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Published at: Sat 17th September 2011 First Floor, Town Council Offices, Issue 65 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] High winds claim life of Chief Constable hospice driver commends young film makers Young people who made All Safer Schools officers a drugs awareness DVD were trained to deliver it have been commended by and it has been delivered Durham Constabulary. in all secondary schools in This is yet another County Durham. accolade for Teeny Tiny The lesson pack and film Films, a social enterprise have been bought by a film company based in number of other forces Teesdale, and Bishop and agencies to use as Auckland Theatre part of drug awareness Hooligans (BATH) for their programmes. film to educate young The film has already won people about the risks of a Royal Television Society ‘legal highs’. award and the actors have Teeny Tiny Films was com- received a County Durham missioned by the Durham High Sheriff’s award. Agency Against Crime, The DVD followed research together with partners, by PC Mick Urwin about the to create a short film to use of mephedrone in the The A688 road from Staindrop to Barnard Castle where a falling tree claimed the life of educate young people Teesdale area. Mephedrone in the dangers of using was subsequently made a George Brown. Mephedrone, which at the class B drug. Tributes have poured in and was on his way to heading towards Barnard time was a ‘legal high’ and The young filmmakers this week, paying respect collect patients from the Castle. Mr Brown was killed known to be widely used in each received a Chief Con- to the life of local man Richardson Hospital in instantly by the impact and Teesdale. stable’s commendation, George Brown, who died Barnard Castle. leaves a wife, Mary, two The end product was a presented by Chief Super- in freak circumstances on A tree fell onto his minibus children and three grand- seven minute film, ‘But intendent Andy Reddick Monday this week. shortly after 3pm near children behind. It’s Legal’, which was put on Tuesday, September 13, Mr Brown was a driver for to the Dunhouse Quarry Fellow volunteer driver together with a lesson at King James 1 School, the Butterwick Hospice just outside of Staindrop Peter Foster suffered non- plan. Bishop Auckland. life-threatening injuries and was taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital. There BONDGATE HAND CAR WASH were no other passengers VALETING & CAR SALES GARNETTS on the minibus. High winds from the tail Car Wash Mini Valets Full Valets Loyalty Book one of our upcoming day breaks end of Hurricane Katia Card from from £15 from £30 Travel with GARNETTS for miles of smiles whipped up gusts of up to £3.50 Scheme 71mph across our region. 04/54 Merc C220 CD1, 4 Door in silver. Only 29000 miles, mint!: The conditions caused £7995 Friday 23rd September Saturday 24th September damage to trees, buildings, 51 MG Rover 75 2.5 ZT in bright red. 84k miles, full sport pack, alloys: £1495 SOUth Shields market BlackpOOL illUmiNatiONS power and infrastructure 09 Vauxhall Astra 1.9 CDTI Design 5 door in grey met. F.S.H, alloys, half Adult: £8.50 Child £7.50 Adult: £13.50 Child £12.50 pylons, and caused much leather: NOW £7250 distruption to traffic. 01 Vauxhall Vectra Est 2.2 LS grey met, Dec test, private plate on car: £1495 Saturday 24th September Sunday 25th September Paying tribute to Mr 04/04 Vauxhall Combo Van 1.7 CDTI in white, very clean: £1795 No Vat DONcaster market MYsterY TOUR Brown, cheif executive of 04 Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec Auto 3 door in silver. 39k miles NOW £2250 Adult: £11.50 Child £10.50 Adult: £9.50 Child £8.50 the Butterwick Graham 01/51 MGF 1.8 Soft top in silver. 53k miles, P/Plate £1695 Leggatt-Chidgey said, “We 07/07 Vauxhall Astra 1.4 SXI 3 door Sport hatch in black, 35k, 2 owners, alloys, have lost a selfless and Saturday 1st October Saturday 8th October sports seats, must view £5695 loyal member of our team BlackpOOL illUmiNatiONS BlackpOOL illUmiNatiONS the Butterwick, and his 01/51 Renault Clio 1.4, 16v, 5 door in silver: £1295 Adult: £13.50 Child £12.50 Adult: £13.50 Child £12.50 family has lost a husband, 07/56 Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDi Classic 49k miles, 1 owner, FSH: £4995 a father and grandfather. 