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<td colspan="2" bgcolor="#990000" height="16"><font size="1"><b><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF"><b>Local
News August 2001<font size="1" color="#FFFFFF"> -<font color="#FFCC00">
E:</font> <a href="mailto:andrew@myvillage.co.uk">andrew@myvillage.co.uk</a></font></b></font></b></font></td>
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<p><font size="1" color="#000000"> The Royal Borough's Benefit Service
has emerged with a clean bill of health after a searching examination
from the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate, the Government agency responsible
for scrutinising council benefit services. </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#000000">The BFI put the Borough under the
spotlight in June as part of its rolling programme of compulsory
inspections. In its report published today, the BFI commends the
Council's in-house benefits team for customer service "of a very
good standard." </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#000000">"Almost all of those calling at
the Town Hall are seen within 15 minutes," the Inspectorate notes,
with an impressive 82% of customers reporting satisfaction with
the service. </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#000000">The Royal Borough also "has low
levels of complaints and deals well with those it does receive.</font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#000000">" Service delivery is of "a very
good standard" conclude the inspectors, with benefit officers getting
assessment right at a first class rate of 96.6%. </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#000000">The BFI also notes with approval
the conclusion of the Council's external auditors; that housing
benefit services "operate well." </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#000000">The way the Council looks carefully
at claims in an effort to keep down fraud is also acknowledged in
the report, although the Inspectorate did make plain that they would
like to see more fraud investigation. </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#000000">This is also a Council objective,
but one that has been hampered by a succession of personnel changes.
However, the staff are now in place to deliver even more vigorous
anti-fraud work. </font></p>
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<td colspan="2"><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF"><b> <a name="call"></a>Prince
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<p><font size="1">For the first time in more than a century members
of the royal household, including Prince Charles and Prince William
could be called as witnesses to a trial. Their appearance may be
necessary to identify belongings of the Princess of Wales which
are thought to have been stolen.</font></p>
<p><font size="1">The solicitor acting for Paul Burrell, the former
butler of Princess Diana accused of stealing 342 items of her personal
belongings, said the he was a victim of a 'trophy trial'.</font></p>
<p><font size="1">Burrell appeared at Bow Street Magistrates Court
on Friday at the start of the trial and pleaded not guilty to three
charges of theft.</font></p>
<p><font size="1">Andrew Shaw, Burrell's solicitor claimed that his
client was just storing some of Diana's belongings for 'safekeeping'
though he admitted he may have kept some as 'mementoes'.</font></p>
<p><font size="1">The trial continues this week.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">Two
new trees were planted in Holland Park's beautiful Kyoto Garden
on Friday as it celebrated its 10th birthday. They were a gift from
the Nippon Club which fosters Anglo-Japanese relations and came
with a cheque of £10,000 to help maintain the garden.<br>
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<p><font size="1">Diana butler due in court Paul Burrell, the former
butler to Princess Diana appears in Bow Street Magistrates court
today (Friday) charged with three counts of theft of property belonging
to her, the Prince of Wales and their son Prince William. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">The charges relate to 342 items reportedly worth
up to 5million, stolen from Kensington Palace. The items stolen
range from personal items like CD's a photographs up to ornate gifts
to Princess Diana from foreign dignitaries. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">Items stolen from Prince William include photographs
of the prince with models Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell and
Claudia Schiffer. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">Burrell denies any impropriety and has maintained
the items were given to him by his employer. </font></p>
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<p><font size="1">Quite beyond the call of his duties as the President
of the British Board of Film Classification, Andreas Whittam Smith
has classified Kensington air unfit for human consumption. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">Unfortunately it's only the air in his back garden
which is the problem and it has become the focus of a very Kensington
arguement.</font></p>
<p><font size="1">The problem is the stench of fried onions emanating
from Sally Clarke's eponymous restaurant, which unfortunately for
Mr Smith backs onto his garden. Matters are reported to have come
to a head with an exchange of correspondence over the issue and
a resulting stand off from both parties.</font></p>
<p><font size="1">According to Sally Clark her premises adhere to
all the usual regulations regarding ventilation and that as far
as she is concerned the matter is closed.</font></p>
<p><font size="1">Andreas Whittam Smith and family are reported to
have fled abroad 'for a breath of fresh air'.</font></p>
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<td colspan="2"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF"><b>Claire
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was brought to a standstill in Kensington High Street this morning
as Brookside and Celebrity Big Brother star Claire Sweeney was lowered
by a rope from the roof of Marks and Spencer. <br>
Apparently she was meant to be abseiling but such was the incredibly
slow speed of her descent it looked to me as if she was being lowered
by a rope ...</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><br>
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