Sandwell Chronicle, January 17, 2013

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CouncillorIanJones,the theauthorityblamestheincreaseon signedapetitioncallingfor
borough’s neighbourhoods themarketstobemadeper-
boss,saidtheauthoritywas Governmentcuts. manent,andcouncilchiefs
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lightofgovernmentcutsand lowing cuts to the Decent byLisaWright themarketsandonehadno
thenatureoftheproblem. Homes housing improve- opinion.Therestwereallin
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Jobs saved thebudget.” cutting management costs
Theincreasehasbeenmet and duplication of back Funeral of
withshockbytheleaderof roomservices,andplough-
in buy-out Ssearnvdawtievlel’sgroopupposCitoiounncCilolonr- iimngprotvhinogsehomsaevsi.”ngs into Lord King
MavisHughes. Borough housing boss
A£400,000dealhassaved20 Shesaid:“It’saheftyrise Councillor Simon Hackett
jobsataSmethwickfirm. whentheyaretryingtokeep said the extra cash from THEfuneralofLordTarsem
Inthedeal,Wednesbury- costsdown. rents would help pay for King,aformermayorand
based Newby Foundries “Theideaoftakingover improvements to council leaderofSandwellCouncil,
tookoverGabriel&Coasits Sandwell Homes was to homesthattenantswanted. was taking place today
newsteelcastingsdivision makesavingssosomething Building (Thursday).
bybuyingitoutofadminis- likethiswouldnothappen. Lord King, from West
tration. “The logic does not add “Wewillbecarryingout Bromwich, died last week,
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workersweremaderedun- aboveinflation.” “Andwearebuildingnew THEYmaybeonlynineand10yearsold,butthesetalented Theytookpartinadesignandtechnologyprojectinwhich collapsedatEustonstation.
dantandtheother20were ButCouncillorElingsaid councilhomeseveryyearfor youngstersarealreadywellontheirwaytopickinguptheir theyhadtoundertakeawoodworkprojecttomakeaCD Hediedinhospitalofasus-
keptonwhileabuyerwas thecouncilwasinafinancial thefirsttimeinagenera- firstGCSEexams. rack. pectedheartattack.
sought. straitjacket. He said: “We tion, including bungalows TheseyoungstersatanOldburyjuniorschoolhavewon Theirworkwasthensenttobeexternallymoderatedby His funeral was being
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hourly-paid staff had been council funds to invest in familiesonthewaitinglist.” Thepupilswerepartofagroupof20atMoatFarmJunior giousCrestAwards,whichareorganisedbytheBritish Up to 1,000 people were
retained. councilhousing,sowehave The council must make SchoolinBrookfieldsRoad,whostudiedfortheaward ScienceAssociation. expectedtoattend.
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The new homes that come with free bikes Hope for
CONTENTS
PeterRhodes 4 CCTV clue
PEOPLEwhobuyorrenthomeson People can claim vouchers for Thedevelopmentispartofthe thisfirstphasescheduledforcom-
anewestateinWestBromwichwill eithertwobicyclesortwofour-week £20m Eastern Gateway regenera- pletionthisspring.AlanYates,exec-
MemoryLane 8 begivenfreebikesortravelcardsas metroorbustravelcardsaspartofa tionschemebeingdevelopedwith utivedirectorofregenerationforthe to bus
partofadeal. move to promote sustainable tra- the council and backed by the Accord Group, said: “It’s really
Letters 10 GrTohuepihsooufsfienrgingastshoeciadteiaolntoAtchcoorsde veUl.rban 180 features houses for HoImtiesspaanrdtCoofmamlaurngeitriepsrAojgeecntctyh.at ijumsptosrttaatnet-otfo-thues-athrta,tmwoedecrrneahteomneost vandals
whomoveintothe63homesonthe saleandrentandprospectivepur- aimstotransformthetowncentre butsustainablecommunitiestoo.
Clubs 24 Urban 180 development between chaserscanbenefitfromamortgage with homes and office and retail “An important part of this is
Bull Street, High Street and fromSandwellCouncil,whohave space. encouragingpeopletotravelinways
What’sOn 32 OtNovwenrecnedntSreetr.eetiniWegstBromwhich sfierbtsta-stiimdeeabou£y2erms.illiuonfundrtohelsp pleTthedesbicyheFmenberiusaerxypencetxetdcytoeabre,cawoimth- rtholnatmhelenltp.”toprfotectothelocarlenvi- HapOpeUaSliInNgGforwicthnieesfssesafatreer
abusshelterwasvandalised
TV 33-35 inAWegdlansessbpuarnye.lwaskicked
inattheshelterinManor
Puzzles 36 Road where it meets
CrankhallLaneintheFriar
Parkarea,lastSunday.
