Walsall Chronicle, January 7, 2016

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by  Midland News Association

Walsall
Thursday,January7,2016 Readbymorethan68,000people Pricewhensold60p
Prices are right for toy fair’s silver anniversary HONOURS
Localheroesamong
thoseonNewYearlist
“ITismorethanjustaplaceforpeo- “Young people think differently contributedtoitslongevity.Hesaid:
pletobuyandsellthings,wehave thesedaystoo,everythingismoredis- “Ithinkwhatmakesusstandoutand
built up our own little community posablesocollectingisn’tabigthing. whathaskeptusgoingisthecommu- WALSALL-BORN pop star Goldie is one
here.” “Despiteallofthis,thefairisstill nitywehavebuiltuphere. ofthemanyBlackCountryheroestohave
Walsall Wood couple Geoff and incredibly successful, we welcome “Allofourregulartradersgetto beenrecognisedintheQueen’sNewYear’s
LindaPrice,havebeenputtingona hundredsofpeopleeachmonthand knoweachother,theygettoknowthe Honourslist.
regulartoyandtrainfairatOakPark ourstallsarealwayssoldoutwellin peoplewhocomealongtobuyitems Among them is Ve-
LeisureCentre,LichfieldStreetfor advance.” andeveryonegetstoknowmeand ronicaBox,whohashas
nearly25years.Thepairwillcele- Eventhoughtheeventisbilledasa Linda.Thatclosenessmeanspeople beeninvolvedinrunning
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Geoff, a fanatic collector of toy feringawiderangeoftoysfromcars, others.Wehavereallytriedtokeep VillageInstitute,Stafford-
buses,saidofthefair:“Therearen’t busesandaeroplanestooldercollect- admission prices down and make shire, since 1969. The
manyeventslikethisleftintheMid- ablesincludingmodelrailwaysand surethatthefairisheldatatime 79-year-old was a key
lands.Timeschangeandtheworldof accessories,plasticfigures,Lego,plus whenpeoplecanmakeitdowneasily player in fundraising to
tmoayticcoalllleyc,tiensgpehcaiasllaylssoinccheansgiteedsdlirkae- lotMsmroPrrei.ce believe the community epnaortugtho.sTtohpe,rewiesdnooni’nttwenatniotntoonleoauver urepcgeriavdedetaheBriintissthituEtemapnirde Musician,Goldie
Ebaybecomemorepopular. spiritcreatedovertheyearsbycollec- thisbehindjustyet.” Medal.
“However, we are seeing a little torsandbuyers,alongwithhisinsist- Doors are open from 10.30am to Meanwhile,StuartChapman,aged43,of
resurgence,peoplearemovingaway enceasanorganisertokeepthefair 3pm.admissionis£1.50foradultsand WalsallTenantsandResidentsFederationis
TfromEbayRduetotheposItagecosBts. goingatUafairpriceforTpunters,hEas 60pforSchildren. PAGeoffandLindaIPricewiDllcelebrate25yearsofTtheirtoyfairOinWalsallWood alsotherecipientofanMBE.
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PLANNING
Workingmen’sclub
housinginpipeline
AWALSALLworkingmen’sclubissetto
BILL, MR BENTLEY bedemolishedtomakewayforhousing,
undernewplans.Aforwardplanninglist
statesthatPleckWorkingMen’sClub,on
PleckRoad,willbedemolishedandre-
placedwith11homes.
Theclub,foundedin1904,wasgiven
anewconcertroomandagamesroom
forsnooker,darts,cardsanddominoes
in1992.Itwasbroughtfor£250,000by
RichmondBreweriesLtdin2011afterthe
previousownershadaccumulateddebts
duetodwindledsupportforitsactivities.
COUNCIL
ReportbyJackAverty Barr Beacon intact
TRIBUTES have been paid aftertravellersleave
to former Black Coun-
try councillor Bill Madeley TRAVELLERShavemovedfromanillegal
MBE, who has been de- camponBarrBeaconnaturereserve.
Around16caravansarrivedatBarrBeacon
scribed as ‘wonderful’ and lastTuesday,promptingfearsthehistoric
‘influential’. sitewouldbeleftinamessafterwards.
Concernswerealsoraisedaboutthewar
MrMadeley,aformercouncillor memorialwhichhashad£400,000spenton
for Bentley and Darlaston North, rejuvenatingit.Butthankfullynomesshas
served as a politician in the town beenleftbehind.
