monster might be taken for display in London.” It seems that staff at the Royal Scottish Museum were aware of the threat and warned against the prospect of Nessie being put on display south of the Border. In a 1934 letter to the then secretary of state for Scotland, Sir Godfrey Collins, the museum stated: “We think the Monster should not be allowed to find its last resting place in England. “Such a fate would surely outrage Scottish nationalism which at the moment is thriving greatly under the Monster’s beneficent influence.”
SECURITY staff are guarding supermarket fridges in New Zealand because of unprecedented demand for a new brand of chocolate milk. Lewis Road Creamery Fresh Chocolate Milk has been on sale for only three weeks but demand is so great that customers are queuing up for fresh deliveries. Auckland’s New World Victoria Park owner, Jason Witehira, said the chocolate milk stock had run out every day since it was launched. Hordes of devotees queued down the supermarket aisle every day in hope of getting their hands on it, and the weekends were particularly busy, he said. The supermarket received nearly 500 bottles of chocolate milk each morning, which sold out within 90 minutes. “The interest in it has surprised me immensely. We’ve had some pretty good product launches in the past but this pretty much takes the cake,” said Mr Witehira. He has now put a limit on the number of bottles to two per customer, after one customer took nearly all the bottles on display. “That’s his right to do that, but we have to be fair to everybody,” he told Stuff.co.nz. The Lewis Road Creamery has clearly come up with a winner but is currently too small to take full advantage of its success. It can currently produce only 30,000 litres of chocolate milk a week so it is not available outside the North Island of New Zealand.
VENTING SPLEEN… Local man about town, Tom Thurlow lets loose
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HEN I read the name Asher Maslin my skin crawls. This man murdered an innocent woman in the cold light of day, so publicly, so mercilessly. He’s a vicious demon that once lived amongst all of us in Cheltenham. The 22-year-old stabbed his exgirlfriend Hollie Gazzard FOURTEEN times whilst she was working at a hairdressing salon in Gloucester. This guy is as close to a real-life monster as you’re going to get. Thankfully he’s now behind bars for a very long time. But if he gets his way, he’ll be out sooner. To an extent I believe the appeals process is a crucial cog in our criminal justice system. New evidence may come to light that effects the culpability of the defendant; meaning the original sentence passed by the judge is too severe or actually didn’t go far
enough. In Maslin’s case this does not apply. The murderer believes (in his warped reality) that a minimum sentence of 24 years is too heavy handed and that he should be allowed his freedom sooner. This is where our system is broken and in need of a major overhaul and we need to address this quick. Each time a guiltyplea, convicted criminal (such as Maslin) begins the start of their lengthy prison term, they’ll make great use of our tax-funded free legal services and take a lucky spin of the wheel to see if they can get their sentence cut. And why not? It’s win-win for scum like Maslin.
He’ll rack up tens of thousands in pounds of costs; to fund his police escorted trips to the Court of Appeal in London, the wages of the police officers that will need to babysit him, his legal aid, any resources that will need to be allocated for him during his appeal (presumably at a cell in a London prison), and don’t forget about the costs in the actual Appeal Court itself; security, admin, more lawyers and the three judges that will preside over the appeal. Asher’s probably having a good old laugh at our expense right now. Then again, COD: Advanced Warfare had its release date this
week so he’s probably a little bit too busy to care right now. Why oh why can’t our judicial system have some form of common sense clause in the appeals process? There is no grey area in Asher’s case. The guy pleaded guilty for being a murderer, we have all the evidence, and Justice Teare acted on it to hand down a life sentence with a minimum of 24 years behind bars. Let’s have done with it, refuse him the right to appeal and make the thug serve his sentence without dangling a carrot in front of him, which offers fresh hope during a time where he should be made to suffer. Hollie Gazzard’s father Nick is quite rightly upset by the news saying: “It is a kick in the teeth for us as we felt the original sentence was justice for Hollie’’. He went to add, “Talking to various people who were advising
us at the time, they were confident that it was the right sentence. Now the appeal has been granted, we will just have to see what the High Court judges decide. It is very disheartening for the whole family.” Very few of us will experience the suffering that Asher Maslin has brought upon Hollie’s family. I find it heart-wrenching to think about it. Their strength is formidable and I’m so pleased that Hollie’s father will go and watch Maslin’s appeal. There’s always hope that the minimum jail time of 24 years is upped to 30 years and if that does happen I only hope there isn’t a court somewhere in Brussels that can hold his hand and give him another shot at freedom.
