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Work is to s ta r t shortly on the reopening of Bel- man Quarry, after the Government’s decision not to intervene in the controversy.


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A court hears of the “severe pyschologi- cal trauma" suf­ fered by an auxil­ iary nurse whose momentary lapse resulted in a fatal crash.


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Police will be out in force to keep a check on the area’s Hallowe’en revellers tomorrow,


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When i t comes to caring, you have to hand it to a Clith­ eroe school - and a grateful grandfa­ ther has done just that.


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I t ’s been a phenom­ enal year for a Rib- ble Valley high school.


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THE Ordnance Survey’s “Motor­ ing Atlas of Great Britain” has an important .Clitheroe omission - the


town’s Norman Castlel To add insult to injury Keighley, not so far away along the main road, is “given a


castle, though it has nonel One of Clitheroe’s keenest supporters,' lifelong


resident Mr Ken Parkinson, complained about th e missing castle and was very unhappy indeed with the reply from Reference and Leisure Publishing Editor Tracy Hunt.


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Map succeeds in ‘scuppering castle that fought off invaders for centuries


She explained that under the selection procedure -


for the map, places which “have poor public access, are rarely open, or are not deemed signifi­


cant enough” are often not included to allow space


for more significant features. Mr Parkinson, whose video about the area is used


by tourism officials, has made his protest to the mapmakers very clear. And he felt our readers should know what was happening. “Others may wish to write putting them right about what they say about the castle,” the retired headmaster told


us. However, the Ordnance Survey was quick to


lots of sunshine, but staying cold with hard frosts at night.


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ma was carefully liquor and made four avoided by a large arrests. No further


team of officers who went into the village o Monday, found


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various parts of the Rib- ble Valley being offered cut-price cases of drink may or may not have any connection with the raid. But such operations are only mounted, as far as possible, on reliable intel­ ligence.


Chatburn’s was certainly .


conducted very quietly — “All we saw was one police­ man standing outside a property in the village,” said a resident. One of the arrested quar­


tet was soon freed, but the other three were given police bail pending further inquiries. The officers used their


powers to seize two vehi­ cles, but one was returned


later. Blackburn is the base for


one of the three HM Cus­ toms and Excise fraud units in the North-West and manager Mr Fred Sim­ mons said: “The operation


was a success and we were pleased with the way i t


went.”


On the road to coveted title


A CLITHEROE man has proved he is one of the lead­ ing road transport man­ agers in the country. Mr Alan Singleton, who obtained his basic experi­


ence driving milk tankers all over the North-West, is


one of 40 finalists in the Transport and Distribu­ tion Manager of the Year Competition, which takes place in London on


Wednesday. The competition offers a


first prize of £5,000. A former milk tanker dri­


ver, brought up in West Bradford, Mr Singleton steered his way past 200 other entrants to reach the final.


Hundreds of bottles of whisky, vodka, gin, brandy and rum were taken away, as well as some tobacco. Inquiries are now under way into its source; and may go on some time. At the moment, the arrests


are on the basis of possible allegations of handling or dealing in contraband


goods. There are several well-


known methods, ap a rt from theft, of acquiring spirits cheaply by not pay­ ing the correct duty. Buy­ ing in France as an individ­ ual for one’s own use and then selling to licensed premises is one, and divert- ing stocks bought for export from this country is


another. “We are determined to do


all we can to stop illegal trade and this raid and oth­ ers like it all over the coun­ try demonstrate that,” said a Customs and Excise spokeswoman. “We appeal to anyone with information about this or any other case


to contact us.” Information can be given


in total confidence to either the Bootleg Hotline on 0800 901901 or the Black­ burn Fraud Unit, 01254


347666.


point out that the Castle Museum and the Tourist Information Centre are both on the map.


