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ENROLLING NOW Page2THECHRONICLE,THURSDAY,JANUARY032013 www.expressandstar.com/free-editions NEWS Bronze Kristian vaults his way to duchess duties CONTENTS PeterRhodes 4 KRISTIANThomaswasWolverhampton’s theminsecondplace,deniedTeamGBan andeighthinthevaultfinalastheTeamGB Letters 8 biggestsuccessstoryattheOlympicsafter evenbetterresult–butThomas,whotrains gymnastscollectedthe teambronze.And hisstunningbronzemedalwin. attheEarlsGymnasticsClub,Halesowen, ThomasbelievesBritishGymnastics,which TheWednesfieldgymnastwaspartofthe admitshecouldn’tbelievehissuccess. isbasedatLilleshall,isabouttoexplode MemoryLane 10 TeamGBsquadwhoclaimedthefirstmen’s “IkeeplookingdownatthemedalandI’m aftertheirachievements. team gymnastic medal in 100 years at amazed,”saidthe23-year-old. “It’sbeenprettysurreal,”saidKristian, London2012. Hisfinalhighbarandfloor “There was a lot of pressure on that who found himself sitting next the the Aroundtheclubs 13 routine at the North Greenwich Arena routine. 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SkipHire,whichDickensran. anditisareallystrongbill. “It’salreadybeentwo-and-a- PhonerecordsshowedHarri- A10-milewalkisplanned “We look forward to halfyearsofhellforus.” sonvisitedChasetownonthree around Cannock Chase announcing the second Sheaddedshewas“overthe separatemorningsintheweeks from Castle Ring this headlineactintheearlypart moon” with the verdicts and beforeJuly5whenhewasplot- weekend. The trek on oftheNewYear. relieved that Harrison and tingthemurder. Sunday,January6setsoff Updateondig DiScktaenffsorwdesrheioreffthestreetPs.olice woLrantexbygltohveesgsuimnmilaarntointhtohsee astto1p0.aCmoanntadcitncwluadlkesleaacdaefer spokesman Peter Bate said CCTVfootagewerediscoveredin Ianon07791750526. CHAIRMANRogerKnowles detectives continued to follow Harrison’s van, as well as willgiveanupdateonthe numerouslinesofinquiryonthe £26,000inbanknotes–dated Branchmeeting ‘A5excavation’atameeting 27-year-old’smurder. withintwoweeksofthemurder– ofNortonCanesHistorical Father-of-twoMrDeakin,who during a search of his second THE Cannock branch of Society & Family History ranOnTimeSkipsinWalsall, homeinFolkestone. theRoyalEngineersAsso- Groupnextweek.Admission had become engaged to his DCIDarrenHarding,wholed ciationholdsitsmonthly isfreeandittakesplaceat partnerMeganonlytheweekend theinvestigationwhichbrought meeting on Monday, the library, in Burntwood beforehedied. HarrisonandDickenstocourt, January7,from8pmatthe Road, from 7-9pm on Miss Deakin – who did not said Mr Deakin’s killers were Ex-servicemen’s club, Tuesday,January8. attendthetrialbutgavevitalevi- “cold-bloodedandcalculated”. VictimRichardDeakin RichardDeakin’smotherCarolwithapictureofhersonandhissisterMarie WalsallRoad,Cannock. 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Page4THECHRONICLE,THURSDAY,JANUARY032013 www.expressandstar.com/free-editions NEWS THE BEST OF PETER RHODES WORSTChristmasshock.Wakingupanddiscov- eringyouagreewithPiersMorgan. rrrrrrrr IONCEvisitedaschoolwithitsownarmedguard,as suggested by America’s National Rifle Association (andrightlycondemnedasidioticbyMorgan).The guardwasajovial,slightlyoverweightsoldiersittingin BJouleswihichtstartedtbrewienginStornein1780bHenrryMitcheellandwWilliamButleerofM&Bry mMitchell’s&Beutler’shmaditsownfireobrigadery thesunshineoutsidethehead’sstudyinthetownof Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel, with