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N.B. Review o f t h e Community C o n s u l t a t i o n Ar ra ng em en t e n c l o s e d . Would membersp l e a s e c o m p l e t e t h e q u e s t i o n n a i r e on t h e l a s t page and r e t u r n in t h e e n c l o s e d r e p l y p a i d e n v e l o p e .

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Not e o f a m e e t i n g o f t h e ' F 1 ( S h e f f i e l d N o r t h ) D i v i s i o n a l Review Panel h e l d a t t h e N i a g a r a S p o r t s and S o c i a l Club on 2 7 t h A p r i t , 1§89

PRESENT: C o u n c i l l o r J .M . Cromar ( i n t h e C h a i r )Dick Hepworth - C h a i r F2 E c c l e s f i e l d Forum J i m S o r s b y - V i c e - C h a i r F2 E c c l e s f i e l d Forum B. W e s t e r d a l e - The S t a rV i n c e n t Machin - C h a i r FI Hammerton Road ForumM .C . J . B a r k e r - E c c l e s f i e l d Schoo lMrs . 3 . R . B u l l i v a n t - S ou th Y o r k s h i r e P o l i c e A u t h o r i t yC h i e f S u p t . D. D u c k e n f i e l d - S h e f f i e l d N o r th D i v i s i o n a l CommanderS u p t . R. M a r s h a l l - Deputy D i v i s i o n a l CommanderS u p t . D. Chapman - F2 S u b - D i v i s i o n a l CommanderS u p t . B. D. Murray - FI S u b - D i v i s i o n a l CommanderI n s p . J . J . B e n n e t t - Community L i a i s o nLen Cooksey & M. S a n d e r s o n - S o u th Y o r k s h i r e J o i n t S e c r e t a r i a t

A p o l o g i e s f o r a b s e n c e were r e c e i v e d f rom Mr. M. F l a n n e r y , Mr. L. C o a t e s Mrs . B. Towers and Mr. P. Green

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C h i e f S u p t . D u c k e n f i e l d commented t h a t a l l members p r e s e n t were awa re o f t h e t r a g e d y a t t h e H i l l s b o r o u g h F o o t b a l l S t a d i u m on t h e 15 th A p r i l , and i n v i ew o f t h e p u b l i c i n q u i r y he s t a t e d t h a t he was n o t i n a p o s i t i o n t o make any comments on t h e i s s u e .

C l l r . Cromar welcomed members t o t h e m e e t i n g and s t a t e d t h a t she was s u r e t h a t e v e r y o n e p r e s e n t was d e e p l y sh o ck e d by t h e t r a g e d y a t H i l l s b o r o u g h and would l i k e t o j o i n e v e r y o n e e l s e i n o f f e r i n g s i n c e r e c o n d o l e n c e s t o t h e b e r e a v e d f a m i l i e s and t o a l l t h o s e i n j u r e d .

/A s p e c i a l m e e t i n g o f t h e P o l i c e A u t h o r i t y was h e l d l a s t week a t which t h e C h i e f c o n s t a b l e gave a s t a t e m e n t t o members and a l s o an sw er ed q u e s t i o n s . The mee t ino^ g_aid- t r j b u t e t o t h e wav in. wh ich o f f i c e r s d e a l t

] w i t h t h e a f t e r m a t h of_ t h e t r a g e d y and e_xpressed i t s c o n f i d e n c e i n t h e ab iVr ty^ of^ t h e o f f i c e r s w h o ^ w e r e ^ r P d l r ^ ^ da.y ,

As t h i s was t h e f i r s t m e e t i n g i n ' F ' D i v i s i o n s i n c e t h e d i s a s t e r had o c c u r r e d , members s t o o d f o r a m i n u t e ' s s i l e n c e i n r e s p e c t and r emembrance o f a l l t h o s e who had l o s t t h e i r l i v e s .

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Members a g r e e d t h a t a l e t t e r be s e n t t o C h i e f S u p t . Mole t h a n k i n g him f o r h i s work i n ' F * D i v i s i o n and w i s h i n g him we l l i n h i s new p o s t as D i v i s i o n a l Commander a t ' B ‘ ( B a r n s l e y ) D i v i s i o n .

3 . The n o t e o f t h e m e e t i n g o f t h e S h e f f i e l d N o r th D i v i s i o n a l Review Panelh e l d on t h e 2 6 t h J a n u a r y , 1989 was c o n s i d e r e d and a g r e e d and t h ef o l l o w i n g i t e m s were r a i s e d : -

( i ) Windmi l l H i l l S c h o o l , Chapel t own . Mr. Hepworth r e p o r t e d ^ t h a t he had a t t e n d e d a m e e t i n g a t Windmi l l H i l l School c a l l e d t o d i s c u s s ways t o comba t v a n d a l i s m a t l o c a l s c h o o l s . The m e e t i n g had d e c i d e d a t t h i s s t a g e n o t t o e s t a b l i s h a s cho o l w a tc h scheme , b u t had a g r e e d on c e r t a i n m e a s u r e s t o combat

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v a n d a l i s m ; i n a d d i t i o n p a r e n t s and l o c a l r e s i d e n t s had u n d e r t a k e n t o keep an eye on t h e s c h o o l , and t o r i n g t h e p o l i c e i f t h e y saw a n y t h i n g s u s p i c i o u s o c c u r r i n g .

( i i ) S t o c k s b r i d g e B y -P a s s - Mr. Cooksey a g r e e d t o c o n t a c t t h e C i t y Counc i l t o i n q u i r e w h e t h e r any more up t o d a t e f i g u r e s were a v a i l a b l e .

( i i i ) E c c l e s f i e l d School - S u p t . Chapman r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e p o l i c e were s t i l l i n v e s t i g a t i n g t h e t r a f f i c s i t u a t i o n o u t s i d e E c c l e s f i e l d S c h o o l .

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( i ) F I Hammerton Road. The n o t e o f t h e m e e t i n g o f t h e FIHammerton Road Community and P o l i c e L i a i s o n Forum h e l d on t h e2nd March , 1989 was c o n s i d e r e d and a g r e e d and t h e f o l l o w i n g i t e m was r a i s e d :

R u s t l i n g s R o a d / P e n i s t o n e R o a d / L e p p i n g s Lane - Agreed t h a t Mr. Cooksey c o n t a c t t h e C i t y Co un c i l t o i n q u i r e i f any p r o g r e s s had been made on t h e s e m a t t e r s .

( i i ) F2 E c c l e s f i e l d . The n o t e o f t h e m e e t i n g o f t h e E c c l e s f i e l dCommunity and P o l i c e L i a i s o n Forum h e l d on t h e 1 4 t h March 1989 was c o n s i d e r e d and a g r e e d .

( i i i ) F2 D e e p c a r . The n o t e o f t h e m e e t i n g o f t h e D e ep ca r Communityand P o l i c e L i a i s o n Forum h e l d on t h e 1 5 t h March 1989 was c o n s i d e r e d and a g r e e d and t h e f o l l o w i n g i t e m was r a i s e d : -

S t r e e t L i g h t i n g . Members a g r e e d t h a t t h e S t r e e t L i g h t i n g s e c t i o n be c o n t a c t e d r e g a r d i n g t h e s t r e e t l i g h t i n g a t t h e Middlewood Ta v e rn and i n S t o c k s b r i d g e .

( i v ) Myers Grove Youth Forum. The n o t e o f t h e m e e t i n g o f t h e MyersGrove Youth Forum h e l d on t h e 6 t h March , 1989 was c o n s i d e r e d and a g r e e d .

(v ) Myers Grove Youth Forum. The n o t e o f t h e m e e t i n g o f t h e MyersGrove Youth Forum h e l d on t h e 1 3 t h March , 1989 was c o n s i d e r e dand a g r e e d . I n s p e c t o r B e n n e t t r e p o r t e d t h a t b o t h m e e t i n g s hadbeen a s u c c e s s . I t was hoped t h a t by r e d u c i n g t h e s i z e o f t h e pane l and b r e a k i n g t h e m e e t i n g i n t o s m a l l e r g r o u p s t h a t t h e fo rums c o u l d d e v e l o p i n t o d i s c u s s i o n g r o u p s i n s t e a d o f a q u e s t i o n and an s w e r s e s s i o n . C l l r . Cromar r e p o r t e d t h a t sh e had fo un d t h e m e e t i n g h e l d on t h e 1 3 t h March t o be ve ry e n j o y a b l e and t h a t t h e p u p i l s had a s k e d some v e r y i n t e l l i g e n t q u e s t i o n s .

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( 1) T h a t a l e t t e r o f t h a n k s be s e n t t o L a u r i e Madden and Brendon I n g l e s f o r c h a i r i n g t h e m e e t i n g .

(2 ) T h a t t h e p u p i l s o f Myers Grove Schoo l be i n v i t e d t o a t t e n d t h e n e x t m e e t i n g o f t h e Hammerton Road Forum.

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P r e v e n t i o n o f Rape.

A r e p o r t s u m m a r i s i n g t h e ma in comment s r e c e i v e d i n t h e c o n s u l t a t i o n p r o c e s s u n d e r t a k e n r e g a r d i n g t h e r e s o l u t i o n o f t h e G r e a t e r M a n c h e s t e r P o l i c e A u t h o r i t y and t h e r e p o r t s o f t h e C h i e f C o n s t a b l e on t h e G r e a t e r M a n c h e s t e r r e s o l u t i o n , and on t h e f i r s t s i x mon ths o p e r a t i o n o f t h e S o u th Y o r k s h i r e Sexual O f f e n c e s / C h i l d Abuse I n v e s t i g a t i o n U n i t was c o n s i d e r e d .

N e i gh bo ur ho od Watch S i g n s .

A r e p o r t by t h e C l e r k and F i n a n c i a l O f f i c e r was s u b m i t t e d on p o s s i b l e Governmen t f u n d i n g o f N e ig hb ou r h oo d Watch S i g n s , and a t t a c h e d t o t h e r e p o r t was a l e t t e r f rom t h e Home O f f i c e .

The Home O f f i c e had p o i n t e d o u t t h a t t h e Governmen t d i d n o t p r o v i d e f u n d i n g f o r N e ig hb ou rh o od Watch S t r e e t s i g n s , b e c a u s e t h e schemes w e r e v o l u n t a r y and a s such t h e l o c a l communi ty s h o u l d be e n c o u r a g e d t o make s u r e t h a t t h e y had t h e commi tmen t and r e s o u r c e s n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e i r s u c c e s s .

The Home O f f i c e had a l s o commented t h a t a l t h o u g h t h e y r e g a r d e d s t r e e t s i g n s a s d e s i r a b l e , t h e y were n o t e s s e n t i a l t o t h e s u c c e s s o f N e ig h b o u r h o o d Watch Schemes.

S u p t . M a r s h a l l r e p o r t e d t h a t he had n e v e r known any scheme t o ru n i n t oany d i f f i c u l t y o v e r f i n a n c i n g i t s s i g n s ; i n d e e d schemes t o o k a p r i d e i nr a i s i n g t h e i r own f u n d s .

Agreed - T h a t t h e r e p o r t be c o n s i d e r e d by t h e 3 Forums .

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C h i e f S u p t . D u c k e n f i e l d r e p o r t e d t h a t he had t a k e n o v e r command o f t h e D i v i s i o n on t h e 2 5 t h March . Members n o t e d t h a t Mr. D u c k e n f i e l d had worked t h e a r e a p r e v i o u s l y .

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( i ) B u r g l a r y . T h e r e we re now 196 Ne ig hb ou rh oo d Watch Schemes in t h e D i v i s i o n . The number o f b u r g l a r i e s r e c o r d e d i n 1989 had r e d u c e d compared w i t h 1988 , a l t h o u g h P o l i c e r e a l i s e d t h a t t h e y c o u l d n o t a f f o r d t o be c o m p l a c e n t .

( i i ) Au to Cr i m e . O f f e n c e s o f Au to Crime c o n t i n u e d t o i n c r e a s e , and t h e p o l i c e were making e v e r y e f f o r t t o a r r e s t t h o s e r e s p o n s i b l e .

Mr. Machin i n v i t e d Ch. S u p t . D u c k e n f i e l d t o a t t e n d a f u t u r e m e e t i n g o f t h e Hammerton Road Forum.

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9 . Community A f f a i r s C o m mi t t ee . Mr. Machin r e p o r t e d t h a t one o f t h e i d e a sd i s c u s s e d a t t h e Community C o n s u l t a t i o n S e m i n a r was a Community A f f a i r s C om mi t t ee . Mr. Machin i n q u i r e d w h e t h e r su ch a Commi t t ee had i n f a c t been e s t a b l i s h e d . Mr. S a n d e r s o n commented t h a t a r e p o r t on t h e Community C o n s u l t a t i o n S em i n a r wou ld be c o n s i d e r e d a t t h e n e x t m e e t i n g o f t h e P o l i c e A u t h o r i t y w i t h t h e r e co m m en d a t i o n t h a t t h e Forums be i m m e d i a t e l y c o n s u l t e d .

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10. D a te and t i m e o f f u t u r e m e e t i n g . Agreed - T h a t t h e n e x t m e e t i n g be h e l d on T h u r s d a y 1 3 t h J u l y a t 7 . 3 0 p .m. a t t h e new E c c l e s f i e l d D i v i s i o n a l H e a d q u a r t e r s .

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Note of a meeting of the Hammerton Road Community and Police Liaison Forum heldat the Police Sports and Social Club, Niagara on Wednesday 24th May 1989.

PRESENT:

Mr V Machin ( i n t h e C h a i r )Mrs D B o t to m !e y ( V i c e - C h a i r )S J W r i g g l e s w o r t h , L A l g a n , V Booth - W al k l ey Lane N e ig hb o ur h oo d Watch Mrs G B u t t e r y - Wal k le y Ne ig hb ou rh o od Watch A W h i t t a k e r , A P a l m e r - Lower Wal k le y Community A s s o c i a t i o n J Mar lowe - Wa lk ley Ne ig h bo u rh o od WatchA C Ki rkm an , K W al ke r - Woodlands F l a t s Community A s s o c i a t i o nA S c a i f e - Midd lewood RoadM P h e l a n - S t u d f i e l d N e ig h bo ur ho od WatchJ C P a r r - So u th Y o r k s h i r e P r o b a t i o n S e r v i c eA J H o l l i s o n - Member o f t h e P u b l i cJ P D a v i ds o n - P e t e r b o r o u g h D r i v e N e ig h b o u r h o o d WatchF S a y l e s and G M S a y l e s - S tumpe r !owe C r o f t N e i gh bo ur ho od WatchJ W o o l l e n , T Rowan - R i v e l i n Pa rk Road, N e ig h b o u r h o o d WatchB S mi th - L e p p i n g s LaneE M Wool l en - Lox ley N e ig h bo ur h oo d WatchA R T a y l o r - S a n d y g a t e P a rk Road N e i g h b o u r h o o d WatchI I k l o d y - S a l e H i l l N e i gh bo ur ho od WatchT Newsham - Wa lk ley Road Ne ig h bo u rh o od WatchU W e b s t e r - Palm S t r e e t and La ne , N e i g h b o u r h o o d WatchCl 1 r J Cromar and Mrs 3 R B u l l i v a n t - S o u th Y o r k s h i r e P o l i c e A u t h o r i t yW Norman and H R Norman - Marsh Lane N e ig h b o u r h o o d WatchL D Mayman, T E T r e f f r y - Lawson Road N e ig h b o u r h o o d WatchM N e t t l e s h i p , J L N e t t l e s h i p - C ro o ke s R e s i d e n t s A s s o c i a t i o nR M a n s e l l , J Man se l l - C h u r c h i l l Avenue N e ig h b o u r h o o d WatchA B o o t h , E Boo th - L a n g s e t t Avenue N e ig h b o u r h o o d WatchJ M Bu ck !a nd - Don Bank C l o s e N e ig h bo ur ho od WatchL S h i p l e y - R i v e r d a l e N e ig h bo ur h oo d WatchC B e l l , S P a r k e r , C L e e , Z M a r s h a l l , E J u d g e , C G L loyd - Myers Grove SchoolJ C r o w t h e r , L O a t e s - L a n g s e t t Avenue , Don Avenue , N e ig hb ou rh o od WatchK S m i t h - Middlewood T r a d e r s A s s o c i a t i o nC R o b e r t s h a w - W o r c e s t e r D r i v e N e ig h bo ur h oo d WatchM C B u r t o n , F L B u r t o n - C l a r k e De l l N e i g h b o u r h o o d WatchH Wyzykiewcz - P o l i s h C a t h o l i c C e n t r eS Mahy - J o s e p h Road Ne ig h bo ur ho od WatchA/Ch. I n s p . S S ew e l l - Sou th Y o r k s h i r e P o l i c eS u p t B Murray - S u b - D i v i s i o n a l CommanderIn s p J B e n n e t t - Community L i a i s o n DeptL J Cooksey - S o u th Y o r k s h i r e J o i n t S e c r e t a r i a t

A p o l o g i e s f o r a b s e n c e we re r e c e i v e d f rom Mrs Dodd, Mr S m i t h , Mr K y l e , Mr M e t c a l f Mr W r i g h t and Mrs Andrews .

