Sandwell Chronicle, January 20, 2011

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Schools get ready for impact of baby boom Training HQ
HUNDREDS
facing threat
of closure
MORE NEED
A TRAINING centre which employs 150
workers in Oldbury is facing closure due
to council cuts.
Sandwell Council is discussing the future of its
Training and Development Centre, which could
close under plans to shut several buildings owned by
the authority.
Some staff at the centre in Popes Lane have been
EDUCATION issued with redundancy notices but it has not been
revealed how many jobs are at risk.
The centre, the former Albright Secondary School,
has been operating for around 25 years. It hosts con-
ferences and training courses with IT workers and
children’s services staff also operating from the base.
Councillor Ian Jones, the council’s cabinet
member for jobs and economy said: “Options for the
future of the Training and Development Centre are
being reviewed but no decision has been made.
A MULTI-MILLION pound [email protected] The report said that a petition from 75 Efficient
bid to cope with a baby boom wick will be overhauled in a £9 million rreebsiudieldnitnsg Shhaidr elbaenedn H arellc Peirvimeda ryo pinp oMsionng- “It is no secret that we are closing some council
by creating an extra 335 partial rebuild which will create an extra tague Road, Smethwick, but objections offices and moving staff to new locations in order to
Evan Roberts, aged six, prepares for the bird- school places in Sandwell claUssprloaonmds t Mo caonpoer w Pirtihm tahrey ,i nafllsuox i.n Smeth- wprooucleds sb.e dealt with during the planning Imt aisk ae losuo rn soe srevcirceets tmhaort et heeff cicoiuennct ial nisd h taov sianvge t om monaekye.
watch at Sandwell Valley over the next two years looks wick, will expand to a four form entry. In Tipton an extra 20 places will also be cuts. The council is facing a massive reduction in the
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Three schools are likely to be will go from a two to a three form entry. were not large enough to require a consul- be lost, but this is in no way specific to staff at the
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during 2006/07 and an “unprece- sion of Shireland Hall Primary School. 225 extra places needed the following year, children’s services, which has already announced it
dented” increase in 2007/08. Objections in September 2012. is making redundancies.
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The annual Royal Society for the Protection of
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29 and 30. Those who take part need to spend an
hour on either the Saturday or Sunday noting the
number they come across. ready in a few weeks over sign refusal FAMILIES in Sandwell who are entitled to
Sparrows free school dinners have been urged to apply
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Scores of people across the country take part and be completed within weeks. on and work is about to start on laying West Bromwich are to take their battle to the schools will be given £430 under a scheme known as
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us a snapshot of what birds are in our gardens.” The delivery giant is expanding less will be able to sort over 500,000 Hearing families –around 12 per cent –who do not claim.
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Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery. still on track, despite the recent snow Wembley football pitches. There will really understand the council’s reasons for refusal.” the local authority –based on how many children are
The actress, born in Herbert Street in 1906, is and ice. also be 20 additional loading bays, The structure would be visible 5ft above the car- eligible for free school meals. This money will be
most famous for her role in 1935 Hitchcock classic He said: “DPD’s £12m extension to taking the overall total to 118. riageway level. given directly to the schools to enhance the child’s
The Thirty Nine Steps. The talk starts at 7.30pm its national parcel hub in Oldbury is The hub will go through tests before Planning officer John Dadd described the site as education.”
and admission is £1 for members and £2 for non- still on schedule, despite the terrible becoming operational in September, “unacceptable in terms of public safety and Anyone who wants to find out more about free
members. Contact John Allen on [phone]. weather at the end of last year. with 30 new staff set to be taken on. amenity”. school meals should call 0121 569 8189.
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Former Baggies star Wallwork arrested Burglar locked up
after crime spree
FORMER West Bromwich Albion star He was bailed until January 18, 2011.” games in 2002–03. He was named Player of the
Ronnie Wallwork has been arrested by Wallwork started his career at Manchester Year in 2004–05, when the club narrowly
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a flight. He was then questioned in connection banned from football for life for allegedly Wallwork was transferred to Sheffield jewellery, phones and cash leaving his victims “scared, disturbed
with the handling of stolen vehicles. attacking a Belgian referee. However, the ban Wednesday in January 2008, but was released and paranoid”.
