Thursday,January29,2015 Readbyymorethan81,000people Pricewhensold50pp HANDS-ON ROMAN WAYY Busy charity points to need for helpers History enthusiast publishes first novel PAGE4 PAGE30 43 CHILDREN’S Campaign Work to on £1.5m start on wasted subway medicines CENTRES AXED revamp HEALTHbossesinStafford WORKtospruceuparun- andCannockarelaunching down Cannock subway is acampaigntohelpreduce duetostart. the £1.5 million of med- The underpass in Mill icines wasted every year StreetthatleadstoMorri- acrossthetwoareas. sons will undergo mainte- Stafford and Surrounds nanceandbebrightenedup andCannockChaseClini- withnewartwork. calCommissioningGroups Itwillbethesecondsub- (CCGs) are urging the wayinthetowncentreto publictojointheminthe berevampedbythecouncil cinamgpmaiognneayimbeedinagtpwreavsetnetd- FbOeRaTxYedT,HwRitEhEthcheilldorsesn’osfcfeonutrrewsowrkil-l Parents tell leader about impact of cuts atoftwearrtdhsetBheeemcraoifntRshooapdpoinnge onunusedorunnecessary zone was revamped two medicines.Posters,leaflets ers, in a move to save Staffordshire yearsago. andstickersonprescription CountyCouncil£3million. 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There are currently 54 sessioninHednesford. groupofmothersinasideroomand therapists would help us deal with ilysohavenotreleasedher mentfortheEnvironment, The decision was made children’s centres in Staf- MembersoftheSaxonHillParent saidhewouldtrytohelpthem. someoftheissuesinthesystemand name.ABritishTransport FoodandRuralAffairs. atacountycouncilcabinet fordshire–26arededicated SupportGrouptoldtheLabourleader Thegrouphadraisedconcernsover speakupforus.” Policespokesmansaid:“We sloanWidg-ittiehtrsomuatbwiailtis,tyinthtdoeanscguherarvr.iivtye mrjuesentectneionstgam.idaC:ko“iuTnnghceeinlslooyurstgehLmadwiifs-- bechrassileaddrreaetnins’schbcuoeoinlldstiranengsds,ts2hu3echoatarhes- otthhfeaortcafcpuuynpudasitneiodgnbcauylttsthhheeiarrdacphmyiledaarnnedtn.tphheylsoisos- apchlalialcdcerksenfoo.frhtohisetmeqtouipchmaenngteindispaubblleidc tchheCildiLnaadtbyothuFerosscctahenrod,oilfd.raSothmeetsRoautidag:ke“eleHiyte,uahpsaksfeodar wrfoaerirelwe8a.3cya0slpltmeadtoiontnoTshPhueornrstkdlryaiydb.g”ee- But Defra says it will ferencetothelivesofmany libraries.Elevendedicated Theyoungsters,fromareasinclud- Joanne Smith, aged 35, has a us.” Mr Miliband said Janos Toth, The death is not being hand £2.3 million to the vulnerable children and centreswillberetainedbut ing Rugeley and Chadsmoor, go to 14-year-oldson,Rhys,whogoestothe Labour’sparliamentarycandidatefor treatedassuspicious. ACRENetworkwhichfunds theirfamilies. alltheotherbuildingswill SaxonHillCommunitySchoolinLich- school.MotherofthreeMissSmith,of CannockChase,wouldbetakingthe A second person, who 38ruralcommunitycouncils “Thereneedstobemore bevacated. fieldwhichcatersfortheirneeds. PonesfieldRoad,Lichfield,said:“The caseupforthem.“Therearethingswe witnessedtheincident,was acrossthecountryincluding supportatanearlystage.” Theclosureswillbeintro- After the public question-and-an- situationhasgotworseinthepasttwo canaskthecountycounciltodo,”Mr treatedforsevereshockand theStaffordshirebranch. Figureslastyearshowed ducedinApril. swer session at the Aquarius Ball- tothreeyears.Morethingshavebeen Milibandadded. takentoCountyHospital. 