Dudley Thursday,January19,2017 Readbymorethan62,000people Pricewhensold70p BRING MUSEUM TRIBUTE ‘KingofRock’Ted Graydiesaged81 THEmanknownasthe‘KingofRock’has BACK INTO USE diedaftersixdecadesatthehelmofafa- mousBlackCountrysweetfirm. TedGray,whoranEdwardGray’sof DudleywithhissisterBetty,was81.He hadworkedatthefactory,startedbyhis grandfatherin1826,sincehewas15and continuedintohis70s. HisdaughterJulieHealy,53,said:“He wasveryproudofthebusiness,especially theherbaltablets.Onlycertainfamilymem- bersknowtherecipe.Hemixedtheingre- dientshimselftokeepitsecret.Hewasa verygenerousmanandlovedhisjob.” ReportbyJudithHawkins YOW GORRA LOFF – COMEDY NIGHTS BACK AT LAMP COURT Inquestopenson DUDLEY’S former museum building must be brought mother’s death backintouseassoonaspos- sible,councilbossessay. ANinquesthasopenedonawoman Chiefs insisted the historic build- allegedlykilledbyherson. inginthetowncentre,whichcontro- Hazel Jennens, aged 76, died in versially closed its doors just before RussellsHallHospitalonJanuary20, Christmasaftermorethan100years, 2016.HersonMarkJennens,aged39, should not be left empty for any ofSorrelWalk,BrierleyHill,isfacing onecountofmanslaughterandhistrial longerthannecessary. issettotakestartatWolverhampton Ithasalsobeenrevealedthatcollections CrownCourtonJuly10. fromtheStJames’sRoadmuseumandart She was allegedly pushed to the gallery,whichhavebeenmovedtotheDudley floor,fracturingherhip.Causeofdeath ArchivesinTiptonRoad,willbebackondis- givenwaspneumoniaandtheinquest pnleawyvbeynuAeuwguilsltb.eTrheiasdiystsooatchcoemawmaordda-tweisncnhionogl wassuspendedduetothecourtcase. tripsfromSeptember. ACCIDENT Thecouncildecidedtoclosethemuseumin ordertomakesavings of around £150,000, Fatalcrashascar concludingthatitwas nolongerfitforpur- andlorryincollision pose. A report ahead ofameetingofDudley Council’soverviewand scrutinymanagement AMANfromDudleydiedafterhiscarwas board today (Thurs- involvedinacollisionwithalorry. day)revealsthebuild- The40-year-olddiedatthesceneofthe ingisintendedforstaff crashontheA361nearAshbyStLedgers, training and confer- betweenKilsbyandDaventry,onSaturday Theformermuseum ences. This currently morning. takesplaceatSaltwells HewastravellinginhissilverBMWes- EducationDevelopmentCentre,BowlingGreen tatetowardsDaventrywhenitwasincolli- Road,Netherton,whichisbeingconsideredas sionwitharedIvecolorrytravellinginthe apotentialsiteforhousing. oppositedirectionatabout10.20am. ThepackingupofexhibitsatDudleyMu- Anairambulance,roadcrewandfirst seumisexpectedtotakethreemonths. responderattended,alongwithfirecrews Collection from Daventry, Mereway and Rugby. NorthamptonshirePolicehadnotnamed ThereportalsorevealsplansfortheBrooke thevictimandisappealingforwitnesses. Robinsoncollectionofartworkandartefacts donatedbytheformerMP,bedisplayedonthe INSIDE groundflooroftheexistingmuseumbuildingin thetowncentre. Thereporttotheboardcallsfor“therelo- TAYLORMADE cationtobeco-ordinatedtoensurethatthe vacatedbuildingisbroughtbackintoactive FORFOOTBALL usewithoutunnecessarydelayandassoonas reasonablypracticable”. PublandlordTomComynsandcomedianWayneBeesegettingreadyforthemonthlyLoffsatTheLampcomedynights Itadds:“Thenecessaryrefurbishmentworks shouldbeundertakenassoonaspracticable.” ACOMEDIANishopingtobringtheloffs themiddleof2013andIdidaspotatStour- The36-year-oldformerDudleyChronicle CouncillorKhurshidAhmed,cabinetmem- backtoaBlackCountrypub. bridgeTownHall.Afewmonthslater,my reporteradded:“Livecomedyworksbestin berforplanningandeconomicdevelopment, TheLampTavern,Dudley,whichwasgiven wifephonedmeatworktosayablokehad small,intimaterooms.TheBrewhouseatThe said:“Theseplanswillensureitstillhasan thebestcomedyclubintheMidlandstitlein knockedonthedoorlookingforme.Itturned Lampisagreatroom.” importantrole.” 