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TODAY (at the time of going topress) is General Election Day. Andit’s the most enveloping and excit-ing election in a generation.

Almost every commentator is

united in predicting that the 2015UK general election will be unpre-dictable. The main political partiesseem determined to 3ght the elec-tion as if it was a conventionalcampaign. Ignoring the fact therewill be deals to be done post results.

Some past UK general electionsare remembered for the size of thewinning party’s victory andthe new political era that theyushered in; Attlee in 1945,Thatcher in 1979, and Blair

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(to some extent) in 1997.2015 could be a similarly

notable election. As it stands,neither Labour nor the Conser-vatives seem likely to form a ma-jority government, and theLiberal Democrats look likely tosuffer serious losses.

Of course, the ghost at this po-litical feast is that we have seen amarked decline in turnout overthe past 60 years. The landslideLabour victory in 1997 wasmarked by the lowest post-warturnout in a national election at71%. Today, a turnout of thiskind would be deemed as a‘success’. Turnout at electionssince 1997 has been in the low

60s, even dropping to 59% in2001. And we need to addressthis today of all days.

As we all know the only wayany of the parties are going to beable to form a Government is byforming an alliance to constructa majority. And as the Conserva-tives quite rightly point out, theonly way the two Ed’s are goingto walk through that shiny blackdoor in Downing Street onFriday is to create a marriagemade in hell with the SNP. Un-thinkable!

The Scottish National Partycould easily derail Labour’s plansto secure a majority in theCommons. Labour currentlyholds 41 of the 59 Scottish seats

and stands to lose a swathe ofthese to the SNP, according tocurrent polls. While many com-mentators think this won’t ma-terialise, again this could becomplacent (one only has tolook at the results of the 2011Scottish Parliament elections,which saw Labour wiped out inits heartlands).

As an aside, it does seem thatvote splitting; voting SNP inScottish Parliamentary electionsand Labour in UK Parliamentaryelections just might have run itscourse.

The expected collapse of theLiberal Democrat vote is alsolikely to complicate mattersfurther in marginal seats. The

collapse of their vote in criticalmarginal seats such as BristolNorth West, Camborne andRedruth, Northampton North,Warrington South and Watfordcould cause headaches for theConservatives in particular asformer Liberal Democrat votersdefect to Labour and the Greens.

We have two stark choices inCheltenham. Chalk or Horwood.None of the others are worth alook and won’t make a whiff of adifference. It’s your time to makethat difference with your crosstoday.

So as you can see this is theGeneral Election of all GeneralElections...and one not to bemissed or voted on.

Political feast could have its ghost>> CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

Local tyre business used to launder drugs moneyPOLICE said six men plotted tobring hundreds of thousands ofpounds worth of drugs intoGloucestershire from London,Cardiff and Birmingham.

Former professional footballerLeon Jeanne was sentenced to 30months in prison.

Gang leader Marlon Douglasreceived a 13-year sentence.

Bristol Crown Court heard thegang ran a second-hand tyre busi-ness in Cheltenham, which wasused as a cover to launder drugsmoney.

Douglas, from Gloucester, wasdiscovered with a detailed busi-ness plan, describing how andwhere the drugs were to be sold,when he was arrested.

On sentencing Douglas, JudgeNeil Ford QC said: “If you'dshown the same enthusiasm forsomething honest you would bea successful businessman.”

Karl Jones from Gloucester wassentenced to eight years. DavidCruse from Evesham also re-ceived eight years.

Levi Kelly and JamieTownsend, both from Chel-tenham, received suspended sen-tences.

OfKcers from GloucestershireConstabulary carried out under-cover surveillance on the gang

between May 2013 and January2014.

Over 5kg of cannabis and over1.5kg of cocaine, some of whichwas a strong as 89% pure, was re-covered, police said.

During the investigation in De-cember 2013, a high speed carchase took place in HighWycombe, after a car failed tostop on the M40.

Later, ofKcers found a bag ofcocaine hidden in a churchyard.Police said it would have beenworth over £150,000 when cut toa street purity.

Det Sgt Matt Phillips fromGloucestershire Police said it was“a sophisticated operation” thatsaw a “signiKcant quantity ofhigh quality drugs being trans-ported into the county, destinedfor the county's streets.” The nextsentence doesn’t follow on, itdoesn’t make sense? Should thenext bit be higher up in the story?

“SigniKcantly, when we ar-rested him on return from Ams-terdam in April 2013 he was alsofound in possession of a businessplan for his drug dealing.

“It included a number of slang

terms for the drugs, speciKed rolesfor certain named people, geo-graphic locations to target and anidea of how much money he wasgoing to charge for the drugs hewould sell.

“At the end of the plan was alist of 'rules' that his staff had toabide by, such as counting allmoney received and only carry-ing as much as was required.”

Eight other gang members pre-viously received sentences up tosix years 8 months after pleadingguilty to conspiracy to supplydrugs.

Clockwisefrom top left:MarlonDouglas, LeonJeanne, JamieTownsend,Karl Jonesand DavidCruse wereconvicted forconspiring tosupply drugs.

7 MAY 2015 CHELTENHAM STANDARD 3

77,286 people in Chel-tenham are eligible to votein the UK Parliamentaryelection.We want to remind our

readers that their vote is im-portant and to make surethey are fully prepared fortoday, Thursday 7th May.The parliamentary elec-

tion in 2010 saw a turnoutof 67%. Andrew North,Acting Returning OfBcer forCheltenham BoroughCouncil is reminding peoplethat they need to vote on7th May if they are to havetheir say at the election. Hesaid: “The UK parliamentaryelection is a chance for resi-dents to decide who is bestplaced to shape the future ofCheltenham and representtheir wishes as an MP in theHouse of Commons. Notonly that, it will also shapewhich political party theywant to run the country.Cheltenham residents mustvote on 7th May to ensuretheir views are represented.“We also want to encour-

age residents in the Battle-

down ward to have a say inwho they want to representthem in their ward. Wardcouncillors provide a vitallink between the local au-thority and the communi-ties in which they serve.”In the run-up to the polls,

Cheltenham BoroughCouncil, the police and theElectoral Commission havebeen working to preventand detect any cases of elec-toral fraud.Electoral fraud is rare, but

it is a serious offence. We areurging anyone who has evi-dence it may be taking place

to report it to the police forinvestigation.Have your say and vote on

Thursday 7th May.To Bnd your polling

station for today, visitwww.cheltenham.gov.uk/elections. Residents in theCharlton Park ward nowhave a new polling stationat the Cheltenham Commu-nity Fire and Rescue Stationon Keynsham Road. Resi-dents in the Hesters Wayward also have a newpolling station and will needto vote at YMCA Sports,Cassin Drive.

Call for Cheltenham residents tomake sure they vote today 7th May

“This Thursday Cheltenham Bnally has to choose.Ed Miliband and David Cameron, Nicola Sturgeonand Nigel Farage aren’t standing here. Your choice isbetween me and the new Conservative and it reallymatters. Cheltenham is one of 23 seats the Conser-vatives are desperate to win so that they canabandon the moderation of coalition and rulealone.A Conservative MP for Cheltenham would imme-

diately have to vote for George Osborne’s drastic programme of publicspending cuts – still unexplained during this campaign but posing anobvious threat to local schools, to our local NHS, to investment in ourrailway station and our roads. And they’ve said they’ll keep cutting evenafter the books are balanced.If you re-elect me as your Liberal Democrat MP, I’ll back the LibDems’

moderate plan to balance the books fairly by 2017/18, raising taxes onthe wealthiest not just cutting – making it possible for us to protectschools and hospital funding. Then we’d stop cutting, freeing us toreward public sector workers and invest in our future.It’s no wonder the Financial Times and the Economist are telling people

to vote LibDem. They recognise that we’ve brought good sense and sta-bility, as well as heart, to government.’’

VotE CAtCHErsMArtin Horwood sAys... ALEX CHALK sAys...

“Our country is at a crossroads. Our next PrimeMinister could be David Cameron, who has a planfor stability, more jobs, and a stronger NHS. Or itcould be Ed Miliband, who claimed last week thatLabour did not spend too much when they were lastin power.What happens in Cheltenham matters. If our mar-

ginal town turns blue again after 23 years, DavidCameron is more likely to remain as PM. If it

doesn’t, Ed Miliband will be a significant step closer to Downing Street,most likely propped up by the SNP.We have come too far to turn back to chaos now. From the depths of

crisis we are now the comeback country. Two million more people are inemployment, with 1,000 jobs created every day since 2010. We need thatcontinuing strength so we can carry on investing in public services likeour NHS. Of course there is much more to do, but our strong economyhas put us on the right path.Here in Cheltenham I have set out a positive vision for our town. It

builds on our fantastic strengths, and addresses square on the challengeswe face – from the future of our hospital to our creaking infrastructure.For strong government nationally and a positive plan locally,

vote Conservative.”


