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Halesowen Thursday,January7,2016 Readbymorethan42,000people Pricewhensold60p MAN IN COURT SHOOTINGS Guncrimebackand itcannotbetolerated GUNcrimeisbackintheWestMidlands OVER MURDER andcannotbetolerated,theforce’sincom- ingChiefConstablesays. DeputyChiefConstableDaveThompson saidapossibleincreaseintheavailability inammunitioncouldbebehindaspateof incidents.Threemenhavebeenarrested afteratripleshootinginHandsworthwhich leftamanseriouslywoundedonSunday. MrThompson,whoofficiallystartsas ChiefConstablenextweek,said:“These incidentsaresmallinnumberbutIwel- comethecommunityconcernbecausewe shouldnottolerateanyofthis.” ReportbyDavidCosgrove CINDERELLA CAST WILL HAVE A BALL IN PANTO THEATRE Newgroupstages AMANhasappearedincourt charged with the murder of a Hippodrome bid neighbourinStourbridge. Police named the victim as Paul Tompkins,whowasfoundstabbedto AGROUPaimingtosaveDudleyHip- deathathisflatinWollastononNew podromefromdemolitionhassubmit- Year’sDay tedalast-minuterescuebid. GordonDowning,ofFriendsofDud- JoblessDanielJones,aged33,isaccused leyHippodrome,hasjoinedagroup of killing 59-year-old ledbybusinessmanDaveMundon. MrTompkinsinForge Campaignershaveformedasteering Road,Wollaston. groupafterDudleyCouncilgavethem Jones,ofForgeRoad, untiltheendoflastyeartoputareal- spoke only to confirm isticpackagetogethertorevivethefor- his name at Dudley mertheatre.DudleyCouncilwantsto Magistrates Court on knockdowntheCastleHilllandmark. Monday. l‘Inept’—seepage9 A post-mortem has revealedthatMrTomp- kins died from stab CHARGES wounds. A forensic tent re- Burialfeesriseto VictimPaulTompkinsmainedupattheprop- ertyonMondayanda policepresencewasstillinplace. meetcashsavings Scoresoftributeshavebeenpaidonlineto MrTompkins,whofriendsknewas‘Tonka’. Dom Farrington posted: “God bless him. BURIALfeesinDudleywillriseaspartof Suchagentlesoul.”WhileJamesSibleyDeakin araftofincreasedchargesbythecash- wrote:“Sadworldwelivein.” strappedcouncil. DazWhitehousewrote:“WhenIfirstleft TheincreasewillbebroughtinasDud- homeandwenttoliveinabedsitinStour- leyCouncilcontinuesitsbattletomeet bridge,helivedwithhismomanddadnext savingsof£20millionoverthenextthree door.Healwaysusedtocomeroundlistento years. music,tellusstories.Summerof93hasgreat Amongthefeestorisearethecostof memoriesforme.” exclusiverightofburialonaplotwhich Concerned willrisefrom£1,935to£2,090.Cremation costswillrisefrom£344to£372. PolicewerecalledtoaflatinForgeRoadjust New fee charges will also come into after7pmonJanuary1byaconcernedneigh- forceforarangeofleisurecentreandmu- bour. seumservices.DudleyCouncilofficialssay Officersforcedthedooropenbutnothing increasesareinlinewithinflation. couldbedonetosave59-year-oldMrTompkins whowaspronounceddeadatthescene. INSIDE Joneswasremandedincustodyforaprelim- inaryhearingatWolverhamptonCrownCourt. BIGTURNOUT Overtheweekendresidentsspokeoftheir concernabouttheincidenthappeningintheir neighbourhood. FORTHEHUNT Onewoman,wholivednearbyanddidnot wanttonamed,saiditwasa‘hugeshock’.De- UglysisterDiptheria,left,playedbyGeorgeClayton,FionaRobinsonasCinderella,RoryRollason,ButtonsandIanThompsonasHernia tectivescontinuetoappealforinformationto NEWtwistsandturnswillkeepaudienceson