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County pursues Read scheme


to widen road


DESPITE objections from Clitheroe M David Waddington and a farmer, Lancashire


Driver dies as car hits reversing lorry


AS a driver reversed his articulated lorry from Sawley abattoir on to the A59 he saw a car ap­ proaching from Clitheroe at high speed, a Black­ burn inquest was told. He sounded warning


blasts on his horn but the motorist, Mr Harry Bus- field, of Cononley, near Skipton, failed to stop and there was a collision. PC Colin Peacock, told


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cerned particularly at im­ proving the safety of the road for children attend­ ing the nearby primary school.


tee and beneficiary of land affected, said he accepted that there was local sup­ port for the road improve­ ments.


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cle was not going to stop, he kept blowing his horn until the accident. At the time the lorry had all its lights on, including hazard “flashers.” Taxi driver Mr Ernest


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F a r r e l , of S e ed a ll Avenue, Clitheroe, said that he was travelling to­ wards Gisburn when Mr Busfield’s Ford Escort passed at 60 to 70 mph and then disappeared. He continued on his


way and later saw that the car had hit the rear of the lorry’s tractor section. East Lancs Coroner Mr


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Known as lay


preacher A LANE ENDS man who was a regular visitor to churches throughout the' R ib b le V a lley as a Methodist lay preacher has died in hospital, aged 83.


Moseley, of New House, was con n e cted with Harrop Methodist Church and Holden Chapel. Bom in Sandbach, he


Mr George A lb e r t


moved to Sawley when he retired from his job as a driver 18 years ago, and la te r moved to Lane Ends. Mr Moseley served with


of Holkers Farm, Read, objected to the loss of val: uable farm land. Like Mr Waddington, he felt a footpath could have been made on the eastern side of the road, without the loss of farm land. He claimed the county


environmental , point of view. Mr Richard Earnshaw,


Honoured as life


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council’s scheme was a very expensive way of widening the lane and it would encourage traffic to move at a dangerous speed. Both Mr Earnshaw and


Mr Waddington objected to the removal of trees under the schemed


GISBURN AUCTION PRICES


THERE were 56 accredited newly-calved cows and heifers forward at Gisburn Auction Mart on Thursday. Accredited cow prizes went


to J. H. Howard (£550) and R. Drinkall (£560). Heifer prizes were won by J. H. Howard (£570). Friesian cows made to £560


(average £460) and heifers to £570 (&48).


There were 55 accredited an­


imals forward in the in-calf sec­ tion. Prizes went to J. Clowes (£570 and £535). Accredited BW springers


made to £500, BW Anri! cal- vers to £570, BW May-calvers to £510, BW June—-Julyxal- vers to £500, RW springers to £395 and RW May .calvers .to


£355. In the calf section, there


were 232 accredited animals forward. Friesian bulls made to £89 (£48.30), heifers to £43 (£25.80), Hereford X bulls to £100 (£69), heifers to £57 (£28.50), Charolais X bulls to £136 (£80), heifers to £126 (£101), Angus bulls to £50 (£27) and heifers to £53 (£26.25). There were 216 cattle, 390


sheep and 15 pigs forward in the fatstock section. Certified clean cattle: light


the Army in the first world war. His wife, Beatrice Anne, died six years ago. A funeral service will


be conducted at Holden - Chapel today by the Rev


Ward Jones, followed by cremation at Skipton.


Collided at junction


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A COLLISION with another vehicle at the junction of Thom Street and E d is fo rd Road, Clitheroe, cost a Low Moor motorist his 30-year clean driving record. Richard Isherwood


Clitheroe magistrates: “I thought the road was clear.” Insp. Bill Moore said


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guilty to driving without due care and attention and was fined £40.'


Road is adopted


LONGWORTH Road, Bil- lington, has formally been adopted' by the Ribble Valley Council’s Public Works and Health Com­ mittee.,Work to bring the road up to standard has cost £25,868. Only ont thing is now missing pointed out Coun. Jack Carr — a nameplate.


steers made to 95p (88.9p), medium to 92f


certified cattle: young bulls made to 97p (9272p), light steers to 92p (88.5p), medium to lOOp (92.5p), light heifers to 89.8p (83p), medium to 87p (82.3p). Heavy averaged 78.5p


averaged 95 made to 99p 95p (86.6p). Uncertified and previously


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IN recognition of “untir­ ing and splendid work in every capacity throughout the year’s ,” Clitheroe Probus Club made found­ er member Mr Tom Rush- ton a life president, at its annual meeting. Chairman Mr Harry


Creaser thanked the offic­ ers and committee and PRO Mr Fred Brown for their assistance during his year of office. He was succeeded by Mr James Hargreaves. Officers elected were:


Mr Peter Thomber (sec­ retary), Mr Eric Howarth (treasurer), Mr Leonard King (speakers’ secretary) and Mr Austin Porter (vice-chairman). On April 13th there will


be an outing to Alston Hall, Longridge. The next meeting is on' April 18th.