2010,willbeginhostingcomedynightsagain. outhe’dbeeninthefrontrowatthetown The father-of-two said: “I will host the AnopenafternoonistakingplaceatDudley DudleycomicWayneBeeseisaimingto hallandwantedtoknowifIwouldgoanddo showsasresidentcompereandintroduceacts ArchivesonTuesday,from2to4pm,wherevis- putthepubbackinthespotlightbyrunning asurprise10minuteslotforhismate’s50th hand-pickedbymyselfwhoIhaveseenonthe itorscangivetheirviews. monthlyLoffsatTheLampevents. birthdayatTheLampTavern. circuitandreallyrate.” IthasbeenrevealedthatpartoftheDuncan Thepub,onHighStreet,oncehostedthe “Iwentanddiditandimmediatelyfell ThenightswillbeheldonthelastFridayof Edwardsfootballmemorabiliacollection,which likesoftopcomediansReginaldDHunter, inlovewiththeroomthere.EversinceI’ve themonth,startingwithatriplebillonFeb- hadbeenhousedatthemuseumforthepast TimVineandRhodGilbert. thought about putting comedy on at The ruary24featuringRobDeering,NickPage decade,willbeloanedbacktoDudleybythe Wayne,whoisareporterattheShropshire LampandnowI’vedecidedtogoaheadand andDalisoChaponda,allfor£10.Ticketsare collection’sprospectivenewownersManches- Star,said:“Ibegangiggingasacomedianin giveitacrack.” availablefromwww.skiddle.com/e/12881718. 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Therefore it seemed that day, SCPOORNT TACT US 51 & 52 ahtolea atrrhmde ghfioor weo f afn featinegrdh hbsoeeeuairrnisng w gfl eatrhmee e assl mefrrotokemde i‘snnhaceit duheranadtl dedvieeetdan itpl’er.dio trh taot tith ew afisr eb efrlioemve da awlobecorkueet d ‘9w tphhmee r.d eHo aeorrre la amnstdy w schoirged aasrl etwtota meyssy? ’kw eWipfeet tehsteTa dhbeelia stchhae uodsc.e”c uorfr edde batehfo rgei vtehne fiwraes w iass- A SHOP assistant swindled her employ- onicle Thurs TSETEEee--DPmmll::OI Taa00ROii11TllR::93S cdI08:Ahu24 Lrd o33:l en15 y.93s.c42ph50or31rot/ @n0s1@e3x8pe4rx e3ps5rse3as2ns0ad5nstdasrt.acor..cuok.uk ttShheTro hduoegwyh n pttsrhtiaeei drw si twnodi nodedwoou wbsy.e utsheien gf lbaomweldss HbeeHianetgrh i,‘s tohdnee siTnrc irmwib oeWrdsi tll tihfageema rsi,’n . fcrHiodmee n sWta iaadlsm:l tkhee“y Iswt b inwacdakos w tho oourporeu ngw hsoo.r swtte fweaoru ldtoh pautt sthhee rcnohfe erdm eZaiaitcfh ah rbe aySsr intd addtiiuqseruaaetls gec aaavunesd ea sss .ecnoniocrl ucsoiroon- egssMcmieeritfoosnvHty rte t ohceernsaue eet trrrt.uh dam cdSaoha roehnfr e nnSee ft £thtu hs,hu1tan oo,sschud0re ai s0eddsrwa 0cr ,an ha titawehdmi Mdlse1oe. r9 eoogtr-wfuihyr fteyo tp o a roHtcfrkuh a-iignoerlnoll dd gdoscss h od uanotswno pt if ioptrvbhtvioeunh emragyer- hr PHOTOGRAPHIC: Tel: 01902 319430 tehreed fi trom h’se rw ehbosmitee iwnh Gicahm shmea ghea dS dtreeleivt-, C E-mail: [email protected] Dudley. y ADVERTISING: Emma Parkes But her scam fell apart when she at- dle TEe-ml: a0i1l:3 e8m4 [email protected] clocked by action group tpeumshpctheda irtso, rweocortrhd na e‘arrelfyu n£d4’, 0f0o0r, faonudr u PROPERTY: Colin Bailey the transaction was picked up by Moth- D TEe-ml: a0i1l:9 c0o2l i3n1.b3a1i3le1y @exte x3p7r3e1ssandstar.co.uk ercare’s fraud detection team. Shahid appeared before magistrates MTeOl: T0O1R3I8N4G 3: 5L3iz2 4B4arratt in Walsall, where she pleaded guilty to E-mail: [email protected] two counts of fraud by abuse of position. She will be sentenced at Wolverhampton CTeLlA: 0S1S9IF0I2E D31:7878 Crown Court on February 9. E-mail: [email protected] Ms Linda Gudgeon, prosecuting, said TEDe-ImlS: Ta0Ri1lI:9B p0U.2jTo 3InO1eN9s9@: 9P0eaxupl rJeosnseasndstar.co.uk iMngO TeOvRerIyS T9S0 w seerceo cnadusg hdtu srpinege da- Arson suspected after cannabis find aSinshg ac huaimsdt oocumrneedtrsi t reoedff um1n5od ngsei ffytr, o crmaerc dJosar dnwiuintaghr ytv halearmyst- 60-minute speedwatch along a year. She used them to buy products Dudley reMsiedmebnetrias l orfo athde. Northway Action fnraomme tahned fwiremre’s swenetb stiot eh einr hhoemr eo. wInn July she began putting money, recorded Group for Road Safety (NAG4RS) say as refunds, directly into her account. Ms 51-53 Queen Street they have captured 48 vehicles ex- Gudgeon, said the total amount of the di- ceeding the 30mph speed limit during rect transfers attemptedwas £4,644.73. Wolverhampton, WV1 1ES the study along Northway, Sedgley, on Mr Sam Christopher, defending, said Open wMowndway. ytoo Furidracyh 9raomn-1ipcmle a.ncdo 2mpm-5pm bNyoI Ntv eAwmGas4b RethrSe 2w l4ah.toe hsta vsep ebeedewn actacmhp caoingndiuncgt etdo twvhihoeou ssle ivccoeosnn vdwi-ciyttehiao hnr esb.r i Sopchahraeehnmidtis s,wt hrayas d s gtnruoad npetnreetd-, improve road safety on the Northway since unconditional bail ahead of the sentence April 2015. hearing next month. An island was installed along the road following