Halesowen Chronicle, January 20, 2011

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JANUARY 20, 2011 15p when sold
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CABLE ‘
Burnt Tree
It just
to face new
shows
roadworks
A SIX-MONTH set of roadworks is the
to cause more misery for motorists
travelling through the Burnt Tree THEFT
Island bottleneck.
A £1.3m red route scheme will depths
affect a near two-mile stretch of
road, leading from Burnt Tree
Island on the Tipton and Dudley
border, along the A461 Dudley people
Port and Horseley Heath.
Motorists are already putting
up with delays at the island,
which is undergoing £12.5m of will
works to transform it from a five-
aarrmm crroousnsdroaabdosu.t into a new four- STOPS
Now, under the red route plan, plumb
lanes will be closed and temporary
traffic lights brought in to allow ’
more traffic lights to be installed
and lines laid down. to steal
Councillor Derek Rowley
Sandwell Council’s neighbour- Driver Mike Dunn at the Black Country Living Museum where they are having to
hoods chief, asked traders and run buses after power lines for the trams were stolen by metal thieves
motorists “to bear with us” while
the works take place.
The first phase will take place MUSEUM TRAMS
between a half-mile stretch from
the junctions of Sedgley Road East
and Lower Church Lane with the
A461. Traffic lights will be
upgraded at the Sedgley Road
East junction and traffic lights
introduced at the Lower Church
Lane junction.
Fundraiser at
SECURTIY measures ule of work is being drawn up to
castle tower Hospice service lights up church at the Black Country ensure that the necessary repairs Baroness
Living Museum have ar“eT choem mpluetseedu mas isso onna tausr aplolsys ivbelrey.
eAnNjo yeexdt rian Ddauyd leoyf wChhernis tam garos uwp aosf MORE than 600 people btheieenv setse psptoelde u ap asfetecrti mone taofl dadisdaepdp.ointed by the incident,” she officially
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for sick children. The Mary Stevens Raiders got into the site on 1920, the No 34, the newly-
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34 Santa lookalikes took it in turns December 5 due to freezing January 11, and removed the Wolverhampton and Dudley
to descend from the top of one of conditions but people copper wiring from the Tramway Company horse tram
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snow and wintry weather forced its bridge, for the re-arranged Museum bosses said they were of trustees, Councillor Les Jones, building has been opened by
cancellation. Cash raised will buy service on Saturday night. “disgusted” by the theft and now also deputy leader of Dudley Baroness Campbell, cur-
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PROSPECTIVE students can Christmas hymns were “It will be a few more weeks string of metal thefts in the region. Mr Morris said: “Windsor
learn more about life at Hale- replaced and poems written until the trams are back in service. Since April 2009 there have High School is moving from
sowen College, Whittinham Road, by patients and families Esther Turner, aged 15, with pupils from Peters Hill Primary at We are currently in the early been 85 cable thefts across the strength to strength.”
at an open day on January 29. read. the Tree of Light service stages on assessment and a sched- West Midlands rail network.
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‘Fairytale’ Shops
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another record-breaking for years.
year for the annual Poppy Mark Hewitt bought
Appeal after raising more the site in Halesowen
than £31,000. Street at auction last
Jubilant fundraisers have month to the relief of
beaten last year’s total of other business owners in
£28,000 despite people film glory the area.
feeling the effects of today’s He wants to build four
tough economic climate. new shops with flats
The Kingswinford branch above and has asked
has seen an increase in architects to draw up
support from people in recent plans.
years due to the continuing He hopes to request
conflicts in Afghanistan and building permission in
Iraq. The amount raised in the next few months.
2009 beat the total of £22,000 A BLACK Country “At the moment, the
raTisheed binra 2n0c0h8’s. Poppy Appeal author is dreaming of Is’imte dise amno ulinshuisnuga lt hsiez eo,u sto-
organiser, Alan Barratt, said Hollywood after a buildings so we have a
“This is a tremendous member of a top pro- nice square shape,” he
achievement given the ducer’s team showed an said. “But I don’t know
current economic climate. interest in adapting her what we’ll be able to
Mmay rtkheatnsk, s bguo stion leoscsael ss upaenrd- debut novel. build Gat athtise swtaagey.
traders, and the Merry Hill Fairytale of New York by
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Safety fears as lorries
£2.2m is CHRONICLE
REPORTERS
spent on
school unload on new footpath
taxi runs
CASH-strapped Dudley
Council spends more than LORRIES delivering to two con- Club has prompted safety concerns. There Tim Spiers
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Disabled and vulnerable High Street, it is claimed. Spaull told a public meeting that 34 large will join forces to
children will be taken to Complaints have been made about lorries and 20 smaller ones delivered to stage pantomime
school by Dudley Council lorries delivering to Spar and the Co- the Co-op alone each week. classic Aladdin in the
workers rather than taxis op in the village which have no allo- She has contacted the Co-op head office Black Country.
under new plans. cated unloading area. about the problem of parking on pave- The production will
Until now the youngsters Traffic is blocked if drivers park in the ments. She also said: “We have written to be staged by The
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cases, walk with the child. is to carry on Spar and the Co-op pulled youngsters, aged
The scheme is being tri- down to make a car park from eight to 18, will
alled on two children at the which the trucks could be taking part in the
moment, making a total access. He said: “It is a show in supporting
saving of £6,600 per year. safety issue.” roles.
