Wolverhampton Chronicle, January 20, 2011

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Stalled Summer Row
claims shop victim
THE uncertainty over Wolverhampton’s
Summer Row development claimed another victim
this week when a fancy dress shop closed its doors.
Funtasia owner Sally Pugh blamed the stalled
shopping centre scheme as the main reason for her
decision to close after more than 10 years of
trading. The Worcester Street store will cease
trading on January 31 before being re-launched as
an online-only party business.
A second mobile home was targeted Wolverhampton City Council has until February
11 to enforce 200 compulsory purchase orders on
businesses where Summer Row is due to be built.
They are attempting to secure a £20million loan
to help bankroll the £300million project.
Mrs Pugh said if Summer Row had gone ahead
Funtasia would have definitely stayed open.
Council big
earners will
go in March
A gaping hole remains where the bay window was Walls knocked down at the site at Coven Heath
STOLEN LORRIES
TWELVE of the highest earning staff at Wolver-
hampton City Council will be made redundant by
the end of March, saving taxpayers £1m.
But the news has sparked fears that officers could
make compensation claims. The council is trying to
save £70m by 2015 in the wake of 26 per cent govern-
ment funding cuts.
One of the council’s four directors earning more
HIT GIPSY HOMES than £100,000 a year will go and the role of regener-
ation will be split between the remaining three.
The current directors are adults and community
chief Sarah Norman, who earns £111,816, children’s
services boss Roy Lockwood and pensions director
Brian Bailey, who both get £113,817, and regenera-
tion and enterprise director Steve Boyes.
Mr Boyes was paid £121,073 in 2009/10 which
included filling in as chief executive before Simon
Warren was appointed on a salary of £133,380 last
March. Under plans drawn up by Mr Warren, the 21
[email protected] Gang rams two trucks chief officers will be reduced to 10 and renamed
assistant directors.
A GIPSY family of 11 were ter- It has emerged that some chief officers are taking
rorised by attackers who drove legal advice. An anonymous letter has been circu-
two stolen lorries through their through walls in 5am lated to the ruling Labour cabinet warning of com-
pensation claims.
site, smashing through mobile
homes and showering sleeping attack as children sleep Sainsbury’s win battle
children with glass and bricks.
The four-strong gang rammed for Raglan Street site
the trucks through 4ft high walls
and metal gates before running in the outside wall of the bedroom where “People are trying to blackmail us and
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They ploughed into two mobile as it “roared” past. 10 years and now it is a ruin and we are The development, which will create around 300
homes yesterday (Wed) on the site The gang then drove both lorries back to homeless.” jobs, will end more than a decade of wrangling
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Terrified sisters Teresa, aged nine, 10 years and has five girls and four boys hampton, and Staffordshire spent around sell its 10 per cent stake in the site to Sainsbury’s,
Chavelle (10) and Amanda Dunne (11) aged from two to 13, said: “This is 90 minutes putting out the burning lorries. which owns 86 per cent. Both supermarket giants
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recycling firm Blitz overnight. careering into the day house. was closed following the attack. A source close to the development from outside
A 51-ton lorry crashed into homes on the “Next it drove back out through the wall West Midlands Police confirmed a lorry the council said: “A deal has been struck in principal
land before ploughing into the side of the and I saw four men throwing something was reported stolen from Blitz Recycling that Tesco will sell off its share of the land so Sains-
A burned-out lorry at the scene family’s day house, tearing a massive hole into the cabs which then burst into flames. and Waste Services at 7.40am on Tuesday. bury’s can develop the site.
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5,000 refuse the food recycling bins
MEET YOUR
REPORTERS
FIVE thousand people in the number to call but revealed it The council has admitted it had over five per cent of the 98,000 eligi-
Wolverhampton have refused to after being asked what residents given out food bins to some people ble households, in other words 95 per
accept new bins to recycle their needed to do if they did not want to who had asked not to receive them, cent of people have not opted out.
food slops. recycle their food scraps. but will fetch them back once they “As the caddies are being distrib-
Wolverhampton City Council The two kitchen caddies, one for have all been delivered by the end of uted around the city the reaction on
began delivering slop buckets to indoors and another for outside, February. the doorsteps has been largely posi-
homes in the city last week. bring the total number of council bins In the meantime, they urged resi- tive and people are telling us that
Every house in the city, except high per house to six, including a black dents to give the scheme a try. they will give the scheme a go.
rise flats, will receive them unless wheelie bin for normal rubbish, a Alistair Merrick, Wolverhampton “We’ve even had examples of some
residents phoned Wolverhampton green one for garden waste, a green City Council’s chief officer for com- people who initially opted out actu-
City Council by January 5 to opt out. box for paper, glass and cans and a mercial services and public realm, ally reversing their decision as they
Council bosses did not advertise white bag to collect plastic and card. said: “Five thousand equates to just are seeing the caddies delivered.”
