THE sound of the West End will thrill audiences on March 3 when Beyond the Barricade returns to Hull New Theatre with a brand new 2012 production.

THE sound of the West End will thrill audiences on March 3 when Beyond the Barricade returns to Hull New Theatre with a brand new 2012 production.

Recreating original West End/Broadway musical hit songs with amazing authenticity, Beyond the Barricade features a cast of past principal performers from Les Misérables and the 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2 Arena.

This sensational production features songs from West End hits, including Miss Saigon, The Lion King, Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies, Mamma Mia, Blood Brothers, The Jersey Boys and many more, with a spectacular finale from Les Misérables.

Audiences are advised to not miss out on the musical event of the year!

Tickets for Beyond the Barricade are priced from £18.50 to £19.50, and are available from the Wilson Centre in Alfred Gelder Street, by calling 01482 300300 or log-on to the www.hullcc.gov.uk/hullnewtheatre website.

And we’ve got three pairs of tickets to give away to the Hull show. To enter, simply tell us who wrote the musical Phantom of the Opera and email your answer, together with your name, address and daytime telephone number, to editorial@selbytimes.co.uk address Closing date is February 29 2012 and usual Selby Times rules apply.

A NEWTHORPE woman who died from an asthma attack only hours after starting a holiday, would have survived if emergency services had been called sooner.

Carolyn Birch, 44, of Wyvern Close, collapsed in the arms of husband Martin on the day they arrived at a hotel in Marmaris, Turkey.

Mr Birch told an inquest of his repeated attempts to get the hotel’s receptionist to call an ambulance. It took 55 minutes for paramedics to arrive, the inquest heard.

“I rang reception and said it was an emergency. As I put the phone down her breathing got worse,” said Mr Birch.

“I rang the receptionist again and she said a doctor and ambulance had been called and were on their way.”

As his wife got even worse, Mr Birch ran down to reception and again asked the receptionist to ring for an ambulance.

He said she began to panic and ran into the back office before returning with number written on a note, which she attempted to dial.

Mr Birch returned to his hotel room where he and his friend, a trained firefighter, performed CPR on Mrs Birch for around 20 minutes until emergency services arrived.

He said: “If the receptionist called when I asked her to, a doctor or paramedic would have arrived within minutes – especially as there was a medical centre across the road.”

Consultant pathologist Dr Stephen Kaye said: “If emergency services had arrived before she became unconscious, it is probable she would have survived.”

Thomas Cook who the holiday was booked with said the hotel had told it that the emergency call had been made a priority.

Speaking a day after the incident, the hotel’s front office manager, Selami Korkut, said: “They checked into their room and within minutes Mr Birch phoned reception to say his wife was having an asthma attack.“

A post-mortem examination found it was most likely she had died of an acute asthma attack, with emphysema a possible contributory factor.

Recording a narrative verdict, Assistant Deputy Coroner for Nottinghamshire Stephanie Haskey said: “Carolyn died as a result of an acute asthma attack and it is probable that had emergency medical services arrived before Carolyn lost consciousness, her death would have been avoided.”

THE number of burglaries and robberies happening in Broxtowe borough have dramatically reduced over the last ten months.

Recent crime figures show that from April last year to January this year, when compared with the same period the previous year, burglaries reduced by 18 per cent and robberies reduced by 16 per cent.

The crime figures also show criminal damage has reduced by 12 per cent, car crime by four per cent and violent crime by three per sent.

Police put the figures down to high-visibility policing, working in partnership with local councils, covert operations, CCTV surveillance and project work in the community.

To report a crime in progress, call 999.