, jtvt ‘We appreciate people’s views about the Castle • . i . _ . 1 _ t_ . . . . . tL / \ o i-1


and will consider them —but if we put everything on the map, i t would be smothered,” said the . spokesman.“There are already 11,000 symbols on it. And the Castle is in fact marked on almost every other map we produce, and we now . acknowledge that it is a prominent feature. We are not snubbing it in any way and will consider the situation for the next printing.” The problem at Keighley is that the museum


there is in Cliff Castle, which despite its name is not a castle at all. It is a large house but does have mock battlements, forming a ready-made trap for the unwaryl


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MASKED RAIDERS KIDNAP COUPLE


“ON-GOING inq­ uiries” are still being made by a team of detectives after a Kib­ ble Valley couple were kidnapped by masked raiders a t their own


home. ' Former Blackburn Rovers


forward Mr John Willis (63) and his wife, Sheila, were taken by masked men from their picturesque cot­ tage in Chapel Lane, West Bradford, to the post office they run in Mill Hill, Blackburn. There the robbers took a


substantial amount of money — and left the cou­ ple hound and gagged, and Mrs Willis with nasty, facial injuries. This week ' they were recovering from the incident, which natural­ ly left them shocked. Police are appealing for


anyone who saw anything suspicious in the West Bradford area up to about 9-30 p.m. last night week to . contact them, i ■ . Witnesses to the abandon­


ing of a car involved are also being sought. The N- registered Ford Granada was left in Feniscliffe Drive, Cherry Tree, Blackburn, about 11 p.ml;


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.WiQRrfeta.cui JBW.’' aitth- comfort f rom 'frien ds , / neighbours and, villagers' have sustained Mrs Willis and her family since tKeir ordeal (see above story).! . More than 30 floral bou- .


quets, plus many more cards and letters of sup­ port, have been received. Said Mrs Willis, “We would like to thank every­ one most sincerely for their


■tremendous support. . “Both I and John, togeth­


er with our whole family, , have been very touched by the words of care and com- fort which, in some cases, , have come quite unexpect­ edly from acquaintances besides close friends and neighbours. We are very appreciative.” *


WHEN Simon Cherry was late home from work on the night he. and his wife, Elaine, had planned to go to the cinema, he got much more than the mouthful he had bargained for!


In their rush to leave the house, they begrudgingly abandoned their tea-time plans in favour of a chicken and mushroom Pot Noodle snack but, on the first spoonful, Simon


. struck gold.


For out of 20 million UK gold promotional pots, Simon had the one containing a shiny voucher for £25,000.


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We’re not regular Pot Noodle eaters and, at first, I thought it was a money-off voucher. “I looked again and thought I’d done well by winning £25 but, when I saw the three zeros, I was in total shock.”-


Said Simon, a self-employed computer systems manufacturer, I couldn t believe it. , ■ .: ..


Cinema plans were abandoned as Simon and Elaine, an accountant at the Bolton offices of the Yates’ Wine Lodge chain,1 cracked open two bottles of champagne — gifts they had been given on their wedding day two years earlier..


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Now the Clitheroe couple are pondering over holiday and car brochures, as well as mak­ ing plans to treat relatives and friends to a few of their own surprise dishes of the day!


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Rimington could strike it rich if silver mine diggers arrive


THERE may not be gold in “them th ar” low-lying Rim­


ington lands in the shadow of Pendle—but there is certain­


ly silver and lead. And an Australian mining company is


after it! Maps mark disused mines near


Hollins Farm, off Stopper Lane, Rimington, on land running up towards Twiston and with the name “Skeleron” nearby. And now Auvista Minerals NL has


essary permission. The company has already made


arrangements with Messrs Gilbert and William Beattie, the veteran farmers who still work sheep in the area. Neither they nor anyone else in the area has any knowledge of min­


ing there. Auvista has already applied to


extract water from nearby Ings Beck to cool the equipment. But it may need planning permission for the drilling operation, depending on the


depth planned. Any mineral extraction would cer­


already taken soil samples from the area and is apparently planning to drill, provided it can obtain the nec­


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