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Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
Young boy killed in a car crash on Easter Monday is pictured as friends raise money to help his family
A 13-year-old schoolboy who was killed in a horror crash on Easter Monday has been pictured for the first time. Corey Allport was making a short 15 minute journey on the A25 in Bletchingley, Surrey, with his mother, Charmaine, to pick up his elder sibling when they were involved in a nightmare three-vehicle smash at around 8.10pm. The teen boy was a front seat passenger and was devastatingly pronounced dead at the scene on April 21, while his mother was airlifted to King's College Hospital in London with major injuries. Charmaine, who according to her Facebook page is a nursery nurse, has undergone several operations and was placed in an induced coma, with friends saying her recovery will take 'many months'. Now pals have rallied around the grieving family and paid an emotional tribute to Corey, describing him as the 'kindest soul'. In a GoFundMe page set up to help raise funds for Corey's funeral and to support his father, Richard, and his siblings, a statement reads: 'Corey was a wonderful 13-year-old boy who loved playing on his computer and spending time with his family and friends. 'Corey always had a smile on his face; he was the kindest soul who always made those around him smile too. 'On Easter Monday, 13-year-old Corey joined his Mum, Charlie, for what should have been a short 30-minute round trip to pick up his older brother. Tragically, they never made it. 'On their way, they were involved in a devastating car accident in Godstone. Heartbreakingly, Corey lost his life. 'His Mum, Charlie, sustained major injuries and was airlifted to Kings, where she has undergone several operations and was placed in a medically induced coma to aid her recovery. 'Charlie's path to recovery will be long, taking many months with more operations scheduled. 'Corey's father is trying to cope with the unimaginable death of his young son while supporting their other son, remaining by his wife's side, and planning a funeral no parent should ever have to arrange. 'This GoFundMe aims to provide help and support to the Allport family as they navigate this tragedy. 'The funds will help with funeral expenses not covered, a headstone, a celebration of Corey's young life, hospital travel, and general support as the family works through their immense grief.' At the time of publication, the organisers had raised £5,720 towards a £7,000 target. MailOnline has contacted Surrey Police for an update on the force's investigation into the crash. Two other people required medical treatment, with the driver of a second vehicle left with a hurt arm and a passenger in a third vehicle suffering minor injuries. The A25 was closed for several hours following the crash.
Daily Record
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Inside Fred West's chilling past life in Glasgow and the three Scottish victims he killed
Fred and Rose West are known to have killed at least 12 women but it's highly speculated that the evil pair are behind even more deaths with suspicions that Fred could be responsible for the disappearance of four Glasgow girls who went missing while he lived in the area in the 1960s. Netflix's new chilling docuseries Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story has gripped horrified viewers since its release last week with the three-part programme shooting to the top of the streaming platform's most currently watched TV shows. The notorious serial killer couple, who carried out their heinous crimes in Gloucester at their"house of horrors" on 25 Cromwell Street, are known to have killed at least 12 young women between the years of 1967 and 1987, three of whom were Scottish. However, it has long been rumoured that the evil couple are responsible for more deaths than previously thought with fears that Fred, who previously lived in Glasgow, could be behind the disappearance of four other women in Glasgow. Fred was married to his first wife, Catherine 'Rena' Costello, before he met Rose and worked as an ice-cream man in Glasgow in the 1960s where he is said to have regularly chatted up women and young girls. At the time, the couple lived at Maclellan Street in Kinning Park and they had two children together. Fred's eldest child was called Charmaine, who was born in Glasgow in the spring of 1963. Charmaine was Rena's child, having fallen pregnant with another man before she began dating Fred but was no longer with the father. His first biological child, Anne Marie was with his ex-wife Catherine and she was also born in Glasgow in July 1964. Since Fred West's arrest 30 years ago, there has been speculation that his serial killer's murder spree started long before his move to Gloucester amid fears he may have previously claimed victims in Scotland too and buried their bodies at his former home, which was initially believed to be buried underneath the M77/M8 