itheroe 22321, (Editorial),


22323 (Advertising). Burnley 422331 (Classified)


Trips to West Africa part of plans to


pay back investors


THE Ribble Valley financial adviser accused of stealing more than £1 million of his clients’ money told a jury that trips to West Africa in the wake of his bankruptcy were part of plans to pay back investors.


Roger Griffiths (45), of


Stocdis House, Bulton-liv- Bowland, has denied 32


counts of theft spanning almost seven years before


his bankers closed his accounts. He told L iv e rp o o l


Crown Court that after petitioning for bankruptcy


in early October 1991 he had approached his clients until told to stop by police. “ I was then personally,


and still am. devastated by what had happened anil wanted to go to my clients to tell them what had hap­ pened and that 1 was try­ ing to make all the money back for them by all the means I could do.” He claimed that this


included trips to Togo at the request of Nigerian businessmen, who were interested in using the helicopter company he bad founded, Griffair Ltd, for


Found dead


A YOUNG farm worker was found dead in a cara­ van on a farm in Hurst Green late on Tuesday afternoon. Police are not treating


the death of Carl Forsyth (26), of Church Street, Ribchester, as suspicious. Mr Forsyth's body was


found in a caravan at Hai­ ley Hall Farm, Clitheroe Road, at 4-2(1 p.m. The coroner has been informed of the death.


whom he acted as a representative. The court heard that


Griffair Ltd, has now been struck off the business


registry, but a new com­ pany, Griffair Helicopter Services Ltd, has been started. Griffiths told the court


his involvement would be limited to an advisory role and that “any money made by the company will be returned to clients. That’s the sole reason I'm doing it.”


He told the court that


the phrases “at the end of 1989 I was aware I was hopelessly insolvent” and "misappropriation of cli­ ents' funds'' that appearetl in his bankruptcy pcitition to Blackburn County Court had been part of a “ fait accompli” by the offi­ cial receiver he had argued against. He denied they were his


words and claimed that the receiver had intro­


duced "official words as his way to explain what had happened to the fund. “They were telling me,


he issued investors with false certificates of receipt in compliance with their


wishes. He told the jury: “ By


then, there weren’t the funds to meet the commit­ ments had they all arisen at once. I had my clients authority to invest their money and pay them


interest.” Griffiths told the jury


that his final police inter­ view in June 1992 had taken place unexpectedly


after he had flown home overnight from Africa. He


claimed it had been con­ ducted in a small, smoke- filled room, which badly affected his hay fever. “The police were trying


to make me plead guilty. I was frightened and didn’t know what the future was.” He said he had not cont-


plained at the time because he was generally


easy-going, but added: “ I'm learning to complain o th e rw ise I ’m b e i n g walked upon from all angles.” The case continues.


'You must have known you were hopelessly insolvent,’ but when I argued against it they looked at me us if 1 was a fool not to have known it.” Griffiths has maintained


that he kept on trading after 1989 in order to pay back clients who hud lost monev with him. He said


Farmer’s wife with a smile for everyone


A PENDLETON woman who always had a smile for everyone, Mrs Margaret Cowperth- waite, has died in Clitheroe Hospital, aged


93. Known as Maggie, Mrs


Cowperthwaite was born in Pendleton and remained in her beloved village all


her life, living in four dif­


ferent houses. In 1926, she married Mr


James Cowperthwaite and together they farmed at Hayhurst Farm and, later, Cockshutts Farm. She was a founder mem­


ber of Pendleton WI in 1922 and two years ago received a special county award for 70 years, one of the longest memberships in the Ribble Valley. In her younger days,


she was a fine needlewo­ man and a keen member of


All Saints' Church, Pend­ leton, until illness pee­ v e n t e d h e r f r o m


attending. She always took a lively


interest in village life and had many fine tales to tell of old times, with a saying


for every occasion. She was also* well knuwn for her home-made elderberry wine. Mrs Cowperthwaite


tackled everything with a q u i e t determination, which earned her great respect. Her great joy was her


family, to which she devoted her life. She was at her happiest sur­ rounded by them and took great delight in watching them grow up. She leaves a son, John,


grandchildren and great­ grandchildren, and a brother, Mr Dick Mitchell, of Clitheroe. Mrs Cowpertbwaite’s


younger son, James, died in 1952 and her husband in


1969. The funeral service and


interment took place at All S a in t s ’ Church o n Tuesday.