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A CHINESE farmer has achieved his lifetime’s ambition of building himself a fully working submarine. Tan Yong, 44, from the city of Danjiangkou in Hubei Province, always wanted to see what life looked like underwater with his own eyes. Welding sheets of scrap metal together and using bits and pieces from old cars, Tan put together the DIY sub in five months and called it the ‘Xiyangyang’. He said: “I have always loved wildlife programmes, especially those about the sea and underwater. “I have no engineering experience and no knowledge of buoyancy or anything like that, I had to learn it all. “And the biggest problem of course was
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The headteacher’s bones and put in a glass case, the skeleton has now been returned to the school. Although it may seem grisly, kids at the school said they found it really helpful during classes to have the skeleton, and were pleased to see a return. The former headteacher had started work as a teacher at the school in the Puchenii Mosneni commune in 1908. History teacher Sorin Stanciu said: “He was made headteacher 10 years after starting working there and was famous for the fact that he never missed a class. “His skeleton was made into a display in the 1960s after his death and he hasn't missed a class since then either.”
A ROMANIAN school has been told it can carry on using the skeleton of a former headmaster to teach anatomy. Alexandru Grigore Popescu worked at the rural Puchenii Mosneni elementary school in south-eastern Romania's Prahova county for 50 years until his death. He said in his will that he had always wanted to have a skeleton in the class for biology lessons. But the skeleton had been confiscated when health and safety officials discovered it was the real thing and insisted on having it checked to see if it was hygienic. But now after being specially treated
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CULTURE THE LIVE LINE-UPS IF you dig a little under the surface you’ll find a vibrant and creative underground music scene in Cheltenham. At the forefront of this is The Frog & Fiddle in the Lower High Street whose rustic Barn has in recent years played host to the likes of Mumford & Sons, Frank Turner and Fiona Bevan (who co-wrote One Direction’s number one hit song ‘Little Things’). It’s a common misconception that Cheltenham fails to attract the biggest names in music to the town - it’s just that you’ve got to know where to look and catch them before they get big. On Friday 7th November local folk-rockers Bad News release their debut EP ‘Saraswati’ at The Frog & Fiddle. With foundations in both folk and hard-core music, the band have a heartfelt and honest sound. The following night (Saturday November 8th) at the same venue, Bristol indie band The Bronze Medal return to Cheltenham as part of their album tour for new release ‘Darlings.’ Main support comes from Joe Summers who has previously shared stages with Steve Winwood and Joan Armatrading, and whose own sound falls somewhere between Ryan Adams and Neil Young.
