Halesowen Chronicle, January 12, 2017

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Halesowen
Thursday,January12,2017 Readbymorethan46,000people Pricewhensold70p
MOTORCYCLIST
TRANSPORT
£550,000busstation
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THE£550,000upgradetoMerryHillbus
LOST CONTROL stationwillstartonMonday
Therevampoftheshoppingcentrebus
stationisbeingcarriedoutbycentreown-
ersintuandTransportforWestMidlands,
partoftheWestMidlandsCombinedAu-
thority.
Thestationrefitisduetobecompleted
bylatespringandduringthistimethecar
parknearMatalanwillbepartiallyclosed.
Theinvestmentacknowledgesthehigh
number of shoppers who arrive at the
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ReportbyClareButler HELLO NORMA JEAN – OWNER AND PUG REUNITED FUNDING
£1.5mparkproject
A YOUNG father-of-two died
afterhelostcontrolofhismo-
movesstepcloser
torcycleinatragicaccidentin
Halesowen,aninquestheard.
Thomas Winters, aged 22, from CAMPAIGNERSareclosertosecuring
Dunnington Avenue, Kidderminster, a£1.5millionlotteryboostwhichcould
see a cafe created and bandstand
diedatthesceneofthecrashonthe revampedatStevensParkinQuarry
A456ManorWayonOctober30. Bank.
MrWintershitthekerbofthecentralres- The park, off Thorns Road, has
ervationaftercomingaroundabendandlost reachedthesecondstageofbidsfor
controlofhisSuzukibikebeforehittingalamp- theHeritageLotteryFundandBigLot-
post,BlackCountryCoronersCourtheard. teryFund.
TwoambulancesandtheMidlandsAirAm- Themoneycouldbeusedtomakea
numberofimprovementsincludingthe
bulancerushedtothesceneneartheHagley restorationoftheWhitehousebuilding
Roadjunctionataround9.30am. onParkRoadtoincludeacafe.
Passers-byandparamedicstriedtosaveMr
Wintersbuthewaspro-
nounced dead at the PLANNING
scene.
Assistant Coroner Replacement of
MrSmileylabelledthe
accidentas‘verytragic’
saying there was ‘no carehomebacked
clearevidence’ofwhat
hadhappened.
Inastatementread
out at the inquest on PROPOSALStodemolishacarehome
Monday, eyewitness andbuilda66-bedhomenexttothesitein
TomWinters DanielBaker,said:“I Kingswinfordhavebeenrecommendedfor
sawamotorbikeover- approvalbycouncilplanners.
takemeintherighthandlane.Hewasdoinga Thenewcarehomeisplannedbeside
normalspeedforovertakingsomeone. New Bradley Hall, off Compton Drive,
whichwillbetorndownoncethenewbuild
“Icouldseehimaheadofmeandtheback isfinishedandresidentsmovedacross.
wheelofthebikewobbledfromtherighttothe A5,000-namepetitionpreviouslyhalted
leftbeforehecollided.Hedidnotseemtodo closureofNewBradleyHallafterDudley
anythingwrongbutjustlostcontrol.” Councilsaiditcouldnolongeraffordto
PcDarrenMcDonald,policeforensiccollision runit.Thehomeandjobsweretransferred
investigator,added:“Nothingontheroadcon- tonot-for-profitorganisationBlackCoun-
tributedtotheaccident.Excessspeedwasnot tryHousingGroup,whosaytheexisting
afactorandwewereunabletosaywhytherear homeisnolongerfitforpurpose.
wheelsteppedout.
“It’sapossibilityanaccelerationwastoo INSIDE
greatfortheweatherconditionsatthetime.”
MrSmileyconcludedthedeathasbeingasa
resultofaroadtrafficcollision. FIRMBACKS
Experienced
BLUEBIRDBID
Headded:“Hewasanexperiencedmotorcy-
clistwhowastravellingalongManorWayhav- Backtogetheragain–KerryBridgeisdelightedtobereunitedwithherpuppyNormaJeanaftershedisappearedfromhergarden
ingjustcomefromtheroundabout.
“Visibilityconditionswerefinebuttheroad WHENNormaJeanthepugwasstolenfrom onNewYear’sEve.Withinminutesshehad iousdogsites.”SoKerrytooktoFacebookto
wasstilldamp. abackgardenherdevastatedownerthought gone. sharethestory.
