Dudley Thursday,January14,2016 Readbymorethan53,000people Pricewhensold60p HOSPITAL MUST FINANCE Council tax is set to rise 4 per cent CASH-STRAPPEDDudleyCouncilissetto SAVE £12.4m raisecounciltaxbynearlyfourpercentfor thenextthreeyearsinsuccession. Theauthorityhasrevealedplanstoin- creaseitsshareofcounciltaxby1.99per centandtakeupaGovernmentoffertoin- creaseitbyafurthertwopercentforadult socialcare.Thisworksoutatanextra77p perweekor£40.04pperyearforpeoplein BandCproperties. Councilbossessaidthatresidentswould continuetopaythelowestcounciltaxrates intheregiondespiteaproposedincrease forthefirsttimeinsixyears. ReportbyJamesDriver-Fisher END FINALLY IN SIGHT FOR RUBBISH MOUNTAIN PROTECTION Teenagersbanned RUSSELLS Hall Hospital in Dudley will have to find £12.4 fromtowncarpark million worth of savings over thenextfinancialyear. Surveyswillbesentouttoallstaff TEENAGERSarebannedfromacar workingatthehospitaltofindways parkinStourbridgeundermeasuresto tacklecrimeandanti-socialbehaviour. ofmakingfurthercuts. A new Public Space Protection Workshopswillalsobeorganisedduringthe OrdercameintoforceattheRyemar- 2016-17financialyear,aspartoftheDudley ketpayanddisplaycarparkyesterday Group NHS Foundation Trust’s continuing (Wednesday). costimprovementprogramme. Itwillprohibitunder-18sfromenter- Boardmembersrevealedthetrusthadal- ingthecarparkunlessdrivingavehi- readymadecutsof£11.38mduringthefirst cleoraccompaniedbyaresponsible eightmonthsofthecurrentfinancialyear.But adult.Theorderwillbeinplacefor itpredictsatotalof£16.51mofsavingswill threeyearsafterafour-weekconsulta- havebeenfoundbyApril,justunder£200,000 tionwhichhad100percentsupport. belowitsnationallysettarget. AnnBecke,anon-executivedirectoratthe trust,ataboardmeetingsaid:“We’vebeen PETITION runningaverytightshipthisyearandengage- mentwithexecutives,whohavebeenactively Parentsprotestat managingsomeoftheschemes,hasbeenreally helpful.Itgaveeveryonereassurancethatthe targetsweredeliverable. schoolclosureidea “Wearethereorthereaboutsinrelationto thenext£12.4mofsavingsbutitstillrequires somefurtherplanning.Wehad150ideasthat comeoutofthepreviousworkshopsandmore MOREthan1,000peoplehavesigneda 200peoplewereconsulted.” petitionagainstthepossibleclosureofa Value Dudleyschool. ThefutureofTheCoseleySchoolhas Thetrustdeveloped32projectstodeliver been thrown into doubt after council savingsin2015-16,withafurther38projects bosseslaunchedaconsultation. earmarkedforthenextfinancialyear. Theschool,onHenneDrive,whichhas Theprojectshavebeensplitintofourpro- 528pupils,couldbeclosedfollowingdis- grammeswith‘valueformoney’,‘delivering cussionswithparents,pupils,staffand efficiencyandproductivity’,‘keepingpeople unions.Now1,354havesignedapetition closertohome’and‘workforce’. tosaveit.PetitionorganiserMichaelaGar- MrsBecke,inareporttoboardmembers, bettsaid:“Closingitwillmakeamassive revealedthetrusthadachieved68.1percent impactonourchildren’slives.” ofitssavingaftereightmonthsoftheplanand lShock–Page8 wascurrently£404,000aheadoftarget.Butshe addedthatanunderperformanceof£194,000 hadbeenforecastforthefullyear. INSIDE Theboardheardthatalloflastyear’s32pro- jectstodeliversavingswouldcontinueforthe PETCATOWNERS nextfinancialyear. PaulTaylor,thetrust’sdirectoroffinance LIVINGINFEAR andinformation,saidnewplanningguidance announcedbytheGovernmenthadseentarget