his Armalite assaultrifleonhisknees. TheNRAsaysallschools shouldhaveaguardlikethistopreventmoreschool massacres. The snag, of course, is that the psy- chopathpreparingtoslaughterchildrenknowsexactly whatisabouttohappenbuttheguarddoesnot.In ordertokillthechildren,thegunmanwouldfirstshoot theguard.Noproblem. rrrrrrrr APUZZLEfromthesales.Whyisittheaveragetill AnewbookonBritain’slost operatorcanholdontothewintersnufflesforages andthencoughorsneezestraightintoahandfulof brewerieschartssome yourchange? famousnamesfromtheWest rrrrrrrr Midlands.MARKANDREWS SIMPLE,isn’tit?Allyouhavetodotoestablishwhat happenedbythemaingatetoDowningStreetistoplay talkstotheauthor thesilentCCTVfootageof“Plebgate”andtrytospeak thedialoguebetweenofficersandAndrewMitchell,as ITSEEMSincredibletothinkthat reportedintheofficialpolicelog.PaulMertonand anybody would pay nearly £2 DanielRadcliffeperformeditasaplayletonHaveIGot million for a brewery and then NewsForYou(BBC1)andthereseemedtobefartoo pouritsbeerdownthedrain. mhaasnhyawdoarcdcsetsosftiottthheeptiomliecealvoagilaabnlde.thDeatvaipdeCfoamrtehrroene paArtnicduliatrcleyrwtaisinelmyotvuernbeydGorueetnnaolltWtohibtleeya, JosSeimphpkPiassskin months.Didhetrymakingthewordsfit?Ifnot,why whenitboughtBrierleyHill’smuch-lovedJ not? PSimpkissbrewery,in1985. rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr “It’sscandalousreally,Idon’tknowwhy BESTparty-crackerjoke:“Iwantedtotrainasa they would have bought it,” says Chris masseur but they said I’d have to start at the Arnot,theauthorofBritain’sLostBrew- bottom.” eriesandBeers. rrrrrrrr Greenall Whitley was a large regional AREADERreportsthat,quiteoutoftheblue,hiswife brewerinthenorth-westofEngland,which hasbeenbombardedwithbegginglettersfromhalfa decidedthebestwaytoboostitsmarket dozencharities.Hehandlesthehouseholdbillsand share was to buy up the smaller, local correspondenceandsheneverusestheinternet.So brewers.Andclosethemdown. hwoifwebheafvoereth,essueddchenarlyitibeesc,owmhoehaawvaereneovfehrebroetxhisetreendchei?s dArrTinnhekteetr,swrwehaaocstrhioaonnstiTlfehroetomCsaaysBttlleha,cekLleyaeCs,to.rueMncaatlrrlyys AnadeermiaollvisiehwedosfhthoertSlyimafptekristshebrGerweeernyailnlWBhriietlreleyytaHkilelo–viterwas ThefornmowertFhoeleNyeAwrmWse,llBinrgietrolneyHill– AuthreogruClahrrivsisAirtsnot– Allhecansuggestisthathiswifehasrecentlystarted how the pub had been doing a healthy sports-carlovingsontogetbehindthewheel Joule’s was another brewery to suffer oftendoingreallyhardjobs,movingthings drawing her state pension. Surely someone at the lunchtimetradebeforethetakeover. ofthelorry.Butprobablythemostenter- afterbeingtakenoverbyaregionalgiant, around,”saysArnot,whois63.“ DepartmentofWorkandPensionscannotbesupply- “But the regulars didn’t like the new tainingstorycomesfromformermainte- havingbeenboughtbyBass-Charringtonin “Partofthatwasdowntothefactthey ingdetailstocharities?Iwouldn’tbeintheleastsur- beersatall,theylikedSimpkissBitterin nancemanDennisHale,whorecalledthe 1970,andnumerouscost-cuttingmeasures hadquiteafondnessforbeer,butIthinkit prised.Wouldyou? particular,”shesays.