LAST Saturday 2nd May, theGloucester Rugby team poppedinto the CAMRA award-winningSandford Park Alehouse to cele-brate their sensational win overEdinburgh to take the EuropeanChallenge Cup.Alastair Kerr an assistant

manager at the Sandford said: “Itwas fantastic to see all theplayers enjoying the pub andcelebrating their victory, it wasjust a shame that some of ourregulars, who are true Gloucesterfans, missed seeing them.”The players had a fantastic

time sampling and enjoying allthe pub had to offer and forsome of the pub regulars itwould be an afternoon theywouldn’t forget as they sat downnext to their heroes to swig theodd pint of ale or two.The reported bar tab was orig-

inally set at £1000.00 but theplayers only managed to rack upa £750 spend against this colos-sal tab.Mind you the beer in the

Sandford is great value formoney which might explain thechange they got!

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WE recently announced thatCheltenham BoroughCouncil has big plans instore to make its mostpopular play area at PittvillePark an outstanding one forchildren of all ages and abili-ties to enjoy. The councilwants to remind Pittvillepark users they have untilMonday 11th May to letthem know how they wouldlike the play area to look.The council has commit-

ted to spending £300k on theplay area with a furtheramount of funding fromother bodies, to be raised inorder to complete theproject. The project is in itsearly stages and it is hoped itwill be completed during2016.To start the project off the

council is Dnding out frompeople who use the park howthey would like the play areato look; what they would liketo see; what facilities shouldbe provided and how it canbe improved.Posters have been put up

around the play area withdetails of how users can givetheir views - either by Dllingout a simple questionnaireon the council’s website(www.cheltenham.gov.uk/pittvilleplay) or by completinga paper copy. Paper copiescan be found at the CentralCross Café, The Boathouse,Pittville Pump Room andLeisure at Cheltenham. Theycan either be returned to theplace they were collected orthe main reception at theMunicipal ofDces; alterna-tively they can be posted toGreen Space Development,Cheltenham BoroughCouncil, Central Depot,Swindon Road, Cheltenham,GL51 9JZ. Questionnairesshould only take a fewminutes to complete.

Adam Reynolds, greenspace developmentmanager,says: “We’d like to thank allthose that have taken thetime to give us their views onhow they’d like the play areato look. We’ve had over 250responses to our question-naire so far, so we can tellhow important this project isto a lot of people.“We want to create an

outstanding play area that isaccessible to all, so we needthe views from all users toDnd out what they wouldideally like from it. If youhave not completed a ques-tionnaire yet please do takethe time to do it – it onlytakes Dve minutes.“We are committing £300k

to this project and will needto raise further funds toensure we can deliver it. Res-idents from across theborough, county andbeyond, use this park so wewant to ensure we get itright.”The consultation ends on

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SATURDAY 2nd May was avery special day for ThePrincess of Cambridge, butit was also a very special dayfor Keonna Ball and CraigWest from Cheltenham aslittle baby Tia was born onthe very same day.Weighing in at 6lbs 11ozs,

baby Tia was born at 3.04 inthe morning of Saturday2nd May and is now homein RowanFelds, Chel-tenham with Mum andDad.In fact both Keonna and

the Princess of Cambridgedue dates were exactly thesame of 25th May… andboth were late. Well that isthe prerogative of ladies andespecially royal ladies.

Keonna said: “This is myFrst child and I’m ab-solutely over the moon tohave such a healthy, happybaby. It means the worldto me.”

Baby Tia is doing wellwith mum Keonna and dadCraig and can now lookforward to sharing herbirthday with PrincessCharlotte every year. And of

course as an added bonusshe will receive a commem-orative gold sovereign fromThe Queen in celebrationof the shared birthday.Congratulations to them all.

BEARDED endurance adven-turer Sean Conway hasbecome the Frst person tocomplete an “ultimatetriathlon” over three lengthsof Britain.The 34-year-old jogged

into Land's End on Sunday tocomplete the 1,000-mile(1,610km) run from John O'-Groats.Mr Conway, from Chel-

tenham, hit the headlines in2013 after spending monthsswimming between the twopoints, having already cycledthe distance.He said the run was “in-

credibly tough” but he wasrelieved to have Fnished.An attempt to complete

the challenge had to be aban-doned last summer when hesuffered a twisted ankle whileFlming a video “selFe”.But he is celebrating now

after successfully Fnishingthe six-week run, duringwhich he was totally unsup-ported and carried his ownkit, including a tent to sleepin.“It all began because I re-

alised I had a need to pushmyself physically and men-tally to live my life to thefull,” he said.“The run was incredibly

tough, tougher than I ex-pected, but the passion andsupport of the British publicthroughout my journey was

tremendous and withoutthem I do not think I wouldhave accomplished this his-toric feat.“I really needed to make

this run happen becausefailing it a second time roundwas not an option for me.“I'm relieved to have Fn-

ished now and look forwardto challenging myself andmy aching limbs to some-thing else in the not toodistant future.”Over the course of the

journey, Mr Conway tookmore than 1.5 million steps,averaging more than 25miles a day but sometimesachieving distances ofroughly 40 miles.

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Cheltenham baby Tia born on same day as Princess Charlotte

THE Cotswolds ProstateCancer Support Groupcharity supports men, andtheir families, affected byprostate cancer throughoutthe county. Its nextmonthly meeting will beheld at theMaggie's Centre,Cheltenham GL53 7QB,at 7pm on 11 May, andwill be addressed byone of the county's

leading urology consult-ants. For more detailscontact cotswoldsprostate-cancer.org.

Support Group continues itsgood work at Maggie’s Centre

Local man completes ‘ultimate triathlon’

MR Horwood does notattend a number of confer-ences every year to do withtribal peoples. We also re-ported that he held a week-long conference aboutwildlife crime in London inDec 2014. This was untrue.He did in fact host a week-long event on the secondof December in 2014 to dowith international fundingfor animal welfare. Also inlast week’s edition westated that Mr MartinHorwood’s wife sat on the

Board of the Gloucester-shire Primary Care Trust.She in fact left that board inearly 2013 with the deci-sion to downgrade the A&Ein Cheltenham by the NHSClinical CommissioningGroup happening later inthat year. Dr Shona Aroranow works for PublicHealth England as CentreDirector for Avon, Glouces-tershire & Wiltshire. Weapologise for any misun-derstanding or hurt thisarticle may have caused.

Correction from last week’s edition


TOM, 31, and DanielleJordan, 30, are getting in-volved in the NSPCC’sReally Big Board Game Day,supported by HasbroGaming, and are calling onother people in Gloucester-shire to sign up too.The day of play is a great

excuse for everyone to getnostalgic by raiding atticsfor their favourite childhoodgame. A suggested donationof £5 from everyone whotakes part will help theNSPCC rebuild lives throughservices such as its playtherapy work*, helping chil-dren recover from abuse andneglect, and take their Irststeps on the road to abrighter future.Really Big Board Game

Day is being held across theUK on Friday 15th May.Tom and Danielle areholding their event a daylater, on Saturday 16th May.They will be hosting a 12-hour game-a-thon in theirlocal pub, The Plough inPrestbury, from 11am until11pm, as well as selling oldboard games and game ac-

cessories to raise money forthe NSPCC.Danielle said: “We are

avid board game players andso jumped at the chance toconnect with other localboard game players for sucha good cause as its one weregularly support. There wasrecently an event in Chel-tenham for InternationalTable Top gaming day and itshowed just how manypeople in the local area areenthusiastic about gamesand on Saturday 16th May,we're excited to have an op-

portunity to getthose people to-gether again at ThePlough pub in Prest-bury to raise as muchmoney as possible forthe NSPCC.”Caroline Morgan,

NSPCC communityfundraising managerfor Gloucestershire,said: “Children natu-rally express them-selves through playand it’s a great way tobring families andfriends together. I

hope workplaces, commu-nity centres, pubs andhomes in Gloucestershireand across the UK will beIlled with the sounds ofshakers, tiles and laughter aswe team up with HasbroGaming for our ReallyBig Board Game Day on15th May.”Register at

www.nspcc.org.uk/big-boardgame for your freefundraising pack with every-thing you need to organiseyour Really Big Board GameDay event.

A TEENAGER was arrestedon suspicion of causinggrievous bodily harm aftera man was injured in anattack in Cheltenham.Police were called to

Sandford Park at 10pm lastFriday 1stMay after reportsof a Ight between about 10people.Arriving at the scene, of-

Icers found a 30-year-oldman with facial injuries.He was taken by ambu-

lance to GloucestershireRoyal Hospital for treat-ment.A 19-year-old man was

arrested and bailed toreturn to a police stationon 25th June. A 16-year-old girl was also taken toCheltenham police stationfor questioning.Anyone who witnessed

the altercation is asked tocall 101, quoting incident474 of 1 May 2015.