interchange. However, Ordnance Survey Maps from the time actually show that his allotments were on Gower Street, Maxwell and Sherbrooke avenue. During a Sky documentary about the killer couple, writer Paul Pender, who grew up in the East End of Glasgow said: "I think there's a lot we don't know about Fred's time in Glasgow. Obviously the suspicion is that he killed in Scotland before he killed in Gloucester.... "He spent his entire time looking for young women in his ice cream van and unlike all the other people who had to return their vans to the depot he often didn't return his until three or four in the morning. In Glasgow there's very little demand for ice cream after sundown." Archived footage of John McLachlan, a former pal of Fred and Rena's said in 1995: "There's four girls from that area just disappeared off the face of the earth". Pender explains: "Fred had an allotment, the allotment was in the South Side in Kinning Park near Maclellan st. I don't think he was interested in vegetables but there was a patch of his allotment that was said to have beautifully brown earth always well tilled. "When asked by a neighbour what he was growing there he said I'm saving it for something special, that's on record and that's a fascinating comment. "Unfortunately the allotments were destroyed in order to build motorways in the 1970s so we'll never know the truth but the obvious implication is that he was picking up young women and taking her back to his allotment where he would in some way violate her and that's the popular suspicion and that's what John McLachlan thought." Colin MacFarlane, author of The Real Gorbals Story, brands the neighbourhood in 1965 as being the "roughest in Europe", claiming there was a "continual stream of violence and the place was inhabited by a continual stream of psychopaths". He says: "Fred West arrived in the Gorbals where he became quite well known as the Mr Whippy man. He was taken as a bit of a joke character. He had little curly hair and a little smiley face. "He quickly became known as a bit of a pervert because he was interested in chatting up the young girls and at one point even had them in the van as he drove around Glasgow. "His motives were sinister and dark and ice cream was the camouflage for him but he was not seen as a threat because there were so many threatening people going about at the time who looked like threatening people." Fred West was forced to flee Glasgow after he angered the city's gangs. He also ran down and killed a three-year-old boy in the Gorbals. He left the city with his two daughters and Rena and the children's nanny Anne McFall followed him south and persuaded pal John McLachlan to help them get the kids back. Unfortunately Anne was charmed by Fred and Rena and John's plan failed. In May 1967, West murdered Anne when she was just 18-years-old and pregnant. She is believed to be the first person he ever killed. Born in Scotland, Anne worked in a knitwear factory in Glasgow and in 1966 she moved with friends to the Gloucester area. The 18-year-old was nanny to Fred West's children from his first marriage to Catherine Costello with the serial killer's biographer, Geoffrey Wansall saying she "flirted restlessly with West, according to him". Anne was said to be "naive" and lived with West in his caravan, going on to become his lover during one of the periods when his wife was away. He also fathered her unborn child with Anne being pregnant when she disappeared in 1967. Her remains, and those of their unborn baby, were found in a field at Kempley, near Fred West's home village of Much Marcle, Herefordshire. Fred's first wife Catherine Costello went on to become his second victim. Born in Scotland, she is said to have had a "strong personality" and left West in 1969 amid reports of violence and sexual abuse. Her family and friends are said to have lost contact with her in 1971. The 26-years-old's body was found at a field in Kempley, close to where Ann McFall was buried. Between this time, Fred had met Rose when she was 15-years-old in 1969 and was in a romantic relationship with her. The evil pair went on to marry in 1972 and had nine children of their own. Rose and Fred were both convicted of eight-year-old Charmaine's murder, who they also killed in 1971 with West murdering Rena the next time she came to visit. Charmaine's body was discovered under a concrete floor at the couple's first home in Gloucester's Midland Road. The pair then went on to commit another nine murders together, including the killing of their own daughter Heather West in 1987 at their infamous 'House of Horrors' on Cromwell Street -but many believe they could've been stopped had more attention been paid to the disappearance of the four Glasgow girls in the 1960s. They were eventually found out after police visited their home in 1994, based off a horrifying tip from social services that the couple's other children were told that if they misbehaved they'd end up under the patio like their sister, Heather, who had been missing since 1986.
