Sandwell Chronicle, January 18, 2018

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Political battle over hospital after Carillion collapse
BROADCASTING
‘People’schampion’
CALL FOR CLARITY
Ed Doolan dies, 76
ICONICMidlandradiopresenterEdDoolan
hasdied,aged76.TheBBCWMDJdiedon
Tuesdaymorningfollowingabattlewithde-
mentia.
Ed passed away
peacefully in his sleep
whileathomeintheearly
ON MET’S FUTURE hours, his agent and
manager Paul Vaughan
confirmed. Ed’s wife
Christinewaswithhim.
The Australian-born
presenterandphilanthro-
EdDoolan
pistbeganhisradioca-
reeratBirmingham’sBRMB(nowFreeRadio
Birmingham)backin1974.Hethenmoved
ontoBBCWMin1982.
Headoflocalandregionalprogrammes
forBBCWestMidlands,DavidJennings,de-
scribedEdas‘thepeople’schampion’.
TELEVISION
ReportbyDavidCosgrove TRIBUTES FLOOD IN FOR BAGGIES LEGEND CYRILLE
InspirationalAbed
POLITICAL leaders have
called for answers about the appearsonseries
future of Sandwell’s £350
million super-hospital, in the AGRADUATEfromBirminghamhasap-
wake of Carillion’s ‘devastat- pearedonaBBCThreeseriesinspiringef-
fortstohelpyoungpeoplewhosufferwith
ing’collapse. astammer.
Warley MP John Spellar and Abed Ahmed, from
Sandwell Council cabinet member Lozells, was on the
AmazingHumanspro-
Ann Jaron have urged the Govern- gramme drawing on
menttoprovideclarityaboutthefu- his own experiences
tureofthenewMidlandMetHospital andstrugglesgrowing
inSmethwick. up with a stammer.
MrSpellarcalledontheGovernmenttose- AbedAhmed Tahdee2g4re-yeeainr-oSlpdogratiannedd
curethecompletionofMidlandMetropolitan
Hospitalandtoensuretheprojectwouldnotbe EducationStudiesbeforeundertakinghis
affectedbytheliquidationofCarillion. PGCEtobecomeaqualifiedteacher.His
SpeakinginParliament,hesaid:“Thenew Twitterpageis@stammer_teacher
Midland Metropolitan Hospital now towers PLANNING
overtheterracedhousingintheSmethwick
partofmyconstituency. CyrillewithamodeloftheproposedThreeDegreesstatue Eyesorelandscheme
“Despiteadelayduetoadesignfailure,work
isnowproceedingapaceandistwo-thirdscom-
pleted.So,whatistheGovernmentgoingtobe TENnewhomesincludingfouronebedand
doingaboutensuringtheflowoffundingand sixtwobedflatscouldbebuiltoneyesore
work,sothatthecontractcanbecompletedand land in West Bromwich. The site in John
wecanlookforwardtotheopeningofthisnew Streetwouldseecarparkingandlandscap-
–much-needed–hospital?” ingtocreatea‘high-qualityresidentialdevel-
Solution opment’ifapprovedbyplanners.
SmethwicktownleadCouncillorJaronsaid:
“Afterhavingtheirhopesbuiltupforsolong, INSIDE
localpeoplearedevastatedbythislatestde-
velopment.IwouldcallonourParliamentary IT’SCHEERSFOR
representativestofindasolutioninthevery
nearfuture.” HADENCROSS
Meanwhile,SandwellandWestBirmingham CyrilleRegisinfullflightforAlbionduringhisstellarcareerintheWestMidlands BaggiesfanDaveSheppardhangsupascarfattheHawthorns
NHSTrustchiefexecutiveTobyLewissaidhe
waslookingto‘re-establishtimescaleclarity’ ALBIONhavebeeninmourningthisweekas placewhenAlbionreturntoTheHawthorns cial,uniqueway.”Aswellasbeingadoredin
onwhenthehospitalwillbecompleted. tributescontinuedtopourinforlegendary againstSouthamptononFebruary3. thestandsforhisthrillingperformanceson
MrLewissaid:“Ithasbeenabundantlyclear strikerCyrilleRegis.Theflagswerelowered Cyrille’sfamilyhavethankedfansfortheir thepitchduringsevenyearsatTheHaw-
overthelast24hourshowmuchthecomple- to half mast at The Hawthorns, while the messagesofsupportandsaidtheywouldneed thorns,scoring112goals,Cyrillewashugely
tionoftheMidlandMetmeanstotheplansand JeffAstlegatesoutsidethegroundhavebeen timetocometotermswithhisshockdeath respectedforspearheadingthefighttochange
ambitionsofpartnerorganisationslocally.We turned into a memorial for the icon, with atjust59followingasuspectedheartattack. attitudestowardsblackplayers.