The arrest was made by officers from Titan – was later substantially reduced on appeal to a just four months later. The 20-year-old was already carrying out a court community
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Wallwork, from Failsworth, Oldham, was player signed by Albion following their promo- with a fish knife during an attack in the VIP was woken to see Wade shining a torch in his face from the
bailed until this week. tion to the Premier League. area of the Sugar Lounge bar on Deansgate bedroom doorway.
A Lancashire police spokesman said: “A 33- He made his Albion debut as a substitute in Locks in Manchester. Recorder Jason MacAdam told Wade: “That burglary spree has
year-old man from the Manchester area was a 3–1 home defeat to Leeds United and he went His attacker had flown into a jealous rage impacted on a number of people’s lives. Every one of us can only
arrested on suspicion of theft of motor vehicles. on to play in 27 of Albion’s 38 Premier League after seeing Wallwork with an ex-girlfriend. Ronnie Wallwork begin to imagine what it must be like to be woken in the night in
Talks on Library closures what people consider to
MEET YOUR hbeo mteh ea nsda ffeintyd soof mtehoenier
REPORTERS at “tIhf ei te’sn ad vouf tlnheer baebdle. 76-
year-old women, then it
bypass becomes more serious.”
Blood
plan to save cash
Wade was caught after
leaving a trail of blood at
the scene of his final bur-
for town glary, which was in
Burkitt Drive, Tipton.
Wade, of Thompson
House, Ocker Hill Road,
[email protected] Tipton, has a three-year-
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The south west bypass would link the Closures are part of a raft of plans brick to smash its
A4182 Kelvin Way with the A41 under- announced last year, in a bid to save the window.
pass at Swan Village. auPtrhooproistayl sa ulmndoesrt c £on1s midielrlaiotino.n also include redun- incWluaddeed’s one baut rSgtlaatriioens
Improvements would also be made to junc- dancies and reduced opening hours, and “significant Street, Cradley Heath,
tion 1 of the M5 as part of the £500 million changes” will need to be made to the service. on September 7 when the
West Bromwich Area Action Plan. Surveys have now been carried out with library 39-year-old victim was
The bypass would allow traffic to avoid the users to identify their priorities, and the results are woken up at 4.10am by a
northern gateway to the town centre and junc- now being analysed by officers. noise and saw a torch
tion 1. Ann Shackleton, Sandwell councillor and youth, shining into his face
Two other routes were previously suggested culture and leisure boss, said: “We know that, fol- through his open
Sarah Hazelwood for the bypass, on skirting Greets Green lowing Government cuts, there will have to be signif- bedroom door. When
01902 319490 Recreation Ground, and the other following icant savings in the library service over the next Wade realised the house
the canal through industrial sites near three years. was occupied, he fled.
Phoenix Street and Ryders Green Road. But “We are reviewing our current service and have He had clambered in
both of those have now been ruled out. carried out a survey with library users to about what through an unlocked
The new route was being discussed at a aspects of the service are most important to them. window and taken a
meeting of the council’s jobs and economy “No decisions have been taken to close or reduce mobile phone and ciga-
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Future Threat his windows and doors.
Councillor Ian Jones, the borough’s regener- While no specific libraries have been earmarked Crowbar
ation chief, said: “These plans are for the for closure as yet, Langley, Rounds Green and On October 29 the 76-
Annabel Mottram future and would require extensive consulta- Brandhall Libraries in Oldbury, as well as Cradley year-old victim from
01902 319499 tion with the public. Heath and Tipton have all been identified as those Tipton was in bed at
“There is no money for it at the moment, that could be under threat. around 10pm when she
given the current climate.” Sandwell Council is working on the basis that it heard a noise and saw
Junction improvements at Carters Green on will need to cut 20 per cent from its annual libraries Wade walking up her
the A41 and at Oldbury Road and Albion Road budget of £4,769,800 – a total of £953,960. stairs. He had stolen a
remain part of long-term proposals subject to There are 19 libraries in Sandwell with a total of crowbar from her shed to
funding. A 20mph zone is planned for the town 126 full-time staff. force his way through the
centre. Two new libraries, a £6 million development in kitchen window. He stole
Widening Trinity Way and Carters Green Oldbury and a £1.9 million facility in Blackheath, a TV, watches and jew-
have, however, been dropped from future are due to open in the borough this April. ellery.