Tim Spiers Cash-crisis landlady
01902 319363
closes country pub
Councillor Elias Mattu outside the property
Nightmare
Sarah Hazelwood
01902 319490 legacy of
A PUBin South Staffordshire has closed suddenly after the
landlady lost almost £100,000 in less than three years. Fiona Raising Arizona trek hopes
Coyle, who ran the Seven Stars pub in Seisdon, claimed owners
Punch Taverns failed to respond to her pleas for help. 2008 blaze
The 31-year-old landlady said Punch continued to charge “over-inflated”
prices for beer despite her struggle to keep the business afloat. She said
she had sunk £93,000 of her own money into the pub. “I repeatedly asked
Punch Taverns for help but the most they did was to tell me to put fewer set to end
chips on the plate,” Ms Coyle said.
Wi-fi a wow “I increased trade by 39 per cent
Annabel Mottram but with the recession we had to
01902 319499 keep prices low. We had to buy our
for libraries beer from Punch at twice the levels
a freehouse could get. A LONG-SUFFERING Wolverhampton
“My utilities also went up by 25 couple are looking forward to repairing their
per cent –I had no choice but to close fire-ravaged home more than two-and-a-half
MOREthen 3,000 people have or I could have been bankrupt.” years after an electrical blaze destroyed the
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seen more than 1,000 hours of free Thomas. They now face searching The Ahmeds say a two-year legal wrangle to deter-
internet through the network since for an alternative venue. mine the cause of the fire put repairs on hold. The
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What’s happening in your range of services. going to the Seven Stars for almost from their insurance company. The exposed second
area? We are always keen “Not only can you access the a year and it’s a lovely, family-orien- floor is still covered in blue tarpaulin and a three-
to hear about any issues internet free of charge but you can tated village pub. storey scaffolding frame surrounds the house.
affecting you also gain access to a range of sites “We knew nothing about it being Winters
that are usually available only by closed until we found it shut.”
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has now taken a decision to surren- through when it rains and snows, making the
der her lease.” damage worse.”
as urban village grows The spokesman added:•“Our pri- Mrs Ahmed added: “We haven’t put down new
ority now is to re-open the Seven carpets or wallpaper because it makes no sense to
Stars as soon as possible. put things down when the ceiling may have to come
“We are actively recruiting a new Walking boots at the ready as Libby Peers prepares for her Arizona mission down.”
A CYCLEroute is to be created Council spent £870,000 from licensee.” Councillor Mattu said he hoped the property
through Bilston’s Urban Village AWM to hire London-based A WOLVERHAMPTON teacher challenge, but if you knew me, you’d would be repaired as soon as possible.
under the latest plans for the Places for People, but work has aims to raise £3,500 by walking the understand,” said Libby, of Richard- He said: “I am sympathetic and I am sure they
£76 million development. not begun. Developer Persim- Poppy success length of Arizona’s Grand Canyon son Way, Rugeley, have suffered, but I have had dozens of complaints
Advantage West Midlands mon Homes has been unable to English teacher Libby Peers is “I am one of the most homely people about this. It is a terrible eyesore.”
also wants to create a new foot- raise cash to start. walking to help the charity Scope you will meet. If I am not in my
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million leisure centre featuring £200,000. The route would run Bradley, beating last year’s total by Libby said: “I will be raising the 30-degree heat will provide a chal-
an eight-lane swimming pool, from traffic lights on the Black more than £1,000. donation of £3,500 by holding a range lenge in itself – I’m scared of every- A PROGRAMMEof walks has been designed to
four squash courts and a fitness Country Route down to a new Peter Murphy, honorary Poppy of events, including a concert at the thing. help citizens of in Wolverhampton to keep fit.
