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Oldland man jailed for car parts scam. . . page 6

£400,000 made while claiming benefits

New Chair of Governors at Oldfield School. . . page 19

Ofsted report is leaked on line

Warning over carpet cleaner sales. . . page 30

Trading standards warn of bogus 'prize draw'

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Tony Benn, the veteran left-wingpolitician who was Bristol SouthEast MP for more than 30 years,died last Friday at the age of 88.Tributes have been paid to Mr Benn whopassed away peacefully at his home anda book of condolence has been placedby his bust in the Council House inBristol for people to share theirmemories and thoughts.Kerry McCarthy, Labour’s Bristol EastMP, said so many people loved andadmired Mr Benn. “He was a very kind,generous person who had time forpeople as well as being this big nationalfigures in politics,” she said.St George West Labour councillor RonStone, who knew Mr Benn for over halfa century, said: “He was the finestconstituency MP you would ever find.”He also called him a “greatcommunicator” who could help peopleunderstand complex issues.Labour & Co-Operative councillor for StGeorge East, Fabian Breckels, said hewas “stunned” by the new of Mr Benn’sdeath: “He was a key figure in East

Bristol politics for years and will bemissed.”South Bristol MP and Deputy Speaker ofthe House of Commons DawnPrimarolo, who knew Tony Benn for 38years, said: “He was a hugely talentedgenerous man who passionatelybelieved that all of us had something tocontribute.“He believed that democracy was aboutpooling our ideas and building a betterworld. He believed people in powershould always be held to account.”And Jo McCarron, Labour’sParliamentary candidate for Kingswood,said: “Very sad to hear of the death ofthe great Tony Benn – a trulyinspirational man.”Conservative Treasury Minister SajidJavid, who went to Downend School,tweeted: “As young boy in Bristol, grewup admiring Tony Benn, despite politics.Very sad to hear he has passed away. Aman of principle and compassion.”Tony Benn entered Parliament inDecember 1950 as the youngest MP inthe chamber. During his career he was

Secretary of State for Industry in 1974under Harold Wilson and went on tobecome Secretary of State for Energy.In 1983, boundary changes saw hisBristol South East seat disappear andhe lost the new seat of Bristol East toConservative Jonathan Sayeed.He was not out of Parliament for longand won the 1984 Chesterfield by-election. Tony Benn finally stood down fromParliament before the 2001 election inorder, as he put it, “to spend more timeon politics”.

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The next stage in B&NES Council's effort to have its CoreStrategy adopted gets under way next week with a series ofpublic meetings.The government planning inspector suspended the process inlate 2012 amid concerns that the council had not madesufficient provision for future housing needs in the district overthe coming 15 years. By March 2013, B&NES had identifiedareas in Bath, Keynsham and Whitchurch which could beremoved from Green Belt controls and allocated for futurehome building. This included parcels of land on the east side of

Keynsham as well as an extensionto the K2A site off Charlton Road.In Whitchurch, areas aroundStaunton Lane have also beenidentified for up to 200 houses.The Core Strategy is effectively the council's economicblueprint for the next 15 years and, once adopted, forms thebasis of future planning policy in the area. Until the plan isadopted, the path is potentially open for speculative planningapplications in the Green Belt such as the ones recently seenin Saltford and Whitchurch.The examination in public re-starts next week and runs for threeweeks. The first session is from Tuesday 25th March to Friday28th March at the Illustrious Suite at Bath Rugby Club. TheInspector will consider the council's 5 year housing supplycalculation and review the revised timetable for adoption of thestrategy.Between 1st to 4th April he will consider the proposed GreenBelt land allocations and Bath and Keynsham. The venue forthis session is the Banqueting Room at Bath Guildhall. This isalso the location for the final week's hearing from 8th to 10thApril which will review the Green Belt options in Whitchurch.

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There was dismay and anger in the council chamber in Kingswoodlast Thursday when controversial plans for a 107-bed care homefor the elderly in Hanham were given the go-ahead.South Gloucestershire Council’s Development Control (East)Committee spent a long time discussing Springfield Pension Fund’soutline application which was referred to them by local councillor JohnGoddard on access and safety grounds in the narrow approaches toHarolds Way.

In 2012, the Springfield Pension Fund lost its appeal, having hadplanning permission refused by the council for a care home on theovergrown plot running from Magpie Bottom to Harolds Way. But at thetime the planning inspector Gyllian Grindey was not worried aboutaccess but the closeness of the building to the High Street.

At the end of last year Springfield submitted a revised scheme for a107-bed care centre in two buildings, the main one being an extensionof Harolds Way and the other fronting the High Street near theroundabout, but set further back.

In total more than 70 objections were received from local residents aswell as local councillors and Kingswood MP Chris Skidmore.

Local concerns focus on vehicle access via Harolds Way and the factthat the parking situation on residential streets in Hanham hasdeteriorated noticeably since Hanham Community Centre restrictedparking to its own users, leading to a loss of 120 parking spaces. Tescoalso has permission to open a store on the old Kleeneze site whichwhen it opens will cause more traffic movements.

Local councillor Heather Goddard said that the possibility of a one-way

scheme being introduced atCrews Hole would also pushmore traffic on to the mainA431 in Hanham.

Speaking on behalf of localresidents, several of whom were at the meeting, Rob Sutton said theaccess to the site was “convoluted” and that the traffic report drawn upwas four years old.

He said the proposed building fronting the High Street was stilloverbearing as it was only being moved back by three metres.

