Dudley Chronicle, January 26, 2012

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DUDLEY
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JOBS GO AS FAMILY
Lower pay Hospitals
as cabinet to tackle
agrees to patients’
ENGINEERS FOLDS
shake-up cancelling
MORE than 1,000 Dudley MOREthan70,000outpa-
Councilworkersfaceapay tient appointments were
cutafterashake-upofthe cancelled and re-arranged
authority’s workforce was byhospitalsinDudleyin12
rubber-stamped. months,latestfiguresshow.
Thecouncilwasrequired Healthbosseshavebeen
todrawupthesinglestatus pilotinganewsystemtotry
agreementtoironoutpay tocutthenumberofcancel-
inequalities.UnionsUnite, lations.
GMBandUnisonsigneda bySimonPenfold Colourful panto people parade Itwillnowberolledout
collectiveagreementaccept- across all departments. In
ingthecouncil’sproposals 2010-11therewereatotalof
ontheeveofaspecialcabi- HISTORICDudleyengineeringfirmGriffinBroshascol- 675,020 appointments
netmeetingthisweek. lapsedwiththelossofmorethanadozenjobs,bringing scheduled to take place at
Under the agreement RussellsHallandtheGuest
around1,300councilstaff, more than a century of Black Country craftsmanship hospitalsinDudleyandthe
14percentoftheworkforce, fromthecompanytoanend. CorbettinStourbridge.Dur-
willreceivelowerpay. ingthesameperiod,73,366
Around41percentofstaff Thefirm,whichdatesbackto1898andwasrunbythefifthgenerationoftheGriffin slotswererescheduled.
willkeepthesamebasicpay family,isnowinthehandsofadministratorsfromcorporaterecoveryfirmBegbies Around 40 per cent of
and45percentwillseean Traynor.However,thenewscomesastherevivalofDudley’sformertowncentremar- those cancelled were with
increaseintheirsalary. Holden’s is kethallpromisestocreate35newjobs lessthansixweeks’notice.
Work will now begin to withanewbranchof99pStores. Underthetrial,appoint-
bring the agreement into Administratorswerecalledinwhenthe mentswere“partiallyboo-
effectfromApril1.Staffwill directorsatGriffinBrosdecidedtostop ked”sothatpatientsputon
get the chance to appeal trading, making the entire 13-strong awaitinglistareinvitedto
against the changes with brewing up workforceredundant. contactthetrustsixweeks
timescalesbeingdrawnup. Based in Wellington Road, the com- beforetheyshouldbeseen.
Cabinet members said panyhadaturnoverofbetween£600,000 Healthchiefssaythisis
theywerepleasedallthree and£700,000frommakingpails,kegs, thebestwaytoreducethe
upwrnaoisopanosusanlhisqaudaenaadgchrbeieeevdlieemtvoeedntth.iet expansion drAumdms,ibniinstsraantodrcoAndtariinanersGfroarhinadmusstaryid. nFuoTumhnbedearDtoiuofndclaTenyrcueGsltlra’ostuicoponmsN.mHuS-
CouncilleaderCouncillor GriffinBroshadbeenhitbythedifficult nityservicesdirectorTessa
Les Jones said some staff economicclimate.“Therewasadown- Norrissaidinareport:“The
wouldinevitablybeaffected, turninthelevelofbusiness,squeezed findings from the initial
adding: “We have done THE BOSS of Holden’s Brewery said a marginsandrisingdebts.” pilotwerepositiveand,asa
everythingwecanbutthere boomindemandforrealaleshasleadto Meanwhile bosses at discount chain result,therecommendation
wasnothingwecoulddoto planstoexpanditsWoodsettonhomesoit 99pStoresaretocreatejobsinthetown hasnowbeenmadetoimple-
helpthem.Idonotwantthis willproduceanextra25,000pintsaweek. whentheyopentheirstoreintheold mentpartialbookingforall
togounrecognised.” ManagingdirectorJonathanHoldensaid Spencers Market premises in High specialitiesacrossthetrust,
GMB organiser Moha- theplanswerelikelytocreatenewjobs. Street, which have been lying empty usingaphasedapproach.”
