Wolverhampton Chronicle, January 18, 2018

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Wolverhampton
Thursday,January18,2018 Readbymorethan65,000people Pricewhensold70p
Tributes to
THOUSANDS OF JOBS NOW AT RISK IN CARILLION COLLAPSE
giant of
THOUSANDSofjobshanginthebalance Carillion’sscoresofGovernmentcontracts. cialsfailedtosecurearescuedeal. Some
as repercussions from the liquidation of Thedeathknellhasbeensoundedfor staffatWolverhamptonwereclosetotears.
Carillionspreadacrossthecountry. theWolverhamptoncompanywithroots Meanwhile,thousandsmoreatthecompa-
CabinetOfficeMinisterDavidLidington reachingback115yearstothefoundingof ny’s7,000-strongchainofsuppliersand the game
promisedtheOfficialReceiverwouldprobe Tarmac.StaffturnedupasnormalatCa- sub-contractorsarebracedforthenews
theconductofdirectorsinthemonthsbe- rillionHouseonthecitycentreringroad thatthereislittlemoneylefttopaythem.
forethefirm’scollapse. followingMonday’sannouncement. Despitea£4.5bnturnoverthefirmwas
It followed a dramatic day on which weigheddownbydebtsofmorethan£1.5bn.
19,500UKworkers,including400atthe Warnings Fearsaregrowingthatsuppliercompanies
company’sWolverhamptonHQ,wereleft mayfollowCarillionintocollapse.Hoever
waitingtoseeiftheywillfindworkwith Itfollowedmonthsofcrisisandastring the company Tweeted: “Unless advised
othercompaniesintheCarillionbreak-up. ofprofitwarningsaslossestopped£1bil- otherwise,allagents,sub-contractorsand
Howeverpensionerswerereassuredthey lionatthecompany,whichhasmajorcon- suppliersshouldcontinuetoworkandpro-
wouldstillgettheirretirementbenefits, tractsacrossroad,railandconstructionas videgoodsandservicesasnormal,under
thankstotheGovernment’spensionslife- wellasdefence,prisonsandschools. theirexistingcontracts,termsandcondi-
boat.TheGovernmenthaspromised‘unin- Last-ditchtalksattheweekendbetween tions.”
CarillionheadquartersinSalopStreet,Wolverhampton terrupteddeliveryofpublicservices’across GovernmentministersandCarillionoffi- lWorkstops–Page2
Heartbroken mother speaks out as youth is locked up
BRETT ROBBED
Legend–CyrilleRegis
TRIBUTES have poured in from the
world of football and beyond following
thedeathofBlackCountryfootballleg-
endCyrilleRegisattheageof59.
The former striker, who played for
ME OF MY SON Wolves,AlbionandVilla,diedofasus-
pectedheartattackintheearlyhoursof
Monday.
His family and former team-mates
paid tribute, while shirts and flowers
wereleftatTheHawthornsbyfans.
WidowJuliasaid:“CyrilleandIwere
soulmates,hewastheperfectmanforme
andwehadawonderfullifetogether.
“Hewasabeautifulmanandawon-
derful husband, father, grandfather
brotheranduncle.
“Losing him has turned my whole
worldupsidedown.Itisavoidthatwill
“BRETT must take responsibility for robbing me of my neverbefilled.”
Former team-mate Ally Robertson,
son,”saysthemotherofaboykilledinamotorbikecrash. whoalsoplayedforWolvesandAlbion,
TeenagerBrettEverittcrashedastolenbikewithnolightsintoacar describedhimasa‘truegreat’and‘the
atajunction,killingfriendKianBuckler,whowasonthebackofthe ultimategentleman’.
Cyrilleisrememberedasoneoftheall-
bike.Hisnamecannowberevealedforthefirsttime. timegreatsatAlbion,whereheformed
AtWolverhamptonCrownCourt,JudgeAmjadNawazsentencedEveritttofiveyears’ partoftheiconic‘ThreeDegrees’with
detention.HealsograntedanapplicationbyoursisterdailytheExpress&Startoidentify LaurieCunninghamandBrendonBat-
the16-year-oldyouth.Everitt’scriminalhistorystretchesoverthreeyearsandincludes25 son,andwasatrailblazerforblackplay-
offencesincludingshoplifting,criminaldamage,burglariesandharassment. ersinfootball.HelaterplayedforWolves
socPiiacltumreedsiaalosfoEevmeerritgtedaptpheiasriwnegetkofproosme ReportbyAlexRoss afteraslpeGllewnittlhemCoavnen–tPryagCeit5y0.
withaknifeandcannabisplants.