Other notable gigs around Cheltenham for the forthcoming week include; acoustic father & son duo Fred Roberts’ Family playing at the St Paul’s Tavern (a pub with frequent live music nights and a huge personality) on Saturday 8th November, and local indie rockers The Drawing Of The Three who host their monthly live music night at the Bayshill on Wednesday 12th November. Other acts on the bill include Alex Petrie, who has recently returned from a tour of Germany with his band Stressechoes, and Vince Freeman. Vince is known nationally for performing barefoot on reality TV show The Voice in 2012 (but don’t let that put you off). He’s an experienced musician who performs hundreds of gigs a year. Entry is free and it promises to be a top night of acoustic music. If that isn’t enough to get you out and about, then the various regular open mic nights around the town are a great way to sample upcoming talent or try out your own songs in front of a live audience (as opposed to the bedroom mirror). St Paul’s Tavern host on Tuesdays and Thursdays, The Cotswold Inn every Sunday and The Old Restoration on Thursdays. For more local music news visit Behind The Scene Gloucestershire www.facebook.com/behindthesceneglos
Wilson to host The Jerwood Prize BETWEEN 22 November 2014 and 4 January 2015, The Wilson, Cheltenham’s art gallery and museum, will be hosting the 20th annual Jerwood Drawing Prize – the UK’s longest running annual open exhibition for drawing. Over 3000 original drawings were submitted to the competition, and this pool of entries has been carefully narrowed down by the judging panel to 51 drawings by 46 for the 2014 exhibition. The Jerwood Drawing Prize was formerly the Cheltenham Open Prize for Drawing and was shown at the University of Gloucestershire (Cheltenham College of Art). The competition aims to promote and celebrate the diversity, excellence and range of current drawing practice in the UK. The judging panel changes each year, to maintain a fresh approach to the exhibition each year. The prizes for this year’s Jerwood Drawing Prize were awarded to the winning artists at a ceremony on Tuesday 16 September 2014: First Prize was £8,000,
Second Prize £5,000 and two Student Awards of £2,000 each. Julie Finch, CEO of The Cheltenham Trust, said: “The Jerwood Drawing Prize, as part of the overall programming at The Wilson, not only demonstrates the diverse and high quality exhibitions held at The Wilson, but also The Cheltenham Trust’s commitment to bringing excellence to the town for our communities. Our focus is on enriching lives, an aspiration shared across all of the Trust’s activity. Sophie Wilson, Exhibitions Team Leader, said: “The Jerwood Drawing Prize is an exciting showcase of the techniques and practices currently employed in the discipline of drawing. We are really pleased with how diverse the content is across the exhibition.” The Jerwood Drawing Prize is located on the second floor of The Wilson and is free to enter. During the exhibition, The Wilson is open at 9.30am – 5.15pm every day except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
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THE BALMORAL INCIDENT’ By ALANNA KNIGHT I HAVE it on good authority that historical crime fiction is hot at the moment, which is one of the reasons I was attracted to ‘The Balmoral Incident’. Set in 1905, when the motor was in its infancy and a sight to behold, the novel is part of a long-running series featuring Rose McQuinn, a selfstyled ‘Lady Investigator, Discretion Guaranteed.’ Rose travels to a cottage on the Royal estate for a holiday with her step-daughter Meg, the family deerhound, Thane, and a rather disagreeable travelling companion, Mabel Penby Worth. En route, Rose spots a tall dark, mysterious stranger who reminds her of her first husband. Once all are installed on the King’s estate, Mabel’s lady’s maid, Lily, drowns in suspicious circumstances. This is when the story really takes off and Rose’s foe detector is put on high alert. Knight’s research is superb. She creates an authentic world of suffragettes and servants, croquet and afternoon tea, maids and mistresses, and captures the snobbery of the era in exquisite detail. A sub-plot, involving one of the King’s guests who has a marital problem, offers a chilling insight into society in general and the plight of women in particular. Rose is a likeable main protagonist. Her self-awareness with regard to her first husband with whom she was deeply in love, makes her real and attractive. There’s also a great scene in which she gets tipsy, loses her bearings and gets lost in the forest on the royal estate. This is a slow-burn story. Lily’s drowning does not occur until almost half way through the novel and the pace of the plot is leisurely, which some readers may find frustrating. This said, a book is a journey and the human scenery along the way is well observed. Remote lochs, crumbling steep cliffs and squally Scottish weather add to an undertow of menace. If you like your crime gently distilled, this novel could be for you. ‘The Balmoral Incident’ is published by Allison and Busby Eve Seymour is a freelance editorial consultant and the author of seven crime fiction novels. Beautiful Losers will be published by US publisher Midnight Ink early 2016. To see more details of her work visit www.evseymour.co.uk
