Leicester Mercury from Leicester, Leicestershire, England • 9

LEICESTER MERCURY WEDNESDAY DECEMBER lV ls 9 Homes are beyond repair say council Thre properties in the Catherine Street Housing Action Area Belgrave Leicester were irredeemaiblY unfit and should be decnoli sheet it was claimed at a public inquiry Leioester City Council are seeking compulsory purchase orders for the properties 114 Ilf and IIS Melrose Street claiming that the cost et improving the would not be viable Festive cheer round the city Disabled people of all ages from the Wagstfin Day Centre enjoyed a special Christmas Tea yesterday at the Palais de Danse Hum berstone Gate Leicester Buses brought more than 250 people aged between 18 and 85 for the jwrty the first to be held outside the centre "We have had few prob lems with access fur wheel chairs but that was over come and the super atmosphere that the staff here at the Palais have helped to create for us has made it a wonderful day" said Mrs Pat Hawkins Pupils It Nw PrW School played to i packed school hall at their annual Christmas concert last night Neanv H)0 pupils members of the schKl senior and junior bands and the school's hand bell ringers performed at the annual concert organised bv the New Parks School Music Society More than pupils it Port land House S4 hoot t'xik i rt in a Christmas festival held in can dlelight last night Pupils at the London Road school gave the readings and festive music was provided by the school orchestra during service held at St James the Greater Church Sr Hr Santa Claus paid an earlv Visit to children of the Oadby Red Cross playgroup ester day Refreshment for the Christ mas party at Beauchamp Col lege for the children witn social need was provided bv the Wigston Red Cross hi ini Hr Twenty seven resident at the warden assisted William South House lor tty? elderly in pepper corn Clo Boaumom Leicester were treated Lay to a Film club directors fined under new law The estimated cos of naprotnog each bouse is zzccoxzrzzzely said the council If the coenpelsorv' rur-ebaae order ts granted the couzcii nsetsd to demolish rzc vacant properties arid ase rise had for garages A cccapclsiry purchase crier is aisc sought for a property at 3 Twycross Street Hsghfiekts Letces rer azi-zh is razz of the St Peters Housing Action Area The house has been vacant since March 1980 anc az inspection by the chief environmental health rfficer fccbd the house and Seen and damaged by fire Cctz plaints had also beer received by zesgfehccirs area: accurzo-latzzz nibe esh blocking access "The property has defiercratsa camderdh non raquinEg £14000 spending on it It has been a sert-as nuisance to neigh-boors and its derelict state zzazzs the area said Miss Gloria Ci i ami i senior rmCTt officer foe South The inqmry decision will announced Later 'Tb- zfeyxcal be uses sz anat 25 50 srasadsgicssrv zh reea ScHaEKsa zriitzrjzc w'tilc me fee jasdUnl sue Mr Fitter SasspsoE ecsirec-rerzz Saeafeft 'Tfess 25 jc area of rredaeBaacfc safe becs--izh utanre- the raasenafoie safcoQo The -jz1 bar yeveerzes bes it- jrhiaeh zwzei The (an mraM jgazzst the perdsase zrtiers mat tze zelz re Vfcr Modi c-wzs IH to 5p5ZiS 2 £ZtZZ l-riZ Off Z25 cwfi ztiroiy so zz zr: rz propern szitciii ZCt iClrZiZ BBOOeT zzese enperzes bar Z' I ZOC -iZZ-Zr IZlrt ZjrV iZCClZ Zr ZC'ZlZfrZZZtiC ZZ rztrse smzaJs siid Mrs fceizce rtrftxag soiiesaoc cz meet oct zze zizizses at IlSazd IKMd-mase Street zzey coajd ze 5xT -riZ Three directors of Cinema Club High Street Leicester are believed to be the first people to be prosecuted under the new Cinematograph (Amendment) Act 1982 The Act affecting cinema clubs came into! effect on October 13 The three men appeared before Leicester City Magistrates yesterday on charges of operating an exhibition without a licence Ex-cinema be naifora pushes Oier a pV of 2p pieces in the public bar of the John Gaunt public 1 house Somerset Avenue Leicester hich regulars at the pub hate been add: ng to the past feu ueeks After the ceremony a drau uas held and the lucky charity the British Diabetics Association benefited a total of £288 Housing plan approved A Great Bowden man has been given planning permission for residential development on land off Langton Road the village but rsoc for development of adfotmng Land Mr Amos was refused permission to build a bungalow or Land east of 50 Lang-tan Road but ts to be allow ed to build or land south of 50 Langton Road Jones the managing director of Regent Drive which ran the club knew the new Act as impending Mr Robson said and so