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SAMBRIDGE. Beth
(nee Quilliam), previ-
ously of Pretoria Road,
Cambridge, aged 86
years, on Friday,
October 31st, 2008, in
Hinton Grange Nursing
Home. Beloved wife of
the late Leonard, dear
sister of the late Maisie
and of Margaret, spe-
cial aunt to Jane and
Mark, Graham and Ian.
Funeral service took
place at Cambridge
City Crematorium, on
Tuesday, November
11th, at 1.45pm, East
Chapel. If desired,
donations made payable
for Alzheimer's
Research Trust to R
Skeates Funeral
Directors, 45 Moorfield
Road, Duxford,
Cambridge. Tel: 01223
833463.
ROBERTS. Jean, sud-
denly at home on
Wednesday, October
29th, 2008. Much loved
wife of Frank, dear
mum of Heather and a
dearly loved nan.
Funeral service was
held at Cambridge City
Crematorium, West
Chapel, on Friday,
November 7th, at
4.30pm. Donations, if
desired, may be made
for Breast Cancer Care
c/o Weyman Funeral
Service, 26 Abbey
Walk, Cambridge. CB1
2QJ.
Happy 16th
Birthday
Georgina
Townsend of
Somersham
Lots of love
Nan Townsend xxx
LANGE. Ronnie
(Ronald), died suddenly
on Saturday morning,
November 1st, 2008, in
his 92nd year. Much
loved husband of the
late Iris and a loving
and much loved father,
father-in-law, grandad,
great-grandad and
neighbour, sadly missed
by all who knew him.
He remained in good
spirits to the end, a truly
remarkable gentleman.
Ronnie's funeral took
place at Cambridge
City Crematorium,
West Chapel, on
Monday, November
10th, at 10.30am. If
desired, donations may
be made payable to
either The Salvation
Army or The
Alzheimer's Society
and sent to F W Cook
Funeral Service, 49
Church Street,
W i l l i n g h a m ,
Cambridge. CB24 5HS.
Tel: 01954 260325.
DAKIN. Christopher, 76
years. With great sor-
row we announce the
death of Chris. Dearly
loved husband to Dot
and much loved father
to Kevin, Glenn, Lyn,
Andy and Faith, Sara,
Spike, Isla and much
loved grandad to his
nine grandchildren. A
private cremation took
place, followed by a
service at the Baptist
Church, New Street, St
Neots, on Monday,
November 10th, 2008,
at 3.30pm. If desired,
donations in memory of
Chris, may be made to
British Heart
Foundation, c/o Anglia
Co-operative Funerals,
1 Huntingdon Street, St
Neots, Cambs. PE19
1BG. Tel: 01480
210780.
Rosemary
Darrington
Happy Birthday
on this very special day
14th Nov 2008
With all our love
Maurice, Trudy, Jane,
Simon, Lauren &
Danielle
xxxxx
Grant and
Charlotte
are pleased to
announce the
safe arrival of
MAX
ALEXANDER
VIDALE
3rd November
2008, weighing
7lbs 7ounces
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DDOOUUBBLLEE TTRROOUUBBLLEE . . . Rebecca Lawrence, 11, with long-lost puppy
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Flooding
risk shuts
highways
TORRENTIAL rain trig-
gered a string of road clos-
ures on Monday.
In Huntingdonshire, a
flood warning was issued
for the River Kym at Kim-
bolton, and London Road,
between Stoneley and Kim-
bolton, and the road bet-
ween Hamerton and Alcon-
bury were closed.
The Environment Agency
said flood watches � a lower
level of risk � were in place
on the River Great Ouse up
to Wyboston, as well as the
River Til, and the Alcon-
bury, Ellington, Riseley and
Bury Brooks.
A Cambridgeshire police
spokeswoman said: "I would
urge residents in affected
areas to be vigilant."
She said river levels in
the area were likely to rem-
ain high and that there was
some residual standing
water on the roads.
The closed routes were
eventually reopened on
Tuesday morning.
