Walsall Chronicle, January 22, 2015 PDF
Preview Walsall Chronicle, January 22, 2015
Thursday,January22,2015 Readbymorethan70,000people Pricewhensold50p STING TALE TRUE GRIT Artist shows off his starry collection Saddlers dig in for win in tricky clash PAGE6 PAGE48 MORE PRIVACY Ex-leader Sir Jack’s hits back funeral at claims will be in on Davies AT £5m WARD home city FORMER council leader SIRJackHayward’sfuneral MikeBirdsaysheandhis will take place in Wolver- cabinet were not to blame hampton as his son Jona- for the controversy sur- thanrevealedthecitywas roundingsackedsocialcare ‘alwaysclosetohisheart’. bossPaulDavies. Thousandsofpeopleare Ithassinceemergedthat expectedtolinethestreets MrDavieshadlostanem- at the service which is ploymenttribunalforunfair tippedto take place at St dismissalandcouncilleader Peter’sCollegiateChurch. SeanCoughlanclaimedthe Sir Jack’s youngest son legalbattlehadcosttheau- NEW diamond-shaped bays have Jonathansaid:“Hewasso thority£6.5million. beencreatedatamulti-millionpound Repair work on church roof nears end proudtobebornherefor But ex-leader Council- astartandfromthatfall- lorBird,said:“Thoseofus ward in a bid to improve privacy for ing in love with the club. whowereonthecabinetat patientsatWalsallManorHospital. Findingitindirestraitsin thetimehavebeenassured the1980shisstrengthwas bythechiefexecutivethat The£5millionunitwhichopenedlastweekis alwaysbuildingthingsand noelectedmemberwasto amongthefirstinthecountrytofeaturesucha nowMolineuxisagreattes- blame. The figures Sean tamenttowhathedidfor Coughlanhasquotedareab- layoutwithabedpositionedoneachofthefour theclub. solutelyandtotallyuntrue.” sides,toboostpatientprivacy. “Whereeverhewasliving Mr Davies was sacked Eachbayhasen-suitefa- byCraigHughes intheworldWolverhamp- overallegationshedisclosed cilitiesandtwosmallareas, tonwasclosetohisheart. confidential information, oneforpatientstositoutor ThefuneralwillbeinWol- andgaveacreditunionre- eatmealsandtheotherasa verhampton, we can’t re- sponsibilityfor£3.5mwith- nursebase. Theunitisalsotrialling leasethedetailsyetandhe outpermission. Workonthe30-bedfacil- anewpharmacycollection hastoberepatriated,”he Councillor Coughlan itystartedlastsummerand anddrop-offservicewhich said. said: “It was important healthchiefsattheManor aimstoimprovethesupply MrHaywardsaidWolves forthecounciltoactwhen pushedforittoopenthis ofmedicationstotheward fans did his father proud these matters regarding monthtodealwithdemand. andprovideasecurefacility with a pre-match tribute PaulDaviescametolight. Around30nurseshavebeen fordrugsnolongerneeded. whichincludedaminute’s Clearlywehavetobeopen recruitedforthenew‘Ward A shop to be run by the applause, a mass balloon andtransparentwithtax- 29.’ Trust’s League of Friends launch,andSirJackspelt pivosFflLisaieuaortia“ryanrcriyoTsoenstnensrhbcholtsiaevafiswnddteaplwgsabacossoishouttitsuinnoucotstdtatvdtillatsmeaheei.ero”xoasebnpwliatla.mwowhywmeieeriltirauhnfPesrocgemuhtdpthaneioiifldrst--- tH“taptemviioxWirocseerpKtoninraauvataaeotlorisrtmtlddrfspfhhsbieooenrc2netralsygad9yunetonrso-rdpuuwedsilrsnHsetieinhtlsapwlTaaaiegsagflbairmfftntT.noueiah”eeorrttsndadudt3et,e,sWn0sffrtaa,vd.nancastiilIrihadrtasltoaeieidnantdcsiiildyrs----l: wmMoaithayftohfseayiaraIaaqlv.ciilitntreutntesoslaedIrawe.rtmrocbnttacotehuTteeksorrmrarrsheeagispteocdeeneieuespsnecdndstneceehchln.tbtayaeoaelhylvyrsdstaweeepmdriwtiemltotoaWahmiaprtsiiecleshmatenasrtrlpiiawhstogootawjaanhendaoclndoeersss-l PosoJHtlSihtuuanaaaFecrtteonyyukaulowdarnxwbldcaHsbVewnariryiacoayd’cic,thtsfy.’t‘hassaowteBnnhrtbaltyswtuaahr.ecm–rodoedkm’Plbpa‘Sfyhsaoatteegounfiea’lepgdsvroamef4oatoc‘7nyJlrBsMe’aeSuocaooilnkrsf-l Infections incidentattheheightofits for Gigaport problems, with more staff closures due Work on the single-sto- draftedin. rey modular block started Bossesrevealedtherehas