Property 37 protection after attack Staff at Sandwell
Council’s CCTV control
roomwhomonitortheFriar
Park CCTV scheme are
CONTACT US examiningfootagetoiden-
tifythoseresponsible.
What’tsoEhwhmaeopaalpivrlecyanhobirunoorgunitn@inafeonyxroypmuirsarestsaiuosreeansana?adnfsWfdteaepcrti.accinrtoegu.urayeklowsuat.oyskeen CwdheeohBnauortondsrc,woialuaslbasogoirhdua:tSleh“itrmAohtueseosdndisnoabHgomynaacbgrakoeeses,stsiIIt-,
AGROUPofresidentshavesignedapetition asked the CCTV control
LisaWright:01902319598 callingforsafetymeasurestobeinstalledin room to scrutinise footage
[email protected] theirpartofWednesbury. aroundthetimethevandal-
ism occurred. Initially, the
NaomiDunning:01902319562 About40peopleareurgingSandwellCounciltoinstall glassappearedtofalloutof
[email protected] fencingintheareaofNorthStreet,ChurchfieldsRoadand theshelter,shattering,with
VicarageRoad. no-oneinsight.
DavidLumb:01902319550 Themovecomesaftera65-year-oldmanwassetuponby “Followingareviewofthe
[email protected] agangofyouthsinNorthStreetonNewYear’sDay.Police footage, two people who
areinvestigatingtheattackwhichtookplaceat2.20am. broke away from a larger
AlexHomer:01902319501 Ex-soldier Thepetitioncallsforthe groupofaboutsevenpeople,
[email protected] policeandcounciltowork appeartobewaitingfora
together to address prob- bus,oneofthemkicksoutat
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Advertising: “Also,attentiongivento
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TraceyThompson ANArmyveteranwhotrav- waybetweenVicarageRoad
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Property: intotheforces,iscallingon boundaryoftheproperties
ColinBailey hisformercolleaguestoget inNorthStreet.
Tel:[phone]E-mail:[email protected] intouch. Vicious
BobClarke,whoservedin WEST BROMWICH con-
Motoring: theRoyalCorpsofSignals “Thisarisesfromongoing struction company Anglo
AndrewMullett formorethan22years,is incidents,mostrecentlycul- Holthasstartedworkona
Tel:[email protected] hoping to hold a reunion minatinginaviciousattack retail unit in Essex for
with former recruitment onlocalresidents.” Argos.
Classified: office workers from the Thepetitionwashanded The£1.1milliondevelop-
Tel:[phone]sandearly1980s. in to a meeting of the ment,whichwillcreate40
He worked in Birming- borough’s full council last jobs, involves Anglo Holt
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Tel:[phone] Dudley and Wolverhamp- Sandwell’s neighbour- tionstoaunitatTollgate
ton.MrClarkejoinedupin hoodsboss,CouncillorIan Retail Park in Colchester,
Distribution:PaulJones 1962attheageof15,and Jones, said: “I am sympa- readyforthenewtenantsin
Tel:[phone]E-mail:[email protected] aftertwoyearsintheboys’ thetictotherequeststhat May.
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Hespentmuchofhistime madeavailable.” ElsieSlevin,TrevorTaylor,FredaArcherandherhusbandBillArcher basedBritishLandaspartof
abroadasacommunications No buyers yet for £1.2m sign-making site planstoupgradetheretail
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Afterhisdeathwasannouncedby “Since 1999 Tarsem sat in the morethan30yearsasa“personal niouslytogetherforthebenefitof
BaronessD’SouzaintheHouseof HouseofLordswherehetookapar- friend”.Hesaid:“Iworkedwithhim thearea.Hisdeathisagreatblowto SAnDWELL had the
improve Lords,MrMilibandsaidLordKing ticularinterestinlocalgovernment, ashisdeputywhenhewasleaderof theSandwellcommunityand,the highest reported rate of
wouldbehugelymissedandhesent small businesses, education and SandwellCouncil. Labour Party and the House of flu-like infections in the
hiscondolencestohisfamily. foreignaffairs.Hewasalsothefirst Respect Lords.” WestMidlandsduringthe
“I was very sorry to hear that SikhmemberoftheLords,agreat WarleyMPJohnSpellaradded: lastthreeweeksofDecem-
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Lane,Smethwick,therating December, 34.7 per
after inspector Patricia 100,000 people in the
Webb found insufficient borough reported flu-like
knowledge of Early Years infection symptoms to
Foundation Stage require- theirGPsinthefirstweek,
ments. 41.4 in the second week
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gettingimprovements,and overbuttonfirm
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inunderstandingsafeguard- EIGHT companies are
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were not sufficiently pro- business of a famous
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adequatelymaintainedina TRIBUTES flooded in for Lord manufacturerthatclosed
safeandcleancondition. withthelossof25jobs.