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A g r e e d - T h a t Mr V Machin be r e - e l e c t e d C h a i r o f t h e Hammerton Road Communi ty and P o l i c e L i a i s o n Forum.

2 . E l e c t i o n o f V i c e - C h a i r m a n

A g r e e d - T h a t Mrs D B o t to m l e y be r e - e l e c t e d V i c e - C h a i r o f t h e Hammerton Road Community and P o l i c e L i a i s o n Forum.

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3 . E l e c t i o n o f r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s t o s e r v e on t h e Crime P r e v e n t i o n Panel

Agre ed - T h a t Mr K Walke r and Mrs M P h e l a n be e l e c t e d t o s e r v e on t h e D i v i s i o n a l Cr ime P r e v e n t i o n P a n e l .

4 . The n o t e o f t h e p r e v i o u s m e e t i n g h e l d on 2 March 1989 was c o n s i d e r e d anda g r e e d and t h e f o l l o w i n g m a t t e r s were r a i s e d : -

( i ) R u s t l i n g s Road. Mr Cooksey r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e Highways D e p a r t m e n t were e x a m i n i n g w h e t h e r o r n o t t o p l a c e d o u b l e y e l l o w l i n e s on t h e ' p a r k ' s i d e o f t h e r o a d . Members c o m p l a i n e d t h a t t h e g u l l e y s on t h e ro a d we re s t i l l b l o c k e d .

( i i ) L e p p i n g s Lane . Mr Cooksey r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e Highways D e p a r t m e n t were awa re t h a t p a r t s o f Le p p i n g s Lane were n o t wide enough t o c a r r y two l a n e s o f w i de b o d i e d t r a f f i c . The Highways D e p a r t m e n t had marked o u t t h e r o a d i no r d e r t o s p e e d t h e f l o w o f m o t o r c a r s , and r e l i e d upon t h e good s e n s e o fd r i v e r s o f w ide b o d i e d v e h i c l e s t o d r i v e i n a r e s p o n s i b l e m ann e r . The b a s i c p r o b l e m was t h a t L e p p i n g s Lane was n o t wide enough t o c a r r y t h e volume o f t r a f f i c wh ich w i s h ed t o u s e i t .

( i i i ) Myers Grove S c h o o l . The Cha i rman to ok t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o welcome Mr L l oyd and t h e p u p i l s o f Myers Grove School t o t h e m e e t i n g .

( i v ) Walk ley Lane . Members q u e r i e d t h e C i t y C o u n c i l s p r o p o s a l s f o r Wal k le yL a n e , Mr Cooksey a d v i s e d members t o c o n t a c t Mr Ky le d i r e c t .

( v ) Hanging Wa te r Road. Members commented t h a t f u r t h e r i n c i d e n t s o f v a n d a l i s m had o c c u r r e d a t t h e Hang ing Water Road a l l o t m e n t s , a l t h o u g h t h e Community C o n s t a b l e had v i s i t e d t h e s i t e and c h a t t e d w i t h l o c a l g a r d e n e r s . I n s p Sewe l l c o n f i r m e d t h a t l o c a l o f f i c e r s had p a t r o l l e d t h e a l l o t m e n t s and a l l o f f i c e r s p a s s i n g t h e s i t e had been i n s t r u c t e d t o c a l l i n . The Chai rmanr e q u e s t e d t h a t i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e P o l i c e a c t i o n s t h e D i v i s i o n a l CrimeP r e v e n t i o n Pane l be r e q u e s t e d t o c o n s i d e r ways o f i m p r o v i n g s e c u r i t y a t t h e s i t e .

( v i ) V a n d a l i s m . Members c o m p l a i n e d t h a t damage t o sw in gs o c c u r r e d r e g u l a r l y a t t h e R e c r e a t i o n D e p a r t m e n t s i t e be low t h e Old Walk ley S c h o o l . Members s t a t e d t h a t t h e main p ro b l e m a p p e a r e d t o be t h a t t h e R e c r e a t i o n D e p a r t m e n t were u n w i l l i n g o r u n a b l e t o pay f o r an employee t o l o c k t h e g r o u n d up a t n i g h t and open i t i n t h e m o r n i n g . Members r e q u e s t e dMr Cooksey t o r e f e r t h e m a t t e r t o t h e D i r e c t o r o f R e c r e a t i o n .

( v i i ) Lawson Road. Members s t a t e d t h a t t h e y had hande d i n a t Hammerton Road P o l i c e S t a t i o n , a l i s t o f i n c i d e n t s wh ich had o c c u r r e d i n t h e LawsonRoad a r e a . However no r e s p o n s e had a s y e t been r e c e i v e d f rom t h e P o l i c e .I n s p Sewe l l a g r e e d t o d i s c u s s t h e m a t t e r w i t h t h e members a f t e r t h e m e e t i n g .

5 . No te o f Youth Fo rums . The n o t e s o f t h e Youth Forums h e l d a t t h e Myers Grove School on t h e 6 t h and 1 3 t h March 1989 were c o n s i d e r e d . I n s p B e n n e t t r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e Forums t h e f i r s t o n e s h e l d i n t h e D i v i s i o n and had been v e r y s u c c e s s f u l . I t was hoped t o h o l d fo rums a t o t h e r s c h o o l s i n t h eDi v i s i o n .

Mr L loyd (D ep u t y H e a d m a s t e r - Lower Schoo l - Myers Grove ) commented t h a t t h e q u e s t i o n s p u t f o r w a r d by t h e p u p i l s had been v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g and t h a t b o t h fo rums had been v e r y s u c c e s s f u l and e n j o y a b l e . He hoped t h a t t h e fo rums had b r o u g h t p u p i l s and t h e p o l i c e c l o s e r t o g e t h e r . P u p i l s commented t h a t w h i l s t t h e y had e n j o y e d t h e fo r um t h e y f e l t t h a t t h e P o l i c e had a v o i d e d a n s w e r i n g a few o f t h e q u e s t i o n s . I n s p B e n n e t t r e p l i e d t h a t u n f o r t u n a t e l y b e c a u s e o f t h e way t h e fo rum had been s t r u c t u r e d t h e r e had n o t been a l o t o f t i m e f o r d i s c u s s i o n . I t was hoped t h a t a t s u b s e q u e n t m e e t i n g s f e w e r q u e s t i o n s would be a s k e d t o a l l o w f o r a more " i n - d e p t h " d i s c u s s i o n .

P r e v e n t i o n o f Rape . A r e p o r t s u m m a r i s i n g t h e main comment s r e c e i v e d i n t h e c o n s u l t a t i o n p r o c e s s u n d e r t a k e n r e g a r d i n g t h e r e s o l u t i o n o f t h e G r e a t e r M a n c h e s t e r P o l i c e A u t h o r i t y and t h e r e p o r t s o f t h e C h i e f C o n s t a b l e on t h e G r e a t e r M a n c h e s t e r r e s o l u t i o n , and t h e f i r s t s i x mon ths o p e r a t i o n o f t h e S o u th Y o r k s h i r e Sexua l O f f e n c e s / C h i l d Abuse I n v e s t i g a t i o n U n i t was c o n s i d e r e d .

Cl 1 r Cromar r e p o r t e d t h a t 1 f e m a l e d o c t o r was c u r r e n t l y u n d e r g o i n g t r a i n i n g i n o r d e r t o become a p o l i c e s u r g e o n and a n o t h e r f e m a l e d o c t o r had e x p r e s s e d i n t e r e s t i n u n d e r g o i n g t r a i n i n g .

S u b - D i v i s i o n a l Commander ' s R e p o r t .

( i ) Cr im e . I n s p S ew e l l r e p o r t e d t h a t i n t h e f i r s t t h r e e mon ths o f 1989 , • t h e r e had been a r e d u c t i o n o f 125 b u r g l a r i e s , compared w i t h 1988 , a t o t a l o f 252 h a v i n g been co m m i t t e d w i t h 165 d e t e c t e d . However t h e f t s f rom m ot o r v e h i c l e s had i n c r e a s e d by 1 43 , w h i l s t t h e f t s o f m o t o r v e h i c l e s had d e c r e a s e d by 21 .

( i i ) Road T r a f f i c . Dur i ng t h e p e r i o d F e b r u a r y t o May no f a t a l roa d a c c i d e n t s had o c c u r r e d , b u t 221 r o a d a c c i d e n t s had been r e p o r t e d . D r i n k i n g and d r i v i n g was s t i l l a m a j o r p r o b l e m .

( i i i ) E s t a b l i s h m e n t . In s p Sewe l l r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e S u b - D i v i s i o n was 8 c o n s t a b l e s and 1 S e r g e a n t s h o r t o f i t s a u t h o r i s e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t . However i t was a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t a s e r g e a n t and a c o n s t a b l e wou ld be t r a n s f e r r e d t o tine S u b - D i v i s i o n i n J u n e , a d d i t i o n a l p r o b a t i o n e r c o n s t a b l e s would be r e c e i v e di n J u l y .

( i v ) P u b l i c O r d e r . I n s p Se we l l r e p o r t e d t h a t no p u b l i c o r d e r p r o b l e m s had o c c u r r e d i n t h e S u b - D i v i s i o n .

( v ) Auto Cr ime . Members i n q u i r e d w h e t h e r i n c r e a s e d f o o t p a t r o l s would r e d u c e t h e i n c i d e n c e o f Auto Crime i n t h e S u b - D i v i s i o n . In s p Sewe l l r e p o r t e d t h a t f o o t p a t r o l s w e re c a r r i e d o u t a s f r e q u e n t l y a s r e s o u r c e s a l l o w e d in a d d i t i o n t h e P o l i c e p u r s u e d a p o l i c y o f t a r g e t t i n g s p e c i f i c p r o b l e m a r e a s and t r y i n g t o a n t i c i p a t e whe re p r o b l e m s m i g h t a r i s e .

N e ig h b o u r h o o d Watch S i g n s . The Forum c o n s i d e r e d a r e p o r t f rom t h e C l e r k and F i n a n c i a l O f f i c e r on t h e r e s p o n s e by t h e Home O f f i c e t o t h e r e q u e s t made by t h e 1F 1 D i v i s i o n a l Review Panel t h a t Gove rnment Fu nd in g be made a v a i l a b l e f o r t h e p u r c h a s e o f N e ig h b ou r ho o d Watch S i g n s .

Members a g r e e d t h a t s i g n s d i d a c t t o d e t e r c r i m i n a l s f rom a t t e m p t i n g t o b u r g l e p r o p e r t i e s i n a r e a s c o v e r e d by N e i g h bo ur h o od Watch Schemes.

9 . P o i n t s r a i s e d by members .

( i ) P e d e s t r i a n C r o s s i n g . C a t c h b a r Lane /Midd lewood Road. Members c o m p l a i n e d a b o u t t h e d i f f i c u l t i e s e n c o u n t e r e d i n t r y i n g t o u s e t h e p e l i c a n c r o s s i n g .Mr Cooksey a g r e e d t o r a i s e t h e m a t t e r w i t h t h e Highways D e p a r t m e n t .

( i i ) P a r k i n g P r o b l e m s . Tapi i n Road. Members a g a i n i n q u i r e d w h e t h e r t h e C i t y Co un c i l c o u l d p r o v i d e p a r k i n g s p a c e s on t h e w a s t e l a n d a d j a c e n t t o Haden S t r e e t . The l a n d was s t i l l d e r e l i c t and u n s i g h t l y .

( i i i ) S a l e H i l l . Mr I k l o d y commented t h a t t h e s t r e e t l i g h t a d j a c e n t t o No. 25 S a l e H i l l , had n o t been w o rk i n g f o r some c o n s i d e r a b l e t i m e .

( i v ) Wads ley La ne . Members c o m p l a i n e d t h a t p a r k i n g i n t h e v i c i n i t y o f t h e P a rk Ho tel was c a u s i n g a h a z a r d . In s p Sewe l l a g r e e d t o i n v e s t i g a t e t h e m a t t e r .

(v ) B r i d l e w a y s , Wadsley Common. The Chai rman r e p o r t e d t h a t m o t o r i s t s we re d r i v i n g t h e i r c a r s a l o n g t h e b r i d l e w a y s on Wads ley Common. In s p Sewe l l a g r e e d t o i n v e s t i g a t e t h e m a t t e r .

10 . D a t e and Time o f f u t u r e m e e t i n g . Agreed - T h a t t h e n e x t m e e t i n g o f t h e Forum be h e l d on T h ur s da y 2 1 s t S ep t em b er 1989 a t 7 . 3 0 p .m. a t t h e Y.M.C.A.

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SOUTH YORKSHIRE AUTHORITY

Note of a meeting of the Deepcar Community and Police Liaison Forum held at theTown Hall, Stocksbridge on Wednesday 7 June 1989

PRESENT:

Mrs B Towers ( i n t h e C h a i r )Mr B Rhodes ( V i c e - C h a i r )E r i c Ne l so n - F am i ly and Community S e r v i c e s Dep tJ Gran tham - Sou th Y o r k s h i r e Times - O u g h t i b r i d g eD C h er y l - S t J o h n ' s C h u r c h , D e e p c a rE V a r l e y - D e e p c a r V i l l a g e Community A s s o c i a t i o nW A F i t z g e r a l d - S t A n n ' s C h u rc h , D e e p c a rR No lan - B r a d f i e l d P a r i s h Co un c i lT F i s h e r - H e a l t h and W e l f a r e Working P a r t yCl 1 r A B Cooke - S t o c k s b r i d g e Town C o u n c i lCl 1 r B D i c k i n s o n - S t o c k s b r i d g e Town Co u nc i lG L Wood - So u th Y o r k s h i r e TimesCh I n s p D Sumner - Depu ty S u b - D i v i s i o n a l CommanderI n s p J J B e n n e t t - Community L i a i s o n De p tS g t K F a r r e l l - Road T r a f f i c D i v i s i o nS g t D H i l l - D e e p c a r P o l i c e S t a t i o nLen Cooksey - S o u th Y o r k s h i r e J o i n t S e c r e t a r i a t

A p o l o g i e s f o r a b s e n c e were r e c e i v e d f rom Rev L B o n i f a c e an d Cl 1 r Mrs J H i b b e r d -Cooke .

1. E l e c t i o n o f C h a i r

Agre ed t h a t Mrs B Towers be r e - e l e c t e d C h a i r o f t h e D e ep ca r Forum.

2 . E l e c t i o n o f V i c e - C h a i r

A gre ed t h a t Mr B Rhodes be e l e c t e d V i c e - C h a i r o f t h e D e e p c a r Forum.

3 . E l e c t i o n o f r e p r e s e n t a t i v e t o s e r v e on t h e Crime P r e v e n t i o n Pane l

A g re e d t h a t Cl 1 r Mrs J H i b b e r d - C o o k e be e l e c t e d t o s e r v e on t h e CrimeP r e v e n t i o n P a n e l .