suite is being built on the site off road, Nettlefolds Way. Appeal organiser for the Bilston Wolverhampton school I work at, “Camping in the Grand Canyon may Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust has
the Black Country Route. He added: “The pathway will branch of the Royal British Legion, Heath Park.” seem like heaven to some, but it’s my announced monthly walks on the last Friday of the
No housing has yet been built, be the main way that people said: “It was a superb effort. I thank She will be walking about 50 miles a idea of hell.” month. Ramblers should meet at Wolverhampton
although it is almost three years walking from Bilston town the people who donated so gener- day over five days through the spectac- To sponsor Libby, visit www.virgin Environment Centre in Westacre Crescent, Finch-
since permission was granted for centre can reach the new leisure ously and the people who gave their ular canyon in south-western USA. moneygiving.com/libbypeers or field, at 10.20am on January 28 for a walk around
520 homes. Wolverhampton City centre.” time to be poppy people.” “Some may not see this as much of a call 01902 556360. Smestow.
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Training Prom students show class
centre
STUDENTSstrutted their stuff on the catwalk they expected the event to have raised more than
for the chance of winning £1,000 worth of para- £4,000 for charity.
phernalia to fit them out for their special end-of- Laura Beddows, of Ounsdale High School, Wom-
runs into yeFaro rpmroemr .Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper ebvoeunrinneg,. was crowned the champion on the
Matt Murray, BBC•WM presenter Jenny Wilkes Her school prom will be organised by VIP
and Miss Black Country Andrea Sturmey chose a Beauty and Event Planners, from Brewood, and
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Hotel in front of 700 guests raised money for leukaemia for two and a half years and had fin-
Cancer Research and saw students become ished her latest bout of chemotherapy in December
catwalk models for the night. rand is now in remission. She was chosen as
THEtransformation of a former Judges listened to a one-minute presentation winner by the three celebrity judges for her contin-
goods shed at Tettenhall railway from each pupil, while they were also judged on uous fundraising for Cancer Research.
station into an education and elegance and what they do for charity and their Event co-organiser Heather Darling said she
training centre has been shelved community. Organisers said this week that that was delighted with the way the evening had gone. Matt Murray, Andrea Sturmey, BBC WM’s Jenny Wilkes, students and prom organisers
duBeu tsoin ae slsaecsk a oref cnaoswh b.eing sought to Mystery over girl, 20, GPs facing
take on the site and restore it. Wolver-
hampton City Council wants to
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But bosses have revealed the organ-
isation it approached to help fund the
project was being axed as part of gov- found dying in her flat trusts are
ernment cuts, forcing them to look
elsewhere for cash.
Steve Wright, city council head of
parks, said: “We’re determined to see abolished
the former goods shed restored to a
useable state so that it can comple-
ment the excellent facilities we have
on site following to the restoration of FAMILY doctors in Wolver-
Te“tUtennfhoarltlu sntaattieolny, ittsheelf .organisation [email protected] Samantha a sports sensation hampton are splitting into two
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non-governmental organisations ton has died suddenly, aged 20, her devas- Health Service.
being abolished following the Com- tated family revealed. Responsibility for local health serv-
prehensive Spending Review, and Kirsty-Lee Bould was found barely breathing ices will be transferred to new organi-
therefore it is no longer able to on her bed by her boyfriend at their new flat in sations called GP Consortia.
support our proposals with match Dunstall Park. He dialled 999 and tried to resus- They will handle 80 per cent of NHS
funding.” citate her, but Kirsty-Lee died at New Cross budgets in a massive shift of power
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Mr Wright added: “As a result we Kirsty-Lee’s mother Jo Bould, aged 42, told how her being formed into two consortia, one
are exploring other possible funding daughter woke at around 10am last Tuesday feeling covering 200,000 patients and
options, although we recognise that fine. another smaller group with 42,000. A
given the current financial climate She got up, telling her boyfriend Nathan she was handful of practices, covering 6,000
these may not be as readily available planning to pick up her wages from the Summerhouse patients, have still to decide which
as has been the case in the past.” Kirsty-Lee Bould pub in Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, where she group to join.
