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Va impact on the Ribble lley. Rumpus over child


told on Tuesday at Preston Crown Court that he was to be sent to Calderstones indefinitely, after he admitted a total of nine offences involving false imprisonment and inde­ cent assault on five voung boys in two separate inci­ dents last year.


ole Valley backwater a massive mistake.


have branded Garritv’s incarceration in their Rib-


But Whalley villagers that, in one of the inci- Avenue, 1(3-1). of Barry Tuesday's trial heard Garrity ngol, Preston,


mitted to Calderstones Hospital. Michael Garrity was


jected five young boys to a “ te r r if y in g experience” was‘com­


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boys, after ordering them to strip.


chanced upon two other > oung boys and took them to an outbuilding where, said prosecutor Alistair Webster, the indecent assaults were "substan­ tially more serious."


at Calderstones Dr Anil Kumar told the court that Gurrity was like to reof­ fend and should stay in hospital until such time as he would no longer do so


Consultant psychiatrist A few days later, he


three youngsters to a shed a n d c a r r i e d out s e .\ assaults on two of the


dents, Garrity had taken


calls from concerned local residents.


uay: "Concerned villagers have been ringing me all morning. It is just not good enough. Why has this man been sent to Calder­


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Garrity as a dangerous man, who should have been sent to Rampton or Broadmoor instead. He commented vester-


Coun, Miller described


parish councilllor Gordon Miller rang the “Adver­ tiser and Times” to say he had been inundated with


danger Garritv posed to the public. But furious Whalley


was sent to Calderstones "without limit of time” bv Judge Reginald Lockett, who said he was making the order in view of the


Rampton or Broadmoor. This whole situation stinks and we want some answers."


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ual cases and had nothing to hide. Mrs Stevenson com­


marketing director at Cal­ derstones Hospital, said the hospital was not in a position to discuss individ­


derstones Hospital chiefs said they were ready and willing to discuss the mat­ rter with villagers at ant- Mrs Helen Stevenson,


ime.


at Calderstones has been placed as an emergency item on the agenda of the next meeting of Whalley Parish Council, but Cal­


Garri ty's incarceration stones? He should be in


at what we do and discuss i their fears.”


has been in existence a long time, without a major


"Calderstones Hospital


Calderstones conies amid controversy about the cost of Monday's visit to the hospital by Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health Mr John Bowis.


incident," Mrs Stevenson added. _ Garrity's interment at


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tion at Calderstones and 1 run a good service here. We would be more than happy to host a meeting for villagers, so that they could come and have a look


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IT was all change for the pinta on your door­ step this week — and not


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everyone was the


mi l k


photograph taken of him- self at the Cadbury’s Drinking Chocolate stand during the national Dairy­ tman Association’s Conve'n-


ion in Manchester. _


than 100 milkmen enticed into having a Polaroid


chens Farm, was one of five winners from across Great Britain in the Smil- ingMilkman Competition. He was among more


cr eam of a nat ional competition. Mi- Tootle (31), of Kit­


His morning pinta with a smile has won him the


ing to smile through it all — and has even won an award for his grin-aml- bear-it at t i tude — is Bashall Eaves milkman Adam Tootle.


One man who is manag­


Big milk shake-up is not everybody’s cup of tea


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smile to the faces of the judges, who awarded him one of the five prizes — a


and his winning smile, there were some glum faces about this week, as both the milk industry and the Labour Party claimed that the changes would


place on a day which will go down in British dairy- history. It marked the end of the Milk Marketing Board, the statutory body which has collected and sold milk in England and Whiles for 61 years, and ma the beginning of a free But, unlike Mr Tootle


rket.


representing Cadbury*s Dr inking Chocolate, handed over the prize- money during a ceremony at the County Hotel , Fishergate Hill, Preston, on Tuesday afternoon. The presentation took


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btonyhurst pupils should not be vaccinated in the


second leading Catholic school to boycott the pro­ gramme to vaccinate all school-age children against measles and rubella. The news broke ju s t days before the sta rt of the natjonal scheme and fol­ lowing a similar announce­ ment from Ampleforth College, North Yorkshire. SGmyhurst headmaster Dr Giles Mercer said in a prepared statement: has been d ..................


ment immunisation campaign. Stonyhurst was the


ecided that " I t


lowing a decision to °Pt out of the much- publicised Govern­


m the focus of national


HISTORIC Stony- hurst College has been


edia attention fol­


aborted for medical rea­ sons in 1966,


, D„r M e r c e r , who declined an invitation to ring the programme with his views, was unavailable for comment afterwards. It is understood that a Iet- ter, explaining his decision will be going out to par­ ents this weelc.


