- Homophobic Attack on Teenage Boy
A teenager was left for dead after a homophobic attack at 2am on Thursday 20th August
JAMES Moore, 18, of Margate, was attacked by a gang of yobs the night of his A-level results. Just days earlier, James had opened up to friends and family about his homosexuality.
James and his friends had been out on a 6 hour drinking fest after receiving their A-level results and successfully getting in to their chosen universities. Their night finished in Margate and the boys made their way home, they had seen another group of lads from their school following behind, but thought nothing of it as they all live in a similar area. James then left his group of friends and took a shortcut down an alley which leads to his house, the other group followed Moore.
Margaret Smith, 48, was the next person to see James, at 8am the next morning. Although, her view of him was not what she’d expected, a bloody, beaten and bruised teenager lying in the middle of the alley lifeless. Margaret phoned for an ambulance whilst running back to her next door neighbours house to grab Moore’s mother.
Amy Moore, 39, ran round to the alley and dropped to the floor when she saw her sons’ body lying there, with blood covering his face.
Amy said “he was close to be unidentifiable, his face had been beaten that badly”. Mrs. Moore hadn’t been alarmed a the fact that her son hadn’t returned home as he often stays at a friend’s house after nights out, so she assumed this is what had (continue on page 5)
My side front page story...
- No to Tesco Superstore
THE residents of Arlington House are putting up a fight against the Tesco Superstore being built on their doorstep.
Over the years the housing block has turned into an eyesore for the public, just like a lot of Margate, with the near by shops all closed down and the car park falling into disrepair. Although the hopes were then raised for the lonely town when developers Freshwater revealed that they’d got plans to transform the empty shops into a set of modern looking shops, including a large Tesco Superstore.
At the beginning of the plans for the transformation in March, local residents and town planners were all for the scheme, however, those living in the housing block are angry about the rise in management fees and the loss of the their car park.
The residents of the housing block have began protesting about the change, starting with banners in their windows reading “NO 2 TESCO” and are also arguing that the build of the Superstore will put local shops out of business just like Westwood Cross has done and will also raise the traffic in the area a substantial amount.
Due to the disagreements between Freshwater‘s consultation firm PPS and the residents, they are now beginning new plans.
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Second page story (one)...
- Thanet drivers drive further for a bargain
THE people of Thanet are literally having their money stolen by the local petrol stations.
It has been found that it is cheaper for drivers to make the trip to Canterbury to fill up then it is for them to fill up in their local petrol stations.
The AA has said that Thanet has been labelled a 'problem area' on the local news. Locals have found a price difference of 7p per litre just a few miles apart in the next town.
This should not be happening; people should be able to get the same price petrol in close areas, instead of them having to travel a distance.
It’s been said that it is down to supermarket wars, where the big stores e.g. Asda, are fighting for lower prices and therefore other supermarkets have to battle with this.
It’s now said that this type of crisis is when people are scrutinised for where they live, as if you’re in a specific area
Locals have argued however, that the petrol stations are going to hit a problem soon as drivers are making the trip further so that they can get the cheaper petrol, instead of paying these high prices.
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Second page story (two)
Graffiti – art or mess?
YEAR after year the level of graffiti in Thanet rises. Last year 150 houses in Thanet were raided and graffiti equipment was found in over 100 of them, does this mean that this 'hobby' comes with a certain sub-culture of our society?
It is argued throughout society whether graffiti is art or mess, many people have different opinions on this matter and have different ideas of what can be done to lower the damage being done.
There are many people who believe that graffiti is art and should be allowed to be done, yet in specific areas. Ideas have been given are that the council should allocate certain areas for graffiti; lowering it in unwanted areas. or example, they could do their artwork in alleys, or places where it'll be appreciated by others by doing murals around town, therefore, putting their artwork to a good cause.
However, many others argue against this idea and see graffiti as ruining our town and making it 'ugly' and 'dirty'. A group of society believe that graffiti shouldn't be seen anywhere except on peoples private property.
This argument has been going on for years and still there is no consensus between the groups, the council need to decide one or the other before the problem escalates and the police become even stricter then they already are.
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Second page story (three)
New Plans for Westwood Cross
PLANS have been released for the latest developmental work at Westwood Cross shopping centre. The main works will be focused on Sainsburys, where they are going to be enlarging the supermarket. There are also plans to be building an additional 10 shops and a hotel in the Westwood Cross area. This developmental work means that there will be 150 jobs avaliable at Sainsburys, as well as a further 50 jobs at the other shops being built.
Along with this there is going to be two large shops, two resturants and a new road being built between Margate Road and New Haine Road. The plan of this road is to control traffic congestion at peak times.
After this set of development, there is plans to build another six shops and a hotel by Sainsburys.
Ross Castle said: "We are excited at the prospect of investing in a replacement store in Westwood Cross and creating new jobs."
Sainsburys have also made a new website www.sainsburys-thanet.co.uk. This website is dedicated to give the audience information about the new developmental plans, as well as giving the public a chance to give them feedback about the project. This allows the public to have a say in what happens in their local area and the changes that are made to their town.
Locals have complained about the fact that the traffic in the area is going to heavily increase, like it already has done with having Westwood Cross there. The workers have said the new road being built is going to level out the traffic out, although, locals are arguing that they said this about the road that’s been built behind there now, yet this has only just happened, so how can they trust the fact that this road is going to be built quick enough to level the traffic out when the shops open up.
There is also going to be a larger car park, to help with the high increase of attention that Westwood is going to attract.
A date hasn’t been released for when the project is going to be completed but is said to be worth the wait.
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These are the articles which will be displayed in my newspaper. The main story (Homosexual attack), second page story (graffiti - art or mess?) and second page story (plans for Westwood Cross) will also have pictures within the articles, allowing the audience to link the story to the place or issue.
My articles have followed the codes and conventions of newspaper articles due to the topics that I've written about, especially the Westwood Cross article and rise in petrol price articles. The articles have also followed the codes and conventions by the language that I've used through out them, as I've used simple and easy to read language, this allows anyone to be able to read my newspaper, as it's believed that working-class people have a less educated.
Also, when my articles are written on to my newspaper, they will include the journalists name and their e-mail, allowing the audience to know who has written the article as well as who to contact if they have any queries about the article written.
The articles will also include the newspapers e-mail address as this allows the audience to e-mail the newspaper to give their opinion on the articles that's been written in the paper this week. This will also make the audience feel like they have a voice and a say in the news of their local area. Having this feature will make the local people feel closer to their local news.
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