AbwineaTeWyPnhafReolcOsrflaoeMflrualmIrttNeuoedwrErenNHtdocTeBevnpeCstlariaotvespee.emfhetahnacest- lsptaoelsagcTtecthietoJhenubesrlayy.cbccaorenaminndmgeionaldicnfaltduteiddobenodilnti3entd2o- pgbineaeTnereenehmdreaaetlro2Mgd72eua0nrpn1cienyo2rgr/1ac2d3ew0.mn1oti4usi/sl1ndi5corncneosaomsirne-- AotafCr£Whg2eua5trl0escd,ah0l0lbW’0syaoplrelrddaoeedjsentcstthcHhiteoeuvlreercsenhpiRasaiofrdtbeutirnheisettoorwnobaoaesfnda“tJhIgoteehdhenaa5sPs8t,rbeyoencfedeJn-eoJsfcosotonhmneepsRclehcotaeuedlrle,cybhWrr.aeat-lersoatolhlf,eesdeainaddt:ofrsbaetyhpideaL.iicrTcuihnhrfigreeewlntdhto-erbrekapcsrhaeedairasskcbyaoentesStntrtaaMiccratcaoratrrtsisheeed,F”wWoshuAet TobhfyaWfistcOhbeeseeepinnnodlaiWncoenafolnsuseatnxlalctteiwmodni.ollnftcrhloo,nsiett tory and derelict Albion cludessixsingleroomsfor mally expect around 500 finishedthisweek,sparkingafund- “Thatwastheareawheretherehad Conservation. West Midlands Police Tannerybuildinghavebeen nursing patients with in- patientsinaweekbutthis raisingdriveforfurtherrepairs. beenatheftoflead.Theroofhasbeen Morethan£100,000waspledgedby has confirmed that both pulleddowntofreeupland fections or needing high increasedto590duringits MembersofStMatthew’sChurch replacedonthesouthsideandsome EnglishHeritagebutthechurchhad AldridgeandWillenhallpo- for regeneration. The site dependencycareandhalf-a- busiestperiodfromDecem- havebeenfundraisingforthework workhasbeendoneonthenorthside. toraisetherestofthefundsthrough licestationswillshuttheir off Hatherton Street and dozenmulti-beddedrooms. ber29toJanuary4.Asare- eversincetheleadwasstrippedfrom “We’vebeenpermittedbyEnglish donationsandothergrants. doorstothepubliconFeb- AlbertStreetwillfitinwith Other facilities include sultoftheextrastrain,the theroofmorethanthreeyearsago. Heritagetoreplaceitwithgalvanised Thetheftsatthechurchledtostaff ruary28.Itcomesaspartof the £400 million Gigaport a day sitting room which Manorhasbeenstruggling TheprojectatthechurchinStMat- steel. havingtoputplasticsheetingoversec- aplantosavemorethan£3 planstocreateabusiness opensontoasmalloutdoor tohitthefour-hourwaiting thew’s Close, which is around 800 “The work has gone really well. tionsoftheroofinanattempttostop million. corridor. area, wheelchair store, a target.Ithasalsobeentold yearsold,receivedsupportfromEng- Wearereallypleasedwiththewayit rainwater leaking into the building West Midlands Police Itwillbea carparkwith centralstationforstaff,ex- toreduceemergencyadmis- lishHeritageandworktoreplacethe looks. duringbadweather. willclose27frontcounters between 30 to 40 spaces amination and consulting sionsby3.2percentaspart roofwithgalvanisedsteelstartedlast “Wearestillfundraisingandhave Thechurchisplanningtoopenup acrosstheregionoverthe untiladecisionismadeon roomsalongwithkitchen, of£24mfundingplans. June. proposalsfortheinsideofthechurch, itscryptforpublictoursnextmonth. next12months.Policesaid itslong-termuse. sluiceandlinenstore. lEmergency–Page5 ChurchwardenJohnPryce-Jones, includingprovidingbettertoiletsand Todonatecall01922626039. theclosuresfollowanalysis. abbey blinds free advice - free measure - free quote est 1991 www.blindsbyabbey.co.uk showroom 9 am-5 pm Mon-Sat 1000sOFNEWFABRICSALLATONELOWPRICE 25-28 Elmore Green Road IRRESPECTIVEOFCHOICE Walsall WS3 2HW CALLINTOOURFACTORYSHOWROOM.ARRANGE 0800 0194655 Call Free ANOOBLIGATIONHOMEQUOTEORVIEWONLINE 9am-9pm7days First look at school’s new building Frescoes 2 CONTENTS refurb at 015 PeterRhodes 4 THISisthefirstimageofanewmulti-million itiesincludingasixthform,morebusiness,ICT 2 pound teaching block to be built at a Walsall andcomputingclassrooms,diningandadminis- church is 22, Letters 7 spclahcoeolr,ufno-ldloowwinngcltahsesraowomarsd.of£3.5milliontore- traTthiveesacrheoaosl.madenationalheadlinesmorethan ary FocusOn... 