haveworkedtogetherforoveradecadetode- shirts,scarvesandflowerscoveringthem. FellowAlbionlegendandThreeDegrees ObayedHussain,directorofWestMidlands
veloptheplanstoinvestmoremoneyintopri- Supportershavebeenfilteringdowntothe memberBrendonBatsonwasamongthoseto ActiveCitizens,said:“CyrilleRegiswasone
maryandcommunitycare,andredesignacute groundtopayrespectstooneoftheirheroes. paytributetoCyrille.Hesaid:“Becauseofhis offootball’sgreatpioneers.Instandingupto
care. Theclubhasconfirmedthatplanstocele- exploitsonthefootballfieldhehadanaura hatred,Cyrilleexhibitedexceptionalpassion,
“We welcome the commitment to project brateCyrille’slifearebeingprepared. aroundhim,buthewassoapproachable.” determinationandintegrityinpavingtheway
continuationofferedinParliament,whichhas Theteamwillwearblackarmbandsatthe Ex-captainDarrenMooresaid:“Hewas forfuturegenerationsofBlack,Asianand
reassuredstaff,workingtoprovideNHScare next game away to Everton, on Saturday, aleaderofmen,butalsoawarmmanwho ethnicminorityfootballerstobreakthrough.” PAGE3
here,thatthisoverdueprojectremainsapri- whilelarge-scaletributesarelikelytotake everybodycouldconnecttointheirownspe- lMore–SeePage39and40
ority.”
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Memories of Sandwell on way in project
CONTENTS Speed limit
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n will be working towards an exhibition at want to work in Wolverhampton, Wal- Neighbourhoods and communities
Ja PROPERTY 29 Central Sixth, West Bromwich, in 2020. sall, Sandwell and Dudley too. It is going chief, Councillor Syeda Khatun said:
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ur looking at people’s own life stories make sense of ourselves now and how To contribute go to livingmemory.live/ for a £20 million flood defence scheme
h Geoff Broadway and co-or- across the Black Country area. We are we fit in with our communities. post-a-photo or email volunteering@liv- have been approved.
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S Highways chief Councillor David
MOTORING: Stuart Whitehead
Tel: [phone] Hosell, said: “This is also good for safety
E-mail: [email protected] reasons as the number of accidents down
CLASSIFIED: there. It is a prime area for pedestrians
Tel: [phone] and cyclists too, who are always crossing
E-mail: [email protected] the road. There have been several fatal-
DISTRIBUTION: Paul Jones A 16-YEAR-OLD yob who killed It’s a happy, healthy ending for Elsa ities on that road.”
Tel: [phone] his friend ‘showing off’ on a sto- The first stage of work to strengthen
E-mail: [email protected] len motorbike has been locked the flood defences and river embank-
ments is focused on Perry Barr and
Sandwell up for five years. Witton. The second phase will focus on
Brett Everitt – named after a report- Sandwell Valley.
ing restriction was lifted – was riding Bosses admitted the work will ‘have
in the middle of Lunt Road in Bilston a significant visual impact’ on the sur-
51-53 Queen Street when he smashed into a car driven by rounding area, but said its safety bene-
Wolverhampton, WV1 1ES disqualified driver Jamaine Lindo. fits outweigh the drawbacks.