Mr Sutton said the developer had made no attempt to communicatewith local people about the scheme.

Local councillor John Goddard urged the committee to delay making adecision to allow for a new traffic survey to be carried out.

But planning chiefs considered the scheme provided adequate onsitecar parking provision (35 spaces) and would not lead to an increase inon-street parking.

As access had not been an issue for the inspector, it was not felt thatcould be used as a reason to reject this application.

Cllr Pat Hockey (Lib Dem, Frampton Cotterell) said the inspector had“shot us in the foot” over the access issue.

Outline permission was granted which drew an angry response fromthe public gallery. One councillor, Gareth Manson (Labour, Woodstock)voted against it and was cheered and thanked by residents.

The developers will come back at some point with detailed plans.

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Controversial Harolds Way carehome scheme is approved


An Oldland Common man who earned over £400,000 fromselling counterfeit car accessories and also fraudulently claimedbenefits with his wife has been jailed for 20 months.At Bristol Crown Court last Tuesday Neil Edgell, of Cook Close, got11 months for counterfeiting and nine months for fraudulentlyreceiving benefits.

At a previous court appearance in February he hadpleaded guilty to 27 charges under the Trade Marks

Act relating to selling and possessing counterfeitaccessories for luxury vehicle brands such asBMW, Mercedes and Porsche. He also admitted

the benefit fraud.

Mrs Edgell had pleaded guilty to benefit fraud offencesat an appearance last December and last week she received aneight-month sentence, suspended for two years. She was alsoordered to pay costs of £2,376.

The court heard that the Edgells had individually claimed statebenefits on the basis that they had no earned income. During thecourse of their claims the couple made a number of false statementswhich resulted in them fraudulently receiving in excess of £46,000 inbenefits over three years. The overpayment is being repaid.

South Gloucestershire Trading Standards took on the counterfeitingcase after a test purchase of a BMW foot pedal set and vehicle badgewas made from Neil Edgell’s company website. The items, whichbore the BMW ‘M’ logo, were counterfeit. Further checks revealedsales of similar items by Neil Edgell on eBay.

A warrant was executed at his home address and a related addressin November 2011 when significant quantities of similar vehicleaccessories were seized, along with other suspected counterfeititems such as copies of Microsoft Office Professional 2010 softwareand Bang & Olufsen headphones.

A number of laptop computers were also seized as well asinformation indicating that benefit claims were being made from theCook Close address. This information was shared with the benefitfraud team.

Leading the trading standards investigation for South GloucestershireCouncil, Neil Derrick said: “Online payment service checks revealedover three years Mr Edgell had sold approximately 20,000 items ofsuspected counterfeit car accessories.

“Of these, more than 15,000 were fake BMW vehicle accessories,generating an estimated income in excess of £400,000, according tohis Paypal records.”

Oldland Common man jailedfor £400k counterfeit scam


Controversial plans to knock down a bungalow and build threehouses on land at Hollyguest Road were approved by SouthGloucestershire Council’s Development Control EastCommittee last Thursday.

Local councillor John Goddard had asked members to reject thescheme for No 38, saying that even though the site was largeenough to accommodate three houses, the size, mass andheight of the proposed large four-bedroom property at the rear -more than two and a half times the size of the other two - wouldbe overbearing for people living in Tyler Close and was sited fartoo close to the boundary.There were 10 local objections, with some neighboursconsidering that the application was being driven by thedeveloper to maximise profit with very little consideration for theneighbourhood.But applicant Chris Wheadon said that he and his wife were notin it as developers but as a family trying to build a home.

A jumble sale will take place on Saturday 29th March at 2pm atScout HQ, Whitehall Road, in aid of the 32nd Bristol (1stWhitehall) Scout Group.

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Hollyguest Roaddevelopment getsthe go-ahead

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Jumble sale


The new Waitrose in Broadmead Lane was officially opening itsdoors at 8am today (Thursday, 20th March). The store, formerly the Co-op, was due to be unveiled by thechairman of Keynsham Town Council, Cllr Clive Fricker, whowas joining manager James Baldry in welcoming the firstcustomers.

Waitrose Keynsham has confirmed that Keynsham Dial-a-Ride,the Friends of Manor Road Woodland and the charityButterflies-Haven are the first local causes to benefit from itsCommunity Matters ‘green token’ scheme. At the end of themonth, £1,000 will be divided between the three charitiesaccording to the number of tokens received from customers.Customers can nominate different charities each month,resulting in a total of £12,000 donated each year. The store will also be launching its Partner volunteeringinitiatives which will see 250 staff working hours a year donatedto local projects and causes.Waitrose Keynsham will be run by a team of around 200Partners, including the former Co-op employees and 125 newmembers of staff. They have all become Partners in the JohnLewis Partnership and as such, will be entitled to benefitsincluding a say in how the business is run, leisure and learningsubsidies and an annual bonus. Last year every employeereceived the equivalent of nine weeks’ wages in bonus.