a successful campaign by the GP’s surgery group to quell speeding. But group spokesman Tony North felt that speeding was still an issue. remains closed He said talks were on going between campaigners and Dudley Council to look at further safety measures that could be THE future of a doctor’s surgery which added, including a pedestrian crossing. has been closed for more than six Mr North said: “We had a mini-island in- months is still unknown. stalled along the road outside the shopping The Coombeswood Surgery, in Hale- precinct, but that was not the measure we sowen, closed in May due to a dispute really wanted. between the tenant GP and the landlord “We asked for a lights-controlled pedes- over missed rent payments. trian crossing, which is something we still It was the first kind of closure of its are asking the council to look at.” kind in England. Monitored Despite the legal dispute being set- tled the surgery remains closed due to a The speedwatch took place between hold-up with cleaning the building. 2.30pm and 3.30pm where campaigners NHS bosses had promised patients the monitored vehicles travelling from the re-opening date would be October 17. Wolverhampton Road along a 400-metre Caroline Brunt, chief nurse at Dud- stretch. ley Clinical Commissioning Group, Following their hour-long study, the said: “The CCG have continued to work highest speed a vehicle was caught travel- The aftermath of the suspected arson attack which happened at a house in Brierley Hill Picture: @FireBrierley closely with the practice management to ling at was 49mph. A FIRE at a house in Brierley Hill A spokesman for the force said: Fire Service were called to the ad- progress plans for re-opening the sur- The speedwatch produced similar results was believed to have been started “Police were called by the fire ser- dress on Wells Road. gery.” twboye T orNehnA eec Gaccuao4gmnRhdSptua otcirntgaen vdtehe rilensl i s ns2aag0my 1o e5tv h,es ertwry the hhteecanh vs 4peo2 efr eerddcor eailviidmve.eridst atah fcteea rfno nrWcaeeb sissta fyMasc.itdolrayn dins tPhoel icper ofpoeurntyd, rvjueicspeto rtaotf toWefr ea l 8lhs.3o Ru0oasaemd fi , roBenr. iSerulneyd aHyi ltlo, aat tcahkTeecwnko- ut pope sRo apuflstese elril vlisinn Hhga anllieln xHgt osdmsopooirtka wel. eforer Nude pub calendar support from Dudley North MP Ian Austin Two people at a neighbouring “It is believed a small fire was lit West Midlands Fire Service later boost for charity and Councillor Keiran Casey. property on Wells Road had to be in the living room following an ear- confirmed the fire was ‘suspected Dudley Council asked campaigners to taken to hospital for a check-up lier discovery of a cannabis factory arson’. cacoolounnltdgin atuhiede m proootanedint ottiorai lnh sgea ltpfhe tdey e slmpiveeeeards duoarfte avs e wihnih ctilhcehes athfteWe rfie rsthet eMw fiairdse la‘ sonunds sSp ueFcnitrdeead yS a emrrsvooirncne’i, nsagan.idd abd aynm epiaogglhiecb eot.ou rTtihhneeg phfiroroueps eecratuys aesd wseevlle ares tthhFee itrgwerfooi-ugshntotder reflsyo hoforou mlnievd.i nCtghr eerw ofsoi rmfer oimonf TPaleUl efBno arr geaeg c uCallaaernnscd eharar .vTer ruasits eadft £e2r ,t6h0e0y f obra rthede future. now West Midlands Police has said “The fire is being treated as Brierley Hill, Stourbridge and Customers at The Cottage Spring, in A report by NAG4RS was handed into they believe the fire to be linked to arson and investigations continue.” Haden Cross shut the utilities off Brook Street, Woodsetton, joined land- the authority just over a year ago identify- drugs. 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That money could go towards “While we make efforts to contact C ceremony have fines attached in the borough. figure and shows that there are clearly some of the services which they have people over fines, including writing VOTERS in a Dudley ward will head h A MAN who lived through the hor- ooirmelfd aFuasdim gnepere ac ssyhd afiaoongr reggn do eo1 v oto5ev fprfe d£ arpu3c 6ee,e 0r w b aodio traohc ykbh 1 esai8 lnrho g tawfioev n 1e5ie 79fas - y.ytm eheBaaaeurxrirst-- tpahsr eocybo llcelaemnct’sti n gsgeo eilnimbBgr taooarn yds ofiii ntcnh etesh .bea csiocusn –c silu cahs snlilboaTIwrsnahh rceeJyud u tl