Afterthehearing,themotherof15-year- sonandIknowBrettEverittdidn’tputa INSIDE
oldKianBuckler,TinaRichards,blamed guntomyson’shead.Mysonwillinglygot
Everittforherson’sdeathandspokeofher onthatbikenotknowingwhatwaswrong IT’S STRICTLY
heartbreakatthefamily’sloss. withit.Hehadnocontroloverhowthebike
Injuries wasriddenandBrettEveritthasgottotake FUUNN FFOORR OORREE
responsibilityforrobbingmeofmyson.”
Kian died three days after the crash MissRichardswasjoinedbyKian’sfa-
inLuntRoad,Bilston,onNovember29, ther,DavidBuckler,andhersisterAmanda
sufferingcatastrophicheadinjuriesafter Atkinsatthecourthearing.
beingthrownfromthemotorbike. Speakingabouttheimpactonthefamily,
NeitherKianorEverittwerewearing MissRichardssaidshehadbeenlooking
helmetsorprotectiveorreflectiveclothing. forwardtothisyear,withKianmarking Kianwhodiedaftercrash Kian,topleft,withhisfamily Brettinsocialmediapicture
MissRichardssaidherson,apupilat his16thbirthdaythismonth,shecelebrat-
MoseleyParkSchoolpupilwas‘paranoid’ ingher40th,Kian’ssisterher21standhis finishedaswe’veallbeenthroughsuchalot.Kian ingwithnolicence,insuranceandfailingtoprovide
abouttheconditionofbikes,andwould brother, his 13th. She said she was also won’tbeheretogowithusanditbreaksmyheart abloodtest.Hewasalsodisqualifiedfromdriving
neverhavejoinedEverittifheknewthe lookingforwardtomarkingtheendofher toknowthatIwon’tseehimagain.LosingKian forfiveandahalfyears.Thebikecrashedintothe
bike’scondition.Thecarer,whoisreceiv- cancertreatment. hasleftagreatbigholeinmylife.” carofdisqualifieddriverJamaineLindo,37,of
ingtreatmentforbreastcancer,said:“I Shesaid:“Iwasgoingtotakethekidson Everitt,ofThompsonRoadinOldbury,pleaded LuntRoad,Bilston. PAGE25
knowBrettEverittdidn’tgoouttokillmy holidaythisyearafterallthetreatmenthad guiltytocausingdeathbydangerousdriving,driv- lHororcrash–Page3
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Victory for gran in deportation threat
CONTENTS Car cruising
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LETTERS 8 injunction
18 MEMORY LANE 14 A GRANDMOTHER who faced being residence permit from the Home Office, help of her daughter Natalie Barnes,
20 TOWNS AND VILLAGES 16 deported despite living in the UK for 50 taking her a step closer to gaining Brit- who has set about completing the pro-
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Ja MOTORING 42 and they would be stopping her benefits, I’ve been really struggling – it’s hard Mrs Wilson arrived in the UK in 1968.
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E-mail: [email protected] peared to have ground to a halt ber for public health and wellbeing, said:
Wolverhampton jliuosnt’ sh loiquurisd aatfitoenr. news of Caril- “leCgaarl ,c cruauissiinngg i sd anmoiasyg,e d taon gperroopuesr tayn da nild-
posing a risk of injury or worse to par-
The Wolverhampton construction ticipants and the general public alike.
51-53 Queen Street and services giant is one of the main “Since its introduction in 2015, the
Wolverhampton, WV1 1ES cmoinlltiroanc toPras rawdiosrek inregd eovnel opthmee n£t 70in0 irnedjuunccet tiohne mheans ahcee lopfe cda rt oc rdurisaimnga taiccraolslys
Open Monday to Friday 9am-1pm and 2pm-5pm Birmingham city centre, but work the Black Country.”
www.yourchronicle.com sbtroopkpee odf othne M coolnladpasye .morning as news Therapists’ prize
It is unclear who will now pick up the
job of completing Carillion’s work on the
first phase of Paradise, including the com- school booklets
pletion of One Chamberlain Square and
the surrounding infrastructure work. One
hundred jobs had been created by the work.
