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WALSALL Thursday,January24,2013 Readbymorethan70,000people Pricewhensold50p Outstanding Rocky star Champion Collegecelebrates Rhydianreturnsfor40th GethinwinsBritishtitle inspectors’praise anniversaryofhitshow infrontofhishomefans Seepage3 What’sOn–page29 Sport–pages51&52 Bridge U-TURN ON CUTS Blitz on plan in binsisa village success AND PRICE HIKES A sCHeMe to replace THe number of bins not Pelsall’s landmark York’s emptiedaspartofacontro- Bridge,whichdatesbackto versialrecyclingcrackdown the1800s,withanewbridge in Walsall borough has at its side has been put fallen. forwardbycouncilbosses. But figures show 2,320 Parts of Pelsall North greenbinswerestillrejected Common would be lost duringlatestroundsforcon- underagroundswapplan tainingthewrongrubbish. involvinganearbypond.Itis Councilchiefshavecon- now planned to save the firmed the blitz will con- eNxoisrttionngrhoisatdoraicndbrbidugiledina PLANStoincreaseschoolmealprices Snow fun and no fun in big freeze ptilnaunes,todessopftietenpGeonvaelrtinems.ent newonealongsideit in Walsall have been scrapped after More than 11,000 bins lanItdmfreoamnstthheatcoamddmitoionnaisl more than £180,000 worth of cuts bweeirneglfeofutnudntcoollceocntetadinafttheer required to build the new weredroppedbycouncilchiefs. wrongkindofrubbish,such structureandroadway.The asfoodwaste,generalwaste schemewillmeanderegula- Thecontroversialmovetointroducea5prisein andnappies,whenthedrive tionofpartofthesite.Moat mealshasbeenaxedwhilethesuspensionofthe waslaunched. FNaorrmtopnoorlo,aadttahnedjuLncicthiofnielodf gardenwasteserviceisalsobeingreduced. Rejected rcoomTahdme,orwenillialsnbcdeuirnrreee-dnxectslhyiagnnagaet1.e0d- athlsoeoFtbhoeererensptrbAoinprtonsseaCdleswnfthorirele,aitn£h2He2al,0ewv0be0lucsouhftrrteoodaumdc,utLisoiencassmeforovrreicp,ehasarkvaest bhiansssifnancloelettnch.oelnle,cttheedninumWbaelsraolfl tbornidwgee,igwhhticrehsctarricrtiieosnNoonrttohne hanasddgercoreuansdedm. aintenance Reportby saiCdo:u“nWciellotrhanTkomresAidnesnetlsl resosaidngotvoenrCtahnealW.dyruleeytoanitds deCcioduendcilnotbostsoespuhrasuvee CraigHughes froercytchlee,irwhonicghoainregceofnfotrritbsutto- narrow carriageway, there £187,000 of cuts put ingtoasignificantreduction havebeen10reportedacci- forwardaspartofthedraft lectionserviceoverwinter, inthenumberofloadsbeing dents and 16 casualties at budgetdespiteneeding£13 they felt that closing in rejected. thesitesince1999. millionsavingsinthenext Novemberwastooearly. “Atthestartofouraware- Thecouncilsaidthatthe year. The council will instead nesscampaignlastNovem- lackofpathwaysmeansthat Theriseinschoolprices keep the service open in ber11,000binswerebeing BpambntPbnehxtereoeeaeTipdxltdmudsreethiwagiemcssmielettankls.erpinaoit.idNmaunatccntotttaltlhuohroselaot.ot.aslhafrCortnivtanstoChidetrynlhteoltsaeicmaanhsuygtcsesclmeshtilrteshaieohssattimntsesritsohtlyteyonwahaorodvaraiiinloeecsstl erwgdgppewanxrrearioTnoecoltrduleruiegmshslanenn.edienportdssnstssha.eup£uiadartmn2vStoec0heeacpta,rosio0hanegrnv0erdtibektc0eeunypyesncerraeer£ansnasb1atscect1uiuenewd0tfdtc,resae0toenah0ktmoind0oet-f NuacaprtsaipnhaoanlnrrnomgskeACooiddtdvtppiioocinewo:clgoonuhsmrogissetg“navneat’bpcWn5vech£dslhelsi0ecu3aelert.ae05”lclnh’nlitvub,tesseape0goettau.itne0iesrditnhod0ongepvgaan.teirihlvvndeeofpeeeMdwifbenvtntyarsiehikiMkncropeoeloeecdoineafmorBsoprsmesttpcoaiahharhvrelwidyeeett--, IfByoaurrhBaevaecno’tngtoatkaesaldevdagnet,augseeoafmthaetew–eefuknesnedeskneorswat Trtatwtpl2rbahooeemao.eu3jjoTrrlaeeeoan1ruotchkc.uneucst”teshxnadeegwidnedfthpdhid,,dopel’eeslfsrn,wcndc.wtcotauahoosa2mmtesics,cat3ppetyphilte2nnal.aoa0brtgTieeyegetqbhtidhinnauniiroensxgagtfpstoisrtsaetawishyswlkdtieaeenheuartrsingoeeersst bAMeoNwTHa-LtoNcGhamendesty ptcfeioaownLingceinnerredpndiaansraokMgvaraefiuarnsnonstntghdeieanrhnsigmayaspnraedaccdmattumhiocdef-- mhabbeooHnlmreeeeasatntbodytudotterosediuatm:g’ys“hotWvohdeenae’ltcdyoitslrhoifoaevnaireredstjosawutnbiislldetll GibWsaolsnaplllaMnatiynogryCeowuntrceiellsorinDHenignhisSAtrneseotndeasnpditReeavbCliozlzinard Imfwoatosrnis’ttmwuacshstfurungfgolrintghoinseBweehcohhtraedetRoogaedt,tWoawlsoarlklW–otohdis