The impact cat- Fan banned over
Open Monday to Friday 9am-1pm and 2pm-5pm apulted 15-year-
www.yourchronicle.com old passenger Kian
Buckler off the back Livermore abuse
of the bike.
He suffered se-
rious head injuries
and died days later WEST Ham have slapped an indefinite
in hospital. At Wol- ban on the supporter who abused Albion
verhampton Crown midfielder Jake Livermore at the Lon-
Court, Judge Amjad don Stadium earlier this month.
Brett Everitt Nawaz granted an Livermore climbed into the stands to
application by the confront a fan who was sitting alongside
Chronicle’s sister newspaper the Express & the away team’s dug-out after being sub-
Star to lift a reporting restriction on identi- stituted in the second half of the Bag-
fying the defendant. gies’ 2-1 loss on January 2.
He said naming Everitt, who already has Albion claimed Livermore was pro-
25 criminal convictions to his name, was in voked by a remark related to the death
the interests of open justice. of his infant son, Jake Junior, in 2014.
He sentenced Everitt, of Thompson Road A West Ham statement read: “The
in Oldbury, to five years’ youth detention individual was found to have violated
and banned him from driving for five years. a number of London Stadium ground
Everitt had pleaded guilty to causing Ki- Elsa and Lin Reeves, founder of Your Vets, which helped nurse the abandoned French Mastiff back to health regulations and will be unable to attend
an’s death by dangerous driving. home or away matches with immediate
Kian’s mother, Tina Richards, cried fol- A DOG which has battled back eventually have a permanent home. effect.
lowing sentencing, earlier telling the judge from the brink of death after be- Animal lovers were invited to “Inciting or abusive behaviour will
that Everitt ‘robbed me of my son.” ing abandoned warmed the hearts come and meet Elsa, who is now not be tolerated at London Stadium.”
of more than 400 people during a looking much healthier and happier
EvMersi ttJ owaansn es eBena rrkiedri,n gp rtohsee cbuitkien,g w, hsaicihd speEclisaal t‘mhee eFtr aenndch g rmeeats’t iefvf ehnats. be- wVeetesk sin o Snm freotmhw hicekr, owrdheearle, saht eY wouars Road set to close for
had no registration plates or head lights, come something of a star after her cared for after being passed on by
on Lunt Road on November 29 at 6.30pm. story went viral. She was thought the rescue charity. crossing inspections
She said: “At times the bikes was being to be just hours from death when She now weighs 34kg – double
ridden at speed, attempts were done to pull found at Corngreaves Nature Re- that of when she was found on
wheelies and it overtook very close to an- serve in Cradley Heath but thank- Elsa seen when she was first found death’s door at the nature reserve. WORKS at a level crossing will shut
other one on what is a very busy road.” fully her tale had a happy ending ity, which is run by volunteers in Elsa, aged around three or four, down a busy road for two days next
Miss Sam Forsyth, defending Everitt, and she is now well on the road Sandwell, and given emergency was given her nickname because month. Part of Station Road, in Langley,
said: “This was someone he knew all his to recovery. The desperately thin treatment. She is now living with she was found ‘frozen’. Charity Oldbury, will be closed on February 10
life, being responsible for his death is a dog was rescued and taken in by a foster family in South Stafford- volunteer Sue Hodges said: “She’s and 11. The closure will allow Network
burden he will have to carry for the rest the Animal House Rescue Char- shire, where it is hoped she could doing absolutely fabulously.” Rail workers to carry out inspections at
of his life.” the level crossing.
