Monday, 18 June 2012

Sussex Cricket League round-up - littlehamptongazette.co.uk

Sussex Cricket League round-up - littlehamptongazette.co.uk

CURRENT champions Hastings Priory continue to lead the Sussex Premier League after enjoying their fifth outright win of the season.

Preston Nomads, champions for the previous three seasons lie in second place, they, too, have won five games. Third-placed Roffey suffered their first defeat of the season at home to East Grinstead.

Horsham enjoyed a comfortable win at home to Bexhill to consolidate fourth place whilst the battle at the bottom saw Eastbourne win for the first time this season in their away game at Worthing.

Another fine innings from Kirk Werners set up Hastings for a convincing home win against Chichester. The young Sussex all-rounder made 109 not out as Hastings were dismissed for 195.

John Morgan made 38 as Aussie Adam Zampa grabbed 4 for 78.

Morgan then stepped up with the ball to take 7 for 38 and with Werners taking 3 for 16 the visitors crashed to 59 all out.

Joe Gatting used his day off from county duties to whack a 63-ball century to take Preston Nomads to victory by four wickets at home to Brighton and Hove.

Brighton were bowled out for 198 despite 76 from Craig Young and 31 from Tim Jarvis, Carl Simon taking 5 for 39.

Gatting then hit 106 despite being dropped a costly three times. Rob Wakeford added 35 not out as Chris Liddle and Matt Wood each took two wickets.

Another Sussex youngster proved the match winner for East Grinstead at Roffey.

Will Adkin carried his bat for 86 not out as Grinstead made 176 for 6 facing a Roffey score of 175 for 6 declared.

For Roffey, Michael Norris made 44 and Christ Plaister 32 as Craig Fowle took 4 for 62.

Adkin was dropped twice early in his innings but played a mature innings to see his side home despite drizzle and poor light for much of the time.

Andy McGorian and Stuart Whittingham each took two wickets for the home side.

Bexhill are finding life in the Premier League a tough battle after their promotion last year.

At Horsham they were dismissed for 138 despite 31 from skipper Malcolm Johnson and 26 from Tom Powell. Two leg spinners did the damage, Michael Munday taking 3 for 39 and Will Beer 2 for 21.

In reply, Horsham cruised to 142 for 2 in just 25 overs as James Johnson made 60 not out and John Burroughs 40.

The Sussex success story continued as Luke Wells made 130 for Eastbourne at Worthing to take his side to their first win of the season.

Eastbourne looked in trouble at 30 for 3 but Aaron Mullins (55) joined Wells to rebuild the innings, Luke Vinter took 3 for 55 for Worthing.

Worthing then tumbled to 112 all out as Ed Giddins took 4 for 28.

Three Bridges continue to lead Division 2 by 21 points despite being held to a draw at Findon.

Bridges were dismissed for 168 as Jack Metters took 4 for 31.

Mick Demetriou then held the Findon innings together as they reached stumps at 132 for 8, he made 76.

Glynde, who finished third last season, are currently in second place following a six wicket win at Haywards Heath who they bowled out for 145.

In that total Ollie Graham top scored with 32 as Dale Tranter took 3 for 62.

Glynde them moved smoothly to 146 for 4 with 49 from Dominic Shepheard and 35 not out from Ollie Bailey.

St James’s lie third following their draw at Cuckfield where the home side made 209 with a hard hit 48 from Jamie Newson as George Taylor took 5 for 42.

In the visitors’ 189 for 8 Adam Davies made 31 as Ebrel Erwee took 4 for 60.

Ifield found it very easy at home to Sidley who they bowled out for just 122. Sam Steel was top scorer, he made 25 as Dan Groves took 3 for 36.

Raza Alli with 51 not out and Jovan Nel (53) took the home side to victory by nine wickets at 123 for 1.

Goring made short work of dismissing Pulborough for just 94 as Ellis Woolley took 4 for 19 and Matt Keen 4 for 34.

The home side then won by five wickets at 85 for 5 with 27 from Dan Pitham, Kuldeep Rawat took 3 for 43.

All league positions in Division 3 West remain unchanged after each of the top five beat one of the bottom five.

Middleton’s Brandon Hanley enjoyed a fine all round game top scoring with 69 in their 218-9. Ben Hansford added 56 whilst Slinfold’s Guy Thorne took 4-68.

