Dudley Chronicle, January 18, 2018

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Dudley
Thursday,January18,2018 Readbymorethan62,000people Pricewhensold70p
Staff being encouraged to live healthy lifestyles MURDER
Two charged over
CONCERN OVER
fatalstabbingofman
A20-year-oldmananda17-year-oldboy
were due to appear at Wolverhampton
CrownCourtthisweekchargedwithmur-
deringJaskaranKang,aged24,inaflat
aboveashopinDudley.
ReggieSalmon,ofStourbridgeRoad,
Dudley,andtheteenagerfromNewcas-
‘OBESE’ NURSES tle-Under-Lyme–whocannotbenamed
forlegalreasons–havebothbeencharged
withmurder
MrKangwasfoundfatallystabbedata
flatabovetheMiniMartonJanuary6.
Bothdefendantswereremandedincus-
tody.
TRIBUTES
Footballsupporters
mourn‘BigCyrille’
ReportbyRichardGuttridge
MOTHER GOOSE GONE ABSOLUTELY QUACKERS
TRIBUTES have poured in following
OBESITY levels among nurs- the death of Baggies legend Cyrille
es at a Dudley hospital need Regis,amuch-lovedfigureforfootball
fansacrosstheMidlandsandtheUK.
to be investigated, a top di- The former Albion, Coventry, Villa
rectorhassuggested. andWolvesplayerdiedonSunday,
aged59,afteraheartattack.Famous
HealthbossesatRussellsHallHos- namesfromfootballandentertainment
pitalhavebeenadvisedtolookatthe paidtributeto‘BigCyrille’,whowasa
issueofobesityamongstaff‘inasen- rolemodelforyoungfootballers.
sitiveway’. lLegend–page43
The comments were made by Richard
Miner,anon-executivedirectorattheDudley
GroupNHSTrust,whichrunsRussellsHall, COURT
whopushedforactiontoensurenurseswere
healthy. Megan case jury
Itcomesfollowingresearchwhichfoundone
infournursesnationallywereclassedasobese.
MinutesofaboardmeetinginDecemberre- consider verdict
cordedMrMineraskingforhealthexpertsto
keepontopoftheissue.
Atrustboardreportsaid:“MrMiner,non-ex-
ecutivedirector,advisedthathehadraisedthe JURORShavebeensentouttodecidethe
issueofobesityatapreviousboardandcom- fateofthedefendantintheMeganBills
mentedontherecentlypublishedresearchon murdertrial.AshleyFoster,24,denieskill-
obesitylevelsamongstnursingstaff. ing17-year-oldMegan,whosebodywas
“Hesuggestedthatthismaybesomethingfor foundinaclingfilm-wrappedwardrobeata
theworkforcecommitteetolookatinasensi- hostelinHighgateRoad,BrierleyHill.The
tiveway. prosecutionallegedFosterkilledherina
“The Director of Human Resources con- sicksexgame.Hehaspleadednotguilty.
firmedthatpartofthenewHRmanager’sport- lLastimageofvictim–page3
folioistolookathealthandwellbeingofstaff.”
Choices
INSIDE
Aspokeswomansaidhospitalchiefs‘don’t
believewehaveanobesityproblem’butadded IT’S STRICTLY
staffaresupportedto‘makehealthychoices’.
Thespokeswomansaid:“Thetrustproac-
tivelypromoteshealthylifestylesandhealthy FFUUNN FFOORR OORREE
eatingamongbothourstaffandpatients.
