Halesowen Chronicle, January 9, 2014

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THEATRE FIGHT
Fast food Residents
breakfast havetheir
to create say over
morejobs WILL CONTINUE the cuts
AFAStfoodrestauranthas Morethan1,800residents
been given permission to havehadtheirsayonwhich
opentwohoursearlierina servicestheywanttosave
movewhichwillcreate15 from multi-million pound
newjobs. cutsinDudley.
McDonald’s in Broms- Councillors are urging
grove road in Halesowen morepeopletogetinvolved
has been given permission aheadofthedeadlineatthe
byDudleyCounciltoopen endofthismonth.
from6amunderasix-month the Labour-controlled
trirale.sidents living nearby Trip is Rio let down for mother CAMPAIGNERS aiming to save areuvtehaolreidtyit nheaesds toalrmeaadkye
therestauranthadobjected Dudley Hippodrome from demolition cutstotalling£25.8million
totheproposal,claimingit aredeterminedtocontinuetheirfight by 2016/17. But around a
would cause noise distur- further £32m needs to be
banceinthemornings. despitethedeathoftheirleader. foundoverthesameperiod
ButatameetingofDudley FormerHalesowenCollegelecturerGeoffFitzpatrickwas after central Government
Council’s development thedrivingforcebehindacampaigntosavethelandmark fundingwascutfurther.
control committee this buildingwhendemolitionplanswereannouncedin2011. Litter
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theatre,”MrDowningsaid. fensive,verysweet.
Market is to FriendPaulCollinscalled “In all the time I knew Animals are
Mr Fitzpatrick an ‘utterly him I never had anything
fearless’campaigner. fromhimotherthan‘there’s
get revamp HesaidMrFitzpatrick’s no way they are going to ledtosafety
condition worsened after knock that Hippodrome
being admitted to hospital down’.Henevergaveupon
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heralded a multi-million It’sthetripofalifetime–jetting MrsDay,ofLindenAvenue,Hale- forthatlong.thatwashisexcuse,”she monthsago. percentthatwewouldwin tobeledtosafetyafterhigh
revamp of Dudley town off to to watch england in the sowen, said she felt ‘disappointed’ said.MrsDayisnowpleadingwithher His condition meant he eventually.” winds and heavy rain
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PeterRhodes 4 robbery
eveLyNPurchase,20,wasfounddeadbyher coronerrobinBalmainraisedconcernsoverthe Mr Balmain gave a short narrative verdict
motherattheirButchersLanehome.Shehad care she had received at the walk-in centre, whereheconcluded:“Amedicalexaminationthat
Letters 7 beenfeelingunwellformorethanthreemonths sayinganassessmentofevelynhadbeen‘less tookplaceontheeveningofApril4waslessthan
havingbeendiagnosedwithsinusitisbyaGPin thanoptimal’. optimal.It’snotpossibletosaythedeathcould of driver
ClubPage 8 JaHnuearrycoanndcegrinveedntmwootchoeurrseTsaorfaantotiobkiothicesr. to otiDcsrbMuathMmruBdaAlmhaminedquperestsicornibeeddwshtyrohneghaandtniboit- haMverbBeaelnmparienvesnaitdedo.f”DrAhmed:“Hemadethe
MemoryLane 10 Dr1a0utpodmrleyyot’nsraAHcptoriilnlly4fe.HcSthaiolelnwwaanasldkd-igianigvnecnoesneatdnrtewibiatiothtaiacrrsoeuaspnnidd- ploroTekvheioeduiisnncqtoouuewrsshteysw.sahsethoalddnDortArehsmpoenddeadlsotogtawvoe gaossinugmtpotiboenstthraotngwehra[tthhaenwpraesviporuesscarnibtiinbigotwicass] is jailed
antidepressantcitalopram.onApril6,MrsPur- evelyn the anti-depressant citalopram as he andtherewasnobasisforthatassumption.”
What’sOn 26 chasereturnedhometofindherdaughterlying believedsheneededa‘lift’afterbeingtoldshe DrAhmed,givingevidencetotheinquest,said
onthebedunconsciouswiththehousephonein hadlostherappetite.ButhermotherMrsPur- hehadnotbelievedherchestinfectionwasmore A fATHer-of-two who
TVListings 27–29 Shcietrathioanntdb.uSthneuoatthtienmgpctodeudldmboeudthoen-teo.-monuthresuts- cdhaausgehtdtoelrddtihdenhioetarhieanvgetahamtdeshnetawlahsecaoltnhcteerxnaemdiwhnear- nseortiouunosd,ualdydsihnogr:t“odSfhberewaaths,atsahlkeiwngasytnoomtde,isssthreeswseads mroobbbieledphaonteasxainddarisvaetrnaovf,
At the inquest on Monday, Black Country tionbyDrAhmedbeforeheprescribedthedrug. andshecamewalkingintotheroom.” leavinghimfearingforhis
Puzzler 30 life,hasbegunathree-year
jailterm.