The council is now preparing to put worked in the kitchenand bar, before Meetings have taken place between
the building up for lease and is on the Investments shopping at Asda. GPs to form the consortia, and ballots
lookout for businesses interested in Nathan, also in his 20s, left the will take place to create boards that
taking it on and restoring it. bedroom briefly only to find Kirsty- will run the groups and control
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use that would be sympathetic to the Mrs Bould, a yard manager at duced tomorrow in the government’s
building’s location, and who would be Oaken Park Farm stables in Health and Social Care Bill.
in a position to progress an extensive central zone Kingswood, near Albrighton, said: Competition
but sensitive restoration scheme,” “Kirsty-Lee had a very large group of
said Mr Wright. friends and everybody in Codsall Hundreds of family doctors in the
The goods shed is currently being knew her. West Midlands have already signed
used by a private business. TURNING Wolverhampton city “We’re just absolutely devastated. up to the Government’s plans by
In the past councillors said they centre into a business improvement She was bubbly, loveable, funny with signing up to a local GP Consortium.
would have preferred to see a cafe on district will allow it to compete with a wicked sense of humour and will be Health Secretary Andrew Lansley
the site but no potential operator Telford and Merry Hill, the city’s very sadly missed.” believes GPs are best placed to under-
came forward. regeneration chief has said. Kirsty-Lee attended St Nicholas stand patients’ needs and to decide
A £600,000 revamp of the site has Councillor Peter Bilson was speak- Primary School, Codsall Middle where money should be spent. The
already seen the station buildings and ing following publication of a report School and then Codsall Community reforms are expected to be complete by
ticket office transformed into a visitor which urges a shake up of the arms High School. the end of 2014.
centre. length company that works to boost Adjourned Ten strategic health authorities and
investment in the city centre. Setting 152 primary care trusts across the
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paying a subscription and having a say dressing course at the City of thousands of admin jobs.
boss grew drug on how the area is looked after includ- Wolverhampton College and also Wolverhampton City PCT and
ing use of CCTV, crime fighting worked at the Village Hair Studio, in South Staffordshire PCT are among
wardens and marketing. Codsall. those earmarked for the chop.
A BUSINESSMAN set up a Councillor Bilston said: “A business But she wanted a new career and Nine new consortia of various
cannabis farm in his Wolverhampton improvement district would help returned to the college where was Kings School pupil Samantha Latham Talbot, aged 14, finalist in a shapes and sizes have so far come
home after his taxi firm went bust. secure longer term funding that will doing a national diploma in catering, national sport student award run by television channel Sky Sports forward for the Black Country and
Police found 42 plants capable of enable Wolverhampton to compete Mrs Bould said. Staffordshire.
providing an annual yield of £24,400 with other regional centres.” She was scheduled to finish this A TEENAGERwho helped organise channel. Judges were impressed with Dr Satya Sharma, chairman of the
when they raided the premises, the year. games for Wolverhampton children how Samantha, from Newbridge, had local medical committee representing
city’s crown court heard. Parks ices-bound Kirsty-Lee also leaves a brother beat thousands of other pupils to grown in confidence and developed GPs in Wolverhampton, said there
Derek Bateman, of Cadle Road, Simon, 22, and her father Chris, reach the finals of a Sky Sports award. new skills. had been several meetings over the
Low Hill, admitted producing a con- aged 47, a shopfitter. Samantha Latham Talbot, of Kings Samantha’s teacher, Kelly Taylor- last five months at which practices
trolled drug. He was given an eight- ICEcream vans are to become fix- An inquest on the Wolverhampton Schoool,in Tettenhall, headed to the Cartwright, said: “We are all very had to choose which consortium to
month suspended jail sentence and an tures at three parks in Wolverhamp- College catering student was Lord’s Cricket Ground, in London, on proud of her for getting so far, she did join.
evening curfew. ton, the city council said. opened and adjourned. Tuesday for the UK finals of Sky so well. It is an amazing achievement “Family doctors in the city have
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Headteachers’ delight over high ratings Top marks
HEADTEACHERS in Wolverhampton The second-best achiever was Wolver- GCSE and A-level results. The college was top 25 per cent of Wolverhampton schools as the city
spoke of their delight after the city shot up in hampton Grammar School, with 98 per cent the third top performer for its GCSE results. and top 10 per cent of schools nationally.
the national school league tables. getting good grades. Headteacher Martyn Long said: “We are all “We are very confident that our present
Wolverhampton finds itself ranked 105th In terms of A-level results, the Girls’ High delighted with the results. I am so proud of Year 11 students will achieve even higher
for its GCSE results –up 28 places on last topped the list with an average points score the pupils and staff. They have all worked grades this year,” she added. schools do
year when it was 133rd. For A-levels, the city of 1095.3. very hard. I’m chuffed to bits, as I only A total of 50 per cent of pupils gained good
scored an average A-level points score per Wolverhampton Grammar School followed started in September.” grades in their GCSEs.
