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A MAN and woman have re-ceived prison sentences fol-lowing a fatal road trafAccollision that occurred inCheltenham in September2013.The collision occurred on

Friday 13th September 2013when a driver was killed afterbeing thrown from hisvehicle in a road trafAc colli-sion in Bath Road.A dark BMW convertible

and white Lexus were in acollision at around 9.40pm,between the Bath Tavern andthe turning to St Luke'sRoad.The PASSENGER of the

BMW sustained serious headinjuries and was taken toGloucestershire Royal Hospi-tal, where he died of his in-juries early Saturdaymorning.At a hearing in Bristol

Crown Court on 8th May2015, Robert Nowak, 38, wassentenced to 10 years impris-

onment and seven years dis-qualiAcation from driving,for Death by DangerousDriving, Conspiring toPervert the Course of Justiceand Driving whilst Disquali-Aed.Angelika Raszewska, 25,

was sentenced to 10 monthsimprisonment for Conspir-ing to Pervert the Course ofJustice. Both are from Chel-tenhamThe deceased was named

as Michael Sobolak, aged 31,from Cheltenham.Police Sergeant Tony

Wallace, the Senior Investi-gating OfAcer on this case,said:“This has been a long, dif-

Acult and complex investiga-tion. The circumstances ofthe collision resulted in theseeking of advice from twoleading experts in the Aeld ofbiomechanics. Their expertevidence which was partiallypresented to the jury in the

form of a three dimensionalreconstruction was crucial inbeing able to present sufA-cient compelling evidence tosecure these convictions.“The successful outcome

of this case will I hope insome way allow the family ofMichael Sobolak to have

some form of closure. Thiscase further demonstrates tothe public of Gloucestershireour commitment to keepingthem safe from harm, byhaving the technology anddedicated members of staffcommitted to investigatingthis type of incident.”

MAN ANd woMAN jAiled foR fAtAlCRAsh iN ChelteNhAM iN 2013

since 2012 after arriving in Balifrom Thailand carrying

drugs with a street value of£1.6m.Last week, she paid tribute

on her Facebook account toMyuran Sukumaran and her“good friend” Andrew Chan,two of the eight prisoners whowere shot dead last month.Ms Sandiford, who is origi-

nally from Redcar in Teesside,said she could be, “executed atany time” as she did not have

“any proper legal representa-tion” during her trial.She appealed to Sir Richard

to use his “inBuence and posi-tion to speak out” on behalf ofpeople on death row.Another appeal against Ms

Sandiford's conviction due tobe put before the IndonesianSupreme Court was being pre-pared, her lawyer has said.A campaign to raise funds

for her appeal has raised justover 16,200 New Zealand

Virgin boss in Cheltenham drugsgranny ‘dodge the bullet’ appeal

Angelika Raszewska and Robert Nowak

Prison sentences handed out to couple involved in a Bath Road carcollision, killing local man.

Lindsey Sandiford

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LOCAL resident Nicola Dyeris joining many others instepping up the battle to savethe Delds of Leckhampton.Miss Dyer, who lives with

her partner and two children,believes that these Deldsshould be saved for the chil-dren of today and for futuregenerations. Her two chil-dren utilise this space forplaying time and without it,they'll miss out on outdooractivities.Miss Dyer's concern is that

children spend far too muchtime sitting down playing oncomputers. They need localbig green spaces to run, haveadventures and Dre theirimaginations.A large scale archaeological

dig is taking place in theDelds in question, which hasgiven the locals an insight asto what it would be like if theproposed development ofover 370 houses were to takeplace. Tewkesbury Councilhave control as to whathappens to these Delds.But at present, Miss Dyer

believes that they are listen-ing more to the potential de-

velopers, Redrow, as opposedto local residents. Leckhamp-ton Green Land ActionGroup (LEGLAG) of whichMiss Dyer and her family aremembers have been Dghtingfor many years to save theseDelds, giving many reasonswhy these Delds they shouldnot be built on. She says thatthere is a "lack of local ameni-ties to sustain such a large de-velopment; and it would addto an already very busy roadnetwork.""Also it would hugely affect

the views from LeckhamptonHill, instead of looking downonto an area of outstandingnatural beauty, the view

would be of a densely popu-lated ugly housing estate."Miss Dyer along with

many other local residentssay that there are manybrown sites to build on butthe developers would ratherbuild here for the simplereason that they will makemore proDt.Many believe that this is

the eleventh hour to savethese Delds for the reasonsabove and for the children oftoday and generations tocome and people must dowhat they can to save theseprecious green spaces as oncethey are gone they are goneforever.

Fields of fury

LAST Thursday night AlexChalk and the Conserva-tives bloodied the nose ofthe LibDems in the townby delivering a knockoutpunch in Cheltenham, ashe swept in to ofDcebrushing aside theLibDem challenge.In a national nightmare

for the Liberal Democratsthe evening saw MartinHorwood lose his seatwith Alex Chalk winningby 24,790 votes to 18,274.Mr Chalk, Chel-

tenham's new MP com-mented: "I am bowledover by winning. It is thegreatest honour and priv-ilege of my life but I amacutely conscious of theresponsibility that comeswith it.’’He added: "It is really

not a time for triumphal-ism but for sober ac-

knowledgement of thetasks that are yet to be ful-Dlled."Mr Chalk also told the

Standard: “It is thehonour of my life to havebeen elected to representthe people of Cheltenhamin Parliament. I am verygrateful to the people whovoted for me. And tothose that didn’t, I respectyour views, which wereexpressed with great elo-quence by the other can-didates in this election.That page has beenturned.“I promise to stand up

for everyone in our town,regardless of politics. Ihave already startedgetting to work on myplan for my Drst 100 daysin ofDce.”Surprisingly earlier in

the evening via Twitter

the BBC newsfeed an-nounced that MrHorwood thought he hadalready lost his seat.He said after the results

that, "It has been anhonour and a privilege toserve the people of Chel-tenham as their MP for 10years.”Mr Horwood also took

time to thank his parlia-mentary and constituencyteams for all of their hardwork and all of Chel-tenham for, "placing theirtrust in me for 10 years.”He described his party's

national results as "utterlydevastating.”In a last up-beat

moment from MrHorwood, just minutesbefore the results were an-nounced by AndrewNorth, Acting ReturningOfDcer he told The Stan-

dard: ’’There is life afterpolitics you know. In fact Ido need to mow thelawn.”Labour's Paul Gilbert

came in third with 3,902votes, narrowly ahead ofUKIP's Christina Sim-monds who Dnished with3,808 votes.The Green candidate

Adam Van Coevordenwon 2,689 votes.The independent candi-

date Richard Lupson-Darnell Dnished with 272votes.Turnout at the 2015

General Election in Chel-tenham was 69.66 per-cent, up slightly on 2010.The Conservatives also

won a CheltenhamBorough Council by-elec-tion last Thursday, withLouis Savage holding Bat-tledown for the party.

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TV Licensing is remind-ing students movinghome for the summerthey may be able to claima refund, worth £36, ontheir licence. As studentsat the University ofGloucestershire Gnishtheir exams and startplanning for the breakthe extra cash could gotowards making it amemorable summer.Students who pur-

chased a TV Licence atthe start of the academicyear will have a full threemonths remaining ontheir licence and a refundcan be claimed for thisunused quarter.To be eligible, students

need to have a TV Licencewith three months re-maining on it, be leavingtheir halls or rented ac-commodation and bemoving to a licensedaddress. Students canapply for their refundonline or over the phone.

Richard Chapman,spokesperson for TV Li-

censing South West, said:“The student refund is

brilliant news for studentsand we encourage thosewho bought their licenceat the start of the aca-demic year to take advan-tage of it. It is importantstudents buy a TV licenceat the earliest opportunitywhen starting universityand take advantage of theHexible payment optionsavailable to them. Wewant to help students un-derstand the law when itcomes to watching liveTV on any device andhelp them avoid a Gne ofup to £1000.”

Recent research by TVLicensing shows theaverage student ownsthree devices at universitywhich are capable ofstreaming live TV withfour out of Gve studentswatching televisioncontent. A TV Licence isneeded to watch, recordor stream programmes atthe same time as they areshown on a TV, laptop,

games console, tablet,mobile phone, or anyother device.

Arron Mitchell, storemanager for STA TravelCheltenham, the world'slargest travel company forstudents and youngpeople, said:

“The summer monthsare a fantastic opportu-nity for students to seekadventure and see theworld. Getting a refundon the unused threemonths of a TV Licencecould go towards an un-forgettable trip and it’s areally easy step to take.We encourage all studentsto claim the £36 back and

start planning what theyare going to do with theextra cash in their pocket;the small experiences areoften the most memo-rable.”

