Liverpool Echo from Liverpool, Merseyside, England • 8

Council rents battle lost By Tony Riley A. Labour bid to a 55 per cent intrea in rents of 13.500 arrington council homes bas been defeated By 30 votes to 29 the Tory-controlled council rejected a motion by Cult Bill Avety (Lab) that the housing committee decision to raise the rents should be referred back for tuvher consideration. Cll Avery spoke of the Government's savage financ al attack on council tenants bs the withdrawal of houding subsidies. He said it was putting many il tenants in the invidious plwition of baying to lower their dignity and apply for rebates. committee chair.

roln, Cllr. J. P. Brierlev (C). said the increases were being reluctant'y levied and arose because the Government's housing to the council had be reduced from £2 milion to £500.000.

Put Warrington count it rents. he declared, would be lower than average. They would be £6.31 a week wheras the average for the north west was £709. He also claimed that sytiile the rents of their council houses had increased by 80 per rent between 1974 and 1980, weekly earnings had gone nn by an average of 161 per cent. I.ab leader Cllr Bert who described the increase as vicious.

expresd Qurprise at the calm at'itude of the housing rnminittee chairman a who would one third of Warrington' -milation living in council houses. "Where will it all end And when will he make a st.ind 7 he asked. One million greet the Pope At ka-t a miHion Hag- ina dark ing Filipinos Pope Jahn Paul a triumphant wrlcome ashen he arrived in Manila today trom Karat hi on the second leg of his 12-day tour of A'ia. In a rnotortade rum Manila airport to the city centre, the brass bands piped and the white-robed Pontiff, standing on a I r-bedecked Atstiched a spectacular of folk dancing. In a special address, the Pope told Presiient that human rights should be respected and the Filipino peoak should share in the ttpi their counthy is governed.

MAN ACCUSED OF MURDER Sl-year old man of murder mils committed for trial at Croon Court by the city magistrates. Leonard Bennett, retired industrial chemist, of York A'enue. Aigburth. Liverpool, N4S committed in after bail was refused. lie is accused of murdering 42-year oI John lkingreaves at his home on or about 20.

iverpool Echo, Tuesday, February 17. 1981 7 his victim, Horror film may have prompted rapist hot ror film may have turned into terrifying reality for a Chester rape Um. This is one of the theories being estigated to-day by deteeth es hunt ink the man hi attacked a Chester housewife in her twin home at knifepoint. 'they think the bearded assailant may have seen his victim somewhere else and folimed her to her home. Said Deetective Inspector Mike Rooney.

head of ('hester ('ID: "I believe a similar thing happened in the film Dressed To Kill. which has been showing in the area until recently and this is something we can not overlook. "This man must he caught. Ile is quite capable of attacking other women. "We want to hear particularly from any woman who has been approached, accosted or ((Moo ed by a man of similar description." Police are anxious to spea4 to anyone who saw a man caking at houses in the area last Thursday.

portrait of the rapist seen portreait of the rapist seen through the eyes of his lictim. The woman described her assailant to a freelance artist at Cheshire County Police headquarters. She Was not allowed to see the police photofit likeness compiled from her original description or details of the description The artist was delighted with the result. The face is slightly broader. hut we are satisfied that it represents a good likeness," said The rapist as seen by BOY DIES ON GOLF LINKS NO LONGER BLOOMING The adventure playground at Flower Streets.

The misadventure playgrounds Vandals turn costly play areas into waste lands ADVENTURE playgrounds springing up all over Liverpool, and paid for with public money, are turning into wastelands. some of the pla grounds have cost more than £20.000 to set up. And )et. after a brief burst of enthusiasm, they end up vandalised and case of death by misadventure. of the iceberg.

Story: lan Craig "Many of these schemes are suppoited initially by the Inner City Partnership programme and, when their money runs out, they come to us in education. Frankly, if we'd had the choice, we wouldn't have touched many of them with a barge pole. Pictures: Eddie Barford The problem is only part of a much bigger headache. This year the city's Education Department will hand out in grants to sulvotary youth and community groups. And, with the defunct adventure playgrounds as a glaring example.

Uticaton Committee chairman councillor Mike Storey. says they may be "pouring good money after bad." "Look at the Great George's Project (The for instance. It believes it will need £1.000.000 to complete its arts project. A number of schemes have gone sadly wrong and I believe it's a crucial waste of money," added Councillor Stoney. At Falkner Street.

they set up a smart playground with £BJ3O from uraan air funds. Painted on the Eft. high security fence were popular cartoon characters. Now. the 4 ite is derelict and padlocked.

