60pwheresold Thursday,January22,2015 Apology Inside FF7OasfwogiofbaRwvbhniuetfptouraelidahcatmhlcenloetileesoiffnheratdlrwfsroaoigratbsdneltDIIinhgaaga.reoniceenrsdeesyitaTcrehiestotdEk.,nyahtutBaeldripieRtrpnhuensordsroaermtsrebsipNNgnooiodoaaienalixavenugmpndeEo-ahggePaddkvte8hrgahe,9ere3edae75EE 44 FFAATTHHEERR .k‘MDReI..NnimAV..laselDC..nibwhds..aaireg..pteodthEa..dlnder..puiskdec..sntiBtron..dAeemaga..&deyn..ErtHtc’..eo.ydos....tsse...sr.epph...icl.iao...ltti.rac...nito.lkmg...’sn....eds...pnopcapptdaogaaggueggyeleed15164 CampaignerguiltyofcriminaldamagetoChrisGrayling’sroof NEWS VIBE SPORT AalRdttohrBSohSlspiMoAanihlcoEinffrruteecocMfsLPrrdaaeoaeterotRogOecI.essttfmfGanrCkRowoAerstcer.esranTaEtierhadMautsoeEymteagddmfaaw,hRirgNfFoyi@neiomsMitnuidaOprlqdnehlwmittsuldaw,SnaaeohetjnaliJtos.gtuglTMegehht.tour.i’FEdpmnhcdsoslansaoaRgrdSeetal.ttrteiueroterimentokbahsaShcthcogwediteheoaferetfels’ruu,gaaeawsstohsbtsesmtt’fsaahoub4hC,gRrwerdnteuohyEnuooJfhhupitiouluaa4lgoehaeusrtordss7nnhyddeeetttf-,,wtwaAadwpnddhafhohsooanfngaeieooaiFBPBasohrctlsyygaeutdhdeesutohrouuirc,ttsrstiwnulmgottseoheoerDad“ubtugrhefoiheartkaoaiauha”y:irharsfeeorrgnl.lltoltttdtertbrnteelooyrhycloohy“wecerddiitoa,,CpnsoocobeitciaumrtthtnafuorgfoehbrserwhnlJgenereecrutciMoiuitnotdierscianmlurotdfsitidreeuarrmimdiphoesdng.qlpieetweltMapepgiuaarhoGarrnltrnoiatiwWefaopnfhratohftpyiotiamlgebeliimeatierracsstyldsnhdesotsittlociitlfvha”iaeheattnasiiuoa.eeewilmrannrheerormnlrsrrsltyyddggeersttf---.,,ttjBsnDOscfwdsomdigydouohiheooifaoiuOHTaxnouneodeseuuoyuvftmtng,hnrunsygeuorrasislcieereMdrt.ewlkeysokthwedsndcnoieYemodihiCrlnsoegdabosaiofahotrkprusaearsekrMuyahtuetii.bsmteare”hrnsh’ahse,ytlorrapetblrlaeedemeocebtehdltiheamdariovratudiyedei.ooihnetawims’n.an,ntrrnsCenaIceroJhetpgetw’itheStdphdYhgs’adhedehnsdhiarstormepd:ilahheoiinaaduthosahtnrtoeeo“onp.rtltanefosuswiEmeurheaedcsfedrcnsiutDmvvtsaeeeaarHsaeheesnratieesliefnioniheedrrdot.innolvgi’nhnyydyygeersttf----osrtMcitbcbnpddisMwnnhhucelofeairaoMHBMaatgrreermucocnmtusiuebeihfdGrprrrmntamsoewiathotuahcMietacrvlgoeoeethsuGttrcoahtMeudn“erfnasehemytdar.tieta.owtlahnatraalftailegowltiltatyhnlhetnwdevanhtryonlcageihndmihtai,eecchasyw’snpegsesamrohelaiacweghnee”stguernrrtvhe’dsoaostresgipttdveahtihhotdhetduanmirid,iofcgeedewaatnnhshbioa–aeomhlhtpygsiheulrdnomCfeeo.aoeudleadotecacddnrlhtntngeekteooyoswoeaensttttvu.ewulhhhhhbcaeeerittlornnhdyooeeeeerrsssf-£s£JswmssarpgAwWtrnhuuucoi2u1nrroMDMPaadairi0oee0orrfdtdslstaref0ee0cefftsegrrecioowm’,ehlicnodssaretcifrsdcihaavnscMo,loeeiAutlctrJrnneeasMIcnehhdrgeaesartltdudahtaisebaaehewtitmatmbtnatsr.htmortgewtiahsoioovegogeitrieltntonhaeerisiunbhgmwttddwrgdtaesyieeyeoatvheealawleeh.deshaarwoerseemdoanitswgeftssnouaw£ei’iumdaadittyv2.mtsn”ahtecight0eiewihdhdosdsaveentrel:eveaoma,egdeoof“tcfriwnsefreNrfrhciIrrpt.ldncpotyntiettioaidrieinthohaecermmmtocoee.kfdyogeeertt---, Thursday January 22 7 70 Snowcoming?Visitepsomguardian.co.ukforweatherupdates 2015 TODAY’S PAPER 04 49 STARTS ON THE NEXT PAGE 9 772040383030 Odeon outrage Face the music Plastic fantastic 60pwheresold Thursday, January 22, 2015 60pwheresold Inside Apology InsideEpsomHospital’s Odeonhas embattledA&Edepartment apologisedand ....................page4 staffinEpsomare beingretrained Manaddictedtosellingdodgy afterasking DVDsoneBay ........page5 RichardBridger, ‘Newparkingrestrictionscould whoneedsa killhighstreet’........page6 ventilatorto breathe,toleave RACredundancyshock halfwaythrougha ....................page11 filmbecausehe wasdisturbing othercinema- goers.The incidentprovoked outrage.Readthe fullstoryonpage 7 DeadlinepixEP89375 FFIINNEE 44 FFAATTHHEERR Campaigner guilty of criminal damage to Chris Grayling’s roof REPORTER Butafterretiringforhalf ButMrMatthewsrefused MrGrayling’sroofofholes