a Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, November 11th, 1993 11 Clitheroe 22321, (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 422331 (Classified)
Women’s drink spree ended
in burglary
THREE unemployed Clitheroe women broke into an import specialist shop after they had been on a drinking spree, Clitheroe magis trates heard.
THERE was a steady trade in cattle during Thursday’s Gis- bum Auction Mart sale. Forward were 112 newly
GISBURN AUCTION MART
calved dairy cows and heifers. First quality cows made to
£1,450 (average £1,171.75), second to £1,000 (£928), first qu ality h e ife r s to £1,450 (£1,200.70), second to £1,000 (£900). There were 43 animals
Deborah Robinson (24), of Tower Hill, Michelle
Turner (27), of no fixed address, and Patsy Wright (19), of De Lacy Street, pleaded guilty to burglary at Import, Wellgate. Robinson pleaded guilty to an additional charge of stealing a plant pot from o u ts id e a h o u se in Lowergate. Mr David Forbes, pro
forward in the Christmas show and sale of in-calf dairy cattle. Champion and reserve: W.
Postman who was true country lover
POPULAR ex-postman Mr William Walhvork died recently in Clitheroe Hospital. Mr Wallwork (73), i
known as Bill, was born and brought up at Pendle ton, where he attended the village school, before continuing his education at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, together with his twin brother, Tom, who has survived him. In 1937, he joined the
Killed in Spanish holiday
Grenadier Guards, serving with them throughout the
Swindells — £1,570 and £1,420. Class 1 Best in-calf cow: W.
Swindells (£1,480), M. Hill (£1,480), K. Watson (£1,110). Class 2 Best in-calf heifer: 1
and 2 W. Swindells (£1,570 and £1,420), J. Wilson (£1,270). F r ie s ia n c ow s d u e in
November made to £1,480 (£1,230), due December to £1,200 (£1,030), those due in January to £1,480 (£1,020). Fr ie s ian h e ife r s due in November made to £1,570
(£1,390), those due in December to £1,270 (£1,220), those due in spring to £1,290 (£1,235). Forward were 195 calves and
70 stirks and stores. Calves: Charolais X heifers
made to £174 (£128), Limousin X bulls to £226 (£105.25), heifers to £178 (£92.65), Belgian Blue X bulls to £300 (£230.50), heifers to £255 (£209.00), Simmental X bulls to £275 (£248.25), heifers to £215 (£145.15).
made to £228 (£200), heifers to £129 (£125.50), Hereford X bulls
Blonde d’Aquitaine X bulls , „
to £115 (£101.50), heifers to £119 (£94.50), Friesian X bulls to £202 (£150.05), heifers to £112, Angus X bulls to £92 (£81.20), heifers to £124 (£72.25), M.R.I. bulls to £180.
Top price calf: R. & J. Waite, .
£300. Beef link/Simmental supercalf
competition winner. J. Robinson
and Son, £275. Stirks and stores: Charolais X
bulls/steers made to £438, heif ers to £370 (£343), Limousin X bulis/steers to £425 (£377.75), heifers to £320 (£300), other Continental X bulls/steers to
£170 (£456.40). Forward in the fatstock sec
tion were 704 cattle, including 237 young bulls, 276 steers and heifers and 191 cows and bulls, and 2,969 sheep, including 2,659 lambs and 310 ewes and rams. Bulls: Continental light made
secuting, said the three women had been standing outside Import while one of them took property out of the shop through a bro ken front window. Police later found the property hidden down an alleyway,
after they were called to the burglary by a witness. On the same night, Robinson was seen taking a plant pot from a house in Lowergate, dropping it when the owner was disturbed. Mr Stephen Barker, in
CLITHEItOE’S tradi tional celebration of a British institution — gunpowder, treason and plot — went off without a
hitch.The bonfire and fire work display held on the Castle Field once again attracted a large turnout of Kibble Val ley people and, once again, Guy Fawkes lost and was punished for his despicable deed. The event was organ
NEWS IN BRIEF
MEMBERS of the Clith eroe Stamp Club will be learning about the postal history of Austria during a
meeting on Tuesday. Mrs E. Erzelak will
mitigation, said Wright and Turner had been drinking in a local pub which was holding a spe cial “two for the price of one drink” promotion. They were then joined in the evening by Robin son,who also had had a number of drinks. Mr Barker said: “They
ised by Clitheroe and Ribblesdalc Rotary and Ribble Valley Rotaract clubs and the winners were the charities they support. On the night, a ro u n d £2,500 was raised, given as gener ous donations by the public enthralled by a display of fireworks
which lit up the Clith eroe skies. d Treacle toffee, hot
know what they did was extremely stupid and accept that too much drink is no excuse, but they are not regular offenders.” All three women were
toes were on offer to the masses who gather annually to enjoy the warmth of the bonfire an d a t r a d i t io n a l
conditionally discharged for 12 months and each asked to pay £16 compen sation for the broken win dow and £45 costs. Robin son was asked to pay a further £25 compensation for the plant pot.
