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Three-year driving ban


A MOTORIST who was breathalysed after police saw his vehicle weaving on the Clitheroe bypass had just over two-and-a- half times the legal limit of alcohol in his breath, Clitheroe magistrates were told. Tests had shown John


CONSERVATIVE As­ sociation members in the Ribble Valley held their annual dinner and dance a t th e S t i rk House Hotel, Gisburn. The guests included


A record sum


MP Mr David Wadding­ ton and Mrs Gillian Waddington and Euro MP Mr Michael Welsh. The evening attracted


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150 people. Following the meal, music for dancing was supplied by the Mark Kitto Band an d B la c k K n ig h ts Disco.


| rams of alcohol in 100ml. of breath, the limit being 35. For driving with excess


Andrew Ball (35), of Cad- shaw Farm, Clayton-le- Dale, to have 88 microg-


I 'been all right to drive as time had elapsed between


ing, said that Ball had been on a business trip and had drunk about five pints of lager. He had S thought he would have


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alcohol, Ball was fined £200 and banned for three years. Mr G. Tootall, defend­


BRIDGE CLUB


WINNERS of the duplicate game at Clitheroe Bridge Club were: NS Mr Spencer and Mr Green, Mrs Fazackerley and Mr Higson. EW Mr and Mrs Cornfield, Mrs L. Wilkinson and Mrs Drake. The following hand was


played in contracts of 4H, 6H, 6NT and 6C. I f the hand is played by


’him drinking and using his car. He added that Ball be­


north, the slam should make in any of the above contracts on any lead (a spade lead being allowed to run to the queen). Should south play tne hand, a


liev ed his car had swerved because it had been caught by a gust of wind.


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CLITHEROE Ramblers’ social committee held slide show with a differ­ ence when Gilbert Friend showed scenes of the area and asked members to locate the spot or identify where the shot was taken from. The committee will


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finish this winter’s ac tivities with a weekend at Stair, a hamlet near Kes­ wick, from May 17th to 19th, staying at a chalet owned by the association. A new season of Wed­


nesday night walks with Clitheroe Ramblers will start on April 24th, the first leaving Pendleton at 6-45 p.m.


£10,000 haul


assorted power take-off shafts for tractors, which were kept in a bam at Gamble Hole Farm Newton. Clitheroe CID is investigating.


A G R I C U L T U R A L machinery worth £10,000 has been stolen from store used by Townson Tractors, of Wingate Farm, Newton. The haul comprised 73


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CRUEL bogus officials have conned an 89-year- old Clitheroe pensioner out of £100 savings. Two men, posing as of­


Savings lost


ficials from the Water Board, called at the house in Salthill Road and while one kept the pensioner talking at the back door, the other slipped in at the front and took the cash from a sideboard. One of the men is de


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A RECORD 173 tonnes of | waste paper and card­ board has been collected by Clitheroe Old People’s Welfare Committee in the | past 12 months. At the committee’s I


annual meeting, chairman Mr Brian Haig said the collections had raised £2,831 and thanked those concerned for th e i r | efforts. The Pendle Club costs I


more than £7,000 a year to run, he said, so the committee was indebted | to all who made dona­ tions. The major expenditure


A LG A RV E ’ I EXTRA HOLIDAYS TO MEET DEMAND I


was the reflooring of the main hall, which cost| £1,386.35. Mr Haig felt that as I


Due to the incredible response to our “Algarve” programme, we have managed to secure extra holidays for Summer ’85


people were living to gre­ ater ages, there should be I no gaps in the services | provided for them. “When we identify a I


need, we must be quick to react. I see our well co­ ordinated committee as being the best equipped in | this respect,” he said.


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FOR failing to maintain a front light on a motor cycle, Mark Chew (18), of Westfield House, West Bradford, was fined £10 at Clitheroe. He was given an absolute dis­ charge on a summons of using the machine while not the holder of a licence after Mr John Lumley (defending) told the court that Chew had made a slight error when apply­ ing for a licence. Mr Lumley explained


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that Chew had applied for lesser-powered groups of


cycle than he should have. “He failed to tick the right box, so technically he was not entitled to drive the vehicle,” he said.


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scribed as about 25, slim build, with a pale complexion. He was wear­ ing a dark check sports ja c k e t and s im i la r trousers. Clitheroe CID, which is


making inquiries, warns people to be on their guard against similar calls.


