Dudley Chronicle, January 14, 2016

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Dudley
Thursday,January14,2016 Readbymorethan53,000people Pricewhensold60p
HOSPITAL MUST
FINANCE
Council tax is set
to rise 4 per cent
CASH-STRAPPEDDudleyCouncilissetto
SAVE £12.4m raisecounciltaxbynearlyfourpercentfor
thenextthreeyearsinsuccession.
Theauthorityhasrevealedplanstoin-
creaseitsshareofcounciltaxby1.99per
centandtakeupaGovernmentoffertoin-
creaseitbyafurthertwopercentforadult
socialcare.Thisworksoutatanextra77p
perweekor£40.04pperyearforpeoplein
BandCproperties.
Councilbossessaidthatresidentswould
continuetopaythelowestcounciltaxrates
intheregiondespiteaproposedincrease
forthefirsttimeinsixyears.
ReportbyJamesDriver-Fisher END FINALLY IN SIGHT FOR RUBBISH MOUNTAIN PROTECTION
Teenagersbanned
RUSSELLS Hall Hospital in
Dudley will have to find £12.4
fromtowncarpark
million worth of savings over
thenextfinancialyear.
Surveyswillbesentouttoallstaff TEENAGERSarebannedfromacar
workingatthehospitaltofindways parkinStourbridgeundermeasuresto
tacklecrimeandanti-socialbehaviour.
ofmakingfurthercuts. A new Public Space Protection
Workshopswillalsobeorganisedduringthe OrdercameintoforceattheRyemar-
2016-17financialyear,aspartoftheDudley ketpayanddisplaycarparkyesterday
Group NHS Foundation Trust’s continuing (Wednesday).
costimprovementprogramme. Itwillprohibitunder-18sfromenter-
Boardmembersrevealedthetrusthadal- ingthecarparkunlessdrivingavehi-
readymadecutsof£11.38mduringthefirst cleoraccompaniedbyaresponsible
eightmonthsofthecurrentfinancialyear.But adult.Theorderwillbeinplacefor
itpredictsatotalof£16.51mofsavingswill threeyearsafterafour-weekconsulta-
havebeenfoundbyApril,justunder£200,000 tionwhichhad100percentsupport.
belowitsnationallysettarget.
AnnBecke,anon-executivedirectoratthe
trust,ataboardmeetingsaid:“We’vebeen PETITION
runningaverytightshipthisyearandengage-
mentwithexecutives,whohavebeenactively Parentsprotestat
managingsomeoftheschemes,hasbeenreally
helpful.Itgaveeveryonereassurancethatthe
targetsweredeliverable. schoolclosureidea
“Wearethereorthereaboutsinrelationto
thenext£12.4mofsavingsbutitstillrequires
somefurtherplanning.Wehad150ideasthat
comeoutofthepreviousworkshopsandmore MOREthan1,000peoplehavesigneda
200peoplewereconsulted.” petitionagainstthepossibleclosureofa
Value Dudleyschool.
ThefutureofTheCoseleySchoolhas
Thetrustdeveloped32projectstodeliver been thrown into doubt after council
savingsin2015-16,withafurther38projects bosseslaunchedaconsultation.
earmarkedforthenextfinancialyear. Theschool,onHenneDrive,whichhas
Theprojectshavebeensplitintofourpro- 528pupils,couldbeclosedfollowingdis-
grammeswith‘valueformoney’,‘delivering cussionswithparents,pupils,staffand
efficiencyandproductivity’,‘keepingpeople unions.Now1,354havesignedapetition
closertohome’and‘workforce’. tosaveit.PetitionorganiserMichaelaGar-
MrsBecke,inareporttoboardmembers, bettsaid:“Closingitwillmakeamassive
revealedthetrusthadachieved68.1percent impactonourchildren’slives.”
ofitssavingaftereightmonthsoftheplanand lShock–Page8
wascurrently£404,000aheadoftarget.Butshe
addedthatanunderperformanceof£194,000
hadbeenforecastforthefullyear. INSIDE
Theboardheardthatalloflastyear’s32pro-
jectstodeliversavingswouldcontinueforthe PETCATOWNERS
nextfinancialyear.
PaulTaylor,thetrust’sdirectoroffinance LIVINGINFEAR
andinformation,saidnewplanningguidance
announcedbytheGovernmenthadseentarget Trashmountain—theeyesorethathasblightednearbyhomesinBrierleyHillisbeingremovedandtheworkwilltakemonths
percentagesbecomemorerealistic.