Improved parking


WAITING restrictions on the' south-east side of York Street, Clitheroe, between the Civic Hall and Back York Street are to be relaxed. The Ribble Valley


backed proposals by the police to carry out consul­ tations with a view to in­ troducing parking restric­ tions • in New Market Street, Clitheroe, at its junction with Parson


Council’s Public Works and Health Committee has agreed to parking on the stretch of road for two hours in any three. The committee also


Lane.


168.5p (158.3p), standard to 166.5p (166.5p), medium to 169p (167.4p), heavy to 156p (149.8p), uncertified hoggs to £25.40 (£17.40) and fat ewes to £28.50 (£19.60). Pigs: P orke rs averaged


64.8p, cutters 63p and baconers 61p. Fat sows made to £102 (£90.75).


Road is at risk


A CLOUDBURST in the hills could cause a major road in Whalley to slide into the River Calder, ac­ cording to a parish coun­ cillor.


Coun. Michael Green


told parish' councillors that the whole bank was slowly slipping away be­ cause of vibration from traffic, using the road bet­ ween the Spring Wood and Portfield Bar traffic lights. At the meeting council­


lors,.expressed concern that the road overlooking the river is , not fenced, apart from a small sec­ tion, and should a car go off the highway it could finish in the water. It was decided to ask


and fat' cows made to 76p‘ (63.7p). Sheep: light hoggs made to


SHOUTED ABUSE


FOR shouting abuse at a policeman ana refusing to go away when asked to do so, Eugenia' Josephine Adcroft (25), of Central Avenue, Clitheroe, was fined £30 by magistrates for obstructing the officer. Insp. Bill Moore said


IT WAS curtain up on . a thriller last night- for members of Wad- d i n g t o n D r a m a Group, who are pre­ senting “Murder De­ ferred” in St Helen’s Sunday School. Tonight’s perform­


ance is fully booked, but there are a few seats available for to­ morrow and Saturday night. In the play, pro­


Clitheroe cleansing is cut


duced by Dorothy Duckworth, of Whal­ ley, are: from the left, s ta n d in g — April Bell, Edna Irw in, Noel Baron, Margaret Johnson; seated — Pat Hargreaves, Mar­ jorie Whittern, Susan Baron.


Retired charge nurse


A FORMER charge nurse at Brockhall Hospital, Mr James Bell, of Whalley Road, Langho, has died suddenly while abroad. He was 68. Mr Bell was awarded an MBE in the 1970 New Year Honours. He began his nursing


DIVISIONAL surveyor Mr Richard Wordsworth says he has been forced to cut by half the highway cleansing service for Clitheroe in 1980-81. This is because the


construction of pedestrian footways;. The committee was con­


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County Council has made a compulsory purch­ ase order for land in Straits Lane, Read. The Count


Accident victim had * no hope7 of survival


A 10-YEAR-OLD Whalley girl struck b y .a 'c a r while crossing the road had no hope of survival from severe brain injuries, a Blackburn inquest was told.


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Coroner , Mr George Graham, recorded a ver­ dict of misadventure on Diane Marie ; Ward, of Queen Street, Whalley. She died 10 days after


the accident,, which hap­ pened in Whalley Road, Clitheroe, in January. The car driver, Mr


Mr Waddington, a trus­ The East Lancashire:


Queensway crossing in prospect


Emrys Thomas Morgan, of Sm i th y C o t ta g e , Newton, did not give evi­ dence. But PC Donald Lindsey


THE fight is being won to provide pedestrian cros- sings on Queensway, Clitneroe. Borough Engineer Mr


read a statement from him, in which he said he was driving at about 20 m.p.h. when he suddenly saw a figure in front of him. There was no bump, but “a massive knock.” He was near the centre


of the road because of parked vehicles. PC Lindsey told the


Dennis Black told the Ribble ,Valley Council’s Public Works and Health Committee th a t the county surveyor was re­ commending a crossing on the south side of the stag- g ered ju n c t io n with Pendle Road and Shaw- bridge Street. The crossing will be


coroner that the car had hit the child and bumped her onto the bonnet. Be­ cause of the parked cars, the child w'ould have been well out into, the road before the driver could have seen her. There were no mechani­


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paid for by the county council which is still look­ ing into the committee's request for another cros­ sing on Queensway near the junction With Queen Street.