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Conboy, from the force’s aCnhdasneabvirgaantceht.otheCannock veHrseiatlollodsspeoofpsloemwehsoeravtticeensd.edthesession wiOthnint4h8ehporuorssp.”ectofanothercoalition, UanndivperesoiptyleHaorsepihtaalv.iAn&gEtoisgcloosteodWatonlvigehrt- voTtehdeL4a7b-oyuerafro-rol3d0fyreoamrs,Bbruotcntoenvesraaidga:i“nI. pmeeonptl,ewsaesrvitcheeswdienpnairntg- Sapperstomeet attheAquariusBallroomhewouldnot MrMilibandsaid:“Therightthingforme hampton,WalsallandStokefortreatment. LabourletStaffordHospitaldownbadly. recipefrommorethan100 make‘falsepromises’.Afterwards,hesaid: todoisfocusonwhatIwanttheelection Meanwhile, the trust that runs New Theyhavenotstoodupandsupportedus.” entries. THE Cannock branch of “It’sabigmesswhattheGovernmenthas outcometobe,whichisamajorityLabour Crosswillpickupahugefineforfailing TheCannockChaseconstituencysaw Extrameeting the Royal Engineers Asso- doneandyoucanseeitinA&E.A&Eis government.Ithinkpeoplehaveseenthis tohitnationalA&EtargetsinDecember. thebiggestswingfromLabourtotheCon- ciation hold their monthly thebarometerofthehealthservice.Weare coalitionasanexcuseforbreakingprom- Itwastheunit’sworstmonthof2014 servativesatthe2010election. SOUTH Staffordshire meetingonTuesdayat8pm goingtohavetosortthisout. ises.Clearlytherewillhavebeenpeople intermsofperformance,witharound85 Labourappearstobetargetingthearea Council has announced in the Drill Hall, Walsall “Thereasonwhythere’srecorddemand whowantedmetopromisemorethings. percentofpatientsseenwithinfourhours. heavily.MrMiliband’svisitfollowstwo that it has organised an Road, Bridgtown. All Sap- istheyhavemademistakesinrelationto “Ithinkyourestorefaithinpoliticsnot Thenationaltargetis95percentandfor infourmonthsbyshadowchancellorEd additional cabinet meet- pers past and present will servicesoutsidehospital.Ifyoucutac- bymakingfalsepromises,notbyhiding therestoftheyeartheNewCrossnumber Balls. ing, on Tuesday, Febru- bemadewelcome.Forfur- cesstoGPs,don’thaveearlydiagnosisof yourselfawayandbyfacingtoughques- neverdippedbelow90percent. TheTorieshavealsobeentryingtohold ary10startingat2pm,in ther details regarding the illnesses,youpileuppressureonA&E. tionsaboutwhatwecandodifferently.” JulianPorter,oneofthefirstpeopleto ontoit,withtwovisitsinthepastfew CommitteeRoom2atthe branch,call01543423319. Theansweris,investinthedoctors,the CampaignersinStaffordhavebeenoppos- campoutaspartoftheSupportStafford monthsfromChancellorGeorgeOsborne. CouncilOfficesinCodsall. Would you like Fall in love with your smile again... 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T libelactionagainstFoxNewsforsuggestingthereareno- Buseswillstartrunning e goareasinParis.