4 . The n o t e o f t h e m e e t i n g h e l d on t h e 15 March 1989 was c o n s i d e r e d and a g r e e d a n d t h e f o l l o w i n g i t e m s were r a i s e d :

( i ) S t r e e t L i g h t i n g . Members e n q u i r e d w h e t h e r t h e s t r e e t l i g h t i n g i n t h e v i c i n i t y o f t h e Middlewood T a v e r n had been r e p a i r e d . Mr Cooksey r e p o r t e d t h a t no r e p l y had been r e c e i v e d f rom t h e S t r e e t L i g h t i n g s e c t i o n o f S h e f f i e l d C i t y C o u n c i l . I t was r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e s t r e e t l i g h t s i n S t o c k s b r i d g e n e a r t h e Cinema B u i l d i n g were s t i l l n o t w o r k i n g . Mr Nolan a g r e e d t o r a i s e t h e m a t t e r t h r o u g h B r a d f i e l d P a r i s h C o u n c i l , and Mr Cooksey a g r e e d t o c o n t a c t b o t h t h e C i t y C o u n c i l and t h e YEB.

( i i ) P u b - W a t c h . Members i n q u i r e d w h e t h e r t h e Pub-Watch scheme wou ld bei n t r o d u c e d i n S t o c k s b r i d g e . S g t H i l l r e p l i e d t h a t t h e scheme was n o t a t t r a c t i n g a l o t o f i n t e r e s t f rom p u b l i c a n s i n t h e a r e a , m a i n l y b e c a u s e t h el a n d l o r d s i n t h e a r e a a l r e a d y c o - o p e r a t e d w i t h t h e P o l i c e .

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( l i i ) L r t t e r . Members a g a i n commented t h a t h o u s e h o l d r e f u s e was b e i n g dumped a l o n g t h e l e n g t h o f Wood Royd Road, and t h a t t h e who le l e n g t h o f roa d n e e d e d t i d y i n g u p . Cl 1 r Mrs D i c k i n s o n r e p l i e d t h a t t h e Town Co un c i l were aw a r e o f t h e l i t t e r p ro b le m t h r o u g h o u t t h e who l e o f S t o c k s b r i d g e , and she drew a t t e n t i o n t o t h e p ro b l em o f l i t t e r and ve rmin i n t h e s h r u b b e r y o u t s i d e t h e s h o p s i n S t o c k s b r i d g e .

C h i e f I n s p e c t o r Summer in f o r m e d members t h a t i f t h e y we re s u p p l i e d w i t h i n f o r m a t i o n a s t o t h e i d e n t i t y o f t h e p e r s o n s dumping l i t t e r , t h e n t h e P o l i c e would i n i t i a t e p r o s e c u t i o n s . In a d d i t i o n S g t H i l l a g r e e d t o v i s i t t h e owne r s o f t a k e - a w a y food e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i n t h e c e n t r e o f S t o c k s b r i d g e t o a d v i s e t hem o f t h e i r d u t i e s and r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s .

5 . S u b - D i v i s i o n a l Commander ' s R e p o r t

( i ) C r im e . C h i e f I n s p e c t o r Sumner r e p o r t e d t h a t i n t h e S u b - D i v i s i o n a s a whole t h e r e had been an i n c r e a s e o f 111 c r i m e s when com pa red w i t h t h e same p e r i o d i n 1988 . In t h e D e e p c a r , S t o c k s b r i d g e and O u g h t i b r i d g e a r e a s t h e r e had been i n c r e a s e o f 27 c r i m e s . The main a r e a s o f i n c r e a s e had been Auto Cr ime and B u r g l a r i e s o f d w e l l i n g s and o t h e r p r e m i s e s . Members n o t e d t h a t p e o p l e were s t i l l l e a v i n g v a l u a b l e s i n t h e i r c a r s .

( i i ) P u b l i c O r d e r . C h i e f I n s p e c t o r Sumner r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e r e had been no p u b l i c o r d e r p r o b l e m s s i n c e t h e l a s t m e e t i n g o f t h e Forum.

( i i i ) O u g h t i b r i d g e G a l a . C h i e f I n s p e c t o r Sumner r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e P o l i c e had a r r a n g e d f o r s u f f i c i e n t o f f i c e r s t o be a v a i l a b l e t o p o l i c e t h e O u g h t i b r i d g e G a l a , wh ich wou ld be h e l d on t h e 24 J u n e , t o e n s u r e t h a t members o f t h e p u b l i c had a p e a c e f u l and happy d a y .

( i v ) Road T r a f f i c . C h i e f I n s p e c t o r Sumner r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e S u b - D i v i s i o n ' s s o l e T r a f f i c Warden had v i s i t e d S t o c k s b r i d g e and i n 3 d ay s he had i s s u e d 72 t i c k e t s f o r p a r k i n g o f f e n c e s . In t o t a l , s i n c e t h e l a s t m e e t i n g o f t h e Forum o v e r 200 m o t o r i s t s i n t h e S t o c k s b r i d g e a r e a had r e c e i v e d f i x e d p e n a l t y t i c k e t . C h i e f I n s p e c t o r Sumner r e - a s s u r e d members t h a t t h e T r a f f i c Warden wou ld c o n t i n u e t o v i s i t S t o c k s b r i d g e .

In a d d i t i o n C h i e f I n s p e c t o r Sumner drew a t t e n t i o n t o t h e f a c t t h a t on t h e new A616 many m o t o r i s t s were i g n o r i n g t h e d o u b l e w h i t e l i n e s on t h e r o a d , a s a r e s u l t o v e r 400 m o t o r i s t s had been i s s u e d w i t h a f i x e d p e n a l t y t i c k e t ( f i n e £24 and 3 p e n a l t y p o i n t s ) . In a d d i t i o n numerous m o t o r i s t s had been p r o s e c u t e d f o r e x c e e d i n g t h e 60 mphspeed l i m i t .

6 . R e - a s s u r i n g t h e E l d e r l y . I n s p B e n n e t t r e p o r t e d t h a t members o f t h e Community L i a i s o n D e p a r t m e n t spo ke t o a w i de r a n g e o f g r o u p s a b o u t p e r s o n a l s a f e t y . In a d d i t i o n t o t h o s e t a l k s P C F l e t c h e r had d e v i s e d a t a l k a imed s o l e l y a t t h e e l d e r l y e n t i t l e d "Lo o k i n g a f t e r Y o u r s e l f " . The t a l k a imed t o b o o s t t h e c o n f i d e n c e o f t h e e l d e r l y by o f f e r i n g s i m p l e b u t p r a c t i c a l s u g g e s t i o n s and t o make e l d e r l y p e o p l e r e a l i s e t h a t o f t e n t h e y had a g r e a t e r f e a r o f c r i m e t h a n t h a t j u s t i f i e d by t h e number s o f c r i m e s commi t t e d .

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A d d i t i o n a l l y i n c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h t h e P o l i c e , p u p i l s a t C h a u c e r Schoo l were p r e p a r i n g a b o o k l e t wh ich would g i v e s u g g e s t i o n s on p e r s o n a l s a f e t y f o r t h e e l d e r l y .

7 . School C u r r i c u l u m s . I n s p B e n n e t t r e p o r t e d t h a t d u r i n g A p r i l t h e Community L i a i s o n D e p a r t m e n t i n t h e Nor th D i v i s i o n had v i s i t e d s c h o o l s and g i v e n t a l k s t o p u p i l s on a v a r i e t y o f t o p i c s a s w e l l a s b e i n g i n a v a r i e t y o f p r o j e c t s , i . e . , Schoo l Watch S che m es , Duke o f Ed i n b u rg h Award Schemes , a n t i - l i t t e r p r o j e c t s and Urban A c t i o n Schemes . In a d d i t i o n t h e Community C o n s t a b l e s and S p e c i a l i s t U n i t s such a s t h e Mounted S e c t i o n s a l s o v i s i t e d s c h o o l s on a r e g u l a r b a s i s .

The E d u c a t i o n (No2) A c t 1986 l a i d upon Go v e rn i n g B o d i e s t h e d u t y t o have r e g a r d t o r e p r s e n t a t i o n s made t o t hem by t h e C h i e f C o n s t a b l e wh ich were c o n n e c t e d w i t h h i s r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s . The P o l i c e and t h e E d u c a t i o n A u t h o r i t y were d ra w i n g up a c o d e o f c o n d u c t which would d i r e c t t h e P o l i c e i n p u t i n t o s c h o o l s .

I n s p e c t o r B e n n e t t r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e p o l i c e had p u t f o r w a r d t h e f o l l o w i n g g u i d e l i n e s ;

( 1 ) To make young p e o p l e awa re o f p e r s o n a l d a n g e r s .( 2 ) To i n f o r m s t a f f and p u p i l s o f t h e r o l e o f t h e p o l i c e .(3 ) To c o n s i d e r Cr ime P r e v e n t i o n .(4 ) To make young p e o p l e awa re o f t h e i r r i g h t s and d u t i e s .

8 . N e ig h b o u r h o o d Watch S i g n s . The Forum c o n s i d e r e d a r e p o r t f rom t h e C l e r k and F i n a n c i a l O f f i c e r on t h e r e s p o n s e by t h e Home O f f i c e t o a r e q u e s t made by t h e D i v i s i o n a l Review Panel t h a t Gove rnmen t f u n d i n g be made a v a i l a b l e f o r t h e p u r c h a s e o f Ne ig h bo ur h oo d Watch S i g n s .

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( i ) P a r k i n g o f HGV's - Members i n q u i r e d i f HGV's p a r k e d o v e r n i g h t r e q u i r e d t o be l i t . S g t F a r r e l l r e p l i e d t h a t any v e h i c l e s w e i g h i n g o v e r 35 h u n d r e d w e i g h t r e q u i r e d l i g h t s on b o t h s i d e s - i n a d d i t i o n a l l HGV's s h o u l d be p a r k e d a t t h e i r o p e r a t i n g b a s e . Members were a d v i s e d t o c o n t a c t t h e p o l i c e i f any p r o b l e m e x i s t e d .

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Mr D B Hepwor th ( i n t h e C h a i r )J i m S o r s b y ( V i c e - C h a i r m a n )R Bram a ld and J Hancock - E c c l e s f i e l d and B r a d f i e l d P a r i s h e s Old P e o p l e s W e l f a r e

Commi t t e eE S yke s - S t u b b i n T e n a n t s A s s o c i a t i o nE r i c Ey re - Chamber o f T r a d e - S h e f f i e l d and D i s t r i c tH a r o l d Kay - B u r n c r o s s Road N e ig h bo ur ho od WatchM S t a n i f o r t h , S B o r y s i e w i c z , B S t a n i f o r t h - A r n c l i f f e D r i v e N e ig hbo ur hoo d Watch K B a r b e r - Member o f t h e P u b l i cM G r e g o r y , L Beeden - C o - o r d i n a t o r B e n t s C lose /M oo rwoo ds Avenue Ne ig hb ou rh o od

WatchCl 1 r J Cromar - S o u th Y o r k s h i r e P o l i c e A u t h o r i t yG i l l W i l k i n s o n - E c c l e s f i e l d S u p p o r t U n i tVal B a g g e t t - Smi thy C a r r Avenue N e i g h b o u r h o o d WatchS A Le ak e - Shi r e g r e e n T e n a n t s A s s o c i a t i o nS u p t D Chapman - S u b - D i v i s i o n a l CommanderI n s p G Sykes - Community I n s p e c t o rI n s p J J B e n n e t t - Community L i a i s o n I n s p e c t o rS g t K F a r r e l l - Road T r a f f i cS g t W McCall - Community S e r g e a n tLen Cooksey - So u t h Y o r k s h i r e J o i n t S e c r e t a r i a t

A p o l o g i e s f o r a b s e n c e w e r e r e c e i v e d f rom C l l r s H K n i g h t and A Memmott,Mr H J o n e s , and Revd J a m e s .

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A gr e ed - T h a t Mr H J o n e s be r e - e l e c t e d t o s e r v e on t h e Crime P r e v e n t i o n p a n e l .

4 . The n o t e o f t h e p r e v i o u s m e e t i n g h e l d on t h e 1 4 t h March 1989 , was c o n s i d e r e d and a g r e e d and t h e f o l l o w i n g i t e m was r a i s e d : -

Cr ime P r e v e n t i o n A d v i ce f o r P e n s i o n e r s . Mr Cooksey r e p o r t e d t h t Mr J o n e s (who c o u l d n o t be p r e s e n t a t t h e m e e t i n g ) had i n f o r m e d him t h a t t h e Crime P r e v e n t i o n Pane l w e r e c o n t a c t i n g S t a f f o r d s h i r e P o l i c e , r e g a r d i n g t h e ' c a r d ' w h i c h t h e y had p r o d u c e d f o r p e n s i o n e r s . The Card wh ich was p l a c e d i n a w indow a d j a c e n t t o t h e d o o r o f t h e i r h o u s e , s t a t e d t h a t t h e o c c u p a n t s o f t h e d w e l l i n g d i d n o t p u r c h a s e goods f rom d o o r t o d o o r s a l e s m e n and t h a t o f f i c i a l c a l l e r s wou ld n o t be a d m i t t e d w i t h o u t p r o d u c i n g t h e i r i d e n t i t y c a r d .

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5 . S u b - D i v i s i o n a l Commander ' s R e p o r t

( a ) C r i m e . S u p t Chapman r e p o r t e d t h a t i n t h e f i r s t f o u r m on t hs o f 1989, an a d d i t i o n a l 111 c r i m e s had been r e p o r t e d , compared w i t h 1988 . The D e t e c t i o n R a t e f o r 1989 s t o o d a t 34%. The main i n c r e a s e had been i n t h e c a t e g o r y o fb u r g l a r i e s , however t h e i n c r e a s e i n b u r g l a r y d w e l l i n g s had t o be s e e n i nt h e c o n t e x t o f t h e 1988 f i g u r e s when b u r g l a r y d w e l l i n g s were r e d u c e d by 165 . In 1989 an a d d i t i o n a l 56 B u r g l a r y d w e l l i n g s , and 34 B u r g l a r i e s o f o t h e r p r o p e r t i e s had been r e p o r t e d . I t was a l s o w o r t h y o f n o t e t h a t t h e d e t e c t i o n r a t e f o r b u r g l a r y d w e l l i n g o f f e n c e s s t o o d a t 43%.

T h e r e had be en a r e d u c t i o n o f 64 Auto Cr imes r e p o r t e d . The d e t e c t i o n r a t e f o r c r i m e s o f v i o l e n c e was 86%, w h i l s t t h e d e t e c t i o n r a t e f o r s ex u a l o f f e n c e s was 78%. S u p t Chapman r e p o r t e d t h a t w h i l s t t h e p o l i c e were a c h i e v i n g c r e d i t a b l e d e t e c t i o n r a t e s i n t h e more s e r i o u s c a t e g o r i e s o f c r i m e s , t h e y r e q u i r e d t h e h e l p o f t h e p u b l i c t o d e t e c t t h e l e s s s e r i o u s t y p e s o f c r i m e i . e . , C r i m in a l Damage, b e c a u s e t h e s e o f f e n c e s were o f t e n c o m m i t t e d on t h e s p u r o f t h e moment .

(b) P u b l i c O r d e r . S u p t Chapman r e p o r t e d t h a t d e s p i t e t h e v e r y good w e a t h e r i nMay t h e r e had be en no s e r i o u s p u b l i c o r d e r p r o b l e m s i n t h e S u b - D i v i s i o n .C e r t a i n a r e a s i n t h e S u b - D i v i s i o n wh ich r e g u l a r l y a t t r a c t e d l a r g e c rowds o f p e o p l e on a F r i d a y and S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g w e re ' t a r g e t t e d ' by t h e P o l i c e and p a t r o l l e d r e g u l a r l y .

( c ) Pub Watch. S u p t Chapman r e p o r t e d t h a t a number o f l i c e n s e e s i n t h e Sub- D i v i s i o n had had a m e e t i n g w i t h t h e P o l i c e t o d i s c u s s becoming i n v o l v e d w i t h t h e C i t y w ide Pub Watch Scheme. Members n o t e d t h a t more and more l i c e n s e e s w i s h e d t o j o i n i n t o t h e Pub Watch scheme . The P o l i c e had r e c e i v e d s e v e r a l good c a l l s f rom l i c e n s e e s and had been a b l e by t a k i n g p r e ­e m p t i v e a c t i o n t o p r e v e n t t r o u b l e o c c u r r i n g .