The fate of those workers is not known. TWO health workers have won a prize
Contractor BAM is due to start work on for creating specialist advice picture
the second Chamberlain Square building boards and booklets.
next month. The Royal Wolverhampton NHS
Robust Trust’s specialist paediatric physiother-
apist Hannah Kendrick and specialist/
Rob Groves, regional director of Argent, team lead occupational therapist Roz
the development managers for Paradise Roscoe caught the eyes of judges at
Birmingham said: “Our strong relation- Keele University’s best practice day.
ships with the supply chain and main con-
tractors along with a robust contingency The booklets for schools are about the
strategy means that we are confident that individual care plans for children with
One Chamberlain Square will not be ad- special educational needs and physical
versely affected. disabilities.
“The site wide works are now over 80
per cent complete and BAM will be on site Steel fence plan
in February starting construction of Two
Chamberlain Square as programmed.”
Meanwhile in Smethwick a skeleton crew by play area site
of workers was manning another major
Carillion building project – the £350 mil- Brady Ruben Nuno Gallimore in his ‘my first wolves kit’ bodysuit
lion Midland Metropolitan Hospital. No
construction work appeared to be going on OH baby! A Black Country couple fortably at the top of the Champi- He will be a Wolves fan and some PROPOSALS have been lodged to re-
with just 10 people seeming to carry out have named their newborn after onship after finishing 15th in the people like the name and others do place fencing between a play area and
maintenance work across the site. Wolves boss Nuno Santo and mid- table last year. not – like Albion fans. The missus school grounds.
Toby Lewis, chief executive of Sandwell fielder Ruben Neves. Lifelong Wolves fan James said: was not keen on it.” Wolverhampton Council wants to in-
and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS James Gallimore, aged 28, and “We have never seen a performance Brady, who has a ‘my first wolves stall 2.4m of steel fencing between the
Trust, said: “We will be working hard over girlfriend Ruby Morgan, 22, have like this before from the team and I kit’ bodysuit, was born on Decem- open space off Renton Road in the city
the next few days and weeks to resolve any called their one-month-old Brady am a big fan. ber 11 and is the couple’s second and North East Wolverhampton Acad-
uncertainty over how this vital NHS acute Ruben Nuno Gallimore. “Me, my dad, uncles and brother child after two-year-old Harry John emy. The current fencing has been van-
hospital gets completed in 2019.” It comes as the team sits com- all have season tickets. Gallimore. dalised.
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Yob in fatal Son plotted to blow up his parents
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foiled by an FBI agent, a court heard. But the dealer turned out to be an FBI When he was arrested he told officers er
Gurtej Randhawa, who planned to kill agent who passed Randhawa’s details he had planned to kill himself using the h
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ton Grammar School pupil came from an Randhawa was a ‘confused and compli- Kenzie, aged 35, while driving along n
A 16-YEAR-OLD who killed his friend observant Sikh family, but had formed a Mr Andrew Copeland, prosecuting, said cated young man’. Sutton New Road in Erdington in the C
‘showing off’ on a stolen motorbike relationship with a ‘white Caucasian fel- Randhawa had asked a series of questions Randhawa admitted attempting to early hours. h
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back of the bike. He suffered serious driving at an earlier hearing and was u
head injuries and died in hospital. jailed for 12 months at Birmingham rs
At Wolverhampton Crown Court, Crown Court. da
Judge Amjad Nawaz granted an ap- Marcinkus, who said he had not re- y
plication by the Express & Star to alised there was a person in the road, , J
lift a reporting restriction on identi- was also banned from driving.. a
fEyvinergi ttth, ew dheof eanlrdeaandty. Hhaes s 2a5id c nriammiinnagl city council on hotels Car crashes in nua
convictions to his name, was in the in- ry
taesr Hae sedt sese toenfrt oreepnnecnte dtjou E sotvtiehcreei rtatsn,. do fw Tohuoldm spesrovne front of police 18, 2
Road, Oldbury, to five years’ youth 01
detention and banned him from driv- A CAR hurtled on its side and onto a 8
ing for five years. Everitt had pleaded pavement in front of police officers.
guilty to causing Kian’s death by dan- The driver allegedly lost control of
gerous driving. the car, crashing into a lamppost and
meMnrt oNf aswhoawz isnagi do ftf’h beerefo rwea tsh ‘ea cnr aeslhe-. THOUSANDS of pounds have been Patient trapped in health centre loo odvaeyr.turning in Ashmore Park on Sun-
Ms Joanne Barker, prosecuting, spent on hotels and guest houses Lisa Thompson, aged 32, has since
said Everitt was seen riding the bike, by officers using payment cards on been charged with drink-driving after
which had no registration plates or behalf of Wolverhampton Council, the incident in Griffiths Drive, police
head lights, on Lunt Road on Novem- latest figures have revealed. said.