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A Keynsham man is walking from the town to Budein Cornwall to raise money in memory of his niecewho died last year from epilepsy.Dave Sherwin - who has the nickname Pasty - is doing the walkfor Georgie Butler, who died in October after a 20-year battlewith the disease. Dave set off on Tuesday (18th March) from The Old Bank inKeynsham High Street. Among those accompanying him for thefirst mile were supporters including Bristol Rovers’ chaplainDavid Jeal and local author Chris Brown.Dave is being accompanied on his 130-mile journey by asupport vehicle and is carrying collecting tins so that he can getdonations en route.He plans to arrive in time for a special fundraising event onSaturday (22nd March) in the village of Marhamchurch nearBude where both he and Georgie grew up. Dave said: “Georgie had suffered all her life but never moanedand always said she was glad it was her who had to contendwith this illness, rather than her two younger sisters. The natureof her epilepsy was not as common as some as she sufferednocturnal seizures which happened every night for 20 years,meaning she never had a restful sleep. “Some nights Georgie would fit all night, one after another, butshe dealt with this awful card in a brave, positive manner.Georgie packed an awful lot into her short life and in December2012 became a mummy to her beautiful little girl, my great-niece Cali.“On 22nd March Georgie would have been 21 and because weas a family can't celebrate that with her, we wanted to raiseawareness for epilepsy and money for the Epilepsy Society, tomay be help with research for others who suffer, and asGeorgie's dad Neal also has the same condition, it is close toall our hearts.“

On the 22nd there will be a fundraising event in the village hallin Marhamchurch. Dave’s sister Wendy, a hairdresser, will bedoing cuts for £5 with all donations going to the EpilepsySociety. There will be a raffle with prizes donated by localbusinesses and a tea shop will serve refreshments all day.Meanwhile Dave’s youngest sister Sue (Georgie's mum) and afriend are having their heads shaved for the cause. You can sponsor Dave at http://www.justgiving.com/David-SherwinThere are also collection tins at the Old Bank in Keynsham andat Kingswood Café on Hanham Road in Kingswood.


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Head’s letter after OfstedreportDear Sir,Last week you featured our recent Ofstedinspection report and I thought your readersmight like to hear about some of the thingswe are doing at St Keyna to ensure that ourchildren receive a high standard ofeducation.Our good and outstanding teachers areworking hard to support colleagues toensure that everyone is performing at a levelat which all children will learn effectively. We have tightened up our assessment andtarget setting so that every child’s progressis rigorously monitored in detail at least sixtimes per year. We are also offering moreopportunities for parents and carers to comeinto school and hear about their child’sprogress and how they can offer support athome.We are giving our subject leaders more non-contact time to monitor the quality ofteaching and learning across the school.Through observing and analysing lessons,curriculum plans and children’s books, ourleadership team are in a position to offerfeedback for improvement and support totheir colleagues. Whole school topics really help to fire thechildren’s enthusiasm for learning. Theautumn term saw us launching a projectcalled ‘Whatever floats your boat’. Thisimaginative project involved class visits toBristol Docks, the Aquarium, SS GreatBritain and a boat trip. The children also tookpart in a fun assembly where pupils and staffshared the hobbies that ‘float their boat’including rugby, Grand Prix, Marvel comicsand baking.Our Year 5 pupils have been having a greattime developing their dramatic skills whilstworking on a production of Macbeth withcoaches from the Egg Theatre in Bath andall our children have been developing arange of entrepreneurial skills during ourEnterprise Week. Each class are given £20to invest in a business of their choice and the

winning class get to keep their £20 to spendon something for the class. Ideas this yearinclude a nail bar, pizza parlour, popcorn andmovie afternoon and an Easter fun day.Our governing body were judged to be veryeffective in the challenge and support theyprovide. Chair of governors ChristineJorgensen wrote to parents saying: “Theinspectors left knowing that the schoolcommunity is determined to continue thework already started to ensure that all pupilsreceive a high standard of education at StKeyna. Our school motto is Together WeAchieve More. As a TEAM we can and willrise to the challenges that the future willbring. It is a privilege to know such adedicated team of staff who go the extra milefor the children in their care.”We are fully committed to building on ourexisting strengths at St Keyna with thesupport of parents and our governing body.Although we still have work to do, we arepleased that the inspectors found much tocongratulate us on - particularly the care thatwe show to each and every one of ourpupils. Adrienne HughesHeadteacherSt Keyna Primary School

Campaign thanksDear Editor,As a Saltford resident, I am delighted to hearthat Eric Pickles, the Secretary of State forCommunities and Local Government, hasturned down Crest Nicholson’s application tobuild 99 houses in Saltford’s Green Belt.May I through your publication, thank allthose who have supported the campaignagainst this proposal. Thanks to everyonewho signed the petition, wrote letters ofobjection, and attended the public inquiry.Particular thanks should go to our LocalMember of Parliament, Saltford B&NEScouncillors, the parish council and PhilHarding, of the Saltford Environment Group.Pressure on the Green Belt aroundKeynsham and Saltford continues andresidents should be aware that the nextseries of inspector’s hearings related to hisexamination of B&NES’ Core Strategy startthis month and that these include the Green

Belt around Keynsham and Saltford.Adrian Betts

Horace returnsDear Stephen,I am looking forward to bringing my play AnAudience With Horace Batchelor to the FearHall on Saturday 12th April. After thewonderful reception we had for the previewsat the Pomegranate restaurant last year, it’slovely that we can return the properproduction to its rightful place, and my hometown, Keynsham, that’s K-E-Y-N-S-H-A-M!After the previews, I had lots of peopleasking questions and sharing their memorieswith me, so this time we are going to have aquestion and answer session after the showwhere actor Roland, Ed the director andmyself can be quizzed. I look forward to hearing the audience’smemories of this colourful local character -and if it’s anything like last time, they willrange from the glowing to the downrightsordid!Kevin Cattell

How will Keynsham peoplevote next year?Dear Stephen,So there we have it – through all our rallyingand requests for assistance from our MP, thepeople of Keynsham lost out and have K2with its one access road and Cadbury’s withits one-access road. Our MP was nowhere to be seen. But thepeople of Saltford somehow managed toattract Jacob Rees-Mogg and he appears tohave helped them all the way to the top, witha rejection of the plans for 99 homes.I wonder if this will have an influence whenthe people of Keynsham vote next year?Russ PococokKRAK2

Pay scandalDear Editor,£350,000 per week, £50,000 per day, £2,083per hour, £34.72 per minute: that’s howmuch Wayne Rooney earns. Even theswindling chief bankers can’t match that!