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school after to work carried out by silversmiths. the firm’s history. “He completed 50 years’ service supported by MP d
The carefully-crafted pen and pen- Yard-O-Led is so named because it with Yard-O-Led, starting as an ap- w
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“The Shropshire ballpoint pen nection as many of the firm’s highly county we would welcome them into Warley MP John Spellar joins West ro
and pencil have now arrived on our skilled silversmiths came from Shrop- the shop to show them these special Midlands Mayor Andy Street and n
A SPECIAL school in the Black Coun- shelves and are looking very strik- shire. In particular a man called Gor- products. The pen and pencil are clas- Peaky Blinders writer Steven Knight ic
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school’s work on supported appren- 1
ticeships are at the forefront of na- 8
tional developments’. BLACK Country-based suppliers of
chapatti flour have hit back at claims
The school’s innovative work to one of its products contains plastic.
support pupils to gain valuable em-
ployability skills through supported Hundreds of people have viewed a
internships and apprenticeships was YouTube video allegedly showing plas-
recognised as ‘paving the way for tic in East End Foods’ chapatti flour.
other providers across the country’. COUNCIL tax is set to rise by five Cause for a tipple as pub wins bronze But the firm, which makes the flour
Inspectors found the school’s effec- per cent across Sandwell from at its West Bromwich mill, said the
tiveness had improved in recent years April, it has been confirmed. flour was made from 100 per cent
thanks to ‘the inspirational leader- An extra three per cent will be added to whole wheat, sourced from ‘reputable
ship of the headteacher and the dyna- bills to fund council services and another suppliers’. It stated: “The video and
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More than £2,000 was raised at an struggling group to collapse.
event at Villa Park recently for the SANDWELL Council has wel- Mr Dowden told Parliament that
D.E.M.I Trust, set up by family mem- comed the High Court’s deci- Carillion’s operational performance
bers of Demi Nicholson, aged 21, who sion to extend a ground-break- for the Government continued to be
was killed on the M6 near Wednes- ing injunction banning car positive and said that the firm had ad-
bury last year. vanced its work on Crossrail over the
Liverpool and England striker Dan- cruising in the Black Country Christmas period.
iel Sturridge, who is from Birming- for a further three years. He would not be drawn on what
ham, sent a Liverpool shirt, while his The order can also apply to nui- cost there would be for the taxpayer
family members attended. A cham- sance related to motorbikes, includ- should the company collapse when
pagne three-course meal for two was ing anti-social off-road bikes on pub- asked by Mr Trickett .
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The in-house graduate programme positive news for Sandwell and our Black Memorial event
is aimed at young people who want Country neighbours as we continue to
to work in the further education sec- crack down on car cruising and motor-
tor in a management, leadership or bike-related nuisance. over Holocaust
teaching role. Applications must be Perpetrators
received by Monday, February 5.
For more information or to apply “We were very happy to support the ap- VICTIMS of genocide will be remem-
for the graduate scheme go to www. plication to extend the order for another bered at a special Holocaust com-
wolvcoll.ac.uk/graduate-programme/ three years. We look forward to further memoration event.
or call 01902 836000. successes as the council works with the
police and other partners to stop this Holocaust Memorial Day 2018 will
Drag queen TV star noisy, dangerous and illegal behaviour. be marked in West Bromwich at High-
We are also making full use of the coun- fields Memorial Gardens on January
in one-woman show ctiifly’s p CerCpTeVtr actaomrse, rsaesiz teo v hehelipcl epso alincde bidreinng- Zanna Reid, of Phoenix Street, West Bromwich, surveys the damage on her car after the storms 2b8ef.o Pree othplee e cvaenn ta srtrairvtes afrto 1m0 .3100a.1m5.a m
those responsible before the courts.” A GRANDMOTHER’S car was badly damaged after Woodbourne Group. The 51-year-old, from West Brom- Mayor of Sandwell, Councillor Ah-
A DRAG queen is set to bring her The four Black Country boroughs, led a wooden board around a housing development came wich, was driving along the busy road on Thursday as madul Haque, said: “I invite everyone