20 LeTckhieetAhcraede-esmtoyr,ewyibthlocwkorwkilelxbpeecbtueidlttaotsJtaosretpinh 1fo0rmyeearrsscahgooolwshmeninaistpeurpSiltpeprehseenntTewdiaggdosshsoiwerintog launched u April,aheadofcompletioninMarchnextyear. thestateoftheschoolandtheneedforimprove- an Thesecondaryschoolhadbeenbattlingfor mentsduringavisittotheHouseofLords. J TVlistings 22-24 investmentatthesiteoffWalsteadRoadWest, HeadteacherKeithWhittlestonesaid:“Itis ay, Dwhelevnest,hfeorBuseilvdeirnaglSycehaoroslsyefaorrsthanedFumtiusrseedporuot- ecaxmcepllaeingntinngewfosr,aitloisngsotimmeet.hIitnwgiwllebehaavmeobdeeernn Aproj£ec2t00is,0u0n0dercownasyertvoaptiroen- hursd PPurozpzleertpyage 2256 gthraeBmutetmaicethhwinaasgsnbsoclorwcakpb,peweednhiiacnwh2aw0r1idl0le.dhaavlmemosotr£e3t.h5amnf2o0r baofnutdihldleeinamrganiwinnhgtiecoahnc.hw”iniTlglhebenlnoacebkwlewbuhusiicldhtowdmailtloervseebpatlacekcaecmhpoianrrget sBelrEavcnekgChliiossuthonrtircypafcrihenustcreocrhes. aEtda- T classroomswithmoderntechnologiesincluded. than70yearsattheeastendoftheschool.Itwill ward Reginald Frampton, e Ithasalsobidforafurther£4mfromtheEd- beconstructedneartheColinBeilbybuilding whospecialisedinmurals, cl Motoring 39 DAnarrtist’simupressiongoftheblgock eucationdFundingAgeuncytopropvidefurtherfdacil- whirchwasifinisnhedin200k9. er pthaeinttreedethoeffkonuorwarlecdhgaengaenlsd, ni otherangelsontothewalls o Classifiedadvertising 42 ofRushallParishChurchin hr theearly20thcenturybut eC Sport 47-48 trhateedarotvweorrtkhsehdaevcaeddees.terio- h Afterahugefundraising T CONTACT US campaigntoraisethecash in crime spree jailed needed for improvements tothebuilding–alsoknown asStMichaeltheArchangel Church–ateamofconser- Haveyougotastoryoraneventyouwantcovered? vationistshasatlastarrived TheChronicleandExpress&Starhaveateamof toworkonthepictures. reporterscoverWalsallwhocanhelp: Thisisthefinalphaseof the project that has seen DeborahHardiman:01922444318 a new heating system in- [email protected] stalledandwindowsandthe Mmaarriioonn.Bbrreennnnaann@:0e1x5p4re3s4s6a5n3d0st2ar.co.uk AMANwhowentonadrinkanddrugs-fuelled Choir looks for more voices sotfonefefworotrsktcoleapnreesderavseptahret LisaO’Brien:01922444312 rampage down a Black Country street has colourfulmurals. [email protected] beenjailedfor10months. The work on the paint- CraigHughes:01922444316 AshleyTillmixedalargequantityofvodkawith ingsisbeingcarriedoutby cArdaaigm.hBuugrhliensg@:e0x1p9r2e2ss4a4n4d3s1t3ar.co.uk bthoethcriilmlegeaslparneed,parceoscurritbehdeadrrdu,grsanbseafockreinlgauanhcohuinsge icanontndesrSentrevapathitooenrnsaRlLliyciskaerreSbnhyo.ewkneedde [email protected] hehadbrokeninto,attemptingtoburgleanother AspartoftheprocessLisa andjumpingontothewindscreenofaparkedcar. has painstakingly cleaned Wkeheant’tsohhaepapreanbinogutinanyyouisrsaureesa?afWfeectainregaylowua.ys Free swims CoWurotlvwearshtaomldptthone27C-ryoewarn- tuhreewofatllhseuarrrcohuanndginelgGthaebrfiige-l Emailyourinformationandpicturesto oldcaused£250damageto withthinpaperandcotton [email protected] for children tlehsesctahra.nAltlwthoihsohuarpspeinneBdeian- bwuodrks.isTdhueetfoinbaelcpomhapsleeteodf triceStreet,Leamore,Wal- beforetheendofMarch. STepl:o01r9t0s2:319453e-mail:[email protected] to carry on shaaldlosntilDlencoetmfibneirsh1e9dbburteTakil-l Teen rider is ingthelaw,itwasrevealed. Photographic He tried to stop a po- injuredonA5 Tel:JohnSambrooks01902319431 FREE swimming sessions licemanarrestedhimsoon forchildreninWalsallwill afterwardsandthendam- Advertising continueuntilatleastnext aging a police station cell STePMTEee--armmlla::ora00arap11igill:55:heus44mra33eJtar44yrarog66ihtn55u.wa33ee43rinsiF17tfiaie.nfildnn-nejoeggneaasnn@@eexxpprreessssaannddssttaarr..ccoo..uukk sadvttsrhpinarxerMWeennsinytonoabeasugrlahoigsn,nerraeacscocvleetluoaeodhuggfCi.astnohoont.c’wuhsiflneaa3lcsrce0ishi,lrcts0ioahueh0lkferal0seeemsdnhcecnhaoeaovuinadwlett--- idMtbtwhnhiooepaaTaawnwysntrhnynhndiween,.i,TtcadephtsixrrohloalphfpesmlealaetserhacitwkanruepeaesetdetstidFnatp,iorgoMnutrt.nehdtradettJFdoowcaroocshictuvovheureoinerst-l AGrolAtUaaifrornnfkTmeudiMehhavsmsnitleeOsyiarn1WtTbsrio8nikiOIyt-kvjyryuTpReeleruehtCaeosyHberYdne-TyoChoRatshlaLBfhdoptseIaeyeiSrtBnrabiaATdklrecl5ea.eoSrdnmfwntfrwooeioisnktraamehdgers- MPhoitloMrionrgr:is eAaxtptWreinladl2es0ad1llt6hG.eaIiltnaiitBsiaaattivhvasei,luaOnbatlikel cinetsToshfauennlehaaetrtbmeymahdpoetusatenobuybnkrsieucakck-- silnaetjrueiorruiesds.ehseHcaridsi,bcleeodgndaaintsidosnpteawlbvaliecs Tel:01902319177 Park Leisure Centre and inginthefrontdoorbefore followingthecrashatabout E-mail:[email protected] DarlastonSwimmingPool. fleeingwhenspottedinside 9.10pmlastWednesday. Leisure