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Mac and GurdeepSingh the owners ofCastle Vale News inInnsworth Drive haveheld a Valentines raf-fle and helped toraise money forCVTRAs foodbank. A hamper worth 100 was

made up and tickets sold. Gurdeep said: We have just

added a new section to theshop for Birthday cards,Mothers Day and other specialoccasions including balloonsand banners and other acces-sories to make that special dayeven better! We have alsostarted to make up gift sets forspecial occasions such asMothers Day, Easter etc. So to kick off Valentines Day

we thought it would be a greatidea to help the local commu-nity with the raffle and raisefunds for the food bank.Over 150 was raised and

the lucky winner was Mr JohnGoodman (pictured) being pre-sented with his prize by RajSingh.Mac and Gurdeep would like

to thank all their customerswho took part in the raffle and

helped to raise the funds! CVTRAs Operational

Manager Jane Roche said Wewould like to say a very bigthank you to Gurdeep and Macfor their donation; it will bene-fit people in the local commu-nity as the food bank hasbecome an invaluable servicefor the residents of CastleVale.

by Sam LoweEmployment and CrisisFund Officer CVTRA

Valentine hamperhelp for the hungry

John Goodman (pictured) being presented with his prize byRaj Singh from Castle Vale News in Innsworth Drive.

Jaguar Land Rover plansto demolish Frankie andBennys restaurant onKingsbury Road. The giant car-manufacturing

company has submitted anapplication to BirminghamCouncils Planning Committee.

JLR hope to have the buildingdemolished by the end of April,to provide more car parkingspace for their employees.Frankie and Bennys closed in

September 2013, following adrop-off in custom after theShowcase cinema was closeddown for demolition in January2013.In October 2013, JLR said

that they had no plans todemolish the restaurant,buthoped to use the building as agym or training centre foremployees.The success of JLRs Castle

Bromwich site in the past twoyears has resulted in expan-sion and an increase in thenumber of employees needingcar parking space locally.

Demolition