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Chris Feehan £13m pool at the junction of Moor Street and the borough’s 16 libraries will be axed under the Leabrook House Nursing
01902 313131 ext 3213 Bromford Lane. plans. Home in Ocker Hill,
There will also be a new £6m extra care It is believed the changes will save more than £1.3 Wade broke in through a
What’s happening in your scheme in Oak Road, relocated from its origi- million from 2012 to 2014. Since April 2009, all In the new sensory room are Jonathan Price, aged six, and Ella Smith, five, window and stole a TV,
area? nal planned site in Coppice Street. Walsall libraries have been closed on Mondays. with headteacher Liz Regan and chairman of the governors Bob Patel toiletries, clothing and
We are always keen to A SCHOOL has a new £200,000 In the past pupils were taught in shoes from a disabled
hear about any issues Young firefighters win backing for contest teaching block. corridors because of lack of room at the resident.
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For advertising call trip to represent the UK in a aged 11 to 16, will team up with The club aims to raise £5,000 for It includes a sensory room filled reading, speech and language work. thefts, including a raid
01902 319582 competition in Slovenia. cadets from Binley Young Fire- travel, accommodation and with bubble tubes, fibre optic lights This was not acceptable. But the new on the Brookwood
The group have qualified for fighters Association, in Coven- food. They have received council and soft furniture, to inspire young- building meets all our children’s Animal Sanctuary in
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Beaten up Footballer speed charge Ikea store sales surge
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for asking FOOTBALLER Marcus Bent not guilty plea in his absence to the IKEA, the Swedish furniture margins and improvements of the is breaking
has been charged with speeding charge of speeding in excess of the giant with a major store in cost structure of the business.
on the M5 at up to 120mph. 70mph motorway limit. Wednesbury, has announced a Chief executive Mikael Ohlsson
for a ciggie The 32-year-old striker from Essex, The plea came in a letter from 7.7 per cent surge in sales to said: “Profits give us the resources to even thanks
who has just returned to Birmingham Bent’s solicitors. He is due to appear £19.56 billion. grow and reach more people, as well
City FC following a loan spell with at Warley Magistrates Court on The group also revealed net profit as lowering prices. The main part of
Wolves, is charged with speeding in a March 21 for trial. for the 12 months to August 31 2010, the profit was reinvested in existing to handouts
A ROW over a light for a ciga- Bentley on the motorway at Junction Chris Kershaw, spokesman for was up 6.1 per cent to £2.3 billion. and 12 new stores to become even
rette in a nightclub queue ended 2 Oldbury at 6pm on October 2. Birmingham City FC, said: “It’s an Ikea, which has 283 stores in 26 more inspiring and accessible. People
in a 21-year-old man being beaten He did not appear at Warley Magis- ongoing legal matter so the club will countries, said the strong result was appreciate value for money and func-
up, a judge heard. trates Court on Friday but entered a not comment. due to increasing sales, higher gross tional products at affordable prices.” WEST Bromwich’s £72
thWato lMvearxhwamelpl toPne nCrriotwhn wCaosu rct hhaesaerdd £8m payout for girl million arts centre The Public
from outside Insomnia nightclub in is only just breaking even,
Bradford Place, Walsall, before being according to its most recent
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Todd, 21, of West Bromwich, knocked Financial reports submitted by
him to the ground and kicked him in Sandwell Arts Trust, which runs the
the head. troubled building, show the company
Prosecutor Warren Stanier said hit by hospital bug made just £249,262 from hiring out
Todd and the teenager, who cannot be the venue and running its programme
named for legal reasons, exchanged a of arts activities during the seven
“celebratory high five.” months leading up to last March.
The three were arrested after the Grants of £1.13m from Sandwell
attack was captured by CCTV camera Council and Arts Council England
and all three admitted the assault on took the total income to £1,382,498.
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Jailed A MOTHER has been delivered and doing well, Mr Justice First steps in salsa creditors totalled £1,382,306, leaving
Matthew Barnes, defending Todd awarded an £8 million Butterfield, sitting at London’s High the trust with just £192 in net assets.
and Jones said: “The unfortunate damages payout from Court, said on Friday. The accounts cover the time period
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Todd, from Crankhall Road, Stone after her daughter was left while being cared for in the neonatal The trust took over the manage-
Cross, who had previous convictions, severely disabled by a cocktail intensive care unit at Birmingham ment of the centre in September 2009.
was jailed for 20 months. of hospital superbugs. City Hospital in July 1997. Figures submitted by the arts trust
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new homes Mr Maskrey said she would need care brought in £38,572, with £481 earned
for the rest of her life. in interest.