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What sort of disgusting insanity is it when aman can earn so much for kicking a ballaround? My cousin, who has 20 years ofexperience in social care, physicallyassisting mental health and Alzheimer’ssufferers, can command the princely sum of£9.50 an hour! The importance of a person is whether theircontribution to society will be missed if notaround. So. . . make your choice betweenfootballers or social services’ carers.I cannot understand why football supporters,many of whom will be low wage earners,tolerate these obscene wages for their idols.They should be turning their backs on theclubs. Will one of them please explain?Alan ElkanDownend

HorseWorld closureconcernsDear Sir,I am very disappointed by the decision of theboard of management at HorseWorld toclose the visitor centre at short notice.The behaviour of the chief executive hasbeen appalling. He has refused to allow theGMB union to be included in meetings withthe staff.After planning permission to convert thepresent visitor centre into new homes andthe centre to be moved to the welfare yardwas refused, it was unclear exactly when theclosure would take place until three daysbefore. We were informed on Tuesday 10thFebruary that the yard would close on theFriday.No chance to use up the foodstuff in thecafe, no chance to sell the goods in theHorseWorld shop, no prior notice to rehomethe chickens, goats, ferrets or rabbits - thiswill all be done at short notice.Why the sudden rush to close the centre,which until 2012, when accounts weresubmitted separately, was showing a smallprofit? The welfare yard meanwhile lost £2million over the past five years, this despite

the wealth of experience and businessknowledge of the board of management.Why has no effective fundraising been put inplace during this period?Why close the part of the organisation whichis making a profit, however small?What happens to the members who havebeen buying annual membership as recentlyas December?How much goodwill has been lost?How will the deficit in funds be made up?What will happen to the unused visitorcentre?I intend to contact the Charity Commissionand raise the above concerns.Sheila Reid, Whitchurch

Why we need a station Dear Stephen,In recent issues, Judy and Mike Reed havequestioned whether Saltford needs a railwaystation - the answer is a definite yes! Public transport in the Bristol area is terrible.I am 23 years old and I don't have the luxuryof a free bus pass. The thought of being ableto get into Bristol for a night out or a day outto Weymouth without the need for driving isgreat. The majority of people who live inSaltford and would use the train would walkto the station, not drive! The amount of carjourneys it would save would more thancounter any traffic increase along the A4. Nearly all of my friends and family wouldregularly use the train and they hope ithappens as soon as possible. As theexhibition showed, there will be plenty ofparking provided.Kyle Rice, Saltford

Bin charge ‘smear’Dear Sir,I have just read the two letters in Issue 310of The Week In regarding bin charges andwould like to make the following comments.Firstly, I have no particular political affiliationbut I do take a healthy interest in all thecurrent events in our locality and give equalconsideration to any conflicting points ofview. In this respect, the letter submitted byApril Begley reflects the truth in my opinion,

as against that submitted by Cllr Adams. Hisletter makes no mention at all of the difficultchoice the councillors had to make betweenbin charges or other cuts, such as library andpublic toilet closures or car parking charges.I am a great user of public libraries. Indeed,this letter is both composed and written in alibrary as I do not own a computer. I alsopick up a copy of The Week In at my locallibrary. In other words, I may not have beenable to have read the articles and mostcertainly not been able to have sent thisletter without them.I will not be signing the petition being sentout by the Kingswood MP Chris Skidmore tooppose the bin charges because, quitedeliberately, it does not tell the whole story.The only reason I assume it has beencirculated is to smear the Labour Party.Joyce TrevallyanLocal resident

Chew Valley and KeynshamBefriender Group Dear Editor,It may interest your readers that we arecelebrating the 22nd year anniversary of agroup of volunteers quietly befriendingpeople with mental health problems orexperiencing mental distress. It was started by Bridget Smith and shecontinues to fulfil the vital role of co-ordinator, arranging a short preparationcourse for volunteers, making the first visitafter a referral and matching them to abefriender. As a GP commented: “The Befrienders are agood example of a high quality organisationresponding to the needs of people sufferingmental distress. It seems to have the rightblend of professionalism and friendliness.Everyone involved is an unpaid volunteerand the reward is to be able to help in somesmall, simple way and enjoy newfriendships.”If anyone would like to know more phoneBridget on 01275 472798 or visitwww.befriender.org.ukJulia Scott


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Concern over bus servicechangesDear Sir,You recently reported on changes andimprovements to bus services in the areafrom mid-April.Court Road in Hanham was until recentlyserved by three buses – the 42, 318 and581.The 318, which served Frenchay Hospital,was taken away, making it more difficult toget to the hospital - either a walk toKingswood or two buses instead of one.The 518, which currently starts at theMaypole, is to be replaced by the 81 whichwill start at Kingswood. This bus servesCossham Hospital so again, more difficult toget to the hospital. It is ironic that we havejust received a letter from our doctor statingthat services are being moved to Cossham -an improvement (if only it was easy to getthere).Being cynical, I wonder if the decision aboutthe 518 was based on passenger numbersbetween the Maypole and Kingswood,because recently the drivers have not beengiving out tickets and simply waved thepassengers on.