“Wesupportstaffwithachoiceofhealthy
foodoptionsintherestaurantsandbyadvertis- Fromleft,MattHickmanasthegoose,‘Dame’ChrisPsarasandKrystinWhartonfromBrierleyHillMusicalTheatreCompanyinpantoaction
ingthefreshfruitandvegstallattheentrance
toRussellsHallHospital.Thereisalsoagym A THEATRE group is giving a traditional mime,somethingforeverybody,fromchil- today(Thursday),tomorrowandSaturday.
onsitewithreducedmembershipratesforstaff taleanupbeattwistinitsfirstproductionof drentoparents,tograndparents. Pantofanswillgettoseegoodovercoming
alongsideanumberofotherinitiatives. thenewyear. “WehavebeeninrehearsalsinceSeptem- evilwiththeFairyofHappinesstakingonthe
“Wedon’tbelievewehaveanobesityprob- TheBrierleyHillMusicalTheatreGroupis ber.Wehavegotyoungerpeoplewhoarein evilDemonDiscontent.
lemamongnursingstafforanyotherparticular deliveringitsownspecialtakeonthepopular ourchorusandtheyhaveallbeenveryded- Joanne added: “The show does have a
staffgroup.However,wecontinuetosupport pantomimestoryofMotherGoosewithlots icated.” bitofatwistwiththemoralofitbeingthat
ourstafftomakehealthychoices.” ofsongsanddance–andsomeperformances Thetheatregroupwasperformingtheshow beautyisskindeep.”
Researchpublishedlastmonthfoundaquar- alreadylooklikelytosellout. lastweekend,whenoneoftheperformances Tickets can be bought by calling 0845
terofNHSnursesareobeseandthatthiscould JoanneGresswell,headoftheproduction atBrierleyHIllCivicHallwassoldout,but 6588095 or at the theatre group’s www.
becontributingtohighstaffsicknesslevelsand team,said:“Itisafun-filledfamilypanto- willbebackatthevenueforfurthershows bhmtc.co.ukwebsite. PAGE21
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C E-mail: [email protected] ing year and hid in France. When the
y ADVERTISING: Emma Parkes Nazis invaded France, Eve and her sis-
e Tel: [phone] risk after Carillion crash ter Ruth managed to escape to life with
dl E-mail: [email protected] foster parents in America. Many of her
u PROPERTY: Colin Bailey relatives died in the Nazis’ murderous
D Tel: [phone] ext 3731 campaign against Jewish people.
E-mail: [email protected] Eve will be talking to hundreds of
MOTORING: Liz Barratt students and Dudley residents about
Tel: [phone] her experiences at the commemoration
E-mail: [email protected] event, organised by Dudley North MP
CLASSIFIED: Ian Austinand Dudley College Students’
Tel: [phone] Union and with the support of the Holo-
E-mail: [email protected] caust Educational Trust.
DTeIlS: T0R1I9B0U2T 3IO1N99: 9P0aul Jones tAh SeH bOusCiKneWsAs VcEo mwamsu sneintyt tahnrdo upgoh- Museum to grow into 1940s-60s visTitweod sAtuudscehnwtsi tfzr o–m t hloec aclo snccheonotlrsa wtiohno
E-mail: [email protected] litical world when on Monday camp that was set up in Nazi-occupied
Poland – as part of the trust’s Lessons
Dudley morning Wolverhampton-based from Auschwitz programme will be tak-
construction giant Carillion went ing part in the event. Religious leaders
into compulsory liquidation. and the Mayor of Dudley Councillor
Last ditch efforts over the weekend, Dave Tyler will also take part
51-53 Queen Street involving talks between the compa- DuTdhleey eCvoelnletg eis’s oBpreona dtwoa ye vCearmyopnues aatt
Wolverhampton, WV1 1ES ny, its lenders and the Government, 12.30pm on January 26.
failed to secure a rescue deal.
Open Monday to Friday 9am-1pm and 2pm-5pm The result is that a company with its Sleeping on the
www.yourchronicle.com roots in the Black Country going back more
than a century will now be broken up.
Less than a year after announcing rev- streets for charity
enues of over £5 billion the company has
crashed. The fate of its 19.500-strong UK
workforce, including around 400 at its city
centre headquarters on the Ring Road St A SLEEP-OUT in aid of one of the May-
Marks in Wolverhampton, hangs in the or of Dudley’s charities is being held
balance. next month.