Ayesha’s mother, Shahana Kishver, Spending
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The development has been built at agers of the hospital. building and governance costs includ-
the site of the old Bearwood House in The trust denied that the negli- ing insurance and auditors of
Bearwood Road, Smethwick, and gence of their staff had led to the £18,625. It also included payments to
includes 17 flats and 11 houses. infections causing brain damage but creditors of £352,456.
Year Four pupils from Victoria Park were found to be liable after a High Sandwell Council will continue to
Primary School in Smethwick chose Court trial in 2008. fund The Public next year, providing
the name for the apartments, which w Last week, 13 years after Ayesha’s at least £1m to cover running costs.
will be available for rent and are being birth, the trust agreed to pay the Arts Council England provided
built on the site opposite Victoria family a damages package worth £32m towards the creation of The
Park. They have been built by con- £8m. Public, and gave the centre a final
struction company Lovell Partner- The trust said: “We regret the delay £3m grant in 2008 to be spent over
ships Ltd. Ayesha and Shahana Kishver in responding to Ayesha’s symptoms.” three years on running costs.
Demolished Sandwell Council has until
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Lwoitvhe llt, hsea ida:m “Wouen wt eorfe raells eimarpcrhe stshede support staff cut backs MaLricnhd.a Saunders, managing direc-
pupils had done, including investigat- tor of The Public said: “We are submit-
ing the history of the area at the her- ting a funding bid to the Arts Council,
itage centre. It was a pleasure to have but we are also approaching other
been involved with the school.” TWENTY support staff at a picked by Sandwell Council bosses to funding bodies.
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tions at the Phoenix Collegiate staff. Ready for the salsa dance taster session at the Ormiston Sandwell Com- being cautious. One of the things we
AN arts festival could return in Academy. Risk munity Academy is co-ordinator Carol Wilson with school caretaker Fred must do as a responsible company is
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SECONDARY schools in Sandwell This ranked Sandwell 147th out of a list of 152 In terms of value added –a measurement for how
remain among the worst in the country authorities. However, the results were still an pupils’ grades improve during their time at school –
improvement on last year when the borough was George Salter Collegiate Academy in West
in the school league tables, based on sta- ranked 148th and 37.5 per cent of pupils achieved Bromwich had one of the best scores in the country
tistics looking at pupils’ GCSE results. the GCSE benchmark. with 1053.0. A total of 39 per cent of pupils
Just 43.6 per cent of pupils in the borough Perryfields High School in Oldbury had the best achieved at least five A* to C GCSE grades.
achieved the benchmark of at least five A* to tGaCkSinEg rtehseu eltxsa mins tahte tbhoer oOulgdha.c rOe uRt ooafd 1s9c5h opoul,p 6il4s Doubled
C grades at GCSE including English and per cent achieved at least five A* to C-grades at The most improved school in the borough was
maths. GCSE, including English and maths. Stuart Bathurst in Wednesbury where the number
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English and maths, doubled from
26 per cent to 56 per cent.
a b c d e f g h i Just 21 per cent of pupils met the
Alexandra High School 244 39% 12 449.4 0% 998.3 505.1 10 15.10% benchmark at Manor Foundation
College in Wednesbury, giving it the
Bristnall Hall Technology College, Oldbury187 42% 9 445.6 5% 998.8 n/a n/a 8.70% worst GSCE results in Sandwell.
George Salter Collegiate Academy 174 39% 11 618.1 2% 1053 n/a n/a 6.10% Sandwell College had the worst
A-level results, with pupils scoring
The Heathfield Foundation College 316 42% 8 548.2 9% 993.9 610.4 7 7.70% an average of 439.8.
Holly Lodge Foundation College, Smethwick 260 39% 13 380.6 4% 985.8 n/a n/a 5.90% The average score in the borough
per pupil at A-level was 607.6.
Manor Foundation College, Wednesbury 128 21% 17 371.1 1% 973.1 599 8 9.80% The authority was ranked 145th
Menzies High School, West Bromwich 235 38% 14 381.1 5% 981.2 531.8 9 4.10% for A-level results with an average
of 607.6 points per candidate.
Oldbury College of Sport 301 46% 6 447.3 7% 1028.7 n/a n/a 7.40%
Improvement
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academyy 143 50% 5 433.3 1% 989.7 n/a n/a 6.80%
Sandwell Council’s education
Perryfields High School, Oldbury 195 64% 1 639.5 13% 1023.9 500.8 11 4.00% boss Bob Badham said: “I know we
The Phoenix Collegiate, West Bromwich 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a are still ranked near the bottom but
the results are a dramatic improve-
Q3 Academy, Birmingham 170 63% 2 386.8 4% 974.4 657.4 6 4.80% ment on last year.