step-motherandignoredbyherfather,Baron and16,from2.30pm,witheveningperfor- helpthemdeterminethecircumstancessur- theirtoeswhentheclassictaleofCinderella Hardup. mancesat7.30pm.Ticketscost£10and£11. roundingMrTompkins’death. istoldbyOldburyRepertoryPlayers. “Whenthekingdecidestothrowaballto Ticketscanalsobeboughtinpersonfromthe Detective Inspector Martin Slevin, from Theuglysisterswillbebattlingforcentre gethissonPrinceCharmingtowed,allthe boxofficeonMondays,from7.30pm,orby ForceCID,urgedpeopletohelpofficersdis- stagealongsideeveryone’sfavouritebachelor, eligiblegirlsfrommilesaroundareinvited– calling01215522761. coverthecircumstancesoftheattackinthe ButtonswhenthepantomimeisstagedatThe exceptpoorCinders. OldburyRephasbeenhostingplaysindif- quietcul-de-sac. BarlowPlayhouse,Langley,fromSaturdayto Buttons ferentformssince1939andcelebratedits “Wearestillintheearlystagesofpiecingto- January16. 75thanniversarylastyear. getherexactlywhathappenedandwouldask Thislatestadaptationhasbeenwrittenby Butwiththehelpfromherbestfriend, Thetheatrenowhasitsownbar,rehearsal anyonewithinformationtocomeforwardand OldburyRepmember,IanThompson. Buttons,andalittlehelpfromherFairyGod- roomandstudiotheatre,wardrobeblockand contactus,”hesaid. FellowrepmemberAlanWoodsaid:“The mothers,shehopestogettotheballandher 173seatmainauditorium. Anyonewhocanhelptheinvestigationis storyfollowsthetraditionaltaleofCinder- truelove. For further information on the theatre asked to call 101 or Crimestoppers anony- ellabeingbossedaroundbyherstep-sisters, MatineeswilltakeplaceonJanuary9,10 groupvisitwww.oldburyrep.orgwebsite. PAGE2 mouslyon0800555111. 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E-mail:[email protected] Dudley Council leader, Councillor CLASSIFIED: PeteLowe,isexpectedtosignoffthe Tel:01902317878 scheme. ED-ImSTaRilI:BmUyT-IcOlaNs:[email protected] ACRUELconmantrickedawom- Tally ho! Hundreds turn out for hunt Discount Tel:01902319990 an in her 90s into paying thou- Thehomeswillbeforsaleandoffered E-mail:[email protected] sandsofpoundsforaroofingjob ata20percentdiscounttofirsttime Halesowen whichactuallycostafractionof buyersundertheageof40. AreporttoCouncillorLowesaid:“A theprice,acourtheard. keythemeofDudley’sCouncilplanis Salesman Graham Purcell claimed tobuildmorehomes.Thedeliveryof62 51-53QueenStreet hisroofcoatingwasalow-costalter- starterhomeswillcontributetothis. Wolverhampton,WV11ES native to re-roofing, Wolverhampton “Theproposalalsosupportsoneofthe CrownCourtwastold. council’sstrategichousingaims—to OpenMondaytoFriday9am-1pmand2pm-5pm Buthemassivelyinflatedthecostofa provideamixedhousingofferthatwill www.yourchronicle.com naletwerrnoaotfivteo.makehisofferappearacheaper mtoeeatdadrreasnsgeonoefhoofuosiunrgkneeyedcshaanlldenheglepss, Itwaspartofacontargetingelderlyand tthoabtumyaonryrennetwahhooumseehoofldtshceairnonwotna.”fford vulnerablepeoplewhichbroughtin£8mil- lionoverthreeyears. Inonecase,thecrooktoldavulnerable Bring cards to be 91-year-oldfromStourbridgeshewould havetopay£30,000tore-roofherhome beforequotingher£17,850forwhathede- recycled in store scribedasathermalroofingpaint.Hethen loweredthequoteto£13,000tomakeit looklikeshewasgettingagooddeal. TWOSainsbury’sstoresinDudleybor- Heat