Wolverhampton Chronicle, January 11, 2018

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by  Midland News Association

Wolverhampton
Thursday,January11,2018 Readbymorethan65,000people Pricewhensold70p
Facebook support as founder says she can’t afford to go on CHARGED
Six in court after
PARK TEAROOM
terror inquiry
FIVE men,including onefrom Wednes-
field,andawomanhaveappearedincourt
chargedwithbeingmembersofbanned
far-rightgroupNationalAction.
Darren Fletcher, 28, of Kitchen Lane,
Wednesfield; Nathan Pryke, 26; Adam
Thomas,21;ClaudiaPatatas,38;Daniel
‘FORCED’ TO SHUT Bogunovic,26;and24-year-oldJoelWil-
more appeared at Westminster Magis-
trates’Court.
Allsixwerechargedafteraninquiryin-
volvingtheWestMidlandsCounterTerror-
ismUnit,supportedbycolleaguesinfour
other regions. They indicated not guilty
pleas.
TheyareallduetoappearnextattheOld
BaileyonJanuary19.
RENTS
Concerngrowsfor
ReportbyMarionBrennan
GRAFFITI ARTIST WITH THE GOLDIE TOUCH HouseofFraser
THEwomanwholaunchedthe
tearoom at West Park claims CONCERNSaregrowingoverretailer
HouseofFraserafteritconfirmeditis
she has been forced out by seekingacutinsomeofitsrents.
‘unfair’councillandlords. ThecompanyhasstoresinWolver-
hampton, Birmingham, Telford and
Lynn Jones, aged 64, has been Shrewsbury.Aspokeswomansaidit
told she must start paying an annu- hadcontactedsomelandlordsasking
al£2,500billfortheburglarandfire for“theirsupport”,aheadoftheChrist-
mastradingfigures.
alarms at the listed Wolverhampton Asourcesaiditwasnotplanningto
Council-ownedvenue. closeanystores,butreducethesize.
Thefinancialhitfollowsa£13,000lossin
earnings after the
councilallowedanice- BREAK-INS
creamvantotradein
theparklastsummer. Ramraidersstrike
Mrs Jones, who
startedupthetearoom
13 years ago, said: “I twice at turf firm
can’t afford to run it
anymore,I’msoangry.
I feel that I’ve been
treatedabominably.” RAM-RAIDERSstrucktwiceintwoweeks
A Friends of West atafamilybusiness–stealingmorethan
Park Facebook page £200,000inequipment.
launchedbycustomer Thebreak-inswerethelatestinmore
Hayley Jarvis, asking than20hitsinthepastfiveyearsatturf
LynnJones for people’s memories equipment manufacturers Hallmarket in
ofthetearoom,hadmorethan10,000hitsin Coven.Inthelatestraidsbatteries,ace-
thefirst24hoursandaseniorcouncilofficer mentmixer,lorry,forkliftandjetwashers
hasvisitedMrsJonestoofferhelp. wereamongthegoodstaken.
“SincegivingthemnoticethatI’mhavingto
giveupthelease,they’veemailedmethatI’ve INSIDE
gottobeoutbyFebruary4,”saidMrsJones.
“It’ssoupsettingafteralltheseyears.Isetup
thetearoomandboughtallthefurnitureforit. WE’RE STILL
Valuable
“It’sbeenpopularwithwalkers,theelderly LeeSmith’sIncredibleHulkisoneoftheimagesinWednesfieldRoadattractingtheattentionofpassers-by HERE TO HELP
andespeciallycyclists.I’vebuiltupalotof
memoriesovertheyears.” ALIFELONGgraffitifanwholearnedhisart hopefullyitgivesotherpeoplealotofpleas- identitiesoftheWednesfieldRoadpainting
ACityofWolverhamptonCouncilspokesman fromgrandmasterGoldiehasbeenuncov- uretoo.IgrewupinHeathTownwhengraf- virtuosos.Nowaprofessionalartist,heworks
said:“Thetenant’sleaseisnotduetoexpire eredasoneoftheartistsbehindacolourful fitiwascomingtotheforeintheUK.Itmust oncommissionbutalsostillenjoyspaintingin
untilSeptember2018butshechosetotrigger outdoorgalleryonacitystreet. havebeen1987whenIfirstpickedupaspray theurbanlandscapeforfree.
the three-month termination notice on her Lee Smith, from Fordhouses, has been can.GoldietaughtmehowtopaintandIused HisgraffitiworksincludeaportraitofSir
leaseattheendoflastyear. paintingsincehewas‘oldenoughtopickup tofollowhimround. JackHayward,inspiredbythepassingofthe
“Asacouncil,wearesupportiveoftheten- aspraycan’. Appeal formerWolveschairman,andofhispersonal
ant,whoprovidesavaluablecommunityasset, HislatestworkisanimageoftheIncred- heroGoldie.