In reply, Slinfold were blown away for just 50 as Hanley’s 4-28 was surpassed by Tom Davies who took 6-17.

Bognor remain second just three points behind after an equally resounding victory at home to Wisborough Green. The visitors were bowled out for just 89 with Elliott Clarke making 45 as Bognor won by seven wickets.

Billingshurst also scored a maximum after a four-wicket success at Arundel. Arundel’s 149 was marked by Dhanushka Mitipolaarachchi snaring 5-30 and Mike Burroughs 50 not out led them to victory.

Stirlands remain fourth after a 131-run win at Littlehampton. Sean Heather (129) also scored a personal fourth (century in succession) and, as last week was ably supported by Will Gubbins with 73 not out.

Stirlands declared on 241-4 and bowled out Littlehampton for 110 with Chris May taking 3-11.

The result left Littlehampton pointless from the game and rooted at the foot of the table.

Steyning won a relatively low scoring game at Pagham making just 144. Pagham however were knocked over for just 92 after 6-37 from Matheesha Ranasinghe.



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'Happy brother-in-law's day!' Woody Allen's estranged son Ronan posts sarcastic Father's Day message on Twitter - Daily Mail

By Sarah Bull

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It's definitely not your usual family set-up.

And as families around the world celebrated Father's Day yesterday, Woody Allen's estranged son Ronan posted a sarcastic message on his Twitter page.

Ronan, 25, tweeted: 'Happy father's day - or as they call it in my family, happy brother-in-law's day.'

Sarcastic: Woody Allen's son Ronan Farrow tweeted 'happy brother-in-law's day' in reference to his father's relationship with his adopted sister

Sarcastic: Woody Allen's son Ronan Farrow tweeted 'happy brother-in-law's day' in reference to his father's relationship with his adopted sister

Controversial: Ronan's message was then retweeted by Allen's ex-wife Mia Farrow

Controversial: Ronan's message was then retweeted by Allen's ex-wife Mia Farrow

The message was then retweeted by Allen's ex-wife Mia Farrow, who added the word: 'Boom'

Ronan's tweet makes reference to the fact that Allen, 76, is married to Soon-Yi, who was the adopted daughter of Farrow and her second husband Andre Previn.

Speaking previously about the relationship, Ronan, who now works for the Obama administration, has said: 'He's my father married to my sister. That makes me his son and his brother-in-law.

'That is such a moral transgression.'

Estranged: Woody and his son Ronan haven't spoken since the early 1990s

Estranged: Woody and his son Ronan haven't spoken since the early 1990s

Boom! Mia Farrow retweeted the message with an added comment of her own

Boom! Mia Farrow retweeted the message with an added comment of her own

Allen was seen giving adopted daughters Bechet and Manzie a hearty hug in Beverly Hills over the weekend.

The 76-year-old movie maker was also accompanied by his 41-year-old wife for the day out.

While Allen seemed in good cheer, Manzie did not seem to be in the best of moods, even though she was visiting one of the city's poshest hotels at the Beverly Wilshire.

Happy family: Allen was seen giving his daughters Becohet and Manzie a hug in Beverly Hills on Saturday

Happy family: Allen was seen giving his daughters Becohet and Manzie a hug in Beverly Hills on Saturday

Walking on: Allen's wife Soon-Yi chatted with a friend as she pranced around the grounds

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Apparently, he's sizing up his two adopted kids to see which one he wants to be the next Mrs. Allen!

It always amazes me that people gloss over this by 1. pointing out that Soon-Yi was "only" an adopted daughter of Mia Farrow's 2. That Allen & Farrow were never married. Soon-Yi was and is Farrow's daughter. That's the only mother she ever knew. Legally or not, Allen was a stepfather to her kids and they went on to have a biological child and adopt two other kids. What he did was just all shades of wrong and how he was able to go on and adopt two kids after all that baffles me.

Soon-Yi wasn't HIS adopted step-anything. She was one of the collection of children Mia Farrow added to her little commune. Farrow has clearly damaged and brainwashed Ronan (first she changed his name which is mental to begin with) and I'm sure over the years she's bombarded him with her hate for Woody. So this is what you get. It's not for me, but how "moral" these leftists get when it's their feelings that get hurt. I thought "there are many different ways to have a family" and "it's all ok just so long as no one gets hurt". So he's been happy for 15 years while bitter acid eats away at Ms. Farrow and her nasty son. Ronan should be angry at Momma Mia as well.