Contracts Mayor Councillor Dave Tyler is ap-
pealing for others to join him on the
Many will be hoping they can be switched sleep-out on February 9.
to new companies that take over the scores A number of sites have been ear-
of contracts the company has for work on marked, including the Savoy Centre in
road, rail and Government departments. Netherton.
There are fears that thousands face proba- The mayor will be visiting all of the
ble redundancy. sites during the night. The event has
It is unclear what the immediate impact been organised in conjunction with
will be on projects such as the Midland Met- YMCA Open Door.
Councillor Tyler said: “This is such
ropolitan Hospital at Smethwick, which
an important issue which affects lots
Carillion has been building for Sandwell
of people. This event is about not only
and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust. highlighting the plight of some of these
Health chiefs have said the project is not people who find themselves on the
at risk but the collapse of Carillion will al- streets, but also the excellent work of
malroesat dcye ratfafeincltyin agd tdh eto w tohrek .year-long delays An artist’s impression of how the Gas Showroom will fit into the new town at the museum people at the YMCA Open Door project.”
There was ‘no comment’ from scores of
staff arriving for work at Carillion House A MASTERPLAN for the Black the 1940s-60s town being created the current 300,000. The museum Nice comedy night
in Wolverhampton today, but the shock on Country Living Museum aims to at the Tipton Road attraction as has already gained a higher profile
many faces was clear to some. massively boost its visitor numbers part of the Forging Ahead project. as a location for filming TV dramas,
A few seemed close to tears at the news while creating 60 new jobs and 35 Plans have now been officially including Birmingham gangster se-
of the company’s liquidation. apprenticeships. submitted for the scheme, which ries Peaky Blinders. STOURBRIDGE Rugby Club is hosting
Carillion, which employs more than This artist’s impressions shows would see the museum expand A museum statement said: “This a comedy evening tomorrow night (Fri-
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ley South MP Mike Wood. The borough’s first citizen also y
The Dudley Group NHS Foun- chatted to staff about the charity’s , J
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and other winter problems have put one to pop along and enjoy some of the a
health services under great pressure. things they offer.” ry
Mr Wood said the extra funding Minibus funding 18
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nurse salaries for the year. scheme for Beacon 01
The Conservative MP said: “This 8
is excellent news for Russells Hall
patients and Dudley South residents. THE Beacon Centre for the Blind in
Critical Sedgley is set to benefit from a unique
approach to funding a specialist mini-
bus which is being launched in the UK
“We all want to know the NHS is
for the first time.
there for us and our families when-
MEGMOB, based in Harborne, will
ever we need it, so I’m pleased the
Government is giving the NHS extra A MURDER suspect told the truth when use advertising to fund a new disabled
support at this critical time of year, he insisted in a letter to his mother that access vehicle for the sight loss char-
ity.
when cold weather and flu can in- the death of a teenage girl while they A total of 80 firms will be allowed
crease the pressures on hard-working had sex was an accident, a jury heard. to sign up to the project, which will
hospital staff and services.”
Miss Jane Bickerstaff QC, defending Ash- see them pay for advertising space on
setxrHtornea gic neovcnoetnsitnommueeynd t:t h i“anIt t t’whs eet chNaaHnn Smk.sa ktoe tohuisr ltehya tF ohset ewr,a tso lcdo nWtoelmveprlhataimngp tsouni cCidreo wwnh Ceno uhret twshuoepr pksoi dwreti tfohof r vt tihsheue a vBlelehya iiccmloenp a aCnireden dst hrpeoe woapn tldhe eitirs
“Polls show that the NHS is the in- penned the note after his arrest following the
sbtei tButriiotins hth aant dm makye sp uasr tmy owstil pl raoluwda ytos dBiislclso.very of the body of 17-year-old Megan Manford gets in
back and fund it.” Her decomposing body was found in a cling-film
wrapped wardrobe in his room at a hostel for for- a muddle on tour
More time to have mer prisoners in Highgate Road, Brierley Hill.
The lawyer said: “It is likely to be truthful. He
was clearing his conscience thinking he would
say on transit site never see his mother again.” ONE of the nation’s most popular co-
Foster, aged 24, had been freed from jail three medians and is to bring his new tour
days earlier and had met Megan for the first time to Dudley.