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cal defects to the car, but the windscreen was not very clean. There were plenty of street lamps, the road surface was good and Mr Morgan’s eyesight adequate. Recording his verdict,


town was the same as the previous year. So taking inflation into account, there would be a substan­ tial reduction in real terms. He estimates the coun­


.half the cost of this year’s cleansing. Without help from the borough council he had “no option” but to cut back the service by 50 per cent.


career in his native Win- nick. Later, he moved to Brockhall where he was a charge nurse for 35 years and continued to work there two days a week as a nurse after .his official retirement. Mr Bell was a member


of the Royal British Legion, which he joined after leaving the Royal Navy in which he served as a sick berth attendant in th e la s t war and became a Petty Officer.


Sunday fair


protest PROTESTS by the Lord’s Day Observance Society over jilans to hold a coun­ try fair in Clitheroe town centre on Sunday, June 8th, were rejected by the Ribble Valley Council’s Public Works and Health Committee. In a letter to the com­


PC David Ascroft spoke to the driver of a car in' Henthorn Road at. one- o’clock in the morning. The defendant got out of the car and stood behind the officer, shouted abuse and she said she was not leaving him with her husband.


policeman had pushed her away.


In court, she said the , ■ £50 FINE


FOR driving a wagon without due care and at­ tention at Chatbum Road roundabout, John - Gordon Leach (62), of Moorland Crescent, Clitheroe, was fined £50 by the town’s magistrates. • Insp. Bill Moore said a


'whether or not a fence or crash barrier is necessary.


the Ribble Valley Council for its observations on


woman -motorist had^ to brake to avoid a collision. In a letter, Leach said the woman did not signal which way sty; intended


to go. ; * ■ Waste to be dumped at quarry


. next 15 years. The. county council-


RIBBLESDALE Cement \ The'Nature Conservan- has been given permission; , cy Council raised no ob- ■ to. dump industrial .waste ejection ' to the scheme; ' at Coplow Quarry for the -.provided the final level of the fill, reaches ho higher ' ■than the shelf of rock pro- jecting around the quarry


: agreed «,to> the ■ Clitheroe' company’s request to use the' quarry, on' condition\ that no: waste is dumped until the site has , been drained -satisfactorily.


use the site, to between-8 a . m .


hours when ’wagons cans and 5 p.m.,'Monday.


to Saturday. ' ' Ribblesdale - Cement's:


at the, present water?'-' pelletised ■; alkali ’-residue level. '


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from its proposed dry pro­ cess, kiln. The, kiln lsqex-


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reason for” securing'the; site is to dispose of inert -


Need for food hygiene


CASES of salmonella food poisoning in the Ribble Valley doubled in 1979, compared with the previ­ ous year. Reporting this to the


borough council’s Public Works and Health Com­ mittee, Chief Environ­ mental Health Officer Mr Peter Gladwin revealed there were more than 1,000 outbreaks in the area. • He added that one of


ty’s contribution to the service in Clitheroe will be about £12,000, roughly


Ribble Valley Council has refused to make any con­ tribution towards the ser­ vice, he told the Public Works and Health Com­ mittee. His allocation for the


clothing, which did not help, and the driver did not see her until it was too late.


the coroner said there were a number of cars about and maybe the girl had been concealed from Mr Morgan’s view. She was w-earing dark


THIEVES who broke into Clitheroe Girls’ Grammar School escaped with a video cassette valued at £500. Clitheroe police are appealing to anyone who may be offered the easset- t e — s e r i a l n o . NRWD05SI4C20II268 - to contact them.


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mittee, the-society said it was dismayed and disap­ proved of the proposed fair which is being organ­ ised by the Ribble Valley Sports and Recreational Council. However, the commit­


te e decided to leave Church Street, Church Brow and Wellgate open to traffic until noon to provide worshippers at the Parish Church Hall with an exit.


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CLITHEROE- woman Mrs E. J.'Milne cele­ brated;’her birthday re­ cently and-this week she received a belated present — the £12 prize in our eating out guide in last week's Advertiser and Times. Mrs Milne, of Wadding­


TREBLE NOTE OF VICTORY


CLITHEROE Evening Townswomen’s Guild choir members made it a treble success when they won the Federation Music Festival at Sion Baptist Hall, Burnley. The choir, conducted by:


Mr Geoffrey Hitchen, has won the federation shield twice before. ■ I t was awarded 85


points for the test piece, Mendelssohn’s ,“I would that my love',” and 82 for its own choice of Elgar’s “As torrents in summer.’’ The. choir is now busy


rehearsing for its ambiti­ ous- production of Stain­ er’s “Crucifixion,”. :'at; ;St; Paul’s Church, Low'Moor, , on Good Friday, at; 7-30 ■p.m.


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