Dudley, West Midlands, England News
Congregation of burned-out Dublin church travels to worship
DUDLEY — It had been two weekends since a fire gutted their house of worship. Sunday morning, members of the uprooted, displaced congregation arrived carload by carload — some a tad late as their preacher would gently remind them from the pulpit — at another sanctuary 13 miles out in the country.
DUDLEY — It had been two weekends since a fire gutted their house of worship. Sunday morning, members of the uprooted, displaced congregation arrived carload by carload — some a tad late as their preacher would gently remind them from the pulpit — at another sanctuary 13 miles out in the country.
Wade Dudley
MAYSVILLE Wade Dudley, 57, of Maysville died Aug. 27, 2010, at home.
MAYSVILLE Wade Dudley, 57, of Maysville died Aug. 27, 2010, at home.
Money smoked up in ashes
Widow faces Rs 2 lakh fine for dropping cigarette ash on pavementAn elderly widow has been threatened with a 2,500 Rs 2 lakh fine by council officials for dropping cigarette ash on the pavement.Sheila Martin 70, was smoking at a bus stop when a warden pounced and handed her the 75 Rs 5,500 fixed penalty for littering.The cash-strapped gran refused to pay and has now been warned it could rise to 2,500.UnbelievableMartin, from Oldbury, West Midlands, was hit with the original fine by the Sandwell Council warden after visiting her daughter on May 25 and was at the 446 bus in Bristnall Hall Road. She said, "I still can't believe what happened."I was sat at a bus stop quietly enjoying a cigarette and from nowhere a warden appeared and accused me of littering.""I can't believe it, I was only smoking a cigarette. It is one of the few things I can afford to buy myself," she added. Martin claims she was so shocked that she later suffered an asthma attack at home and was knocked unconscious for three hours after falling over.She said, "I've always been a law-abiding person, so this was all a big shock to me and I just keeled over. I haven't been the same since and have only got by thanks to the help of my friends and neighbours. It feels like I am being victimised."Martin had initially refused to pay the 75 fixed penalty charge.Pay upBut she has seven days to cough up or she will be summoned to court and could face a fine of up to 2,500."It all seems so heavy handed," she said."I can't work out why the council would be so vindictive over such a petty matter. I'm so upset and angry."High handednessIt is not the first time Sandwell Council has been accused of heavy handedness over littering.The authority dished out 2,200 penalty fines last year, compared to just 336 in neighbouring Dudley.Mum Vanessa Kelly 26, was threatened with a 75 fine by Sandwell officials last year for feeding the ducks at a local park, while with toddler son Harry. The threat was later dropped after a public outcry.And mum Kerrie-Anne Hickin was left dumbstruck when a warden fined her 75 as she walked to collect her children from school.Hickin 30, from West Bromwich, said a warden from Sandwell Council claimed he saw a tissue blow away in a gust of wind and then began reciting littering bylaws.Speaking at the time she said, "I am totally disgusted by it all. It is absolutely ridiculous, petty and insane." But Councillor Derek Rowley, Sandwell's Cabinet member for safer neighbourhoods, refused to be drawn on Martin's case.He said, "We cannot comment on individual cases. In general terms, however, our wardens do not issue fixed penalty notices for dropping cigarette ash. They do for dropping cigarette butts, which are specifically classed as litter under the Environmental Protection Act.""The council takes a dim view of littering because the people of Sandwell tell us they want clean streets," he added. The letter sent to Martin from the council states, "As full payment has not been received, this matter has been referred to the prosecution team for consideration."
