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Halesowen PThurOsday,JaLnuaryI21,C2016 E STReadAbymoreTthanI42,0O00peopNle S Pricewhensold60p SECURITY Pupils evacuated duetobombhoax CLOSURE ‘UNFAIR’ A SCHOOL in Halesowen and three schoolsinSandwellwereevacuatedafter hoaxbombthreatsonTuesday. PoliceattendedLeasowesHighSchool inHalesowen,BristnallHallAcademy,Old- buryAcademyandHollyLodgeinOldbury but, following searches, West Midlands Policesaidthatnobombsorsuspicious objects had been been found. Dudley CouncillorIanCooper,cabinetmember forchildren’sservices,said:“Thesituation wasdealtwithquicklyandsafely.” lProbeafterscare—page3 ReportbyAndrewTurton IT’S HAPPY EVER AFTER FOR BILL, 90, AND FLO, 96 ACCIDENT Motoristdiesafter POLICE station closures are ‘unfair and unnecessary’ ac- sportscarhitstree cording to an MP, after dates whendoorswillshutforgood wereconfirmed. A DRIVER died after his sports car Closuredatesfor13policestations crashedintoatreeandlamppostnear Stourbridge. intheBlackCountryhavebeencon- Othermotoristsattemptedtosave firmedaspartof£8.6millioncuts— 24-year-oldLeeWassell,ofCleeView andNethertoninDudleyisfirsttogo. Road,Wombourne,followingthecrash WestMidlandsPoliceisshutting28stations on the A458 Bridgnorth Road, near intotalacrossitsarea.TheNethertonpolice Stourton,buthewaspronounceddead basewillshutonJanuary31alongsideothers atthescenebyparamedics. inWolverhamptonandGreatBarr. Floraltributeshavebeenplacedat DudleystationwillfollowonAugust31,with thesceneoftheaccident,wherehis Harayle3s1o,w20en17p.oKliicnegsswtaitniofonrddupeoltiocecslotasetioonniJsaanlsuo- SonubSaartuurIdmapy.rezacrashedat12.50am expectedtoclosewithinthenext18months. WestMidlandsPoliceandCrimeCommis- HONOUR sionerDavidJamiesonsaidthetheforcehadto take‘difficultdecisions’. ButDudleySouthMPMikeWood,whose Treeplantingtribute constituencycoversNethertonandKingswin- ford,saidthemovewouldhaveamajorimpact. toHolocausthero “Thereisnorequirementforthecommis- sionairetopursuehisplanstoclosestationsin KingswinfordandNetherton,”hesaid. Listen ATREEwillbeplantedinMaryStevens Park to honour the Stourbridge man “Ihavesaidthatclosingtwostationswithin dubbed‘theBritishSchindler’. myconstituencywasbothunfairandnowun- During the 1930s Major Frank Foley necessary. worked as a passport controller in the “TheGovernment,followingrepresentation British Embassy in Berlin and issued fromMPslikemyself,haschangedtheformula traveldocumentssoJewishfamiliescould forfundingforcessuchasWestMidlandsPo- escape Nazi persecution. He also hid liceand,asaresult,itsbudgetwillnotfaceany peopleinhishomeanditisbelievedhe budgetreductions. savedmorethan10,000Jewsfromthegas “Thereforethereasonsforclosinganyof chambers. thenamedstationsisnolongerviableandthe Somerset-bornMajorFoleydiedin1958 CommissionershoulddoastheChancellorhas inStourbridge,thetownhecalledhome done–listentorepresentationandchangehis aftertheSecondWorldWar.Theciviccer- mind,”saidtheConservativeMP. emonytakesplaceat11amonJanuary30. Councillor Elaine Taylor, for Netherton, WoodsideandStAndrews,Dudley,said:“We INSIDE