Trashmountain—theeyesorethathasblightednearbyhomesinBrierleyHillisbeingremovedandtheworkwilltakemonths percentagesbecomemorerealistic. He said: “The management cost and im- WORKisatlastunderwaytoclearahuge However,contractorsonMondaymoved payer.Thelandownershaveagreedtofund provementplansarenowabouttwopercent. mountain of rubbish that has been blight- ontothesitetobeginpreparationstostart theclearanceofthesiteanditisexpectedit Mostproviderswereonlyseeingoneto1.5per inghomesinBrierleyHillformorethansix movingthewaste,aprocesswhichwilltake willtakeapproximatelyeightmonthstoclear centsavings,sotherewasabitofrealisation years. severalmonths. therubbish. tulihnoe“nrTepahraleedivsdtiGoiictoui.vsoentrhanrlmeereetnsotofuohruacrsepsaenrtnocoeutnrntactneasdrfgo£er3tms.8wtbehirlee- RlreeeasWfdiudiasnesengtetDstooetnroaicvcecleeatdamonwFp-ueuarepiegldtnphtlefaornhoautmr,goiecunoenuyMdneos4cooi0lrrfleot.Srasttraetnehtde, thaOtffithcieaylshfarvoembTtehaeenxEwpnovarikryoinengmroenntthAegeisnscuyes.aid ltahte“emWstefd’orerevtehilneofipormrsmuenpintpsgoraltoncadanlwdropeuasltiddieelninkctees.”tooftthhaenske NHS.Some£1.8billionofthatamountwillbe Themound,whichrecentlystoodataround MarcLidderth,environmentmanagerat Headded:“Wearecommittedtoensuring putasideconditionalfinancialsupportacross 19ft,ledtoalengthycourtbattletohaveit theagency,said:“We’vebeenworkingclosely thatanyimpactoftheseworksonthecom- thecountry. removed.ThesagaresultedinHighCourt withthelandownersoftheformerRDFLtd munityiskepttoaminimumandwillliaise “Thispresentsanopportunitytotryand action with company director Robert Mc- site to make sure the remaining waste is withthelandownersthroughouttheirwork accesssomeofthatfund,whichwillhelpour Naughtonjailedforfailingtoremoveit. cleared,butnotattheexpenseofthetax- clearingthesite.” PAGE5 positionoverthenextfinancialyear.” •SelfAssessmentTaxReturns •Company Formations •BusinessAccounts •PayrollandRTI •CorporationTax 0800 133 7408 •HelpwithCIS •BookkeepingandVAT www.taxassist.co.uk/ •FixedFees •BusinessStart-ups kingswinford CONTENTS Pool safety review after father’s death Holocaust 2 MARKANDREWS 6 survivor to 16 LETTERS 7 DUDLEYCouncilsayexpertswilllook toberescuedafterfalling25ftdowna surroundingthecircumstancesofMr 14,20 PTHUEZZFLAESSTTICKET 2330 aMRteisdwedrhlveeetPhinoeroPlaeanntysnthaecettti,FoDennusidslPeryoe,oqfluolNilroeawdtuinraget banaCndkhitiilndistronenothwreebwgeuainltaegrrlc.yonpsliadyerbeydtwhheetphoeorl Mnineuxtlhtliemnpgorsvo’ecdseestasotohbfebpetrafeokpreaenrid.neTgchiadeirnceogpuoonrntciftlohiles- give speech y PROPERTY 31 thedeathofDeonMullings. betterpublicprotectionisneeded,such lowingthetragedy. ar MrMullingsfailedtoresurfaceafter asfencesornewwarningsigns. 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MOTORING:LizBarratt The service, organised by Dudley Tel:01384353244 NorthMPIanAustinandDudleyCol- E-mail:[email protected] legeStudents’Union,hasbecomeafix- CLASSIFIED: tureinthetown’scalendarsincefirst Tel:01902317878 heldeightyearsago. ED-ImSTaRilI:BmUyT-IcOlaNs:[email protected] “WHEN she opened her suHrvuivnodrreHdsanofnapheopLleewhiesadrdesHcroilboecahuesrt Tel:01902319990 eyes properly that was the experiencesofAdampolconcentration E-mail:[email protected] bestChristmaspresentyou campatlastyear’sservice. Dudley coTuhledawsokrdfsor.o”f