ol.tiy”bpo r etsanhareivni eecg som uhbonoenucgeirulys na .wn tenhroeeui nrd ucseehd ot otrh tbeaert tctshomh aSatatshhl ilween p megae ,rwd scwdmieleenla d etlm:alv ge“udenAse totblu tftb hastalho llwuyea gniorthvcehece o firttauhnhlpeele . sb ”mc uoadosrgnte ee otayf, tctcoioao unAntnth sceafei oflpatlloelotor rl.wli snL i annSbgetox uttT hrmh’eso o mCnreotahsusi ng’f oncwiral altaoir ordbn Gy i-sleoe lfvne acias-- ronicle ritoirnsg o Df uthdele Ny taoz is pHeoalko caatu tshte w biollr obueg vhis’s- boAok sse anrieo ro voeprpdouseit.ion councillor says ba“sCico tlhleicntgi nfgo r oau tlosctaanl dauintgh ofirinteys t ois b ae ocupte ncoinstgs paenrdi ordesa cltaisntg Atou fgaulslitn, gt ou shaeglep. tfuhneyd wthoeu slder bveic he,e alpltfhuol uing hco tnhteiyn uarine gn otot Smiomnmths, csittienpgp peedr sdoonwaln r eeaasornlise.r this Th annual memorial event. that the authority is failing to collect doing, but they don’t seem to be get- Councillor Rachel Harris, cabinet factored into the budget setting for li- The by-election will be held on u dtwaHmo ey, nHeraoir lOsl albnastdte,fr ei nlod cA wcpuarpsiyl b i1no9rg4n N0 i,n aaz nAi dmt rssootomepres- Ioutstnanding sfines apnd harde-pressecd tintg it rigoht. rs ramembetr respeonsible fopr librarries, ibrarmies.” ary TSahDruaurhsd dlNaeyyo, r FmCeoabunrnu scaairliy d 1:c 6h“.iIe fw oeuxledc uutrivgee rsday began rounding up Jews. people to make sure they are regis- , J Henri was saved by a Dutch couple tered to vote.” Polls will open at 7am a who took him in as their ‘nephew’. and close at 10pm. nu The memorial event in Dudley is a organised each year by Dudley North Care company is ry MP Ian Austin and Dudley College 1 StuLdaestn ytse’a Ur,n hiuonn.dreds of people heard school as ‘inadequate’ to create 30 jobs 9, 2 Holocaust survivor Susan Pollack de- 0 scribe her horrendous experiences in 17 the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentra- A BLACK Country firm which pro- tion camp. vides care in homes has announced it The commemoration is open to is creating up to 30 jobs. the public and will take place at the Home Instead Senior Care offers Broadway campus of Dudley College support to people in their homes on Friday, January 27, from 12.30pm across Dudley and Sandwell. until 2pm. It has been organised with A range of full-time and part-time the support of the Holocaust Educa- roles are being created. Applicants do tional Trust. A SCHOOL in Dudley has been put Woman’s mission to halt ivory trade not require previous experience in the Students from Bishop Milner in special measures after an emer- care sector. Catholic College and King Edward gency Ofsted inspection. The company says among the areas AsaVoluIsn ossSc ibhfxrewot hmist pz FAe aaouskrs micpnha gwCr taoi ttolzl fe t phgtrheeo,e g s wrtparehumcosim atv’lse i sc,L iowtemeisld--l tpiuoPpnri ilwos,ra yht caPhsrd ibomegea anrny c dSr icrthaictoieosdel, d ‘w inbhyai dctehhq euh aaetsde u6’ c3ian7- cRnstaeoertwaetd,rl e saoy nn aRd r( ee0B g1nli3ase8,c e4kSd)he e2edd5ag t9laeh7ry.2e , 3C GP.aorllri nnHcaoel,sm PeEe nnInds--, memoration. all areas. It will conclude with the ceremonial Following a complaint, Her Majesty’s Chief New council tests lighting of a candle of remembrance Inspector ruled that an inspection should take as the Mayor of Dudley, Councillor place. The school, which caters for three to for taxi drivers Mohammed Hanif, leads faith leaders 11-year-olds, was visited by inspectors on No- in a minute’s silence to honour the vember 22. victims of The Holocaust. Mr Austin Safeguarding across the whole school has added: “It’s always a very moving and been rated ‘ineffective’, with concerns raised PASSENGERS in Dudley can feel saf- dignified event.” by inspectors about staff failing to follow advice er when they ride in a local taxi cab from Dudley Council’s children’s safeguarding tdhraivnekrss . to a new driving test for taxi Filming to start board when they are alerted to a concern about Dudley Council has announced it a pupil. will run the driving tests for all new According to the report, staff said they reg- taxi drivers to replace the former on Peaky Blinders ularly carried out risk assessments but inspec- DVSA assessment