WITH IN Property LIVING A Bigger, Better, Brighter Read Focus FROM PAGE 10 Vol. 13 Issue 1 March 2015 www.livingwithin.com Council suggests Martha pens a new weekly School rowing team excels plan for new column for Waitrose Weekend at British Championships homes in Ascot Martha Collison, the Great British Bake The LVS Ascot team excelled at the posting personal records. There was joy Off’s youngest contestant yet, has begun British Rowing Indoor Championships and despair for Jay Carmody, who was Two hundred new homes could be built on serving up her own recipes for a weekly last month, with nearly all its competing an impressive 4th in the whole country land at Heatherwood Hospital. The site has newspaper published by Waitrose. students recording personal best amongst year 9 boys but missed out on a been identifi ed as a potential location to In her fi rst column, the 18 year old baker performances. medal by just one metre having led the race help satisfy the Royal Borough of Windsor from Charters School, Sunningdale, More used to sculling on the River for a long way. and Maidenhead's requirements to create tempted readers with a range of her own Thames at the school’s training camp in The LVS Ascot rowing team are no 12,100 extra homes by 2029. Valentine-inspired recipes, including mini Reading, the LVS Ascot students found strangers to success, with Jay forming Other sites listed in the second Royal berry pavlovas. themselves rowing for glory in the unusual part of their successful Junior 14 Quads Borough Local Plan consultation include Martha joins a well-known line up might make a few tweaks but you don’t surroundings of the Lee Valley VeloPark in boat which won at the Docklands Head 100 homes on greenbelt land south of of writers including Phillip Schofi eld, write them down or publish them. So it’s London where they swapped pedal power competition in November against the Hermitage Parade, High Street, Ascot; 35 Clare Balding, John Humphrys, Mariella been a learning curve, but being involved for pulling power. backdrop of Canary Wharf, and on this properties in the car park at Ascot Railway Frostrup, and Jenny Éclair. in Bake Off really stretched my skills." The festival of indoor rowing proved to be showing more success beckons for him Station and 65 homes at Shorts Recycling Martha said: "I’m so excited to be joining Rupert Thomas, Marketing Director, a fantastic experience as it was open to all and his team mates. Centre in St Georges Lane, Ascot. Waitrose Weekend. When you’re a home Waitrose, said: "I’m so pleased that ages and abilities, with some high quality Head of Rowing at LVS Ascot Tom The Royal Borough says it is set to baker, you don’t really develop your own Martha has joined the Waitrose Weekend rowers in action. The team were able to rub Wilkinson said: “I am really proud of consult residents in June. recipes, you often just follow them. You team of writers." shoulders with Olympic gold medallists as the team and their performances at Pete Reed and Alex Gregory, victorious in the British Indoor Championships. the men’s four at London 2012 and also They put in so much effort throughout Delay to proposed Ashford and St Peter’s current world champions, were in action the year and to post so many personal alongside the LVS Ascot squad. best scores at a big event like this is The school was represented in categories testimony to their professional team merger with Royal Surrey County Hospital from Year 7 right through to 6th form, ethic and all the work we do. We are and left with their heads held high after already looking forward to returning to The Competition and Markets Authority has announced their Hospital said: "We’re obviously disappointed with this decision as a string of excellent efforts with most the event next year.” intention to refer the merger of Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals we believe a merger would result in a number of positive benefi ts NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Surrey County Hospital for patients." NHS Foundation Trust to a second assessment phase. This means they will continue to investigate plans for the merger before making a fi nal decision on whether or not to allow the merger to proceed. This second phase will take approximately six months to complete. Suzanne Rankin, Chief Executive at Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals said: "Although this was not the decision we were hoping for, we understand that the CMA needs to carry out a more in-depth analysis of our plans to ensure this is in the best interests of patients. Unfortunately this means we will need to wait longer until a fi nal decision is reached." Nick Moberly, Chief Executive at the Royal Surrey County INSIDE THIS ISSUE 61918-19 6-7 & 21 8 Health & Fitness Travel FoodSchools & Colleges Gardening www.livingwithin.com – [email protected] – 01276 858750 2 LIVING WITHIN March 2015 Betting shop in South Ascot Minimising the impact of separation and divorce in the workplace robbed twice in eight days The police are appealing for witnesses following anyone with any information regarding either It is estimated that divorce costs the British economy up the robbery at a betting shop in Ascot - eight days robbery," Det Insp Nicola Hurdley said. to £46 billion every year. after a robbery at the same business. "House to house enquiries have been completed At around 8.45pm on Saturday 14 February a man in the area and offi cers will be providing businesses Separation, divorce and the breakdown of a relationship entered Ladbrokes bookmakers in Brockenhurst with extra crime prevention advice." is an extremely stressful and sensitive process. Although Road, threatened staff with a wooden baton and If you have any information about the incident a personal matter, the emotional impact can affect the stole cash from a safe before running away. please call via the 24-hour Thames Valley Police workplace. The offender is described as 5ft 10ins and was enquiry centre on 101. aged approximately 19 years old. He was wearing If you do not want to speak directly to the Employees who are separating or getting divorced face an Mari Magnussen, dark-coloured tracksuit top, trainers, a hood and police you can contact the independent charity HQGOHVVVWUHDPRIOHJDOÀQDQFLDOKRXVLQJDQGFKLOGFDUH Solicitor, had a scarf covering his face. Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. 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There will be horse procession for her diamond jubilee - will be the drawn carriage rides in The Royal Landscape, starting fl agship in the Magna Carta 800th River Relay in and fi nishing outside The Savill Building. So go along June. The Queen's Row Barge will be the jewel in a and enjoy the beautiful landscape and follies with all fl otilla of about 200 craft of all shapes and sizes in a the family. The garden is open from 10.00am until 'spectacular' river event which will be the highlight 6.00pm with last entry at 5.30pm. of the Royal Borough's 800th anniversary celebrations of the sealing of the Magna Carta. Residents will be able to view the procession from many public locations along the River Thames Wanted man from from Hurley to Runnymede over the weekend of Virginia Water hands Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 June.