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First Class Fire

David Lewis a postman from Ystradgynlais in Powys has been found guilty of stashing over 40,000 letters in one of the biggest cases of undelivered mail Britain has ever seen.
David Lewis’s lethargy was only discovered after he decided to move house and decided to dump the mail in recycling skips.
Workers at the local recycling facility became suspicious when they spotted the envelopes and junk mail and informed bosses.
The Royal Mail investigated and Lewis, 53, confessed to destroying and trying to destroy the stash.
The former postman, has been jailed for four months after pleading guilty at Neath Magistrates’ Court to damaging around 100 postal packets by setting fire to them and attempting to destroy up to 40,000 more by putting them in skips to be recycled.
James Pearn, defending Lewis, said, “Throughout the whole offence, Mr Lewis did not deliberately fail to deliver addressed mail, was not deliberately hiding mail and was not deliberately storing mail.”
He informed the court that Lewis left surplus door-to-door mail in his van and this built up while he was on the sick – for six weeks when he broke his ribs and for 20 weeks when he had a hernia.
“On those occasions addressed mail he assumed, wrongly, had been dealt with while he was away from work but sadly wasn’t. [It] became mixed up with the door-to-door mail, which he transferred from the vehicle to his garage,” Mr Pearn said.
On sentencing him, chairman of the magistrates Howard Davies said, “Your actions have caused a great deal of harm not only to your employers, to whom you were in a position of trust, but also the community who lost goods and services to which they were entitled.
“This was aggravated by your efforts to dispose of the mail with the skips.”
A Royal Mail spokeswoman said, “This conviction underlines the fact that we take decisive action and will seek to prosecute all those found responsible for dishonesty.”

October 18, 2006 at 11:41 am | The Skip Magazine News Stories | No comment

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Buzzing Her Tips Off

There’s been a bit of a buzz around Warwick recently…
Bottle banks set up by Warwick District Council have caused a nightmare for residents living nearby. Smashing glass and angry wasps are only the beginning of a long list of problems that are caused by the recycling banks. Shopkeeper Kay Lazecky has complained to the council and tells The Skip magazine that the banks have made her life a misery ever since they were set up. Woken early in the morning and kept awake late at night by the loud crash of glass, she says life is becoming intolerable and she is at her wits’ end. Worse still, Lazecky is allergic to wasps, and the insects have increased in numbers and have even set up home by the tip. The problem has become so severe, Lazecky has to sleep under netting to avoid being stung at night. (Perhaps we could offer her some discount on the netting? Just a thought! – Ed)
Warwick Council have admitted that the bottle banks have raised environmental health issues and health and safety inspectors have visited the site, commenting that they could easily attract vermin. So maybe Lazecky’s in luck.
District Council spokesman Richard Brooker commented, “We will do whatever we can to find an alternative site for the recycling centre if we can have it moved.”

October 17, 2006 at 11:38 am | The Skip Magazine News Stories | No comment

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What a Waste

A 32 year old man from Accrington threw himself in front of a train just hours after filling a skip with everything he owned.
Christopher Reynolds died instantly after suffering massive head injuries on a stretch of track located between Rishton and Church in Lancashire.
Mr Reynolds suffered from learning difficulties at school and had never been employed. In an inquest into the suicide, the court heard how Mr Reynolds stood in front of the train and adopted a ‘crucifix pose’ as it hurtled towards him at nearly 50 mph.
Anthony Reynolds, father of Christopher, told the court how his son had become a bit of a recluse in the months leading up to his death but that everything seemed fine with him on the day of his suicide. Only ten days earlier Christopher had hired a skip but Anthony was unaware of his son’s plans.
“I don’t know why he did it but he put everything from the house in the skip,” Mr Reynolds said before adding, “I didn’t know until it had been done, otherwise I would have talked him round.”
The driver of the train, Geoffrey Cowell, described how after switching of an automatic alarm just outside Rishton he looked up to see a man on the tracks staring up at the train and putting his arms out in a crucifix pose.
Mr Cowell applied the brakes immediately but it was too late and the train didn’t stop until 200 metres further down the line.

October 16, 2006 at 11:36 am | The Skip Magazine News Stories | No comment

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What A Coo!

Builders starting work on the former Warwicks and Richardsons brewery got a lot more than what they bargained for when they carted away a whopping SIX skips full of pigeon mess from the site.
The brewery in Newark is to be turned into apartments after falling into disrepair after brewing ceased in 1966. The developers, Newark Property Development Ltd. are hoping that the building work will start within a year, after the preliminary clearing work is finished.
Mr Rick Elliot of Newark Property Development Ltd says that they are doing their best to stick to their schedule and get the job done on time. Locals think the building is an eyesore and are welcoming plans to move forward.
Asbestos has also been removed from the roof, prompting the team at The Skip to wonder if there is anything hidden under all that pigeon crap?

October 15, 2006 at 11:34 am | The Skip Magazine News Stories | No comment

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University Skips Common Sense

University bosses have been forced to back down on a decision to ban Norris Skips from the grounds of Greenwich University.
Norris Skips were banned because the firm share the surname as one of the five men accused of murdering black teenager, Stephen Lawrence in nearby Eltham in April 1993.
The original decision to ban Norris Skips was seen as political correctness gone mad and was labelled as ‘over-sensitive’ by local MP, Derek Conway.
Stephen Lawrence’s mother, Doreen, has strong links with the University and achieved a BA Honours degree in Humanities in 1995. In 1997 she also completed a post-graduate programme in Counselling Skills and in 1999 was awarded a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.
Kieron Norris, manager of Peter Norris Haulage Ltd, stated that the situation has now been resolved and his company has since been allowed back onto the site to complete its £30,000 job.
Bosses at the University refused to comment.

October 14, 2006 at 11:33 am | The Skip Magazine News Stories | No comment

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Tip Needs Skips

A CCTV camera that was fitted to a lampost in Queens Park, Bedford to catch fly-tippers has been removed and now the litter louts are back.
The camera had been placed on Old Ford End Road beside a notorious fly-tipping hotspot, but was taken away in order to tackle crime elsewhere in the borough.
One local resident commented, “While the camera was there it was quite effective, but apparently it was needed at Priory Marina because of vehicle crime, and since it was removed the fly-tipping has got completely out of hand.
“It’s a daily problem, which the council deals with by sending someone out to clear the rubbish up. But now people know their rubbish will be taken away if they leave it there, while some even think it’s an approved dump.
“Actually it’s an atrocious mess. People are turning up and leaving their garden waste, flower pots, planks of wood, general rubbish – they just dump it all over the pavement.”
Borough Councillor, Muhammad Khan, whose well aware of the problem, responded by saying, “Some people are demanding skips to be emptied on a regular basis as a solution. But who is going to provide them and bear the expense? Ultimately it will come back on the taxpayer.”
A Borough Council spokesman added, “We take fly-tipping very seriously. (but) This camera has been relocated following a request by the police. We are continuing our efforts to catch and prosecute persistent offenders.
“We encourage anybody discovering an incidence of fly-tipping to report it to the council’s environmental hotline (0800 121 8888), so that it can be investigated and removed.”
The dumping continues.

October 13, 2006 at 11:31 am | The Skip Magazine News Stories | No comment

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