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A GLANCE it's a big week for


local government as Kibble Valley Council makes it's submission for uni­ tary status and tile


county council puts its case for the status <|uo.


— pages 12, 13


Vandals set to work on the new I,ow Moor Play Area — before it is even opened on Saturday.


The Roger Grif­ fiths fraud case continues in Liver­ pool. with the Kib­ ble Valley business­ man saying that his aim was to "make an awful lot of money for my family of clients.”


■page 13


A group of First \V o r 1 d W a r veterans — the oldest aged 100 and the youngest lit) — is due to visit Clitheroe tomor­ row as part of a nationwide series of visits to the


country's towns. -page 11


with plenty of sun­ shine and spring­ like temperatures.


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"CLITHEROE is on a slippery slope as a trad­ ing centre,” says cham­ ber president Mr Peter Pavel I


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last night to boost local economy BOUNTY hunters, armed with shopping bags, could be Hocking to Clitheroe on the trail of a £50 reward.


be in the form of a £50 voucher booklet which Clitheroe Chamber of Trade members are considering offering to every visitor who sets foot in the town in a bid to give the local economv a much-


The reward would


beater, enticing tourists and shoppers over our bor­ ders with the irresistible promise of £50 to spend on local goods and services.


se the first of its kind, could e t a national trend or


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A CLITHEROE man faces two charges of


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(20), of Hodder Grove, Clitheroe. was remanded in custody for a week when he appeared before Keedley magistrates on Monday.


Shaun I’eler O’llare


jobs” at the moment, was charged with attempting to m u rd e r Rich a rd Marnier, a sales executive at Walker Farrimond's Volvo garage in Nelson. He faced a similar charge involving a customer at the premises, Mr Victor Edwards.


O'Hare, a single man who said he was “between


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alleged to have been com- in i 11 e cl la s t F r i d a y afternoon.


The of fences were


scouting, asked for O’Hart to be remanded for a week and indicated that, in that time, the ease would he reviewed by the Crown Prosecution Service.


Mr David Hartley, pro


represented by Mrs Linda Lazonby, who did not apply for bail.


The defendant was bv Elizabeth Huffman


Peter Favell, whose exec­ utive coined the idea dur­ ing a brainstorming ses­ sion, was to lay the proposal before fellow members at their AGM, due to be held last night in C the Kibble Valley Council


could net hundreds of pounds of additional trade through the scheme. Chamber president Mr


Shopkeepers, in turn,


idea. We know of no one else doing this," Mr Favell T told the "Advertiser and


with the scheme is that visitors could find the shops where they are sup­ posed to redeem their cou­ pons are closed — and not just on Wednesdays.


value of the vouchers was under discussion and that they might also be made available to local people. They would be distributed through tourist informa­ tion centres and tour operators, possibly under the promotion heading: "Come to Clitheroe and we will give you £50 to spend.” Mr Favell believes the only potential problem


slippery slope as a trading centre, hut it needn’t be. We have a lot to offer. This is a marketing tool. A voucher scheme could bring in a lot of people. We have to try and bring C I i t h e r o e o u t o f t h e doldrums." He explained that the


imes.” “I think Clitheroe is on a


hambers. “It’s a completely new


planned to give last night, Mr Favell commented: "1, as your president, try to get about town as much as possible and I am shocked and amazed to see the lack of activity in some parts of our main shopping areas.


In th e s p e e e h li e


don’t bother at all. “It is not surprising that


normal trading days, some l might open by lunch lime,


*ut, if u is raining, some


just over the border have a reputation fur always being open.” be added.


about six-dav trading, he had received 'phone calls and visits from people who agreed that Clitheroe was "dying on its feet” and shops were "taking a casual attitude towards opening."


lowing the article in the "Advertiser and Times"


planned to pul the crystal ball, revealing the future v i t a l i t y o f t h e t o w n ,


Yesterday, Mr Favell


clearly in the traders’ court.


any other, we are going to take every advantage to market our historical mar­ ket town,” he was to tell members. “But your exec­ utive cannot wave a magic wand. We need to work together to ensure that we prosper together."


