Thursday,January5,2017 cambridge-news.co.uk/haverhill 45pwheresold Cyclist Woman Property finishes hit by guide gruelling mobility scooter inside Kiwi ride Tributes for page2 page3 lovedlife:Claire Taylorwastrainingfor theRomeMarathon inApril mum killed out on run JoshThomas trainingfortheRomeMarathon. launchedtodeterminethecauseof Inastatement,theysaid:“Claireis theaccident,andpolicearecalling @JoshThomasCN amuch-lovedwife,mother,daugh- forhelpfromthepublic. terandsister. ASuffolkPolicespokesmanurged A FAMILY have paid tribute to a “Claire loved life in all its many anyonewhohadwitnessedtheac- “much-loved wife, mother, daugh- facets, kind and understanding to cidenttogetintouch. terandsister”whowaskilledina all her family, both near and far, Thespokesmansaid:“Witnesses collision. friendsandworkcolleagues. are asked to call the Serious Col- “Kindandunderstanding”Claire “Clairewastraininghardforthe lision Investigation Team on 101 Taylor,41,fromGreatBradley,died RomeMarathonthatshewasrun- quotingCAD105.” onTuesday,December27,afterbe- ninginApril2017,hertrainingwas ThereweretrafficdelaysonDe- inghitbyacar. going well and she was on target. cember27astheroadwasclosed Itisthoughtshewasouttraining Claire will be sorely missed by all whileofficerstriedtofindmorein- foramarathonwhentheaccident who knew her but especially her formationaboutthecollision. happened. husband,twochildren,motherand The air ambulance was also Policewerecalledabout10.10am family.” called. to reports of a crash involving a JohnBarnett,clerkofGreatBrad- An East of England Ambulance Vauxhall Corsa and a pedestrian ley Parish Council, expressed sad- Service spokesman told the News: ontheB1061atGreatBradley,near ness at the death, but said such “Wewerecalledat10.18amtothe Haverhill. eventswere“extremelyunusual”in B1061toareportofacollisionbe- Clairediedatthescene,despite thevillage. tweenacarandpedestrian. theeffortsofambulancepersonnel “Country roads can be danger- “Arapidresponsevehicle,ambu- andpolice. ous,”hesaid.“Itisverysadtohear lancecrew,ambulanceofficerand Claire’s family have paid tribute someonehasdied.” EastAnglianAirAmbulanceattend- tothekeenrunner,whohadbeen An investigation has now been ed.” 2|January5,2017|cambridge-news.co.uk/haverhill|HAVERHILLNEWSHA charity SundayCarvery 12pm-4pm Friday6thJanuary 1Course£8.95•2Courses£11.95 THEWELCOMERETURN 3Courses£14.95 OFDRZAK Childrenunder5stilleat FreeonSunday Friday13thJanuary (MainCourseonly) THEBRILLIANTUPSTARTS Delicioushomemadedesserts Booktoavoiddisappointment Friday20thJanuary TuesdayCarvery THEFABULOUSBEERGUT100 Lunchtime£5.95Bookingpreferred Selecteddeserts£2.25 Friday27thJanuary Tuesdayevenings5:30-8pm Bookingpreferred THEEVERPOPULARLEGEND FREEPOOLINTHEBAR WEWOULDLIKETOWISHALL EVERYWED,FROM6PM OURCUSTOMERS Over18'sonly, conditionsapply. 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HAVERHILLNEWSHA|cambridge-news.co.uk/haverhill|January5,2017|3 roadsafety Appeal by woman, 68, hit by mobility scooter HannaHMirsky public looked after her until man who helped me I don’t ride them should also get @HannahMirskyCN anambulancearrived. know what I would have more training, as the man “He said sorry to me and done.” whoknockedherovershould A68-YEAR-OLDwomanwho thepolicetookhisstatement Annishopingthatherex- haveknownthatlongcloth- wasknockeddownbyanout- and then he went off. I was perience will help to shine ing could get caught in the of-control mobility scooter leftintheroadwiththisman a spotlight on the issue of wheels. says the vehicles should be andwomanwhohelpedme, mobility scooter danger in “I think there ought to be moreregulated. waitingforanambulance.” Haverhill town centre, and more of a comeback. I just Ann Mills, who lives in The accident took place morebroadly. don’tlikethisgreyarea,”she Haverhill’sWithersfieldRoad, around 11am on Thursday, “Ithinkit’sgoodifit’sput said. wasinthetown’sSwanLane December15. in the forefront about these At present, drivers