From your Liberal Democrat Focus Team Cllr Mike Heap Cllr Richard Whitehouse Focus Cllr Malcolm Gwinnett Issue 194 Working Together Nov/Dec 2008 Hilton Hall Community are bricklayers, plumbers, Association has been formed with electricians etc. The Association the aim of restoring the hall to its has been properly constituted and former glory. The new Association they are currently seeking charity chair is Mr Keith Jones who also status. Insurances will be paid and runs the karate club from these the myriad of other legal things premises. Wolverhampton City that have to be done. Cllr. Mike Council has allowed the hall to fall Heap said, “Mr Jones has had the into a great deal of disrepair and an support of your local Councillors awful lot of money will be needed from day one and we will continue to bring it back up to its best. to give the Association every help However, Mr Jones and his and support it needs. This is a vital Committee are confident that they resource for the people of will raise what is required. The Lanesfield and beyond and we are Cllrs Mike Heap and Richard Whitehouse discussing the future Association has also got the offer determined to see it continue and of the hall of help from users of the hall who flourish.” 223 & 224 bus improvements Councillor Richard Whitehouse is pleased campaign by the more elderly and infirm to report back, as promised, that the review residents of Farrington Road to get the bus of these bus services has been done. It as returned to them and at the same time found that there was a real problem with numerous objections from the residents of time keeping mainly because of traffic Grosvenor Road for it going along their road. congestion in Dudley. As a result the Richard Whitehouse said, “This is good timetables have been altered in order to give news for nearly everyone and a credit to the a better running time and so hopefully hard work a number of residents have put improve time keeping. There are route into this. However, the subsidy only lasts revisions around Dudley. However, the most from Centro for another six months and so IF important change for our residents is that the YOU DON’T USE IT YOU WILL LOSE 224 is to be rerouted from the end of IT. Finally, if you would like a new 224 bus coming down Spring Road November along Farrington Road, timetable then phone me and I will deliver towards Bilston Ettingshall Park. This follows a concerted you one as soon as they are printed.” Published and promoted by Wolverhampton South East Liberal Democrats of 18 Ettingshall Park Farm Lane, Wolverhampton WV4 6SP. 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The shock figures uncovered by the Liberal Door entry Hurst Road Democrats have alarmed local Euro MP Liz Lynne, who has now written to the European Councillor Malcolm Gwinnett can report that after some few years Commission to ask if this infringes the of lobbying the flats on Hurst Road are to have a door entry system children’s human early next year. rights under EU legislation. Liz said: “These Gas central heating flats B’ham New Road figures highlight a Councillor Mike Heap welcomed the new central heating being gross intrusion into the lives of our installed in the three storey flats along the Birmingham New Road. children, often without parental He said, “The old storage heaters were generally passed their consent. In future years it could affect serviceable life and so your focus team pressured and succeeded in their lives and job having these replaced.” prospects in all LibDem MEP Liz Lynne is sorts of ways - even asking whether the Closure of footpath Dawson Avenue to Woodcross Lane assuming these government’s DNA details are not database is illegal. Councillor Malcolm Gwinnett is happy to report that the order has accidentally copied onto a CD and lost in the post by accident! been passed to close the footpath from Woodcross Lane along the “I am now investigating to see if this Big Brother practice is allowed under EU law.” rear of the club to where it meets the footpath from Dawson Avenue. In the West Midlands Police Force area Malcolm said, “I hope this will alone, the DNA database has the genetic details of 10,095 children under 16, and a help to alleviate the problems The next Advice Centres are: further 20,699 16 to 18-year-olds. In total, the force has DNA data for 279,511 people. that residents in this area have Cllr Mike Heap Liz added: “Across the country almost Saturday 8th November 10am to 11am 150,000 children’s DNA is on the database, and experienced over many years.” will remain on file for life, though many Phone your Focus Team Manor school Ettingshall Road thousands are not and never will be found M. Gwinnett 398800 Saturday 13th December 10am to 11am guilty of any crime. Adding personal information on the grounds of accusation R.F. Whitehouse 659835/07796341647 Lanesfield Community Centre Ward Grove alone to this Big Brother list has to stop.” Mike Heap 754030 Liz Lynne has tabled a parliamentary Office 555005 Cllr Malcolm Gwinnett question to the European Commission, asking 24 hour answer phone at our office Monday 17th November 5pm to 6pm if they believe the list is disproportionate and Lanesfield Community Centre Ward Grove whether it contravenes EU human rights law. 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