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A GLANCE The next Mayor of Clitheroe has been attacked for decid­ ing to also seek election as a Lan­ cashire county councillor — but C o u n . Howel Jones is entirely confident he can do both jobs.


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As the Lancashire County Council election enters its final week today, we throw the spot­ light on the 17 candidates con­ testing the four local divisions.


A 'C l i t h e r o e woman with a pen­ chant for singing — her rendition of “I’m a lassie from Lancashire” takes some beating — is celebrating her 102nd birthday.


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The. hatchets are buried over the Civic Hall Cinema saga, as Derek and Barbara Pearson are VIP guests at civic reception.


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BATTLE TO BEAT THE CRIMINALS


A LOCAL company has called upon politicians for braver action against criminals — just hours after a sixth-former pressed the Prime Minister on the issue and days before a Clith­ eroe Chamber of Trade meeting with police. P u t t in g i ts money ’


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where its mouth is, Rec- tella International Ltd has backed the plea with cash in the form of a £500 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for a spate of recent break-ins at the company, based at Queensway' House in Clitheroe. The offer followed Mr


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sentences fit the offence.” Unfortunately, Caroline


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and video, two microwave ovens and a quantity of cash from two vending machines overnight on Thursday galvanised Rec- tella into action. The incident followed


The theft of a television


another in February, when a television, video and cash were also stolen. Also causing concern have been crimes involving employees’vehicles in a nearby public car park. “Something has to be


reported 40 different inci­ dents involving busi­ nesses, cars and private homes during the past three weeks. “ The s i tu a t io n is


AN angry Mr David Evcnthall, who co-owns Rectella with his father, Leon ‘We want to work with


in the hands of legislators and the Government. “Current legislation is


done,” Mr Pendlebury said. “Crime is just out of control. The police are overwhelmed. All we can do is offer some sort of reward to try to catch the thieves. Perhaps other businesses will follow.” . Mr Pendlebury noted his alarm while reading the “A d v er tise r and T im e s , ’’w h ich h a s


deteriorating and escalat­ ing. Relevant action from, those in positions to reverse this upward trend in crime must be urgently forthcoming,” he said. Clitheroe’s Insp. Ian


Hartley agreed to a large extent with Caroline and Mr Pendlebury. “ T h e p o l ic e a r e


stretched to the limit and are doing all they can to stem the ever-increasing crime wave,” he said. “We have reached a point where the real answer is


aimed at protecting, the innocent, which can only be right, but we have reached an extreme, where criminals are taking advantage of the system, such as the right to remain silent. The scales must be balanced to give the police and courts more power,” he added. Hoping to improve the


Trade president Mr Peter Favell, who has organised a meeting of traders and police at the Old Post House Hotel tomorrow, at 7-30 p.m.


will finish the mammoth trek from Land’s End to John O’Groats — although he says it may take him longer than the three months he had originally


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planned. Mr Hargreaves, of


police to present a united front against the would-be criminal,” Mr Favell said, “but it’s not going to hap­ pen overnight. We are going to have to work together.” Insp. Hartley described


Whittam Crescent, Whal- ley, found out two years ago that he had a lymph gland cancer called non- Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He shares his battle against the disease with comedi­ enne Marti Caine.


situation at a local level is Clitheroe Chamber of


the gathering, which is purely for traders and not the general public, as a “meeting of the minds to see how we can assist each other in the prevention and detection of crime.” . Anyone with informa­


tion about crimes which have occurred at Rectella’s Queensway House should ring the police on 23818. Callers may be eligible for the reward.


Roy Castle boost a /


ENTERTAINER Roy Castle, who has been fighting his own battle against lung cancer, has weighed in with his support for the Derian House Chil­


dren’s Hospice appeal. The star, who still has


bi-monthly check-ups, lent his ample talents to help promote the cu r ren t appeal with a band concert at the Guild Hall.in Pres­ ton and a visit to the new hospice. His own courageous


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efforts delighted the large audience, which feasted on a display of Mr Castle’s dancing, musicianship and gags — in which he made light of his battle to sur­ vive the killer disease. The concert raised


Andrew, who attends Whalley CE Primary School, Mr Hargreaves was invited along to tell his son’s classmates all about.his walk.


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going to'raise money for him and he will split the cash between Christie Hospital and the Hodg­ kin’s Disease Association.


The youngsters are


baking biscuits to sell every Wednesday, making a wishing well for wishes for Mr Hargreaves and designing and selling badges at 50p printed with “Andrew’s Daddy’s Walk, 1993” and a drawing.


The infants are busy


determined to discover what exactly he would be carrying in his rucksack — which includes 41 Ord­ nance Survey maps. He will stay in youth hostels unless he has had offers of accommodation along the


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financial adviser and Guardian Royal Exchange has agreed to pay all his expenses for the walk, so every penny he. raises will go to the two charities.


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£12,500 for a variety of chanties, including Denan House, which currently needs £650,000 towards its annual running costs; to date, £250,000 has been raised towards that figure Chairman of the Ribble


Valley Committee of the Derian House Children’s Hospice appeal, Mr John Clayton, said that his group is hoping to raise


£50,000 in. the Ribble Val­ ley this year.


Roy Castle is pictured .


with the Derian House chairman to the trustees, Miss Margaret Vinten,


pointing to the appeal’s final annual revenue target.


THE Clitheroe Lions will be holding free diabetic sc re ening and blood oressure testing in the Ribble Valley Council Civic Suite on May 8th. . The tests, which will be


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