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A local hotel boss loses an eye in an alleged incident at his premises — and a man has been charged with wounding.
paigner reveals the identity of the men who advise HMIP and asks “Who will help stop it?”
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Yes, Christmas is almost here — but your local paper is ready to help you with the biggest chore of all
Masterchef man cooks up something special
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There is an elec tric shocker for a C l i th e ro e man after he receives a £1,000 bill — for just three months’ supply.
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Residents draw up b a t t le plans in their fight to safe
guard the country- , side around their homes.
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A young woman makes it to the top against consider able odds.
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FOGGITT’S WEEKEND WEATHER: Mild temperatures and showers will
CHRISTMAS is coming and the goose is getting fat — but, to heck with it, the fes tive season gives us all the perfect chance to forget the diets and indulge in a spot
of calorie-packed cooking. And do wc have a treat in store
the traditional lunch of prawn cocktail, turkey and all the trim mings and th e ever-stodgy Christmas pudding makes your- tummy groan, then why not try. an alternative-style meal? BBC TV’s Masterchef winner Gerry Goldwyre and high street
for you! If the thought of tucking into
re ta ile rs Marks and Spencer have teamed up and devised a mouth-watering Christmas meal which will tickle the tastebuds without overfacing you.
smoked salmon and seared prawn melba towers with cream cheese, seared tomatoes and parsley lemon oil dressing on a base of crispy rocket , leaves to twice-baked gruyerc cheese souf fle with roast parsnips, carame lised mushrooms and a blanc mushroom sauce, the choice is varied and certainly different. And — by following the “Dish
With starters ranging from
.shortbread rounds with vanilla ice cream and a malt whisky sauce. The “Clitheroe Advertiser and
bacon and gravy, served with a side dish of sprouts and carrots glazed with butter and a little crispy bacon. To finish, you can then choose Christmas pudding pancakes and ice cream, with brandy port sauce, or crispy
of the Week” recipes in our “Lifestyle” section for the next three weeks — you could turn your hand to producing Gerry’s first-class festive meal. You can try one of two easy starters already mentioned and then move on to a succulent main dish of roast base of
fresh garden peas, topped ea wit'h crispy dry cured
lattice asparagus and roast potato
turkey, on a
Times” has joined the Preston branch of Marks and Spencer to offer a reader £50 worth of Ingre dients to make this Masterchef- style meal. All you have to do is answer
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three simple questions, which we will set on December 7th, when we complete the three courses which will make up our festive feast. Turn to page 9 for the first of lie
Gerry’s excellent recipes.
remain with us until nextweek. • .
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-smile..to-the-faces.of,, everyone- benefiting
VISITORS are flood ing into Clitheroe — ana are bringing a big
Smiles all round as visitors flock to town by Vivien Meath
TOURISM BONANZA
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from the bonanza. The tourist-information!
' records. Helped by 'the e x c e p t io n a l summer w e a th e r , i t re c e iv ed
centre is breaking all . ^.;;.J1
higher numbers of visitors' and inquiries than ever before. 1 For the period from April to October, staff dealt with 45,026 counter inquiries, 7,037 telephone inquiries and 764 written inquiries. The area had 634 over
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seas visitors from coun tries including Canada, America, Spain, Japan and even Iceland. . And, at the height of the
Several exciting oppor- ‘- tunities- for/ ainew attrac- • .,’ ; ‘ tion for next summer are
viewing session will,
be..-being.Investigated and held . at-the Platform Gal- tourism chiefs are expen- lery for those new to “Surfing”. , In October, the TIC
hosted a three-day . tour of the Ribble Valley for the s ta f f of other centres nationwide and the initia tive has already resulted in firm bookings for short- break holidays. Similar events are planned for tour operators and travel writers. Top attraction is the
C a s tle Museum, now regarded as the: most
s e a s o n , th r o u g h o u t August, 360 inquiries were being dealt with daily. New technology is about
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■'. Helen, and. her,-dog, .Skye,- were ‘ part of a search and; rescue .team’ called-out by police after the bike wasr, found.1 ' , ■
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} After a four-hour search over • moorland and dense .woodland,? it was: Helen and Skye who found Paulwith- - out the aid of fight, i ^
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important .visitor attrac tion in the Ribble Valley. The Platform Gallery is
to rear its head and the Ribble Valley will soon be promoted on the World Wide Web of the Internet.: Staff have been working
with students of informa tion technology at Salford University to put informa tion on the net, seen by many as th e fu tu re , d i r e c t io n of p u b l ic communication.