boss, council- anotherproperty‘ransack- Thedriverofthecar,a Distribution lor Khizar Hussain, said: ing’ rooms, continued Mr 34-year-oldmanfromStoke, PaulJones “Freeswimminghasbeen Mann.Policewerealerted hasbeenreportedfordriv- Tel:01902319990 a massive success in Wal- andthedefendantwaslater ingoffences.Agirlpassen- E-mail:[email protected] sall.Affordabilityiskeyto arrestedinthearea. gerinthecarwastreated encouraging more young Mr Stephen Cadwaladr VendaDaley,leftandJillSawford,withtheSecondChanceCancerChoiratTheOhioHub forminorinjuries. ptoeoepnljeoyasnwdimthmeiinrgfaanmdiltihees soafiadl:co“Hhoelhaalodngtawkeitnhpdlerungtys A CHOIR whose members’ lives were Road,Darlaston.Asessiontookplacethis £500kforsport extensionoftheschemefor andhaslittlerecollectionof touchedbycancerareappealingformore weekandthereisanotheronenextTues- anotheryearisrecognition whathappenedbutrealises voicestojoinaftertheoutfitmovedhome. dayfrom12.30pmto2pmatthenewbase. FOOTBALL pitches, fit- ofthat. thatthiskindofbehaviour The 20-strong Walsall-based Second BeforetheRaceforLifeeventinWalsall ness and changing rooms 51-53,QueenStreet “Freeswimmingisafab- hasgottostop.” ChanceCancerChoir,performsatcom- lastMay,therunnersweretreatedtoaspe- have been opened after a Wolverhampton ulousopportunityforyoung Tillofnofixedaddress, munityeventsandhasraisedmorethan cialperformancebythegroupwhichhas £500,000 investment at a peopleandIwouldencour- whohad18previousconvic- £1,800forCancerResearchUK.Itregu- alsoperformedatWestBromwichTown Willenhall sports site. The OpenMondaytoFriday9am-1pm agethemandtheirfamilies tionsinvolving36offences, larlyrehearsesaroundadozensongsfrom Hall.Formoredetailsaboutjoiningthe BlackCountryPerformance and2pm-5pm to take advantage of the pleadedguiltytoburglary, rocktocountryandwesternhits. choircontact07580498156. Hub has been created as www.yourchronicle.com scheme.” attemptedburglary,resist- Thegroup,formerlybasedatYewTree Menarealsowelcometojointhechoirto part of the Aspray Arena, Theschemeisforchildren ingaPcandtwooffencesof Community Centre, has relocated and addtenorandbasssounds. SecondChance Noose Lane, by owners aged16andunder. criminaldamage. nowrehearsesattheOlioHub,inMidland CancerChoirisalsoonFacebook. SportingKhalsa. CALLNOWFORSPECIALOFFERSONALLWINDOWSTHROUGHOUTJANUARY The Lily Pot ThesmallestshopinthevillagewiththebiggestHeart OrdersNowBeingTaken forValentinesDay ValentinesBoxBouquets from£35 HandTiedBouquets from£20 *GiftWrappingServiceAvailable ©Getmappingplc2014.Nottoscale Giveusacall-Sam&Jenx Tel: 01922 693911 • 32HighStreet,Pelsall Walsall01922455018 • WalsallWS34LX Wolverhampton01902582051 • Email:[email protected] FindusonFacebook-thelilypot Blakemore Petition call for dedicated medical centre NEWSINBRIEF 3 recruits Schoolnowoutof specialmeasures T CAMPAIGNERS calling for a dedicated munityAssociation.Butthecouncil’ssocial areawhoaregoingtotheWalsallManor h after new medicalcentretobecreatedforthecom- carebossCouncillorDianeCoughlansaid Hospital.” ASCHOOLwhichwasput e munityhavelaunchedapetition. nodecisionhasbeenmadeoveritsfuture WalsallCouncilhaslaunchedapublic intospecialmeasuresmore C Around5,500postcardswillbedelivered amidfearsthesiteinBroadwayNorthmay consultationtogatherviewsonthefuture thanayearagohasbeen h contract tcohahrodmHeisllsinasCkhinugckthereym,PtoajrokinHtahlelcarnudsaOdre-. bePseotlidtioofnftoorgdaenveisloerpeCros.nservativecouncil- usLeaobfoBurro’asdCwoauynNciolrlothr.Coughlansaidthe ratSetdFarsa‘ngcoiosdC’baythOolfisctePdr.i- ron