Motoring 32–33 ShaneHickinbottomhad
spent the night drinking
with friends and taking
Classified 34–38 cocainebeforegettingina
Hackney carriage, Wolver-
Sport 39–40 after seeing walk-in GP hampton Crown Court
heard.
Mr Nicholas Cartwright,
prosecuting, said the 28-
CONTACT US year-old directed the taxi
driver Manohar Lal from
JewsLane,inLowerGornal
Haveyougotastoryoraneventyouwantcovered? toablockofflatsinTipton.
TheChronicleandtheExpress&Starhaveateamof HesaidHickinbottomhad
reporterscoveringHalesowenwhocanhelp: asked to use the driver’s
SHE was a talented art student who loved mobile phone but was
rockmusicandwantedtodesigncomputer refused. The court heard
Ttoomm.mMaassoonn@:0e1x9p0re2s3s1a9n5d5st0ar.co.uk gameswhenshegraduatedfromcollege. tbheacatmHeickaigngbroetstsoivme thanend
CharlotteLilley:01902319688 ButthosedreamswereshatteredwhenevelynPurchase ended up snatching the
[email protected] diedofseverepneumoniaon byAndrewTurton phoneanddemandingtogo
Wwiillll.aAcckkeerrmmaannnn@:e0x1p5r4e3s4sa6n5d3s0t5ar.co.uk h3h6eormhmeobuoytrhsaenra’fostuebtr-eodbf-ehlieonsugsrstsheGanPnt ampopuetthiteulacenrdshanaddidmevpeeltoigpoe.d troefMaunsroetdCheatorrtawhdardnirgdehsstth.esapidhohnee
HeatherLarge:01384353203 withantibioticsforachest Indesperationhermother backwhenaskedandhurled
[email protected] infection. called the health advice racial abuse at the driver,
LouiseJew:01384353201 The 20-year-old, from numberNHS111onApril4 whothendrovetoacarpark
[email protected] ButchersLane,Cradley,died beforedecidingtotakeher inWordsworthClose.
AlexRoss:01384353207 intheearlyhoursofApril6 up to see the out-of-hours He told the court that
[email protected] lastyear. GPatDudley’sHollyHall Hickinbottomthenspotted
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LeeWatton:01384353230 careinthehoursbeforeher CourtwastoldonMonday. punched and kicked the
[email protected] death, describing it as a Heconsultednotes sentto victimtogethiscarkeysand
‘tragedy’. himfollowingtheconversa- hesnatchedasatnav.
Her mother Tara, a 41 tionwiththeoperatoronthe Hesaid:“Thedefendant
year old lecturer at Hale- advice line which high- saidhehadagunandhe
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Sports:E-mail:[email protected] evelyn started feeling rreecsopridraetdorhyerlepvuellsseorantethoer CaHrtiwckriingbhottatdodmedth.enranoff
PhotographicJohnSambrooks unwellaroundtheprevious medicalrecordsbuthesaid with the stolen items but
Tel:[phone] Christmaswhilestayingat both were within normal waslatertrackeddownby
her aunt Janet’s house levels. policeandarrestedfollowing
Advertising: whereshewaslivingwhile DrAhmedsaid:“Ididnot theincidentonJune11.
she studied at Hereford checkheroxygenlevelsas
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Tel:[phone]E-mail:[email protected] College,hadbeendiagnosed couldbetreatedasanoutpa- bed,inmybedroom,inunbe-
withsinusitis. tientwithastrongantibi- lievablybadcircumstances.
Distribution:PaulJones Shewasgivenantibiotics otic.” “If she had been placed AforMerpubwillbecon-
Tel:[phone]E-mail:[email protected] but Mrs Purchase told an Mrs Purchase had gone intohospitalshewouldhave vertedintoathree-bedflat,
inquestthemedicrequested outonthenightofApril5to hadtheopportunitytofight afterplansweregiventhe
HALESOWEN sheresistedtakingthedrug celebrate her birthday in forherlife. go-aheadbycouncilofficers.
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would get better without her eldest daughter was asextensivebilateralpneu- BeechTreepubonGorsty
needing them. But, after okay.Herex-husbandDavid monia with pulmonary Hillroad,rowleyregis.
goingbacktostaywithher hadcometostay.Butshe abscessesasacontributing Planshavebeensubmit-
QueenStreet motherandsisterDanaat arrivedbackhomeataround factor. ted by jab architectural
thefamilyhomeinCradley, 4.50amonApril6tofindher Mr Balmain, concluding designbasedinSuttonCold-
Wolverhampton her condition did not daughter lying on the bed theinquest,said:“Thisisa field.