He said: “The management cost and im- WORKisatlastunderwaytoclearahuge However,contractorsonMondaymoved payer.Thelandownershaveagreedtofund
provementplansarenowabouttwopercent. mountain of rubbish that has been blight- ontothesitetobeginpreparationstostart theclearanceofthesiteanditisexpectedit
Mostproviderswereonlyseeingoneto1.5per inghomesinBrierleyHillformorethansix movingthewaste,aprocesswhichwilltake willtakeapproximatelyeightmonthstoclear
centsavings,sotherewasabitofrealisation years. severalmonths. therubbish.
tulihnoe“nrTepahraleedivsdtiGoiictoui.vsoentrhanrlmeereetnsotofuohruacrsepsaenrtnocoeutnrntactneasdrfgo£er3tms.8wtbehirlee- RlreeeasWfdiudiasnesengtetDstooetnroaicvcecleeatdamonwFp-ueuarepiegldtnphtlefaornhoautmr,goiecunoenuyMdneos4cooi0lrrfleot.Srasttraetnehtde, thaOtffithcieaylshfarvoembTtehaeenxEwpnovarikryoinengmroenntthAegeisnscuyes.aid ltahte“emWstefd’orerevtehilneofipormrsmuenpintpsgoraltoncadanlwdropeuasltiddieelninkctees.”tooftthhaenske
NHS.Some£1.8billionofthatamountwillbe Themound,whichrecentlystoodataround MarcLidderth,environmentmanagerat Headded:“Wearecommittedtoensuring
putasideconditionalfinancialsupportacross 19ft,ledtoalengthycourtbattletohaveit theagency,said:“We’vebeenworkingclosely thatanyimpactoftheseworksonthecom-
thecountry. removed.ThesagaresultedinHighCourt withthelandownersoftheformerRDFLtd munityiskepttoaminimumandwillliaise
“Thispresentsanopportunitytotryand action with company director Robert Mc- site to make sure the remaining waste is withthelandownersthroughouttheirwork
accesssomeofthatfund,whichwillhelpour Naughtonjailedforfailingtoremoveit. cleared,butnotattheexpenseofthetax- clearingthesite.” PAGE5
positionoverthenextfinancialyear.”
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EducationalTrust.
Stourbridge teenager Claudia
Itwillconcludewiththeceremonial
51-53QueenStreet Visser,whowasleftinacritical lightingoftheCandleofRemembrance
condition after a suspected hit- as Mayor of Dudley Councillor Steve
Wolverhampton,WV11ES and-runlastmonth. Waltholeadsfaithleadersinatwo-min-
Claudia,aged15,wasinacoma utesilencetohonourthevictimsofthe
OpenMondaytoFriday9am-1pmand2pm-5pm aftertheincidentbutwhenshefinally Holocaust.
www.yourchronicle.com woke step-father Graham Southall TheserviceisopentoallattheBroad-
saiditwasashininglightinanoth- way Campus of Dudley College from
erwise‘awful’andheart-wrenching 12.30pmonJanuary29.
festiveperiodforthefamily.
Thebraveteenagerisnowonthe Murder suspect
mendandhopestobehomewithin
thenextsixweeks,althoughtheroad
tofullrecoveryremainsachallenge. appears in court
MrSouthall,49,admittedthefam-
ilyhadfearedtheworstintheearly
stages.
Hesaid:“It’scompletelylife-chang- AMANhasappearedatcrowncourtin
ingforherandforthefamily.” connectionwiththedeathofaStour-
Claudia,ofChaffinchRoad,wasin- bridgeman.
itiallytakentoRussellsHallHospital JoblessDanielJones,aged33,isac-
followingtheincidentonDecember cusedofmurdering59-year-oldneigh-
17beforebeingtransferredtoBir- bour Paul Tompkins in Forge Road,
minghamChildren’sHospital. Wollaston.
Bedside Jones, of Forge Road, appeared at
WolverhamptonCrownCourtonTues-
MrSouthallandClaudia’smother day.Hewillreturntothecourtfora
Simonehavespentcountlesshours pleaandcasemanagementhearingon
atherbedsidesince,whileherfa- March29.Hedidnotenteraplea.
therPatrickflewinfromhishomein Atrialisexpectedtotakeplacein
Spaintovisithisdaughter. July.
Thefamilyandotherwell-wishers Scoresoftributeshavebeenpaidon-
havenowbeengiventhenewsthey linetoMrTompkins,whofriendsknew
wantedtohearasClaudia’scondition as‘Tonka’.HisbodywasfoundonNew
hasimprovedmarkedly. 15-year-oldClaudiaVisser,whowasseriouslyinjuredinasuspectedhit-and-runincidentbeforeChristmas Year’sDay.