Saving A TEMPORARY park-and- at home or move between He was advised by an The main charac- Annabel Mottram
ride scheme for hospital sites, I have sent out a per- officer from South ters are performed by 01902 319499
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across Years 10 and 11 and kept open a further three who do not need their car on Council there is some ing Rickey Dowell as
eventually could be available months while a dispute over site to make use of the car resistance to the idea from Aladdin, Julie
for all age groups. parking passes is resolved. park at Dreadnought the managers at Spar. Bowater as the
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Former Cradley Heath He also sponsored individual
Speedway co-promoter Les Pot- riders and launched Cradley’s
tinger was associated with the LP Transport Trophy event in
Cradley Heathens for more the 1970s. NOW ON
than three decades. Mr Pottinger’s love for the
The grandfather-of-eight, shale track led him to become
who lived in Dudley for around involved with the consortium
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He became associated with this year. But due to ill heath
the club as a sponsor through Mr Pottinger was unable to
his haulage business LP Trans- attend events.
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David. manager is Mr Pottinger’s Fully Fitted Fully Fitted
The business was estab- grandson Will is keeping the Les Pottinger with a couple of Cradley Heathens in 1997
lished by Mr Pottinger in 1952 family tradition going.
and is based, in Hainge Road, David said: “This is a very and thankfully he passed away Club chairman Nigel Fitted within 2 weeks.
Tiv“Hidea lceo,n Otrldibbuutreyd. to the sport seavder ytiomnee fowr htoh e kfnaemwil y daandd, pe“aHceef uwlloyr kaet dh oumntei.l he was 80 Pa ekairnsdoenr ,s aniidc:e “rI hmaavne ntheavner Lmeest. For a service you can trust call
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MORE than 350 large council A BLACK Country
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being occupied by a sole under supervision for
person, it has emerged. a year after he admit-
Those living in larger homes, ted repeatedly punch-
deemed to be three bedrooms or ing his own father
more, are being offered incentives following a boozy
to downsize to a smaller property. night out.
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scheme is aimed at sole tenants Kingswinford, pleaded
and couples who find they are guilty to assault when
living in a property which has he appeared before
now become too large for their Dudley magistrates last
needs, or too difficult for them to Thursday.
maintain. Whitbread was also
A specialist housing advisor has enrolled on a pro-
been brought in by the local gramme to help curb his
authority to help tenants by pro- drinking and ordered to
viding help to meet their particu- pay £85 costs.
lar needs. Mr Mark Cooper,
They could be offered support prosecuting, said Whit-
with removal costs, arranging for bread had returned to
cookers or washing machines to his parents’ address on
be disconnected and reconnected December 27 following a 11 12 13 14 15
or help with packing. night out with his girl-
Dedicated friend.
Reconciled
Bosses say no specific amount
of cash has been set aside for the He said an argument
scheme and each request will be took place between the
dealt with on a case-by-case basis. pair and Whitbread’s
Councillor David Simms, father tried to phone the
cabinet member for housing, said: police.
Award winning pub –landlord and lady Andy Clark, aged 44, and “By moving from a four-bedroom “The defendant then
Mandy Britton, 39, front, with staff Jody Watson, Linda Brooks, house to a one bedroom property punched his father with
Sam Jones and Susan Grainger tenants could reduce their bills up clenched fists about the
A marque of success to £2,000 a year –which is a sig- head.”
nificant saving in the current eco- Mr Jason Georgiou,
nomic climate. defending, said the
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and it has also been awarded the 2007, aged just 22. houses to flats or one bedroom Chairman of magis-
Cask Marque for its excellent His cousin, Mandy Britton, is bungalows will also get high pri- trates Mr George Booth
selection and quality of ales. the landlady of the pub in Toll ority for a home of their choice. said: “We accept alcohol
The pub has donated £1,000 to End Road, which she runs with For more details call 01384 played a big part in the
the Grenadier Guards Colonel’s partner Andrew Clark, aged 44. 812081. acts you carried out.”
