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Dudley Thursday,January28,2016 Readbymorethan53,000people Pricewhensold60p CALL FOR SPORTS DEATH Medics fought to saveaccidentvictim AMANhasdiedafteranaccidentatadeliv- CAR ROAD BAN eryfirmdepotinBrierleyHill.Thetragedy happenedatTuffnellsParcelExpress,on TheWallowsIndustrialEstate. Paramedicsfoughttosavethemanbut hediedatthesceneaftersufferinga‘trau- maticcardiacarrest’. Emergencyserviceswerecalledtothe premisesinFensPoolAvenueataround 9.50pm on Friday. Ambulance service spokesmanJohnHawkersaid:“Advanced lifesupportwascarriedoutatthesceneby medicsbutdespiteeveryone’sbestefforts, nothingcouldbedonetosavetheman.” ReportbyRichardGuttridge COLLEGE MARKS HIGH SCHOOL HERITAGE AT CAMPUS CRIME Shotgunand£20k THE father of a 21-year-old woman who was killed by a stoleninburglary driverasheracedat100mph onaBlackCountrystreethas called for ‘performance’ cars ASHOTGUN,jewellerywortharound tobebannedfromtheroads. £8,000and£20,000cashwerestolen duringaraidonaKingswinfordhouse. Gerard McManus told MPs Burglars broke into the house in high-poweredcarshave‘noplaceon PloverdaleCrescentthroughakitchen ourroads’. window.ABrowningSuperSport325 shotgun and 70 shotgun cartridges HisdaughterRebecca,aformerStourbridge weretakenwiththecashandjewellery. studentfromOldbury,waskilledinMay2014 Amobilephone,iPadsandagames afteraMitsubishiLancerEvolutiondrivenby console were also taken between SukvinderMannancrashedintoherasshe 1.30pmand9pmonWednesday. waitedatabusstoponHagleyRoadWest, Anyonewithinformationshouldcall BearwoodwithfriendHarrietBarnsley,who policeon101. wasseriouslyinjured.Mannanwasdrivingat 101mphina40mphzone. Rebecca,apromisingpoetwhohadstudied ROADWORKS A-levelsatKingEdwardVICollege,hadjust completedathree-year Quarryrouterepairs degreeinEnglish. Garage manager Mannan, from Hale- willlastforaweek sowen,wasjailedfor eightyearsafterhead- mitted causing death bydangerousdriving. MOTORISTSarefacingmoremiseryon The driver he had theroadswithanewsetofroadworkslast- been racing, Inderjit ingaweekneartoanoldquarry. Singh,ofCranbourne WardcouncillorDaveTylersaidhehad Avenue, Ettingshall, beenintouchwithhighwaysengineersfor RebeccaMcManus Wolverhampton, was ‘anumberofyears’aboutthepoorstateof given a one-year jail EnvilleRoad,WallHeath,wherehesays term,afterpleadingguiltytodangerousdriving heavyvehiclesusingthequarry,which inhisBMWM3.Hehadpulledoutoftherace closedlastyear,havecausedproblems. secondsbeforeimpact. Substantialresurfacingworkswillnow Test takeplaceonthestretchofroadbetween SwindonRoadandChapelStreet.Enville MrMcManusurgedMPstoactinawritten Roadwasakeyaccessroutefortrucks submissiontoaHouseofCommonsinquiry headingtothequarry,whichoperatedon- intoroadtrafficlaws. and-offfor85years. HesaidtheMitsubishiEvolutionwasadver- tisedasa‘sports’car.Hewrote:“AsMitsub- INSIDE ishiclearlystatetheEvohasbeendeveloped throughdecadesofcompetingsuccessfullyat thehighestlevelofinternationalrallying,why SCHOOLS TOP isitontheroad?” “Moreandmorecarsarebeingproduced witharacingspecification,theywillnevergo OF THEIR CLASS anywhereneararacetrack,Ifindthatabit FormerDudleyGirlsHighstudentsMaurenDu-Mont,aged78andformerclassmateJeanWeston,also78,withthedatestone puzzlingbecausesurelythedriverofthese powerfulcarswillwanttotestthevehicle,but TWO historic stones commemorating the BBCnewsreaderSueLawleyandformerLib- “TwiceayearwehaveaDudleyGirlsHigh where?Well,onourroadsobviously. formerDudleyGirlsHighSchoolhavecome eralDemocratMPBaronessTongeofKew. reunionwhichisalwayswellattended.The “Thirtymphspeedlimit,40mphspeedlimit? outofstorageandarebeingunveiledinthe DudleyGirlsHighSchoolopenedonDecem- newcollegebuildingslookgreatandIamglad Itwillnotmatter,andmyselflikesomanyroad groundsofthetown’snewcollege–almost ber8,1910,inPrioryRoad.ItservedDudley thatthissiteisstillallabouteducation. userswillwatchinhorrorascarsaredrivenat 105yearstotheweektheywerefirstputin anditssurroundingareafor65years,before “It is just wonderful that these stones speed,orracedwithotherswithnoconsidera- place. itmergedwithDudleyGrammarSchooland havebeenputbackasareminderoftheold tionforothersortheconsequences. Thedatestoneandthefoundationstone theParkSecondaryModernSchooltoform school.” “Thosebehindthewheelaresooftentotally havebeenkeptinsafestoragebyDudley TheDudleySchoolinSeptember1975. LowellWilliams,DudleyCollegeprincipal, immature.” Councilsince1996whenthegirlshighschool Former student Maureen Du-Mont, 78, said:“Wehavethesewonderfulnewfacilities MrMcManuscalledforahalttomarketing buildingwasdemolished. said:“Iwasatschoolherefrom1948to1955 inDudleyforstudentsbutitisimportantthat beingabletorefertoperformanceorspeedand Nowtheyarebackinplaceonthesiteof anditwasamarvellousplace.Iwasdeputy wedon’tforgetourpastandappreciatethe peoplewishingtodrivethemneedingaspecial the former school whose alumni included headgirlandIhavealottothanktheschool historyofthesitethatournewcollegecam- categorylicencewhichallowsthemtodriveon WimbledontennisaceDorothyRound,the for,itwasveryforward-looking. pusison.” PAGE2 aracetrack. •SelfAssessmentTaxReturns •Company Formations •BusinessAccounts •PayrollandRTI •CorporationTax 0800 133 7408 •HelpwithCIS •BookkeepingandVAT www.taxassist.co.uk/ •FixedFees •BusinessStart-ups kingswinford CONTENTS Man killed by car was ‘lying in road’ Graffiti is 2 MARKANDREWS 6 daubed on 16 LETTERS 7 AFATHER-OF-TWOwasalreadylying driver.Hehadbeendrinkingthenight “A Nissan Micra was caught on 28,20 CALGURBESATPLACETOLIVE 283 ikqnuileltehsdtehbryeoaaarddc.awrhtehnathfeaiwleadstrousntoopv,earnainnd- owufpatsihnuetnhaceclecraiodraeednx.tabctulytthhoewchouerhtahdeeanrddeidt CSinaCjduTlryVyhianentrdhecedeaiievrdeedainaancdQautdaersoetvnreopEohvliiezcrahbheeimathd. the home y THEFASTTICKET 31 AnthonyMaskell,50,wasfoundon Black Country Coroner Zafar Sid- Hospital.” ar BirchfieldLane,Oldbury,afterbeing diquesaid:“MrMaskellhadbeenso- MrSiddiquesaid:“Itisunclearex- of governor u PROPERTY 39 runoverbyasilverNissanMicra. cialising,drinking,andbottlesofcider actlyhowheendeduplyingintheroad. Jan MOTORING 45 hoSwmMetrhMwiacskkeClloorofnWeresstgCaotuerTtehrreaacred, werefDouundawl-itchahrimri.ageway fic“cOonllibsaiolnanbcuethIehdaievdefnroomtcaomroeadtotrtahfe- y, SPORT 55&56 RowleyRegis,diedfromaseriousand conclusionitwasanaccidentaldeath.” sda CONTACTUS heTadheincjourroynoenrrJuulleyd3h0i.sdeathwasasa al-“cHarerihaagdewaattyemonptBedirctohficerlodssLtahnee.duIt- theThsielvseerar2c0h00co/2n0t0in3uNesisfsoarnthMeidcrraiv.erof “wIh’Mytdheivsahsatastheadp.pIejunsetdd.”on’tunderstand ur resultofaroadtrafficaccident. wasnotclearwhetherhehadbeento Mr Maskell’s father, David, said: ThewordsofCoseleySchoolgovernor h Mr Maskell, known as Tony to apublichousebutforsomereasonhe “Anyonewithabitofdecencywould SueRidneyaftervandalsdaubedgraf- eT ETEe-Dml:ITa0Oi1lR:3dI8Au4Ld3:le5y3.c2h0r1o/[email protected] BRunovero—AnthronyMoaskell ufriendsgandfamhily,wor’kedsasalorryswasclyinghintherooad. olshavecstoppeod.” me fipotiuarcerdosussetdheenwginindeowoisloafcrhoesrshhoemrefraonndt