~ www.heathrowvillager.co.uk ~ PLEASE NOTE OUR NEXT ISSUE THE HEATHROW IS ON: VILLAGER 15 MAY FIRST PUBLISHED APRIL 1983 We need your copy by Recipient of British Airways the Wednesday prior to Community Champion Award the above date to: BRING sales@heathrow www.facebook.com/HeathrowVillager BACK villager.co.uk SATURDAY 1st May 2021 ISSUE NO. 999 E: [email protected] or: [email protected] IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY.. CAA turns screw on Heathrow airport, MAY 1 1931: The Empire State Building in New York Officially opens. 1961: Fidel Castro de- but consumers and airlines still face clares Cuba a socialist he Civil Avia to the RAB to pay for lion for the cost of the a key part of the next nation saying, “The tion Authority the 3rd Runway, a pandemic. They will no H7 price control. It is revolution has no time Thas formally de- project most observers doubt be disappointed insisting that HAL be- for elections.” clined Heathrow Airport believe will never be by the CAA’s decision, comes more efficient in 1967: Elvis Presley, Ltd’s request for a built and which, at a and also the regulator’s its capital spending and higher charges married his longtime £2.6bn addition to its cost of at least £40bn, suggestion that the service quality levels, girlfriend, Priscilla Ann funding model in order would in any case be airport’s concerns as the CAA shifts its consumers and airlines equity capital. They would see the existing Beaulieu. to bail it out for the costs c o m p l e t e l y about the level of its emphasis to competi- face higher charges, should also admit the northern runway ex- 1982: British Warships of the pandemic. How- unaffordable. debts “could be ad- tion and protecting the both for the costs of the 3rd Runway is defunct, tended at a modest cost. and Fighter ever, it has conceded Heathrow has more dressed with additional interests of consumers. pandemic and for the too expensive, too com- This would have no im- Bombers bombed £300m, which will be than £16bn of debt, equity contributions.” A spokesman for 3rd Runway project plicated, and incompat- pact on passenger fees Argentinean positions at added to the airport’s while distributing over Furthermore, and in Heathrow Hub said: which has achieved ible with the UK’s net and the additional ca- Port Stanley on the Is- Regulatory Asset Base £4 billion of dividends response to the consul- “While it is good to see nothing. zero climate change pacity would be used to lands as war broke out and be funded by higher to shareholders in re- tation, the CAA has that the focus of the Heathrow’s share- commitments.” reduce emissions, by over the sovereignty of charges on passengers cent years. In Decem- sought to underline the CAA is very much holders, who have re- Heathrow Hub is reducing congestion at the Falkland Islands and airlines. Separately, ber it told its investors importance of changes shifting towards pro- ceived massive divi- promoting an indepen- the airport and 1994: The world-class it has also approved it assumed it would re- to its assessment frame- tecting consumers, it is dends in recent years, dent plan for the future optimising flight sched- Brazilian racing driver adding another £500m ceive the full £2.6 bil- work, which will form still the case that the should now inject new of Heathrow which ules. Ayrton Senna dies in a crash at the San Marino Grand Prix in Italy. 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There are two horses in there with no food and One of the best examples of community spirit no water, there is little grass for grazing and the and caring for our environment that has developed surrounding hedgerows are full of fly-tipped plas- during the pandemic has been the wonderful tic and detritus. The ‘owners’ do not seem to care “Spelthorne Litter Pickers”. Volunteers and whole that their horses are starving or without fresh water. families keeping the streets and pavements of our And the landowner / farmer obviously doesn’t care borough clean and tidy. It appears that Shirley about all of the fly-tipped rubbish. If anyone is Lunn, the founder has made it “cool” to litter pick! passing by these horses like apples and carrots - and Through the Heathrow Villager can we please fresh grass. thank them all so very much. They are true Com- Name and address supplied munity Champions! “ Cllr Denise Saliagopoulos Spelthorne Borough Councillor Middletons Riverside & Laleham Tweet: @dsaliagopoulos Moanings 185 Dear Editor, A lot of people refer to “Them” or “They” and do not always realise when referring to these people that they themselves are also included in “Them” or ANNOUNCEMENT FROM “They” and perhaps the terminology should be “Us”. THE EDITOR It would appear that democracy is under threat in the light of “Popularisation” and I fear for a Dear Editor, area into a modern day scrapyard. secure future. When individualistic groups of people I would like to advise you of a problem I am having This is supposed to be a residential area. I have gather together, usually through social media plat- with one of my neighbours regarding his disruptive complained to the police and the local authority (A ON 15TH MAY WE forms, “Us” assume they are always right in their parking of vehicles outside my residence. Mr.Evans did visit the site) for some years now and opinion. This is dangerous, one of the reasons As you can see by the attached photographs I no action has been taken. The pavement at democracy works well is it allows consensus to have been hemmed in. These vehicles have been Chesterton Avenue is inaccessible for public ac- WILL BE take place as well as measured debate, after which parked without any consideration to myself and cess. How can I resolve this matter? I am at my wits laws are passed and enforced. fellow neighbours. The whole site smells with end. CELEBRATING OUR There is no doubt that sections of public ser- fumes and constant noise has effectively turned this Name and address supplied vants, in particular the police do need substantial change particularly in the arena of racial enforce- 1,000TH ISSUE. ments. “Us” must been seen to be civil, honest and not violent. Man convicted of hate crime In America there is no doubt that some State THEREFORE, I INVITE YOU TO police forces are bred as a warrior class, you only Dear Editor, white supremacy and a number of electronic de- have to look at their so-called protective equipment Following an investigation by Counter Terrorism vices. SUBMIT ORIGINAL CLEAN to see them looking more armed soldiers than civil Policing South East (CTPSE), a man has been Upon further investigation of the devices, it was LIMERICKS AND THE ONE WHICH police.