remainingonsite. ibleHulkonfencinginWednesfieldRoad, “I’mnowanoldmanandhaveyoungpeo- Buthesaystheweathercanputadamp-
“Tothateffect,wehaverecentlycontacted whichhasbeenattractingtheattentionof plefollowingmearound.SometimesI’llpass ener,literally,onhiswork.“Therainmakes
hertoreviewthecurrentleaseandsupport,in passers-by. themacanandinvitethemtohaveago.It’s itimpossibleandthecoldaffectsthewaythe
principle,incentivestohelpherremainasthe “Ishouldhavegrownoutofitbynow,”he howIstarted,”hesaid.Thefather-of-two paintcomesoutofthecan,soI’mlookingfor-
tenant.” jokes.“Butitgivesmealotofpleasureand cameforwardafteranappealtofindoutthe wardtothespringarriving.” PAGE4
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Tributes to founder of Leo’s Ice Cream
CONTENTS Firm that
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n old who died at his Wednesfield home. to larger premises in Thomas Street in orate Joseph’s life by joining his funeral
Ja MOTORING 42 Joseph’s grandparents Benedetto 1990 – where it still stands today. at Bushbury Crematorium at noon on
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cl star.co.uk its act, a court heard.
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“Further samples on November 11,
Wolverhampton four. 2015 recorded zinc at more than two
Theodore Johnson, aged 64, was times the limit and chemical oxygen
given a three-year prison sentence by demand (COD) at two-and-a-half times
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Wolverhampton, WV1 1ES hampton in 1981. suggested the cyanide find was a one-off
event, with an old bottle of cyanide being
Open Monday to Friday 9am-1pm and 2pm-5pm He then killed partner Yvonne Bennett, found and emptied into the treatment
www.yourchronicle.com who he also met in the city, in 1993, and pit, a practice it called ‘standard’.
was sent to a secure hospital indefinitely. But Judge Barry Berlin said even if
Now he has been jailed for a minimum that was the case, it showed ‘a patent
term of 26 years for the murder of Angela cavalier behaviour’. The firm pleaded
Best. The mother-of-four and grandmother guilty to three counts of breaching
only found out he had killed before when agreed limits on the contents of its liquid
she came across letters at his home and waste relating to zinc, COD and cyanide.
confronted him. He fined the firm £120,000 with
When she left him for another man, he £60,000 costs.
attacked the 51-year-old, beating her over
the head with a claw hammer and throt- Shop shut down
tling her with the belt from her dressing
gown. He then jumped in front of an ex-
press train at Cheshunt station in Hert- after vermin find
fordshire, but survived.
Brutal
Wheelchair-bound Johnson pleaded A SHOP was shut down due to a ver-
guilty at the Old Bailey to murdering Ms min infestation. Willenhall Supermar-
Best last month. Judge Richard Marks QC ket was hit with a zero hygiene rating
said: “The attack by you on Angela Best last year and was closed due to concerns
was sustained, vicious and utterly brutal. with mice or rats, Walsall Council said.
She suffered an unimaginably terrible It is one of scores of businesses to fall
death.” Family and ‘princesses’ gather around the hospice bed of Neil Mattocks foul of food standards in 2017.
His crime was aggravated by the fact it Willenhall Supermarket is no longer
was his third killing of a female partner A TERMINALLY ill father had his wish- able to arrange a personal message from trading. Visit expressandstar.com to see
and that he lied to authorities who were es come true as a Wolves star delivered Jota, to the delight of Neil and son Ryan, a full list of hygiene standards.
monitoring him in the community. a special message and Disneyland was 16, who are both big Wolves fans.
Prosecutor Mr Mark Heywood QC had brought to him to surprise his daughter. There was also a special treat for Neil’s Mod night sellout
told how Johnson had a violent history to- Portuguese star Diogo Jota was a sur- step-daughter Paige who received a visit
wards the women in his life, having been prise addition to an emotional day as from two princesses. It had always been
convicted of manslaughter twice before. Neil Mattocks ticked three targets off his dream to take his daughter, who is 17
Mr Heywood said Johnson was born in his bucket list. The 43-year-old father-of- but has learning difficulties, to Disney- The first Out of Time mod night of the
Jamaica and came to Britain in 1980 and two, from Cradley, has been given weeks land, so the hospice helped bring Disney- year in Wolverhampton is already a sell
worked at a car repairer’s, shortly before to live after being diagnosed with a rare land to them. out.
killing his first wife in 1981. form of cancer. Then, Neil and wife Gaye renewed their The sixties nights at the Newhampton
Mitigating for Johnson, Ms Annette Staff at Mary Stevens Hospice in Stour- wedding vows in a touching ceremony in Arts Centre in Dunkley Street offer a
Henry QC said her client hated himself for bridge, where he is being cared for, were front of family and friends. Wolves’ Diogo Jota chance to dance to soul, ska and rhythm
what happened. and blues classics.