onicl STEe-Pml:Oa0Ri1Tl:9Sc0:[email protected] gaat-Mrrdirseskn.Rscihdonoely’s,iwnhteoriimscehxaeicrumtiavneboofatrhde, Chr PTeHl:OJToOhGnRSAaPmHbIrCo:oks01902319431 rCeot“suIertlneyew,datotsofinahdercthohmaotupvslaeentiednalGsshohouacgdkhs,”tRruotachkde., dley ATEe-Dml:Va0Ei1Rl:3Te8ImS4Im3N5Ga3.:[email protected] top of class for GCSEs 6‘dl4oiew-sy’eaahnrad-dotlhbdeesneaniIdsn.po“rtIaicyceeoddutladhcersoemsesetsthsheoenwwotihrnde- u PROPERTY:MargueritaFinnegan frontgarden.Therewasoldengineoil D Tel:01902319627 everywhere. E-mail:[email protected] WestMidlandsPolicespokeswoman MOTORING:LizBarratt JoanneHuntsaidaninvestigationhad Tel:01384353244 beenlaunched. E-mail:[email protected] DudleyCouncilannouncedearlierthis CLASSIFIED: month that 528-pupil Coseley School TEDe-ImlS:Ta0Ri1lI:9Bm0U2yT-3IcO1laN7s8:[email protected] SCHOOLS in Dudley have mngruaomywbibneegrssfi,hnpuaotnodcrioaawlcndaeddfieucmieti.ctorefasulllitnsgapnudpial TEe-ml:a0i1l:[email protected] cGoCmSeEatnodpAo-flevthelerepsiuleltsfoinr apAhmasoendgcthloesuopretioonfsthbeeisncghcooonlsiindewrehdicihs Dudley the Black Country for the pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9 would be second year running, ac- moved,withthoseinYear10stayingput untiltheycompletetheirstudies. cordingtothelatestfigures. Planstoopenatechnicalcollegeor 51-53QueenStreet Dudley was top but the bor- studio school on the site have been oughslippeddowntherankings mooted. The proposed closure has Wolverhampton,WV11ES compared with last year’s fig- sparkedfuryamongparents,whohave OpenwMowndway.ytooFuridracyh9raomn-1ipcmlea.ncdo2mpm-5pm ugarAiense.tdotfiavleoofr5m3opreerGcCenStEsofatpuAp*i-lCs so“tIpaferInthe(dasveaeebcpeaaemgnepta1ai3rgg)n.etMteodrskbeReecipaduntseheyeoafsdcwhdheoadot:l includingEnglishandmaths,aslight isgoingonattheschoolthenpeopleare fallonlastyear’sfigureof53.3per gettingthewrongendofthestick.” cent. OldSwinfordHospitalSchoolwas Art works go on theleadingperformerforthesecond yearrunningwith81percentofpu- pilsachievingbenchmarkgrades. show at glass cone PaulKilbride,headoftheschoolin HeathLane,Stourbridge,said:“The statsreflectthehardworkofthestu- THEBrierleyHillSocietyofArtistshas dentsandthestaff. returnedwithanotherexhibitionatthe Effort RedHouseGlassCone. Theshowfeaturesover75original “Thekidsputsomuchtimeandef- framedpiecesofartwork,plusmanyun- fortintotheirwork.Theyareacredit framedprintsusingwatercolours,mixed tothemselvesandtheschool.” mediaandacrylic. Summerhill School in Kingswin- Visitors will see a wide variety of ford came second on 70 per cent, works, covering local scenes like the whileBishopMilnerCatholicCollege cone itself, Himley Hall, Stewponey inDudleyandWindsorHighSchool Locks,LudlowandBridgnorthtoplaces inHalesowenbothsaw69percent furtherafield. ofpupilsgainthebenchmarkgrades. Othertopicsincludeanimals,flowers, WindsorHighheadteacherStephen landscapesandevenacartoonofTVpre- Lanckham,said:“Wehavebeende- senterandformerMPMichaelPortillo lightedwithanothersetofexcellent duringavisittothecone. resultsandrecognisethattheyrepre- Alloftheworkondisplayisforsale sentthehardwork,commitmentand andpricesstartat£15.Thereisalsoa collaborationofstaffandstudents. children’spicturesection.Theexhibi- Welldonetoallconcerned.” tionwillrununtilMarch6. CastleHighSchoolandVisualArts Collegecame19thinthetablewith Virgin jobs threat 35percentof113pupilsachieving Delighted–WindsorHighSchoolheadteacherStephenLanckhamwithpupilsattheschoolatRichmondStreet,Halesowen fiveormoreGCSEsatA*toC,in- noneofthe21pupilswhotookGCSEs