pick up bill is still anticipated at the risk of mores anti-social aheadofus.” HuNdreds of schools closed and theroads,whileforecasterswarnedof Anentiregritbinwasstolenfrom Morethan£170,000oftax- start of a crackdown on behaviourinparks. The final £630m budget motoristsfacedaslipperystruggleto freezingfogandmoresnowflurries. Lichfieldroad,sandhills,withreports payers’cashwasusedbythe drivers illegally using bus Theorganiserofthesave forthenextfinancialyearis workafterheavysnowhittheborough WestMidlandsPolicesaidtheforce avanhadstoppedandtakenit. Governmentonadvisorsto lcaanmTehesreianiWsupsaellasnaonllfe.dabyWmaolbsiallel CWsaoaiudlsntathlrleysrGiedrdeeuecsnteirosvnpicianecsecsugrtaosnuapds cdouuFeninctiaolnngceeoxtbbmoesfoosnrtecho.tuhnecilfluolrl aanAfdastllhleeadtrgeeBsrtaworafrsthBtaeekareecnognitoonbh.uotspfiotralmafotesrt tpoaorked1t,o95a5d9ai9l9ySacvatelolrsalgeoennosfu1n,6d2a0y.com- saiBdossesrevsicaetswWearlesarlulnMnianngoarsHnoorsmpiatla.l hwbyeitlphaxsieittdedserpecrigdeioevniowaulhsladyteovtweolnodepdo- Councilbuthasbeenheldup outlinedbythecouncilwas Chris Towe said: “This youngsters the enforced break from Thebittercoldanddrivingsnow,did ment agency Advantage by“technicalglitches”–see notenough. shows without question theirstudiesmeantachanceforfunin Three vehicles were stolen from not deter the borough’s urban WestMidlands. Page2. shesaid:"Itisstillfar,far we’ve given people the thesnowastheybuiltsnowmenor outsidehomesinWillenhallastheir Forestryteam,ledbyIanMcdermott, Itmeanstaxpayershave The council agreed a worse than what we have opportunitytotelluswhat wentsledging. ownersleftthemrunningtothawout. fromplantingthefirstoftenyewtrees bothfootedthe£7million policywherethosecaughtby now.Idon'tthinktheyhave they think is important despitetheicyconditionsservices A silver BMW was stolen from atthetopofHighstreetonFriday,in redundancy bill for the thecamerawillbegivena listenedhardenough,Idon't before we shape the final providing meals-on-wheels to the outsideahomeinNightingaleCres- honour of the 800th anniversary of quango and for external £60 fine, which will be thinktheyrealisetheimpli- stagesofourbudgetforthe elderlyandvulnerablestillmanagedto cent,NewInvention,lastThursday.A WalsallParishChurch. firms to work on the halved if paid within 14 cations." nextfinancialyear. delivertheirlifelineservice. black Vauxhall Corsa and a blue rev Colin Gibson, Vicar of st agency’s projects. This days.Thosewhofailtopay Thecouncilsaidalthough “We’revery,verykeento Temperaturesplungedto-6C(21F) renault van were both taken from Mathews,andMayorofWalsallCoun- included£27,000toconsider within56dayswillseethe peoplesupportedtheideato preserve frontline services overnight into the early hours of outsideaddressesindelamereroad, cillordennisAnsontookpartdespite developmentattheoldLex billriseto£90. reducethegardenwastecol- forthepeopleofWalsall.” Tuesday,causingsnowtoturntoiceon shortHeath,shortlyafter. blizzardconditions. siteatWalsallWaterfront. abbey blinds free advice - free measure - free quote est 1991 www.blindsbyabbey.co.uk showroom 9 am-5 pm Mon-Sat 1000sOFNEWFABRICSALLATONELOWPRICE 25-28 Elmore Green Road IRRESPECTIVEOFCHOICE Walsall WS3 2HW CALLINTOOURFACTORYSHOWROOM.ARRANGE 0800 0194655 Call Free ANOOBLIGATIONHOMEQUOTEORVIEWONLINE 9am-9pm7days Page2THECHRONICLE,THURSDAY,JANUARY242013 www.expressandstar.com/free-editions NEWS MP calls for better diagnosis of dementia 20mph CONTENTS PeterRhodes 4 limits WAlSAll North MP David MrWinnicksaid:“Itisestimated theirfamilies,thecosttosocietyis trustcurrentlyhasadiagnosisrate Letters 8 Winnickhasquizzedhealthbosses thereare670,000peopleinEngland somewhere in the region of £19 of75percent–Walsall’srateis36 overwhatactionisbeingtakento suffering from dementia and the billionayear.This,infact,ismore percent. Clubs 18 nimospirsoivnetthheebroartoeugohf.dementiadiag- uexnpfoecrttautnioanteilsytdhoautbtlheiisnntuhmebneerxtw3il0l othrasntrtohkeec.”ostofcancer,heartdisease theMrheWaidnsnoicfkbsoatihd:W“Ianlsmayllleatntdersthtoe spread labour MP Mr Winnick has years. Mr Winnick said the emphasis BlackCountryhealthorganisations, MemoryLane 28 