notcalledtogiveevidence. ALICEFOSTER anhourtoconsiderhisver- totakepartinthetrialif in felt which the Crown Prosecutionlawyer,Nick dict,DistrictJudgeWilliam theywerebannedandthe claimed were made by Wilson argued inserting [email protected] Ashworth, ruled that he judge ruled that they Mr Matthews to attach the screws damaged the wasguiltyofcriminaldam- shouldbeallowedin. banners. roof’sintegrity. After a morning of high age “albeit to a minor Oneofthem,JamesDen- Butheadmittedhecould Mr Matthews’ lawyer drama, a judge has ruled degree”. nis, who said he has not notactuallyseetheholesin AdamJamesarguedthere thataNewFathers4Jus- Priortothetrialyester- seenhisthreechildrenfor thephotographshetook. wasnodamagetotheroof, ticecampaignerwasguilty daymorningMrMatthews fouryears,campedoutside Mr Matthews told the andiftherewasitwasnot of criminaldamagewhen hadstagedanotherprotest DavidCameron’shousein courtthathehadputthe sufficienttomeetthecrite- hestagedaprotestonthe on the roof of the court OxfordshireatChristmas. screwsintoseverallayers riaforcriminaldamage. roof of the Secretary of householdingupaplacard He insisted the family of bitumen, and when he Delivering his verdict State for Justice’s house saying: “Chris Grayling courtsarebiasedtowards removedthempushedthe JudgeAshworthsaid:“Iam lastAugust. foresakeyouriniquities”. women and said: “Every bitumenflatagain–ensur- suretheabilityofthefeltto Martin Matthews, 47, Buthecamedownbefore dayislikelivingthedeath ingtherewasnodamageto protect the house from of Middlemead Road, histrialwasduetostart, of somebody. You can’t theroof. water has been compro- Bookham,toldSouthEast after the police promised mourn them. It’s horren- Hechallengedanyoneto mised,albeittoaminorde- SurreyMagistrates’Court nottoarresthim. dous.You’reinpainevery produce any evidence of gree,duetothewidthofthe inRedhillthathehadput Fourothercampaigners, singledayyou’renotseeing damageandcriticisedthe screwsIhaveseen.” screwsintothebitumenon who had been protesting yourkids.” decisiontochargehimover Mr Matthews was fined MrGrayling’sroof,buthad peacefully, were initially Thecourtheardpoliceev- sucha“trivial”thing. £100 and ordered to pay pressedtheholesflatbefore told by court staff they idencegathererShaneHig- Mr Grayling’s gardener £200costsanda£20victim hegotdown. would not be allowed in. gins took photographs on wasatthecourt,butwas surcharge. Snow coming? Visit epsomguardian.co.uk for weather updates 4 FEATURE GE Advertising:02087226455 Distribution:08444774568 Newsdesk:02087226341 January22,2015 HEALTH:Alice Foster visited Epsom Hospital’sA&E department to see how it is coping with winter pressures Dedication beyond the call of duty REPORTER DrAnnaliLawrenson,eme- cancelled,butI’msurethey INSIDE A&E EXCLUSIVE rgency department consul- understandwhenthereisa tant at the trust, explained verysickpatientwhoneeds ALICEFOSTER whathadbeendonetoavert abed.” JakubKudajczyk,31,cameinto [email protected] aScrhiesiss.aid having enough grTohuepsclainlsiocahleclopmedmtiossfrioeneiunpg Abe&cEaaufsteerohfepacionuilndhniostksnleeeep. staff intherightplaceshas bedsinthehospitalsbyfind- MrKudajczyksaid: Forwardplanning,flexibility been essential – a situation ingnursinghomeplaces,pro- “Ihavenoticedoverthe and sheer hard work have mademoredifficultbyaflu- viding carers or nurses at courseofthepastcouple beenthekeytocopingwitha likevirusthathasnotonly home and organising treat- ofweeksmentioninthenews hugeincreaseinthenumber addedtothenumberof peo- mentsuchasIVathome. ofA&Esbeingchock-a-block. of peoplearrivingatEpsom ple coming through the On Monday, January 5, “Ididworrythatmaybe andStHelier’saccidentand doors,buthasbeenaffecting the trust decided the situa- todaywasnotthebesttimeto emergency (A&E) depart- medicalstaff. tionhadbecomea“business comein,butactuallyit’sbeen mentsstafftoldmelastweek. In addition to filling the continuity incident”, which amazingserviceandIgot Followingweeksof nation- holeswithagencystaff,doc- meansspecialarrangements seenalotquickerthan al headlines about an un- torsandnurseshavestayedat areneededtomaintaincriti- expected.” precedented crisis in A&E worklongerthantheircon- calservices. departmentsnationally,Ivis- tractedhourstoensurethe But it fared better than JanetGiovinazzo,67,from ited Epsom Hospital’s A&E departmentalwayscoped. nearbyhospitals–Croydon Epsom,felldownthestairs, departmenttomeetstaffand Andextrastaff havebeen UniversityHospitaldeclared twistedherknee,cameinto witnesswhatishappening. brought in to work in key a“major internalincident” A&Eandwaitedaboutan By then the pressure had areas,suchasresuscitation and Ashford and St Peter’s hour-and-a-half. eased considerably and the andpaediatrics–partofare- Hospitals Trust declared a MrsGiovinazzosaid:“They departmentseemedrelative- sponseplandrawnupbefore “majorincident”. havealwaysbeenasquick lyquiet. thewinterpressurestarted Thetrust’smedicaldirector astheycan.Theycanonlydo Leadingdoctors,whohave tobite. andconsultantpaediatrician whattheycando.Theevening beenonthefrontlineduring Shesaida“particularlyvir- DrRuthCharlton tha-nked isdifferent,thisisduring an exceptionally busy five- ulent flu bug” has meant stafffortheirdedicationand theday.” weekperiod,paidtributeto elderly, asthmatic and em- saidmanagersalsoworkim- “Theyareunderstaffed staff who had gone beyond physemapatientshavecome menselyhardtoco-ordinate obviously,asiseverywhere. theordinarycallof dutyto inwithchestinfectionsand theresponseinthehospital That’swherethemoneyneeds help ensure the situation neededadmission. togetherwithNHSEngland, togo–staffing.” neverreachedcrisispointat DrLawrensonsaid:“Ithink healthcare commissioners eitherhospital. ithasputalotofpressureon andGP. MichelleCarter,anemergency OnFridayafternoon,A&E the respiratory teams. But She said: “The industry nursepractitioneronduty,said: lookedlittlebusierthannor- because we were prepared that sits behind what’s “Wegetalotmorewalking mal.Anelderlymanlayona andhadthisplan.Itmadea happening in A&E and woundedcomingin,especially bed behind a blue screen, bigdifference.” monitors how hospitals withthewetweatherand awomanwaitedforanx-ray Althoughittooklongerto are functioning is particularlytheelderly. andanotherpatientwaswh- find a bed for patients, she completelyunknownand “Idothinkoverthispast eeledinonastretcherwhile said everyone was seen, unrecognised. weekit’sbeenmuch,much nursesanddoctorstendedto caredforandgiventheright “Our staff have betterinA&EandI’m otherpeopleontheward. treatmentinmuchthesame workedsohardover sureallthisnewsabout Therewerealsosparebeds timeasusual. thepastfiveweeks, peoplestayingaway in the department – some- Bedsweremadeavailable we have to pay re- unlessreallynecessary thing that has not always in “day case” areas when specttotheirdedica- hashadahuge beenthecaseoverthepast necessary. Dr Lawrenson tion and the hard impact.” few weeks and has led to said:“Thathashadanunfor- work and commit- Therehavealsobeen the cancellation of some tunate impact on some pa- mentandthefactthey flu-likeillnessesgoing routineoperations. tients having operations havebeensoflexible.” aroundamongstaff. Dr Lawrenson said: Shesaid:“Youcan “Theindustrythatsitsbehindwhat’s “oFverreqthueeinrtalyllotttheedytimstea,ybutonit hbauvtethsetanffIsthhionrktaagelost, happeninginA&Eandmonitorshow isnotarequirement;theyare ofstaffhavebeen handingoverortheywantto workingextrahours hospitalsarefunctioningiscompletely finish off the job they are themselves.” doing.” unknownandunrecognised’’ DrCharltonsaidthenum- Dedication:A&Estaff