do not whentheincidentoccurred. Ann said: “It’s taken me scooters, because they are needalicenceoranytraining Shesaidthatthemanrid- awhiletogetoverit.Itwas dangerous,”shesaid. touseamobilityscooter.The ing the scooter got his coat rightbeforeChristmasandI “Theydogoveryfastdown onlyrequirementisyoumust caughtinthewheelandwas couldn’tdohalfmyChristmas thetown.Ifyousteppedout be more than 14 years old. unabletosteerawayasitca- things.” slightly they wouldn’t do Therearenolegaleyesightre- reeredtowardsher. Shesaidshewastoldbypo- anything. I’m a bit nervous quirements. Ann said: “It was one of lice that because the mobil- nowwhenIgoupthetown. Themaximumspeedfora thosehugeones.Myhandbag ityscooterwasnotalicensed [Walking on the pavements] scooter on the pavement is wasontheothersideofthe roadvehicle,therewasalegal isworsethanwalkingonthe 4mph.Ontheroad,thisrises roadandmyshoeswentfly- “greyarea”overwhetherany- roads,AndnowI’vehadthe to8mph. ing.” thingcouldbedonetofollow experience of how they can Scooter users are sup- She was left with severe uptheaccident. hurtyou. posed to obey the Highway bruising to her ribs, as well “Ifeltthatmyinjurieswere “Ihaveheardofalotofpeo- Coderulesrelatingtovehicles ascutsandbruiseselsewhere trivialisedabit,”saidAnn. plewhohavehadnearmisses when on the road, and the andinjuriestoherfingers. She pointed out that the orbeenhurtbythem.” rules relating to pedestrians “He literally mowed me response would have been She said she believed that when they are on the pave- over,”shesaid.“Itwasquitea completelydifferentifithad thereshouldbemoreregula- ment. traumaticexperienceforme.” beenacarthathither. tionsaroundmobilityscoot- Nocommenthadbeenre- Shesaidthatthedriverof “What would have hap- erstoeliminatethelegal“grey ceivedfromSuffolkPoliceby the scooter did apologise to penedifIwasseriously hurt? area”. the time the Newswent to her,andtwomembersofthe If it wasn’t for this lady and Sheaddedthatpeoplewho press. “TRAUMATICEXPERIENCE”: Whatdoyouthink? AnnMills,whowashitbya Haveyoursayat mobilityscooter cambridge-news.co.uk/ Picture:WarrenGunn all-about/haverhill charity Peace group helps businesses click AJUMPERknittedin raising£25,000toship “Knittinggroupsprovide Haverhillwillhelpwomen woolandneedlestorefugee enormoushealthbenefitsto refugeessetupbusinesses. campsinKurdistan,where thesetraumatisedwomen. Thejumperwascreated therearetwomillionSyrian Harry’schequewillgo bytheHaverhill’sKnitFor andIraqirefugeewomen. towardsthis.” Peacegroupfortheowner GretaPalmer,ofHaverhill TheHaverhillgroupalso ofthetown’sDejaVuCafe, KnitForPeace,said:“The knitswarmitemssuchas HarryZachariou. ideaisnotjusttogivethe blanketstobesentaround Inreturn,hedonated womensomethingtodo, theworldtothepeoplewho £150toKnitforPeace, buttoenablethemtoset needthemmost. thenationalcharityto upsmallbusinesses,selling Theywelcomenew whichtheHaverhillgroup theiroutputlocally–thus knittersandmeetatDeja belongs. feelingusefulandmoving VueveryMonday,from Thecashwillgotowards forward. 11amto12pm. planning Plan to convert offices to 58 flats APLANNINGapplication spacesandfourspacesfor RichardHorleyat hasbeensubmittedto motorcycles. architectsJohnFinchsaid convertanofficeblockon Atransportassessment heunderstoodthiswasa HaverhillHighStreetinto pointsoutthattheflats speculativeapplication,and 58flats. wouldbejustfiveminutes therewerenoimmediate Theplanswouldseethe fromHaverhill’sbusstation, planstocarryoutthe AXAbuildingat30to38 andsaysresidentswouldbe conversion. HighStreetconvertedinto givenatransportpack. Hesaid:“There’sno 41studios,sixone-bedroom Theapplicationwas intentionofdoingit. flatsand11two-bedroom receivedbyStEdmundsbury “It’sjustapaperexercise flats. BoroughCouncilatthestart bythelandlordstoseehow Thedevelopmentwould ofDecember,andissetto easyitwouldbeifAXA havejust46carparking bedeterminedbytheendof decidedtomoveoutina spaces,aswellas60cycle thismonth. fewyears.” 