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Woman hurt in collision


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A WOMAN suffered a broken bre ast bone when he r car was involved in an accident | in Gisburn.


i Mrs Sarah Town (21), of Salterforth, was taken to Burnley General Hospital after her Peugeot 106, which was travelling along the A59 towards Clith- eroe, collided with a Fiat Uno, turning right on to the A59 from the A682. She was discharged after | treatment.


, The accident occurred at 7-50 a.m. on Thursday. Mr Tom Marford (49), of


e x te n s iv e f ro n t-e n d damage.


Both cars received


Barrowford, the driver of a Fiat Uno involved in the accident, was not injured.


SABDEN PAPER BOSS DIES SUDDENLY AT 66


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s u d d e n l y wi l l ibiu iuucicu ii/i


remembered for his study privately while he humour and his deter- earned a living and built


be. He would read and


mination to succeed in up h i s s k i l l s an d jjfe


Davies, right, who died on fications at night school, Saturday aged 66, suffered he soon became the cruet a swelling of an artery buyer for a top Scandina- wall, which caused his vian paper converting lungs to collapse.


Mr W a l te r H en ry other people. Takingquali- experience working for


den paper converting busi- was heajd-hunted ness, he spent many years former Manchester City bringing up his three chil- and England footballei, dren alone after the death Francis Lee, to run his of his wife, Joan.


As the owner of a Sab- From there, Mr Davies company. ^ .


humour to do trade, Walt, Then, after splitting as most of his friends and from Lee, he joined the colleagues knew him, was Sabden company Propax born in Flint, in North in the late 1970s, before Wales. The youngest of forming his own business, eight children, he passed T e ra l Tu b es , which his 11-plus exam, but his became Teral Tissues mother was too poor to when it moved to Great send him to the local Harwood in the mid-1980s.


Using his brand of ton, near Bolton, toilet-roll factory in Eger-


War, Mr Davies joined the Royal Signals Corps and


After the Second World


served in East Africa. As an avid reader, he became interested in all things Egyptian and eventually wrote a few papers on


v.mmi-nlnev. them published.


badminton as a youngster Although he supported Fvprton FC, he became


^ f e w I I


early’80s and following its progress while his son, Terry, and son-in-law Tim


throw his time and ener


THIEVES a p p a re n t ly ^ no conscience a . oil


Heating oil stolen from church


- Egyptology. He succeeded in having a n um b e r ot


His other loves mcluaea sport, playing "


succeedec , iefj


^ m Cea


SOltlG W


n tRibSle Valley ChThey siphoned about


at A1‘ time o v e r th e eT


passionately involv^ * " I whether a tanker was used


£160 I t I® not known trioo.


played for the club. 1 Mr Davies was never a real socialiser, p re fen n g to


gies into his family leaves three married ch -


dren, Alun, Terry and Ali­ son, and four grandchil­ dren - his business and his re a d in g , h u t his humour endeared him to many. Friends and col- le a g u e s p a c k e d b t Nicholas’s Church, in Sab­ den, for his fu n e ra l


service.


Sneak thieves steal


charity bottle


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| remember. ■ . H ow e v e r , som e n ew


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THEY do not say “dib, dib, dib” in the Cubs these days. In fact, they have not used the old chant for more years than most Akelas would like to


recruits to the pack at Chatburn Parish Church w e re d e te rm in ed to dip,


I A fter th e ir Akela, Jackie Woodward,_ gave


them an introduction to


canoeing in Ribblesdale Buchanan, Jo n a th an Pool a couple of weeks W a 1 k e r a n d J a c k


ago, the four of them Stannard. asked if they could give their Scout Promise and • One late piece of good receive badges and neck- news for the pack, which erchieves at the pool.


recruits were marshalled K eith Robinson has on top of an upturned awarded i t a cup tor


The four eight-year-old district football coach Mr now numbers 21j is that


canoe, with the pack’s sportsmanship and good Baloo, Rachel Hughes, humour it shows despite keeping things steady at failing to win things. Per- sea level. The four new haps this could be the Cubs are, from the left, start of a winning streak.


twins Thomas and William (CAT 6568) Delight as news of


favourite rail bidder is announced


RATT. camnaianers in would be completed sue cessfiilly.and. the. result


delighted at the news th a t Great Western


I local network. The company, which is


T r a i n s h a s be e n named as the p re ­ ferred bidder for the


based in Swindon, now has a period of time to reach an agreement on final details with the franchis­ ing authority. Mr Peter Moore, one of the cam­ paigners whose efforts led to the reopening of the


| said he was confident that that, stage of the process


Blackburn-Clitheroe line,


Si\\ y o u ^ ?


