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“THE people of the Ribble Valley will be reported and photographed to within an inch of their lives,” BBC TV political correspondent Janies Cox predicted in a radio recording made in our office


last week. How right he proved! This week the media circus has


Valley constituency. And some famous faces were


about, too, to add to the Major, Roy Hattcrsley, Oienys


been in town, turning every stone in its search to analyse the Kibble


excitement. The four on the right — John


Kinnock and Paddy Ashdown — added their political clout to a by-election upon which the eyes of the nation are focused.


seemed, a camera was being pointed, a microphone was searching for a view on this or that and journalists from outside the tocul patch were scribbling copious


Everywhere one turned, it


notes. It is all very flattering, of course.


March 7th, when the circus packs up and leaves town — and the Ribblo Valley can get back to normal and we can send our new MP to represent us at Westminster.


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LVTEST from the Gulf... a cartoon penned by local serviceman Stuart Brown which shows that our lads out there are still retaining a keen sense of humour! Meanwhile, 30 parcels from Ribble Valley people have been sent out to our servicemen and women in response to an appeal by the local Gulf bupport


G Co-ordinator .Mrs Marv Mansell said: “We’ve been overwhelmed with the response to our appeal, for we have had a lot of cash and donations and aie


^GilWo/riic forces are still hc-ing collected at the Royal British Region Club in Whallev Road. Clitheroe. on Wednesday evenings, between 7-30 and 9-30. I ar­ tels fur the Gulf can also be left there for delivery free of charge.


the Gulf a weekly copy of the “Advertiser and Times” — plus an East Lancashire Newspapers' Barker pen to write their letters home. 0 .More about cartoonist Stuart on page (i.______


For our part, we are making arrangements to send our lads and lasses serving in . .


department of Lanca­ shire County Council did not forget about the 30 silver coins, keeping a watchful eye on the s itu atio n in London and as soon as it was p o s s ib le i t


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held in Blackburn under the guidance of coroner Mr George Graham, who declared that the coins were indeed treasure


A special inquiry was


bought them. Found buried in a field


trove. The find was then sent


prevent possible damage by hordes of people look­ ing for more treasure. In this type of find the


near Clitheroe bv a group of Preston metal detector enthusiasts, the coins had their exact location kept a closelv guarded secret to


first thing’that has to be determined is whether the objects are treasure trove


amfthe ««on w to bS r f return to it.


to the medals and coins department of the British Museum, to be analysed and recorded. Extensive research and examination revealed that they dated from the late first and second century AD. Researchers reported


that the coins had pro­ bably been buried in


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Samantha proves she is quite a card


Hill, of Faraday Avenue, Clitheroe, who “lost her mummy" on a shopping trip to the town centre, was found by two friendly policemen very soon after she was reported missing.


THE local boys in blue have received a special commendation after *


coming to the rescue of a little girl lost. Five-year-old Samantha


of Charles and Suzanne Hill, decided that the ladylike thing to do was to write and thank them for "helping me to find mum.”


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card bearing the message — with a drawing of a police car on the front — and then posted it to Clitheroe Police Station.


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impressed by the gesture that he popped into the “Advertiser and Times” of fice to show us Samantha’s card.


Sgt Alan Bayliss was so


a story that began when Samantha ran ahead of her mum on Clitheroe Market on Saturday afternoon and disappeared. Mrs Hill made a search


It was the happy end to


of the market area, but there were many shoppers about and she could find no trace of her. It was at that stage that PCs John Burke and Bob Brown were called into the search and after 30 agonising minutes they drove along the streets in Samantha’s own neighbourhood and found tier w-a 1 k i n g unharmed in the direction


unnerving experience for Mrs Hill as much as Samantha and she did not hesitate in adding her name to her daughter’s thank you card. Sgt Bayliss added: “It’s


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RESIDENTS in the area may have felt “betrayed” when "30 pieces of silver,” found in the Ribble Valley, were sent to the British Museum — but after a year the historical find is at last on its way back to Clitheroe._________ T h e m u s e u m


and Albert Museum was given the job of putting a value on the coins, peripa­ tetic curator for the Lan­ cashire County Council Museum Service, Maggy Simms, stressed that the value was not important. “You cannot put a price


Although the Victoria


of this paper get it for


It costs 20p but readers


on the heritage and value of life we receive from analysing these coins," she said. "The information they give cannot be put


in financial terms." Lancashire County


Council bought the coins for £G00 and, although are currently being


the S u T in tem k T f o left in a safe plaA and for- in Preston, the h,stone gotten about.