“Welostalotoftrade. potencyofthebrewery’sfamousOldAle. were introduced, from replacing flaked wasalsobecausethebrewerieslookedafter rrrrrrrr “Westuckitoutforanother10months, “I remember three gas men working maizewithwheatflour,andreducingthe theirworkers,intermsoflow-renthouses THEBBCmayhavemillionsofpoundstoshower andthentookearlyretirement.Therewasa outsidetheFoleyArmsonedayandcoming numberofchecksontherunningheatsof andsponsoredsportingevents,therewas on its bosses and senior managers but, at the rapidturnoveroflicenseesafterthat,until inatlunchtimetosampletheOld,”hetells thefermentationvessels. quiteanespritdecorps. bottomofthepile,BBClocalradioisstrappedfor thepubclosedandtheypulleditdown.” Arnot. “Therehadbeencomplaintsfrompubli- “Thebreweryownerswerequitepater- cash.FromJanuary7,insteadofgettingalocal The demise of the Simpkiss brewery, “Theyhadthreepintseach.Butwhenit cans,”recallsbrewerymanTonyHeeley. nalistic,theywerethelastoftheirbreed.” programme, all 39 BBC local-radio stations in which was demolished shortly after the wastimetogobacktowork,oneofthem “CustomershadbeensayingthatJoule’s Oneinterestingthingthatisevidentfrom EnglandandtheChannelIslandswillgetthesame Greenalltakeover,isoneof30featuredin couldn’tstandup.Hehadtobecarriedout didn’ttasteasgoodasitoncedid.” Arnot’sbookisthatwhilethebreweries ntherwees-ihnotourgoporodgnreawmsmfael.lsTthoeDjaovbidoHfosldpsinwnoinrtgh,btahde Arnot’sbook. Best pbayMrheiidnstdmoyatotheues,.a”tnhtaictssoonunthdeslparsettdtyaytaomfJeocuolem’s- dtreaFcniodsueferdrtpyoreoacdrlousscetaifotthneertohtBihsuteorrtoticank-buerpoeovwneer-rT,yr,Beanantsd.s hhduaavvceeedsluobnryvgeivndetidesra–ppsrpoiesmainregeodmf,timhcreaomnbyrbeeowifnetgrhireeesi.bneterros- BBC’s Controller, English Regions who says : Birmingham-bornArnotiswellfamiliar breweryatStone,nearStafford,inNovem- Theclosurewasnotwell-receivedbyreal The Simpkiss brand, for example, has “Expectamixofgreatstorytelling,focussingon with the Black Country’s famous beers, ber,1974.There,theemployeesmarkedthe alebuffsinthearea,withmembersofthe beenboughtbyEnvilleAles,whichproduces peopleandplaces,anddebatesontheissuesthat describinghowhewouldregularlyvisitthe closureoftheirworkplacebysinkingafew newlyformedCampaignforRealAlebranch thealefromitsbreweryjustoutsideStour- reallymattertolocalcommunities,whereverthey region with his father-in-law during the pintsofRoyalAle,notfaroffninepercent organising a mock funeral procession bridge, and Joule’s was relaunched by are.”Ortoputitanotherway,expectlotsoflisten- 1970s to sample the likes of Batham’s, inalcoholcontent,andthengoingforaswim throughthestreetsofStone.Todayasuper- former Bass executive Steve Nuttall at erstoswitchoff. 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MarketDraytonin2009,withthehelpof rrrrrrrr “FormeBatham’sisstillthebest,Ican’t Joule’slaidclaimtobeingBritain’soldest Biggest Heeley,whodugouttheoldrecipe.Youcan IREFERREDrecentlytotheQueensavingstringand thinkofabetterbeerthanBatham’s,”he brewery,althoughthatisbasedonthefact stillbuyapintofM&Btoo,althoughitis wrappingpaperatChristmasforthenextyear’spres- says,referringtothebrewerywhichstill thatAugustinianmonkshadbeenbrewing ButthebiggestofalltheMidlandbrew- nowproducedbyBrain’sBreweryinBurton ents.AthoughtoccurredtomeasHerMajestyposed continuestothrivefromitsbaseinBrierley onthesiteinthe12thcentury,andhadfin- eriesfeaturedinArnot’sbookisMitchell’s upon Trent, while small independent forthepictureafewdaysagowithDavidCameron’s Hill. ishedlongbeforeFrancisJoulecamealong &Butler’s,whichinitsprimehadplantsin brewersarenowbrewingattheSpringfield Cabinet.Wouldn’toureconomybeinbettershapeifit Duringthecourseofwritingthebook, in1780. 