“Whenwe’reinsulted,andwhenwe’ve onFebruary9,thedaypa- nicl hMdaicadeydoar.n”AWinmneaell,gHmei,daatyhlbgeeon.itI“hTtahhsein.hkBouwntoesu’ollrwohafasPveaBriitrsomhisnaugsehb,a”emedn’escpalraefrejeuws- tsnitoeacnrkttsCbfheriaonsmgeHWtroeosalpvteietrdahlaa.tmArCprtaiovnna- ro daysagowhenFoxmadesimilarno-goclaims.Thediffer- £21k for Poppy Appeal Midlandswillrunthebuses h enceisthatBrumrespondedwithatorrentofhumour,bur- fromNewCross,Mondays C yingFoxunderapileofjokes(lovedtheoneaboutBrum- toFridays. e miekidsbeingforcedtoreadtheKerrang!)andextracted The X68 service will be h acringingapology.IfParisdecidestostandonitshonour freeforpatientswhohave T andsue,whatifFoxdecidestofight?Anycityintheworld anappointmentletter,staff couldproducedozens,orevenhundreds,oflocalspre- withan IDbadgeandfor paredtoswearunderoaththatthereareneighbourhoods childrenunderfiveandpeo- theyavoid.Pariscouldendupwithoeufalloveritsvisage. pleagedover60withID. Pridegoethbeforeafall,astheBibledoesn’tquitesay. Thesinglefareforevery- one else will be £2.60. A OH,theconfusion.Afteracoupleofbreast-freedays, GENEROUSresidentsinHednesfordhelped Urgent plea for helping hands child’ssinglefareis£1.80. theSunrevertedtoform..MyhunchisthatPage3ison toraisealmost£21,000fortheRoyalBritish Hourly services start at thewayout,notbecauseitisobscene,offensiveorex- 6.54aminWolverhampton ploitativebutbecauseithascommittedthesinthatno- LegionPoppyAppeal–andthesumisare- and 7.30am in Cannock, onedaresforgive.Itis,asRupertMurdochputit,old-fash- cord-breakingtotalforthegroup. calling at Wolverhampton ioned.NotthatSunboobswillvanishentirely.AskGoogle Itisoneofthehighestamountstobecollectedin busstation,DeansRoad,the howmanyitemsithasunder“Page3”andtheresponseis theregionin2014andhasseenthevolunteerspull RedWhiteandBlue,Feath- adepressinglyvague“About300,000,000” ina£5,000increaseon2013. Organiserspraised erstone,andWedgesMills. ANOTHER class-based shoppersfordiggingdeepintheirpockets. buTshaetrelunischatinmea,dadnitdiotnhael cccock-up, this time from La- In2013thebranch’san- ByDeborahHardiman lastserviceofthedayleaves bbbour’sChukaUmunna,shad- nual campaign attracted CannockChaseHospitalat ooow business secretary and about£16,000. 9.40pm, arriving at Wol- MMPforStreatham.Facedwith Lastyeartheyraisedthe findthatpeoplegoinginto verhamptonbusstationat aaan unexpected question, he mammothamountbyhold- all the shops and pubs in 10.15pm.TheX68willnot flflouncedoutofaSkyNews ing collections at several thetownwillputsomething operate the 12-mile route iinterviewdeclaring:“I’mnot businessesinthetown. intothetins.Theyarevery onpublicholidays. jjustgoingtospeakoff-piste.” Severalshopssupported goodtous.” NewCrosschiefexecutive AAstheysayinStreatham. thecausebyallowingcol- The group said that DavidLoughtonsaid:“The lectionboxestobekeptat events held last year to buswillhelpstaffandpa- THE Church of England theirpremises.Businesses markthecentenaryofthe tientsgettoandfromCan- hasannouncedthat,forthe included Tesco stores in startoftheFirstWorldWar nockHospitalingoodtime.” next 10 years, all bishops’ HeathHayesandHednes- hadraisedawarenessofthe Advice offer seatsintheHouseofLords ford;TheSpaHeathHayes; appealandthevitalworkof will be reserved for new- andAldi,inHednesford. theRoyalBritishLegion. llyy-aappppooiinntteeddwwoommeennbbiisshhoops.Soaprivilegewhichisal- Generous Thepoppiesandcollection on dementia readyrestrictedtoonedenominationofonesinglefaithwill tinsaredistributedaround