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SEN-eO1-S2 [SF] Reporting local life since 1854 37p Saturday, August 27, 2011 Weekend Edition [SF] Tony Fletcher said: “The bar- riers have been problematic and are going to be changed.” Go Outdoors, on the site of the former Tesco, in New Hall Street, offered free parking earlier this year. It now offers £5 passes in return for a year’s free park- ing or charges £2.50 for a full day’s parking for non-custom- ers. Customers park for free. Richard Day, City Centre Partnership spokesman, pic- tured, said: “Customers are changing habits on where they park, due in part to the closure of John Street car park.” The 17 council-run car parks in Hanley currently charge between £1 and £1.30 per hour and up to £7.50 for an all-day ticket. The council is planning to recoup £124,000 of the expec- ted loss by restructuring staff- ing levels and restricting spending. A report to councillors: “There are various external factors impacting on car park income, including the private sector offering free parking and the closure of John Street surface car park.” Are Hanley’s parking charges too high? Email us at [email protected] TP CAN GO FAR IN EUROPE Fourth arrest in tendering probe POLICE investigating allegations of corrupt tendering practices at Stoke- on-Trent City Council have arrested a fourth man. A 49-year-old Staffordshire man was arrested yesterday as part of the police’s ongoing inquiry. He was bailed pending further inquiries until later October. Three men are already on police bail and six council officers are suspended as part of the investigation. A police spokesman said: “A 49-year-old man has been arrested and bailed, pending further inquiries, as part of the ongoing police investigation into corrupt tendering practices at Stoke- on-Trent City Council.” Two in court after shooting TWO men yesterday appeared in court in connection with a shooting in which two people were injured. Ansar Hussain, aged 21, of Lightwood Road, Longton, and Toseef Mohammed, aged 25, of Buccleuch Road, Normacot, are accused of wounding Mohammed Sikander with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. They are further accused of possessing a shotgun with intent to cause Mohammed Sikander to believe that unlawful violence would be used against him or another. Both defendants were remanded in custody and will enter pleas on November 8. THAT’S A SURPRISE! Authority set to lose £384,000 as drivers use free parking rather than the council’s own car parks THE BLADE RUNNER SEE PAGE 5 BY ALEX CAMPBELL [email protected] MOTORISTS are shunning city centre council-run car parks in favour of free parking to leave a cash-strapped coun- cil hundreds of thousands of pounds out of pocket. Stoke-on-Trent City Council took £813,106 from parking charges between April and June this year, almost £150,000 less than the same period in 2010. Now finance officers are warning the council faces making £384,000 less than it expected for 2011/12. In March this year officials said the loss of income was equivalent to £20,000 a year. The council today blamed the deficit on free parking elsewhere in Hanley, includ- ing at the new Tesco store. It comes as the council has been criticised for closing John Street car park, which made £30,000-a-month, three months before any visible work started on the site of Hanley’s new bus station. And money raised from the re-introduction of Sunday parking charges in April has been “lower than expected”. Shopper Alan Joinson, of Bentilee, said: “If I go to Hanley I do not pay for parking. I park near North- wood Park. “If the council charged a reasonable price, like 50p, then people would be more inclined to park there.” Tesco, which opened last autumn and has 750 spaces, offers free parking for the first 30 minutes. Motorists parking for up to three hours have to spend £5 in the store in return for a stamped card, which activates a car park exit barrier. But the barriers are often up and are now being removed because motorists keep driving through them. Now Tesco is to install automatic number plate recognition cam- eras, despite a plan- ning agreement that barriers must be in place. Tesco spokesman BACK PAGE Buy one get one free at Terms and conditions apply Page 12 CLOSED: John Street car park. 7 Carlisle Street, Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST3 4HL t: 01782 324100 w: www.athenesalon.co.uk m: [email protected] ©NM the new name for personal injury in Stoke ... no win, no fee walk in, no appointment needed start claiming online or get an instant valuation 100% compensation Porters Solicitors Porters Solicitors 47 Parliament Row | Hanley | ST1 1PW [email protected] www.porterssolicitors.co.uk 01782 20 60 20
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walkin,noappointmentneeded Buy one get one free at t: 01782 324100 Reporting local life since 1854 37pSaturday,August27,2011 startclaimingonlineorgetaninstantvaluation BY ALEX CAMPBELL w:www.athenesalon.co.uk www.porterssolicitors.co.uk m:[email protected] PortersSolicitors 47ParliamentRow|Hanley|ST11PW [email protected] 7CarlisleStreet, Dresden,Stoke-on-Trent, StaffordshireST34HL Are Hanley’s parking charges too high? Email us at Page 12 CLOSED: John Street car park. ©NM
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Reporting local life since 1854 37pSaturday, August 27, 2011
Weekend Edition
[SF]
Tony Fletcher said: “The bar-riers have been problematicand are going to be changed.”
