World at Her Feet but Top Tattooist Ceri Says... Gosport’S the Best Place for Business
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EDITION No 16012: Friday, March 18, 2016 Proud to be ‘hyper-local’ Visit our website World at her feet but top tattooist Ceri says... Gosport’s the best place for business HE’S RATED as one of the world’s top tattoo artists but Ceri S Williams turned down the chance EXCLUSIVE of emigrating to open her own studio in Gosport’s Stoke Road. By ROBIN YOUNG And at the end of her first week in the newly refurbished premises, the happy Just because foreign fans are willing to 38-year-old said: “It couldn’t be better!” fork out on plane tickets and hotel bills Ceri is no stranger to Gosport, having so that Ceri can adorn their bodies with lived in the town with husband Dan for her world-famous artwork doesn’t mean the past eight years. they’re super-rich celebs, however. But until this month she was working “For most people who want tattoos it for other studios in Gosport and Ports- is a passion, a ‘work in progress’, some- mouth, even though being much in de- thing they save up for and can keep add- mand from a large, loyal international ing to,” she said. following of clients meant Ceri having to Although the business, at 51a Stoke jet off to locations in countries such as Road, is called Ceri Williams Tattoos, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand from April body piercings will also be and the USA — not to mention on the carried out, by friend Cheryl Parslow. Continent — several times a year. In the meantime cosmopolitan Ceri — “Now I’m having to apologise to my who swapped Welsh surname Thomas overseas clients because I haven’t the for another one when she married time to visit them this year ,” she said. painter and guitarist Dan — has months “Some of them have said they’d rather of advanced bookings to tackle before come over to Gosport to have work she can decide on the next step. done than wait another year or whenev- HAPPY MEMORIES: Ceri Williams in her Stoke Road studio with a family er I’m able to fly over.” Report and Pictures: Page 5 photograph of childhood travels through Germany. Picture by Lisa Webb Coverage of Alverstoke, Gosport, Hill Head, Lee-on-the-Solent and Stubbington 2 Friday, March 18, 2016 News/Chess The Gosport Globe Patients quizzed on quality of borough’s NHS services A NATIONAL campaign to promote the back from hard-working NHS staff. feedback that could help improve ser- past three years, so it’s really important NHS Friends and Family Test started on It has been welcomed by the three vices. The FFT asks a simple question to for the NHS to stand back and evaluate Monday and finishes today, Friday. GPs who lead the clinical commissioning find out whether, based on your experi- how those comments are helping to The FFT is a way to find out from pa- groups which buy most health services ence, you rate the service highly enough improve patient care. tients, quickly and anonymously, how for more than 600,000 patients in Ports- to say you would recommend it to the “But one big benefit is that NHS staff they rate their latest experience of Na- mouth and south east Hampshire. people you care about, which is seen as learn that they are in the main doing a tional Health Service care or treatment. Dr Barbara Rushton (South Eastern the acid test for most people of whether great job. More than 90 per cent of peo- They can provide comments to ex- Hampshire CCG) said: “The FFT has something is good enough.” ple who complete the test give a posi- plain their score and the feedback helps been rolled out across many NHS ser- Dr David Chilvers (Fareham and Gos- tive response and that is really good for to focus on areas needing improvement. vices. We are keen to spread the word port CCG) said: “We are told that na- the NHS and for morale.” As most feedback is positive, the FFT that, at any time you use NHS tionally nearly 17 million pieces of pa- For more information on FFT, visit also provides a well-deserved pat on the healthcare, you can give fast, anonymous tient feedback have been given in the www.nhs.uk/friendsandfamily. AMPSHIRE’S new Chief for serious and organised crime. Constable was officially Nationally, she led for the police H appointed this week and on tackling organised immigration takes up the post on April 4. crime including people trafficking. IT’S A SQUARE WORLD... Olivia Pinkney moves over from She was awarded the Queen’s Po- Sussex Police, where she was Depu- lice Medal in the 2016v New Year AS WELL as the Women’s World Championship the ty Chief Constable, to become the Honours. Candidates