However,shestillneedsanother presentyoucouldaskfor.Herfriends normal,”MrSouthallsaid.“We’re studiesassheapproachesherGCSE Anyonewhocanhelptheinvestiga-
operationonherlegsandwillbein havebeentoseeherandaboutfour actually lucky to have a bedroom exams. tionisaskedtocall101.
hospitaluntilthemiddleoftheFeb- or five days ago we gave her her downstairs. Claudiasufferedmultiplefractures Cider festival to
ruary. phoneback.” “Butasfortherestofitwedon’t inbothlegs,afracturdskull,abro-
Currentlysheisalsosufferingfrom Claudiaisduetohaveanoperation reallyknowatthemoment.It’sstill kenwristandcollarbone,bruisesto
issueswithhermemoryandcouldbe attheQueenElizabethHospitalin alongroadbeforeweknowwhat’s thebrainanddamagetoherliverand be held at new bar
wheelchair-boundwhenshefinally Birmingham. cannot walk or fully goingtohappen.” spleen.
leaveshospital. moveherarmsandislikelytoneeda Student Car valeter Adnan Ajram, 24,
MrSouthallsaid:“Thefirstweek prolongedspellinawheelchairwhen of Careless Green, Lye, has been AREALale‘microbar’inaformershop
or10dayswereawful–wedidn’t shefinallyreturnshome. RedhillSchoolstudentClaudiahas chargedwithcausingseriousinjury unitinStourbridgeisholdingitsfirst
knowifshewasgoingtocomeout MrSouthallsaidheanticipatesit toldhermotherandstepfatherthat bydangerousdriving,failingtostop, ciderfestival.
ofthecoma.Butwhenshediditwas couldbeuptoayearbeforesheis shewantstogetherbacktoherstud- beingunfittodrivethroughdrinkor TheeventatBarbridgeinVictoria
amazing. fightingfitonceagain. iesassoonaspossible. drugsandotherdrivingoffences. Passage, between Talbot Street and
“Whensheopenedhereyesprop- “Evenwhenshecomesoutshewill Theteenagerwantstobeasolicitor HewillappearinWolverhampton HighStreet,runsfromtoday(Thurs-
erly that was the best Christmas needabout12monthstogetbackto anddoesn’twanttofallbehindinher CrownCourtonMarch14. day)toSunday,fromnoonto1am.
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socialprojectsandtherestorationof 14
landmarksacrosstheborough. traffic under way ,
Asaresultofproposalsannounced last words my son said 2
intheGovernment’srecentAutumn 01
Statementtheschemeisnowunder AFIVE-MONTHschemetoimprove 6
threat,MrAustinsaid. bus services and ease congestion
Concerns around Merry Hill shopping centre
beganthisweek.
TheLabourMPhaswrittentoMin-
isterstoraiseconcernsovertheim- Trafficlightsandbusshelterswill
pactthescheme’sclosurecouldhave. beimprovedaspartoftheproject,
MrAustinsaid:“Bydecidingtoput whichisexpectedtocausedelaysin
thisfundinjeopardytheGovernment thearea.
hasprovedyetagainthatinvestment “HE said ‘I love you Mum’. I WorkwillbegininHighStreetand
inourareajustisn’tapriority. said ‘you never tell me you CoppiceLaneinQuarryBank.Work
“Projectsliketheimprovementsto willthenmoveontoCoppiceLaneand
PrioryParkjustcouldn’thavehap- love me’ and he said ‘I just TheBoulevard.Theschemeisdueto
penedwithoutthisfunding,soI’m did’. I said ‘Happy New Year becompletedinJune.Officialssayit
raising my concerns directly with son,seeyouintheNewYear’.” willimprovejourneytimesforboth
GovernmentMinisters.” Those were the heartbreaking busesandgeneraltraffic.
Ataxonlandfillwastewasintro- finalwordsofTraceyBettstoher Patient numbers
ducedin1996toreducetheamountof
land-filledwasteandtopromotemore 15-year-old son Callan just hours
environmentallysustainablemethods beforehediedonNewYear’sEve. rising at hospital
ofwastemanagement.TheLCFisa CallanFendall-Bettsdiedfrompneu-
wayforlandfilloperatorsandenvi- monialessthanaweekafterdeveloping
ronmentalbodiestoworkinpartner- acough. STRETCHEDstaffatDudley’smain
shiponprojectstoimprovethelivesof Theyoungster,fromLowerGornal, hospitaldealtwitharecordnumber
communitiesnearlandfillsites. hadsufferedalungconditionforsix ofpatientsarrivingbyambulanceon
yearsandalsohadepilepsybutneither onedaythismonth,ithasemerged.
