Stourbridge Chronicle, January 15, 2015 PDF
Preview Stourbridge Chronicle, January 15, 2015
Thursday,January15,2015 Readbymorethan56,000people Pricewhensold50p TOP GLASS BEER CHEERR Industrial heritage is unearthed by dig Holden’s Brewery celebrates 100 years PAGE6 PAGE8 CLUB’S GOAL Council’s Counter apology protest for closure to EDL IS of venue IS TO EXPAND planned A SENIOR councillor has A PROTEST is being apologised after shows at plannedtocounterademon- Dudley Town Hall were strationbytheEnglishDe- postponedbecausetheven- fenceLeagueinDudley. uemustremaincloseduntil Black Country Unite lateMarch. Against Fascism (UAF) is Thevenuehasbeenshut organisingtheactioninre- because of urgent repairs sponsetotheEDL’splanned requiredtotheceiling. marchonthetowncentre Rearranged dates have onSaturday,February7. beenannouncedforAllStar Morethan700supporters SuperslamWrestling,Soul AMBITIOUSplanshavebeenunveiled oftheEDLareexpectedto Survivors, The Good Old to increase the capacity of Stour- Hat’s the way to do it in Wonderland showinprotestata new DaysofMusicHallandvet- mosqueplannedbyDudley erancomedystarKenDodd. bridge Football Club’s ground as the MuslimAssociation. TheStandUpforTommy clubaimsforpromotion. TheUAFsaysitsmem- Mundonhospicefundraiser berswillassembleinStone (seepage5)onFebruary17 TheNorthernPremierLeagueclubhassub- StreetSquarefrom11am, andShineConcertonFeb- mittedplansfornewstandsandtoalterexist- and remain positioned in rmHuaoalvrle.yd2to4BhraievreleyboHtihllCbeiveinc AintghlaerteicasGfroorunspde—ctatthoarnskasttothaecaWsahrbMooesmtforroimal tEshuDepLptoorwltenaovfceesDn.utrdIetleuyhnaTtsirlattdhheees Culture boss Councillor theirFACupexploits. byDominicBareham UnionCouncilandtheMus- HilaryBillssaid:“Ourcon- The ground, which the limcommunity. tractorshavemadeanini- team shares with Stour- In a statement, Black tialinspectionofthework bridgeCricketClubinAm- beat League Two outfit Country UAF spokesman thatneedsdoingandhave blecoteHighStreet,already PlymouthArgyle2-0atAm- JerryLangfordsaid:“The advisedusthehallneedsto hasa2,000-capacitytomeet blecoteinfrontoftheTV EDLarecomingtoDudley closeuntiltheendofMarch. currentleaguerules. camerastoreachthesecond 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JOBSEEKERSinDudleyareamongthemost Help plea to scrap dealers acanmdptahigenecrosmwpaannty,uswehdictho TheChronicleandExpress&Starhaveateamof entrepreneurial in Britain after the borough clearawaythewaste. reporterscoveringDudleywhocanhelp: cameeighthforthenumberofnewbusiness CouncillorRachelHarris HeatherLarge:01384353203 start-upsintownsandcities. said the process was tak- [email protected] FiguresfromtheDepartmentforWorkandPen- ingtoolong.“TheEAhave AlexRoss:01384353207 sionsshowedjobseekerssetup640newbusinesses beenquiteslowtomoveto sequestthefundingtoget [email protected] with help from the government’s New Enterprise this rubbish shifted,” she AndrewTurton:01384353202 Allowance(NEA),whichprovidestailoredsupport said. “The council in the [email protected] Campaign to for benefit claimants meantimeisdoingitsbest. LeeWatton:01384353230 through 700 Jobcentre Wearetryingtocontrolthe [email protected] Plusoffices. rat issues. The residents CharlieBenton:01384353201 halt abuse This number meant wantsomethingdonenow.” Dudley finished ahead of Environment Agency What’shappeninginyourarea?Wearealways Manchester,whichhad590 managerintheWestMid- keentohearaboutanyissuesaffectingyou. of children bonus5in7e0s.sNeseiagnhdbouDroinncgasBtierr- lbaanildifsf,sDhaavdidalHsoudbseoenn,sseanidt E-mailyourinformationandpicturesto: mingham came second in toMrMcNaughton’shome [email protected] THE four Black Country thetablewith1,080entre- astheagencyreviewswhat authorities have united in preneurs, while top place assetscanbeseized. 