theboroughwas114th.Thefigures, Hesaid:“Whileweareyettore- cludingEnglishandmaths. managedtogainbenchmarkgrades. which were released last week by ceivethefinalvalidatedresults,we in group’s revamp TheCoseleySchool,whichisun- Acrosstheborough53percentof theDepartmentforEducation,also are pleased that early indications dergoingaconsultationoveritsfu- pupils taking their exams in 2015 showedthatDudleycame36thout showthatwehavemaintainedour ture,slumpeddownthetablesto20th gainedtheGovernment’sbenchmark of152localauthoritiesforA-level standardsinGCSEattainment.We AROUND900jobsareunderthreatat placewithjust31percentofpupils offiveormoreGCSEsatA*toC,in- results. willcontinuetobuildonthisover telecomsgiantVirginMedia,afteritan- gainingfiveormoreGCSEsatA*-C cludingEnglishandmathematics–a Councillor Ian Cooper, cabinet the next 12 months and support nouncedplansforamajoroverhaulof includingEnglishandmaths. slightdropfromthepreviousyear’s member for children’s services, ourschoolsandouryoungpeoplein thegroup.Virginemploysaround1,000 The only school below Coseley results. vowedthatthecouncilwouldcon- achievingtheverybest.” atitsEagleCourtsiteinBirmingham School was the Elmfield Rudolf Dudleysitsin117thpositioninthe tinuetobuildontheimprovements The borough had improved pri- and another 40 at The Waterfront in SteinerSchoolinStourbridge,where nationaltableforGCSEs.Lastyear shownbyitsschoolsinrecentyears. maryschoolperformancelastyear. 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THE full veil, the medieval symbol of Sheadded:“Itcouldhappenagain. maleownershipofwomen,isalientoBrit- LabourMPMrAustinurged Thedraincoverwasnotsecure,itwas ishcultureandanaffronttoequality.Like George Osborne to give the veryloose.Anycargoingoveritcould allreligioustrappingsitsendsoutthedi- WMCA more freedom over job dislodgeitagain.Ithinkitshould visivemessagge:“Iamdifferentfromyou. creation, housing, transport havebeenspotted.” Iambetterthan andtraining. Merry Hill spokesman Jonathan yyou,” which is Lastyear’sdevolutiondealsigned Daysaid:“Customersafetyisalways nnot a big step offbyMrOsbornepavedtheway ournumberonepriorityandwehave ffrom saying: fortheWMCA,whichcouldleadto alreadyinvestigatedthematterand ““You are lower morethan£1bnofGovernmentin- areworkinghardtoresolvethecause than me. You vestmentandametromayor. oftheincident.” are worth less SpeakingatTreasuryQuestions, than me.” At MrAustinsaidhewantedtoseea Thousands attend a time when finaldealthatwoulddevolve‘very wwwwheitohamreakpaetetohwpealierr slaignndisfi.cantpowers’totheWestMid- theatre screenings womenweartheveil,toseeitparadedin Free Britishstreetsisasoffensiveandthreat- THOUSANDSofpeoplehaveflocked eningasseeingsomeonestrollingthrough “Thebestwaytosupportman- toaStourbridgevenuetoseeWest London in 1940 in the black uniform of ufacturingbusinessesintheMid- Endshowsscreenedliveonscreen Hitler’sSS.Wecannotbanthefullveilby landswouldbetofreetheregion ActorssuchasDameJudiDench law.Theessentialfreedomtowearwhat from London’s control,” he said. andBenedictCumberbatchhavebeen we choose is too precious to be extin- “The region has been stifled by beamedbeforeaudiencesatsell-outs guished.YetDavidCameron’sdeclaration Whitehallforfartoolong. showsatStourbridgeTownHallever that he will support hospitals, schools, “Ifhegivesusthepowersand sinceaspecialscreenwasbroughtlast collegesandotherplaceswhichinsiston funds we need to strengthen the Septemberwithmorethan3,000tick- the“properandsensible”measureoffac- economy,todevelopbrownfieldsites