Tournament is in progress. first woman to take the top Hamp- Chairman of the Police and Crime There are eight players: Viswanathan Anand, Levon shire Constabulary position. Panel, Councillor David Stewart, Aronian, Sergey Karjakin, Anish Giri, Fabiano Caruana, She was the unanimous choice of said: “The way in which she an- Peter Svidler, Hikaru Nakamura and Veselin Topalov. the Hampshire Police and Crime swered each of the questions posed The winner will go on to play Magnus Carlsen for the Panel at a confirmation hearing last by the panel has demonstrated her World Championship in September. Anand started well Friday following a recommendation suitability for the role, meaning that in round 1 with a win against Topalov although he was by Commissioner Simon Hayes. Hampshire and the Isle of Wight fortunate. The decision was ratified on Mon- now have a new Chief Constable of Anand vs Topalov day after a recruitment process exceptionally high calibre.” e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 which also involved senior commu- Mr Hayes said: “This appoint- O-O 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. d4 ed4 9. cd4 Bb6 10. Re1 Bg4 nity stakeholders and partners from ment is hugely important for the 11. h3 Bh5 12. a4 a6 13. Bf1 Re8 14. a5 Ba7 15. Qb3 OLIVIA PINKNEY Nc6 16. d5 Nd4 17. Nd4 Bd4 18. Qb7 Nd7 19. Nc4 18 organisations across Hampshire Start next month future development of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, as well as a Constabulary, but it is not just Nc5 20. Qc6 Nb3 21. Rb1 Nc1 22. Rbc1 Rb8 23. Qa6 two-day interview. This week it detailed how the about the Constabulary itself, the Qh4 24. Rc2 Re4 25. Ne3 Qd8 26. Qc4 Bg6 27. Bd3 As part of the role of the Hamp- panel unanimously approved the Chief Constable must work strate- Rf4 28. Bg6 hg6 29. g3 Re4 30. a6 Qe8 31. Rce2 Bb6 shire Police and Crime Panel to selection of Mrs Pinkney. gically, and with our partners across 32. Qd3 Ra8 33. Kg2 Qa4 34. b3 Rd4 35. ba4 Rd3 36. scrutinise the work of the Police Prior to her role as the Deputy Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.” Nc4 Ra6 37. a5 Bd4 38. Re8 Kh7 39. R1e7 Rc3 40. Nd2 and Crime Commissioner, the PCP Chief Constable for Sussex Police, And Mrs Pinkney, who will take Rc2 41. Ne4 f6 42. h4 Ra5 43. Rf7 g5 44. h5 Rf2 45. Nf2 is required to hold a confirmation Mrs Pinkney was Assistant Inspec- over from Acting Chief Constable Ra2 46. Rff8 Rf2 47. Kh3 g4 48. Kg4 f5 49. Rf5 black hearing to review the proposed tor of Constabulary with HMIC, Graham McNulty, said: “I’m abso- resigned on move 20 appointment and question the pre- leading independent professional lutely delighted to hear the panel’s Topalov had two better continuations. One was 20… ferred candidate on their suitability assessments of police efficiency and decision and I look forward to lead- Re7 intending f6 and Be8 trapping the queen. Can you for the role. effectiveness for the public. ing the professionals within Hamp- spot the second? Based on that hearing, the PCP She also served as Assistant Chief shire Constabulary and serving the Solution: Page 6 then made a report with its recom- Constable for Surrey and Sussex communities across the county and mendation on the appointment. Police, and was the Southeast lead the Isle of Wight.” ...with Francis Carpenter The Gosport Globe News Friday, March 18, 2016 3 Winning smiles for the camera T WAS a night for snap judgments “Lots of people were wandering when the winners of the first Gos- around looking at him so, not at all I port Globe In Perspective photog- bothered, he decided to scramble up the raphy competition collected their prizes. tree to get a better look at them!” For joining them at The Green Drag- Second prizewinner Christine Fernie on in Rowner on Monday were three of said she achieved her perfect mirrored the judges who’d cast their votes at the image of three model yachts on the end of the inaugural event in January — Cockle Pond at Gosport with a mobile Paul Jacobs, Lisa Webb and Dave Smith. phone “because the wind dropped just Overall winner was Steve Gilbert, at the right time”. who revealed how he had ‘captured’ a Unfortunately Richard Baker-Jones fox up a tree during an open day visit to was unable to collect his joint second the Secret World Wildlife rescue centre prize due to family illness but Amanda at Highbridge, in Somerset, last year. Morby was there to pick up framed “It was a young fox that was being commendations for her pictures of har- PRIZE CREW: At the In Perspective competition presentations in The cared for, after its mother was killed, so bour fireworks and a perfect moon.