candidate of 642.6 –up from 633.3 on the pre- in second with a score of 1016.3 and The There was also good news for Aldersley South Wolverhampton and Bilston
vious year. The best-performing school in the Royal Wolverhampton School was third with High School in Barnhurst Lane, Codsall. Academy was in the top 200 schools for even better
city was Wolverhampton Girls’ High, with 99 a score of 765.7. Headteacher Nicola Davis, said: “The staff having the worst persistent absence rates. It
per cent of pupils achieving at least five A* to Pupils and staff at Tettenhall College in and students of Aldersley High School are came in 127th place. About 10 per cent of
C-grades. Wood Road were celebrating their best ever delighted with our results that place us in the pupils, out of 744, were persistently absent.
Fire HQ: Jail for attacker who SCHOOLS in Wolverhampton have been
celebrating improved results in GCSEs and A-
levels with the publication of the latest league
Service tables.
The city has recorded its best ever performance
for the seventh year running at GCSE level. It
to make climbed 28 places up to 105 from 133, out of 151 for
its GCSE results, with 52.1 per cent of pupils
bit man’s ear in pub achieving five or more A* to C grades including
English and maths.
decision And although Wolverhampton remained 137th in
the national rankings for A-levels –the same as last
year –the average score per candidate jumped from
FIRE services in the 633.3 up to 642.6.
Midlands will be allowed The city’s best performing school for both GCSE
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running £100m over bouncers tried to pull him off his his brother to his feet after he was GCSE figures.
budget. victim. assaulted. Schools that fail to reach the target have been
The new regional fire He kept his teeth clamped on Mr Judge Michael Challinor told Quin- warned they will be tagged as “underperforming”
control centre opened at Patel’s ear as he was pulled away, tyne his victim was “enjoying himself and face closure or being taken over.
Wolverhampton Busi- Wolverhampton Crown Court heard and had been well behaved”. Sandwell was in the bottom seven local education
ness Park, off Stafford last week. He said the attack, in the early authorities for both A-levels and GCSEs. But
Road, more than two Mr Stephen Cadwaladr, prosecut- hours of May 17, 2009, was “unpro- Dudley was in the top third nationally and Birming-
years ago at a cost of voked and vicious”. ham rose in the rankings. King Edward VI Camp
£9.7m. Groups’ funds joy Judge Chall inor said: “You Hill School for Girls in Birmingham was seventh
But bosses could not pushed Mr Patel and deliberately best in the country for GCSE results.
get the computer and bit through the cartilage of his ear
other systems to work Funding for 111 voluntary and commu- and severed two thirds of the Hospital has new
and it sat almost empty nity groups in Wolverhampton has been con- upper part of his ear. He will suffer
costing £1.7m a year in firmed with no cuts to the £2.97 the embarrassment of that injury
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Rest to 1984 and began his medical director at the
career at Sandwell Hos- end of February.
be sold pital. He said: “I’m looking
WOLVERHAMPTON Racecourse dance was 14,000 fewer than in 2009.” He did most of his forward to taking up the
operator Arena Leisure has issued a It meant bad weather claimed a post-graduate training post of medical director
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longer in use in order to of the severe weather conditions, The so-called “racino” at Wolver- Luke said: “I’m really pleased with cates so much of his time to this and The money will go to charities including Compton
help avoid cuts to front seven scheduled race meetings were hampton Racecourse would form part my gold medal. I didn’t expect to get it. really deserves it.” Hospice and Midland Air Ambulance. Club
line services in the wake abandoned. of a £23m scheme to include a hotel I really enjoy kickboxing and hope to Luke gained the blue belt and gold spokesman Roger Timbrell said he was delighted
of 26 per cent reductions “Given the timing and severity of extension and new conference facili- get my brown belt in three months’ medal at a grading event in Sedgley in with the warmth of the people in the communities
in government grants. the weather, December’s total atten- ties. time.” December. they visited.