RSA Academy, Tipton 210 45% 7 615.6 0% 1022.1 712.7 2 5.50% “The overall picture is a marked
improvement.
St Michael’s CofE High School 197 30% 16 355.9 3% 968.6 n/a n/a 8.40% “I know we still have a long way
Sandwell Academy, West Bromwich 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 798.2 1 2.30% to go but we are moving the schools
in the right direction.
Sandwell College 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 439.8 12 n/a “This is a real significant
Shireland Collegiate Academy, Smethwick 167 34% 15 341.3 1% 994.3 665.3 5 6.00% improvement, and it ought to be cel-
ebrated.
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School 144 52% 4 575.4 5% 1024 706.8 3 4.00% “I believe results will be up again
Wodensborough Community College 204 42% 10 443.8 0% 1023.8 n/a n/a 6.80% next year.”
Wood Green High School, Wednesbury 244 59% 3 388.8 7% 1007 703.9 4 3.80% SCHOOLS in Birmingham have
climbed the league tables after Lukbir Verdi, aged 16, head Dai Meredith, Kieran James, 16, and Jessica
Birmingham improved GCSE results. Stockton, 15, of Perryfields High
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Handsworth Grammar School 137 99% 8 606.5 31% 999.3 841.4 16 1.10% Pupils in Wolverhampton schools results for the seventh year running at A*-C-grades including English and
Handsworth Wood Girls College 122 45% 63 531.5 3% 1015.2 330 53 5.40% are performing better in their GCSEs GCSE level. It climbed 28 places up to maths. And although Wolverhampton
and A-levels compared with last year. 105 for its GCSE results, with 52.1 per remained ranked 137 nationally for A-
John Willmott School, Sutton Coldfield 189 52% 47 446.3 4% 992.7 684.1 26 4.90% The city has recorded its best ever cent of pupils achieving five or more level results, the average score per
Plantsbrook School, Sutton Coldfield 206 69% 24 464.6 17% 1005.4 903 12 4.20% Local authority performances candidate jumped from 633.3
up to 642.6.
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls 153 100% 2 634.8 78% 1003.4 1185.1 4 0.50% The city’s best-performing
schools included Wolver-
Key A table of local authorities ranked by the average percentage of candidates getting at least hampton Girls’ High, with 99
This shows every secondary school, listed alphabetically for each local education authority area and, five A* to C-grades at GCSE, including English and maths, in their schools. per cent of pupils getting at
from left to right, after the school name and details, the table shows: least five A* to C-grades.
a.The number of pupils eligible for GCSE and equivalent qualifications. This is defined as the number of pupils 1. Kensington and Chelsea 71.3% 74. Worcestershire 54.9% Wolverhampton Grammar
at the start of Key Stage 4, which usually means all pupils in Year 11. 29. Solihull 60.1% 86. Staffordshire 54% School was second with 98
b.The proportion of candidates getting five A* to C-grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and maths. 44. Shropshire 57.8% 105. Wolverhampton 52.1% per cent of pupils reaching
c.The rank within its local authority which the school achieved according to the proportion of pupils getting five Cs in GCSE 51. Dudley 56.4% 131. Walsall 49.5% the expected standard.
sdu.bTjheec tasv ienrcalgude iGngC ESnEg plioshin atsn sdc moraet hpse.r Tpieusp ial.r eG CbrSoEkse na nbdy qavuearliafigcea tGioCnsS Eju dpgoiendts t os cboer e"e.quivalent" to GCSEs are assigned 58. Telford and Wrekin 55.9% 147. Sandwell 43.6% naDmueddl tehye bheasst paergfaoirnm ibnege onf
points. For example, a GCSE, grade B = 46 points; National Certificate in Business, merit = 196 points. There are too many 73. Birmingham 54.9% 151. Knowsley 38% the four Black Country bor-
qualifications now being included to list each one alongside its points score. oughs, finishing 51st out of
e.The percentage of pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate ( see notes to Table 5 for explanation). A table of local authorities, ranked by the average A-level points score per candidate. 151 in the league tables.
