Dudley Chronicle, January 7, 2016

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by  Midland News Association

Dudley
Thursday,January7,2016 Readbymorethan53,000people Pricewhensold60p
MAN IN COURT
CHARGES
Burialfeesriseto
meetcashsavings
BURIALfeesinDudleywillriseaspartof
OVER MURDER araftofincreasedchargesbythecash-
strappedcouncil.
TheincreasewillbebroughtinasDudley
Councilcontinuesitsbattletomeetsavings
of£20millionoverthenextthreeyears.
Amongthefeestorisearethecostof
exclusiverightofburialonaplotwhich
willrisefrom£1,935to£2,090.Cremation
costswillrisefrom£344to£372.
New fee charges will also come into
forceforarangeofleisurecentreandmu-
seumservices.DudleyCouncilofficialssay
increasesareinlinewithinflation.
ReportbyDavidCosgrove TEARS AFTER STORM LASHES SCOUT HUT BASE THEATRE
Newgroupstages
AMANhasappearedincourt
charged with the murder of a
Hippodrome bid
neighbourinStourbridge.
Police named the victim as Paul
Tompkins,whowasfoundstabbedto AGROUPaimingtosaveDudleyHip-
deathathisflatinWollastononNew podromefromdemolitionhassubmit-
Year’sDay tedalast-minuterescuebid.
GordonDowning,ofFriendsofDud-
JoblessDanielJones,aged33,isaccused leyHippodrome,hasjoinedagroup
of killing 59-year-old ledbybusinessmanDaveMundon.
MrTompkinsinForge Campaignershaveformedasteering
Road,Wollaston. groupafterDudleyCouncilgavethem
Jones,ofForgeRoad, untiltheendoflastyeartoputareal-
spoke only to confirm isticpackagetogethertorevivethefor-
his name at Dudley mertheatre.DudleyCouncilwantsto
Magistrates Court on knockdowntheCastleHilllandmark.
Monday. l‘Inept’—seepage9
A post-mortem has
revealedthatMrTomp-
kins died from stab DEVELOPMENT
wounds.
A forensic tent re- Shoptobebuilton
VictimPaulTompkinsmainedupattheprop-
ertyonMondayanda
policepresencewasstillinplace. siteofeyesorepub
Scoresoftributeshavebeenpaidonlineto
MrTompkins,whofriendsknewas‘Tonka’.
Dom Farrington posted: “God bless him. ALARGEshopwillbebuiltonthesiteofa
Suchagentlesoul.”WhileJamesSibleyDeakin Dudleypubaftertheprojectwasbacked
wrote:“Sadworldwelivein.” byplanners.
DazWhitehousewrote:“WhenIfirstleft TheHillTavern,KatesHill,whichclosed
homeandwenttoliveinabedsitinStour- in2011,hadbeenrepeatedlytargetedby
bridge,helivedwithhismomanddadnext arsonistsandwasbrandedaneyesore
door.Healwaysusedtocomeroundlistento afteritwaswreckedbyablaze.
music,tellusstories.Summerof93hasgreat Itwasdemolishedrecentlytomakeway
memoriesforme.” forpotentialredevelopmentofthelandin
Concerned Watson’sGreenRoadafterplanshadbeen
approvedtobuildaconveniencestoreand
PolicewerecalledtoaflatinForgeRoadjust twoflats.
after7pmonJanuary1byaconcernedneigh- Theplanswerealteredtoincreasethe
bour. sizeoftheplannedshop.
