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Cannock Thursday,January28,2016 Readbymorethan81,000people Pricewhensold60p ‘NO FOOD WASTE’ COUNCIL £36.5k to replace arson play parks TWO play parks destroyed in separate FROM NEXT WEEK arsonattackswillbereplaced,thankstoa £36,500cashinjection. CannockChaseCouncilhasissueda pleaforpeopletorespectthenewequip- mentwhichwillbe‘likeforlike’tothatru- inedbythefiresattheCannockStadium andHayesWaysites. CouncillorChristineMitchell,cultureand sportchief,said:“Theextentofthedam- agecausedbythesetwoattacksisunprec- edentedinthedistrict.” Workwillstartontheplayareasinthe comingmonths. ByDavidBanner ‘BIONIC LEGEND’ TAKES FIRST STEPS IN A YEAR ENTERTAINMENT Elvis Experience CANNOCK Chase Council’s ‘no food waste’ campaign on way to town starts next week, informing residents that food waste is no longer accepted in the BENThompsonbringshisshow‘The brownbin. Definitive Elvis Experience’ to the PrinceofWalesTheatreinCannockon It was estimated that the garden Saturday,February13. and food waste previously collected The show encapsulates all of the inthedistrictcontainedonlyasmall King’seras,fromthe1956explosion percentageoffoodwaste. thatskyrocketedhisdynamiccareer, Thecouncilwasdisposingofthisthrough throughtohisgospelroots,Hollywood in-vesselcompostingoranaerobicdigestion, yearsand1968comebackalltheway whichitsaysisanexpensiveprocess. tothelatericonicconcertyears. FromMonday,February1,residentswillbe Forfurtherdetailsandtobooktick- requiredtodisposeoffoodwasteintheirgreen ets,calltheboxofficeon01543578762 binorrecycleitinthegardenwithagarden orvisitwww.wlct.org,cannock/theatre composter. Thecouncilsaysthatthischangewillnot CRIME onlycreateafuturesaving,butitalsomeans thatwastefromthebrownbincanbesentto Engagement ring anoutdoorcompostingfacility. CouncillorAlanDudson,portfolioleaderfor theenvironmentonCannockChaseCouncil, taken in burglary said:“Allwastefromthedistrictisnowdis- posedofinthemostefficientway. “General‘greenbin’wasteissenttoawaste powerplantinStaffordshire,whereitisincin- ADIAMONDengagementringwasstolen eratedtocreateenergy. duringadaylightraidonaCannockhome. CashandaredAcerlaptopwerealso Contaminated takenfromthepropertyinHerondale. ThehomewasbrokenintoonWednes- “Dryrecyclingfromthebluebinissenttoa daywhentheintruderremovedbeading recyclingfacility,andwiththisservicechange fromasidewindowtogainaccess. allwastefromthebrownbincannowbesent Theringisayellow-goldtwistringwhich toanoutdoorcompostingfacility,notonlysav- hadthreediamonds. ingtaxpayersmoneybutalsoplayingapartin ANeighbourhoodWatchspokeswoman helpingtheenvironment,”CouncillorDudson said:“Pleasewarnyourneighbourstobe added. onyourguardatalltimes.” “It is important, however, that residents Anyonewithinformationontheincident understandtheconsequencesofputtingthe CliveSmith,wholosthislegsinAfghanistan,ispicturedherewithpartnerJennPrice AvideoshowingCliveSmithtakinghisfirststeps shouldcontactpoliceon101quotingthe wrongiteminthewrongbin,asacontaminated reference572ofJanuary20. loadcouldresultinthatloadbeingrejectedand beingsenttolandfill,whichcouldcostupto WARveteranCliveSmithhastakenhisfirst MacquarieUniversityHospitalinSydney. ThephysioIneedboilsmystrengthup.I’m £1,500.Ifresidentsareunsureofwhatgoesinto stepsonnewbioniclegsafterlife-changing HispartnerJenn,a29-year-oldmarketing usingmusclesthathaven’tbeenusingbefore INSIDE whichbin,anewsearchfacilityisnowavailable surgeryinAustralia. manager,recordedtheheart-warmingmo- becauseofthesocketsandnotwalkingfor12 onourwebsiteatwww.