Widow faces Rs 2 lakh fine for dropping cigarette ash on pavementAn elderly widow has been threatened with a 2,500 Rs 2 lakh fine by council officials for dropping cigarette ash on the pavement.Sheila Martin 70, was smoking at a bus stop when a warden pounced and handed her the 75 Rs 5,500 fixed penalty for littering.The cash-strapped gran refused to pay and has now been warned it could rise to 2,500.UnbelievableMartin, from Oldbury, West Midlands, was hit with the original fine by the Sandwell Council warden after visiting her daughter on May 25 and was at the 446 bus in Bristnall Hall Road. She said, "I still can't believe what happened."I was sat at a bus stop quietly enjoying a cigarette and from nowhere a warden appeared and accused me of littering.""I can't believe it, I was only smoking a cigarette. It is one of the few things I can afford to buy myself," she added. Martin claims she was so shocked that she later suffered an asthma attack at home and was knocked unconscious for three hours after falling over.She said, "I've always been a law-abiding person, so this was all a big shock to me and I just keeled over. I haven't been the same since and have only got by thanks to the help of my friends and neighbours. It feels like I am being victimised."Martin had initially refused to pay the 75 fixed penalty charge.Pay upBut she has seven days to cough up or she will be summoned to court and could face a fine of up to 2,500."It all seems so heavy handed," she said."I can't work out why the council would be so vindictive over such a petty matter. I'm so upset and angry."High handednessIt is not the first time Sandwell Council has been accused of heavy handedness over littering.The authority dished out 2,200 penalty fines last year, compared to just 336 in neighbouring Dudley.Mum Vanessa Kelly 26, was threatened with a 75 fine by Sandwell officials last year for feeding the ducks at a local park, while with toddler son Harry. The threat was later dropped after a public outcry.And mum Kerrie-Anne Hickin was left dumbstruck when a warden fined her 75 as she walked to collect her children from school.Hickin 30, from West Bromwich, said a warden from Sandwell Council claimed he saw a tissue blow away in a gust of wind and then began reciting littering bylaws.Speaking at the time she said, "I am totally disgusted by it all. It is absolutely ridiculous, petty and insane." But Councillor Derek Rowley, Sandwell's Cabinet member for safer neighbourhoods, refused to be drawn on Martin's case.He said, "We cannot comment on individual cases. In general terms, however, our wardens do not issue fixed penalty notices for dropping cigarette ash. They do for dropping cigarette butts, which are specifically classed as litter under the Environmental Protection Act.""The council takes a dim view of littering because the people of Sandwell tell us they want clean streets," he added. The letter sent to Martin from the council states, "As full payment has not been received, this matter has been referred to the prosecution team for consideration."
Pearl River County asks BP for economic help
POPLARVILLE — Pearl River County supervisors through their attorney, Joe H. Montgomery, has asked BP’s newly named CEO, Bob Dudley, for economic help to offset the indirect economic impact on Pearl River County caused by the nation’s largest oil-spill disaster.
POPLARVILLE — Pearl River County supervisors through their attorney, Joe H. Montgomery, has asked BP’s newly named CEO, Bob Dudley, for economic help to offset the indirect economic impact on Pearl River County caused by the nation’s largest oil-spill disaster.
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BP s Next Chief, Robert Dudley, Makes a Stop in Moscow
Robert Dudley made a crucial protocol stop as he shifts the focus away from plugging the leak in the gulf to selling assets to pay for its cleanup.
Robert Dudley made a crucial protocol stop as he shifts the focus away from plugging the leak in the gulf to selling assets to pay for its cleanup.
Russia oil boss welcomes Dudley Reuters
Reuters - Russia's top oil boss gave a cool nod of approval to BP Plc's new Chief Executive Bob Dudley on Wednesday, while praising his predecessor Tony Hayward, ousted over his handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Reuters - Russia's top oil boss gave a cool nod of approval to BP Plc's new Chief Executive Bob Dudley on Wednesday, while praising his predecessor Tony Hayward, ousted over his handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
BP looks to rebuild bridges in Russia tie-up
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Dudley, Former N.B.A. Player, Stands Out on Campaign Trail
Chris Dudley, who stands 6 feet 11 inches and played for the Nets and the Knicks during a 16-year career, stands out while campaigning to become Oregon s governor.
Chris Dudley, who stands 6 feet 11 inches and played for the Nets and the Knicks during a 16-year career, stands out while campaigning to become Oregon s governor.
Dudley visit to mend fences with TNK-BP
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Bob Dudley, BP's incoming chief executive, will fly to Moscow to meet shareholders in its Russian joint venture TNK-BP, a visit that will underscore a thawing in relations between the two companies
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