03/03 Kia Sorento 2.5 TD Auto in blue metallic, alloys: £4495 Sunday 9th October Saturday 15th October “George has been a 03/03 Ford Street Ka Luxury 1.6 in dark blue, black leather, 57k, T/T: £2695 MYsterY TOUR BlackpOOL illUmiNatiONS volunteer driver since 1999 04/04 MG ZS 1.6 in grey metallic, PAS, CD player: £995 Adult: £9.50 Child £8.50 Adult: £13.50 Child £12.50 and was greatly respected by everyone who knew Call us now on (01388) 604419 him. We send his family our 07906 785 235 Visit our booking agents: Bondgate Newsagents, 45 Fore Bondgate. (01388) 602186 prayers and will support for details and bookings www.garnettscoaches.com them in any way we can.” 57 BONDGATE, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7PE Fully archived online at www.bishoppress.com email us at: [email protected] The Bishop Press Issue 65 Saturday 17th September 2011 Page 1 Tackling health Have your say on allotments inequality A public consultation introduce a standard allotment holders and Durham County Council and boost the health of begins next week on the lettings arrangement, those on a waiting list, and is working well towards residents in all aspects its proposed allotment policy covering eligibility and residents who live near a better health for residents work. for the county. levels of rent, and also site, to take the opportu- but there is still work to do The report will be discussed Durham County Council establish standard rules nity to comment on our to get the population up- by Cabinet members when is inviting people to on the use of allotments, proposals. And will also and-moving, according to a they meet at County Hall on have their say on its new including the type of consult individually with report to be discussed next Wednesday, 14 September. policy to standardise the buildings erected and the other allotment providers week. Recent guidance from the management of sites from keeping of animals. such as town and parish Physical activity levels Department of Health has Friday, 16 September to Cllr Maria Plews, Cabinet councils.” across the UK are generally a renewed focus on being Friday, 9 December. member for leisure, Looking to the future, a low, as people make active every day and spells It is hoped that a revised libraries and lifelong strategy will be developed greater use of cars for short out the following recom- policy will come into learning, said: “We want to support community journeys, spend more time mended minimum levels of effect from April 2012 and residents to get the ownership of allotments watching television and activity for each age group: will see rents, rules and best out of their plots and help reduce waiting playing computer games •Under-fives – 180 minutes enforcement regulated and crucial to this is the lists. and are increasingly likely to each day once a child is able across the council’s 175 management of the sites. Current allotment holders have jobs where they move to walk. directly let allotment “The revised policy will will receive a copy of the around very little. •Children and young sites, which were benefit all tenants as survey by post. Surveys A review of physical activity people (5 to 18-year-olds) previously managed by the same rules will apply are also available online in the county found that the – 60 minutes and up to former district or county across each location to at www.durham.gov.uk/ council and its partners have several hours of every day councils. ensure the consistent consultation or from any good plans and strategies of moderate to vigorous A previous review of these running of allotments council customer access in place for increasing in- intensity of physical activity. sites found that arrange- across the county.” point in the county, alter- volvement in exercise and •Adults (19 to 64-year-olds) ments varied between Strategic manager outdoor natively contact 0191 372 improving health. and older people (65-years- different areas, leading in sport and leisure, Nigel 9184 or ns.sportadmin@ The report, put together by old) – 150 minutes each week some cases to plots being Dodds, added: “We are durham.gov.uk for a paper the authority’s Overview of moderate to vigorous misused or neglected. asking anyone interested, copy. and Scrutiny teams, also intensity physical activity. The new proposals including existing concludes that the council However, adults should aim has been successful in to do some physical activity embedding the need to every day. promote physical activity Public meeting to discuss NHS Helen Goodman MP has which covers: Shildon, a highly valued part of our called a public meeting Spennymoor, Barnard welfare state so I feel that it Your County at King James Community Castle and Bishop Auckland is important that we hold a Centre in Bishop Auckland are becoming increasingly public meeting to let people needs you! on Tuesday 20th September uncertain as to the future of express their views.