DrRuthCharlton tboernoofrpmatailentosvehradtrheeturpnaesdt MJaicmheeslleAnCdarretenrand coupleofdays. DeadlinepixEP89474 CONTACTS EDITORIAL DISTRIBUTION ADVERTISING JOBS CLASSIFIED ONLINEADVERTISING Editor:SeanDuggan Newspaperdeliveries EleniorChircop Pleasephoneoremail Pleasephoneoremail CarolRamsey [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Callsmaybemonitoredfortrainingpurposes Tel:02087226391 Tel:08444774568 Tel:02087226456 Tel:02087226500 Tel:02087226400 Tel:02087226483 EpsomGuardian:30,475 Averagenetcirculation:JanuarytoDecember,2013;99.5%free Audienceontheweb: 56,519uniqueusersvisitthesiteeverymonth(Jan-June2014) 229,330pagesarelookedateverymonth(Jan-June2014) January22,2015 facebook.com/epsomguardian epsomguardian.co.uk @epsomguardian GE NEWS 5 IN COURT: 61-year-old obsessed with eBay made £500,000 selling pirated films BIKERHURT:Awomanbikerinher 50ssufferedminorinjurieswhen hermotorcyclecollidedwithacar Knock-off DVD trader is jailed onSunday.SurreyPolicewere calledtotheincidentinvolvinga VauxhallCorsaandBMWmotorbike atAshleyRoad,Epsom,atabout 5.40pm. POWEROUT:Apowercutforceda CHIEFREPORTER soldknocked-off versionsof defendant had developed a andthenpursuinghisonline differenceinthestandardof majorsupermarkettoopenlatelast HARDEEPMATHARU popularDVDsincluding249 completeobsessionwithhis DVDbusiness. theirliving.” week.Sainsbury’s,inKilnLane, pirated copies of Disney’s eBaytrading,whichwascon- Pegg was a father-of-two The barrister said it was Epsom,whichusuallyopensat7am hmatharu@ Little Mermaid and Mrs suming every minute of children,aged30and27,and likely Pegg would lose his london.newsquest.co.uk didnotopenuntil10.15amlast Brown’s Boys on websites everyworkinghour. marriedfor36years.MrHal- house,thecottageheinherit- Thursdaybecauseofapower Amaninhis60swhobecame suchaseBayandPlay. “He was completely ob- lowessaidPeggsuffersfrom edfromhismotherandother outageandneededtorestockmany obsessed with eBay trading LastThursdayhewassen- sessed with his status as a hypertension,kidneydisease assetstopaybackthemoney. freshandfrozenitems. has been jailed for three tencedatthecrowncourtto powerseller. andanenlargedprostateand He said: “He is genuinely yearsaftermaking£500,000 threeyearsinprison,halfof “When complaints about that“adramaticupsurgein sorry of the impact his ROYALCHARTER:Anindependent selling pirate DVDs from which he will serve before theitemsweremadehepaid hismedicalproblems”com- offending has had on his schoolhasreceiveditsnewly- China. beingreleasedonlicence. the refunds and continued binedwiththedeathof his family. sealedroyalcharter.Theschool Trevor Pegg, 61, from Pegg’s barrister Rupert trading. mother in 2012 coincided “Heisutterlyashamed. He captainsofStJohn’sSchool, Epsom,wasfoundguiltyof Hallowestoldthecourthow “Bytheendthedefendant’s withthecrimes. sitsbeforeyourhonourasa Leatherhead,visitedtheCrown 13differentcounts–includ- at first he believed the im- thinkingprocesseswerecom- ThecourtheardhowPegg brokenman.” OfficeattheHouseofLordsto ingparticipatinginfraudu- portedDVDswereperfectly pletelydistorted. only bought himself a sec- Handingdownhissentence, receivetheupdatedcharter,which lent business, possessing legitimate. “He didn’t feel he could ond-hand Porsche that cost Judge Robert Fraser said: wasoriginallygrantedin1922. criminalpropertyandunau- But he continued to sell stop.” less than £10,000, and kept “Youwereobsessedwiththe thoriseduseofatrademark– themevenafterhestartedre- ThecourtheardhowPegg therestof themoneyinhis businessforitsownsake. MUMSUPPORT:EpsomandSt at Guildford Crown Court ceiving complaints about hadworkedasastocktaker safe. “Ifyouhadpausedyoumay HelierhospitalshavewonUnicef lastmonth. them. forSafewaysfor30years,be- Mr Hallowes said: “His have