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/ Afterwardstheformersoldier,aWolvesfan mentandposteditonsocialmediawiththe months.”AndhepaidtributetoJenn,calling BAY JOINS THE whichbintoassistwithensuringtherightitem fromCannock,said:“It’sagreatfeeling.” message:“Andhere’sthevideowehaveall her‘myabsoluterock’.Hesaid:“Shehasnot isdisposedofcorrectly.” SapperSmithremortgagedhishometopay beenwaitingtosee!!!Pleasejoinmeincon- leftmysidesincebeinghereandisdoingmy Aspartofthisservicechange,residentscan forthe£90,000medicalprocedurewhichhas gratulatingthisbioniclegendCliveSmith. dressingseverydayandsortingoutmynu- CHASE LINE-UP requestafreecomposter. meanthecanwalkforthefirsttimeinayear. Feelingproud.” merousmedications.” Homecompostingissaidtobethemostsus- The30-year-oldunderwentpioneeringsur- Leading up to the walk, he carried out Shesaiditwasfantastictoseehimstand- tainablewaytomanageanddisposeofgarden gerytojoinhisthighbonestotitaniumrods dailyweight-bearingexercisesbeforehaving ingtallatlast,athisfull6ft1in,andthanked wasteandsomefoodwastesuchasuncooked thatconnectdirectlytohisartificiallegs, hisprostheticlimbsfitted.Theosseointegra- family,friendsandFacebookfollowersfor vegetablesandpeelings.Thecampaignmes- eliminatingtheneedforsocketswhichcaused tionsurgerywascarriedoutbyDrMunjed their support. In social media posts, she sagewillbedisplayedthroughoutthedistrict painfulblisteringandlefthimconfinedtoa AlMuderis,anIraqimedicwhofledSaddam wrote:“Wordscannotdescribehowexcited intheformofadverts,leaflets,binstickers,bus wheelchairashewasunabletowearthem. Hussein’sregime.The42-year-oldsaidhehas andproudIamofthisman.Eachdayispro- advertisingandvehiclevinyls,andmessages Hesaid:“Towalkwithoutthesocketswas amissiontohelpBritishsoldierswhowere gressandthismanhasn’tcomplainedonce andinformationwillbepostedonsocialmedia agreatfeeling.It’salsoaweirdfeelingasI injuredinIraqandAfghanistan. throughout.’ andthecouncil’swebsite. haven’twalkedfornearly12months. SapperSmithsufferednonervesbeforethe Thepair,whokneweachotherasstudents Formoreinformationaboutwhatgoesinto “Ittookalotofconcentrationbutitfeltlike operation–‘Iknewitwastherightdecision’ atCannockChaseHighSchool,metupagain which bin at www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/ progress–andprogressisn’tsomethingI’ve –andhehasnotbeeninanypain. onsocialmedia,andloveblossomed.They whichbin feltinthelastyearwhilstintheUK.” He said: “Dr Munjed’s team are very willreturntothehometheyshareinWalsall Moreinformationaboutgardencomposters Hetookhisfirsttentativesteps12days pleasedwiththeoutcomeofmyopandmy nextmonthwhereSprSmithisaiming,he canbefoundatwww.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/ afterundergoingtheeight-hoursurgeryat progress,althoughIhavealongroadahead. says,tolivea‘normal’life. 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Week. ar StaffordshireWildlifeTrustisappeal- Despitethis,only19recordsofbarn There will be a build-a-nestbox investment u PROPERTY 45 ingforsightingsofthemajesticbird. owlsightingsweresentintoStafford- session at the Staffordshire Wildlife Jan MOTORING 77 arMedourectiionnteinnsihvaebfiatartmainngdthraasdilteidontaol sahcriroessWthieldcloifuentTyrluassttyfreoamr.Ftohrefuprutbhleicr TBrriudsgte’,sbehtewaedeqnuRaurtgeerlesyaantdWStoalfsfeolredy, y, SPORT 94-96 nestingsites,suchashollowtreesand detailsvisitwww.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/ onFebruary13from11amto1pm. da CONTACTUS derelictfarmbuildings. wildlife/send-us-wildlife-sighting Peopletakingpartwillbeableto A PLANNING application has been s Around80percentoftheUK’sbarn Meanwhile,thetrustissupporting takenextboxeshomefortheirgardens. lodgedtosecureconsenttobuildadis- ur owlsnowliveinman-madeboxes. theRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionof Thiseventcosts£5butisfreetores- tributionwarehouseona20-acreplotat h MonitoringcarriedoutbyStafford- Birds’BigGardenBirdwatch. identsofCannockthankstofunding KingswoodBusinessParkinCannock. T