Bishop Press Issue 95 Saturday 10Th November 2012 Page 1 Mountain Bike Theft New Store Seeks Local Animal Organisations to Partner Robert Gordon Alderson, the Bike
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Published at: Saturday 10th November 2012 First Floor, Town Council Offices, Issue 95 Civic Hall Square, Shildon, RESS DL4 1AH. P P Telephone/Fax: 01388 775896 O Duty journalist: 0790 999 2731 The ISH B At the heart www.bishoppress.com of our wonderful community email: [email protected] Santas on the run Last garden waste collections Residents in Bishop Auckland resume next spring. are being reminded that the More than 150,000 last collections of garden households across County waste will take place during Durham have their garden November. waste collected by the Durham County Council is council and if residents thanking householders for have any garden waste over taking part in its garden this winter period they can waste recycling service and take it to one of the 15 helping to compost rather household waste recycling than sending unwanted centres in the county. garden materials to landfill. The council collects Garden waste is collected the garden waste from from around 156,000 households in the properties in County Easington, Sedgefield, Durham between spring Chester-le-Street, Durham, and autumn. The last col- Derwentside and Wear lections this year will take Valley areas. Dozens of Santas took part in last year’s event. place between 13th and Residents who receive the 23rd November and resume Durham County Council Scores of, families, toddlers Runners of all ages are 52 minutes. Competitors next spring. garden waste collection and dogs as well as the invited to tackle the can run, walk or stroll the Between April and service are asked to check hardened Santa sprinters, 2.6-mile course around the course, so there are no September this year, over their collection calendar decked out in Santa Claus grounds and lake of the excuses not to take part! 20,000 tonnes of garden and note their final costumes and braved the idyllic Hardwick County Registration is £10.50 for waste was collected from collection date for this cold and wet weather in Park in Sedgefield. adults and is fully inclusive homes in County Durham year. 2011 for the annual Santa Last year’s events saw of free parking and a which has been turned into Householders can also find Run. mams and dads, grandpar- complete Santa suit (one compost. out their collection dates The event was a resounding ents, school and community size fits all). Children’s Residents are asked to by entering their postcode success and applications are groups decked in their entries (under 14) are just store their garden waste into ‘My Durham’ on the now available for this year’s Santa outfits completing the £5 and include a Santa hat. containers safely over the council’s website at www. event, which takes place on course with times ranging Dogs entering the event winter until the collections durham.gov.uk. 2nd December 2012. from just 19 minutes to will get a Santa run number and must be kept on a lead throughout the event. NATIONWIDE All runners receive their TYRE & EXHAUST SERVICE CENTRE Santa Scroll of Honor, for GARNETTS All aspects of mechanical work carried out completing the course, Welcome our new Manager, Tony Morton, with 40 years experience and junior entries will be presented with a Santa Run Book one of our upcoming day breaks TYRES Medal. Travel with GARNETTS for miles of smiles BRAKES All junior entries under 8 years must be accompanied Thursday 15th November Sunday 17th November BATTERIES by a parent or guardian. METRO LATE NIGHT SHOPPER LEEDS CHRISTMAS SHOPPER SUSPENSION Staff and marshals from the local Sedgefield Harriers Adult: £8 Child £7 Adult: £11.50 Child £10.50 SERVICING will be on duty to encourage E X HAUSTS and supervise the entire Thursday 15th November route. Proceeds from the SHOPPING & XMAS TEA DANCE SPECTACULAR AT LIGHTWATER VALLEY MOTS event will be awarded to Adult: £15.95 (Includes afternoon cream tea & tea dance admission) the Butterwick Hospice at TIMING BELTS Bishop Auckland. Saturday 24th November Saturday 1st December Applicants must register CLUTCHES LEEDS CHRISTMAS SHOPPER YORK XMAS SHOPPER prior to the event; closing Adult: £11.50 Child £10.50 Adult: £11.50 Child £10.50 Good selection of PART WORN date November 30th. TYRES always available For an application form or more information Sunday 2nd December Friday 7th December FREE LASER telephone 07730 541 608 KNARESBOROUGH XMAS MARKET LATE NIGHT CALAIS SHOPPER TRACKING TEST or email beryl.anderson@ Adult: £10.50 Adult: £49 WE WILL NOT BE BEATEN ON PRICE durham.gov.uk. Forms 10% Discount with this Voucher are also available from Call us now on (01388) 604419 01388 606055 Butterwick Hospice on Visit our booking agents: Bondgate Newsagents, 45 