AsiepcneomhgrnBabvtBsliareacaLaredkkocAdtfespC.imatrKiuoo£ovpn1rioa5dCenl0eorumstnhtiFisatellfroifryoosenedcacrsfsnouoeenoirwtiddt-- FCounciillorrRosemMartin,withprobtestersrtitowdnnoenaeancCAyeseyldWdeuorseesoNndeadusihraolnenvsenrtgraidathdcvlhlGweelat3ishtsPRC0liafvssaoeorueeslusresrnohcnsovauociaciddhurhcrilceueinonensolcmtstgftoibCslselaftecowahsatnorceoniesnittdldrhviPipentienaeismrettutrtshhaikept.euantinpHohttaoenaerawprletlrBclaehcoarCrevewlsonailoadiaptlamntnerdthgest--- laWntIsetoohexnuwrdnaepdmoaldaRsauyenbaomtlxelddshslpfrhoeeeaaSduomsnMoownktdfutsabortrahphoetohtchesefiekianoaedel.nplpletssddWlhntaeetrtiieoersdstwlner:wyteirghsoa“vatrosWfiahinecelsteenlhoitsdtifoahwnoebvifennealteseehntepatlseettrcihnueafcitpgrssuraorosnrsolpumsdeoevaer.scdirecasTtatuilhunoolhroyinndpeesf.ycomIpvnttohopieomeaueotawmyipnucotesltecbenseeinatetslnontrrtdwrwesoeieaneaiaastlorfsaieeodendslrrloerlaibmFnosttettepheehiebc-nedniaorhngebtnuiornaucsacwwlguoior.l”enynldittsmRsioa4aniutedrpgfrilseeroto,ei”roandrsoemttiesondidaanho.lnen2nytenOdt-s4stsgnaitaspeathreismtedaisihsofs.ni.ueop“idrtrnstBghiianobeuaalndygtttl mwpfSrsmooceuleaalhoapptlscnroooteyrrowetodahtmlifStsnwiebcahngsdahenopsrsodaw‘epio2rnncseehl0ai,cit1iaandinhi3salneses.lpqpnmBMmSeueocuhacewiettlttaeealiealsdoscRfi’uunonaleormraenlaeeidswnddesst, icleThursday, vthicee,Wwilhliecnhhafollr-mbassepdarAt oFf aftTehreimrpercoevnitngreitpsorrattisnagi.d Jan BseyhBnereioolevaTaalusetikrhdri,neoneaicmnpseyoBonoicLnsuarutieernttrriialrsedogiceunsnrtnprsolseoetuwal.aniypscinsturerdohoreftsecWoslcreoiugaaatmrisdrfitoniipovunnepaepggr--- growth with real ale boost ‘sitaAaopecgulahucicnrcophtawooiitillnoias’hvsgenoa‘’ditnmahlepdnsrpacdliervatbc‘iheebcnuafaeftbdesiolcneabet’vise,vhweet‘iha’imr.tvihs-- uary22,2015 Hotels contract started in AN action plan is being Novemberandthebusiness drawn up by council and isnowlookingforwardto healthbossesinWalsallto thenextphaseofthecon- tacklealcoholabuse. tract,whichwillincorporate Thecouncil’shealthand HavenCaravanParks.This wellbeing alcohol work newstageofthepartnership groupwillreportitsfind- willbegininFebruaryand ingsinthecomingweeks. beservicedfromBlakemore ReportbyAdamBurling Itislookingathowtoraise Foodservice’s two sites at awareness among young Steelmans Road, James people of the dangers of BWraikdegfiee,ldW,WedenstesYbourkryshiarne.d NOTsolongago,realalewasas- alcohol. Blakemore Foodservice sociated with middle-aged men, Figuresshow119people stBoaorluesJrniamenLdDeumisdualrerkeyebstiuanisdgin.de“isTrsehcies- drBinuktinnogwinitshmasoskuyr,gbedadinlyp-loiptupluarbitsy. ilanalotWendgatlwsoaitalhllcd1oi6ehd1olionifncSa2au0ns1de3ws/1erl4el-,, veryseasonallyorientated, asawholenewgenerationseeksanal- 142inDudleyand115in with 75 per cent of their ternativetomass-producedlager. Wolverhampton. sales generated between New micro breweries are popping up Websiteboostfor MarchandSeptember. across the country, and the industry is dentalsurgery “We have already em- thrivingintheBlackCountryandStafford- ployedadditionalwarehouse shireinparticular.InBrownhills,business A DENTAL surgery that and distribution staff but isboomingfortheBackyardBrewhouse provides a 24-hour emer- arelookingforotherstojoin –withbossessettoopenanewbarinthe gency service has been thebusiness.” towninthecomingmonths. signeduptoaWalsallweb- Homes plan buTthtehelobcaartio–nspheacsianliostinbgeeinnrceravfetalbeederyset–, soiutgeht’hsabtepsrtobmuositnesestshees.bor- wouldbebasedinaformershopunitand The Dentist Surgery decision due wouldonlyhavespaceforaround50cus- based, in Liskeard Road, tomers. Park Hall, has been ac- DirectorAustenMorgan,whorunsthe ceptedtojointheBestof ADECISIONonahousing fi‘srnmugw’iitnhtMheikceorBnaetreos,fsaanyoslidt-wfaosuhlidonbeedlipkueba, Walsallnetwork. development on a former withawarmatmosphere.Anditwillmainly AllBestofWalsallmem- schoolsiteinWalsallisex- sellcraftbeers,whicharemadewithout bersarevettedtobecome pectedinthecomingweeks usingfiltersorbeingpasteurised–leaving members to ascertain if afterplansweresubmitted. themcloudyandwithaheaviertaste. theymeetthecriteria. Eight homes would be MrMorgansaysitshowsthewaythesec- Bowlsteamsare built on the old Three torisgrowingthatabrewerylikehisnow Crowns Special School in hastheconfidencetoopenanewbarlike soughtforleague SkipLane,whichclosedin this,thatjustafewyearsagowouldhave 2006.Initialproposalswent beenseenascateringforanichemarket. THE Darlaston Bowls beforetheplanningcommit- Andwith31pubsreportedtobeclosing leagueislookingforaddi- teeinOctoberlastyearand acrossthecountryeachweek,headmitsit tionalteams.Matchesare weregiventhego-aheadby