Powys County Times
18-05-2025
- Business
- Powys County Times
Powys restaurant rated among best in Wales picks up award
A Powys restaurant that works on wasting nothing is gaining recognition as one of the best in Wales after winning more awards. Chapters in Hay on Wye has picked up another set of awards after being recognised with 360 Eats prestigious Three Green Circles. For husband-and-wife team Mark and Charmaine McHugo, this is the latest set of accolades and is recognition of their zero-waste philosophy. 'Buying food and it going in the bin is not a possibility for us,' said Charmaine. 'We offer a seasonally changing set menu, that will change maybe every six weeks or so. 'There is a massive focus on seasonal produce, locally sourced produce, whatever we can grow we do but we really like to support other businesses around hay on wye. 'We are ridiculously spoilt for choice with the producers in the area, there are some wonderful things going on.' The pair are coming up to their sixth year running the restaurant on Lion Street which has become a favourite of customers and critics alike. 'We have both been in the industry for a while, said Mark. 'We met in a restaurant in Hereford. We just hit it off and after being together for a couple of years, we decided we wanted to do a restaurant for ourselves. 'We were looking in Hereford at first but then this place in Hay on Wye came up and it was just perfect.' View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chapters Restaurant (@chapters_hayonwye) The pair had a rocky start with the covid pandemic hitting only months after Chapters opened in 2019. 'It was about eight months into opening when that happened,' said Charmaine. 'We were quite lucky we got to stay open for open but also, we were well supported through that time when we had to change the business model. 'We were just putting out weekly takeaway menus. It was just Mark and me in the kitchen at that time and we had a really lovely amount of support from the people of Hay. 'We got to know the locals through that period so when we reopened, we had really nice amount of support.' View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chapters Restaurant (@chapters_hayonwye) Since they reopened properly in 2022, the accolades have rolled in including being named the Wales Slow Food Awards restaurant of the year and Mark being named the best Chef in Wales. Chapters has also held a coveted Michelin Green Star since 2022. They have now picked up the 360°Eat Guide award Three green Circles which not only rated them as having the best menu in Wales, they also recognised them for their sustainability, lack of waste and the good relationship with their staff. 'It's amazing getting that recognition, it makes us so proud to be doing what we are doing,' said Mark. Help support trusted local news Sign up for a digital subscription now: As a digital subscriber you will get Unlimited access to the County Times website Advert-light access Reader rewards Full access to our app 'It's interesting, restaurants should be pushed more to think about the whole package but I think more and more places are beginning to think like this,' added Charmaine. 'You are missing on a load of good flavour as well, they add to dishes. One thing we are doing in the kitchen is make our own treacle. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chapters Restaurant (@chapters_hayonwye) 'It's a vegetable treacle, its using the vegetable peelings. They might go in a stock in some places. 'However, we cook it down into a treacle and that element is used in as an ingredient when we bake bread. 'It's finding interesting things to do with the ingredients to add another level of flavour.' Mark added: 'I think we are just going to try and keep doing what we are doing really. We are looking forward to a nice busy summer and the Hay Festival. Which should be tough but good.'