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E-mail:[email protected] launchedbySandwell,Dud- efitsbecometheirownboss. Stuart Millership, aged ley, Wolverhampton, Wal- TheNEAhelpsjobseek- 32,ofBeechesRoad,isac- Distribution: sall,Coventry,Birmingham ers,loneparentsandpeople cusedofkillingMrSingh. andSolihullcouncils,along onsicknessbenefitssetup He appeared at Wolver- PaulJones withWestMidlandsPolice theirownbusiness. hamptonCrownCourtlast Tel:01902319990 andotherpartners,toraise The scheme has helped weekandwasremandedin E-mail:[email protected] awareness. set up over 60,000 new custodyandtoappearatthe Sandwell councillor businesses,withhelpfrom samecourtforpleaandcase Scvhiicmaerosg,nesHaoiafdc:kche“tCitld,hriwlednh’osseixssueiarn-l aswuepempkoleyrntatolplroawyaaabnnlcdee.thfirnoaungchiaal HVOelLpUnNeTeEdEedRStorecslteoarrinsgitaen—18pthrocjeencttumryanfargieenrdlMyiscckraFpremeertainldtehaelehrsiswtohroiccagnarcdomene mPalnaaygeemren’stonfuApnrile1r.al exploitationisanappalling AspartoftheGovern- walledgardenarelookingforscrapmetal in and take away the buildings, green- crimeandweneedtopro- ment’slong-termeconomic dealerstoassistthem housesandboiler.Theyaretoobigforusto THEfuneralofWolvesFA 51-53,QueenStreet tectourchildrenfromthe plantocreatejobsbyback- Thegroupisclearingthegradeone-listed dismantlebutI’msuretheywouldbeworth Cup winner Jimmy Dunn perpetratorsofthisabuse.” ing small business and garden at Leasowes Park in Halesowen somethingtoascrapdealer.” willbeheldonWednesday, Wolverhampton Anyonewhoisconcerned enterprise, the NEA has aftertakingownershiplastyear.Theywant The team have launched a Leasowes January28,atStreetlyCre- aboutthesafetyofachild helpedjobseekersofallages. torestorethegardentoitsformerbeauty WalledGardenAppealandaresearching matorium,at2.15pm. 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THE newly appointed Conservative MEP for the West scheme.JoshuaPagett,aged HALESOWEN Town FC Roadworkshavebegunin Midlandshaspaidtributetohispredecessor. 20 and Samantha Taylor, has been hit by a second ParkLane,whichleadsonto FormerprofessionalcricketerDanielDaltonautomati- 18.MrPagett,ofKingswin- break-in in five months busyOldburyRingway,with callyreplacedthelatePhilipBradbourn,whodiedinDe- ford,hadbeenunemployed as thieves made off with temporarytrafficlightsin cemberfollowingabattlewithcancer. forayear.Hesaid:“Thebig £1,000worthofgrasscut- place. Noby-electionwasheldbecauseEuropeanParliament differencethejobhasmade ting equipment last week Theworkisexpectedto rulesanyvacanciesarefilledbythenextpersononthe formehasbeentheboostin — when fans are raising becompletedbyTuesda. politicalparty’slistofcandidatesfromthelastelection. EmploymentMinisterEstherMcVeyeyesupthedessertsattheStourbridgehotel confidence.” cashtorevampTheGrove. 