written to Salma Ali, managing Families nowfortheDepartmentofHealthis Ihaveaskedwhatactionisbeing directorofNHSWalsall,andRob forauthoritiestodriveupdiagnosis takentoimprovethediagnosisrate What’son 29 BCToauconnt,rychCeileufsetexre,cruatciisviengofthtehheisBsulaec.k cnau“Asepdarttofrthomieitnhdeivcinidtuenaslse,saausffweerilnlgasslratTehs.ebest‘-perfogrmingprimlarycaire ittnhertheiasrebctooroduegahlw,hiatnhdthwish.”at’plans MoRE than 500 roads in TVListings 30-32 Walsallarenowsubjectto reduced20mphspeedlimits tocutaccidentsandreduce Property 34-42 pollution. Walsall Council has Motoring 43-45 r2o0amdpsh–lairmoiutnsdin1p8lpaecercoenn5t5o0f thestreetsintheborough. Classified 46-50 hits spy car plan lorTTraomnspAonrstelclhsiaeifd:C“oWuenacirle- Sport 51-52 ionurthaeppprrooaccehssreolaftrinevgietowtinhge introductionof20mphspeed CONTACT US limits and will, following trials,developaprocedureto dealwithrequests.” The20mphroadsinclude Gotastorytotelloraneventyouwant thePoolHayesestateinWil- covered?TheChronicleandtheExpress&Star lenhallandtheYewTreeand haveateamofreporterscoveringWalsall: Tamebridgeestates. Council committees TomMason:01902319466 across the region have [email protected] broughtinthenewlimits. CharlotteLilley:01902319490 MOVES to introduce a mobile camera to Pedalling a juicy fruit idea In Wolverhampton there [email protected] crackdownonmotoristswhousebuslanes isa20mphspeedlimitinside WillAckermann:01384353213 andillegallyparkatschoolgatesinWalsall theringroadandafurther [email protected] hasbeendelayeddueto“technicalglitches.” 1820mphzonesinresiden- CatherineDalton01922444313 tialareas. [email protected] Acarwithspecialistmonitoringequipmentisbeingintro- Bossessaytheyarecon- [email protected] djuumTcehpdeaisnntdetpphsaertokb.ostroopugmhottoorsisttospcdlorgivgeinrsguwpholanilelesgeaallrymqaurkeuede ssaiirdoeenarsi.onfgtthrieallliinmgitantoexmpoarne- Llisisaa.oOb’[email protected] fwoirthpuWbalilcsatlrlaCnosuponrctilwheorpeindguteothoacvoemietrinuntonifnorgcbeylaasuttyuemanr, Housing MarionBrennan01543465302 –buttheinitiativeisyettomaterialise. InSandwellnewhousing [email protected] Thecouncilagreedanewpolicythatthosecaughtbythe developments are made camerawillbegivena£60fine,whichwillbehalvedifpaid 20mph zones where possi- Emailyourpicturesto: within14days.Thosewhofailtopaywithin56dayswillsee ble. Council spokesman [email protected] thebillriseby50percentto£90. GurdipThandisaid:“Given Sports: [email protected] Firms win ToTmraAnnsspeolrltscahidiefthceoucnocuinllcoirl tchoencceuprtreonftdineftaeureltst2i0nmtphhe was aiming to launch the limits, we continue to PTehl:o0t1o9g02ra3p19h4i3c1:JohnSambrooks ordersfrom cbrlea.ckdownassoonaspossi- maroenasitowrherloecasulchauscthheomriteys [email protected] Headded:“We’relooking have been implemented to toequipacarwithspecialist understandtherelativecost Advertising:SamanthaBroad theUS Navy monitoring equipment to benefitsbetweentheseand Tel:01543465331 helpustakeaction. targetedschemes.” E-mail:[email protected] “There have been a few Dudley Council decided IT’Sbeenplainsailingfor technical hitches with the lastyeartoallowschoolsto Property:MargueritaFinnegan twoWalsallfirmswhoare equipmentthatthesupplier applyfor20mphlimitson Tel:01543465337 celebrating the completion willbedeliveringforus.It’s nearbyroads. E-mail:marguerita.finnegan@ ofaprojectfortheunited always best to get things Library clubs expressandstar.co.uk StatesNavy. rightfirstandwe’llbeintro- BE Wedge, in Stafford ducingitassoonaswecan.” Motoring:JayneLa’Hiffe Street, Willenhall and Amnesty needthehelp ETe-ml:0a1il5:[email protected] GHhaeevoaertghemRDanoyuakdfea,cltuDimraeirdtleads1t,o2no.5f, moInttihs-loanngtiacmipnateesdtytwhialltbae ofvolunteers tonnesofsteelscaffoldfit- putinplacewhenwarnings Distribution:PaulJones tings for Naval Dockyards ratherthanfinesareissued. Tel:01902319537 stateside. The council said the VoluNTEERSareneeded E-mail:[email protected] lee Dickens, sales moves come after regular atWalsallWoodlibraryto manager of BE Wedge, requestsfrombusoperators. help with the running of saided:“FortheuSNavyto The enforcement vehicle clubs. have sourced the work all willalsomonitorschoolgate The library in Coppice the way here to the West parking. Roadneedsadulthelpersto Midlandsisatestimonyto Theuseofthecamerawill getinvolvedwiththeirCom- thequalityofworkcompa- generate about £15,000 a puter Buddy Club, Adult QueenStreet niesintheuKcanprovide.” year,withthecouncilsaying Reading Group, Chatter- The Darlaston forge moneywillbeploughedback booksandchildren’sactivi- Wolverhampton mastersproducedthesteel intotheinitiative. WalsallCollegestudentsRebeccaJohnson,KirstyParker,BeckyTombsandthe ties. 