Go Outdoors, on the site ofthe former Tesco, in New HallStreet, offered free parkingearlier this year.
It now offers £5 passes inreturn for a year’s free park-ing or charges £2.50 for a fulld ay ’s parking for non-custom-ers. Customers park for free.
Richard Day, City CentrePartnership spokesman, pic-tured, said: “Customers arechanging habits on wherethey park, due in part to theclosure of John Street carp a rk .”
The 17 council-run carparks in Hanley currentlycharge between £1 and £1.30per hour and up to £7.50 for anall-day ticket.
The council is planning torecoup £124,000 of the expec-ted loss by restructuring staff-ing levels and restrictingspending.
A report to councillors:“There are various externalfactors impacting on car parkincome, including the privatesector offering free p a rk i n gand the closure of John Streetsurface car park.”
Are Hanley’s parkingcharges too high? Email us [email protected]
TP CAN GO FAR IN EUROPEFourth arrest intendering probePOLICE investigatingallegations of corrupttendering practices at Stoke-on-Trent City Council havearrested a fourth man.
A 49-year-old Staffordshireman was arrested yesterdayas part of the police’s ongoingi n q u i r y. He was bailedpending further inquiriesuntil later October.
Three men are already onpolice bail and six councilofficers are suspended as partof the investigation.
A police spokesman said: “A49-year-old man has beenarrested and bailed, pendingfurther inquiries, as part ofthe ongoing policeinvestigation into corrupttendering practices at Stoke-on-Trent City Council.”
Two in courtafter shootingTWO men yesterday appearedin court in connection with ashooting in which two people
were injured.Ansar Hussain, aged 21,
of Lightwood Road, Longton,and Toseef Mohammed, aged
25, of Buccleuch Road,Normacot, are accused ofwounding MohammedSikander with intent to dohim grievous bodily harm.They are further accused ofpossessing a shotgun withintent to cause MohammedSikander to believe thatunlawful violence would beused against him or another.
Both defendants wereremanded in custody and willenter pleas on November 8.
T H AT ’S ASURPRISE!Authority set to lose £384,000as drivers use free parking ratherthan the council’s own car parks
THE BLADERU N N E R
SEE PAGE 5
BY ALEX [email protected]
MOTORISTS are shunningcity centre council-run carparks in favour of free parkingto leave a cash-strapped coun-cil hundreds of thousands ofpounds out of pocket.
Stoke-on-Trent City Counciltook £813,106 from p a rk i n gcharges between April andJune this year, almost £150,000less than the same period in2010.
Now finance officers arewarning the council facesmaking £384,000 less than itexpected for 2011/12.
In March this year officialssaid the loss of income wasequivalent to £20,000 a year.
The council today blamedthe deficit on free parkingelsewhere in Hanley, includ-ing at the new Tesco store.
It comes as the council hasbeen criticised for closingJohn Street car park, whichmade £30,000-a-month, threemonths before any visiblework started on the site ofHanley’s new bus station.
And money raised fromthe re-introduction ofSunday parking charges inApril has been“lower thanexpected”.
Shopper Alan
Joinson, of Bentilee, said: “If Igo to Hanley I do not pay forparking. I park near North-wood Park.
“If the council charged areasonable price, like 50p,then people would be moreinclined to park there.”
Tesco, which opened lastautumn and has 750 s p a c e s,offers free parking for the first30 minutes.
Motorists parking for up tothree hours have to spend £5in the store in return for astamped card, which a c t ivat e sa car park exit barrier.
But the barriers are often upand are now being removed
because motorists keepdriving through them.
Now Tesco is to installautomatic numberplate recognition cam-eras, despite a plan-
ning agreement thatbarriers must be in
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