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A GLANCE Poignant services are held around the area as the Ribble Valley hon­ ours its war dead.


pages 5, 13, 20


T w o m e n a r e jailed after admit­ ting their part in a bogus house repair which robbed a Clitheroe woman of £7,000.


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Town’s DIY fes­ tive spirit is critic­ ised by a reader.


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Town councillors decide that Sun­ day sales at Clith­ eroe Auction Mart m ak e “ l i t t l e impact” on the town — but radio’s M a r t i n J a m e s claims the car boot sales are potential markets for stolen goods.


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Whalley families in fear after 200% rent rise shock.


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PUPILS at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School are setting a shining example when it comes to exam success and school attendance. The school is second in areas of the country.


Lancashire for GCSE and A-level passes and suffers no truancy, according to the much-awaited Com­ p le te Exam Re su lts


Guide.The guide, which was published by “The Daily Express” yesterday, also revealed that 100%_ of


pupils at Bowland High School and St Augustine s


RC School and 99% of pupils at Ribblesdale High School obtained at least one GCSE, comparing them more than favour­ ably with schools in other


teacher at Clitheroe Royal Grammer School, said he was “absolutely delighted” with the school’s placing. He commented: “We


Mr Stuart Holt, head­


have very able students, very supportive parents, exceptional teaching staff and a very supportive governing body. Our team is able to provide a quality education.” The tables, published in


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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18th, 1993 No. 5,601


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Pupils going catty] Santa planning to arrive in town


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Great birthday news from Ultraframe


CLITHEROE’S go-a­ head Ultraframe com­ pany c e leb ra ted its 10th anniversary this week with some birth­ day news which is set to give the local econ­


Big export deal means more jobs by Sheila Nixon


and is now set to take on another 40 new employees d u r in g th e n e x t 12


major new export order — and the deal means extra jobs and bold expansion p lan s fo r th e local workforce.While many other firms plumb the depths of recession, the double glaz­ ing and conservatory firm is on the crest of the wave. It has created 85 extra jobs at its Enterprise Works in the past year


omy a big boost. The firm has secured a


months. And the company,


which now has a 250- s t r o n g w o r k f o r c e , crowned its week of cele­ brations with the appoint­ ment of two new directors to the board — commercial director Mr Steven Mercer and financial director Mr David Moore, who are both old boys of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.


umph is to supply conser­ vatory roofing systems for


Its latest export tr i­


another British firm’s exi­ sting market in Vancou­


ver, a move which could lead to multi-million-pound


contracts within the next two years.


expanding its markets in Ireland and France and is currently planning its first German exhibition in Nuremburg.


Meanwhile, the firm is


promoting its Ultralite high insulation roofing products in Scandinavia a f t e r i t s G e rm a n exhibition. “We see the Canadian


The company will be


deal as a major break­ through for our company,” said managing director Mr John Lancaster. “It gives us confidence for the future at a time when we are recruiting new staff and e x p a n d in g our premises. “ It is envisaged that


multi-million-pound con­ tracts will come out of our exports to Canada and the exhibitions we are staging at home and abroad.” The deal for Canada fol­


lows a meeting this week with Epwin pic, which has factories in both Tel­ ford and Exeter and man­ ufactures windows and extrusion profile products for the window industry. The arrangement is for


the Clitheroe company, which is now regarded as the UK’s leading conserva­ tory manufacturer, to sup­ ply its unique roofing sys­ tems to Vancouver. But it also turns out doors, win­ dows and medical dust- proof rooms, as well as conservatories and roofing for both home and over­


seas markets. Another triumph has


been a £500,000 order for a conservatory at a 19th-


Killarney Bay. U l tra f ram e , which


century house overlooking


began in 1983 in a 1,000 sq. ft. unit at Waterloo, now has a 120,000 sq. ft. site across the road at Enterpise Works and has also marked its 10th anni­ v e rsa ry y ea r with a scheme to create a ‘new 16,000 sq. ft. warehouse and additional car parking


facilities. “Our success comes


from having a committed and loyal workforce and a range of unique, quality products,” said Mr Mercer (33), who worked in the motor trade and in engi­ neering at Main Morley, Padiham, before joining Ultraframe as a products manager six years ago.