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Stafford,ST170XB www.expressandstar.com/free-editions THECHRONICLE,THURSDAY,JANUARY242013Page3 NEWS Driver stole Man jailed for trying to incite violence NEWS diesel from inbrief firm to sell APALFREYmanwhotriedtoinciteviolenceafteran andhadtheknuckleduster.Headmittedpossessingan Inadifferentcase,thecourtheardRoheelRashidwas Policetargetthe EnglishDefenceLeague(EDL)protestinWalsallhasbeen offensiveweaponandfailingtosurrendertocourtbail. stoppedtobesearchedbyapoliceofficerwhohadseen20 ‘flasher’menace wAwuwbenohaFeAprsonOknateiedRdsodrMtrewoddwfEloeoiesrRrrDpkefocda.iunovsemaitslolWpwaafcofrnlaisoryrrakmrmdleylrdihtovfhhuaoeeerrst jWibtCanreoiaaglTAMluiielensrbrdarvaotus.elushklRdBt,benaiaalawnuteckricehoSdikfrrna.el,elaepeorlEftfeoSedDPdlmmulaLosbilawttfseterhiurren,tpylgph,awprewsohottrhaseEyteseneeDcrwaupshLretr.eniaonrerttgaiaern,lrsilsgetyTa,daiaidWnmstottaahelLbiseBneav2icrlcel2iietds-esMytgteeaepaanrPgerdoia-sSoprctltklradreawregtrehaeoytyest-, bpwtwierveeieMDeeasnlkorirysins.“ntMHirisgmnieeactnpjthhtatuomeijeulllnsdsofditocovhgaerdeeibmff”oaHMvar:ielun“ipiscCnsIdtohts.gs’”aoaosstiueenoclntsl,sesMogumaifnrrocrigrrtyheeirtoganihugsardeatwehaikcrnaetntegrtnueore,d.csebekaxdalipeidlBe,dchtautokiissnirtreugarcnattaric1onoou7ndn-bswseleiehegcabehukdyt- AphwsauisisiTHMtisdahdhh:eniueseh“adstmTidy2sAP.hme2ymcni-sioytPyruetwueeaJntandrages-ncearokorislDnsdnsbogao,rnaudofo,rlsfdttmowhiiLmnfeoifutgriricAtstgauoh.ranplSbtttoioeoRndlrnitgaceoth,yetaeeusdnofamso,fcifhirdpinRocuphgeuotoerlaRlduwiidnceap.aerst.shhaowifedsfaie,tclrxMkeuericgrnsug.gMtlTehioohoanremrnroideesf AdefiwnoxeCelATpnlWrTootehwssaIteaOuloiisrnnrtNareageltnllhsawaetaegoiewgalfbdslaiponbilfanrasieotvstcebutleaiaygnmyouhpdepfnpa.eeocairoclnh.ieipcgcenleindet-, PHS All Clear Ltd in outofacarinWalsallRoadwithascarfwrappedaroundhis Healsohadathree-yearCriminalAnti-SocialBehaviour wasmassivedisorder.Youdidn’tmakeitanyeasier.” follows an incident in Aldridge for about nine faceandtriedtoencouragethoseheassumedwereEDLpro- Order,preventinghimfromattendinganydemonstration Hewashandeda12-weekprisonsentence,suspendedfor which a hooded man months,WalsallMagistrates testerstoapproachthevehicle. byEDL,UniteAgainstFascismorgroupswiththesame 12months,atwo-month7pmto7amcurfew,andtoldtopay flashedatawomanasshe CPeoTlushratellh,eawr4od3u.-lydeafri-lolldu,p hoisf WwhBoaskeiar,rcohfeNdehwiamMailnlsdSfoturenredt,hweawsadsseweneabryinagptehoelicsetaobffviceensrt vpireewsesn.Icsteawlsaosolrikdeelryedtohacimaunseotdtiostcrorensgs,reaglaartemeinorghroaurapssswmheonstte. £75ocomTpherneseataiodnmaitngrdo£le8s5icnodstiss.eorder–SetePage12 wCaroaomluknmeddon2apotmn.PJealnsualalryW8o,oadt vehiclewithdieselbutlater Policeareappealingfor siphonedoffthefueltosell anyone with information ontothirdparties. togetintouch. Thecourtheardhestole InspectorFelicityKeane between £400 and £500 said: “Thankfully, these worth of fuel between offencesarestillrelatively November26andDecember rare. However, we take 14lastyear. any such offences very Suspicious more body cameras seexrtieonussilvyeanodpweerasteitounpainn MrRogerBlezzard,prose- 2012toreducethiskindof cuting,saiddriversforthe offending, working to firmweregivenacardwhich bringoffenderstojustice.” theycouldusetofilluptheir Choiceeventfor vehicles. He said: “The company carnivalroyalty noticedoveraperiodoftime the vehicles driven by Mr ASELECTIONeventfor Davisconsumedhighquan- Willenhallcarnivalroyalty titiesoffuel.Theybecame willbeheldonSaturday, suspicious.” February2,aheadofthis