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Three-year ban for


drink-driver A WHA L E K Y nmrk c t t r a d e r a p p e a r e d before Cl i theme magistrates on a irink-<Irixin.u ehar.ee only


weeks af ter his lieence was


r e tu rn ed following a 1-- inonth ban for a simi lar


it Tehee. Je remy Wightman (-Pi),


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of Woodlands Drive, was lined £Uil) and banned for throe years, af ter pleading g u i l ty to d r iv in g a van with exeess aleohol in his


breatli. 'Phe eour t h e a rd that


Wightman was stopped at 1-15 a.m. in ( Ireat l iar - wood, af ter police saw him driving erratically and at a last speed. A subsequent b r e a th te s t sh owed n aerograms of alcohol 100ml of breath, the legal limit being Jo. Mr David Parkinson,


mitigation, said Wightman was disqualilled trom driv


ing for 12 montlis in J a n ­ uary of last year, when In was found to he just ovet till* legal limit. On t he ni.it’llt of t hi


offence, in February, hi had g o n e out wi t 11 hi: mother in the early eve- ning and had drunk thi pints of heel*. I!e was on his way to visit his will when stopped. 'flu* court was told that


since his lirst ban. Wight man ’s bus in e s s had sut - fered. but that wi th hi: wife’s help he intended to


continue trading.


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Calling the class o f ’82


"TI1K class of *S2 Kibh- lesdale Hit'll School-style! is the theme of anothe r reunion to take place in the town this year. 'The reunion is being


arranged bv lormei Kibl losdale pupils Carol Kakoi and Patrick Audertoii who have oruaniM*d a pu hminarv meetmu to do cuss arrangements lot tlu reunion, on March Jntli 'Pile meeting is being


held at Chtlieroe’s Swan and Koval I lot el. on t astli Street, and lnrther detail can la* obtained hv ringing l *arol qrjuit 2r»7‘J l ). alter t p m or I ’a t rick (U JM! 7 s:;t)P).


PUPILS in Year 7 at Rihhlesdale High School recently “lit up” -c r e a t iv e ly ! Ih'.l is - "hen asked h. design National No-Smok­


ing Day posters lor a special competition. All 1 SI s tudents took


the jot) to hear t , ereat- in/i pas ters which leave no cluuhl that cigaret tes can kill, wi th such slo­ g a n s a s " I l ' s nut the co f f in th a t t a k e s you awa y , i t ’s th e c o u g h ­ in g ” an d "Do n ' t he a


j o k e r h y h e i n g a smoke r ." The top three posters


were selected from each tu to r group for a total of IS first, second and t h i r d p la c e w in n e r s , who received pr izes of


honk tokens and sweets for t h e i r o u t s t a n d i n g


efforts. Rebe c c a Cla rk I I I ) ,


of Wi lp sh i rc . was the overall winner wi th her s im p l e h u t g r a p h i c depict ion of the possible effects of smoking, t ie r poster features two feel


Butcher in a flutter over rare bird


HAS anymir seen u lurge hawk- l ike bird hover ing tiver ( 'li theme? H u t c h e r M r P e t e r


Helm, of Ch a th am Park Drive, was going home for lunch when he spot ted a la rgo b i rd a 11 a c k in g a


seagull. I le dashed inside for his


camera and took several pictures of what, a neigh­ bour believed, was a pere­ grine falcon. “ I returned from Scot ­


land af ter a week’s holiday ami had seen no wildlile b e c a u se of


t h e we t


weather. Then I see this on my dn o r s t ep


t lie


most unusual thing 1 liavi over seen in Cl i th e ro e . ’


declared Mr Helm. If anyone else has seen


anyt Ding s imi la r or can ideril ilv wh e re the bird mav have come Irom, Mi I lollll would In* pleaM-d l


hear Irom voii.


tied to a K.LP. tag lor M. K a s s y — n am e d a f t e r t h e p o p ti I a r e i g a r e t t e h r a n (I . K e h e e e a * s s I o g a n , "Smoking is Cool, Dead Cool ," drives home the


message. 'Phe c o n t e s t , wh ich


was o rg an i s ed by Mrs


Anne Hutchinson, head of Year 7, and Mr Kevin Ueed, head of physical educat ion, was the lirst at Uibblesdalc to tackle Na t io n a l No -Smoking


Day. P i c t u r e d ab o v e a r e


U eb e r e a a n d f e l low winning classmates.