nowberestrictedevenfurtherbyagenderbar.Theonly The group also praised the town by the branch’s causeforjoyisthatitisalldonebyamendingtheBish- young volunteers who are treasurerKeithJonesand HEDNESFORD Library opricAct,whichraisesasmile.Butifasecondchamber basedwithHednesfordCa- hiswifeSue. will be hosting a coffee atWestminsterisnecessaryordesirable,isn’tithightime detsforlendingtheirsup- Effortstobeatthe2014 morning on Tuesday to wegotagriponthegrosslyover-swollenHouseofLords, porttotheproject. total are already under markthelaunchofReading slasheditsnumbersfrom800toperhaps200andappoint- HednesfordRoyalBritish way, with a tandem sky- WellBooksonPrescription edLordsonmerit,notbecausetheyarepartydonors,ce- LegionPoppyAppealorgan- diveplannedbythecadets’ forDementia. lebrities,unemployableex-MPsorGod-botherers? iser and branch chairman leaderRachelEmery. Theaimofthefreeevent donaFlyyIsRinaSgaTofflWbuoyenraltdrsepoarcodiebetrlieeimns.saTaraekrseetatthhuoeraslnietttllewittfhlueicrothrrieaaldsspvweorthttiiescdehdaeffxreeiswet Dwwyeehaarnoret’kshataEospllptitesahoakanle.nnskapidae:rv“teWrinyebtjouhdsiyst CjguhlrHiavendeeidswStnamhenisi,ltfehow,rsadewsr’vshtihonegwSfaiaancspepAienofrf-- iiasnvfaotilroambrlaeatiiisonenthaeawnaadrreeasn.uepsspoortf wi-fi.Spottingthisadvert,oneyoungdinerabandonedhis “Hednesford is a very the2012RoyalBritishLe- Thecoffeemorningruns mealtologon.Findingthesignalwastooweak,hecom- generousplace.Thepeople gion’sPoppyAppeal.Last from 10am until 11.30am plainedthatthisnotonlyinfringedhishumanrightsbut therealwaysgivewelland year a road in the area – andwillhighlighttheBooks wasagainstthelaw.Perfect. with the arrival of Tesco CliveSmithGrove–wasof- onPrescriptionforDemen- this has really helped to ficiallyopenedinhishonour tiaproject. IRECENTLYquestionedtheshapeofBeth’spregnan- swellthecoffers. byCannockChaseCouncil Call 01543 422798 for cybumpinBroadchurch(ITV).Areaderexplains:“Ihave “Generallyspeaking,we leaderGeorgeAdamson. more information or visit connectionswithDorsetandmedicine-ballsmugglingwas www.staffordshire.gov.uk/ afamilytradition.”Amoreintriguingquestioniswhythe Glenn’s band split up Backfromleft,volunteerCarolGarnettandNewlifeCEOSheilaBrownwith,front librariesorwww.facebook. firstseriesofBroadchurchwassogoodandthissecond fromleft,volunteerPeterGarnettandNewlifenationalvolunteermanagerKevinLowe com/staffordshirelibraries swearsietsaiksepnouonr.aIwsaursepsebcyttthheeasnuscwceerssisothfathtethfiersTtVsceorimespaanndy ACHARITYbasedinCannockisappealing whocanhelpcheckandpreparespecialist Walk to fitness rushedthenextepisodesintoproduction.Filminhaste, CANNOCKrockstarGlennHughes’slatestbandhassplit forvolunteerstogiveahelpinghandinaid toysandtherapyequipmentthatisloaned repentatleisure. up.HeformedCaliforniaBreedwithdrummerJasonBon- ofdisabledandterminallyillchildren. todisabledchildrenUK-widethroughthe FORESTRY Commission hamaftertheirpreviousgroupBlackCountryCommun- NewlifeFoundationisaskingpeopleto NewlifePlayTherapyPodservice. Englandhascompiledase- ionended.BonhamleftthebandbeforeCaliforniaBreed sparetwohoursoftheirtimetohelporgan- Thenationalcharity,whichhasthree lection of