mmedKhaliksaidtheagree- Anextensionwillbebuilttotherearof since July. Dudley Council’s deputy A report on the new
menthadbeenreachedafter thebreweryinGeorgeStreettoallowthe leaderTimWrightwelcomedthenews schemewillgobeforeDud-
lengthy talks between the installationofextrafermentationtanksto thattheshopwillopenonFebruary3. ley Council’s health and
unionsandthecouncil. increasetheproductionofalefrom50,000 Shoppers adult social care scrutiny
Mosaic gets pintsaweekto75,000. Hesaid:“AnyregenerationinDudley committeetoday.
geMncreHinotlhdeenposapiudl:a“rTithyeorfeahleassinbereenceanrtetsiumre- towncentreistobewelcomedandnew 130 drivers
preserved ayen“adLrtahhsaitssyheevaaesrrbwyeiaensndaaicgmaotoaiodsnsyioevaferbbefeoinnregufitsthatenosduatsmh.eis. ihjoneblspthfteooritntohcwreenatosaewntndheihsnogpuremefaubtlelrnyeowefnssch.ooIuptrpwaegirlesl are stopped
Thisexpansionisnecessaryforustobuild someofthestoresthathaveleftthetown
AMOSAICcoatofarmshas onthebusiness. tocomeback.Welookforwardtoitopen-
lSitfoteudrbfrridogmesthhoeppfilnogorceonftrae iti“sTahllevreeriyssptoisllitaivloetaonfdwwoerkartoebloeodkoinngefbourt- ingG.”raham Barnes, spokesman for 99p MhaOvReEbetehnanca1u3g0htmodtroivriisntgs
–tomakesureitispreserved wardtogettingtheseplansupandrunning Stores,saidthestorewasoneof10dueto carswithillegaltintedwin-
asa£50millionsuperstoreis overthecourseoftheyear.” open in the West Midlands, bringing dows during a four-month
developed. Thebrewery,whichdatesbackto1915,is almost400jobs,andoneof50newshops police crackdown in Hale-
Thedesign,onthefloorof expectingpermissiontobegivenforthe plannednationwideduringtheyear. MembersofStartimeVarietystopoffatWilkinson’sinHalesowentopromotetheir sowen.
the main entrance to the extensionbycouncilplannerswithinthe Hesaid:“Wearedelightedtobecom- latestpantomimeproduction–JackandtheBeanstalkstartingnextmonth Officers at the town’s
bcCorraiodtwgoenfabroCmreonsutogrfhet.,hesholodwSstotuhre- EneaIxstttehrmo.poenstthoahnadveatihmesextpoanbdegedinfawciolirtkyubpy obinfegtbhtroeintWghienesgttotwoMnDidaulnaddnledtysh,ealanntdeewrtoijnootbhtshewerepyaewraitrlsl, AforDcRuArtMaiAn-gurpouopnitnheHiralleastoewstepnriosdpurcetpioanr.ing ikdneoawtoabgoeuttotuhteisnhotwhe. townandletpeople fspotoolllpiocpweiinngsgtdacrtoiivmoenrpslahinianvtthseeatbboeoweunnt
TheCrownCentreistobe andrunningbyOctoberorNovemberthis willbeagreatboosttotheregion.” StartimeVarietywillperformJackand ShowswilltakeplacebetweenFebruary1 motoristswhoareflouting
demolishedtomakewayfor year, representing “thousands of pounds MrBarnesaddedthefirmwouldalsobe the Beanstalk at Halesowen’s Cornbow and 4 with all performances starting at the law. Sgt Martin Hall,
a Tesco superstore and investment”. supportingDudley’sbidtobecomeacity. Hall.Thecastwentoutdressedinfullcos- 7.15pm.Thegroupwillalsostageamatinee fromHalesowenPolice,said
revampedshops.Tescosaid Workhasalsobeencompletedonanew Councilbossesarehopingtheborough tumetohandoutleafletstoshopperstopro- onFebruary4at2.15pm.TobookcallDud- cars with tinted windows
thecoatofarmswillfeature bottlestoreatthebrewery,withthecon- willbegrantedcitystatusaspartofthe mote the production. Member Jeanette leyBoxOfficeon01384812812oronlineat canbelinkedtocrimeand
inthenewshoppingmall. structionofnewoffices. celebrationsfortheQueen’sJubilee. Greenwaysaid:“Wethoughtitwasanice www.dudley.gov.uk/entertainment anti-socialbehaviour.
