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A charity bicycle ride to Paris turns sour for students as their bikes are stolen.
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THE long-serving landlord of a Clitheroe town centre public house this week answered bor ough councillors’ criticism of his late-night licence and invited them to discuss the issue with
him. Mr Peter Hodgkinson has had a life
time’s involvement with the licensed trade. With his wife, Mary, he runs the
Dog and Partridge, in Wellgate. He recently won his appeal to uphold the late
night music, singing and dancing licence for a room on the first floor of the premises until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, despite opposition from the owner of a nearby busi ness and the council. At Ribble Valley Borough Council Policy
and Finance Committee meeting all but one of the members expressed disappointment at th e decision by Blackburn M ag is tra te s ’
Councillor claims that many will now suffer for the entertainment of a. few
Court. Clitheroe councillor Bert Jones described the
move as "a sad step and a prime example that many will suffer for the entertainment of a few.” His remarks have incensed not only Mr and Mrs Hodgkinson and their customers, many aged between 18 and 30 who feel there is lit tle entertainment for people of their age in town, but also members of the local branch of the LVA, who held a meeting a t the pub last
week. Mr and Mrs Hodgkinson were previously a t
the White Bull Hotel, Gisbum, and the Buck Inn, Paythome, before moving to Clitheroe. Since his arrival, six years ago Mr Hodgkin
son has had cause to call the police just twice. “I feel I run my business beyond reproach,
. Since taking over the Dog and Partridge, whose music room has attracted hundreds of residents over many years, from being home to the local folk club in the ’seventies to the Music Attic today, he has introduced numer ous measures to ensure a trouble-free atmos
claimed Mr Hodgkinson, who is renowned throughout the trade as a no-nonsense land lord.
phere. If his customers’ ages are in doubt he insists
on documentary confirmation; he refuses to serve beer in bottles or glasses for consump tion outside the pub; he attempts to restrict the numbers of those standing outside on the paved area; if customers are suspected of hav ing taken drugs or having drugs in their pos-.
Call goes out to save town from charity shops
TIM PROCTER REPORTS
STRONG government action is being demanded to cut the danger of towns like C l ith e ro e b e in g s low ly bu t su r e ly,, asphyxiated by the sheer; weighroTcharr.,
ity shops. The highly-paid man
agers who run large chains of the profit- makers are now target-
ing areas like ours. Soon there will be nine and possibly even 10 in Clitheroe, and no one can do anything about it!
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ing desperately worried. They fear a bad effect on Clitheroe’s reputation as a venue for discriminating,
specialised and customer- friendly shopping,” says Chamber of Trade presi dent Mr Nigel Pratt. “The range of financial
benefits the charity status bestows is causing great concern to traders battling with increased rents, rates, overheads and competition generally. I t ’s unfair com p e ti t io n and, a t th e moment, perfectly legal!” In planning law, there is no
1,000’s to choose from with over 100 varieties of Tulips and
difference between charity shops and any others. The protesters feel the former should be put in a special category, like offices, so local councils can exercise control of numbers through the planning sys tem. Ribble Valley MP Mr
Nigel Evans is concerned ab o u t th e s i tu a t io n and plans to raise i t with the Government. Quit, a stop-smoking
group few local people have heard of, is moving into the
prime site, double-fronted former Freeman, Hardy and Willis property right in the town centre. I t has no worries ab o u t
M O R E ; c k a r i t y shops for the:
Our members are becom
i main street? A worrying question for 'chamber of
trade presi dent Nigel P ra t t (CAT 11817)
will then be four ch ar ity shops in a very small area. “And there could be more
in the pipeline — several key charities are not repre sented here yet,” warns Mr Pratt. “The situation is getting
either stocking such a big shop, or selling enough of
its goods for its investment to be worthwhile. Shelter is coming to town
and opening up in Moor Lane, a sh o r t d istanc e away from the new premis es of Age Concern, which is moving u pm a rk e t from Shawbridge Street. There
out of hand — these busi nesses, because that is what th ey are, receive a large range of benefits a t the tax payer’s expense. They can sell up to 50 per cent new goods—and th at can often be a t the expense of gen uine traders, some of whom have supported the town for decades.” • I t could get worse —
more details on page 3. • Reader’s view - page 4.
IF you go down to the woods today,.you
may come across a Teddy bears’ picnic. But, if you go to Newton, you are more likely to find the cute and cuddly crea- ; tures actually in the picnic hamper rather than sitting around it enjoying cake and ;
jelly. In a picnic of Teddies, Mrs Wyn Ramsay, of . . . . v '■
Bull Lane, is busy helping to make and collect woollen bears for the charity Teddies for Tragedy. It supplies Teddy bears to children in hospitals throughout the world’s trouble spots, including Bosnia, Romania and many
African countries. Wyn, her sister Mrs Phyllis Gibson, of Salthill Road, ' Clitheroe, and their friend Mrs Maureen Hughes, of Oldham, have produced a batch of 20 Teddy bears. Wyn presented these to the Rev. Arthur Siddall, of St
Two riders recovering in hospital after serious road
TWO people are recov e r ing in h o sp i ta l th is week after serious road accidents. P a ram ed ic s fa c ed a
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Harrison’s Engineering, Whalley, sustained head injuries and broken limbs. He received extensive treatment
Slaidbum. The young rider, who works a t
he was on a life-support machine. Since then he has undergone
numerous examinations and some surgery. Anxious relatives have been at his bedside and although his condition was very serious at first, he started to improve and yesterday was said to be still poor
ly. The van driver, Mr M a tth ew
Campbell (52), of Heather Bank, Burnley, was not injured but suf
and life-supporting measures at the roadside from a Lancashire Ambulance Service team before the long journey to Blackburn Royal Infirmary, where for a time
fered shock. A postman who is a member of a well-known local family is recover ing after a serious motorcycle acci dent in Cumbria. Mr Mark Waddington (37), who lives and
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session, he refuses admittance; and he regu larly stands a t the door himself, sweeping up outside and remaining there until the last per son has not only left the premises but until other public house customers have left the surrounding area.
The policy regarding glass outride the pub, a ,
council directive, reg u la r ly causes Mr Hodgkinson and his staff problems, with cus tomers questioning why it is th a t they are asked not to take bottles outside the Dog and Partridge when other premises in the town centre apparently do not have the same direc
tive. He is, he says, alone among Clitheroe land
lords in determinedly pursuing the stance he takes, but even that seems as though it is not
enough. The Music Attic, the source of the late night
licence, has recently opened up again, with restricted membership, and in order to ensure th a t the noise from there does not disturb anyone in the locality monitoring equipment
has been bought.:, 1 v 5 “We are just about to spend £95,000 in the . ■ ■■..
public house and commit ourselves to another five or six years in Clitheroe,”. he said this week.“ Then we get this. Would the council be happy if the pub .was sold and turned into an old folks’ home? Some nights when we are busy there are scores of people standing out ride the pub. I can’t do anything about i t and have asked the police and the council for a
directive." The secretary of the Ribble Valley Licensed
Victuallers’ Association, Mr John Marshall, said the organisation had supported Mr Hodgkinson throughout his campaign and would continue to support all its members in a lawful pursuit of their rights.
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