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THE Chancellor George Osborne has announced that he is determined to work with the Bank to ensure that they haveappropriate powers over the UK housing market to maintain its stability. Earlier this month, the Bank requested a range of powers including the ability to set a debt to income ratio for mortgages and control loan to value ratios. Currently, the Bank can only recommend that such a limit is put in place. The power to put in place these limits lies with the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). So the government is launching a consultation today whether the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) should have the power to directly control these limits for macro-prudential purposes. The consultation will run from 30 October to 28 November 2014 and the powers that the Bank is requesting are commonly held by its counterparts in other countries. For example, loan to value controls are used extensively in countries including Canada, New Zealand and Norway, while both Hong Kong and South Korea have used debt to income ratios too,
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SPORT CROSSFIT Cheltenham coaches Will Kane and David Shorunke were placed first and second respectively in the Battle of the Beasts. The competition was held in Colchester and after three online qualifiers, the top 60 male athletes and top 60 female athletes in the UK were invited to compete in the live finals. CrossFit Cheltenham was strongly represented as Kane and Shorunke along with Steve Bunn, Jamie Verden, Tunde Okunniwa and Sam Harvey all qualified for the finals. It was a true victory for the Cheltenham gym as when the cut to the top 15 males was made on the day, Kane, Shorunke, Verden and Bunn were all in it. This was a phenomenal achievement in itself for a CrossFit gym to have four athletes out of 15 in the semi-finals. The competition took place on just one day, during which the athletes had to complete six gruelling workouts. When the final cut was made to the top five, Cheltenham showed their strength again by having Verden, Shorunke and Kane progressing. Verden just missed out on a podium spot and came fifth overall, with Kane and Sho-
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This exercise will target your legs and abdominals, helping to tone and strengthen. Use a medicine ball and start off in a standing position. Lunge down, never allowing your knee to go beyond your toes. Once you are in the lunge position, keep the ball close to your chest and twist your upper body to the side. Twist your body back to the forward lunge position and return to standing. Repeat eight to 12 times, on each leg, for three sets.
Nutrition tip of the week: Many people have three large meals per day, but eating more regular, smaller amounts will help to speed
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Exercise of the week number five: Lunge with abdominal twist
up your metabolism. It will also help your energy levels remain balanced throughout the day and you will avoid being too hungry, lessening the urge to overeat.
Nicholls has eight possibles, the most of any handler, headed by Irving. The German import looked high-class when winning a pair of Grade Two events at Ascot and Kempton Park last season but disappointed when ninth behind Vautour at Cheltenham. Also among the Nicholls’ contingent are Calipto, who was touched off by Tiger Roll in the Masterson Holdings Hurdle at The Showcase on October 18, Vibrato Valtat and Katgary. Hawk High, trained by Tim Easterby and owned by Trevor Hemmings, held off Katgary by three quarters of a length in an eventful finish to the Grade Three Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle at The Festival. The son of High Chaparral was only tenth on his final outing last season in Aintree’s Grade One Injured Jockeys Fund 50th Anniversary 4-Y-O Hurdle, but made a successful reappearance in a valuable handicap hurdle at the same course on October 25. He won by a length and three quarters from Eagle Rock (Tom Tate) with Garde La Victoire (Philip Hobbs) back in third.
Easterby said: “I have entered Hawk High in the StanJames.com Greatwood Hurdle and it is something we will consider. There is also an intermediate hurdle that he could go for. “He has come out of the weekend in great form. It was a good performance and he was a big enough price, but I thought he would run well. “The handicapper has put him up 8lb for winning a length and three quarters, which I thought was a bit harsh. He is a lovely horse though and one to look forward to.” David Pipe took the StanJames.com Greatwood Hurdle with Dell’ Arca in 2013 and has two contenders this year. The pair are decisive Grade Three Imperial Cup winner Baltimore Rock, who also came home second in Grade Two company at Aintree, and talented mare Swing Bowler. Get Me Out Of Here, four times a runnerup at The Festival, and recent Wetherby winner Goodwood Mirage are the possible representatives for Jonjo O’Neill, while Alan King has entered on Vincent O’Brien County Hurdle third Montbazon and the progressive Lazer Blazer.