one-woman show to Birmingham. D.J. by the City of Wolverhampton Council crashing down in strong winds. the Black Country was battered by strong winds. to join us at what will be a solemn
Pierce, better known by stage name and West Midlands Police, were success- Zanna Reid said she feared the outcome could have Ms Reid said: “I was driving along Black Lake when a observation to respect the memory of
Shangela, competed on season two of ful in seeking a continuation of the in- been much worse after the hoarding came down on panel from the building site just hit my car. I got out of millions of victims of genocide over
RuPaul’s Drag Race but was sadly the junction until February1, 2021. Black Lake, West Bromwich, as she was driving to work. control and hit the kerb. When I swerved I could have the years. We need to make sure peo-
first queen to be eliminated. The injunction bans speeding, racing Mother-of-four Ms Reid said she was stunned as she hit another car. I was in shock, it just came down and hit ple now and in the future remember
The star was brought back for sea- and driving in convoy, performing stunts saw the board come down. She swerved to avoid it, which me. I had neck and leg pain and I have still got a limp. the Holocaust and more recent atroc-
son three to compete alongside the and causing an obstruction on a public in turn forced her to hit a kerb. Ms Reid complained of “It could have been a lot worse.” ities. We will be thinking about those
likes of Raja, Yara Sophia, Alexis highway. pain in her neck and leg after the incident. She has also Ms Reid, who works on school buses in Wednesbury, who died and also those who live with
Mateo and Manila Luzon. Shangela Incidents should be reported to West been told her Nissan car could be a write-off. said her insurance company was looking into whether the memories.”
appears at the Glee Club on April 10. Midlands Police on 101. In an emergency, The panel was part of fencing surrounding a new her car could be repaired after it suffered heavy front- For further information go to hmd.
always dial 999. housing development being built by Birmingham-based end damage. org.uk
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fice. The £118.8m figure represents a to host their second annual mini-mov-
drop of £4.5m on last year. Sandwell’s ie marathon event for charity.
contribution will be £13.5m, Dudley
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hampton £10.8m. being held at the Victoria pub on John
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being given to the region by the for a railway sleeper factory next to the M6 – which missions from film-makers in India,
Government this year is spent on in- has been earmarked for the Black Country be- Brazil, Australia and Russia – as well
frastructure projects such as the Mid- cause of HS2. as the Midlands.
land Metro and Sprint. There were angry scenes as dozens of residents packed Organiser Steve Green said: “The
Councillor Izzi Seccombe, WMCA into a consultation event held by Network Rail as they un- horror genre embraces everything
lead member for finance and invest- from psychological thrillers and bi-
ment, said: “The WMCA has achieved veiled early designs for the compound which they want to zarre monsters to supernatural terror
a lot in a very short space of time. It construct at the Bescot railway sidings, in Friar Park. and twisted comedy.”
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perb value for money.” mental impact on people’s away and think again and not
health, noise and traffic the fa- even bother putting a planning for new volunteers
Wife of Albion cility could generate. application in. There are hun-
It would produce 600,000 dreds and hundreds of people
concrete sleepers a year with against this. It is bad for health,
star loses tickets the first rolling off the line as bad for noise and for traffic.” LIBRARIES in Sandwell are on the
early as August 2019. RAIL. He also said West Bromwich lookout for new volunteers. Council
ONE, who will operate the site, East MP Tom Watson had de- chiefs said they are looking for peo-
THE wife of West Bromwich Albion stated the factory would replace clared his support for residents. ple who want to ‘discover new ways
star James McClean revealed she lost the one in Washwood Heath, Hundreds of people have of putting something back into their
all her tickets from games she has Birmingham, which is to be de- backed a paper petition against community’.