“Sadlyhelostcontrolandhissubsequentin- shewouldneverseeherbelovedpetagain. To make matters worse, frantic owner Thedogloversaidshewasgoingoutofher
juriesledtohisdeath.” Butitwassoon‘HelloNormaJean’asthe KerryBridgewasawayonholidayinTener- mindwithpanicandfearedNormaJeanwas
thrMeer-Wyeianrtoelrds,anwdaswtahsedfeastchreibreodfaasbaanby‘aadnordeda fttahhmeeygilafyorudgneondt2tthh4eehposuuuprrsppyrlaisbteearco.kfstahfeeiarnldivseosuwndheinn fifreoKm–eartrnhyde,ibsoelfagnaCnda.rtnheeghieunRtotaodfi,nRdoNwolermyaRJeegaisn, losTthfoermevoetrh.er-of-three,whoworksasamo-
father’byhisfamily. Thedog’sreturnisthoughttohavebeen launched an online appeal which quickly bilebeautytherapist,believeswhoevertook
Thefamilystatementsaid:“Asafamilywe promptedbyahugesocialmediacampaignto snowballed.Itwasshared8,500timesand NormaJeanbecameawareofthegrowing
arealldevastatedbythesuddenandtragicloss tryandfindher,whichwasseenfromWest wasevenseeninAmerica. campaigncallingforhertobereturned.
ofTom.Hewasanadoredfather,son,husband, BromwichtoWestVirginia. The43-year-oldsaid:“Mysonwaslooking Shesaid:“Itmadehertoohottohandleand
brotherandfriendandtouchedthelivesof Thefour-month-oldpugwasapparently afterherandhadputheroutside.Shejust maybewhoeveritwasknewtheywouldn’tbe
manywithhiskindness,compassionandbeau- snatchedafterbeingletoutintothegarden disappeared.Mysonrangthepoliceandvar- abletosellher.Theydidn’tharmher.” PAGE6
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CONTENTS Driver admits causing death of teenager Closure of
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1 Dylan Stringer had been driving at a Mr Paul Spratt, prosecuting, said the Stringer, said his client had suffered
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DTeIlS: T0R1I9B0U2T 3IO1N99: 9P0aul Jones DUDLEY Zoo’s farm and to Hbeo scploitsaerl tboo £ss1e0s.2 amlsioll iodnis.closed that
E-mail: [email protected] four of the enclosures are planned savings have been hit by a delay
in line for a revamp costing in introducing new medical equipment.
Halesowen £275,000 to bring visitors tivDe,r sPaaidu:l “HWaerr hisaovne, a5c7t iinngd icvhidieufa el xCecoust-
even closer to the animals. Improvement Programme schemes
Chief executive of the Castle underway which aim to improve pa-
51-53 Queen Street Hill attraction, Derek Grove, has tient care and experience, whilst also
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£6.8m. By the end of the financial year,
Open Monday to Friday 9am-1pm and 2pm-5pm its five-year re-development pro- we expect the saving to be £10.2m.
www.yourchronicle.com gramme. “Some of our projects have not yet
Each of the projects aims to give made the level of savings we antici-
the creatures more space at the same pated.”
time as giving visitors a better view
of them, regardless of whether the
animals are outside or taking shelter Choir evening to
inside.
The zoo has also unveiled a new attract new voices
logo ahead of its 80th year reflecting
the animals, Dudley Castle, the an-
cient wooded hillside and its Modern-
ist Tecton structures. A STOURBRIDGE-based choir which
Mr Grove, said: “We wanted a logo is is looking for new singers to boost
that people could easily recognise as its ranks is holding an open evening on
being Dudley Zoo and Rachel Lane’s Tuesday.
design, which was voted for by our Viva Musica Choir will hold the event
staff members, should do just that at Ham Dingle Primary School, in Ped-
by incorporating all the important more, from 7.30pm.
elements generally associated with Viva Musica has been performing for
the site.” more than 25 years, led by musical direc-
Viewing tor Rosemary Phillips.
The choir of around 70 mixed voices,
The biggest scheme planned for accompanied by Andrew Biggs, has
next year, costing £100,000, is work hosted concerts with special guests in-
to increase the size of the snow leop- cluding Alfie Boe, Wynne Evans and
ard enclosure, which is due to be com- Amore.
pleted by the summer. The choir has performed at Symphony
By extending the one side of the ex- Hall, Birmingham, and at Worcester
isting exhibit, bosses will also be rais- Dudley Zoo chief executive Derek Grove with a sketch of the £100,000 plan for the snow leopard enclosure Cathedral, and supports charities. For
ing the height of the enclosure and a wet day they might not be able to ways been very popular but it’s very The other projects include a new more details visit the www.viva-musica.
the viewing area due to the gradient see many animals because they are all old. We want to have a barn which is parrot aviary which will cost £40,000 co.uk website.
of the land. taking shelter in the warmth. This is two and a half times bigger and have and will be completed by Whitsun. History society to
Mr Grove said this would give vis- a double negative and that’s why it’s more space for the farmyard. The three existing small aviaries,
itors to the zoo, which celebrates its that we ensure that from the minute “It’s all about giving our young vis- which date back to the 1980s, will be
80th anniversary this year, better op- they get to Dudley Zoo they are see- itors a better experience. They are far replaced with a much larger single meet at arts centre
portunities to see the cats. ing animals”, he added. more interested in holding a chick or aviary.
