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The parents of a brain-damaged man who is awarded £600,000 road acci dent damages hear a judge say he felt “very humble” after hearing of the devo tion shown by fami ly members.
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An inquest is told that a former rector who died in a head- on crash on the A59 could have fallen asleep at the wheel.
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A serial robber armed with a repli ca handgun was jailed for nine years for stealing £19,000 from a Whalley building society office.
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A Clitheroe couple are stunned by the news th a t the man who killed their daughter has remarried in a prison ceremony.
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One of agriculture’s top national awards has been won by a Clitheroe company.
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. ■ ... LANDOWNER K-'-C i i Rowdy youths making village life a misery by Ben Carlish
A GAN G of rowdy youths is making life a misery for resi dents and shopkeepers on a Whalley side street. As many as 30 youngsters have been gathering in the evening on the corner of George S tre e t and King Street, by the village’s cur rently unoccupied old bank building.
Those living and working on
the street have complained that the youths hang around in sev eral expensive cars or on the street corner, dropping litter, playing loud music on their car- stereos and generally intimidat
ing passers-by. They are said to speed up and down the narrow street with little regard
for road safety. One mother living in the area said:
“I can’t let my children out after dark because these youths come charging up and down in their cars
every night. I t often goes on until one o’clock in the morning. Some nights it’s impossible to sleep.” “We used to call the police three or
presence is putting off potential cus
tomers “With a gang of 10 or 15 youths
four times an evening, but i t got embarassing, because the youths always seemed to know when they were coming and would disappear.’Tt
is thought many of the trouble-mak ers are part of the same group, which had been causing a disturbance on the street during the early summer until July when more police officers were drafted in to the village, appar
ently deterring them from loitering. - Now the nuisance gang is back and
some local shopkeepers feel their
hanging around, many people feel afraid to walk past. They make my staff feel edgy, too,” said Mrs Brenda Fenton, who runs the Spar store on the street. “The increased police presence in
of foul-mouthed insults. “I t’s the same people every night. I
ties, but they can’t be there 24 hours
know a few of them and they’re not from the village, but they come here speeding their cars, blaring their radios out, and dropping litter every
where. • “Since this lot started turning up
Whalley has definitely helped the sit uation, but I can’t understand why these people havo to come here,why can’t they go somowhere out in the country where thoy wouldn’t be dis
turbing anyone?" she added. Another shopkeeper who confronted
the group was subjected to a barrage
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A “SAVE OUR BONFIRE” petition is being organised by Clitheroe newsagent Mr David Brass - and he is prepared to run one himself if no one else does! Mr Brass has already had
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a letter in this newspaper asking for the annual event on the Castle Field to go ahead. Now he is looking to the organisers and- th e ; council for action. The two
bonfire and firework dis play this year, with proper supervision and stewarding to avoid problems,” claims Mr Brass: “In fact, if need ed I will organise it myself
are not careful. “I know there are danger fears, but one properly run
lots o f smaller ones a t dif ferent places all over the
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area. “I don’t think petitions
are always a good idea, but we must find some way of getting the message that people want the bonfire across to the organisers,” says Mr Brass. He will be presenting the
and provide the fireworks. Other places have big bon fires and Clitheroe will again be left behind if we
petition to Monday’s meet ing, and is keen to press his
case. Mr Brass was one of the
group which started the bonfire when he was con nected with Rotaract, and as he wrote in our newspa per last week, feels “this hugely successful commu nity tradition” should con tinue. The two local Rotary
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Clubs have joined with Rotaract to take turns in one or other of the various aspects of the event over the years. But a sparks in the face scare last year, plus official rules and regu lations and an increasingly "sue for damages” climate has led to a decision not to hold the fire this year.
