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further offences to be con­ sidered and was ordered to pay a total of £99.05 compensation and £25 costs. Mr Peter Roberts, (pro­


secuting) said Naylor began receiving unem­ ployment b en e f it in March, when he was out of work. But later, when he began doing casual work, lie did not declare it to the Department of Employment. Mr Robert Hirst (de


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fending) said Naylor found himself in desperate financial s tra its a f te r coming out of prison in March and being unable to find a job. He couldn’t see any way out of his problems, so when the op­ portunity of casual work arose, he took it. Naylor’s wife was now working, so their financial situation had improved said Mr Hirst.


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A FORMER Clitheroe woman who worked for many years at the Grand Cinema before moving to Blackburn in the mid- 1960s, has died, aged 85.


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merly Smalley), of Poplar Street, Blackburn, who lived for many years in Woone Lane, Clitheroe, worked at the cinema, now the Civic Hall, along­ side her first husband, Mr Jack Smalley. He was a receptionist there for many years, his father being a well-known Clitheroe shoe repairer.


used to-be a home-help in Clitheroe, moved to Blackburn after the death of her husband and her marriage to Mr Jim Almond. As well as her husband, Mrs Almond leaves a daughter from her first marriage, a brother, Mr Arnold Cole­ man, of Warwick Drive, Clitheroe, and a sister* Mrs Irene Dickens, who lives in Lancaster.


Mrs Almond, who also Mrs Hilda Almond (for­


Central Avenue, was or­ dered to do 200 hours’ community service for dis­ honestly obtaining £43.80 unemployment benefit. He was appearing for sentence after admitting the offence at an earlier hearing. He also asked for two


A CLITHEROE father of two claimed unemploy­ ment benefit while he was doing casual work on a demolition site, Clitheroe magistrates heard. Kenneth Naylor (27), of


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RATES in the Ribble Valley would: go up by 8p in the £ next year, even if the' Borough* Counci1 i “stood still,” Mr Gordon Onslow, Borough Tre


-asurer, told the Policy and Resources Commit tee this week.


Executive Mr.,Michael Jackson, such an increase would be quite outside the council’s control.


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the present rate demand note rules and require local authorities to issue a separate explanatory leaf­ let with the demand note . . . which the Ribble Valley Council and Lanca­ shire County Council al­ ready do. There is also, a suggestion that an expla­ nation of the rate should be published, in local newspapers and placed in public libraries. Mentioning the in­


try to send out the note with the rate bill, al­ though it might have to be sent separately. Evidence was th a t


(Clitheroe) commented: “Mr Heseltine will be starting evening classes so that people can under­ stand what it ,is all about.”


Gisburn


YFC attended a bonfire at the home of Mr and Mrs B. Robinson, of Beckside Farm, Riming- ton. A hot-pot supper was served, by the ladies of the advisory committee and a vote of thanks was given by Ian Coates.


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see. the great system of local government prior to 1974 abolished; this was another step in the aboli­ tion of local government. . Cpun. B e r t Jone s


understood by few people is_beirtg changed so that it will be understood only by a few civil servants,” he declared. It was a political decision, which would reduce local authorities’ power. It had been very sad to


out that the council would in future have to pay the- whole cost of the leaflets; it would not be shared with the county,' as now. “A system which is


many people seemed not to be interested in the finer details of council spending and he instanced the case of folk who picked up a copy of the County Council’s own leaflet, glanced at it and put it down again. Mr Onslow also pointed


ever, the Ribble Valley Council will use the same style of explanatory note as previously used, said Mr Onslow.. 11 contained much of the new informa­ tion being demanded. His department would


creased costs which would arise, Mr Onslow said: “On the one hand we are told to cut, cut, cut. The Minister, Mr Michael Heseltine, then puts on another hat'and tells us to spend, spend, spend.” For next year, how­


. Mr Onstow was explain-, ing.a new Code of Prac­ tic e re g a rd in g ra te demand notes, which will probably become law before the end of the year. The code will supercede


Call for united front against


school closures


A CALL has been made for. parents and teachers to unite against proposals to close a number of small primary schools in the Ribble Valley.


ton and Bashall Eaves due to close next summer, and those at Bolton-by- Bowland, Tosside, Gis- burn, Slaidburn and G r in dle to n 'under


PRICES UP AT MART


CATTLE again found a firm tra d e a t Clitheroe Auction Mart on Monday, with aver­ ages up 2p a kilo. A large entry of fat lambs


found trade easier than a week ago.