Ultraframe as its account­ ant 18 months ago. He said Ultraframe


Mr Moore (30) joined


less detail last year, were introduced as part of the Government’s Parent’s Charter.


drew him back to Clith­ eroe because of the status of the company as a “very strong, very people-ori­ entated and very close- knit operation.”


Homes wanted for these abandoned kittens


ANIMAL protection workers have been sad­ dened by tEe^plight of four kittens abandoned at a wagon yard off Lincoln Way, Clitheroe.


The Friends of Fur and F eather were alerted


when a passer-by noticed two k itten s crawling around in a distressed con­ dition at the side of the wagon yard. Miss Nora Briggs, of


I group, visited the scene and with help from the passer-by, rescued four eight-week-old kittens,


Corporation Street, Clith­ eroe, chairman of the


| covered in oil and two of them had it in their eyes. “This is a despicable


believed to be from the same litter. They were


skip, where they came into contact with wagon oil. They probably then crawled out of the skip and found their way under some metal sheeting. There had been a lot of rain and they were in a pitiful state. They just would not have survived another night in such conditions.”


way to treat defenceless kittens,’’ said Miss Briggs. “It’s obvious that someone decided they couldn’t cope with the k itten s any ..................B.~ -r - ......... longer and dumped them Two are cream, ginger and over a wire netting fence black, one has tortoiseshell


advice of a vet on how to remove the oil from their fur and eyes. The kittens (pictured with Mrs Briggs) are being nursed at the home of another member of the Friends of Fur and Feather and, when they are fully recovered, homes will be sought for them.


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markings and the other is black and white.


Miss Briggs says the incident is a timely warn­


ing to parents not to buy pets for their children at Christmas, as the greatest number of puppies and


Sound star Simon sure he’s not barking up wrong tree


CLITHEROE’S human sound machine Mr Simon Entwistle will be making rather an unusual impression on Christmas television,


after barking his way into a BBC recording


^Viewers will have to listen between the lines to detect Mr Entwistle, who has provided a bizarre voice-over for none other than a Staffordshire bull


eMrrEntwistle, of Taylor Street, received a tele­ phone call from the BBC drama department a fort­


night ago, asking whether bull terriers were part of his extensive repertoire of unusual sounds. Unfortunately they were not, but Mr Entwistle


decided to have a go anyway and was given four days to prepare his audition for the BBC-1 police drama,“Between the Lines.”


ing to tutor him in the art of growling and other dog noises. His rather grim challenge was to imitate


His only hurdle was finding a bull terrier will­ .


the sound of a bull terrier first attacking a police officer in a wood and then being killed. Coming to his rescue were Mr and Mrs David


HBu by Elizabeth Huffman the owners and understanding the dogs,” Mr Wrigley


Sa‘‘They do look a bit scary and are very strong. But thev are loyal and, as a family dog, are abso­ lutely superb. I have two young children who have even dressed our dogs in dolls’ clothes, he added. After some coaxing, Georgina and Butch supplied enough material for a tape, allowing Mr Entwis-


few passers-by!


Then, on his way down to London for the_ actual voice-over recording, he stepped into the train s 1°°


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for a last minute bark, but was interrupted when an alarmed conductor and several passengers staited banging on the door.


Mr Entwistle is pictured with his friendly help­ mates, Georgina and Butch.


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Wrigley of Moorland Crescent, who loaned not just one but two Staffordshires, for a recording ses­ sion with North West Sound Archivist Mr Ken


the “Between the Lines” episode could further the image of bull terriers as dangerous dogs. Their two pets, Georgina and Butch, could not be more gentle and friendly, they explained.


T mV and Mrs Wrigley were concerned that


In fact, the enthusiastic pair were more interested in licking Mr Entwistle than providing him with


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& “IVwaf a°little bit concerned in what context Simon wanted to use the dogs. Over the last few years, Staffordshire bull terriers have been given a bad press about being vicious dogs. I feel a lot is down to


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