How would you feel if a girl who was raised as your sister starts dating your biological father? Or if your adopted child starts sleeping with your current significant other (whom you have both biological and adopted children with)? It's a completely traumatic and bizarre situation. Who can blame him for being so tense and conflicted about it? It's not easy to come to peace with I'm sure.

ewwwww, it's just wrong. Every way I look at it, it's wrong.

wendi's friend?

I feel bad. For Ronan to still be this mad after so long means his father hurt him very badly. I would venture and say, his father hurt him the most. I do not enevy them their family reunions, if they do have them.

Ronan may be highly intelligent, but he lacks emotional intelligence. Soon-Yi was not Woody's biological child or adopted child for that matter. Ronan should examine the relationship between Woody Allen and Mia Farrow at the time. It is clear that it was highly dysfunctional. I would also suspect that his superiors at the State Department do not appreciate his celebrity trigger finger on his Twitter account. He will be rebuked for this transgression. Once again, he is emotionally immature.

"How can anybody condone that he married his adopted step daughter. He was a father figure to her and his subsequent conduct was morally indefensible and a complete breach of trust." - Erin Brockovich (2nd), Richmond Surrey =========== Soon-Yi was not Woody Allen's adopted daughter. She was adopted by Mia and Andre Previn. And Woody was never married to Mia. Mia also set the precedent by marrying older men (Sinatra and Previn) and having a long affair with Woody. I'm not defending his behavior. I'm just setting the record straight. Why make it worse than it is?

Cryptic? I think he's being pretty straightforward in what he means.

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Sussex League round up: Horsham back to winning ways - wscountytimes.co.uk

Horsham recorded a comfportable win in the Sussex Premier League on Saturday, as Roffey suffered a first defeat of the season.

Current Champions Hastings Priory continue to lead after enjoying their fifth outright win of the season.

Preston Nomads, champions for the previous three seasons lie in second place, they, too, have won five games. Third placed Roffey suffered their first defeat of the season at home to East Grinstead.

Horsham enjoyed a comfortable win at home to Bexhill to consolidate fourth place whilst the battle at the bottom saw Eastbourne win for the first time this season in their away game at Worthing.

Another fine innings from Kirk Werners set up Hastings for a convincing home win against Chichester. The young Sussex all-rounder made 109 not out as Hastings were dismissed for 195.

John Morgan made 38 as Aussie Adam Zampa grabbed 4 for 78.

Morgan then stepped up with the ball to take 7 for 38 and with Werners taking 3 for 16 the visitors crashed to 59 all out.

Joe Gatting used his day off from county duties to whack a 63 ball century to take Preston Nomads to victory by four wickets at home to Brighton and Hove.

Brighton were bowled out for 198 despite 76 from Craig Young and 31 from Tim Jarvis, Carl Simon taking 5 for 39.

Gatting then hit 106 despite being dropped a costly three times. Rob Wakeford added 35 not out as Chris Liddle and Matt Wood each took two wickets.

Another Sussex youngster proved the match winner for East Grinstead at Roffey.

Will Adkin carried his bat for 86 not out as Grinstead made 176 for 6 facing a Roffey score of 175 for 6 declared.

For Roffey Michael Norris made 44 and Christ Plaister 32 as Craig Fowle took 4 for 62.

Adkin was dropped twice early in his innings but played a mature innings to see his side home despite drizzle and poor light for much of the time.

Andy McGorian and Stuart Whittingham each took two wickets for the home side.

Bexhill are finding life in the Premier League a tough battle after their promotion last year.

At Horsham they were dismissed for 138 despite 31 from skipper Malcolm Johnson and 26 from Tom Powell. Two leg spinners did the damage, Michael Munday taking 3 for 39 and Will Beer 2 for 21.

In reply Horsham cruised to 142 for 2 in just 25 overs as James Johnson made 60 not out and John Burroughs 40.

The Sussex success story continued as Luke Wells made 130 for Eastbourne at Worthing to take his side to their first win of the season.

Eastbourne looked in trouble at 30 for 3 but Aaron Mullins (55) joined Wells to rebuild the innings, Luke Vinter took 3 for 55 for Worthing.

Worthing then tumbled to 112 all out as Ed Giddins took 4 for 28.

Three Bridges continue to lead the Second Division by 21 points despite being held to a draw at Findon.

Bridges were dismissed for 168 as Jack Metters took 4 for 31.