alsaentnIDdettraeDwvrdeaiassvsh,iigosirmnfewAepsdaleolslferfrtnaoesrdmdruLerttasohintneeepgd,fo.iprltHrimhceeee-. sbbAuyeciPfnhiItgLtaiOnatTsgtuatschcccekhemeesdsmwbteiyhthaatotcnacgsmortyuoenmprcaoispltaohbrraokisssintsbsgeesienwnhWaohrpadaleeislenatodsll Celebrations at ‘outstanding’ college yaafieggvaeeCEerddanb’stftyfeirievgavtveohneertetnoistetqo1smui6n1ia,un2lJaiscufntlyaundinbdnedeoe.gvabgedgrioar.eytldess hearing and admitted one makeitpermanent. ofJune15.Entrantsmust ccamauhocnnoutaHdpinrroaetgtntihedhosw.leowdfacwoostrtamhokse.hmafdatsou.nhnHda2imeet0dy0etdoalhoodorfdut1hher2ierss- aBcidcetpotafibnlde dt1ltaoh2esweTntmtauhssroneudniosmtttf.hrmtaisrabeawlurfefswiriacveafetswreerbalpearo4dhur0eantnevcidsihnobceuiindyr- AOocbquouefCIsautcnstlOnoiestttamLpdyrnLeyoefdcErftaitGtnootmehrgEaseebcuiwnhenpfiodWinrrjreaugskaridta.lstsgnehiaeddneldllnehtteahhaawresse- lWtq4fioa1uvrok1eeleae6vnn1epi1rnaachprooatpntrmlthiiecnp0esat7ttot.9ihWno0Cen9aaalflcsrol6aaer20ralmn71lsi79.v30ota26orl Hemustalsopaya£60 use of site WalsallCouncilchiefsare ningatWalsallAdultand Historywalksto vcoicmtipmenssuartciohnartgoethaenfdirm£1.00 nfuonwdinlgootokwinagrdstmoakailnlogctahtee CoSmtamffunaintdyCstoulldeegne.tswere fundafoodbank body-mountedcamerasper- celebrating after receiving ASERIESofhistorywalks Attackonfan COUNCILLORS are to manent. thetoprating,almostthree around Darlaston have workalongsideownersofa Transport and environ- yearstothedaysinceitwas beenlaunched,organised –arrestmade siteinWillenhalltofinda ment chief councillor Tom graded‘good’. by Darlaston Local “mutually acceptable” use Ansellsaid:“Thetrialwasa Thecollegereceivedthe History. aftercontroversialplansfor realsuccessandresultedin highestpossiblegradingin Tomakeabookingcall ONEmanhasbeenarrested amentalhealthfacilitywere positivefeedbackfromboth all five inspection areas. 07952494839.Entrycosts andanotherquestionedover withdrawn. membersofthepublicand Principal Maria Gilling £2foradultsand50pfor an alleged assault on a Theproposedconversion our own civil enforcement said:“Wordscannotexpress children.Proceedswillgo Portsmouth fan at Walsall ofMeadowHouse,inStroud officers. howdelightedweare.” toStLawrence’sChurch SrWpbTrfbAaeaoriinacguiopAATdlCilaktwioshlforAieanyr24aednncloLy52lihmnhoDj--5iwasayygaf6dtrMweeasa-mStaacs.ythaeOuarriealeao--rusaRroonnroisrrllvneEd.i-ddebynocseebilgtmdmmedsaerneuidagaalnPfedqrnnnfotdoeiu.ne.mriicffvezrrcsoopdzooumueetmmsdays-- sAwtpctbcslcwohiaooopuevoiicinmuaBCaettbnedahnhnrncounll:pkeicuttucrda8r“etioen1relnn0htIdlmsoh,ct,0oysWei3ip.edrelaSiap0palsseeoobphe0lentwcsrpoolnoditaaanurpnrosDnnnlbogttlewleayntaartgeCnHmtisnhftehsnoldhoieotteeogetuecatassopltnhpkatmc.oieBrhehceepgdfeitdi,apMeelwntidmrttlththdiihhahkoiocceoaerareeaaain.ddaaerrrst-l fbnatalftpaeoohrtureaouo“WoexitttlfunWstuhaduehnccgireencahendeeurdmnegpwotsibwdoinuuesoPuolorogmnuintttuacmodhlshemswlds.deeeoleettiaolohrbccinwfkeiotpntaeeeiiurmelepsgclnisrdaotaeiimcoslnsnl.tois”totlatoemrondwklsawoaetacioohkntaaitnhkdeesstt iaLtpl–nsapneetwgrreeaaaTOaeosoaanrcimsvfmhvrshndiHodeeeeiseiowfn.enrniraroeldaghgsetwednl,.P,ialtwuacb,2dhhncurete4eeadhfrasrotfge2hsecueitirho3ocshtaanlitcldqlepeilweoRveuwgameaseeaoenfranrlifea,edtneieesdtacbcmsyhsttaosoidsaufvfteoooniooaetndgrrff---l NfRCWcTwbcDt2ooor0oHaeoaaimePru41cmsdlE21iiroesmbelmhae.mlrfaiblsoeoidcnlntbvroeeatfkuesiedeetsnr.ramhdlawwldleis2ebldRaias0dreeonttaes1orchttme2aohaedpattoernmdcsomfesopwaemweaoooacerrninerotppinereriitodaanmheieedrgg,3eeihinao.innd8stf- mitted suicide by setting mutuallyacceptablefuture PrivatefirmApcoaruns MsGillingadded:“Under himselfonfireinsidehiscar, forthesite.” theserviceonbehalfofthe thenewcommoninspection AN electrical appliances aninquestheard. Theschemeinvolvedthe council, monitoring the framework,acollegecannot shopwillbeconvertedinto Father-of-two Ashfaq conversionofaformercare streetsandtowncentrecar be graded as outstanding a nail bar and tanning Hussain,aged43,ofThorpe homeintoaresidentiallow parks. overallunlessitsteaching, parlourinBrownhillsHigh Road,killedhimselfinSpout securementalhealthfacil- Itcomesasupto£3,000 learning and assessment Streetafterplannersgave Lane, Caldmore, in April ity.Theapplicationwassub- willalsobespentonbody practiceisjudgedassuch. thegreenlight.Achangeof 2012. mittedbyStMaryandSt cameras for more than a This outcome is certainly use to launch Get Pam- Black Country coroner Michael Medical Company, dozenenforcementstaffas testamenttohardworkof peredwasapprovedunder RveorbdiinctBofaslmuiaciinde.recorded a btoans.edinPenn,Wolverhamp- tpoawrtno.fablitzonlitterinthe PrincipalMariaGillingcelebratesthecollege’s“outstanding”ratingfromOfsted oaunrdlgeoavrenrenros,rss.t”aff,partners delegatedpowers. 