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Business Speed cameras axed after cutbacks Dealer is
alert on fined for
SOMEspeed cameras in Staffordshire are All routes will be reviewed on a six-monthly “The new emphasis represents an opportunity to
to be decommissioned after a cut in funding. basis. decommission a number of low-priority road safety
The axed camera casings will remain in place Councillor Mike Maryon, Staffordshire County cameras in areas where no significant accidents
new road to act as a deterrent to speeding drivers. Csaofuentyc,i ls’sa icda:b “iWneet nmoewm tbaekre f oar mhiugchhw mayosr ea nrodu nrdoaedd haCveo ubneecinl lroerc oMrdaerdy.o”n said the locations of the dumping
They will not be in operation, but if someone is view of road safety, with less reliance on enforce- decommissioned camera sites will not be made
seriously injured in a collision at one of the decom- ment and now regularly use other speed manage- public so the housings will continue to have a deter-
missioned sites and speed is found to be a factor, the ment measures such as speed indication devices rent effect.
schemes camera will be reactivated. and Community Speed Watch rather than cameras. “The locations will not be disclosed for valid rubbish
The move comes as the Staffordshire Safer Roads “Ninety eight per cent of accidents are as a result safety reasons.”
Partnership, which operates 263 fixed cameras in of human error. This is why a comprehensive pro- The review of Staffordshire Safer Roads Partner-
the county, faces an £800,000 cut in its £2 million gramme which includes a greater emphasis on edu- ship has put a new emphasis on education and re-
budget for 2011-2012. cation and training can reap rewards. training.
FUTURE congestion schemes A SCRAP dealer illegally
in the West Midlands must not Cash crisis for group dumped metal and cardboard in
harm homes and businesses, the the yard of a former Black
leader of Wolverhampton’s Con- Country factory that backs onto
servative party has said. homes.
Councillor Neville Patten was George McIntosh was being paid by
speaking after it was revealed future people to dispose of old boilers, radia-
no-stopping zones, using double red tors and also cardboard boxes during
lines, had been shelved in the region promoting the city renovation work on properties across
due to a shortage of funding. Wolverhampton.
Councillor Patten scrapped Wolver- The 49-year-old sorted the scrap on
hampton’s first and only red route on land in Showell Road, Bushbury,
the A449 Stafford Road in 2008 follow- where there has been widespread fly
ing complaints that it stopped people tipping, the city’s crown court was
parking outside shops. told last week.
Funding to develop more red routes Miss Anya Newman, prosecuting
in the West Midlands has now been on behalf of Wolverhampton City
scrapped. [email protected] Council, said: “The items of waste
Balance THE COMPANY that works to attract Cafe launch as redundant awnedre h apdu tn oon rtiog hat tsoit ue shee. Idt iwd anso stt oorwend
Wolverhampton was not due for any investment into Wolverhampton city centre is there while being sorted into its con-
red routes because the former Conser- facing a funding crisis after major backers stituent parts with the cardboard
vative Liberal Democrat coalition that stopped contributing to it. Roger engineers new role being burned and the metal sold on.
was in charge of the city council until Wolverhampton City Centre Company has an Complaint
last month, ruled out any more. annual budget of £130,000 but is short of cash after
Councillor Patten said: “When we big names including Marks & Spencer have with- “The local authority was alerted
got rid of our red route businesspeople drawn support over the past two years. after a complaint from a neighbour
from other boroughs phoned up and It gets £45,000 a year of that off Wolverhampton about the fires and the waste.”
asked how they could get their council Council. But council bosses are proposing a shake- McIntosh, from Stafford Road,
to do it too. up of its board and powers so it can make more Oxley, ignored a warning that he was
“We’ve found that there has been no money for itself. They also want to encourage more breaking the law.
difference since we went back to traders to get involved. Mr Jon Roe, defending, said: “He is
double yellow lines.” The city centre company works to promote a man with a van who has been col-
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spared jail The council spent £3,220 on a review by Robin ensure that controlled waste was
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There are no independent traders, bar or club
owners on the board which bosses said they need to Appeal over
address. But they are most concerned about how to
A CARE worker from Wolverhamp- stay afloat in the wake of the loss of funding.
ton seen throwing empty cans of beer Multi, which is behind the £300 million Summer car smash
from the window of his van while Row shopping centre plan, has withdrawn its
drink-driving has narrowly avoided support while the council decides the future of the
jail. scheme.
Ian Bloomfield, aged 39, of Watson Kim Gilmour, manager of Wolverhampton City A YOUNG woman driver hit a
Road, Fordhouses, was twice the legal Centre Company, said: “We’ve had a reduction in Jaguar and another parked car,
limit when he was stopped in the Park income from the public and private sector. We’ve causing thousands of pounds worth of
Village area of Wolverhampton on lost our contribution from Marks & Spencer in damage before driving off.