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CONTENTS
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VIRGINMediaistomove342staff Plazaweretoldlastweekaboutthe executivedirectorforaccess,saidno tomerserviceandregionalopera-
Letters 7 fromofficesatBrierleyHilltoa proposals to “centralise” staff at jobreductionwasplannedandthey tionsinthearea.
regionalheadquartersinBirming- EagleCourt,CoventryRoad,. wantedtoretainskilledstaffinthe “Theproposalsaredesignedto pitches is
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frontbytheendoftheyear. Hill with staff retained there to compensationforuptothreeyears. ButCouncillorIslamsaid:“This
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crematoriumshasledtonew
TVListings 30-32 regulationsbeingbroughtin
to decide who gets the
Property 34-47 pitches.
Previously traders have
used plots outside Gornal
Motoring 48-50 WoodandStourbridgebeing
attacker, says tourist used.
Classified 51-54 However, agreements
withexistingflowersellers
Sport 55-56 cyoemareantodoatnheerntdraldaetresrhtahvies
shownaninterest.
CONTACT US Officials from the
bereavement service said
interest had been shown
frombusinesseswantingto
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beenbrokeninto. herearrippedoff,whilea tesyoftelevisionshowDIYSOS,theexten- seven-year-oldJackalsosawtheirnewbed- upaformfromlibrariesor
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Car park Boycott threat over parking fees increase
News
for town inbrief
CARparkingchargesatBaggeridgeCoun- furious.”DaveDaly,aged41,andhiswife, GillianJones,aged72,ofPeterdaleDrive, torsalsohavetheoptiontobuyasix-month Barrattsclosing
‘on radar’ tryParkhavebeenincreasedby78percent, Julie,42,whoruntheBaggeridgeTeaShop, Penn,added:“Welikethewalkhereand or12-monthpassupfront.Iftheybuyasix-
sparkingfuryamongwalkersandfearsfor areworriedaboutthefutureoftheirbusi- comeintotheteashopbythecarparkfora monthpassitonlyworksoutatabout70pa 39moreshops
thefutureofateashop. ness,whichemploysfourpeople. cupofcoffeeafterwards,wheretheyalways week.”
Users have threatened to boycott the MrDalysaid:“Iunderstandthecharge provideuswithaplateofbiscuits.Butwe Parkingmachinesareduetobeinstalled SHOE shop chain Bar-
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Tradershavebeencalling hoursor£1.10allday. ing”. morethan145,000visitorsayeartothe Wolverhampton(andamuchnicerplaceto Thedealcomesatthe
forimprovedparkinginthe WinifredBickley,aged71,ofWhitehall SandraBrowning,61,ofButtonsFarm parkbut,financially,timesaretough. be). costof680jobsandwill
towncentreforyears,saying Road, Penn, Wolverhampton, of the 30- Road,Penn,said:“Wemightmovenowto “Butwestillthinkitrepresentsgood “Theseasonalparkingpasseswillremain also see 14 concessions
tshpeacmesajaorreitoynofththeeouextsisktiirntgs sCtrongaBaggerimdgeWalkersp,said:“aWeareiWogmbournne or Heimley rfor ousr walks.”wvalueforiwhnatisanexcebllentfacaility.Visti- attthesalmeepriceforthfetimeobeing.”r cloFsiivneg.jobsarebeinglost
ofthemainshoppingarea. at Dudley and another
HighwaysbossesatDud- sevenataPricelessstore
ley Council have now inTamworth.Administra-
revealed that plans for a torsDeloittesaidthedeal
multi-storeyare“alreadyon includeskeeping89stores
theradar”. open, protecting 1,184
CouncillorAngusAdams, jobs.
cabinet member for high- a crossing on danger road Remembering
ways,saidtheschemewould
beworkedonoverthecom- TheHolocaust
ingyear.Itisplannedtocre-
atethecarparkinthetown ANEVENTtocommemo-
centre,butanexactsitehas ratevictimsoftheHolo-
notbeenfinalised. caustduringtheSecond
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definitely looking at to aBlackCountrytown.
