Cannock & Rugeley Chronicle, January 5, 2012

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CANNOCK & RUGELEY
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McDonald Chase volunteer receives new year honour No-sheds
diner bid threat to
AMODESTvolunteerwhogivesuphertimeto Glynisundertakessurveys,litterpicks,pullsup awarded the MBE for services to hockey in
for site htreilcpt’soulitstoonfCNaenwnYocekarCHhoanseouhrarsetcoippipeendtst.hedis- wweheicdhsmanondithoerlsptsheovCearnseneocpkroCjhecatsseslauncdhscaaspeo.ne StaMffrosrLdyshceirtet,.anhonorarycommitteememberat allotment
Glynis Ward, from Brocton, said she was “Wejustdowhateverneedsdoing,”saidGly- StaffordWomen’sHockeyAssociation,hasbeen
absolutely gobsmacked to hear she had been nis,whowasborninStafford.“OfcourseIam playingthesportsinceherschooldaysandwent
near A51 givenanMBEforvoluntaryservicetothecom- absolutelythrilledtogettheMBEbutthenyou ontowork,umpireandplayforAldridge. holders
munityinCannockChase. feelyoudon’tdeserveit.I’mprivilegedtoliveby Stephen Edwards, an officer at HM Prison
Nowretiredafterpreviouslyworkingforthe theChasesoIjustliketokeepitniceforevery- Stafford,wholivesinRugeleyandMichaelHar-
Co-OperativeBank,65-year-oldGlynissplitsher oneelse.” rison,aformerStaffordshirePoliceChiefSuper-
A NEW drive-through timebetweenBroctonparishcouncil,whereshe Justsixmonthsago,sheandFredwerejointly intendent, received MBEs, as did Lichfield DISGRUNTLED allotment
restauranttoseat85diners isvice-chairman,andvolunteeringfortheCan- namedasCannockChaseAONB’svolunteersof residentJohnMay. holders in a village near
is to be built in Rugeley nockChaseAreaofOutstandingNaturalBeauty theyear.AONBofficerRuthHytchsaid:“We’re The70-year-oldhasbeenworkingwithTalk- Rugeleyweremeetingwith
undernewplans. (AONB)team. verypleasedforherandwethinkshedefinitely ingNewspapersfortheBlindformorethan30 councilchiefsthisweekina
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theproposedMcDonald’son GrowersatArmitagewith
derelict land near Rugeley Handsacre have been
towncentre. warnedtheymayneedplan-
Tesco has recently been ning permission for the
given consent to build a wooden huts because the
supermarket off the A51 privatelandisongreenbelt
roundaboutonPowerSta- nexttotheTrent&Mersey
tion Road. McDonald’s is Canalconservationarea.
alsoseekingpermissionfor Theyhavenowformedan
anoutsideseatingareaand association and will meet
carparkatthesite,partof tonighttodiscusstheout-
TowersBusinessParkatthe CHURCHES ON RISE comeofWednesday’stalks.
formerLeaHallColliery. Afurthermeeting,open
Councilofficershaverec- to allotment holders from
ommendedapprovalofthe othersites,hasbeensched-
schemeandcouncillorswill uledforJanuary11.
visit the site next week Plotholdersonthesite,
beforemakingadecision. nexttothePlumPudding
Planning officer John pub,wereupinarmswhen
Heminsleysaidtheapplica- Lichfield District Council
tion did not contain any informed them that their
informationontrafficgener- shedsmaybeinjeopardy.