isadifficulttimefortheindustry. TheBackyardbrewhouseinBrownhillshasbigplansforthecomingyear.PicturedinthebreweryisdirectorMikeBates playedeverySaturday,be- councillorsdespiteconcerns Butthebreweryiscontinuingtogrow, isagrowingdemandforrealale.Andthe Yet,likelager–whichitselfcanbea bottles were snapped up in weeks. The ginningat2.30pm. overitbeinggreenbeltland. andhasincreasedproduction60percent BackyardBrewhouseisbuildingupasim- craftbeerorrealale–theysharethesame successoftheSRDbeermeansitwillnow Eachteamconsistsof10 Nowthefinaldetailshave every12monthsinitsfirstfewyearssince ilarreputationamongenthusiasts,while basicfouringredients:maltedbarley;hops; bebrewedthroughouttheFirstWorldWar players, men or women, beensubmittedtoWalsall launchingin2008. alsoattractingpeoplewhoaretryingalefor yeast;andwater.Inallcasesotheringredi- 100-yearcommemorationsuntil2018. andeachsquadwillneeda Council.Objectorscalledfor Thatrapidexpansionhasslowedslightly thefirsttime. entscanbeaddedontop,suchasdifferent ThenewcraftbarinBrownhillswillalso groundtoplayon.Thesea- thelandtobekeptforcom- now,butMrMorganexpectstoseea20 MrMorgansaid:“It’salwaysdifficult grains.Bottledbeersarealsoanimportant staytruetoitsindependentrootsbyrefus- sonstartsinApril,contact munityuse. percentincreaseoverthenextyear.It totellhowthingswillgowhenyoustarta partofthefutureformicrobreweries,and ingtostocksoftdrinksmadebytheusual JoeWainwrighton01922 Country stroll pthreodluasctedye4a6rb–aurpreflrso,mor4101b,0a3r1replsintthse,oyveaerr bfaurs.iWnehsesnliwkeetshetisitbuuptwweeastraertdeedligohuttewditsho hereslpsseltlhinegmmcuomltip-peateckwsitohfltahgeerm.assproduc- hucutgsebbyrainnddesp.eInndsteenatdfiirtmwsi,llwohnilcyhsMellrpMroodr-- 8w6r2ig0h7t71,@osrkye.cmomai.l jwain- before. thegoalofreallygrowingbutwewentinto TheBackyardBrewhouseislookingto gansayswillsetthemapart. Talentshowathall AWALKINGgroupwillbe Andchiefshaveambitiousplansforthe itnotknowingwhereweweregoingtoend expanditsrangeofbottles–andisplanning ThebreweryattheGatehouseTrading doing a seven-mile stroll future,withthenewcraftbeerbarthenext up. toexporttoEuropeandevenHongKong, EstateinBrownhillshada£250,000re- ATALENTshowwilltake this weekend. The Walsall stepinthejourneytoopeningachainof “Weareprettymuchontracknowbut wherethebeermarketisgrowing. vampthreeyearsagowithnewequipment placeatWalsalltownhall GroupofRamblerswillbe businessesacrosstheWestMidlands. wearegoingtokeepgoing.Ithinkthemain Specialeditionalesareatrademarkof andoffices. on January 31. The Big goingtoMuchWenlockon TheyalreadyrunTheFountaininLower targetnowistosecurevolumeatthebrew- microbreweries,andbottlesofSRDmark- MrMorgansaid:“Allbreweriesarelook- One will feature dance Sunday, taking in Barrow ForsterStreet,andhopetoopenanother erythroughacquiringanestateofpubsand ing the 100th anniversary of the First ingtoaddanalternativedimensiontowhat groups, bands, solo art- Church. For more details fiveorsixoverthenextfouryears. craftbars.” WorldWarflewofftheshelves. theyofferwhiledrawingnewpeoplein,and istsandotherperformers. call 01922 637850 or visit LowerGornal-basedBlackCountryAles Craftbeerisalsotypicallyservedwell Staffatthebrewerywereforcedtopro- wehaveplentyofplansforthefuture. Ticketscost£10foradults. www.walsallramblers.co.uk has25pubs,withthelatestopeningin chilledandcarbonated,whereasrealales ducecasksoftheSRDbeertomarkthean- “Itisexcitingtimesandweareconfident Call01902897900. website. 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Hospicec/oIanHazelFuneralDirectors, J that’sEggsAmerican-style.Sunnysideupwithextralead. formorethan50years. “MycondolencesareextendedtoBrian, 274LichfieldRoad,FourOaks,Sutton y, MDrsDougleas-Maudl ToryileacderMiakeBirdtsaidtehoughtds Lorna,KarvenandoJustinaltthiusverysand Coldfiteld,B7e42UH.ers ELDERLY people have sda TthHeISyewaree2k05U0ncivaenrcsietrywCoilllleragreelLyoknidlloanncyloanimeeudndtheart8b0y. turnipepveend ofrooftaplalethnsovdeurrinong ur AllIcanaddisthatin45yearsinjournalismIcannot a £200,000 improvement h rememberatimewhenacureforcancerwasnotjust project of Darlaston town T