Mick Demetriou then held the Findon innings together as they reached stumps at 132 for 8, he made 76.

Glynde, who finished third last season, are currently in second place following a six wicket win at Haywards Heath who they bowled out for 145.

In that total Ollie Graham top scored with 32 as Dale Tranter took 3 for 62.

Glynde them moved smoothly to 146 for 4 with 49 from Dominic Shepheard and 35 not out from Ollie Bailey.

St James’s lie third following their draw at Cuckfield where the home side made 209 with a hard hit 48 from Jamie Newson as George Taylor took 5 for 42.

In the visitors’ 189 for 8 Adam Davies made 31 as Ebrel Erwee took 4 for 60.

Ifield found it very easy at home to Sidley who they bowled out for just 122. Sam Steel was top scorer, he made 25 as Dan Groves took 3 for 36.

Raza Alli with 51 not out and Jovan Nel (53) took the home side to victory by nine wickets at 123 for 1.

Goring made short work of dismissing Pulborough for just 94 as Ellis Woolley took 4 for 19 and Matt Keen 4 for 34.

The home side then won by five wickets at 85 for 5 with 27 from Dan Pitham, Kuldeep Rawat took 3 for 43.

All league positions in Division 3 West remain unchanged after each the top five beat one of the bottom five.

Middleton’s Brandon Hanley enjoyed a fine all round game top scoring with 69 in their 218-9. Ben Hansford added 56 whilst Slinfold’s Guy Thorne took 4-68.

In reply Slinfold were blown away for just 50 as Hanley’s 4-28 was surpassed by Tom Davies who took 6-17.

Bognor remain second just three points behind after an equally resounding victory at home to Wisborough Green. The visitors were bowled out for just 89 with Elliott Clarke making 45 as Bognor won by 7 wickets.

Billingshurst also scored a maximum after a 4 wicket success at Arundel. Arundel’s 149 was marked by Dhanushka Mitipolaarachchi snaring 5-30 and Mike Burroughs 50 not out led them to victory.

Stirlands remain fourth after a 131 run win at Littlehampton. Sean Heather (129) also scored a personal fourth (century in succession) and, as last week was ably supported by Will Gubbins with 73 not out.

Stirlands declared on 241-4 and bowled out Littlehampton for 110 with Chris May taking 3-11.

The result left Littlehampton pointless from the game and rooted at the foot of the table.

Steyning won a relatively low scoring game at Pagham making just 144. Pagham however were knocked over for just 92 after 6-37 from Matheesha Ranasinghe.



Source: www.wscountytimes.co.uk

Queen’s birthday honours for wildlife expert and PC Kate! - eastbourneherald.co.uk

THE man who founded the East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service along with a Hailsham police officer have been honoured in the Queen’s birthday honours list.

Trevor Weeks who founded the East Sussex WRAS in 1996, is to receive an MBE, while PC Kate Brookman, who has been a Neighbourhood Schools Officer covering south Wealden for 17 years, has been awarded the Queen’s Police Medal.

Eastbourne-born Trevor has spent all of his life living in East Sussex, and was just 13-years-old when he first became involved with wildlife rescue and conservation work.

It is estimated that Trevor has now been on call helping wildlife in need for over 145,000 hours for the Stone Cross-based charity and helped rescue approximately 50,000 animals over the last 27 years.

He said that he would not be receiving this award if it was not for the help and support of WRAS’s supporters, its volunteers and committee.

The first he knew of the honour was a letter from the Cabinet Office a month ago. He said: “I opened the letter whilst in a long queue of traffic on my way to the Casualty Centre one morning, I had to pull over into a lay-by to re-read it several times. To say the least, I was shocked. I never thought I would ever be accepted for anything like this. I feel privileged to be named for such an prestigious award.”

Trevor is now awaiting an invitation to an investiture ceremony organised by the Central Chancery of the Order of Knighthood at St James’s Palace. Once this has taken place WRAS hope to hold a small celebration as a thank you to its supporters and volunteers.

He added: “I would like to express my personal thanks to all our loyal volunteers and supporters without whom WRAS would not exist and my role helping wildlife would not be possible. I do not see this award as being mine, but as a national acknowledgement of everyone past and present who have helped make me who I am and have made my involvement in WRAS what it is today.

“I feel deeply honoured to receive this award, and I hope this will help bring in funding and prove our commitment to help wildlife in need.”

