Is this Etheridges last stand?
Above - commemorative badge hoping he would be fined at least 7K.
Below - Wayne 'in character' before the court case as George C. Custer...
"Etheridge the Lawbreaker" is now a 'wanted' man - this 'hardworking and misunderstood' pillar of the community has had enough and has been pushed beyond the pale.
Wayne has had his 'Bad Day at Black Rock' culminating with a hefty fine for holding the courts and the community 'in contempt'. Yet still he justifies himself as 'just trying to make a living' and railing against his neighbours for being 'unreasonable' and the powers that be waging a 'vendetta' against this 'man of principle'.
Well, that's just bollocks isn't it?
To read the reported articles, below, he portrays himself as some sort of renegade from the Wild West, standing up for the 'common man' against the forces of law and order - always ready for a 'shoot out' with the Sherrif and his deputies!
Below, badge issued to specially deputised local residents!
Well, this time there's gonna be a............hanging.
Below - Wayne as he would like to be seen, as a...........'Wild West Hero'
http://vimeo.com/14289270
Wayne, looking mean and pensive outside 'The Crawss', a saloon he runs on the edge of town where a motley collection of horse-wranglers, cowpokes and ladies of the night while away the hours a-drinkin' and a-whorin'. There's also vittles available from 'Redneck Takeways' in the dusty, wagon park outdoors, where you can tie up yor horse and water yor niggras.
Below, is the gospel according to 'The Lawbreaker' and for 'outspoken' read 'thick'!
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Oldswinford landlord calls time after £5k court bill
A CONTROVERSIAL pub landlord is calling time on his Oldswinford boozer after being hit with £5,000 court bill.Wayne Etheridge from The Cross Sports Bar has been ordered to pay costs to Dudley Council after a row over an inflatable tent ended up in front of a judge.
Mr Etheridge says the latest development in a series of bitter rows with the authority is the last order for him in Dudley borough and he is selling up.
He said: “The council had me back in court for contempt, it could have been an unlimited fine or prison sentence.
“The pub is going up for sale, I made my decision when I came out of court, Dudley Council won’t leave me alone.
“The Cross generated a lot of business during the World Cup but now I have worked for nothing, they are out to get me, they made it impossible for me to operate.”
Mr Etheridge, aged 41, says he has been targeted by the council following a dispute over razor wire at The Royal Oak in Amblecote during his time as the pub’s landlord in 2008.
Since he took over The Cross four years ago, Mr Etheridge has been involved in rows with the council over marquees, advertising boards and a sandwich caravan on the pub car park.
He recently hit the headlines after a spat with Stourbridge MP Margot James, who he accused of fuelling a vendetta against him after she wrote to Oldswinford residents urging them to report incidents of anti-social behaviour.
The pair have now buried the hatchet and Ms James has agreed to take part in a charity event organised by Mr Etheridge.
The wrangle over the tent which resulted in the contempt of court ruling was heard in Dudley County Court last week.
The inflatable spider tent, which held 150 people to watch World Cup football, was only allowed to be up an hour before and 45 minutes after England games.
Mr Etheridge argued he needed to put the tent up early to make safety checks prior to opening it to the public and he could not do so within the time allowed by the court.
Despite spending an estimated £10,000 on disputes with Dudley Council the outspoken gaffer is not sorry he challenged the authority.
He said: “It been a battle of principle - I have no regrets. I will move on and the council will be quite happy with the decision I have made.”
A spokesman for Dudley Council, said: "The council provides free and confidential planning advice to businesses however it also has a duty to respond to complaints from members of the public and to uphold planning laws across the borough.
“Businesses are aware that any breaches of the law can result in court action, however the final judgement rests with a court of law."
UNQUOTE -Below, local 'townsfolk' await the courts' decision....................................
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All Cross over Pub
WELL done to Mark Davies and his letter on June 24 to your newspaper.Yes I agree it’s about time the council did something about this Cross Sports Pub in Oldswinford.
It’s a sight for sore eyes.
The landlord is out of control and does as he pleases, regardless of the noise and impact on the community.Come on council, we are fed up with Blackpool on Sea and want plain old Oldswinford back.
Act on this disgrace
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree with Mark Davies’ viewpoint about the Cross public house in Hagley Road.The inflatable balloon certainly is a distraction when you approach the traffic lights from Love Lane, perhaps now England have lost he will take it down, no doubt he will think of something else to attract the drinkers as he seems to do just as he likes.
I also, like Mike Davies think the council should take a look around and do something about the look of the place, it’s a disgrace.
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Breaking news.....This Arkansas trailer-park (below) has made a request on Facebook to be 'Sportsbars' 143rd 'friend'!
That's just a couple of quotes - Wayne insists that he has had only had a handful of complaints in the 4+ years that he has been there! - Why the fuck should anybody feel the need to complain to him?......... Are people going to just walk in when there are dozens of rowdy cowpokes to be intimidated by?......... The truth is, that a lot of people have complained and they have moaned to somebody that will actually take notice and do something about it, the Local Authority and their elected MP.