havebeentoldtheclosureofourstationisstill happeningbuttheyarelookingathavingan officeinthelocalitysothepublicstillhavethat MEMORIES OF serviceandthatpresenceinthearea.Weare keepingourPCSOs,whichweareveryhappy about.” THE STARMAN CommissionerJamiesonsaid:“Between2010 Thehappycouple,96-year-oldFloMarshallsayand90-year-oldBillGriffithsweremarriedatStHilda’sinWarleyWoods and2015WestMidlandsPolicewascutharder than any other force in the country which DEARLYbeloved,weareheretowitnessthe TheoccasionwasledbyfamilyfriendRev- ingthathefirstmetmother-of-twoFlo.After meanswestillhavedifficultdecisionstomake. storyofBritain’soldestnewlyweds—inspi- erendPaulHinton.Flo,whorantheMalt Joandiedthecouplebecameinseparablewith “Mypriorityalwayswillbepeoplenotbuild- rationalBlackCountrycoupleBillGriffiths, ShovelpubinDudleyfornearly40years, JoaneventuallyagreeingtomoveintoBill’s ings.Manypeoplefromacrossthepoliticaldi- aged90,and96-year-oldFlorence‘Flo’Mar- said: “Reverend Paul was mentioning all houseinOldbury.Billpoppedthequestion videhaverealisedthis.Theoverridingviewof shallsayhaveproveditisnevertoolatetolive thesecountriesandIdidn’tknowwhathe toFlolastyear.“Iwasgobsmackedwhenhe policeprofessionalsisthatofficers,notbuild- happilyeverafter. wasonabout.ThenIworkedouttheyhave askedmetomarryhim,”addedJoan. ingskeeppeoplesafe.” Thepair,whohaveknowneachotherfor allbeensayingwe’retheoldestpeopletoget MrHintonsaid:“Itisnoteverydaythat DudleyNorthLabourMPIanAustinand almost20yearsandlivedtogetherforthe married. avicaranywherehastheprivilegeofmarry- ConservativeMPforHalesowenandRowley bestpartofadecade,exchangedtheirvowsat “Thechurchwasfull,itwasamazing.It’s ingtwopeoplewhosecombinedageswould RegisJamesMorrishavecampaignedagainst apackedStHilda’sChurchinWarleyWoods. beenabsolutelywonderful.” makeaverygoodcricketscore.Anditiscer- stationclosures.ButMargotJames,ToryMP AlbionfanBillworeaBaggiestiewithhis Father-of-three Bill, a former engineer, tainlynoteverydaythatnearly200yearsof forStourbridge,hassupportedthemove,pre- suitwhileFlo,whowasgivenawaybygrand- usedtogodancingwithhislatewifeJoan, wisdom,experienceandlovearebroughtto- viouslysayingthattheclosureswouldhave sonMark,donnedadressfromJohnLewis. untilshediedin1997.Itwasthoughdanc- gethertomaketheseage-oldvows.” PAGE6 ‘minimalimpact’. 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Lawyers choose GeneralmanagerTreforPrytherchwas foundguiltyoftwocounts,employeesDer- rickFisherandGlenysBoltonwereeach MND as charity guiltyoffour. Theoffencesoccurredbetween2011and 2014,andthecourtwastoldthefirmhad BLACKCountrylawfirmGeorgeGreen sinceceasedtrading.Theannualturnover haschosentheMotorNeuroneDisease ofthecombinedcompanystoodatalmost Associationasthecharityitwillraise £4millionin2011. fundsforduring2016. Aggresive MNDistheonlynationalcharityin England,WalesandNorthernIreland OneofthevictimswaspensionerBetty focusedonMNDcare,researchandcam- Tipper,ofBrierleyHill,whowassoldwin- paigning.Thediseaseaffectsupto5,000 dowsandgutteringbySummitRoofguard adultsintheUKatanyonetime.Itis toreplaceproductsinstalledjustfouryears