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h.The rank within its local authority the school achieved according to its A-Level points score per candidate. Ties are broken 36. Shropshire 749.6 111. Solihull 682 and the authority has main-
by the average number of points scored per exam entry (figure not shown). 46. Dudley 741.7 130. Walsall 650.5 tained its position in the
i.The percentage of pupils who were persistently absent. 67. Telford and Wrekin 720.8 137. Wolverhampton 642.6 league tables. Most improved
NOTE: Care should be taken when comparing results for schools with small numbers of pupils eligible for the 79. Birmingham 712.3 145. Sandwell 607.6 was St Francis of Assisi
exams. 89. Worcestershire 704.5 149. Newham 573.8 Catholic Technology College.
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Argos in Tougher ‘lap dance’ rules New owner at office block Brawl bar
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have to apply for a new licence council can also place certain condi- tycoon Paul Bassi, has bought £365,000 a year.
from now on. tions to regulate a club’s hours. Kingston House in West Bromwich for Stock Exchange-listed REI told the
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‘sexual entertainment’ venues. greater say over issues such as where of Sandwell Primary Care Trust, Chief executive Mr Bassi, from
The powers, agreed at a full council such venues can be sited. which pays £250,000 a year in rent. Pedmore, said: “We believe this latest
meeting, will allow the council to There are two lap dancing clubs Its current tenancy agreement contin- acquisition is an excellent addition to
ARGOS has abandoned plans decline an application for a lap already open in Sandwell and both ues until July 2019. our rapidly growing portfolio of A WEST Bromwich bar and
to open a store in Wednesbury. dancing club on the grounds of its need to apply for the new licence. With other tenants, the fully-let six- income generating properties.” pool hall which was the scene of a
The company had been considering stabbing and two mass brawls
the Gallagher Retail Park off Junc- Actress Josie to be has lost its licence.
tion 9 of the M6. The shopping park, A 17-year-old boy was stabbed six
off Axletree Way, has attracted a times outside the Robins Nest bar and
number of big-name stores recently, pool hall, in Great Bridge Street, on
with Mamas & Papas, Decathlon, TK December 5, prompting police to
Maxx and Outfit opening up on the apply for the licence to be suspended
site in the past year. on December 17, pending a full
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store in the area last year but have revoked by Sandwell Licensing Panel
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portfolio regularly for potential new ordered a licence review in September
store locations. We can confirm we after a mass brawl in February,
have no plans to open a store at [email protected] another fight involving 30 to 40
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aside for construction, will be spent Anyway? and former EastEnders with the Royal Shakespeare He added that Carl Dalvair, who
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MP predicts who go on to achieve great things.” Honours buying the freehold in 2007.
During her career she has received He said: “I’m going to have to talk to
coalition split htoonn,o trhaer yU dnoivcteorrsaittye so ff rWomol vDerahratimnpg-- mmyy msoaliicni tloivresl. ih“Rooedn.t” from the pub is
ton and Aston University.
A SANDWELL Labour MP of JSoasnied wise tlhl ae n1d1 tthh eh soencoornadry a fcrtereemssa tno Cheaper cafe
says another General Election be given the privilege. She follows
may be called in May. Smethwick-born actress Julie is in the pink
Tom Watson, MP for West Walters who was given the title in
Bromwich East, said a “devilishly 2004. Others who have received the
well-placed Conservative insider” accolade include comedian Frank BOSSES at West Bromwich
tCoalmd ehroinm w aPnrtimede a sMnianpi setleecrt ioDna.vid CSkyirnilnlee rR eagnids .former Baggies player arts centre The Public are
He said the rationale was that Josie’s mother Kath Lawrence, who looking for new staff for its Pink
Liberal Democrats were so damaged, lives in Cradley Heath, said the Tank cafe.
they were unreliable with, he award was “a great honour”. Couture Catering, the company
claimed, Nick Clegg increasingly Being a freeman of the borough is a behind the food and hospitality
paranoid about Tory ministers purely honorary position but Josie service at the £72 million centre, quit
making announcements without may be asked to attend certain public the venue in November to “refocus its
clearing it with him. events as a result. activities” in Manchester and
“It’s getting to the point where they The actress, who lives in London, London, after being at the town
cannot be relied upon as the “major- will receive her award at a formal cer- centre venue for just two years.
ity” in the chamber. “To hold a snap emony in March. The arts centre is now running its
election, Cameron needs the coali- Josie Lawrence own catering operation and bosses
tion to fail. That is, the Conserva- are looking to take on around five
tives need to find a point of Rush for jobs at new store new staff.