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TraderAlanCaswell,who ingontheA456dualcar- Auschwitz. A service of
runstheArcadeToyShop benefit as riagewayinHayleyGreen commemorationhasbeen
andhasbeencampaigning duringarecentpubliccon- heldatthecollegeforthe
for more parking in the sultationintotheproposals. pastsixyears.Thisyear’s
town,said:“Amulti-storey cash raised DudleyCounciltransport eventwillrununtil1pm.
carparkwouldbetheper- bosseshavenowgiventhe
fectsolutiontotheissueof go-ahead–withworkonthe Potholescanbe
carparkinginDudley.” in memorial £80,000projectnowsched- reportedonline
uled to start early next
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Barriers put up to stop fly-tipping Breach
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fly-tippinghotspotinDudley. household rubbish dumped along found. hours. over sex
RHODES ResidentsnearGibbonsLanein thelane. JohnPalmer,aged68,whohas Cabinetmemberforenvironment
Pensnetthavecalledforactionon Theauthorityhasalsoremoved livedneartothesiteinHighStreet andcultureonthecouncil,Council-
offloadedwasteformanyyears. thisrubbishatacostof£500.Instal- for48yearsandledthecallsforac- lorDavidStanley,said:“Peoplewho
And,despitethelanenotbeing lationofthebarriershascostafur- tion,saidhewaspleasedthework dumprubbisharenotonlybreaking offences
FASCINATORSaretobebannedfromtheRoyal underitsjurisdiction,DudleyCoun- ther£600. hadbeencarriedout. thelawbutcausingablotonthe
EnclosureatAscot,apparentlybecausetheyare ceirlshtaosnstoowpinvsethailclleedscaocnccersestienbgarthrie- beBenoslsaeusncshaeiddawnitihnavevsiteiwgattoiopnrohsaed- lon“gTthimisehaansdneitedweidlldboeionfgmfoarjosrubcehna- ltaanxdpsacyaepre.oTutheoyfpaoreckaelst.oleavingthe
vulgar.Myfirstinclinationwastodefendthemas site.Itfollowsthemostrecentspate cutingtheoffenders. efittothisarea,”hesaid.“Therub- “Wewillcontinuetoinvestigate A BRIERLEY Hill man
pretty,frivolousandflattering.ThenIremembered Poffly-tipapingwhrichsakwalargeplile iItfhopeestorecouprthecoestsofthse bisuh wasmcleared aweay andsthe thiasincidefntinGtibbonesLaner.” jailedforacatalogueofsex
theladiesoftheofficewearingtheseitemsforlast offencesagainstchildrenhas
year'sRoyalWeddingandreferringtotheirfasci- breached an order not to
natorsasfornicators.Wickedgirls. havecontactwithunder16s
forasecondtime.
StevenWyatt,aged34,of
Birch Avenue, escaped
DIANA Wallis, an MEP, decides to resign. anotherjailsentenceaftera
judgesaidtherewasnosug-
Undertherulesthere’snoneedforanelection. stolen gear is replaced gestionhehadused“inap-
The£68,000(plusexes)jobsimplypassestothe propriate” conduct in the
nextpersonontheLib-Demcandidatelistwho latestoffence.
happenstobeherhusband.Agravytrainyou Wyattadmittedbreaching
cankeepinthefamily. anorderheshouldhaveno
contact with a child aged
under16withoutfirsthav-
ing permission from the
THEwomen’swebsiteMumsnetsaysthe“non- ChiefConstable.