There were 78 fat cattle (in­


cluding 29 fat cows), 138 ewes and 1,720 lambs forward. Light steers made to 76.4p


(72.4p), medium to 79p (72.7p), light .heifers to 72.8p (68.36p) and medium to 70p (69.01p). The overall average for steers and heifers was 71.3p, up 2p on last week. Uncertified steers made to


7G.5p (69pj, heifers to Clp (57p) and-fat cows to 58p (49.8p). Light lambs made to i03.5p


(7 7 .3p), s ta n d a rd to llOp (92.02p), medium to lOO.op (9 4 .5p) and heavy to 90p (87.47p). Half-bred ewes made to £21


per head (£18.90) and horned ewes to £14 (£10.75). At Friday's sale, 14 in-calf


cows and heifers and: 104 store c a t t le . were fo rw a rd .. Store cattle made less money than two weeks ago, but there was good trade-for calving cattle. November calving cows made to £485, December calvers to


£410 and Aoril calvers to £340. . Friesian . bullocks made to


£240, heifers to £280, Hereford bullocks to £270, heifers to £240, Galloway X heifers to £160,','Charolais bullocks to £317, Friesian bulls to £320, Hereford suckled bullock calves to £160 and heifers to £140.


BLACKPOOL OUTING


to be held at the Sun Inn, Waddington, has been brought forward to next Wednesday. Mrs Dorothy Clayton, of Clitheroe, will give a demonstration of cake icing.


MEMBERS of Clitheroe and District Wednesday Club had a coach outing to Blackpool in place of their October meeting. A party of 35 enjoyed an evening at the Opera House seeing Mike Yar- wood and the Nolan Sisters. The November meeting


With schools at Pendle­


.front and enlist the full support of our local MPs. - - “individual schools have


scrutiny, Ribble Valley councillor Mrs Joyce Lil­ burn says .protests from individual villages are a waste of time. . She is convinced that the most effective opposi­ tion to closure proposals would be a united group of determined parents, teachers and managers who could campaign on behalf of all small primary schools under •, threat in the Ribble Valley. “We must concentrate on presenting a united


not much chance because the county council has heard all the arguments before,” said Coun Mrs Lilburn. Her comments followed


Mrs M. E. Hird thanked the Ladies Circle for the donation of £100 which en­ abled the club to be started, the Ribble Valley Council for assistance in altering the; kitchen to comply with regulations, and warden7 Mi-s Marjorie Hollywood for her co-op- eration.


. meet, on Mondays -and Thursdays, two home helps cooking the meal on each occasion.


The luncheon club-will ./•


. village school. Coun Mrs Lilburn, who


a meeting at Tosside on Monday when more than 40 parents and residents voiced strong opposition to any plans to close the


ried out among farming families in the area to see which sons and daughters were likely to marry — and possibly start families — in the coming years. Parents had also offered


representatives due to visit Tosside School on Monday, the parents de­ cided to send letters out: lining their opposition to closure to Skipton MPrMr John Watsori, the Ribble Valley Council’s Chief Ex­ ecutive Mr Michael . Jack- son and the county, council.


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that the school will be closed, but feels Tosside School has a better chance of surviving because if it shuts, the youngsters would have to travel quite a distance. , With county council


as “peanuts” the, £20,000 that would be saved if Bolton-by-Bowland school was closed. She believes, though,


to send their children to school with sandwiches for their lunches to‘help sa've money’ spent on meals.' Mrs Lilburn described


is also fighting to save the school at Bolton-by-Bow- land, told the meeting of the steps taken there to try to stave off closure. A survey had been car­


• Taylor, have' enjoyed pre: paring varied menus, as they feel it is important to serve interesting meals, well presented and in at­ tractive surroundings. Pictured with residents


’ Carol Smalley, Margaret Swales and Barbara


are back, from the left, Mrs Rushton, Mrs Hird, Mrs Berry, Mrs Ashton and Mrs Hollywood.