4|January5,2017|cambridge-news.co.uk/haverhill|HAVERHILLNEWSHA What made headline Compensationfor still-birthandbrain- damagedbabies SandraPatton,a PartneratAshtons Legal,offerssome advicefroma Hannah Mirsky takes a look back at some JANUARY: legalperspective.  The year got off to a sad start as respected of the stories we reported on last year borough and county councillor Tim Marks diedsuddenlyonaplan- Ihaverepresentedthefamiliesofchildren ningcommitteesitevisit. whohavebeenbraindamagedatbirth Hundredsturnedoutfor  Local company Rad- forover20years.Theirmotivationfor hisfuneral. ford Homes announced makingaclaimistogivetheirchildwhat Aninquestfoundthat plans to transform the failuresinthewelfaresys- derelict Vixen pub in everyparentwantsfortheirchildren,a tem at HMP Highpoint Strasbourg Square into goodqualityoflife,ahappylife,safety probably contributed to shopsandflats. andthesecurityofknowingthattheir thedeathofprisonerCal-  HaverhillTownCoun- childwillbeokaywhentheyhavegone. lum Brown in 2013.The cil announced its Youth prison was asked to re- Strategy, which includes Thelawinthiscountrygivespeoplethe viewitswelfarechecks. plansforanewskatepark righttoclaimdamagesifinjuryiscaused Aplanningapplication in the east of the town, bysomeoneelse’snegligence.Nodoctor foraretailparkinEhring- possiblyattheNewCroft canbecriticisedincourtunlessthecourt shausenWaywassubmit- inChalkstoneWay. findsthatheorshehasfallenbelowa ted.ItissettobringaLidl,  Castle Manor, Place HomeBargainsandPets Farm and Burton End reasonablycompetentstandardofcare. at Home to Haverhill by Academies announced Thelawalsorequiresthat,ifpossible, spring,2017. planstojointheSamuel  New vehicle-activated WardAcademyTrust.The damagesputtheinjuredpersoninthe signs revealed that cars move brought seven of positiontheywouldhavebeenbutforthe were travelling at up to thetown’s10schoolsun- negligence.Sadlythatisneverpossible 90mph down some of derthetrust’sumbrella. Havingfun:frankieMainland,2,playingbasketballattheHaverhillBigDayOutwith whereababysufferslife-changingbrain Haverhill’s residential  Community partner- mumSonya Picture:Warrengunn damage.Insuchcases,thelawwill roads. ship ONE Haverhill held compensateandgetasclosetothat  Haverhill Arts Centre its first public board saved from demolition outcomeaspossible;so,forexample, unveiled its £125,000 re- meeting after two mem- when a planning appeal vamp,withfreshinteriors bersresignedovertheis- to develop the site was ifthechildcannotwalk,itwillprovide designedbyWestSuffolk sue of private meetings. thrownout. life-longcostsofwheelchairsand College student Ashley The board announced  A petition calling for adaptedvehicles,ifthechildrequires Lloyd. planstotackleanti-social quickeraccesstoGPap- physiotherapytopreventfurther,painful behaviour,youngpeople pointments in Haverhill anddebilitatingdeformities,thelawwill FEBRUARY: outofworkandhealthis- wassignedbymorethan provideforthosecoststobemetbythose  Poundstretcher sues. 800people. opened its doors in the  The Newsteamed up  Almost 400 runners responsiblefortheinjury. old Co-Op building in withCastleManorAcade- turnedoutfortheHaver- JeremyHunt’sannouncementrecentlyof Jubilee Walk, which had mytoputonthefirstever hill Festival of Running, been empty since De- HaverhillHeroesAwards. whichincludedthetown’s anewvoluntarycompensationscheme cember,2011. firstmarathon. forparentswhosebabiesaredamagedat ACambridgeCityDeal APRIL birthissaidtohavethedualpurposeof report described a rail  Changes to Suffolk MAY makinghospitalstaffmorewillingtobe linkandadualcarriage- Police were rolled out,  Haverhill cyclist Sean openabouttheirerrorsandtakestepsto way between Haverhill meaning the front desk Hickey,44,tragicallydied improve,andofspeedingupclaimsfor and Cambridge as“poor of Haverhill police sta- afteracollisionbetween families. valueformoney”,spark- tionclosedtothepublic hisbikeandacarinClare. REvaMPED:thenewcafeattheHaverhillartsCentre ingabacklashfromcam- and a new inspector for