Services are being transferred fromFrenchay to Southmead Hospital, which isfurther away, but will be served by the new17 route (replacing 507) - would it bepossible to re-route this service up MountHill Road and Court Road instead of LowerHanham Road, which already is a busy routewith a bottleneck at Beacon Rise School?This would make use of the existing busstops which have only recently beenupgraded at some expense, just prior tobecoming obsolete.Changes to bus services are all very well,provided they do give a better service topassengers - especially when they providetransport to hospital. These changes seemdesigned to make these journeys more of anordeal at a time when patients don't need thehassle.James WilkinsonMount Hill RoadHanham

Foreign currency appealDear Sir,Do you have any foreign currency lyingaround in a drawer or flight bag from yourlast holiday? Perhaps it`s too small an amount to worthchanging so you`ve just held on to it, ormaybe you keep meaning to, but forget?RP Fighting Blindness is launching a ForeignCurrency Appeal for all coins and notes from

any country. Please do consider sending usyour leftover holiday money – even arelatively small denomination can equal alarge amount if enough people do it!Older currencies no longer in use also havea value to collectors, so if you have any oldFrancs, Pesetas or Lira, please send thosetoo.For more information [email protected] Ron & Gina PritchardBristol South Gloucestershire Co-ordinatorsRP Fighting Blindness22 Huckford RoadWinterbourne BS361EA

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No EU funding for flood damage, says ministerMoney may be 'no object' for the government as the cleanup continues following the recent floods - but it appearsnone of it will be coming from the European SolidarityFund.The fund was set up to respond to major natural disasters after thesevere floods in Central Europe in the summer of 2002. Since then,it has been used for over fifty disasters covering a range of differentevents including floods, forest fires, earthquakes, storms anddrought. Twenty countries have been supported so far for anamount of more than 3.5 billion euros. Great Britain has made onecall on the fund in 2007 following the summer floods inGloucestershire.

In January, two of the region's MEPs visited parts of the River Avonwhich had been affected by the recent floods. Sir Graham Watsoncame to Saltford and the following week, Ashley Fox inspected thedamage at the Lock Keeper pub in Keynsham. Both urged thegovernment to submit a claim to the fund within the 10-weekdeadline.

Last week however, Dan Rogerson, the Parliamentary UnderSecretary of State for Water, Rural Affairs and ResourceManagement said he had “no plans to make a call on the EUSolidarity Fund to help the South West.”

In a letter to another South West Region MEP, Julie Girling, theminister said he did not believe the estimated cost of the flooddamage would reach the required threshold for calls on the fund.Significantly, the day after his announcement, the insurance

industry increased its current estimation of the costs from £400m to£450m - still way short of Mr Rogerson's threshold however.

Reacting to the announcement Ms Girling said: “This is anextremely frustrating situation. I have pushed the Government toapply for this funding on behalf of our hardest hit communities.Here we have a perfect example of where the EU can actually offerassistance to the UK and the Minister in charge of flooding doesn’twant to know.

"Having been involved in the successful claim for EU SolidarityFunding as a Gloucestershire County Councillor in 2007, I canattest to the real benefits this money was able to secure.

"We pay to be members of the EU and should therefore be applyingfor help from the EU Solidarity Fund to assist our flood affectedcommunities.”

Ashley Fox (c) at the Lock Keeper pub in January



Albert retires at 90One of the UK’s oldest workers, 90-year-old AlbertBillington from Longwell Green, has retired from his job asa greeter at B&Q.Colleagues at the Longwell Green store said goodbye to thecompany’s oldest employee at a champagne reception. Albert now plans to spend more time with his grandchildren.

He worked for B&Q for more than 23 years, starting at 67 afterretiring from a career in the print industry. He served as the carpark attendee at the Sutton store for 13 years until he left to joinBristol Longwell Green as the store greeter.Store manager Matt Preece said: “We are sad to see Albert gobut wish him the very best for his much-earned retirement. Tostill be working at aged 90 is no mean feat and Albert is a much-loved colleague who does a great job greeting our customers. “He has been a shining example of the fact that age really is justa number.”B&Q is proud of the diversity within its workforce with over aquarter (28%) of store employees aged over 50.

Sun shines on StPatrick’s paradethrough RedfieldHundreds of people of all ages turned out for Sunday’s sun-drenched annual St Patrick’s Parade through Redfield.The Bristol Irish Society has been organising the parade since2000. Many people taking part in the procession and thosewatching were in costumes or dressed in the colours of the Irishflag.The festival atmosphere was helped by Ireland winning the SixNations on Saturday and many people in the procession carriedpictures of Brian O’Driscoll. The Irish icon ended his career lastweekend.

Leading the procession, which began at St Patrick’s CatholicPrimary School, were the Avon Glen Pipes & Drums.


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A community networking event is taking place at WellswaySchool on Wednesday 26th March.Local groups, organisations and clubs will have the chance topromote themselves and recruit new members and volunteersat the event in Mendip Hall from 7pm to 8.30pm. The event isbeing hosted by Keynsham Town Council.Among those taking part will be the new resident-led Keynshamin Bloom Community Group which is looking to work withresidents, businesses, schools, institutions or communitygroups. For more information contact Denise James, chair ofKeynsham in Bloom Community Group, on 0797 591 1137.

