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Thursday January 9, 2014

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Library election pledge Election fever has kicked off with Brent Liberal Democrats pledging to reopen library branches closed by the current council if they come into power. The promise will be part of the party’s manifesto as it battles to take over the civic centre on May 22. Barham, Cricklewood, Preston, Neasden, Kensal Rise and Tokyngton libraries were closed in 2011 to save £1million. Cllr Paul Lorber, leader of the Brent Lib Dems, said: “This year’s election is local residents’ opportunity to choose between Labour’s library closures and the Liberal Democrats’ clear plan to bring back community libraries.” See Page 3

■ Residents protesting last year against plans for an incinerator in Harlesden

Incinerator plans facing scrapheap Energy centre site ‘has been earmarked for HS2 access tunnel’ by Myron Jobson myron.jobson@archant.co.uk

Campaigners battling against plans to install a controversial incinerator in Harlesden could soon claim a hard-fought victory following speculation that the proposals could be shelved. A four chimney “energy recovery centre” planned by Clean Power Properties in Channel Gate Road is facing the axe because the site has now been earmarked for HS2. The Times has seen an email from the Greater London Author-

ity, which oversees transport, policing, economic development, and fire and emergency planning, the land would serve as a main tunnel bore site for the controversial £43billion railway project, which will deliver a high-speed railway between London, the Midlands and the North of England.

Protests Residents from Brent and Ealing had united to oppose the plans, claiming it would increase air pollution and traffic volume. They held a number of peaceful protests on the site and made a

short film arguing why the incinerator should not be given the green light. Ealing Council had initially recommended the plans were approved, subject to conditions, even though a report for planning officers by their own regulatory services stated the application should be refused. However the decision was deferred in August and was due to be made on November 6. The decision was shelved for a second time after the application was removed at the 11th hour, pending further reports. Cllr Zaffar Van Kalwala, of

Stonebridge ward, who lobbied against the controversial incinerator on behalf of local residents, said he was “absolutely delighted” with the development. He added: “The incinerator would have had a terrible impact on our air quality and the health of local people. “I hope now that we can move forward and make sure that we never face such a threat again. “This decision is good for local residents, good for the economy and good for Brent.” A GLA spokesman has confirmed that the site was being acquired for HS2.

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New bin rule will save time and money Controversial changes to the way refuse is collected from homes across the borough are to become permanent following a month-long trial. Residents are being warned that their bins will not be collected unless they take it to the edge of their properties from this week. Council chiefs claim the new system, which has attracted criticism from some residents, will save £3,500 every day as it speeds up the collection process, thus reducing costs. However Al Forsyth, head of the Brondesbury Residents and Tenants Association, said the new policy is confusing. He said: “How much closer does it [the bin] have to be? Some are already placed next to front gates. “I hope they don’t expect us to put the bins onto the pavement itself. Young children, people with pushchairs and those with walking difficulties, will be affected by the obstruction.” Cllr Roxanne Mashari, Brent Council’s lead member for environment and neighbourhoods, said residents with mobility and disability issues will not be penalised by the new policy as the council will provide an assisted collection service for those who are unable to move their bins out for collection. She added: “In these tough times it is vital that money is saved in order to maintain and deliver the best possible front line services to local people. The simple change of moving bins to the edge of the property will drastically reduce the cost to taxpayers of rubbish collection.”

■ Wilbert Hunte, Cllr Jonathon Read and Will Rhodes

Church launches credit union to help hard-up parishioners £10,000 deposit will stave off need for pay-day lenders by Lorraine King

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A church in Kensal Green has started the New Year and celebrated its 170th anniversary by helping to prevent cash-strapped residents from turning to high interest lenders. David Ackerman, vicar of St John the Evangelist in Kilburn Lane, has deposited £10,000 into a credit union in its quest to deliver affordable financial services. Rev Ackerman handed over a cheque to West London-based YourCU, which covers Kensal Green and Queen’s Park, on Monday.

Vital Last month the union launched an outreach programme in a bid to engage with vulnerable residents. “It is vital churches work with credit unions to enable more people to access local, ethical and reasonablypriced financial services,”

■ David Ackerman, vicar of St John the Evangelist in Kensal Green Rev Ackerman said. “Having a credit union in our community gives people in need of affordable loans somewhere to turn other than pay day lenders. “We’re proud to be putting our money where our mouth is.” St John’s, which was con-

secrated in 1844 at the same time as Kensal Green itself was built, is currently undergoing exterior renovation work. Rev Ackerman said: “We didn’t want 2014 to be only about the church building and thought a £10,000 investment in YourCU would be a

fitting gesture to celebrate the church’s 170th year and our commitment to the community.” William Rhodes, chief executive of YourCU, said the union was delighted that St John’s has chosen to support local people. He added: “We need to turn the tables on pay day lenders and ensure a way out for people trapped in an endless and soul-destroying cycle of debt with 5,000 per cent interest rates.” Wilbert Hunte from Compton Road, Kensal Green, a member of St John’s congregation, who has lived in the area for 40 years, welcomed the church’s decision. He said: “It’s important for local people to be able to save money safely and to borrow money, if they need to, without being taken to the cleaners by the pay day lenders.” For more information about YourCU go to www. yourcu.co.uk , call 0207 605 6341 or visit YourCU at 346 High Street, Kensington.

A Labour politician who represents Brent residents has slammed the Mayor of London for increasing bus and train fares last week. Navin Shah, Brent and Harrow London Assembly Member, also disputes Boris Johnson’s claims that fares have been frozen in real terms with an average rise matching the Retail Price Index (3.1 per cent) and a freeze on some journeys. Mr Shah told the Times the increases have resulted in some travellers spending up to 4.8 per cent more. Under the new prices the cost of a monthly travelcard for zones one to three is up by 3.4 per cent, bus and tram pay-as-you-go has increased by 3.6 per cent and a PAYG train fare in zone one is 4.8 per cent more. Mr Shah said: “Despite Boris Johnson’s promises, many transport fares in London have gone up above inflation this month. “Bus fares have now risen by more than 60 per cent since he became Mayor in 2008 and Travelcards are up. This couldn’t come at a worse time as Londoners continue to be hit by the cost of living crisis.

Determined “We’ve seen food, fuel and rents all going up above inflation. Rather than using his position to provide some much-needed relief to Londoners, Boris has whacked them with another inflationbusting fare rise. People are increasingly asking, whose side is he on?” Mr Johnson said the fares had remained affordable through a package, which has been made possible by the continuing delivery of efficiencies across Transport for London. He added: “I have always said I was determined to bear down on fares, while ensuring that we can still invest properly in a transport system that is critical to our city’s success. “I know that families and working Londoners who have helped drive the economic recovery still face real pressure over the cost of living and so I’ve decided to keep fares in line with the RPI and therefore freeze them in real terms.”

Environmentally-friendly way to dump your Christmas tree As the festive period draws to a close, council chiefs have dished out advice on how to dispose of Christmas trees in the most environmentally friendly way. Brent residents can recycle

their festive trees by cutting them up into pieces and putting them into their organic recycling green bins. Alternatively, residents can take them to the Reuse and Recycle Centre in Abbey

Road, Park Royal. Those who live in flats can request a biodegradable sack into which Christmas trees can be put when they have been cut up into small pieces The sack should then be

placed by the communal bins. Flat occupants will then need to call Brent Council on 020 8937 5050 to log a request for a collection after the bags ■ Navin Shah have been filled.

Thursday January 9, 2014, The Times

Cinema is evacuated in fire alert

Lib-Dems pledge to reopen libraries axed by Labour Election fever brings promises

Cinema-goers were forced to evacuate Cineworld in the new London Designer’s Outlet following a fire alarm – the fourth since its opening. They were left standing out in the cold when smoke from surrounding restaurants triggered alarms. One said she was told by a staff member that alarms have been sounded four times since its opening in October. She was promised a full refund if she returned the next day but had trouble securing it, she said. Cineworld could not confirm the four similar incidents in the past, only that “there had been a few.” A Cineworld spokesperson said the fire alarm was triggered by another fire alarm activating inside one of the restaurant units within the London Designer Outlet, adding: “We take the health and safety of our customers extremely seriously. Customers who were evacuated whilst watching a film were offered complimentary tickets.”

■ The fight goes on... banner outside an empty Preston Library

by Lorraine King lorraine.king@archant.co.uk

Election fever has arrived in the borough with the Brent Liberal Democrats pledging to reopen the library branches closed by the current council if they come into power. The promise will be a key part of the party’s manifesto as it battles to takeover the town hall chambers on May 22 this year. The current Labour administration closed Barham, Cricklewood, Preston, Neasden, Kensal Rise and Tokyngton libraries in 2011 to save £1million. Cllr Paul Lorber, leader of the Brent Lib Dems, told the Times the cost of reopening five of the six branches would cost in the region of £400,000, which will be budgeted for if his party won the election. He said: “We are not talking about a large amount of money. Brent residents have been massively let down by Labour’s attack on their libraries.

Review “This year’s election is local residents’ opportunity to choose between Labour’s library closures and the Liberal Democrats’ clear plan to bring back community libraries.” The axe fell on all six branches despite 80 per cent of respondents to a public consultation being against the plans. Critics of the proposals fought the closures vehemently with residents forming the Friends of Kensal Green Library, Cricklewood Library, Barham Library and Preston Library. All four groups set up their own

■ Cricklewood Library

■ Barham Library

■ Cllr Paul Lorber volunteer libraries and launched an unsuccessful bid at the High Court seeking a judicial review. Despite the closures going ahead they have continued their campaign to have a community-run branch in their area. Cllr Lorber, who is also a member of FoBL, said: “The last three years have shown that the libraries can be run by volunteers. “If you look at what the volunteers are doing it’s phenomenal and all they need is a basic support ,which is what we are proposing. “We as local people are much better at organising events and activities and we need to take advantage of that as we want local libraries to be hubs of what is going on in the community.” Following the closures, Brent Council sold the site of Tokyngton and returned Cricklewood and Ken-

■ Tokyngton Library

■ Neasden Library

sal Rise buildings to All Soul’s College (ASC) in Oxford, who owned the site. ACS has drawn up an agreement with the company who plans to develop both sites with a stipulation that it must include free community space. However development plans for Kensal Rise library in Bathurst Gardens was rejected by the council and a planning application for the Cricklewood building in Olive Road was withdrawn at the 11th hour. Cllr Paul Lorber told the Times he planned to work with campaigners and All Soul’s College to allow this to come to fruition. He said: “ASC is committed to ensuring the developer provides community space so we could all work

A political row has broken out after claims that drivers who park on two roads in Sudbury pay more than five times as much to park inches away in Harrow. The Brent Lib Dems have slammed the Labour-run council after calculating that motorists must pay £2.50 to park on Rosebank Avenue and Fernbank Avenue for an hour while neighbouring roads controlled by Harrow costs 60p. For a four-hour stay, the price shots up to £8.50 compared to £2.40 in Harrow. Cllr Paul Lorber, leader of the Brent Lib Dems, said Brent residents are getting a raw deal. He added: “The council has massively increased parking charges for local residents and plans to increase parking charges again in April.”

However Cllr Jim Moher, Brent Council’s lead member for roads and transportation, rebuked the claims. He said: “Cllr Lorber should perhaps do a little more research. Perhaps his arithmetic is weak, rather than deliberately misleading. “Harrow’s highest charge is much higher than Brent’s as Brent charges a flat price for the entire borough, 20p for 15mins in places along those avenues.” Last week, the Times revealed that Brent Council made £2.6million from parking charges and fines in the last year.

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■ Kensal Rise Library

together to get something meaningful off the ground.” Brent Council owns the Preston site, currently being used as an annex for a primary school and the Neasden building which is leased to a church. Cllr Lorber said he would take over the Preston building after the school finishes with it in 18 months and would investigate reopening Neasden when its tenant’s lease ends. He added: “Liberal Democrat councillors stood side by side with the local community to oppose Labour’s library closures. “I don’t want to say the libraries will be ‘Brent Council libraries’: they will still be run by volunteers with council support.”