tests, which used tors found they were not clear about what they to be compulsory for new taxi drivers. check to ensure children are always safe. The test fee is £79.66, which is the THE creator of Peaky Blinders has Inspectors said: “Reception children picked same as the former DVSA price. Any- given an update on series four and up two large crates, pushed a child into the one who registers as a new taxi driver said filming was set to start soon. middle and refused to let the child free. An in Dudley will need to pass the test. adult stood nearby and did nothing.” The 1920s gangster drama set in Bolshoi on big screen Birmingham, which is partly filmed Pushing at the Black Country Living Museum Youngsters in Reception class were also ob- live from Moscow in Dudley, will begin filming in spring. served running and intentionally pushing one talstrraohecinetr caBdpeseets,r ien rtisdfnts maodiloerwylrndile aon b .cmmwoegtnoeohiannr s aB Ttg fim S Baonltbf-aCea bsotvl1othoie, sr e yneisn sedS a ac Kihfdruosen’ rrsclsirb rgtcecyherhnl ieiecttpf n,llfn tayhwsewn a bxr hhnsetiaeo gitsnvneseegeerrt- paasofocfnnlertrTDode ixbtph/ne ohteuve roedpe p rr lrtdiie olooniisppnsov otma wihsurdbitheeneim nl odssritpt tu eha iwlppieitanoseisevttr rshitertv:ch a ia.“sese”nsTpae g Redsbheyc eee ai lfc awromrelewo poaoemr tsnsdik.to ua. bn atcTei baoiyhtlnneeiegoa a pn lra tu aacowpvlto iiean lvrcsseiao teadgimdereeess--. SBoDtocuofnHou mBn lTdSOsiaplthhuWleyaleonye n iCd tt Sayo aABfln ayesaSwde.ntl E rpalsWee i twtnCaca’hmgsliisln laeBst ehldhtmelua .ealvan iuwvesnt eyitoin sh rf tgrlebod o rr pmisarnrcre ogreMndei onoueowpngcsp tscnti oooheirwnnde- Starring Cillian Murphy and Tom Funding for pupils was described as ‘not The production features a classic Hinaterrdnya, tPioeankayl hBilti,n wdietrhs phaarst biceucloamr es uacn- sfipneanntc wiael lly’e. aArc cmorodrien tgh taon t h£e1 0re0p,0o0r0t, aind dthiteio lnaastl Ellen Cobb, aged 22, from Stourbridge has launched an online petition to outlaw the ivory trade in the UK sracoprhey bbyy YTuchria Gikroigvoskroyv iwchit.h T chheo braelolegt- cess in America, and inspired a fash- funding was paid to support disadvantaged A YOUNG woman from Stour- number that will mean the issue Affairs, announced a sales ban on will be screened at 3pm. For tickets ion craze for 1920s haircuts and caps. pupils but the youngsters had ‘not benefitted’. bridge is leading the fight to bring goes to Parliament for a debate. ivory younger than 70 years old. visit www.showcasecinemas.co.uk Elderly woman in In 2014 the school was rated ‘good’ by Ofsted in a total ban of ivory sales in the Miss Cobb, of Beale Street, feels When the petition reaches Water main burst after pulling out of the special measures it was UK. passionately about African ele- 100,000 signatures, the issue will placed into during 2012. More than 97,000 people have phants that are poached in large be discussed by MPs again. Miss serious condition Headteacher Jill Craig said: “Working with signed Ellen Cobb’s petition – in- numbers for their ivory tusks, Cobb says that elephants are still A BURST water main caused traffic the local authority we are putting steps in cluding celebrities Louis Theroux which are later carved into orna- being slaughtered in huge num- chaos on a main commuter route in place to address the findings of the inspectors, and Stephen Fry, who shared the ments and jewellery. bers and, while the international Dudley on Friday. South Staffs Water AN elderly woman remained in a in particular in relation to record keeping and link on social media to their mil- In September last year the Gov- trade is illegal, legal domestic engineers were called to Himley Road serious condition in hospital in Bir- up-to-date training around safeguarding and lions of followers. ernment took action which fell trade means illicit ivory being and the repair was carried out the mingham, as The Chronicle went to raising levels of progress for all pupils across The 22-year-old, who set up the short of a total ban when Andrea passed off as antique and there- same day, along with work to repair Press, after being knocked down by a the school. The education of our children is the petition in August, is a few thou- Leadsom, then Secretary of State fore legitimate. See www.petition. the road surface. 