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Stockport Times from Stockport, Greater Manchester, England • 5

Publication:
Stockport Timesi
Location:
Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
Issue Date:
Page:
5
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IfTJsPFt 'Hie it'l 33 iVS Teq-loul'S (Classifield 0161 480 6601) Fax 0161 480 4847 or 4837 May 2nd 1996 TW 5N MP wins support for changoi Birthday celebration at home front bench social security spokesman Chris Smith MP Mr Day said a lump sum of £13 on their birthday is more practical and beneficial to them The proposal will be studied by Oliver Heald the minister responsible before being taken to Secretary of State Peter Lilley CHEADLE MP Stephen campaign to replace the 25p pension rise for the over with an annual birthday bonus has gained all party support The joint campaign of five MPs has 44 MPs backing it and has secured the support of SELINA Elliot has reached the grand old age of 100 much to the delight of staff at the Westwood Nursing Home in Marple Mrs Elliot the first resident at the home in die last 12 years to celebrate a centenary and receive a congratulatory telegram from the Queen She was born in Gloucestershire on April 22 1896 and moved to Stockport before meeting and marrying her bus driver husband George in 1936 After the war the couple moved to Carrington Barn Farm in Hawk Green and then to Marple where they remained until death in 1971 Mrs Elliot moved into Westwood at the age of 95 where her regular visitor is Joyce Thompson Mrs home help for the last 20 years FREE DISHWASHER WITH EVERY FITTED KITCHEN SOLD MAY SPECIAL Overdose caused death Lr i FREE COMPUTER DESIGN SERVICE COLOUR CO-ORDINATED CARCASSES NO FLAT PACKSALL RIGID SUPPLY FITOR SUPPLY ONLY ABSOLUTELY NO PRESSURE TO BUY VISIT THE FACTORY WITHOUT OBLIGATION FAMILY BUSINESS OPENING HOURS Mon-Fri 8-5pm Sat-Sun I0-4pm in the cafe Lee was very very high He told him he had taken 60 millilitres of methadone given to him by Lodge also a registered addict Mr Talbot told him not to go to sleep But at 530pm that day Mr Graham found Lee lying on his bed at the hostel His face lips and fingertips were blue and he could not rouse him Mr Talbot who ran over to help wept as he recalled trying to resuscitate Lee: tried to revive him but got no response I told the others to get an ambulance but they had lost their heads I ran to a telephone mother Patricia Hibbert thanked him for his efforts Lee was taken to hospital where he died four days later A post mortem showed he had died of a cardiac respiratory arrest caused by an overdose of methadone Coroner John Pollard recorded a verdict of misadventure A DRUG addict wept as he told an inquest how he warned a teenager who had taken an overdose of methadone not to go to sleep to no avail Peter Talbot said he saw 19-year-old Lee Hibbert on the morning of September 15 agitated and sweating profusely: showed signs of being very very high I advised him his best bet was to try and walk it off and under no circumstances should he go to But several hours later his young friend was found lying on his bed in a coma He was rushed to hospital and put on a life support machine but died on September 19 friend Simon Lodge was charged with supplying him with a restricted drug methadone He was given a two-year probation order at Manchester Crown Court on April 1 by Mikaela Sitford The Stockport inquest heard how Lee formerly of Turncroft Road Offerton had moved into a hostel on Lower Hillgate a month before his death Other hostel residents described him as and to get on But he was also experimenting with drugs Former hostel resident Rosebell McAtteer said: was into drugs Sometimes his eyes were half-closed he appear to be all there he know where he On the morning of September 15 Lee helped Ms McAtteer to carry two full bin bags when she moved out of her flat Later on his room mate Peter Graham saw him talking to Simon Lodge at the Wellsprings Cafe When Mr Talbot saw the pair still StaCy Bridge dr Bedroom ManuJ acturcrs of fitted 'Kitchens and UNIT 14 BRIGHTON ROAD IND EST TEL HEATON NORRIS STOCKPORT 442 9600 VALUATIONS Undertaken for the insurance of modern and antique JEWELLERY SILVER Estimates tor insurance replacement Probate valuations WITH THE FIESTA WINDOWS Budget Accoupt SUBJECT 10 STATUS WRITTEN DETAILS OB REQUEST Q- aNS CQy Pupils go back after sewage leak in cellar CHILDREN are back at school after a flood of raw sewage closed the premises for two days Pupils at Cale Green Primary and Nursery Schools were sent home last Tuesday for two days but staff had to go in to clean up the mess A full investigation by Stockport Council has found that sewage had leaked through the cellar walls Keith McGowan chair of governors said: problem has occurred before even though we thought it has been cleared An education spokesman for Stockport Council said: time the repair work will make it The 223 pupils from the primary and nursery schools returned on Thursday Two years ago youngsters at the Shaw Road South school were turned away because of a mystery stomach bug Five teachers were off and children sent home because of an outbreak of diarrhoea and sickness in March 1994 which was looked at by David Baxter director of communicable disease control Assault man fined A DRUNKEN shop assistant lost his temper after his arrest and kicked a policeman Stockport magistrates heard The incident after a late-night drunken fracas outside the Royal Oak Pub in Cheadle cost John Clancy 26 dear After he admitted being drunk and disorderly and assaulting PC Nicholas Daniels on March 31 he was ordered to pay his victim £100 compensation and was fined a total of £260 with £40 costs Prosecuting Julie Holland said that Clancy was aggressive and shouted at officers at the police station they entered the custody area the defendant suddenly kicked PC Daniels who fell to the floor Fortunately he did not require But Neville Warburton defending Clancy of Demmings Road Cheadle said his client felt aggrieved because he did not believe the disturbance which resulted in the arrest was his fault believed he and his girlfriend were victims but certainly he should not have kicked the Mr Warburton said DJ MAS SON I INI II WIT LI RS LOR OVI SO RS 1ST 1900 SHOWTIMEl AT OUR NEW CONSERVATORY O0 DISPLAY ARENA MANY DIFFERENT DESIGNS TO HAVE A LOOK ROUND ANY SIZE ANY SHAPE MADE FITTED PVC-U WINDOWS DOORS CONSERVATORIES R00FLINES UNIT 3B MARCLIFFE IND ESTATE MACCLESFIELD RD HAZEL GROVE (opp Carpet World) Watchmakers Jewellers Valuers Est 1900 79 HIGH STREET CHEADLE TELEPHONE 0161 428 6953 Some prices have greatly increased over the past years make sure your valuations are up to date SALES HOTLINE 0161-483 7447 A-Z PAGE 95 E2 OUR SUPERB SHOWROOM IS OPEN: Mon-Fri 9sun-5pm Sat A Sun 11am-4pm.

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Years Available:
1989-1999