To arrange a refund, orfor further information,simply visit: www.tvli-c e n s i n g . c o . u k / s t u -dentinfo, or call TVLicensing on 0300 7906113.

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A LOCAL bus operatorwithin Cheltenham is allow-ing interviewees to claim afree Stagecoach dayrider ifthey can take proof to theirlocal bus station ofGce oftheir interview. StagecoachWest are introducing thisinitiative in order to helpthose who are unemployedand actively trying to Gnd ajob.

In a boost to help thosewho are actively looking fora job and may not easilyhave the funds available totravel to and from interviewsas freely as they’d like, Stage-coach West are allowing in-

terviewees a free bus ticket.Those travelling to attend

an interview simply have totake proof of their interviewto the Stagecoach TravelShop in Cheltenham,whether it be a letter oremail conGrmation,showing the date, time andplace of the interview. Stage-coach West will then issue afree dayrider ticket to helpthe job seeker get to their in-terview and back.This initiative is currently

being tested in Cheltenhamand Swindon, and if all goesto plan will be rolled outacross Gloucester, Stroud

and the Forest of Dean.Rupert Cox, Managing Di-

rector for Stagecoach Westcommented:“It can be really difGcult

when you’re unemployedand genuinely want to Gnd ajob. Hopefully by offeringinterviewees a free dayriderticket, even though it mayonly save them a fewpounds, it will make a hugedifference and allow them toget to an interview that theymay otherwise have had tomiss. We play a large rolewithin the community andwant to give something backwhere we can.”

Those with an interview can ride the bus for free

A BY-ELECTION for Battle-down ward in Cheltenhamtook place last Thursday 7thMay. The Conservative can-didate, Louis Savage, wonthe seat in the ward by-elec-tion with 1,477 votes. A

total of 3,138 votes werecast, representing a turn-outof 74.03 per-cent.Counting for the by-elec-

tion went on until approxi-mately 1.45am in themorning.

Battledown ward by-election results

CHELTENHAM’S environ-mental and waste manage-ment company, Ubico areholding a plant sale at theArle Nursery.The sale will be each

Friday until 23rd May untilall plants are sold off. Thenursery will be open:

• Friday 8.30am - 3pm• Saturday 8.30am - 1pm

On sale will be all types ofbedding including gerani-ums, begonias, petunias,

impatiens, trailing plantsfor hanging baskets,compost, vegetable plantsand perennials.Beth Boughton, senior

operations manager atUbico, said: “Last year’splant sales that we heldwere extremely popularand I am pleased that wecan once again open thedoors for members of thepublic.’’Arle Nursery is on

Hayden Road, Chel-tenham, GL51 0SW.

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ALL the power suppliesare now back on in Chel-tenham after people werewithout electricity forhours on Tuesday of thisweek.The power loss started

to take affect atlunchtime and somehomes were only back on

by at around 7.30pm onTuesday evening.Some locals reported

trafGc lights going out ofaction in Princess Eliza-bethWay in Cheltenhamover the lunchtime.More than 1,200

homes and businesseswere affected by the cuts.

Power back on for thousands ofresidents in Cheltenham

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POLICE are appealing forwitnesses after a collisionbetween two cars in Chel-tenham.The incident happened

at the junction of LondonRoad and College Road

just before 10pm lastFriday (8th May).A Skoda Fabia being

driven by a 31-year-oldman from Birminghamwas in a collision with aPeugeot 206 being driven

by a local 17-year-old.Neither driver wasinjured.Anyone with informa-

tion is asked to call 101,quoting incident 475 of8th May 2015.

Appeal for witnesses to roadtraffic collision in Cheltenham

TISSUES and antihista-mines at the ready as thepollen count for the nextthree days is set to soar.It's going to slightly dip

on Thursday with a toptemperature of 16C, butsneezing and itchy eyescould be a problem forhay fever sufferers.According to the Met

OfDce the pollen countwill dip on Thursday butbe back to high again onFriday.The Met OfDce

manages the only pollencount monitoringnetwork in the UK usinginformation from its

network, its weather dataand expertise from or-ganisations such as theNational Pollen and Aer-obiological Unit and Pol-

lenUK to produce fore-casts that help supportallergy and hay fever suf-ferers through the mostdifDcult time of the year.

Pollen count for the town on three day high

CHELTENHAM'S newlyelected MP, Alex Chalk,has warned of a ''hammerblow'' to the town if theproposed Eagle Towerconversion goes ahead.The Eagle Tower is Chel-

tenham's only majortower block, providingaround 1.3 hectares ofhigh quality ofDce space.It is currently home tosome of the town's mostimportant employers, in-cluding key creative Drmssuch as Room 58 and Ca-margue, as well as anumber of Dnancial andtech companies.However, an application

to convert the ofDces into96 Eats has been submit-ted by the building’sowners, with a decisionon the proposal likely tobe made in mid-June.In January 2015, Athey

Consulting completedtheir investigation into

Cheltenham's economiccompetitiveness for theBorough Council. Thisreport outlined the press-ing need to provide addi-tional high quality spacein our town, and the im-portance of this to ensur-ing that Cheltenhamremains a competitiveplace to do business infuture. The consultantsalso expressed concernabout the town's existingofDce provision, describ-ing the current offer as in-sufDcient to meetdemand.In addition, the

Council's own employ-ment land review in 2014estimated that Chel-tenhamhad lost nearly 10hectares of employmentland since 1991. In light ofthis trend, Athey Consult-ing stressed the need tosafeguard Cheltenham'sremaining ofDce provi-

sion.Moreover, the Eagle Toweritself was ranked as pro-viding the third highestquality commercial spacein a 2007 EmploymentLand review undertakenon behalf of the BoroughCouncil by NathanielLichDeld and Partners,ranking above both theQuadrangle and JessopAvenue sites in terms ofsuitability for businesses.Commenting on the ap-plication, Alex Chalk said,“The loss of such a sub-stantial amount of ofDcespace would be a hammerblow for the town. Havingseen a number of promi-nent commercial build-ings, including the formerKraft andChelsea BuildingSociety sites, converted forresidential purposes inrecent years, we cannot

afford to lose yet moreemployment space in ourtown’’.

He added, ''I will bewriting to the BoroughCouncil's planning team,along with the leader ofCheltenham's Conserva-tive group on the CouncilTim Harman, to set outmy objection to this pro-posal before the deadlineonMay 19th, andwill alsobe contacting the Depart-ment for Communitiesand Local Governmentabout this application.”

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THE Grape Escape WineBar & Merchant will ofH-cially open in the spatown of Cheltenham thisMay. Arriving on the chicBath Road, it will be likeno wine bar to ever havegraced the town before.With a ‘by the glass’menu to change everyweek, selected from over200 wines available topurchase by the bottleplus wine tastings, cus-tomers will be truly spoiltfor choice.Owners Anthony

Davies and Zoe Fisher arebursting with passion fortheir exciting newventure. Anthony said:“I’m really lookingforward to opening awine bar that is all aboutwine! I get really frus-

trated when I go into awine bar and there arefour wines available bythe glass. We wanted awine bar that has a winemenu to rival any top endrestaurant, at signiHcantlysmaller prices!“We have selected a

core list of 120 wines thatfeatures over 60 differentprincipal grapes from 17different countries. Wewant to encourage ourcustomers to try some-thing new every timethey come and visit – ifyou don’t try new thingsyou will never really dis-cover what you reallylike!”You could easily be con-

verted once stepping intothis vineyard paradise,but for the non-wine

drinker The Grape Escapewill stock a range of beers,ciders and spirits. Tosatisfy hunger, deliciousmeat or cheese plattersplus a range of scrump-tious homemade cakescan be enjoyed with yourfavourite tipple. Plus itdoesn’t have to stopthere, customers will beable to carry on the con-versation at home, asbottles can be purchasedto take-away too!The Grape Escape will

ofHcially open its doors tothe public on May 23rd!For more information goto www.thecheltenham-grape.com.The Grape Escape -

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LOCAL Indian restaurant The SpiceLodge held a charity dinner with a dif-ference in which half of the takings willbe donated to the devastated country.Owner, Mohammed Rahman, felt thathe really needed to help the cause sincetwo of his staff members are in factfrom Nepal.He said: "I do a lot of charity work but

when I saw this on the TV it really upsetme. I thought I just had to do some-thing to help them."I know it's not the biggest donation

in the World, but even small thingsmust surely help them?"My Nepalese staff have worked with

me a long time – about Hve or six years."Chhabbi Luitel, 41, is one of those

members of staff. He was born in Nepaland moved to England in 2007.All his family are still in Nepal but

thankfully safe and well. But he foundout earlier in the week that his neigh-bour's wife had died in the secondquake. He said: "These are people thatare already suffering and now a seconddisaster has hit them."A regular Spice Lodge customer Lak-

shman Paudyal was also born in Nepal.