The Kinglake. Edge Hill, playground rust a. least £14.000 of urban' aid grant money. Now, its metal fence encloses a wasteland, strewn with rubbish and no sign of life. And the Flower Streets, Playground, which had a gaih painted mural of life in central Liverpool.

now daubed with graffiti, cost £20.000 to set up. Ninv. it is covered wit rubbish, old beds and such like and its equipment hangs CONCERN OVER DRUG THEFTS One other aspect which Councillor Storey is the way grants are distributed. The Toxteth, Princes Park and Dingle area has 45 youth and community schemes gett og £1.4 million a yearmore than half the total amount. At ter the latest drugs theft Irum a chemist's shop at Tuebrook, Liverpool, local pharmacists today expressed their concern.

Secretary of I.iverpool Pharmaceutica', Committee. Mr. Jimmy Clitherow, said that although monitoring of the situation takes place no changes in the present arrangements for holding emergency stocks of some drugs are proposed. "Me believe the Home Office is looking into the he added. 'Why should they et all the rash? ArPas on the outskirts of the fly with serious social probloms and multiple deprivation get the least amount of money.

That's crazy. "The Speke-Garston area, for instance, gets only 12 per cent," added Councillor Storey. twisted and unused. Councillor Storey believes this is only the tip DERELICT Falkner Street play- ground reduced to rubble. We're not only champions in gag we've taken the products title too! The middleweight squad takes a lot of besting: it boasts two newcomers the Sabre-arc PCIOI plasma cutter and the classy Transtig as well as our established middleweight weld champion Get a ringside view now at: BOC LIMITED Washway Lane, St.

Melons (0744) 24033 Merseyside Sales Centre, Seeds Lane, Aintree 051.525 2355. City face schools closure LIVERPOOL primary schools face closure and amalgamation in a city council reshuffle aimed at cutting costs. Dwindling numbers of school on an experimental pupils in redevelopment basis, from September areas and government cut- 1981 backs are blamed for the Amalgamation. of the rationalisation programme Junior Mixed and Infants' which will affect five Departments of Rathbone schools. County Primary to form a The e-organisation single Junior Mixed and working party will recom- Infants school from Sepmend to the Education tember 1981.

Committee: Director of Education Ken Antcliffe said the Closure of St Alexan- number of pupils at St de RC Primary school or Alexand had falle from 106 in 1 9 577 to 88 in consolidation of its operations in one part of the du mainly to a thin-1980 mean pupils attending huildin g. Closure would ner population in the area following demolition and either St John's redevelopment. or St Winifred's in Sefton almost a mile away Sefton 9. from the centre of. the chool population Junior Boys' School with Closure of or Sefton Park gery charge Pupils and staff transfer- Malcolm Ros McLeod red to Lawrence School (43), of Curlew Way, which would become a Moreton, who admitted Junior Mixed and Infants forging a prescription and School from January 1982.

also en deavou in to Amalgamtion of the obtain tablets by use of it, two infants' departments was conditionally disand the junior boys and charged for two years, girls departments of St when be faced Wirral Patrick's RC prim ar magistrates. 1 OUT OF ACTION a broken swing at Flower Streets playground. IRISH NIGHT SPOTS TO BE CHECKED ON SAFETY Dance halls, nightclubs. theatres and cinemas in Ireland are to be checked for fire hazards following the Stardust disco horror blaze in Dublin. Britain's senior fire officers were planning to discuss the disaster today at a meeting in London.

The check on Irish nightspots, ordered by Emironment Minister Mr. Ray Burke, is the sharpest reaction so far by the Government to Saturday's tragedy in which 44 people died. Mr. Burke's directive to city and country managers stressed that any premises, "failing to meet requirements" should be closed immediately. Churches of all denominations throughout the Irish Republic sere holding special services today for the victims.

The main memorial Mass at Arian. a Dublin suburb. ssas being broadcast on Wes ision and radio. Pals see Martin collapse on the 15th fairway SCHOOLBOY Martin Sutcliffe (13), who collapsed and died on Formby Golf Course may have been hit twice by golf balls. Ihe Merchant Ta i pupil was at first thought to have been hit on the head on the 15th fairway where he fell.