A PUBLIC consultation launched to hours before they had sex on Easter Sunday last Mancunian funnyman Jason Man-
determine residents’ views on the de- year, the court heard. He insisted in the letter: ford will look to get the Black Coun-
velopment of a temporary travellers’ “She tells me she likes to be strangled so I obliged... try laughing when he brings his latest
transit site has been extended. she loved it....but then as I released her, her eyes tour Muddle Class to Dudley Town
Launched in December the consul- closed.” He maintained: “ I didn’t intend it to end Hall on April 27.
tation was due to conclude on January like this. I didn’t mean it.” Megan Bills talking with Ashley Foster, the man accused of her murder at the hostel in Brierley Hill The 36-year-old comic is set to de-
19 – but Dudley Council have pushed Consensual liver a new set of material in a show
the deadline back to the final day of that will explore his confusion at be-
the month. Miss Bickerstaff continued in her summing up: coming ‘middle class’.
But the move to bring in a three- “It was consensual sex. Why on earth would he Tickets to the event, which starts
year temporary transit site in the want to kill or harm her? This was two young peo- at 7.30pm, cost £30.80 and can be
borough has received strong backlash ple experimenting. booked on [phone].
from ward councillors who say the “She was a young woman living quite a dan- £600 is raised at pub
preferred site, Budden Road in Cose- gerous lifestyle. The defendant asked if he could
ley, is contaminated land. strangle her and she agreed. He was lost in his own
Coseley East ward councillor Susan sexual pleasure and it was only when he stopped to help two charities
Ridney said: “If we’re not prepared to that he realised something had gone disastrously
even put a football pitch on there how wrong.” A SEDGLEY pub has raised more
can we put caravans with babies and Mr Crispin Aylett QC, prosecuting, told the than £600 from donations from cus-
children on there” jury: “Foster has provided you with nothing more tomers over the festive season.
than lies, self pity and cowardice. The letter to his
Staff at popular real ale venue The
mother is not a truthful account but he does not
Beacon Hotel in Bilston Street have
Get ready to ramble have a better one. The truth is he murdered her.
decided that the £500 raised should
“He was playing out his sexual fantasy and
go to West Mercia Search and Rescue.
strangling her was part of that. He could have re-
The group is run by volunteers, to
THE Dudley Ramblers are going on leased his hold any time but just kept the pressure
find out more see westmerciasar.org.
a moderate to difficult nine and half on until he had finished.”
uk website.
mile walk in Dorridge on Sunday. Megan’s body had been hidden in the wardrobe
The remaining £115.50 is being do-
They will meet at Dudley Magistrates for almost three weeks before it was discovered by
nated to the Brain Tumour Charity.
court at 8.30am. Dogs are not allowed hostel staff on May 4.
on the walk. The jury were considering their verdict. Megan first met Foster a few hours before she died The last known image of Megan before she was killed
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Storage plan at former steel site
4 COUNTY NEWS Loose nut is
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8 Hobson’s Choice
1 A FORMER landmark industrial There are a total of 16 buildings on ward for the plans, which is good the area, which is a plus. We will see
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2 site near Merry Hill shopping centre site that were used for the manufac- because it has been a considerable how it goes at committee, but it seems
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y The Sun Works plant would be areas and car parking. “Derelict buildings and sites like in 1913. The company operated tradi-
ar AN amateur dramatic group is on the taken over by the self-storage com- Councillor Jackie Cowell, who rep- this do not much for the environment tional metal manufacturing processes after blaze
u look out for actors for its next produc- pany Safestore Holdings to create resents the Quarry Bank and Dudley or the local businesses and if it can including press work, welding, galva-
an tion. Wombourne Players also needs units to rent for individuals and com- Wood wards, said that she would wel- be turned to better use instead of sit- nising, fabrication and tube forming.