disagreement which they can say is The Public managing director
so fundamental that they cannot pos- Linda Saunders said: “We are looking
sibly acquiesce to the demands of MORE than 200 people applied new team and I’m looking to double our workforce of about four
their coalition partners.” for 10 jobs at a new Tesco store in forward to working with my new oarp pfilvicea pteioonpsle s, oa nfadr .h Tahveis h waidl la nbootu cto 2s0t
Corrie actress Sandwell in just three days. staff.” the centre any more money. These are
The supermarket is opening an The chain will transform the casual, zero hour contracts and
Express store in a former pub on old Beeches pub which dates back people will be called in as and when
stars in play Bristnall Hall Lane in Oldbury to 1955. The site includes a car Fraser Mercer, managing director of construction firm Frank Haslam they are needed. This would avoid
on January 28. park and 30 parking spaces. Milan, and YMCA chief executive Steve Clay at the site in West Bromwich overworking our existing staff and
Store manager Dawn Manning It is the latest store the chain where building work is under way will mean that rather then having
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nation Street, as a bored Asian wife three days is really overwhelm- Pub Frank Haslam Milan has been Under plans the Carters Green doing well. She added: “Takings are
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for the show are £8 in advance and are able to create jobs and help residents and was reviewed by The firm which is based in gym, pavement cafe, offices and basic meals including jacket pota-
£10 on the door. Call the box office on get people back into work. Sandwell Council’s licensing Coleshill, specialises in regenerating studio apartments. All set to open in toes, soups and stews, which have
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Maintenance men trapped the beast in their workshop then ran for their lives
Betty’s story of when
a lion roamed the park
MEMORIES of an
escaped lion and
a tame owl are
among recollections
shared by a pensioner in a
new children’s book about
West Bromwich’s Dart-
mouth Park.
Betty Finney, aged 80, has
penned stories about her time in
the park for the book, Children’s
Stories of Dartmouth Park.
In one recollection, she
describes how two park mainte-
nance men –Ron and Tom –saw
what they thought was a dog
wander into their workshop –
which turned out to be a lion.
The two saw the animal wander
in and when they went to investi-
gate they saw a lion eating Ron’s
lunch.
Trouble
“The circus had come to the
park the day before and the lion
must have escaped from his cage,”
Mrs Finney said.
“They quietly shut the work-
shop door and ran as fast as their
legs would carry them to tell the
lion tamer.
“The lion tamer was very calm
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shop. teenager she lived in a cottage in how she was sleeping with her information on trees, birds and
“Without very much trouble Dagger Lane and eventually window open when an owl landed insects submitted by Steven
they soon got the lion safely back moved into New Street Lodge, on her window sill. Hodgkinson, from Black Country
where he belonged.” which is situated in the park The book has been compiled by Living Landscape.
Mrs Finney has lived in and itself. the Friends of Dartmouth Park Anyone who wants a copy of
around Dartmouth Park all her Mrs Finney’s late husband Bill which works to preserve the spot. the book should send a
life. had a job loaning out the golf As well as Mrs Finney’s stories, cheque for £3 Friends of Dart-
As a child she lived with her clubs for Dartmouth Park after he the book contains stories and art mouth Park, c/o New Street
family in Hope Street, close to the left school. In another recollection work contributed by West Lodge, Dartmouth Park, West
Betty Finney with her book Children’s Stories of Dartmouth Park Herbert Street entrance. As a in the book, Mrs Finney describes Bromwich school children and Bromwich, B71 4AS.
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Nuisance brothers First look at school
get ban from estate project spared axe
TWO brothers have been banned from a West Bromwich, and Carl Cockbill, who was living THIS is the first image
Sabdwell estate where they frightened in Essex Avenue, did not attend the hearing. of a £23 million Tipton
Councillor Derek Rowley, Sandwell’s neighbour-
neighbours for two years. hoods chief, said: “Many of the residents are elderly school building project
Michael and Carl Cockbill, aged 39 and 38, and have been suffering for some time and were that is going ahead
were heard shouting foul and abusive lan- scared and intimidated. They also reported not despite the Government
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that residents said they could even hear the pair “This is a good result for the council’s anti-social will be split into two phases,
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The pair were given injunction orders lasting two “I would also praise the local neighbourhood three-storey science facility
years and both were also ordered to pay £717 in watch group for their support and those residents on the site of an existing car
court costs. Michael Cockbill, of Bromford Lane, who gave evidence in court.” park.