applied early for the licence The list of alterations needed was mislaid by Jones Mr Robson said and the problem was com pounded by Jones' domestic problems He contacted other cinema club managers and video suppliers and found other councils in Birming ham Stoke Manchester and Liverpool had taken no action to implement the Act Jones was fined £500 for the offence of October 15 and £750 for the October 27 charge and Pandya and Smith were each fined £400 for the first offence and £500 for the second No order for forfeiture was made for any of the equipment some of which is to be returned to a leasing company Costs of £180 were divided equally among the defendants may bingo hall Wigston's old Hit cinema which has stoxl empty for three years looks set to be turned into a bingo and social club Oadby and Wigston Borough planning committee decided last night to grant permission to Jarglen Ltd to change the use of the cinema in Blaby Road The council's planning officer Mr Michael VVxxis had recomrnendixl refusal of the plans because of park ing problems in Blaby Road but councillors felt that South Wigston needed recreational amenities people have asked me to support this application because lik me they are fed up with seeing this building standing derelict with nothing being done to it said Mr Kenneth Chell Mr Roy Hughes said South Wigston people were deprived of social amenities The budding cost C36000 threequarters of which were paid by special Innar City funds with the County Council paying the rest and also paying salaries Mr Page is a former pupil of the school They were David Brian Smith (48) of 19 Ellesmere Road Braunstone Leicester Niranjan Pandya (42) of 24 Dorset Street Belgrave Leicester and Leslie Owen Jones (42) of Wiimslow Cheshire The three pleaded guilty to two charges each of being concerned in managing an exhibition without a licence Prosecuting Mr Darryl Stephenson told the court that under the new Act the local authority were required to notify the fire service before granting a licence Failure to comply with fire safety requirements would mean a licence would not be granted Cinema Club's licence application was put to Leicester City Council in May he said but an inspection by Leicester shire Fire Service showed work needed to be done to maintain safety standards The work had still not been done by October 13 he said and after warnings by City Council inspectors police officers visited the club on October 15 and October 27 On the second visit film and video projection equip ment was seized and the club was closed Appearing for the defendants Mr Guy Rob son said when the dub was opened in 1979 £17 was spent on meeting fire salety regulations Mailar Christmas Pub yestei lunch day Hr School meats with a differ ence were served up it Hamit ton School senior miens Christmas party Staff at the schxl on Key ham Lane West Leicester organised the party win-re a-n Stoner mainly from t'hurnby Lodge and Netherhall were invited Hr Hr Members of the Manor Hua Evergreen and lain cheon Club served up a home cooked Christmas lunch' for 85 elderly people It was the first time the Club had provided a home lunch at the Manor House Haddcnham Road taricester Hr iUplls from th- Judqamaa daw ommurut' 1 Orchestra entertained shop pers in the Atiandale Road dis trtet with Christmas arols and seasonal music He also officially opened a budding society in St Peter Road Laicestar Three people will be employed by the Gate wey society with pros pects for more jobs later on Lord Mayor opens centre Mr Frsmk 'A-rJn founder mmker and Kxrxpr etude rd of the St -John 'StTLSjr Ciuztru eruLi-g CZb pejun out a rniioo dnnk ft Mr Weun Vged xrei 34n srt F4 it the cluh annual ChnlmM dinner eiet the Jrrr HrMrr Chmrkh Hal: Prut? HeiH Eyre S4fnrll The Lord Mayor of Leicester Mr Bill Page opened a new community centre in Hazel Street in the city The centre uses part of Hazel Primary School which is empty because of falling pupil numbers Cateret star Uk Crow th peniHem I Mr wrth a at tw fmtetiom for ageztrt at th County frond LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB BE A BUY A COUNTY CRICKET TICKET Big Money Prize £1 000 WE WISH ALL OUR SUPPORTERS HAPPINESS A CHRISTMAS AND IN THE NEW YEAR a crutchley 3 MORLAND avenue LEICESTER Winner MEMBERS' CHRISTMAS PRIZE DRAW Members are respectfully reminded to return all counterfoils for the CHRISTMAS PRIZE DRAW before 12 noon on DECEMBER 20th 1982 PROMOTER: TURNER LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLU8 BUILDING APPEAL FUN0 WHO 179 HU I.