oughareofferingaservicetohelppeo- plerecycletheirChristmascards. Heclaimedtheworkcouldreduceheat TheshopsinAmblecoteandMerry lossbyupto25percent,maketheroof Hillareprovidingtheservicetosup- maintenancefreeandincreasethevalue port the Forest Stewardship Council ofherproperty.Inreality,thecostofthe helpprotectforests.UntilJanuary13, workdonewasnomorethan£1,000. customerscanrecycletheirChristmas Testsprovedthepaintwouldactually cardsatanin-storecollectionpoint.For increasemaintenancecostsanddevalue thesecondyearall‘paper’wrappingcan properties. beplacedintheChristmascardrecy- Thecostofanewroofwouldhavebeen clingcollectionboxestoo.Theinitiative around£11,000. hasbeenextendedtoincludeChristmas Heworkedasimilarcononanotherper- lights,ribbonsandplasticwrappings, sonagedintheir90sfromDudleyborough. andcustomerscanbringthesetoany Purcell,aged32,asalesmanatTherma Sainsbury’ssupermarketforrecycling. SealUK,basedinTamworth,wasgivena Amblecote store manager Andy 12-monthprisonsentencesuspendedfor Eagerbeagle—thehoundsandridersgatherfortheannualAlbrightonandWoodlandhuntatHagleyHall Beardmoresaid:“We’vealwayshada twoyears,afterbeingfoundguiltyoffour brilliant response from customers in countsoffraudfollowingatrial.Hemust MORE than 1,000 people turned Newport,whichisalsoorganised AnnThompson,fromBirming- previousyears.” alsocomplete150hoursofcommunityser- out for the annual festive hunt bytheAlbrightonandWoodland ham,hasbeenattendingthehunts vice. fromHagleyHall. Hunt. sincethe1940s.The77-year-old, Collapse of sewer ThecaseagainstPurcell,ofManning Around70riderstookpartinthe Sincefoxhuntingwasbanned whosegranddaughterAmyParkes Road,Droitwich,wasbroughtbyDudley’s traditional hunt in the 350-acre in2004,thehuntershavefollowed waspartofthehunt,said:“Itisa closes busy road tradingstandardsteam. groundssurroundingHagleyHall, trailsaroundthegrounds,where Britishtradition.Ilovetheanimals Earlier this year the firm’s directors nearStourbridge. thehoundssniffoutthescentwith- andthisisabeautifulplace.Alot ChristopherWilkesandAlanWilsonwere Crowdswelcomedthehunterson outanyfoxesharmed. ofpeoplesupportitandIamone jailedforfiveyears. horsebackwhowereflankedbythe HuntsecretaryJustinHillsaid: ofthem.” A COLLAPSED sewer on the Hagley CouncillorRachelHarris,whooversees houndsastheyposedinfrontofthe “Horsesandhoundshavehunted HuntsmanDanielHammettsaid: RoadinHalesowenbetweenQueensway tradingstandardsinDudley,said:“This hallbeforesettingoffat11amon on Boxing Day for hundreds of “Itisnicetoseesomanyfaces.You andHighfieldLanelefttheroadclosed. wasalargescalefraudnettingmorethan BoxingDay. years.Everybodyiswelcomeandit getalotofpeoplewhodon’tnor- Reportswerereceivedaboutthecol- £8millioninthreeyearsinvolvingasignif- ThehuntatHagleytookplaceat isagreatsocialoccasion.Itispart mallycomeduringtheseasonbut lapseonMondayafternoon.Councillor icantnumberofelderlyandvulnerablecus- exactlythesametimeasahuntin ofChristmas.” comeoutfortheBoxingDaymeet.” HilaryBillssaid:“Weimmediatelyputa tomers.Itleftmanyvictimsoutofpocket.” closureinplace.” Concept GasOn Spares Ltd Broken Dentures? 