Empty shops, offices and land to
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Festival A BLACK Country arts festival is set to tival this year at a meeting next Tuesday.
return this year despite no money yet being However, a report to Councillor Shackleton
available to fund it. states at the moment there is no money to fund
defies The first Sandwell Arts Festival was held in iitn.d Tichaet erde paonr itn sttearteesst itnh aset etihneg Aa rstesc oCnodu nfecsitl ivhaals,
the borough last year and was deemed a massive however the council needs to find £10,000 in
gloom suSccaensdsw weiltlh’s acta bleiansett 1m7e,0m0b0e pre foopr l ey otaukthin, gc uplaturtr.e Aorrdtes rC toou snecciul.re £15,000 match funding from the CELEBRATING OVER 31 YEARS
and leisure, Councillor Ann Shackleton is now This year’s festival is proposed to have a theme
being asked to support proposals for a second fes- of “industrial heritage”.
Fresh sighting of the
‘Dudley Dorito’ UFO Quality
Assured
AFRESH sighting of a triangular
Large scale search for players UFO dubbed the “Dudley Dorito”
racing through the skies has been
reported in the Black Country – and
A COMMUNITY wind this time it seemed to bring a friend.
band based in Dudley is Security officer Glyn Richards was
on the lookout for new hhaomvine gi na Cciogpapreicttee Lina nteh, e Qguaardrreyn Bofa nhkis,
members. when he saw a mysterious object with
The Thorns Community flashing lights in the sky, appearing to
Music Group meets at the travel towards Dudley from Halesowen. FINANCE AVAILABLE
Thorns Community Moments later, he said, another UFO
College in Quarry Bank. with a steady white light appeared and
Its next rehearsal is on seemed to chase it off. WINDOW,CONSERVATORY,PORCH,FASCIA&SOFFITNEWS
Wednesday from 7pm and “I never really believed in anything like
the band is appealing to that, but it was no helicopter or plane that HowhasRydalebuiltupanexcellentreputation?
would-be members to take I’ve ever seen,” said father-of-two Mr
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popular tunes. We also do he said.
occasional performances.” In November the triangular-shaped MASSIVE DISCOUNTS
The group has been in object was seen in the skies over Tipton.
existence for about nine It has also been spotted over the Merry
years and has a total of Hill Shopping Centre, and over Oldbury. CONSERVATORY ON ALL ORDERS
about 20 members. On April 16, 2009, builders working at
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Page 10 HALESOWEN CHRONICLE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20 2011
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Wine bar Police to step up Bill soars
ordered for safety
to stop hot-spot patrols measure
trading
on canal
bAe WenIN E bar owpheircaht hinags Digging into the past Abe eNnE lWau npochlieced otop etraactkiolen sheaas- WfacOeR aKt rtios rke opfa ciro lal aropcske
without permission sonal rises in crime in parts of along a Dudley canal
above a Kingswinford Dudley. will cost £50,000 more
takeaway for months Operation Intrusive will run than expected.
will have to cease from this month until the end of Council chiefs sanc-
trading after council- March. tioned £300,000 repair
lors intervened. It will focus on areas which work in the Dudley Canal
Complaints about the have previously shown increased Tunnel and Limestone
Alter Ego bar, situated crime levels at the start of the Mines to prevent a land-
above Prego Pizza in year. The areas in Dudley are the slide at Castle Mill Basin
High Street, had been border of St Thomas and St James in October.
received last August. neighbourhoods, particularly Workers are due on site
But councillors were Castlegate, Kates Hill and the in the next few weeks,
only able to impose an area around Dudley Leisure but the final bill may be
enforcement notice to Centre, Brockmoor and Pensnett, £350,000.Extra cash will,
bring trading to a halt at particularly Brockmoor High in part, ensure workers
a council meeting last Street, and around Merry Hill comply with health and
week. Centre and Silver End. safety issues.
Councillor Tim Wright, The north of Halesowen near The danger was first
said it was unfair to other the border with Sandwell, partic- noticed by volunteers at
businesses if Alter Ego ularly around Long Lane and the Dudley Canal Trust,
had been allowed to con- Nimmings Road, will also be tar- which runs the attrac-
tinue serving drinks geted along with Lye in the areas tion, in June 2009.
without permission. off the High Street and Lye Borrowed
Noise Bypass.
Police chiefs say seasonal Dudley Council
The committee voted analysis suggests that the areas spokesman Chris Howes
unanimously to impose may be vulnerable to offences said there was no immi-
an enforcement notice to such as burglary, vehicle crime, nent danger of collapse,
stop the wine bar trading robbery and anti social behaviour. but stabilisation was
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tions and returned to To help crack down on any basin where boats do not
restaurant use. offences police will be executing travel, is roped off. The
Council enforcement warrants for drugs as well as extra cost of money bor-
officers discovered the running traffic operations, crime rowed for the work will be Getting ready for the start of the year’s boat trips is skipper Mark Redfern
first floor bar after a reduction drives and school visits. met by extending the from Dudley Canal Trust
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