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MAKE a date for Saturday 17thNovember when the HooleChristmas lights are switched on.Its always a great event whichattracts big crowds and its goodto support our local shops in therun up to Christmas. In this editionweve also got news about the

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has pleaded guilty to flytipping

rubble and waste in an alleyway at the

ack of lare Avenue in Hoole.

Darren Davis, of Rice Lane, Wallasey,pleaded guilty to an offence under the

nvironmental Protection Act when

he appeared at Chester Magistrates

Court.

e was given a 12 month conditional

discharge and ordered to pay 500

towards legal costs and 1,300

towards investigation and clean up

costs.

Councillor Lynn Riley, Executiveember for Community and

nvironment said: There is a problem

offlytipping in alleyways across the

orough and particularly Chester.

This prosecution shows that if you

do commit this offence, you will be

prosecuted and you could end up

paying a considerable amount o

money in costs.The rubble and waste which was left in the

alleyway.

Man fned or ytipping

Champagne night

E TE Beer and Wine, Westminster Road, is holding a hampagne g t on urs ay

15th ovember with Brian Wheaton, from 7.15-9.30pm.

stract on urg ar es

POLICE are warning householders to be vigilant following a number of distraction burglaries

n t e area.

hieves have been making alse claims to dupe people into allowing them inside their

omes to steal rom them.

Inspector Kevin Chambers of Chester Outer Policing Unit said: Recently there has beenan increase in the number o reports o distraction burglaries where the o enders have said

they are rom the water board in order to gain access to houses.

They have made claims about the water being poisoned or that there has been an

exp os on near y.

There is no such body as the water board so you should be suspicious o any caller who

uses this name.

Anyone who would like to report a suspicious caller should contact Cheshire Police on 101

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z HOOLES Police Community Support Officer Keith Bartlett has been nominated for a

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THE Hoole Christmas Lights are switched on later this month.

As usual there will be the usual, very popular, Switch-on event with

theroadshow hosted by DEE 106.3. Father Christmas will be there and

the Switch-on will be heralded by a firework display.

The event will take place from 5.30pm on SATURDAY 17th

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CRIMEFILEAMONG the crimes reported in the Hoole area last month were:

oole - Police executed a drugs warrant on a residential address.

est Street A laptop ky+ box were stolen a ter burglars broke in through an unlocked

front door. Canadian Avenue - Damage was caused to the sheds and greenhouses on the

allotments.

Newton Hall View An unlocked red Carrera Vulcan bicycle was stolen from the front

garden.

Homeless hostel consultation beginsN LTA N on plans for a 36-bed homeless shelter at Richmond Court, Boughton,

has begun.

nformation packs have been delivered to properties and businesses and anumber of drop-

n sessions will also be held over the 12-week consultation period at Campbell emorial

Hall, Boughton.

xecutive ember for Adult Social Care and Health, Cllr Brenda Dowding, said: When

setting out our vision for the new homeless service we were looking to put each individual

at the heart of provision, increasing and tailoring support to help more people permanently

ack into settle accommo ation.

The accommodation offer includes bringing Richmond Court into use as a modern centre

designed to provide high quality, well-managed services based on a clear understanding of

the problems, needs and aspirations of people who experience homelessness.

ut Karen Stevenson, of Residents Against Richmond Court, said that the council had

already made its mind up and peoples views were not being considered adequately.

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Library has closed a ter 60

years at its home on Hoole Road.

e u ng s n a poor con t on

and is said to be reaching the end oits life. Cheshire West and Chester

Council says that it is no longer

accepta e as a pu c space or a

workplace.

e age ng woo en u ng an ts

internal oors are damp, made worse

by the recent excessive rains, and

t e current s tuat on, w t rar ans

wor ng a one on a now empty s te,

also presents significant securityssues espec a y as ar n g ts eg n to

set n.

The library closed at the end o cto er

and the council is trying to relocate the

serv ce to t e commun ty centre on

estm nster oa , wor ng w t t e oo e

Community Trust.

The libraries at Upton and Vicars ross

ave surv ve t e cu ecause t ey ave

higher usage.

Unacceptable

xecut ve ember or ulture and

Recreation, Cllr Stuart Parker, said:

Cheshire West and Chester Council is

committed to maintaining a robust, t- or-

purpose rary serv ce an our pr or ty s to

ensure the continuation of library provision

within the Hoole area or the ene t o local

res ents.Nobody can deny that the current situation

is completely unacceptable, both or sta

an v s tors a e an we are concentrat ng

on working with the Hoole Community

rust an oca mem ers to eve op a

new commun ty rary at t e centre n

Westminster Road.

By using new technology it will be possible

to o er Hoole residents a exible library

service to suit community needs.Cheshire West and Chester Councils

current proposa s nc u e nvest ng n t ere ur ishment o the rooms to e use an

the installation of state-of-the-art equipment.

e counc opes t at vo unteers w e p

run t e commun ty centre rary a ongs e

paid staff. The four existing staff at Hoole

w e re ep oye to ot er rar es.