Parking
on lines proved
to 162.8p (140.9p), medium to 170.8p (142.8p), heavy to 161.8p (139.9p), other light to 145.8p (120.8p), medium to 152.8p (1 2 2 .7p), heavy to 128.8p
• £888.16.
made to 139.Sp (1 2 9 .3p), medium to 151.8p (128p), heavy to 135.5p (125.8p), other light to 111.2p (llOp), medium to 126.8p (U4p), heavy to 132.2p (U4.4p). Continental light heifers made to 136.8p (118.7p), medium to 153.8p (121.8p), heavy to 139.8p
Steers: Continental light , . . (120.8p).
Fairclough, £890.40. Top Kilo J. T. Forrest, 470 kg at 153.8p,
Chief prices: Top selling — S. • ... „
£722.86. Cows: Grade 1 made to 118.8p
(108.8p), grade 2 to 100.2p (89d), grade 3 to 95.8p (75.7p). Lambs: Super light made to
68.4p, light to 80.9p (72.1p), standard to 90p (77.6p), medium to S8.5p (76.4p), heavy to 80.2p (71.3p), overweight to 73.2p
^"kwes: Half-bred made to £45 (£22.95), horned to £20.80 (£14.75). Rams made to £62
(£43). Forward in the produce sec
tion were 34.610 tonnes of hay and straw, with hay making to £50 per tonne, barley straw to £55 and wheat straw to £38. There were 31 cattle and
Auction.
238p (227p), medium heifers to 227p (225.5p).
Cattle: Young bulls made to , .
, „ . .
standard to 187p (183.1pJ medium to 185p (181.75p) heavy to 177p (173.2p).
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Lambs: Light made to li4p,
Etherington, £970.80. Top kilo — R. Stainton, 520 kg at 170.8p,
(119.4p). Chief prices: Top selling — D.
A CLITHEROE motorist refused to accept a fixed penalty notice after a police officer charged him with parking in pelican crossing limits, the town’s magistrates were told. Mazin Juma (33), a self-
.'proved-and the magis tra te s firied-hinr £90, with
employed caterer, of Park Avenue, pleaded not guilty, but the case was
£50 costs, and endorsed his licence with three pen
alty points. The court heard that
Juma parked his car out side the newsagent’s shop in Whalley Road, Clith eroe, while he went in to
buy a paper. PC Mark Brookes said
he was passing the shop in a van when he noticed that the full length of the car was parked on the zig-zag markings on the approach
to the pelican crossing. He saw Juma return to the car and drive to Moor Lane, where he stopped
5 206 lambs forward at the Bea con North West Electronic
him.Juma refused to accept the fixed notice, ques tioned his authority as a police officer an d kept
ogs and baked pota
speak and display stamps at the meeting, which is taking place at 7-30 p.m. at the United Reformed Church, in Moor Lane, Clitheroe. Non-members are welcome to attend.
A VAUXHALL NOVA, valued at £4,000, was sto len from outside a house in Village Green, Slaidbum, at 10-30 p.m. on Sunday.
recorder and mahogany jewellery box, valued in total at £100, from a house in Pimlico Road, Clith eroe, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
THIEVES made off with a Ferguson video-cassette
evening. Pictured are some of
the children of all ages who e n jo y e d th e occasion.
October is dry
but cold
ALTHOUGH rain was registered on the first 12 days of October, it was only light compared to the downpours in the south of
the country. Statistically, October in
North East Lancashire turned out to be one of the driest, with only 1.77 inches being recorded. Colder weather in the
FOUR anti-theft steering wheel locks were stolen from four cars parked on a garage forecourt in Whal ley Road, Clitheroe, between October 29th and November 2nd.
A WHITE Suzuki van, valued at £3,000, was sto len from Accrington Road, Whalley, between 6 p.m. on Monday and 5 a.m. on Tuesday. The van has the registration number H393
THG. Car on fire
THE fire service was called to put out a burning
second half of the month, with night frosts on 11 nights and a remarkable prevalence of northerly winds, kept the tempera;
tures down."' Day Max. Min. Rain (mm) 55 46 5.7 56 46 1.9 60 46 6.9
2
1 3
4 5
6 7
8 9
57 42 4.8 54 46 6.0
55 48 3.4 52 39 0.5
53 44 0.5 56 47 2.2
10 56 38 1.9 11 48 40 4.1
12 50 40 2.7 13 49 32 0.2
14 48 27 15 43 24 16 41 24 17 46 26 18 46 28 19 45 30
20 48 32 2.9
21 47 30 22 48 29
23 47 30 24 50 40 25 48
26 50 42
interrupting him. Juma said: “You’re mak
ing a big mistake — I’ll see you in court. I’ve been
parking there for years.” Juma told the court that
he had parked outside the repair shop next to the newsagent’s, where there
were no lines. “I didn’t park the car on
the zig-zag lines — I’m a good, careful driver.