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Atallah off target with last kick of the game as Cheltenham lose out RUGBY UNION
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AFTER last week’s fine win against high flying Bristol Quins, a Cheltenham side forced into five changes lost a frustrating game against Bristol Saracens at the Bakewell Memorial Ground. Saras opened the scoring after eight minutes with a unconverted try after a rolling maul touched down by prop Jamie Lloyd. Cheltenham regrouped from the kick off
and stole impressive turnover ball with the ball spun along the line for full-back Ben Lockhart to cut a good line for the try with Zac Atallah kicking the conversion for a slim 7-5 lead. After 30 minutes Cheltenham backs and forwards combined well to put departing South African wing Mike Nienebar over in the corner for the try, with Atallah adding the extras for a 14-5 lead at the break. Cheltenham opened the second half in fine fashion with a well worked move combining backs and forwards with the final pass scooped up off his boot laces by
Dominant Tigers shine under the lights RUGBY UNION
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CHELTENHAM Tigers played their first home match and first under lights when they entertained Luton. The Tigers were very keen to extend their winning run and welcomed Arron Cook into the second row. The game started at a cracking pace and an early drive almost from the kickoff allowed James Leatherby to open the scoring and put an early marker down as to the way that Tigers are trying to play this season. The conversion was missed. A very similar drive from the forwards allowed Tom Green to go over for his first try of the season shortly after and again the conversion was missed. Louise Earl-Davis has been the main supply of lineout ball this season and once again produced an outstanding display. Cook provided an excellent alternative source of ball and between the two of them they dominated the lineouts consistently securing their own ball but also stealing opposition ball giving the Tigers backs a plentiful supply of go forward ball. With Will Allenby and Will Powell controlling the options well Mattie Coles and Gabe Chellotti punched holes time
and time again. It was from such ball that allowed Chellotti to sell a superb dummy and cruise in near the posts for Morgan Churchill to convert. Two quick tries just before half-time from Churchill, who showed plenty of pace throughout, and Chellotti both converted by Churchill meant the half-time score was 31-0 in favour of the Tigers. The second half was always going to be a challenge due to a strong wind now in the Tigers faces and it was a much more even affair. Chellotti opened the scoring to complete his third hat-trick of the season after good work by the forwards. The conversion was missed. Not for the first time this season the Tigers went to sleep and Luton scored an unconverted try and matters were not helped when a Tigers player was yellow carded. Luton threatened the Tigers’ line and some outstanding defence with Kiran Mistry particularly prominent prevented any further scores. Towards the end of the game Allenby jinked his way through the Luton forwards and kept going before crashing over in the corner after a 50 metre run and Churchill made an excellent conversion from wide out. This was another outstanding display by Tigers. Matt Coles was awarded man of the match by the opposition coaches.
Nienebar, who used his strength and speed to beat three would-be tacklers for a good unconverted try in the corner. Sadly that was to be the last highlight of a very frustrating afternoon as within six minutes of the restart Cheltenham captain James Hillier was shown a yellow card illegal use of the boot. A scrum was set with the ball popping out on Saras' side the referee had no hesitation but to award a penalty try for the home side. Jim Fox’s conversion attempt was charged down by Rhys Edwards as Saras reduced the arrears to 19-10. From the restart the game returned to a
Boss Cleal blasts Cleeve after second-half collapse FOOTBALL
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BISHOP’S Cleeve bowed out of the FA Trophy in the first qualifying round after a dismal second-half display at Mangotsfield which left manager Steve Cleal lost for words. Cleal made three changes to his side with James Vercesi, Matt Magee and Harry Beaumont brought into a 5-4-1 system. Mangotsfield dominated possession early on, working some good opportunities and peppering Steve Benbow’s goal without really stretching him. Cleeve struggled to cope with the movement of their hosts but they stood firm and the frustration grew. However on 38 minutes Lewis Powell scored his first of the game to give the Bristol club the lead, turning in from close range. Cleeve levelled on 44 minutes when a
stop-start pattern with both sides failing to gain any decent ball. After 74 minutes a Fox penalty set up a grandstand finish. The ball found Mike Wright in space and he ran in for a try with Fox adding the extras for a narrow Saras lead of 20-19. Cheltenham were not finished and as they tried to force the win were awarded a penalty kick in added time wide to the left of the uprights. As a noticeable hush fell over the ground, Atallah's kick into the wind sailed to the right of the sticks with the last kick of the match.