NURSERY Rhymes DayNursery in Cheltenham,Gloucestershire has won anaward for being a top recom-mended nursery in the SouthWest.The nursery came sixth out

of 1047 nurseries in theSouth West.The top ten nurseries in the

South West of England re-ceived an award from theleading guide to day nurs-eries, daynurseries.co.uk.The award was based on

the nursery’s recommenda-tions from the children’sfamilies and carers.Davina Ludlow, Director of

daynurseries.co.uk, said:“We would like to congrat-

ulate Nursery Rhymes DayNursery on being a top rec-ommended nursery in theSouthWest of England! It is afantastic achievement to berecognised as a highly recom-mended nursery by the fami-lies and carers of the childrenthat attend the setting.“Their recommendations

show the warmth and excel-lent care that exists in so

many day nurseries.“The Irst Ive years of a

child’s life are vital in shapingthe adult they will become,which is why we decided torecognise those nurserieswhich are playing such animportant part in our chil-dren’s lives.”Kim Berry, Nursery

Rhymes Day NurseryManager, said:

“It is with greatgratitude toreceive such awonderful award.We would like tothank our cus-tomers for provid-ing us with greatr e commenda -tions as therefeedback is veryimportant to us.We feel it is suchan achievementto be acknowl-edged for the con-tinual high levelcare we feel weprovide.”N u r s e r y

Rhymes DayNursery is a family run busi-ness set in a rural locationwith a strong ethos toprovide a safe, secure andstimulating environment forchildren from Birth – 5 years.With learning taking placeboth indoors and outdoorswith four spacious gardens toexplore, as well as a homely,inviting indoor environ-ment.

Cheltenham nursery wins award

Teenager arrested after park attackCouple from Prestburydust off their dice for NSPCC dayGLOUCESTERSHIRE Con-

stabulary are appealing forinformation following a bur-glary at a house in Chel-tenham.On the evening of 31st

March 2015, sometimebefore 10.30pm, burglarsbroke into a property inBoulton Road, Cheltenham.They stole a number ofitems valued at a few thou-sand pounds including aWilier Izoard XP bicycle.The stolen bike has the sameframe as the bike picturedbut with white handlebarsand silver anodised Mavicwheels and chain wheel.The offenders also stole a

matching jade and goldbracelet and pendant plus aselection of Walker and Hallcutlery including spoonsand forks. The picturesshow the type of cutlerystolen and the identifyinghallmark.Police would like to hear

from anyone who may beoffered these items for saleor who saw or heard any-thing suspicious in the loca-tion. Please call 101 quotingcrime reference number7210/15.

House burgledin Boulton Road


CONSERVATIVEMP-hopeful,Alex Chalk, has pledged tostart work on Friday if hecomes out on top in Thurs-day's General Election. Hehas told the Standard that, ifelected, he intends towrite tothe Chief Executive of thelocal Hospitals NHS Trust toseek urgent clariFcation onthe future of emergencysurgery at CheltenhamGeneral Hospital.Following the 2013 down-

grade of night-time A&E, thefuture of Cheltenham’s hos-pital has been a hot topicthroughout this electioncampaign. It has routinelycropped up at election hus-tings held across town overrecentmonths. Now theman

hoping to be the town's newrepresentative inWestminsterwants to put the issue of thetown's hospital at the veryfront of his plan for Chel-tenham. Concerns for thefuture of emergency surgerywere Frst raised back in 2013

when Martin Horwood andAlex Chalk received a copy ofa draft internal NHS Trustdocument which stated thatcentralising emergencysurgery in one of Gloucester-shire’s hospitals was a “spe-ciFc priority.” Since then, Mr

Chalk has warned of possiblefuture downgrades to come.Explaining his position,Mr

Chalk said: “This issue can’tgo on being ignored. It’s beenhanging over us since 2013. IfCheltenham were to loseemergency surgery com-pletely, the hospital would ef-fectively be downgraded intoa ‘cold’ (ie non-emergency)hospital. I believe that wouldbe a dark day for Chel-tenham. Many families inCheltenham (mine included)have had cause to be gratefulfor its emergency facilitiesand dedicated staff. It’s hightime we got transparency onthis issue. That’s why, ifelected, I would get to workon it this Friday.”

Chalk pledges to focus on hospital on first day in the job

SAYING goodbye to a faithfulfriend is never easy, but withthe opening of a new pet cre-matorium, owners will havethe opportunity to do so intheir own way and in peace-ful surroundings. This in-cludes a Memorial andWildlife Garden designed bylocal pupils who will show itto special guest, AdamHenson at the ofFcialopening.Talking about loss and re-

membering happier timeswith a pet is an important

part of grieving, says JasonCracknell, General Managerof CPC. The company isopening its second pet cre-matorium, on the edge ofTewkesbury, to reduce theneed for people to travel toCambridge for a service.Jason says: “When we

opened the UK’s Frst crema-torium over 35 years agomany people thought thatco-founders and devoted petowners, Ray Hale and hisfather-in-law Clive Jackman,were mad. But the wish for a

digniFedway to say good-byeto a pet has grown and wehave people travelling fromall over the countrywith theirother pets to attend crema-tions. To reduce this stresswas one reasonwhywe choseto open a new centre inGloucestershire.“The impact on a person

and their other animals afterthe loss of a pet is not widelyunderstood or acknowledged.By working with the localcommunity on the design ofa ‘Memorial and Wildlife

Garden’ we hope to stimulatediscussion of pet bereave-ment and encourage a greateropenness about the subject,this will help people to copewith this experience as part ofthe cycle of life.”AdamHenson, farmer and

television countryside presen-ter, is to ofFcially open theCheltenham Pet Cremato-rium. Adam feels thatgrowing up on a farm hashelped him to learn about lifeand death.Adam says: “Over the years

I’ve had a number of dogsand when the vet has neededto put them down in theirlater years, it is a quite emo-tional and a sad time. I thinkgrowing up on a farm helpsyou to learn about life and tounderstand that loss is part oflife’s rich tapestry and helpswith the grieving process.”Adam acknowledges that

pet crematoriums provide akey service for pet owners,their family, friends and evenother pets, as a place to saygoodbye: “I’m lucky as I liveon a farm and all my dogs areburied in the garden but noteverybody has that opportu-nity, so if they’ve got some-where where they can taketheir pet to say goodbye Ithink that is a good thing.”The garden is also to be a

haven for wildlife with a ‘bughotel’ under the guidance ofKate Aubury of the KemertonWildlife Trust and they areplanting wildGower seeds de-veloped by the CotswoldFarm Park to encourage bio-diversity.The pet crematorium has

been open for a few monthsproviding pet owners andlocal vets with compassionatecremation services. As well asthe garden, the pet cremato-rium’s facilities comprise avisitors’ area and a farewellroom where owners can seetheir pet in private before thecremation takes place.In the farewell room, there

is a table where the pet ispeacefully laid after beingcarefully groomed so clientscan say their Fnal good-byes.

Pet owners can choose tobring their pet to the crema-torium or have their pet col-lected from home, whileother people ask their vet tomake the Fnal arrangements.Gary Brown, Regional

Manager of CPC says: “Every-one is different and this iswhy community involve-ment is important, to spreadthe message that losing a petformany is similar to losing afamily member.“Some clients take comfort

from talking to a bereave-ment advisor and selecting acasket for their pet’s ashes inperson, while others prefer towrite in the books of remem-brance or just to sit in thegarden and reGect.”To mark the ofFcial

opening of Cheltenham PetCrematorium, Adam, withthe help of some local pupilsis to plant a tree in thegarden. Clients, vets andother invited guests have theopportunity to look aroundthe crematorium and learnmore about pet bereavement.The new pet crematorium

is based in Tewkesbury and isnamed Cheltenham Pet Cre-matorium to emphasise thatCPC offer its services to awider area.Pet owners can contact

Cheltenham Pet Cremato-rium on 01684 857 494 forfurther information.

Cheltenham Pet Crematorium opens to help pet owners say goodbye

Letter to the Editor...Sir,

People have fought and died to win the right forvotes for all; this country has fought many warsrecently where the goal is democracy – usually atthe expense of a perceived local dictator. We arefortunate in this country that we have democracy– and it is vital that we recognise it and use ourpower to vote at the election. And if you need aclue who to vote for, all that Governments reallydo is to collect taxes and spend them – so myadvice would be to vote for the party that youthink will be best at delivering this, not just theone promising to spend money where it thinksmost votes will come from.

Don’t waste your vote!

Chris Coleman


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IN my personal opinion MartinHorwood has run a decidedlyshameless campaign this year inan attempt to win his seat inCheltenham.If it wasn’t his photocopied

‘handwritten’ letters that of-fended me, it was perhaps thevery desperate plea for the town’sLabour, Green and Independentsupporters to ditch their alle-giances and vote for him instead.His justiAcation being - their

parties stood no chance in thistown and that they all share thecommon belief in keeping theConservatives (and their cuts)out of power.He was even brazen enough to

suggest these candidates shouldvolunteer to stand down andadmit defeat early.What good has Mr Horwood

done by asking voters to playtactics rather than supportbeliefs? Is it that wrong toencourage people to vote forthe parties they actuallywant or is easier for him to instillfear mongering?