WalsallCouncilleaderMikeBirdconfirmed
forsome40years,includingastint thetravellershadalllefttheareabytheafter-
asmayorinthe1980s. noonofNewYear’sEve.Itisbelievedthey
He had been diagnosed with liver wereintheareatoattendafuneral.
cancerlatelastyearanddied athis Billtryingapitchandputt ThecouncillorinBentley ThepictureofBillatthecoun-
homeonSaturdaynight.DavidWinn- greeninWalsall,in1974 Cemetery,backin2009 ciltomark40years’service INSIDE
ick,theMPforWalsallNorth,ledthe
North,BilllivedinDarlastonSouthandserved guidance.IfIcoulddohalftheworkBillhas
tributestoMrMadeley. asthechairmanoftheDarlastonSouthLabour donethenIwouldbemosthappy.It’supset- IT’SOURTRACETO
Hesaid:“Billwasindeedawonderful party. tingandallIcandoisoffermycondolences.”
psoemrseoonn,esoinwpeolll-irtiecsspfeocrtehdalafnadcaenraturerycawsheooIf DaDrloausgtonJaSmoeust,h,wahlosospearvidestraibsuatectooutnrciiblulotreitno triWbuatlesaflrloCmoaucnrcoislslethadeeflroMoriktoetBhierd‘graelsaotmpaaind FAMILY’SRESCUE
doubthadasingleenemy. the‘influential’Bill. ofprinciple’.
Majority Hesaid:“OnbehalfofallthepeopleofDar- Hesaid:“Billwasoneofmyclosestfriends
lastonandonbehalfofmyfellowcouncillorsin atthecouncilandhasbeenafriendofmine
“Anyonewhowasorisinpoliticswillnow DarlastonsouthIwouldliketopassonmysin- for36years.Hehadanexemplarycareer,a
understandhowrarethatis. cerecondolencestohiswifeDeb. manofthepeopleandwasknownlocallyas
“IknewBillfor40yearsandit’sinter- “Billwassomebodywhodedicatedhislifeto MrBentleyandDarlaston.
estingtonotethatwithallhisresponsibili- thetownofDarlastonandwhohasbeenour “Hewillgodownasatruecouncillorand
tiesheneverforonemomentneglectedhis Labourbranchchairmanformanyyears.Bill knownassomeonewholookedafterhiselec-
ward,hencethereasonhewasalwaysre- playedaninfluentialpartintryingtoregener- torate.Hispassingissadlyregretted.
turnedwithasafemajority. ateourtown. “BillwastakenillbeforeChristmasand
“It’seasytoexplain,thepeoplejustknew “HewaskeyinbringingbackAsdaandour mycondolencesgotohiswife,Debbie.He
Billwasontheirside,hewoulddohisup- swimmingpool,andhewasinvolvedinopening wasagreatmanofprincipleandaverygood
mostforthem.Hewasagreatfriendanda thenewandcurrentlibrary.Hehasbeenastal- friend.”
greatcomrade.ThewholeWalsallcommu- wartfortheLabourPartyacrossWalsall. HewasawardedtheMBEin2006andwas
CouncillorBillMadeleycollectshisMBEforhis nitywillmournBill’sdeparture.” “WhenIwasayoungcouncillorseveralyears admittedasHonoraryFreemanoftheBor- PAGE5
servicestolocalgovernment,in2006 DespiteservingBentleyandDarlaston agohewastheonewhocametometogiveme oughin2010.
CONTENTS Police’s drugs haul for year totals £22m Careers fair
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DISTRIBUTION:PaulJones ASERVICEsetuptohelpprotect Councillors logging on for trail trial partialcareersinformation,adviceand
Tel:[phone] childreninWalsallatriskofharm guidancesoyoungpeoplecandiscuss
E-mail:[email protected] or abuse has had more than theiroptionsindetail.
Walsall 1,000 referrals since it opened CouncillorSimonHackett,Sandwell
Council’scabinetmemberforchildren’s
almostthreemonthsago. services,said:“Iwouldurgeyoungpeo-
51-53QueenStreet Theteambringstogetherstafffrom pletogoalongtofindinformationand
the council, police, probation, NHS advice on apprenticeships, education,
Wolverhampton,WV11ES and the voluntary sector who work trainingandjobopportunities.”
withchildrenandfamiliesinabidto Visitorswillgetthechancetowinone
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received1,117referralsrelatingtocon-
cernsoverachildwhomaybeatrisk.Each
referralisanalysedandifitisconsideredto Woman rescued
beserious,bossesholdameetingtodiscuss
whatthenextstepisinordertogetthe
childoutoftheharmfulsituation. from flat blaze
Beforeareferraliscastasideasnotseri-
ous,amemberofmanagementhastohave
afinalsay. PARAMEDICSsaidawomanwaslucky
Priorities tobealiveafterbeingrescuedfroma
flatfireinWillenhallonChristmasDay.