watched during a raid on the couple’s molished to make way for the the factory, and more than 700 Councillor Syeda Khatun, Sandwell
home while he was playing. controversial HS2 line. had endorsed a separate cam- Council’s deputy leader, said: “I know
McClean’s house was targeted as Residents raised several con- paign online. that with people having such busy
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place’. Sandwell Councillor Simon quell people’s fears although How the memorial could look in Cannon Hill Park if work is given the go-ahead Craig David signing
Wife Erin took to Twitter to hit out Hackett, who represents Friar they were unable to provide any ARTIST’S impressions have been unveiled new memorial is a sculpture titled ‘Infinite
at the burglars and said her match Park, stood on a chair to rally details about how many extra for a new memorial in Birmingham to hon- Wave’ which is said to recreate a “single on at city’s HMV
tickets had been taken. the vocal gathering at the Mil- vehicles there would be a day. our victims of the Tunisia terror attacks. wave formed from 31 individual streams”,
She said: “People that broke in have lennium Centre last Wednes- A spokesman at the exhibition The £750,000 project, planned for Can- each one representing the British nationals
taken all of game tickets. Every game day. He told Network Rail said: “The whole idea of this non Hill Park, will honour victims of the who lost their lives. SINGER, songwriter and DJ Craig
I’ve ever been to I’ve kept the ticket. officers: “Go back to your bosses was to give people information attacks in Sousse and Bardo including bud- The firm has said the purpose of the David will attend a signing at Bir-
Sickos.” and tell them we don’t want to form a judgement on what ding football referee Joel Richards, aged 19, memorial was to offer “a place of remem- mingham’s HMV store.
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He later said: “Network Rail the impact on the environment The three, who were all Saddlers fans, In March 2015 three militants attacked Away and Seven Days. Craig will sign-
were not prepared for this to- will be very, very negligible and were murdered by gunman Seifeddine the Bardo National Museum, in the Tuni- ing at the city centre music store in
A JOB fair will see employers on the night. They have set up a few it is not a noisy process. Rezgui as they holidayed in Sousse. Joel’s sian capital Tunis, and killed 22 people in- celebration of the release of his new
lookout for new recruits. Employers tables in a community centre “It is too early to tell how younger brother Owen survived the attack cluding West Midlands solicitor Sally Adey. album The Time Is Now. The event
will be looking to recruit at Wednes- and thought only a few people many HGV vehicle movements in 2015. The spot for the new memorial has Three months later, a lone gunman killed takes place on January 31 at 5.30pm.
bury Library, in Walsall Street, would come. there will be, that will come been chosen as the most appropriate for all 38 holidaymakers – 30 of who were British To attend, fans must pre-order a copy
Wednesbury on January 25. The “But hundreds of people have forward with the planning ap- the victims’ families. The centrepiece of the – at El Kantaoui resort, outside Sousse. of the new album in store.
event will run from 10am to 1pm. turned up. They need to go plication.”
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done. frostsfollowedbyheavyrain,plusthefactthat JohnWorboysaredemandingthatwhenheis theNorthAtlantic’.
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tofillthegap. arealwordbutI’dneverhearditbefore.The canbringtheirerrantoffspringforatasteoftra- verhamptonthatarapistwasunleashedintheir tohavethosefivelonelylettersincluded
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acoupleofyearsagothattheArmywas 4)referredtothefaithofthosewhobelievethe ofhow“weallgotitintheolddaysanditnever Pointteamsetaboutthinkinguphowto
makingthousandsofexperienced,bat- endoftheworldisnigh.ItiscalledApocalypti- didmeanyharm.” WHY was the normally cool Labour fillthegaps.
tle-hardenedsoldiersredundant,closing cism.Now,there’sarealdenturetester. front-bencher Keir Starmer so agitated and WecameupwithQuentin,Una,Xavier,
downtheStaffordshireRegiment. MOREtothepoint,whenslappingisbanned anxiousinhisinterviewfollowingtheannounce- YulandZach,andwe’dliketothinkthey
Anyway,thecorporatewhizzkidshave A READER who believes Brexit will never acrosstheUK,asitsurelywillbe,whathappens mentthatWorboyswasdueforrelease?Starm- aremoresensiblethansomeofthesug-
decided that the old “Be the Best” re- happen writes: “Brexit is merely a bar-room next?Theapprovedalternativestosmacking, er’sonlyinvolvementwiththecaseisthatatthe gestionssubmittedtotheMetOffice.