PC Kate Brookman has worked with thousands of children over many years and is affectionately known as ‘PC Kate’.

She explained: “It started when I went to my first school assembly for children aged only four or five. I thought it would be simpler for them to remember my first name, but it was also important to keep the ‘PC’. I wanted them to learn that police are people who are friendly and who they can trust.

“Since then, it’s stuck! In the local area, everyone calls me that. Some of the young people I used to work with now have children of their own at school, so there are whole generations who call me ‘PC Kate’. I love it, but it’s sometimes confusing when people come to the police station or call asking for me!”

PC Kate first joined Sussex Police as a special constable, because she wanted to see what it was like before deciding if it was the right choice for her. She has been a full-time officer for 26 years - with roles including neighbourhood officer in Eastbourne, communications officer at Gatwick and crime scene support officer - before she found her passion working with young people.

Talking about what she enjoys most about her role, she added: “I am lucky to meet so many great young people, especially as they can unfairly get a bad name from others. I feel privileged already to work with them, so could hardly believe when I was told I’d be receiving an honour from the Queen.

“Of course, I also help schools and families deal with some really difficult issues. What makes me most proud is when I can help a young person through a really rough patch or when they come back when they’re older and tell me I helped keep them on the right path and out of trouble.

“I’m a huge believer in working with the community. The police cannot identify issues or solve problems on our own. I am lucky to have schools who phone me regularly, shops that let me know what’s going on, not to mention all the assistance from young people’s families and friends and the wider public.

“The world changes, but young people and their issues stay largely the same. I’m still doing the safety talks in schools and speaking with head teachers like I did 17 years ago, but these days I also have 1,900 Facebook friends who I share advice with and who sometimes ask me for help.”

PC Kate Brookman is married to Sussex Police officer Chief Inspector Steve Brookman, who works in the Operational Communications Department, and they have two teenage boys. Her family are excited to be accompanying her to Buckingham Palace later in the year where she’ll receive the honour.

Chief Constable Martin Richards adds: “I am delighted that Kate’s passion to serve her local community has been recognised. The way Kate has dedicated her career to working with young people - from giving them the knowledge to stay safe at a very young age through to helping them during really challenging times in later years - is an inspiration to us all.”



Source: www.eastbourneherald.co.uk

Sussex burglar meets victims in prison to say sorry - eastbourneherald.co.uk

A PROLIFIC burglar, who targeted homes in Eastbourne and was jailed for seven years, has met some of his victims in prison to apologise for his crimes.

Barrie Williamson, 49, was caught in January this year after an intensive police investigation and an appeal on the BBC Crimewatch programme.

In April, Williamson was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court, after pleadeding guilty to four dwelling burglaries in Eastbourne, Hove, Worthing and Seaford in October last year.

The court also took into consideration his admission of a further 39 burglary offences from September last year to January, including six in Eastbourne, two in Seaford and one in Bexhill. Williamson struck at homes in Sussex, as well as in Lancashire, Dorset, Nottinghamshire, Kent, and Norfolk where he took jewellery and cash.

Now, Williamson has met four of his victims, who travelled to Coldiingley Prison in Surrey.

Victims of one of the Sussex burglaries, a husband and wife who do not wish to be named, said; “We found the conference very interesting and an extremely valuable and worthwhile experience.

“Barrie Williamson was not our idea of a stereotypical burglar. He remembered all of the details of the crimes involving all present at the conference and emotions ran high at times on all sides.

“At the end of what was a mentally draining experience, we had probably got all of our anger out of our systems and replaced it with a genuine hope that he would have the determination,support and opportunity to lead a law-abiding life on his release.”

After his sentencing at Lewes Crown Court, officers from the Sussex Police Priority Crime Team visited Williamson in prison where he expressed remorse for his offences and asked if he could say sorry to at least some of his victims. Sussex Police then set up its second Restorative Justice conference to be held in a prison, working with the prison governor, staff and Probation.

Restorative Justice is a forum when police arrange for victims to meet offenders to talk about the crimes that have been committed against them. It takes place after conviction and sentence usually takes place in a prison where the offender is serving his or her sentence.

The RJ process is unique within the criminal justice system since it is a voluntary process and the offender receives no rewards or other incentive to take part. It is based on the principle that those who have been involved in the crime are best place talk about it and look at ways in which the offender may be able to explain and atone for the harm that has been caused.

The victims can ask unanswered questions, with the view of gaining closure and for the offender to stop re-offending.