come to your senses recognitionforhowtheysupport Between2010and2013,he Mr Hallowes said: “This forebecomingself-employed wife did not notice any sooner.” newmums.Thehospitalreceived thebabyfriendlyawardforhigh Pat’s an unhappy man as crooks sack van ride standardsinhowtheyencourage motherstobondwiththeirnewborn. Italsorecognisestheirabilityto helpmumsmakethebestfeeding Apairof thieveshavestolen acashboxonthechildren’s The ride’s coin box re- Police are calling for wit- choicesfortheirchildren. money from Postman Pat’s ride, left, in front of Tesco, maineddamagedthreedays nessestocomeforward.Any- vanoutsideasupermarket. in Leatherhead, at about later at the superstore in onewithinformationshould Morenewsonlineat Thetwomensmashedopen 10.30pmonJanuary11. OxshottRoad. callSurreyPoliceon101. epsomguardian.co.uk Stay of execution on work to reduce tree height MOTORS ROLLUPTOBUYORSELL YOURWHEELSPAGE60 Alineof treesandshrubs hall,EpsomCouncilagreedto whichishometobirdsand delaytheworkwhileitconsults foxeshasbeengivenastayof thelandownerSurreyCounty executionafterresidentsrallied Council. together to stop them being Constance Styles said: “We choppeddown. hadahugevehicleheretoday One resident who lives in goingtotakeitdown.Wecon- ElmslieClose,Epsom,saidlast tacted the Wednesdayatractorarrived townhalland toreducetheheightof the theyputit treesandbushesopposite off for a theirhomes. week.” But after residents contacted the town Peoplepower:ResidentsofElmslieCloseareagainstdrasticallyreducingthetrees’height EP89456 6 NEWS GE Advertising:02087226455 Distribution:08444774568 Newsdesk:02087226341 January22,2015 New parking restriction fears Shape new town policies REPORTER “Itjustendsupbeingworse AGovernmentinspectoristo LOUISDORE forthehighstreetdrivers. examineanewsetofpolicies “Youcan’tjustdictatetimes drawnupbyEpsomCouncil newsdesk@ becausethewarehouseisn’t epsomguardian.co.uk thatwillhelpshapethebor- localanyway.Itdoesn’twork oughformanyyearstocome. Planstointroducemorepark- likethat.” Architect Jacqueline ingregulationswilldamage ButaSurreyCountyCoun- Wilkinsonwillchairthepub- ourbusinessesandcouldkill cil spokesman said: “When lichearingsonitsdraftdevel- offthehighstreet. vehiclesparktoloadonthe opmen policies, at Epsom That is the warning from roadsinEpsomtowncentre, townhall, startingat10am some of the retailers in itcancausecongestionand onWednesday,February11. Epsom High Street facing serious delays to the thou- Thehearingsareexpectedto likelynewrestrictionsonthe sandsofvehiclesthatusethe lastfortwoorthreedays. northsideofthestreet. A24atpeaktimes. Followingaseriesofpublic SurreyCountyCouncilhas “Wedolistentolocalbusi- consultation,EpsomCouncil been consulting with busi- nesses when we introduce has prepared a set of new nessesaboutthechangesthat newparkingrestrictions,but, policiesthatwillformanim- it hopes would will free up as the traffic authority, we portantpartof itsnewlocal trafficonthebusyA24. alsoneedtoreduceconges- plan – which ensures new Loadingorunloadingisal- tion and try to keep traffic buildingsanddevelopments ready banned on the south flowing.” respect the heritage of the sideof thestreetfromMon- EpsomtownRACouncillor area,thegreenbeltandstatu- day to Friday between the NeilDallenalsobackedthe toryrequirementsfromthe hoursof7.30amto9.30amand changes:“Ifeelverypositive Governmentaremet. 