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TALKING about TV ’s Comic Relief, there’s plenty of fun to be had in our new North' West Weekly TV Guide.


The popular guide has details of seven


days’ programmes on all channels, includ­ ing BskyB, plus features on films, soaps, sport and children’s TV.


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is not basing his complaint on a “wrong breadown of figures” and is using a set of figures which were pub­ lished in our newspaper on January 24th and include: © Accommodation and dinner — £842. ® Seven bottles of wine — £82.25. © Mineral water — £8. ® Bar — £24.95. © Cigars — £17.20. ® Liqueurs — £37.40. © Incidentals — £12.40. We regret any embarrassment our report may have caused Coun. Cowgill.


cil to the district auditor over the matter. We are now prepared to accept that Coun. Cowgill


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following a council training weekend at Gibbon Bridge, Chipping. Coun. Cowgill, as we stated, is reporting the coun­


cillor in question — Coun. John Cowgill — was said to be using the “wrong breakdown of figures” when he accused Ribble Valley Council of wasting poll tax payers’ money on a training exercise. At the centre of the matter is a bill for £1,024.20


IN our report of March 7th headed “Councillor’s report mischief making,” we reported that the coun­


L IN D I ST CLAIR , the lively lady who came to the area to teach us a political thing or two during the by-election, is now b u s y d o i n g h e r “homework” as she goes about moving her controversial business interests to the Ribble


of companies which includes Slutco UK Ltd and Rent-A-Fantasy Ltd, says enthusiastically: “I will be providing help, so how can anyone object? Health experts agree that some people need advice on sexual matters and I can provide that help because I have seen it all, so to speak. “Through my work as a


former madam and through talking to the girls, I have come to understand many prob­ lems people face. I have had 20 years’ experience of discussing sexual prob­ lems with people and help-


sex counsellor — offering, according to her press statement, free advice "to Clitheronians with sexual problems who are too embarrassed to see their doctors or ask their friends.” Lindi, who heads a list


to move her chatline operation and adult pro­ ducts businesses into the area, but she is also now looking into the possibility of setting herself up as a


Miss Whiplash by the tab­ loid press — is completely undaunted by a possible backlash from local resi­ dents over her plans. Not only does she intend


Valley. But Lindi — dubbed


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NOW, children, today’s lesson is Comic Relief! Teacher Mrs Joyce Blackwell gets to grips with Red Nose Day fun


at Brookside School, Clitheroe, as children and staff clown around for charity. For the full story, see page 6.


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C l i th e r o e , p eo p le approached me and asked me for advice,” she said. “For instance, an ama­


teur footballer said he did not like taking showers with other players. When he expl ‘ai ‘n led th


I was able to diagnose that it was a hernia and there was no need for embar-


- e problem,


vered the need for the counselling service while she was running her Rib­ ble Valley by-election campaign. “While I was staying in


too cm about their problems to others, but are able to speak quite freely to me.” Lindi says she disco­


ing them overcome them. “People are generally ibarrassed to talk


moving into the Ribble Valley are Slutco UK Ltd and Rent-A-Fantasy Ltd, which between them pro­ vide a wide range of adult products and services, including audio and video tapes, Kinky-Love Party Songs, Whip-a-Grams, escorts, models, “outra­ geous entertainment” and “surrogate wives,” “spe­ cial therapy” and "alterna­ tive recreation.”


her stand for the constitu­ ency at the next election. The companies she is


contribution to the com­ munity,” added Lindi, who hopes her local popularity will grow rapidly and help


rassment. I have also given advice to women.” The sex advice will be “a


in the “Clitheroe Adver­ tiser and Times,” she is looking for several ter­ raced properties in Clith­ eroe to house her female staff of five — and is view­ ing isolated farmhouses intended for her own home and that of her twins, her company headquarters and recording studio.


As previously reported


she adds: “I will bring employment to the area by way of offering jobs for a handyman, secretary, gamekeeper, housekeeper, maids, nanny, mainte­ nance man, cook, personal keep-fit trainer, driver, minder and butler.”


In the press statement, She will also be looking


intended viewing a farm last week, but had to post­ pone the visit for a week because of urgent business in London. “I hate London and am a


housewarming party — with “everyone” invited.