Student slashed with Brent drivers ‘pay five times more knife in street robbery to park’ than Harrow neighbours A police investigation is underway after a Spanish student was stabbed during a robbery in Willesden. The 30-year-old was slashed with a knife after he refused to hand over his rucksack to two would-be muggers outside Brondesbury Court in Willesden Lane, on Sunday at 12.35am. He received serious injuries and was taken a hospital in central London hospital where his condition is now stable, but may be life-changing. On Monday two boys age 15 and 17 were arrested on suspicion of GBH and have since been bailed to return to a polcie station next month. DC Fiona Davidson, from Brent CID, said: “This was a shockingly violent attack on a man who was simply attempting to prevent the robbery of his bag. “I would urge anyone who saw what happened, or who has information about those responsible, to make contact with police.” Anyone with information can call 020 8733 3709 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

Council keeps weather eye Emergency services in Brent are ready to tackle any severe weather related problems that may beseige the borough, says council leaderCllr Muhammed Butt. He says a fleet of trained and coordinated teams can be dispatched immediately to deal with anything from flooding to emergency homeless cases. Cllr Butt said: “We want residents to feel assured that the council and its partners have robust plans in place to deal with any severe weather related emergency.”

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■ Police want to speak to these three men in connection with the assault at St Pancras International

Hunt for teenagers after brutal pensioner attack Victim had asked louts to stop throwing sweets treated for facial injuries before being discharged. Officers from British Transport Police have now released An elderly man from CrickleCCTV images of three males wood has been beaten up by a they would like to speak in congroup of teenagers on a train nection with the attack, at after he asked them to stop 10.40am on December 19. throwing sweets at passengers. The 72-year-old was punched ‘Malicious’ in the face and kicked by the Sergeant Mike Boyce said: youths on a First Capital Connect train at St Pancras Interna- “This was an unprovoked and malicious attack, and the level of tional station. The victim was rushed to Uni- assault is shocking. “Officers are now taking all versity College Hospital and

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steps in their power to identify those responsible. “If you recognise the people pictured, or witnessed what took place, I would urge you to contact us immediately.” A 15-year-old who was arrested at the scene has since been released. ■ Anyone with information is asked to call BTP on 0800 40 50 40 quoting background reference LNA/B2 of 20/12/13 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 080 555 111.

Gang attacked woman on bus and stole iPhone Three teenagers from Brent have admitted robbing a woman on a bus in Harrow after they complimented her shoes. Jahkayla McBean-Mitchell, 19, of Callcott Road, Kilburn, a 15-year-old from Wembley and a 16-year-old from Harlesden, teamed up with another girl, 16, from Stanmore, to rob their victim on a H12 bus in April last year. Willesden Youth Court heard that the 19-year-old victim was sitting upstairs when all four surrounded her demanding to know her shoe size as they wanted to know if her footwear would fit them. One of them pulled the victim’s hair and another grabbed her leg while the other two searched her and stole the contents from her jacket pocket. The robbers banged the victim’s head against a seat pole

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and threw a milkshake on her before fleeing with her iPhone, oyster card, driving licence and £40 cash at Stanmore Broadway. A police investigation was launched and the first arrest was made when the victim recognised the 15-year-old in Hatch End. The 16-year-old from Stanmore was arrested on the same day and McBean-Mitchell was caught after she was identified by using CCTV footage. The girl from Harlesden was the final one to be arrested. All four appeared separately in court where they admitted robbery. The girls from Harlesden and Wembley were given a 12-month referral order and ordered to pay the victim compensation of £170 and £110 respectively. The 16-year-old from Stan-

more was given a nine-month Youth Rehabilitation Order and ordered to pay the victim £110 in compensation. McBean-Mitchell was sentenced to 12 months in a Young Offenders Institute, suspended for two years, and told to carry out 150 hours’ community service and pay the victim £200 compensation DC Andy Clarke, of Harrow Police, said: “This was a nasty, violent, and unprovoked robbery on a young woman by females unknown to her. “Over the last eight months of our investigation we were able to apprehend, and bring before the courts, all four suspects. “This not only demonstrates our persistence and determination in catching these suspects but also highlights the importance of CCTV cameras in the fight against crime.”

Man dies in blaze after two fires on same day An elderly man has died in one named, was rescued from the house in The Paddocks. of two house fires in Wembley on blaze in Tudor Court North but Investigations into the cause the same day. died in hospital. of both fires on December 30 The victim, who has not been A second fire took place at a have been launched.

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Hotel ordered to close amid claims of drug use and prostitution Neighbours complained of ‘intimidation’ by Lorriane King

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A hotel in Wembley which operated as a brothel and a drugs den has been temporarily closed down by Brent Police. Officers were granted a

closure order against Wembley Inn Hotel, in Ealing Road, last week after they uncovered evidence of drugs during a police raid. The hotel boasts 21 en-suite bedrooms with all amenities and received four out of five stars by a reviewer on online

travel site Tripadvisor. However residents complained that in the last six months it was being used for drug dealing and prostitution. They also raised concerns about intimidating behaviour displayed by the constant flow of visitors to the building.

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■ The Wembley Inn Hotel has been temporarily closed down

Inspector Rob Webb, of Brent’s Safer Neighbourhoods team, said: “It [the hotel] was well known as both a brothel and drugs venue and we have listened to residents and businesses, acting swiftly and robustly to ensure the criminal activity ceased. “It has been a major driver for crime and anti-social behaviour in the Wembley Central area. “Brent Police is committed to taking affirmative action against those who blight their neighbourhoods through crime and anti-social behaviour.” The hotel must remain closed until April 2.

■ Police want to speak to the young men numbered in this CCTV image

Youths sought after attempted train theft Detectives have released CCTV images of four youths they would like to speak to after a man from Wembley was attacked during an attempted robbery on a train. The 27-year-old victim was playing his game console on a Metropolitan Line train travelling between Barbican and Finchley Road when he was targeted. One of the youths tried to grab his console but he

Jawad Qureshi, 28, of Harrow, Haider’s uncle, also died. Investigating officers believe the Subaru was travelling westbound in Arnos Grove when it hit the central reservation before colliding with a lorry travelling eastbound and catching fire. The driver of the lorry suf-

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fered minor injuries. Two men in a Vauxhall Astra, which was also involved in the collision, suffered from minor injuries. Both were discharged and arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving They have since been bailed until late February.

A man was left fighting for his life after being gunned down on New Year’s Day in Queen’s Park. The 27-year-old victim was in a critical condition after being found with several gunshot wounds in Droop

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derground network and I’d urge anyone who recognises the group pictured, or who witnessed the incident, to contact us.” Anyone with information about the attack, on November 22 at about 9.40pm, should call the British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40, text 61016, quoting background LUA/B8 of 07/01/14 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Man found in street with gunshot wounds

Police name three men killed during A406 horror smash Two men from Brent have been named as the victims of a car crash on the North Circular Road. Toheed Robani, 34, of, Litchfield Gardens, Willesden, and Haider Qureshi, 28, of Westfield Close, Kingsbury, died after the Subaru they were travelling in crashed on December 23 last year.

placed it in his bag, resulting in another one telling him he had a knife. A third youth kicked the train window, narrowly missing the victim’s head. When the victim left at Finchley Road station he was punched in the face. DC Kunle Iroko said: “This was an intimidating and unprovoked assault. “We don’t tolerate violence anywhere on the London Un-

Street at 6.40am. Detectives believe he may have staggered into the road after being shot nearby. A resident in Huxley Street, who does not want to be named, told the Times there has been a heavy police

presence since the shooting. Police are yet to make an arrest and enquiries continue, but have not ruled out a gang-related motive. Witnesses can call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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Lib Dem candidate says MP Sarah is tough act to follow Former chief fundraiser to target crime and dirty streets by Myron Jobson times.series@archant.co.uk

The Liberal Democrats candidate for the hotly contested Brent Central seat admits it will be a tough job if he holds on to the constituency in the next General Election. Ibrahim Taguri was named last month as the successor to Sarah Teather, who will step down from the marginal seat in 2015. The married politician, who lives with his wife in North Ealing, was born in the borough and grew up in Willesden Green He said: “It would be a tough job but growing up in the borough, I know the issues and problems the borough faces. “I grew up with a passion for the community and for helping people. I understand local residents’ concerns.” A former chief fundraiser for the Lib Dems, Mr Taguri has worked in the charity sector since 2000 – including

with art charities However he bewhich give chillieves the governdren from disadment has done a vantaged back“great” job to grounds tackle the nalearning option’s issues – portunites. “when you Adding consider the that he has a difficult state “genuine of economic drive” to give crisis inheritback to the ed from the community, previous Lahe said: “This bour governis my prime moment.” tivation. I have He adds: “The been helping peobiggest challenge ple for a very long ■ Ibrahim Taguri is to balance the time and this is aneconomy in the other way of doing that.” fairest way possible and I Two of the biggest issues think we have done that.” he believes need to be tackled “The biggest achievement in Brent are crime and the by the Lib Dems was deliverstate of the borough’s streets. ing the tax cuts, which was “You can’t even walk the in our manifesto.” streets without stumbling Mr Taguri faces stiff comacross rubbish, “he said. petition from Labour candi“Fly tipping and rubbish date Dawn Butler – who held on streets is a huge problem, the Labour-stronghold seat and the closure of police sta- of Brent South until 2010 tions and reports of gang-re- when boundary changes related fatalities doesn’t make sulted in the formation of you feel very safe.” Brent Central constituency.

The former Minister for Young Citizens and Youth Engagement lost the seat to her political rival, who overturned a notional majority of 7,000 with an 11 per cent swing to the Liberal Democrats.

Bizarre Ms Butler received a barrage of criticism for claiming just under the full £23,000 annual second home allowance, despite her other home in Stratford being the same distance from Parliament as her Wembley home. However, she was exonerated of any wrongdoing. Describing Ms Butler’s reselection as “bizarre”, Mr Taguri said: “Dawn had her time and demonstrated what she is about. “Sarah has been an excellent MP and she will be missed. “The time has now come for her to take a different direction, but she can be very proud of what she has achieved.”

■ Westminster Drug Project (WDP) has been awarded a grant to help offenders with a mix of substance abuse and mental health issues

Drug charity given £100,000 a year to support offenders A drug charity has been given a six-figure grant to provide a four-year programme for offenders who have substance abuse and mental health issues. Westminster Drug Project (WDP) has been awarded £101,700 a year to fund treatment and support to those with drug or alcohol problems who commit offences. The grant, from the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), means WDP Brent can provide additional support for people who suffer from a combination of drug or alcohol addiction and mental health issues, called dual diagnosis. Many people who come through the

‘UKIP-style’ leaflet has caused a stir A Labour MP in Brent has come under fire from political rivals who have accused him of donning UKIP colours in his annual New Year pamphlet. Brent Conservatives have accused Barry Gardiner of misleading residents by using the party’s iconic purple and yellow colour scheme

■ Barry Gardiner has been critisised

for using yellow and purple, the colours of UKIP, in his leaflet

Kishan Devani, Conservative councillor candidate for Northwick Park, has also accused the Brent North politician of distancing himself from his own political party by mentioning “Labour” only

twice on the pamphlet. He said: “Purple and Yellow? Surely not?! There was not a sight of the Red Rose? Or Labour Red? “It is only correct to ask the local MP why he would do such a thing and that is why we have raised this.” Mr Gardiner dismissed Mr Devani’s claims calling them “complete and utter nonsense”. He added: “I have been putting out these calendars for the past 15 years and they have been released in all different colours.” “It has been in orange,

service have a range of problems, with more than half experiencing issues around mental health, such as anxiety, depression and personality disorder. Andy Brown, head of substance misuse at Brent Council, said: “We are very pleased that WDP Brent has secured this funding. “It means the service is now able to help local people address their substance misuse, mental illness and offending behaviour in a holistic way, in turn improving their health and wellbeing and reducing offending. “This will also improve the links between drug and alcohol treatment services and mental health services.” ■ Kishan Devani – Conservative councillor candidate for Northwick Park – with the calendar

purple, blue, red, all sorts of colours.” Commenting on ■ Barry the lack of Gardiner is Labour the Labour mentions, he MP for Brent continued: “It is North not a political campaign; it is a résumé of what I have been doing over the past year.” He added: “If this is the most the Conservative have to criticise me for then I am doing something right. “Notice how they focus on criticising the colour of the leaflet and not its content.”