Pub’s regulars hadamajoreffectonhisday-to-daylife. Atotalof135patientswerebrought
Hisdevastatedparentsdescribehim intotheaccidentandemergencyde-
boost cancer care aofshau‘cmhoeuekryritgehetnatogetrhwehenodk’e.pthissense pDaurdtmleyenlatsattTRuuesssdealyls,HJaanlluHaroys5p.italin
TheteenagerhadenjoyedChristmas It was followed by another 120
beforecelebratinghisfirstanniversary patientsonWednesday,January6,
REGULARS at a Sedgley pub have withhisgirlfriendtwodayslater.He whichwasasharpriseontheusual
raisedmorethan£1,000foracancer waslookingforwardtothefuture,hav- averageofbetween80to90ambu-
supportcentreduringlastyear ingbeenacceptedatHalesowenCollege. lancetripsperday.
DrinkersfromTheJollyCrispin, Ambition Successful kitchen
onDudleyRoad,handedover£1,250
to White House Cancer Support, a Callanhadamalformedleftlungfor
drop-incentreatEdnamRoad. sixyearsandalsolivedwithepilepsy. firm is on the move
LandlordRobCarey,whohasre- Buttheconditionsweremanagedand
centlybeendiagnosedwithcancer, didnotovershadowhislife.Hislung AKITCHENretailerinHalesowenis
said:“Oneofourregularssuggested conditionmeanthewasmoresuscepti- movingpremiseswithinthetownand
wehaveWhiteHouseCancerSup- bletoillnessandhisbodylessableto creatingextrajobs.
portasourchosencharityafterthey fightinfections. 3D kitchens.net, based on Hale-
helpedhimandhisfamilycopewith FatherMarkFendallsaid:“Hewasal- sowenRoad,willmovetothesiteof
cancer. waysactive.Hewoulddoeverythingall theformerStreetbikeshowroomon
bbbear“iiclnIklig,ma”dnyhitsaeegtlaonfdofbdoseeeuddan.badlseithtvooertrpywuhtheislloepmfaugelotah.fIitnte’gsr tptahhnlae“eoyrTorienodthwgilneoafaroosrokkyatibndalaasytdltldh.hiiEiidnmnv,gterhynuweondurgnooawiwnrngndog,eutanhlodr.ehonwui’stnasdtsphojaiurnntskdst Mcsstiteomaeumfcefupksrbaloounclwtryeessmsa.”atHoeivdiiml:nl.“ogWArteoesppncauoerkrwtre-tespinmmrtealemynaihnsfaeodvsrefwuth1lill3e-l
Customersalsoraisedmorethan dayatprimaryschool,heranthe100 Thebuildinghasbeenemptysince
£1,000fortheDudleycentrein2014. metresanddidthelast10metresback- CallanFendall-Betts,15,ofLowerGornal,diedfrompneumonialessthanaweekafterdevelopingacough StreetbikemovedinOctober2014.
M6 slip road is wardstoshowhecoulddoit.” Hall visit for couples
MissBettsaddd:“Hehadtobecare- whichhisparentssaidwashislove.Hewasatalented sicaltalent,attheHalesowenCollegeopeneveningat
ful.Hewasonantibioticstomakesure keyboardplayerandtaughthimselftoplaythepiano HimleyHallwhereheplayedkeyboard.
closed for months hedidn’tgetcoldsorchestinfections. usingYouTubeclips.Hewasalsosaidtobe‘totally MissBettssaid:“Hehadneverplayedpublicly,he COUPLES can take a look around
Hehadregularcheck-ups.Acoldfor smitten’withgirlfriendLizzie. wasalwaysabitembarrassedaboutit.Thatwasthe HimleyHalltoseeifitisthewedding
himcouldhangaround.Butitwasnot MrFendallsaid:“Hewasajoker.Hetookafter onlytimeheeverplayed.Thatforuswasalovelything venueforthem.Afreeopendaywill
A MOTORWAY slip road near Bir- somethingwethoughtwouldlimithis mewithhissenseofhumour,itwaswickedandabit tosee.Thatwashislove–music.” beheldnextSunday,January24,from
minghamhasbeenclosedtomotor- lifeinanyway.” naughty.Hecouldmakeajokeoutofanything.” TeachersandpupilsatEllowesHallSportsCollege 11amto4pm.Bridesandgrooms-to-
ists for maintenance work lasting Callanwasinhisfinalyearatschool MissBettssaid:“Hewassilly,funny,happy,loving. woreblueribbonsintributeatan assemblyinhis becantourthehistorichall’srooms,
months. The M6 southbound entry andlookingforwardtostartingatHale- Ifyoucoulddreamaboutachildandpickallthingsfor memory.ThefuneralwillbeheldonJanuary20but whichofferviewsdowntowardsthe
slip road at Junction 5 near Castle sowenCollegeinSeptember. ittohave,hehadthem.” thelocationwasstilltobeconfirmedasTheChronicle lakeand180acresofgrounds.
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