The T IC ’s “WWW” , address will be circulated;
menting with a plan to give visitors free access to the shop area of the Castle Museum, with a new entrance to the museum itself inside the building. The .museum is now
open for. the Christmas season on Saturdays, Sun days, Mondays and Tues days, until December 19th. A new promotion of a “Witches Trail”, starting
■ tinuing to prove popular - 1 The outcome of another and could yet revert to its major funding bid, for Sin- original name of “The. Ble Regeneration Budget Grand”. ■ ■ ■ . ■ -
building an enthusiastic Lancaster Castle,-has regular audience and the ■ been successful in a bid for Civic Hall Cinema is con- funding.'
meeting-of'the council’s news for the Ribble Val- Recreation and Leisure ley’s tourism trade and on
programme of re-decora- Christmas. : tion called off at Tuesday’s , I t all adds up to good
Although with a phased should be known before for Lancashire tourism,
to members as soon as it1 becomes available and a
Committee, ’in order to Tuesday night,- councillors divert funds to a new heat c omp l eme n t e d , a l l recovery unit at Ribbles- involved, particularly dale Pool, it could be some report authors Mr Keith time before it lives up to its namel
Tay lo r and Mr . Colin Wmterbottom.
at the Pendle Heritage C e n tre and run n i n g through Downham, Clith eroe and the Trough of Bowland and finishing at
Sparkling news
For trial on
murder charge
JAVED IQBAL, who is charged with mur
dering his heavily pregnant wife at the end of June, has been committed for trial at Preston Crown Court.
: Iqbal (26), of Milner S t r e e t , B u rn ley , ’was l remanded - in - custody -fol-.
t r a te s . There was no application for bail by defence solicitor Mr Chris Wyatt..
owing-.an.appearanco before Burnley ■
LET there be light, said Clitheroe Mayor Coun. Stephen Holt — and there was. Within weeks £2,500 has flooded into the Christmas
That means that there will be Christmas trees and lights in Chtheroe next month — thanks to the generosity of local residents, the town council and the town s
lights appeal. t
chamber of trade. And there could be even more lights at the end of the tunnel. For at Tuesdays
. Chief financial officer Mr Marshal Scott told the “Advertiser and Times” yesterday that the committee, chairman, vice-chairman and shadow chairman would be meeting to put the schemes in the draft programme in priority order and it would then go forward to Policy and Resources. The item had been put in the programme in response;
Town Mayor Coun. Stephen Holt. ?. Meanwhile the Mayor’s appeal has been boosted by a
cheque for £850 from the Camber: of trade, , proceeds from the sale of lights used in the past. ' Coun. Holt-is<.delighted with: the response; to .the
The money will be sufficient to provide 'brackets, trees, lights and someone to put them up.
SKYE TO THE RESCUE OF RUNAWAY BOY
by Theresa Robson A RUNAWAY teenager from
Darwen was safely back at home this week after being found cold and hungry on moors by a Clitheroe teacher and her dog.
Helen Morton (27), a geography^ teacher at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, who was the first to find Paul
Armstrong.in dense woodland near..
Police chiefs have praised Miss
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Entwistle Tleservoir.v Because of the m severe weather, she,had helped stave , off a possible tragedy.
i v The sudden disappearance of - the ' teenager-baffled the authorities, until - •his motorbike was found at the side of-: ■
Green-Arms Road, nearTurton. ^ - : f
. . lie was suffering the ejects of the extreme cold and was taken to Black burn Royal Infirmary, where he was later discharged.
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for the missing boy for nearly, four hours and, although she was getting tired, Skye coula have gone on all night.
Helen described how she searched
found him, her torch had gone out and she was completely reliant on Skye., -
By the time the tenacious pair
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- , Paul safe and well without their help.-; Insp. Stuart .Coates said the volun-
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meeting of the Ribble Valley Borough Council Recreation and Leisure Committee; councillors saw the figure of £25,000 in the draft, capital programme for 1996/97- marked — Christmas fighting schemes support!
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ing his wife, Shaheeda Bi. at the end of. June, and then dumping her dismem bered body m the Ribble . VMley.
Iqbal is accused of kill
the Crown Prosecution Service committal papers • included statements from ; 162 prosecution witnesses. •
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