Has Mr Horwood become soobsessed with his position thatany minor candidates – albeitwith smaller turnouts than his –are now to bethrown by thewayside and disem-boweled of theirvotes just sothey can

be artiAcially transferred over forhis disingenuous needs?Since when did Mr Horwood

become such a massive sellout?Oh yeah – right when his partysigned that deal with the Toriesthey now seem to hate somuch. They enjoyed a fewminutes of power in return for

reneging on pretty much all oftheir promises.

Spineless bunchare the LiberalDemocrats. I

And it quite re-markable how brain-

washed our electorate are to stilltrust them.But what can we expect now?

It’s yet to be seen what type ofpower (if he gets in) MartinHorwood will preside over whilstwe wait and see which party isactually in charge of the country.Will another coalition take shapeor is it going to lapse over intoanother election? Only time willtell.My prediction is that the

LibDems will play an importantrole in propping up either theTories or Labour in return forsome cabinet roles (much likethey did last time). Dear oldMartin was given the role lasttime as ‘International Develop-ment Spokesman’ – whateverthat actually means.If he’s elected no doubt Mr

Horwood will be offered yetanother national role that’ll dowonders for his career.

Get more of Tom’s insightsby following him onTwitter @thurlow

The views, opinions and positions expressed by the authors and those providing comments on these articlesare theirs alone, and do not necessarily re�ect the views, opinions or positions of The Cheltenham Standard

Venting spleen Local man about town, Tom Thurlow lets loose

ON May 2nd, velvet-voicedsoul and jazz singer NatalieWilliams performed an ex-clusive repertoire of hersongs at Thirlestaine ParkCare Home in our ownelegant Montpellier. World-renowned and MOBO-nom-inated, this delightful singercharmed residents andinvited guests alike at the ex-clusive performance, ahead

of Natalie’s sold-out show atCheltenham Jazz Festival.Those who were lucky

enough to hear Natalieperform classics and herown material in such arelaxed and friendly venue,also enjoyed champagne,post-performance chat and agorgeous tea to complementthe music. It was a movingand emotive afternoon with

the talented Natalie in Aneform; an event that wasbeautifully staged.Thirlestaine Park, nestled inthe grounds of historicThirlestaine Hall and withleafy views of theCotswolds, was a truly capti-vating setting in which toluxuriate in melody andmemories from a true jazznightingale.

Natalie Williams charms Thirlestaine ParkCare Home with a special performance

GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S Road SafetyPartnership posts the locations ofmobile speed detection vans in thecounty onto their website eachmonth.Priority sites are published for May

and the results for speed enforcementin April revealed the following:

Results for April are:• A46 Bath Rd: 67 offences identiAedin 6 visits to the road.• Princess Elizabeth Rd Cheltenham:78 offences in 6 visits. Slightly higherthan average recently but still wellbelow the average before the priorityscheme was introduced.


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STAGECOACH West haveannounced a number ofupcoming Open Days forthe regions Gloucester &Ross-on-Wye and Chel-tenham& Stroud betweenthe 9th and the 30th May.Throughout May, the

local bus operator, Stage-coach West, will providewannabe bus drivers withthe chance to test-drive abus, speak to current staffand even apply on thespot for a job with thecompany.Stagecoach West is fully

committed to providing ahigh standard of servicethrough the quality andefEciency of its buses andits staff. Those interestedin working for StagecoachWest don’t need to registertheir interest orgo through a lengthyapplication process;they are simply encour-aged to turn up to anOpen Day, experience thecompany culture and

apply then and there.For those interested in

coming along, the opendays will be held as per thebelow details:

Cheltenham & StroudCheltenham RacecourseSaturday 30th May9am to 3pm

Rupert Cox,Managing Di-rector for StagecoachWest,commented:“We’re excited to an-

nounce these recruitmentdays within Gloucester-shire and can’t wait to seethe level of those whochoose to attend.Weworkhard to ensure that Stage-coach West is a fantasticcompany to work for;we’re providing a servicefor the local communitiesand every day on the job isdifferent. Typically, our re-cruitment process is prettyquick; those who apply onthe day can usually expectto hear back from uswithin a couple of weeksas to whether or not theyhave an interview, and it’sall go from there.”

TickeTs pLease!ON Friday 22nd May, Car-luccio’s will make its granddebut in Cheltenham.The new restaurant, deli

and food shop will be con-veniently in Regent Street,bringing amodern approachto Italian all-day dining.Open for breakfast, lunch

and dinner, Carluccio’s hassomething for everyone.Whether you’re a mum-on-the-go grabbing a quick biteto eat and a proper Italiancoffee, a group of friends insearch of a bubbly brunch,or a family looking for arelaxed lunch, the newrestaurant is all aboutminimum fuss andmaximum Favour, whileshowcasing it’s genuine con-nections with Italy.With 107 covers inside

and an outdoor seating areaaccommodating 20 covers,the new Carluccio’s recreatesthe ambiance of a busy, Mi-lanese caffe.From uniquely blended

coffees and pastries, to an-tipasti sharing boards,freshly prepared salads,handmade pasta and sea-sonal Esh, meat and vegetar-ian mains plus indulgentdesserts, every one of

Antonio Carluccio’s recipesare the perfect combo ofclassic and contemporary. Toaccompany the great food,there are seasonal and newbrunch cocktails, in additionto craft beers, Italian winesand aperitivos. Plus, if you’rewatching the pennies, the

Menu Fisso is only £10.99for two courses.You can also grab some-

thing to-go at Carluccio’sdeli. The freshly preparedmeals have everything fromantipasti and seasonal saladsto sweet tarts and rich cakes.If you’re after an extra

special gift, look no furtherthan the shelves of the food-shop with specialist artisanproducts sourced from allover Italy, or re-create a deli-cious dinner at home usingthe unique Carluccio’s prod-ucts for sale, from pasta tosauces.Simon Kossoff, Chairman

of Carluccio’s, says: "Thisopening is extremely excit-ing for the Carluccio’steam.’’Carluccio’s, 36 RegentStreet, Cheltenham,GL50 1JZ.Tel: 01242 222026www.carluccios.comTwitter: @carluccioscaffFacebook: carluccioscaffe

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IN a statement from theGreen Party they said thatthe latest campaign litera-ture from CheltenhamLiberal Democrats states cat-egorically that Labour andGreen supporters are“urging others to back theLib Dems to keep the Toriesout.”They also stated that “this

is far from the truth. In 2010the Green Party didn't standa candidate in Cheltenhamfor just this reason.”It encouraged supporters

to vote Liberal Democrat tokeep the Conservatives out.That meant the countryended up with the verything Green Party support-ers locally had been tryingto avoid – a Conservativegovernment, propped up bythe very people they hadtrusted to keep them out.Cheltenham Green Party

candidate Adam Van Co-evorden said: “Many formerLiberal Democrat supportershave turned to the GreenParty because they feelutterly let down by theharm that the Coalitiongovernment has done. It hasstripped both dignity andthe means to live from thepoorest in our society; it haswrecked our precious public

services, including the NHS,which it is rapidly selling offpiece by piece to proAtmak-ing companies so that ourtaxes are Alling the pockets

of the rich; ithas consistentlyallowed vestedinterests, ratherthan the commongood, to dictate itspolicies.“These things

have been allowedto happen becausethe Liberal De-mocrats agreed toprop up a Conser-

vative government in 2010.And they have already saidthat they'll try to do it againafter this election, despitetheir obvious hatred for

their Conservativemasters.”Mr Van Coevroden went

on to say that: “CheltenhamGreen Party has run a strongand fair campaign in thiselection with the help ofmany loyal supporters. Ihave personally attendedmost of the hustings inCheltenham, we haveleaBeted pretty much everyhouse in the constituencyand have had a presence inthe town centre most Satur-

days over the last fourweeks. We have seen a sig-niAcant rise in activity onour social media sites withmore followers and likesthan ever before.“Our campaign will con-

tinue until the last vote hasbeen cast. We havenever urged our supportersto vote anything in thiscampaign but Green for realchange and a new kind ofpolitics.”

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THE debate held by theCheltenham Standard sawwhat many expect to be thetwomain candidates for thisconstituency go head-to-head at Cheltenham TownFootball Club.The number of politicians

at the debate however wassupposed to be double that,as UKIP representativeChristina Simmonds andIndependent candidateRichard Lupson-Darnelldecided to boycott theevent.After the trafAc accident

concerning Mrs Simmondsthat was reported in theprevious edition by theCheltenham Standard, herelection agent MartinLeonard said: “We do not seehow any questions which

might arise on this matterduring the meeting could beconsidered fairly.”Mr Lupson- Darnell out-

lined on his blog that hewouldn’t attend the debatebecause he: “Simply [didn’t]feel that the event is going tobe a balanced affair run forthe beneAt of the audience.”Despite there being a ma-

jority of Liberal Democratand Conservative audiencemembers, to not even attendthe debate to put their viewsacross onmatters such as the

broadband, the renovationof the railway service andthe use of green space in thearea, is doing a disservice tothe electorate and to peoplewho are yet to decide onwho they want to vote for.All the politicians in this

constituency don’t want tosee Cheltenham as a two-horse race, and great cam-paigning and work by thesetwo candidates is onlyundone by them not rein-forcing their policies inperson. Showing that theyaren’t afraid of Aghting it outamongst probably the twomost popular parties is astrongmessage to the votingpublic, and a chance thatwas surely missed by them.It’s as my Editor said: “If youcan’t stand the heat in thekitchen, then don’t try andbecome an MP.”