ber 29 at 6.30pm. She said: “Attempts West Midlands Police spokeswoman
were done to pull wheelies.” The council’s opposition leader Coun- Caroline Schubert said: “No other
Miss Sam Forsyth, defending cillor Wendy Thompson said the hotels, people were harmed in the collision,
Everitt, saidbeing responsible for his some of which were luxury inns, ‘portray which took place at around 4.50pm.
friend’s death was a burden he would an image of a spendthrift council and Thompson, of Peacock Avenue,
have to carry for the rest of his life. therefore should not be booked’. Wednesfield, is set to appear at Wal-
Sales slump for is Bgouvte ar ncoeud nbcyi l‘ ssptroikcte scmonatnr oslasi’d a unsde soof mthee ocfa trhdes sFaelbl rMuaargyis 1tr.ates’ Court on Thursday,
bills for hotels were event refunded by partner-
Beatties’ owner ing organisations. He added hotels were often Trains delayed by
used for mandatory training courses, adoption
visits and conferences.
Figures for the financial year 2016/17 show trespasser on line
DEPARTMENT store chain House of
where the cash was spent, by which depart-
Fraser, which owns Beatties in Wol-
verhampton, became the latest retail- ment, and for what and when. It showed that
er to reveal festive trading woes as it most of the money went towards budget hotels RAIL passengers travelling to Wolver-
saw store sales slump 2.9 per cent in such as Premier Inn, £15,777 in the period, and hampton suffered delays when a tres-
the run up to Christmas. Redwings Lodge in Wolverhampton, £9,103. passer got onto the line at the city’s
The group – which recently re- Refunded main train station.
vealed it was asking landlords to cut British Transport Police were called
some of its rents – said the sales fall The council’s older people assessment and to the scene at 2pm on Sunday. Ser-
over the crucial six weeks to Decem- care management department booked accom- vices in and out of the station were
ber 23 came as it held off from heavy modation at Jury’s Inn in Manchester costing delayed for 25 minutes.
discounting outside of Black Friday. £2,010. And at the four-star Marble Arch Hotel
Online sales tumbled 7.5 per cent in London, council officers spent £1,261 over Cancer charity on the
as it continued to come under pres- three dates in April in 2016.
sure after the recent launch of a new The K West Hotel and Spa in London was lookout for volunteers
web platform. But chairman Frank stayed in by a party including the council’s
Slevin insisted it was a ‘credible per- deputy managing director and strategic direc-
Dfoerbmeannhcaem’ isn aa nddif fiMcualrtk rse t&ai l Smpaernkceetr. Otocrt ofobre rp ilna c2e0, 1T6i.m Johnson, costing £2,474 in Amanda Griss, of Wombourne, who was locked in at Whitmore Reans Health Centre Ato ChHelAp RrIaTisYe ims loonoekyi nfgo rf ocrh ivlodlruennt eaenrds
also had a tough time. fulTlyh ere cfouunndceidl bsayi dIn tvhees tc Bosltasc ko fC tohuen htroyt eals w pearret A FORMER medic popped to the Wombourne, was forced to ring tissue disorder Ehlers-Danlos yoCunLgI Cp eSoaprleg ebnatt tlwinagn tcsa nnceewr. helpers
Statue deadline of the councillor’s visit to the MIPIM property toilet at a Wolverhampton health police for help before she was res- syndrome and uses crutches, ex- across the West Midlands to co-ordi-
conference. . centre – only to find herself cued following a 40-minute ordeal. plained: “I couldn’t even get out nate a collection tin round, work with
Councillor Thompson said: “Luxury hotels trapped when staff locked up. The ex-chief cardiac physiolo- of a fire exit because the shutters businesses, and bank the donations.