Fore Bondgate. (01388) 602186 9 RAILWAY STREET, BISHOP AUCKLAND, COUNTY DURHAM DL14 7LR 01388 603003. www.garnettscoaches.com Fully archived online at www.bishoppress.com email us at: [email protected] The Bishop Press Issue 95 Saturday 10th November 2012 Page 1 Mountain bike theft New store seeks local animal organisations to partner Robert Gordon Alderson, the bike. of Newgate Street, Bishop Upon his arrest, Alderson Auckland, was seen by had said that he intended to Pets at Home is pledging Pets has raised more local charities and helping police to be acting suspi- use the bike for spare parts to help pet charities in the than £1.65 million in the them to continue their ciously walking the streets and that he just wanted to local area as it prepares to past 12 months thanks to good work, whether at around 7am on the be out of the police station open a new store at the the fundraising efforts through in store events, morning of 24th October. by 5.30pm in order to get Bishop Auckland Shopping of store colleagues and fundraising or donations. About six hours later police his methadone. Park in November. customers. The money “We’d love to hear from attended his address and The court heard that Store manager Geoff has been used to provide any pet welfare organi- there they found a TRAXX Alderson had "an appalling Wilson is appealing to financial support to animal sations and re-homing mountain bike. record" and that he was, people to nominate animal welfare charities and local centres in the area so we The 41 year-old admitted by virtue of this latest organisations or charities re-homing centres across can talk to them about our to taking the bike, telling offence, in breach of a con- they would like to see the UK. Support Adoption For Pets police that he had been ditional discharge, imposed partnered with the store The new store hopes to be charity and how we can "out and about" when he in July for matters of theft through Support Adoption partnered with organisa- help their organisation.” saw the bike chained to a from skips in Newgate For Pets, the charity es- tions in time for the grand Anyone with information fence at the town's railway Street. tablished and supported opening. on a local animal charity station. He had returned Magistrates requested a by Pets at Home. Geoff and his team are or organisation should to his flat to get some bolt stand down report from The partnerships will asking people to get in contact Pets at Home via cutters before going back the Probation Service help ensure that as many touch to help find those email on supportadoption- to the station and removing before sentencing. abandoned animals as charities that really make [email protected] possible are re-homed a difference to the welfare stating ‘Bishop Auckland’ into loving environments, of pets and animals in and in the subject box, or alter- where they will be well around Bishop Auckland. natively through Support cared for by their new He said, “We want to be Adoption For Pets charity owners. at the heart of the pet manager, Amy Wilson, on Classifieds Support Adoption For community, supporting 0161 486 3774. All about local people ... Town Hall events Congratulations Services The deadline for Bishop Image Bridal November, from 7.30pm. tainment industry. Atkinson & Keeton Professional Alteration Service Auckland Civic Society’s Headliners this month will Tickets are £8 or £6 for Congratulations On all clothing & soft furnishings. Town Quiz is fast approach- be Jim Smallman, who concessions. Adam & Tanya Dress fitting service also available ing, with applications boasts multiple awards, and This year’s pantomime at Good luck as you start your 136 Newgate Street needing to be n by 30th Sam Gore, writer for Russel the Town Hall is the ever- journey together 01388 664300 November. Howard’s Good News. popular Aladdin. Shows www.imagedress.co.uk The quiz will be taking Tickets are £8 in advance will be staged on Sunday place at the Town Hall on and £10 on the door. 25th November, at 2pm Wednesday 5th December On Wednesday 21st and 6pm, and on Monday Local Light Removals Love Mam, Dad, Jacob, from 7pm in aid of Great November, folk singer 26th and Tuesday 27th Gran & Grandad Cheap rates xxxxx 07588 027 060 North Air Ambulance. Richard Digance will be November at 10.30am and Tickets are £10 for a team performing from 8pm. 1.30pm. Tickets are £6 for of six and can be purchased BAFTA-nominated Richard adults and £4 for conces- Classified adverts cost just 35p per word. Call 01388 from the Town Hall. is an entertainer witha sions. 775896 or email [email protected] for details. The monthly Hilarity guitar and treasure chest of For tickets to any of the Bites Comedy Club will be songs and stories collected above events, contact the taking place on Friday 16th over 40 years in the enter- Town Hall on 01388 602610.