“Snow leopards, like all animals, There also plans to improve facili- stroking a rabbit than they are seeing The final scheme is the small cat
like to be up high but this means they ties for younger visitors by extending a lion lying down a distance away. enclosure which will be completed by THE next meeting of the Amblecote
can be harder to spot,” he explained. the farmyard which is popular with “It’s really important that we cater Easter. History Society Next will take place on
“All the work we are doing its about children and their families. A new for age ranges. We know people who The money for the projects is com- Wednesday, January 18.
giving the animals better facilities barn will also be built as part of the came to the zoo as children, then they ing from zoo funds which is raised It will be held in the Lehr Theatre at
and making sure our visitors can see scheme which will cost £90,000 and brought their own children and now through entrance costs as well as an- The Ruskin Glasshouse Arts Centre in
them. be completed by Easter. they are bringing their grandchil- imal experiences, donations, events Amblecote at 7.30pm. David Berry will
“We know that if visitors come on Mr Grove said: “The farm has al- dren.” and the animal adoption packages. be speaking at the event. Admission £2.
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ACTIVITY sessions for the elderly in has set up ‘Bounce Back...to health & tended the old centre are over the a
after robbers mDuedr lbeoys hseasv ep lboeuegnh sianvge tdh tehira nokwsn t om foonr-- haApp vianreisest’y – o wf aitchti vhietrie osw, cno umrosense,y t.rips mvidoeo na nt haaltte wrnea htiavvee f obre ethne amb.l e to pro- down from role les
ey into a new venture. and social events for people aged 50 “Our oldest person was a hundred o
The generous move follows the and over in the Black Country will be years old in the summer and for some w
tied him up closure of a popular Age UK centre, on offer four days a week at the same of them, we were the only personal A DUDLEY councillor has resigned e
which left hundreds of elderly resi- prices as before – £2.50 to £5 per ses- contact they had all week. from her position, citing personal rea- n
dents from across Dudley without a sion. “I would have been willing to give sons. C
place to go after it said farewell with a Two of the Springboard’s redun- up my redundancy pay to enable them Glenis Simms, who represented St h
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The resident was awoken by noises Decision due over a
just before midnight on New Year’s nu
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masked men who pushed him back in- 1
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second searched through drawers and be made this week.
cupboards for valuables. Plans to put 27 homes on the site
A war medal was taken and a bun- of Holt Farm Primary School in Hale-
dle of £50 notes that are no longer sowen have been submitted.
legal tender. The development has been recom-
The elderly homeowner was re- A YOUNG woman from Quarry Bank mended for approval but a decision
leased as the men left the property. has died after falling from the bonnet was put off at the last meeting of Dud-
Detective Constable Gareth Homer of a car driven outside a supermarket ley Council’s planning committee to
said: “This was a really nasty inci- in Dudley. allow members to visit the site.
dent which left the homeowner very The family of 20-year-old Ellie Underhill The site has been disused since the
shaken. We are carrying out thorough primary school shut its doors for the
investigations but anyone with any have spoken of their devastation at their last time in 2006.
information is asked to call 101.” ‘beautiful’ daughter’s death, and are appeal- 80 jobs at risk as
The first suspect was describd as a ing for more information about the incident
white man, around 5ft 7ins to 5ft 8ins that claimed her life.
tall, slim, aged in his 20s and wearing Ellie lost her life eight days after the fall on Box- firm faces crisis
a hat and mask. The second suspect ing Day. Three people have since been arrested for
was also a white man, around 5ft 6ins manslaughter and conspiracy to pervert the course
tall, of slim build and wearing a hat of justice. An 18-year-old man and 18-year-old EIGHTY jobs in West Bromwich are
and mask. woman, both from Stourbridge, and a 19-year-old at risk after a £12 million-turnover
man, also from Stourbridge, have all been bailed manufacturer called in administra-
Work is well under uhanptipl eMneadr cohn 2th9 ew chairl ep ainrkq uoifr tihese cToenstcion Euex.t rTah set ofraell, torTsh.e administrators were appointed
at Burnt Tree at around 10.30pm. at Colson Castors and Castors Inter-
way on new HQ Her family have paid tribute to a ‘bubbly, lively national on December 29.
girl’ as they appealed for information. The business has 85 employees with
Police also appealed for help from people inside a all but five based at the main manu-
dark blue three-door VW Golf, which was in the car facturing site in Hill Top, West Brom-
WORK is pressing ahead with the park playing loud music, and occupants of a small wich. The others are at Christchurch,
construction of a multi-million-pound red Peugeot with a spoiler on the rear. near Bournemouth. Options for the
corporate head office for a major Injury business are being assessed.