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Arepresentativefromthecouncilisalsodueto areafor40years,saidmanypeoplewantedtosee ThesubwayrunsunderthebusyWillenhall speakwithconcernedlocalresidents. thesubwayclosedbuthefeltthatsomesortof SOMEweeksagoIwarnedreaderstowatch road,inPortobello. MrMcFaddensaid:“Iagreewithresidents alternativeaccessforpeopletocrosstheroad parents outforhardobjectswhileeatingpheasant.They It has been repeatedly damaged in recent abouttheunderpass. wouldhavetobeprovidedifthathappened. Tcoohuuetylfdocbroeuhllaedradbdeoshhboojertcs.Iettssmhwoighehislte.aelsaotibnegwbieseeftbouwrgaetrcsh. mhsiatoTnenhdotrefhtasewilnsawlfrilltesohmoadrotsehvdeeadulls.rioginhcgtovhfeietratevidnygirnsaibgnrr.aofkfeitni,aannddtthhee am“Iltoioskdinirgtyf,otrThwrhaerardteetnaointmge,enaentiindnggitwfeitehlsruenssidaefen.tsI hnaeHPwplpeacenaandsriendfoeghrd.o”:am“sAeutpalneordnmgGalPrakssetutsrotgomebreyethboiunniglatssaeilteoemnngsestxiodtebtaoe WALSALL South MP rrrrrrrr residentslivingneartheunderpasshavebeen andthecounciltoseewhatcanbedone.” thesubwaywereputonholdlastweek. ValerieVazhasmetthemin- IWANTEDaDVDofaclassicdramaseries.Even callingforworktobedoneonthesite.Somesay ThesubwayoffnewStreetisusedbyresidents Councillorsvotedtonegotiatewithdevelopers isterforchildrenandfami- adinosaurlikemeknowstherearetwowaystodo itshouldbecloseddownandanalternativecross- totogetfromPortobellotoWillenhall. forthe£20millionschemeinnewStreettoseeif liestodiscussproposalsto this.Thefirstistogetup,getthecarstarted,drive ingprovided. WolverhamptonCityCouncilsaidrepairshad anymorehousingcouldbebuilt. allowadoptiveparentstobe intotown,findaparkingplace,buyaparkingticket, Pensioner charity treated the same way as makeyourwaytotheDVDshop,avoidingtheBig birthparents. TheLabourMPmetwith Issuesellersandcharitymuggers,findtheDVDis edwardTimpsontodiscuss outofstockandasktheshopstaffiftheycangetyou possible equalisation of acopy.Iftheycan,thenyourepeattheentireproce- leave, pay and allowance dureafewdayslaterandpaywayovertheoddsfor arrangements for adoptive theDVD,plus£4orsofortheparking.Theotherway parents. istogoonline,buytheDVDateBayforhalfthehigh- She said: “I was very streetpriceandgetitdeliveredtoyourdoorbyan pleased to meet with the obligingPortuguesecourierwhocallsyouMrRoad- ministertodiscussthepro- ez.ThewonderisnotthatHMVhavegonebustbut gets lottery grant Avidsoiopntsionco(nLteaainveedPaiynamndy thattheirchainoftown-centreshopslastedsolong. Allowance Arrangements) Thehighstreetasweknowitisdoomedandthe Bill. I introduced the Bill sooner we start turning department stores into under the ten-minute rule apartmentsandhouses,thebetter. procedureonJune29,2011. rrrrrrrr Since then I have been MEANWHILE, a reader who enjoys the old- having discussions with fashionedshoppingexperiencetellsmeinone various government minis- storehewasinvitedto“pre-order”abook.He ters.” Provisions muses, what is the difference between pre- orderingandsimplyordering? TheGovernmenthassaid rrrrrrrr itwillbetakingforwardtwo ALONG-RUNNINGcharityinWalsallthatsup- New start at school ofthethreeprovisionscon- HEREwegoagain.Yetanotherreaderjoinsthe ports pensioners across the borough has tainedinMsVaz’sBill.one growingranksofpeoplewho,soonafterencounter- beenawarded£200,000inlotterycash. istoequaliseleavearrange- ingtheNHS,getunsolicitedcontactsfromprivate Manor Farm Community Association, based in King manednttshefoorthaderopitsivtoepeqaureanlitsse, companies.She’samiddle-agedladywhodiscov- GeorgeCrescent,rushall,wasawardedthecashbytheBig theirpayarrangements. eredataroutinebloodtestjustbeforeChristmas LotteryFund. “The minister said the that her cholesterol was