aroundthecorner. centre,acouncillorhasre- e vealed. nicl spSoaOrsrRoCwRhYaa,rnlfiedo.lksIsow,liibdlluamtritaayrftcwehritahmguathcinehstbcoteernresraoidvrieesrdma.t.iIoInww,iilJlllemmnaaerrcchshuiiinns put Villa back on track creilaDlosasrurlrPaesadtuoslnhoBpSopoteturtshhtahsCatonutohnwe- ro rageanddespairatthepremeditatedslaughteroffellow roadandfootpathworkwill h journalists.ButIwillnotmarchtodefendtheabsoluteright becompletedbytheendof C tofreedomofexpression.Thereisnosuchright,andnor next month. He has held e shouldtherebe. talkswithhighwaychiefsat h WalsallCouncilafterreceiv- T AS thedeathofSirJackHaywardwasannounced, ingcomplaintsthatpeople Julia Bradbury was exploring Brunel’s magnificent hadfallenonunevensur- VictoriansteamshipSSGreatBritaininTheWonder facesduringtheworks. ofBritain(ITV).Pityshedidn’texplainwhytheshipis The scheme started be- displayedingloryinBristolratherthanrottingawayin fore Christmas but was theFalklandIslands,asitwasformanysorryyears. ReportbyAdamBurling haltedoverthefestivesea- SSGreatBritainwassavedsolelybecausein1970Sir son.Workhassincestarted Jackpersonallypaid£150,000forthehulktobetowed again and Councillor Bott 8,000milesbacktoBristol.Didn’tthatdeservejusta IT was facing extinction, saidhehadreceivedcom- littlemention? plaintsfromatleastsixpeo- with 116 years of football- ple.Hesaid:“Alotofpeople DIDN’TTonyBlairlookold,raggedandinneedofade- inghistorysettoendasa havebeenaskingmewhat’s centnight’ssleepduringhisappearancebeforeaCom- band of dedicated volun- happeninginthetowncen- moncommittee?Maybehe’sworriedaboutthesoon-to- teersstruggledtocope. tre so I called a meeting be-published Chilcot inquiry (11 bloody years after the withthetownhallofficers eeeevent)intothe2003invasion Butnowjustsixmonthson, totalkaboutit.” ooofIraq.Don’tyouhopeso? bosses at Pelsall Villa FC are AspartoftheprojectKing lookingtothefuturebysetting Streethasbecomeone-way MMEANWHILE,FionaBruce upayouthacademy,merchan- fordeliveriestoshopsand bbbreathlesslyassuresuson diserangeandwebsite. workisunderwaytolaya BBBBCNewsthatFrance’sde- Asmallgroupofvolunteerswas newsurfacealongtheroad. ccisiontoput15,000squad- responsibleforrunningtheclub– Councillor Bott added: ddiesonthestreetsis“the withMarkBentleytakingonboth “Unfortunately since the bbiggesteverdeploymentof thechairmanandmanagerroles. work started last month troopsinFrance.”Doesno- But they had reached breaking we’vehadanumberofcom- bodydohistoryanymore? pointandwarnedthatunlesspeo- plaints from elderly peo- plecameforwardtohelp,theclub ple that they have either FILMINGbeginsthismonth wouldfold.Sincethenanewman- trippeduporfallenover.” for the second series of agerhasbeenrecruitedandresi- Choir starts W1A, the wonderful satire dentshelpwiththeupkeepofthe on life, work and corpo- ground. rraattee-ccoobbbblleerrssppeeaakkaatttthheeBBBC.Buthowdoyousatirise And former player Mr Bentley new season somethingasinherentlystrangeastheBeeb?Thisweek saystheclubhasgonefromsurviv- Director-GeneralTonyHalldeclaredthatthecorporation ingfromday-to-day,toplanningfor Wwthaa1stA?,“Wsgtoauiscnkgitfihnoisrwaonawradnn?saploegeucehwcurilt-edres-osarcth”e.Nscorwiptwwhroitewrsrofoter tsdhheerireytdse,athrhsraoatushgeahanddt.hTsecracalrcuvkbessushictaosnp,r,bewephloiiclrae- AcghraomiLrEmAiesDoItNfoGesvteanmrttaslietfosrvpotrihcoee- TLiwlAtiaeHniatmfdhEtsoaaRTaulseoEtlhntlhaadeoitrosv.weienTwimrtghtheuaeDearnkecayt’uelswewlatksiuatcthiyromoeosrsdmupoytr,mfsettrshhdaesieencnisocokccnuignaeslntgnn.uisdHorhieenefoddgtlcdh,maaaeanactLnhrusoueilwntnlauykeirlrlceRtpnuhdlaoluetnmtnuWgugraeeseinldre-r.. nab1in9eingnNe-yngeeecwxdtoaoteurm-srsoisstgoleeadnbasrsei.ts,ldeooManffnpefoeahnabrtoceuionnayrsegdisneieoasgmsfpfitbypeaceairfihaomnelargstnp1rgela6aawelinsnntsoo---. ycisCBceoehaanaruMsrcror,eaconrslhnttea,wfWroSVitraloialntWilucsbgeaareadllsltCaaaRy7thl.ol.o3SaHTi0dtrhap’,sPermGmafinruoerelnasw’stt- mancanhearthephrase“yellowsnowwarning”with- erated through new sponsorship Pressofficerforthechoir outsniggering.Yetagain,Ifailthetest. d‘eexaclisteadn’dabMourtBthenetcloemyisnagidmhoentwhass. ChairmanMarkBentley,andmanagerScottCooksey,atPelsallVillaFC,whichhavebigplansforthefuture