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POLICE in Cheltenham wantto trace the driver of a silversaloon car who failed to stopafter side-swiping anothervehicle at a road junction.The incident happened near

the railway bridge on the A40Lansdown Road at about 5pmlast Friday, 1st May.A Fiat 500, carrying a

woman, her pregnant daugh-ter and her 11-year-old son,was heading towards the towncentre when a car pulled outfrom Shelbourne Road, hit theFiat then sped off downGloucester Road in the direc-tion of the Tesco supermarket.None of the occupants of

the Fiat were injured.The offender's car is be-

lieved to be an 02-registeredsilver-grey saloon, possibly anAudi. The driver was describedas a white man with veryshort hair. A blond womanwhose hair was pulled into apony tail was in the passengerseat.Anyonewith information is

asked to call 101, quoting in-cident 335 of 1 May 2015.

GreenS have a pop at Lib DemS Driver fails to stopafter hitting car withpregnant womanand child on board

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by TODD HASLEWOOD

TODAY is the day whereyour vote truly counts, withpeople in this and other con-stituencies placing their trustin policies and politicians totry and make a difference ona local and national scale.You may have seen on tel-

evision the leaders of theConservatives, Labour,Liberal Democrat, Greensand UKIP all explaining whyit is important you vote forthem, via a debate. Doingjust that last week were thetwo-front runners for thisconstituency, Liberal Demo-crat candidate MartinHorwood and Conservativerepresentative Alex Chalk, asthe Cheltenham Standardheld its own question time.Christna Simmonds fromUKIP and Richard Lupson-Darnell an Independentdecided not to turn up.Clearly they thought theheat of this particularkitchen might be too hot forthem?

Staged at CheltenhamTown Football Club, matterssuch as the A417, parking,potholes and A&E emer-gency services were impor-tant topics for bothpoliticians and the audience,

as the people of Cheltenhamwanted to know what wouldbe done if either candidatewas elected. Mr Horwoodheld his own despite Fercequestioning from the crowd,whilst Mr Chalk delivered

his policies calmly andeffectively.Sophie Flowers, who sat on

the panel at the event, said:“Both Martin and Alex areclearly passionate aboutissues which affect Chel-

tenham and it was interest-ing to hear their argumentsin the debate.“It seemed as thoughmost

voters in the audience hadalreadymade up their minds,but for undecided voters I

think debates such as thiscan really help clarify wherecandidates stand and give usa clearer picture of the realperson behind the glossyleaGets which land on ourdoorsteps.”

QUESTiON TimE gETS TO bOiLiNg POiNT

SAINSBURY’S Local Charityof the Year scheme is back forthe seventh year and theTewkesbury Road store islooking for a new charity tosupport from the Chel-tenham area.For the Frst time this year,

customers will be given achoice of charities to vote forand the winning charity willthen get help from the storeto fundraise and raise aware-

ness about the charity for theforthcoming year. Customerscan vote between 15th –28th June in nearby storesand online at www.sains-buryslocalcharity.co.ukThe Sainsbury’s Local

Charity of the Year schemehas raised over £7millionover the last six years and hashelped thousands of charitiesacross the UK.Neil Barber Sainsbury’s

Store Manager of Sainsbury’sTewkesbury Road, said: “Weknow there are somany greatcharities in the local area andwe’re really excited aboutproviding a boost to one ofthese over the next year.”Just register your interest at

the customer service desk atyour local branch, Sains-bury’s Tewkesbury Road, Gal-lagher Retail Park, GL51 9RRto be considered.

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ON Friday 15th May, resi-dents in Charlton Kings candrop into an event from 2pmuntil 7pm at the StantonRoom in Church Piece toFnd out more about how tostay safe should Gash Good-ing occur.The River Chelt and its

tributaries react rapidly toextreme rainfall and thismeans that parts of the com-munity in Charlton Kingscould be at risk from GashGooding. This can occur withlittle or no warning.Residents can Fnd out

more at the drop in session,

where representatives fromCheltenham BoroughCouncil, the EnvironmentAgency, the National FloodForum and the CountyCouncil’s Civil ProtectionTeam will be on hand toanswer any questions. They

will also provide informationabout the Good warningscheme and how to sign upand advise on producing per-sonal Good plans.Helen Down, participation

and engagement team leaderat Cheltenham BoroughCouncil, said: “Major GashGoods are rare, but we hopethat this event will helppeople in the area to knowwhat to do and how to staysafe in case the worst shouldhappen.”For more information,

please contact Helen Downon 01242 774960 or [email protected]

Charlton Kings flash flooding resident drop in eventFriday 15th May, 2pm-7pm

editor’sDeskAtthe time of going to

press this week allthe political back

stabbing and shouting willbe over, bar the recrimina-tions of failure and the gloat-ing of the winner.There’s no more hulla-

baloo or manifesto shovingat the poor uniformed (in alot of cases) electorate, whostill don’t know the vagariesof a hung Parliament and

how that could or could not work.It’s been a fragmented campaign to say the least

with every senior party member refusing and side-swerving themselves from talking about what mayhappen after today (Thursday 7th May). I.e. welcometo coalition UK. The country that can’t really decidewhat it wants.I’m never left surprised that senior party members

all twist away from that post-match scenario like sickon a pavement in avoiding that particular ‘ghost inthe machine’. They have all without exception triedto keep we the media focused on their particular ownbrand of political vodka and have refused to be drawnon who and who they won’t be doing deals with posttoday 7th May 2015.It’s been hard fought battle in the last six weeks with

the local politicians vying for our votes.I have to say as a political commentator on the local

process I think the campaigning has been robust butreasonably fair by all concerned.Again as we go to press here at The Standard we

don’t know who will take over the reins in Chel-tenham. One thing is certain whoever it is will Indthe going hard.Alex Chalk if elected will have to deliver on his

promises and Martin Horwood will have to reallymake a much better effort to deal with parking, pot-holes and get his Inger out over our local NHS serv-ices. You’ll notice I mention no other parties here.That would be like giving a baldy man a comb…utterly pointless.As he said at our Question Time these things aren’t

easy. But that’s what we pay an MP £74K for. Sowhomever it is…get on with it!

Eric Barton, Editor

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE busi-nesses pitched to worldwidedistributor British CornerShop recently, hoping to winan opportunity to export.Hosting the Dragon’s Denstyle event at The GrowthHub, based at the Universityof Gloucestershire’s OxstallsCampus, the distributor waslooking to add quality, localsuppliers to its product line offamous brands.British Corner Shop cur-

rently exports to 138 coun-tries worldwide and last yeardelivered more than fourmillion products. By orderingthrough an e-commerce site,expatriates can enjoy theirfavourite brands abroad;whilst retailers, bars andrestaurants can also buywholesale.Referred to The Growth

Hub by a contact at a localbranch of Santander, BritishCorner Shop met with busi-ness contacts of UK Trade &Investment, GFirst LEP andThe Growth Hub.Mark Callaghan, Managing

Director of British CornerShop, was thrilled at theshared opportunity; “Thisevent enabled us tomeet new,local brands who are lookingto grow their sales through

export. These brands, alongwith ourselves and theGloucestershire food anddrink market, have some ex-citing opportunities ahead.”13 businesses attended the

event; including Sibling Dis-tillery, Costello and Heller-stein, Cotteswold Dairy andBenjamin Chocolatier. Eachhad 30 minutes to pitch theirproducts to British CornerShop.

Ben Axford, from BenjaminChocolatier, is one of the fourbusinesses that have movedforward in pursuing the op-portunity; “The event organ-ised by the Growth Hub wasan amazing opportunity forus to showcase our productsto a buyer we wouldn’t other-wise have come across. Theprocess from start to Inishwas incredibly smooth, andthe Hub was a great space in

which to meet. Within aweek of the meeting, BritishCorner Shop had my prod-ucts taken out to China toshowcase to their clientsthere.”The Growth Hub is the

single front door for businesssupport in Gloucestershire;helping local companiesrealise export opportunities isjust one of the many serviceson offer.

