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16thC timber frame knocked down for £200!!!
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NT wrote:
I find that quite scary.
Exert from Rog and Gina's post:
Well lets hope this comes to something and that all guilty parties are found and dealt with severely
But in law it is considered sound basis for a murder conviction, despite the fact that it is not real proof. How many innocents are convicted of murder who knows.
I find that quite scary.
Exert from Rog and Gina's post:
After the hearing a spokesman for Tewkesbury Borough Council, which brought the prosecution, said the council would take enforcement action to get the cottage rebuilt.
Well lets hope this comes to something and that all guilty parties are found and dealt with severely
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PARISH councillor Sydney Cutter has been suspended for a month - for branding the chairman a crook.
The slur on Gerald Kinahan came at the council's annual meeting in Chaceley, Gloucs...
He was found guilty of bringing the council into disrepute...
Presumably if 'crook' means 'convicted criminal' then surely Mr Cutter's remark is fair comment, rather than a 'slur'. And the council thinks this brings it into disrepute more seriously than its chairman being up in court for criminal behaviour? It's a funny old world...
The slur on Gerald Kinahan came at the council's annual meeting in Chaceley, Gloucs...
He was found guilty of bringing the council into disrepute...
Presumably if 'crook' means 'convicted criminal' then surely Mr Cutter's remark is fair comment, rather than a 'slur'. And the council thinks this brings it into disrepute more seriously than its chairman being up in court for criminal behaviour? It's a funny old world...
rog and gina
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the latest comments from Cheltenham echo....
10:30 - 05 March 2007
Gerald Kinahan has apologised for smashing up a historic cottage.The parish council chairman was fined £4,000 and ordered to pay £4,000 costs by Cirencester magistrates for driving a digger into grade II listed Oak House, the third oldest building in Apperley.
Mr Kinahan said he had no idea that the building was listed, or that the mysterious "Mr Hardley" who offered him £200 to do the work was not the owner.
Now he wants to put what happened behind him.
He said: "I wasn't aware of the history of the building.
"I thought it was going to be the start of a renovation project.
"I can't apologise enough for what happened and I'm sorry for the damage I caused."
Mr Kinahan says he will continue to stand as a Chaceley councillor in the next election.
In court, the 59-year-old, who lives at Lawn Farm, Chaceley, claimed he was an "unwitting pawn" in real owner Ruth Greenshield's plans to demolish Oak House and build houses on the site.
His prosecution brought dozens of friends and neighbours rallying to his support.
They describe him as "the nicest man in the village" whose good nature was taken advantage of.
He said: "I've had a massive response from all my friends and family, they've all shown me so much support."
People who know Mr Kinahan say he's a "Mr Nice Guy" who has been made a scapegoat.
Old friend William Morris, from Deerhurst, said: "Gerald is a reliable man and would help anybody.
"He was almost too kind for his own good when he smashed the building. He wanted to help and didn't realise the implications."
Antony Saxton, who runs a conservatory business in Chaceley, said: "He's been treated badly in all this and I think the case has been mishandled.
"Gerald was a soft target who put his hand up for what he had done.
"As far as I'm concerned, he was conned in the first place.
"The only crime he's guilty of is being too helpful."
Last week Mrs Greenshield submitted an application to build 14 cheap homes for a housing society on part of the cottage land.
10:30 - 05 March 2007
Gerald Kinahan has apologised for smashing up a historic cottage.The parish council chairman was fined £4,000 and ordered to pay £4,000 costs by Cirencester magistrates for driving a digger into grade II listed Oak House, the third oldest building in Apperley.
Mr Kinahan said he had no idea that the building was listed, or that the mysterious "Mr Hardley" who offered him £200 to do the work was not the owner.
Now he wants to put what happened behind him.
He said: "I wasn't aware of the history of the building.
"I thought it was going to be the start of a renovation project.
"I can't apologise enough for what happened and I'm sorry for the damage I caused."
Mr Kinahan says he will continue to stand as a Chaceley councillor in the next election.
In court, the 59-year-old, who lives at Lawn Farm, Chaceley, claimed he was an "unwitting pawn" in real owner Ruth Greenshield's plans to demolish Oak House and build houses on the site.
His prosecution brought dozens of friends and neighbours rallying to his support.
They describe him as "the nicest man in the village" whose good nature was taken advantage of.
He said: "I've had a massive response from all my friends and family, they've all shown me so much support."
People who know Mr Kinahan say he's a "Mr Nice Guy" who has been made a scapegoat.
Old friend William Morris, from Deerhurst, said: "Gerald is a reliable man and would help anybody.
"He was almost too kind for his own good when he smashed the building. He wanted to help and didn't realise the implications."
Antony Saxton, who runs a conservatory business in Chaceley, said: "He's been treated badly in all this and I think the case has been mishandled.
"Gerald was a soft target who put his hand up for what he had done.
"As far as I'm concerned, he was conned in the first place.
"The only crime he's guilty of is being too helpful."
Last week Mrs Greenshield submitted an application to build 14 cheap homes for a housing society on part of the cottage land.
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The only crime he is guilty of???
Hmmmmm....
Hmmmmm....
Yeah because all renovation work starts by driving a digger through the buildingHe [Gerald Kinahan] said: "I wasn't aware of the history of the building.
"I thought it was going to be the start of a renovation project.