o


know of any instance of t trraaiiin-operating company the preferred bidder not ---- (mull wiHi Hie ees


announced by March 1st. Mr Moore said: “I don’t


tuiuw vi this j


before. It won one of the first franchises in the pri-


t h e


successfully per cent of Great Western Research rund is ask. g staff pirstBus pic and the


' ain


^ s h a r a i s ^ e d by 601 ____ ___________


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vatisation process when it p]c each have a 24.5 per took over services Paddington Wales, Avon, E n g l a n d Cotswolds.


institutional


to South the West of a n d


pleases me about the pros­ pect of Great Western


“One of the things that e,ea naPPV healtnv ««e nsnUAtn.19’71


Sport lookalikes con old couple


|TWO d i s t i n c t l y unsporting sporting lookalikes carried out a cunning “con” bur­ glary at the home of


an elderly couple in pion Hugh Duff. Brennand S tr e e t , The men, both thought


OlA V. A.w.w -- tllllo Ul I,V\J UU


| Clitheroe. Police again warn:


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. “Don’t be taken in, don’t let anyone in without a very good reason and closely examining their identity card. Ring us if in


| doubt.”One of the conmen .'V, mm


Receivers called in to garage


|ONE of the Ribble Valley’s long-estab­ lished car dealers has c a l l e d i n the


receivers.Mr Derek Oakley and Mr Andrew Redmond, of the Manchester firm of Latham Crosslcy and Davis, were appointed


. sortnof a5J??!s . siep'nlof!!!


looked like currently on- trial goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar but without the moustache — and the other reminded the vic­ tims of top bowling cham


¥V.


to be in their mid-30s spied out the ground for their crime by calling at the house last week. They claimed to be seeking help to locate someone they thought lived nearby. Just before lunchtime on


from cent share.


c o n f id e n t th a t thei takeover would mean that present levels of service were maintained and he saw a developing future for the Clitheroe line. He said: “It really has been a great success. It’s not just popular with the custom­ ers, but the staff like working on it as well, not least because folk in the Ribble Valley are honest. They come and find the guard if for any reason he or she has missed taking their fares.”


Mr Moore said he was


of the etiquette of the bid procedure, Great Western Trains is not making any statement, other than say­ ing it is pleased to be selected as preferred bidder.


At the moment, as part


Monday one returned and kept the householders talking while the other sneaked in and searched upstairs rooms. Some


jewellery and £40 in cash were found to be missing after the men left. Anyone who saw ■ any­


pany’s record in what used to be the region operated by the GWR in pre-nation­ alisation days, shows an increase of 6.7 per cent in passenger numbers since it took over.


However, the. com­


thing suspicious in the area, has had similar call­ ers, or who can help in any way, is asked to ring the police on 01282 863161.


Voting record


jo in t adm in is tra tiv e receivers of Brian Doot- son Ltd, the Clitheroe- based Peugeot franchise,


last Friday. Mr Oakley said: “The


Iccrn is sought. Whi- [ le we’re still in the early


business is continuing to trade while a buyer of the business as a going con-


stages, I'm hopeful that a buyer can be found.”


WHEN it comes to voting in the House of Commons, local MP Mr Nigel Evans has got a record to be


proud of.He has come out top among East Lancashire MPs for taking part in par­ liamentary votes. His voting record of 87.5


it has launched on its long­ distance services are a mobile phone and Walk­ man-free zone for working or relaxing and a Family Carriage, a dedicated coach for families to make travel more fun for chil­ dren and more relaxing for


Among the innovations parents.


The company says it is committed to growing its


per cent is the 32nd best of all MPs, with Pendle MP Gordon Prentice in 176th place (76 per cent) and Blackburn’s Jack Straw in


506th place (57 per cent).


business by offering com­ petitively-priced tickets and its Passenger Charter requires that 90 per cent of all trains arrive within 10 minutes of the adver­ tised time and achieve 99.2 per cent reliability. An independent audit of ser­ vices carried out by Shef­ field University showed the company bettered these targets in its first six months of operation.


investors 3i Jh e Cank?°^


people either to organise their own sponsored walk or take part in one of the charity’s open walks on


May 18th. Everyone who takes


part will receive a “Foot Forward” certificate. Those raising more than £50 or £100 will receive a T-shirt or sweatshirt respectively. The most successful fund-raiser will be a awarded a pair of top- of-tlie-range walking


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director of franchising and interest of 51 per cent of Great Western Trrains has ha done


coming to terms with the The _____ _


to .


owned by its employ- controlling!


i-upeiati ig vviuj


Trains taking over is that the management is made|


up of railway men.” The company is the first]


furious at a sneaky incident. t h e f t wh i c h h a s One man is described as


of money.


deprived a charity of a having an extremely Seevable am°Unt indaexr Vnd mfddle fingerl There was believed to bandaged. He is approxi-


of the right hand heavily


be over £200 in coins and mately 5ft. 9in. tall, ot notes in a gallon-bottle of stocky build and has short whisky, which was stand- ■ ’ ing on the corner of the bar at the Black Bull, at Old Langho.


passers-by. had been con­ tributing to the bottle for quite some time and over £400 had been collected for Langho and Billington Community Centre in the past.


