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In Brief
Chase Chamber vice- president Paul Wilde and his son Ben (both pictured) have taken part in the recent Prudential London Surrey 100 mile cycle ride to raise funds for Cancer Research UK. Paul said the pair had been inspired to enter
the event following the death of his father from cancer earlier this year. He said: “I entered the ballot for a place on
the ride in late 2016 and my father found out his cancer had returned in January after over four years. “He was the family’s cycling inspiration. In
the early 1960s he had a daily work commute to Perry Barr, a more than 20 miles a day round trip. “He restarted cycling in his late 50s, and
cycling fitness helped him through his surgery after the age of 80. He was an active man, having run for Birchfield Harriers before his National Service.” Paul and Ben’s plan was to raise a minimum
of £1,000 for charity and have almost reached this target. Anyone who wants to contribute should visit
www.justgiving.com/Paul-Wilde9
The Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership is to outline its future strategy for the region at a major conference on 20 October. The conference will also feature a number of
speakers from some of the region’s most successful businesses, including Sarah Montgomery, managing director of the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, who will be speaking about the growing importance of the tourism and leisure sector to the local economy. The conference will be hosted by LEP chairman David Frost (pictured), who will give a round-up of the organisation’s achievements to date and its future plans to continue driving economic growth. He said: “The LEP continues to build on its
solid foundation of successful project delivery throughout the area with exciting ongoing plans to promote growth and help our economy and communities to thrive. “In addition, we are investing to create the
highly skilled workforce of the future by creating advanced manufacturing and engineering skills hubs at FE colleges. “We are very keen to hear the views of our
local businesses so we can continue to maximise the benefits of economic growth for everyone.” The conference, which is free
to attend, takes place at Yarnfield Park Conference Centre and is open to representatives from all businesses throughout Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire, and to organisations who work with the business community.
36 CHAMBERLINK October 2017
MP gets on board with incoming train franchise
Campaigning Cannock Chase MP Amanda Milling has welcomed the announcement that local trains will be run by a new company from December. Mrs Milling has long campaigned for
improvements to the Chase Line, which is part of the new franchise awarded to West Midlands Trains Ltd, a joint venture between Netherlands owned Abellio, East Japan Railway Company and Mitsui & Co Ltd.
‘One of the big issues faced by passengers on the line has been delayed and part cancelled trains’
Current franchisee London Midland will be
shunted into a siding on 10 December, and the change has been welcomed by Ms Milling, who has long campaigned for improvements to the service on the Chase Line. She said that the new franchise would operate
a half-hourly service on the line and also result in greatly improved weekend services, better compensation for delayed and cancelled trains, and improved information for customers at stations. She said: “The new franchise is welcome news
and the commitment to a half-hourly service, following the electrification of the line, and a full half-hourly Saturday service by December next year will make a huge difference to passengers. "I will be looking to meet the new operators
Train pain: Amanda Milling samples the Chase Line
as soon as possible to discuss with them some of the issues faced by passengers over the past few years which have included severe overcrowding and fare dodging. "The new operators need to have plans in
place to tackle these issues once they take over the line’s operation in December and ensure the benefits of the electrification project are fully realised next year.” The new franchise represents a near £1bn
investment across the West Midlands network and will operate from December 2017 to March 2026.
Firm tackles the challenge of medical waste in Africa
A Staffordshire business is helping revolutionise the disposal of medical waste in the West African country of Senegal. A team from Burntwood-based
Addfield Environmental Systems travelled to Senegal to install 14 medical waste incinerators to help the country tackle a serious health and safety problem. According to Addfield, the medical
waste had previously been disposed of in hospital courtyards in open fires, fire pits and other unsanitary ways. The firm said: “Medical waste in developing
countries has been a recognised problem from the United Nations in the past few years with needle stick injuries commonly exposing staff and members of the public to increased risk of
Hepatitis B and C as well as HIV, with the risks of open air incineration resulting in incomplete destruction of waste and dangerously high dioxin emissions.” The Addfield team was led by Abraham Bah (pictured) and teams from Senegal and Togo. As well as installed the incinerators, they spent time training up local engineers to maintain the equipment. Mr Bah said: “The experience was
very satisfying, building up and training a local team of technicians to continue to
support the operation and maintenance of the machines. Beyond the initial order of 14 machines what really makes a difference here is the long-term impact that appropriate medical waste treatment can have on a community.”
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