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Church’s stance on gay marriage ‘embarrassing’ Vicar would be ‘delighted’ to perform ceremonies by Rozina Sabur times.series@archant.co.uk

A Kilburn vicar has condemned the Anglican Church for its “unacceptable” stance on gay marriage – saying he is embarrassed at not being able to wed same-sex couples. Father Andrew Cain has put up “Keep calm and support equal marriage” posters in his churches of St Mary’s with All Souls in Abbey Road, and St James’ in West Hampstead. He said he would be delighted to perform the ceremony, which comes into law on March 29, but is legally unable to do so.

“The bishops have made a fuss and I’m embarrassed by their position,” he said. “During the debate in England, Anglican bishops made a terrible fuss and said that marriage is between a man and a woman. “It was just deeply embarrassing for the church – it’s no longer acceptable.” The congregations of both Fr Andrew’s parish churches support same-sex marriage and both church halls are registered to perform civil ceremonies for couples. “Both church councils and my congregation are very open,” he said. “People wouldn’t come to St

James’ unless they shared that view.” Fr Andrew has often conducted “services of thanksgiving” for same-sex couples and blessings at the church if they have a civil wedding. He added: “I’m very proud of being Church of England. They’ve just made a terrible mistake and I would want gay and lesbian people to know there is a welcome for them in the church and many churches in London. But Fr Andrew has “absolute confidence” that the Church of England will change its stance. “It’s just going to take those of us in favour a long time,” he said.

Four years for burglar who was caught in the act He was also charged with a burglary that took place at Bentley Laboratories, Edgware in January last year in which he stole a purse belong to a worker. Jones admitted two counts of burglary at Harrow Crown Court last Friday. PC Pedro Alonso, investigating officer, said: “I believe that Aldo Jones is a career burglar who has served previous terms

of imprisonment for burglary offences committed across numerous London boroughs. “The offence of burglary can have a painful and long-lasting effect on its victims.” “Local residents can be assured that Brent Crime Squad will continue to target burglary offenders operating on this borough and arrest them when they least expect it.”

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A career burglar from Wembley who was caught red-handed by police in Camden has been jailed for four years. Aldo Jones, 47, was spotted breaking into an address in Fellows Road by officers who had him under surveillance on December 13. When they arrested the 47 year-old he was found with a purse stolen from the property.

■ Father Andrew Cain has put up ‘Keep calm and support equal marriage’ posters after condemning the Anglican Church for its stance on gay marriage

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Armed robber is jailed for 10 years 20-year-old was part of a gang targeting hotels and minicab drivers by Lorraine King

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A member of a gang which used minicabs to travel around London and commit armed robberies, including one at a hotel in Queen’s Park, has been jailed for 10 years. Russell Aljaf, 20, from Westminster, teamed up with Lamin Joof, 21, of no fixed address, and broth-

■ Russell Aljaf admitted his crimes

Last chance to recycle at Tricycle A special event encouraging residents to recycle their dated and forgotten electronic goods ends today (Thurs). The Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn High Road, Kilburn, in partnership with West London Waste, has been hosting WEEE Bring, which enables locals to recycle small unwanted electronic goods. People can declutter their alarm clocks, toys, kettles and hair dryers, among other items. James Foran, operations manager of the theatre, said: “We’re committed to becoming a more environmentally sustainable theatre, reducing our energy emissions and establishing green initiatives that reduce our carbon footprint. “This is a wonderful opportunity to work with West London Waste and the local community in Brent on an initiative which only takes a little effort for each individual but can have a real impact for all of us.” Land filling of electronic goods can be dangerous as it contains hazardous substances such as mercury, lead, beryllium and cadmium, according to the theatre. Recycling these items means fewer raw materials need to be used in the manufacture of new goods and precious metals are used again.

Policeman fined for racist assault A police officer who punched a nightclub doorman and told him to “go back to where he came from” has walked free from court. Brent-based Pc James Balneaves was fined £750, ordered to pay £600 compensation, a £75 victim’s surcharge and £85 court costs after he admitted racially aggravated common assault. Westminster Magistrates Court heard that the 29-year-old launched his attack after he was refused entry into Opal Bar nightclub in Embankment on October 19 by staff who believed he was too drunk. A woman with him was also turned away. Balneaves flashed his warrant card and demanded to see the club’s manager. When he was refused, he punched the doorman. The officer, who has received two awards for bravery, resigned after admitting the charge. He was sentenced on December 23.

ers Sadiq and Kurrin Bendriss, 20 and 19 respectively, both from Maida Vale, to rob hotels, minicab drivers and lone members of the public.

Imitation firearm The gang struck at the Igar Hotel in Salusbury Road, Queen’s Park, and in Paddington, Golders Green, Kings Cross, St

John’s Wood, and Fulham, all in March last year. Aljaf admitted conspiracy to rob, burglary, possession of an imitation firearm and possession of an imitation firearm for the purposes of crime, related to an offence in February last year, four days into his trial at Harrow Crown Court. He was convicted in November and sentencing

was adjourned until last week. The Bendriss brothers and Joof all both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob and possession of an imitation firearm. The siblings were sentenced to eight years in jail and Joof to seven. A fifth man is due to stand trial shortly. Det Con Rob McGee, from the Flying Squad,

said: “I am really pleased that this gang is off London’s streets and no longer able to carry on committing these robberies. “The level of violence and the disturbingly blatant way they carried out these crimes clearly demonstrated they had no regard for the law. “The evidence was so overwhelming that the gang all pleaded guilty.”

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Campaigners optimistic over safer road crossing Proposal ‘will make a real difference’ to residents by Lorraine King lorraine.king@archant.co.uk

has been unveiled, subject to the results of a public consultation. Cllr Hopkins said: “This is something residents have wanted for years. I am delighted I’ve been able to get this result in conjunction with council officers. ‘‘Up to now local people have always faced a daunting choice between dodging speeding traffic to reach the bus stop on the other side of the road, or walking hundreds of metres out of their way. “This crossing will make a real difference,” she added.

Campaigners are celebrating after their battle to have a crossing installed on a busy road in Dollis Hill moved a step closer. Cllr Alison Hopkins launched a petition calling for safety measures to be implemented on the A5 Edgware Road between Staples Corner and the traffic lights at Dollis Hill Lane, following concerns from residents. The Liberal Democrat councillor for Dollis Hill held discussions with highways officers ■ To take part in the consultation, from Brent Council and a pro- which closes on January 17, visit posal for a new pelican crossing http://bit.ly/1bBOxJb.

■ Sarah Teather MP, centre, with Cllr Alison Hopkins, London Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon and Liberal Democrat campaigners launch their campaign for a safe A5 crossing

■ Residents are being consulted about a new pedestrian crossing

‘More men calling Samaritans about cash fears’ job loss or eviction. “This can be a particularly difficult time of year for people who are already under financial pressure,” said the spokesman. “If people find things are getting on top of them, they can call us to talk about their worries.” Last week, the Times reported that one in 38 houses in Brent is at risk of repossession – the

fourth worst-affected borough in the country. The charity’s helpline does not offer practical advice, but emotional support to people who may want to talk about their concerns, says the Samaritans. ■ For more information, visit www.brentsams.org or call 020 8961 7633.

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One in six calls made by men to the Samaritans in 2013 was about financial stresses, latest figures show. The results of the survey by the national Samaritans charity reveal an increase from one in eight calls in 2012. A charity spokesman said a wide range of problems can cause financial stress, such as

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Woman’s arm broken by a Volunteers recognised for work making ‘huge difference to communities’ street robber

Thank you for changing people’s lives by Myron Jobson

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The work of volunteers in the community has been celebrated at an event held by Brent Active Citizens – a branch of the Hammersmith and Fulham Volunteer Centre Group. Cllr Bobby Thomas, Mayor of Brent, presented awards to more than 100 volunteers who were nominated by organisations across the borough at Brent Civic Centre. Cllr Muhammed Butt, Brent Council leader, thanked the award-winners for their tireless work.

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■ Volunteers with their awards and the mayor

■ Mayor Cllr Bobby Thomas, centre, with award-winners at the Brent Active Citizens’ Volunteer Awards ing officer, said: “We are so proud to organise the awards night so that the many great volunteers of Brent are recognised and celebrated for

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Tim Todhunter, from nominating organisation St Luke’s Hospice, said: “We have many volunteers who support our organisation and this is a great way to be able to thank them for all their hard work.” Entertainment was provided by comedian Geoff Schumann, former TV Fame Academy singer Audley Anderson, as well as a comedy performance from Shazia Mirza. Award-winner Helen Williamson, business volunteer champion from Wembley firm CSP, said: “Thank you for a fantastic evening, it was

Pictures: Colin Patterson ■ For more about becoming a volunteer in your community visit the website www. brentactivecitizens.org.uk or telephone 020 8903 0055.

A robber fractured a woman’s arm when he violently pushed her to the ground in Wembley. The 33-year-old victim was attacked by the man as she walked in Forty Avenue towards Barn Hill after getting off a 223 bus. She noticed the man following her and crossed the road but he ran after her, yelling at her to hand over her bag. He pushed her over and fled with the woman’s bag and its contents. The victim flagged down a passing car and the driver searched the area, but they lost sight of the robber after he fled into the Chalkhill Estate. The robber is white, in his late 30s to 40, fat and bald. He was wearing a dark coloured coat and trousers. The attack took place on Sunday December 15, at about 11pm. Det Con Louise Whittaker said: “This was a frightening attack for the victim, which resulted in her receiving a terrible injury. “We are asking for any witnesses to come forward who might be able to help us identify the suspect.” Anyone with information should call Det Con Whittaker on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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Letters Betting shops

Labour sold their soul to gambling Well done to the Brent & Kilburn Times for highlighting the scandal of Labour gambling policies and the takeover of Brent’s High Streets by too many betting shops. The posing of Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, in front of a betting shop (Times, January 2) and expressing his concern at the damage gambling does to individuals and families does not make up for the awful policies implemented by the Labour Party when in Government. The explosion of betting shops in local High Streets of Kilburn, Wembley, Sudbury, Willesden and through out Brent is the direct result of policies implemented by a Labour Government in which Ed Miliband was a senior minister. Prior to being kicked out of office in 2010 the Labour Party sold their soul to the betting industry and created the “free for all gambling climate” which has resulted in the betting shop explosion in Brent’s high streets. Locally, Brent Labour councillors wanted a massive Las Vegas-type casino built in Wembley. They argued that the spotlight and jobs this would bring to Wembley would be worth the greater damage that such an American-style casino would bring. Thankfully, voters kicked Labour out of government in 2006 and the first thing the Liberal Democrat-led administration in Brent did on taking over was to scrap Labour’s Wembley casino plans. It is of course typical of Labour politicians to shed crocodile tears and reflect on their massive mistakes when it is too late and when they are in opposition. There is no hiding place for Labour on this issue. Their gambling policy is a disaster and it is the local communities who are paying the price of Labour’s stupidity. It is a bit late for the Labour leader to pose for photographs and to talk of changes in planning and gambling laws when our high streets have already been taken over. He should have had the guts to challenge Labour’s misguided policy 10 years ago when his Labour Government was implementing it! Councillor Paul Lorber Liberal Democrat Leader Leader of Brent Council responsible for scrapping the Wembley Casion plans

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Fly-tipping pledge was just an excuse for a cheap photo opportunity

Like many residents in Cricklewood and Willesden Green, I have been reporting fly-tipping and litter in our area for months and months – yet Brent Council has cut street cleaning services and judging by the state of our streets they haven’t had a strategy to clamp down on flytippers. Now that the local elections are only a few months away, we read that Labour councillors in charge of Brent Council say they are “getting tougher” on fly-tipping (Times, January 2). But an internal council e-mail that was accidentally circulated to all councillors showed that the launch was intended as a PR exercise for the Labour leader of Brent Council Cllr Muhammed Butt. Indeed, in November, Labour councillors voted against a motion to “step up enforcement in order to target more effectively those who disfigure our streets with litter and fly-tipping.” After years of inaction on litter and fly-tipping Brent Council needs to take real action to tackle Brent’s fly-tipping epidemic, not just arrange photo opportunities for Labour councillors. Paul Edgeworth Temple Road Cricklewood

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Who will really clean up streets? When local people elected me to Brent Council one of the reasons they gave was the Labour council’s complete failure to deal with the problem of dirty streets and fly-tipping. Indeed, Labour councillors made things worse. They cut street cleaning in many residential streets and took street cleaners away from busy shopping streets at weekends. I have therefore taken every opportunity to highlight Labour’s neglect of our streets by raising questions at full council, scrutinising performance and working closely with a local team of dedicated but undersupported council officers. Time and again Labour councillors, particularly the portfolio holders in charge of services, have denied that there is a problem. However, as the Brent and Kilburn Times reported last week, they have finally woken up to the issue and done a screeching U-turn. Perhaps they suddenly realised local elections are just five months away. We can do without the PR spin that accompanied the launch of the council’s fly-tipping initiative, but I

■ Cllr Roxanne Mashari with Sue Harper, director of environment and neighbourhood services, and Chris Whyte, head of recycling and waste and enforcement teams, and workers in Willesden High Road

welcome the fact that some of the ideas I put forward to combat fly-tipping may now be implemented – even if Labour councillors did vote against them when I proposed them in November.

application for the site while an inquiry which might result in criminal proceedings is underway or any local authority for any site under similar circumstances?