TaofnoyurF-poawrlterh,asramido:n“yWcehaorier AMImissingsomething?EdMilibandiscastigatedfor Theteamarecurrently14thin withavariedrepertoireand “weaponising”theNHStouseittobattertheTories,and theMidlandFootballCombination Compulsory voting costs revealed includingsoloperformers. seemsdeterminedtorefutetheallegation.Butcananyone league premier division, but Mr “Mostofourconcertsare rememberanelectioncampaignwhentheNHSwasnota Bentley hopes these latest plans forcharities.Wecaninclude weaponinthearmoury?Theimportantthing,asTonyBlair willboosttheclub’sprofileandat- new venues later in the discoveredduringthatmemorableslagging-offbyno-non- tractnewfans.Matchdiscountsare year.Wearealsolookingfor ydNrcsioeasoHnkunnSs’’wtdteieoesdBvaodierpsuonaomwunncbmayofltleopkhie-reienaSawdgrnhogiyauttehornpdrdoaohanlebiantlSainpdccdtioacaormnannenyrtasbokicanoeunwdatdiyyewb2o.l”0doui)c0t,rhhis1se.eswhtlpfooaeksyrcnpseio.aimtwlIalteylnimvsoibsbnauieetthrw(iy“gtohAhhouel-l beappwrnehihlsAidoenotnogAoflmdagsoWtsrafcotafthaenpcslrihhseeVeaeafdislrsrllslote,ahonpaW.aonswveredetsaastsws.noBrbnoMirawtotelriamrcrnskB,ecetcWeiotnrnuhogctiloolvthemleedyidss--, CbsscetlyOaieDtinMaumaevlPentoidhUdnt.sogLWu-fiSssienOanrneRnvddiYi,snckgho,viMfsowtPhohinpiosgwphoooanpuwserlndonrptehocphasorevanedes-- ThspsotafeioamyotrihspnyloeietuncdhwasaaanMhtgndoaaidifdidysnia’tdo,shtfienetGpotewsetroanovypmuoeilnrteledeagblnimentuiEone2mlag0eunb1cfine0ttnsrieoeaenanbodstf-,. sap2tohs0uIo1l9efsw05vo.tisrpdhHyetea.ourntwrccnweeeovnefuetrrrtoew,mhMhtaherAsneWubvcseioatnetrsnniaenilcgiaiaksnispwmo2chio0unim1ccthh0s- MntAsateaiwlStsoiEovcnCrooinOechteNaassc.Df”tsu0lFaW1os2erah1leflsud5ar0lcttl2hhupee5er7ctt5dor1sseot.-l dayjobasarooferwithrunningthe sentedWalsallNorthsince1979, Almost30,000peoplefailedto then3,273peoplewouldhaveab- ofalitreofunleadedtoun- Don’t miss Peter Rhodes clubwithcolleagueShaunMason, calledforfinestobeleviedagainst voteinWalsallNorth,leavinga stained,costingthem£36,003. der £1. The Cornwall Ga- saidhewasdelightedwiththere- thosewhodonotvoteoratleast turnoutofonly55.5percent. MrHansen-Lukesaid:“Weall rage in Wednesbury Road, every Monday to Friday in sponsesincetherallyingcrytohelp abstainin person or in writing. In Australia the fine can be wanttoseemorepeopleinvolved Palfrey, that sells Harvest savetheclubwassentoutduring Theproposalwouldcopythemodel around £11, hence Mr Hansen- in our community and how it’s Energyfuel,reducedprices your Express & Star the summer. Records show that ofAustralia,wherevotinghasbeen Luke’sestimatethatthemeasure run.Butbeforeweconsidermak- to 99.7p for unleaded and football was played in Pelsall as compulsoryformanyyears. would have cost absent voters ingnon-voterspay,ourMPsneed 109.7fordiesel,downfrom longagoas1898. ButDouglasHansen-Luke,the £319,000inWalsallNorthalonein togiveussomethingtovotefor.” 105.9pand112.9p. Come and visit Concept UPTO our new range of BLINDS 50% OFF LOG BURNING STOVES. 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January7atherhomein A NEW exhibition featur- The Manor would nor- BrockhurstCrescent.The surgery bid ingtheworkofsevencon- mally expect around 500 inquestatSandwellCoro- temporaryartistswillopen patientsinaweekbutthis nersCourtonJanuary13, A TEMPORARY doctor’s sWoaolnsaaltl.theNewArtGallery ibnucsrieeasstedpteori5o9d0fdruormingDiets- Dignitariesleavethechurchandmarchtowardsthestatue hcheeacrkdosnhebuwilednitngouwtosridke.to surgerywillremaininplace Titled‘Found’thedisplay cember29toJanuary4.It MrZafarSiddique,sen- inBloxwichforanothersix usesimagesdiscoveredon meantithadtoopenextra ior coroner,recordedthe mmoanntehnstaohneeadopoefnainngewinptehre- tmhaegianztienrenseta,nfldeadmisacarkrdetesd, obveeenrflaobwlebtoedtsakaenidnphaatsiennotst caosnacclcuidsieonntatlodetahteh.inquest summer, planning chiefs items. It will include six fromotherpackedhospitals Policeraise£800 haveagreed. new works specially com- nearby. Atwo-storeybuildingand missionedbythegallery. 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