Loss to Hoole

oo e a our counc or ex ac sa , n

a letter to the local press, that Hoole is beingsacrificed to keep Upton and Vicars Cross

rar es go ng.

He said: Council negotiators are

eterm ne t at oo e rary, w en t

moves to Hoole ommunity entre, will be

staffed by volunteers from the community

with only three hours a week of salaried

sta time or essential a ministration an

banking. And our efficient, pleasant staff at

Hoole Library will be transferred to Uptonand Vicars ross.

Why should Hoole Library lose valued

professional staff to other nearby libraries?

Why should Hoole s community lose and

pton and Vicars ross gain

Is the move to a fully volunteer-staffed

rary at oo e an exper ment un erta en

w t a v ew to ro ng out t s mo e to ot er

local libraries in the borough. At the moment

Hoole is being told Either you do it foryourselves or no one else will .

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E is to get a new school

next year with the opening of the

St artin s Academy.

he ree school, which is to be

located near the now defunct

oole Library building on Hoole

oad, welcomes its rst reception

class in September 2013.

he company running the schoolorth West Academies NWA

confirmed that it expects to start

with a reception class of 25

pupils and add year groups each

eptember until it reaches ull

capacity in 2019.

teve Docking, head teacher at Delamere

Academy Primary chool and one o two

educational specialist behind NWA, said:

The ee ack weve receive so ar haseen really positive and we are delighted to

already have people applying for places for

September 2013.

Theres been a huge level o interest,

which has rein orce our elie that there is

a very real demand for more primary school

rovision in hester.upils will ollow the nternational

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PYP) after completing Early Years

oundation tage EYF in reception.

On-site childcare will be available from

am-6pm, including school holidays.

t artins Academy is one o two ree

schools due to open next year, when the

University Cathedral Free School, based

n Abbey quare, also plans to start witha reception class.

The free school is funded by the state

ut is ree o local authority control.

ritics ear that it will drain resources

and pupils from neighbouring schools

who are having to tighten their belts in

the wake o strict education budgets at

Cheshire West Council.

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THERE is a certain chill to the air in

Hoole. The wind in the summer seems

so much softer and more welcome

than that of the autumn that is stripping the

leaves from our trees, stinging our faces and

making us wish we had put on that extra

layer - even if the sun did show its face thismorning. But the chill I am carrying around

with me this month is more psychological

than physical. As orange faces continue to

rin at me throughout Hoole, from leftover

Halloween posters rather than the warm

relective glow of Sainsburys, I am reminded

of all that goes bump in the night.

Moving to a 100-year-o terrace ouse, I was

prepared for the night-time knocking and creaking.

Such sounds come as part of the territory. They

are the expanding or cooling of pipes, wood and

all that is normal rather than paranormal. They

add character to a house that has already housed a

number of families over the decades and although

I am not one to believe stories of grey ladies or

sinister Asian girls climbing out of my TV, I am

intrigued by history and believe that a certain

amount of energy must have soaked into the

alls that now house me an much like the smell

of burnt toast long after the actual toast has beentossed away, you are still aware of it existence.

When I irst decided to take the plunge, pack

my thermals and move up north, I knew Hoole

ould be my inal destination. My signiicant

other was already living just off Faulkner Street

so I was no stranger to the neighbourhood and

hen we started our search for suitable rented

accommodation, the sales patter included up

and coming along with trendy and fashionable.

It also introduced us to a different side of theneighbourhood.

We viewed a number of houses that were in need

of some TLC and it was in the bedroom of one

of these houses that the estate agent introduced

us to the idea of sharing the house. We had been

standing on the thinning purple carpet chatting

about the need to gain permission from the

andlord to repaint the turquoise walls for quite

some time w en t e stairs crea e in ivi ua y

in a way that gave the impression that somebodyelse had come up to join us. The sound was so

convincing that all three of us turned to the door

to welcome whoever was about to walk in. I even

walked to the bedroom door but found the landing,

bathroom and second bedroom empty.

Sinister

I was prepared to shrug it off as spooky but

the estate agent acknowledged the event as

something more sinister and sighed well, I guessyou wont be taking this one then before launching

into a number of stories about similar houses in

neighbouring towns and villages that he had tried

to sell in the past. We shut the front door on this

one fully entertained by his various creepy tales

and thought no more of it until we found the ideal

ouse, moved in, sat on the sofa and gazed up out

of the window to see the offending property a few

doors down on the opposite side of the road - the

to let sign still clamped to brickwork beside the

front door.

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than it has been inhabited. Maybe the same estate

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only visible through the relection of mirrors in

photographs and anybody taking ownership of

the keys have opted for short term leases. To the

best of my knowledge four months has been the

longest tenancy which is probably a headache for

the landlord but is perfect ingredients for when we

retell of our experience.