There were positive TarsemKing,aformerSandwell But none has so far
aspects–childrendevelop- Council leader and mayor who madeanofferforJames
ingindependencebyselect- diedsuddenlylastweek. GroveandSons,the155-
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They enjoyed planning leaderCouncillorDarrenCoopersaid. Thefirmclosedbefore
imaginative role play, LordKingcollapsedatLondon’sEuston Christmas.
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andprogresswillbemade time.” the council and police.
andmoneywillbeinvested.” LordKing,agrandtatheroftwo,wasfirst Theyinclude:January31,
New law ethleectbeodrotuogthh’esafiurtshtoSriiktyhicnou1n97ci9llo–rb.ecoming LordKingtookpartinanumberofcampaigns CCehnatrrlee,mBoenatcoCnvoimewmRuonaitdy;
Heservedonthecouncilfor28years February 7, Yew Tree
attainingthepositionsofeducationchair- Primary in Birchfield
will help man, deputy leader and leader of the Way,Walsall;February28
authority. Lodge Road Community
Lord King served as council leader Centre, West Bromwich;
homeless between1997and2001andwasmayorof March 14 at West
Sandwellfrom2001to2002. BromwichTownHall.
Hehadservedasdeputymayorofthe Showroomisto
authorityin1982.
SAnDWELL’Shousingboss Foundations getanewrole
Councillor Simon Hackett
welcomed new legislation HewaselevatedtotheHouseofLordsin MOvEStoconvertashow-
which, he says, will help 1999,makinghimthecountry’sfirstSikh roomintoataxibooking
homelessfamilies. peer,butcontinuedtoserveasacouncillor officehavebeenbackedby
Under the legislation until2007whenhedecidedtostanddownto councilplanners.
wnhovicehmcbaemr,efaimntioliefsorccaenlabset conWchenentrahteeosntohoidswdoorwknin, LLoonrddoKn.ing was sitTehienapCprloicxasttiaolnlsfoRrotahde,
offeredhomesintheprivate describedbyfellowcouncillorsas“ahard Bloxwich, Walsall, has
sectorsolongastheymeet acttofollow”andwascreditedforlayingthe been granted permission
fire,gasandgeneralsafety foundationsforthewayinwhichthecouncil byWalsallCouncilunder
standards. nowruns. delegatedpowers.
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the Rattlechain Lagoon waste beenownedandmanagedasa lagoonandcoveredwithsand.
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British and German soldiers thought anything could happen the
venturedoutofthetrenches Stourbridge’s Action Heart shop in sameasIhaveseenthislastfewdays.
99 years ago in a touching 2w0a0s9aw“htwenohfoerwthaestporlidceaotfthoneetidlletahl”e.re my“Tchomerpeawnyasinaboonuetd8a0yacansduawletiehsavine
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fromOldHill–wasamongthetroops thetrenchesand“goingoverthetop” “Infactweweretoldthattheirdead
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Free NHS
TRADERS in Wednesbury
have launched a petition
demanding changes to the
waymajoreventsarestaged.
they claim they lose business
becausecustomersaredrawntoasepa- digital
ratepartoftown.
traderssaidtheyweretiredofactiv-
ities, such as the Christmas events,
beingheldontheplazaoutsidemor-
risonsatthebottomofUnionStreet.
AndbusinessesatthetopofUnion
Street,LowerandUpperhighStreet
andmarketPlacehavejoinedforces hearing
demandingactionovertheproblem.
theywanteventsandactivitiestobe
spread out through the whole town
centre.Apetitionhasbeensignedby
morethan60businessesinthetown
andwillbesenttoSandwellCouncil.
traderswanttheauthoritytoensure
eventsareheldinallstreetsaroundthe
centretoensurenoareaisneglected. aids
Kim Dean, aged 55, who has run
Wardsfruitandvegfor10years,said
theexistingsituationwassimplynot
fairontradersinthetown.
Complained
Shesaid:“BeforeChristmasthere
wasamarketheldonthursdays.the
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“forthefollowingeventsstallswere
movedupUnionStreetbutthatwas
onlybecauseicomplained.
“itwasthesameduringtheChrist-
mas lights switch-on. there was
nothingtobringvisitorsfurtherinto
thetown,andagaintradesufferedon
whatshouldhavebeenagreatday.”
RegBentley,HadleyCooper,ShaunFlemmingandKimDean fellowtraderregBentley,whohas
Warning over hoax crime email runBentleysshoeshopfor28years,
added:“itisheartbreakingtowatch
peoplepassbyalltheshops.”
Sandwellneighbourhoodscouncillor
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