January 8 in his Citroen Berlingo. He common with most cities. We used to get funding Her light-coloured hatchback, pos-
admitted driving a motor vehicle when from Multi but they do not feel it is appropriate at sibly a Corsa or a Renault, was going
his alcohol level was above the limit at the moment.” around the roundabout on the Bridg-
Wolverhampton Magistrates Court Regeneration chief Councillor Peter Bilson said: north Road at Compton, Wolver-
this week. “We are being pointed towards the need to broaden hampton.
Mr Roger Bleazard, prosecuting, the membership of the board to have more people She lost control in snowy conditions
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City sports Judge has mercy
base opens
A NEW £5.7 million
sports and community
centre in Wolverhamp- on school raider
ton has been launched.
Wolverhampton’s Sat-
nam Rana, of BBC Mid-
lands Today, was invited
to open Blakenhall Com-
munity and Healthy
Living Centre on A BURGLARtook laptops worth reception area he forced open a metal
Monday. up to £7,000 from a primary school cabinet where the computers were
The centre, funded in Wolverhampton and was caught stored, but he fled after setting off the
largely by All Saints and after leaving blood behind when he burglar alarm.
Blakenhall Community cut himself, a court was told. The 25-year-old cut himself and left
Development and run by Judge Helen Hughes, who described blood on a desk and a door, allowing
Wolverhampton City the crime as “mean”, said she was pre- police to trace him through DNA,
Council, replaces the pared to give Shawn Frazer the chance Wolverhampton Crown Court heard.
Bromley Street centre to kick his heroin and crack cocaine The thief told police he had sold the
which closed last year. habit. computers to a buyer, who he refused to
Facilities include a Frazer smashed the glass in a locked name, because he wanted to buy his son
fitness suite and young door at St Luke’s Primary, Blakenhall, a birthday present.
people’s gym. Shawn Frazer and took 13 of its 16 computers. In the Frazer, of Myatt Avenue, Parkfields,
admitted carrying out the bur-
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jailed for a year, suspended
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launch a lottery with a weekly decided their powers were
£1,000 jackpot which will help insufficient to deal with the
WEWILLPAYTHEVATTHROUGHOUTJANUARY Celoduenrtlyry .people in the Black case. Session
The Extracare Charitable Trust
in Bushbury, Wolverhampton, Judge Hughes said: “I hope
wants to attract more members to your drug treatment will be suc-
play the weekly Goalden Gate cessful and that it will prevent
Superdraw game. They were joined you from committing further
by the Wolves mascot to promote offences.”
the regional lottery, which was set Jon Roe, defending, said the
up by the Midlands Sporting Asso- father-of-one, an addict since
ciation. the age of 17, was “full of
Scheme remorse and shame”.
Frazer had been on a heavy
The association, which is based drinking session before he
at Molineux and was originally raided the school in Park Street
launched by Wolverhampton Wan- South.
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because of falling government and told last week’s hearing that the
social services subsidies. loss of the computers would
Players set up a direct debit have been a great disappoint-
scheme for the lottery draw with 45 ment to the children.
per cent of every pound raised Launching the lottery are Wolfie and Extracare staff Frazer sold the computers for
going to charity. members Lorraine Evans and Meda Mayer just £400 to fuel his drug habit.
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Offender paid pal to stand in
A TEARAWAYordered by magis- rented by her and driven by Straker when ment. He was sent to custody for three
trates to complete 180 hours of he was stopped again for driving while years and banned from driving for four
unpaid work paid his friend to carry disqualified in July. years. Spilsbury, 21, of Fallings Lane,
out the punishment for him. Sargent reported the cheque stolen and Bushbury, admitted attempting to
Ryan Straker gave Ben Spilsbury up to insBuerrenras rsde nt aL rienpnlaemceamnenn,t . defending pervert the course of justice and was
£25 a time to cover for him for six months. Straker, of Perry Avenue, Low Hill, said: locked up for six months.
The stand-in completed more than 128 “He had somebody do his unpaid work Sargent, 24, admitted attempting to
hours before the ruse was rumbled after because he was too busy with drugs to do pervert the course of justice, fraud,
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£4,625 payout in two cheques, one of the course of justice, dangerous driving, Rob Perry, for Spilsbury, said: “He has NoDeposit
which was found in a Vauxhall Corsa driving while disqualified and harass- demonstrated ability to do unpaid work.” Required
Judo club pins down police cheque Old gold Payment
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A JUDO club in Wolverhampton
have been given a great start to 2011 FITQUALITY
after being awarded a cheque from a shelved Celebrating25YearsInBusiness
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Wolverhampton Judo Club, said: “It up by Bridgnorth-based
was brilliant that we could get Johnson Design Partner-
heating installed straight away. ship. Associate architect
“Last winter was horrendous and Matt Spinks said: “We
we started losing members because have been waiting to hear
the building was so cold. My wife from the council about
cleans the club and she normally funding, but it has all
has to wear a hat and gloves.” gone quiet.” De Rosa Midlands LTD
Chief Insp Chilton, said: “I am Council director Steve
delighted to present this cheque on Boyes said: “We are still
behalf of West Midlands Policet o looking at what funding is
help Wolverhampton Judo Club available.”