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13,000 call for faster broadband internet in Kent - thisiskent.co.uk

Kent County Council has received nearly 13,000 votes for faster broadband internet in the area.

In a message posted on social networking and microblogging site Twitter, the council revealed it had received 12,933 votes of support for its Make Kent Quicker campaign, which calls for better broadband.

It is hoped the campaign, which has been running since February 15, will show there is demand for faster internet in Kent.

As it stands, almost 4,000 households and 150 businesses in Kent do not get any sort of broadband. More than 8,500 households can only get 256kbps speeds, which is slow and can often stop altogether.

The towns of Sevenoaks and Swanley are the only areas with super-fast access - the rest of the district has to make do with far slower speeds.

The council hopes 90% of homes and businesses will have superfast broadband access by 2015, and that everyone will have access to a service of at least 2mb. The £10 million that Kent County Council is investing in this upgrade has been matched by £9.87 million from the Government.

But the council also needs broadband providers to invest, and for this to happen it must demonstrate there is an appetite for better broadband. The greater the demand, the more broadband providers will be prepared to invest in Kent.

The total cost of Make Kent Quicker, the brainchild of Councillor Kevin Lynes who died suddenly in March, is expected to be in the region of £43 million.

In April this year, a report predicted BT’s investment in super-fast broadband will give Kent a massive boost, creating thousands of new jobs and start-up businesses in the next 15 years.

The report, by Regeneris Consulting, found that last year the overall beneficial financial impact of BT activities in Kent, including the roll-out of super-fast broadband, amounted to £268 million.

Super-fast broadband would enable the people of Kent to keep in touch with family and friends online, pay bills with ease and access the latest news and information, while businesses would be able to formulate a digital strategy to attract new customers.

Roger Gough, KCC Cabinet member for Business Strategy, Performance and Health Reform, said in May: “To many people - and businesses - a good broadband connection is a vital utility. And for many businesses, poor broadband is crippling and better broadband would help them compete.

“Many children will be at a disadvantage at school compared with their peers, because they lack good broadband at home.

“The value of better broadband should not be underestimated, and I hope many thousands more people will sign up between now and the end of the campaign in June.”

Click here to register your Make Kent Quicker vote online


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Doctors accused my wife of faking illness - hours later she had died from a stroke - Daily Mail
  • Mother-of-two was suffering violent headaches and vomiting
  • On her third visit to hospital she was told to 'stop shouting and making a fuss' in A&E
  • Family told Mrs Maddox's discharge notes had gone missing
  • Widower bringing private legal action against hospital

By Claire Bates

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A grieving widower is suing a hospital after his wife collapsed and died from a massive stroke - just hours after she was sent home accused of pretending to be ill.

Philip Maddox, 58, was told by doctors his wife Maggie, 53, needed psychiatric help because they could find nothing wrong with her despite her complaining she was in agony with severe headaches and vomiting.

An inquest heard she first went to Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford, Kent, on June 14, 2010, but was sent home, having been told there was nothing wrong with her.

Phillip Maddox holds a picture of his wife, who died in June 2010

Phillip Maddox holds a picture of his wife, who died in June 2010. She went back to the hospital three times before they then diagnosed a massive stroke

Then her husband took her back there 10 days later, on June 24, when she suffered similar symptoms including dizziness.

Maggie was discharged again - against her wishes - but that night at home she continued to complain she felt unwell and was driven back to the hospital by her son because Philip had to go to work. She collapsed in the hospital car park.

Staff got her into a wheelchair and took her into the Accident and Emergency department, but a nurse told her to 'stop shouting and making a fuss'.

Still, doctors did not seem to take Maggie's complaints seriously and left her in the waiting area.

Finally, she was admitted and a consultant diagnosed she had suffered a massive stroke.

Maggie, who worked in the Asda transport department, died three days later.

Her death has devastated her husband and their daughter Leah, 28, and 26-year-old son Blake.

To make matters worse, the family were subsequently told some of her medical records had not been properly kept and her discharge notes from June 24 had gone missing.

Mr Maddox said he trusted hospital staff that there was nothing wrong with his wife, even though she was in agony

Mr Maddox said he trusted hospital staff that there was nothing wrong with his wife, even though she was in agony

Philip, a retired prison governor, from Dartford, said: 'When I first took Maggie into hospital they checked her over but said they couldn't find anything wrong with her.