EDITORIAL: FBarnorwlsaroedeclininng shirte’sBarlnOwilActnionGroupe(BOAG) pItisofferoing20perlcentioffbcirdfoodefromCannwockChaseCiounclil. l Theproposedbuilding,whichextends e Tel:01543465345 toatotalof372,000sqft,alsoincludes cl E-mail:[email protected] officesof15,000sqftand329carpark- roni STEe-Pml:Oa0Ri1Tl:9Sc0:[email protected] iBnlgIafksaepnpapecyreosWveoadny,ntthheixestswtiotileUlbtnoeileEtvhxeeert.neorrPthropof- h PHOTOGRAPHIC: ertyGroup’ssecondmajornewlogistics C Tel:JohnSambrooks01902319431 developmentintheUK,whichwillin- e ADVERTISING:SarahJones volveaninwardinvestmentintoCan- h Tel:01543465341 avoid axe, vows boss nockinexcessof£20million. T E-mail:[email protected] Midlands-based developer Grafton- PROPERTY:MargueritaFinnegan gateassistedExeterwiththesiteidenti- Tel:01543465337 ficationandacquisition,andisretained E-mail:[email protected] byExeterasdevelopmentmanagers. MOTORING:JayneLaHiffe ExeterandGraftongatesaythenew Tel:01543465344 buildingshouldproveattractivetolarge, E-mail:[email protected] modernlogisticsoperators,generatinga CLASSIFIED: ‘significant’numberofnewjobsandrev- Tel:01902317878 enueforthedistrict. ED-ImSTaRilI:BmUyT-IcOlaNs:[email protected] THERE will be no cuts to front- Clara celebrates 100th in style CaCnonmocmkeCnhtainsegCoonuntchiel,paoprptflioclaiotiloenadetor Tel:01902319990 line policing in Staffordshire foreconomicdevelopmentandplanning E-mail:[email protected] thisyeardespitesavingrequire- Councillor Gordon Alcott said: “Not Cannock mentsof£1million,aforceboss onlyisthisproposalsignificantforthe hasvowed. jobcreationpotentialitbrings,itisalso hugelysignificantinitspotentialtobe Police and Crime Commissioner oneofthelargestspeculativedevelop- 51-53QueenStreet Matthew Ellis has declared that £1 mentschemesproposedwithintheWest Wolverhampton,WV11ES millioncanbesavedin2016-17with- Midlandsregionoverthelast10years, out frontline officers being axed, al- andamassivevoteofconfidenceinthe OpenMondaytoFriday9am-1pmand2pm-5pm thoughhecouldnotmakethesame CannockChasedistrict.” www.yourchronicle.com guaranteeforback-officestaff. RhodriDavies,projectandinvestment ThePCChasmadethedeclarationinthe servicesdirectoratExeter’sLondonof- force’sfinaldraftbudgetproposals.The fice,said:“Wearedelightedtohavese- documentstatestheforcewouldactually curedthisstrategicsite.” spend£2.3mlessthisyearcomparedwith lastyeardueto‘bettermanagement’. Allowances to be MrEllissaidalotoffullyqualifiedpolice officershavebeenmovedfromnon-front- linetofrontlinerolesandreplacedwith frozen to save £3k morespecialiststaffatacheapercost. Hesaid:“Theclosestpeopletoaninter- mediaterolearethecontrol-roomstaff. ALLOWANCESforcouncillorsinCan- “Wehadquitealotofpoliceofficersin nockwillbefrozeninabidtosaveup thecontrolroomwhichwehavemovedto to£3,000ayear.CannockChaseCouncil thefrontlineandwhatwehavedonenow members agreed the move which will ismakesurethecontrolroomstaffarere- seethebasicallowancesstayat£5,339. allyspecialist. Specialallowancesincluding£18,150 Merger forthecouncilleader,£8,025forcabi- netmembersand£8,980forthecouncil “Aswellasbeingcheaper,thisisalso chairmanwillalsonotbeincreased. farmoreeffective.Similarlywehadalot DeputyleaderCouncillorGordonAl- ofofficersrunningarounddoingbasicin- cottsaid:“Itwasaunanimousdecision vestigatingworkwhichcouldbedoneby wheremembersfromallpartiesagreed someoneelse.Nowofficershaveamore to a freeze of members’ allowances. coordinatingrole.” District councils are struggling with However,thePCCcouldnotguarantee governmentbudgetcuts,sowearejust tshtaefrfe,smtaatyinngotthbaetwfuotrukreexcpultosritnogbaacmkerorgoemr ClaraCraddock,wholikestobecalledNelly,fromBurntwoodcelebratesher100thbirthday plaTyhinegaouuthropraitrytinneethdestporotcreimss.