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4 GRIMSBY TELEGRAPH Saturday, March 27, 2010 Visit our website www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk GTE-E01-S2 GTE-E01-S2 GRIMSBY TELEGRAPH Saturday, March 27, 2010 5 InBrief North East Lincolnshire Council answers questions on partnership that will change the way services are run InBrief Students speak out Man assaulted lover against redundancies f IMPROVING PERFORMANCE: From left, leader during argument of the local Conservative group Councillor Keith Balfour Beatty STUDENTS have written letters objecting to Brookes, leader of the local Liberal Democrats ANGRY lover Lee Johnson grabbed his girlfriend by proposed job cuts at a Louth school. Working group Councillor Andrew DeFreitas and leader the throat and kicked her after an argument BALFOUR Beatty’s negotiations with North A number of staff at a Monks’ Dyke Technology of the local Labour group Councillor Chris Shaw escalated out of control, Grimsby magistrates heard. College are waiting to hear about redundancies. East Lincolnshire began exactly 100 years outside Grimsby Town Hall. Picture: Rick Byrne after the firm was founded. Johnson, 32, of Legsby Avenue, Grimsby, School staff are facing the axe because of a drop admitted assaulting Emma Garthwaite on January 9. in the school roll. It was set up by George Balfour, a Scots mechanical engineer, and Andrew Beatty, an Teresa Rae, prosecuting, said the couple had an Due to drop in the number of students, there has argument and Johnson aggressively approached her been a decline of around 70 students in the past few English chartered accountant. The firm pioneered hydro-electric projects in face to face. She spat in his face and asked him to years. leave. He grabbed her by her hair, pulled her to the Letters expressing pupils’ disappointment have together Scotland in the 1920s. In 1926, the Lochaber water power scheme floor, grabbed her around the throat, pinned her to been written to the headteacher, Dr Christopher the floor and hit her in the eye. Rolph. started, which resulted in a 15-mile tunnel to be driven through granite mountains near “He was frothing at the mouth, shouting at her and In a statement, Debbie Barnes, Lincolnshire grabbed her by the hair again,” said Mrs Rae. County Council’s assistant director for children’s Fort William. This was the longest tunnel in the world and the largest project in the He kicked her in the head several times while she services, said: “School staffing requirements vary was on the ground. The couple were no longer in a based on the curriculum the school offers and the Scottish Highlands. Balfour Beatty was enlisted by the British relationship. numbers of pupils on the roll of the school. to make Ruth Harrop, mitigating, said Johnson claimed As is the case in some other schools in the county, Miss Garthwaite hit him with his work shoes, injuring the number of pupils on the roll is decreasing at his hands. He defended himself and went too far. Monks’ Dyke school. When she spat at him, the confrontation got out of “As a result, the school is consulting on staff hand. He admitted kicking out at her twice while she changes that reflect their current needs. was on the floor, with the blows landing on her head. However, at this stage no decisions have been He had alcohol and anger problems. made as to what the outcome will be, so we are Johnson was given an 18-month supervision order, unable to confirm whether there will be any things with alcohol treatment, 250 hours’ unpaid work and compulsory redundancies.” must pay £85 costs. She confirmed the school roll had declined by 70 and the representations had been made by students. Treasury to build massive hydro-electric Funeral of explosion victim Cash snatched by cyclist schemes in Malaya, and Bermuda and THE funeral of Paul Doyley, who died following an irrigation schemes in Iraq. explosion at Millennium POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist The firm became renowned for its tunnel Inorganic Chemicals, will take stole cash from a woman on Grimsby’s Nunsthorpe happen engineering worldwide, and in the 1960s built place next week. Estate. a second Blackwall tunnel under the Thames The 48-year-old father of two The woman, who lives locally, had withdrawn cash The firm also built the British side of the died in Pinderfields Hospital, from the Post Office on Second Avenue, before Channel Tunnel linking Britain and France, Wakefield, on Thursday, March crossing the road to Jade Chinese Takeaway. which opened in 1994. 