(d) T r a f f i c . D u r i n g t h e l a s t 3 m on t hs t h e r e had been no f a t a l a c c i d e n t s , 7 s e r i o u s i n j u r y a c c i d e n t s , 33 s l i g h t i n j u r y a c c i d e n t s , 73 damage o n l ya c c i d e n t and 15 a c c i d e n t s i n v o l v i n g d o g s .

( e ) P r e m i s e s . S u p t Chapman r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e P o l i c e hoped t o h o l d an Open Daya t t h e new D i v i s i o n a l and S u b - D i v i s i o n a l H e a d q u a r t e r s d u r i n g t h e summer,and a l l members o f t h e Forum were i n v i t e d t o a t t e n d . In a d d i t i o n S u p t Chapman commented t h a t any member o f t h e Forum who wi shed t o be shown a r o u n d t h e s t a t i o n on a n o t h e r d a t e s h o u l d c o n t a c t him d i r e c t .

6 . R e - a s s u r i n g t h e E l d e r l y . I n s p B e n n e t t r e p o r t e d t h a t members o f t h e Community L i a i s o n D e p a r t m e n t spok e t o a w i de r a n g e o f g r o u p s a b o u t p e r s o n a l s a f e t y . In a d d i t i o n t o t h o s e t a l k s P . C . F l e t c h e r had d e v i s e d a t a l k a i m ed s o l e l y a t t h e e l d e r l y e n t i t l e d " L oo k in g a f t e r Y o u r s e l f " . The t a l k a im ed t o b o o s t t h e c o n f i d e n c e o f t h e e l d e r l y by o f f e r i n g s i m p l e b u t p r a c t i c a l s u g g e s t i o n s and t o make e l d e r l y p e o p l e r e a l i s e t h a t o f t e n t h e y had a g r e a t e r f e a r o f c r i m e t h a n t h a t j u s t i f i e d by t h e number o f c r i m e scommi t t e d .

A d d i t i o n a l l y i n c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h t h e P o l i c e , p u p i l s a t C h a u c e r Schoo l were p r e p a r i n g a b o o k l e t wh ich would g i v e s u g g e t i o n s on p e r s o n a l s a f e t y f o r t h e e l d e r l y . Members s u g g e s t e d v a r i o u s ways i n wh ich t h e b o o k l e t c o u l d be d i s t r i b u t e d t o e l d e r l y p e o p l e who we re n o t members o f any o r g a n i s e d g r o u p s .

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7 . G r a t e and H y d r a n t C o v e r s . F u r t h e r t o t h e l a s t m e e t i n g o f t h e Forum when members c o m p l a i n e d t h a t v a n d a l s we re s t e a l i n g g r a t e c o v e r s , members c o n s i d e r e d a l e t t e r f rom t h e D i r e c t o r o f Works which a s k e d members t o c o n t a c t t h e Highway I n s p e c t o r i f t h e y became aware o f any l o c a t i o n s f rom which a h y d r a n t c o v e r had been s t o l e n .

8 . Road T r a f f i c M a t t e r s .

( i ) Thompson H i l l - S g t F a r r e l l r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e s i t e c o n t r a c t o r s had t a k e n e f f e c t i v e m e a s u r e s t o p r e v e n t s i t e mud f rom b e i n g d e p o s i t e d on t h e Highway.

( i i ) Chapel town - S g t F a r r e l l r e p o r t e d t h a t work would s h o r t l y commence t o r e f u r b i s h t h e m a i s o n e t t e s a t Chapel town i n a d d i t i o n t o d e m o l i s h i n g t h e f l a t s . Members we re r e q u e s t e d t o c o n t a c t t h e P o l i c e i f t h e y saw any i n f r i n g e m e n t s o f t h e Road T r a f f i c A c t s .

( i i i ) A6135 Road S a f e t y - S g t F a r r e l l r e p o r t e d he had i n v e s t i g a t e d t h e road s a f e t y r e c o r d o f t h a t s t r e t c h o f t h e A6135 r u n n i n g f rom t h e Chapel town r o u n d a b o u t t o M i l l Lane ; o v e r t h e l a s t 5 y e a r s t h e r e had been 38 i n j u r y a c c i d e n t s , wh ich a l t h o u g h r e g r e t t a b l e was below t h e n a t i o n a l a v e r a g e f o r a c o m p a r a b l e s t r e t c h o f r o a d .

( i v ) Mor tomley L a n e / W o r t l e y Road - Mr E y re i n q u i r e d w h e t h e r any p r o g r e s s had be e n made t o w a r d s f i n a l i s i n g t h e i m p ro v e m e n t s t o Mor tomley L a n e / W o r t l e y Road. S g t F a r r e l l r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e c o n s u l t a t i o n p r o c e s s was d r a w i n g t o a c l o s e and i t was hoped t o p r o c e s s t h e s cheme t h r o u g h t h e C i t y C o u n c i l ' s c o n s u l t a t i o n s y s t e m .

(v ) Church S t r e e t , E c c l e s f i e l d . Mrs B a r b e r i n q u i r e d w h e t h e r any p r o p o s a l s had be en made t o h e l p p e d e s t r i a n s c r o s s Chu rch S t r e e t , E c c l e s f i e l d s a f e l y .S g t F a r r e l l d o u b t e d w h e t h e r Church S t r e e t would m e e t t h e c r i t e r i a f o r t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n o f a p e l i c a n c r o s s i n g and c o u l d n o t e n v i s a g e , b e c a u s e o f t h e p h y s i c a l l a y - o u t o f t h e s i t e how t h e s i t u a t i o n c o u l d be im p r o v e d , b u t he a g r e e d t o d i s c u s s t h e m a t t e r w i t h t h e Highway D e p a r t m e n t .

( v i ) G r e n o s i d e - Mr Hancock commented on t h e l a c k o f p e l i c a n c r o s s i n g s f a c i l i t i e s i n t h e G r e n o s i d e a r e a and c o m p l a i n e d a b o u t t h e s p e e d o f t r a f f i c i n t h e a r e a . S u p t Chapman r e p o r t e d t h a t o f f i c e r s f rom t h e Road T r a f f i c D i v i s i o n c a r r i e d o u t r e g u l a r c h e c k s i n t h e a r e a , 12 m o t o r i s t s h a v i n g been c a u g h t s p e e d i n g i n t h e G r e n o s i d e a r e a i n A p r i l . In a d d i t i o n members n o t e d t h a t i t was hoped t o p r o v i d e a p e l i c a n c r o s s i n g a t t h e j u n c t i o n o f N o r f o l k H i l l and P e n i s t o n e Road.

9 . S ch oo l C u r r i c u l a . I n s p B e n n e t t r e p o r t e d t h a t d u r i n g A p r i l t h e Community L i a i s o n D e p a r t m e n t i n t h e Nor th D i v i s i o n had v i s i t e d s c h o o l s and g i v e n t a l k s on a v a r i e t y o f t o p i c s a s w e l l a s b e i n g i n v o l v e d w i t h School Watch s c h e m e s , Duke o f Ed in b o ro u g h Schem es , a n t i - l i t t e r p r o j e c t s , and Urban A c t i o n Schemes . In a d d i t i o n Community C o n s t a b l e s and S p e c i a l i s t U n i t s s u c h a s t h e Mounted S e c t i o n a l s o v i s i t e d s c h o o l s on a r e g u l a r b a s i s .

The 1986 E d u c a t i o n A c t l a i d down t h a t Schoo l Gove rn i ng b o d i e s had t o c o n s i d e r a d v i c e f rom t h e C h i e f C o n s t a b l e on t h e Schoo l C u r r i c u l u m and on Cr i me P r e v e n t i o n . The P o l i c e and t h e E d u c a t i o n A u t h o r i t y we re d ra wing up a c o d e o f c o n d u c t which would d i r e c t t h e P o l i c e i n p u t i n t o s c h o o l s .

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I n s p e c t o r B e n n e t t r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e p o l i c e had p u t f o r w a r d t h e f o l l o w i n g g u i d e l i n e s :

(1 ) To make y ou ng p e o p l e aw ar e o f p e r s o n a l d a n g e r s .( 2 ) To i n f o r m s t a f f and p u p i l s o f t h e r o l e o f t h e p o l i c e .(3 ) To c o n s i d e r c r i m e p r e v e n t i o n .(4 ) To make you ng p e o p l e aware o f t h e i r r i g h t s and d u t i e s .

Cl 1 r Cromar r e p o r t e d t h a t a p i l o t p r o j e c t b a s e d upon 3 s c h o o l s i n t h e S ou th E a s t o f S h e f f i e l d was c u r r e n t l y u nd e r w ay . The p r o j e c t was b e i n g fu n d e d by t h e D e p t o f E d u c a t i o n and S c i e n c e and was c o n c e r n e d w i t h a School andcommuni ty a p p r o a c h t o t h e p rob lem o f d e l i n q u e n c y , an d i t s c a u s e s and wouldseek p o s s i b l e s o l u t i o n s .

10. N e ig h b o u r h o o d Watch S i g n s . The Forum c o n s i d e r e d a r e p o r t f rom t h e C l e r k and F i n a n c i a l O f f i c e r on t h e r e s p o n s e by t h e Home O f f i c e t o t h e r e q u e s t made by D i v i s i o n a l Review Panel t h a t g o v e r n m e n t f u n d i n g be made a v a i l a b l e f o r t h e p u r c h a s e o f Ne ig h bo ur ho od Watch S i g n s . Members commented t h a t t h e y had no d i f f i c u l t y i n f u n d i n g t h e p u r c h a s e o f t h e s i g n s .

A gre ed - T h a t t h e r e p o r t be n o t e d .

11. P o i n t s r a i s e d by members .

( i ) S k a t e b o a r d i n g . Members c o m p l a i n e d a b o u t t h e Level o f s k a t e b o a r d i n g i n s e v e r a l p a r t s o f t h e S u b - D i v i s i o n . S u p t Chapman r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e l o c a l ' communi ty c o n s t a b l s would be i n s t r u c t e d t o exa mine t h e p r o b l e m .

( i i ) G r e n o s i d e . Members c o m p l a i n e d a b o u t a gang o f y o u t h s p l a y i n g f o o t b a l l i n t h e Community C e n t r e Ca r Pa rk and on t h e l o c a l bo wl in g g r e e n , S u p t Chapman a g r e e d t o i n s t r u c t P C Rob inson t o i n v e s t i g a t e t h e m a t t e r .

( i i i ) S t u b b i n . Mr Sykes commented on v a r i o u s p r o b l e m s o c c u r r i n g on t h e S t u b b i n E s t a t e . The Community I n s p e c t o r a g r e e d t o l o o k i n t o t h e p o i n t s r a i s e d .

( i v ) P o l i c e O b j e c t i v e s 1990 . S u p t Chapman r e q u e s t e d members t o t h i n k a b o u t p o s s i b l e F o r c e o b j e c t i v e s f o r 1990 . I t was a g r e e d t o d i s c u s s t h e m a t t e r a t t h e S e p t e m b e r m e e t i n g .

12. D a t e and Time o f f u t u r e m e e t i n g . Ag re ed t h a t f u t u r e m e e t i n g s o f t h e Forum be h e l d on t h e 12 S e p t e m b e r 1989, 12 December 1989 , 13 March 1990 and12 J u n e 1990 , a l l m e e t i n g s commence a t 7 . 3 0 p .m. and be h e l d a t t h e P o l i c e T r a i n i n g C e n t r e , E c c l e s f i e l d .

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REPORT TO ALL D I V I S I O N A L R E V I E W P A N E L S AND S U B - D I V I S I O N A L C O M M U N I T Y AND P O L I C E L I A I S O N FORUMS

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R E V I E W OF THE C O M M U N I T Y C O N S U L T A T I O N A R R A N G E M E N T S

C o n s u l t a t i o n with Division a l R e v i e w P a n e l s and C o m m u n i t y and P o l i c e L i a is o n F o r u m s

1. Introduction

In October 1988 a seminar was held to discuss the Police Authority's Community Consultation arrangements. This was in response to the duty which the Authority has to review its consultation arrangements -from time to time. The seminar looked at how well the arrangements were working and possible improvements. In January 1989 the Authority considered a report on the mainissues raised at the seminar, and suggested options -for moving■forward. This was referred to the -four District Councils -forcomment, and is now being referred to the Panels and Forums -fortheir comment.

Attached to this brief report is a Consultation Document which sets out issues and options which the Authority is seeking views on, andall Panels and Forums are invited to comment. After this processhas been completed, the Police Authority will consider a -further report which will make recommendations about the way forward on the basis o-f all the comments received.

2. Format o-f Consultation Document

The Consultation Document considers in turn each of the six main areas identified at the seminar, with a brie-f description of themain issues and a list o-f possible options. These options are notintended to be definitive, and other suggestions will be very welcome. (A more detailed consideration o-f the issues is included in an Appendix which can be obtained on request from Martin McCarthy or Len Cooksey). Also enclosed is a brie-f questionnaire about the consultation arrangements, which individual members are invited to complete and return to the Authority in the pre-paid envelope provided.

3. Conclusion

Members of Forums and Panels are invited to comment on the issues and options described in the Consultation Document.

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HOME SECRETARY Douglas Hurd was this afternoon asked to step in following the decision not to prosecute five suspended police officers who carried out a gun prank on a rookie Sheffield constable.

H i l l s b o r o u g h M P M a r t i n F l a n n e r y blasted the Director of P ub lic P ro s e c u t io n ’s directive not to charge the officers as a "b la­ta n t cover-up” which w ould sh a tte r public confidence.

Tory M P Irvine Patnick a lso c la im e d o r d in a r y m em b ers o f th e p u b lic would have been brought before court in the same circumstances.

A f t e r s e v e ra l w e e k s rev iew ing th e case, th e D P P h a s d e c la re d th e p r a n k c o n t a i n e d " n o criminal intent".

1 But th e fo rc e 's c o m ­plaints departm ent HAS framed a series o f disci­plinary charges against the five.

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Pc Ian Bailey — 'no grudges '

Police Complaints A uth ­ority London H Q today, where a senior member is d e c i d i n g w h e t h e r to approve them.

The five, who are sus­pended on full pay, still face the sack after am ­bush ing p ro b a tio n e r Pc Ian Bailey, aged 26, in land off Fulwood Road, R anm oor last October.

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The five are Insp Chris W ood, Sgt Steve W yer. Sgt D ennis L aw son . Pc Trevor Ashforth and Pc Jeremy Brooke.

D isguised as band its , they pointed a ir pistols a t his head before handcuff­ing him and stripping off his trousers. The newly­wed victim, who lives in the Penistone area , was counselled before going back on the beat.

MP Martin Flannery— ‘sin ister o v e r to n es’

H ow ever the o ffice r 's fa th e r G a rry sa id : " H e doesn’t bear any grudges and just wants to get on with the job.

“ I d idn 't want them to be charged o r sacked and I believe Ian feels the same

It is understood disci­plinary papers have also been served on m any other members o f Ham merton R o a d 's 2 0 - s t r o n g “ D group" and control room staff.

T h is a f te rn o o n H ills ­borough M P M artin F lan ­nery said: “The public will look at this decision and think the police are once again looking after their o w n — a n d w h o c a n blame them? It has very sinister overtones.

“ T h e y m u s t n o t be allowed to get away with it."

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Both Sky and BSB insist parents would be able to regulate their children’s viewing and stop them seeing unsuitable programmes through advanced technology.

Bridge m marriage splitM ILLIONAIRE rock star Midge Ure and his wife, TV presenter Annabel Giles, are to seek a divorce.

fto @as@ aitr delaysBRITAIN has agreed to help fund a £40 million air­craft control system based in Brussels as a first step towards ending congestion and delays in the skies.

Stoffesay wafer f © bp CIOAN INQ UIRY was launched today into allegations that plastic bags full o f rubbish have been dumped in the sea from the liner QE2.

SovleSs pay &1I© crashSOVIET Defence Minister Dmitry Yazov admitted today that East Bloc forces did not detect the pilotless MiG-23 that flew into the West and crashed on a house in Belgium. The Soviet Union has already agreed ti pay full compensation for the crash, which killed a 19-year- old boy.