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D a v.i d Brass is organising a petition to save the town’s a n n u a l bonfire - and says he will or- g a n i s e one him-
: self if ne cessary. , (CAT 13096)
Club revealed the decision in this newspaper‘and by no means ruled out future events. I t said th a t the training and resource impli cations were such that the necessary work could not be done by November, and hinted th a t there were hopes for council help in future years. Rotary president Mr Wal
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te r Graham emphasised this week that safety con cerns,not legal ones, were
behind the decision. He said that most d u b mem bers were disappointed, themselves about the situa tion, but were unable to provide the necessary supervision to ensure safe ty. If the council could help solve the problems, fires might be possible in the future. But there was no time to organise one this year now, he felt. A spokesman for Ribble
Valley Borough Council also expressed concern
about the level of steward ing needed to ensure safety for a bonfire and firework display. Officials apparent ly feel such a task would stretch; resources. ‘And e x t r a ! insurance cover would be needed for any council-run fire. Mr Brass’s petition can be
signed a t his shop by the Swan and Royal in Castle Street, Clitheroe. He is also keen for offers of help in case he runs a bonfire him self.
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Police warning after £30,000 robbery
LOCAL police have sent out a warning to Ribble Valley residents after the third bru tal and financially rewarding robbery on the edge of the area in recent months. ■ Speaking from a special incident room in
Blackburn, Det. Sgt Pat Wood, of Black burn CID, said: “Please warn all your readers to be on their guard.” Officers are keen to give crime prevention
advice to all householders after a number of company bosses and their families in wealthy areas of East Lancashire have been targeted. And they have warned peo ple living in secluded areas to increase their security and make sure their valu ables are protected. The latest break-in was at the home of
Mr Edward Andrew, the chairman of Gaskell pic, which has textile mills at Bacup and Oswaldtwistle and a carpet factory at Rishton. Mr Andrew and his wife, Patricia, were tied up in their home
in Moorgate Close, Dinckley, near Ribch- ester, by three masked raiders, who escaped with £30,000 worth of jewellery. Mr Andrew said: "It is pretty scary when
three people come rushing down your stairs with stockings over their heads and truncheons in their hands and start to
beat you about.” Another family were hit by a similar rob
bery a t a secluded house in Ribchester Road, Clayton-le-dale, in February. Other homes in the Blackburn area have also
been targeted. Detectives have confirmed that they are
investigating a possibility that the same gang is behind all the raids and have urged anyone who may have seen any strange cars or people acting suspiciously close to their homes to contact them. Blackburn police can be contacted on 01254 51212, or freephone Crimestoppers
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again, it’s messier around here than Blackburn,” he said. Coun. Mrs Joyce Holgate said the problem was an ongoing “social prob lem” and applauded the police for their efforts in dealing with the situa tion: “We’ve got some brilliant police . in Whalley, and they’re doing their best to monitor these youths’ activi
a day. I t is up to people to ring the police if they feel there is.a problem.” A spokesperson for the Whalley
police office said: “The problem has manifested itself , again over the last few weeks. We are aware of the situa tion and we are dealing with it, but these youths are from outside the vil lage and we don’t want to frighten them off, just for them to return in the next few weeks.
. “We are seeking a long-term solu
tion, but people must ring us if there is an incident, it’s the old adage that if they don’t use us, they’ll lose us.” .
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GENERATIONS of well-loved characters from the whole range of English lit
erature came alive from the library shelves at Pendle Junior School, Glitheroe. Its annual book week included a wide range of competitions, fund-raising, new and second
hand book sales - and a parade of characters.: Pupils and their parents
made a big effort to dream up the most effective cos
tumes from nursery rhyme stories upwards, and the overall effect proved very impressive. Appropriate "props”, some of television play standard, helped complete the picture. The : Queen of Hearts
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rubbed shoulders with Drac- ula, several Oliver Twists were exploited by Artful Dodgers and more modem texts—some included in the school’s curriculum — were well represented. ' Staff joined in as well and
their involvement helped the pupils relate to books and also proved useful as an exer cise in teaching techniques. The various knowledge; colouring and other competi tions also served to fortify the learning process. “I t has been a busy week
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