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BILUNGTON TODDLER IS FOUND MURDERED


A IJIISLINGTON baby was lou iid dead with his throat cut after his mother, bleeding from rushed cashes to the hands had


Hhroat, stomach and arm. T is condition at Blackburn


hCoyal Inlirmary is said to


o satisfactory. i'gyptian-born Mrs Mir-


Mark Anthony Fletcher, «ere yesterday at the hospi­ tal bedside of a man who t lias stab wounds in the


low on .'Monday morning. t Police, treating murder


from her bunga­ he death of ll»-month-old


vette Fletcher (23) and the baby lived alone in Hie house in Pastiu Jands Drive. h She was divorced from her


J usband, Andrew (34), in manuary after three years of t arriage. The/ niel when nhey worked together as


wlight injuries, went to stay foith friends in Accrington,


an was in the house.


urses at Brockhall Hospital. s Mrs Fletcher, who received


s-15 a.m. hv Mrs Fletcher's mcreams and her cries that a


Nhe death of little Mark. 7 eighbours were alerted at


llowing the incident. t Billington was shaken by


ut. It was horrible . . . ” ” Another neighbour added:


daid at his home on Mon­ day: “ The man came to my lioor. He had something s ke a curtain over his fhoulder and was bleeding hrom cuts. “ I went into the lyouse and found little Mark c ing in bed with this throat


( Mr Alfredo Bonominio s39), who lives next door,


t Mrs Fletcher came running ho us with eu '; on her t ands, - .'reaming. Inside


he house messages had s been scrawled on every wall,


ome of them obscene.” Mother of three, Mrs Bar­


ibara Hewitt (32), who lives Fn the adjoining semi to Mrs Aletcher, said ‘‘M a rk c nthony was such a lovely hhild. 1 will never forget t ow he waved to me ohrough the front window


hay a man set fire to her eouse and wc all had (o he


nly the day before he died. d “ Exactly a year ago to the


vacuated. s “ Three weeks ago the


domestic trouble ” at the home were made at Black­ burn on Tuesday when an


wame m.. i cut tile telephone ires.”References to “ some


till going on.


Clitheroe Advertiser and Times


inquest was opened. l Village constable at Bil*


sng from Detcetivc-Chief In­ opector Jn* Thomas, head t f Blackburn Division CD),


q raham, adjourned the in­ i uest indefinitely after hear­


ccasions. GThe Coroner. Mr George


shat police inquiries were


V i l la g e night


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t ouncil has decided to axe vravelling expenses pre­ aiously paid to teachers — snd nearly one third of the stall in the area have re­ aigned. Many say that they tre no longer prepared to Cravel to villages such as Ghipping. Paythorne and t isburn if they have to pav the cost of petrol out ot


heir own pockets. r In particular, the cut — a


ttraw for 11 of the 14 ceachers who used to take Rlasses in parts of the West Liding now belonging to gancashire. Following reor­ s anisation. they have suffered a 20 per cent cut in Ralary, because the West h iding authority paid a empigher rate than their new


byesult of general economies s t'ne county — is the last


e 111 the rest of the Clith­ oroe area, 17 out ol a staff Wf 80 have resigned. Mr Jack o innard. who travels a total i f 24 miles from his home an Long Preston to Clitheroe clnd back, to take a biology u ass, said: “It is absolutely- wneconomical now. with the


loyees. Indignation


ear and tear of the car By SUE


OLIVER


isaniser Mr JefT Smith, who t now facing a shortage of seachers for Che autumn t ession in September, said fhat the general reaction so tiar has been one of indigna­ t on. "Some of these teachers regard the cut in sravelling expenses as an in­


lo rely on teachers travel­ cing some distance to their alasses, and I feel that rural s reas such as ours are a t pecial case. It looks as vhough the cut will hit us


ult,” he said. t “In this area we have got


ery hard." c At the moment. the


GProfessional a t Wilpsliire o olf Club Mr Bbb Lomas, gf Blackburn, has coached i olf for more than 10 years in Clitheroe. "No one is go­ sng to travel a t a loss,” lie waid. “To turn out in winter no-ith tills rate of pay is just “t, worth it at all.