the family of iseTdhweictohmtmheemsuoprpatoirotnohfatshebeHenoloocrgaaunst- EducationalTrust. Stourbridge teenager Claudia Itwillconcludewiththeceremonial 51-53QueenStreet Visser,whowasleftinacritical lightingoftheCandleofRemembrance condition after a suspected hit- as Mayor of Dudley Councillor Steve Wolverhampton,WV11ES and-runlastmonth. Waltholeadsfaithleadersinatwo-min- Claudia,aged15,wasinacoma utesilencetohonourthevictimsofthe OpenMondaytoFriday9am-1pmand2pm-5pm aftertheincidentbutwhenshefinally Holocaust. www.yourchronicle.com woke step-father Graham Southall TheserviceisopentoallattheBroad- saiditwasashininglightinanoth- way Campus of Dudley College from erwise‘awful’andheart-wrenching 12.30pmonJanuary29. festiveperiodforthefamily. Thebraveteenagerisnowonthe Murder suspect mendandhopestobehomewithin thenextsixweeks,althoughtheroad tofullrecoveryremainsachallenge. appears in court MrSouthall,49,admittedthefam- ilyhadfearedtheworstintheearly stages. Hesaid:“It’scompletelylife-chang- AMANhasappearedatcrowncourtin ingforherandforthefamily.” connectionwiththedeathofaStour- Claudia,ofChaffinchRoad,wasin- bridgeman. itiallytakentoRussellsHallHospital JoblessDanielJones,aged33,isac- followingtheincidentonDecember cusedofmurdering59-year-oldneigh- 17beforebeingtransferredtoBir- bour Paul Tompkins in Forge Road, minghamChildren’sHospital. Wollaston. Bedside Jones, of Forge Road, appeared at WolverhamptonCrownCourtonTues- MrSouthallandClaudia’smother day.Hewillreturntothecourtfora Simonehavespentcountlesshours pleaandcasemanagementhearingon atherbedsidesince,whileherfa- March29.Hedidnotenteraplea. therPatrickflewinfromhishomein Atrialisexpectedtotakeplacein Spaintovisithisdaughter. July. Thefamilyandotherwell-wishers Scoresoftributeshavebeenpaidon- havenowbeengiventhenewsthey linetoMrTompkins,whofriendsknew wantedtohearasClaudia’scondition as‘Tonka’.HisbodywasfoundonNew hasimprovedmarkedly. 15-year-oldClaudiaVisser,whowasseriouslyinjuredinasuspectedhit-and-runincidentbeforeChristmas Year’sDay. However,shestillneedsanother presentyoucouldaskfor.Herfriends normal,”MrSouthallsaid.“We’re studiesassheapproachesherGCSE Anyonewhocanhelptheinvestiga- operationonherlegsandwillbein havebeentoseeherandaboutfour actually lucky to have a bedroom exams. tionisaskedtocall101. hospitaluntilthemiddleoftheFeb- or five days ago we gave her her downstairs. Claudiasufferedmultiplefractures Cider festival to ruary. phoneback.” “Butasfortherestofitwedon’t inbothlegs,afracturdskull,abro- Currentlysheisalsosufferingfrom Claudiaisduetohaveanoperation reallyknowatthemoment.It’sstill kenwristandcollarbone,bruisesto issueswithhermemoryandcouldbe attheQueenElizabethHospitalin alongroadbeforeweknowwhat’s thebrainanddamagetoherliverand be held at new bar wheelchair-boundwhenshefinally Birmingham. cannot walk or fully goingtohappen.” spleen. leaveshospital. moveherarmsandislikelytoneeda Student Car valeter Adnan Ajram, 24, MrSouthallsaid:“Thefirstweek prolongedspellinawheelchairwhen of Careless Green, Lye, has been AREALale‘microbar’inaformershop or10dayswereawful–wedidn’t shefinallyreturnshome. RedhillSchoolstudentClaudiahas chargedwithcausingseriousinjury unitinStourbridgeisholdingitsfirst knowifshewasgoingtocomeout MrSouthallsaidheanticipatesit toldhermotherandstepfatherthat