27 45 42 28 48 42
29 48 43 30 50 42 31 48 43
44.3 m
m — 1 .7 7 inches
o f rain
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car at the Nick o’ Pendle on Sunday, at 11-15 p.m. The car was completely destroyed in the blaze.
TODAY and tomorrow, Heyes Chemist, of Moor Lane, will be open until
A KENWOOD radio-cas sette player, valued at
£250, was stolen from a Volkswagen saloon car
outside a house in Stable Close, Gisbum, at 5 a.m. on Wednesday.
VANDALS poured corro
sive substance on a car at Calderstones Hospital, causing £800 worth of damage, between 6-10 and 9-35 p.m. on Friday.
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THIEVES stole a torch’ and cassette tapes from a car in De Lacy Street, Clitheroe, between 6 p.m. on Friday and 8 a.m. on Saturday.
A RADIO cassette player, valued at £280, was stolen from a car in Waterloo Road, Clitheroe, at 5 p.m.
on Friday.
THE Royal Mail has now changed the postcode for
houses in the Whalley and Sabden area from the pre- fix BB6 to BB7.
Charity boxes taken from pub
THIEVES broke into the Black Bull Hotel, Roches
cigarettes. They were disturbed
ter, in the early hours of Sunday morning and stole c h a r i ty b o x e s and
and three youths were seen running up The Weind.Local residents gave chase, but the youths
war.In civilian life once more, he worked in the colour and design depart ment at Barrow Print Works. However, he was a tru e countryman at heart and when a vacancy occurred he became a postman based at Clith eroe Post Office, in which capacity he served for 27 years until his retirement
in 1980. The greater part of his
postal rounds took in the rural area around Slaid bum and Bowland and he became deeply attached to
the area.He made many friends there and along with Kit-
Church. He w a s k e e n l y
tie, his wife, became a member of Whitewell
interested in the birds and wildlife of the countryside and also in paleontology, finding much of interest in
car crash COLLEAGUES of a Clitheroe policewoman, killed in a car crash while on holiday in Spain, have been paying tribute to her caring nature. Det. Sgt Wendy Gra
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ham was with her 11- month-old daughter Alice and husband Mr Gerry Graham when she was killed in the crash near Almenira, in Southern Spain, on Saturday. Alice was taken to a Spanish hospital with seri ous head injuries and Mr Graham, a police inspector based in Blackburn, suf fered cuts and bruises in the accident. His family flew out to Spain from their home in Belfast after hearing the news. Clitheroe Chief Inspec
p u r n l e y A r is a n d Em e r ta i i im c n ls Centro B O O K N OW fo r ou r m o u thw a te r in g F O U R C O U R S E
the rock strata there. In his earlier days, he
was a member of Clitheroe Operatic Society and his excellent voice was useful at both Pendleton and Whitewell Churches. He enjoyed gardening and fell walking, but in the past year his health had prohi bited such activities. His funeral took place
tor Michael Bourne said: “It is a deep loss to the section. As well as being an extremely efficient officer, she was a won derful person to everyone in the police station and to members of the public. She will be sadly missed.” Mrs Graham (33), who
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ducted by the vicar, the Rev. Roland Nicholson, as s is ted by the Rev. Derek Leyland and the Rev. Fred Cheall, vicar of Whitewell.
SHEEP SALE
THE final catalogued autumn sheep sale held on Friday at Clitheroe Auction Mart was well
escaped. Despite police road
supported: A varied entry met a mixed
blocks, the thieves fled from the village, but later three youths were appre hended in the Goosnargh area and are helping the police in their inquiries.
Chemists’ rota Liver failure
A PUPIL at St Augus tine’s RC High School,
6-30 p.m. Boots the Chemist, Cas
tle Street: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Monday to Friday until 6-30 p.m.
Pendle Club
BRIDGE winners at the Pendle Club, Clitheroe, were: Mrs P. Adey and Mr J. Lynch, Miss R. Holland
and Mr T. Adey. 0.6 ;
transplant. Y e a r 11 s t u d e n t
Billington, is in a Birming ham hospital awaiting an e m e r g e n c y l i v e r
Edward T u rn e r was rushed to hospital after he was taken ill at the school on Tuesday.
school said that Edward’s fellow pupils are saying prayers for his recovery.