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NEW Cross Hospital has been or- driving at 48mph in a 30 zone in Lakefield that and eventually be able to drive again. The Juke had a dashboard camera inside the Wolverhampton Grade II- C
dered to cancel operations in a bid to Road, Wednesfield, hit the boy on Decem- We want the sentence to be reviewed and which had stored film of earlier incidents listed hospital building. It also wants h
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the most seriously ill and injured pa- The Wolverhampton-based company’s a letter from Councillor Jacqueline
tients. share price rose in trading earlier this Sweetman, who represents the ward,
“I ask people to think carefully week from 19.29p and finished the day at in support of the protesters.
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much quicker using alternative ser- Barclays, HSBC and Santander about a po-
vices. A&E should only be used for the 99 potholes in
tential refinancing deal which would give the
most serious injuries and illnesses.”
construction and support services business
breathing space. one village road
Metro work: More The Carillion share price collapsed last July
by more than 90 per cent in the wake of a shock
profits warning – the first of three in the space
delays for drivers of five months last year. A COUNCILLOR has claimed there
A year ago Carillion shares were riding as are nearly 100 potholes on a single
high as 237.2p, but the collapse has vastly re- road describing the route as ‘like a
DRIVERS face more delays in Wol- duced its stock market value to around £80m. scene out of a war zone’.
verhampton city centre as the latest This week bosses of the group, which em- David Clifft, who represents Ess-
works get under way as part of the ploys 19,500 across the UK including around ington, said residents on Hobble End
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junctions of Lichfield Street, Piper’s Contracts member said he went along the route
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phase of works that will eventually There are hopes that a rescue plan can be of homes and a farm and joins the A34
see the Midland Metro linked to the agreed with the banks that may include the Stafford Road at Newtown.
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It was revealed last week that the terms on others.
multi-million extension of the metro There has also been speculation that the after woman dies
has been delayed until at least 2019. Government might be asked to step in with
Track replacement on the A41 Bil- support for Carillion which has a £900m debt RELATIVES of a woman who died re-
ston Road finished two weeks ahead of load. Stretch of road closed in both directions so traffic-calming measures can be installed cently are being asked to get in touch
schedule last month. Carillion is currently building the new Mid- with Wolverhampton Council so that
land Metropolitan Hospital in Smethwick and MOTORISTS already dogged caused by the building of a retire- tions with Lloyd Road and Dane- her funeral can be arranged.
Shared home bid working on the massive Paradise redevelop- with delays over construction ment home in Stockwell Road. scourt Road earlier this week and Nellie Betty Wynn, also known as
ment scheme in the centre of Birmingham. traffic blocking a busy commuter Now a stretch of the road has will stay shut until tomorrow. Betty Nellie Wynn, passed away re-
Since the firm’s financial woes emerged it route have been dealt a further been closed in both directions so The work, in keeping with the cently aged 80.
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Waterloo Court in Wolverhampton £359,000 per year in rent, according serve all floors. There are kitchen and er
was put up for sale in August but to the Rightmove website. The prop- staff facilities. Parking is accessed h
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Telecom House, is also waiting for the ity, Gap Personnel and Eos Wolver- Permission has been granted to al thieves may be targeting their p
right offer. hampton, with three vacant suites. convert the former BT headquarters churches in Wolverhampton. to
West Bromwich-based Bond Wolfe Almost two-thirds of tenants have on St John’s Ring Road in Wolver- It comes after it was revealed there n
THIS year marks the 50th anniversa- has dropped the price of Water- been there for more than 10 years, hampton into 100 flats. A deadline had been 18 metal thefts in the Black C
ry of Enoch Powell’s explosive Rivers loo Court to £3.2m, a reduction of with several renewing or re-gearing for bids on six-storey Telecom House Country last year, up from six the h
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and authors, all of whom have a per- churches to protect them. He said: “I u
sonal interest in Powell. And we want have a specialist in my team who has rs
readers to play a pivotal role in the worked with historic buildings.” da
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Waiting AN emergency electricity station with ry 11
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many people thought at the time? approved the planning application by 8
How has history treated his words, Prime Energy Development Ltd for
and what have we learned as a result? FORMER Goodyear workers who the station next to Penn sub-station in
Our panel is waiting to hear from Union Lane, Penn, Wolverhampton.
you. It includes Wolverhampton have funded a host of charity projects It was an amended proposal which
South West MP Eleanor Smith, his- across the Black Country are looking this time had the fuel source as natu-
torian Dr Shirin Hirsch, UKIP MEP for more good causes to support. ral gas, not electricity, and a reduction
Bill Etheridge, journalist and polit- A pot of money is available from the 5/344 in generators, with the numbers fall-
ical commentator Nick Jones, Wol- ing from from 14 to 10.
verhampton-born political activist Transport and General Workers Union Be- The running hours were increased
Patrick Vernon and Express & Star nevolent Fund to benefit registered chari- from 500 hours to 2,500 hours a year.
columnist Nigel Hastilow. ties that are helping vulnerable people.