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S H E F F IE L D h ea lth chiefs have assured city shoppers there is no cause for concern fol­lowing a fresh outcry over egg safety.

The latest scare follows the discovery by consumer protection chiefs in Birm­ingham that more than h a l f o f 7 , 0 0 0 e g g s imported to the city from Holland and France were cracked, had dirty shells and malformed yolks.

B irm in g h a m ’s consum er department is now con­sidering prosecuting the worst offenders found in the survey of city shops by M inistry of Agriculture officers two weeks ago.

A spokesman for Sheffield’s E n v iro n m en ta l H e a lth department said there was no reason to believe conti' nental eggs were on sale in the city.

“ We will be keeping a watch­ing brief on everything but there is no reason to sus­pect th a t we have this problem here,” he said “ We would not be very pleased to see this type of p r o d u c t o n t h e U K market.”

He added that proper food hygiene training by the department for city shop assistants bad heightened awareness of food safety problems. “This is one of the areas we are taking a lead in,” he said.

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RESIDENTS outraged by the possibility of a l o n g - e s t a b l i s h e d Sheffield sports ground being turned into a shopping complex have gathered a 700-name petition against the scheme in a few days.

O p p o n en ts fear the p r o p o s a ls w i l l me a n extra traffic and noise and will damage local businesses.

Elaine H in m an o f the n ew ly -fo rm ed G reen h ill Action Committee said local people had been flocking to sign the petitions, which have been placed in several sh o p s in G re e n h i l l an d Meadowhcad.

“ People a re very c o n ­cerned about the traffic situ­ation. It is already bad on the M eadow head ro u n d ­about and if these plans go ahead it would be absolutely horrendous,” she said.

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SHEFFIELD Tory MP Irvine P atn ick today refused to comment after more than 40 strikers travelled to Westminster in a bid to seek talks about a dispute at a Arm of which he is a director.

By Hugh Lawrence and Simon Glover

Now M r Patnick faces a challenge about the Ever- Sure Textiles dispute from a woman striker who lives in his Hallam constituency and who plans to tackle him at

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B u t t o d a y M i c h a e l Rawson, managing director of Ever-sure, criticised what lie saw as an a ttem p t to politicise the dispute.

“ How M r Patnick con­ducts his business is a matter for him and not for this com­pany. I don’t see that this issue has anything to do with M r Patnick as an individual, it’s between the company and its workers,” he said.

A coach load of strikers went to Westminster yester­day with union officials to ask Mr Patnick to put their case to his fellow directors in th e d i s p u te o v e r u n io n recognition.

Re-instateAfter arriving an hour late,

they failed to see M r Patnick who had been invited to attend a lunch-time meeting.

The strikers told Labour M Ps that the company was refusing to re-instate ware­housemen sacked for finish­ing work early.

They added that the com- pany had said it would recog-

shops here with those in “ Old and housebound Greenhill village, Bocking people around here rely on Lane, Woodseats, Meadow- us for deliveries and if we go head and Annesley Road.” they will be in a real state,”

Trade was bound to be hit he said, and jo b s and businesses n u u i m T nwould be be lost. DAMAGING

Roy Wilson, owner o f a Sandra Jones, o f Mitch- grocer’s shop in Annesley e" s DIY in Bocking Lane, Road in Greenhill for 30 ^ the planned develop- years, said the scheme could ment was far too close to be the death knell for many historic Greenhill village.

s™ ll shops. “ Feeling locally seemstotally against this. It will just be like bringing the town centre to the suburbs,” she said.

Grocer A rthur Hopkin- son a t Meadowhead said many residents were worried about their property being d e v a lu e d b y a n y n ew development.

“ And on a personal level 2 superstore just across the load would be very damag­ing to trade.”

T he a c t io n co m m ittee plans to enlist the support of local councillors and Heeley MP Bill Michie before pre­senting its objections to the city’s planning chiefs.

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nise the Transport and Gen­eral Workers’ Union if the other workers returned to normal working until Jan ­uary and if at least 75 per cent of the workforce then backed the union in a ballot.

M o re th an 60 Labour M P s are now back ing a Commons motion which pro­tests that 160 out of 189 workers have already voted for union recognition and 87 per cent voted for industrial action.

M r Patnick, who has sad that he is a nonexecutive director and that the issue is for main directors to dial with, refused any comment.

Protest overname change

PARENTS of mentally handicapped youngsters and adults protested this afternoon at city council moves to reclassify their children as “people with learning difficulties.”

T h ey c la im the nam e change will “ hide” thousands o f m entally handicapped people in the community and le a d to f u r th e r c u ts in resources.

Christine W alsh of the Action Group Safeguarding Sheffield's Mentally Handi­capped, which organised the protest at this afternoon’s council meeting, said the c h a n g e w a s b e i n g

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“ Our children were bom with a mental handicap and we accept that. If we have the all embracing term ‘people with learning difficulties’ they will be put in with blind people and the mentally ill.

“ Each of these groups deserve to have their individ­ual needs met. By being lumped together we fear the

council will not have to be s p e c i f i c in a l l o c a t i n g resources.”

Council officers insist that the name change will take away the stigma attached to mental handicap.

B ut S h e f f ie ld H e a l th Authority, which shares care of the metally handicapped with the council, has no plans to adopt the new title.

LorriesdivertedH IG H W A Y S chiefs have stepped in after protests f ro m r e s i d e n t s o f tw o Rotherham villages about heavy lorries.

People living in Wales and K iveton P ark a re angry a b o u t n o i s e , d u s t a n d v i b r a t i o n s caused by the lorries w hich visit K iveton P ark Colliery and say they are a serious ro ad safely hazard .

H ighw ays officials have now re-routed som e o f the lorries. They say talks a re being held between British C oal a n d British Rail, aimed a t grea ter use o f rail­ways for m oving coal.G M eanwhile people living in two o the r R o th e rh am villages, T h o rp e Hesley a n d H o o d Hill a re calling fo r a w eight restric­tion to be p u t on local roads .

Issstry©t®r d ie s , @5P O P U L A R S heffield driving instructor, Bill BartOQ, bas died, a g ed 6 5 , a f t e r 3 3 y e a r s in business.

M r Barton, o f Kestrel Avenue, T h orp e H esliey, w as born in Sussex but moved to Sheffield after the war, where be later became one o f the city’s first driv­ing instructors, working as the R oxy School o f Motoring.

M r Barton leaves a widow, Margaret, a son, Shaon, and two daughters.

Protest at care cutsS H E F F IE L D parents opposed to planned cuts in .the Child C are A ssistant scrvice a t city schools will take the ir protest to the streets on S aturday .

P ro tes to rs will be m arching to t h e P e a c c G a r d e n s , in Pinstonc S treet, For 10.15.

“ All we w an t to do is give as m uch p rom inence as possible to w h a t is h a p p e n i n g , ” s a i d s p o k e s w o m a n G i l l N e l s o n . “ This is o u r children’s futures and tha t m eans the fu tu re o f ShefTield-*’

C h a r itydrawA N A T I O N A L d raw fo r a charily which gives support to families o f children bom without limbs will take place in Sheffield on Saturday July 8.

T he draw which has made £ 2 ,0 0 0 fo r R E A C H — th e A ssociation for Children with Hand or Arm Deficiency — will take place at the Artificial Limb and Appliance Centre, Northern General Hospital at 2.30pm.

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Plats Hr© safety hidS H E F F IE L D City Council is to spend £800,000 im proving fire safety p recautions a t a n um ber o f multi-s torey flats in the city.

W o rk costing £400,000 is due to s ta r t in Sep tem ber on 544 f l a t s in 11 t o w e r b l o c k s a t U p per tho rpe a n d N ethe r thorpe .

S imitar w ork costing a no th e r £400,000 is to be carried o u t to three multi-storey blocks o f flats a t Low Edges where, according to a -report , 144 one-bedroom ed flats failed to con fo rm to fire regulations.

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[baptism ■ . .A W A D S L E Y c o u p le w ere among 152 people baptised os Jehovah's Witnesses at a conven­tion in Leeds.

David and Barbara Clark, o f Rydalhurst Avenue, W adsley, Sheffield, were among more than 16,000 delegates at tbc “ Godly Devotion’1 District Assembly a Elland Road Football Ground.

World spotlight to fall on city

By John Highfield

scheduled to a ttend it is ex p ec ted the even t ivill increase worldwide aware­ness o f the city as a major conference centre.

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SHEFFIELD is set to enter the international East-West spotlight as it hosts the second British- S o v i e t T w i n T o w n s Conference.

More than 50 twin auth­orities from across Britainand Soviet Russia will be . . . .represented at the three-day J ^ e. 'yere orle °* 1‘1C . 1 conference — the first of its a uthorities to have a I win- k ind to be held in th is ning with the Soviet Union country — which opens on anA no,w many other auth- July 14 ontics have seen the benefits

. . _ . o f t h a t , " sa id the LordAmong the senior Soviet M o f Shelricld Coun

officials present throughout Tnn„ ry,tnm.= tile event wiii be six iop I ony Damms.r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f th e “ The Chamber o f Com- C o u n c i l f o r O v e r s e a s merce and the business sec- Developmcnt in Moscow, tor have seen the import- including the president o f ance o f the links and we are th e M o s c o w R e g io n a l now hoping the conference Council and a representative will re-inforcc those links o f the USSR's Ministry o f further."In te rn a t io n a l E conom ic The conference aims to Affairs. highlight the benefits that

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TODAY we offer readers a sharp-focus sum m ­ary of all that led to football’s worst-ever t rag e d y — th e Hillsborough disaster.

It is not a report of the 31-day inquiry which recently ended in Sheffield (we have provided that in pas t weeks) but an overall view which w e hope will help everyone to understand b e t t e r w h a t h a p p e n e d on th a t t e r r ib l e Saturday.

By now most people have a broad idea of the issues that Lord Justice ;Taylor h a s , to weigh up. And w hat a vast, complex list they make! F ans’ behaviour,; pre-match drinking, police tactics, crowd distribution and control, a rrangem en ts at the ground, fencing, tickets, signs, touts, medical equipm ent an d 'e m erg - ency plans a re just a few of the factors.

W hat,is c lea r is tha t British football.will have to change. Huge even ts su c h a s cup m atches cannot be run efficiently or safely on the ad-hoc system that has grown up over the years. They require expert and detailed plan­ning to allow for every eventuality.

All-seater stadium s may be one outcom e of Hillsborough. When the inquiry's findings a re published, probably in late July, the re will c e r t a i n l y b e o t h e r f a r - r e a c h i n g recommendations.

Everyone — and not leas t Sheffield — aw aits this report with concern and in tense interest. Everyone hopes it will mark a turning point in socce r history that will help to restore the good im age of the g am e and ensu re such a tragedy never happens again.

worryAFTER the fears of a Sheffield take-over in north-east Derbyshire — unfounded a s it turned but — it is now the turn of residents at Norton and Greenhill to worry about the future.

This time concern cen tres on the possible sa le of the Sheffield transport w orkers’ sports ground a t M eadowhead to a shopping chain. Petitions a re already circulating.

R esidents a re right to be concerned but it rem ains to be se en w hether their fears >will be confirmed or eased . Experience h as shown in such c a se s that it is never too early to protest — so now is clearly the time to speak up.

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SHEFFIELD will receive a double boost next week. Its growing reputation a s a conference centre and its fam e a s a leading supporter of town twinning will both be strengthened when this country 's first British-Soviet Twin Towns Conference is held in the fcity.

With g lasnost firmly in the public spotlight this is a timely mom ent for such a conference. Everyone will hope it m akes a m ajor contribu­tion to international understanding a s well a s

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1 Boss gets rid of one cook (4) ■ •

3 Celibate composer got part back (8)

9 Sign flat for example isn't wanted here (7)

10 Clan weapon (5)11 Gamble as professional

sportsmen do? (4,3,5)13 Concerning earlier meal

(6 )15 Monument of astute

builder (6)17 What the batman became

after being demobbed?(5,7)

20 An improvement once more . . . (5)

1 Plot to put 100 a t top, of steeple (8)

2 Additional part of com­plex training programme (5)

4 Entice everybody to endure endless . . . (6)

5 . . .idle warning causing depression to Mad Hatter (6,6)

6 Not severe with, about,, nine unfortunately

tenanted (7)7 Film showing right slip­

pery customer? (4)S No amateur cooked pies

for salon (12)12 Uneasy when the other

get a smaller share (8)14 Soldier who keeps him­

self to himself? (7)16 Determine as indi­

cation . . . (6)18 . . . what’s wrong with

one g ir l . . . (5)19 . . . or another light­

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THIS is the1 strange case o f the takeover bid that never was.

A couple o f months ago. The Star. reported t h a t t h e 'B b u n d a r y • C o m m is s io n h a d apprbached;Sheffield about possible boundary changes, bu'tthaf the city Council’s only interest was in m inor .ad justm ents as p a r t o f the Commission’s “ tidying up” o f local boundaries.

The story was picked up by other newspapers and.radio stations', who soon turned an innocu­ous piece oflocal government bureaucracy into ■ a major land grab by Sheffield Tor . Dronfield,

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Eckington and Killamarsh, the three Derby­shire towns that are effectively dormitory sub­urbs for middlc-class Sheffield workers..

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PREMATURE PROTEST: Sheffield depicted a s a anti-takeover cam paign posters

death’s head on

Alarm bells began to ring at North-East■ Derbyshire district council, which would prob-■ ably disappear if Sheffield did take over three of

its biggest communities; the local MP accused Sheffield o f a takeover bid, and soon a major campaign was under way to stop something that had never been started.

By the weekend, 2,000 people in. Dronfield had signed petitions against the ‘takeover’, and the district-council’s presses could not keep pace with the demand for protest posters that depict Sheffield as a predatory death’s head. ;

Moving Dronfield (Derbyshire's third-largest town), Eckirigton and Killamarsh into Sheffield would rob the district o f more, than half its population and make the Chesterfield-based

: council unviable. , :■ The remairider^of the district — Clay Cross

and a number o f Chesterfield-area villages like Unstone. Wingerworth and Ashover — would

■probably be swallowed up by Chesterfield■ Borough Council^'whose offices are opposite

those o f the district council Jn Saltergate.. But if the protestors had bothered to check

' the facts; they could have saved themselves a lot o f bother.

. All Sheffield ever did was respond to a request for information from the Boundary Commission.

“ We told them that if they were talking about : something major we would want to talk to them

again,” said Howard Knight, secretary o f the city council’s controlling Labour Group.

The Commission came back to Sheffield to ask for more information. “That is simply what we sent back to them. We have made no submis-

DronfieSd, Ick ington and killamarsh today welcomed Sheffield's assurance;! Shat' it does not want to take them over. Despite the protest cam­paigns, Sheffield never did have designs on them but, as PHILIP ANDREWS reports, the 1990s could stiil bring

them all into Sheffield .

sion o r bid. We have just sent back the inform­ation they have asked for. We don’t yet know what new rules the Boundary ^Commission are playing under.”

The council’s controlling Labour G roup never took apolitical decision On whether they wanted to expand into North Derbyshire, and yesterday took the unprecedented step o f issu­ing a categorical denial o f the land-grab claims.

So the crisis for North-east Derbyshire is over — for the time being at least. • K

But in the long term, the 'w hole o f the ShefTield region could be in the melting pot again, because both major political parties are committed to some form o f local government reorganisation.

The Tories are under pressure to do away' with county councils, which in local terms would mean the end o f Derbyshire County Council,, and the strengthening; o f big district councils like Sheffield. j j : ;

It would make a lot o f sense; if that were to happen, to transfer Dronfield, Eckington and ".ilia ' “ ................. ........Killamarsh to Sheffield and] let Chesterfield

take over the rest o f North-East Derbyshire,; including Clay Cross. ,

The Labour Party is talking about unitary authorities and regional government; which would probably have a similar effect.

The other issue which is bound to effect the th inking o f Sheffield’s Labour-con trolled council — especially now that the poll tax is about to be introduced — is that o f who pays for and who uses the services it provides.

A recent survey in Cheshire revealed that better-off families benefit substantially by living in low-rated suburban areas and using;the facilities provided by nearby big cities.

An impartial observer o f the local scene would argue that that is precisely what is. happening here, with commuters who live over the border in low-rated Derbyshire reaping the benefits o f Sheffield’s facilities.