“This year, more than


n e w l a m b s A SPATE of lamb deaths lias turned the lamb­ ing season into a nightmare for a Clitheroe


‘S p o t T V l o c a t i o n ’ t i m e a g a i n f o r t h e V a l l e y


TELEVISION audiences in the Kibble Valley will once again he reading between the lines when a second series of the locally-lilmed comedy, "The Riff Raff Element," begins on Tuesday. The action resumes at 10 p.m. on BBC-1, with


Tundish Hall — better known to local residents as Knowlemere Manor, Newton — in turmoil. The cash-strapped Tundish and low-life Belcher


certain to catch a few glimpses of familiar faces and places. One of the locations where filming took place was Clitheroe during a Chamber of Trade "Sum­ mer Special" shopping event. Kibble Valley connections were also strong behind


the scenes, for the author of the drama, Debbie Horsfield, and the producer, Liz Trubridge, are both married to sons of former diplomat Michael Wenncr. who has a home in Slaidlmrn.


HI-FI equipment and tools, valued at £1,05(1,


Tools in haul


were stolen from a lock-up garage in Albion Street.


Clitheroe, between (> and 10-00 p.m. on Sunday.


speaker cabinets, two 1’en­ voy tripod speaker stands, an aluminium tool box. 12 screwdrivers and six pairs of pliers were stolen from the garage.


families are still living under one roof, with Un­ expected comic results. As the six-part series unfolds, local viewers are


condi t ions were not enough of a problem for farmers at present, Mr George Whittaker and his wife, Christine, of High Moor Farm, have had four newborn lambs — all under 72-hotirs-old — killed in the past fortnight by what they think must have been a dog. Said Mr Whittaker: “At


farmer and his wife. As if the severe weather


had all the hallmarks of a smaller animal having been responsible, as foxes notoriously ravage their prey in a more violent fashion and leave their scent on the corpse. The four defenceless


lambs killed in the High Moor meadow had their heads severed across the throat by an evidently smaller animal. " I t is heartbreaking


when 12 months of hard work ends like that,” said


first we thought it was a fox, hut we have had someone come over to look at the dead lambs and we are now sure that a dog is killing them." Indeed, the deaths have


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gan this year, Mr Whit­ taker had to take a ewe in lamb at one o'clock in the morning to veterinary sur­ geon Air Darren Bentley, al M y e r s c o u g l i 's i n Clitheroe. Mr Bentley had to


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Whittaker with one of the dead lambs, found on Fri­ day morning in his field.


Pub is springing back to life


THE boss of a leading wallcovering empire has sewn up a deal to buy one of the Ribble Valley’s best-known pubs, which closed suddenly earlier this y e a r, a f te r a suc­


cession of owners. Mr John Wilman, the debonair head of a Nelson-


based fabrics and wallpa­ per company, spoke this week of his plans for the Wellsprings Inn, at the Nick o’ Pundle, and says he intends to change its image completely.


refurbishing and designs i g r project to transform the hostelry, which has spec­


He is planning a major tacular views of the Ciitli- by Sheila Nixon


eroe area and surrounding fells, into an up-market restaurant and bar.


man, who has dined out at many top international hotels, says he wants to create a reputation similar


to t h a t o f t h e Clobe-trotting Mr Wil­


people want to travel to and is famous for its modern comfort and its paintings — and that’s how I see the Well- springs," he explained. “I feel the pub’s situa­


world-famous Langhans in London. “It’s the sort of place


tion has been totally mis­ used in the past. It’s in a


truly beautiful area, which should draw people who are looking for somewhere different to dine out. At present it is in a very run­ down state, but I’m hoping to change all that and transform its rustic image into an up-market pub. “ I want to give it a


reputation for being a • continued on page 2


been working lS-hour shifts between us to pro­ tect the Iambs and stop the problem, but there is only so far you can go,” explained Mr Whittaker. Our picture shows Mr


ther turmoil, Mr and Mrs Whittaker have been mov­ ing their sheep and lambs from field to field. "My wife and I have


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capacity audience, with memories of Robb Wilton. George Formby, Frank Randle. Laurel and Hardy and Spike Jones and his City Shekel's featured.


likened to the late Bing Crosby and during the show he dons the uniform of Glenn Miller, with his team of artistes including Fete L i n d up, B e t z e e Clewlow, Steve King and Colin Hilton.


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