Farmer’s green beetle invasion is a blessing


AiY invasion of giri-n-coloiircd beetles is prov­ ing tlio onvironincnlally-friondly solution to a


CiilhiToo fanner’s dock wood problem. Fa rme r .Mr Jo s ( 'ollin-


sim. of Heilman Farm, dis­ covered the beet les two years ago. af ter a swarm of t hem devoured a Held of dock plants at liis ( ’hat-


burn Pond farm. He imme d ia te ly co n ­


tacted Kancaster Univer­ sity's Division of biological Sciences, which confirmed that the beetle was “(ias- tmphysa viridula,” or the green (lock beetle. Hast ye a r , tile beet le,


which is also known to favour rhubarb, returned to Heilman Farm in even g r e a te r numbers and Mr Collinson believes he may have found an e n v i ro n ­ ment a!ly-frieiidly solution to h i s v e r y “ g r e e n " prohlt*m. He said: “ If I can elimi­


nate the dock leaves. I can grow more grass for feed. Us ing the beet les is far bet ter than using chemical spray, so I’m hoping for a good swarm of them this year !” Kxper ts at Lancast er Universi tv sac the beet le


pect ive beet le b r e e d e r s a r e adv ised t o l ine t he boxes with moist sand and keep the hungry beet les supplied with iresh dock leaves , a f t e r which the beetles will mate and lay


eggs. Th e e g g s hat cl) min


small black larvae, which will pupate in the sand and can l>e t ransfer red to dock plants in the field.


Quiz for char ity


A QUI Z night is being held in t he Kibble \ alley tomo r row to help raise funds lbr a local childbirth charity.


The niacklmrn. Hynd-


can l>e reared qui te ea>il\ m plast ic boxes kept at room temperature. Pros­


Record fund-raiser thrills Fur and Feather workers


burn and Kibble Val ley b r an ch of th e Na t io n a l Childbirth 'Ernst is holding tin* qui z n ig h t , at th e Aspinall Arms. Mitlon. at 7-:in p.m. The cost of entry is 1*1.*J5 per individual and per team and prizes are f f e r e d fo r th e


£


In* i n g wmnet


! ’met •ds from tlu* event go towa rds funding


the t rust s valuable work m tile field of pregnancy, chi ldbirth and early pa r ­ e n t h o o d a n d f u r l h e r detai ls ol ei ther tlu* quiz night, or the 'Ernst’s work, can he obtained hv ringing 'Ernst member Kalb Hell dUif. l f>r> 151).


Approval delay


queried


A PKKP LKXKD Kihhh Valley councillor quer ied why it had taken so long to approve planning permis sion for a Wiswel l s i te when the plans submitted differed only a little from the original application. Co n n . I l owe l J o in


(Ulitheroe) was refer r ing to a development at (>ld Hack 1 .am*. Wiswell. The appl icant . Howland


Homes Ltd. sought p e r ­ mission to convert a grade two l i s ted b a rn to two dwellings, demolish a twn- s torev and a one- s torey outbuilding and erect two semi-detached dwellings. “ 1 fully suppor t tliis.


d e c l a r e d Uoun. Jo n e s adding: “Why did we go to all the fuss of refusing pre­ vious applications? Th en are now four units instead of five, but tlu* size will lu very much the sami 'flu* p a r i s h c o u n c i l


s t a t e d th a t t h e r e was some controversy over tin boundary of the applicant s land and queried whether tlu* appl icat ion could go


ahead. In r e p ly , co u n c i l lo r :


were told that the mattei of owne r ship was a civil dispute and did not alleet l li e a p p I i c a t i o n a


submitted.


