Evening Standard from London, Greater London, England • 9

Vj THE STANDARD iTtaURSDA1 NOVEMBER l1884Vg 6r- lift for stranded clerk as tomes Jr 1 burst main brings chaos -f T- A 1 -r'lfc' forspy book MP- i i- ti KSaB FORMER Tory Mr Harold Soref accepted libel damages In the High Court today for allegations in a book that he' had been used as a by the South African security service- BOSS while he was an MP His counsel Mr James Price told Mr Justice Croom-Johnson that the allegations appeared ih 1981 in a book called Inside BOSS by Mr Gordon Winter In ft Mr Winter claimed he had been employed by BOSS as an agent and described how he had used a number of contacts in England white posing as a Journalist to foster the interests of his employers Mr- Soref 63 managing director of Soref Brothers found the suggestion that he would consciously or willingly lend any assistance whatever to BOSS or its agents Mr Geoffrey Shaw counsel for Mr Winter and publishers Penguin Books said they now no thruth accepted there was no in the allegations MOLE OF Tl RAILWAY DANCERS WHY DID the commuters waiting for the Waterloo train start dancing on the platform? If Richard were-on trial Jit the Old Bailey for murder how would a modem jury weigh the evidence? Read FIRST SIGHT tomorrow PiBroletb FIREMEN came to the res cue of a stranded employee as flood waters broke a bank in South-East London today A burst water main which flooded streets over a quarter mile area caused extensive damage to shops and offices and completely Immersed a National Westminster bank vault containing thousands of pounds Shocked bank workers arrived at the Eltham Road branch In Lee tc find tables chairs and files floating around Acting- sub manager Victor Galvin said: It is absolutely chaos here AH our records and books have been destroyed and the firemen say there is nothing to salvage We -are hoping the water rot into the main safe which ts still immersed There is a hell of a lot of money in he said Cash clerk John Baker 23 described the scene as deva- PpSTAlH Iganada STviotf Hflnemew cmoiriier If hr ie tut 7 451 fee if)0 I' liWb 25- iddit bagged the roads to minimise said it was the third serious flooding in less than two years and the only warning they received was from the police just after 3 am this morning Mr Kevin Gare of said: absolutely fed up with not the first time had flooding in this area get into my shop at the moment because the water is stUl too deep I know what the damage Is yet but pretty bad and move my four staff Thamcs Water Board officials have promised a top-level Investigation A spokesman said: available staff are out on the scene in an attempt to locate the fault and repair what Is believed to bo a fractured Picture Clifford Ling Save GLC Day will hit schools A DAY of disruption in central London ls forecast by the GLC over plans for Its abolition It says thousands of people nr Parlia- are expected to lobby ment next Thursda many schools will teachers take part Pensioners will be ferried by buses from County Hall to Parliament There will be a meeting for women and a continuous public meeting at Central Hall Westminster Lobbying will go on until protest will come two days after the State Opening of Parliament and public- r- Speech tion of the Queens which will contain proposals olishthe for legislation to abol GLC Dinner ladies win Overnight door-to-door delivery to everywhere intho £1500 from within pay cut battle going to be closed for some time while tht water is pumped he said Rush-hour (raffle was also seriously affected after parts of Eltham Rood due to subsidence after the 36 Inch main burst Some households In the area had no water supply as mains were turned off while officials attempted to Stem the flow of the flood Firemen smashed down walls of the River Quaggy id sand- to drain the water and ments In the way Kent did said Mr Ntck Bradley Bonne of the women would seek re-instatement on their farmer terms of employment and others would ask for compensation from the council said Mr Bradley Back pay and compensation could amount to thousands of pounds he eakL One of the women Mrs Pamela Newbury who' worked as an assistant cook on the Isle of Sheppey said the way they had been treated was a lot of upset in the kitchens and some staff signed the new contracts under she said uts in The cuts In school dinner staff pay formed part of a package of council proposals aimed at saving about gOOOOOOjn the 19818 cm- -H SSL Company: Tel: Only United States Canada and to major London Postal Districts only -Western European cities £200Q from outside 44 A MAI aI A BA AtA A A 4 aS BA a aVI As much documentation as our For your collection call FREE Puroletter packet will take Customer Services NOW or send at a price that doesn't cost a packet off our coupon for further details Vor ell other Western European destinations allow 24-48 hrs fnsffde London call 9643171 outside call 02812 3171 To: Purolator Services Ltd Prescott Road Slough Berks SL30AE RULINGS of unfair dismissal won by 18 school-dinner ladies who refused to take a pay cut were upheld by the Appeal tod rejected a attempt by Kent County Council to overturn the Employment Appeal Tribunal victory won by the women over the way the council made £706000 savings In education by dismissing them and then offering re-engagement at lower pay An official of the National Uninn of Public Employees which had backed the women said the union was "highly delighted at the latest ruling in their favour It shows that local authorities lust cannot tear up nationally negotiated agree I Please rush me details of the NEW Puroletter Document Courier Services itan 1 I 82 Pupolatop i courien I I I I Position: Address: I i Pite.