Sutcliffe, attended the brie! hearing. A post mortem examination was expected to be carried out later to -day. The freak accident happened during a half term round of golf by four Talors pupik Martin. a non-plaer, had gone along to watch. side Police said: But police confirmed today that he was known to have been hit in the chest on the third ane continued to walk and with his four friends who were playing.

"Nobody can say for sure at this stage whether he was hit by a ball on the 15 Merseyside Police said. "Throughout the game he was warned about walking in front of players while they were taking shots. "On the 15th one 14-year-old played his second shot Martin fell down." Marton, of Whitehaven. Close. Ainsdale.

was about lei) yards from a friend was taking his second when he suddenly collapsed. Merseyside County Coroner Mr. Ronald Lloyd today adjourned an inquest into the death. 'Martin's father. Mr.

David. The shocked young plaNers rushed to his aid but Martin appeared to be unconscious. One bay gave him mouth to mouth resuscitation while a companion ran to tbs i clubbouse to get help. Two Army lieutenant colonels Tan Vaughan- Arbuckle and Gareth Mackay who had just finished their game, went to the injured boy and gave artificial respiration until an ambulance arrived. The stunned family were staying with relatives in Southport.

The family moved to Ain'dale about a year ago, so that Martin. a bright pupil, could attend Merchant Taylors. Jobs go as receivers are called in to city firm More troubles have hit the Liverpool trailer making group, R. A. Dyson.

Only months after a takeover by a Birminghambased group, the receivers have been called in and half the workforce made redundant at the Grafton street works in Toxtetti. The old-established firm has run into trouble in recent years. and the takeover from Ryland of Birmingham. was first proposed at the end of 1979. A neighbour said: "He Wits a very pleasant and studious boy and was we'll liked by everyone.

"He was keen on sport and had onlk just started to play rugby al school, but did not play golf." Mr Alan Thirlwell, secretary of Formby Golf Club. said last night: "There were very few people about when the accident happened. Guilty pleas It became unconditional the following month, at 2p a share. despite a rearguard action by a group of shareholders objecting to the low valuation. At the time the company had a substantial overdraft and it was said that the takeover was the only way of keeping the receivers at bay.

have since made one major injection of capital. but are understood to have refused to make further investment and asked the bank to appoint a receiver. Approximately half the 140 workforce was made redundant at the weekend, and a spokesman for the receivers said that an attempt would be made to the xompanv as a going concern. Pamela Cottarn Hectertive ('hief Inspector (43), of Tiiston Avenue, George Jones, of the Che- Warrngton. was fined £lOO shire support group.

for shoplifting by magis- i The portrait will he distrates at Stockton Heath. Played on posters around 'Ate admitted the theft of Chester and shown to food and other items. members of the public by worth from the 10. al officers making Coop store. house inquiries.

Sex offences Albert Stanley Rule (as), of Harding Avenue. Birkenhead. was remanded on bail until March 16 for reports after he pleaded guilty at Wirral Magistrates Court to six offences of making indecent assaults on girls aged between 10 and 14, and asked for four similar matters to be taken into consideration. Sex fiend at a sun spot told A SEX fiend murdered a teenage girl sunbathing by a lake on a hot summer afternoon, a court was told. Ward had been seen in the SE7EN CO rg4106r5- OPEN UNTIL 5.30 P.M.

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051-709 6441. Sixteen years-old Donna Bards way se a I I and strangled her belt by Ernest Ward, the prosecution claimed. Ward. (25), of Mersey Road, Platt Bridge, denies murdering Donna one day last August by a lake near Road. Worsley Mesnes.

Mr. Michael Lever. prosecuting, at Manchester Crcmn Court, said Donna had gone to the lake. a popular spot with local people to swim and sunbathe. When she failed to return a4search was launchedand police found her body hidden in reeds.

She was naked apart from a T-shirt and a bra had been pushed up to her neck and she had been strangled with a belt. Mr. Lever said that on the day of the killing area. He had driven past one couple and looked at the woman "in a deliberately pointed and lecherous meaner." but drove off when he spotted her husband. an off-duty policeman.

Whitecroft Then he followed another woman walking alone. drone slowly up to her and "stared at her straight in the ees without uttering a single word," said Mr Lever. He said Donna's sister Jean and her friend had also passed a "scruffy" motor-cyclist and thought he was a "bit weird." Ward was arrested two days after the killing. Fibres found on Donna's body matched fibres taken from the trousers he admitted wearing on the day she died. (Proceeding) 40 4 4 -4 i 'cii.

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