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there were double celebrations for the Rodgers family, as the proud fa the r -to -b e d home safely a


day before the birth of a 71b 15oz baby daugh- t e r , K im b e r l e y


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and the journey taking much lo n g e r than expected, his hopes of being present at the birth appeared to be dashed. Kimberley Louise, how­


of a flap on” as, granted compassionate leave on March 10th, he left his col­ leagues in the 12th Air Defence Regiment and made the journey home. With time ticking away


ever, had decided not to make her debut until dad was there. She timed her arrival to


time to rest after John reached home in the early hours of Friday morning. Mrs Rodgers went into Queen’s Park Hospital, Blackburn, on Friday afternoon and Kimberley Louise was born at six minutes past 11 on Saturday. “We’re thrilled to bits,”


perfection, giving both mother and father-to-be


said John, on Monday. “It was absolutely gro-'„ l0 be


Arabia at the beginning of January and when the ground war began went into Iraq and then Kuwait. He was north west of Kuwait City when the war ended. His unit was employed giving air cover for tanks jyoing into battle, protect-


home in tir.ie and to be at the hospital as well.” He went out to Saudi


Sarah, John (20) recalled how the baby was due a week earlier, March 9th. He admits he had “a bit


Louise. Reunited with his wife


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Army after leaving Bow- land County High School, described the end of the Gulf War as “a big relief.” There were times, he admits, when he wondered whether he would ever see his wife and new-born daughter, but added that, as the land war began, it became a case of getting on with the job. “The adrenalin was


ing them aircraft. John, who joined the


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pumping and you tend to forget about things other than what you are doing. “A lot of people have


looking forward to spend­ ing his month’s leave together and hope to see John’s brother Mark, also in the Gulf, very soon.


matured out there — they have had to in order to look after themselves,” he added. Now the family are


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MORE than 20 people are to lose their Clith­ eroe jobs because UK sales of lingerie are not what they were expected to be. The workers are at the


Clitheroe premises of Granby Garments, which forms part of the clothing division of Courtaulds Textiles and employs 450 at Morecambe, Whitwick


in Lowergate, will be closed within the next few weeks as staff and equip­ ment are transferred to a larger factory — that of Lappet Manufacturing, in Garstang, which employs 170 and is expanding its export sales of Arab men’s headshawls. Lappet will be able to take on only 21 jobs, how­


and Clitheroe. The Clitheroe operation,


ever, so the other 23 peo­ ple who make up the 44- strong workforce at Clith- eroe w ill be made redundant. The news was released


by Courtaulds at the weekend and management representatives are now in the process of discussing the redundancies with the unions involved. But the news comes only eight months after


management was hoping to double the Granby Gar­ ments workforce to cope with lingerie sales to Marks ana Spencer. So what went wrong? “The projected demand


for lin g e r ie , which prompted the movement of the Whitwick and Clith­ eroe factories into the Granby Garments busi-


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Mayoress, Lord Clitheroe and other “influential com- munity members” to inform them of her intentions. And she promised a


writing to Clitheroe police, the Cfitheroe Mayor and


they are undisturbed." Lindi said she would be


country girl at heart,” she declared. “I will be a cash buyer and I don’t want any nosy parkers talking about me, because I want my twins to grow up pri vately; it is important thal


for new feminine voices to record saucy adult tapes for her 0898 chatlines. Lindi told us that she


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The fashion show


thieves broke into Browse, a high-class clothes shop at Whalley New Road, Blackburn, which was sup­ plying the clothes, and stole most of the stock. The raid took only a few


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from the Hyndburn Lei sure Centre and was to have been collected and returned by staff from ani­ mal feeds firm B. Dugdale and Son Ltd, of Bellman Mill, Salthill Trading


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EMERGENCY repairs will have to be carried out after vandals attacked a Clitheroe bowling green with petrol. The incident occurred at


has been left unplayable, but there is hope that repairs can be made in time for the start of the new season. A spokesman for Ribble


the top green at Clitheroe Castle on Tuesday night. A section of the ground


fashion shows in the six years the shop has been open, The catwalk was coming


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been organised for weeks. Browse was supplying some 50 to 60 garments, which were b e in g modelled by volunteers among its customers. Seven models were to have had seven or eight changes of clothes — a well-practised routine for some of them, as Browse has proved a popular


organiser Mr John Clayton was contacted by the shop-owners, the White family, on Monday night, and began the task of con­ tacting helpers and ticket- buyers. But neither he nor the Whites may be able to contact everyone, as some 250 tickets have been sold. The fashion show had


minutes and a van was spotted leaving the shop while the alarm bell was ringing, but at the time of going to press none of the c lo th e s had b e en recovered. Derian House appeal


was to have been held at Mvtton Fold Farm Hotel, near Whalley, to raise funds for the Derian House chil­ dren’s hospice appeal. But on Monday night,


ton Fold Farm Hotel, Lilian and Frank Har­ greaves, were providing the room for the show free of charge, as well as sup­ plying the wine and snacks included in the £5.75 ticket


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canapes and can obviously cancel the order,” said Mrs Hargreaves, “but I feel terribly sorry for Mrs White." A spokesman for


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