good one-two between Vercesi and Sam Mason set Mason free and his cross was headed home by Joe Tustain. The second half started in the worst possible fashion for Cleeve when a rash decision from Harlie Price felled the attacker just inside the box. The referee pointed to the spot and Powell dispatched the penalty to restore the Mangos’ lead. It was soon 3-1 when some more schoolboy defending allowed Powell to complete his hat-trick. A burst down the left from the impressive Reeko Best got him in behind the defence and his cross was turned in from close range. The game was over as a contest when a halfhearted clearance from a corner allowed Powell to drill the ball past Benbow for his fourth of the game. Mangotsfield completed the scoring on 89 minutes when Best burst through the defence and smashed the ball past Benbow. Cleal said: “Our second half performance was as bad as it gets and we aren’t learning. “Some of our decision making at both ends of the pitch was appalling. We need to change and freshen things up sooner rather than later but that won't be easy.” Cleeve play Gloucestershire rivals Shortwood United at home on Saturday (3pm).
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WHADDON United laid down an emphatic marker as they beat league leaders FC Lakeside 3-1 in the big game in Division One of the Cheltenham League sponsored by Bristol Street Motors Cheltenham Ford last weekend. Going into the game with a 100 percent league record, United went behind to an early goal as Steve Robey slotted in a Jack Monk cross in the third minute. After falling behind Whaddon started to put the leaders under pressure and just after the 15 minute mark they were level as Andy Crosskey pounced on a lose pass before slotting home. Despite changes falling at both ends the game stayed level until the last 10 minutes when Whaddon found two goals that would give them all three points, maintain their 100 percent record and move them to the top of the table. A fine lob by Mike Winter gave them the lead on 83 minutes before Lewis Peters won a penalty that he scored himself to make sure of the points. United face RSG this weekend while Lakeside face Kev Taylor’s Churchdown Panthers who go into the game full of confidence following their 6-0 hammering of Hanley Swan last weekend. Panthers claimed the points despite Luke Whittam being sent off. The only league game in Division Two last weekend saw FC Barometrics Reserves put nine past Shurdington Rovers as they swept to a 9-2 win. The win moves them up to fourth and victory over third placed Staunton and Corse this weekend could see them move further up the table. Leaders Whaddon United Reserves face second placed Cheltenham Civil
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PLAYER PROFILE OF THE WEEK This week’s featured player is Neil Wheeler who captains Cheltenham Civil Service Reserves in Division Two. Wheeler is the driving force in the team’s midfield whose commitment and drive has played a key role in propelling the team up the table. Handed the captaincy by manager Wayne O'Shea he sets a great example to his team mates
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Knott at double on his Barometrics return FC Barometrics 4 Sharpness 0
Whaddon United’s Michael Winter xxxxxx Service Reserves this weekend. With the top five teams separated by just four points neither team will want to slip up. In Division Three Leckhampton Rovers travel to bottom club Shurdington Rovers knowing that a draw will be enough to move them above leaders Brockworth Albion Reserves who are not in action. Both teams will be acutely aware of Welland who sit in third, a point behind the top two, and have won their opening two fixtures. This weekend Welland face Dowty Dynamos who have recovered from losing their opening two fixtures to win their next two. Paul Harmer’s team look
with his desire to win like his footballing hero Roy Keane. Name: Neil Wheeler Nickname: Niggsy Position: Central midfield Previous Clubs: Warden Hill, Newton Heath Most memorable game: Winning County Cup with Warden Hill against Bourton Rovers Worst game: Final game for Warden Hill, we got relegated and the team folded at the end of that season Toughest opponents: Gloucester City in a pre-season friendly Best Player at club: Mark Jones Team supported: Manchester United Favourite player: Roy Keane
to have found their feet after a disappointing start and will hope to build on their last two wins. Northway maintained their 100 per cent start to life in Division Four with a 3-0 win over Smiths Athletic Reserves despite losing James Andrews to a red card. The win sees them sitting pretty at the top of the table although that could change this weekend as they are not in action. Second placed Cheltenham Civil Service III could move to the top if they beat Smiths Athletic Reserves. Bourton Rovers Reserves, the other team boasting a 100 percent record in the league could draw level with Northway if they beat Apperley. An emphatic 7-1 win for Cheltenham Athletic over Pittville United Reserves lifted them to the top of Division Five. They face Andoversford Reserves this weekend and victory for either team could see them top come 5pm on Saturday. Sitting on their shoulder are Staunton and Corse Reserves. Having won their opening three league games they host Cheltenham Civil Service IV’s who have won one and drawn two of their opening three matches. Malvern Vale, Cheltenham United and Fintan Reserves maintained their 100 percent start to Division Six with victories last Saturday. They all sit on nine points from three games. Regency Town have also made a 100 percent start having played a game less than their rivals. They host Charlton Rovers Reserves this weekend and will be looking to keep their perfect start going.