To submit a question, email karen. Cyril Barrett, who worked at the tyre plant for Batteries stolen
[email protected], or write almost 40 years, said they are looking to create a
to Editor’s Secretary Karen Baker, ‘living legacy’ to the shopfloor workers who do-
Express & Star, Queen Street, Wol- nated to the fund over the years. off machinery
verhampton, WV1 1ES. They have already supported 25 different pro-
The event runs from 2.30-3.30pm jects during the past year and Mr Barrett said
at the University of Wolverhampton’s they were now keen to hear from other charities
MC001 building and is free to attend. that believe they too could benefit from the fund. THIEVES stole 10 batteries off pieces
“We still have some money left and we would be of farming machinery in Pattingham,
Anger over 3.6pc delighted to help other charities that are helping sparking a police appeal.
the most vulnerable people in the community in They targeted the farm overnight
Wolverhampton and the Black Country.” on December 30. Staffordshire Po-
hike in rail fares Toys hliaces ’lsa uRnucrhael da annd aWppiledalli fteo Ctrraicmke d uownint
To be considered for support, organisations the culprits. It said: “Be vigilant and
report anything suspicious to police.
COMMUTERS in the West Midlands must be registered charities. The group does not If you have any info please call 101.”
have been forced to see in the New hand out cash but buys vital equipment or other Staffordshire Countryside Watch
Year with a hike in rail fares. items that will benefit the charity’s work. added: “The farmer says a white
Rail fares have risen by an average Workers have previously given equipment to Transit flat bed was seen parked in
3.6 per cent – the largest increase in special schools in the region as well as hospices the area, it seemed to have chevrons
fivTe hyee arriss.e s in the region are slightly athnodu scahnadrsit oiefs p othurnodusg.h donations worth tens of Former Goodyear workers Cyril Barrett, Barrie Malia, and Mark Jenkins, with some of the on the back.”
lower but still represent significant A recent example of this saw the former em- equipment they have donated, at Green Park School, Bilston Chance for a walk
increases at a time when wage in- ployees hand over £2,000 worth of outdoor toys
creases remain flat. A season ticket for pupils at Broadmeadow Special School in Wol- Two in attack on pub doormen on the wildside
from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton verhampton in November. Youngsters at Green
is now £2,048, up from £1,980.The Park School in Bilston also benefited from play
price of an annual season ticket be- equipment. A GUIDED walk is taking place
tween Shrewsbury and Birmingham The group replaced the roof of a Samaritans day TWO men who beat up doormen ises on April 25, Wolverhampton had cocaine, said Mr Soulsby. Mr through the Smestow Valley Local
has jumped from £2,200 to £2,276. centre in Wolverhampton, helping to reduce its outside a city centre pub have Crown Court was told. Simon Hanns, defending, said it Nature Reserve in Wolverhampton on
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While last month, the workers handed over and the Black Country is inviting do-
£2,000 worth of food and toiletries for the Ex- Daly was ejected from The Goose Mr Edward Soulsby, prosecut- was given a 12-month sentence, nations of £3 to join in the walk from
A CARE home has won its bid to ex- press & Star and Chronicles’ Feed a Family This in Lichfield Street, Wolverhamp- ing. Then Anthony Dean, 39, suspended for two years, with 10am-noon.The circular walk covers
tend, safeguarding the future of the Christmas appeal which benefited food banks and ton, following an argument over who had nothing to do with the £690 costs and compensation and about four miles and will be a chance
site. Abbey Lodge Care Home, in other charities. Charities can send details of their a demand to see his ID, a judge incident, launched an attack on 150 hours unpaid work. Dean, of to find out about the habitats and
Cranmere Avenue, Wolverhampton, project to [email protected] heard. The 29-year-old turned on another doorman, raining blows Rochdale, was given four-months, wildlife in the reserve.
holds 21 beds, but an extension to and details will be forwarded on to the group for one of the security staff after he on Ferrell Gray Both the defend- suspended for two years, £540 To book a place call 0121 523 0094.
provide two more has been approved. consideration. had been removed from the prem- ants had been drinking and each costs and compensation.
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