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It’s inSedgley,an‘absolutedisgrace’. mother,daughterandgrand-daugh- bbeen another Rubbishhasbeendumpedinhedges ter.Shewasahappy,smileygirland tterribleweekfor alongtheroad. thelightofourlives.Nadinewillbe tthose people Councillor Perks, chairman of missedeveryday.Herlosshaslefta variously de- thecouncil’soverviewandscrutiny voidthatwillneverbefilled.” scribedasBre- managementboard,proposedcam- mainersorRe- erascouldbefixedclosetoproblem Uprooted tenants moaners. They locationstocatchculprits. deserveanew ThemovewaswelcomedbyCoun- name, some- cillorHilaryBills,cabinetmember are given priority tthhiinnggttooccaappttuurreetthheirgrowingac- forenvironmentalservices,butshe ceptanceofBrexit,coupledwithundying warnedtherewouldbelegalissues dismay.ItoyedwithLesMiserablesbut toovercome. 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LowerGornalthatinvolvedthreeve- CouncillorKhurshidAhmed,cab- hicles. inet member for regeneration and ThecollisionhappenedonDibdale enterprise,said:“Whendrawingup Road,inMilkingBank,at2.20pmon plansforthenewcentre,werecog- January11 nised theimportance of creatinga Amanandawomansufferedminor strongandsustainablebuildingthat injuriesandtheyweretreatedatthe wouldstandthetestoftimeandcre- CCTV images have been released Mayor’s awards for unsung heroes scenebyambulancecrews.Theydid ateanenvironmentthatpeopleen- ofthreesuspectssaidtohavebeen notrequirehospitaltreatment. joyedvisitingandresearchinglocal involvedinrobbinganautisticman Eightfirefightersattendedthecol- his“tTohryr.eeyearsafteritscompletion onboardaBlackCountrybus. lisionscene. thebuildingcontinuestoevolveas Thevictimwasassaultedonthenum- Theroadwasblockedwhilethey slaetuemrtchoilsleycteiaornsit.willhouseourmu- bBerridg7e4.PbuolsicbeehtwaveeennoDwudreleleyasaenddimGargeeast wbreirsewterreeatreedmaonvdedt.hevehiclesandde- “It’sfantasticnewstoreceivethis ofthreesuspectswhoaresaidtohaveat- False alarm at nationalrecognitionfromtheBuild- ingResearchEstablishment.Itrecog- tackedthemanthenthreatenedhimwith nisesoursuccessandisacredittoall aknife.Theattackhappenedataround shopping centre involvedinitsdevelopment.” 4.15pmonSaturday,Novemebr12,when Thecentreopenedtothepublicin the22-year-oldvictimboardedthebusin early2014onTiptonRoad,closeto CastleStreet,justoutsideDudleyZooand THEMerryHillshoppingcentrewas theBlackCountryLivingMuseum. wenttositupstairs. evacuated of hundreds of shoppers Hewasapproachedbythemen lastweekbutitwasduetoa‘false Former councillor andassaulted–theythenmade alaSrhmo’p,psearysthtoeockenttores’socbioaslsemseidnitau.to offwithhiscapandtriedtosteal express their concerns after being hisphone. evacuated and refused re-entry on has denied charge Officers said the victim was January 11, saying they had been threatened with a knife as he outsideforaround20minutesbefore triedtogetawayandwasfol- beingletbackintothemalls. aAppFeOarReMdEinRcoDuurdtleayccucoseudncoilflotrakhinags Maninvolvedldoewcke.ddownstairstothelower askCeednttoreevbaocsusaetse,tbwuetewteed’v:e“nWoewwbeeerne indecentphotographsofachild. Sickening reassuredthatitwasafalsealarm.” Ex-Wordsley councillor Derrick Hemanagedtoleavethebus Sight loss advice is Hemingsley, aged 56, has been outsidePureGymTipton/Dud- chargedwithtaking90picturesofthe leyPort.Detailsoftheattack offered in village child.Itallegedlyhappenedbetween haveonlyjustbeenreleasedas si2Anw0uH1iWgn5eufa.moslrtsidan,6lgla,sople2npy0e,T1aohr3fe,uPdraesbnndedzafoeyrr,NeSwomthvraeeergemetis,bthKereraintineg7s--, Knowhim? ipltnehoageDldi’caueaetdrnthlaedPucyaknuueCtrlrgofsoeBu’drnrbotceahtihnlhe’ayswvawUitootoiKautdcnrIkPle‘aessribgscseerk.soleluentdpo- KfTwoHiirlnlEpvebeoreBpaelrreauecnlaoin.vniinngCgewaninttrheosuiftgorhretacltohhsesseiBnrlvtiinhcdee dicatedhewouldpleadnotguiltyto getintouchwithpolice. TheservicewillbeheldatKinver thecharge.Hewillnextappearat Hesaid:“Thisishorridbehav- CommunityLibraryonFebruary2. WolverhamptonCrownCourtonFeb- iour,it’sasadreflectiononthem Beacon Centre staff will run the ruary9. asindividuals. sessiontoprovideadviceandsupport Hewasgrantedbailonthecondi- “It’sabsolutelyshocking,vile between10amandnoon. tionhehasnocontactwithchildren –butsadlythewaysocietyis Awardsnight–MayorofDudley,CouncillorMohammedHanifandhiswife,MayoressZabedaKhanam Theoutreachsessionwillthenrun agedunder16andnocontactwiththe goingyoudohearofawfulinci- VOLUNTEERS and community whichraisesthousandsofpounds Foleyawardforcommunityspirit, atthesametimeonthefirstThursday victim,orthevictim’sfamily. Thirdsuspect dentslikethis,targetingvulner- stalwartsareinlinetoberecog- forcharities.Thepublichavefive sponsoredbyCushilloPersonnel; ofeachmonthatthevillagevenue. 