6 Clitheroc Advertiser & Times, March 7lh, 1091


Man used gas after damaging token meter


Whipp Avenue, who admitted the offences, was fined £150 for stealing gas valued at £189 and £50 for damaging the meter


TV licence offences


Kirkfield, Chipping, and Deborah Dawber (26), of Tower Hill, Clitheroe, were both fined £75. Anne Fitzakerly (33), of


FOUR Ribble Valley resi­ dents were fined by Clith- eroe magistrates for using te lev is io n s w ith o u t licences. Patricia Wilson (49), of


Hall Street, Clitheroe, was fined £25 and Jeanette Hayhurst (26), of Kirk­ field, Chipping, was fined £ 100. Each defendant was also ordered to pay £25 costs.


Elected


THERE was a good turn­ out for the AGM of Clith­ eroe Afternoon Townswo­ men’s Guild. Mrs M. Christie was


elected chairman, Mrs A. Peddar vice-chairman, Miss O. Wolstenholme secretary and Mrs M. McHenry treasurer. A varied programme of


events was arranged for the coming year.


CLITHEROE man Mark Stevenson was ordered to pay a total of £484.30 by the town’s magistrates when he admitted stealing a quan­ tity of gas and damaging a meter at his former home. Stevenson (22), of


pay £264.30 compensation and £20 costs.


belonging to British Gas. He was also ordered to


Walker said that a token gas m e ter had been damaged and, as a result, gas could be used without tokens.


Prosecutor Mrs Sara


£189 worth of gas was used before the gas board cut off the supply and informed the police.


The court heard that


Parkinson told the court that the offence occurred at a house in Tower Hill where the defendant had been living with a woman- and two young children. The court heard that although Stevenson was no longer living at that address he was still on good terms with the woman.


In mitigation, Mr David GISBURN AUCTION MART


token meter had been installed, but the machine was not working and did not provide gas when tokens were put in it.


situation Stevenson hit the meter with a hammer and this resulted in the meter working without the use of tokens.


In a bid to rectify the


tinued to use the meter although he had tried ton- otify the gas board.


The defendant then con­ Mr Parkinson said that a


THERE were 75 newly-calved dairy cows and heifers forward at Gisburn Auction Mart on Thursday, when first quality cows made to £735 (average £088.80), and second quality to £040 (£575.40). First quality heifers made to £705 (£702.05), and second quality to £050 (£008.10). There were 5 in-calf dairy


(£37.80), heifers to £48 (£-13.50). Weaned stirks and stores:


208 animals forward, including 85 stirks. Charolais X bulls to £170 (£145), heifers to £120 (£102.05), Limousin X bulls to £242 (£141.25), hoifers to £114 (£70.80), Belgian Blue X bulls to £255 (£103.75), heifers to £180 (£110), Simniental X bulls to £228 (£177.75). heifers to £120 (£08), Blonde d’Aquit. X bulls to £132 (£01.05), heifers to £72 (£55), Hereford X bulls to £108 (£05.50), heifers to £00 (£30.00), Frie sian X bulls to £152 (£58.20), Angus X bulls to £52


cows forward, with cows snrin^- ing making to £0-10 and due in March to £o55. In the calf section, there were


Charolais X bulls/steers to £-107, heifers to £382 (£292.55), Limousin X bulls/steers to £-120 (£132), heifers to £288 (£277.35), other Cont. X bulls/steers to £394 (£301), heifers to £325, Hereford X bulls/steers to £302, heifers to £200, Friesian X bulls/steers to £102 (£290), heif­ ers to £385, Black Polly X bulls/steers to £3-10. In the fatstock section, there


were 003 cattle forward, includ­ ing 247 voung bulls, 217 steers and heifers and 199 cows and bulls. There were 1,8*11 sheep, including 1,552 hoggs. 20 shearl­ ings and 209 ewes and rams. Bulls: Continental light to I57p (122.9p), medium to 144.Sp


(121.2p), heavy to 121.8p (114p), other light bulls to 120p (104p), medium to 118.Sp (104.2p), heavy to 115.2p (107.2p). Steers and heifers: Cont. light


s te e rs to 130.8p (110.Ip), medium to 118.8p (114.4p), heavy to 115p (1 lit.Ip), other


light steers to 110.2p (103.9p), medium to 112.2p (104.2p), heavy to 104.8p (98. Ip), Cont. light heifers to 143.2p (117.5p), medium to 125.2p (112.5p), heavy to 125.2p (112.2p), other light heifers to 103.8p (95.2p), medium to 113.2p (97. Ip), heavy


to 100.8p (98.2p), Grade 2 to 91.2p (75.3p), Grade 3 to 78.2p (07.Ip), grazing cows to S2.8p


to 109.8p (94. Ip). Cows and bulls: Grade 1 cows


(127.8p), standard to 101.8p (147.7p), medium to 102p (150.3p), heavy to lGlp (139.4p), overweight to 133.Op (123.Op), shearlings to 144.5p (121.-Ip), uncertified to £41.20 (£24.70), uncertified shearlings to £30.20 (£24.25), cast sheep to £43.80 (£23.00), rams to £30.20 (£2-1.50). In the produce section, there


(02.8p) Sheep: light hoggs to 152p


BROADWAY comes to Clitheroe this week with the opening of “Guys and Dolls.”