Not the perpetrator.
Wayne does'nt actually give a fuck about the locals, that is why he is now in trouble with the Sherrif and has been fined. Why should anybody local give a fuck about him. A fairly simple equation. Treat as you would expect to be treated. A lesson of life that 'The Lawbreaker' still has to learn...........
One resident who has had enough of The Etheridges and isn't afraid to be mentioned is Cleetus the slack-jawed yokel, Skywatcher and part-time Glory Hole down at a rival drinkin' parlour at the other end of town called Heroes, ( there's some right shenanighans and the strangest of noises comin' from down there).
Below - 2 of the regulars at 'Heroes' enjoying a bit of 'Buttcrack Mounting'
Below, Cleetus, local resident and Glory-Hole (part-time).
Cleetus says - "Weez jus' 'bout had enurff of that goddam' peckerhead DuWayne he's nuthin' but freakin' trubble. He shudda set up over in Waco county an' tekken all dose noisy Chaves wid him. His markees un' tentz scare tha sheeit outta tha hawgz and tha keedz an' upset the wimmenfolk such as my wives, sorry, sistaz! as well"
Below, a selection of frightened 'wimmenfolk'.
This is not the first 'showdown' 'Etheridge the Lawbreaker' has had with the Marshals up at 'The Waterfront'
Below, The County Court prepares for Waynes' hearing........
And the arrival of...............................
Rumour has it that a 'Hanging Judge' has been appointed as opposed to............
Above - well hung? Judge for yourself!
At great expense to the weary taxpayers of Dudley MBC a 'special' train was made available to bring the miscreants to justice.
Below - armoured transport.
Acting on 'reliable' information, covert members of the ECU (Etheridge Cleansing Unit) intercepted what was thought to be the train en-route, believing Wayne to be inside, they acted accordingly........
Below, covert ECU operatives, 'Rado, Milo and Arkan'.
http://vimeo.com/14331365
Wrong train, once again Virgin had fucked up and 'Etheridge The Lawbreaker' had cheated punishment!
The first time he appeared there it cost............
http://vimeo.com/14291969
This time they're gonna take him.................
Despite the moaning about how hard done by he is, blah blah blah, he is going to sell the tenancy - so where else will he go? Who else will give him a tenancy? It would also appear that he has worked for nothing over the World Cup and is skint! 5K is not a lot of money to such an entreprenurial businessman surely? At present 'Sportsbar' has over 140 'friends' (not including that turncoat 'Jones'!). If they cough up just over 30 quid each that will sort the fine out. Better still, if the Stourbridge News/Chronicle/Express and Star make a 'mystery' donation that will ensure that they have plenty of articles to write about in the near future. C'mon, you know if makes sense!
Why is Waynes' faithful bitch, Margot, still chairing a meeting of disgruntled townsfolk in order to appease 'Etheridge the Lawbreaker' when anybody with a moan will have already gone through the proper channels and will not be turning up for a 'bunfight at the OK Corral' with the Etheridges?. Furthermore why is Margot getting involved with a rumoured charity fund-raising event? This will be to further raise the profile of Etheridge the Good Man and will go some way to showing that Margot should have consulted Etheridge beforehand...
Appeasement never works........Remember?
Should he stay or should he go?
Quite frankly, the long-suffering townsfolk of Oldswinford "don't give a damn!"
What a lot of gobshite (and i should know) - For 4 years he has been running his own little fiefdom in Oldswinford Town not giving a toss for anybody else. The Local Authority have had their fill of Waynes' sabre-rattling and gunboat diplomacy. Why should a local MP have to check with a known troublemaker before carrying out her job? She has sent him a letter with regard to the complaints and DMBC have asked residents who are fed up with the situation to keep a log of nuisance incidents - this is the usual protocol, not to inform the perpetrator so than they have the opportunity of altering their ways or justifying their actions.
How many people have spotted numbers of chavvy imbibers pissing up the wall by the jousting tents instead of using the toilets? A friend of mine did and was told to "fuck off and mind her own business".......Just another unreported incident and non complaint......Wayne......
Watch this space, until then 'Etheridge the Lawbreaker' is..........
Meanwhile, back in the 'real' world, as opposed to either mine or Waynes'.
Arkan and the boys, acting on a tip off (from local informant Rachelxx24), were closing in on 'The Etheridges'.
Music, sounding suspiciously like popular White-trash rapper Eminem was heard emineminating from a seedy looking building in the Gigmill area. It could mean only one thing, they might have pinpointed Waynetta! The ECU have a strict code of 'no women and children' but in this case the target was possibly Waynetta and she was playing wannabee Jigaboo rap crap, on all of days......................Arkans birthday!
Retaliation was swift, resistance was futile.
http://vimeo.com/14451358
If you like this and dislike 'The Eths' check out 'Waynes World', 'At Home With The Etheridges' and 'The Cross'.
And Remember..........
"You 'aint seen me...........right!"