etshavebeensold. esbeingvisibleisawelcomestep.Asthe andtacklecongestion,wewillde- The seven-metre wide screen re- ToryMPPhilipHolloboneputsit:“Idon’t livermorejobs,betterskills,quicker ceivesbothliveandrecordedLondon wanttoliveinacountrywhereapolice transportandnewhomes.” performances,called‘encore’show- officer is veiled, where a newsreader is MrOsbornesaidthattheWest ings,aswellasmoviesforthevenue’s veiled,whereanurseordoctorisveiled.” Midlandsdevolutiondealwouldbe regularmatinees. Forthesakeoffreedomwecannotbanthe ‘oneofthemostexcitingstepsfor- Councillor Khurshid Ahmed, fullveil.Butinthenameoffreedomwecan wardinthedevolutionofpowerin cabinet member for planning and despiseit. thiscountry’. economic development, said: “The Meanwhile,UKIPhasvowedto AyanaandhermotherAdeleSalmonmeetsEmilionDelbosq,fromNewlifeFoundation,andcircusperformers NationalTheatreLiveScreenispro- SCREECHING like a banshee, Sa- continueitsfightagainsttheforma- ATHREE-YEAR-OLDgirlsufferingwithepilepsyand hadfrombirth.Itincludeshydrocephalus,epilepsy,a vidingtobeanimmenselypopular rahPalinpledgeshersupporttoDonald tionofthecombinedauthority. visualimpairmentenjoyedamagicaldayoutatthecir- visualimpairmentanddevelopmentaldelay,whichhas projectintheborough.” Trump.TheTrumpandtheChump.Ican’t The party has urged people to cus. requiredmanyvisitstohospital. thinkofatimewhenHillaryClintonlooked getinvolvedinthepublicconsul- AyanaSalmon,fromWolverhampton,metstarper- Shewentalongwithtotheshowwithherparentsand A comedy triple bill soappealing. tationthathasbeenlaunchedover formersfirst-handaftertheydazzledcrowdsinBrierley twosisters,aged13and11.Theshow,calledPinocchio the WMCA, which includes Wol- HillwithcircusskillsandthestoryofPinocchio. 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A FORMER church will be turned ButheclaimedattheHighCourt intoaboxingclub,afterplanswere lastweekthathisrecallwaswrong giventhegreenlight. andhehadbeenfalselyimprisoned Councilplannershavegiventhego- bytheMinistryofJustice. aheadtoBrooklandsBoxingClub’s Burton vehemently denied using scheme for the old Mount Tabor drugsatthehostelbutadmittedhe MethodistChurchinSedgleyRoad, hadtakencannabisinthepast. Woodsetton. MrStephenField,defending,said PATIENTSareconcernedaftertwo Auschwitz drawings on display Thebuildinghasnotbeenusedfor Burtonwaseventuallyreleasedagain GP practices revealed plans to aboutadecade,accordingtotheplan- on May 11, 2009, having spent an closebranchsurgeries. ningapplication. extra510daysinprisonheshould Aboxingringwillbeinstalledon neverhaveserved. AdecisionhasbeenmadetocloseWord- thegroundfloor,witheveningses- ThecourtheardthatwhenBurton sley Green Medical Practice and Lower sions taking place from Monday to was released the parole board had GornalMedicalPracticewillbediscussed Friday. concludedhisrecallhadnotbeenjus- nextmonth. tified. Somepatientshaveobjectedoverconcerns Billy gives talk on MrFieldsaiditmeanthisrecall about accessibility by public transport and wamasouunntleadwtfouflaalsnedimhpisriisnocnamrceenrta.tion staWffionrgd.sleyGreenMedicalPracticerunsits history at library ButMrJusticeWilliamDavisre- mainhealthcentreinTheGreen,Wordsley, jected his claim for thousands of butwillnowcloseitsbranchsurgeryinMarket poundsindamages,sayingtheMin- Street,Kingswinford,onMarch14.Letterswill ABLACKCountryraconteurwillgive istryofJusticeofficerwhoapproved besenttoallpatientsabouttheclosure. a talk on the region’s history next Burton’srecallinDecember2007had Thedecisionforclosure,whichwasmade