The 52-year-old doctor from Benhallsaid: "We have gathered to talk to eachother and Hnd out how each other'sfamilies are doing in Nepal.” He added:"Many people have lost their lives. It's avery difHcult time to Nepal."Also present was the new Mayor of

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Sip, sip hooray forMajestic WineMAJESTIC Wine has re-cently opened at Chel-tenham's GallagherRetail Park, which willalso welcome a newSports Direct store nextmonth.Majestic Wine spe-cialises in selling wineby the case and will becelebrating its arrival atthe Tewkesbury Roadsite today (Thurs 14thMay) with a freetasting, called theSummer Wine Evening.

The new store is nextto Carpetright and adja-cent to Manor Road.Sports Direct, the UK'snumber one sports re-tailer, will open upbetween Oak FurnitureLand and HomeSense.Gallagher Retail Parkis also houses WholeFoods Market's Lrststore on a retail parkand one of the very LrstPatisserie Valerie cafésto be sited in a Nextstore.

A ROYAL garden party,hosted by the Queen, willbe attended by Mayor ofCheltenham CouncillorDuncan Smith and guestsfrom his nominatedcharities.Every year, the Mayor isinvited, together withthree guests, to the presti-gious party at Bucking-ham Palace. On 28thMay 2015, CouncillorSmith, his wife and guestswill enjoy music, tea andcake in the presence ofthe Queen and the Dukeof Edinburgh.This year, the mayorhas chosen to take a vol-unteer nominated byeach of his two charities;Liz Harvey from Maggie’sCentre and Diana Lang-stone from CotswoldRiding for the Disabled.Mayor of Cheltenham,Duncan Smith said: ‘’Iam pleased to be attend-ing the royal garden partywith Liz and Diana. Iwanted to recognise theincredible work done byvolunteers and askedeach charity to make a

nomination to representthe charity and fellowsupporters.“Liz has become an es-sential part of Maggie’s.She started fundraisinglong before the centrewas open and over thelast 10 years has workedtirelessly to raise moneyand awareness.“Diana has very per-sonal reasons for support-ing Cotswold Riding forthe Disabled. Her father,who had helped atanother local school

passed away the day thatplanning permission wasgranted for the newschool and so in lieu ofMowers, mournersdonated to CotswoldRiding for the Disabled.After this Di joined thecommittee and has sinceworked in a variety ofroles as a volunteer.“It’s a great honour tobe attending this highproLle event on behalf ofCheltenham and I hopemy guests will thoroughlyenjoy themselves.’’

Volunteers enjoyparty fit for a Queen

GCHQ is apparentlylooking for IT specialiststo help with the Lghtagainst terrorists andcyber criminals.In a Lrst time move theUK's listening post isopenly recruiting forcomputer network opera-tions specialists (CNOS).The posts come with astarting salary of £27,913and are open to bothgraduates and non-gradu-ates who are at least 18,and possess "complexcoding and problem-solving skills.”GCHQ said it wants"committed and responsi-ble" applicants, with thepotential to carry outcomputer operations tokeep the UK safe.They will join a team of"world-class experts" whohelp to protect the UK'ssensitive information,provide valuable intelli-gence and carry out com-puter network operationsagainst terrorists, crimi-nals and others posing athreat against thecountry, the agency said.Successful candidates

may work in both cybersecurity and cyber intelli-gence roles.GCHQ in a statementsaid: "In cyber security,operations specialists mayLnd themselves workingin a team detecting andpreventing attempts toattack the critical nationalinfrastructure, or seekingto defend governmentsystems against criminalsseeking to steal informa-tion, identities or money."Cyber intelligence spe-cialists might need todevelop software to accessthe computers of a terror-ist group, or carry out op-erations to retrieve vitalonline clues about the lo-

cation and identity ofmembers of an organisedcrime ring."A spokesman for the or-ganisation said its work is"unique" and "makes adifference to the UK.” Headded: "We are lookingfor people with a diverserange of backgrounds andexperience, so training istailored tomeet the needsof the individual and therole’’.GCHQ stressed thatstrict legal controls, safe-guards and requirementsapply to all of its activi-ties.Vacancies are availablein Cheltenham, Glouces-tershire, and Scarborough.

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A CONSERVATIVE majority –my, my, my, I don’t think Icould have hoped for a betterresult.With David Cameron as ourcountry’s man-in-charge I canbreathe a sigh of relief thatmy company’s tax rates willremain low, my tax-free divi-dend cash will remain beauti-fully high and that ourcountry’s welfare bill is goingto be slashed by £12 billion.What a joyous week it’s been.The Lib Dems took an

almighty beating with apitiful 8-seat result. Howfunny that our town’s MartinHorwood has lost his seat?For ten years he received agenerous salary and a fullystamped passport of trips toSouth America and in returnfor what you ask? Well goodquestion. We lost a fully func-tioning A&E department, theold Odeon site has been leftderelict and Disney have shutdown their store.

Pretty awful stuff. Of coursenot everybody is happy aboutthe Tory’s landslide win. Ioverheard my two housecleaner’s moan about zerocontract hours and how theywon’t be eradicated under aConservative government.The anger I felt towards thesecomplaining wenches as theywere dusting off my bannis-ters

hit boiling point.Quite simply, ifthey have aproblem with anemployer’s terms –whether it behours or pay –they should utilizetheir freedom toleave that employ-ment. It makes me

sick how all these whininglefties want everythinghanded to them on a plate.They want minimum hours,more money, and morehandouts for popping outkids they can’t afford.Here’s an idea - why don’t

all the working class andlefties of the UK live within

their means? If you’re‘hard up’ why not:stop smoking, stop or-dering takeaways,

cancel that Magaluf excursionand for God’s sake, use pro-tection the next time youdecide to frolic.For every time we hear an

ingrate whine about theirwork we should quickly slapthem down. Ask them whythey haven’t launched theirown business whereby theyset their own wages and workconditions. They’ll of coursemoan that they wouldn’tknow how to, or that it’s toorisky. And that’s exactly whythese people are where theyare; they’ve chosen the safepath whilst the entrepreneursrisk the roof over their headfor a brighter future.In life you’re only rewarded

for what you deserve. If youleave school and take up azero hour contract at SportsDirect, and you aren’t happy -it’s not the system that’sbroken – it’s you.

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A POSTGRADUATE studentfrom the University ofGloucestershire has won asilver International DesignAward for her innovative chil-dren’s play product.Elli Gkologkina, a distance

learner on the PostgraduateProfessional Studies in Chil-dren’s Play programme, waspart of a team, TransformableIntelligent Environments Lab-oratory, that devised ManyHappy re-Turns, a simpledevice that can be used bychildren for a multitude ofplay activities, the only limitbeing the child’s imagination.The International Design Awards is an

annual competition which recognises talentin architecture and product design. Beatingentries from architects and designers fromacross the globe, Elli, a certiFed architectbased in Crete, says: “This award made mebelieve more in my work and inclination tosupport children’s play. It’s like someonegave me a “go on” wink.’’Made of corrugated cardboard, Many

Happy re-Turns was designed to facilitate the‘learning through play’ pedagogical ap-proach. Elli says: “Its form was conceived tobe as abstract as it could, so as to bare anumber of interpretations through children’simagination, such as animal forms (elephant,

turtle, dove) and archetypical forms (house,milk box, boat). At the Feld-testing phase, wewere happy to see children’s interest andquest for new formations.”Wendy Russell, Senior Lecturer in Play and

Playwork at the University of Gloucester-shire, said: “We are delighted that Elli andher colleagues have won this prestigiousaward. She has an interest in children’s playand so she enrolled on our distance learningpostgraduate Professional Studies in Chil-dren’s Play programme. This design showshow she has brought together her architec-tural design skills and her understanding ofchildren’s play. We heartily congratulate herand her colleagues on this award.’’