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Networking eventSt George in Bloom will be officially launched for 2014 at the StGeorge Community Fair at St Aidan’s Church Hall this Saturday(22nd March). The fair will be opened at 11am by the Lord Mayor of Bristol, CllrFaruk Choudhury and will run until 2pm.Residents, community groups, schools, allotments, shops andbusinesses in St George are invited to showcase the area thissummer by making a colourful display. Details of the categoriesfor entries and entry forms will be available. And the St George Neighbourhood Action Group (SNAG) set upto fight the controversial Crews Hole one-way scheme will alsohave a stall.

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Lady Rees-Mogg’s controversial planning applicationto build 19 homes at Hinton Blewett were rejected byB&NES Council last Wednesday.After the plans were lodged, her son, North East Somerset MPJacob Rees-Mogg, found himself at the centre of a row involvinghis constituents.At the time he told The Week In that as an MP he had noauthority over planning so could only pass on people’s views tothe council. He said that when Green Belt land was underdiscussion he could ask ministers to ‘call in’ applications but theland in question was not Green Belt.The Hinton Blewett Action Group was set up to fight the schemeand more than 50 letters of objection were sent to B&NES. Localpeople said that greenfield sites should be preserved and thatthe development was too large for their small village. They wereworried about poor access and said Hinton Blewett did not havethe amenities to cope with an influx of 40-plus more residents.The scheme was turned down by B&NES’ Development ControlCommittee because it was deemed unacceptable in principle.

Saltford Primary School has announced plans for a new block tohouse its Reception classes. Subject to planning permission the new two-classroom buildingwill be on the edge of the field, next to Tiddlers Nursery.Drawings of the new building will shortly be available.It is hoped the new suite of rooms and outdoor covered playarea will be open ready for the autumn term. In September 2012 the school increased its pupil admissionnumbers from 50 to 60 children and from this September will beopening its 13th class. It is anticipated that the 14th classroomwill open in September 2017. Until then there will be somemixed age classes. There are no plans to increase admission numbers any further.

Saltford Floral Club will hold a practice class called The DarlingBuds of May, with Deb King, at 2pm at Saltford Hall on Thursday27th March.Visitors are welcome. The price is £4 including tea. For moreinformation call 01225 873380.

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A public meeting is being held to discuss how best tosolve the ongoing road safety issue in TenniscourtRoad before a new 420-place primary school is builtopposite King's Oak Academy. The meeting has been organised by MP Chris Skidmore and isbacked by Richard Jones, who lives next to the pedestriancrossing near Kings Oak. The crossing currently is partially obscured to oncoming trafficfrom Deanery Road.The problem was highlighted earlier this month when a pupilwas involved in an accident with a car at the crossing. He is notbelieved to have been seriously hurt.Mr Skidmore said: 'I know how busy the crossing by King's Oakcan get when the school day ends. I worked hard to secure thefunds from the Government for a new primary school to beinstalled by King's Oak which will open in September 2015, butwe also need to ensure that road safety measures are improvedready for the opening of the new school. "I am concerned that at the moment Tenniscourt Road is beingused as a rat run off the ring road, and I've witnessed for myselfthe heavy lorries that use the road. We need to start acting now

to get road safety measures in place that will genuinely improvesafety for local children, which is why I have organised a publicmeeting so that residents can discuss what ideas would workbest."The meeting will take place on Friday 28th March at 2pm at theMade Forever Youth Club.

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Chris Skidmore MP and Richard Jones at the pedestrian crossingon Tenniscourt Road


A new chairman of governors has beenappointed at beleaguered Oldfield Schoolwhich draws students from East Bristoland South Gloucestershire as well asB&NES.Stuart Weatherall succeeds Julie Copewho will stay as vice chair.Meanwhile a public meeting will take placeon Wednesday 26th March to discussconcerns over the running of the school inthe wake of an Ofsted inspection lastDecember. It will be held at All SaintsChurch Centre in Weston at 7.30pm.A partial inspection report was publishedearlier this year, expressing concernsabout the relationship between thegovernors and headteacher Kim Sparling.But more than 1,000 people have signed apetition calling for the Department forEducation to make an unpublished Ofstedreport public although many people havesubsequently been able to read it after itwas leaked on the website of a children’scharity.In a letter to parents Mr Weatherall said:

“Recent weeks have been difficult forOldfield School and we, the governingbody, recognise the vital importance ofregaining and thereafter retaining the trustof students, parents, staff and the widercommunity. “We are determined to address the issuesfacing the school, including those arisingfrom the Ofsted inspection in December2013, and subsequently, by staff andothers. We will be placing thesafeguarding and achievement of studentsat the centre of everything we do and willbe engaging with parents, staff, tradeunions, the local authority and others tounderstand their concerns and takeappropriate action to address them. “Informed by the findings of the recentDepartment for Education/EducationFunding Agency review we will bedeveloping an action plan which we willshare with you. Some measures havealready been taken to give greaterreassurance to staff and parents.“We will have an anti-bullying and

harassment policy dealing specifically withour staff and clarifying our commitment toan environment at Oldfield, where all staffand students feel valued and able tocontribute fully without fear of harassmentor bullying.“We are revising our grievance proceduresto reflect best practice. We are engagingHR consultants to conduct a staff attitudesurvey to get a clearer understanding ofviews across the whole school staff. Thiswill also allow the governing body tobenchmark progress against some of theactions which I anticipate will be in ouraction plan. When complete, the results ofthe survey will be published, with theanonymity of contributors preserved.”He also said all mail addressed to the chairof the governors would be personallyopened by him, which suggests that hasnot always been the case.