Gloucestershire businesses get exportopportunity with British Corner Shop

CHELTENHAM based re-cruiter, Creative Mettle, hasappointed Luan Wise as mar-keting director.Part of Enjoy Recruitment

Group, Creative Mettle wasestablished in 2013 to focuson the creative sector in theCotswolds and surroundingareas.With strong ambition on

growth, and continued focuson further developing Cre-ative Mettle’s reputation asthe go-to recruiter in the mar-keting, digital and designcommunity, Luan will helpCreative Mettle lever insightinto the marketplace andprovide a non-recruiters per-spective.Creative Mettle managing

director David Townsendsaid: “Our remit is to provide

a really valuable career man-agement service for the can-didate community we serve.The additional insight Luancan grant us means we canhelp more growing agenciesand high performing internalmarketing teams grow. Wewant to help them attract thecream of the talent out therewhether that’s account man-agement, planning, digital,creative or operations.”Luan Wise adds: “I’m de-

lighted to join the CreativeMettle team. The Cotswoldshas an amazing pool of mar-keting talent. Having livedand worked here since 2000I’m looking forward to sup-porting Creative Mettle inits process of matchinggreat businesses with greatmarketers.”

Cotswold recruiter Creative Mettle appoints new marketing director

Luan Wise


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cHelTeNHAM Jazz Festival,which took place over theMay Bank holiday weekend,once again smashed its ownrecord for ticket sales, withan estimated 35,000 peoplevisiting the Festival site.

Visitors enjoyed five-starreviewed concerts, as well aslistening to free music onthe endsleigh Free Stage inMontpellier gardens, muchof which was provided bymore than 200 youngmusicians from localschools.

International musicsuperstars such as VanMorrison, gregory Porter,caro emerald, laura Mvulaand Jamie cullum playedpacked venues, as did jazz

megastars such as Joelovano and Tony Allen.

Ian george, Jazz FestivalDirector, said: “This year’sFestival was an outstandingsuccess. From aprogramming point of viewwe were exceptionallypleased to welcome somany internationalmegastars, such as caroemerald, Van Morrison,Rumer and laura Mvula. Wewere particularly proud tohost so many American jazzlegends, including ArchieShepp, Joe lovano, and leeKonitz.

“From an audience pointof view, I don’t think theFestival’s ever had a betteratmosphere. Whether

visitors were enjoying a jazztrio in PAc, dancing in theaisles at Martha and theVandellas or just samplingthe free activities and musicon site, everyone I saw washaving a great time.”

The Festival’s partnershipwith Radio 2 took the town’sJazz Festival to more peoplenationally andinternationally than everbefore. Radio 2 broadcastconcerts live from theFestival on Thursday andFriday nights, as well asbroadcasting Monday’sWorld Premiere of gershwinRediscovered. Jamie cullumand clare Teal both alsovisited the Festival to dospecial cheltenham editions

of their shows.For 2015, cheltenham

Jazz Festival had severalnew on-site experiences.The Jazz in the Box, whichfeatured free one-to-oneunique concerts fromcelebrated pianists in a JazzBox, was a stand-out successof the Festival.

The Festival’s PaintedPianos, which decorated thesite, were also enjoyed bythe crowds; especially whenvisitors sat down to playthem. Brunel University’sBeAM interactive musicexhibition in PAc was alsovery popular.

Waitrose’s new Secretgarden was a popular newspace, as was The Moretti

experience. The Bottlegreen Bar and The englishProvender co.’s Montpellier

Woods were as popular asever, especially on theTeddy Bears’ Picnic day.

BIg Band concert-showvisits The cheltenhamTown Hall as part of itscurrent tour on 12thJune, for one nightonly.

one of the world’sbest Big Band Jazzorchestras teams upwith two of the UK’smost talented vocaliststo present thisspectacular concert:

World renowned bandleader Pete long (RonnieScott’s Big Band / JoolsHolland’s Rhythmn andBlues orchestra),conducts and performswith some of the bestmusicians in thebusiness. While the twovocal stars - front manKevin Fitzsimmons (voiceof Sinatra in a TV advertwith Hollywood movie-star Naomi Watts) andfemale vocalist Kitty laRoar - deliver a stunningperformance with a levelof authenticity that’ssecond to none.

The show –recommended as a“must-see” by thePresident of Sinatra

Music Society - focuseson Sinatra’s supreme eraat capitol Records,celebrating 30+ iconicsongs from 1953-61,most notably thosearranged by superstars ofthe era Nelson Riddleand Billy May. ‘Sinatra,Sequins & Swing’, alsorecreates famous scenesfrom Sinatra’s TV and filmappearances such as the‘one For My Baby’ barscene; and the ‘lady Is ATramp’ nightclub scenefrom film ‘Pal Joey’.

The show’s frontmanKevin says: “It’s a hugeprivilege to perform withThe Pete long orchestra.These guys are alsoknown as world famousRonnie Scott’s Jazzorchestra, so a rarechance to catch themlocally.”www.sinatrasequinsandswing.comBox Office:www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.ukTel: 08445 762210Tickets £22.50, £21.00,£16.50Time 7.30pm

‘SINATRA, SEQUINS & SWING–THE CAPITOL YEARS LIVE!’

A locAl artist has turnedher hand to writing. ‘Diaryof a Stressed out Mother’,a comic novel about themadness of family life, isthe first of four ebooksand is out now onAmazon. “I am over themoon to finally publishthis – it’s been enormousfun to write and I’ve hadsome great reviews so far!”

Nicola has alreadyenjoyed great success asan artist, having recentlybeen included in theNational British collection.“I just really enjoy thecreative process in anyform – it’s very rewarding,”she says.You can find Nicola at:https://www.facebook.com/stressedoutmother

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If he can get enoughoutside rides from hisfather Nigel and perhapsfrom the likes of JonjoO’Neill in the early part ofthe 15/16 season, whichincidentally started atNewton Abbott recently,he might be able to set upa reasonable lead over hisrivals and then use theNicholls connection tocement that lead.He may, however, be

thwarted by Tom Scud-amore (son of past Cham-pion, Peter) who hasprogressed this last seasonfrom averaging around100 winners to beingaboard 140 winners.Educated at Chel-

tenham College, Tomrides for the Pipe dynastyand so is assured of plentyof rides for a stable whichruns horses throughoutthe season.He has probably not got

the innate potential ofTwiston-Davies but hasgot some useful outsidecontacts which could wellsee him up for the title.One factor which could

impact on either is who JPMcManus appoints tosucceed McCoy (McCoywas with Pipe beforetaking the McManus job)as such an appointmentwould bring that jockeywell into the ChampionJockey picture (the shrewdmoney is on Noel Fehily).The other factor is of

course the presence of theperennial runner-up toMcCoy, Richard Johnson.Clearly he would be a

popular winner and hedoes ride for the powerfulstable of Philip Hobbs plusa number of outsidestables and as a resultprobably just edgesfavouritism in the race tobe Champion.Whatever the outcome,

it will be a changing of theguard come April 2016.

LOCAL LADS IN RUNNING TOBECOME CHAMPION JOCKEY

HORSE RACING

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Hucclecote Panthers Under-16s reach national finals

HUCCLECOTE Panthers,sponsored by Peter HickmanHairdressers, played in theHnal play-off matches at BathUniversity against the othertop three clubs, with the toptwo progressing to the na-tional Hnals in May.Having already played and

won 12 Division One leaguematches this season, Huccle-cote went into the SouthWest Hnal play-offs asfavourites and they certainlyshowed why.With each game lasting 40

minutes duration, Huccle-cote Panthers took the courtwith conHdence againstTeam Jets from Jersey andstormed to a 21-6 lead athalf-time.With captain Ella Powell-

Davis leading her team welland with great defensivesupport from Caitlin San-tacroce at GK and IzzyRobinson at WD, thisallowed shooters EmmeHaleand Jane Taylormany oppor-tunities to put the ball in thenet.Their conHdent perform-

ance also enabled coachGillySalter to utilise all 12 playersduring this game where they

ran out winners 33-17.Their second Hxture

against Bath saw a messystart with a few balls goingastray particularly in attack,and their normal clinical Hn-ishing was slightly off.However a 7-3 lead going

into the second quarter soonsaw them up the pace andwith Lucy Martin and ElishaNew linking well, some slickplay took place and withTaylor netting eight out of 10this helped to extend theirlead to 16-8.One switch with Beth

Adkins on to WA saw hermake a real impact. Usinggood decision making skills,she was also able to intercept3 balls having one of her bestgames to date.The Hnal 15 minutes saw

Taylor at the top end of hergame with 10/10 and withEmme Hale also putting outa good strong performancenetting 73 percent, Bath justcould not stop them.The scoreline of 35-18 in

Hucclecote’s favour securedtheir place through to thenational Hnals even prior totheir last Hxture taking place.Their match against Lawn

from Swindon saw a differ-ent line up take the court

with Eve Saunders at GK andEllie Spark on at WD.Spark had a storming start

taking three clean interceptsand tipping ball, which herteam picked off and thishelped them to secure an 18-9 lead at half time.Utilising the whole squad

again sawmore changes withHannah McCoubrie on toGK initially prior to switch-ing out to GD for the thirdquarter where she did wellcombining with Powell-Davis at the back.Having taken the lead out

to 16 goals, and with EllieParker playing well at WA,Salter took off captainPowell-Davis, Jane Taylorand Elisha New.Even though this was a big

change to their team, Pan-

thers pounced again andstormed to a 34-18 victory,leaving them undefeatedchampions of the SouthWest region.Taking this title means

Hucclecote Panthers arealready one of the best 18Club sides in the nation andtravel to Ilford in Essex tocompete as South WestEngland One in the NationalFinals on May 2nd and 3rd.