WalsallcouncilleaderMikeBirdsaid: The blaze broke out at 8.15pm in
“Ensuring children in the borough are Coltham Road and left the woman,
properlylookedafterisoneofourtoppri- thoughttobeinherearly40s,suffering
oritiesandunfortunatelyisnotalwayseasy serioussmokeinhalation
tomakeimprovementsinthatarea.Itis JohnHawker,WestMidlandsAmbu-
alsoanareawhereyouareopentocriti- lanceServicespokesman,said:“Crews
cismnomatterwhatyoudo,itisoneof arrivedtofindawomanwhohadbeen
themostdifficultthingstogetrightasa rescuedfromtheburningflatbythefire
council. service.
“Thesafeguardinghubisanexampleof “Following treatment and the pa-
usbeingpro-activeintryingtohelpwith tient’sconditionbeingstabilised,she
theproblemsyoungpeoplecanfaceinWal- wastransferredbyambulancetoNew
sall.Ibelieve,asIamsureeveryoneelse CrossHospitalforfurtheremergency
does,thateverychilddeservestoliveina treatment.
happyandhealthyhomeandwewantto IndependentcouncillorsChrisandPaulBotttryoutthewobblylogsontheplayingfields’trimtrail “Thewomanwasextremelyfortunate
tryandmakesurewearedoingeverything HOPPINGfromonewoodenplat- fundingforachildren’splayarea haveagoontheequipmentthem- asthisincidentcouldhaveeasilyturned
wecantomakethatareality. formtothenextwhiletryingtore- aswell.TheyjoinKingsHillPark selves.MrsBottsaid:“Itwentin outtobeafatalone.”
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Areport,whichwasdiscussedbycouncil- playingfieldsinWalsall,between ofWalsallCouncilandintheDar- WalsallCouncilfromWolverhamp-
lorsatameetingheldyesterday,Wednes- Leekes furniture store and the lastonSouthward. tonmanyyearsago.
day,says:“Theeffectivedeliveryofhigh TravellersRestpub. Independent councillors Chris “It’sbeenneglectedforyearsso FIREcrewsattendedarecyclingplant
quality services to protect children and Itishopedtobeanotherstepin andPaulBott,whorepresentthe wereallyneedtheinvestment. in Walsall amid concerns over steam
youngpeoplefromharmhasadirectim- regeneratingthearea. ward, are pleased with the new “MeandPaularehopingtoget from 2,000 tons of waste. Two crews
pactontheirwelfareandwellbeinginWal- The playing fields have been equipment which consists of a fundingforaplayareaaswellas fromAldridgestationweredispatched
sall.Thisworkdirectlylinkstoourpriority rundownforanumberofyearsand metal frame and wobbly logs to therejustisn’toneforthekidsat toBiffaWasteServicesat11.39pmon
thatallchildrenandyoungpeopleinWal- localcouncillorsnowhopetoget walkacross.Theyeventooktimeto allinthefields.” NewYear’sEve.Howevernoflamesig-
sallaresafe,protectedandsupported.” nited,despitethehightemperatures.
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ton–almost20milesawayfromfirst festive 999 calls 6
beingspottedinBridgnorth.
Burrows,ofHaughtonPlace,Dar-
laston,hadpreviouslypleadedguilty WEST Midlands Ambulance Service
todangerousdrivingandtoposses- great and the good receivedmorethan9,000emergency
sionofcannabisaswellasalsobeing 999callsbetweenChristmasEveand
disqualifiedfromdrivingatthetime. BoxingDay,ithasbeenrevealed.
The35-year-oldalsoadmittedfail- Crewswerecalled3,038timeson
ingtoprovideabloodspecimenand ChristmasEve,2,939timesonChrist-
drivingwithoutinsurance. masDayand3,280timesonBoxing
MsSamanthaPowis,prosecuting, Day,equaltomorethantwocallsper
saidthechaseendedwhenherammed minuteinthethree-daystretch.
intothepolicecar.MrGuyWilliam- ThefigureswererevealedonTwit-
son, defending, said Burrows pan- terby999callassessorNataliePort.
ickedashehadbeenpreventedfrom Sheposted:“Howmany999callsdid
seeingthegirlinthecarwithhim. THEY come from all walks @OFFICIALWMASreceiveoverthe
Burrowsneededhospitaltreatment of life – but they all share Xmasperiod?Xmaseve–3088.Xmas
foraneyeinjurybutrefusedtogivea the same sense of pride af- day–2939.BoxingDay–3280.”
bloodspecimen.
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fordangerousdriving,fortwomonths Year’sHonoursList.
concurrentfordrivingwhiledisquali- Fromfostercarers,councillors library launches
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hashasbeeninvolvedinrunningthe within days. Beechdale Library in
Business bid to Burntwood Memorial Village Insti- StephensonSquareisfacingclosure.
tute,intheStaffordshiretownnear CouncillorTinaJukes,whorepre-
Walsall,since1969. sentsBirchillsLeamore,hasnowset
expand backed The79-year-oldwasakeyplayerin upanonlinepetitionfollowingthere-
fundraisingtoupgradetheinstitute sponsetothepaperversion.Shesaid:
andreceivedaBritishEmpireMedal. “Ifthiswell-runlibraryshutsitwill
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motoristsadmittedcheckingtheirphones pubs,whichwasannouncedbyPubsMinister
whiledriving,withonein10admittingto MarcusJonesatthisyear’sGreatBritishBeer
searchingtheinternet. Festival.