GLOS UNIVERSITY STUDENT WINSINTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARD

THE county’s next generation ofmil-lionaires need to make sure they arenot teeing themselves up for extra at-tention fromHMRC according to taxpartner Sue Day at national audit,tax and advisory Frm Crowe ClarkWhitehill in Cheltenham.It transpires that HMRC is target-

ing entrepreneurs and celebritieswith a new team called “Rising Stars”that is monitoring those with a netvalue of £15 million who are likelyto hit the £20 million mark – thebenchmark for the high-net worthunit – within Fve years.She said: “Sports stars and celebri-

ties are not the only ones who sud-denly acquire great wealth; thegrowing army of digital entrepre-neurs, for example, could also Fndthemselves in the net.She said the tax team at Crowe

Clark Whitehill specialised in advis-ing entrepreneurs and owners ofSMEs destined to grow in no time atall.“If you can see that your inven-

tion, your app, or your new pro-gramme is destined to take off, youshould make sure that you takeexpert professional advice before yousee the cash start to roll in.”

Millionairesbeware!

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AFTER more than 30 years oftrading in the town the owner ofFurnishing Studio, Peter Clarke,has decided to Bnally call it a day.Once all the stock has been sold

it will mean that one of the land-mark stores in Cheltenham willbe gone… and gone forever.Situated in the lower end of the

High Street, the store, which hasbeen trading since way back in1986, sells domestic furniture,specialising in solid oak, ash andpine.Mr Clarke said that car parking

charges has been one of thechanges that has affected his busi-ness badly.Furnishing Studios stretches to

some 6000 square feet, with arent of £58,000 for the store andits local warehouse, with the lease

about to come to an end, MrClarke decided enough wasenough and that retirement washis only option.Although the shop does have a

website and other deliveryoptions, it does not have anonline store, something that hasaffected many businesses in thepast Bve years.Mr Clarke stated that he be-

lieved providing an excellentservice and good quality productsis essential, something he saidcannot always be found in largemultiple furniture stores.Cheltenham now, in the main,

has a plethora of chain furniturestores such as Furniture Village,Oak Furniture Land and DFSwhich are all situated on the out-skirts of town.

Furniture store to shut up shop

THE water vole oncepopulated our river-banks and waterways inthe UK, but in the last 15years water vole

numbers have halved,bringing them to thebrink of extinction.The BBC's Graham

Satchell visited the

Gloucester and Sharp-ness canal to Bnd outmore about this declinein numbers with a reportto follow.

could the water vole becomeextinct in gloucestershire

GLOUCESTERSHIREConstabulary are ap-pealing for informationfollowing the theft of acar in Cheltenham inthe early hours of lastFriday 8th May.At around 1.00am a

householder inGloucester Road wasawoken by a noise. Helooked out hisbedroom window tosee a man reversing hiswife's car out of thedriveway. As the driverreversed he hit a neigh-bour's wall and car.The car, a white BMW3 Series M Sport, Regis-tration No. KX64 SVU,was then driven off athigh speed in the direc-tion of the trainstation.Upon going down-

stairs the householderfound a piece of rolledup rubber tubingwhich is believed waspushed through theletterbox to 'Bsh' forthe car keys which

were on a windowsillin the hallway.Gloucestershire Con-

stabulary's, Harm Re-duction Advisor, KimMowday, says: "Iwould like to remindhouseholders to alwayskeep their car keys andhousehold keys in asafe place. They shouldbe kept far away fromany door or windowand not be put on ahall table or on thestaircase. Please putkeys in a drawer, bag orjacket pocket - out ofsight from opportunistthieves who have useditems such as a bamboostick and even a Bshingrod to hook keys andpull them through let-terboxes."Police would like to

hear from anyone whohas seen the car, orknows of its where-abouts to please call101 quoting incidentnumber 24 of 8th May2015.

Car stolen fromdriveway in Cheltenham

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE’SPolice and Crime Com-missioner (PCC) MartinSurl and Assistant ChiefConstable (ACC) RichardBerry will step up theBght against cybercrimewhen they launch thecountry’s Brst Safer CyberForum at a business con-ference today 14th May.As well as advising

traders on how to staysafe on the internet, theywill update business rep-resentatives on theprogress the Constabu-lary is making to combatthe threat.‘Safer Cyber’ was added

to the PCC’s Police andCrime Plan priorities inApril 2014 followingoverwhelming supportfrom the public whowanted more done toprevent things like inter-

net fraud and online bul-lying.Mr.Surl said, ““The in-

ternet provides a widerange of opportunitiesbut it also has a dark sidewhich criminals havebeen quick to exploit. Ithas made people vulnera-ble both at home and atwork. As a result, peoplehave lost vast sums ofmoney after beingripped-off by conmenand many young liveshave been ruined onsocial media.“I want us to be proac-

tive in our approach tobuilding a safer cyber en-vironment for Glouces-tershire and I believe thebusiness community hasa big part to play in de-veloping partnershipsthat really do make a dif-ference.”

Cybercrime is one ofthe themes of the two-day Gloucestershire Busi-ness Show which is beingheld at CheltenhamRacecourse on Wednes-day and Thursday. TheConstabulary’s safercyber co-ordinator andcybercrime harm reduc-tion advisor are alsotaking part.They will lead work-

shops looking at businessawareness of the risksaround cyber security;practical housekeepingaround business protec-tion and the advice avail-able to allow a businessto stay up to date.Another session willexplain the Constabu-lary’s aim to develop amulti-tiered cyber-secu-rity forum.ACC Berry said, “Cy-

bercrime is an issue we allhave to face up to. It is akey priority within theUK’s Strategic PolicingRequirement (SPR) whichmeans every police force,large or small, has tomake a contribution.“The Constabulary will

launch our unique SaferCyber Forum at the eventand we will welcome theengagement and supportof the business commu-nity to help protect eachother as we go forwards.This will be the Brst of itskind in the UK. ”“Gloucestershire Police

must be able to con-tribute effectively to anyform of cyber-attack on anational scale and todevelop our own cyber-crime capabilitiesbeneath that level ofthreat.”

In the virtual world, no-one can hearyou scream thief!

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Police urge caution forcheese rolling nutters

SEVEN high-valuebikes, worth severalthousands of poundsoverall, have beenstolen from a home inCheltenham.They were taken

from the garage of ahouse in Rowena CadeAvenue sometimebetween 10.30pm lastWednesday 6 May and6am on Thursday 7May. There was no signof forced entry al-though the garage hadbeen locked on thenight.

The stolen itemsinclude:• a white BoardmanTeam Carbon ladiesroad bike

• a white Boardman

ladies mountain bike

• two black ProCarbon bikes

• a gun metal greyBoardman Teamhybrid bike

• two Boardman men'smountain bikes

• 1 Garmin Touring satnav

• 1 Boardman bikecomputer

• saddle bags and biketoolsAnyone who has

been offered bikes ofthese descriptions forsale or who has any in-formation about thistheft is asked to call101, quoting incident35 of 7 May 2015 orcrime numberCR/010423/15.

Seven bikeS andcycle acceSSorieSStolen fromcheltenham home

A REPORT into conditionsat a women's prisonGloucestershire has high-lighted "unacceptably tightstaf4ng levels" and an "in-crease in violence".The Independent Monitor-ing Board has published itsannual review into East-wood Park Prison for 2013-2014.The report also raised

concerns over an increasein inmates being con4nedto cells, a lack of disabledaccommodation and aneed for refurbishment.It also noted 40 single

cells being used for doubleoccupancy.A spokesperson for the

prison's service said anumber of new prison of4-cers have now started workat Eastwood Park."The safety of prisoners

and staff is our top priority."We work hard to tackle

violence and will alwayspress for prosecution ofthose responsible

The report notes somecells are not suitable for thecon4nement of prisonersbecause of a lack of venti-lation.Panels on some cell

doors were deemed "not 4tfor purpose" as they pre-vented "clear observationor communication withprisoners" inside, it wasclaimed.The board noted there

have been three deaths incustody compared withnone in 2012/2013 andsaid it was concerned ithad not been told whenthe inquests are due to beheld.The report calls for im-

proved scheduling of pris-oner arrivals saying as

there is no cut-off timefor prisoners arriving atEastwood Park this causes"unnecessary dif4cultiesin the induction and set-tling in of new prisoners".It also wants to see

more educational and re-habilitation coursesoffered to re5ect increas-ing prisoner numbers andthe changing length ofstay and more coun-selling for inmates.The Independent Mon-

itoring Board is ap-pointed by the Secretaryof State frommembers ofthe community in whichthe prison is situated.In a statement The

Ministry of Justice com-mented it is "pleased thisreport praises HMP East-wood Park for its man-agement of femaleoffenders, as well as itswork to ensure prisonersget the skills and experi-ence to help apply forjobs upon release."