Officersforcedthedooropenbutnothing
couldbedonetosave59-year-oldMrTompkins
whowaspronounceddeadatthescene. INSIDE
Joneswasremandedincustodyforaprelim-
inaryhearingatWolverhamptonCrownCourt. BIGTURNOUT
Overtheweekendresidentsspokeoftheir
concernabouttheincidenthappeningintheir
neighbourhood. FORTHEHUNT
Onewoman,wholivednearbyanddidnot
wanttonamed,saiditwasa‘hugeshock’.De- ScoutleaderNeilHeathandcubscoutleaderClaireBakerlookatthestormdamagetotheceilingcausingaleakatthescouthut
tectivescontinuetoappealforinformationto THOUSANDSofpoundsofdamagehasbeen ScoutgroupleaderNeilHeath,aged46,
helpthemdeterminethecircumstancessur- causedtoascouthutinDudleybatteredby said:“Weareabsolutelygutted,especiallyfor
roundingMrTompkins’death. StormFrank. thekids.”
Detective Inspector Martin Slevin, from Feltpanelswererippedfromtheroofex- Thefather-of-two,whorunsthegroupwith
ForceCID,urgedpeopletohelpofficersdis- posingtheHQtoheavyrainwhichflooded hiswifeAngel,saidthatsomeoftheyoung-
coverthecircumstancesoftheattackinthe ameetingroom.Volunteersfrom1stBrom- stershadburstintotearswhentheysawthe
quietcul-de-sac. ley-PensnettScoutgroupweremoppingup damage.
“Wearestillintheearlystagesofpiecingto- rainwaterfortwodays. Thegroupisappealingtolocaltradersto
getherexactlywhathappenedandwouldask ThehutwasclosedduringtheChristmas helpthemprotectthehutfromtheelements
anyonewithinformationtocomeforwardand breakandvolunteersarrivedreadyforthe as weather forecasters warn of more bad
contactus,”hesaid. newyeartobeconfrontedbyextensivestorm weatherontheway.
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MOTORING:LizBarratt Street,Amblecote;MereRoad,Stour-
Tel:[phone] bridge;andWrensNestRoad,Dudley.
E-mail:[email protected] Dudley Council leader, Councillor
CLASSIFIED: PeteLowe,isexpectedtosignoffthe
Tel:[phone] scheme.
ED-ImSTaRilI:BmUyT-IcOlaNs:[email protected] APUBinDudley,whichhasbeen Nurse retires after 45 years in NHS Discount
Tel:[phone] plagued by violence and ‘gang Thehomeswillbeforsaleandoffered
E-mail:[email protected] activity’,hasbeenshutdownby ata20percentdiscounttofirsttime
Dudley police. buAyerrespuonrdtetrotChoeuangceilolofr40L.owesaid:“A
Senior officers moved to close the keythemeofDudley’sCouncilplanis
Earl of Dudley Arms in Wellington tobuildmorehomes.Thedeliveryof62
51-53QueenStreet Roadtoputastoptocriminalbehav- starterhomeswillcontributetothis.
iour which they say is linked to the “Theproposalalsosupportsoneofthe
Wolverhampton,WV11ES premises. council’sstrategichousingaims—to
Policehavebeencalledtothepubmore provideamixedhousingofferthatwill
OpenMondaytoFriday9am-1pmand2pm-5pm than60timesoverthelasttwoyearsand meetarangeofhousingneedsandhelps
www.yourchronicle.com saidithadbecomeahotbedforserious toaddressoneofourkeychallenges,
crimeinvolvinggangs. thatmanynewhouseholdscannotafford
Attemptedmurder,woundingandrob- tobuyorrentahomeoftheirown.”
berywerealllistedamongcrimesthathad
alltakenplaceonthepremises. Bring cards to be
Amanwasbadlybeatenduringanat-
tackduringDecember,whichprovedtobe
thefinalstrawfortheauthorities. recycled in store
Policesaidtheownershadfailedtopro-
tectcustomersby‘allowingmemberslocal
gangstofrequentthepremises’.
A23-year-oldmanwasleftfightingfor TWOSainsbury’sstoresinDudleybor-
hislifeinMay2014afterbeingstabbedas oughareofferingaservicetohelppeo-
violenceflaredoutsidetheEarlofDudley plerecycletheirChristmascards.