bydangerousdriving,failingtostop, ciderfestival. ofthecoma.Butwhenshediditwas couldbeuptoayearbeforesheis shewantstogetherbacktoherstud- beingunfittodrivethroughdrinkor TheeventatBarbridgeinVictoria amazing. fightingfitonceagain. iesassoonaspossible. drugsandotherdrivingoffences. Passage, between Talbot Street and “Whensheopenedhereyesprop- “Evenwhenshecomesoutshewill Theteenagerwantstobeasolicitor HewillappearinWolverhampton HighStreet,runsfromtoday(Thurs- erly that was the best Christmas needabout12monthstogetbackto anddoesn’twanttofallbehindinher CrownCourtonMarch14. day)toSunday,fromnoonto1am. 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TheLabourMPhaswrittentoMin- isterstoraiseconcernsovertheim- Trafficlightsandbusshelterswill pactthescheme’sclosurecouldhave. beimprovedaspartoftheproject, MrAustinsaid:“Bydecidingtoput whichisexpectedtocausedelaysin thisfundinjeopardytheGovernment thearea. hasprovedyetagainthatinvestment “HE said ‘I love you Mum’. I WorkwillbegininHighStreetand inourareajustisn’tapriority. said ‘you never tell me you CoppiceLaneinQuarryBank.Work “Projectsliketheimprovementsto willthenmoveontoCoppiceLaneand PrioryParkjustcouldn’thavehap- love me’ and he said ‘I just TheBoulevard.Theschemeisdueto penedwithoutthisfunding,soI’m did’. I said ‘Happy New Year becompletedinJune.Officialssayit raising my concerns directly with son,seeyouintheNewYear’.” willimprovejourneytimesforboth GovernmentMinisters.” Those were the heartbreaking busesandgeneraltraffic. Ataxonlandfillwastewasintro- finalwordsofTraceyBettstoher Patient numbers ducedin1996toreducetheamountof land-filledwasteandtopromotemore 15-year-old son Callan just hours environmentallysustainablemethods beforehediedonNewYear’sEve. rising at hospital ofwastemanagement.TheLCFisa CallanFendall-Bettsdiedfrompneu- wayforlandfilloperatorsandenvi- monialessthanaweekafterdeveloping ronmentalbodiestoworkinpartner- acough. STRETCHEDstaffatDudley’smain shiponprojectstoimprovethelivesof Theyoungster,fromLowerGornal, hospitaldealtwitharecordnumber communitiesnearlandfillsites. hadsufferedalungconditionforsix ofpatientsarrivingbyambulanceon yearsandalsohadepilepsybutneither onedaythismonth,ithasemerged. Pub’s regulars hadamajoreffectonhisday-to-daylife. Atotalof135patientswerebrought Hisdevastatedparentsdescribehim intotheaccidentandemergencyde- boost cancer care aofshau‘cmhoeuekryritgehetnatogetrhwehenodk’e.pthissense pDaurdtmleyenlatsattTRuuesssdealyls,HJaanlluHaroys5p.italin TheteenagerhadenjoyedChristmas It was followed by another 120 beforecelebratinghisfirstanniversary patientsonWednesday,January6, REGULARS at a Sedgley pub have withhisgirlfriendtwodayslater.He whichwasasharpriseontheusual raisedmorethan£1,000foracancer waslookingforwardtothefuture,hav- averageofbetween80to90ambu- supportcentreduringlastyear ingbeenacceptedatHalesowenCollege. lancetripsperday. DrinkersfromTheJollyCrispin, Ambition Successful kitchen onDudleyRoad,handedover£1,250 to White House Cancer Support, a Callanhadamalformedleftlungfor drop-incentreatEdnamRoad. sixyearsandalsolivedwithepilepsy. firm is on the move LandlordRobCarey,whohasre- Buttheconditionsweremanagedand centlybeendiagnosedwithcancer, didnotovershadowhislife.Hislung AKITCHENretailerinHalesowenis said:“Oneofourregularssuggested conditionmeanthewasmoresuscepti- movingpremiseswithinthetownand wehaveWhiteHouseCancerSup- bletoillnessandhisbodylessableto creatingextrajobs. portasourchosencharityafterthey fightinfections. 