Daily Record
17-05-2025
- Daily Record
Fred and Rose West's 12 young victims - horror fates during 20 years of terror
A new Netflix documentary has laid bare how the married couple raped, tortured and murdered vulnerable young girls and women in order to fulfil their vile sexual fantasies. Serial killers Fred and Rose West inflicted sickening crimes on at least 12 victims during a 20-year reign of terror before finally being brought to justice in the 1990s. A new Netflix documentary has laid bare how the married couple had raped, tortured and murdered vulnerable young girls and women in order to fulfil their vile sexual fantasies. The bodies of nine victims were found at 25 Cromwell Street in Gloucester, which was soon dubbed "The House of Horrors", with three further sets of remains found elsewhere. Before meeting his wife, Fred West worked as an ice-cream man in Glasgow in the 1960s, where he would try to chat up women and young girls. At the time he was married to first wife, Rena, and the couple lived at Maclellan Street in Kinning Park. There has been speculation the serial killer's murder spree may have begun in Scotland, with victims buried in his allotment on Gower Street, now under 1970s semi-detached homes. West's body was found on New Year's Day, 1995, when he took his own life, the Mirror reports. That same year, Rose West was convicted of 10 murders and ordered to spend the rest of her life in jail. She has been behind bars for 30 years and has always insisted she is innocent. Three-part show, Fred & Rose West: A British Horror Story, features new police video and audio footage detailing the Gloucestershire Constabulary's murder investigation and hears from the families of the pair's tragic victims. Ann McFall Ann, 18, became Fred West's nanny when he was married to his first wife Catherine Costello, after moving to the Gloucester area from Glasgow in 1966. The teenager became West's lover and was pregnant with his child when she disappeared in May 1967. The remains of Ann and her unborn baby were found in a field in Kempley, Gloucs, close to Fred's home village of Much Marcle in Herefordshire. Catherine Costello Fred's 26-year-old first wife, known as Rena, was his second victim. They had married at Ledbury in 1962, when she was pregnant with another man's child and she gave birth to her daughter Charmaine in 1963. West's biographer Geoffrey Wansall said Catherine had a "strong personality" and the couple had daughter Anne Marie a year after the birth of Charmaine. Rena left West in 1969 over his violence and sexual abuse but failed to escape his clutches - her remains were later found at a field in Kempley, close to the body of Ann McFall. Charmaine West Catherine's daughter was just eight when she became Rose West's first victim. Young Charmaine is said to have hated her stepmother with a passion and Rose murdered her while her husband was serving time in prison for stealing car tyres and a vehicle tax disc. When he was released, Fred buried Charmaine's body beneath the kitchen window at the couple's home. Lynda, 19, was a seamstress who became friendly with lodgers who were living with the serial killers. Described by biographer Wansall as "naive", she vanished in April 1973 and was reported missing by her parents, who she lived with. Lynda's remains were found in a converted bathroom at 25 Cromwell Street, which was formerly a car inspection pit. Carol Ann Cooper The vulnerable 15-year-old, known as Caz, was staying at The Pine Children's Home when she vanished after a night out on November 10, 1973. Carol had been given permission to spend the weekend with her grandmother when she disappeared after boarding a bus back to the home and extensive enquiries by police failed to find her. In March 1994, the teenager's body was found buried in the cellar of the Wests' home and detectives concluded she had been picked up while hitchhiking. Lucy Partington University student Lucy, 21, had returned home for Christmas to Gretton, Gloucs, in December 1973 when she fell victim to the Wests. She disappeared after leaving a friend's house, with the serial killers thought to have picked her up while she was waiting for a bus. Her whereabouts remained undiscovered for 21 years, when her remains were found beneath the floor of the cellar at 25 Cromwell Street. She was decapitated and dismembered, and her remains were crammed into a shaft between leaking sewage pipes. Therese Siegenthaler Student Therese, 21, is thought to have been another hitchhiking victim of the Wests. Born in Switzerland, she was studying to be a secretary at a college in London when she disappeared in Easter 1974 after she set off to hitchhike to Ireland to visit a friend. The young woman never reached her destination and the Metropolitan Police's investigation failed to trace her until her remains were found under the floor of the cellar at 25 Cromwell Street in the 