ation or its effect on the Theysaythatmostallot-
nearbyroundabouts,partic- mentholdersinthecountry
tuhlaerelyveonninSgsa.turdaysandin A RISE in the number of byTIMSPIERS Farewell to war hero George mdoisnsiootnnaeneddarpglaunentihnagttpheery-
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Family tree thanin2010. leadtheft.Thiswouldincludelookingat Crews douse
OnlyChelmsfordandLincolnwereabove issuesincludingthesecurityofperimeter
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A diocese spokesman said they were ventleadtheftsuchasencouragingneigh-
RESIDENTS wanting to workingcloselywithpolicetoutiliseSmart- bours to report any suspicious activity, A CHADSMOOR woman
tracetheirfamilyhistories Watertechnology,aliquidmarkingsystem installing security lighting, cutting back required medical treat-
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Library,atSankeysCorner. constantlylookingatthesituation.” attheveryheartofourcommunities.” ThefuneralofGeorgeParry,whodiedat the South Staffordshire Regiement, in to the property in Kelvin
Itincludesthebasicsteps Overall metal thefts in Staffordshire JohnCoates,Ecclesiastical’sdirectinsur- hisCannockhomeaged95onDecember19 whichMrParrywasacorporal. Drive, on Tuesday (Janu-
intracingfamilytreesand numbered339fortheperiodfromAugust anceservicesdirector,calledtheproblem tookplaceonTuesday(January3).Aservice MrParry’scoffinwasdrapedintheUnion ary3)at5pm.
includesanoptionalvisitto 2010toJuly2011,withthehighpriceof endemic.Headded:“Webelieveit’simpor- washeldatStLuke’sChurch,inMillStreet, flagwithhiswarmedalsontop. Thefirewasstarteddue
the Lichfield Joint Record lead,copperandsteelacontributingfactor. tantthegovernmenttakesnoteofthismood Cannock, before the funeral procession ChairmanoftheStaffordbranchofthe to food being left in the
OfficeandtotheMormon CannockChaseCouncilhadtocloseits andtakesimmediateactiontotightenup movedontoStaffordCrematorium. StaffordshireRegimentalAssociationDave oven.Smokealarmswere
Church in Lichfield. Call housingofficeforfourdaysearlierthisyear thelaw,particularlytheScrapMetalDeal- MrParry,ofAlbertStreet,wasoneof Lovellsaid:“Hewasagreatcharacterwho fitted and the woman
01543684208fordetails. when thieves stole 40 metres of copper ersActof1964.” 6,000Alliedtroopstakenprisonerinthe alwayshadastorytotell.” receivedoxygentherapy.
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CONTENTS
Letters 8 fire leads
MemoryLane 10 AmNemiomrpiarlesstoionmoifnehroswina hliaevrieeisnvMiteemdaorrtiiasltsStoocsiuetby- GwiltohbeeaicshlaonfdthoenstchuelpAtu4r6e0s ictiileasn.dotherlocalauthor-
Rugeley could look has mitdesigns. facingoneofthefourcon- Society member Alex to crews’
Aroundtheclubs 11 beenrevealed. The favoured design vergingroads. SmithsaystheBrereton
The commemorative wassubmittedbysculptor Thesocietyhasbegun pitanditssuccessorLea
statuewillgoaheadifsup- AndyDeComyn,whocre- fundraisingfortheproject. Hall deservedaperma- warning
Pulse 31 porters can raise the ated the Shot At Dawn IthasalsoaskedtheCan- nentmemorial.
£70,000 needed to com- statue at the National nocktowncentreregener- Hesaid:“AlthoughLea
TVlistings 32-24 missionit. Memorial Arboretum at ation committee for a Hallclosedin1991itlefta
Members of the Lea Alrewas.Itishopedtosite contributionandplansto legacy and we think it FIREFIGHTERSarewarn-
HRall andeBreredton Col-uthe stcructurte oniThoe appronachthecounityconun- shouldbcemarkred.” imImageofetheplannedimemsorial ingpeopletocalltheemer-
Puzzlepage 35 gency services if they
suspectablazeiscausedby
anelectricalfault.
Property 38 Theysaytacklingelectri-
calfirescouldcauseserious
orevenfatal,injury.
Motoring 44 Threerevellersreporteda
blaze beneath a manhole
Familyannouncements 49 hailed by police chiefs coverinCannockonChrist-
masDay.andcrewsbasedat
the town’s station com-
Sport 55-56 mendedtheiractions.
Thefireinanelectricity
junctionbox causedshops
CONTACT US to be cordoned off in the
towncentre.