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Services are likely to be stripped from Stafford and CannockChasehospitalsafterexpertsruledthatthetrust whichrunsthemisnotviableinthelongterm. Otherhospitalsacrossthe byMarkMudie Midlands, including New Cross Hospital in Wolver- effortsnotonlyofthetrust hamptonandWalsallManor but of the local health Hospital,willbeaskedtofill service, we do not have a thevoid. plan which brings us to LynHill-Tout,chiefexec- financial break even by utive of Mid Staffordshire 2015. NHS Foundation Trust “Similar financial chal- which runs Stafford and lengesarebeingfacedacross Cannockhospitalssaiddis- the country by smaller trictgeneralhospitalselse- generalhospitals. where were facing similar “Thisisbecausemedicine pressures. has and will continue to Support becomemorespecialisedand CaitlinTsang,aged12,fromHeathHayes,hasmadeit smaller hospitals cannot intotheBritishgymnasticsteam Theindependentexperts, attractorresourcethespe- appointedbyhealthwatch- cialistteamsandinfrastruc- AGYMNASTfromCannockhassomersaultedherwayto dogMonitor,areexpectedto turerequired. atopinternationaltitle. orderaradicalrestructure “Althoughspecialistserv- CaitlinTsang,aged12,ofHeathHayes,travelledto ofMidStaffs.Theysayoth- icescannotbeprovidedin BelgiumtocompeteintheCoupeAvenir,takingongym- erwise only “significant everyhospital,communities nastsfromacrossEurope.Andshecamebackwithtwo financial support” will needtobeabletoaccessspe- goldmedalsafterwinningthe13andundercategoryand enablethetrusttooperate cialistcare. theteamcompetition. forthenextfiveyears. “Onesolutionistoshare Caitlin,apupilatKingsmeadTechnologyCollegein MrsHill-Toutsaid:“Mid serviceswithlarger,special- Hednesford,hasalsobeenselectedasareserveinthe Staffsisnotfinanciallysus- isthospitals,somethingMid BritishteamattheforthcomingAustraliaYouthOlympic tainableinitscurrentform Staffs has already begun,” Festival. because, despite all the sheadded. 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CannockHospitalshavebeeninserious for future Heisquicktoattacktheindustryand ThesearecrocodiletearsfromCoun- financial trouble for at least eight IAMlookingforinformation,formyfamilyresearch,about effortofAidanBurley,whoisdoing cillorToth.Thishospitalwasbuiltbya years,debtwhichLabourallowedto NEWS that the Heritage an Elsie Cordelia Myatt, nee Thompson, who died in everythingtoachieveasolution.The Conservativegovernmentwithmuch increaseyearonyear. Lottery Fund and the Big Stafford1966aged79.Shewasbornin1887inLambley truth is that Labour are actively supportfromlocalpeople.Toaidhis Councillor Toth, tell us what you Lottery fund has awarded NottinghamshireandIbelieveshetrainedasateacher.Her FOLLOWINGlettersinThe working against the interests of the Parliamentary campaign in 2015, he woulddoifyouwereourMPtokeepthe morethan£2mforimprove- marriagetookplaceinStaffordshirelatein1913butIdonot ChronicleofDecember13I hospitalmanagement.Asweknow,the wouldlovetobeabletosayourhospital hospitalopen. mentstoHednesfordParkis knowtheforenameofherhusband. would like to disclaim the hospital is under utilised, hence the wasclosedbytheConservatives.Ifit CouNCillorpaulSNapE fantastic. Icanfindnotraceofanychildrenbutwouldwelcomeany commentsexpressed. deficits.Labourarenowtenderingfor doesclose,andweallhopeandprayit Conservativeleader Theyear2012wasaphe- informationfromthosewhomayhaveknownher.Icanbe AsConservatives,wehave the same groups to come