afatalprogressivediseasethataffects earlier.BeadleandEvanswerefoundguilty thebrainandspinalcord,attackingthe ofengaginginanaggressivecommercial nervesthatcontrolmovement.Theasso- practiceinregardtoMrsTipper,whowas ciationfundsresearch,aswellasfund- plaguedbyphonecallsfromthefirm. ingspecialistequipmentandsupport Anotherpensionertargetedwas88-year- grantsforpeoplediagnosedwithMND. oldJackHill,fromBrierleyHill.Beadle, Thelawfirmwillbeparticipatingin EvansandPrytherchwereallfoundguilty variouseventstoraisemoneyforthe ofengaginginanaggressivecommercial Goinggoing...1930sDudleypubtheKingArthurpicturedmidwaythroughthedemolitionprocess charityincludingitsownWalktoD’feet, practiceregardingMrHill. A LANDMARK at a gateway to Thefutureofthesitewassealed SupermarketgiantAldistepped awalkfromthefirm’sofficeinCradley Evans, 58, from Lower Broadheath, Dudley has been demolished to byplanningbosseslastyearafter forwardwithplanstodevelopthe HeathtoitsofficeinWolverhampton. WRSuoosarsdce,exsM;tFeorsissehhleeiyrre;,;P6B4ry,etfahrdoelmrec,hW3,95o,o7ot,tfoofnYCeWwraawTwlreeenye,, maTkheew1a9y3f0osrarosaudpheorumsaerkKeitn.gAr- hcoemrietatgoeitgsrroeuscpuse.had declined to sitDeuladslteyyeaNro,rctrheatMinPg4I0anjobAsu.stin Proposal for flats WBiarmrwinicgkhsahmir,e,64a,nddeBnioeldtotnheofcNhaerwgeOs.sBcoetat-, tNheuwrRpuobad,,nheaxstbtoeetnheknBoicrkmeidngdhoawmn ovCerosuenecnillothreAlpalnanFnininchg,wprhoocehsass, awshkeetdhererstihdeeynbtsaclikveindgthneeasurptherempaurb- at care home site dlewasfoundnotguiltyoftwocounts, to clear the site for a new Aldi said:“ItissadtoseetheKingAr- ketplans.Outofmorethan900re- EvansofsixandPrytherchofsix. store. thurpubgo,butIthinkit’sfantas- spondents,80percentsaidyes. Evans,Beadle,Prytherch,Fisherand Residentshavelongbeensplit ticforthelocalcommunitytohave But Sedgley Councillor and ACAREhomeinDudleywillbeturned BoltonwillbesentencedatWolverhamp- overthefateofthelocally-listed anewoutlettogoto. UKIPMEPBillEtheridgeraiseda intoflats,undernewproposalsbefore tonCrownCourtonMarch10. building,whichcloseddownasa “Thereisnothinglikethis(su- petitionwith102signaturescalling planners. Not guilty verdicts were found in all pubin2012andhadbecomean permarket)aroundtheCastleand forthepubtoberetained. TheplanforBeechTreeHouseCare countsfacedbyRichardLedwith,38,of eyesoreafteritbecameatargetfor Prioryarea.Wearelookingatnew The pub was built in 1939 by Home,inHimleyRoad,hasbeensub- West Heath, and Nadeem Yasin, 34, of vandals. jobsforthelocalpeople.” DudleyarchitectsWebbandGray. mittedtoDudleyCouncilbydeveloper HodgeHill. MohammedAli. GasOn Spares Ltd Broken Dentures? 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Th tetahhnftrSe’eesarMaiCtni.etsorbrsrnueytrbHyoo’wiusltlmccieteansndttecrraeetsheaaernfeodrreaHvalelal£laue1tnsioodbwneilrs-- EpfordrTou1vhc9iead-tpenilsouenwsfuaslyrtnut-dbhdueAerincltctlseeUsuasnrnnpidvrieenorrggtsariakrtymeinsCmogueHenrsict.gerhes ursday,J lion-plus takeover of Home Retail Volunteer drive a Group,whichincorporatesbothArgos nu andHomebase.Thebiddeadlineis a February2. after schools cleared for zoo project ry In a presentation outlining its 2 plans,Sainsbury’ssaiditwouldlook 1 toshutanumberofthe734unitsin MOREvolunteersareneededtoget ,2 theArgoschainandbringtheminto involvedwiththeTectonExperience 0 itssupermarketsasconcessions. projectatDudleyZoo. 