Stourbridge Chronicle, January 7, 2016

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Stourbridge
Thursday,January7,2016 Readbymorethan57,000people Pricewhensold60p
MAN IN COURT
CHARGES
Burialfeesriseto
meetcashsavings
BURIALfeesinDudleywillriseaspartof
OVER MURDER araftofincreasedchargesbythecash-
strappedcouncil.
TheincreasewillbebroughtinasDudley
Councilcontinuesitsbattletomeetsavings
of£20millionoverthenextthreeyears.
Amongthefeestorisearethecostof
exclusiverightofburialonaplotwhich
willrisefrom£1,935to£2,090.Cremation
costswillrisefrom£344to£372.
New fee charges will also come into
forceforarangeofleisurecentreandmu-
seumservices.DudleyCouncilofficialssay
increasesareinlinewithinflation.
ReportbyDavidCosgrove TEARS AFTER STORM LASHES SCOUT HUT BASE THEATRE
Newgroupstages
AMANhasappearedincourt
charged with the murder of a
Hippodrome bid
neighbourinStourbridge.
Police named the victim as Paul
Tompkins,whowasfoundstabbedto AGROUPaimingtosaveDudleyHip-
deathathisflatinWollastononNew podromefromdemolitionhassubmit-
Year’sDay tedalast-minuterescuebid.
GordonDowning,ofFriendsofDud-
JoblessDanielJones,aged33,isaccused leyHippodrome,hasjoinedagroup
of killing 59-year-old ledbybusinessmanDaveMundon.
MrTompkinsinForge Campaignershaveformedasteering
Road,Wollaston. groupafterDudleyCouncilgavethem
Jones,ofForgeRoad, untiltheendoflastyeartoputareal-
spoke only to confirm isticpackagetogethertorevivethefor-
his name at Dudley mertheatre.DudleyCouncilwantsto
Magistrates Court on knockdowntheCastleHilllandmark.
Monday. l‘Inept’—seepage4
A post-mortem has
revealedthatMrTomp-
kins died from stab MUSIC
wounds.
A forensic tent re- Rockconcerttofund
VictimPaulTompkinsmainedupattheprop-
ertyonMondayanda
policepresencewasstillinplace. student’scharitytrip
Scoresoftributeshavebeenpaidonlineto
MrTompkins,whofriendsknewas‘Tonka’.
Dom Farrington posted: “God bless him. ACHARITYconcertisbeingstagedatthe
Suchagentlesoul.”WhileJamesSibleyDeakin RiverRoomsinStourbridgetonight(Thurs-
wrote:“Sadworldwelivein.” day)tohelpateenagerraisemoneyfora
DazWhitehousewrote:“WhenIfirstleft triptohelppeopleinNicaragua.
homeandwenttoliveinabedsitinStour- StudentRyanPriest,19fromCradley,
bridge,helivedwithhismomanddadnext willbetravellingwithagroupofvolunteers
door.Healwaysusedtocomeroundlistento toNicaraguainFebruarywithcharityRa-
music,tellusstories.Summerof93hasgreat leighInternationaltohelpvillagerswith
memoriesforme.” betteraccesstocleanwater.
Concerned Ryanhasatargetof£800tosupporthis
tripandhasorganisedthisconcertatthe
PolicewerecalledtoaflatinForgeRoadjust MillRaceLanevenuewithlocalbands,
after7pmonJanuary1byaconcernedneigh- Layover,Sextapes,TheSecondTripand
bour. LukeRainsford.Ticketsare£5onthedoor
Officersforcedthedooropenbutnothing andthemusicstartsat7pm.
couldbedonetosave59-year-oldMrTompkins
whowaspronounceddeadatthescene. INSIDE
Joneswasremandedincustodyforaprelim-
inaryhearingatWolverhamptonCrownCourt. BIGTURNOUT
Overtheweekendresidentsspokeoftheir
concernabouttheincidenthappeningintheir
neighbourhood. FORTHEHUNT
Onewoman,wholivednearbyanddidnot
wanttonamed,saiditwasa‘hugeshock’.De- ScoutleaderNeilHeathandcubscoutleaderClaireBakerlookatthestormdamagetotheceilingcausingaleakatthescouthut
tectivescontinuetoappealforinformationto THOUSANDSofpoundsofdamagehasbeen ScoutgroupleaderNeilHeath,aged46,
helpthemdeterminethecircumstancessur- causedtoascouthutinDudleybatteredby said:“Weareabsolutelygutted,especiallyfor
roundingMrTompkins’death. StormFrank. thekids.”
Detective Inspector Martin Slevin, from Feltpanelswererippedfromtheroofex- Thefather-of-two,whorunsthegroupwith
ForceCID,urgedpeopletohelpofficersdis- posingtheHQtoheavyrainwhichflooded hiswifeAngel,saidthatsomeoftheyoung-
coverthecircumstancesoftheattackinthe ameetingroom.Volunteersfrom1stBrom- stershadburstintotearswhentheysawthe
quietcul-de-sac. ley-PensnettScoutgroupweremoppingup damage.
“Wearestillintheearlystagesofpiecingto- rainwaterfortwodays. Thegroupisappealingtolocaltradersto
getherexactlywhathappenedandwouldask ThehutwasclosedduringtheChristmas helpthemprotectthehutfromtheelements
anyonewithinformationtocomeforwardand breakandvolunteersarrivedreadyforthe as weather forecasters warn of more bad
contactus,”hesaid. newyeartobeconfrontedbyextensivestorm weatherontheway.
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justdaysbeforeChristmas. Bring cards to be
The shop, at Garden Village, on the
BridgnorthRoad,Shipley,wastargetedon
December20,whileJanisandherfamily recycled in store
celebratedherdaughterAmy’s23rdbirth-
day.
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thethievestookallofthedesignerclothing TWOSainsbury’sstoresinDudleybor-
forboysandsomeoftheclothingforgirls. oughareofferingaservicetohelppeo-
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from gardening programmes to the TV plough ahead with a decision to investedataceremonyinLondon.He
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motoristsadmittedcheckingtheirphones healer. “ItistragicthatMeganhasbeenleftto
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