J assistance with props for its produc- panies. The site has been derelict come something ‘constructive’ being ting there then that is something we Plans were registered with Dudley
y, tion of the classic comedy Hobson’s since steel firm Bird Stevens went done with the site. would welcome. Council on January 3. A decision is
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ur munity Centre from May 16 to 19. most £5,000 after a vehicle that had
h Director Richard Corser said: “We been serviced caught fire on an M42
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cl ideally age range 40 to 60 and two Simms Lane, Netherton, carried out
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concluded that the cause of the fire
ENGLAND stars Daniel Sturridge was friction and heat build-up in the
and Rio Ferdinand backed a charity wheel or brakes.
event in memory of a promising stu- By David Cosgrove Museum focus on photo competition The motorhome was examined by
dent who died in a crash on the M6. an independent vehicle examiner who
More than £2,000 was raised at an found that the left rear wheel hub nut
event at Villa Park recently for the AN INJUNCTION banning car hadn’t been secured properly, causing
D.E.M.I Trust, set up by family mem- cruising in the Black Country the bearing to become loose and over-
bers of Demi Nicholson, aged 21, who has been extended for a fur- heat, causing the fire and the loss of
was killed on the M6 near Wednes- ther three years by the High the wheel, ‘a result of poor workman-
bury last year. ship by the repairer’.
Liverpool and England striker Dan- Court. Trading standards team led the
iel Sturridge, who is from Birming- The court order stops people prosecution at Dudley Magistrates.
ham, sent a Liverpool shirt, while his from taking part in a car cruise The company and its two directors,
family members attended. A cham- anywhere within Wolverhampton, Taseem Farooq and Waqar Farooq
pagne three-course meal for two was Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall – or pleaded guilty to offences under the
also donated by the restaurant of Rio promoting, organising or publicis- Road Traffic Act 1988 and The Con-
Ferdinand, formerly of Man Utd. ing any such event in those areas. sumer Protection from Unfair Trad-
College launches Since it was introduced in 2015, 17 ing Regulations 2008.
people have been convicted of breach- The company was fined a total of
training scheme pinagr t tihne o irn ojurgnacntiiosinn,g eait chaerr cbruyi stea,k ainndg £an2,d0 0a0 £ 2a2n0d voircdtiemre dsu troc hpaaryg e£.5 T20h ec otwstos
have received suspended prison sen- directors were fined £500 each, and
tences, been fined up to £1,000 and both were ordered to pay £520 costs
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The in-house graduate programme West Midlands Police, successfully Four in court over
is aimed at young people who want sought a continuation of the injunc-
to work in the further education sec- tion until February 1, 2021, at the Bir-
tor in a management, leadership or mingham District Registry of the High car fall death
teaching role. Applications must be Court yesterday.
received by Monday, February 5. His Honour Judge McKenna, sit-
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Drag queen TV star Dangerous died a week after suffering head inju-
ries at Tesco Extra, on Birmingham
Councillor Paul Sweet, Wolver-
Road, Dudley, on Boxing Day 2016.
in one-woman show hampton Council’s cabinet member for
health and wellbeing, said: “Car cruis- Sheila Chamberlain-Hyett and Edward Miller provide photographic inspiration at the Black Country Living Museum Luke Hickman, 19, of Wassell Road,
ing is noisy, dangerous and illegal, Wollescote, is accused of unlawfully
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calls from heritage campaigners to during the 19th century, owned Neth- “Every single avenue has been ex- C
Green Belt save the property in Cradley. erton-based ironworks N Hingley & plored to save the property.” DUDLEY North MP Ian Austin vis- h
Hatherton Lodge, once owned by Sons which made the anchor for the The committee voted against a site ited Dudley Council’s Homelessness r
Noah Hingley, will be pulled down to Titanic. visit before voting in favour of dem- team to see the work they carry out o
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land to meet demand for new homes,
compared to 52.3 per cent nationally. FOLK can learn a traditional country
The figure grew to 74.1 per cent craft in Dudley next month.
when people were asked if they would Friends of Wrens Nest National Na-
support development on a previously ture Reserve are organising a hedge-
developed Green Belt site, which laying event at the beauty spot.
could include agricultural buildings, There will be tuition from the
warehouses, car parking or airstrips. A 33-year-old mother from Stourbridge Dudley reserve’s wardens on Satur-
Land designated as Green Belt is who fell in love with her American pris- day, February 20, from 10.30am to
currently granted protection, from 12.30pm.
new development to prevent urban on pen pal is set to marry him – despite Places are limited on this one-day
sprawl around cities across the coun- the fact that he may never be released. course and for the over-16s only.