The order bans the brothers from enter- A new reception area and
ing an area bordered by Heath Lane, Vic- business centre will greet visi-
arage Road, Church Lane, Sussex Avenue tors on completion, which is due
and Kesteven Road. Both were banned by January next year.
from causing a nuisance in the Essex Alternative
Avenue neighbourhood and assaulting or
harassing victims with their anti-social The school’s historic old
behaviour. block, which dates back to 1926,
If they breach the injunction order, the will be revamped under the
brothers will face up to two years in prison second stage of works to be fin-
and a possible fine for being in contempt of ished by January 2013. An artist’s impression of how Alexandra High School will look
court. Batmans Hill Pupil Referral ing an up-to-date 21st century learning environment and new Central Avenue during con-
Resident Denise Hesson said: “This is a Unit will also be relocated to learning environment for our nursery provision. struction and art classrooms
huge relief to the community. The atmos- the new site, to occupy the students to flourish. Contractors Interserve have are being refitted to host
phere here was very tense before and now ground floor of the current “I think it’s a project that will already begun on site, setting science lessons while the new
we feel we can walk up and down the street science block while the commu- further enhance the children’s up an alternative car park at facility is built.
without worrying about being hassled.” nity block in the middle of the pride in their school.” the back of school while works The new three-storey build-
Another resident, who did not wish to be school will be cleared to pave The costs include £2.5m commence. ing will house the sixth form as
named, added: “We had suffered their the way for a new car park. spent providing pupils with an Years 7 and 8 have been relo- well as maths, ICT, health
loutish behaviour for far too many years, so Deputy headteacher Dave individual netbook-sized com- cated to the old Summerhill studies, travel and tourism and
Michael Cockbill Carl Cockbill this result was very good and welcomed.” Russell said: “For us it’s provid- puter to connect to an internal Primary School building on technology.
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Charlotte Wood, left, and the car her father painted blue and white for the final game of the season Irvin Morris, right, and his mother and father on their tandem with sidecar
Baggies’ fans tell their tales
AFAMILYcar painted blue From tandems to nailed a dead throstle! I looked on in
and white, a couple who horror as he started waving the dead
travelled to matches on a bird about as the players came out and
tandem, and a supporters’ club set shouted: ‘This is what we are going to
a dead Throstle do to you today!’
up in Australia . . . “My aunt, who was rather a large
These are just some of the precious lady, said ‘how can you be so cruel?
memories disclosed by West “She then hit him over the head
Bromwich Albion fans in a new went on to win the match, but Char- England and has a Baggies season with her umbrella. The Wolves fan
Baggies book. lotte’s father resisted the urge to drive ticket. But the club is still going strong quickly moved away and he and his
Among those to tell their stories is through Wolverhampton on the way and has about 50 members. stick were never to be seen again!”
Charlotte Wood, whose father painted home. Irvin Morris’s mother and father Albion ’Til I Die 2: More Voices of
their family car – a silver Austin Also to feature is Jeremy Barnes, (Irvin’s dad was secretary of West West Bromwich Albion Supporters is
Maestro – in blue and white stripes for who set up an Albion Supporters Club Bromwich Clarion Cycling Club) used the brainchild of the Albion Founda-
the drive to the final game of the when he moved to Sydney, Australia, to ride to matches together on a tion, in partnership with the National
2001/2002 season. so he could follow his beloved team. tandem. A side car was added when Literacy Trust and Legends Publish-
“The trip to The Hawthorns in it “We quickly went from strength to Mr Morris’s sister was born in 1933 so ing. It costs £10. For more information
was brilliant,” she said. “What a beau- strength,” said Mr Barnes. “Sponsor- they could continue to attend. visit legendspublishing.net
tiful day with everyone honking their ing players – Dave Gilbert was one of Mr Morris said: “I can clearly Foundation education and learning
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“Then, to cap it all, mum rang stickers made, all proudly showing a against the Wolves with my aunt and amazing the stories you hear about
during the first half to say Radio 5 kangaroo clutching the Albion my dad and standing next to us was a life as an Albion fan, stories that make
Live had mentioned our West Brom emblem.” Wolves supporter in all his regalia, you laugh, make you think and some
Jemery Barnes and fellow Australian Albion supporters wagon in their commentary.” Albion Mr Barnes is now living back in carrying a stick upon which he’d you can even shed a tear to.”
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