Dudley North
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| Member of parliament | Ian Austin |
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| Major settlement | Dudley |
| Number of members | 1 |
| European Parliament constituency | West Midlands |
| Electorate | December 2010 |
| Replaced by | Dudley East |
| Dudley West | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 833531 |
About Dudley North
Dudley North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Ian Austin of the Labour Party. Following his resignation from Labour on 22 February 2019, Austin now sits as an Independent.
Can fire-hit Crooked House rise from the ashes?
... Marco Longhi, MP for Dudley North, also fiercely supports the rebuild and has spoken in Parliament calling for debate to look at legislation to protect heritage pubs...
MP pledges to push for Crooked House law
... Marco Longhi, Conservative MP for Dudley North, said he would love to see a Crooked House law protect other venues from the same fate...
Crooked House owners' links to previous major fire
... Dudley North MP Marco Longhi said a public meeting at Himley Hall on Wednesday at 18:00 BST would be a chance for concerned residents to " vent their anger" and voice ideas for the building s future...
Crooked House scandal 'must be catalyst for change'
... " Marco Longhi, MP for Dudley North, said he would campaign to close a " potential loophole" which could prevent the destruction of property during a potential criminal investigation...
Landmark 'wonky' Crooked House demolished
... On Monday, West Midlands mayor Andy Street Former Labour MP for Dudley North, Lord Ian Austin, an independent peer, tweeted it emerged during Saturday s events the " lane to the pub" was " apparently blocked"...
'Questions need answering' over Crooked House fire
... Former Labour MP for Dudley North, Lord Ian Austin, an independent peer, tweeted that it emerged during Saturday s events the " lane to the pub" was " apparently blocked"...
Theresa May says asylum plan won't solve illegal migration issue
... " Marco Longhi, who represents Dudley North, said the bill would act as a deterrent for people undertaking " very perilous journeys"...
Election results 2019: Opinion poll accuracy holds up
... The biggest swings came in areas that had voted strongly for Brexit in the 2016 referendum - constituencies like Bassetlaw, Dudley North, Redcar and Great Grimsby...
Crooked House scandal 'must be catalyst for change'
By Vanessa PearceBBC News, West Midlands
Vital heritage will be be lost unless planning laws change to protect historic pubs, campaigners say.
An open letter to the government from The Campaign for Pubs has highlighted the " appalling" case of the Black Country 's Crooked House Pub , gutted in a fire then demolished.
Anger over The Incident must act as a " catalyst for change" said campaigners.
Mayor Andy Street said whoever did this messed with the wrong community.
He strengthened his call for the Pub in Himley, near Dudley, to be rebuilt " brick by brick".
" Whoever has targeted this beloved landmark in this way has messed with the wrong Pub , the wrong community, and the wrong authorities, " the West Midlands Metro Mayor said.
Saturday Night 's fire is being treated as arson by Staffordshire Police .
The 18Th Century building, famed for its sloping floors and walls, was bulldozed less than Two Days after The Fire , prompting anger from residents and former customers.
" Many historic pubs up and down the country are being lost as owners seek to cash in on the development value of a Pub , even despite the Pub being profitable and even when there is a potential owner who wants to buy the Pub , as a Pub , " said The Campaign group, which aims to promote, protect and support pubs across the country.
" The government must act to prevent pubs being lost when there is a buyer as a Pub as well as introducing far more serious penalties for unauthorised conversions and demolitions. "
Marco Longhi , MP for Dudley North , said he would campaign to close a " potential loophole" which could prevent the destruction of property during a potential criminal investigation.
Police should have been able to take the premises under their control during the arson investigation, He Said .
" The Site should have been cordoned off for investigation and forensics The Moment The Police and fire service came to The Site , " He Said .
" I will support any initiative to close this potential loophole which The Police is relying on for the Crooked House case. "
James Stevens of The Chapel House Pub at nearby Gornal echoed The Call for new legislation to protect public institutions.
" I can't think of a more fitting legacy for our place than to use its name to stop another community from being robbed of their Crooked House . "
The Crooked House was sold by Marston's In July to ATE Farms, based in Bedworth Warwickshire.
ATE Farms is run by a Carly Taylor, with George Adam Taylor, 44, a previous director. Mr Taylor was also previously a director of Himley Environmental Ltd, which owns the 15-hectare Oak Farm Quarry and Landfill site adjacent to the Crooked House and is registered to the same address as ATE Farms.
They have been approached for comment by The Bbc .
Mr Taylor owns the Sarah Mansfield Pub in Willey, Warwickshire, which is empty and up For Sale after being internally gutted in 2021.
Through another of his companies, AT Contracting Ltd, Mr Taylor has had two planning applications approved to renovate the Pub 's first floor into letting bedrooms and to build either one or two dwellings in the Car Park .
One source, who did not want to be named said the Pub had previously been a thriving hub in The Village , but had since become a " depressing eyesore".
" One Day during lockdown, a load of guys turned up with skips and machines and literally gutted the Pub , " they said.
" When we mean gutted, we mean no wiring, no plumbing, it's just an empty shell.
" It's sad looking at it. It's a loss, every time we walk past it it saddens us more. "
A planning application made by ATE Farms to convert former quarry land near Lutterworth, Leicestershire, into a solar farm and residential lodges attracted some objections from locals.
One complainant called the plans " a blot on the landscape" with another accusing the applicant of " considerable removal of existing hedgerow on The Site ".
On Thursday, West Midlands Mayor Andy Street met with the leader of South Staffordshire Council on Thursday to discuss The Incident .
The Council is considering whether the demolition of The Building was unlawful.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