Arms. TheshopsinAmblecoteandMerry
ChristopherPerkinsunderwentemer- Hillareprovidingtheservicetosup-
gencysurgeryandspentfivedaysinhos- port the Forest Stewardship Council
pitalafterbeingknifedoutsidethepub.He helpprotectforests.UntilJanuary13,
sufferedacollapsedlungandacuttohis customerscanrecycletheirChristmas
otherlung. cardsatanin-storecollectionpoint.For
Failed thesecondyearall‘paper’wrappingcan
beplacedintheChristmascardrecy-
DetectiveChiefInspectorChrisHanson, clingcollectionboxestoo.Theinitiative
fromWestMidlandsPoliceForceCID,said: hasbeenextendedtoincludeChristmas
“ThelicenceholderofEarlofDudleyhas lights,ribbonsandplasticwrappings,
adutytoprotecthiscustomersbuthehas andcustomerscanbringthesetoany
failedtodothat. Sainsbury’ssupermarketforrecycling.
“Hehasallowedmembersofalocalgang Amblecote store manager Andy
tofrequenthispremisesandcommitsome CynthiaDavis,left,withcolleagueMaggieWilliamsassheretiresafter45yearsofservicetotheNHS Beardmoresaid:“We’vealwayshada
seriousactsofviolencetowardsinnocent “IT has been an incredible jour- Shewasonthefirstnightshiftat colleagues and patients and I’m brilliant response from customers in
customers. ney.”Thosewerethewordsofded- RussellsHallHospitalwhenitwas thrilledtobeabletosaythatIhave previousyears.”
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WolverhamptonMagistratesCourt. evefromStourbridgeHealthand “I just intended to slip away PaulaClark,chiefexecutiveof
DCIHansonsaid:“Weunderstandthat CareCentre,whereshehadworked quietlybuteveryoneorganiseda TheDudleyGroupNHSFounda- MEMBERS of Sedgley Local History
theclosureofthispubwillmeanpeople fortenyears.ShebeganatKidder- celebration,”shesaid.“Ihavemet tionTrust,said:“Cynthiahascom- Societyarebeinginvitedtotakealong
losingtheirjobsandthatthelicenseewill minsterGeneralHospitalin1970 someextremelyinterestingpeople mittedherworkinglifetothetrust historicbooks,magazinesandcomicsto
besignificantlyfinanciallyaffected.How- asastaffnursebeforemovingto throughoutmycareerandlearnt andIwouldliketothankherfor itsfirstmeetingofthenewyear.
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within10to20minutesofcallingin. POLICEhavelaunchedacrackdown
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25pperminutethereafter. shoppingprecinctinUpperGornal.
Grant WestMidlandsPolicesaidpatrols
havebeensteppeduparoundKent
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mostlyfundedbyaGovernmentgrant badbehaviourandcrime.
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allocationfromtheDepartmentfor morecrimeinthearea,saypolice.
Transport’s Integrated Transport tion over a three-month period, it Vehiclecrimeacrosstheneighbour-
Block. hasbeenrevealed. hoodisalsoapriorityforlocalofficers
Councillor Hilary Bills, cabinet BetweenJune28toSeptember19this withvansbeingtargetedbythieves
memberforenvironmentalservices, year11,985trainswereplannedtoarrive lookingtostealpowertools.
said:“Asacouncilwetakesustaina- atSandwellandDudleystationonBro-
bilityissuesveryseriouslyandweare mford Lane station but 7,545 of those Singers donate
confidentthatbyofferingelectriccar
pointswewillencouragemorepeople arrivedoneminuteormorelate–equiv-
todriveelectricvehicles.” alentto63percent.Ofthose,148were £11k to hospice
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womaninher90sintopay- Jane,willselectashortlistofcouples.
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knownas‘TrripleA’inthebiking bypotholesacrosstheboroughbetween
community.MembersoftheRowley October1,2012toOctober1,2015. cinema Hall history talk
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