4.30pmto6.30pm,andonSat- aboutthechangeswe’retry- Shewillprepareandpub- urdays between 8.30am and ing to make becausethey’ll lishareport.Thecouncilcan 5.30pm. improvetrafficinandaround thenformallyadoptthem. Nowthecouncilispropos- the town centre, which is Councillor Humphrey ing to ban loading and un- goodforbusiness. Reynolds, chairman of the loading on the North side, “Wewanttoimprovebusi- council’s planning commit- withbusinessestherehaving nessandbydoingthiswe’re tee,said:“Thesedevelopment tousetherearloadingbays. goingto. managementpoliciesseekto However,someofthosebusi- “All these shops have the achieve a greater focus on nessesclaimtheydonothave Proposals:Moreparkingrestrictionscouldbeonthecards opportunity through a con- sustainableandhigher-quali- access to the bays or that sultation to voice opinion, tydevelopmentandtodeliver theiruseistoorestrictive. directorof DandLCleaners they’llgettickets. FaceandMichaelEverettand whichwillbeconsideredbe- greater community benefit A number of businesses said:“Wepayalargeamount “I understand why they Cotheirassociatesandsup- foreadecisionismade.” thanbefore.” alsocomplainedtotheEpsom tothehighstreetandthey’re havetorestrictparkinghere pliershadbeenticketed. An Epsom Council Acouncilspokesmansaid Guardianlastweekaboutthe goingtokillthesmallbusi- butforloadingandunloading AMountainWarehouseem- spokesmansaid:“Epsomand onlythosewhohavealready current restrictions saying nesses. Our opening hours it’sridiculous.” ployeesaid:“Weusedtohave EwellBoroughCouncilhasa madeaformalrequestdur- theyortheirsuppliershave meanwecan’tloadorunload TheEpsomGuardianwere deliveriescominginataless contract to police the on ingtheconsultationprocess beenticketedforparkingor outsideofbusinesshoursand told by D and L Cleaners, busytime,butnowtheyhave streetparking,that’salegal are due to be heard at the loadingandunloading. our suppliers can’t come Mountain Warehouse, Mil- tocomeinat9.30amcausing obligationgiventousbySur- hearing. SaeedHessaraki,company whenthey’dneedtobecause lets, Argos, JD shoes, Fat moredisruption. reyCountyCouncil.” January22,2015 facebook.com/epsomguardian epsomguardian.co.uk @epsomguardian GE NEWS 7 Wheelchair user asked to leave cinema as ventilator noise was ‘nuisance’ to customers Odeon apology to disabled man CHIEFREPORTER complainedaboutthenoise Associationwereallowedto House in Oxford, a respite procedureswehaveinplace HARDEEPMATHARU fromhisventilator. makecollectionsatthecine- homewhichRichardattends. to ensure all our disabled The 31-year-old from ma,whichwasscreeningthe “They are going to send guestscanenjoythefilmsof hmatharu@ Epsom, who has extreme TheoryofEverything,afilm Richardachocolatehamper theirchoice.” london.newsquest.co.uk muscle weakness, needs to about scientist Stephen and give us complimentary Mr Bridger said he and Staffatacinemathatmadea usehisventilatorforatleast Hawking who is also con- tickets. his son had been over- man in a wheelchair leave 18 hours a day to keep his finedtoawheelchair. “They have done every- whelmedbythelevelof in- because the sound carbondioxidelevelsdown. Mr Bridger’s story pro- thing they have promised. terest their story had of hislife-savingventilator Heleftthecinema,without voked disgust and disap- Apparentlythiswentrightto attracted and that Richard was a “nuisance” are to be anapologyorarefund,after pointment, with thousands theCEO. was “pleased that this has retrained in disabilities amemberofstaffatthecine- of peoplereadingthearticle “Now we want to raise broughtdisabilityawareness awareness. ma told his carer people on the Epsom Guardian’s awarenessofdisability.” totheforefront”. Duchenne muscular dys- “werecomplainingthatthe website. Inastatement,JasonStan- His father said: “Integra- trophy sufferer Richard ventilator was a nuisance” On Friday, Richard ton,headofguestexperience tionof peoplewithdisabili- Bridger was asked to leave and said he should not to Bridger’sfatherStevesaid: at Odeon, said: “Following tiesisjustapriorityreally. the Odeon cinema, in cometothecinemaonFri- “They have promised me our apology to Mr Bridger “Richard hasn’t got long Epsom’s Upper High Street dayorSaturdayeveningsin that all their staff