When residents cast their votes in May they can choose between the Liberal Democrats, who will focus on cleaning up our borough from day one, or Labour councillors who have done nothing for three-and-a-half years and now seek to cover up their failure with a six-month PR campaign before falling asleep again.

Surely Brent should refuse to consider any such application.

Alison Hopkins Liberal Democrat councillor for Dollis Hill

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Wrong to consider a new application It’s almost four months since Brent Council confirmed that some 70 fake online comments were submitted in support of the change-of-use planning application for the historic Kensal Rise Library building. The City of London Police National Fraud and Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) is currently investigating the affair. The developer held an “exhibition” of his latest scheme at a local pub last November. This raises the obvious question: how could the local planning authority consider a further

And what of landlord All Souls College, Oxford and its agreement with the developer – its refusal to disclose the details of which is currently being appealed under a Freedom of Information request? Would this registered charity, with an international reputation to uphold, really complete on its contract to sell while this business remains unresolved? The City of London Police has indicated, via Twitter, their willingness to provide an update on the state of the NFIB inquiry. All that’s required, it seems, is a request by Brent. Let us hope the council will oblige – local residents deserve no less. Meg Howarth Islington

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13, 2014, and we’d love you to join our team. Disability can happen to anyone at any time – most people acquire their impairment later on in life through accident, stroke or illness. If they do, the money you raise could help disabled people in your local area and other parts of the UK to put their lives back together. It doesn’t matter if you have never run a marathon before, or are a seasoned runner. Our dedicated events team will be on-hand to motivate you and make sure it will be the experience of a lifetime. We’ll be there to cheer you round the course. And when your feet are tired we will treat you to a sports massage and a pick-me-up snack. It’s really easy to join our London Marathon team. To register go to www. lcdisability.org/ londonmarathon, email events@LCDisability.org or call 020 3242 0264. The final deadline for entries is January 24, 2014.

decorations and clear out after the festive period it’s important to remember our duty to recycle. Too much of our waste still goes to landfill with not nearly enough recycled. In London on Boris Johnson’s watch we are way behind the rest of the country, as London Councils reported in November we only recycle 30 per cent of our waste – putting us behind cities like Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds. We must all do our bit to recycle more and help protect the environment. But we also desperately need firm political leadership, this has been completely lacking under our Mayor in London and he must do better. It is possible to drive up recycling rates and Boris should be making sure we do not fall further behind.

So while we are all clearing out our Christmas rubbish we must recycle as much as possible, but it is incumbent Klara Wertheim on the people with power Leonard Cheshire – like our Mayor –to use Disability their position to drive up Vauxhall, SW8 recycling rates and protect our environment.

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Other cities across Europe like Berlin manage recycling rates of 41 per cent – so why not here as well? Murad Qureshi AM London Assembly Labour Group Environment spokesperson

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Star names will be supporting festival of films for Tricycle

Screenings to be followed by Q&A sessions by Bridget Galton bridget.galton@archant.co.uk

Husband and wife actors Jim Carter and Imelda Staunton are curating a festival of classic British films to raise money for the Tricycle Theatre. Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, Alan Bennett, Michael Palin and Stephen Tompkinson are among the well-known faces taking part in Q&As after screenings. Staunton, best known for roles in Vera Drake and the Harry Potter films, and Carter, currently playing butler Mr Carson in Downton Abbey, live in West Hampstead and wanted to support their local theatre. “I haven’t worked there for 25 years but it’s a wonderful theatre. We have always been local and stayed in contact to support their work,” says Carter. “This was an idea we cooked up to run this series of hopefully well loved, affectionately remembered British films. “The fact that we have a connection with many of them isn’t for vanity’s sake but for pragmatic reasons, because it made it easier to get close friends involved. “Everyone said instantly ‘I will do it, it’s a good cause’. Hopefully it will also be a nice reunion.”

Attraction The season starts on January 19 with 1984 comedy A Private Function, scripted by Primrose Hill writer Alan Bennett. The Q&A will also include the film’s stars Carter, Bill Paterson and Michael Palin “if he’s not off travelling”. On February 9, Jim Broadbent and Lesley Manville will talk about Mike Leigh’s Gilbert and Sullivan musical, Topsy Turvy. Stephen Tompkinson, Sue Johnston and writer/director Mark Herman will appear on March 9 to talk about Brassed Off, a 1996 comedy in which Carter played a miner and member of Grimley Colliery Band. “It was a lovely film because you believed in it and I agreed with what it was saying,” says Carter, who hails from Yorkshire. “It handled the Miners’ Strike and was tough but funny and human – it was certainly tough to make, in south Yorkshire in winter! When we were filming, the community was still feeling the effects of the pit closures, though Grimethorpe has since had a revival. When we rolled into town the circus of film-making was a big attraction.” Cast as a euphonium player, Carter went along to Abbey Road studios with his video camera to watch the recording of the soundtrack and pick up tips for the role. “It was disappointing because the eupho-

nium player didn’t puff his cheeks or have bulging eyes when he played, so there was nothing to work with.” Carter and Staunton will appear alongside King’s Speech and Bridget Jones actor Colin Firth on April 13 to talk about John Madden’s film Shakespeare in Love. “When we first read it the actors all fell about because it was full of actor jokes, but we all said, ‘This isn’t going to mean anything to anyone because you’ve got to love actor jokes and Romeo and Juliet.’ But it became a real date movie where girls and their boyfriends both loved it. It just shows you can never tell what’s going to catch fire.” Unlike Staunton, who appears at Hampstead Theatre in the spring, Carter is happy to stick to screen work these days. “I don’t miss theatre. I did it for 15 years and I have lost my taste for doing eight shows a week.” With a Downton Abbey Christmas special just screened and a new series next year, he’s not finished with Mr Carson yet. “When I went for the job I just knew there were three good scripts and Maggie Smith was in it – what’s not to like? “I have never done anything like it before because it is uniquely successful, a global success. As a young actor I wouldn’t have wanted to get involved in something so long running but I’m at the age where it suits me fine.”

Recognised It has meant that he’s recognised more. Last month, when he and co-star Penelope Wilton visited Stockholm to launch the fourth series, they were constantly recognised. “It turns out there are nine million people living there and one million watch Downton.” Though it’s raised Carter’s profile, it has led to more “bizarre offers” than juicy acting jobs. “Would I narrate the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s Christmas carol concert in Salt Lake City? Flattering, but no thanks.” But he adds: “I am not rushing around looking for work, I am very busy [as chairman of Hampstead Cricket Club].” Seats for screenings are a suggested minimum donation of £19 with proceeds for Tricycle’s theatre and education programme. “We all started off in small theatres. Jim Broadbent, Imelda and I came through these theatres and places like the Tricycle have been hit by thousands of pounds of cuts so they have to make that up in money raised and we hope this will help.” ■ Box office: 020 7328 1000

■ Jim Carter as Carson in Downton Abbey

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■ Jim Broadbent

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■ Alan Bennett

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Classic tale transformed into eye-popping spectacular Peter Pan The Never Ending Story Wembley Arena

Cirque du Soleil designer Luc Petit has sprinkled his own mix of fairy dust over J M Barrie’s classic tale to create a frenetically spectacular show that leaves you so dizzy and gorged on stunning effects you want to close your eyes and think happy thoughts. Akin to the sugar-rush my son experienced after a bag of candy floss, this arena tour – boasting an Essex-twang voiceover narration by charming, if amateurish, X Factor runner-up Stacey Solomon – is heavy on stadium-friendly power ballads and light on plot, poetry and characterization.

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It’s billed as a children’s show, but back to back duets of sentimental numbers like Angels, Sailing, You Raise Me Up and One Day I’ll Fly Away are guaranteed to get bottoms wriggling on seats while awaiting the next sword fight. Far from being menacing, Captain Hook inexplicably spouts opera – shamelessly shoe-horning in crowdpleaser Nessun Dorma – and the pirates are more hoofers than swordsmen, although the gigantic croc that roamed the arena was a highlight.

■ An energetic asdaptation of Peter Pan This is the boy who wouldn’t grow up for the X Factor generation, weaned on final verse key changes accompanied by whooshing jets of flame. Wishing for more subtlety is like asking bankers not to be greedy – and although there were times you didn’t know which busy bit of action to focus on, you couldn’t argue with the multiple tautly choreographed routines,

from body popping and break dancing, to ballroom and Indian war dances, nor the physical comedy of pyjama-clad clownish duo John and Peter or the skilled tumbling, balancing and acrobatics of the Lost Boys and Red Indians.

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At one point the pirates are fired over the audience on bungees, at another, Peter Pan tumbles aloft suspended on the updraft of giant wind

Solomon when she emerged, sang sweetly and brought the house down.

Tinkerbell is neatly represented by a shooting firework and multiple hand-held lights winking on and off and Nana, Chinese dragon-style by a duo of acrobats in a dog suit.

Bridget Galton

Thursday January 9, 2014, The Times

Vital and thrilling Oscar-pleader is a bold piece of cinema

While criticising Tarantino’s Django Unchained, film-maker Spike Lee said: “American slavery was not a Sergio Leone spaghetti western. It was a Holocaust.” Whatever the historical outrage, if enough books, films and plays are made about it eventually it becomes less of an incompressible moral affront and more of a digestible melodrama, a distant cautionary tale. The achievement of 12 Years A Slave (15) is that it claws away the century-and-a-half of fine words, suffering and villainy to reveal the raw and excruciating pain beneath. Its story is simple and self-explanatory. Solomon Northrup (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is a free man, married with two children and living in New York in the 1840s, who is abducted and taken to the south and sold into slavery. The drama is bluntly delineated. Northrup is a figure of pure good – smart, educated, compassionate and proud. His eventual master, Epps (Michael Fassbender), is pure evil – vicious, sadistic, hypocritical and ignorant. What prevents this being some preachy, worthy (and thus worthless) melodrama, what makes it something vital and thrilling, is that

and (in Morgan’s case) working for the BBC. 7pm, January 20. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Electric Ballroom, 184 Camden High St NW1 8QP. The leatherclad San Franciscan outﬁt amp up the crowd with their mix of dark, fuzzed-up garage rock and porchstrummed dirty Americana blues. 7pm, February 3. Heaven 17. Jazz Café, 5 Parkway, NW1 7PG. Original members Glenn Gregory and Martyn Ware hit the stage again with their Human League spin-off project. Big, dramatic, gleaming synth-pop will be the order of the evening as the band perform huge singles like Come Live With Me and Temptation. 7pm, February 20.