16 SourcesclosetoSainsbury’sbelieve Itfollowstherestorationoffourof between 150 and 200 Argos shops thehistoricconcretestructuresina couldbeimpactedandthatplacesall HeritageLotteryFundscheme. 16intheBlackCountryandStafford- Peopleofallagesareneededtoget shireunderthreat. involvedandvolunteerswillgetfree DudleycouncillorKhurshidAhmed POLICE investigations are continu- entrytothezoo.Tofindoutmorecon- said: “I hope these stores are not ing this week, after four schools in tact08444742272. underthreatbecausetheyseemtobe Thezoo,whichopenedin1937,has doingwell.ArgosinMerryHillisbig theBlackCountryhadtobeevacuat- theworld’slargestcollectionofthe andoneofthemajorstores.Dudleyis edafterreceivingbombthreats. modernistbuildingsfromthearchitec- vibrantandmyhopeandwishisthat Calls were made to Oldbury Academy, turegroupTecton,whichhadamajor itwon’tbeunderthreat.Thesamefor Bristnall Hall Academy in Oldbury, Hol- impacton20thcenturydesign. HaDleespouwtyenle.”ader,CouncillorJudyFos- ly Lodge High School in Smethwick and Have butchers ter,addedthatshewelcomedSains- Leasowes High School in Halesowen at bury’sbailingArgosoutifitwasin around9amonTuesday,warningofanim- troublebutthatshehopedtheywould mediatethreat. at apprentices opttosavethethreelocalshops. Lessonswereinterruptedandpupilstoldto Therearealready10Argosconces- leaveasquicklyaspossibleasparentswerecon- sionsinthesupermarketchaininthe tactedtocomeandcollecttheirchildren. ABUTCHERhasjoinedforceswith UKaspartofatrial. Policehavebeentryingtotracethecaller Dudley College to enrol apprentices behindthebombthreats,whichhavebeencon- onanew‘Trailblazer’course. Injured passenger firPmoeldicaesdheosacxeensd.edonthefourschoolswithin theWfiarltsetremSmpliotyherFtionereFgoisotdesrtbherceaemoef minutesandaninvestigationwaslaunchedto itsapprenticesontheButcheryTrail- no longer critical tarsyhtuondderteedrmsoinfechwilhdertehnersptihlleetdhorneatotwthaessctrreedeitbsl.e baplapzreorveadppbryenthtieceGshovipernpmroegnrta.mImteis, Theschoolsweresearchedbutnosuspicious thefirstTrailblazertobedeliveredby packageswerefound. DudleyCollege. AMANbadlyhurtwhenavanhita Therewaspanicandconfusionamongparents TofindoutmorecontactSanjeev treeinDudleyisnolongerinacritical outsidetheschoolgatesfollowingtheevacua- Ohrion(01384)363335oremailsan- condition.Twomen—thedriverand tions,withmanyonlyinformedinitiallythat [email protected] ffrroeentfrsoematpthaseseFnogredrE—schoartdatoftebretchuet theyneededtocollecttheirchildren. PoliceareseenoutsidetheentranceatOldburyAcademyfollowingthehoaxcallthreateningdanger Bowietributeraising smashinCleeRoad,whichwasclosed Alerted forseveralhoursfollowingtheacci- LeasowesHighSchooltookthedecisiontoreo- cashforcancercharity dentataround1.30pmonJanuary6. penonTuesdayafternoonafteritwasconfirmed Twobackseatpassengers,women