Crewsweresenttorep-
ortsofamanholecoveron
fireinMarketPlace.There
ROBBERIES,burglariesandcartheftshave Cycle path repairs on track wasthickblacksmokerising
News: fallenbyalmostathirdinStaffordshire,latest frombelowit.Theydiscov-
figuresshow,withthenumbersacrossCan- eredablazehadbrokenout
Tim nockChasecutbyalmostahalf. ibnoxth.eundergroundjunction
Spiers 16P7olic“eserreivoeuasledatchqeureiswiteivree ByMarkMudie Emergency
crimes”recordedacrossthe Watch manager Russ
Tel:01902 countyinNovember–down mostconcernedabout,”she Brownsaid:“Wewouldlike
319363 cfroommpa2r3e9d, otro30thpeerscaemnte, adDdeadv.idPearsall,chairman taoppraodavcihseapneyoplfeirensotthatot
monthin2010. of Staffordshire Police involveelectrics,standback
In Cannock Chase the Authority, said the trend andcalltheemergencyserv-
numberofrobberies,burgla- wasparticularlypleasingas ices.”
riesandcartheftsfellfrom theforcewasfacing“chal- He added: “When we
81to42. lenging”times. arriveditresembledascene
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[email protected] 2010. “Mostimportantly,those Stores were without
Policechiefsandcouncil crimeswhichStaffordshire power from 8.30pm until
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verypleasedthatourfigures Staffordshirecommunity
SarahJones continue to show crime safetychief,countycouncil- MEMBERS of Stafford-
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EX-MINERSinCannockaregettingtogetherfortheir beenintroduced.
51-53,QueenStreet annualreunionthisSaturday(January7). VolunteerGaryKelseyappealsformorehelperstorepairmountainbiketrails
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Nurses to Entrepreneur turned down Dragon
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ANaward-winningbusinesswomanhastoldhow wantedmetomakesomeproductsforhimandI MrsMitchellbeganworkasamobilebeauty
shefoundsuccessafterrejectinganofferofhelp wouldgetfivepercentofthesales.Ifeltitwas therapistwitha£10packetofnailextensions Grandprixsum
carvery fromDragonsDenstarTheoPaphitis. wrongtomakecheaperproductsandputmy afterleavingTelfordCollegeattheageof18. totalled£1,500
DeborahMitchell,formerlyofRugeley,but nameonthebackofthebox. Shethentooksalonspaceintwohotelsbefore
nowofOaken,Codsall,revealedhowthemulti- “Myproductsaresoexpensivebecausethey settingupinShifnal14yearsago. A WHEELCHAIR grand
millionaire retail magnate wanted to invest aremadefromveryrichingredients.” ShenowhasotheroutletsinTaiwan,China, prix at Cannock Chase
DEDICATED nurses are £100,000inHeaven,thebeautyfirmshefounded MrsMitchell,whorecentlywonthetitleof Cyprus,GranCanaria,South Africa,Dubaiand Hospitalraisedafour-fig-
beingrewardedwithafree thatmakesthenaturalbotoxalternativeBee worldwideentrepreneuroftheyearataglitter- SingaporeandcountstheDuchessofCornwall, uresum.
carveryataCannockrestau- Venom.Heapproachedhernineyearsagowith ingceremonyinNewYork,alsorevealedthe VictoriaBeckham,SimonCowell,GwynethPal- The event made more
rant. theofferafterhearingofherinbusinesscircles. tenaciousstreakthathelpedherrejectthebid trow, Dannii Minogue and Michelle Pfeiffer than £1,500 including a
Theofferisrunningfrom The46-year-oldmother-of-two,whosebusiness andgrowa£10bagoffinger-nailextensionsinto amongherclients, singledonationof£1,000.
January9to14attheMill isbasedinShifnal,said:“Itwastohelpmewith a£10million-a-yearcompany. BeeVenomfirstwentonsalearoundtwoyears Morethan50patientsand
Farm,inLichfieldRoad. mypackaging.Ididn’thaveanymoneyatthe Shesaid:“Ihavegotsomuchdetermination.I agoandbecameabigsellerbywordofmouth. membersofstafftookpart
theAOcfcfoicredionfgNtaotiroensaelaSrcthatbisy- FDeeborahMaitchellrstinimg.eIatnwdadsfiadnb’itgkdoneoawlbhuotwrIttourcnheadngheeimmdyopwancnk.aHge- twhdoeubldusbiinteeasmstyoogwonnalnedgIofwfotgno’gtegtivwehieenr.e”IwarntedeSsohledc5odn0,c0o0c0tepdoittswinitbhthaesfeecsrteiivteinrgurrne-duipe.ndtandhas ionrgtahneisreeldaybyrafcoer,mwehricphaits-
tics, more than 88,000 ient and hospital volun-
nursesworkedonChristmas teerPaulRhodes.
