|
What got me about this story is the fact that Chelmsford taxi ranks were still going strong at 3-30 in the morning.
____________________________________
March 27, 2008 Thursday
Colchester: You'll catch your death!
Emily Parsons
Gazette
Scantily-clad clubbers were today warned they face hypothermia if they do not dress more appropriately in cold weather.
The warning comes after two young women waiting in a queue for taxis opposite the Hippodrome, in the High Street, Colchester, outside Marks & Spencer, were found close to suffering hypothermia.
Town team neighbourhood policing inspector Paul Butcher, was patrolling the town centre in the early hours of Monday morning when he came across the "chaotic" taxi queue.
He said it was full of girls in "little shorts and skimpy blouses" and men in shirts and trousers, none of them dressed for the freezing weather.
He said: "We ended up calling a paramedic to come and treat them because we were so concerned, but fortunately a taxi arrived and we were able to get them into it.
"The line was enormous and, although it is normally gone by 3.30am, people were still queuing at 4am. People began pushing in to try to get home quicker, and that created arguments and problems of its own."
Insp Butcher called for other officers to come and help him at the scene, and they ended up letting a number of frozen men and women shelter inside their patrol cars.
Insp Butcher urged anyone going out at night to dress appropriately.
More in today's Gazette
_______________________________
|
Login
Register
FAQ