into the doesnot,theblamecanbelaidfairly CannockChaseDistrictCouncil nomenaloneforthetown. contactedatjesparrow@hotmail.co.ukorbypost. beensayingsincetheA&E Christmas concert Wesawthededicationofthe JillElizabEthSparrow unit closed between 10pm LETTERS secondphaseofthemining birchCottage and8amthatCannockHos- totheEditor memorial,wonderfulevents 59alfretonroad poritalbweainsgindpaansgseerdofcalsosianng one to remember POST E-MAIL Jtoubcielleeeb,rathtee atwhearDdiaomfotnhde DSoeurbthysNhoirremDaEnt5o5n2ap ‘unwelcome’ relative to FreedomoftheTowntothe Worries over use of anotherlocaltrust. Staffordshire Regimental It has been proven that Cannock&RugeleyChronicle, Associationandtheopening whileStaffordHospitalhas IWASfortunateenoughtoattendaChristmasconcerton ChronicleEditorial,51-53 cannock.chron@ of a multi-million pound many reported problems, December13atHuntingtonprimaryschool,organisedby QueenStreet, expressandstar.co.uk retaildevelopment. cash from land sale Cannock operates to high CannockChaseLightOrchestra,foundedbyoboeistKevin Wolverhampton,WV11ES The funding recognises standardsandthereisnot Mathews.Itwastheorchestra’sfirstconcert,afterrehears- LettersshouldbebriefandMUSTincludename,addressandtelephone thecontributionsofallthose one single complaint from ingforonlythreemonths,andwasallsetupbyMrMathews numberofthewriter.TheEditorreservestherighttocondenseletters. involvedinsubmittingthe atbwhneoeCsyrrtokrefneiuinscsteoguorgrnvnetalioystogiefpvedCretasbhaioenshderna.yo.vfcIeoknrbHfaetohcestne-, iGawnlerlTeSroeheefnepawytcCehcaomoormmmebmmephrau.aandnTvieeiehtduyeapbSolyoorcfvchaheposelomfasolytarorelnamrlsnTpuourhsfamiudccrbitasfiefsdnereadrsoyefenwenctvehjemoeinylkduilpnryseligacansayt.flirLnaogibmt.itlTlieYthtieeoeasnyr, IFWOeULsDtlikievtoepassfonaabiirgthsankuyocutocSaeinsbsursy’s, cbotPooniadutrr.hnkeeOccioFnlar,rndIibdewoenuhodtraushlslofedinfolHcoifkefertefdehictnetoeehrpstasoflnoawkrcondesf TaPovpaHeprrAkrowNhvhKeaedvSr,eetmobtheyteehncemonrLoecnometertyonevrrseyedfcof.euriHvniedomdiwnpfegrrvoogemvrre,amtnIhteesntsttialhsllaethtooawfvHaelasencdrodnenecacestefnortthnrldyes pital. We still have a long Sixmakingupthechoir. Cannock,fromtheFriendsofHollygroveSchoolforits CannockChaseCouncilfor PyeGreenValley,andWestofPyeGreenRoadwillbespent. waytogo,butConservatives TheirmedleyofsongsfromTheSoundofMusicwasa donationofastationerysettowardsourChristmasfair.The their dedication, commit- That 106 agreement money should be allocated to areworkingallthewaywith delighttohear.SpeakingtoMrMathewsaftertheshow,he fairraisedmorethan£1,800towardsflooringforanoutdoor mentandhardwork. improvelocalamenitiesintheareasofHednesford,Rawns- all partners to bring assuredmethiswasonlythestartofbiggerthingstocome. adventureplayground.ItwasalsoputtowardsChristmas The improvements will ley,BrindleyHeathandPyeGreen,ieplayareas,football Cannock Hospital through Asanex-parishcouncillorforHuntington,Ifeltitmyduty entertainersforthechildren.Noneofthiswouldhavebeen ensuretheparkcontinuesto pitchesandattheMuseumofCannockChase,astherewill these difficult times hope- tooffermyfullsupportinhisendeavours.Thiswascer- possiblewithoutthekinddonationsreceivedfrombusiness beanoutstanding leisure neverbeabetteropportunity. fullytoabrighterfuture. tainlyaChristmasconcerttoremember. andthelocalcommunity.Thanksforsupportingourschool. andrecreationvenue. 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