VIOLENCE HIGH ATWOMEN’S PRISON

THEworld famous cheeserolling event takes placein Brockworth this BankHoliday Monday 25thMay and local police areurging participants andspectators to be extremelycautious during the event.The Cooper's Hill

Cheese-Rolling and Wakesees people run, thentumble down the verysteep incline to grab awheel of Double Glouces-ter. It’s a sight that’s bothscary and jaw-dropping towatch.Broken bones and visits

to A&E are not uncom-mon. But because the age-old tradition is anunof>cial event, Glouces-tershire police and variousother agencies are notwilling to take on any re-sponsibility to marshalthe crowds.

The constabulary willnot be patrolling theevent but is keen to high-light the issues that comewith the spectacle and theinherent dangers that canabound to both the‘rollers’ and thespectators.

editor’sDeskThe political shouting is

all over and the major-ity of our town has

elected Alex Chalk as our MPto represent our needs anddeal with our issues at bothWestminster, the county andlocal councils. Good luckwith that task!

The run-up to the electionwas hard-fought with tough

stances taken by both Mr Chalk and the defendingincumbent Mr Horwood. In a long night of sharpknives, the election count at Leisure @ Cheltenhamwent on until 5am when a sense prevailed and AlexChalk was declared the winner with a large major-ity. Smiles all round as the true blue brigade couldbreathe again and see some sense and light at theend of a Conservative tunnel.

In my mind students studying politics at Univer-sity will in a number of years be referring toCameron’s’ ‘marriage made in hell speech’ as partof their curriculum where he painted a starkLabour/SNP picture. Well it worked Mr Cameron.

So what’s in store for our town now as Mr Chalktakes the reins for the next Mve years?

As he has said the A&E situation that MrHorwood left unattended during his watch is rightat the top of his hit list. It remains to be seen if AlexChalk can in fact halt the degradation of this hugelynecessary NHS service in our town. He must. Therecan be no compromises or excuses.

On a brighter, less serious note we are now fullyinto our ‘festival season’ as ‘Jazz’ has just Mnishedwith record sales of tickets being reported by the or-ganisers. And the Science Festival is just around thecorner to be swiftly followed by the ever-popularFood Festival hot on its heels.

I love the Food Festival in particular, as I think itreally show cases the local producers in a way thathas a village feel to it without the mud, tractors,horses, dung and sheep nonsense. I’ll get framersletters now.

The festivals do however bring Cheltenham to lifein the summer months with a myriad of events andsideshows that Mll our town with avibrancy that must surely be the envy of manysmall regional towns. Add to this the hordes of vis-itors spending their hard-earned cash and you havea recipe for a Mnancial cake that isn’t doughy, taste-less or Nat. Bring it on.

Eric Barton, Editor

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CHELTENHAM law Mrm,Willans LLP has expandedits wills, probate & trustsdepartment to six lawyerswith the appointment ofsolicitor Rachel Taylor.

She will help Willans’Legal-500 rated departmentwith general private clientwork to include wills, estateplanning, administrationof estates, trusts and Courtof Protection applications.

Her particular interest isin mental capacity issuesand she is experienced inmaking deputyship and

other applications to theCourt of Protection (in-cluding statutory wills). Shealso supports vulnerableclients in drafting wills andLPAs, especially where vul-nerable beneMciaries needtheir inheritance protected.

Rachel is used to advisingclients on the protectionand management of high-value compensationawards, such as the cre-ation of personal injurytrusts or the appointmentof a deputy. In her previousrole she managed complex

matters for children andadults with acquired braininjuries.

Rachel is a member of thehighly regarded Society ofTrust & Estate Practitioners(STEP), with a distinctionin the trusts and estatesdiploma. Alongside SimonCook, Ruth Baker and Jen-nifer Emerson, this hasbought the number of STEPqualiMed solicitors in thedepartment to four.

Simon Cook, head ofwills, probate & trusts atWillans, commented:

“With one in six of the UKpopulation currently aged65 years and over, morepeople are living longerand the number of thosesuffering from dementia ison the rise. Consequently,we are becoming increas-ingly involved in people’saffairs as their trusted ad-visers.”

Commenting on herrole, Rachel Taylor said, “Iam excited to have relo-cated with my family toGloucestershire and to bejoining a reputable Mrm.”

Private client lawyer forvulnerable and elderlyjoins willans

CHELTENHAM-based pro-fessional services MrmKnights has been short-listed for a prestigious na-tional award at TheLawyer Awards 2015.

The Mrm is one of six tobe nominated in the Al-ternative Business Struc-ture (ABS) of the Yearcategory which takesplace on 23 June at theGrosvenor House Hotel inLondon.

Knights was granted itsABS licence by the Solici-tors Regulation Authorityin 2013, after havingbecome the Mrst profes-sional services Mrm in theUK legal sector to haveraised capital throughprivate equity investment.

CEO at Knights, David

Beech, said: “We arethrilled to have beenshortlisted for such a highproMle award which is tes-tament to the hard workand commitment of ourteam here.

“Since becoming anABS and attracting privateequity investment, wehave increased our annualturnover from £8m toover £16m and have at-tracted new professionalsat the rate of one perweek. Being shortlisted forthis award further illus-trates that our modern ap-proach to delivering legalservices is working.

“Innovation and growthare at the heart of ourculture and to be recog-nised for the fresh wayswe are running a profes-sional services business isfantastic.”

The Lawyer Awards isthe legal industry’s topawards event and cele-brates excellence in thelegal profession acrossprivate practice, thepublic sector, commerceand industry and the Bar.

KNIGHTS SHORTLISTED FORNATIONAL LEGAL AWARD

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BUSINESS

The development of theBrewery is already twostoreys high.

It's nowhere near Mn-ished however it iscoming along at a goodpace. There are no wallsand the trademark sightof steel reinforcing pipessticking out of the con-crete skeleton of thebuilding is plain to see.

The workers on thescheme which is the Mrstpart in the expansion ofthe shopping and leisureproject do seem to bereally getting on with itnow.

Supermarket giantTesco has already con-Mrmed that its Metrostore in the High Streetwill be relocated to thenew shopping centre asan Express Store

The owners of thebrewery have askedCheltenham peoplewhat stores they'd like tosee at the new develop-ment, drawing responsessuch as Krispy Kreme,

Zara, Mac, Urban OutMt-ters, Disney store andPizza hut.

The current work ispart of Phase 2a of theBrewery's redevelop-ment. It will link the ex-isting buildings, whichwere opened in 2006 tothe High Street with40,000 square feet ofnew shopping space sup-plemented with a 104-bedroom hotel.

That portion of theproject should be com-pleted in May 2016.

Phase 2b included re-developing the land cur-rently occupied by Tescoand will see 70,000square feet of retail spacebuilt and twenty fourNats

Work is expected tostart this September andbe Mnished in November2016.

Together the phaseswill create a new shop-ping corridor linking theHigh Street to theBrewery.

Brewery expansionon schedule

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WHAT’S ON

BIrmInGham royal Ballet,one of the world’s leadingclassical companies and theUK’s premiere touring balletcompany, is thrilled toannounce their return toCheltenham everyman witha varied mixed programme

highlighting arguably someof the greatest works intheir repertoire.

the company's return toCheltenham is one of themany ways in whichBirmingham royal Ballet arecelebrating their 25thanniversary year in 2015, ayear in which David Bintleywill also mark his 20th yearas Director.

the exciting programmefeatures work fromcontemporarychoreographers through tosome of the greats oftraditional ballet, allperformed to beautiful livemusic from members of theroyal Ballet Sinfonia.

QUATRAINOriginally premiered atInternational Dance FestivalBirmingham 2014, thisvibrant piece is the thirdwork created for thecompany by Birminghamroyal Ballet Soloist, Kitholder. Quatrain is a fastpaced, dynamic ballet set tothe fiery tango rhythms of

astor Piazzolla’s the FourSeasons of Buenos aires.

BALLET HIGHLIGHTSBirmingham royal Ballet arefamed for their stunningproductions of balletclassics such as Swan lakeand la Fille mal gardée, inthis sumptuous piece thecompany presents excerptsfrom some of their mostbeloved and beautifulproductions. FaÇaDeawash with big, brightcolours and characters thischarming ballet based edithSitwell’s nonsensical poetry

is sprinkled with comedyand wit. Façade is a toe-tapping romp packed full offoxtrots, tangoes andwaltzes choreographed bythe great Frederick ashton.the world-renownedBirmingham royal Balletvisit Cheltenham everymanfor three performances only,a highlight of the theatre’sdance calendar for 2015.members of the public arealso welcomed to attend afree pre-show talk onWednesday 27th may at6.45pm – tickets and moredetails via the box office.