Last week, I was able to captivate a group of

frien s with the tale while we nurse our eers in

the Brom (Bromield Arms) only to be interrupted

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Some musings about Hoole with Andy Medcraft

by a woman at a neighbouring table who

em e is e on w at was a rea y a notewort y

account perfect for the wet and blustery October

night. She claimed that earlier that same week

she had been talking to a Welsh man at the bar

about the very same house. He had told her he

owned the property but due to its reputation, itwas sat empty costing im more money t at t an

it brought in. He informed her he now lived in a

South African country and although she could not

quite remember its name, she had several stabs at

it ranging from Marble Arch to my friends slightly

intoxicated contribution of Zumba.

Infamous

According to her, he had been forced to return

o the UK to check on the property and decidewhether or not to put it on the market and rid

himself of it once and for all. She then claimed he

had offered to buy her and her friend a drink but

never returned from the bar. She gave us a look

hat I think was meant to evoke a sinister fear

or suspense but gave her a slightly constipated

expression before she turned away and carried

on her previous conversation with her drinking

partners.

We made our way home, past the infamoushouse with its dark empty windows and those

neighbouring it with lickering pumpkins sat on

he seals and the cold wind whispering to our

imaginations. It was thrilling and the vanishing

Welsh landlord added to the mystery although, at

at stage, I pro a y wou not ave inc u e it

as part of my retelling but coincidence and/or my

over active imagination has added another page to

he story.

I decided to google the house to see if there wasany history (grizzly or other) but drew blanks.

Apart from a million and one links to varying

property buying/renting websites offering

information on prices for the house and other

similar in the same and neighbouring postcodes

and breaking news of a homeless shelter causing

much distress to the majority of my currentneighbours, there was little else to offer any clout

to the rumours. To be honest, I wasnt expecting

anything else but just before I closed the web

browser, I noticed the street name contained in

what looked like a quote from a book.

clicked and was rewarded with an electronic

scan of the page from a chapter called Early Life

and a shiver ran the length of my spine as I read

about the birth of a boy to a Welsh speaking family

back in 1908 during one of the coldest winters.Owing to the severe weather and the consequent

distress among the poorer members of the

community, soup kitchens were opened and gave

sustenance to the poor and homeless. His Grace,

the Duke of Westminster ensured his New Years

gift of a bag of coal was offered early and in this

house within a stones throw of the that with the

creaking stairs, this new born grew up to be a

British colonial administrator in Southern Africa,

later becoming governor of a landlocked countrySouth African known now as Malawi. Having

passed away at the ripe old age of 84 his inal

resting place is with his wife and son in Zomba.

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HOOLE RANGERS FC

For more inormation about Hoole Rangers FC please contact Glyn Roberts

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HOO E Rangers FC 1st team only had

two fixtures in the last four weeks,

both were league games against

current premier champions, Kelsall.

The rst game, at home was a ast, exciting

match, both sides committed to attack, which

made a fantastic spectacle. With five minutes

to go, Hoole Rangers were leading by 3-2, but

unfortunately Kelsall scored two late goals to

win the game.

The return game at Kelsall two weeks later

started badly, with Kelsall making the most o

a very steep slope, and by half time, held a 2-0

lead. However, in the second half, Hoole rallied

and with ve minutes to go, were again winningthe game, this time by 4-3. However, lightning

struck twice and in the dying minutes, Kelsall

scored an undeserved equaliser, leaving the

final score at 4-4.

This was extremely disappointing, particularly

as if we had closed out both games, taking

an additional ve points, we would have been

sitting very nicely at top of the league.

However, on a positive note, the strong

competition this season means that all the topteams are dropping points, so we can still go

top of the league if we win our two games in

an .

Seconds

The 2nd team in Division One, have not

fared well in this period, once again taking the

brunt o the allout o several players being out

with injuries. They have lost all three games,

conceding 14 goals and scoring none, a very

worrying situation. However, morale appears to

remain relatively positive, and steps have been

taken within the club to improve the available

squad in terms o both numbers and quality,

plus trying to ensure the second team do not

always bear the pain for player shortages.

Changing rooms

n the changing room development, we are

waiting for Cheshire West and Chester council

to finalise 25 year lease arrangements for the

itch and changing rooms, necessary for us

to apply for grants to complete the pro ect;

once we have that, we can proceed with our

lanning Permission application. The Footballoun ation have also een consulte a out

unding and we believe that we have everything

ined up to get funds once Planning Permission

is approved.

Sponsors

As always, we are looking for sponsors this

season, helping fund items such as tracksuits,

atch balls, match fees etc. or maybe helping

with the changing room refurbishment project.any individuals or businesses are interested

in working with a very ambitious local football

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Training is now on onday evenings 6.30 to

pm on the all weather pitches at Blacon High

school. If any new players want to join the

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EARLIER this year we celebrated the 50th Birthday of Sue, my wife, Iknow she doesnt look that old and next time you see her please say

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I dont know if youve ever given any thought to the fact that God remembers. God is omniscient, bydefinition. That means He knows everything there is to know. He knows everything that have happenedin the past. He knows what is happening at present. And He knows what will happen in the future. Thismeans that all we have done, good and bad, are all known to Him. He has perfect memory of each andevery thing including the wrong that weve committed.

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