calorie-burning Don’t miss Peter Rhodes touredtheUKlastyearsupportingSlash.Hughes,who isethevolumeofstockitreceives. ofitsfiveretailstoresinCannock, isalso walks,cycleridesandruns. waspreviouslywithTrapezeandwasalsoamemberof Thecharitygeneratesincomebyselling lookingforformerhealthorsocialwork Itmanagesmorethan1,500 every Monday to Friday in DeepPurple,saidonhisFacebookpagethathecouldnot donationsofclothesandothergoodsfrom professionalstooffertheirsupport. woodsandforests–includ- committoasecondCaliforniaBreedalbum.Thestar,who majorretailers.Volunteerswillworkfrom Therewillbesessionsforvolunteerson ingCannockChase–offer- your Express & Star nowlivesinLosAngeles,saidCaliforniaBreedwasBon- thecharity’snewOpportunityCentrein Wednesdayfrom5.30to7.30pmandFebru- ingaccessto1,500milesof ham,guitaristAndrewWattandhimselfandtherewasno Cannockandwillhelpcutoutbrandlabels. ary7,10am-midday.Call01543462777or trails. 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No.1SINCE2005 Shopping Extra services to move into civic centre NEWSINBRIEF 5 centre in Onedayleftfor linkroadviews T FROM Blue Badges to weddings, extra Thecountycouncilwantstorefurbishthe payingusrentthatcontributestowardsthe today,chiefexecutiveStephenBrownsays h £3k help servicesaretobebasedatCannockChase JackHolstenRoomatacostof£27,000to budget.”ElevenmembersofstafffromCan- thedistrictcouncilhasbeenlookingatways RESIDENTSandbusiness e Council’sciviccentretogeneratecash. provideregisterofficemarriagesatthedis- nockChaseClinicalCommissioningGroup ofreducingcosts. owners have until tomor- C Anagreementhasbeenreachedtooffer trictcouncilbase,andtwosmallofficesin willalsosoonbemovingintotheciviccen- “Aspartofanongoingdrivetoreduce rowtogivetheirviewson h for fund mreogrisetsrearrvs,iciesssuuinndgerofodniesarobolef,dinbcaldugdeisn,gctivhiel theThreecedpistitornictarceoauwncilillawlsiollbreeucesievde.£4,643 t£r4e,,39w2itahndthseerovircgeacnhisaartgieosnofp£a8yi,5n0g0raenyetaorf. choasstssoaungdhtmtoaxriemviieswe iintscopmube,licthaessceotsu,nrcai-l pbleatnwseefnorathneewMli5n4k, rothade ron cg£er5ro7eu8mp,0.o0Tn0hiefesroloamcnadiltasstubatufhfdofgrreiottmybiysthl2oe0o1lko8ic.naglthoesaalvthe asenrCnvouicuaelncrcheilnartlgefearodomefr£t3hG,9ee0oc7orugevenetryAydcyoaeumanrsc.oilnansadida I2n0Adseltrpaeefanfd,dyhe,naStstFmafuoftovurerddesshiniSrteeorvCtihoceue,nbwtuyiitlChdoianurgnocuainnl’dds wtthioheneparuelivbseliinrcgpseoacsntsdoibr,ml”eahwxeiimsthaiysosin.thgerpoptaernttniaelrsusine nMo6TrthTheoblolH.unigdhwMa6ysaAndgenthcye icle CtrAeNisNcOelCebKraStihnogppaifntegrCraeins-- seeTShteamffoorvdeshoifrtehCeobulnuteybCaodugnecsilsepravyicaenwanil-l bthaedrgeewsaersvsicpeacienaCnadnhnaovcikngwothuelddibseanbelefidt tPhoelirceehtoadmboveeenfrtoanltk-slinweitshervSitcaefsfoinrdtoshtihree de“aOvotuhreerdptuobdloicthseecstaomrep.artnershaveen- hpoasseddrraowutnesufportthhreereoapdr.o- Th ficnohrgTarNhmiteeyow.creelinftethraFenorua£ni3sd,e0ad0ti0£o3nf,o,4ri6t7as nafSrluosAaomnlpfdeiotectisshoeecfdu£Cr5trao,he0nn0mnt0oo.cbvkae’ssoeinretinogistVhtirecaotrocsirvisaiecrScvlteircneeterites. rpseos““siIPtdtseegoonipivtitslee.swhutialslvebexegtreoeaatstiinoecrgoofmoSrettabhfesfecomarud,”soehretedhoseayiitadbr.yetdbdrueIocinlpidspiaienodtnrg.e-bpmuoartktotithnoagtCpacrnaobnpiooncsekbatl,ChhwaashseisceiChnoceumnbeceeielt’nss