FrOm the award-winningproducers of the highlysuccessful tours of the Kingand I and Fiddler on theroof, this new production ofone of the great classicamerican musicals willfeature Belinda lang as aunteller, Gary Wilmot as alihakim, ashley Day as Curly,Charlotte Wakefield aslaurey and nic Greenshieldsas Jud Fry.

OKlahOma!, with musicby richard rodgers andbook and lyrics by Oscarhammerstein II, was basedon the lynn riggs playGreen Grow the lilacs andwas the first musical writtenby the duo. It was originallyproduced on Broadway in1943 and the academyaward-winning film wasreleased in 1955. Set in theOklahoma territory in theearly 1900s, the musical tells

the story of two sets of star-crossed lovers. Cowboy Curlyloves laurey, aunt eller’sniece, but Curly’s rival is themysterious and dangeroushired hand Jud Fry.meanwhile, ado annie istorn between cowboy Willand peddler ali hakim. theirstories are told with the helpof some of the best lovedsongs in musical theatrehistory, including Oh, What aBeautiful mornin’, I Cain’t Sayno, the Surrey With theFringe on top, Kansas City,People Will Say We’re in loveand the title song.

the UK & Irish tour ofOKlahOma! will bepresented through specialarrangement with r&htheatricals europe.www.oklahomatour.co.ukEVERYMAN CHELTENHAM2–6 June Everyman Theatre01242 572573

RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S “OKLAHOMA!”BURSTS ONTO THE CHELTENHAM STAGE NEXT MONTH!

Saturday 23rd May10.00am to 5.00pmThe Foyle Room, The Wilson,Clarence Street,Cheltenham. Glos GL50 3JT(exhibition open 16th Mayto 28th June)

On Saturday 23 may theopen west is holding aday of artist talks at theWilson – an invaluableopportunity to engagedirectly with eight of theexhibiting artists from theopen west 2015 - to listen,to query and to shareknowledge.

the eight artists arefrom Canada and France,Cumbria, london, andtewkesbury – eachcurrently active in thefields of photography,animation, painting,sculpture and installation(see attached pdf forfurther information).

tickets £5 for the day(£3 for students). talksstart at 10am and finish at5pm. there will be a shortbreak at 1pm.

numbers are limited,

ticket bookings inadvance, either by PayPalor credit/debit card attheopenwest.org.uk. If youwould prefer to pay incash please emailenquiries toinfo@theopenwest.org.uk.

Participating artists:• marcus Armitage(animation)• Ben Jack nash(installation and sculpture)• Steph Goodger(painting)• Tina Hage (photography)• niki Hare (installation,sculpture and painting)• lavor lubomirov(sculpture andprintmaking)• Beatrix Baker (sculpture)• Arnold Koroshegyi(photography)

A day of artists talks at The Wilson BirminGHAm royAl BAlleT PlAy A limiTeD enGAGemenT in CHelTenHAmeveryman Theatre, Tuesday 26th & Wednesday 27th may 2015, everymantheatre.org.uk, 01242 572573

Cheltenham ArtistAlex Williams toshow latestartwork at TheFosse GalleryCheltenham artist alexWilliams will be exhibitinghis fantastic latest works atthe Fosse Gallery from 17thmay until 6th June in anexhibition titled 'From anIsland' .

alex is best known for thevibrancy and freshness hebrings to his work. hisimages have been widelyused in tableware and FineBone China, limited editionPrints and Greetings Cards,but he is now coming to theCotswolds to treat us to hislatest pieces.

Gary Wilmot as Ali Hakim

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WINSTON’S Wish, theleading childhood be-reavement charity in theUK, is eagerly anticipat-ing the Discovery Chan-nel’s Churchill and Methis Friday (15th May) at9pm.The Gloucestershire-

based charity features onthe special programme,hosted by Hugh Dennis,which marks the 50th an-niversary of Sir WinstonChurchill's death and 70years since VE day.Exploring the legacy

left behind by Churchill,Dennis discovers what hemeans to people today.

‘Churchill’ quicklymetamorphosed into‘Winston’ – a bear – who

became the charity’s mas-cot. Winston’s Wish say itis Winston’s ‘wish’ thatevery bereaved childshould receive the helpthey need to cope withthe death of someone im-portant in their lives.Over 20 years later, thecharity supports morethan 30,000 bereavedchildren and young peo-ple each year.Earlier this year, the co-

median, author and pre-senter visited the charity’sof?ce in Cheltenham,Gloucestershire.Susie Gallagher, Com-

munications Manager atWinston’s Wish, added:“Winston’s Wish is so

thankful for our links to

Churchill and we areproud to be a part of hislegacy. It was really excit-ing to have Hugh visitour Gloucestershire base;he showed a keen interestin our work, and we’re alllooking forward to tuningin on Friday!”The programme begins

with Hugh's own recollec-tions of Churchill's fu-neral, as a young boywatching the @ypast fromthe garden of his father'svicarage, and goes on todescribe growing aware-ness of the in@uence andpersonal style of an Eng-lishman who dominatedthe 20th Century politi-cal and cultural landscapelike no other.

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would improve as afour-year old as he hasbeen kept in trainingrather than sendinghim off to stud and cer-tainly if he is 100 per-cent ready on Saturdayhis current price of 7/2might look very gener-ous after the race.There are however, as

we have seen, mixedmessages coming fromthe Hannon camp’srunners to date and soit might therefore beprudent to look else-where this time as thereis no shortage of decenthorses in the race.French raider

Karakontie won theBreeders Cup Mile onturf at Santa Anita lastNovember which isarguably stronger formthan the Queen Eliza-beth Ascot race andhaving previously <n-ished sixth in theFrench Derby. Hewould not be inconve-nienced by any groundconditions and it is in-teresting that histrainer, French basedJonathon Pease is tar-geting the Lockingehaving had relativelyfew runners in England.This could be a tip initself.Integral will represent

the powerful stable ofMichael Stoute and thismare now a 5-year-oldhas good Group 1 formbut was well beaten inthe Queen Elizabethand might <nd it abridge too far againstthe colts on her <rstrun this season.Improving horses

Custom Cut, HereComes When andCaptain Cat are allcapable of runningreally well and in par-

ticular there is a lot tolike about Custom Cut.Trained in Yorkshire

by David O’Meara thehorse continues toshow its well-beingwinning a Group 2 atSandown in April com-fortably beating HereComes When. Takeaway his last run lastseason when wellbehind Night ofThunder in the Ascotrace, when the heavyground would not havesuited him, and hewould have been un-beaten in his last sevenraces.Crucially we know he

is race <t, will raceprominently over thestraight mile trip atNewbury and might begood enough to hangon and win his <rstGroup 1. At 16/1 helooks very good eachway value.Here Comes Whena good second to

Custom Cut last monthis likely tobe in the mix trainedby the astute AndrewBalding. Captain Catwould undoubtedlyprefer quick ground ashe tends to rattle homebut he may not get thison Saturday andmay inany event be not quitegood enough.The Lockinge is tradi-

tionally a pointer to thewinners of the Groupraces over seven fur-longs and one mile atRoyal Ascot in June andas Ascot is a completelydifferent con<gurationthe likes of Integral,Here Comes When andCaptain Cat may stillprove to be horses tofollow at the RoyalMeeting even if Satur-day is not their day.