'She was in agony but I took their word for it because they're supposed to be the experts.

'The second time I took Maggie to hospital the doctors said she had psychological issues. They were saying she was pretending to be ill or was convincing herself she was ill when she wasn't.

'All the time Maggie was insisting she was ill but no one listened to her. She was vomiting in the bin in the hospital and complaining of a violent headache.

'My daughter and I asked the doctor to refer her to a psychiatrist but he said he couldn't and advised us to take Maggie to her GP who could do that.

'Maggie didn't want to leave the hospital but the doctor said if we couldn't move her from the bed, security would have to do it. We had to bundle her out in a wheelchair.

'It was such a distressing time because Maggie was moaning loudly in pain and the staff just thought she was making it up.'

Mr Maddox said his wife didn't want to leave the hospital the second time, but doctors said they would call security if they didn't go

Mr Maddox said his wife didn't want to leave the hospital the second time, but doctors said they would call security if they didn't go

He said she seemed to start feeling better that evening at home but in the early hours she woke up in pain, again complaining of the same symptoms.

Philip added: 'I felt terrible because I had to go into work that morning so I got my son to take Maggie to the hospital even though I really wanted to be with her. I felt bad because I had already taken some time off work to deal with this.

'But when they got there Maggie collapsed in the car park. My son said it was obvious she was in a very bad way but the doctors and nurses still seemed unconvinced she was really ill.'

At an inquest the coroner Roger Hatch concluded she died from natural causes. He said he was satisfied Maggie's stroke 'presented at a time which would not have changed the outcome'.

Mr Hatch added there would be 'no useful purpose' in making a formal recommendation on medical notes and records-keeping because this was an 'isolated' incident.

Philip had been hoping for an 'open' verdict.

However, he is still pressing ahead with a private legal action alleging breach of duty by the medical staff on June 24.

Richard Norman of solicitors Leo Abse and Cohen, said: 'We have taken expert medical opinion and we feel there is a case to answer for breach of duty.

'Now we are in the process of trying to establish, again through expert medical opinion, if that breach of duty affected the outcome.'

In a statement, Darent Valley Hospital NHS Trust said: 'After a thorough investigation into the facts and hearing the statements and evidence from all parties, the Coroner concluded that the care and treatment Mrs Maddox received at the hospital had been entirely appropriate and that she died of natural causes.

'We are completely satisfied that our doctors treated Mrs Maddox properly and that all of the necessary tests and investigations were performed. We offer our sincere condolences to the family and understand how difficult and distressing it can be to lose a loved one.'

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And they want to strike for more money...

Anyway, whether or not she would still have died is only one aspect of this issue. How is is "appropriate" to diagnose a woman dying of a stroke as faking it? So it's one thing to not find them culpable of her death, but quite another to describe the treatment as "appropriate". For a start, the diagnosis was wrong. In another case it *could* mean the difference between life and death. So that needs to be addressed.

Where and what do doctors and nurses study in the UK? There are too many of these appalling stories - it is simply not normal. There is something profoundly wanting. Sincerest sympathies to this poor lady's family.

How can her treatment at the hospital have been "entirely appropriate"? What a nightmare for her and her family. Did they think she turned up at the A&E for fun? I wish Mr Maddox every success in his legal challenge.It won`t bring Maggie back, but maybe the staff at Darent Valley Hospital will take more care when the next ill person turns up and needs a bit more investigation,instead of fobbing them off and sending them home to die.

Maybe they'll try and blame a chiropractor

"In a statement, Darent Valley Hospital NHS Trust...........'We are completely satisfied that our doctors treated Mrs Maddox properly" If the Trust truly believe that, then every last one of them should be sacked immediately.

Absolutely unbelievable, what a stitch up by the Heath (sic) Authority. Make sure that you sue the pants off them, Mr Maddox.

Bibi - it is also the symptoms of almost every other illness known to man.... I am sure you would have jumped to the right prognosis straight away?!?!!! Get a grip. Mistakes happen. If her husband foresaw it why didn't he say - oh he didn't think she was having a stroke?!

I hope her husband wipes the floor with this hospital, this is a disgrace! Heads need to roll for this and as for those nurses i hope they are sacked, They obviously shouldn't be working with people esp after telling someone who was seriously ill to 'Stop making a fuss' what the hell do they expect!

"An isolated Incident"! No further action required!! Where has the Coroner been recently?

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