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A reader, in- is 24.1 per cent and in wecanturnitaround.We foundinabatchofchoco- spiredbythe30thanniversaryofthefirstmobile-phone Sandwell it drops to 21.8 needtoshowtherestofthe lateonsaleinstores. caborheasefrcilabmle“,debpirnletaoitismofsrfisneefcaicusmenelt”.dsbp.HethtAieroousnnmrdaietsbhlmltwoeuwewghemisatrhhtabfioeamawrrbshhtothueoguemnetutbsttasphuineeegcgc?otbihhlfiTlleeicishsiarsopgfispuruoeshrefptowobmcnesaeeorerienrbtiogoeitlhfedcaebpabardhillbleaboihynantsiogges. pacothelredneeArsatlch,slfeiowgnhfrhtoio.oteuvhvsreterWroBwnaoleral4oivcg1uekh.nr8thdC1pao1e4mru-0ypncetpetaonrernyrt- ctwmeioaoaeu“tntaWnctlhotsoergeoyf’edrvtwekfhtaehiemdergcs.iaiorlTnitwephsdahaaosrotieittnnghd.teeoasenwvdceensornotat’koot- rCbbeeehcTrsoath1clbleei2euns0frguo1pr5Tiee.trrsdemaa2ats0eru0krogeeftspScaewhcpakittisenhmoiasf- butDudleyistheloweston change.” Salmonellawasdetected WASTEnot,wantnot.FullmarkstoSpaceX,theAmer- 38.6percent. Public Health England inonebatchoftheproduct, icancompanyaimingtorecycledamngreatpartsofits JaneDeVille-Almondisa released the child obesity whichconsistsofhazelnut spacerocketsbydroppingthemmanythousandsoffeet seniorhealthlectureratthe figures as it launched its wrappedinwaffleandmilk outoftheheavensand“soft-landing”themonaseabarge UniversityofWolverhamp- Change4Life campaign to chocolate. The batch has ontheAtlantic.NotsureI’dwanttobetheskipperonthat tonandalsochairstheBrit- encourage parents to cut beenonsaleinAldistores boat. ishObesitySociety.Shesaid downtheamountofsugar intheMidlandsonly. itwasnosurprisethatthe theirchildreneatordrink. The Food Standards SOhow’sDryJanuarycomingalong?Missinganice South Pacific at Mill AgencysayAldiisadvising glassofMerlotyet?Achingforapintofale?Ispottedthis customers not to eat the headlineyesterdayonafeatureaboutalternativestoalco- AlexSmithandKeironHaddletonwithbabyJosh,bornyardsfromthehospitaldoors chocolate. hyNaonoaudlt:u“DwrSeiis’loslt.fitlo.Ndldoreinpsktoscposyomeettadisnytvydeyonouteubdlwe-coaancn’tt,cmtohimesspBabroroetohzweeris.t”hFOMehrom,tyheenesrt WwiOllLbVeEpRerHfoArMmPinTgOitNs-sBeAcoSnEdDshPohwoeinniSxeTdghleeaytrneexCtommopnatnhy. mpGeIerVnfeItNctaGtdeb4l.ii2rvt0ehraym.alBoiunstenJooonsohnaeH’fsraedeiddzelienatgoonpfajtuvhseet- fBwruaormdmdt,Chhleoolsidceyinsagaiirhd.i:mT“hIleijku2es9ta-ytreruiagerbd-yotlboda,klole.feBIptrhwyiaamns LPLaAuNnStdorcoentvetretanpelmapnty TheRodgersandHammersteinclassicmusicalSouthPa- couldn’twaittocomeintotheworld. scarybutwhenIsawKeironcomingIknew shopintoalaundrettehave cificwillbestagedintheMillTheatreatDormstonSchool, HismotherAlexandraSmithgavebirth itwouldbeOKandhelpwascoming.” beenlodged. Don’t miss Peter Rhodes MillBank,fromFebruary3to7. yardsfromtheentranceofRussellsHall MissSmithsaidthatwhenshefeltthe JahanDadhassubmitted Therewillbe7.30performanceseachdayanda2.30pm Hospital.HerpartnerKeironHaddleton babycomingtwohoursearlierathomeon proposalsforthebusinessin every Monday to Friday in matineeontheSaturday. hadhurriedlygoneintothehospitaltoget December30,sheassumedshewouldhave HighStreet,BrierleyHill. Ticketsareavailablebycalling01902897520ore-mail- help.WhilehewasinsideMissSmith,from alongwaitaheadashadbeenthecasewith Adecisiononthechange your Express & Star [email protected] RowleyRegis,gavebirthtoherthirdchild. herothertwochildren.Josh,whoweighed ofuseapplication willbe ThecompanymadeitsdebutayearagowithOlive, Shewrappedhernewbornbabyinher 6lb3oz,wasallowedhomethefollowing made by Dudley Council whichwasalsoperformedattheMill. coatandheldhimclose,tryingtoshieldhim day. withinthreemonths. 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