will be lastweek,wehavereminded to live. He wants a normal on January 10, because six futureasitis“toobusy”. retrained in disabilities the team in the Epsom life.” Upset:RichardBridger people who were watching The incident came just a awareness. cinema of their disability Commentonthisstoryat withhisfatherSteve Taken3inthesamescreen- week after volunteers from “They have made a dona- awareness training and of epsomguardian.co.uk ingashimandhiscarerhad theMotorNeuroneDisease tion to Helen and Douglas the extensive policies and DeadlinepixEP89375 Young vandals caused thousands in damage Threeyoungstersaged12and13 Policearresteda13-year-oldgirl, peopletorepairthemindlessvan- werearrestedafteracarvandal- andtwoboys,aged12and13,who dalismcausedbytheoffenders. ismspree,including£4,000dam- haveallbeenorderedtoattenda “Duetotheageofthoserespon- agetoaPorsche911. youthinterventionclinictolearn siblefortheseoffencestheyhave ThearrestsonWednesdayfol- abouttheimpactofvandalism. beenbailedtoattendayouthin- lowedapoliceinvestigationinto Mole Valley neighbourhood tervention clinic where I hope nine reports of damage to cars Sergeant John Pearson said: theywilllearnfirst-handtheim- over the past two months in “Damageof thisnatureispoint- pacttheiractionshavehadonthe Leatherhead,includingtheattack lessanddoesnothingotherthan Leatherheadcommunityandwill onabluePorsche. takemoneyfromhardworking notrepeatthesecrimes.” WHAT’S ON CHECKOUTOURLEISURESECTION–TURNTOPAGE49FORMORE Contact us for all advertising solutions 02087226461 8 NEWS GE Advertising:02087226455 Distribution:08444774568 Newsdesk:02087226341 January22,2015 Pregnant woman and her family attacked CHIEFREPORTER after-effect of what is left HARDEEPMATHARU behindthat’sevenworse.” MrStiff callstheperpetrator hmatharu@ “acoward”. london.newsquest.co.uk Detective Chief Inspector Afamilywhowereviolentlyas- Antony Archibald, the senior saultedbyamaskedburglar– investigatingofficer,said:“This who kicked the pregnant wasahorrifyingordealforthe daughterinthestomach–were familyinvolved.Theybelieved duetoappearonBBC’sCrime- they were going to come to watch programme last someseriousharm. night. “It is every family’s worst TheStiff familywerethevic- Masked:Stillsfromtheshow nightmare. timsof theviolentburglaryat “Thefamily’seldestdaughter their Kingswood mansion on The man appears to be was heavily pregnant at the the evening of Wednesday, holdingaweapontooneoftheir timeoftheoffence. November12. backsandthewomenarealso “This did not seem to affect MotherCatherine,inher50s, seenlyingonthefloorontheir the intruder, who kicked her anddaughtersKatieandChloe, frontscrying. andhermotherandsisterinthe bothintheir20s,wereassaulted In the programme, Robert stomach even after they had andthreatenedbyamanwho Stiff saysthefamilymovedto givenintohisdemands. enteredtheirhomewhilethey the house four years ago and “I believe the family was were watching television at they had been looking for a specifically targeted because about5.45pm. “real family home where we theburglarshadverydetailed Katie Stiff is pregnant with couldallcomeintoandreally demandsandIamsuresome- herfirstchild,duenextmonth. enjoy”. onewillbeabletopieceallof Heforcedthethreewomento ThefamilysaythefactKatie thesepiecestogether. remove their jewellery before Stiff ispregnantwasthemost “I would also urge anyone violently assaulting them and traumaticpartoftheattack. whohasbeenofferedanyofthe forcingthemtoopenasafefrom Her mother Catherine says: stolen items for sale or who which more high-value jew- “He went to Katie and booted knows a person who has sud- ellerywasstolen. herinherside,inhertummy denly come into possession of IntheBBC’sreconstruction, whereshewaspregnant. Ijust such an item to provide themanisseenshouting“get