In October, forms were


vaccination for polio, as well as hepatitis A and rabies, was derived using the same strain of foetal cells from a baby that was


P - - ........ developed the same way. Dr Chris Steele said the


new twist on Tuesday when a doctor revealed during Granada’s “This Morning” programme that the polio vaccine, routinely -riven to all infants, was


November measles/rubella vaccination programme, following confirmation that the rubella vaccine was cultured on the tissue of an aborted foetus.” The controversy- took a


van for the daily milk round. Formerly a production engineer for British Lev


pasteurised at Ruggles- mere Farm, Bashal l Eaves, then loaded in a


cream, is produced and


skimmed, skimmed and whole milk, along with


delivers to doorsteps in the Henthorn Road and Edisford areas of Clith­ eroe, as well as to houses in Mil ton and Bashall Eaves, is supplied direct from the farm of his par­ ents-in-law, John and Eliz­ abeth Greenhalgh. All the green top, semi-


already joined Milk Mar­ que, a farming co-opera­ tive which is anticipated to sell half of British milk to doorstep milkmen and dairy product companies. But the milk Mr Tootle


increase the price of door­ step pintas and could push milkmen out of business. Many local farmers have


MILKMAN Adam uy uaue, sne Air Tootle smiling.


currently attending the college and St Mary’s Hall Preparatory Sch ~ ’ ooil.


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vaccination would be available for the 570 boys


Stonvhur s t College, stated, however, that an alternative zneas)eB*only


Mr Wilfrid Usher, deputy headmaster at


Child.


been derived using tissue from an aborted foetus in 1966 — in formation believed to have been sup­ plied by the Society for Unborn the Protection of the


reported that the rubella part of the vaccine had


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tions about the campaign were raised after “The Universe,” a Catholic weekly news p a p e r,


sles epidemic predicted for early next year. . However, ethical ques­


consent to the vaccina­ tions, which are to be car­ ried out in schools in an attempt to prevent a mea­


sent to parents across the country requesting their


originally acquired the milk round eight years ago. A baker by trade, she


James (3). It was .Mrs Tootle who


land .Motors, .Mr Tootle took oyer the milk round from his wife, Susan, after the couple s t ar t ed a family-. They- now have two sons, Matthew (-1) and


-N ew twist in vaccine controversy


communicable disease con­ trol for East Lancashire Health Authority.


sion has been severely- criticised by Dr Roberta Marshall, consultant for


the campaign to eradicate measles and rubella.


syndrome — resulting in serious health problems, such as heart defects,


unborn babies suffering from congenital rubella


women coming into con­ tact with the disease faced the possibility of their


important opportunity to boost the population’s immunity against rubella, which is a serious disease that can have a devastat­ ing effect, particularly on unborn babies.” She noted that pregnant


She said: “This is an


claims that individual schools opting out of the programme would not affect the general aim of


Dr Marshall dismissed But the college’s deci­ But thn pniio^n’o _.-


c a t a r a c t s and brain damage.


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of rubella have been on the years. increase over recent


rubella had been decreas­ ing, but towards the end of 1992 we began to see an increase in cases, particu­ larly amongst young men who are now the focus for s the disease,” Dr Marshall


immunise communities of young men, as they are in danger of passing on the disease to their girlfriends or female members of


aid. "It is very important to


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Dr Marshall said that


tantlv, with trying to keep Mr Tootle smiling.


iiiipc


used to run the former I Cygnet Coffee Shop in Swan Courtyard, clith­ eroe. She now juggles looking after the two chil­ dren with helping her hus­ band and parents with the running of their dairy con­ cern and, most


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Cute little devils steal the Hallowe’en show


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Samhuin as it was known in ancient times, is traditionally the time when the veil lifts


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