alarmingly high. Sure Itwilluseitonanew“silverscheme”,whichislaunching Government’s intention is enough,threeweekslatershewascontactedbya thismonthandwillinitiallyrunforayear.Afterthat,there tohavethenecessarylegis- healthscreeningcompanywhichhadalreadyfixed isthepossibilityoffurtherfundingforanotherfiveyears. lation in place by spring alocalappointmentforher. Shesaysit’seither“a BossGaryBirdisdelighted.Hesaid:“Withover1,000 2014,subjecttoParliamen- massive coincidence or something very fishy.” applicationstotheBigLottery,thesuccessofthebidwas tary business and Havinghaddozensofsimilarreportsfromreaders,I absolutelyfantasticnewsfor byLisaO’Brien timetabling,”addedMsVaz. pthicinioknwisetchaantsdoismmeisesmthpelocyoeiensciodfetnhceeNliHneS.rMouytisnuesly- tewhlhdeeorlcywheapreiroteypalellaynofdhtohfpoeertowtwhilnel watchservice,infactany- BfoirTllhsweelatfh-seirmadbppoloauryttedoafllaModwsoaVpnatcizve’ess sellprivateinformation. benefit from the various thingandeverythingthatis parents. rrrrrrrr serviceswewilldeliver. causingconcern.” Police act AFREEZEonrecruitmenthascreatedanation- Isolation Theschemehasbeenput wideshortageofpoliceofficersagedunder26, togetherwiththesupportof pfpeeraoormpslpeat.bi”nogRuetoan“ltelyh?epoInliseceeeedmctoomtoemnreigscasagiolelnwewrhitethonyeIoxwupnaregsseasr mhnaee“nlapTclehs,-weogsineat-rhwwdeihlhnleoiernmlagsne,gceomsmefarrpoivunmitcteeear-, WHwhoaIuitlcssahaiilnmligmSsGoptcroriooaudvlepeClaiatvnhredeer,AslWeigvreaevlUsiscaKeolsfl. on village teenager and a young driver, the best sort of andITproblems,transport vulnerable older people in problems engagingcamefromolder,wiserofficers.The andavolunteercommunity theborough. ones in their early 20s were more like school Soul scene Project manager Diana bullies. Southallsaid:“Manyolder rrrrrrrr peoplewishtoremaininde- PoLICearecrackingdown agTeWoIfN45brtohtehyewrseirneBtoeldlgtiuhmeywweerreebboortnhdgeoainfg.Abtlinthde. inpictures spouwepnnpdoehrntotmaanneddbhliuevtlipngnferioenmdthttehhieer oPfrneolmsaanlrlteifs-osidloleconiwatlisn.bgechoamvipoluarinitns Unabletofacetheprospect,theyaskedtobeputto communitytoenablethem reportstoofficersinclude death under Belgium’s euthanasia laws, even todoso. noisecomplaintsatCharles thoughneitherfittedthelegaldemandofbeingter- AnorTHernSoulexhibi- “Issues of loneliness, Crescent.Youthshavebeen minallyillorinpain.Itwasreportedthisweekthat tion has opened at the social isolation, deteriorat- reported banging on theydiedoflethalinjectiononDecember14.Has MuseumofCannockChase. inghealthandpoordietare NewheadteacheratPheaseyParkFarmPrimarySchoolSallyLanniwithpupilsAbbie windowsanddoorsinrid- thiscaseshockedBelgiansintorethinkingthelaw? 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ItwaslaunchedonJanuary7,2011,after the authority ended its contract with meals-on-wheelsproviderSodexo,inabid tosave£1millionoverthreeyears. Atthetime,therewere300pensioners andvulnerablepeoplereceivingmeals–150 chose to go with the scheme and 150 declined. Visit Theserviceexpandedwhenitintroduced safeandwellcalls,wherestaffvisitorcall *8$3:’"558%2 #5165%)($"558% *853("558% !4:,"558% residents.Bytheendofitsfirstyearthe scheme,runbyCaldmoreHousingandAge 94()5"558% uKWalsall,had350registeredusers. Helpwithcookingathomeisnowoffered andbosseshavespokenofplanstosetup bookclubsandfriendshipcircles. Frontlinestaffaretakingpartinapilot scheme which assesses the capability of TasteForLifeusers.Theaimistoseehow pensionerscouldcontributetotheirlocal communities. Watergardens–MichelleSpeed,TraceyPerks,PeterFitton,PaulLees Staff will also be revisiting original andRayFitton,whohaveallexperiencedproblemsfromtheflooding, meals-on-wheelsuserswhoturnedthem inMissSpeed’ssubmergedgarden downtoseeiftheirneedshavechanged. 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FREE estimate: •Seniorcitizensdiscount •Fromdoorstocompletekitchens 01922 455568 •FreeEstimatingandplanning •TrustedReputation www.dreamdoors.co.uk &#’"! &$$#%) Membersof WalsallTrader Register (TradingStandards) NEW LIFE FOR OLD KITCHENS Viewourcredentialsat Visitourshowroom:14BeaconBuildings LeighswoodRoad,Aldridge,WalsallWS98AA Page8THECHRONICLE,THURSDAY,JANUARY242013 www.expressandstar.com/free-editions !