cruitmentsloganwasoutdatedandelit- drunk’sxenophobicfantasy...Remainerswill aspreachedbythegreatandgood,arecon- time,nineyearsago,hewasDirectorofPublic Howseriouslycouldyoutakethenews
ist. Can’t discriminate against people prevailbecausewehavecommonsense,truth, finingachildtoitsbedroomorconfiscatingits Prosecutions when it was decided to charge thatStormGnasherwasontheway?Or
whodon’twanttobethebest,canwe? peace,patriotismandthesocialgoodasour favouritetoy.Ortoputitanotherway,impris- Worboyswithonlyadozenoffences.Hislaw- how about Baldrick, NastyBoy, Skylab,
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upwithsomesoppyonlinevideosthat mility. man-rightslawyers. moresimilarcasestothechargesheetwould ingly,thenamesofretailerssuchasB&Q
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stint,circa1990.Theyencouragewould- Adonis,GinaMiller,TonyBlairandtheothers,is tions,areadertellsmeofaGPwhousestwo forStarmeristhatintheinterveningnineyears fivestormsnamed,fromAngustoEwan.
be recruits to talk about their feelings, basedontheunspoken,butheavilyimplied,be- fingers,incaseheneedsasecondopinion. sex offences against women have become Inthepreviousseason,11werenamed,
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S cut would not be ‘welcome news’. A worker based in Sandwell’s for more than 500 members, who have and I’m determined to complete the
Bank nurses will earn from operating theatres, who asked to been attending the Moor Street venue marathon and raise lots of money for
£8.75 an hour at levels two and remain anonymous, hit out at the for swimming sessions, enabling them such a wonderful hospice.
three to £19 at level seven. cost-cutting move. to participate in the sport in a safe and “I’m very grateful for the care and
A letter to workers staff from The worker said: “This is as supportive environment. support the hospice provided for my
Raffaela Goodby, executive direc- we enter the busiest time of the The partnership was originally set up daughter and our friends and family.
tor of people and organisation de- year when hospitals are under the by Chris Shipway, health and wellbeing “I wanted to do something to help
velopment, says: “Given that the greatest pressure. manager at the leisure centre. them as they rely on donations to
trust’s pay costs equate to approx- “I work in the operating the- Achievement keep them sustainable.”
imately 67 per cent of our total in- atres where we are chronically Gloria is now in her fourteenth year
come, I hope you will understand understaffed due to staff leaving, He said: “The reason behind setting working at the private hospital which
the necessity for us to review each failure of management to recruit the sessions up was to give local visually is part of the Ramsay Health Care
and every pay cost that we have. replacements and refusal to pay impaired people the confidence, skills group.
“Our approach has been first for agency staff. and abilities to continue to be active in
and foremost to consider and im- “Add to this high sickness levels a local setting. The partnership between Hospice care clinic
plement the options that will re- and the result is barely safe work- the centre and the group has certainly
daduvceer oseulry cuopsotns wjoibt hsoecuut riimtyp.”acting ingM cso nGdoiotidobnys .a”dded: “Trust bank bvoelevne da nin aclcuhdieinvge mtheen ts tfaofrf , epvaerrtyiocinpea nints- starts up at centre
It continued: “We have taken employees are an important and and the buddies.”