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J The Dudley chargers are located 999 calls at more an oncarparksonAndrewRoad,Hale- u sSotwafefnor;dLeSvtereleStt,rDeeutd,Bleryi.erleyHill;and the fundraising begins than two a minute ary Thechargingpointsenabledriv- 7, ewristhtionto1p0utop2a0ndmbineubtaecskoofncatlhlienrgoiand. WrecEeSivTedMmidolraendtshaAnm9b,0u0la0necmeeSregrevniccye 201 Theycost£2.50for10minutesand 999callsbetweenChristmasEveand 6 25pperminutethereafter. BoxingDay,ithasbeenrevealed. Grant Ambulance crews were called a totalof3,038timesonChristmasEve, The charging points have been 2,939 times on Christmas Day and mostlyfundedbyaGovernmentgrant 3,280timesonBoxingDayduringa of£112,500,acontributionof£37,500 A FUNDRAISING drive has been Motorcycle convoy for hospital busyfestiveperiod.Thatworksoutto fromChargeYourCaranda£14,000 launchedtoboosttherevivedHale- bemorethantwocallsperminute. aTlrloacnastpioonrt’fsromInttehgeraDteepdarTtmraennstpoforrt sowen Carnival – after its founder amAbmuloanngcetchreewinscwidaesnatsflaattfiternedinedWbily- Block. revealed plans to step down from lenhallwhenawomanwastreatedfor Councillor Hilary Bills, cabinet hisrole. theeffectsofserioussmokeinhalation memberforenvironmentalservices, Hundredsofpeopleturnedoutforthe andacrashinLongbridge. sbailiidt:y“isAssueascvoeurnycsielrwioeutsalykeansduswtaeinarae- fidersctadcaesrninivathleinstuhmemtoewr.nforaroundthree Singers donate confidentthatbyofferingelectriccar pointswewillencouragemorepeople CampaignerSimonWalkerhadhelpedre-es- todriveelectricvehicles.” tablishtheeventtobringcrowdsfloodingback £11k to hospice intothetown.ButnowMrWalkerhasdecided LearnmoreabouttheUK’snetwork tostepasideaschairmantoallowothercom- oYorfogu‘.EurVkC’oarcrhdaworwegbneslioptaoedinattthsecahataprtpgh.eeyCouhracragre. msuiHmttemeewemri’lselmbevebeegnritsv.etonttahkeehthoenohrealmryrteiatldeyofforptrhesis- CtHoHoshOpeRilcpAe.LStsoinugrberrsidhgaev’serMaiasreyd£S1te1v,0e0n0s identandwillbesucceededbycurrentvice Got 2 Sing, led by Beth Dunn, Legal solution for chairman,CouncillorStuartHenley. helpedtoraisetheroofatMerryHill Twonewappointmentshavealsobeenmade shoppingcentretogenerate£519to- tostrengthenthecommittee.KevinAdams wardsthetotal. court barrier row hasjoinedasentertainmentofficerandChris The rest of the money has been Miltonintheroleofvolunteerliaisonofficer. raised through fundraising events SecretaryKarenDunhamalsobecomesvice heldthroughouttheyear. PLANSforaparkingbarriertobeput chairman. hechoirhasmorethan60members inplaceattherearofDudleyMagis- PlanningfortheeventonSaturday,July2, from Wolverhampton, Stourbridge, trateswerewithdrawnfromaplan- isnowunderway. BewdleyandWorcester. ningcommitteemeeting. chMairrmWanalbkeecrausasiedhheehawdassucscteaenddeidngindwohwanthaes Brewery is to create ThemoveaimstoallowtheDepart- intendedtodo–torelaunchthecarnivalafter mentofJusticeandCentralMethod- almost30years. Yeltz match day beer istChurchtoreachalegalagreement toallowaccessforusersofthechurch Achieved vpiaarktihnegcaorueart.’srearaccessroadand Hesaid:“Iwantedtorecreatethecarnival HhaAsLjoEiSnOedWfEorNcesTwowitnhaFnoeoatbrbalylbCreluwb- –thepeople’scarnival–andthathasbeen erytosupplydrinkstosupporterson Coffinswouldhavetobecarried achieved.Itwasasuccessandthereisroomfor matchdays. underneathaparkingbarrierforfu- buildingonthatandextendingit. TheYeltzhasstuckapartnership neralsifplansforrestrictionsinGads “Itwashardworkandtheproblemwehad with