1990s. Shirley Hubbard Shirley, 15, was described by biographer Wansell as "pretty, spirited and vulnerable". At the time of her disappearance she had left Debenhams in Worcester, where she was undertaking work experience. On November 14, 1974, Shirley disappeared while travelling home and despite being reported missing to the police, her fate remained unknown until her remains were discovered under the floor of the cellar of the "House of Horrors". Juanita Mott Juanita, 18, was believed to have been travelling from her home in Newent, Gloucs, to Gloucester when she vanished. Her family contacted the Missing Persons Bureau and appealed in the local press but it later transpired she had been murdered and buried in the cellar of 25 Cromwell Street. Shirley Anne Robinson Shirley, 18, was lodging at the Wests and sleeping with Fred when she fell pregnant. Biographer Wansall said she "saw herself as Rose's replacement" and claimed that it had "been suggested that Rose told Fred [that] Shirley had to go". Instead, the teenager, born in Leicestershire, vanished in May 1978 when she was eight months pregnant and the body of her and her unborn child were later found buried in the garden of the Wests' home. Alison Chambers Alison, known as Al or Ali, was living in a Gloucester children's home and known to be a frequent visitor to 25 Cromwell Street when she fell victim to the Wests. The 16-year-old was working for a firm of solicitors under a Youth Training Scheme when she disappeared in August 1979. Her remains were later found in the garden at 25 Cromwell Street. Heather West Heather was the Wests' first child together and they murdered her when she was 16. Believed to be their last victim, she was the first to be found at 25 Cromwell Street. Biographer Wansall believes Heather was killed because she had threatened to go to the police about her father's abuse. Despite their claims to the contrary, Fred and Rose didn't report her disappearance and had buried her body under the garden patio. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. 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Daily Mirror
17-05-2025
- Daily Mirror
Rose West's chilling warning to killer husband before murdering pregnant lover
From torturing young women to slaughtering their own children, the depravity of notorious serial killers Fred and Rose West was unthinkable. But it remained a secret for years When serial killers Fred and Rose West were finally caught in the 1990s, the nation was sickened when the depravity of their actions came to light. The married couple had raped, tortured and murdered vulnerable young girls and women in order to fulfil their vile sexual fantasies over a period of 20 years. The bodies of nine victims were found at 25 Cromwell Street in Gloucester, which was soon dubbed "The House of Horrors", with three further sets of remains found elsewhere. A new Netflix documentary, Fred & Rose West: A British Horror Story, features new police video and audio footage detailing the Gloucestershire Constabulary's murder investigation and hears from the families impacted by the couple's reign of terror. The three-part show begins with Fred West, who killed himself in his prison cell while awaiting trial at HMP Birmingham in 1995, aged 53, being questioned over the disappearance of his eldest daughter Heather. The role of his accomplice and wife - who at 71, remains behind bars in HM Prison New Hall, West Yorks - is then explored. Heather, 16, was the last murder victim of the evil pair. We take a look at the full tragic list of girls and young women who lost their lives... Ann McFall Ann, 18, became Fred West's nanny when he was married to his first wife Catherine Costello, after moving to the Gloucester area from Glasgow in 1966. The naive teenager became West's lover when Catherine was away and was pregnant with his child when she disappeared in May 1967. The remains of Ann and her unborn baby were found in a field in Kempley, Gloucs, close to Fred's home village of Much Marcle in Herefordshire. Catherine Costello Known as Rena, Fred's 26-year-old first wife was his second victim. They had married at Ledbury in 1962, when she was pregnant with another man's child and she gave birth to her daughter Charmaine in 1963. West's biographer Geoffrey Wansall said Catherine had a "strong personality" and the couple had daughter Anne Marie a year after the birth of Charmaine. Rena went onto leave her husband in 1969 over his violence and sexual abuse but she failed to escape his clutches - her family lost contact with her in 1971 and her remains were later found at a field in Kempley, close to the body of Ann McFall. Charmaine West Serial killer couple Fred and Rose West first met when she was 15. They married three years later, and Fred's eight-year-old daughter became Rose's first victim. Young Charmaine is said to have hated her stepmother with a passion and Rose