$"’$&+ #((%&) LETTERS Council allowances Enjoy winter 25 increase is ‘obscene’ wonderland IT’sgooDtoknowthatthere’satleastonecouncillorwith YEARSIN integritywhowon’tbeclaimingtheobsceneincreasein while it lasts councillors’allowances.TheLabourcouncillorsarejustas BUSINESS badastherestbecausetheyknewthatbynotvotingthe motionfortheincreaseswouldbepassed,sotheywerejust asbadatgrabbingwhattheycould.Manyofushaven’thad ariseformanyyears.Theseallowancesarefarmorethan manyofusgetpaidforourfull-timejobs! AcrossDarlastonithasbeenadelightthatsomany Isaidtheseincreaseswereobscene,andsotheyare,when youngpeopleandparentsaretakingpartinsnowsports. councilemployeeshavebeenmaderedundant,councilserv- Plasticsledgesofallshapesandsizes.Youngpeopleand iceshavebeencutorarenotfitforpurpose.Itisacaseofall parentsofallshapesandsizesallhavinganenjoyabletime ofustighteningourbelts,unlessyouareacouncillor. buildingsnowmen,sledging,playfightingwithsnowballs, The local political parties with all their financial alljusthavingagreattimeinthewinterwonderland. resourcesatelectiontimetendtoblockanyotherlocal Manyveryyoungpeoplemaynothaveexperiencedthe peoplefrombeingelected,sothatthepublicdoesn’thave funofsledgingandplayingoutinthesnow.Modernwarm, anyrealfreechoiceofalternativecandidates,sothatonly chill-proof coats, boots, hats, gloves and sledges of all presentcouncillorscanpartakeofthisgravytrain. colourshavemadeasnowsportsessionagreatactivityfor ourcouncilisn’tdemocratic,norwilliteverbewithcoun- all.Inmydaywehadhomemadewoodensledgesandbala- cillorsaffiliatedtopoliticalpartiesandfollowingtheparty clavas,gloveswerealuxuryitem,unlessyourgrancould lineratherthanwhatthosewhovoteforthemwant. knit! Colinroberts Familiesandyoungpeopleoutdoorsenjoyingactivitiesin Halllane thesnow.Thousandsofcaloriesmusthavebeenburntoff. WalsallWood Freshair,energeticsports,allactionfun,laughterand LETTERS memoriesforthecoldnightsahead. totheEditor Winterisachallengebutlet’salwaysrememberthe opportunitieswecantakefromthesnowsceneswehave acrossourtowns.Twoyoungfamiliesreturningfroma POST E-MAIL sledgingsessionwereoverheardsaying:“Thatwasgreat fun.I'llbestiffandsoretomorrowbutthekidsjustlovedit”. WalsallChronicle,Chronicle Ifwecouldbottleandsellthatspiritandenthusiasmforall Editorial,51-53QueenStreet, walsallchronicle@ ouractivitiesand,sharedmoresportsasfamilies,Isuggest Wolverhampton expressandstar.co.uk wewouldallbenefitbybecomingfitterinagoodfunway. WV11ES Keep warm and safe and don’t forget you probably enjoyedthesnowtoo,onceuponatime. 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To find out whether you are eligible to receive free NHS hearing aids atSpecsavers,visitspecsavers.co.ukorcall08000778659 NHSservicesdeliveredbySpecsaversonbehalfofBirminghamandSolihull,andBlackCountryPCTcluster.©2012SpecsaversHearing Centres.Allrightsreserved. www.expressandstar.com/free-editions THECHRONICLE,THURSDAY,JANUARY242013Page9 NEWS Councils will not merge borough library services JANUARY OFFER COST-CUTTING proposals to create a High Quality Bathroom Suite Creative dream team singleBlackCountry-widelibraryservice Supplied and Fitted havebeenshelvedbycouncilbosses. Talksonapossiblemergerhadbeentakingplace between Walsall, Wolverhampton, Dudley and •1700x1700Bath Sandwellcouncilsinabid byHeatherLarge or800x800QuadrantShower to save more than £1 millionayear. •Basin&Pedestal But they have decided Councilssaidtheywould nottopressaheadwiththe all continue to work •ChromeBath&BasinTaps planstosharebackoffice togetherinsomeareasto functions,aseachcouncil helpreducecosts. •W/CwithSoftCloseLid haddifferentpriorities. Sandwell leisure serv- In Walsall, cost-cutting icesbossCouncillorLinda •ChromeHeatedTowelRail measuressuchasareview Horton said: “It was of book stocks and new decidedbythecouncilsto •18m2WallTiles technologyhavebeenputin moveawayfromasingle place as part of plans to Black Country library •5m2Floortiles save £140,000 from the serviceaseachhavetheir libraryserviceinthenext own priorities that they •LargeselectionofTilesand threeyears. wanttodevelop. 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