the Fixed Wheel Brewery in Laneweretogoaheadasoriginally wasthatnobodybelieveditwouldhappen,but Blackheath. proposed.Morethan100parishioners itdid.Stuart,KarenandIwereadamantit Brewersarehopingtocreateabeer signedapetitionagainstit.Nowitis wouldgoahead,evenifwe’dhavehadtofi- speciallyfortheclub’sfansinthecom- hmoepnetdwtihllatanthsweesrigtnhiengobojfectthieonasgraened- naAnfcteerittohuertsweloveHsa.”lesowencommunityforums Bikerswhojoinedthehospitalconvoy,bringinggiftsandafinancialdonationtosupportfamilyaccommodation ingTwheeecklsu.b,basedatTheGrove,in theapplicationcouldthenbedeter- refusedfunding,thecommitteeturnedtothe AROUND200bikershelpeddeliv- accommodationunitatthehospi- Aconvoyofmorethan200bik- OldHawneLane,willbestockingthe minedunderdelegatedpowers. NationalLotteryandwasawarded£10,000to erhundredsofgiftsandsupplies tal,RonaldMcDonaldHouse. ersleftStreetbikeonDudleyRoad brewery’sChainReactionPaleAle. Traffic lights for stagetheevent. to support seriously ill children A cheque for £744 was pre- fortheheartofBirminghamtoof- TV comic has pub gig Thecarnvialwasfurtherthreatenedwhen andtheirfamilieshavenowhand- sentedtothehospitalfollowing ficiallyhandoverthedonations. DudleyCouncildecideditcouldnotbestagedat edoveralmost£750tocharity. thearrivalofaconvoyincluding Theeventhasbeenrunningfor gas pipe works HuntingtreeParkandthevenuewasswitched Streetbike in Halesowen col- a mini bus and two vans filled fiveyearsandthebikershavealso COMEDIANGaryDelaneyfromTV’s toHighfieldsParkwithjustamonth’snotice. lected toys and presents for withgifts.GaryMarshall,owner supportedRussellsHallHospital. MocktheWeek,willbeinStourbridge CouncillorHenleysaid:“Simonhasdecided youngstersatBirminghamChil- ofStreetbike,said:“Streetbikeis Mr Marshall added: “There tomorrow(Friday). DRIVERS have been warned to ex- tostepdownaschairmannowhehasachieved dren’sHospitalthroughoutDe- usedasadrop-offpointthrough- must’vebeenuptoathousand Delaney,whoismarriedtofellow pectdelaysinOldHillwithroadworks hisgoalandkepthispromisetothelocalpeople cember. out December and anyone can items handed over and it’s all comicSarahMillican,willbeperform- expectedtolastforsixdaysfromto- ofHalesowen. This included tea, coffee and bringpresentsforthechildren. thankstoJohnStone,whowas ing at Kate Fitzgeralds, in Enville morrow(Friday)whileNationalGrid “HalesowenCarnivalcommitteewouldlike evenpowertoolstosupportthe Wealsocollectitemstokeepthe thefirstpersontoinstigatethe Street,Wollaston,at8pm.Ticketscost replacegaspipes.Temporarytraffic topubliclythankMrSimonWalkerforallhis self-funded children and family homerunning,evenpowertools.” ideafouryearsago.” £10.Fordetailscall(01384)374410. lightswillbeonReddalHillRoad. hardwork.” live happy! with Slimmmming World MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY Halesowen NewGroup NEWGROUP Cradley Cradley HalesburySchool Cradley Cradley NettherendCentre NetherendCentre FeldonLane CradleySports&SocialClub WilsonHall, MoggulLane MogulLane 5.30pmand7.30pm ColleyLane CradleyLabourClub, 5.155pmand7.15pm 9amand10.30am TelDawn:07859010175 from5thJanuary7.30pm ColleyGate TelAAmanda:07862274058 TelAmanda:07862274058 Tel:Stacey:07411486694 From6thJanuary2016, 5.30pm&7.30pm Halesowen TelStacey:07411486694 visit the website for delicious recipes HalesburySchool FeldonLane7.00pm slimmingworld.co.uk 0344 897 8000 TelDawm:07859010175 Caution as £30m retail Splash out 4 PETER on lessons RHODES 6 1 0 2 park is back on cards learning 7, y HEREitis.Anotherbright,shinyandtotallyunspoiled ar NewYear.Sowho’sgoingtomuckitup,then?Prediction to swim u –havingpledgeduntoldmillionsforflooddefences,David an Cameronlandedwiththeworstdroughtsince1976. 