£”578,000 betweenthepoliceandfireserviceinStaf- AFAMILYget-togetherandacard Until August when Mrs Cra- ofLichfield.Shealsospentnine offitsbudgetsby2018.Amongthesav- fordshirewasongoing. fromtheQueen–ClaraCraddock ddock suffered a fall, she still yearsasanemployeeoftheGen- ingsalreadyidentifiedisashake-upof Headded:“Intermsofthebackroom celebrated her 100th birthday in completely looked after herself, eralElectricCompanyduringthe bincollections. staffwehavestillgotalotofworktodo. style. The Burntwood pensioner, regularlyshoppingorgoingoutfor Second World War. She would “Wearetryingtogetmoremoneyfor whopreferstobecalledNelly,en- meals. traveltoBirminghamonthecoach Pop legends are set thepoliceandfireserviceandgetridofdu- joyedvisitsfromsomeofherniec- “She’sdonereallywellforher- everymorning.Finally,shecleaned plication.Itishighlylikelytherewillbea es,aswellashersonClive,andher self,”herdaughter-in-lawadded. foralocalschoolteacher. for racecourse gig restructuringinduecourse.” daughter-in-lawMargaret. “There’snotverymany99year Sheenjoysspendingtimewith Government funding makes up two Margaret Craddock, 69, said: oldsouttherethatcangoouton friends and family, and was a thirdsoftheforce’sbudget,andthepapers “Shehadareallylovelyday.She theirown.” regularattendeeofpartiesatthe revealtheforceissettoreceive£610,000 wasvisitedbyherniecesVeronica MrsCraddockwasoneofnine workingmen’sclubinChasetown, EIGHTIES pop legends The Human lessfromtheGovernmentcomparedwith and Karen, and her other niece siblings.ShemarriedHenryCra- whereshewouldjoininthesinging LeaguearetoplayaconcertataStaf- last year – £106,424,000 as opposed to Pearl and her husband Michael. ddockwhenshewas35andhad anddancing. fordshireracecourse. £107,034,000. Bosses had been bracing Hersonvisitedherintheafter- theironlychild,Clive,ayearlater. NieceVeronicaStephensonsaid: ThebandledbyPhilOakeywillbe themselvesforanexpectedcutof£5.5m. noon,andIwasthereinthemorn- During her working life, she “She’sstillveryindependent.” performingtheirgreatesthitsatUttox- Thebudgetproposalswillgobeforethe ingwithtreats.” workedasacleanerfortheBishop eterRacecourseonMay14.Ticketson PoliceandCrimePanelnextmonth. saleatwww.uttoxeter-racecourse.co.uk MOT CENTRE CANNOCK ✁ FREE WAX MOTORHOME SPECIALISTS! Weareupto All Repairs & Servicing - FREE Collection 40%CHEAPER WITH THIS thanbodyshops,wewillalso Diagnostics - Tyres - Exhausts - Recovery ADVERT wuasxinygouthrevewhoicrllde’sFbReEstEcabryanhuanbdu waxwitheveryrepairthatis £90orabove.Wealsooffera Number Plate & Show PlatesAvailable! 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ThePrince,Killer,Poppet,Chick,Button, “SouthStaffordshireareinconsul- Sweetie,FuzzyFace,SausageandMate tation,wehavegottofind30plots butisusuallyknownasTheCat. between now and 2028 and at the theAFdTeEaRthsthoefmMarsLseivmemcyovfreormageMofotollorhweinadg ByHeatherLarge James Bay to play Chase forest gig mthoemreenarteitoipstiionncsonbseuinltgatpiuontfboercwaaursde andMrBowiefromMars,youmightthink includingtwoinEssington.I’vehad themediahasexhaustedtheirabilityto MORE than 3,000 people twopublicmeetings,andwiththeone gooverthetop.Notabitofit.According havenowsignedapetition sitethatisgoingtobeextended,there toRadio4newsat11pmonMonday,the isn’ttoomuchconcern,buttheonein most important globalevent of theday, callingforanyfuturefrack- LongLane,peopleareconcerned. wasthedeathofGlenFreyoftheEagles. ing to be banned on Can- “Itisaresidentialareasotheplot nockChase. wouldbackontothegardensofthe THE full veil, the medieval symbol of Concernsthatthepopularvisi- existinghouses.” maleownershipofwomen,isalientoBrit- torsitecouldbetargetedhavebeen HesaidEssingtonalreadyhadfour ishcultureandanaffronttoequality.Like growingsincetheGovernmentap- gipsysitesandthecreationofanother