French raiderKarakontie could beworth a punt at Newbury

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CHeltenHam'S team efforttoomuCH for SHapwiCkCHELTENHAM’S Arst away match ofthe season, in the attractive setting ofShapwick and Polden, also saw theArst victory, by 25 runs.Put in to bat on a wicket offering as-sistance to all the bowlers, Chel-tenham did well to muster 200-9from their 50 overs.It was hard work for all the batsmen.Cheltenham lost an early wicketwhen Mike Kelly top-edged an at-tempted pull off James Haggett andwas caught at square leg.Peter Woodland grafted to 17

before driving to short extra cover.Gloucestershire's Benny Howell,making his debut for Cheltenham,timed the ball well and hit it power-fully in making 28 before driving tomid-off, where Wayne Spencer held agood catch above his head.When Matt Jennings was adjudged

LBW off Nayeem Karmaker for 12,Cheltenham were struggling at 75-4after 22 overs.Aled Howell and James SchoAeld

then dug in against the accuratemedium pace of Mark Higgs, whoonly conceded nine runs from his 10overs, and Karmakar, who took 2-23from his allocation. 48 runs camefrom the next 18 overs, but cruciallyno wickets fell until SchoAeld wasbowled by Haggett for 20 in the 40thover with the score on 122.With wickets in hand, Cheltenham

then pushed the accelerator in thelast 10 overs. Rob Cooper joinedHowell and this pair put on 31 for thesixth wicket in six overs before Howellwas run out by Sam Spencer afterstarting for a second run and beingsent back. Howell's 26 had taken 79balls but had laid the foundation for agood total.Cooper was bowled swinging at

Haggett for 13, George Terry hit 15from seven balls before being beatenby Karmakar's direct hit from long onand Will Simmons drove a six and afour in a 12-ball innings worth 16runs.Cheltenham's total was boosted by

a steady Bow of extras, with Haggettcontributing an additional over of no

balls and wides in his second spell.When Simmons drove to mid on,Cheltenham needed three runs fromthe last over to reach 200.Sam Didcote swung and missed at

the Arst four balls before grabbing asingle from the Afth leaving ElliotWilson to drive the Anal ball of theinnings over extra cover to secure thefourth batting point.Benny Howell and Wilson opened

the bowling for Cheltenham withHowell coming in off a longish rundown the hill. Steve Tinnion,opening the batting, hurt his foot inthe Cheltenham innings, could hardlywalk and so batted with a runner.He adopted a positive approach to

compensate for his lack of mobility,Bicking Howell for 2 sixes over themid wicket boundary and hitting fourfours in a brisk innings of 33 from 28balls. He put on 54 for the Arst wicketwith Sam Edmunds in eight overs,but then three wickets fell for the ad-dition of just one run to restore thebalance.Edmunds was brilliantly caught

one-handed by Mike Kelly in MattJennings' Arst over, after the ball hadrebounded off keeper Simmons'pads. Tinnion tried a big-hit too manyand was caught by Terry at mid offand Oskar White departed for a duckafter getting the thinnest of edges offHowell.Karmakar and skipper Wayne

Spencer attempted to repair thedamage and put on 40 for the fourthwicket before Spencer was caught

behind by a diving Simmons for 14.Karmarkar was then trapped LBW byJennings in a reversal of the Arstinnings dismissal to leave Shapwickon 104-5 after 24 overs. Jenningsbowled a miserly spell of 10 overs,with six overs of seam and four ofspin and Anished with Agures of 2-20from 10 overs.Sam Didcote was then introduced

into the attack and took the next fourwickets. Steve Spencer was caught atsquare leg by Wilson, Sam Spencershouldered arms and was pinnedLBW by one that turned, Dean Roodtwas well held by Aled Howell at shortmid wicket and Didcote picked up asecond LBW victim when Haggettwas hit on the foot.This left Shapwick needing 27 to

win from 5.3 overs with the last pairat the crease. Ben Rudge, who hadbatted very well for 31 and hadwatched wickets falling from theother end, took a single from the Arstball of the 45th over and two ballslater the game was over after Higgsplayed back to a full length ball fromBenny Howell and became the 4thLBW victim of the innings.Cheltenham host Goatacre at The

Victoria Ground on Saturday(12.30pm start).In the Gloucestershire Division,

Cheltenham Civil Service beat Chip-ping Sodbury by Ave wickets at TheRidings, Dumbleton defeated Wood-mancote by 74 runs and Hatherleyand Reddings were beaten by 62 runsat Lydney.

Gloucestershire's Benny Howell madehis Cheltenham debut on Saturday

Gloucester 35London Irish 13

GLOUCESTER overcame theArst-half sending off of

Banker Matt Kvesic to recorda three-try win over LondonIrish.Kvesic was shown a red

card on 23 minutes after a

tip tackle on Tomas O'Learyand a try from Alex Lewing-ton put Irish ahead, but thehosts came storming back.Tries from England wing

Jonny May, Dan Thomas andHenry Purdy deAed the visi-tors' numerical advantage tosecure a superb victory forGloucester.

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Chelt Civil Service 0Thornbury Town 1

NICK LOCKE was denieda triumphant send off asCheltenham Civil Serviceboss as his side werebeaten by ThornburyTown in the >nal of theLes James League Cup.Locke has guided Serviceto the GloucestershireCounty League title at the>rst time of asking by aneight point margin.Having agreed to take

charge of Hellenic LeagueDivision One West clubCheltenham Saracensnext term, this was his>nal game at the helm.The Tewkesbury Road

team were favourites tocomplete a league andcup double, but PeteFowler’s goal in the >nal

minute of the >rst halfwas enough to secure thesilverware for Thornbury,who were runners-up in2011.Missing one of their key

men in Teejay Bick,Service were out of sorts atSlimbridge’s Wisloe Roadground, rarely troublingThornbury goalkeeperAlex Lippiatt.Paul Holmes and

leading marksman JackSklenar both tried theirluck early on for Service,but Thornbury hit thewoodwork in the 35thminute.A mistake by the other-

wise excellent skipperChris Pates allowed RobWilks to race through ongoal and his shot beat TimGrif>ths, but cannonedback off the post.Left-back Jamie Gowers

was cautioned for a late

challenge three minuteslater and Service fellbehind at the break afterswitching off as they triedto deal with a corner.Luke Franklin’s delivery

from the left was noddedin by centre-half Fowler,who had lost his markerand only a smart savefrom Grif>ths preventedDan Rees adding a secondin time added on.Free-scoring Service

>red more than 100 goalsduring their CountyLeague campaign, but animpressive defensivedisplay from Thornbury,with Nathan Sage out-standing, kept them out.John Evans went closest

to breaking throughwhenhe saw a low shot bril-liantly turned up onto thebar by Lippiatt as itbounced in front of him.Ryan Smith was tripped

right on the edge of thebox with referee AndrewSheppard correctly award-ing a free-kick rather thana penalty, but the set piecewas wasted and Servicehad Connor Hart sent offfor a lunge at ScottMacleod in the 74thminute.Thornbury were also

reduced to 10 men in the84th minute when TobyBennett received a secondyellow card for a foul onCameron Smith.Pates nodded a free-kick

just wide and Servicelaunched a late push for aleveller which would havetaken the >nal to penal-ties.Sage challenged Mark

Jones in the penalty areain the dying seconds, butnothing was given andThornbury, who >nishedfourth in the league, cele-

brated their deservedtriumph.CheltenhamCivil Service:T Grif>ths, R Smith, JGowers (M Jones 78), THoskins, C Pates, C Hart,S Midwinter, C Smith, PHolmes, J Sklenar, J Evans.Subs not used: J Bish, SMitchinson, J Goodhall.

Thornbury Town: A Lippi-att, J Guest, T Webb, NSage, P Fowler, T0Bennett, S Macleod (DThompson 79), N Irwin, RWilks, D Rees (J Pirie 82),L Franklin. Subs not used:J Davies, J Lewis.Referee: A Sheppard.Attendance: 178.

FOOTBALL

Peters double fires Whaddon to league and cup successCHELTENHAM LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Service boss Locke deniedwinning finale by Thornbury

WhaddonUnited 3RSG 1

WHADDON Unitedrounded off a memorableseason by defeating RSGin the >nal of the GMBsponsored Senior CharityCup.Already crowned cham-

pions of the CheltenhamLeague after their 3-3 >nalday draw with title rivalsFC Lakeside, DanCuneen’s men completedtheir double in front of ahealthy crowd atWhaddon Road.

Justin Powell openedthe scoring in the 10thminute, seeing his free-kick from the edge of thebox heavily de?ectedwhich gave goalkeeperRSG Steve Cox no chance.RSG held their own until

>rst half stoppage time,but Whaddon enjoyed the

territorial advantage andthe lead was doubledthree minutes into timeadded on.Liam Jackson’s cross

from the left was skilfullydispatched by LewisPeters, putting Whaddonin a strong position at thebreak.But RSG responded

well, putting Unitedunder considerable pres-sure and pulling a goalback in the 53rd minute.Leo Kent latched onto a

through ball and >nishedwell past Rich Goodey andRSG pressed for a leveller.Ray Meah’s swerving

shot from 30 yards can-noned off the bar withGoodey motionless in the71st minute and KarlScott saw a shot clearedoff the line by KyleWatkins four minutes later.Scott also sent a shot

just over the bar, butWhaddon survived andput the game beyond

RSG’s reach in the 85thminute when Petersstroked in his second ofthe >nal.Mike Winter cracked an

effort for the victors withvirtually the last kick of thegame, but it would have

been harsh on RSG.Whaddon celebrated

their success and can nowlook forward to NorthernSenior League Footballnext season.Whaddon United: RGoodey, M Hackett (D

Avery 86), L Jackson, RPockett, J Powell, L Peters,D Pockett, K Watkins, MWalsh (R Peach 68), MWinter, M Hawkins (JGreenway 68). Sub notused: A Crosskey.RSG: S Cox, R Meah (S

Brown 82), A Costall, DNelder (D Harwood 38), JJohnson, L Kent, K Scott, TWebb, C Porter, B Carter,D Elander (M Johnson46). Subs not used:S Algar, D Beames.Referee: J Nattrass.

