I have family and grandchildren in the area that this pervert lives.
The magistrates ruled the case was so serious it must be heard at the crown court.
And now he is out on bail ?
I trust that there are significant restrictions on him. Too many times the legal authorities take a lenient path and we the public pay the price when it all goes wrong.
Waterlooville man charged over images – East Hampshire – The News.
My wifes younger brother Doug is back in hospital after recently spending time in there fighting off pneumonia.
I hope the authorities come down hard on this foolish child.
Not only has she wasted an enormous amount of police time but one can only guess at the stress that she has caused her friends and family.
She has also caused the whole neighbourhood to be on high alert for no good reason.
Just imagine if the police had actually found someone who matched her description of the alleged attacker. What would that do to him and his life especially if it became known in the greater community that he had become a suspect.
Then there is the disservice that she has done to real victims of such attacks. She has made it more difficult for the police to treat such incidents as credible. Always at the back of their minds, no matter how they try to think otherwise, will be the question of if the attack was real.
As usual, when those that have been abused by Catholic priests speak out, the Catholic church closes ranks and does what it has been doing for decades. Denies everything especially liability.
So when you see a headline like this
it’s no surprise that there is an immediate response with a headline like this
The Catholic Church has done absolutely nothing to help those that were abused by the Catholic clergy but they have bent over backwards to hide and protect the abusers.
Now that the finger is actually being pointed at the church, now that the courts are saying that the church is in fact culpable, now is the time when the Catholic Church speaks out.
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth, the Rt Rev Crispian Hollis, has leapt to the defence of Father Wilfred Baldwin, who it is alleged abused a young girl back in the 70’s.
However, solicitor Tracey Emmott said: ‘This effectively reinforces the public perception that the church doesn’t care and is once again trying to avoid responsibility.
‘I question his assertion that the legal case concluded last week involved the only allegation against a priest who he describes as being of unblemished character.
‘In fact before his death Father Baldwin was the subject of an extensive police investigation, based on allegations against him from at least three other alleged victims.’
Now a High Court Judge has ruled against the Catholic church in a row over whether it can be held responsible for sexual abuse by one of its own priests, now the Catholic Church is feeling exposed and is starting to squirm.
It’s about time the church acknowledged its responsibility for not having removed abusive priests and for not having actively supported the prosecution of abusive priests.
And most of all its about time that they acknowledged that they have let down the very people that they should have been protecting, the victims of abusive priests.
Didn’t it rain last night. The sort of rain that falls so hard that it creates a low lying mist cloud up to about twelve inches from the ground. Thunder and lightening too.
Our conservatory has a variety of leaks that creep into action depending on wind direction and amount of water falling out of the sky. Only rarely do they all drip at the same time.
Last night, around midnight, was one of those occasions. I rushed around, strategically placing containers in all the usual places, trying to get ahead of the game.
I thought I had them all covered but this morning I found a wet patch on the step by the kitchen door. A new leak has developed and bypassed all the containers.
Hey ho !! Never mind, I’ll have you covered next time.
This is Waterlooville, the town where I live, as it used to be. The photo is dated around the 50s or 60s. In 1985 the local planners deemed it to be a good idea to pedestrianize this road. The heart and soul of the town has all but dried up. All of the original stores have long gone and other than the banks, few of the major chains are interested in coming here. Despite the additional 2500 homes soon to be built to the west of the town.
The A3 has been diverted around the town centre and now serves to separate the town into two unique shopping areas. Current plans underway will only serve to further divide the town. Already Waitrose have stated that the opening of the new Sainsbury’s store will probably drive them and their small store out of the town.
Within the last year or so it was decided that the tired shopping centre was in need of a makeover, what was required was nice pastel shades and in addition some strange artistic shapes were introduced. The end result, to my mind, would have been considered modern back when this photo was taken.
Now, Waterlooville seems to be moving to a cafe culture with numerous coffee shops, cafes and very soon Wetherspoons will be opening the third pub. ALthough I think that is something of a mixed blessing since it is opening almost next door to the Heroes. It remains to be seen if the Heroes can compete with the Wetherspoons business model.
In the meantime the stores that would encourage passing trade for the food/drink establishments are slowly dying a death.
Don’t misread my intentions. I am not against change. What I am bemoaning, is what I believe to be mistakes by the planners. Yes the A3 needed to be diverted to resolve the traffic problems but was it necessary to take away the passing trade. The old road could have had traffic calming to prevent it becoming a rat run and still allowed folks to access the shops. However, the way it was done and the subsequent planning decisions regarding the Retail Park and the Wilkinson/Waitrose area have served only to destroy the heart of the town. The dual carriageway separates the town centre from the retail park. The Wilkinson/Waitrose area seems like a separate shopping centre with its back to Waterlooville. The proposed new Sainsbury’s soon to be built at the western end of the Retail Park is just going to drag shoppers away from the town centre especially with the addition of a new petrol station. It remains to be seen how this will all pan out.
Personally I don’t hold out much hope for Waterlooville Town Centre.
I just wanted to say congratulations to all those brave souls who participated in the BUPA Great South Run on Sunday.
While I was reclining in the warmth of my living room, watching the Indian F1, several thousand hardy bods were facing the damp and windy conditions of Southsea seafront.
In particular I want to say well done to my next door neighbour, Gordon, who took part for the first time this year. He finished in a very respectable 94 mins and 27 seconds.
To all the runners, regardless of the reason for your participation,
Perhaps the mystery here isn’t the circumstances of the shooting, rather the venue chosen for the injured mans treatment.
Man is seriously injured in air gun shooting at Southsea house – Law and Order – The News.
Having read this article I am gobsmacked.
How does it make sense to send this man all the way to Southampton when we have an Emergency Department at the QA in Cosham ?
That is, he was sent to Southampton General Hospital, a journey of some 20 miles. This was deemed to be better for the patient, who had life threatening injuries, than going to A&E at the Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham. A journey of around 5 miles.
I can only imagine that the huge hospital on Portsdown Hill, the one with A & E and the emergency helipad recently installed on the roof of the new building, doesn’t work over the weekend. Or is it perhaps the migration of medical skills from Portsmouth to Southampton now includes our local emergency care.
It beggars belief.
Last night a group of us were treated to a fabulous show when Stage One presented Dean Pitchfords Footloose at Ferneham Hall.
As we have come to expect from the Stage One team the show was spilling over with energy. The kids in the cast positively glow with their enthusiasm.
Stand out performances for me were from Chris Hutton as the tense teen Ren McCormack, Matt Fisher as “slow” country boy Willard Hewitt, Luke Collins as the mean, moody and thoroughly dislikeable Chuck Cranston. For the girls it has to be Gilly Williams as the restrained and repressed Vi Moore, Ellie Jones as the disillusioned Ariel Moore and Connie Powell as Rusty.
Highlight of the evening and certainly the most emotive scene was when Vi Moore and Rens mother Ethel (Katie Winter) sing Learning To Be Silent.
The grand finale with the whole cast partying away with the title song had everyones feet tapping.
Once again Stage One have given a first class performance. I am looking forward, with anticipation, to their next production, Fiddler On The Roof.
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