Rates (and the poll tax) are substantially; lower in Derbyshire than they are in Sheffield, and the commuters who have moved -out tp. Dronfield, Eckington and Killamarsh (which are suburbs o f Sheffield in all but name) havie effectively bought their way into off-shore tax havens.

More than 50 per cent o f DronfieW working people work in Sheffield, for instance. They use Sheffield's roads, its libraries, its pleasure gardens and many other facilities, yet pay noth­ing directly towards them.

That s ituation , may well be remedied by boundary changes if and when the highly unpopular.poll tax, due to be introduced, next year, is; replaced by some other form o f local taxation in the 1990s.

“Poll tax is meant to be more representative o f how people use services, but . o f course .is

, not,” says Howard Knight.“ I don’t feel that the poll tax has any greater

life than 1995. Whichever party is in power then will have to change it. There is lots o f discussjon going on behind the scenes on what fbriri o f focal taxation system is going to apply .in the 1990s.” ■ .

A combination o f property tax and local income tax system may be favourites, and they could be accom panied by sweeping local government changes o f the magnitude we last saw in 1974. Which would put the whole future o f NorthrEast Derbyshire back in the melting pot. ’ - - • :

21 . . . could be enigma, I suppose (7)

22 Lest gain, becom es^a crime . . . (8)

23 . . . pass round the snakes! (4)

QUICK CLUESACROSS: 1 Skip (4). 3 Absurd DOWN: 1 Submissive (8). 2 (8). 9 Feat (7). 10 Climb (5). 11 Drive (5). 4 Clothe (6). 5 To- Stinginess(12). 13 Inform (6). tality (12). 6 Oppose (7). 7 15 Famish (6). 17 Courteous Tardy. (4). 8 Uncertainty (12). (4-8). 20 Titled (5). 21 Alter- 12 Unmindful (8). 14 Quiver cation (7). 22 Cheerful (8), 23 (7). 16 Forgive (6). 18 Stir (5). Sediment (4). 19 Break (4)

TUESDAY’S MAIN SOLUTION — ACROSS: 6 Bifocal. 7 All in. 9 Merge. 10 Targets. 12 Straightens. 14'Flag-officer. 18 Tan­ners. 19 Ideal. 21 Revel. 22 Drives a.DOWN: 1 Eider. 2 Fought. 3 Gas. 4 Alight. 5 Tilting. 8 Bargain. 11 Fanfare. 13 Cleaves. 15 Ganges. 16 Endive. 17 Pause. 20 Orb.TUESDAY'S QUICK SOLUTION — ACROSS: 6 Invoice. 7 Flout. 9 Guise. 10 Unkempt. 12 Involuntary.' 14 Double-cross. 18 Capstan. 19 Vague. 21 Pluck. 22 Probity.DOWN: 1 Snout. 2 Tocsin. 3 Act. 4 Albeit. 5 Support. 8 Inquire: 11 Foreman. 13 Potable. 15 Bisect. 16 Shabby. 17 Quota. 20 Ark. - ■. .. - ,

“ T H IS is W harncliffe Side, love,’’ says the woman on the No 57. “Just here.”

T h ank y o u . v e r y m u c h , m a d a m .O r , m o re a c c u ra te ly , thank you Very little.'"^We getTSfir:infsearcfi- offGteti Howe Park". . . Sheffield’s forgot- : teni park, the G reat Unknown, bequeathed in a fine spirit o f phil­anthropy, patronage and benevol­ence, so that children could “enjoy a few hours away from the great smoky city” .. We discover the park is another

c o u p le o f h illy m iles b e y o n d Oughtibridge.

But it’s a fine afternoon, and the No 57 was all hell let loose, what with the N o 66 missing, and me with nothing less than £10 (and now with a clanking pocket full o f 10 pences), and the half-past-three curfew passing and pensioners get­ting t ru cu le n t . . .

“ This is Wharncliffe Side, love. Just here.”

U p Cockshutts Lane, all dry stonewalls and foxgloves, and not a hint o f Glen Howe. Why in any case do they need parks up here? This is the country — give or take th e o d d s te e lw o rk s , th e o d d factory chimney.

But they clearly do need parks — hence the squall o f controversy o v e r S h e f f i e l d R e c r e a t i o n Department's plan to sell off the Glen Howe park keeper’s lodge as “surplus to requirements” .

Bradfield Parish Council, one of those outposts o f dangerous inde­pendent thought out there in the wild N orth West, has launched a campaign to protect the park itself and ensure that any money raised by the sale o f the lodge will be p l o u g h e d b a c k i n t o t h e community.

The parish council’s letters bris­tle with facts, figures, references, agendas, mild indignation and the M in u te B ooks o f the .W ortley R u ra l D is tr ic t C ounc il (“ now defunct” ) — see Sheffield Archives CA529 (18)YE1931318. Minutes

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a glade o f tiles, an '-official olive green signpost and it’s as if we’re at the gates orMillhouses P ark 'o r G raves P a r t , w ith the! tidy ing hand o f the municipal parkrkeeper almost to be sben . \ . : -

“City o f Sheffield. Glen Howe Park. Area, 19 acres. Gifted in 1917

. by Joseph Dixon Esq and John Mills Esq" .

Dixon ,was a paper mill-owner

Nos 80 ,91 ,108 ,127 , 148,169,225 and 239, if you want the full gen.

U p th e h i ll we s t r id e a n d Sheffield stretches out behind us at the far end o f the D on Valley. The o d d d o g b a rk s , th e o d d b ird chirps, hedgerows bloom in abun­dance, hay fever lurks round every comer. It’s the sort o f scenery you go on holiday to see.

And then, suddenly, a car park.

from Oughtibridge. In 1917, he I found half, the £750 cost o f the up- for-sale Glen Howe, while M ills— insisting at-the time on anonymity— coughed up the o ther half, I

It was to be safeguarded “ for the use o f the public for ever” , and the Sheffield D aily T e leg raph was breath less with a d m ira tio n fo r “ th is charm ing resort, wherein

_ thousands of. Sheffield children have found pleasure and delight.”

- N o t to be outdone, Councillor Harvey o f Wortley Rural District Council trilled a song o f gratitude worthy o f William Blake:

“ I have seen thousands o f poor Sheffield children enjoying the

; beautiful woodland o r playing on the green.there, and I am delighted to know that those pleasures will n i t be denied them. It is a treat to set them, away for a few hours from the great smoky city, breath­

in g the fine air which comes from the moorland o f Midhope and Langsett.”

Seventy years on, it remains a charming resort, with its steepish lau re l d r iv e a lo n g th e T in k e r Brook, its. rusticated bridges, its w oodland slopes with sunlight filtering through, its mossy roots and dam p ferns . . . as lovely a glen as you'll find on o r off the R o u n d W alk . A n d , la te o n a su m m e r a f t e r n o o n , a f t e r th e p e n s i o n e r s ’ c u r f e w , a lm o s t deserted.

W e sit on the Cecil Brearley Memorial Seat, next to an abso­lutely empty waste bin, wonder who Cecil Brearley was, and con­template the stone park keeper’s house -j— Glen Howe Tower as its solid turret justifies it being called.■ Cecil Brearley? A plaque on the s tone bridge fills in the facts: “ Keeper o f Glen Howe from 1939 to 1974. A Loving H and Has Tended Here.”

And still does, as the trees open ou t into a clearing — the green? — with picnic tables and swings . . . a field in the middle o f other fields, a truly rural-park, with traffic noise hardly1 to b e ' heard and people hardly t<? be seen.

W orth, the trip, even after half past three. Take a flask. But don’t get off a t Oughtibridge.

I GET asked to do soifle funny things sometimes. Last week I was asked to do an interview for Woman’s Hour about why I wear sandals.

According to an edict laid down by Winston Churchill many years ago, sandals are permissible in the House of Commons so long as they are worn without socks. So that’s all right — because unless it is very cold in the summer there is very little point in wearing sanidals if they are worn with socks.

1 hasten to add that although I wear sandals, I am by no means vegetarian, nor do I wear an ear ring! I just love fresh air and sunshine and do not see why my feet should have to suffer inside heavy shoes unless it is abso­lutely necessary.

Of course, “We are all Green now” — or so they wonld have os believe. Last month, one in seven of those who bothered .to vote in the

European Assembly elections voted for the Green Party.

Personally, I think their name is a bit of a cheek. It’s a bit like calling yourself “the Good Party”.

After all, who is not in favour of it? Protecting our environment, and for that matter, the very survival of our planet, are things about which some, of us care very deeply, and in which everyone should have an interest.

There are, of course, a few tough decisions to be made which reflect deep differences in the values we hold.

In simple terms, I do not believe you can be ‘Green’ unless you believe in demo­cratic socialism. Not, I has­ten to add, that that auto- m a t i c a 11 y m e a n s wholehearted commitment to the Labour Party — I wish it did!

Before people start reach-; ing for their pens, 1 had better explain.-

m m m m mIf making money comes

first, then protecting the world around us must come a pretty poor second. Conserv­ing our natural resources has to mean planning bow we use them and not just letting people do what they like.

What the very strong showing qf those who caU .themselves members of the; Green Party has done, how-, ever, is to waken up the ideas of the major parties in terms of the-importance of pur environment for thfc future. ’

It is nothing to do with wtether you enjoy struggling yoir way., through. cabbage picS It has.' a; lot .to do with wlnt sort of transport policy w.e.. should ' adopt, for the futire and what we do to our o c e a n s . and: t o o u r atmosphere.

The Government are plan- ningfor 142 per cent increase in ipad traffic by the year

Purt of their new road- builiing .programme involves addiig two more lanes to the Ml tor. 93 miles, at a stag- geriie cost of £800m. Elec­trifying the railway from ' Lonion' to Sheffield (160 miles] woujd cost £160m.

Twenty per cent of the carbon dioxide: destroying the Earth’s atmosphere already comes- from road vehicles, and the: bigger and better the roads, the more vehicles will use them. .

There iare things which'we ourselves can do,-such as burning less and recycling

more, using lead-free petrol, and not dumping ornr rubbish b:.the nearest wood or river as oftea happens.

Pressure can also be . brought to bear on the water authorities to clean up our streams, rivers and water supply, and the Government need to be honest about what is happening to nuclear and toxic waste.

It is strange really how some people’s miods work. A neighbour chastised my children for using a water sprinkler the other week, whilst-we were breathing, in the smoke from his garden fire which bad burned unso- cially for the whole weekend.

In the end though, I cannot think of athke more appro- priate than that of the Labour Party’s advert the

.; day before the Euro-elec- tions. It said “Who do you call someone who is against

' bigger pensions, better health care and cleaner drinking water?

The answer — Margaret Thatcher.

AS rail workers are pillo­ried for asking for more, a survey of 86 of Britain’s b i g g e s t f i r m s h a s revealed that top com­pany executives awarded th e m se lv es p ay ‘r ises averaging 27 per cent last year.

News o f these incredible r ise s , w h ich ta k e so m e annual pay packets into, the halfrmillion.pound bracket, comes at a time when Mrs T h a t c h e r is d o in g h e r ' damndest to stop high wage d e a ls a n d h a s v e rb a l ly shredded rail workers* for striking, for more fhan the seven per cent offered:

The survey revealed that the biggest rise — a massive 242 per cent — went ,to the chairman of the TSB, who r e c e i v e d a h a n d s o m e £398,754 for the year’s hard graft compared with a mere £116,593 for his predecessor the year before. i ;

This was followed! by a rocket of 116 per cent for high flying British Airways chairman Lord King and a jump o f 114 for Ladbroke's Cyril Stein. 1 1

In six big firms, the top pay rose by 70 per cent and in most cases the rises out­stripped the corporate per­formance of the companies involved.

British Rail, on the other h a n d , i s - , e x p e c t e d t o announce massive profits for the year. •

Meanwhile back at No 10, a puce-faced Prime Min­ister is railing against the fact that BR workers' have so far refused to succumb to threats, call off their suc­cessful strikes and put the

often doubtful ‘service’ back on the tracks.

H er reported sympathy w ith hard-h it com m uters would have more credibility if she agreed to waive park­ing fees, on strike days, but at least some o f London’s Royal parks are now tempo­rary parking lots for the extra traffic forced into the already jammed city.

In the m eantim e BBC unions continue with their lightning strikes in support o f a 16 per cent wage claim; w h i te -c o l la r w o rk e rs in Nalgo arestriking for 12 per cent or £1,200; North Sea oil workers are downing tools for tighter safety standards; and dockers are all set for an indefinite stoppage.

gered patients to support runner beans, bed hoists .by oily-fingered car fanatics-for lifting out engines, wooden bath racks by bookworms for shelves, pieces o f sheep­skin for easing bedsores' as fireside rugs, and special b eds fo r f illing g ap s in garden fences. ' -. ■ ;

H e a l t h o f f i c i a l s i n R o th erh am were equally shaken ..when a checkriip .on 200 sta ff: re v e a le d t h a t nearly ha lf were to o fa t, three-quarters Tiad danger­ous cholesterol levels and 30 had high blood pressured

The area has a heart dis­ease death rate 21 .per cent above the national average, but still onerthird o f those tested admitted 'to smoking and many others took’: little exercise.

But as doctors themselves a re a p o o r e x a m p le — having a short life “expect­ancy, high divorce and sui­cide rates, suffering stress i l ln e s s e s a n d im b ib in g to b a c c o a n d a lc o h o l in grossly unhealthy amounts — what chance have mere mortals? ■!'

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□ □ □SHOCKED health officials in Worcester clutched their heads and moaned after a “ n o q u e s t io n s a s k e d " amnesty, aimed at getting back thousands o f pounds worth o f valuable hospital equipment, uncovered the secret uses to which aids are put.

C ru tch e s a n d w alking sticks are used by green-fin-

TEARS streamed down; the face o f Hugh Hefner's bride — f o r m e r B u n n y Girl K im berly C o n ra d — as , bedecked in a billowing off- white gown, she exchanged vows with her groom.

If you were the second wife o f a man 36 years,your sen io r w ho a d m it te d to being the world’s soft porn king and to having, bedded h u n d r e d s o f g o r g e o u s women in a sex-stuffed Hfe, wouldn’t you wail?

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In the wake of tragedySir,—I am writing in response to a report(August 8) on a meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Sheffield City Council at which one of the items on the agenda related to safety of sports grounds certificates and in particular the one issued to Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. I am concerned about some of the misleading statements contained in the report and would like to reply to some of the criticisms made.

First of all, the article claimed that councillors refused to make any decisions and that the meeting disintegrated. The fact is the meeting did not disintegrate and we did not make any decision because that was impossible with no written report in front of us at that stage.

What we did have was a verbal report from council officers that the written report, with recom­mendations from the official in­quiry by Lord Justice Taylor, was being prepared as soon as possible and would be ready for t h e , committee to consider m a matter of days. We would then be able to make decisions and take any invent action needed.

1 would finally like to stress that

everything is being done in the relevant departments as quickly as possible in the light of the recommendations from the official inquiry. — Yours faithfully,

Coun J. A. BUTLER Chairman, General Purposes Com­mittee, Sheffield Cify Council, Sheffield.

Sir,—In light of the continued and savage attacks on the South Yorkshire PoUce following ttie

Justice Taylor, and appeals to the Home Secretary over the continua­tion in office of the chief constable, Mr Peter Wrigfht, it is perhaps timely to consider the following remarks made by Donald Saundeig the week following the Hills­borough disaster:

“Though the South Yorkshire Police, the Football Association, the Sheffield Wednesday adminis­tration and stewards may all have made mistakes on Saturday after­noon, the basic cause of the disaster was the irresponsible behaviour of some spectators. Those of us who were at tneHevgeJ Stadium traeedv were obliged to Mufc1 tU’Tne same unpalatable conclusion”. — Yours faithfully,

V. LUMBThrybergh, Rotherham.

Sir, — The essence of the interim report on the tragic events at Hillsborough football ground On April 15, is that “the policing of the

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semi-final at Hillsborough broke down”, and that “the mam reason for the disaster was the failure of police control”.