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lluseum later this year. Although the find was a


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curator stressed that the council would prefer it if people with metal detec­ tors explored in areas which are not sensitive to archaeology, such as beaches or areas of loose deposits. _ut she praised the


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Health menace as houses fill with bus fumes


group which found the coins for following the cor­ rect code of conduct.


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SNEAK thieves stole diesel generator from roadworks on the A59 near Horton-in-Craven. The £1,200 generator,


which had Staffordshire Public Works stamped on it, had been powering a set of temporary traffic lights on the road. Anyone with any infor­


mation should contact Clitheroe Police (23S18).


Worth a beef!


one of those little gestures that help to make our job


of her own home. Nevertheless, it was an


worthwhile.” Samantha is a pupil at


Brookside Primary School, Clitheroe, and her mother


works at Regent Street Nursery in Nelson.


A SOBERING thought for a rural and farming com­ munity like the Ribble Valley, supporting our troops' in the Gulf, comes with the news that they are being fed on — beef from Argentina!


Roger’s note of despair


I as a film crew from Channel -1 was recording everything.


IT’S what every stage singer fears — laryngitis _ and it couldn’t have happened at a worse time,


. Roger Dugdale had just started singing his first number as Curly in "Oklahoma" at Clitheroe Parish Hall on Monday j was cracking up.


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I expected the worst. After Roger had struggled through the rest of the first number, John put his


couldn’t got through the rest of the evening. Fortunately, show director John Turner had


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But it was the first time Roger has experienced inything like this — and it would have to happen the


, . , o ce comi g night when lie realised his voice


•‘I despaired," said Roger. *Td just started singing I u ‘Oh, what a beautiful morning!’ when 1 knew I


| “plan B" into effect — taking over the singing through a mike from his place in the orchestra pit,


first time John directed a show for the society! The laryngitis began last Thursday, just before


the charity performance staged by the society, when £375 was raised for the Multiple Sclerosis Society and the Dorian House appeal. On Saturday, Roger’s voice was worse, but he managed to sing his part. On Monday, it was obvious his voice was much


worse, which is why John took the unusual step of sitting in the orchestra pit, next to the musical


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On Tuesday, Roger took some time away from his work as director bf the animal feeds firm B. Dug- dule and Son Ltd, but by lunchtime felt a little bet- he was by then on a course of antibiotics — and


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trange to hear Vinn*» mv vnirp pntTunu’ from Roccr,ger/ John I saim aiterwaras, "Dui everyone was very good about


| while Roger mimed on stage. i "A few people commented afterwards that it was


with 25 and 30 years’ experience respect vely, and both have been heard at many a production of tne CYitheroe Parish Church Amateur Operatic and Dva-


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was hoping to "have another go on Tuesday night. The laryngitis was not the first problem of the production for Roger.


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In rehearsals more than a cast -- LnUITUB UUUUIIVI nuu a similar injury and both were hobbling around for -- "“",'’7 “


' ‘^ill, the show must go on. .. and it iB opening to full houses all this week. Monday night's filming by


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WELL TERRACE in Clitheroe is “an environmental health hazard^ claims


meeting of the East L an c a sh i re P u b lic T ra n s p o r t Lia iso n Committee that buses continually stopping in th e v i c in i ty h ad become a menace. •There is a lack of bus facilities in this town.


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coaches bringing in tour­ ists. There is no bus termi­ nal and Well Terrace is a terrible traffic hazard." Mr Harris told the


entral places to p i lark for


resident Mr Ben Harris. Mr H a r r is told


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meeting in the Kibble Val­ ley Council Chamber that buses often parked for up to 20 minutes with their engines running and nearbv houses were filled with fumes. "Well Terrace is not the place to have a


d r iv e rs , but asked: "Should they stop in Well


bus terminal.” he added. In reply. Mr Tony Mor­


already spoken to many of the operators and their


Mr Harris said he had


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