Hucclecote: E Hale, J Taylor,L Martin, B Adkins, E Parker,E New, E Spark, I Robinson,E Powell Davies, H Mc-Coubrie, E Saunders, C San-tacroce.

NETBALL

WILLIE Mullins’ unprece-dented large haul ofwinners at Punchestownlast week, including theIrish Champion Hurdlewith Faugheen, does notbode well for the likes ofchampion English trainerPaul Nicholls, if Mullinsdecides to venture over tothis side of the Irish Seamore often than in recentseasons, when he hastended to concentrate onthe Cheltenham festival,and to a lesser extent theAintree festival.It is no coincidence that

Nicholls had limitedsuccess at these meetings,but without aMullins pres-ence was able to pick upmost of the big Saturdayprizes earlier and mid lastseason such as the TingleCreek (albeit winnerDodging Bullets did go on

to win at Cheltenham).Mullins has substantially

increased his string overthe last Hve seasons withowners like Ricci Rich andGrahamWylie prepared toback him and he couldonly be beginning to showhis real hand.With winnings over

three million pounds lastyear Nicholls is not going

to go home empty handedin the national huntseason 2015/16 that is forcertain, but he mayHnd Willie Mullins nowtaking more than just apassing interest in largeEnglish prizes outide of thefestivals.For the National Hunt

enthusiast that can, ofcourse, only be good news.

Mullins setsthe bar high

HORSE RACING

Willie Mullins

DOWTY Staverton’s AdamSmith is on Bowls England’s13 player shortlist for the2015 Commonwealth YouthGames in Samoa.One boy and one girl will

be picked to representEngland in theGames, whichtake place from September5th-12th, with a singles eventfor both genders and the twoplayers joining forces in themixed pairs.All of the shortlisted players

have been invited to attend aHnal training weekend atStoke BC, Warwickshire, onMay 16th and 17th.The shortlisted players are:

Girls: Chloe Brett (Hunting-donshire); Lydia Cutmore(Yorkshire); Ruby Hill (Lin-colnshire); Katy Smith (Wilt-shire); Chloe Wordingham

(Northamptonshire). Boys:Bradley Coles (Hertfordshire);James Fuge (Essex); HarryGoodwin (Devon); LiamHarris (Suffolk); Louis Mc-Cubbin (Hampshire); AdamSmith (Gloucestershire);Harry Ward (Huntingdon-shire); John Yates (Lan-cashire)Lawn Bowls was last in-

cluded in the Common-wealth Youth Games in 2003when England’s representa-tives included Sian Honnorand Sam Tolchard – both ofwhom successfully partici-pated in the 2010 and 2014Commonwealth Games.Three-time Common-

wealthGamesGoldMedallistEllen Falkner is leading thepreparation programme onbehalf of Bowls England andwill accompany the playersto the Games.

Falkner said: “The Com-monwealth YouthGames hasbeen proven to be a tremen-dous experience for juniorbowlers on their journey toelite participation. The Hnalselection will consider anumber of factors includingbowling achievements, com-mitment to the programmeand their anticipated abilityto cope with the environ-ment in Samoa.”Final selection will be con-

ducted by Bowls England andconHrmed by Common-wealth Games Englandduring May. The two chosenplayers will then receivefurther support and trainingto help them to prepare forthe Games.

Bowls star Smith has sights seton Commonwealth Youth Games

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CHELTENHAM’s PremierTwo campaign began with ahome defeat by Lechlade.The visiting team won the

toss and elected to bat theVictoria Ground, settingWillSimmons’ men a daunting

target of 308 from their 50overs.Matt Jennings was the pick

of the Cheltenham attack,taking three wickets for 39runs from his 10 overs, whileGeorge Terry claimed twovictims.But Bradley Dial smashed

an unbeaten 164 from 120balls to guide Lechlade totheir imposing total.Mike Kelly (51) and Kieran

Smith (53) both reached theirhalf centuries as Cheltenhamresponded with 269 for nine,falling 39 runs short. Lech-lade’s Freddie Martin took

four for 41. Cheltenhamtravel to Chapwick andPolden on Saturday.In the Gloucestershire Di-

vision, Cheltenham CivilService opened their summerwith a six wicket win overBourton Vale, opener AdrianMayes top scoring with 67

not out.Steve Bridge and Ashley

Jones both took three wicketsfor Service, who go to Chip-ping Sodbury on Saturday.Hatherley and Reddings

lost by four wickets andhome to Stroud, despite TomHage’s spell of three for 29

with the ball. Hatherley visitLydney on Saturday.Woodmancote defeated

Bourton Vale by Hve wicketsat home, Rich Staff leadingthe way with 48, while NickWeekes took four for 39.They play Dumbleton awaythis weekend.

Cheltenham fall short after Dial’s destructive knockCRICKET

EuropEaN glory for gloucEstEr dEspitE rEd cardEdinburgh 13Gloucester 19

GLOUCESTER lifted the Eu-ropean Challenge Cup witha 19-13 win over Edinburghat Twickenham Stoop.They claimed their Hrst

European trophy in nineyears, despite having centreBilly Meakes sent off.Billy Twelvetrees’ Hne try

put them on their way andthey led 13-6 at half-time.Greig Laidlaw, who kicked

a total of 14 points, ex-tended the lead to 13, but

Meakes was red carded for ahigh tackle 17 minutes fromthe end.Ross Ford’s try boosted Ed-

inburgh’s chances of a Hght-back, but Gloucester heldon.“We do not like to make it

easy for ourselves, but whatwe have shown this season isstrength and character thathas helped us at the end ofmatches,” said DavidHumphreys, Gloucester’s di-rector of rugby.“We have a number of top

international players andtheir decision-makinghelped us at the end.We had

to dig deep after going downto 14 men.“I have not seen Billy’s

tackle in enough detail tosay if the card should havebeen red or yellow, but theway we adapted to his lossshowed how much we haveevolved this season.”

Gloucester: Sharples; May,Meakes, Twelvetrees, Purdy;Hook, Laidlaw; Wood,Hibbard, Afoa, Savage,Palmer, Moriarty, Kvesic,Evans. Replacements: Daw-idiuk, Thomas, PuaHsi,Galarza, Rowan, Robson,Burns, McColl.

RUGBY UNION

LIAM Norwell returned career-best Hgures of six for 33 to posta match haul of 10 for 65 asGloucestershire cruised to anine-wicket victory in theirCounty Championship Divi-sion Two clash with Essex atChelmsford.The 23-year-old former

Cheltenham fast bowler foundlift to undermine the homeside as they were bowled outfor 199 after resuming on 91for four.But it was a delivery that

kept low that sent Essex on theslippery slope in the morningsession when he bowled JamesFoster without him adding tohis overnight 13.Norwell quickly followed

that by Hnding a way throughthe defence of Greg Smithleaving Essex relying onKishen Velani and GrahamNapier, the last of their recog-nised batsmen, to try and

launch a recovery, but it nevermaterialised.After watching his side

record their Hrst win of theseason in the County Champi-onship, Gloucestershire Headcoach Richard Dawson said: “Ithink it was a good cricketwicket. All our bowlers per-formed exceptionallywell overthe three days and for a squadof young bowlers, their per-formancewasveryencouraging.“We bowled with discipline

and we were consistent in theway we were hitting ourlengths. We’ve been asking forimprovements from ourbowlers and they’ve done it.“But it was the overall team

performance which has givenme a lot of satisfaction. ChrisDent batted exceptionally wellin both innings and PeteHandscomb’s Hrst inningsscore and his partnership withDavid Payne helped give uswhat was an important Hrstinnings lead.“We’ve also Helded better

than we have done recently soI can’t fault the lads for theirperformance.”