3D kitchens.net, based on Hale- helpedhimandhisfamilycopewith FatherMarkFendallsaid:“Hewasal- sowenRoad,willmovetothesiteof cancer. waysactive.Hewoulddoeverythingall theformerStreetbikeshowroomon bbbear“iiclnIklig,ma”dnyhitsaeegtlaonfdofbdoseeeuddan.badlseithtvooertrpywuhtheislloepmfaugelotah.fIitnte’gsr tptahhnlae“eoyrTorienodthwgilneoafaroosrokkyatibndalaasytdltldh.hiiEiidnmnv,gterhynuweondurgnooawiwnrngndog,eutanhlodr.ehonwui’stnasdtsphojaiurnntskdst Mcsstiteomaeumfcefupksrbaloounclwtryeessmsa.”atHoeivdiiml:nl.“ogWArteoesppncauoerkrwtre-tespinmmrtealemynaihnsfaeodvsrefwuth1lill3e-l Customersalsoraisedmorethan dayatprimaryschool,heranthe100 Thebuildinghasbeenemptysince £1,000fortheDudleycentrein2014. metresanddidthelast10metresback- CallanFendall-Betts,15,ofLowerGornal,diedfrompneumonialessthanaweekafterdevelopingacough StreetbikemovedinOctober2014. M6 slip road is wardstoshowhecoulddoit.” Hall visit for couples MissBettsaddd:“Hehadtobecare- whichhisparentssaidwashislove.Hewasatalented sicaltalent,attheHalesowenCollegeopeneveningat ful.Hewasonantibioticstomakesure keyboardplayerandtaughthimselftoplaythepiano HimleyHallwhereheplayedkeyboard. closed for months hedidn’tgetcoldsorchestinfections. usingYouTubeclips.Hewasalsosaidtobe‘totally MissBettssaid:“Hehadneverplayedpublicly,he COUPLES can take a look around Hehadregularcheck-ups.Acoldfor smitten’withgirlfriendLizzie. wasalwaysabitembarrassedaboutit.Thatwasthe HimleyHalltoseeifitisthewedding himcouldhangaround.Butitwasnot MrFendallsaid:“Hewasajoker.Hetookafter onlytimeheeverplayed.Thatforuswasalovelything venueforthem.Afreeopendaywill A MOTORWAY slip road near Bir- somethingwethoughtwouldlimithis mewithhissenseofhumour,itwaswickedandabit tosee.Thatwashislove–music.” beheldnextSunday,January24,from minghamhasbeenclosedtomotor- lifeinanyway.” naughty.Hecouldmakeajokeoutofanything.” TeachersandpupilsatEllowesHallSportsCollege 11amto4pm.Bridesandgrooms-to- ists for maintenance work lasting Callanwasinhisfinalyearatschool MissBettssaid:“Hewassilly,funny,happy,loving. woreblueribbonsintributeatan assemblyinhis becantourthehistorichall’srooms, months. 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Ja ing guilty to a racially aggravated Call(01384)571830oremailspring- n assault,possessionofaclassBdrug, [email protected] ua possessionofanoffensiveweaponand Takeaway’s roof ry religiouslyaggravatedprovocation. 1 ThecourtheardNandiattackeda 4 manonAugust4,saying‘We’reIsis, rail disappointment damaged in blaze ,2 andwe’lldestroyyou’.Whileonpolice 0 bail,hethreatenedtoburndownthe 16 RoyalCarWashinBloxwich. AFIREbrokeoutinatakeawayin JudgeAndrewLockhartQCsaid BrierleyHillattheweekend,setting Nandi, of Field Road, Dudley, had theroofalight. ‘plainlytargeted’hisvictimbyhis Fire crews were called to Kings membershipofaracialgroup.The takeawayinHighStreet,BrierleyHill, judgeadded:“Youusedveryfrighten- onSundayat10.15am. inglanguage.” Partoftheroofwasdestroyedas Nandi was sentenced to eight ductinghadcaughtfireandsetalight months for racially aggravated as- RAILcampaignershavesaidservic- Owners fight back over lost cats the wooden beams. 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