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penaltiesmustsurelybeadegreeofdis- Staffordshire,includingtheTheFountainInn
cretionintheenforcementoftherules. atWalsall,TheCavalieratKidderminster,the
Motorists who brazenly drive around RedLionatDerringtonnearStafford,Hinks-
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atrailofchaosbehind,areclearlyamen- Swindon, Wolverhampton’s Claregate, the TheClaregatePub,CodsallRoad,Wolverhampton,thesiteoftheformerFeildhousepub TheOldBushInn,HighStreet,Swindon
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However,lettingyourbossknowyou The Claregate, in Codsall Road, Wolver- Somehavebeenregisteredinjustthepast andactivitiesthatcontributesignificantlyto librariesandcommunitycentres–beinglisted
aregoingtobelatewhenyouaresatin hampton,wasstoppedfrombeingturnedinto fewmonths.Camrabranchesandcommunity localciviclife. acrossthecountry.”
stationarytrafficwiththehandbrakefirm- acarehomeafterbreweryMarston’shadun- groupsacrossthecountryarenowworking “With29pubsclosingeveryweekwewant TheOldBushreopenedastheHinksford
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cannotpossiblyposearisktoanybody. Aftermuchoppositionfromneighboursand endof2016tohelpstemthenumberofpub toensuretheycontinuetobeattheheartof mentwhichcreated10newjobs.
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tutesanoffenceifthekeysareintheigni- thedealandconfirmeditwouldcontinuetobe 29aweek. Libraries sevenweekswhiletheworkwascarriedout.
tionandtheengineisrunning. runasapub.Andlastmonthplanstobuild TimPage,Camrachiefexecutivesaid:“It Itwasbetweenthepub’sleaseholderBrett
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wmearneagreeqtuhiererdiskto.effectively nuTmhbeerfionfdiitnsgsserwveicrees.based ArooFmLOaRndISkTithchadentoincltohseerauftne-ruapfitoreCthorriesttmhraosu.ghthestock
Patient on interviews with seven Theblazeattheshop,situatedinLyswaysStreet,Cald-
staff members, directors, more,startedataround8amonDecember21.
“Staffmembershadnot twovisitinghealthcarepro- No-onewasinsideatthetimebutthebuildingwasbadly
identifiedhowthisperson’s fessionalsandfivevisitors. smokelogged.
bloodsugarwouldbemoni- In addition, inspectors Ninefirefightersontwoengines,bothfromWalsallFire
toredinordertomanagethe reviewedrecordsrelatingto Station,attendedthescene.
BrandNew riskstothem.” medicines,sixpeople’scare, NeilSpencer,WestMidlandsFireServicespokesman,
OakWardrobes OakDisplay OOaakkBBeeddss WhiteBedroom Inspectors praised staff, sixstafffilesandrecordsre- said:“Thegroundflooroftheshoppremisesofathree-sto-
from£329 Cabinetsfrom£399 from£209 Furniture however,fortheir‘kind,pa- latingtothemanagementof reyblockwereaffectedbutnobodywasinthepremisesat
tientandcompassionatein- theserviceaswellasobser- thetime.Firefightersusedabreathingapparatus,ahose
teractions’withthehome’s vationsacrosstheservice. andwaterjet.
www.furniturenation.co.uk OPENINGTIMES elderlyresidents,somewith InsummarytheCQCsaid “Aventilationkitwasusedtogetsmokeoutandfumes
mentalconditions,whopay despite its concerns and outofthebuildingafterwards.”
UNIT3,ARROWINDUSTRIALESTATE MONDAYTOFRIDAY: upto£380aweekforround- advice for improvements Theshophadtoclosefortherestoftheday.
STRAIGHTROAD,WILLENHALL 9am–5pm the-clockcare. “peopleweresupportedbya DaveBrown,crewcommanderfromWalsallFireStation,
WESTMIDLANDSWV125AE SATURDAY: moTnhtehsraefptoerrtacadmamenisnigx mwhootivhaatdeddelevaedloeprsehdipatceoamm- akditdcehde:n“aTrheae.fiNroebhodaydwstaasrhteudrtin–itthjeusbtaccakussetdocskhorpooomwnaenrds
9am–12noon CQC inspection labelled mittedteamofcarestaff. toloseoutonadayofbusiness.”
SUNDAY:Closed