negotiablequalities”amanmustbringtoarela- JudgeMartinWalshmade
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ders.Well,twooutofthree’snotbad. stolenplayequipmentwascompleted.Lea- samehousewithchildren,
sowesParkwastargetedbymetalthieves. exceptwithsocialservices
MP in call A new climbing frame, permission.
includingaslide,hasbeen Judge Walsh said: “The
ANDnowastunningprediction.Onorabout installed at the children’s circumstancesofthisbreach
April15thisyear,the100thanniversaryofthe play area and existing arethat,whilsttherewasno
sinkingoftheTitanic,anotherbigshipwillbe on revival swingshavebeenrepaired. suggestionofinappropriate
lost.Actually,it’snotthatstunning.Everyyear Metal thieves struck at conducttowardsanychild,
masebaaok.uetTh1he0aa0td’sslihnaiepbsso.uoHtfig5tw0h0-optroaonfwsileeoeirnkmc.iodFreeenwtasroesfulocthshteaamst of shops ltAtehhufeetgyupposaluatrnykstgeeisnaqtleuiHrnispgaumlveniestanoabwltl,peeawntrohtlusiacsoshetf CthheoeWuaproltlrlovehwseeerenhadrcadehmioWpmftcysoheanlitfltdtrhoCeanrbdo.e,”wiinnn
thelossoftheCostaConcordiaaremerelythe them. It is thought the January2000atSwansea,
biggestandmostvisibleeventsinanendless offendersusedadiskcutter beenjailed–originallyfor12
catalogueoflossandbereavement.Thosewho orananglegrinder. yearsbutreducedtonine–
workonthedeepare,bydefinition,inperil. DUDLEY North MP Ian Aftertheequipmenthad for 20 offences, including
Austin says plans for the been chopped down from indecentassaultsonboys.
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ArgentinaovertheFalklandIslands.Asthe30th GovernmentministerGrant mentandworkatthesite
anniversaryofthe1982conflictapproaches,the ShappstotheBlackCountry hasnowbeencompleted.
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torunpilotschemestotest hasnolargeareasofsteelso Residentscannowusethe
itsrecommendations. isoflittlevaluetothieves. county council’s online
MrAustinbelievesDudley Cabinetmemberforenvi- reporting system at
ONthefarmwherewelive,afalconerocc- should be chosen and has ronment and culture on www.worcestershire.gov.uk/r
sionallyhuntsrabbitswithaHarrishawkwhile writtentotheministerto DudleyCouncil,Councillor eportapotholetoalert the
ourbigtabbysnarlsinfuryonthewindowsill, askhimtoselectthetown. David Stanley said: “The authorityofanyhole.
furioustoseetrespassersonhismanor.We The MP said: “I think peoplewhostolefromthe To report any highways
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tionseemstohavebeenansweredinStirling peopletoDudley.I’veinvited dren of something they
whenaHarrishawkrepeatedlyattackedatoy theministertoDudleyand enjoysomuch. Learnnewskills
poodle.Havingoncespentadayhuntingwith I’vealsoaskedhimtocon- “Iamdelightedwehave
aHarris,Iwassurprisedtohearofonegoing sidermakingDudleyoneof been able to fund the
foradog.Informationfromhawkerswouldbe thelocationsofthereview’s replacement and repair of RESIDENTS can learn
welcome. pilotschemes. the equipment and I am skillslikedance,dramaand
“Ithinkwe’dreallybene- sure youngsters will con- creativewriting inKidder-
Don’t miss Peter Rhodes fitfromtheopportunityto tinuetoenjoyplayingatthe minster.