Events The Lure of the Underground. Baker Street Tube Station, Marylebone Road, NW1 5LA. Explore 150 years of engineering and artistry in the London Underground and see things you will almost certainly have missed as you rush through on your daily commute. The tour, which takes place every Tuesday morning, meets at Baker Street Tube station’s north exit and lasts for about two hours. There is no need to book in advance, but make sure you have a topped-up Oyster card or a Zones 1-2 travelcard. Until Tuesday, April 1. The Master. 213 Haverstock Hill, NW3. Hampstead Film Club runs on Tuesdays, at 7pm. Tickets are £5 on the door. Wine/beer £3 at the cash bar. All proceeds go to Wac Arts and are invested into our core services with young people. Hampstead Saturday Market. 78 Hampstead High Street,

■ Chiwetel Ejiofor, left, and Michael Fassbender in 12 Years A Slave

Picture: Fox Searchlight, Francois Duhamel

director Steve McQueen is a true film artist. Like his debut feature Hunger, it operates in the middle ground between his background as a Turner Prize-winning video artist and conventional narrative cinema. The economy of his storytelling is striking – the nightmare of the steamboat journey south is conveyed with a close-up of a churning steamboat paddle, a few dark interior scenes and some percussive noise. This economy extends to

Hampstead, NW3. French cheeses, Greek pastries, Spanish delicatessen, organic coffee. Small antiques, jewellery, gifts, café. Weekly. Messy Play. Kentish Town City Farm, 1 Cressﬁeld Close, Kentish Town, NW5 4BN. What could be better for the children than some messy play? Bring them to the farm for a weekly play session where there is lots of noise, mess and choice. £4, 10am to noon, every Friday. Cinema Club at The Black Heart. The Funny Side of Camden, 3 Greenland Place, Camden, NW1. The upstairs room transforms into a cinema on Mondays. Free, 9pm. Tour at the British Library. 96 Euston Road, NW1. Learn more about the library. Adults from £8, concessions £6.50. Open all year. Rainforest Life. ZSL London Zoo, Regent’s Circle, NW1. Experience the sights, smells and sounds of London’s only living rainforest. Until March 27. Fleet Music Group. Swiss Cottage Community Centre, Winchester Road, Swiss Cottage, NW3. Amateur, mixed ensemble with strings, woodwind and piano playing mainly classical music. Contact 020 7722 0059. 3pm5pm, Fridays. Weekly Clubs: Burgh House and Hampstead Museum. New End Square, Hampstead, NW3. Bridge Club, Wednesday, 1.30pm; Scrabble Club, Thursdays, 2pm and Singing Sessions, Fridays, 12.15pm-1.15pm.

Hans Zimmer’s soundtrack, which is largely bits of his Inception score. Well, it is one of the best movie scores of recent years. You suspect that McQueen’s style is in part forced by budgetary restraints, but you don’t dwell on what you are not getting, because what you do get is pinpoint precise. His framing is immaculate, knowing exactly what needs to go on to the screen. It helps that he has a performer as inspired as

Health & Fitness Meditation and yoga classes. Free meditation and yoga classes across the capital on different nights of the week. Volunteers who run the sessions are welcoming. Sessions last about 90 minutes. 7.30pm-9pm. Visit www. sahajayogalondon.co.uk. Get Active with Salsa! The Heritage Inn, 301 Cricklewood Broadway, NW2 6PG. Beginners’ classes, 7.30pm-8.30pm; improvers and intermediates classes, 8.45pm9.45pm. Price £7 or £10 for two classes. For more visit www. cubanvibes.com or call 07961 281989. Every Monday. Encantado – Latin Fusion Night. Salsa. Cafe Loco, 266 Muswell Hill Broadway, e-mail derrick@ encantado.co.uk N10 2QR, call Derrick on 07903 363 773. 8.30pm to 9.30pm, beginners/ intermediate. Club until 11pm, Saturday/Wednesdays. £7 per class. Circuit class. Kingsbury Baptist Church Hall, Slough Lane, NW9 8QG. All levels and abilities. Enquiries 07944 523260. Saturday, 9am, £5. Fun ﬁtness class. Ladies only. Tuesday, 8pm, £5. Egyptian belly dance class. The Recreation Club, Fleet Road, Hampstead, NW3. Mondays, 7pm8.30pm, Tube: Belsize Park and London Overground: Hampstead Heath. General level (including beginners). £12.50 drop-in, or £10 a class booking by the term. Call Hazel on 07930 969305.

Clubbing Jubilee. Barﬂy, 49 Chalk Farm

Ejiofor to point his camera at. Place his face in front of a camera and he will invariably give you something extraordinary and often without the need for any dialogue. 12 Years A Slave may be Oscar-pleading, but it is a bold piece of cinema. Its only link with the pious liberal homilies that Hollywood usually employs to deal with this period is the parade of big-name white actors in small roles as if to register their condemnation. Michael Joyce

Road, NW1 8AN. A weekly rock ‘n’ roller featuring DJs on rotation, Carl Barat, Alan Cherry Cola, Chris McCormack, Lilygun, Pete Kosanovich and sets from up-andcoming bands. 10.30pm-3am, every Friday. I Love The ’80s. Jazz Café, 5 Parkway, NW1 7PG. All the 1980s pop, hair rock, disco, indie and cheese you could wish for. Don’t forget to dress up. 10.30pm3.30am, every Saturday. Ride. Proud Camden, Chalk Farm Road, The Horse Hospital, Stables Market, Camden, NW1. Sexy, equestrian vibe full of surprises and twists, including performances alongside a residency from Filthy Few and celebrity DJs. 7.30pm to 2.30am, every Saturday. The Cuban Salsa Club. Upstairs At The Camden Tup, 2/3 Greenland Place, NW1. This is a fresh and exciting club night designed to cater for dance classes, DJ showcases, guest singers and performers. Every Thursday. Sin City. Electric Ballroom, 184 Camden High Street, NW1. From hard rock and metal to classic rock and punk, and underground sounds. £5 with flyer or this page before 11.30pm, £5 members before midnight, £7 at all other times. 10.30pm-3.30am. Fridays except first Friday of the month. Inferno. Electric Ballroom, 184 Camden High Street, Camden Town, NW1. London’s biggest monthly goth/industrial/metal night. £5 with a flyer or printout of this page before 11.30pm, £5 members before midnight, £7 at all other times. 10.30pm until 3.30am. First Friday of the month.

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Travel |

Liz Gill in Sharm El Sheikh

Discovering marine life off Egypt’s coast Overwhelmed by abundance of sea life, but plenty to do and see on land too

■ The Savoy Hotel with its wonderful swimming pool and sunbathing areas

There are a lot of facts to absorb on a Discover Scuba Diving sampler course, but I cling on to just two: my instructor is never going to let go of my hand and I can stop any time I want. “I am going to hold on to you as if you were my own child,” says Samir who manages to be both sympathetic to my fears and smilingly sure I can overcome them. Comforted by this notional security blanket, I squeeze into my wet suit and allow myself to be fitted with all the paraphernalia. Nervously I dip my face into the water and practice breathing through my mouth before taking the plunge and allowing the Red Sea to close over my head.

I am scared, my ears hurt a bit and it is weird to hear one’s breath as bubbles. But within a couple of minutes I realise that what Samir said in our briefing has come true: it’s so instantly magical down there that I forget about myself and focus on the fish. There are more than a 1,000 species in these waters and I must be seeing hundreds of them, some singly, some in big shoals, all dazzlingly coloured and wonderfully shaped. My instructor is still holding my hand, but he guides me from behind and above so ■ Liz Gill goes scuba diving I feel independent and increasingly confident. I can OK – though OK seems an even remember how to re- inadequate response to all lieve the pressure in my ears this beauty. Connoisseurs love the and how to give the sign for Sharm El Sheikh coast for its clear waters, its corals and its colourful marine life. I can add another factor – its closeness to my hotel. Because I’ve been diving in the Savoy’s “house reef” I’m only a short stroll – or even a short swagger now – back down the jetty to the cocktail of the day and a lobster lunch. Sharm is a long ribbon resort, maybe only a hotel or two deep at most points, stretching for about seven miles with the sea on one side and the Sinai desert on the other. A well as diving we do snorkelling, you can still see a fantastic array of marine life though obviously you don’t have the same other world sensation that you do on a dive – and a pleasant half-day cruise with lunch and an escort of exuberant dolphins. The ship sounds its horn and we’re all encouraged to clap and cheer and holler – apparently the noise attracts them. On dry land we ride camels up to Echo Valley to shout

our names and laugh when they bounce back. I learn an amazing bit of camel trivia: they have transparent inner eyelids which they can close against a sand storm but still see. On our return, our Bedouin hosts mix flour, salt and water into a thin pliant dough and cook it on a convex sheet of metal over a wood fire. We eat it with sheep’s milk cheese and sweet herb infused tea. They live in tents, they tell us, but still show off their new iPhone 5s. On another afternoon we swap four legs for four wheels, swathe our faces in checked keffiyahs against the dust and gleefully bounce quad bikes over sand and rocks. At first sight on the way from the airport this had seemed rather monotonous scenery. On closer contact though it looks amazingly dramatic, the mountains rising from the scrubby plain like knives against the sky, their colours changing with the light and the time of day. They stretch rank upon rank into the interior, a reminder of the scale and an-

cient mysteries of the Sinai peninsula. This, after all, is where Moses received the Ten Commandments, where he saw the burning bush (St Catherine’s monastery, a four-hour drive away, is said to mark the spot) and where Mary and Joseph fled with the infant Jesus, refugees from the wrath of Herod. The resort itself, of course, is dedicated more to the pleasures of the flesh with sunbathing, swimming and other water sports, spa treatments, shopping and general jollities in casinos, nightclubs, pubs, cafés and restaurants. Adjacent to our hotel and owned by the same businessman is Soho Square, a monument to Emad Aziz’s love of England where he was educated and where he spends part of the year.

Kitsch So you get this rather kitsch combination of statues of Churchill, red telephone kiosks and a Queen Vic pub alongside statues of pharaohs. There are eating places with cuisine from around the world, an ice bar, an ice rink, a bowling alley, a disco, a “culturama” cinema about ancient Egypt and shops where they have obviously been schooled not to hustle customers. The idea that Europeans do not like being pestered has also reached Old Sharm. “No hassle here,” shout shopkeepers, selling jewellery, glassware, lamps and leather goods. I’ve never seen so many fake designer handbags. “No bloody hassle here,” emphasises one wouldbe Del Boy, “just lubbly jubbly.” They do though still engage in the age-old tradition of bartering: you can get one of those leather handbags for

Travel Facts Monarch are offering seven nights’ bed and breakfast based on two sharing at the five-star Savoy Hotel from London Gatwick from £681 per person. Monarch also operates from Luton, Birmingham and Manchester. Flights start from £57.27 one-way. Rooms at the Savoy start from £62 per person per night low season. Further information: www.savoy-sharm.com www.soho-sharm.com www.monarch.co.uk £20. Earlier we have visited the town’s Al Mostafa mosque which can accommodate 2,500 worshippers. Non-Muslims are not allowed beyond the courtyard, but we listen there to the call to prayer and gaze at the evening star with a sliver of moon rising above the minarets and it’s all rather spinetingling. Not far away is the Coptic Heavenly Cathedral where almost every inch of the interior is lavishly illustrated with Bible stories. It was only finished in 2010, a tangible reminder of just how new this town is, the result of the 1978 Camp David peace agreement between Israel and Egypt and the demilitarisation of the Sinai. Before then it was a fishing village of maybe 2,000 souls, today it has 10,000 plus as many as 40,000 visitors in the high season. Sharm El Sheikh is obviously not the “real” Egypt, either ancient or modern: it’s not for those who want mummies and museums, the Sphinx and the Pyramids. What it does offer are goodvalue-for-money deals in a sunny international playground where you can be as idle or as active as you please.