Dayin2010,meaning22per Patients came out on
centofallnursesintheUK topfortheseventhsucces-
missedoutonprecioustime sive year in October’s
withfriendsandfamilies. event. Money will go
Mill Farm manager Sue towards rehabilitation
Gibbonsplanstorewardthe equipment.
unsungheroes,whosededi- as homes scheme planned Runnerstoface
cationandexpertiseoftengo
unnoticed,particularlyover agruellingrace
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their current ID card to nett wants to establish a USmuseumsin
staff. FriendsofPyeGreenValley queueonHoard
group.Residentshavetaken
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pletoopposetheproposals. StaffordshireHoard.
travel firm Theschemeisplannedfor tors and when the people Morethan100artefacts
anareaoflandreferredto come to the new houses are on show at the
locallyasTheSkelly. alongwiththemwillcome National Geographic
ANaward-winningholiday Saddened theircats. Museum in Washington
coach company opens its Campaigners believe it “Theskylarks’fateseems untilMarchandotherUS
doors to the public this will des-troy wildlife, tohavebeensealed,”added venuesarenowkeento
weekend. devalue prop- erty and CouncillorBurnett.“Surely displaythetreasure.
The open day at Parrys increasepollution. something can be done TheAnglo-Saxontreas-
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forthepast12years,will nentresidentonTheSkelly. on an area the size of 95 The meetings are on
alsobeonhand. “Wewillhavecreatedthe footballpitches,withmore MembersofChaseSailingClubwhowalkedaroundChasewaterreservoirbecauseoflowwaterlevels January 26 at Cannock
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aChristmasauctionheldin tionofafestivesailandwalkwaskept yearwewereunabletosail,butthis beabletostartsailingagain,wewould Staffordfrom6-8pm.
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High meat prices leads to
increase in sheep rustling
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LIVESTOCK rustlers are hitting Festive tree sales drop
farms across Staffordshire on
averagetwiceamonthduetothe
soaringpriceoflamb.
Farmers’insuranceclaimsdoubledlast
UP TO PPRRIICCEE yeTarhteoremwoerereth2a3nth£e4f0t,s0u00p.untilDecember,
withraiderstakinganaverageof£1,800
worthofanimalseachtime.
Nationallymorethan65,000sheepwere
stolenlastyear.
Theftsoflivestockhaveincreasedfollow-
ingariseinthepriceoflambchops.The
WINTER SALE sphrAiocrewtaeignaeck.rpeaousendh,ahsarcsohmweindtueeritno2a01s0haenepd
fallingprofitsforfarmershasmeantthat
farfewersheeparebeingreared,putting
pricesup.
InsurancecompanyNFUMutual,which
coversthreequartersoftheUK’sfarmers,
saidthecostofclaimsnationallythisyear
wasupto£6million.
Tractors
NOW ON SpokesmanWillHowellsaid:“Duringthe
lastdecade,livestockrustlinghasbeenat
historicallylowlevelswhileruralthieves
concentratedoneasypickings–stealing
quadbikes,tractorsandexpensivepower
Huges discounts off: Thefamily timoo“plNsroofvrwoedmhsofeawcruemrviset.ry,ohnigfahrmmevaethicplreisceasppaenadr
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FarmerRichardRobinson,aged45,who CannockChasevisitorcentremanagerAndyCogginswithanunsold
runsRedBraeFarm,offtheA5inBurnt- Christmastree
wood,discoveredeightofhiscattle–worth
• Bedroom furniture upto£600each–hadbeenstolen. ALMOST 1,000 Christmas trees beenchippedtouseasmulch. Visi-
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