PRAYER was the subject of a talk to Trinity Ladies’ Afternoon Fellowship, Clitheroe, by Mrs Maxine Jones. She told of inst­ ances where prayer had been answered in many different ways. She was thanked by the


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A WHALLEY man who was described as a “Good Samaritan driver” was fined £100 and banned for 12 months by Clitheroe magistrates for driving with excess alcohol in his breath.


s e c u t in g , said th a t Andrew John Lund (20), of Limefield Avenue, Whalley, had been stop­ ped on a routine check by police.


Mr Peter Worboys, pro-


rograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath, the per­ mitted level being 35.


Tests showed 51 mic­


defending, said his client had been out with friends. He had not drunk a lot and had no intention of driving.


Mr John Houldsworth,


| right and there was no allegation that he had been driving badly.


at a friend’s house, two of the people there asked Lund to give them a lift home. He thought that as time had elapsed since his last drink, the alcohol would have worked out of his system. He felt all


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that his client fell into the category of a “Good Samaritan driver.” He added that the reading had been fairly low.


Mr Houldsworth said


THREE members of Waddington Royal British Legion were presented with certificates, in recog­ nition of their long ser­


vice, at the branch’s annual dinner. Mr Les Norris and Mr


Bob Hayton and his wife, Mary, re c e iv ed the


awards from Col Graham Bryson, the North West Area president. Mr Norris and Mr


Long service rewarded


THE members of St Paul’s Playgroup have been busy preparing for Easter by making these beautiful bonnets. At a coffee morning


Easter parade at Low Moor


Fined after collision on bridge


A COLLISION which happened near the Rib- blesdale Cement Works, Clitheroe, was due to the nature of the bridge the two motorists had been crossing and was not the fault of either driver, the town’s magistrates were told. But the magistrates


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found Harold Howarth (53), of Victoria Street, Clitheroe, guilty of driv­ ing without due care and attention and fined him £45. Howarth, who denied the offence, was also or­ dered to pay £25 costs. Mr Peter Worboys, pro­


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organised by the tod­ dle r s ’ parents, Mrs Marion Stevenson, the wife of the vicar of Lmv Moor, the Rev. Brian Stevenson, judged the bonnets. Winner teas Andrea


secuting, said it was not possible for two vehicles to pass on the narrow bridge. In normal condi­ tions, he said, a motorist should wait until a car on the bridge had crossed before starting to travel over it. Howarth had not done so. Howarth told the court


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Waddington (3), of New- lands Avenue, Clitheroe, (second from the right at the front). Runner-up was Oliver


that he had not seen any traffic on the bridge. He approached at about 15 m.p.h., saw the other vehicle and braked. He did not think there was anything anyone could have done to avoid a colli­ sion. Mr David Simpson, de­


Harper (3), of Kemple View, Clitheroe, and third Katie Turner (U), o f The Crescent, Clitheroe. Other attractions at


Hayton were both founder members in 1961. Mr Norris was standard bearer for three years and since 1975 has been poppy organiser. Mr Hayton has been chairman since 1979, before that serving for nine years as vice-chair­


receiving congratulations from Col Bryson, has been on the committee since 1974 as treasurer and was the first woman in the area to hold branch office.


man. Mrs Hayton, pictured


left) are the branch’s Miss Royal British Legion, Caroline Ellison, presi­ dent Mr Stanley Taylor, Mr Norris, secretary Mr Harry Ramsbottom and Mr Hayton.


With them, (from the


the function included clothing stalls and tombola.


‘KEEP TIDY’ REQUEST


HOME and shop owners in Whalley are being urged to make a con­ certed effort in the vil­ lage’s attempt to win two competitions this year. The parish council


distributing 900 leaflets informing them that judg­ ing for the Britain in Bloom and Lancashire Best-Kept Village compet­ itions takes place in July and August. They are asked to keep


their gardens particularly tidy in that period and to produce colourful tubs and hanging baskets.


Worked at


Jubilee Mill THE death has occurred in hospital, at the age of 83, of an old Clitheronian, Mr Fred Porter. A bachelor, he lived in


Wooden Beds


Fort Street, Clitheroe, moving to Carleton on re­ tirement and later to Overdale Court, Skipton. His working life was


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spent as a textile clerk at John South worth and Sons, Ju b i le e Mill, Clitheroe. He was educated at St


James’s School, Clitheroe, and later at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.


He had a long connection with St James’s Church and was a Sunday school teacher th e re in his younger days. Despite his age, he took


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fending, said it was a case where it was not the fault of either driver.


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