ThePowerfamilyfrom Picture:KeithJones Sadly,inmyexperiencetherearestaff paigners. thetown,DannyCooper, WestWickhamcelebrated whoareopenaboutmistakesandthose  A new headteacher, tookover. as a campaign launched Fox,tookuptheirroles. WestonColvillehome. KathJust,wasannounced Itemergedthatabuyer bysisterpaper,theCam- FiveprisonersatHMP  A brand new Armed thatarenotsowhyshouldavoluntary for Samuel Ward Acad- had expressed at inter- bridge News, raised Highpoint escaped and Forces Day celebration schemethatstillpermitsfamiliesto emy. estinHaverhill’sderelict £26,000 for a new bed- heldguardsatknifepoint. took place, with military suemakeanydifferencetothat?Asto  Ateenagerwhohada CornExchange.Thetown room and wetroom for paradesinthetowncen- speedingupclaims,JeremyHuntstates seizurebehindthewheel council decided to de- disabled9-year-oldJack. JUNE tre. thattheaverageclaimonbehalfofababy andanelderlymanwho clareitsintentiontobid CoupalsPrimaryAcad-  Three Haverhill men takes11½years-theonlycircumstance had a heart attack both on the property, trigger- emy announced plans admitted being part of JULY inwhichaclaimmaytakethislongisifit livedtotellthetaleindra- ingasix-monthmorato- to double in size with a a gang that robbed a  TheHaverhillFestival maticscenesatHaverhill rium. £1.6millionnewblock. Cottenham couple at saw unusual characters isinthehandsofnon-specialistsolicitors Tesco.  Flint Cottage, a his- Thetown’snewmayor, knifepoint in their bed- takeovertheHighStreet, orifthechildhastoreachacertain toric 200-year-old home Cllr David Roach, and room.JosephMcDonald, while over the same maturitybeforetheirlife-longneedscan MARCH: inBumpsteadRoad,was deputymayor,CllrPaula of Thurlow Place, Ben weekendacraftbeerfes- properlybeassessed. Darville, of Fallowfield tivalwasheldontheMar- CourtandCareyWestley, ketSquare. of Dunsey Wood Court,  HaverhillchefJanAd- pleadedguiltytoconspir- amec, 40, pleaded not acytorob. guilty to causing serious  Britain – including St injurybydangerousdriv- Edmundsbury–votedto ingafteracrashthatleft leave the EU. MP Mat- footballersShaunWhiter thew Hancock said he and Joey Abbs unable was“disappointed”,while to play the game again. UKIP councillor Tony Shaun Whiter had both FairsteadHouse Brownsaidhewas“look- legsamputated. 7BuryRoad ingforwardtothefuture”.  Thousands of people Thetford,Norfolk Planswereannounced turnedoutforHaverhill’s toconverttheformerBell annual Summer Bash, IP243PL Hotel in Haverhill High which this year featured Tel:01842752401 Streetintoabistro,Nine newattractionssuchasa Jars,withahotelabove. falconrydisplay. www.ashtonslegal.co.uk  “Biblical”floodinghit  FiguresreleasedbySt theregion,catchingbride Edmundsbury Borough TinaKimbleonherwed- Council revealed that dingdayandforcingthe Haverhillhasthehighest fEStivE:Haverhill’sChristmaslightsgetswitchedon Picture:DavidJohnson Framefamilyoutoftheir levelsofadultobesityin HAVERHILLNEWSHA|cambridge-news.co.uk/haverhill|January5,2017|5 news in 2016 Escorted Holidays 6 8 daysfrom daysfrom £509 £389 .00 .00 perperson perperson Seville, Granada Lake Garda & Classic Spain Flyingdirectfromanairportnearyou DepartingMay,Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep&Oct2017 Flyingdirectfromanairportnearyou Thisisawonderfulopportunitytoenjoyastayon DepartingMartoNov2017 thesun-blessedshoresofItaly’slargestandmost AnexcitingexplorationofAndalucía. spectacularlake.Itsclearbluewaters,backedbythe Tourhighlights woodedslopesofcraggymountains,arefringedby NEWFACILITIES:MatthewHancockopensthe3GpitchattheNewCroft • Stayintheheartofthe‘real’Andalucía stylish,elegantresorts,completingtheperfectpicture- WestSuffolk. wouldexpandby100spaces. nityWellbeingFundreached • Enjoyafull-dayvisittoSeville hpounstdcraerddysecearnse.thathasdrawnvisitorsforthelast  Around 2,000 people  A pilot scheme that saw itstargetof£20,000foranew • JourneytowardstheSierraNevada turned out for Haverhill physiotherapists stationed