A lesson in wildlife


gardening


A WILDL1FK gardening training course is to take p l a c e on S a t u r d a y , at Simo i i s t o n e 1 ’ ri ma r y School. The course, which has


been ar ranged by the Krit- isli 'Ernst for ( ’onservation Volunteers, will involve an introduction to ponds and


wildfluwer meadows, plan­ ning and designing wildlile areas and practical censer-


vat ion work. The course is being run


by wi l dl i f e g a r d e n i n g e x p e r t s Mr Cavin Lee who is KTCV’s community projects ol l iccr lor Last L a n c a s h i r e , an d Mis s Claire Fal inower . who is I’. T E V s cn m m u n i t v p r n j e c t S O f f i c e r I o r


Hurnley. Handouts will be avail­


able covering all aspects ol wildfiower gardening and | tin* cost of the day- long ! course is £7.50 (unwaged). £10 (waged) and £^*J.50


( teachers and communi ty workers). F u r t h e r in fo rma t io n


a b o u t l 1)e cou r s e . o r TCV’s oth e r act ivi t ies,


an* avai lable by ringing t l ie o r g a n i s a t i o n (02SU


2111(1(1).' Scared off


A li l i It t! I. A It a la I-ml lViithlt*nt‘(l olT raitlors who | b ro k e into a t 'l i thei -no muter showroom on Satur ­ day nittht.


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A KKt 'Ol t l ) amount of ClilO was raised at tlu- Iii- i tnnnal cof fe e mornint f orittmisetl hy the f r iends of Kin- ami F e a th e r anil the r i i therne Mayor's Par ­ lour on Saturday.


Sa id c h a i rma n Mi s t


No ra Itriirtrs: "We hail wonderful support and are thrilled to have raised so much. The money will po towa rds helpiat ; injured and st ray animals."


There were cake, hrintr-


nntl-biiy anti fancy (roods stalls ami members of the association served coffee and biscuits. Speeittl jrucsts included


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the Mayor ami Mayoress of Cl i theroe, Conn, ami Mrs Pat Shephe rd, seen here cnjoyintr coffee with the helpers. A raffle was held and


winners were Mrs N. Ash­ wor th. Miss l ’recdy tint! Mrs llonlker.


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Ca r r Ltd. on I'.awtllands. a f te r su n sh in y a window at the hack of the p r em- ' i s e s , 1) n t empty-handed.


Ihirular* entered Itliliis | l e f t STUARTS l£A^ sTON 0772 - 51362 ^ MEN? x & . . kknS n ( c i<ts s i j t tui j


T h re a t to adult classes


warns MP ADULT education classes in the Kibble Valley are now in seve re d an g e r of facing the axe, claims local Liberal Democrat MK Mr Michael Far r . He s a y s t h e t h r e a t


comes a f te r the ( iovern- ment forced through the Fur the r and Higher Kdu- eation Kill in the House of ('ominous — in under five hours. Mr Carr , who sat on the


commi t tee examining the Ki l l , co in me n t e d : “ It th r e a t e n s th e fu tu re < adul t and night elassi b e c a u s e it c om p l e t e ly ignores them. It will taki control of fur ther educa­ tion out of local authority hands and leave adult edit cation up in the air. “< Mi tlu* committee and


in th e Ho u s e . 1 moved amen dments that would have assured the future ol adult education, hut ov . t ime th e T o r i e s v o ted


them down. Tin* contempt that tin


(iovcrnmcnl has shown lor adult educat ion is appal l ­ ing. Over aOO.lMHI peopli signed pet it ions against the se proposals, hut th Tor ies ju s t ignore theii pleas. “ tiw can th e To n e ?


ex p e c t people t o t rust them when they don’t li^ ten. don’t care and don’t want to know peopl views? These impor tant p ro p o s a l s we r e ru shed th ro u g h wi thout propei debate and now people will have to pay the price with p o o r e r e d u c a t i o n a ’ facilit ies.”


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