Black Country manufacturing firm.
The structure of Thomas Dudley’s Detectives believe Ellie was on the bonnet of a Flat and garages plan
new premises is now up at Ionic Park silver Vauxhall Corsa which was being driven in
off the Birmingham New Road. the car park at the supermarket, off Birmingham at site of abattoir
Work is expected to be completed on Road, at around 10.30pm on Boxing Day.
the three-storey building by August. Moments later she fell and suffered a head in- A FORMER abattoir is to be convert-
The company which produces cast- jury. The 20-year-old was taken by friends to Rus- ed into a flat and garages, if plans are
ings and top quality bathroom fittings sells Hall Hospital but she failed to recover and approved.
was founded in the 1920s by the Dud- died from her injuries on January 3. That was the An application has been submitted
ley family, and is still owned by them same day that West Midlands Police were informed to Dudley Council to demolish the for-
nearly 100 years later. of the incident. mer slaughterhouse off Quarry Bank
It employs around 350 people, but Her family said in a statement: “Our beautiful Ellie Underhill fell from the bonnet of a car being driven on the car park of Tesco Extra at Burnt Tree High Street.
the company had outgrown its current daughter Eleanor Jane Underhill was such a bub- The two-bedroom flat will be over
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Wordsmiths meet injuries, no matter how insignificant or small they THE owner of a filthy cafe in ful life but soon realised he had lieved the cafe would be a less Snowdrops on agenda
believe that information to be, please get in contact Brierley Hill has been hit with a made a big mistake. stressful way to earn a living,
with the police.” court bill for more than £2,600. Beddall, aged 46, of Wollaston but now feels it was the worst
at Old Coach House Sergeant Alan Wood, from the Regional Collision Wend’s Cafe on the Starcrest Road, Amblecote, pleaded guilty decision he has ever made. He ASHWOOD Nurseries near Kinver
Investigation Unit, said: “This is a tragic incident Industrial Estate was found to to nine charges of failing to com- has tried to make it work and will be hosting a talk on snowdrops.
and our thoughts are with the family at this time. have dirty plates, cutlery and ply with requirements for a food is doing his best. If he could, he Eddie Roberts will give the lecture
WORDSMITHS are invited to attend There were a number of people in the car park at surfaces along with crumbling business. He will now have to would give up the cafe tomorrow, with a garden tour on February 7.
sessions developing their skills. The the time. I would urge anyone who has any infor- ceilings and no handwash basin clean up his cafe, which remains but nobody wants to buy it from Tickets are priced at £20 each in-
Coachhouse writers meet on Tues- mation to come forward.” in the toilet. open, before inspectors return him.” cluding refreshments.
days, noon to 1.30pm, at the Old Contact Sgt Wood by calling 101 ext 843 6046 or Wolverhampton Magistrates for their next visit. Magistrates fined him £1,750 Booking is on essential by calling
Coach House in Oldswinford. The email FL_COLLISION_INVEST@west-midland. Court heard that Lee Beddall Defence solicitor Mandeep and ordered to pay £800 in court [phone].
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been touched by the kindness of nursing
staff towards patients who can some-
times be challenging. But I have also seen
time and resources wasted on questions
which have very little to do with the ail-
ments in question, and everything to do
with politically correct box ticking. come and go as we rebuild the Bluebird but
The staff are simply following instruc- DOUG WOOTTON on the she is a national treasure and we’ll take as
tions. But maybe their bosses, both in the labour of love engineering long as we need.
NHS and government, might care to fo- “You can’t display the Bluebird in a mu-
cus on the basics, and leave the lifestyle project to restore the iconic seum as a wreck, the chemistry wouldn’t sup-
surveys to others? Bluebird K7 jet hydroplane port it. It’d continue to degenerate.
r r r “We’re very thankful for the support of
MEANWHILE, Sandwell and West Bir- Thyssenkrupp and all of the sponsors, donors
mingham Hospital Trust has really got A BLACK Country firm has helped and volunteers who continue to make this pro-
tsotr ethtceh ehde ahrto sthpeit ailsss ubeys sfpaecnindgin ogu £r 1o,v2e6r5- restore the iconic jet-powered jecAt pboessspiobklee. ”engine based on the original de-
on 100 “gender neutral” toilets. Bluebird boat to mark 50 years sign has been fitted, and the Bluebird roared
Now I’ve no idea what a “gender neu- since it was destroyed during to life in November, for the first time since
tral toilet” is, but I imagine it is not too an ill-fated attempt on the water that fateful day in 1967.