ultrasoundmachine.Thedi- • VisitGranadaandenjoyavisittothe Tourhighlights TownCouncil’sBigDayOut ataGPsurgeryreportedsuc- agnosticequipmentissetto exquisitepalaceandgardensoftheworld- • Sevennights’bedandbreakfastaccommodationat ontheRecreationGroundin cess in freeing up appoint- beupandrunninginHaver- renownedAlhambra theHotelModena,Malcesine–arangeof18other CampsRoad. ments. hillintheNewYear. Stradishallallegedhacker  Chief executive of the • VisittheAndalucíancityofRonda hotelsinfourresortsareavailableatasupplement AUGUST LauriLove,accusedofsteal- SamuelWardAcademyTrust • Fullyescortedbyafriendly,experienced • ReturnflightstoItalyfromLondonStansted&  Jan Adamec, accused of ing data from US govern- HowardLayannouncedthat tourmanager LondonLuton cSahuasuinngWthhietecrraloshstinhiswlheigcsh, mcoeunldtbageeenxctrieasd,itwedastotoAlmdehre- hfreomwohuisldrobleeisnteJpanpuinagryd.own • Fivenights’three-starbedandbreakfasthotel • Returnairport-to-hoteltransfers changedhispleaandadmit- ica despite fears about the Arsoniststorchedahistor- accommodation,returnflightsfromLondonStansted • Theservicesofafriendly,experiencedresort tedcausingseriousinjuryby impactonhismentalhealth. ic building on the Atterton &LondonLutonandtransfers basedmanager dangerousdriving.Hewould andEllissiteinHamletRoad. bejailedinSeptember. OCTOBER Theburnt-outstructurewas 03301607892 QuoteCNW www.newmarketholidays.co.uk/cnw  Families flocked to fun  BuryStEdmundsmagis- subsequentlydemolished. days at the New Croft in trates’courtcloseditsdoors, Chalkstone Way, East Town meaningHaverhillresidents DECEMBER Callsarechargedatastandardlocalrate.OperatedbyNewmarketAirHolidaysLtd.ABTAV7812,ATOLprotected2325.Pricesareperperson,basedon2sharing.Subjectto ParkandtheLeistonCentre. now face a round trip of  Police launched an ap- acovnatilaacbtilyitoyu.Swinitghleosffueprps/lesemrveinctessatphpalty.mTaeyrmbseaonfdinctoenredsitti.oPnlseaaspeplgy.ivTeheyoseursmupopbliielersoarreeminadiledpeetnadilesniftyoofuLowciaslhWtoorrlde.ceWivheensuycohuorfefesprsonbdy,StMheShoorleidmaayils.uWppeliwerillannodtLgoicvaelyWoourrlddemtaaiyls  Hari Farlie, of Montfort morethan80milestogetto pealafteraseriesofviolent toothercompanieswithoutyourpermission. CourtinHaverhill,wasjailed courtinIpswich. attacksleftamaninhis50s CGS CARPET WAREHOUSE for a robbery in which he  Police and Crime Com- unconscious and another beatupadeliverydriverwith missionerTimPassmoreand man with a suspected bro- abaseballbat. Suffolk’sChiefConstableGa- kenarm. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC rethWilsonvisitedHaverhill  The town’s Christmas SEPTEMBER and were held to account lights were switched on by  Anew£700,000state-of- overissuesofanti-socialbe- ‘Allo ‘Allo star Sue Hodge, the-art3Gpitchwasopened haviour. who also performed in this at the New Croft in Haver-  Haverhill in Bloom an- year’sHaverhillpanto. hill’sChalkstoneWay. nounced that it faced clo-  The Rotary Club, which  Haverhill Town Council sureifnewvolunteerscould hadbeencollectingforchar- put in a bid for the Haver- notbefoundtoserveonits itywithSantaandhissleigh, hill Corn Exchange, in the committee. hadabucketofchangesto- OVER 150 ROLLS OF hopethatifitwassuccess- len. 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The Haverhill defibril- tre,andhaveraisedthecash “IfCPRanddefibrillation lators are registered with fortwomore. iscarriedoutwithinthefirst the ambulance service. Butthat’sonlyhalfthe10 eight minutes, there’s a 20 Thismeansthatifyoucall devices they are aiming to percentchanceofsurvival,” 999aboutaheartattackin installinthetown. Keithsaid.“Ifit’swithinfour Haverhill, the operator will And with each defibril- minutesthere’sa40percent beabletotellyouwherethe lator costing £2,500, there chance. That’s how impor- nearest defibrillator is and isalotoffundraisingtobe tant it is to have these de- the access code which will done. vicesasclosetoyouaspos- letyouuseit. 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