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for Green Belt development is strong- Erskine is serving a life sentence for first-degree part in previous years.
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availability of housing. Erskine was found guilty of first-degree murder
after being accused of giving a butterfly knife to a tribute to George
friend, who committed the killings. He then helped
Dementia friendly to bury the bodies in Maryland, according to re-
ports.
cinema proposed Ms Pickett said she initially struck up a friend- TICKETS for a George Michael trib-
ship with the murderer, who is being held in Del- ute show at Dudley Town Hall have
aware, as the pair bonded over poetry, books and gone on sale. Faith – The George Mi-
music. But she soon found herself falling for the chael Legacy will be at the venue on
A COMMUNITY group is to discuss convicted criminal and the pair declared their love March 3 at 7.30pm.
the creation of a ‘dementia-friendly’ for another within weeks. She now plans to marry It is billed as a musical journey
cinema. the lifer, aged 30. through more than 30 years of hits,
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Touring and the Alzheimer’s Society The mother of three hopes to move to the States from the George Michael 25 Live tour.
to consider the pros and cons of a com- along with her young children, who she says have The audience can expect to hear
munity cinema designed for people a great relationship with the convict, who has no songs such as Club Tropicana, I’m
with dementia in Coseley on Monday, children himself. Your Man, Faith, Careless Whisper
from 10am to 1pm at The Apple Tree She first flew out to visit him in September, when and Freedom. Tickets cost £21.50. To
Inn in Bilston. the couple shared their first kiss. book call 01384 812812.
A previously meeting was post- Care home worker Emma – who has been mar-
poned due to snow. ried once before – is in close contact with Erskine’s Richardsons in joint
According to the East Coseley Big family. The couple hope to get married later this
Local group a dementia-friendly cin- year. warehouse venture
ema would provide a safe and welcom- She said: “Writing to a prisoner was something
ing environment for people, families I had seen other people do. I had friends that had
and carers living with dementia. Visit done it. DEVELOPERS the Richardson fami-
swtwarwt-.ae-adesmtceonsteilae-cyibniegmloac-ianl-.cnoeste/lleeyts- “There is a stigma attached to it. But it is not Thousands of miles and prison walls didn’t stop romance between Emma Pickett and Justin Erskine wlya hreahvoeu tsaek secnh eomn etsw.o new industrial
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“I was looking through profiles but nobody was “We actually had both written a letter to say we first time and it was so special. He exceeded my ex- has formed a joint venture with War-
really jumping out to me. But then I came across loved the other and they were both in the post at pectations and meeting him confirmed all my feel- wickshire’s St Francis Group. One of
AN ELDERLY man was led to safety Justin’s page. He liked poetry and books and I liked the same time. ings. He is the love of my life and when he asked me the projects is Velocity 42, a 20-acre
by firefighters when smoke filled his the look of him. “We spoke for the first time on the phone on July to marry him, of course, I said yes.” site at Park Farm Industrial Estate,
kitchen after cooking was left unat- “I wrote my first letter in April 2017. I wasn’t re- 16. I was so nervous. But as soon as I heard his Ms Pickett has now joined Erskine’s family in Redditch. The other is Cransley Park,
tended. The incident happened at The ally expecting to hear back from him. But he wrote voice all my anxieties disappeared. There is a sense attempting to fight his conviction, claiming he was a business park in Kettering. Work is
Promenade, Brierley Hill, on January back and it turned out we had so much in common. of familiarity with him. coerced by others. expected to start this spring.
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