A spokesman for the e ^ews from the Villages
11-05 a.m Cemetery, Dill Hall Lane; 11-25 a.m. Sabden; 11- 45 a.m. Clitheroe Railway Station; 12 noon Barrow; 12- 10 p.m. Whalley; 12-15 p.m. Billington; 12-20 p.m. Langho
(Spring Mill).
Christmas lunch, costing £11, at Sparth House, Clayton-le- Moors, will start at 1 p.m. on November 30th. a Picking up times are: 11
.m. Accrington (Peel Street);
Highlands in view at library
A FELL walker, photographer and lover of the Scottish Highlands and the Lake District is to present the November lecture at Clitheroe
Library.
originates from Bolton, but now lives in Lakeland, is to give a talk entitled: “Highlands of Scotland” — a trip over the border visiting many popular walking, climbing and rambling areas. Glencoe, Glen Shiel, the Cuillins of Skye, the Torridons and
Mr Don Austin, who
the Cairngorms will be explored in pictorial detail.
l ib ra ry ’s winter pro gramme, starts at 7-30 p.m. on Monday. Admis sion is by ticket only, available from the library, priced £1.
The le ctu re, in the
Abbey drive s Whist winners at the Abbey
ley, were: Ladies — Mrs J. Cutler, Mrs D. Ormerod. Gents — Mrs D. Farnsworth, Mrs M. Ormiston. ADominoes: Mrs N.
mbrose, Mrs P. Twitchen. enior citizens’ drive, in Whal
trade, with store lambs still holding well and Swaledale ewes recently tupped meeting the
most resistance. Rams: Swaledale aged made
to £100, shearlings to £115, Euros aged to £175, ram lambs to £85, shearlings to £200, Suf folk aged to £90, shearlings to £80, lambs to £72. Ewes: Mule ewes made to
ewes to £21.
to £29.50, other X to £33. There were 100 cattle forward at Monday’s sale. Although
Store lambs: Suffolk X made ,
there was less quality on offer, the bull a v e ra g e s l ig h t ly , improved. Heifers increased by
2p/kg, steers slipped by 1.5p and cows still averaged 90p. Young bulls: Light made to
118.50p (average 111.50p), medium to 140p (125.50p), heavy to 125p (122p), overall to
140p (118.90p). Steers: Light made to 135p
(1 3 5p ) , medium to 116p (115.50pi, heavy to 124p (113p), overall to 135p (118.02p). H eifers: L ight made to
(117.30p).
107.50p (95.50p), second to 86p (79.80p), overall to 107.50p (90.80p).
Cows: First quality made to , .
numbers of lambs, with just short of 600 lambs and 84 cast sheep forward. The best lambs only made a little over 84p/kg, but there was a strong demand for the best well-fleshed ewes, which topped at £50 per head. Prime lambs: Light made to
There was a reduction in the . . . £1.39
83.87p (69.63p), standard to 84.29p (76.06p), medium to 82.50p (73.97p), heavy to 73.47p (67.12p), overall to 84.29p
(73.99p). Ewes overall made to £50
(£22.12).Entries are invited for Mon day's machinery sale.______
Happy revels a A happy crowd of revellers,
plot-night goodies and fire tworks ensured the success of] .
roaring blaze and lots of the annual bonfire on Rimmg-
on’s Colthurst Jubilee Field on Friday.
thThe event was organised by we village sports committee,
hich supervised the fire works and Jacob’s join
refreshments. On Saturday, the sports
committee is holding a whist and domino drive in Rimmg- p ton Memorial Institute, with
4 Soft touch’ justice leads JP to resign
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birthday, explained the reasons for his resignation in a letter printed in “The Times” newspaper on
actually spoke to the “Advertiser and Times” earlier this year about [many of the points he
Friday. Mr Yorke, of Worston,
t r a t e fo r 28 y e a r s . Although the crime rate is rising fast, our court and petty sessional division — the largest in Lancashire, covering over 150 square miles, with a population of about 55,000 — is to be abolished,” he wrote. “The reasons given are
vice not proceeding with cases unless there was a near certainty of convic tion had reduced the workload of the court. “The Criminal Justice
Act 1991 and unit fines have been a frustrating
farce, causing defendants to laugh on leaving court.
cost effectiveness and shortage of work. It will cost the public much more to a t t e n d c o u r t s elsewhere.” Mr Yorke explained
The ‘soft touch’ has not worked and the sooner this is acknowledged the better,” he continued. “Young people need
th a t cautions and the Crown Prosecution Ser
treating fairly but firmly from the s ta r t and the punishment should fit the crime. L a s t week, I resigned in despair.”
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regretted the resignation and refuted the claim that there were any fundamen tal differences between committee members, arguing that all agreed the overriding problem was one of underfunding. He further reiterated
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