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LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT THE BRENT (WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTION) (AMENDMENT NO. *) ORDER 201* THE BRENT (PARKING PLACES) (NO. 4, 2008) (AMENDMENT NO. *) ORDER 201* 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Brent propose to make the above-mentioned Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended by section 8 of and Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Local Government Act 1985, the Parking Acts of 1986 and 1989 and the Traffic Management Act 2004. 2. The general effect of the 'Waiting and Loading Restriction' Order would be to further amend the Brent (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1979, so that:(a) waiting by vehicles (otherwise than for the purpose of delivering or collecting goods or loading or unloading a vehicle) would be prohibited at any time in the lengths of streets specified in Schedule 1 to this Notice; (b) waiting by vehicles for the purpose of delivering or collecting goods or loading or unloading a vehicle for a period of more than 40 minutes in the same place would be prohibited throughout the week in the lengths of streets specified in Schedules 1 to this Notice; ( c) the sale or offer for sale of goods from a vehicle would be prohibited (except on Sundays in the lengths of streets specified in Schedule 1) unless there is in force a valid licence issued by the Brent Borough Council or the goods are immediately taken into or delivered at premises adjacent to the vehicle from which the sale is effected; (d) the use of any vehicle or of any animal or the wearing of fancy dress or other costume, wholly or mainly for the purpose of advertising would be prohibited in the lengths of streets specified in Schedules 1 to this Notice; (e) any existing prohibition on the waiting by vehicles, the sale or offer for sale of goods from a vehicle or the use of any vehicle or animal or the wearing of fancy dress or other costume wholly or mainly for the purpose of advertising in the lengths of streets specified in Schedule 1 to this Notice would be revoked. 3. The prohibitions referred to in sub-paragraph 2(a) and (b) above would not apply in respect of anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or in certain circumstances, e.g., the picking up or setting down of passengers; the carrying out of statutory powers or duties; the taking in of petrol, etc., from roadside petrol stations; to licensed street traders, etc. The usual exemption relating to vehicles displaying a disabled person's "Blue Badge" would apply. 4. The general effect of the 'Parking Places Amendment' Order would be to: (a) extend the hours of operation of the existing parking places to also operate between 10.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. Saturdays to Sundays in certain lengths of the street specified in Schedule 2 to this `Notice; (b) specify that:(i) each parking place may be used, subject to the provisions of the Order, for the leaving during the permitted hours of such vehicles as are passenger vehicles, goods carrying vehicles or invalid carriages displaying a valid permit. Motor cycles park free; (ii) any resident whose usual place of abode is in any street specified in Schedule 3 to this Notice may apply to the Council for the issue of a residents permit valid for use in the parking places specified in Schedule 2 to this Notice; (iii) a maximum of 3 permits per residential postal address would be issued by the Council or its agents, to persons whose usual place of abode is in any street specified in Schedule 3 to this Notice. The charge would be based on a carbon dioxide emissions based sliding charge for passenger vehicles registered on or after 1st March 2001 and on engine size based sliding charge for passenger vehicles registered before 1st March 2001 and qualifying goods carrying vehicles, as specified in Schedule 4 to this Notice. Fully electric vehicles would fall under Band 1; (iv) car club cars displaying a car club all zone permit would be permitted to park in any permit parking place; (v) any resident whose usual place of abode is in any street or part of street specified in Schedule 3 to this Notice may apply to the Council for the issue of a household visitor permit valid for use in the street for which it is issued for the period between 10.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. Mondays to Fridays and between 10.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. Saturdays to Sundays. The charge would be based on a carbon dioxide emissions based sliding charge for passenger vehicles registered on or after 1st March 2001 and on engine size based sliding charge for passenger vehicles registered before 1st March 2001 and qualifying goods carrying vehicles, as specified in Schedule 5 to this Notice; (vi) any resident whose usual place of abode is in any street or part of street specified in Schedule 3 to this Notice may apply to the Council for the issue of visitor's epermits valid for the period between 10.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. Mondays to Fridays and between 10.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. Saturdays to Sundays, at a cost of one pound and fifty pence per permit per day of use. No refunds would be made; (vii) any person who occupies premises in any street specified in Schedule 3 to this Notice and who uses such premises for non-residential purposes may apply to the Council for the issue of a general business permit valid for use in the parking places specified in Schedule 2 (Maximum 3 Permits). The charge for each general business permit would be £350 per annum (£210 for 6 months, £140 for 3 months); (viii) any person who occupies premises in any street specified in Schedule 3 to this Notice and who uses such premises for non-residential purposes may apply to the Council for the issue of a liveried vehicle business permit for any of its vehicles marked with the company livery for use in the parking places specified in Schedules 2 (Maximum 3 Permits). The charge for each liveried vehicle business permit would be £250 per annum (£150 for 6 months, £100 for 3 months); (ix) permits issued by the Council to essential users or key workers would be valid for use in all the parking bays provided for resident and business users in the MA zone. The charge for an essential user permit would be £130 and the charge for a special permit would be £160 per annum; (x) any resident of a "car free" development as defined in a section 106 agreement made under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 would not be eligible for a residents permits in the MA zone. 5. A copy of the proposed Orders, of the relevant Orders of 1979 and 2008 (and of the Orders which have amended those Orders), of the Council's statement of reasons for proposing to make the Orders and of a map which indicate each length of road to which the Orders relate can be inspected during normal office hours on Mondays to Fridays inclusive until the end of a period of 6 weeks from the date on which the Orders are made or the Council decides not to make the Orders at Brent Customer Services, Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 0FJ. 6. Further information may be obtained by telephoning the Transportation Service, telephone number 020 8937 5452. 7. Persons desiring to make representations or to object to the proposed Order should send a statement in writing of their representations or objections, and the grounds thereof, to Head of Transportation, Transportation Service, 5th Floor North Wing, Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 0FJ, quoting the reference TO/12/193/EAM, to arrive no later than 21 days from the date of publication of this notice. Dated 9 January 2014. Paul Chandler Head of Transportation (The officer appointed for this purpose). SCHEDULE 1 Waiting restrictions (At any time) Chatsworth Road, the south-west side (a) between a point 3.00 metres north-west of a point opposite the common boundary of Nos. 46 and 48 Chatsworth Road and a point 6.00 metres south-east of a point opposite

the party wall of Nos. 50 and 52 Chatsworth Road; (b) between a point 5.00 metres north-west of a point opposite the party wall of Nos. 64 and 66 Chatsworth Road and a point 12.00 metres south-east of a point opposite the common boundary of Nos. 68 and 70 Chatsworth Road. Coverdale Road (a) the north-west side, between the south-western kerb-line of Chatsworth Road and a point 8.50 metres south-west of that kerb-line; (b) the south-east side, between the south-western kerb-line of Chatsworth Road and a point 8.50 metres south-west of that kerb-line. Dartmouth Road the north-east side, between a point 27.00 metres north-west of the common boundary of Nos. 50 and 52 Dartmouth Road and a point 10.00 metres north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Dawlish Road. Dawlish Road (a) the north-west side, (i) between the south-western kerb-line of Teignmouth Road south-westward for a distance of 11.00 metres; (ii) between a point 11.00 metres north-east of the north-eastern kerb-line of Dartmouth Road and that north-eastern kerb-line; (b) the south-east side, (i) between the south-western kerb-line of Teignmouth Road and a point 15.00 metres north-east of the common boundary of Nos. 1 and 2 Dawlish Road; (ii) between a point 10.00 metres north-east of the north-eastern kerb-line of Dartmouth Road and that north-eastern kerb-line. Deerhurst Road between a point 10.00 metres south-west of the south-western kerb-line of Chatsworth Road and that south-western kerb-line. Exeter Road (a) the north-east side, between a point 10.00 metres south-east of the north-westernmost wall of No. 48 Exeter Road and the southern kerb-line of Walm Lane; (b) the south-west side, (i) between a point 5.10 metres north-west of a point opposite the south-eastern wall of No. 57 Exeter Road and a point 6.00 metres north-west of the common boundary of Nos. 63 and 65 Exeter Road; (ii) between a point 23.50 metres north-west of the common boundary of Nos. 44 and 46 Exeter Road and the southern kerb-line of Walm Lane. Lydford Road (a) the north-west side, between a point 1.50 metres south-west of the north-eastern boundary of No. 29 Lydford Road and a point 1.00 metre south-west of a point opposite the party wall of Nos. 18 and 16 Lydford Road; (b) the south-east side, between a point 20.00 metres north-east of a point opposite the party wall of Nos. 27 and 29 Lydford Road and a point 5.00 metres south-west of a point opposite the party wall of Nos. 18 and 16 Lydford Road. St. Gabriel's Road (a) the north-east side, between a point 4.00 metres north-west of a point opposite the party wall of Nos. 91 and 93 St. Gabriel's Road and the south-western kerb-line of Exeter Road; (b) the south-west side, between a point 5.00 metres south-west of the south-western kerbline of Exeter Road and the south-western kerb-line of Exeter Road. Teignmouth Road the south-west side, between a point 24.00 metres north-west of the common boundary of Nos. 21 and 23 Teignmouth Road and the common boundary of Nos. 46 and 48 Teignmouth Road. Walm Lane the south-east side, between a point 12.50 metres west of the south-western kerb-line of Exeter Road and a point 3.00 metres south-west of the common boundary of Nos. 183 and 185 Walm Lane. Willesden Lane (a) the north, north-east and north-west sides, (i) between the common boundary of Nos. 173 and 175 Willesden Lane and a point 4.50 metres south-east of a point opposite the north-western wall of Peascroft House, Willesden Lane; (ii) between a point 15.50 metres north-west of a point opposite the north-western wall of Peascroft House, Willesden Lane and a point 15.00 metres south-east of the southeastern kerb-line of Coverdale Road; (iii) between a point 31.80 metres north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Coverdale Road and the common boundary of Nos. 208 and 210 Willesden Lane; (iv) between a point 20.00 metres north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Deerhurst Road and a point 10.50 metres north-west of a point opposite the north-western wall of No. 226 Willesden Lane; (v) between a point 30.50 metres north-west of a point opposite the north-western wall of No. 226 Willesden Lane and a point 2.50 metres south-east of a point opposite the north-western wall of No. 244 Willesden Lane; (vi) between a point 17.50 metres north-west of a point opposite the north-western wall of No. 244 Willesden Lane and a point opposite the party wall of Nos. 276 and 278 Willesden Lane; (b) the south, south-east and south-west sides, (i) between the common boundary of Nos. 173 and 175 Willesden Lane and a point 4.50 metres south-east of a point opposite the north-western wall of Peascroft House, Willesden Lane; (ii) between a point 15.50 metres north-west of a point opposite the north-western wall of Peascroft House, Willesden Lane and a point 15.00 metres south-east of the southeastern kerb-line of Coverdale Road; (iii) between a point 34.80 metres north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Coverdale Road and a point 10.50 metres north-west of a point opposite the north-western wall of No. 226 Willesden Lane; (iv) between a point 30.50 metres north-west of a point opposite the north-western wall of No. 226 Willesden Lane and a point 2.50 metres south-east of a point opposite the north-western wall of No. 244 Willesden Lane; (v) between a point 17.50 metres north-west of a point opposite the north-western wall of No. 244 Willesden Lane and a point 4.00 metres north-west of the common boundary of Nos. 245 and 247 Willesden Lane. SCHEDULE 2 Zone MA 'Permit Only' Parking Places between 10.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. Mondays to Fridays and between 10.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. Saturdays to Sundays Chatsworth Road (a) the north-east side (i) from a point 1.00 metre north-west of the common boundary of Nos. 59 and 61 Chatsworth Road north-westward for a distance of 24.00 metres; (ii) from a point 1.00 metre north-west of the common boundary of Nos. 67 and 69 Chatsworth Road south-eastward for a distance of 5.00 metres; (iii) from a point 1.00 metre south-east of the common boundary of Nos. 69 and 71 Chatsworth Road north-westward for a distance of 24.00 metres; (iv) from a point 1.00 metre south-east of the common boundary of Nos. 75 and 77 Chatsworth Road north-westward for a distance of 12.00 metres; (v) from a point 2.50 metres north-west of a point opposite the party wall of Nos. 79 and

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SCHEDULE 3 Streets eligible for the issue of permits Anson Road (from Cricklewood Broadway to Chichele Road), Chatsworth Road (from Mapesbury Road to Lydford Road), Chichele Road, Coverdale Road (from Chatsworth Road to Willesden Lane), Dartmouth Road (from Mapesbury Road to Lydford Road), Dawlish Road, Deerhurst Road, Exeter Road (from Mapesbury Road to Walm Lane), Hoveden Road, Keyes Road, Lydford Road (from a point 42.00 metres south-west of the south-western kerb-line of Dartmouth Road, measured on the north-west side to Walm Lane), Mapesbury Road, Sheldon Road, St. Gabriel's Road (from Exeter Road to Lydford Road), Sylvan Grove, Teignmouth Road (from Mapesbury Road to Lydford Road), Walm Lane (from Cricklewood Broadway / Shoot-up Hill to Keyes Road / Lydford Road) and Willesden Lane (from Christchurch Avenue to Lydford Road / Sidmouth Road). SCHEDULE 4 Brent Vehicle Band 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Vehicle Emissions gCO2/km) Less 110131151176201- 255+ of passenger vehicles registered than 130 150 175 200 255 on or after the 1st March 2001 Cylinder capacity of engine (cc) Less 1101- 1201- 1551- 1801- 2401- Over of passenger vehicles registered than 1200 1550 1800 2400 3000 3000 before 1st March 2001 and goods carrying vehicles First permit annual charge (£) 0 54 81 107 133 160 214 First permit 6 month charge (£) 0 32 49 64 80 96 128 First permit 3 month charge (£) 0 22 32 43 54 64 86 Second permit annual charge (£) 41 95 122 149 175 201 255 Second permit 6 month charge(£) 25 57 73 89 104 121 153 Second permit 3 month charge (£) 17 38 49 60 70 81 102 Third permit annual charge (£) 83 136 163 190 216 243 296 Third permit 6 month charge(£) 50 82 98 114 129 146 178 Third permit 3 month charge(£) 33 55 65 76 87 97 119 SCHEDULE 5 Brent Vehicle Band 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Vehicle Emissions gCO2/km) of Less 110131151176201- 255+ passenger vehicles registered on than 130 150 175 200 255 or after the 1st March 2001 Cylinder capacity of engine (cc) Less 1101- 1201- 1551- 1801- 2401- Over of passenger vehicles registered than 1200 1550 1800 2400 3000 3000 before 1st March 2001 and goods carrying vehicles First permit annual charge (£) 118 118 118 118 145 171 224 Second permit annual charge (£) 118 118 131 171 212 251 321 Third permit annual charge (£) 118 118 171 224 278 321 321 First permit 6 month charge (£) 60 60 60 60 73 87 114 Second permit 6 month charge (£) 60 60 87 87 107 127 166 Third permit 6 month charge (£) 60 60 87 114 140 166 166 First permit 3 month charge (£) 33 33 33 33 40 46 60 Second permit 3 month charge (£) 33 33 36 46 57 66 87 Third permit 3 month charge (£) 33 33 46 60 73 87 87

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LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT THE BRENT (WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTION) (AMENDMENT NO. *) ORDER 201* THE BRENT (WEMBLEY STADIUM AREA) (WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTIONS) (NO. 1, 2012) (AMENDMENT NO. *) ORDER 201* 1.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Brent propose to make the above-mentioned Orders under sections 6 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended by section 8 of and Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Local Government Act 1985.