thought‘what’sgoingtohappen information.” down”tothethreewomenafter tothebaby’.” Call East Surrey CID on enteringthehouseandthendi- Her sister Chloe adds: “Al- 01483631239quotingOpVesu- rectingthemupthestairs,ina thoughwhathappenedonthat vius or anonymously on 0800 line,onebehindtheother. night was traumatic, it’s the 555111. January22,2015 facebook.com/epsomguardian epsomguardian.co.uk @epsomguardian GE 9 10 NEWS GE Advertising:02087226455 Distribution:08444774568 Newsdesk:02087226341 January22,2015 Designing HQ for Terminal exposure to asbestos a mystery the future An Epsom Council worker whodiedfromanasbestos- relatedcancerwasmostlike- lyexposedtothesubstance althoughitisnotknownhow, acoronerhasruled. Valerie Smith, 61, of Hol- manCourt,inChurchStreet, Ewell, died last April of mesotheliomaafterworking for Epsom Council for 23 years. Mesotheliomaisararetype of cancer that affects the lungsandabdomen,caused, Designforlife:AtkinsvisionoftheWoodcoteGrove inmostcases,byexposureto sitethatwillreplaceitspresentbuilding,below asbestos. Miss Smith believed she was exposed to asbestos economicaltooperateasthe whileworkingforthecoun- RLEOPOURITSERDORE msitaitoenriaalnsdusoerdieanntadtieoxnachtapvoe- cpialr,kwshaenndshreecwreaastbioanseddeipnaritts- Cancer:ValerieSmithwas [email protected] beenselectedtoprovidethe mentattheRainbowleisure convincedshewas bestpossiblecombinationof centrefrom1992to1995. exposedtoasbestoswhile daylight,naturalventilation, Andshebelievedthisexpo- workingforthecouncil International design and efficiencyandflexibility. sure caused her disease – engineeringcompanyAtkins Steve Tasker, Atkins pro- somethingthatEpsomCoun- hall and that the “coroner gotthegreenlightlastweek jectdirectorfortheWoodcote cilhasalwaysdenied. concludedtherewasnofind- tobuildanewHQbuildingin site,said:“Itwasgoodtohear Concludinganinquestinto ingthatValeriewasexposed Epsom. fromthelocalresidentsand her death held at Woking toasbestosinherworkwith The modern three-storey wetookthethingstheysaid Coroner’s Court last week, thecouncil”. construction, will be made and has been described as Constructionwillbeginthis seriouslyandwelooktoac- Coroner Martin Fleming But Miss Smith’s sister from recycled materials “totallyinadequate”asacen- summer,andisscheduledfor commodate the things that recordedanarrativeverdict Diane Brighton remained whenever possible and will treof operationsforamulti- completionbynextautumn. theysaidintothescheme. ofdeathbymesothelioma. convincedthatshewas. featureanimpressiveglass- nationalcompany. Itwillbeinuseby2017when “I was also very pleased Hesaid:“Itismorelikely She said: “Unfortunately facedentrancehall.Itwillbe Permissionwasgivenunani- the existing offices will be withtheunanimousdecision than not that she was ex- duetotimeframesof25to30 surroundedbyalargerecre- mouslybyEpsomandEwell demolished. anddelightedbysomeofthe posed to asbestos, although yearsago,recordsandexact ationalfield. CouncillastThursday,oncon- Thetotalcostoftheproject languageusedbythemem- the source of her exposure details have been difficult/ The new 1,000 workspace ditionthatthereisathicker isstillnotknownascontracts bersof thecouncilwithre- remainsunknown.” impossibletoobtain. building at the company’s treelinetoprotectSquirrel’s arestillbeingdrawnup. gards to the way the AnEpsomCouncilspokes- “Wefeelwehavedoneall WoodcoteGrovesitewillre- Wayresidentsandlimitation The new headquarters information was presented man said afterwards Miss that is asked, and retained place its current premises, oncarparklightstoprotect should be a lot more en- andhowithadbeenbenefi- Smith had been a “valued pride and dignity for whichwasbuiltinthe1960s againstlightpollution. vironmentally friendly and cialtotheirdecision.” memberofstaff”atthetown Valerie.”