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I am almost 70 vealedtheprogrammewill stepforward.Thetruth,beyondtheworstimaginingsof should be subject to envi- entscheme. now.Ithoughtitwastime berolledouttotheLeisure manyLabourpoliticiansthistimelastyear,isthatCorbyn ronmental impact assess- “Weareheretohelpand forsome‘me’timeandfor Trust’s other five sites as hasnotonlywonthepartyleadershipbutisnotmakinga ment – has been sent to anything will be welcome somerest.” the new swimming term badjobofit. SandwellCouncilwithafull after all these years. But Stephanie, 42, will be getsunderway. planningapplicationdueto theyneedtobeseriouspro- takingovertheshopafter Lisa Smith, STA’s sen- WEliveintheageofthedrone.Theseflyingmachines followwithinweeks. posals.” workingforAnnformore ioraccountmanager,said: fittedwithvideocamerasbringusunrivalledcoverageof Timescale Thelong-awaiteddevelop- than25years. “Thesuccessesofourother everythingfromgardeningprogrammestotheTVnews mentwasduetotransform Annwantedtogotohair- academiesspeakforthem- andaresuperbatcapturingtheextentofthefloods.For WardcouncillorMahboob the town with new shops dressing college once she selvessoweareveryexcited afewquid,producersnowhaveaccesstocamera-an- Hussiansaidanydeveloper andrestaurantsandcreate leftschoolbutherparents to launch this brand new glesthatusedtoinvolvebookingahelicopterandfilm promising to deliver the morethan1,000jobs. couldnotaffordthefees.So programmeinSandwell. crewforawholedayatruinousexpense.Goodnewsfor retailparkmustsetouta Itisunderstoodthesiteis shebeganworkingatMitch- “Learning to swim is a theprogrammemakersandtheTVviewers.Badnews, timescaleforwhenitwillbe nowownedbyHammerson, ellandButlersbreweryin vitallifeskillthatallchil- presumably,forthehelicopterindustry. delivered. afirmbehindmanymajor Smethwick aged 15, but dren should be given the He said: “I am aware retaildevelopmentsinthe continuedherhairdressing opportunitytolearn.” planshavebeensubmitted countryincludingBirming- at home. She got a break TheSLTSwimAcademy Don’t miss Peter Rhodes fortheretailparkagain.I ham’sBullringcentre. aged17,whenaBirming- willoperateatHadenHill understandit’sadifferent Permission was initially hamsalon,calledWindsors, Leisure Centre, Langley every Monday to Friday in type of scheme and will granted for the shopping offeredherajobandtotrain and Smethwick swimming bring in some large retail centreinNovember2004. her. centres, Portway Lifestyle your Express & Star development.” In 2007, 2009 and 2011, Ann’s granddaughter Centre,TiptonLeisureCen- He added: “This has Sandwell Council granted Ellis is a hairdresser and treandWednesburyLeisure beengoingonfor18years approvaltoamendments. AnnRichardsretiringafter30yearsathersalonJustCurls grandsonConnorabarber. Centre. 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