The general effect of the 'Waiting and Loading Restriction' Order would be to further amend the Brent (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1979, so that:(a) waiting by vehicles (otherwise than for the purpose of delivering or collecting goods or loading or unloading a vehicle) would be prohibited at any time in the lengths of streets specified in the Schedule to this Notice; (b) waiting by vehicles for the purpose of delivering or collecting goods or loading or unloading a vehicle for a period of more than 40 minutes in the same place would be prohibited throughout the week in the lengths of streets specified in the Schedule to this Notice; (c) the sale or offer for sale of goods from a vehicle would be prohibited (except on Sundays in the lengths of streets specified in the Schedule to this Notice) unless there is in force a valid licence issued by the Brent Borough Council or the goods are immediately taken into or delivered at premises adjacent to the vehicle from which the sale is effected; (d) the use of any vehicle or of any animal or the wearing of fancy dress or other costume, wholly or mainly for the purpose of advertising would be prohibited in the lengths of streets specified in the Schedule to this Notice; (e) any existing prohibition on the waiting by vehicles, the sale or offer for sale of goods from a vehicle or the use of any vehicle or animal or the wearing of fancy dress or other costume wholly or mainly for the purpose of advertising in the lengths of streets specified in the Schedule to this Notice would be revoked.

The prohibitions referred to in sub-paragraph 2(a) and (b) above would not apply in respect of anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or in certain circumstances, e.g., the picking up or setting down of passengers; the carrying out of statutory powers or duties; the taking in of petrol, etc., from roadside petrol stations; to licensed street traders, etc. The usual exemption relating to vehicles displaying a disabled person's "Blue Badge" would apply.

The general effect of the Wembley Stadium Area 'Waiting and Loading Amendment' Order would be to amend the Brent (Wembley Stadium Area Waiting and Loading) Order, accordingly after the introduction of the at any time waiting restriction in a certain length of Cairnfield Avenue specified in the Schedule to this Notice.

A copy of the proposed Orders, of the relevant Orders of 1979 and 2012 (and of the Orders which have amended those Orders), of the Council's statement of reasons for proposing to make the Orders and of maps which indicate each length of road to which the Orders relate can be inspected during normal office hours on Mondays to Fridays inclusive until the end of a period of 6 weeks from the date on which the Orders are made or the Council decides not to make the Orders at Brent Customer Services, Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 0FJ.

Further information may be obtained by telephoning the Transportation Service, telephone number 020 8937 5452.

Persons desiring to make representations or to object to the proposed Order should send a statement in writing of their representations or objections, and the grounds thereof, to Head of Transportation, Transportation Service, 5th Floor North Wing, Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 0FJ, quoting the reference TO/02/175/EAM, to arrive no later than 21 days from the date of publication of this notice.

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SCHEDULE Waiting restrictions (At any time) Cairnfield Avenue the north-west side, between a point 6.75 metres north-east of a point opposite the party wall of Nos. 95 and 97 Cairnfield Avenue and the common boundary of Nos. 107 and 109 Cairnfield Avenue. Hawkshead Road the north-west side, between a point opposite the common boundary of No. 96A Roundwood Road and No. 2 Hawkshead Road and a point 4.60 metres north-east of that common boundary. Humber Road (a) the north-west side, between a point 7.00 metres north-east of the north-eastern boundary of The Edge Business Centre, Humber Road and a point opposite the party wall of Nos. 2 and 3 The Edge Business Centre, Humber Road; (b) the south-east side, between a point 3.00 metres south-west of the north-eastern boundary of The Edge Business Centre, Humber Road and a point 17.00 metres south-west of the north-eastern boundary of The Edge Business Centre, Humber Road. Robson Avenue (a) the north-west side, between a point 11.00 metres north-east of the common boundary of No. 58 and Whitby Cottage, Robson Avenue and a point 19.00 metres south-west of the common boundary of No. 58 and Whitby Cottage, Robson Avenue; (b) the south-east side, between a point 0.50 metre north-east of a point opposite the party wall of Nos. 54 and 56 Robson Avenue and a point 19.00 metres south-west of the common boundary of No. 58 and Whitby Cottage, Robson Avenue.

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In-form Cosmos prepare for their opening Act Rugby Union High-flying Kilburn Cosmos are scheduled to return to action this weekend as they take on Old Actonians in a bid to keep alive their Herts/Middx 1 promotion bid. Kilburn’s match against Haringey Rhinos was rained off at the weekend, meaning that they head into 2014 sitting third in the table, three points ahead of Saturday’s opponents. League leaders Belsize Park are also in action, as they take on sixth-placed Bank of England.

Stones make a new addition to their board Ryman League Wealdstone have added local businessman Mick Williamson to their board of directors. Williamson is familiar to fans of the Ryman League Premier Division club, having been responsible for the ‘Couch Corner’ stand at Grosvenor Vale, a project he delivered alongside his father. He is president of Wealdstone Ladies, and will also be making an investment into the club as part of his and the board’s commitment to future development.

Priceless Silva takes gold on his cross-country debut 20 clubs represented. Three Harriers ran in the senior ladies’ 8km race at the same event: SuQueens Park Harriers’ Antonio Sil- san Kennedy, who finished in 55th va stormed to a thrilling victory to place in a field of 67 with a time of lift the Middlesex Senior Men’s tro- 49:29. She was followed by Annephy on Saturday. Marie Walsh, 56th in 49:40; and AlIn his first outing at the event, Sil- ice Lester, 63rd in 55:58. va led the 165 competitors around the waterlogged and muddy 12km- Prolonged course at Wormwood Scrubs, clock- The event, organised by Miding a time of 39 minutes and 59 sec- dlesex Athletics Association onds. and hosted by the Thames His first place also secured him Valley Harriers from their the gold medal in the Harriers’ own clubhouse at Linford Chrisannual cross-country champion- tie Stadium, also included ship, which was included in the eight other races for unsame race. der-20 year-olds, and deTim Muir was the second Harrier spite prolonged heavy to finish, with a time of 47:40 to se- rain attracted 500 encure him 47th overall, taking the trants from more than 20 club’s silver medal. clubs. Ben Albon claimed bronze with a Queens Park Harriers time of 49:58 in 74th place. are in action again at Eight other Harriers completed Slough on Saturday as they the run: Joao Diogo (79th in 50:15); aim to secure medals in the Andrew Galligan (117th in 54:40); Ni- Chiltern Cross-Country cholas Stallman (122nd in 55:41); League. Andy Angus (123rd in 55:53); Lee ■ Queen’s Park Harriers train at Anderson (142nd in 60:51); Greg Willesden Sports Centre every TuesComboy (153rd in 64:12); Reyane day at 6:50pm and new members of all Smart (155t in 65:06); and Tim Bar- ages and abilities are always wellow (157th in 66:08). come. For more information on the With the first six runners to score, Harriers, visit their website at www. the Harriers ended the day ninth of queensparkharriers.com.

Cross-country

■ Queens Park Harriers runner

Antonio Silva enjoyed double success at Wormwood Scrubs at the weekend. Below left: The Harriers’ Ben Albon (left) and Joao Diogo brave muddy conditions

Winning start for the Saints

Delighted Wealdstone chairman Howard Krais said “We are delighted to welcome Mick on to the board. We are always looking to improve how we operate and Mick’s business experience brings further professionalism to the team. “In particular, Mick will take on an important role further bringing together the football club and the Ruislip Social Club, ensuring we make the right decisions about where to focus and invest across the wider club.” Williamson said: “I am pleased to join the club and will strive to make the Vale a better place for everyone to enjoy and make it continue to be successful both on and off the pitch.”

Cricket Harrow St Mary’s under-15 B side began 2014 in style with two indoor league wins. HSM were put in to bat against Bessborough, with Sarab Sahini and Ashwin Kirubananthan making 40. Dilan Bhudia and Arjan Paul put on 41, before Sajan Shah and Tarun Wagjiani added 33. Niam Patel and James Dobbin managed 12 as Saints reached 126. Bessborough initially kept up with the run-rate, but the pressure

started to tell as the third pair slowed down. The final pair arrived at the crease requiring 34 to win, but two wickets for Patel helped HSM to win by 14 runs and a 6-1 points victory. Against Pinner, Bhudia and Arjan Paul posted 39. Patel and Dobbin added 47, before Sajan Shah and Tarun Wagjiani made 57. Sahni and Kirubananthan added 33 as Saints made a healthy 176. Pinner fell short, and the result was a 107-run win and a 7-0 points victory.

Hendon boss in floods of cheers as Greens battle back to thwart Maidstone Ryman League ■ Pic: Andrew Aleksiejczuk

Gary McCann was delighted with his side’s “complete performance” as Hendon held promotion-chasing Maidstone United to a point in a 1-1 draw in the rain on Saturday, writes David Ballheimer. In wretched conditions which flooded much of the area around the ground, the match went ahead on Maidstone’s artificial surface. Hendon took the lead through Carl McCluskey (pictured left) and, despite an equaliser from the home side, they held on for a deserved point. The result was all the more impressive given that McCann’s side had to play out much of the contest with 10 men, after top-scorer Jefferson Louis was sent off in the last minute of the first half for leading with his arm against Alex Flisher. It also went some way to avenging the 5-3 defeat to the same opponents at Earlsmead in August. “I thought we were well worth a point,” said McCann. “If we had snatched the win, as

we should have late on, I don't think anyone would have said it was a smash and grab win. "The boys were magnificent. It was a complete performance and although there were many good individual performances, it was the overall team display that pleased me most.

Suited “Our style of play is suited by the 3G surface. We have trained on it at The Hive for three years so we are comfortable on it. We want to play a passing game and the surface allows us to do that. “The red card was the right decision but a complete accident. Jefferson was trying to fend off the defender rather than attack him, and it was unfortunate timing that he caught him so well.” The match was Hendon’s first visit to Maidstone for a Ryman League Premier Division fixture since 1970, and it was a high-quality contest despite the wind and rain.

But despite plenty of attacking intent, defences were dominant early on, although Michael Bryan’s drive was deflected wide for Hendon. Maidstone could muster only a couple of efforts wide from distance, while the crosses they did manage to get into the box were dealt with by James Fisher and Casey Maclaren. The hosts provided a more serious threat 11 minutes before halftime, as a speculative overhead kick from Jack Harris came back off the crossbar and was cleared to safety. Late in the half came the moment which Hendon might have feared would change the balance of the match, as Louis was shown a straight red card.