KYLE Knott returned to help FC Barometrics earn a convincing win against a Sharpness team unbeaten in their last four games. With the sides level on points going into the game, the home side reproduced some of their early season form to take all three points with a convincing display. Playing with the wind behind them it was the hosts that created some good opportunities in the first half. With 10 minutes on the clock, Kurtis Burrows raced through on goal with just the goalkeeper to beat but the Sharpness stopper did well diving low to his left to push the ball to safety. From the resulting corner there was an even better chance to open up the scoring. Pete Bailey found himself unmarked six yards out and his header somehow flashed wide of the target. This was to be Bailey's last action of the game as a knee injury forced him off with manager Mike Rhodes replacing him with new signing Knott. The second half saw some of the best football played by the home side this season and it wasn't long before they opened the scoring. An error by the Sharpness goalkeeper saw the ball fall to Knott and he made no mistake, calmly slotting home from 10 yards. The lead was soon extended, with the goal of the game. A pin point delivery from Kurtis Burrows from the right was met at the far post by Jamie Lock, his powerful header giving the keeper no chance. Knott soon got his second of the game when Danny Gittings provide a delightful cross into the box to give him an easy opportunity to side foot into the corner of the net to make it 3-0. The Baros got their fourth goal when the excellent Sonnie Burrows turned his marker and curled a shot towards goal, only to see it bounce back off the post to his brother Kurtis who fired in from close range.
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HELTENHAM Town boss Mark Yates has spent all week plotting an FA Cup first round upset as his side take on League One Swindon Town at Whaddon Road on Saturday (3pm). But Yates knows the size of the task facing the Robins, who have lost their last two league matches against Plymouth Argyle and York City. He went on a scouting mission to watch Swindon play at Chesterfield last week, when they ran out comfortable 3-0 winners. Having witnessed first hand the quality at Mark Cooper’s disposal,
Yates knows his team will have to show a major improvement on their display against York if they are to progress to round two. “Swindon are probably the best team I’ve seen this season in terms of a complete 90-minute performance,” Yates said. “If we turn up and play like we did against York in the first half, we won’t get near them, or even know what colour shirts they are wearing. “After a week of honesty and work on the training ground, we have to believe we can cause an upset and that is our focus, but we are massive underdogs.” On-loan striker Diego De Girolamo’s 43rd minute goal for York was enough to sink Chel-
tenham last weekend. A second half improvement was not enough to prevent a second home league defeat of the campaign and they dropped to 13th in the table ahead of their FA Cup test. “I’d like to apologise for the firsthalf performance against York and thank the supporters for even applauding at the end because they’ve given us their backing all season,” Yates said. “They got a far better effort in the second half, but what we did first half was pretty woeful and I was very angry at half-time after watching that. “We got bullied, outplayed and they could have had a few goals, so we are not kidding ourselves.
“We worked really hard at defending in training and making sure we were right, but it just wasn’t there in the first half.” Captain Matt Taylor (hamstring) and midfielder Asa Hall (calf ) remain sidelined, but on-loan Millwall striker John Marquis is expected to be given permission to play. Wolves' Portuguese forward Eusebio Bancessi was set to return to his parent club after a one month loan spell during which he made two starts and two substitute appearances. The Robins return to league action with a trip to Stevenage next Saturday.
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