Speaking of the conduct of some 65 police officers giving oral evi­dence at the inquiry, the report says, and I quote, “that for the most part the quality of their evidence was in inverse proportion to their rank”, and later “...the senior officers in command were d e fe n s iv e a n d e v a s iv e wit- nesses...But neither their handling of problems on the day nor their

account in evidence showed the qualities of leadership to be ex­pected of their rank’’.

In the final paragraph of the section of the report dealing with the police (paragraph 285) it says “It is a matter o f regret that at the hearing and in their submissions the South Yorkshire Police were not prepared to concede they were in any respect at fault in what occurred”.

It was against this background that the chief police officer, Mr Wright, took the sensible step of tendering his resignation. One must assume from this that he intended to resign. In the mean­time, however, Mr Wright has removed virtually every senior officer under his command and who had any connection with the tragedy at Hillsborough, into new positions, and some of them away from Sheffield.

It is most unfortunate that when the police committee did meet they decided that Mr Wright should keep his job.

Ninety five people died in horri­fic circumstances and hundreds were injured, and the families of the deceased have suffered miseiy, heartbreak and the sense of acute loss. Mr Wright owes it to them and to the dead to resign.

If a Prime Minister, a command­ing officer or the leader of a council had made a mistake involving massive loss of life, it would be

accepted that the person was responsible and should go. t

The Hillsborough tragedy need s never have occurred if Mr Wright ft and the senior officers involved r< had planned and carried out their oi Work properly. The interim report at makes this absolutely clear and it is therefore incumbent on Mr Wright to resign his post, regard­less of the finding which the police committee came to on August - 14.

It would be helpful if the police committee which took the decision ~ was to go also and that new people and a new chief police officer untainted by this shameful epi- , sode should take over. <

It would appear despite their , protestations to the contrary, that the police committee and the chief, police officer do not really accept the correctness of Lord Justice Taylor’s interim report. If this is ' so, will they kindly tell us Who was "responsible? —-Yours faithfufly; ,

FLANNERY, MP Sheffield, Hillsborough.

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conPOLICE onlcials were yesterday accusl_ of treating the public with contempt o ver plans to discuss in secret safety measures drawn up after the Scathing report into the Hillsborough disaster.

The South Yorkshire Police Authority is being asked to exclude the public and Press when the force’s Chief Constable, Mr Peter Wright, presents a report at its meeting tomorrow on progress following the publication of the inquiry report toy Lora Justice Taylor. - '

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everything was being done, to make ■; grounds a?safer place m the future.

to be discussed in private. If that is the case, I will make a statement on the issue

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‘IwiUmjflTOSK^MTO report and if I feel it warranfsdt the matter will be discussed in public. ■. ■

Tomorrow’s meeting, on the eve of the new football season, will also discuss an interim report by the authority’s insurers on the implications of compensation claims from the injured and bereaved of Liverpool.

Sir Jack said: “We need to know the latest position from our insurers but it is still far too early to discuss liability for compensation claims. I suspect it will take a test case before a n v a n » ~ '

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H O U S E OF C O M M O N S

L O N D O N SW1A OAA

15th August 1989

The essence of the Interim Report on the tragic events at Hillsborough Football Ground on April 15th last, is that "the policing of the Semi Final at Hillsborough broke down", and that "the main reason for the disaster was the failure of police control".

evidence at the Inquiry, the report says and I quote "that for the most part, the quality of their evidence was in inverse proportion to their rank", and later "....the senior officers in command were defensive, and evasive witnesses.... But neither their handling of problems on the day, nor their account in evidence showed the qualities of leadership to be expected of their rank".

In the final paragraph of the section of the report dealing with, the police,(Paragraph 285) it says "It is a matter of regret that at the hearing, and in their submissions, the South Yorkshire Police were not prepared to concede they were in any respect at fault in what occurred".

It was against this background that the Chief Police Officer,Mr Wright took the sensible step of tendering his resignation. One must assume from this that he intended to resign. In the meantime however,Mr Wright h.as removed virtually every senior officer under his command, and who had any connection with the tragedy at Hillsborough, into new positions, and some of them away from Sheffield.

Recently the most important newspaper in South Yorkshire,The Sheffield Star,said in its Editorial of Monday August 7th: "Chief Constable, Peter Wright has tendered his resignation. When members of the South Yorkshire Police Authority meet oh August 14th, they should accept it".

I completely agree; with The Star. It is most unfortunate that when the committee did meet they decided that Mr Wright should keep his job.

95 people died in horrific circumstances, and hundreds were injured and the families of the;deceased have suffered misery,heartbreak, and the sense of acute loss. Mr Wright owes it to them, and to the dead, to resign.

Speaking of the conduct of some 65 police of ficers, giving oral

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If a Prime Minister,a Commanding Officer, or the Leader of a Council had made a mistake involving massive loss of life, it would be accepted that that person was responsible, and should go.

All the evidence shows that proper planning for Hillsborough was complacent and neglectful, and for this Mr Wright must take the blame.The Jiillsborough tragedy need never have occurred if he and the senior officers involved had planned and carried out their work properly.The Interim Report makes this absolutely clear, and it is therefore incumbent on Mr Wright to resign his post,regardless of the finding which the Police Committee came to yesterday.

.•This morning, the National British Press with the exception of one newspaper, made it plain that they think that Mr Wright should go.

:It would be helpful if the Police Committee which took the decision yesterday,and whose blind loyalty outran their capacity to think straight, was to. go also, and that new people and a new Chief Police Officer untainted by this shameful episode, should take over.

It would appear despite their protestations to the contrary,that the Police Committe«and the Chief Police Officer do not really accept the correctness of Lord Justice Taylor's Interim Report. If this is so, will they kindly tell us who was responsible? We can't all walk away,as the Chairman Sir Jack Layden did yesterday, under questioning^ by the press.

.The facts have to be facejJ, even if the Chief Police Officer and the Police Committee will not face them.

Yours sincerely

From Mart in Flannery, M.P.

Martin Flannery.M.P. Sheffield/Hillsborough.

From Mart in Flannery, M.P. S h e f f i e l d . H i l l s b o r o u g h

H O U S E OF C O M M O N S

L O N D O N SW1A OAA

Councillor Jean Cromar,Town Hall,Sheffield.SI.2HH 4th September 1989

Dear Jean,

I see that you are chair of the Sheffield NorthDivisional Review Panel of the South Yorkshire PoliceAuthority. I would like to meet you some time to discusswith you privately,various things about the Police Authority, as not only have recent events thrown the subject into focus, but I have personally been waging a campaign for many, many years, in regard to many things, which have been proven conclusively to be wrong in the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Area, and about which, very little,if anything, is being done.

I certainly intend to raise many things in the Hillsborough Constituency Labour Party Management Committee at its meeting atthe end of September, and would like you to be aware of them in viewof the important position you occupy.

Best wishes, Yours sincerely,

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Martin Flannery. MP,

Sheffield,

S6.| 8th September, 1989

Dear Martin,

Thank you for your letter dated Ath September, 1989.

I will be very pleased to meet you sometime to discuss privately

your concerns about the Police Authority, not only about recent events but the many things that I also think need improving. I am away on holiday

from 15th - 22nd September. Perhaps you would care to give me a ring onthe above number to fix a convenient time.

I note that you intend to raise many matters in the Hillsborough CLP management committee and feel I should be aware of them. I must say, I think

it would have been helpful, and comradely, if you had discussed your concerns with me or other members of the Police Authority before making some of your

recent, and past, statements. I have reported regularly to Walkley Branch about my concerns and also gave a report to the last meeting in August regarding

the resignation offer of the Chief Constable. Unfortnately I have a prior family engagement and will not be at the management committee.

I have been chair of the Ft Divisional Review Panel for over two years and you will^have received minutes and invitations to those meetings, and the

forums, but I have never seen you there when you could raise matters of concern.

Not all the meetings take place when parliament is sitting. It would have been very encouraging to receive the support of the Hillsborough MP as I am sure : there are many issues on which we could work together.

I look forward to hearing form you.

With best wishes,

Yours sincerely,

Councillor Jean Cromar

SOUTH YORKSHIRE .. POLICE AUTHORITY

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Note o f a m e e t i n g o f t h e ' F 1 ( S h e f f i e l d N o r t h ) D i v i s i o n a l Review Pane l h e l d a t t h e ^ E c c l e s f i e l d D i v i s i o n a l and S u b - D i v i s i o n a l H e a d q u a r t e r s on T h u rsd a y 1 3 th J u l y

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C l l r . Cromar ( i n t h e C h a i r )M rs . D. B o t to m !e y - V i c e - C h a i r Hammerton Road ForumMr. D. Hepwor th - C h a i r E c c l e s f i e l d ForumM rs . B. Towers - C h a i r D e e p c a r ForumP . W h i t e h o u s e - The S t a r NewspaperS u p t . R. M a r s h a l l - Depu ty D i v i s i o n a l CommanderS u p t . D. Chapman - E c c l e s f i e l d S u b - D i v i s i o n a l CommanderA / I n s p e c t o r S. R o y le - Hammerton Road S u b - D i v i s i o nI n s p . J . B e n n e t t - Community L i a i s o nLen Cooksey - S o u th Y o r k s h i r e J o i n t S e c r e t a r i a t

A p o l o g i e s f o r a b s e n c e w e re r e c e i v e d from C l l r . M rs . H. J a c k s o n , Mr. L. C o a t e s ,Mr. V. M ac h in , Mr. M. F l a n n e r y MP, Mr. I . P a t n i c k , Ch. S u p t . D u c k e n f i e l d ,S u p t . D. S l e a t h , Mr. M. B a r k e r .

1 . The n o t e o f t h e m e e t i n g o f t h e S h e f f i e l d N o r th D i v i s i o n a l Review Panelh e l d on t h e 2 7 t h A p r i l 1989 was c o n s i d e r e d and a g r e e d .

2 . N o te s o f Community and P o l i c e l i a i s o n Forum s.

( i ) The n o t e o f t h e Hammerton Road Community an d P o l i c e L i a i s o n Forumh e l d on t h e 2 4 t n May, 1989 was c o n s i d e r e d and n o t e d .

( i i ) The n o t e o f t h e D e e p c a r Community and P o l i c e L i a i s o n Forum h e l d ont h e 7 t h J u n e 1 989 , was c o n s i d e r e d and n o t e d .

( i i i ) The n o t e o f t h e E c c l e s f i e l d Community an d P o l i c e L i a i s o n Forum h e l don t h e 6 t h J u n e , 1989 was c o n s i d e r e d and n o t e d .

3 . D i v i s i o n a l Com mander ' s R e p o r t

( i ) S u p t . M a r s h a l l we lcomed members t o t h e new D i v i s i o n a l and Sub- D i v i s i o n a l H e a d q u a r t e r s .

( i i ) a . C r i m e . S u p t . M a r s h a l l r e p o r t e d t h a t o v e r a l l t h e numbers o fc r i m e s r e p o r t e d up t o t h e end o f J u n e , 1989 com pared w i t h t h e same p e r i o d i n 1988 had i n c r e a s e d by 5% a l t h o u g h t h e 1989 f i g u r e s were s t i l l l o w e r t h a n t h e f i g u r e s f o r 1987.

b . Hammerton Road . S u p t . M a r s h a l l r e p o r t e d t h a t f o l l o w i n g a s p a t e o f House b u r g l a r i e s i n t h e S u b - D i v i s i o n i n 1 9 8 8 , e x t r a e f f o r t s had b e e n made t o d e t e c t t h i s ty p e o f c r i m e , w h ich had r e s u l t e d i n a c o n t i n u i n g r e d u c t i o n i n t h e number o f t h e b u r g l a r i e s c o m m i t t e d . U n f o r t u n a t e l y c r i m i n a l s had now s w i t c h e d t h e i r e f f o r t s t o w a r d s ' s o f t e r ' t a r g e t s i . e . m o t o r v e h i c l e s . A lm os t a t h i r d o f a l l c r i m e r e p o r t e d i n t h e S u b - D i v i s i o n was v e h i c l e r e l a t e d . Up t o t h e e n d o f J u n e a p p r o x i m a t e l y £ 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 w o r th o f p r o p e r t y had been s t o l e n from m o t o r v e h i c l e s , i n c l u d i n g r a d i o ' s ch e q u e boo k s and c a m e r a s . R e c e n t l y t h e p o l i c e had a r r e s t e d two i n d i v i d u a l s who had a d m i t t e d a l a r g e number o f o f f e n c e s o f s t e a l i n g from v e h i c l e s .

c . E c c l e s f i e l d . S u p t . M a r s h a l l r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e r e had been an i n c r e a s e i n h o u s e b u r g l a r i e s i n 1989 com pared w i t h 1 9 8 8 , how ever t h e f i g u r e s w e re s t i l l b e lo w t h a t r e c o r d e d i n t h e ' p e a k ' y e a r o f 1 987 .

d . T h r o u g h o u t t h e D i v i s i o n o f f e n c e s o f a v i o l e n t o r s e x u a l n a t u r e had c o n t i n u e d t o i n c r e a s e , a l t h o u g h t h e d e t e c t i o n r a t e s f o r t h e s e t y p e s o f o f f e n c e s r e m a i n e d v e r y h i g h .

e . U p p e r t h o r p e - S u p t . M a r s h a l l r e p o r t e d on a i n i t i a t i v e u n d e r t a k e n i n t h e U p p e r t h o r p e a r e a t o r e d u c e t h e l e v e l o f c r im e i n t h e a r e a . Over 1 , 5 0 0 l e t t e r s had been d e l i v e r e d t o h o u s e h o l d e r s , by members o f t h e S p e c i a l C o n s t a b u l a r y . The Community C o n s t a b l e s a c c o m p a n ie d by s t u d e n t s f rom Rockingham C o l l e g e , v i s i t e d e v e r y h o u s e h o l d i n v i t i n g r e s i d e n t s t o v i s i t t h e Crime P r e v e n t i o n C a r a v a n . Over 350 v i s i t s had been made t o t h e C a ra v an by l o c a l r e s i d e n t s which had b e e n s t a t i o n e d a t v a r i o u s l o c a t i o n s t h r o u g h o u t t h e a r e a . O f f i c e r s f rom t h e Crim e P r e v e n t i o n D e p a r t m e n t who had manned t h e c a r a v a n had b een a b l e t o g i v e Crime P r e v e n t i o n A d v i c e .

f . N e ig h b o u r h o o d Watch S chem es . S u p t . M a r s h a l l r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e r e w e re now 204 N e ig h b o u rh o o d Watch Schemes o p e r a t i n g i n t h e d i v i s i o n , c o v e r i n g a t o t a l o f 7 , 2 3 4 h o u s e s .

g . Schoo l W atch . S u p t . M a r s h a l l r e p o r t e d on t h e r e c e n t l y i n t r o d u c e d S c h o o l Watch s c h e m e s . I n s p e c t o r B e n n e t t had d e v e l o p e d t h e s c h e m e s , w hich w e re a t p r e s e n t o p e r a t i n g i n 3_ s c h o o l s i n t h e D i v i s i o n . The schemes i n v o l v e d T e a c h e r s P u p i l s P a r e n t s an d Local R e s i d e n t s an d h o ped t o r e d u c e i n c i d e n t s o f v a n d a l i s m and g r a f i t t i by e n c o u r a g i n g p e o p l e t o k eep an e y e on s c h o o l p r o p e r t y an d t o c o n t a c t t h e p o l i k c e i f th e y saw a n y t h i n g s u s p i c i o u s o c c u r r i n g .

h . Urban A c t i o n . I n s p e c t o r B e n n e t t r e p o r t e d on t h e o u t d o o r a c t i v i t y programme w hich was now f u l l y u n d e r w a y . O f f i c e r s p r i m a r i l y u s e d t h e W i l k i n H i l l O u t d o o r C e n t r e a t B r a d f i e l d . O f f i c e r s w e re a b l e t o t a k e a number o f d i s a d v a n t a g e d g r o u p s t o t h e c e n t r e w h e re th e y w e re a b l e t o m e e t and work w i t h v a r i o u s p o l i c e o f f i c e r s .

i . P o l i c e O r d e r . S u p t . M a r s h a l l r e m i n d e d members t h a t s e v e r a l p u b l i c o r d e r i n c i d e n t s h ad o c c u r r e d i n t h e D i v i s i o n i n 1 9 8 8 , m o s t n o t e a b l y a t H i l l s b o r o u g h C o r n e r and O u g h t i b r i d g e i n t h e D i v i s i o n . The 1989 O u g h t i b r i d g e G a la had r e c e n t l y p a s s e d o f f w i t h no r e p e a t o f t h e d i s o r d e r w h ich had o c c u r r e d i n 1988 and t h e r e had been no s e r i o u s i n c i d e n t s o f d i s o r d e r a s s o c i a t e d w i t h p u b l i c h o u s e s .

j . S t a f f . S u p t . M a r s h a l l r e p o r t e d t h a t Ch. S u p t . D u c k e n f i e l d would s h o r t l y be l e a v i n g t h e D i v i s i o n t o t a k e o v e r a new p o s t a t H e a d q u a r t e r s . S u p t . Murray would be l e a v i n g Hammerton Road t o t a k e o v e r command o f t h e Rawmarsh S u b - D i v i s i o n t o be r e p l a c e d by S u p t . S l e a t h .