There was a twist in a complex gypsy site saga last Thursdaywhen South Gloucestershire Council threw out a bid to renewpermission.The Green Belt site at 85a Parkfield Road has a history ofapplications, refusals and appeals going back to 1970. TheDevelopment Control (East) Committee heard that temporaryconsent had expired and there was currently an unauthorisedmobile home, amenity block and gates on the land, with the siteoccupied by a family of gypsy and traveller status.Mr & Mrs Ayres applied to the council for permission to use thesite as a private gypsy and traveller site and retain the mobilehome, amenity block and access gates.Council officers considered that the combination of theirpersonal circumstances, combined with the unmet need ofgypsy and traveller sites in the district, outweighed any harm tothe Green Belt. They felt further temporary consent would not be appropriateand that full planning consent should be granted.But after a long discussion the committee disagreed and turneddown the plans, even though the site is on SouthGloucestershire’s list of safeguarded gypsy and traveller sites.

Oldfield governors keen to regaintrust, says new chair

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Charity firewalk in BittonA firewalk will take place in Bitton on Sunday 30thMarch to raise money for the Juvenile DiabetesResearch Foundation (JDRF).The charity has teamed up with training and event organisersTime 4 Change for the challenge at Bitton AFC on Bath Road. Everyone is welcome to attend the event to cheer on thefirewalkers who will cross the hot coals barefoot. There will bea raffle, hot dogs, burgers, chips, hot drinks and a bar.The minimum age to take part in the firewalk is 16. Firewalkerswill get training before they begin their challenge at 8.15pm.All firewalkers are asked to pay a £30 registration deposit totake part and pledge to raise £100 in sponsorship. They will geta T-shirt to wear for the firewalk. For more information call JDRF’s regional fundraiser DanielleAngell on 07908 155605 or email [email protected] is the world’s leading charitable funder of type 1 diabetesresearch and raises money to drive research. There are morethan 26,500 children in the UK with type 1 diabetes.

Barrs Court Primary School has been rated as good following itsrecent Ofsted report.At its previous inspection in 2010, the school earned anoutstanding grade but Ofsted’s new inspection framework hasraised the bar and made it much harder for schools to get thetop ranking. There was praise for the 308-pupil school’s leadership and

governors. The inspectorssaid that headteacher JessCaunter, who wasappointed two years ago,had provided very strongleadership, improving thequality of teaching acrossthe school through regularmonitoring and stafftraining. “She has raised teachers’

expectations of pupil progress and implemented an effectivesystem for teacher appraisal. These improvements haveaccelerated pupil progress and raised standards of attainmentacross the school.” There was also praise for the well-designed curriculum, thepupils’ behaviour and the way the school works to engageparents.To improve, the school has been told to increase the proportionof pupils who attain the highest levels in all subjects by ensuringthat there is sufficient challenge in lessons to ensure that themost able can reach their full potential.

Eleven members of Keynsham’s Keyford Dancing School’s adulttap class won a bronze medal at the recent Highbridge Festival ofthe Arts.The ladies, who dance on Wednesday evenings at the Fry Club, aretaught by Becky Florey, who also takes a street dance class forteenagers and a Level 1 adult tap class.In November all pupils from the dancing school, which is now in its40th year, will be performing in a show at Broadlands Academy forwhich rehearsals will soon be under way.

There will be an exhibition by local artists and a table top sale atBadminton Road Methodist Church on Saturday 29th March from10am to 1pm.There will also be a variety of stalls, cakes, flowers for MotheringSunday and refreshments.

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Primary school needs improving,says OfstedChrist Church Cof E Junior in Downend needs improving,according to education watchdog Ofsted which visitedrecently. The inspection team said teaching at the 295-pupil school requiredimprovement because over time it had not been good enough tohelp pupils make consistently good progress. They said that pupils sometimes struggled in their understandingbecause in some lessons teachers did not check often enough onhow well they were doing. Pupils were also not clear how to improve their work, especially inmaths, because teachers did not consistently give them theguidance they needed. Over time pupils’ achievement required improvement because theydid not make good progress, particularly in mathematics. As aresult there had been a fall in the attainment and progress made bypupils in reading, writing and mathematics since 2011, butparticularly in 2013. In a letter to parents, headteacher Alex Wilkinson and chair ofgovernors David Nee said it had been clear to staff and governorssince September 2013 that the dip in results by the July 2013leavers, especially in maths, was going to result in Ofsted judgingthe school as ‘requiring improvement’ under its new framework.They said that predicted results for the current Years 5 and 6 were

good and virtually all of the teaching that the Ofsted team saw inschool was judged good.Ofsted acknowledged that the school had experienced staffingdifficulties over the past two years with key members of staff,including the head, absent for extended periods of time. The inspectors said the headteacher and senior staff were nowsuccessfully raising pupils’ attainment and progress and improvingthe quality of teaching. They praised the governing body forproviding a good level of support and effectively questioning seniorleaders about the work of the school and said behaviour and theschool’s work to keep pupils safe and secure were good. The school has been toId to improve the quality of teaching so thatit has a consistently positive impact on pupils’ learning. Ofsted willinspect the school again with 18 months.