allreligioustrappingsitsendsoutthedi- provedproposalstoallowfracking wouldbe‘sitesprawl’. visivemessage:“Iamdifferentfromyou. toextractshalegasbelowareasof At a public meeting this month, Iambetterthanyyou,”whichisnotabig outstandingnaturalbeauty. residentsvowedtocampaignagainst sstep from say- However, there is nothing set theplan.Inaseparatemeetingabout iing: “You are instonetosayCannockwillbea anexistingsiteinBursnipsRoad,res- lYlllYAweoostweusaearttarihemtrhaeenaantwwmomhweretae.hn”r. fbartyatArcCnakacdintneangdodcssaukitypeCpo.hfoAaratscepftrieGootnmirteiteo3onn,0r6Pal5aiasurpetneymcohphoelaredes. itedoneAdinnstccsoronevnaoFsstueeebdlttrhaiunetaisofriayntve1oo5bun.yrtothfhrteeheepprploorpotspo.osasalsl with people awarenessoftheKeepYourFrack- Aldi submits plea whomaketheir ingHandsOffCannockChasecam- women wear paignisplannedforthisweekend. theveil,tosee PetitionorganiserandCannock on holiday hours iit paraded in Chase Green Party co-ordinator Britishstreetsisasoffensiveandthreat- Paul Woodhead said they aim to eLnoinndgoansisnee1i9n4g0soinmethoenebslatrcokllinugnitfohrromugohf sohfofewelcinogunincilthleeacdoemrsmtuhneitsytrsehnogutlhd PLiLcAhfiNeNldINDGistaripcptlCicoautinocnislirneccleuidvee:dby Hitler’sSS.Wecannotbanthefullveilby adecisiontodrillonthechasebe AldiStores,MilestoneWay,Burnt- law.Theessentialfreedomtowearwhat madeinthefuture. wood–variationofconditionnumber we choose is too precious to be extin- Campaign 18ofapplication11/00370/FULMre- guished.YetDavidCameron’sdeclaration latingtobankholidayopeningtimes. that he will support hospitals, schools, Hesaid:“Itisclearthatpeople TheOaks,BrambleLane,Burnt- collegesandotherplaceswhichinsiston are worried about fracking. The wood–two-storeyrearextensionto the“properandsensible”measureoffac- morepeopleunderstandwhatitis, formlivingroomandbedroom. esbeingvisibleisawelcomestep.Asthe andthelong-termimpactsitcould 20 Leofric Close, Kings Bromley ToryMPPhilipHolloboneputsit:“Idon’t have,thestrongertheopposition. –garageconversion,first-floorand wanttoliveinacountrywhereapolice “We want to keep raising the single-storeysideextensiontoform officer is veiled, where a newsreader is profileofthecampaign.Aswellas kitchen, family room, utility, bed- veiled,whereanurseordoctorisveiled.” an online petition, we have been roomsandensuite. Forthesakeoffreedomwecannotbanthe goingoutontothestreetstotalk 7CBridgeCrossRoad,ChaseTer- fullveil.Butinthenameoffreedomwecan topeople.”Thepetitionsays:“We race–changeofusetoadoggrooming despiseit. calluponthelocalauthoritieswho salonandsaleofassociatedproducts. makedecisionsonplanningappli- 1RedwingClose,Hammerwich– SCREECHINGlikeabanshee,SarahPa- cations throughout the county to HoldBacktheRiverstarJamesBayhasconfirmedheistoplayCannockChaseonJuly8 first-floorsideextensiontoformbed- linpledgeshersupporttoDonaldTrump. categoricallyruleoutanyfracking, roomwithensuite. Whatadelightfulcoupletheymake:the includingexploratorydrilling,any- BRITAwardwinningsingerJamesBayhasbeenan- TheRiver,whichhashadmorethan71millionYouTube CommentsbyFebruary8. 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Candidatescanbecalleduponto Dobbiesiskeentoteamupwith tacklearangeofincidentsincluding anorganisationthathasstronglocal fires,floods,roadtrafficcollisionsand rootsandworkswiththecommunity chemicalspills.Retainedfirefighters nearitsstoreinGailey.Thecharity canalsogetinvolvedincommunity will then have the opportunity to fire safety initiatives in their local PROPOSALSformorethan270new Binoculars out for Big Birdwatch fundraisein-storefromofMarch. area,includingfreeHomeFireRisk homesonaformerindustrialsitein To apply, an application form is Checksandschoolvisits. 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