Regulars and occasional


midday and 12-30 p.m., three men came into the bar, bought three drinks


On Friday, between


and went to play pool at the other end of the room. The barmaid .went into


brown hair. A second man is about


5ft. 8in. tall, with short b rown h a i r combed


forward. He is also of stocky build and was wearing a blue coat.


about 5ft. 8in. tall. He has thick, dark curly hair, very dark eyes and a slim


The third man is also


build. All th re e possible


offenders spoke with local accents and they drove


away in a blue Austin Montego estate.


the kitchen to make her- of te a and


self a cup -------- ----- returned to find that the. ....


any information on the men should contact Black-


Anyone who might have


men had left. She noticed' burn police that the whisky bottle was 51212. not in its usual place and shouted upstairs to the landlord, Mr Steve Wor- rall, to ask him if he had moved it. He shouted back down that he had not and he


contacted the police. They have since issued


Step out for research


WALKERS throughout the area are being asked to put their best foot forward to raise money for research into cancer.


descriptions of three men on SUpMice*are'investigating.


Teenager in crash


YET another serious car crash in the Ribble


Valley resulted in a te en a g e r receiving


(16)'of Skipton, broke her pelvis and sustained inter­ nal injuries when the Ren


ault 5 in which she was a passenger collided head on


with another vehicle on


the A682 near Gisburn. She was taken to Bum-


a s “ c o m f o r t a b l e


lev General Hospital, where she was described


^The^accident occurred 50m on the Gisbum side ot the Rimington Lane June- , tion at 12-55 p.m. on


Thursday, Eighteen-year-old Ben


Dylan Williams, of Rough- lee, who was. driving the Renault, received injuries ,


• thigh. He was also taken to hospital and his condi- tion was described as


to his head, neck and right “satisfactory”


of Fence, who was driving a Nissan Primera, sus­


Mr Brian Snowden (50), .


tained whiplash injuries in the accident. He was also taken to hospital, but not


detained. Markets success


MEMBERS of, Clitheroe WI Market were told that 1996 had been another suc­ cessful year a t th e ir annual meeting.


on a n t iq u e s by. Mrs Heather Walker, whose love of the subject ,was


Members enjoyed a talk infectious.


The market will be opening to sell home-made


.. - r


01254 grafts, on March 18th fromi 10-30 to 11-45 a.m.


produce, including cakes, preserves, plants and.


School’s fundings problem is critical


THE governors of a tiny Ribble Valley primary school say its funding problem is now critical. In a letter to the chair­


governors of Brennands .Endowed School, in Slaid- burn,


the board


maintain if an injection of Education Committee to re v iew th e


dards will be difficult to sh is


states that receiv


cash is not soon received. The board believes that


.education for their pupils’ development. The letter says that, if


■levels will be too low to maintain the standards of


the predicted funding schools, with anfend to .......................... 1— *■- devising a formula more


arrangements , for small


boots.Anyone interested in taking part can find out more by ringing 01827 50280.


th e re is no adequate increase in funding for the coming financial year, a reduction in staffing the two-teacher school will have to be made, which could have a detrimental effect on the supervision of children. Slaidburn’s governors


and parents believe that rural schools, of which there are many in the Rib-


ble Valley, are missing out on vital funding and-they have been protesting';for


two years. There are fewer than 50


man of Lancashire County Council’s Education Com- m it te e ,


of stan­


‘the chairman of the county fu n d in fg


the local Tory office in November to lobby MP Nigel Evans. . The recent


letter asks


appropriate to their spe­ cial needs, and it asks the county to underwrite any deficiency in Slaidburn’s funding during 1997/8, while the funding problem is being resolved,


OFSTED inspection of the school is scheduled to take place and, though gover­ nors are confident that the inspectors will be favour­ ably impressed, they fear a weakening of the staff structure will reduce the school’s effectiveness.


On Mo n d a y , an i '


pupils at Slaidburn. and many of them marched on


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eh f fu e l is valued at u/ns used


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