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4 . Members welcomed t h e news t h a t S u p t . S l e a t h would be r e t u r n i n g t o t h e D i v i s i o n r e c a l l i n g h i s work a t E c c l e s f i e l d which h ad been g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t e d .

5 . P o l i c e O b j e c t i v e s 1 9 9 0 . A j o i n t r e p o r t o f t h e C l e r k and F i n a n c i a l O f f i c e r an d t h e C h i e f C o n s t a b l e was s u b m i t t e d on t h e F o r c e O b j e c t i v e s f o r 1 9 9 0 . I t was a g r e e d t h a t t h e r e p o r t b e r e f e r r e d t o t h e 3 fo r u m s .

. 6 . Rev iew o f t h e Community C o n s u l t a t i o n A r r a n g e m e n t s . Members c o n s i d e r e dand w e re a s k e d t o comment on t h e C o n s u l t a t i o n Document which had b ee n p r o d u c e d i n t h e l i g h t o f t h e s e m i n a r o r g a n i s e d t o r e v i e w t h e communi ty c o n s u l t a t i o n a r r a n g e m e n t s e s t a b l i s h e d by t h e S o u th Y o r k s h i r e P o l i c e A u t h o r i t y .

The d ocum en t i n c l u d e d a q u e s t i o n n a i r e c o v e r i n g a number o f i s s u e s w h ich members w e re u r g e d t o c o m p l e t e and r e t u r n .

Members e x p r e s s e d t h e f o l l o w i n g v i e w s : -

a . S t r u c t u r e o f t h e a r r a n g e m e n t s . Members commented t h a t i f a Community A f f a i r s C o m m i t t e e was e s t a b l i s h e d t h a t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of t h e S u b - D i v i s i o n a l Forums s h o u l d be r e p r e s e n t e d on t h e C o m m i t t e e .

b . M e e t i n g s . Members a g r e e d t h a t m e e t i n g s s h o u l d be ru n i n an i n f o r m a l m anner t o e n c o u r a g e d i s c u s s i o n .

c . G e o g r a p h i c a l a r e a s . Members commented t h a t t h e p r e s e n t a r r a n g e m e n t s i n t h e N o r t h D i v i s i o n w ere a d e q u a t e .

d . Young P e o p l e . Members n o t e d t h a t t h e e x i s t i n g y o u t h fo ru m s we re o r g a n i s e d by t h e Community L i a i s o n D e p a r t m e n t w h ich d i d n o t p o s s e s s s u f f i c i e n t r e s o u r c e s t o o r g a n i s e Youth Forums f o r e v e r y s c h o o l .

e . P u b l i c i t y . Members i n q u i r e d w h e t h e r a v i d e o c o u l d be made, i l l u s t r a t i n g t h e work o f t h e Forums which c o u l d t h e n be s e n t a r o u n d v a r i o u s g r o u p s .

7 . D a te and Time o f f u t u r e m e e t i n g s . A g reed - T h a t t h e n e x t m e e t i n g o f t h e S h e f f i e l d N o r t h D i v i s i o n a l Rev iew P an e l be h e l d on t h e 1 2 t h O c t o b e r , 1989 a t 7 . 3 0 p .m .

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Unfair to the policer;

LORD Justice Taylor, this will just not do; the Hillsborough disaster was unprec­edented and it is grossly unfair to lay such a disproportionate share of the blame on the police.

This is compounded by the weight of blame placed on the shoulders of one person — the chief superintendent in charge.

In the circumstances of that sad day, what calibre o f officer could have perform ed adequately?

Perhaps a Horatio Nelson, but it could be said that he prevaricated.

What about the supporters who, drunk, or sober, and la te^cam e without tickets yet expected to gain admission, and who have escaped all but cursory criticism?

It seems to me this is a report of convenience which takes the course of least resistance and pleases many people.

If, as seems to be the case, drunkenness was not rife, I suggest that even more culpability rests with the supporters, since their attitude was projected in cold sobriety.

Please do not let us get into a scapegoat game, because it is counter-productive and un­dermines the morale and authority of the police

force, without which our society could become even worse than it is at present.

Coun Jack J Thompson, High Trees, Dore, Sheffield.

I AM amazed and disgusted at the apparent findings in the Hillsborough tragedy inquiry.

In the interim report, there appears to be no condemnation of all the people who persisted in pushing forward, despite desperate appeals by the police to stop.

Each and every injury sustained was a direct result of this pushing.

One person alone could not cause much injury, and it needed concerted pushing by at least hundreds of people to cause the injuries which were sustained.

No police officer was guilty of pushing for­ward, but on the contrary they did what" they could to prevent it.

Much criticism has been made about the failure to direct the crowd away from the centre terraces.

Hut it is naive, to say the least, to believe that the crowd would have taken any more notice of any police officer trying to physically prevent them from entering the terrace, than they took

ol ollicers trying to stop them pushing forward when outside the ground.

li was only because the crowd refused to comply with police requests to stop pushing, tliai the gates were opened in the first place.

It should also be remembered that the gates were opened with the intention and desperate hope to avoid serious injury to members of the crowd.

1 remember when it required one inspector, two sergeants and 13 constables to police a first team match at the Wednesday ground.

Even some of those officers had duties out­side the ground before and after the match. They were able to provide adequate cover, not because they were better policemen, but because the crowd was more orderly.

Crowd behaviour has not suddenly changed.I have seen it gradually change over the years, due at lest in part to a more tolerant attitude towards ihe disorderly and vandals, and to the lenient treatment o f the comparative few prose­cuted to conviction.

1 am afraid that this Hillsborough interim report is just another example of encouraging disorderly behaviour, when blame is diverted to those who tried hardest to prevent the tragedy.

A Shepherd (ex police officer), Rockley Road, Sheffield 6.

in hasteIn everything that we say a n d d o /C oncern ing the appalling disaster at Hills­borough Football Ground, we should never forget that we are speaking, or writing, against the background of 95 d e a d , a n d h u n d re d s injured, with all the attend­ant misery, heartbreak, and sense o f acute loss.

The fundamental essence

of the Interim Report on the inquiry by the Right Hon Lord Justice Taylor, is that on April 15, "the policing of the sem i-fina l a t H il ls ­borough, broke down", and that "the main reason for the disaster was the failure of police control".

It was against this back­ground that the Chief Police Officer, Mr Wright stated

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that he held himself respons- i b l e f o r a l l t h a t h a d occurred, and took the sen­

sible step of tendering his resignalion.

One must assume from this that lie intended to resign, but sections of the press arc acting as though he did not intend to resign. In the meantime however, Mr Wright has removed virtual­ly every senior officer under his command, and who had any connection with the tragedy at H illsborough, in to new positions, and some o f them away from Sheffield.

As soon as the Interim Report came out. Sir Jack Lavden, Chairman of ihc Police Committee, rushed straight into print to the c ffcc t th a t M r W rig h t should not cease to be the C h ie f Po lice O fficer o f Souih Yorkshire. He was supported in this by two members of the Police Com­mittee, a Labour member, a Tory member, who have not ceased to gain public ity

claiming immense support for the stand they had taken.

This 'pre-emptive strike’, clearly to sway opinion on the Police Committee, when eventually it met to discuss the case, was most unfortu­na te . They should have waited for the committee to meet, instead o f seeking support for a one-sided case.

It was against this back­ground that I decided to make a statement asking that M r Wright should have his resignation accepted. This appeared in The Star with a comment in lurid terms that "The new call for his head came amid claims that the under-fire-force- boss had made highly placed enemies in Whitehall."

This claim was under the heading in large black print of "Sack Chief Constable c a l l b y M P M a r t i n Flannery” , and gave not a word of explanation about the s ta tem en t regard ing "enemies in Whitehall” .

In public life generally, and indeed, in other aspects of life, whether it be a Prime

Minister, a Commanding Officer or, for instance a Chief Police Officer, if a drastic mistake is made, involving massive loss of life, it is acceptcd that the person at the helm is res­ponsib le. It is therefore incumbent on Mr Wright to resign his post, whatever finding the Police C om ­mittee comes to.

H e c la i m e d t h a t he accepted full responsibility. Let him p ro v e th a t by honourably giving up his position, and allowing a new officer, untainted by this shameful episode, to take over command of the South Yorkshire Police.

M artin Flannery, MP, Sheffield, Hillsborough.

SOME of the policemen at H il lsb o ro u g h were a lso family men, and to have been there, and to have wit­nessed such a tragedy, trying to help as much as they could, is an experience they will never forget.

M rs I G ray , Sheffield (address supplied).

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CONTROVERSIAL police com m ander John Nesbit filled the h o ttest seat in British policing today . . . and offered unqualified siipport to his under-fire colleagues.,

The experienced 51-year- old took over as boss of Sheffield North police — responsible for the Hills­borough stadium — with special words of support for the man he replaces, sus­pended Chief Supt David Duckenfield.

“ I have tremendous sym­pathy for him and I con­veyed that to him in person on Saturday.

“ A lot o f us are surprised a t the scath ing criticism levelled by L ord Justice Taylor."

Chief Supt Nesbit, the man who arrested Arthur Scargili on a miners’ picket

' line in 1984, held a special briefing with h is sen ior officers this afternoon.

He said: ‘‘We enjoy the support o f the vast majority of the public and there have been a great many messages o f s u p p o r t s in c e L o rd Taylor’s report. I regard my job as also giving the chief constable the support he deserves.”

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I BRITISH Rail this after- 1 noon .offered a £10,000 I reward' for informationI about the derailment ofSan Intercity express as 1 transport police said they I were treating the crash as

“a serious crime” .Six passengers out of

m o re th a n 100 <>n J as‘ night's 8.15pm Oxford to Padding ton express tram were treated for shock and m inor injuries a t Ealing Hospital, west London.

T he h ig h -sp eed t r a in plunged off the rails and caught fire.

BR sa id e a r l i e r t h a t vandals may have caused the crash by dumping an iron bar or rocks on the track in the path of the train.

C o n r a d C l a r k , a r e a m anager a t BR W es*eP Region Paddington, said he was “ amazed" that passen­gers escapcd v irtua llyun- cm thed From the 70mph

raised, , the fire damage — caused possibly by an elec­

trical blaze, according to BR — became evident..

Railway engineers were videoing and t a k i n g photo­graphs for the inquiry and police officers gathered evi­dence in plastic bags.

M r Clark stressed that all in fo rm atio n received by T r a n s p o r t P ? 1‘c e . A ' ' information received will be treated in t h e strictest confi­dence. Informants should ring the British Transportring iw «**»"* rtiSoA Police headquarters 0I-38U

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t h e reDort by Lord Justice Taylor into the Hillsborough Stadium d isaste r puts Sheffield

' ^ i T dam ns South Yorkshire Police for a breakdown of control; it indicts Sheffield City r o u i S f a s in e f f ic ien t and dilatory; and it accuses Sheffield W ednesday of failing to act on capacity problems at the Leppmgs Lane end of the ground.

in other words, all the blame for thetragedy is laid at Sheffield’s door.

But the interim report r e s e ^ e s i t s c l e a r e s t and most damning critiGism or South York shire Police. It p resen ts a catalogue of errors.

Chief Constable Peter Wright has tendered his resianation. When m em bers of the South Yorkshire Police Authority m eet on August ,

‘ ■ s r t S S S - w i — * : T - shas had a brilliant ca ree r and _who has behaved with utmost dignity since the tragedy

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H I L L S B O R O U G H M P M a r t i n Flannery today urged police authority members to sack South Yorkshire Chief Constable Peter .Wright,

The new call for his head came amid claims that the under-fire force boss has made highly-placed enemies in Whitheall. ____ __

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popular island for about a week when the smash hap­pened ana was out with the Spaniato after her family had made friends with his.

I y i s u n d e rs to o d th a t Michelle’s body is still in " Tajorca where police are investigating the crash. It \yjll be flown home for the ' Tuneral once inquiries are complete.

S te v e Smith, right a n d Jo h n Reilly — co l le a g u e s in c lo s e h arm o n y

’UTH Yorkshire as today critical in al after alate night it inra b)«y main earhisifome.' are/interviewing, of/people a n d ■ le

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O n e m ain 's} a m ed by police^s Lee Batenall, aged l & /o f WentwoFth Road, Jump, Barnsley! has been

/charged with wounding with intent and was to appear before Barkley magistrates today.

A number of other people were arrested and are being interviewed, say police.

p t J o h n H o p e , o f r 'ombwell sub-divisional

Jolice, said today: “ We are still anxious to hear from any other witnesses to the incident.”

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TWO Sheffield musicians have made it their business to become South Yorkshire’s first songwriting specialists.

Steve Smith and John Reilly have set up a company called I.arci-Law M usic, to provide songs for any occasion and written in any style.

And they promise that each one they write will be unique.

“Many couples have a song that is special to them and what we will be doing is to write a song which will be even more special, as it will be for them and them ulone,” said 23- year-old Steve, o f Ringstead Crescent, Crosspool, Sheffield.

He will be writing the music to each song, while John, aeed 26, o f Cleveland Street.

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Brian Hilliard, editor of Police Review magazine told The Star: “ It is beyond doubt that he is unpopular in some quarters but he is too good a chief constable to let that bother him” .

Labour MP Mr Flannery issued a statement suggesting a new broom should be brought in to sweep away the force’s shame and that his offer to resign should, be accepted.

“He wijl forever be taint­ed with the term ‘H ills ­b o r o u g h d i s a s t e r ’ . H e should have done a great deal more than he did.

“ He was in overall charge and d id very l it t le with regard to the plans for the match. The people o f Liver­pool and those who lost sons a n d d a u g h te rs are bound to be deeply aware that the Chief Constable neglected his duty.

“A new man, totally un­ta in ted by the d isas te r , should take his place. It would give more confidence to people generally.”

IMPACTM r Hilliard believes the

resignation o f M r , Wright w ou ld h av e a c ru sh itfg , impact, on the morale of §11 ofFicersy ydio remain; so l i$ # behind him; ! H

B u t he sa id : “ I t is a mystery why Peter Wright has never received a Queen’s Police Medal.

“ It is obvious that some­one does not like him at the Home Office. W hen M r Wright made public his con­cern that his force may be spending too much time on community relations activi­ties, that was a deliberate gesture aimed at the Home Office to illustrate man­power problems.”

Sheffield councillors met this afternoon to discuss the f in d in g s o f th e in te r im report into the disaster.

The authority’s general, purposes panel was due to hear a verbal report from senior officers on the safety of sports grounds.

The Taylor report was criticial of the systems the Town Hall used to issue its safety certificate for the Hillsborough ground.

Upperthorpe, Sheffield, provides the lyrics. At the moment the company is being run through the Enterprise Allowance Scheme, but they hope to expand soon.

Before writing each song John and Steve, who first met in the choir at S t Marie’s Church in Shejfield city centre, will do research on exactly what is wanted. As well as a recording o f the song, they will also include the manuscript as proof o f the music’s uniqueness and copyright.

They are also offering to perform the new song themselves at a reception or party.

Larie-Law Music can be contacted at 29 Cleveland Street, Upperthorpe, Sheffield S6 3JB, or by telephoning 755442.

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