18. She was standing outside the takeaway with the A NEW partnership pledging thousands of jobs and Today, it is an international company with A memorial service will be money in her hand when a man on a bike major regeneration in North East Lincolnshire has more than half of its revenue from abroad, held in St James’ Church on approached her from behind and snatched the cash nearly a third coming from the United States. Wednesday at 11.45am, before riding off along Sutcliffe Avenue. been created this week. Local government reporter Peter Craig finds out more in this question-and- It employs 50,000 people in 100 countries and followed by a private committal. The woman was left shaken but unhurt following holds the contract to complete the Donations can be made to the incident, which happened at around 10.10am on answer session with the council ... f FAREWELL: refurbishment of the Forth Rail Bridge by the burns unit at Pinderfields Paul Doyley Wednesday. 2012. Hospital in his memory. The man was wearing a black coat with a vertical It also provides project management, For more information, contact Wilson Funeral tear from the left shoulder to the middle of his back, What is the relationship work in the areas of physical architectural services, project design, Directors, Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby. blue trousers and dark trainers. Q between such companies and regeneration, property and technical technical services, planning and consultancy. He also had either a hat or a hood covering his a local authority? services. The transfer does not affect f Visit www.balfourbeatty.com face and his bike had a red mud guard. the terms, conditions and pensions Could you be a Samaritan? Call Humberside Police on 0845 6060222, quoting North East Lincolnshire Council of the transferring staff. Staff from all HEALTH and safety conscious volunteers are log 231 of March 24 or call Crimestoppers A is entering into a partnership levels will be transferring to the new needed for the Grimsby branch of the Samaritans. anonymously on 0800 555111. What is the budget Balfour ensuring the pothole gets filled on with Balfour Beatty to increase the partnership. The small team the f BUILDING ON Dale, a spokesman for the group, said: “At Q Beatty is going to manage/ time, the services will still be council pace of regeneration and improve the council is retaining to commission STRENGTHS: Ian Samaritans, everyone who chooses to volunteer for handle? services. We are not changing the Woman damaged vehicle performance of the service. services and manage the contract Tyler, chief us is important and so is their safety and well-being. Partnerships of this type work best way customers contact us. Partnerships of this type work best will have staff from a range of levels. executive of “While we have a wide-range of roles for people who DAMAGING a car landed a woman before Grimsby where there is a high degree of trust The council currently spends where“ there is a high degree of trust and don’t wish to answer our phones, one role that we Balfour Beatty. Magistrates’ Court. and co-operation between the Does this mean there is A £26.7-million each year to Will we see a reduction in our would like to fill is as our health and safety officer.” Callie Steer, 18, of Kettlewell Street, Grimsby, parties. A partnership approach Q doubling up of staff, deliver these services. Balfour Beatty co-operation between the parties. Q council tax or will all the Anyone with an interest in health and safety who admitted damaging a car, belonging to Jillian Taylor, increases the prospect of making especially some senior staff? What has been given a smaller budget of profit go to the private company? would like more information about the role is asked in Cleethorpes on September 13. things happen. Underpinning the does the council need senior £25.8-million. They will be to call (01472) 240077 or e-mail us at She was given a one-year conditional discharge partnership is a contract. The officers for if that work is being contracted to deliver the services for The partnership with Balfour priority. Through this partnership, the The reduction in the budget for [email protected] and must pay £100 compensation and £40 costs. contract is there to hold Balfour done by the private company? less than this amount. This A Beatty delivers “more for less” council seeks to achieve the best A these services already been Beatty to account. demonstrates that the council is to improve the value for money the value for money way of delivering taken into account as part of the No, there is no doubling up of getting better value for money as the council achieves from the budget these priorities. In evaluating the council’s medium-term financial Tasty launch for group Does this company have the A staff. There is a clear distinction improved level of service will be allocated to these services. The competing bids for the partnership, planning and has made a A FAIRTRADE Master Chef event will oversee the Buy One, Q same links with local between the roles of the small delivered for less money.

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