A police


(with unlicensed vehicles yiWas -launchedioh; Monday by Lancashire Constabul-,


campaign A BLITZ against drivers


•ary and: the Department of Transport. The' campaign begins


period, all cases of un­ licensed vehicles detected by the police will be re­ ported for prosecution.


checks, and observations throughout the force area until the end of the month. During the enforcement


an intensive enforcement period commencing a week ori Monday. ■ It will involve roadside


with a period of extensive publicity during which evaders will be encour­ aged to license their vehi­ cles voluntarily. . ■ .... This will be followed by


Mrs Maijorie Ashton: and home helps Janet Dowles,


of SU Ann’s and the Low Moor area to enjoy meat and vegetables, plus a sweet, for just 40p. Mrs Hird, her assistant


I t ' enables 26 residents


A DELICIOUS meal of meat and: vegetables rounded off with a mouth­ watering sweet were, on the menu at the official opening of St Ann’s Court luncheon club at Low Moor, on Monday. ■ Chairman of • Clitheroe Ladies Circle, Mrs Mar­ garet Berry, with past chairman Mrs Helen Rushton, performed the opening ceremony. Home help.,organiser


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THREE YEARS AFTER RAID


prison sentences by'the town’s magistrates' this, :week.


TWO men who carried out:a, burglary involving more than'£800 worth' of property from the Out of Doors boutique in Clitheroe town centre ' nearly three1


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:years ago, "were given suspended .


\ John. Richard Bridge


(21);' of Faraday Avenue; and -Robert Louis Steven­ son. (22), of Centra l Avenue, - b o t h of Clitheroe,'’ were .given three-month sentences suspended for two years. They admitted stealing


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gents’ clothing, jewellery, cans of beer and cash to­ gether; totalling £887.30 belonging to Mr Peter. Field.


property had been reco­ vered and the amount still o u ts tan d in g tota lled £873.70 which Bridge and- Stevenson, who are both unemployed, were ordered to repay at .the rate of £4 a week. Mr Peter Roberts (pro­


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. evenings of competition in : various artistic subjects, leading up to the grand finalists’; concert and pre­ sentation a week on Saturday. v Youngsters from all


secuting) said the burg­ lary was committed in De­ cember 1977. But it was not until last month when police were called to a domestic argument at Bridge’s home — then in St, Chad’s Avenue,. Chat- bum —: that they- disco­ vered some of the stolen property; Bridge and: Stevenson


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—: Bible reading. Thurs­ day — pianoforte, recor­ der, guitar. Friday — re­ ligious knowledge quiz. On: the Saturday,' cups


follows: Monday — elocu­ tion, dramatisation. Tues­ day— boy’s solo, girls- solo, junior choir, a three- minute turn. Wednesday


over : the Clitheroe' area will take part in the festi­ val, with the timetable as


both admitted, their 'part in the affair, but a .third man involved is still being sought. Mr . Robert Hirst : (de­


: Mr Hirst said Steven­ son had received nothing at all from the burglary because, the . third • man, who had • now ' left the area, had kept the stolen property stored in his garage. Bridge had re­ ceived a number of items of clothing for personal v


fending) said the defen­ dants had been in borstal since committing the off­ ence. When they had pre­ viously appeared in.court for other offences they hadn’t admitted this one because they' were afraid of naming the other man involved. ‘.‘They were too frightened of the other man to make a - clean breast- of things- then,” said Mr Hirst.


separate offence of handl­ ing .£4 stolen cash -to be considered and was or­ dered to pay £4 compen­ sation.


use';-' arid. these" “Had’ been recovered; He added: that since leaving borstal Bridge had had a : fairly traumatic time and was now living with his parents. Bridge asked for a


: : V.-i’ s' Guided tour


Forest YFC paid a visit to the Silentmght factory at Barnoldswick and were taken on a guided tour while work was in prog­ ress. A vote of thanks •was given by. Mr Steven Pike.


Members o f . Bowland


.. - Exhibits will be on view from 6-30 to ;6-55 p.m. from Monday to Thurs­ day. - Cookery, , floral . art and Christmas decoration exhibits will be on show this Saturday, between 5 and 6 p.m.


. . Events on Monday to • Friday . will be. underway at 7 p.m., while,Satur­ day’s concert and> presen­ tation starts at 6-30 p.m.;


and certificates will be presented by • the Rev. Stanley Johnson, of Wilp- shire.


Members’ silent


tribute


. .men’s- Guild began with, members observing.a mi-' riute’s; silence iri tribute to fellow- iriember Mrs Edna Hall, who died recently.


THE annual meeting of Ribblesdale Townswo-


the' chair and members were reminded of forth­ coming events, including lectures at Alston Hall and an outing to the Wad- ■dingtoriplay.


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’ Reports were given; by : secretary Miss' B. Foulds, treasurer Mrs Cunliffe v and Mrs Pedder.: %


.Cunliffe are remaining in office,* but Mrs E. Windle is taking, over as secret­ ary. There was no elec­ tion for committee, as there were sufficientvolun- teers for office.


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