pupilswerenotinanydanger. GLAM rock tribute band the Major aged44and38,werealsoinjured. SandwellCouncilleaderDarrenCoopersaid: Toms will be celebrating the music The37-year-olddriverisrecovering “Three Sandwell secondary schools received ofDavidBowiewithaspecialcharity inhospital,whilsta35-year-oldman bombthreatsandthepolicewereimmediately gigatKingsHeathpubtheHareand wasoriginallyinacriticalcondition alerted. HoundsonSaturdaynight. butwassaidtobeimproving. “Toensurethesafetyofpupils,headteachers Theband,whichfeaturesseveral ecUimovnASnepinettnoatrryosgctontaelnean1atent0hdt1teiwhn.PiagCtathuuowllplieiHntsofipuooitgrnehhmceeeIacsnttoovislogleainessidttihoi:sgneh“ar.oI”ttutiohlindes sapsaeuomtnunPgdptyghai.lhceetsosSrastwlihsclcieoeiehaccnrootseWomoaslsfisooedeanonm:ndtt“KoayhhIdoittoseeu’hcmsrsrthaeheeron,aeeofataofldgrlrtleeoaoyctdmnhiossd5etciht2oadhten,rhaerwyyetsOoa.rkcseTlehndtvhoohobaeowalucrdlssuiren.tya”bwogteAeacyeocsaonamnnuddaoer- piiadvBncteoeloartof7nufecr.o’3rklsfrla0ommanpCrnmisooMndsugtaatonhncpfttmehdornpeytiahlusdlZmeaelmaivngureigBssCrsysiiaoacrilnSonmognstcfacisenier.trshdnDgS£ueheo1us,alo0atpmrwtpasoeiolnolbrrlapotutn.ehbcmnkdee Main entrance at bombscare. 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Shesaid:“Thisissuchasadday.Itfeelslike ofwhatisgoingonintheworld.ButI There would have been no Birming- someone’stakenthecoreoutoftheEarth.” dothinkthatanhour-and-a-halfislong ham-based Duran Duran and no Black “Asachildofmygenerationheseemedto enoughforanystory,andifafilmrunsfor CountrycomboPopWillEatItself. beeverywhere.” aslongasanice-hockeymatch,thenit Alternative music and new wave would Bowieplayednumerousiconicgigsaround shouldbeeditedmoretightly. havehadasmuchchanceofmakingitintothe the Black Country, Birmingham and Staf- nnn mainstreamasavantgardejazz.Thestarwho fordshire,includingthreenightsatStafford’s I TRUST that you are now sleeping implored‘Let’sDance’wasthestartingpoint BingleyHallinJune1978. moresoundlyatnight,afterourlawmak- forthreegenerationsofartists. SomerecallhimappearingatvenuesinBir- ersspenttwohoursdebatingwhythey Hisuntimelydeathattheageof69robsus minghamandWolverhamptoninthe1960s didnotwanttobanDonaldTrumpfrom ofoneofmusic’sgreatesticons,atrueinnova- beforehefoundfame,andsupportslotsfor enteringtheUK. torwhoranksalongsideTheBeatlesandElvis MarcBolan’sbandTRexandHumblePie,the Thedebate,ifyoucancallitthat,giv- assbeingoneofthemostinfluentialartistsof groupfrontedbyformerSmallFacessinger enthatnobodyapartfromAlexSalmond alltime. SteveMarriott. wasinfavourofaTrumpban,wastrig- Influence HegracedthestageatWolverhampton’s gered because 500,000 of the profes- CivicHall,firstlyin1973ontheZiggyStar- sionalmalcontentswhospendmostof PopWillEatItselffounderClintMansell, dusttourandlaterwithhishardrockband theirlivesmoaningonTwitterandFace- forinstance,ispresentlyoneofHollywood’s TinMachinein1991. book had signed a petition. Do these mostinfluentialsoundtrackwriters. HealsoperformedatBirminghamTown peoplenevertakeadayoff? 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