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The main difference, as far as I can Until recently the British engineering feat viding material to help support Bill and his
see, is that the gender neutral ones have seemed lost forever in Coniston Water until team return the Bluebird to its former glory.
a rather confusing sign featuring four Cradley Heath-based Thyssenkrupp got in- We are delighted to be associated with a truly
figures: one male, one female, one in a volved. unique piece of British history.
wheelchair, and one which can only be The industrial materials group, whose UK “I’ve been liaising with Bill personally on
described as resembling somebody in a headquarters are in Cox’s Lane, provided the the project over the last few years and it’s been
Bernie Clifton ostrich suit. Which is great Bluebird Project with material including sheet exciting to watch it progress. We look forward
when the panto cast drops in for a visit, metal and 350kg aluminium billets, supplied to seeing the Bluebird out on Coniston Water
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ing to set an unsurpassable water-speed The 50th anniversary of the death of former an engineer and part-time diver, located the as Thyssenkrupp’s have allowed the restora- was found in the water after the accident.
record on Lake Coniston. British land and water speed record holder wreckage of the Bluebird. tion to proceed without the pressure of a fixed “If my father could have chosen a way to die
Campbell, along with his father Sir Mal- Donald Campbell was marked at the location What started out, in Bill’s words, as a ‘win- deadline that would come with other means it would have been this way,” said Ms Camp-
colm and Captain George Eyston, was of the tragedy last week when his daughter ter project’ to find the wreck eventually be- of funding. bell, who was a teenager when her father died.
part of a golden age of British adventur- Gina Campbell laid flowers on Coniston Water. came a large-scale recovery and restoration He added: “Every part of this project is “If he had died a couple of weeks ago there
ers who put their lives on the line pushing She said she was “humbled” his achieve- mission. achieved through donations – the material, the would have been a few paragraphs in the Daily
the boundaries of technology and human ments were still recognised, half a century on Greg Buxton, a then-employee of Thyssen- heat, the light, the premises. It’s hard to find Telegraph. But here we are in 2017 talking
endeavour. Eyston, driving a car called from his death krupp who knew Bill through their shared that kind of support. about a hero that I still remember as a hand-
Thunderbolt built at Tipton’s Bean found- Campbell was attempting to break his own passion for diving, introduced his employers “This project goes beyond attention to de- some young man.
ry, broke the land speed record three 276mph water speed record when disaster to the project. The first donations – sheet of tail. The idea is that one day you’ll be able to “I’m so pleased and proud it’s not just old
times, ultimately reaching 357.5 mph in struck. He had looked on course to shatter the aluminium – were made in 2006. look at archive photos, look at the restored fogies like me that have been inspired by what
1938. record, with a newly-remodelled Bluebird K7 Mr Smith said: “We’ve used virtually Bluebird and not see the difference. If a screw he did. It’s young people too.”
Today, the Bean has been replaced by averaging almost 300mph. everything that came out of the lake but we’ve was wonky on the original and we’re putting As the ceremony took place on Wednesday,
houses. Swashbuckling eccentrics like But, as he entered the measured kilometre, had to re-shape what’s available to use and re- it back, we won’t try to correct it – we’ll put January 4, an RAF jet made a low level flypast.
Campbell and Eyston have made way for the unprecedented speed caused the Blue- place some other parts.” it in wonky. The flower-laying was followed by a service at
millionaire playboys Jenson Button and bird’s nose to lift. The craft rose 30ft out of “We were just starting out on the restora- “We’re not working to a deadline. It’s about the Campbell Memorial and at Coniston Cem-
Lewis Hamilton. the water, somersaulted and crashed back into tion when, by chance, Greg got in touch with getting it done right. The anniversary will etery, where Mr Campbell was buried after his
remains were recovered in 2001.
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the space rented out to the can be made in any one day and therefore this can only end hospital, it is a beautiful
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eventually begrudgingly for the better. So I say return to the days when patients daughter had to pay £10 for
switched on on December could see a doctor when ill, and did not overload the over- two visits, one with items I
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This year it was possible is now, practically 30 days! This would reduce the queues sorted.
to stand in the town centre at our A&E departments and eventually ease the life of our But thank you to all who
and not see anything to sug- overworked GPs. looked after me. I am home
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