Choice Chasing a diagonal ball towards the touchline, the striker’s arm connected with Flisher, leaving the referee little choice but to send the Hendon man off. McCann replaced Bryan with Dave Diedhiou for the second half,

shoring up the midfield alongside Maclaren and Lee O’Leary. And within four minutes of the resumption, Hendon took the lead. Anthony Thomas controlled a well-directed pass, held off his marker and played in McCluskey, who steadied himself and shot past the goalkeeper. The lead lasted only five minutes. Fabio Saraiva shot from just outside the area, the ball flying through a crowd of players and forcing Ross Fitzsimons to parry, where Zac Attwood fired a shot back into the net. That was the cue for both sides to retreat into their defensive shells, and with no further addition to the scoreline, Hendon left Kent with a hard-earned point. ■ The winter weather claimed Hendon’s home match with Wealdstone on Monday night, while Harrow Borough’s clash against Margate was also called off. Hendon travel to Margate this weekend, while Wealdstone visit Canvey Island and Harrow host Lowestoft.

Thursday January 9, 2014, The Times

Sport 4

All the latest from Loftus Road

Hammering on Merseyside exposes QPR’s deficiencies QPR

■ QPR target Nikica Jelavic scores in the FA Cup third round defeat at the weekend

by Ian Cooper Harry Redknapp is unlikely to have lost too much sleep over QPR’s exit from the FA Cup to Everton, but the nature of his side’s 4-0 defeat at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon nonetheless made for uncomfortable viewing. Defeat to Roberto Martinez’s slick and stylish side is no disgrace, and few visiting teams will take points from Goodison this season. The Everton manager has assembled an array of technically astute players who tormented QPR, and at times the visitors were simply overwhelmed by the quality of Ross Barkley and Seamus Coleman. But while progress to the fourth round was always going to be difficult for QPR, the match still represented a chance to display their own progress under Redknapp since last season’s relegation, and in that context they were found wanting. Against a much-changed and somewhat under-strength Everton side, Redknapp fielded a team containing no fewer than 10 players with Premier League experience. Nedum Onuoha, Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Joey Barton and Gary O’Neil have all played in big cup games, yet none emerged having given a creditable performance. From the first whistle, Rangers lacked cohesion, composure and conviction. Once Barkley breached their defence it was a matter of how many goals Everton would score. The fact that Rangers failed to muster a single shot on target underlined that it was the manner of defeat which was so disappointing. The lack of ambition was startling, an odd mindset given that QPR had little to lose –

>> the lowdown Mick McCarthy’s side have recovered from a poor start to the season to put together a healthy run of one defeat in their last 14 games, and as a result the Tractor Boys have edged into the top six. That solitary loss came at home to Leicester City, who lead the division. A trip to Portman Road is far from a comfortable proposition for QPR.

>> the manager When former Wolves boss McCarthy was appointed as manger 14 months ago he inherited a side which was bottom of the league. Since then, the transformation has been steady, and Ipswich are now a stable Championship club. Do Wolves now regret sacking him?

>> the one to watch

yet the visitors played into Everton’s hands. But aside from QPR’s negative approach to the match, the most concerning problem was that even when they did attempt to play they were undermined by very familiar problems.

Ponderous Again their central midfield trio of Barton, O’Neil and Karl Henry were slow, ponderous, and always half a yard behind Everton’s. O’Neil, in particular, was poor, handing Nikica Jelavic a goal on a plate just before half-time, the key moment in the game. Service to Charlie Austin was again almost non-existent; QPR’s striker was often so isolated he may as well have not been on the pitch. QPR’s only threat came from the wings, where Matt Phillips and Armand Traore had occasional moments of joy. Try as he might, Redknapp cannot get his side scoring goals. The manager has switched from 4-2-3-1 to 4-4-2 in an attempt to solve the problem, but Rangers have failed

to score in four of their last five games. Against Everton, Redknapp brought on Andy Johnson to partner Austin in the second half, to no great effect. Redknapp wants to sign a striker this month but it is an overall lack of quality in the final third of the pitch which remains his primary problem, a fact that he is either unable to grasp or unwilling to admit. Given the number of signings he has already made – Yossi Benayoun being the latest – in an attempt to add greater cutting edge to his midfield, that leaves the manager facing questions. Equally problematic was QPR’s fragility in defence, epitomised by Onuoha’s concession of a second-half penalty for a foul on Brian Oviedo. The defensive stability which marked Rangers’ early months of the season has given way to hesitancy, and while a record of six clean sheets in 15 games is not cause for panic, it is an indication that QPR are not performing with the resolve which under-

Simpson calls for all-out promotion effort Danny Simpson believes that QPR must rediscover the consistency they displayed earlier in the season after a disappointing Christmas period. Rangers picked up just four points from a possible 12, with defeats at home to Leicester City and away to Nottingham Forest sending them stumbling out of the automatic promotion places, before a 4-0 mauling at Everton in the FA Cup third round. QPR travel to Ipswich Town, who are unbeaten in eight matches, on Saturday, and defender Simpson (right) believes there is little room for further error. “It wasn’t the greatest Christmas period, but we did get a win the other day (2-1 against Doncaster Rovers),” said Simpson. “I’ve been in this league a couple of times, and now is the time, in January and February, if you do want the chance to get promot-

>>preview IPSWICH TOWN (A)

ed, that you have to push on. “We have another 23 games in the league and we’re not in any of the cup competitions so we really have to go for it. You have to give yourselves a points gap and we have to be the one that pushes away from the pack.” Harry Redknapp has made it clear that he will attempt to sign a striker this month, with Everton’s Nikica Jelavic, who scored twice against the Rs at the weekend, among his targets. Simpson believes a new face in the dressing room could boost the whole squad. “The manager wants to bring someone in, and sometimes a new player freshens the place up and gives everyone a lift,” he added. “At Newcastle we brought a few players in and it gave everyone a little buzz. It helps you to kick on over that next couple of months to see you through until the end of

the season. I’m sure they’ll bring in what they need. “If he [Jelavic] were to play like that for us I’ll be happy. He’s still a top striker and he proved that against us. He’s a Premier League striker and if he did come in he would give everyone a lift.”

pinned earlier successes. Redknapp did not appear overly upset at the result, choosing instead to praise Everton for “real quality” and “top-class attacking play”. This was to side-step the equally valid argument that QPR simply made it easy for their hosts. The truth was that once Barkley swept a shot past Julio Cesar, QPR were very compliant guests. A return to the Premier League, of course, remains the priority, a fact which Redknapp did not disguise. Financially, the rewards of the FA Cup do not match those of promotion.

Charlie Austin’s 12 goals so far this season have made him one of the more prolific strikers in the Championship, but he has been matched by David McGoldrick, who has also scored 12 times. McGoldrick joined Ipswich in July, and has formed a strong partnership with Daryl Murphy.

Testing They return to league action on Saturday with a trip to Ipswich Town, who have emerged as challengers for a play-off place, and January also throws up testing games against Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Bolton Wanderers. Redknapp will probably have been relieved to have left Goodison with no fresh injuries, and it is a sad truth that the FA Cup was probably never really on his radar this season. But victory over Everton – or even a replay at Loftus Road – would have galvanised a side which in recent weeks has begun to show signs of fatigue after such a good start. A cup run can often regain momentum in the league. Redknapp could argue – with some justification – that QPR do not have the squad depth to cope with cup and league contests. But from a team so packed with experienced and capable players, he must have expected so much more against Everton. What Redknapp received instead, emphatically, was a demonstration that QPR are a long way from the required standard for the Premier League. Admittedly, Everton are one of the better sides in the top flight outside the top four. Nevertheless, it is occasions such as these to which QPR wish to return, and on Saturday all the evidence was that they are nowhere near ready.

■ David McGoldrick has scored 12 times for Ipswich Town this season and poses a threat to QPR’s defence at Portman Road on Saturday. Pics: PA

>> the last meeting Twenty-year-old Tom Hitchcock made his QPR debut when he replaced Bobby Zamora with the two sides drawing 0-0 at Loftus Road back in August. Seven minutes later, he was celebrating scoring a last-gasp winner, having tapped in a rebound in injurytime.

>> the prediction With QPR’s form having stuttered in recent weeks and Ipswich emerging as genuine contenders for the play-offs, this is far from straightforward for Harry Redknapp’s side. Rangers seem to have forgotten how to score goals, and Ipswich can take advantage to further boost their own hopes – 2-1 to Ipswich.

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Sport

Cross-country Harriers’ Silva takes gold at Wormwood Scrubs

QPR Everton defeat exposes Rs deficiencies

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Fernandes won’t allow Remy sale

On the prospect of Remy helping QPR in the Premier League, Redknapp added: “That’s all ifs and buts. You’ve got by Ian Cooper to get there first, and if someone came QPR’s board will not sanction the sale and offered £15m or £16m for him, I’d of Loic Remy to Newcastle United this sell him if it was my choice. But it’s not, month, despite Harry Redknapp en- it’s down to the chairman.” couraging the Premier League club to make a bid. Remy joined Newcastle on loan in Au- Convinced gust following QPR’s relegation to the Fernandes, who convinced Remy to Championship last season, and has sign for QPR and has a good personal scored 12 goals in 21 appearances so far. relationship with the player, also beRedknapp this week revealed he was lieves Remy would prefer to return to surprised that Newcastle have not Loftus Road rather than remain at St made a permanent offer for a player he James’ Park at the end of the campaign, believes is now worth £16m – twice and would only consider leaving if an what QPR paid Marseille for the 27-year- offer came in from a Champions League club. old’s services back in January. Meanwhile, Redknapp is set to step But while Redknapp is keen to sell Remy, QPR owner Tony Fernandes is up his hunt for a striker in the coming unwilling to part with his prize asset. days, after failing to agree a deal for Fernandes is convinced that Rangers Everton striker Nikica Jelavic. Jelavic scored twice against Rangers can return to the top flight at the end of the season, and sees Remy as a key part in last weekend’s FA Cup third round tie, and Toffees manager Roberto Marof the club’s future. Redknapp told West London Sport: “I tinez wants to keep him at Goodison don’t know what the deal is. You’d think Park. ■ Defender Michael Harriman has they’d want to snap him up, wouldn’t you? If they don’t then someone else extended his loan spell at Gillingham will. For what we got him for, he’s prob- until the end of the season. Twenty-one-year-old Harriman has ably worth double that now. He’s scored goals in the Premier League again this made 24 appearances for the League One side since joining in August. year.”

QPR

■ QPR owner Tony Fernandes (above) wants to keep striker Loic Remy (above left) at Loftus Road, despite Harry Redknapp’s desire to sell him. Pics: PA

Stokes targets success in 2015 after Ally Pally exit Ping pong Willesden’s Ashley Stokes has vowed to return to next year’s World Championship of Ping Pong stronger than ever after making the last 32 for the second consecutive year, writes Ziad Chaudry. The 24-year-old matched his 2013 display at Alexandra Palace by defeating current English hard-bat champion Richard Hutchinson and German Jurgen Leu, before he eventually lost to Scotland’s Commonwealth Games hopeful Gavin Rumgay in straight sets.

Savoured

Stokes savoured every moment of the event. “I came here with an open mind just to enjoy playing and I really soaked up the occasion this time,” said Stokes, who coaches a group of budding youngsters at Capital City Academy through the Greenhouse programme. “I can’t really remember playing last year to be honest!” World Championship of Ping Pong sees 64 of the world’s best players taking part over the course of two days in north London. Competitors use traditional sandpaper rackets, a throwback to the early days of table tennis.

“I was soaking up more of the occasion, forgetting I’m actually playing a match here,” he added. “I was like more of a fan myself and that’s how I approached it all during the event. “I got to this stage last year where I missed out being on the TV table. But this time I got myself onto the TV table and I was enjoying it a bit too much to be honest!

Practice

“I want to come back next year, that’s why I really wanted to get to the quarter-finals so it can guarantee your place next year. “Money doesn’t really mean anything to me to be honest, it’s all about being part of this great event. “Really and truly I just want to practise and play ping pong hopefully full time but just need to get physically better to move myself up in the ping pong rankings. “I’ve got the skills so hopefully I could compete again next year.” Stokes’s girlfriend Egle Adomelyte went a round further, losing to eventual finalist Ilija Lupulesku in two straight sets. ‘Magic’ Maxim Shmyrev made it a Stokes first made his name in the Wembley & Harrow League before ap- hat-trick of titles after defeating Lupulesku in three straight sets. pearing at last year’s inaugural event.