Justin Powell's deflected free-kick gives Whaddon United the lead

Cheltenham Civil Service manager Nick Locke

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IN THE end, 65 teamscompleted the marathonthat is a football leagueseason, as the CheltenhamLeague, sponsored byBristol Street Motors Chel-tenham Ford, reached itsclimax.As with all endurances

races there were winnersand losers with a few com-petitors dropping outalong the way.While league positions

are now con>rmed, the>nal decision on promo-tion and relegation will bedecided at the LeagueAGM in June when theconstitution for the follow-ing season is agreed.It was not just the

winners who walked awaywith their trophies andmedals who bene>ted. TheLeague continues to raisemoney for local causesthrough the Charity Cupcompetition, sponsored bythe GMB union, with justshort of £4,000 raised thisyear.This season also saw the

addition of a charity matchbetween a League selectteam and Bristol StreetMotors. With the sponsorstriumphing on a particu-larly wet night in Novem-ber, the real victors wereChildren in Need whopro>ted from the £1,095raised.The Division One title,

and with it the chance ofpromotion to the Glouces-tershire Northern SeniorLeague, went to WhaddonUnited after a >nal dayshowdown with theirclosest rivals FC Lakesidewhich was watched bymore than 180 spectators.United were locked in a

two horse race with Lake-side for much of the cam-paign. The championsbeat their rivals 3-1 in their>rst meeting and with thetwo due to meet in the>nal game of the season, it

looked set for a winnertakes it all game to crownthe season off.A run of seven dropped

points in four gamesduring February andMarch saw Lakeside losetouch and United wentinto their penultimatematch knowing victorywould secure the title andleave victory in their >nalmatch more about pridethan points.Upton Town had other

ideas and their 3-1 victorysaw United go into a >nalday showdown with Lake-side knowing they wouldneed to avoid defeat if theywere to take the title.They did just that, over-

hauling a 2-0 de>cit to hitback with three goals oftheir own. Lakeside did getan injury time equaliser butit was not enough and thetitle went to Whaddon.At the foot of the table,

impressive form at theback end of the season saw

Kings AFC and BishopsCleeve III avoid bottomspot at the expense ofHanley Swan.Having completed their

season a month earlierthan their two rivals, Swancould only look on asCleeve and Kings dug in toclaim victories that wouldleave Swan at the bottomof the table.The Division Two title

race saw just seven pointsseparate the top six teams.Staunton and Corse

looked like the team tobeat although the fourgames in hand they hadover their nearest rivals latein the season proved nosubstitute for points on theboard.Going into April Corse

still looked the titlefavourites and their causewas helped further by thewithdrawal of the bottomclub Northleach whoseonly victory during theseason was against Corse.

With Corse losing threepoints, compared to the sixthat their rivals lost follow-ing Northleach’s with-drawals, they looked set totake the crown. However apoor run of form whichsaw them claim just sevenpoints from a possible 15left them needing to beatFC Barometrics Reserves intheir >nal game to take thetitle.Baros ended up cruising

to a 4-2 victory which notonly handed the title toCheltenham Civil ServiceReserves but saw Baro’sclinch second place,beating Corse on goal dif-ference.With the top teams

taking points off eachother Service will look backon their defeat of Corse inmid-March as a criticalvictory in their victoriouscampaign.Captain Neil Wheeler

claimed the only goal andreturned belief to a team

that had been goingthrough an indifferentspell.At the foot of the table,

Northleach’s withdrawalleft Shurdington Rovers inbottom spot. After takingover the managementreins early in the season,

Kev Cole had a baptism of>re but saw out the seasonwith his Rovers team >nish-ing just four points adrift ofTewkesbury Town.For part two of our Chel-

tenham League seasonreview, see next week'sStandard.

CHELTENHAM LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Cheltenham League season review:United trumph in thrilling climax

Joe McCauley, who scored 20 goals to fire CheltenhamCivil Service Reserves to the Division Two title

Whaddon Unitedreceive the

Cheltenham LeagueDivision One trophy

from Iain Sercombe ofBristol Street Motors

Cheltenham Ford

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Hannon hopesThunder can‘reign’ inLockingeBy JameS DaLy

TRAINER Richard Hannonwill want to put behindhim the Guineas meetinga fortnight ago after someindifferent results for hishorses there and looktowards Night of Thunderrunning a big race in theGroup 1 Lockinge Stakesat Newbury on Saturday.Last season’s 2000

Guineas winner Night ofThunder had a lightseason after that win butstill managed to runCharm Spirit to half alength in the Group 1Queen Elizabeth theSecond Stakes at Ascot lastOctober with several ofSaturday’s opponents wellbehind.Clearly the owner

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GARY Johnson hasmade his Frst threesummer signings as hebids to build a Chel-tenham Town squadcapable of winning pro-motion straight back tothe Football League.Experienced defender

Aaron Downes, mid-Felder Kyle Storer andformer Tottenhamprospect Jack Munnshave all signed one yeardeals at Whaddon Road.Johnson regards

former ChesterFeld andTorquay centre-halfDownes as exactly thekind of leader theRobins will need in theVanarama NationalLeague.“I was keen to bring

in the right charactersand I know Aaron well,”Johnson said.“He played with my

son (Lee) at ChesterFeldand I know he’s gotleadership qualitieswe’re going to need ifwe are going to give it a

right go in our Frstseason.“Supporters will know

he’ll give 100 per cent.He is very brave andhe’ll get his fair share ofgoals.”Australian Downes

was happy to tie up thedeal so early and he islooking forward tohelping Cheltenhampush an immediatereturn to the League.“To get the phone call

so early and get thingssorted is really good,”Downes said.“There was never

really any question andit was just a case ofcoming up and gettingit sorted.“I don’t mind getting

my head in where ithurts. I’d say I am un-compromising and I liketo dominate centre for-wards if I can.“Every changing

room needs leaders andneeds people to take re-sponsibility.”

Of ex-Wrexham andKidderminster HarriersmidFelder Storer,Johnson said he was im-pressed with the ambi-tion and attitude of the28-year-old."When I met Kyle I re-

alised how hungry he isto get into the FootballLeague and he islooking for a managerand a club to give himthat opportunity,"Johnson said."He's a leader, he’s

been captain at previousclubs and he is a strongplayer and a big charac-ter so I am pleased he'ssigned."He is a good passer,

but he certainly doesn'tmind a tackle and hehas the ability to dictategames with his posi-tional sense and mid-Feld prowess."He can score goals

too and I know he'llchip in, but I know hecan score more andhopefully we'll see that

next season."Munns, who was on

the books of Charltonlast term, impressedJohnson during a recenttrial match at WhaddonRoad.“I like Jack because

he’s had a fantastic foot-ball upbringing and I’vealways kept an eye onhim,” Johnson said.“He is only 5ft 6in but

I he has real quality inhis feet, he sees a passand he scores goals, sohe’ll have an opportu-nity to prove himself atFrst team level here.”Munns spent nine

years at Spurs, playingalongside the likes ofHarry Kane, but he isnow looking forward tokicking off his seniorcareer in earnest.“This will be my Frst

taste of men’s footballand I just want to showpeople what I know Ican do,” he said.“I am smaller than

most players, but I like

to think I am excitingand I want to drive theteam forward.”*Cheltenham fans

will be rewarded forsticking with the club inthe Vanarama NationalLeague, with everyseason ticket holderhaving the chance towin £5,000.The club are also of-

fering a huge inventiveto every supporter whobuys a season ticket, forthe 2015/16 season, byoffering 10 per cent offtheir ticket for 2016/17,if the Robins bounceback.If Cheltenham break

through the 1,000barrier for season ticketsthis summer, each sup-porter who signs up willbe entered into a drawto win £5,000.If the club sell 900,

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Johnson makes treble swoop asrobins rebuilding gathers pace

Defender Aaron Downeswith Robins boss

Gary Johnson afteragreeing a one year

deal at Whaddon Road

Jack Munnswith Gary Johnsonafter signingwith Robins

Kyle Storer atWhaddon Road

after signing hisone year deal

with the Robins