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01 LITTER fines in Wolverhampton have soared – no discount for paying the fee early. When the final 2017 figure is published, it is an-
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1 than £825,000 – the equivalent of £1,130 a day. revealed in a Freedom of Information request to just 34 litter fines were issued. The huge hike in
y A total of 9,136 on-the-spot fines were issued Wolverhampton Council, show how £372,150 was fines income coincides with the hiring of a squad of
ar THE Beacon Centre for the Blind in across 2016, or 25-a-day, while last year followed collected in the first 10 and a half months of 2017, enforcers from Kingdom Security. for a month
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W dent who died in a crash on the M6. Necessary
More than £2,000 was raised at an
event at Villa Park recently for the PUPILS and staff are celebrat- Several sets of lights at the junc-
D.E.M.I Trust, set up by family mem- ing an incredible turnaround tion mean traffic regularly backs up
bers of Demi Nicholson, aged 21, who after their school battled its already during busy periods.
was killed on the M6 near Wednes- way from near closure to now Temporary traffic lights will be in
buLryiv learspto yoel aarn.d England striker Dan- being named one of the coun- pRloaacde, aWroedunneds fitehled WWaoylv earnhda mDpeatonns
iel Sturridge, who is from Birming- try’s best. Road junction, while there will be no
ham, sent a Liverpool shirt, while his St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary access from Wolverhampton Road and
family members attended. A cham- School in Wombourne was nearly Church Street onto Wednesfield Way.
pagne three-course meal for two was shut down in 2005 when low pupil The job has been described as ‘high
FaClesrood dinloanlnaedte, gdfo bremy et hrlleya roefus Mtanaunrac Unhtt do.ef Rsio tniumAmeft bleorew rts ho lefe 4dh9 et aoind ac 2o v0ui0na8tb , irlqeiutayec shrteeiodvn iaes nww .aelrle- ibcmiul iprldao cautdp’s abbtyo rs usWessho lwhvoieturhrh taarmnadfpfi tocot hnlie krce olbyuu nstoy-
asked again about keeping the school periods.
training scheme open, and fearful teachers and staff Heath Town councillor Milkinder
worked tirelessly to turn things around. Jaspal said the work was necessary
And their hard work paid off as latest and urged motorists to be patient. He
SAT results showed the primary school, said it was being carried out to im-
A NEW management training scheme with 97 pupils currently, was ranked top prove traffic flow at the junction.
for graduates has been launched by of the league in Staffordshire, and 17th
City of Wolverhampton College. nationally for overall progress and at- Big thanks go to
The in-house graduate programme tainment.
is aimed at young people who want Potential
to work in the further education sec- snow volunteers
tor in a management, leadership or Headteacher Jayne Keegan-Hobbs
teaching role. Applications must be said she was ‘delighted’ with the school’s
received by Monday, February 5. achievements. COUNCIL chiefs have hailed the ef-
For more information or to apply “We are extremely lucky that both forts of volunteers who helped officers
for the graduate scheme go to www. the diocese and the local authority rec- clear snow and ice during the wintry
wolvcoll.ac.uk/graduate-programme/ ognised all those years ago the potential weather last month.
or call 01902 836000. that St Bernadette’s had,” she said.
“The headteacher at the time, Mike An extra 50 selfless helpers joined
Drag queen TV star Brown, and the governors worked so Wolverhampton Council’s ‘Snow
hard in 2005 to keep the school open – Wolves’ scheme.
in one-woman show and just look at us now. Snow Wolves has around 220 dedi-
“I am delighted with how hard the cated volunteers who offer a helping
staff and children work, which has led to hand during the winter months.
A DRAG queen is set to bring her our continually improving achievement Councillor Steve Evans, cabinet
one-woman show to Birmingham. D.J. in all the classes. Celebrating – headteacher Jayne Keegan-Hobbs, with pupils Lily Morgan and Calum Cullis-Owen member for city environment, said:
Pierce, better known by stage name “We are a growing school but still feel “In the event of heavy snow and ice,
Shangela, competed on season two of that our size means that all children are came back as ‘good’ and with the comment that it was to celebrate the achievement, said she always knew St the council’s priority is to grit and
RuPaul’s Drag Race but was sadly the known and loved by all staff. We all work ‘able and totally driven to become the best that it can Bernadette’s had the ability to be an “excellent learning clear the highway network to keep the
first queen to be eliminated. together as our St Bernadette’s team.” be’. environment”. roads safe and moving – ensuring the
The star was brought back for sea- In 2012, the school was given permis- And the latest RE inspection judged that the Catho- She added: “We are extremely proud of the whole city doesn’t grind to a halt.
son three to compete alongside the sion to build two new classrooms to in- lic life and behaviour of the children at the school was school. Everything is a whole team effort.” “This vital work means we can’t
likes of Raja, Yara Sophia, Alexis crease their student numbers, and now outstanding. For details about St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary or always treat all pavements and drive-
Mateo and Manila Luzon. Shangela most classes are oversubscribed. Mrs Keegan-Hobbs who was joined by head girl Lily to view its Ofsted report go to stbernadetteswombourne. ways as quickly as we would like,
appears at the Glee Club on April 10. The school’s most recent Ofsted rating Morgan, aged 10, and head boy Calum Cullis-Owen, 10, org.uk that’s where Snow Wolves come in.”