Proposed 20mph speedlimit on Bristol-South Glosboundary roadsThere are plans to cut the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph onroads in Staple Hill, Soundwell, Kingswood, Hanham and Patchwaythat cross the boundary with Bristol.The city council is reducing the speed limit to 20 miles per hour inthe majority of its residential streets for safety and environmentalbenefits and South Gloucestershire Council is planning toimplement the same speed limit on roads that cross the boundarybetween the two authorities. The roads affected are: Polly BarnesHill, Acacia Avenue, Acacia Mews, Alsop Road, Boultons Road,Castle Road, Colston Close, Colston Street, Cross Street,Edgeware Road, Gladstone Road, Gorse Hill, Grace Road,Hayward Road, Howard Road, Kendall Gardens, Kendall Road,Kensington Road, Leicester Square, Lower Station Road, MapleCourt, Midland Road, Mulberry Gardens, North View, OvernhillCourt, Overnhill Road, Page Road, Phoenix Grove, Portland Place,Seymour Road, Soundwell Road, Southernhay, The Close, TheCrescent, The Elms, The Wickets, Upper Station Road, WesleyClose, Whitfield Close, Woodland Avenue and Woodland Way.Five roads in Patchway are also affected.For detailed proposals go to Kingswood One Stop Shop, KingswoodCivic Centre, Kingswood Library or go online atwww.southglos.gov.uk/consultationComments must be submitted by 3rd April.

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Emersons Green Library will mark World Book Night on 23rdApril with a community quiz.The quiz starts at 7.30pm. Reserve your team’s place atwww.eventbrite.co.ukWorld Book Night is a celebration of reading and books, whichsees volunteers gift books in their communities to share theirlove of reading. Emersons Green Library won its bid to gift 90 books (donated bypublishers) to a women’s refuge.

A man has been jailed for stealing from six elderly customers atthe Post Office in Quakers Road in Downend where he worked.Mohammed Ahmed, 32, of Easton, was jailed for 48 weeks byNorth Avon magistrates last Monday after admitting three countsof theft. He asked for another three theft offences to be takeninto consideration.The magistrates sentenced him to three prison terms of 16weeks, to be served consecutively.Ahmed was arrested in June last year and charged in October

for offences which took placebetween October andDecember 2011 and betweenMarch and April 2013.DC Celia White said: “This casehas put a lot of stress onto sixvery elderly and vulnerablepeople who used thisfranchised branch of the PostOffice as a trusted way ofmanaging their money locally.“At the time the youngest victimin the case was 85 and theoldest was 93. When theywithdrew cash using the Post

Office counter the defendant withdrew extra amounts rangingfrom £20 to £150.”

Pupils from Emersons Green Primary School supported World BookDay by reading the book Tangled and making masks and crowns

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Trading Standards soundwarning over carpetcleaner sales tactics

The ladies of Keynsham Bowling Club took the opportunity toserve sweet and savoury pancakes at the monthly club coffeemorning. Wearing their aprons bearing the club logo aremembers of the catering team Maureen Cavill, Margaret Phelpsand Margaret Maggs.

Police say there has been a rise in vehicle break-ins in Hillfieldsin which valuables, including mobile phones and wallets, havebeen left on display.A police spokesman said: “Don't leave bags, coats or change ondisplay. The cost of replacing a broken window is often far morethan the value of goods stolen. If you can, take your things withyou. If you can't, lock everything out of sight in the boot.“Never leave driving documents or personal letters inside yourcar. They could help a thief to steal your car or provide a coverstory if stopped by police.“Don't leave satnavs on display when you're not in your car.”They advise people to lock their vehicle doors, windows, bootand sunroof every time they leave it, however briefly.They also suggest using a steering lock and registering your carand all its contents on the national property databasewww.immobilise.com

Residents are being warned by Bath & North East SomersetCouncil to be aware of cold callers offering carpet cleaningservices and potentially pressurising them into making anunnecessary and expensive purchase.The council’s Trading Standards team is investigating complaintsfrom the public about the practice, including one from a woman inKeynsham, in which the trader initially targets consumers with acold call and tempts them by entering them into prize draw to win£1,000. The consumer instead wins a free carpet clean at whichpoint the trader attempts to sell them the carpet cleaner.In some cases the consumer has been charged just under £2,000for the carpet cleaner, which is often unwanted or unneeded. Bath & North East Somerset Council is concerned that these visitsmay be putting unwanted pressure on households to purchase thecarpet cleaner. In some cases salespeople have been in residents’homes for as long as four hours in order to obtain a sale.Residents are reminded that if they ask a trader to leave theirhome, they are legally obliged to do so. If the trader does notleave, they will be committing an offence.Councillor David Dixon (Lib Dem, Oldfield), Cabinet Member forNeighbourhoods, said: “Do not be tempted to agree to a visit if youdon't want one, or to buy anything at the first visit. Always takeyour time to make your decision and often the best way to do thisis to think about it the following day.“Use local firms with good reputations. Ask friends and family forrecommendations, or use a Buy With Confidence member – whohave been audited by Bath & North East Somerset Council’sTrading Standards and have agreed to trade fairly and honestly.”If you have been targeted by salespeople in this manner and areconcerned or wish to report a potential rogue trader, contact theCitizens Advice Consumer Helpline on 08454 040 506.To find a local business, visit the Buy With Confidence websitewww.buywithconfidence.gov.uk, or call 01225 396753.

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