WINCHCOMBE bikiniqueen Siobhan Bellamywill take the stage twice inthe next week to show offher award winningphysique.The personal trainer has

combined countless hoursof work in the gym withthe right nutrition toprepare for the UKBFFLondon South East compe-tition on Sunday, withqualiHcation for the BritishChampionships at stake.She will then compete

again a week later at theUSN Bodypower Classic inBirmingham, where she isaiming to qualify for theAmateur Olympia in Liver-pool.Australia born Siobhan

won her Hrst contest lastNovember and she nowhas her sights set onanother top placing.Whatmakes her achieve-

ments and condition evenmore remarkable is the factshe is type one diabetic andwears a pump which deliv-ers a steady Iow of short-acting insulin into herbody around the clock.Coached by IFBB pro

Melissa Haywood and sup-ported by her husbandLaurence, ReIex Nutritionsponsored Siobhan will becompeting in the bikiniHtness (tall) category.“Preparing for these

competitions is like a full-time job, but it’s all worthit in the end,” she said.“I was told it would be

too difHcult for me beingdiabetic, but I want toshow it can be done.”We will bring you news

of Siobhan's Hrst competi-tion in the Standard nextweek.For any personal training

enquiries, she can be con-tacted on [email protected]

Bikini queen Siobhan going for glory on the big stageFITNESS

Norwell’s 10 wickethaul fires countyto win over Essex

COUNTY CRICKET


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THE Cheltenham League,sponsored by Bristol StreetMotors Cheltenham Fordreached an exciting conclu-sion as the Enal two cham-pions were crowned.The Division One title saw

FC Lakeside, who needed allthree points to take the title,host leaders WhaddonUnited at their DowtyStaverton ground.The game lived up to its

pre-match promise; watchedby a crowd of 182 it was afantastic advert for localleague football.Lakeside opened the

scoring through JamesBowers after just Eveminutes and they extendedtheir lead in the 21st minutethrough their top scorerAdam Loveridge.United got themselves

back in the game on thestroke of half time whenLewis Peters scored his 19thof the season.In the 61st minute United

claimed the equaliser

through Kyle Watkins.Needing just a point to takethe title Watkins then putUnited in front for the Ersttime in the match, nettinghis second in the 79thminute.Lakeside did not give up

and claimed an equaliser inthe 93rd minute from thepenalty spot but it was toolittle too late and Unitedheld on to take the title by apoint.Having taken the league

title, Whaddon’s focus nowturns to the Senior CharitiesCup Enal at Whaddon Roadthis week and you can readJon Palmer’s full matchreport in next week’s Stan-dard.After occupying bottom

spot for a number of weeksAFC Kings Ene end of seasonform continued as they En-ished the campaign in im-pressive form with acrushing 8-1 defeat on ACOlympia. The victory sawKings Enish eighth out ofthe 12 teams in the league.The other title deciding

match occurred in DivisionSix where Malvern Valehosted Charlton RoversReserves.Needing just a point to

take the title on goal differ-ence from Fintan Reserves,Vale claimed the crown in

style winning the game 9-3.Aaron GrifEths bagged

four goals to Enish on 20league goals for the seasonwhile Vale recorded a goaldifference of +79 which in-cluded 37 from DanielStowe.

Cheltenham League round-upCHELTENHAM LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Kings FC 8AC Olympia 1

AFTER such a disappointingseason in Division One ofthe Cheltenham League,Kings ended the season on ahigh note with an emphaticwin over AC Olympia.Kings struck Erst in the

11thminute when they wona corner on the right.Alex Febery’s kick found

striker Sol GrifEths, he roseunchallenged to head hometo give the home side a 1-0lead against the run of playand six minutes later SimonDempster struck the second.Aaron Howe drilled in

number three and it wasFebery’s turn to get back intothe hunt on 38 minuteswhen he picked up a defen-sive clearance and knockedin the fourth goal.A minute from the half-

time whistle GrifEths madeanother telling run into the

box and put Febery in for hissecond goal of the match,this time from close range tomake it 5-0.On 58 minutes Febery

once again contributed to agoal, when he put Burfordfree on the right and hestreaked into the box tomake it 6-0.Five minutes later GrifEths

got his second of the gamewith a low shot across thediving keeper and a 7-0 lead.In the last Eve minutes, it

was Febery again who madethe difference.This time he unselEshly

set up Dempster with aneasy opportunity to make it8-0.With time running out,

TomHencher was deemed tohave cut across the Olympiaattacker and a penalty wasawarded.With Paul Bennett sent

the wrong way, Olympiascored a consolation goalwhich brought the gameand the season to an end.

Kings round off their season in styleCHELTENHAM LEAGUE FOOTBALL

CHELTENHAM CivilService took the MarcliffGloucestershire CountyLeague by storm, claimingthe title at their Erstattempt and scoring an im-pressive 100 goals along theway.After gaining promotion

from the Northern SeniorLeague last season, Servicelost just one game as theytook the title in emphaticfashion with a 13-0 victoryover Southmead Athletic.Service had led the

league from start to Enish,accumulating 100 goalsalong the way, thanks in nosmall part to Jack Sklenarwho netted more than 40goals despite missing morethan amonth of the seasonthrough injury.The club are looking to

round off a league and cupdouble on Sunday at Slim-bridge when they faceThornbury Town in the Les

James League Cup Enal(noon kick-off). You canread Jon Palmer's fullmatch report in next week'sStandard.Unfortunately the club

have become a victim oftheir own success withtheir rise up the footballpyramid halted by the fa-cilities needed to take the

next step into the HellenicLeague.Next season will also see

changes in the clubspersonnel. After Eve suc-cessful years in charge,manager Nick Locke will bemoving on to End a freshchallenge and the Tewkes-bury Road club are lookingfor a new manager to

take on the reins.Chairman James Nattrass

is keen to see an addition tothe club that will not onlycontinue the success on theEeld but help to strengthentheir position off it.Anyone interested in ap-

plying for the role shouldcontact club chairmanJames on 07929 378342.

Double-chasing Service seek new manager after season of successCOUNTY LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Right: Iain Sercombe, manager of Bristol Street Motors Cheltenham Fordpresents the Division One trophy to Whaddon United captain Daniel Pockett


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County jockeyschallenge forChampionJockey title

WITH the retirement of A PMcCoy, the 2015/16 NationalHunt Champion Jockey title isup for grabs for the Irst timesince the mid-nineties aston-ishing as that may seem.It does however mean two

jockeys with strong connec-tions to Cheltenham and thesurrounding area are likely tobe in the running to becomeChampion Jockey.The name Twiston-Davies

has been part of the racingscene in and around Chel-tenham for many yearsthrough the exploits of trainerNigel Twiston-Davies but it isthe emergence of young SamTwiston-Davies last season asIrst jockey to Paul Nichollsthat really whets the appetitefor this season.His riding style is very remi-

niscent of Ruby Walsh and heis extremely strong in a Inish.

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CHELTENHAM Townmanager Gary Johnson hasbegun his rebuildingprocess by releasing eightplayers and making sixmore available for transfer.Johnson held meetingswith all his players onMonday, two days afterthey rounded their seasonoff with a 1-1 draw at AFCWimbledon, ending 16seasons in the FootballLeague.Goalkeeper Trevor

Carson, Jack Deaman,Omari Sterling-James, MattTaylor, Lee Vaughan andJamal Lawrence are all onthe transfer list.Durrell Berry, Craig

Braham-Barrett, TroyBrown, Danny Haynes,Mathieu Manset, MattRichards and Matt Gouldwill not be offered newdeals.Winger Andy Haworth,

who spent the second halfof the season on loan atBarrow, has also been re-leased.Long term absentees Asa

Hall, Jordan Wynter andEliot Richards – who are allcontracted until the end ofnext season – will be as-sessed during pre-seasonand decisions will be madethen.Loanees Wes Burns, Will

Packwood, Shaun Harradand Matt Sparrow have alldeparted after their tempo-rary spells with the Robins.That leaves Zack Kotwica,

Joe Hanks, Bobbie Dale,James Bowen and HarryWilliams as players who arecontracted for next season

and feature in Johnson'splans.Russell Milton has been

conIrmed as Johnson's as-sistant manager for nextseason, with negotiationscurrently ongoing with therest of the backroom staff.Right-back Berry put the

Robins ahead against therun of play at Wimbledonwhen his low shot went inoff the post after a Ine solorun in the 25th minute.The Dons levelled just

before the break, Jack Smithheading in from close rangeafter AlIe Potter’s cross andAdebayo Akinfenwa cush-

ioned header down.Wimbledon had the

better second-half chances,but Cheltenham’s player ofthe year Carsonmade someIne saves to deny them awinner.His best stop came when

he tipped substitute GeorgeOakley’s shot on to a post,helping to ensure Chel-tenham did not Inishbottom of the table for theIrst time since 1962.Johnson, who Ielded a

youthful team, said: “Ineeded to have a look at thelads, see which ones I thinkare Irst-team material,

which ones have gotenough of a game to makesure that we're in the topfew of the Conference nextyear.“Harry Williams was

unlucky because I thoughthe could have got a penalty.I don't think referees havebeen giving us the penaltieswe've deserved and that wasanother one.“The squad's going to

need a pretty big changearound and that's what I'lldo.”

AFC WIMBLEDON: Shea;Fuller, Oshilaja, Sweeney;

Smith (Moore 79), Tanner(Fitzpatrick, 72), Reeves,Beere, Rigg; Potter, Akin-fenwa (Oakley 82). Subs notused: Worner, Bulman,Azeez, Goodman.CHELTENHAM TOWN:Carson; Berry, Deaman,Brown, Braham-Barrett;Burns (Bowen 55), Hanks,Richards, Burns; Williams(Lawrence 73), Dale (Ster-ling-James 73). Subs notused: Gould, Harrad,Manset, Sparrow.

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