Action on cement


chimney dispersal


POLLUTION watchdogs are investigating poor dis­ persal from a Castle Cement chimney. An MM IP spokesman


confirmed on Friday that investigations were taking place into “plume ground­ ing" from the chimney of kiln 7. The company has been


given until September, under the Environmental Protection Act, to propose modifications to the chim­ ney to ensure that plumes are dispersed properly. A spokesman for HMIP


said: “We are looking into the problem and are wait­ ing for the company to come back with proposals for action on this matter. We have served a varia­ tion notice to Castle Cement’s authorisation under the Environmental Protection Act. requesting that this problem be solved. "Our inspectors will be


going to the site before September 1st and, if necessary, further action will be taken." A C a s t le Cement


spokesman commented: “ Recent high winds in the Ribblesdale area have resulted in the occasional grounding of plumes front one of the stacks at the plant. Castle Cement is certainly involved in dis­ cussions with HMIP about the situation.”


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Teenager stole grandfather’s bank savings


A CLITHEROE teenager memorised his grandfather's bank account number and with­ drew his savings of nearly £3,500. Dannv Anthony Derby- was m!,(ie redundant.


shire (19), of Grafton Street, left just 24p in the account and the deception was discovered when his grandfather received his six-monthly statement, Burnley magistrates were told. Derbyshire pleaded guilty to obtaining prop­


erty by deception between 1 a s t. D e e e m b e r a n d February this year and was given a 12-month con­ ditional discharge and ordered to repay £3,468 in compensation to his grand­ father, Mr Derek Derby­ shire, at the rate of £50 a week-. Mrs Margaret Duck­


worth, prosecuting, said that when Mr Derbyshire senior received his state­ ment from Barclays Bank in Padiham, in March, his balance was only 24p, when it should have been £3,482.99. The bank said withdrawals had been made on 11 separate occa­ sions, a in o u n t i n g t o £3,4S2.7f>, and when the police were contacted they caught Danny Derbyshire at the bank attempting to withdraw more money. He told police he had


memorised the account number while visiting his grandfather and used his grandfather’s details to fill in withdrawal slips. He also admitted taking


£577 from his stepfather’s bank account in Clitheroe during February and attempting to withdraw money in the name of a Padiham man from a local building society. He asked for these further offences to be ta k e n in t o consideration. Mr Stephen Barker, in


mitigation, said that Der­ byshire had never been in trouble before and since leaving Ribblesdale High School had always been in


work and behaved himself until last August, when he


Celebrations to mark 90th anniversary He then fell out with his


stepfather and moved out of the family home in Clitheroe to Padiham, where he stayed with friends or lived rough. lie got in with “ a bad


lot” and did not realise he could claim benefits when having no fixed address, so he took the money from his grandfather's account for living expenses, to pay off some debts and buy some electrical and other equipment. Derbyshire had now


found work, was living back at home in Clitheroe and was keen to repay his grandfather.


Smokes ban sparks a row


wt : FROM PAGE ONE two years and people con­ tinued to smoke outside the designated areas. In any event, the ’smoke-free environment' policy is not to do with where people smoke. It is in line with Health of the Nation poli­ cies to stop people smok­ ing," he said. A trust survey under­


taken before the policy was adopted revealed that -1097 of Calderstones staff smoked — 109< more than the average within the general population as a whole.


Employees were being


encouraged to break the habit through counselling, in the form of a smoking cessation implementation group and a subsidised nicotine r e p 1 a c e m e n t scheme, through which 100 staff had obtained nicotine patches.


Calderstones residents,


20(7 of whom were esti­ mated to smoke, were being urged to take advan­ tage of the scheme but, unlike staff, could not be banned from lighting up on site, because Calderstones was their home. Mr Abbott concluded:


"We have some board members who have been heavy smokers, who are managing within our policy and setting a model example for other staff — thev, too, are having some difficulties. "As a trust board we do


not expect thanks from all our staff for our attempts to look after their health. We will stand by our deci­ sion as our motive to implement this policy is sound — to take care of our staff and contribute towards the Health of the Nation.”


Brook check


THE 90th anniversary year of West Bradford Methodist Chapel was highlighted during a successful spring fair


on Saturday. The Rev. Brenda


Leigh opened the fair with a warm welcome to everyone. Among the guests was the Rev. Graham Halls, whose wife, Elaine, was for­


merly the West Urud- f o r d M eth o d ist


minister. Mr Halls, previously


the Chatburn Methodist minister, also con­ ducted a sendee in hon­ our of the 90th birthday celebrations on Sunday. At the spring fair,


more than £400 was raised through various stalls, which enjoyed a brisk trade. The cake


stall quickly sold out and afternoon teas were


also in strong demand. G u e s s in g the name o f


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doll was another popu­ lar event. The winner, Catherine Reel, chose the correct name — Hamish.


A SPECIAL County Hall “Quarryline" should be up and running by the sum­ mer, a Lancashire County Council spokesman said on Tuesday. The hotline will be a joint venture between tile


Our phot og r aph


shows Mrs Leigh with visitors enjoying the fair.