murdered her while her husband was serving time in prison for stealing car tyres and a vehicle tax disc. When he was released, Fred buried Charmaine's body beneath the kitchen window at the couple's home. Lynda Gough Lynda, 19, was a seamstress who became friendly with lodgers who were living with the serial killers. Described by biographer Wansall as "naive", she vanished in April 1973 and was reported missing by her parents, who she lived with. Lynda's remains were found in a converted bathroom at 25 Cromwell Street, which was formerly a car inspection pit. Carol Ann Cooper Known as Caz, the vulnerable 15-year-old was staying at The Pine Children's Home when she vanished after a night out on November 10, 1973. Carol had been given permission to spend the weekend with her grandmother when she disappeared after boarding a bus back to the home and extensive enquiries by West Mercia Police failed to find her. In March 1994, the teenager's body was found buried in the cellar of the Wests' home and detectives concluded she had been picked up while hitchhiking. Lucy Partington Lucy, 21, was an Exeter University student who had returned home for Christmas to Gretton, Gloucs, in December 1973 when she fell victim to the Wests. She disappeared two days after she came home after leaving a friend's house, with the serial killers thought to have picked her up while she was waiting for a bus. The young woman's mother reported her missing, sparking a massive police search. But her whereabouts remained undiscovered for 21 years, when her remains were found beneath the floor of the cellar at 25 Cromwell Street. Lucy was related to the acclaimed author Martin Amis, who wrote about his cousin in his 2000 memoir, Experience. "Lucy was serious, resolute, artistic, musical and religious," he wrote. "Even when we were children, the message I always took away from Lucy was that she wasn't going to be deflected, she wasn't going to be deterred." Martin went onto describe in horrifying detail the fate of his beloved relation. "She had been abducted by one of the most prolific murderers in British history, Frederick West," he said. "We knew what had happened to her after death. She was decapitated and dismembered, and her remains were crammed into a shaft between leaking sewage pipes, along with a knife, a rope, a section of masking tape, and two hairgrips." Therese Siegenthaler Therese, 21, was also a student who is thought to have been another hitchhiking victim of the Wests. Born in Switzerland, she was studying to be a secretary at a college in London when she disappeared in Easter 1974 after she set off to hitchhike to Ireland to visit a friend. The young woman never reached her destination and the Metropolitan Police's investigation failed to trace her until her remains were found under the floor of the cellar at 25 Cromwell Street in the 1990s. Shirley Hubbard Shirley, 15, was described by biographer Wansell as "pretty, spirited and vulnerable". At the time of her disappearance she had left Debenhams in Worcester, where she was undertaking work experience. Believed to be travelling home on November 14, 1974, Shirley disappeared and despite being reported missing to the police, her fate remained unknown until her remains were discovered under the floor of the cellar of the "House of Horrors". Juanita Mott Juanita, 18, was believed to have been travelling from her home in Newent, Gloucs, to Gloucester when she vanished. Her family contacted the Missing Persons Bureau and appealed in the local press but to no avail - it later transpired she had been murdered and buried in the cellar of 25 Cromwell Street. Shirley Anne Robinson Shirley, 18, was lodging at the Wests and sleeping with Fred when she fell pregnant. Biographer Wansall said she "saw herself as Rose's replacement" and claimed that it had "been suggested that Rose told Fred [that] Shirley had to go". Instead, the teenager, born in Leicestershire, vanished in May 1978 when she was eight months pregnant and the body of her and her unborn child were later found buried in the garden of the Wests' home. Alison Chambers Known as Al or Ali, Alison was living in a Gloucester children's home and known to be a frequent visitor to 25 Cromwell Street when she fell victim to the Wests. The 16-year-old was working for a firm of solicitors under a Youth Training Scheme when she disappeared in August 1979. Her remains were later found in the garden at 25 Cromwell Street. Heather West Born on October 17 1970, Heather was the Wests first child together and they murdered her when she was 16. Believe to be their last victim, she was the first to be found at 25 Cromwell Street. Biographer Wansall believes Heather was killed because she had threatened to go to the police about her father's abuse. Despite their claims to the contrary, Fred and Rose didn't report her disappearance and had buried her body under the garden patio.