continue the good work they are Wolves say resources
doing in engaging local people in are being ploughed into
sport by providing a safe and warm Chief Insp Joanne Chilton presents Mac Abbotts, of Wolver- the redevelopment of
environment for them to train in.” hampton Judo Club, with £1,500 to replace the heating system Molineux.
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Five vehicles have been targeted in The Goldthorn Hotel on
the last 48 hours in Wolverhampton Penn Road.
alone, with six being reported in the The Goldthorn, which Sottini,
past week in the city. used to be known as the
Police have urged drivers to look out Quality Hotel but
for people acting suspiciously around returned to its tradi- Ideal
parked vehicles, as they warned of the tional name when it was
risk of explosion that the drilling purchased by Focus
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Petrol stations have also reported a to take on more staff as a
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A Ford Transit van parked on Ablow due to Accor’s reputation.
Street, Blakenhall, had two holes Chief executive Peter
drilled side by side in its plastic tank to Cashman also pledged bathroom
allow the diesel to pour out into a con- the hotel’s historic name
tainer. The thief struck between would be included in its
8.45am and 11am. branding. suite
Garages He said: “The hotel
currently employs 40 full
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Doreen Seiboth, centre, at Gill’s, Parkfields. To her left is her sister and Doreen Seithboth and Mary, at the rear next to headmaster John Rouse,
mayor’s consort, Mary Machin, and behind her is Stan, Doreen’s husband Doreen Seiboth in full mayoral robes leads the Civic Sundayparade in 1987 presenting awards at Claregate Junior School, where she was a governor
The mayor
with no airs
and graces
Doreen Seiboth presenting the Midland Cesae- Doreen Seiboth with members of the Bradley
witch trophy to Michael Roberts in 1987 Youth Band in the Mayor’s Parlour in 1987
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casting vote, the Labour Party had lost policy for anyone with more than 24 years
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twice being mayor. At the mayor-making ceremony few events, but, decked in the mayoral robes, after losing her husband.
After serving in the ATS during the knew that one of the Labour councillors she found that her place had been marked She had been a down-to-earth, well-loved
Second World War, she had married Stan had been admitted to New Cross Hospital, with her name quickly scribbled on a piece representative of the community of which
Seiboth, an ex RAF pilot and settled in the and everyone expected the Labour nomi- of paper, with Councillor Richards’ place she was a part. She had no airs and graces,
Blakeley Green area. neee, Phil Richards, to be elected. card hastily discarded. and no inflated sense of her own impor-
In 1965 she was elected to the council for When the ritual Conservative amend- Unhappily they had told Mary’s tance.
the first time, in Oxley ward, but after ment nominating Doreen Seiboth as mayor husband, Maurice, that they would bring When she emerged from the historic cere-
boundary changes in 1966, became council- was carried, by 30 votes to 29, there was a him back some fish and chips, once the mony the mayor’s chaffeur told her the
lor for Tettenhall Regis. shocked silence, followed by uproar. mayoral vote was over, and now Maurice civic Jaguar was ready to take her home,
She served on all the major committees Doreen accepted the honour with a few had a long wait, wondering when his flags flapping on the front wings.
and in 1987 was to be the Conservative words she had hastily scribbled on an enve- dinner was coming! He was surprised by her unexpected
Doreen Seiboth, when deputy mayor in 1992, candidate for mayor, without much hope of lope. Doreen , who was the fifth female Mayor reply, “No thank you, I came with Stan, and
talking to Peter Goring, headmaster of The Royal being elected. The council was tied at the She called her sister, Mary Machin, of Wolverhampton, was also to serve as I’m going home with Stan” and climbed into
Wolverhampton School, after its civic service time, 30 Labour, and 30 forward to be mayor consort, her husband, deputy mayor in 1992, and was acting their Austin Maestro.
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