testoutinnovativethinking parkforyearstocome.” Theeventsareforpeople
every Monday to Friday in anditwouldprovetopeople Councillor Stanley said receiving social care and
inDudleythatwithacombi- the cost of replacing the takeplaceeveryFridayat
your Express & Star nationofoptimismandnew equipmenthadcomefrom Kidderminster Library, in
thinking, the high street insuranceandexistingcoun- MarketStreet,from10amto
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Engineer Metal thief makes prison cell confession
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A CONVICTED metal thief confessed belongingtoJoroyServices,BrierleyHill, whileinprisonandaskediftherewereany considerable cost to the owners.” Mr
fromhisprisoncelltoaseriesofcatalytic andNewlineConstruction,Kingswinford. outstandingmattershewantedtoconfess GerryVahey,defending,saiditwasthe Carers’viewsare
is praised convertertheftsfromcarsattwoBlack Davies,aged19,madethesignofthe to. firsttimeDavieshadbeeninprisonandit soughtinsurvey
Countryfirms,acourtheard. crossinreliefafterthedistrictjudgeruled Heagreedandwasthendrivenaround was an experience he did not wish to
AlanEdwinDavies,aservingprisoner asix-weeksentencewouldrunconcurrent varioussitesintheboroughpointingout repeat.Ithashadatraumaticeffecton YOUNG adult carers in
at BrinsfordYoungOffendersInstitution withhisexistingprisonterm. wherehehadtakentheconvertersfrom him. Dudleycantakepartina
A£10MILLIONcollegespe- inSouthStaffordshire,toldofficersofhis Hewillbeeligibleforreleaseinthree includingtheBrierleyHillandKingswin- Partner surveytomakesurethey
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andAstonUniversity. thetransitionfromchild
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collegecouldopenin2014if Thesurveycanbecom-
theapplicationissuccessful. pletedathttp://youngcar-
MrAustinhasurgedEdu- ers.posterous.com/young-c
cation Secretary Michael arers-13-25-survey while
Govetoapprovethebidand hardcopiescanbefound
saysitwillhelpboostmanu- on01384818723.
facturingintheregion. led to lychgate family link Charityproject
“A university technical
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Smethwick-based Tho- Basterfield,aged54,afor- postcardisthebeautyofit Jamesvisitedthesiteto
masHadleyGroupandthe mer policeman who andthedressandtoolsof seetheworkbeingdone.
Thomas Dudley Group, patrolled Stourbridge and theworkmen,”saidSteve,of Todonatevehiclescall
BirminghamRoad,Dudley, Birminghamboughtapost- HighStreet,Wollaston. 01384444561.
havebackedthebidandwill cardonebayshowingwork- Heisoneofseveralmem- Students’work
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firstknowwherethearch- treegoingbacktothe1820s. offtheircreativetalentsat
cash raised wayinthepicturewas,he “It’sawell-knownHale- MaryStevensHospice.
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showbiz. theatre’s ‘spotbox’. The role after.Thegrowingpopularityoftel-
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1.30amhavebeendroppedafter
complaints fromtownsfolk.
£6,350 Theproposalhadcausedconcernamong
peoplelivingnearbywhofearitcouldcause
incVAT disruption.TheWoodmanpub,inBroms-
groveRoad,hashadvariousnamechanges
andfitting inrecentyearsandhasjustopenedasa
SimplyFreshshop. Itcanservealcohol
until11.30pm,butappliedtosellfooduntil
1.30am,ThursdaytoSaturday.
Priceincludes: Butnowthoseplanshavebeenscrapped
•Wallsandbase•70mm andtheshopwillcloseatmidnight.The
ownershavenowsaiditwas“unlikely”they
internallybeadeduPVCframes wouldhavestayedopenuntil1.30am,even
•35mmpolycarbonateroof• iftheyhadbeengivenpermission.
Thelatenightrefreshmentlicencewill
Flooringtilesorwoodlaminate runfrom11pmto12am,sevendaysaweek.
•Twodoublesocketsandfanlight Customers
Apreviousapplicationtoturnthewhole
3 Mtr x 3 Mtr building into a hot food takeaway was
rejectedbyDudleyCouncilamidconcerns
overnoisefromcustomersandvehicles.
Morethan30residentsobjected.
NNeeww YYeeaarr SSaallee -- 4400%% OOFFFF NeighbourGeorgeGould,aged48,said:
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starteranyway,butIdidfeartherewould
beanincreaseinnoiseanddisruption.Iam
gladtheplanshavebeenwithdrawnandthe
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months 0% interest TheMayorofDudley,Councillor aimedatrespondingtotheneedsof
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