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hadbeenunlawfullyrestrained. Elderly PaulaClark,chiefexecutiveofthetrust, assessmentswerealwaysundertaken. triancrossingforstudents
TheCareQualityCommissionislooking said:“weemphaticallyrefutethesugges- “wecontinuetoimproveourpracticeand at a newly-built college
AvineyArdisreapingthe into the allegations, following a request MrMarchantsaid:“inmanycasesweare tionthatwehaveeverunlawfullyrestrained trainingaroundcaringforpatientswholack campus has been met
rewardsofthe2013harvest fromthedepartmentofHealth. talkingaboutpatientsknownas‘bedblock- patients.Thehealthandwellbeingofour capacity either temporarily or ongoing,” with opposition from
with the expansion of its Formerheadofsecurityatthedudley ers’,elderlypeopleunabletoreturnhomeor patientsisourabsolutepriority.itisourpri- addedMsClark. nearbyresidents.
HalfpennyGreenpremises– Group nHs Foundation Trust, John withnoresidentialcareunittogoto. oritynottorestrainpatients. A spokesperson for the department of dudleyCollegewantto
despite a disappointing Marchant,hasmadetheclaims.Hehadthe in these cases detention is being used “intheverysmallinstanceswherethisis Healthsaid:“Theseareveryseriousallega- introducethetraffic-light
seasonforvineyardsacross roleformorethan10yearsbeforebeing simplybecausethepatientbecomessofrus- necessary,itistopreventharmtopatients.we tionsandwehavepassedthisinformationto controlledcrossinginThe
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recordeddryly:“ThatwaswhenInearlybecameaGerman him.” During the making of The
landowner.” Behindthosepiercingblueeyes McQueen’sphilanderingwasthe ThomasCrownAffair,McQueen’s
rrrrrrrr andeffortlessmagnetismlayatrou- stuffoflegend.Thebookrevealson obsessionwithdetaildrovethecrew
ONENewYear’sresolutionIshalltrytofollow:Thinkmore bledandinsecureindividual,whose one occasion McQueen accosted a todistraction.
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embarrasstheGovernmentthantosetuphundredsoffood RichardSydenham. havealittlebit,’andsheimmedi- eventually it was agreed that
banks and arrange photo-opportunities of hungry Brits Sydenham,a39-year-oldfather- atelyjumpedontothebackofhis McQueen’s own watch looked
queuingfortheirdailybread?Itstillstrikesmeasarather of-two from Cradley Heath, has motorcycle. Yet paradoxically, better on him than any of the
Americansolution,designedtoslapastickingplasterover spent17yearsresearchinghis619- Sydenham says he was always a expensiveonesthathadbeenpur-
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foodforthepoor,andifcharitiesarepreparedtohanditout withthe50thanniversaryofthe Sydenhambelievesitwashisown founded the production team by
andifotherpeoplearewillingtoacceptit,maybeweshould Great Escape film reveals how guilt,whichwouldoftenweighdown issuingthemwitha250dollarbill
applaudit,asweapplaudothercharities.Whoknows, McQueen’sruggedfacedmaskeda heavilyonhisshoulders,whichled fortherentalofhiswatch.
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warandanarsonattackwhich ParishRooms. hiswifeLisathere.
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theatre, but as the new year yearsandamemberfor70yearssince 7.30,involvingvarioussketches,and group too – Georgina is playing the
begins,oneamateurdramat- shewas15. theycontinuedrightthroughthewar. Princessinthelatestproduction.
ics group will be celebrating MrsBastable,fromMucklowHillin “Itwasastruggletostartwith,”Mrs Hesaid:“Thecompanygivesyoua
Halesowen,said:“MyhusbandDaniel Bastablesaid.“Peoplewerebeingcalled comradeship,it’safriendship–wehave
its75thseason. wasabuilder,andhehelpedtomakethe uptotheforcesortodoshiftwork,but agreatsociallifewiththingslikequiz
Started in 1939, The Oldbury theatrewhatitistoday–hehelpedto wedidsurvive.” nights,soit’snotjustaboutrehearsing
RepertoryPlayers,orOldburyRep reconstruct the building when we Asthecompanycontinuedtogrow,it andputtingonplays.”
astheyarebetterknown,arecur- boughtit.Weweremarriedin1959after purchasedtheMethodistChapeland Companymembers,whichinthepast
rently staging their 490th major Imethimacoupleofyearsbeforewhen School in Spring Street, now Spring haveincludedOldHillcomedienneand
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ferentpeoplehavegracedtheirstage, thinginthe1972.MrsBastableadded: was converted into a theatre and in nogrants,sotheonlywayitmakesany
includingthreegenerationsofthesame “Thatwasablow,butweraisedour- January1956openedasTheBarlow moneyisby‘puttingbumsonseats’.
families.Relationshipshavealsobeen selvesfromtheashes.” Playhouse–itisnowknownasBarlow JackAndTheBeanstalktakesplace
forged within the group, with some TheOldburyRepertoryPlayerswere Theatre,andhasitsownbarand173- fromJanuary10to18.Tobuytickets
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