tdiwnuic“tcohTemihunteehtehcfoecruoocnsmivtcrsiiclr’aosenf-ofidlbencmtejetscia.n”txigivmeaiehsveaasiiltabsbepeldeontetsonptaricaee-l aFoterhTaoewtarhdoeobrpoustptiitlootinnotnehissawtwtoghooiubleelusdipltdsahesaeet ursday, chosencharityoftheyear, northboundspurfromthe J andhasthankedshoppers M54ontothemainM6at an fortheirgenerosity. junction10a. u thFeosrhothpepinpgasctotmwpoleyxeahrass, tomThorerocwo.nsultation ends ary sduispapbolretdedchtihlderecnhaarnitdyhfaosr fouMnodraetwdwetwa.iglosv.ucakn be 29, managedtoexceeditstar- Churchtostage 2 gaebtle,mtoeapnuirncghaNseewalisfpeeicsianloiswt into another health park dayofreadings 015 bedforadisabledchild. HEATHHayesSpiritualist Newlife events manager Churchishostingadayof Philippa Gregory said: readingsonSaturdayfrom “Cannock Shopping Cen- 10am to midday and be- tremanagement,staffand tween1and4pm. customershavegenerously The cost is £12 per supported Newlife, rais- 30-minute reading. Call inganimpressivesumfor 01543 579755 or 07773 etoqutripamnsefnortmwhaicchhilids’shelilfpei.ng AHEALTHparkistobebuiltonthesiteof Mother turns party into a fundraiser 3m9e8n4t9,2orcfoarllinanonatphpeodinayt-. “Wehavehostedarange aformersecondaryschoolinRugeleyunder oiantfctlfuhudeninsdhgroaspiasplieinnsggofcaejcentwtirveeillteaiernysd,, nspeewcpiallaisntshtooutsaicnkglefotrhoeldgerorwpeinogpldee.mandfor oDfaTythheeScpchaaurricpnhairHskaetbdytnheTesforoenraidcr have received donations StaffordshireCountyCouncilwantstotransform Road. Tickets are also fromindividualstores.We thesiteoftheoldAelfgarSchoolinRugeleyina onsaleforanEveningof are very grateful for this schemesimilartoacentreduetoopeninCannock. SpiritatGreenHeathSo- support.” Theschool,inTaylorsLane,closedinAugust2011. cialClub,Hednesford,on Natal Chapman, centre Orders lead Plansforthesite,stillat February25at7.30pm. manager, said: “We are the design stage, include Holidayfunfor overthemoonatreaching a GP surgery, pharmacy, youngatcentres ourtargetforNewlifeand to reduction communitycafe,hairdress- wouldliketothankallour ers and 60-bed extra care A WEEK-LONG pro- shoppersfortheirincredible accommodation. gramme of activities is generosity.Itisimportant in nuisance Thecountycouncilowns runningattwoleisurecen- tosupportlocalcharities.” most of the land, which tresduringhalf-term. How to trace ifsootthbeallsipzietcohfesalamnodsatlstohriene- Cheslyn Hay and Pen- PROBLEMS with anti-so- cludeslandownedbyCan- kridgeleisurecentresare families’ past cial behaviour at a leisure nockChaseCouncil. runningtheactivitiesfor centre have reduced since The Cannock centre, childrenagedfiveto12. 12 youths were dealt with which is already oversub- The programme from TWO courses on how to bypolice,councilbossessay. scribed,hasbeenbuilton February16to20includes trace a family tree will be Gangshadbeencongre- the site of the old Lang- sessionswithTheAnimal heldatBurntwoodLibrary. gating at Burntwood Lei- bournHousecarehome. 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