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I suggested that maybe a fit, healthy man in his mid-50s possibly is all about to change could do his own DIY. Which brings me to the “humanitarian crisis” which is supposed to be engulfing the NHS at the moment. There are no easy answers. We have a growing and ageing population and more costly procedures and drugs than ever before, not helped by profiteering drug companies. And while there are plenty of people who say it is all down to funding, these people tend to have a stock reply when wonder people thought they were being short- asked how much extra tax they are pre- Our new £1 won’t just look changed. The reverse designs of the £1 coin pared to pay. very different, its value is represented the UK and its four constituent Nothing. It should be somebody else parts – Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and who pays for it. nothing like it was years ago, England and the first series of designs took flo- Then there are the vast swathes of the as Mark Andrews reports ral emblems as its theme. population who take the attitude that if a Resistance to the coins turned out to be service is free to use, they might as well comparatively shortlived, and the last pound use it. HAD a look at your change lately? notes were phased out in 1988. Besides, there We’ve all met them. They take a fort- Noticed how many shiny new £1 was far more to complain about in 1990, with nTihgehyt coaflfl twheoirrk G ePv ewrhye nti mthee yt hgeeyt isnndeigeezse-. coins have been issued over the tahned i5nptr ocodiuncst.i oBnu ot f wthheil en etwhe s mpoaullnedr £co5i nn ohtaess tion. And rock up at A & E every time they past few months? largely been accepted by the general public, it get a headache. And shout a lot when Well don’t get too attached to them. By has given birth to another problem. Forgery. they don’t get immediate attention. October they will cease to be legal tender. From the start, the £1 coin has been forged A bit like middle-aged men who think A new, 12-sided £1 coin – designed by Wal- on a prolific scale, Ironically, one of the rea- a charity for the elderly should do their sall teenager David Pearce – will enter circu- sons the coins proved so popular with forgers home improvements. lation on March 28, and by October 15 the was the ease of disposing of them in vending Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has familiar round pound will be no more. Given machines. come in for a lot of stick for suggesting that there are thought to be 1.5 billion of these Surveys by the Royal Mint have estimated the four-hour waiting targets should only coins in circulation, it is going to be a very big that up to three in every 100 £1 coins are apply to people with urgent conditions, operation. fakes, and this has been a major driver in the but I tend to think it is a fair point. When the pound coin was introduced on redesign. David Gauke, chief secretary to the If people expect Bupa standards of April 21, 1983, the response was muted to say Treasury, has pledged that the new £1 coin healthcare, we are going to have to start the least. Just 10 months earlier, the 20p piece will be harder to forge than ever before. paying Bupa prices. All of us. Otherwise, had been introduced, with many consumers, Lighter we are going to need a mature debate particularly the older generation, complaining about what we can reasonably expect that it was too small – smaller than the 2p, 5p The new coin will be made from two met- from the NHS. or 10p coins of the day, for example. als, with a gold-coloured outer ring and a sil- And it might mean that while priority is Inflation Walsall youngster David Pearce whose design was chosen from 6,000 competition entries ver-coloured inner ring. 