Council cuts back free
Christmas parking plan
A FREE parking scheme introduced to
encourage shoppers in Huntingdonshire to
stay local over the Christmas period no longer
applies to all car parks.
Earlier this month the district council
offered free parking to residents on Saturdays
in all council-fee paying car parks throughout
December and January to assist both shoppers
and traders who may be feeling the effects of
the credit crunch.
However this week the district council
changed its offer so that it is now only valid in
its long-stay car parks, which include Ingram
Street, Great Northern Street, St Germain
Street (Minor), Riverside and Castle Hill
House in Huntingdon; The Cattle Market,
Darwoods Pond and Globe Place in St Ives;
Bridge Place, in Godmanchester and The
Priory and Tebbutts Road, in St Neots.
The parking voucher, which will be pub-
lished on November 24 in District Wide, the
council's resident magazine, entitles residents
to one free four-hour stay at a long-stay car
park on a Saturday of their choice between
December 6 and January 31.
District council leader Cllr Ian Bates said:
"We need to ensure a relatively high turnover
is achieved in short-stay car parks in our
market towns. Our strategy seeks to encour-
age as many people into the town as possible
and to do this we'd rather shoppers stayed for
less than four hours in those car parks.
"We have listened to the comments and
suggestions of the town centre initiative and
retailers and understand that long-stay in
those car parks would be detrimental."
Mum's relief as killer
driver's appeal failsTHE grieving mother of a 15-
year-old killed by a dangerous
driver praised top judges for
refusing to cut his sentence.
Matthew Dean died just yards from
his home after being hit by a white van
driven by Daniel Bagnoli, of Lowry
Road, Eaton Ford, in January last year.
Bagnoli, 25, was jailed for five years in
June for causing death by dangerous
driving in the crash on Toseland Road,
Yelling. On Thursday, he failed to
convince the Court of Appeal in London
that his punishment was too harsh.
Speaking afterwards, Matthew's mum
Paula Dean, said: "I'm relieved. The only
regret he has expressed is the effect the
incident has had on him and he has
never considered the pain and distress
Matthew suffered and the effect it has
had, and continues to have, on the people
who loved Matthew dearly."
Bagnoli, a plumber, had been travel-
ling in wet night-time conditions along
the unlit road when he hit Matthew, a
Longsands College student.
He drove on after the smash, leaving
Matthew to be found dying in the road
by residents of a nearby farm. The
teenager died in hospital later, and
Bagnoli handed himself in that evening.
His trial in Huntingdon heard speed,
alcohol and the use of a mobile phone
were factors in the collision, although
defence barrister Robert Spencer-
Bernard challenged this. On Thursday
Mr Spencer-Bernard said the sentence
was "manifestly excessive".
He said Bagnoli was a young man of
good character whose bad driving had
been only for a short duration.
Matthew had been wearing dark
clothing and a hoodie making him
difficult to be seen in the dark, he added.
But Judge Anthony Morris QC
refused to lessen the jail term. He added:
"Although, having regard to this
appellant's age, a sentence of five years'
imprisonment was severe, we do not
consider it to be manifestly excessive."
Judge Morris did agree to reduce a
seven-year driving ban imposed on
Bagnoli to five years.
BY CChhrriiss HHaavveerrggaall
Email: editorial@stneotsweeklynews.co.uk
Firms get
networking
A BUSINESS networking
club is encouraging local
businesses to get together.
The St Neots-based group,
called the 601 Club, meets
every last Thursday of the
month around the town.
Co-founder Bryan Moore
has welcomed on board a
new partner Mark Lane.
Mr Lane said: "There are
around 2,000 businesses in
and around St Neots, and St
Neots is Cambridgeshire's
largest and fastest growing
town, so it's really a way for
them to meet up. I am
delighted to be involved.
Networking is the best way
to get business." The next
meeting will be on
November 27 at 6.01pm at
The Pagoda Club, Hong
King Restaurant, in the
Market Square.
Visit www.601club.co.uk
for more information.

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