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A FRESH attempt to get the go-ahead cause of a rise in costs. facebook site. Wolverhampton City Council say it targeted some time between January C
for a multi-million pound housing es- Some have called for ‘urgent action’ Kayleigh Breakwell wrote: “Abso- was Mrs Jones’ choice to give up the 8 and January 9. It is thought the cul- h
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area would be overdeveloped. ther made his final farewell in the most next three years as part of the trans-
The new bid retains its original spectacular way he could – by having formation around the train station.
plan for 210 houses and 56 apart- his ashes fired into the night sky. It will be build next to the historic
ments ‘with associated landscaping, Bernard ‘Bernie’ Emery from Bradley, Bil- Chubb Buildings and across the road
highway amendments, parking and from its i10 counterpart. A public
ancillary buildings’. Seventy of them ston died, aged 65, last September at New consultation was due to be held today
are earmarked as council homes. Cross Hospital after a seven-year battle with between 3-7pm at the Light House in
The planning committee was due to leukaemia. the Chubb Buildings on Fryer Street.
be told that the expansion of the Al- Friends and family gathered at the Rocket Pool Air show to stay
fred Squire Road surgery would bring pub – where he was a regular – to throw a party in
in additional GP support. his memory and watch the rather special firework
display. His widow, Anne, 64, said it was an ‘abso- as one-day event
Damaged prison lutely fabulous’ occasion.
The display lasted 20 minutes and everyone at
the party was given a sparkler.
block is reopened She said: “What Bernard really wanted was to go COSFORD Air Show will remain a
in a rocket. He was a huge Star Trek fanatic. one-day event this year, organisers
“So he said ‘when I go, I want my ashes to get have said.
A PRISON block closed after disorder put in a rocket’. So I did phone America but they Talks were held last year to decide
broke out has reopened. Inmates had wanted to charge me tens of thousands of pounds. whether the annual show, which at-
to be relocated following the incident “So I ordered some special fireworks and put a tracts thousands of visitors every
in House 5 at HMP Featherstone in little bit of his ashes on each.” year, would take place over two days.
August. Father to Michelle and Nicola, and grandfather But organisers at RAF Cosford have
It was closed for repairs due to dam- to Danny, Bailey, Bethany and Harley, Bernard said holding the event over two days
age caused by the prisoners involved. was well-known for his catchphrase “peace and had been an ‘aspiration’.
But now the prison block is back open, love”. This year’s show, on June 10, will
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ited the prison. Since his death his family have raised hundreds nary.
He said the block, which has the ca- of pounds for New Cross hospital, where he died. Bernard’s wife Anne, centre, with daughters Michelle, left, and Nicola with other guests at the party
pacity for 100 prisoners, was open to Fundraisers have ranged from grandson Jake Olympic Star Kristian
40 people. In a report compiled by the planning to dye his hair red, to daughter Nicola
board, Mr Hollinshead also revealed completing a marathon. proves a class act
how the initial clear-up cost following Mrs Emery added: “He was so humble and grate-
the incident was £35,000. ful for everything the doctors and nurses did for
No staff or prisoners were injured, him. He wanted to pay them back somehow, so I’m OLYMPIC gymnast Kristian Thomas
the Ministry of Justice said in the doing it on his behalf. We had a collection box at is set to pay a visit to schoolchildren
wake of the disorder. the party that I’m taking for them to open at New next month.
Time to nominate Cross. The 28-year-old from Wolverhamp-
“I just want to thank all the doctors, nurses and ton, who has announced his retire-
staff for their work – especially Dr Basu for his ment from gymnastics, will drop into
strength and support.” Wood Banks Academy in Wednesbury
THERE is still time to nominate a A well-liked regular at Rocket Pool pub, where on Monday, February 26 where he will
staff member at The Royal Wolver- his party was held, manager Pat said Bernard run a fitness class with children and
hampton NHS Trust who has gone would be sorely missed. She said: “He was in every deliver a talk.
above and beyond in providing care. day, he always had a Mild. But if it was too cold for The star won Olympic bronze at
Go to royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk him, he’d ask to put it in the microwave for a few London 2012.
and search royal awards by tomorrow. minutes to warm it up.” Bernard, who died from leukaemia last year One of the rockets containing Bernard’s ashes
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