the opportunity to standardise valued part of our workforce. We The aim of the swimming sessions is to
the number of levels, ensuring offer competitive rates of pay to keep the visually impaired group mem- Sandwell Visual Impaired group members in the pool at West Bromwich Leisure Centre A NEW clinic for hospice care has
the rates remain competitive and staff working on the trust bank, bers socialising and to keep them active, amount of ‘buddies’ assisting the partic- from the teaching pool to the main one, been opened at a medical centre in
responsive to market forces. We and have decided to bring this both mentally and physically. Smethwick. Birmingham St Mary’s
also remain committed to paying more in line with other similar One participant said: “It is easy to stay ipants in the water, their confidence also a huge achievement for the once-uncon- Hospice has launched a new satellite
no less that the Living Wage foun- organisations in the area but have in the house when you are visually im- grew. In fact, the session has managed fident swimmers, one of whom hadn’t clinic to ensure more people living in
dation hourly rate, which is in line ensured these remain competitive. paired but it is so beneficial when you get to retain many of its participants even stepped in a pool in more than 20 years. Sandwell have access to crucial hos-
with our commitment to support We also remain committed to pay- out and communicate with others.” during the winter months. More details about the facilities at pice care. The clinic at Cape Hill Med-
low-paid workers.” ing at least the Living Wage foun- The session not only increased in par- The group is now back in the water for www.westbromwichlc.co.uk or www. ical Centre will be open every Friday,
Health bosses have previously dation hourly rate.” ticipants over the weeks, including the the new year, with sessions switching sandwellvisuallyimpaired.org.uk from 9.30am to 1.30pm.
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pitches) will be created. now into its third year.” progress.”
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w and boyfriend Lee Jenkins, 42, died as in Friar Park, Wednesbury, which is is still waiting for the others.
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Tauqeer Hussain, 26, and 30-year-old schemes will run in each of Sandwell’s “I think at the end of the day in the
as man held Mohammed Fasha, were thrown from six towns and will be set up by the case of the particular incident at Fall-
the other car involved and also died. spring. These will include sessions for ings Heath the perpetrator was found
Investigations into the cause of the lads and dads, men who want to lose and the police dealt with him.
collision are continuing but politicians weight and women and girls aged 14- “At the end of the day CCTV in
in the second city agree speed is an plus. most instances is a deterrent and I
POLICE have named the victim of issue on the main route which leads Sandwell Council cabinet member think they recognise that the idea of
a fatal stabbing in a bookmaker’s in under Bristol Road towards the heart Councillor Paul Moore said: “This is giving reassurance is a good one.
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ary 4 at 12.45pm. heartbreaking incident and it’s abso- football sessions in each of our six Knockout clash
A 35-year-old man was arrested on lutely essential that we understand towns this year.
suspicion of murder and has been de- the factors that contributed to such a “People may not have the time,
tained under the Mental Health Act. tragic loss of life.” money or interest to be part of affili- to be screened
Det Insp Jim Colclough, from the Ms Gill said: “The people of Bir- ated football. With Just Play, they can
force’s homicide team, said: “Our in- mingham were left stunned by this have fun, improve confidence, boost
vestigation is making good progress horrific incident and six people tragi- their fitness and see where it takes A WORLD title boxing clash is to be
but I would like to hear from anyone cally lost their lives. them.” presented live on the big screen at
who may have information but hasn’t “Lessons must be learned and I Footie for Fitness at Pulse Wednes- Councillor Paul Moore with project organisers including project lead Lauren Chesh- Vue Cinemas in Star City, Birming-
already spoken to us. Every bit of in- welcome Birmingham City Council’s bury in Friar Park Road started in ire and some of the participants from the Friar Park Footie for Fitness programme ham.
formation is vital to our investigation commitment to improving safety once June last year and has proved very The all-British fight between the
and I would urge anyone who can help the investigations are complete. In the popular with those who want lose Keep an eye out for Just Play ses- Tipton/Wednesbury –katie_deeley@ WBA super-middleweight world
to contact my team on 101.” meantime. weight and get active. sions in Sandwell over the coming sandwell.gov.uk; Rowley Regis – mat- champion George Groves and IBO
Khalid’s family continue to be sup- “I’ve made it absolutely clear that An Albion Foundation coach runs a months at justplay.thefa.com or you [email protected]; Smeth- champion Chris Eubank Junior will
ported by specially trained officers action must be taken to reduce the football session and boot camp-style can contact your local community wick – [email protected]; be streamed in high-definition live
and are being fully updated with the risk of future crashes on this stretch fitness and gives advice on weight activity development officer: Oldbury West Bromwich – eilish_ocallaghan@ from Manchester Arena on February
latest developments. of road.” management. – [email protected]; sandwell.gov.uk 17.
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