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Back in 1967, when prime minister Harold Britain, there had been a not-especially-suc- least 40 years. The number of early £1 coins While the existing pound coin has changed A LOT has been made of the number of Wilson famously assured us that the pound in cessful trial in the Isle of Man. Many people still in circulation is testament to their dura- little since 1983, people’s spending habits celebrity deaths over recent months, but our pockets had not been devalued, a £1 note refused to acknowledge the new coin, causing bility. have, with greater use of plastic and the in- none has made me sadder than that of would have bought a discounted winter coat in them to more or less disappear from circula- Unsurprisingly, the vending trade was very ternet. former Villa, Wolves and England manag- the sale at Shrewsbury’s ABC Warehouse. Or tion. The Manx Treasurer was left with little supportive of the move, too, as it allowed ma- According to figures from the Payments er Graham Taylor. failing that, it would be enough to pay for 10 choice but to print a new batch of £1 notes. chines to be adapted to accept larger amounts Council, cold hard cash accounted for 86 per Maybe it’s because football is a bigger loaves of bread, or six pints of beer in a pub. The original £1 coin was designed by the of money. The launch of the new coin also co- cent of payments in the UK in the mid-1980s, part of my life than film, television or mu- But by the time the pound coin arrived in Bank of England’s chief engraver Eric Sewell, incided with the growth of pay-and-display car but by 2011 this had dropped to 55 per cent. sic. 1983, it did not go so far – enough to buy a who was very proud of his new design. He parking machines. The decline in cash usage has coincided with But maybe it is because the loss of the single pint of Carling Black Label, or five pints said it was very distinctive and could easily Given the pound’s origins, it is perhaps not the rise in automated payments such as direct bright young manager who arrived at Villa of milk. be picked out from lesser coins in a purse or surprising that some people felt the small coin debits and standing orders. Park in 1987 reminds us of our own mor- Today, it will typically buy two pints of milk, pocket of change. But on launch day it was re- had cheapened its value. The oldest currency Debit cards made up almost one fifth of pay- tality. or a single loaf of bread. But forget a trip to ported that some critics said they would spend in the world, the pound took its name from ments by 2011, but they made none when the Either way, he will be greatly missed. your local – a typical pint is now nearer £4. it like loose change because that was precisely its weight in silver during Norman times – £1 coin was first introduced because the debit As far back as 1980, the Royal Mint ob- what it was. 240 old silver pennies weighed one pound. No card was not brought in until 1987. 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The April meeting, at Wordsley Green Commu- CHRIS Holton presided over the November Grange E Guild nity Centre, will be on the meeting at Grange Court Stourbridge. She 18th (Tuesday), not the gave a warm welcome to all present. day before as that is Easter The minutes of the previous meeting were from Waitrose in Stourbridge who displayed Monday. The speaker will read, approved and signed as a true record. a wide selection of cheese and wine that be Derek Walker who will members could sample. This went down demonstrate the arranging Treasurer Jill Attwood gave an up-to-date very well. Chris gave the vote of thanks on and planting of hanging financial report, while Marlene O’Hanlon members’ behalf. baskets. Guild monthly cof- informed members that she had a full diary Refreshments were served by committee fee mornings will resume of speakers for 2017. members and helpers and the raffle was during February. Guest speakers were two representatives drawn with three lucky winners. 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