Royal Grammar School in Chatburn Road, where the show opened last night and runs until Saturday, with performances at 7-30 p.m.


The venue is Clitheroe


by Miss Jane England and Miss Sandra Morris, con­ tains many catchy num­ bers. The orchestra is directed by Mrs Joy Field­ ing and the dancers have been trained by Miss Chris Dorc.


The musical, produced


were 12.830 tonnes of wheat straw which fetched up to £33 per tonne.


from the school office at Chatburn Road.


Tickets are available


Pictured are members of the cast.


Expanding at health studio


A MAJOR expansion pro­ gramme is to take place at Lee Carter Health Studio in Clitheroe.


ness, which is situated off Lowergate, is a swimming pool, changing rooms, Turkish bath, gallery and free weights room.


Planned for the busi­


Valley Council’s Planning and Development Commit­ tee approved the applica­ tion. It was also reported that as a result of the design of the extension, an overhang would protrude into the council car park and it was agreed that the land underneath would be controlled by the council.


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‘Great abduction case’ in spotlight 100 years ago


very different ing point.


THE eyes of the British media are focusing on Clitheroe as the Ribble Valley by-election result prepares to hit the headlines — just a century to the week since the town was in the national spotlight for a reason. . . a _


court case which became a legal talk-


half columns of story began with the following­ gripping text: “People leaving church


p ag e s c a r r ie d only adverts, the banner head­ lines of the day were: “The g r e a t a b d u c t i o n case” . . . “description of th e c a p tu re (by an eye-witness).” A lengthy two-and-a-


At a time when front


and chapel at noon on Sun­ day and returning to their homes by way of Salford, Moor Lane or Castle Street, had their attention irresistibly drawn to the somewhat unusual sight of a closed carriage, drawn by a couple of very odd horses, careering at a furi­ ous pace in the direction ofWhallcy Road. “Tracing this incident to


chief actors in this exciting drama were Mr E. H. Jackson, of Blackburn, and his wife, formerly Miss Emily Maud Hall, of Shawbridge, Clitheroe.”


scene had been enacted and that in broad daylight, a lady, surrounded by her friends, and in the midst of a crowd of people, had been forcibly abducted from St Mary’s Church gates and carried away by h er husband in the direction of Blackburn. “As is well known, the


its source, people learnt that a most extraordinary


ings, such as “Miss Hall’s' to the Court of Appeal, first love story, ”i:“True, but the court refused to true, till death,” “Mr Jack- accept his claim that his son’s antecedents,” “A wife ought to live with him secret engagement,” “The and Mrs Jackson walked nuptial knot should be out a free woman.


siege of Mr Jackson’s home and, finally, of the rescue of Emily, unfolded under dramatic sub-head-


A YOUTH who was involved in a fight outside a kebab house was fined £200 by Clitheroe magistrates, after admitting assault occasion­ ing actual bodily harm. Robert Walker (18), of


Youth fined £200 for assault


Mayfield Avenue, Clith­ eroe, was also ordered to pay £200 compensation, to forfeit £200 for breaking a binding order made last June and to pay £15 costs.


over in the sum of £250 for two years.


Walker was also bound


secuting, said that the aggrieved, Mr Peter Jef­ frey Stone, and the defen­ dant, were involved in a disagreement and scuffle in the Dog and Partridge public house. The aggrieved then


Mrs Sara Walker, pro­


went to a Clitheroe kebab house and was approached


by Walker, who hit Stone, after which a fight broke out. The court heard that


Stone suffered a swollen nose, broken tooth and a swollen left eye with a small cut. Police broke up the fight


and an officer noticed the injuries to Stone’s face. Walker was interviewed regarding the incident and admitted the offence. Mrs Walker told the


The story of the police


tied,” “For God’s sake help me,” “State of siege” and “Escape from Garrison.” Rescued from her hus­ band’s house, he took her


court that the incident was about some beer that had been thrown. Walker, who repre­


sented himself, declined to offer mitigation for the offence.


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