Published at: Saturday 23rd February 2013 First Floor, Town Council Offices, Issue 102 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] Nurses can breathe a little New ticket office for easier thanks to donation railway station After an absence of more London Underground and than 43 years, Bishop the Tyne & Wear Metro. Auckland Railway Station David Million, Business once again has its own Partner at Bishop Trains staffed ticket office. explained, “The presence Bishop Trains, which opened of staff at the station after a model railway and gift a period of over 43 years shop at the railway station is a major improvement in January 2012, adopted and will improve security the town railway station and reassurance for station under a deal with Northern users. The new ticket office Rail and now provides staff adds to this. to operate the new ticket “Previously passengers office and look after the travelling from Bishop station and the passengers Auckland had to purchase using it. tickets from the guard on Bishop Trains have invested the train which limited the in excess of £10,000 in the choice of tickets available. Members of Breathe Easy Durham Dales present a cheque for £500 to Sue Evison of the Durham provision of the new ticket Alternatively, they had Dales Respiratory Nurse Team. office and are now open for to travel further afield business with the ability to to Durham or Darlington Breathe Easy Durham having the devices as part support, friendship, infor- sell the full range of tickets stations in order to benefit Dales, based in Bishop of their equipment enables mation and education, as to and from any national from cheaper advance Auckland, held a cheque the respiratory nurses well as support and advice rail station within the ticket deals. presentation on Thursday to help offer immediate from a respiratory nurse UK, as well as Railcards, “Now they can simply visit 7th February, when they relief to patients who are specialist. The group also Rail Rovers and tickets to their local station at Bishop handed over £500 to Sue having an asthma attack or holds monthly meetings Ireland, Northern Ireland, Auckland. Evison of the Durham Dales suffering severe respiratory with regular speakers on a Isle of Man and the Channel The last staffed Ticket Respiratory Nurse team for problems. varied range of subjects, as Islands, plus through-tickets Office at Bishop Auckland the purchase of nebulisers. Breathe Easy Durham Dales well as enjoying days out to a host of other operators’ station closed on 5th May The group donated the aims to offer people with and organising fundraising destinations such as the 1969. money for the nebulisers as a lung condition mutual events. In 2012, Breathe Easy members raised £600 for the British Lung Foundation by organising concerts, and Redland Therapy quizzes. Laceys Bar Redland House, Ruby Street, Shildon, DL4 1JD Bishop Auckland The next fundraiser is Tel: Dean Walker (RM,SM) NAMMT. CNHC Reg on Now another concert, which is taking place at Bishop 07708 570 158 BIGGER & BETTER! Auckland Methodist Church Under New Management from 7.30pm on 19th March We specialise in Remedial Massage when the Sing for Life Choir Whether its following illness or an and Thorpe Thewles Pop operation, or recovery from an accident, FREE POOL KARAOKE we’ll help you get back to your former self. Tues, Wed Every Friday Choir will be entertaining & Thurs from 8pm the audience. Special guest We treat back, neck & hip pain Councillor Charlie Kay, Stress-related aches & pains (headaches), LIVE DJ Mayor of Bishop Auckland, Every Saturday from 8pm arthritic problems, tendenitis, will also be in attendance. tennis & golfers elbow All money raised will be Pints from £2 donated to the British Lung Sport Massage Foundation to help them Pre- & post event treatments House Sprits £1.50 (25ml) continue their research Now serving Cocktails, Jugs & Buckets and help for sufferers’ of Sports Injuries respiratory diseases. Sprains & strains, we will get you back on Selection of Shooters Monthly meetings are held the road to recovery T-Total? Serving Tea, Coffee, Toasties & Sandwiches etc on the first Thursday of each Are you local? Ask about our month at the Methodist Church on Cockton Hill Day & Evening appointments available locals’ card for daily discounts! from 2pm - 3.30pm. Competitive rates! We run Challenge 25. If you appear to look under 25 you will be asked for I.D. For more information www.redland-therapy.co.uk If no I.D you will be asked to leave. contact Lisa Wells on 0191 263 0276. Fully archived online at www.bishoppress.com email us at: [email protected] The Bishop Press Issue 102 Friday 23rd February 2013 Page 1 Say it with flowers Improvements get full marks The Bishop Auckland and Shildon Area Action Partnership has paid for new parking bays at Aclet Close, which will increase safety for children walking to school. The bays have been provided to protect existing footpaths while creating an area for cars to park safely. The original footpath was regularly parked on and in need of renovation, so the new bays will enable residents and parents picking up and collecting children to park safely, Angela Hugil with resident Mabel Belas and her flowers. away from the footpath. With Sheilah Metcalfe from Bishop Auckland and Shildon AAP This is the second phase of are Cllrs John Lethbridge and June Lee. Residents at South bury's in St. Helen's paid cul-de-sac developments Church Nursing Home got them a visit and presented designed to support local June Lee, the AAP and coordinator for Bishop a pleasant surprise on them with a vast array of residents, school visitors Durham County Council’s Auckland and Shildon, said, Saturday 16th February, lovely flowers, which were and children. In 2011 a Neighbourhood Services “The parking area will be when staff from Sains- received with admiration. public footpath link to the Team. invaluable for residents cul-de-sac was improved in Cllrs Lethbridge and Lee and visitors to the school, order to encourage parents funded the project with enabling road users to to walk their children to £26,250 from each of their park safely, promoting school and reduce traffic neighbourhood budgets. safety and well-being for into the close. Aclet Close Nursery School both parents and children Funding has come from BISHOP AUCKLAND has supported the project. travelling to and from the Cllrs John Lethbridge and Andrew Walker, AAP nursery school.” St Peter’s Church Hall, Princes Street Mondays: 5.30pm & 7.30pm with Jenna. Man arrested after bag snatch Call: 07916 944 687 Tuesday Morning: 9.30am, & 11.30am with Alison. Call: 07785 344 499 Teamwork and quick Durham Safer Neighbour- as well as members of the Tuesday Night: 7pm with Sam. Call: 07903 627577 thinking led to a speedy hoods Partnership, to alert public who helped to detain arrest when a woman had and get assistance from the man. Bishop Barrington School her handbag snatched. other stores and the police. “I would like to publicly Wednesdays: 5pm & 7pm with Sam. At about 4.30pm on Saturday This resulted in the quick thank them for their efforts Call: 07903 627577 16th February, a woman was arrest of the suspect and and assistance as well as COUNDON shopping in Sainsbury’s in St safe return of the handbag. reminding everyone to Helen Auckland when she PC Rob Simpson said, “This keep a careful eye on their Welfare Hall, Leeholme had her handbag snatched was an excellent example property at all times.” (New venue from 5th February) from her trolley. Staff at of team work between The man was subsequently Tuesdays: 3.30pm, 5.30pm & 7.30pm Sainsbury’s were able to the police and our partner charged with theft and 9.30am & 11.30am with Judith. Wednesdays: use the local Shop Watch agencies and communities, bailed to court with Call: 07973 460919 scheme radios, provided the efforts of the security conditions not to enter WEST AUCKLAND by Durham Police and the staff of Sainsbury’s and M&S Bishop Auckland. St Helen’s Parish Church J. 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