month. beencorrect. ataDudleyCCGmeetingonFridayafternoon, Billy Spakemon’s talk, entitled wgrhoHeuetnhdessarifdot:rhc“eoTrnehceluwdceirnruegcitarhleaatisshosneuaehbalides cfiatmfoerapsubropssoessesatnatdedditdhne’btrparnocvhidweamsninoolronsguerr- ‘cTTaulwleeosddBaJyloo,hkFnee’sbtTarukweaosr,ypCl2ah3ca,eiarasttDa3n.u1d5alpeCmyhLoainp- beenusingcannabisatthepremises. geryandfamilyplanningservices. brary,StJames’sRoad. In my judgment, on the material Spokeswoman, Laura Broster, said: “We Itwilltakeplaceonthesecondfloor placed before the relevant official, intendthistobenefitpatientsandimprove meetingroomatthelibraryandad- thereweresuchreasonablegrounds. services,includingaddingmoreconsultation missionis£3. rooms.Thiscouldbeviewedasmakingcutsor Formoreinformationcall(01384) Car smashes into toactuallymakethingsbetter.” 815560. AproposalhasalsobeentabledbyLower GornalMedicalPracticetocloseitsMasefield Memoriesandstories brick garden wall Roadbranch. Overall9,789patientsareservedbythetwo to be told at centre surgeries,accordingtoareportgoingbefore wAaCyAbRefocareresemreadshaicnrgosinstaofarobnritckdrwivael-l DCoumdlmeyittCeCe.G’sPrimaryCareCommissioning SnTisOceRnYceTsEoLfLthINepGassteassrieobnesinagndherledmoin- inStourbridge. Loss thefirstMondayofeachmonthatLye CommunityCentre. The Mercedes ploughed through Thereportsaysaround1,350patientsuse Theeventsarefreeatthecentre thewallinHeathFarmRoadcloseto MarketStreetandmanyalreadyattendthe onCrossWalks,withthefirststory thejunctionwithWhittingtonRoad. WordsleyGreenforsomesurgeries.Officials session on Monday, February 1, at Itendedupacrossthedrivewaywhile fromthepracticesaidthebranchisbeingrun 2.30pm,wherethecornershopsofthe debriswasstrewnacrossthedrive. atalossanda‘substantial’amountofinvest- pastwillbediscussed. Awnasotuhnesrcacathreidn.volvedintheincident smtaenndtawrdou.Tldhebelenaseeedfoerdtthoebbruiinldginthgeissuitpeautpthtoe RobertPerryandDudleyNorthMPIanAustinwithoneoftheartist’simagesofAuschwitz-Birkenaudeathcamp SqIutirwesi,llthbeecehnotsrtee’dsnbeywCmharnisatgienre, No-onewasinjuredintheaccident endofMarch.Stafffromthebranchsurgery POIGNANT and moving draw- ingandpaintingequipment,cam- borough’sannualHolocaustme- and Councillor Gaye Partridge will ataround11.20amonFriday. wouldtransfertoWordsleyGreen.Some36pa- ings of Auschwitz by a Black eras,aphrase-bookandamap, morialservice. talkaboutlocalshopsinthepast. Music memorabilia tientsraisedobjectionstotheclosure. Countryartistarebeingdisplayed Robert headed for Auschwitz, Thatwilltakeplaceatthecol- Discoinaidofwoods DudleyCCGprimarycarecontractsman- at Dudley College’s Broadway travellingforthreedaysinhisRe- lege’sBroadwaycampustomor- ager,JulieRobinson,saidinthereport:“The Campus,intherun-uptoaHolo- naultvan,whichhasclockedupa row(Friday),at12.30pm,when and vinyl at fair underlyingprinciplefortheCCGtoconsider caustMemorialService. staggering268,000milesoverthe deathcampsurvivorSusanPol- GO and get your boogie shoes for whenanysuchproposalismadetothemishas StourbridgeartistRobertPerry courseofhispaintingcareer. lackspeaksaboutherexperiences. a 1960s and 70s disco being heldin theapplicantbeenabletoclearlydemonstrate createdtheworkduringatwo- DudleyNorthMPIanAustin Robert said: “Auschwitz is Smethwicknextmonthtoraisefunds ARECORDfairwillbereturningto thegroundsforclosureandhavetheyfully weektriptoAuschwitzin1997. firstsawRobert’sworkatDud- a very moving and grim place. forWarleyWoodsCommunityTrust. 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