Open by summer


county council's Planning Department and its Waste Regulation Department. Until the quarry line is


open, residents can con­ tact 0772 26-1130 with any


problems relating to min­ eral and planning matters.


QUICK-ACTING water sleuths wasted no time in investigating complaints of pollution in a Clitheroe brook on Tuesday. The National Rivers


A u tho r ity ’ s pollution officer for the area was on the scene at Mearley Brook, Moor Lane, in less than an hour. Passers-by had reported


discolouration to the brook, but the pollution officer was able to report that the problem was due to “ run-off” from nearby roads.


Protest at amenity loss j Car radio


WOONE LANE residents have launched an eleventh hour protest against the proposed development at Primrose Lodge. The deadline for objections to the planned hous­


ing scheme is tomorrow, but protestors hope more objectors will contact the Ribble Valley Council. Developers propose to build houses on the Clith­ eroe site, which is a wildlife haven and popular


nature reserve. But angry residents of Woone Lane and Whalley


Road say the development will ruin a valuable local amenity and cause traffic chaos on busy Woone Lane. Objections should be sent to Mr Mike Kirby, Plan­


ning Department, Ribble Valley Council Offices, Church Walk, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2RA.


A PIONEER radio cas­ sette player, valued at £250, was stolen from a Mercedes car on Lower- gate, Clitheroe. between 10 a.m. and 6-15 p.m. on Thursday.


Pendle Club


THE winners of the Pen­ dle Club’s weekly bridge session in Clitheroe were Miss A. Yates and Mr J. Lynch, Mrs P. Adey and Mr T. Thornber.


CLITHEROE Salthill Road 0200 23011 OPENING TIMES: Mon - Friday 8.30-5.30 Saturday 8.30-4.00


EXPLOITS as a young man, before and after the war, were described by Mr Martin James when he addressed mem­ bers of Clitheroe After­ noon Townswomen’ s Guild at their spring luncheon.


C h a i r m a n M r s E . Spain and committee


members welcomed the guests — Clitheroe Mayoress Mrs Beverley Jones, TWG Federation chairman Mrs Marjorie Hall, secretary of the TWG Evening Guild Mrs Christine Washbrook, Clitheroe Ladies’ Circle chairman Mrs Christine McKenna, Soroptimist International represen­ tative Mrs Dorothy Dent and Mrs Kate James.


The venue was the


Newdrop Inn, Ribches­ ter. During his speech, M r James to ld his audience that, although people were deprived of material things, it was a far happier and safer environment than today.


On a more serious


note, he asked the women present to talk to their grandchildren about the evils of the present day. Children, he said, listen to granny.


Fiesta taken


A M A R O O N F o r d F i e s t a w i t h t h e r e g i s t r a t i o n H o d s I ’. V l k


v a l u e d a t i M . O U O .


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b - d O a n d p . m . o n W e d n e s d a y . Chemists’ rota


TODAY and tomorrow. I loves Chemist’s, of Moor


Lane, will be open until 6- 3(1 p.m. Boots the Chemist. Cas­


tle .Street: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Momlay to Friday until 6-30 p.m.


Chance to quiz HMIP on use of


Cemfuel A P U B L IC m ee tin g regarding Castle Cement’s use of the controversial Cemfuel is to be held on April 29th in Clitheroe Parish Hall. The meeting, which starts at 7-30 p.m., will be


chaired bv Ribble Valley MP Mr Nigel Evans and attended by representa­ tives of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Pollution, w h o w i l l a n s w e r questions. A spokesman for Mr


Evans’ office at the House of Commons confirmed yesterday that the meet­ ing was to take place and pointed out that Mr Evans was not associated with leaflets about Cemfuel currently circulating in the area. C a s t le C e m ent is


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mounting a public exhibi­ tion about Cemfuel in a n t ic ip a t ion o f t he meeting. The display, “telling the


Cemfuel story,” follows a number of presentations


Castle Cement has given to interested members of the public: in recent weeks. It is open to the public


in the main office of the Castle Cement works be­ tween 4 and 6-30 p.m. next Thursday and Fri­ day. There will be mem­ bers of staff in attendance to answer questions.


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Exploits of a young man Mr James’s autobiog­


raphy, “Up against it,” is to be launched on Sep­ tember 26th, with royal­ ties going to charity. Mrs Mary Robinson


thanked Mr James and the guests were thanked bv the chairman.


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Pupils go into print


MEMBERS of School Community Action Teams


throughout Lancashire are going into print in a new crime initiative.


“The Target” newspa­


per aims to inform and stimulate pupils and teach­ ers about the aims and activities of the growing numbers of action teams throughout the Lancashire Constabulary area.


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