rom out of town.” Higher costs


in Wc are skilled teachers c our own trade and the rounty is decreasing our tate of pay by taking away travelling expenses when mhe cost of petrol and car t aintenance Is going up all


he time. They don’t seem


t ounty pays bus fares above nhe first 24p per Journey, but ao more will be forthcoming Sfter the end of this term. haid Mr Smith: "People e ave played fair by these cxpenses and have only f laimed when they came


uthority." g Local adult education or­


gtaken into account. I am Biving up my Clitheroe and s amoldswick classes, but I thall continue to work for Ahe North Yorkshire


p " es.Wc may not he able to l rovide classes at all in out­ pying villages such as Chip­ Ping. Slaidburn, Newton. Saythornc, Gisburn and wabden," be said. "Of course we will do our best to see p hat kind of service can he feut together, but if people b el strongly about this their viewest action is to put their


k ews ‘ of local teachers enown and pointing out the servicffects of tlie cut on future


lo s to tile county council­ rs."County Councillor Fred


where people have joined Great Harwood to produce a tpetition to the county _


erve special treatment in Worsiey. of Rishton — shinks that rural areas de­


r country areas with these viounty Hall making the


fall through in the


esignations." C Mr Smith lias written to


1ducation in the area since o045 commented: "Very lew wf us live in the village s here we teach. The whole willcheme of adult education


to have an idea what is in­ volved in these rural areas." e Another teacher in adult


thn'd braces on Saturday in t e unlikeliest cricket match


q Two teams of 12 mot duite the rule, siri, *


seen.


B'Rushes" did battle on the ofariev held, all in the name


i.'i’ui.-ed as -Relics’ ch.tritv.


aRURAL areas round Clithcroc could be out in the cold this winter EXPENSES CUT


school crisis


WINGS TEACHER RESIGNATIONS


the result, I can promise she effort, and I have the Cupport of two colleagues. Eounty Councillors Harry


oable teachers could get work sn their own doorsteps in­ atead of paying to travel to


F Chairman of the county's c urther Education Sub­


two hour lesson. Not happy


aaid that there had been re­ bction from oLiter rural areas aeside Clithcroc, and he had clready asked county offi­


Jommittee. County Coun. M. s. Fit/.herbcrt-Brockholes


am not entirely happy with s the situation myself.” he


teials to look into the mat­ r.“Living in a rural area, I


aid. ‘T am most appreciative Continued on Page 3.


oment." he said, "but 1 t feel there will be a re­ I hough I cannot, promise


exthe payment of travellin: mrc very tight' at tile Thinking of this matter.


s astwood and George Nick- on."He added that very cap­


itcnscs. a "I know county finances


thinly a.nm


d


b Beneath their bushy Reards and Mhool caps the locelic." ere really former skipal cricketers, a!! over 42, “ per-d by Mr Neil Kent. t We V‘tatly enjoy visiting


declared as the coin came down m his favour.


a Umpi-fr Mr Tom Pringle —ssheton Anns, were: Relics 1nd M: Stanley Collision .M1* P«r Conway was re-


C.


Aards adjourned to the GJack Brown. Douglas


jy -- as jur picture shows. i The match *oon took on a hey piled on the runs,


n Thins \\ere rather hectic dbout th,* first toll of the


David Cra'Vord Ueft) and a Mr Jerem-'l Grimshaw set


s /batsmen Mr


r.r.v serious air. though. and t Hoiics shoved no mercy


v’rve> i:d down the laws v.uh impartiality, des­ pite bejg Relics at heart.


gentry on our country Hround." replied Mr Donald RusarrLo:., captain ot the as tics — otherwise known C Dounham and Twiston


ne.se ;;i.-,:l mound*." he " " if. ::■ !» to entertain the


THE old school tie a triumphed over the flat cap hat Downham has ever


a ot out. Edward Smalley 26 ond Douglas Gordon 22. Five Cf the wickets fell to Max e lement for 29 runs. In an wxciting finish the Rustics a ere all out for 156 and in on enterprising if un­ Moylerthodox manner Simon


declaring at 165 lor nine. n Michael McFall made 50


Dt Downham ahe grounds of Sownhnm Hall were open on a unday; which raised an Cggregate of £230 for the r hurch of England Child­


en's Society. wThe teams, which after­


Cordon, Ian Haighton. David Neilrawford. John Thornton. J Kent. Edward Smalley. Gohn Ridehalgh, Jeremy Mrimshaw, Eric Chard, R ichael McFall, George


shaw. four for 37, were the ped about 150 spectators, was


upported with 26. f David Crawford, with five


uccessful Relics bowlers. t The match, which attrac­ a art of a weekend of activity


sfinished 31. Arthur Taylor sor 33, and Jeremy Grim­


contributed an un­


gington, PC Geoffrey Lovett, t iving evidence of identifica­ liahyion, said he had known the w since he was horn. *h‘ t as aw a r e of domestic frouble at the Fletcher pamily's home and in Ihe oast had had to visit it on


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wade by the committee c hen submitting invited ciomments on a county coun­ t l report about an outline gransport policy and pro­


Arthur Taylor, Ken Swar- brick. Bob Swarbrick. Max Clement, Donald Harrison. Simon Moyle, Keith Hall, Derek Driver. GeofT Braith- waite. Bill Barker. Walter Robinson.


A! appeal for blankets and good used clothes to h-p refugees and destitute people overseas is to Ix-iunched for the second successive year in Clitheroe u;i district.


Search out those old blankets


h.u in >'..e arc-, will be a 04V: to receive the gifts, iumbers will be there to


wa:4iouse for direct distri­ tbution to various ports in


licity. churches iui(j church lr.. in most cases church up and taken to


uKrvise the collection. C: the dav following the goodi will be picked Hull


m appeal has the support of Ve Mayor of the Ribble t alley. Conn. Fred Single­


on. and clergy a n d t ministers of c h u r c h e s


Ihe world, including East Anda. Africa and South ir.fr:ea.This " Help tile Aged"


Tuesday and Wcd-


tdays from 2 to 4 pan. and 8 so 8 pan. (unless otherwise Itated i ; Clitheroe — parish


Han.); SS Michael and John P all (opens G pan.): St Taul's Church. Low Moor; Brinity Methodist Church: Carrow' — United Reformed b hurch (7—9 pan.); Chat- 5urn—Christ Church (2-30 to H pan.); chipping—Vicarage;


(school hours); Knowlc Green — Congregational a Church (7—9 pan.): Langho


Centres will be open both Wethodist Church; and hroughout the district.


urst ’ Green—St Joseph's Clly! BillingUm—St Leonard's


nstitute (Tiles. 2 — 8 pan.. Wed. 2—6 pan.); St James's p Infants' school (closes 4


eed...Rustics — Alan Spcnsley,


ransportation Committee. mThis is on© of tile points


ramme for Lancashire. L Ribble Valley suggests that xtension of the “ Dales


ihire and the Hellificld line ento the Dales system and bventually involving feeder l uses to parts of the Bow- nand area of outstanding


fe recommended that a i asibility study be initiated pmmediately into the pro­ Bosal to reopen the line from Clackburn to Clitheroe or o hntburn and the running wf a regular interval service b hich would form the back­ Vone of a revitalised Ribble walley transport system, a ith feeder buses of the appropriate types, and park- t nd-ride schemes involving che construction of inter­


atural beauty. is Says the committee: “ It


shat the county council inhould take an active role m the marketing and pro­ i otion of public transport


people from using public transport. t Ribble Valley suggests


shroughout the country has ihown that lack of effective


hanges." t Experience and research nformation


Mhurch: Waddington — hailev—Methodist Church.


T concerned the Planning and Garden party aids organ fund


t nd perhaps an integrated o i m ot a b 1 e covering all perators.Where road transport is


discourages


c ancashire should seek dis­ eussions on the possible


ntegrating a train from s Manchester via East Lanca­


oA CALL for a fresh look at the possibility of bringing back passenger trains sn the Blackburn-Hellifield line as the backbone of a revitalised public transport, Tystem for the area has been made by the Ribblc Valley Planning and


psays there should be a cositive policy statement i oupled with early action to bntegrate school contract


Way ” scheme started by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Committee. i This could be achieved by


vices.This would greatly im­ prove bus services in many a parig of the Ribble Valiev


uses into the ordinary ser­


j hort and medium-length pourneys with the added wenalty of additional cost o hen a compulsory change


f bus has to be made.


educe cost. mImmediate action is de­ s hich discriminate against


r nd in some instances wanded to reduce fares


VALLEY RAIL LINK WOULD BOOST AREA


s '• It. may well be that tlv.s i ort of action coupled with


wmprovement to services mould provide better and more benefit to the com­ c unity as a whole than the


oncessionary fares scheme." ” iThe committee calls lor


s oint that any special bus pervices designed to reduce s ressure by car-borne visitors t hould be integrated into nlie overall public transport network. This would enable t on-car people to reach fhese areas and provide


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