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Castle could be under siege from big bill for repairs


by Tim Procter


CLITHEROE could face a huge bill for repairs to its historic cas­ tle if Lottery money is not forth­ coming. There were hopes that the Castle


emphasised the need for a confident approach to the situation, saying.that, he remained guardedly optimistic, and - Conservative leader Coun. Peter Red- path also urged people not be negative.. "But the Labour Government keeps


complex, the three different sporting features at Edisford and the cinema and church hall in the town centre would benefit from an injection of mil­ lions of pounds worth of capital expen­ diture. At the moment, it is far from certain


changing the guidelines and moving the goalposts in ways not in the best interests of bids like ours," said Coun.


Redpath. "It is taking Lottery money for some


that the bids are likely to succeed even in part, and certainly not for the amounts originally targeted. And, if Lottery money is not forth­


types of public expenditure which ought to be paid for by taxation. We should certainly keep on trying, but I am not terribly optimistic." Submissions for several million


coming, £20-£30,000 will have to be spent on Clitheroe Castle before too long. Ongoing maintenance is vital, although there is no public safety prob­ lem. , Community Committee chairman Coun. Graham Sowter this week


a result. A good many of them had ? already received feasibility study • grants. ■


It is not clear whether hopes for Lot- . /


tery money to re-vamp the council's cinema and the parish church hall will be affected by the new ideas. So far,; there has been no reply to an applica­ tion for a feasibility grant, but news is. expected soon.


Committee were cautious in their com­ ments when, as we reported, the Lot­ tery bids were discussed recently. : The Director of Commercial Ser­


Members of the council Community - He emphasised that the council had


pounds to re-organise and improve both the Clitheroe Castle grounds and the Edisford sports complex have each been sent back for revision.. Recently, the Government has been


increasingly altering the Lottery fund­ ing rules and, in the arts field, cutting the cash hand outs. Numerous projects to be funded with Lottery money by the Arts Council are being scrapped as


Down- pictures


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A CLITHEROE man has been placed on the Sex Offenders' Reg is te r for five y ears a f te r admittin g down-loading indecent pictures of children from th e In te rn e t. Graham Frederick Cut- The prosecutor said:


ler (47), of Woone Lane, was also put on probation for the maximum three years by Blackburn mag­ istrates, who ordered the photographs to be confis­ cated. They described the offence as "distasteful." Patricia Bramley, prose­


"These pictures were seen by an expert, who said they would not have been obtained by accident. "One would deliberately


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cuting, said Cutler, a for­ mer part-time fireman, was brought to the attention of police after complaints were made by several chil­ dren around the age of 12, who had been to his house and had seen, or been shown, wholly inappropri­ ate photographs involving various forms of sexual activity, including bestiali- -


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land'foun'd'tfie computer'- and numerous images down-loaded from the Internet. Of these, 22 were pictures of a sexual nature involving young children.


' Police went to Cutler's home on'February 20th


have to go through the nec­ essary procedures to obtain them. They were obviously down-loaded by the defen­ dant using his computer." Solicitor


John


Houldsworth said Cutler was a man of excellent character, who had had an excellent work record in the past. Cutler had previously worked for Rolls-Royce in Bamoldswick and had been


a part-time fireman. . The magistrates, told


.Cutler,, they,-found 1 the offence distasteful and were giving him the maximum sentence allowable, a -.j. I I . Cutler had pleaded


vices, Mr John Heap, told councillors frankly that the steering group for Edisford would meet shortly to decide whether any form of re-submission of, its bid would be viable. A visit by a top official from London to look at the Cas­ tle and discuss the bid there was can­ celled almost at the last minute. Coun. Sowter told us this week that


this was a disappointment but the visit was being re-scheduled.


done everything asked of it by the Her­ itage Lottery Board, and called in con­ sultants for help in preparing a revised Castle bid after the first was rejected. Now the re-submission itself may have tobealtered.


original figure, perhaps only £lm., with other cash for the work anticipat­ ed from European and tourist funds. The Edisford steering committee, consisting of the various interests at


I t will certainly be for less than the . . torture


case jury out at Crown Court


THE jury was considering its verdict yesterday in a case involving a local robbery.


Informer denies conspiracy charge /


Dennis O’Hagan ted taking part in the rob-


(29), of Lairgill, High Bentham, has denied a charge of conspiracy to rob th e Billington home of Mr and Mrs


Michael Banks. He has also pleaded not


guilty to a similar allega­ tion involving the robbery of a Securicor van at High Bentham. The prosecution at Pre­


ston Crown Court has alleged that O'Hagan gave the men who actually entered the Billington house information about.it and the occupants' move­


bery, David Haddow (28), from Hamilton, Lanark­ shire, told the jury that O'Hagan told him there was £100,000 in a safe at the house. Earlier, he had said he


was planning an armed raid at a house, alleged Haddow. After the raid, went on


O'Hagan, who has five children, said he met Had­ dow in Dumfries prison while he was on remand and they shared a cell. But he did not think he would get involved in robberies. O'Hagan said he became


Haddow, O'Hagan was dis­ appointed because the men had not got the cash, and said they should not have taken jewellery. O'Hagan did not get anything from the Billington raid, though he was given some from the


ments. Mr and Mrs Banks were


guilty at an earlier hearing and had been bailed for reports, with a recommen­ dation of probation.


surprised by four intruders one December night: in. 1996 and'werc-tortured as- the men searched the house. They eventually left with £20,000 in cash and valuables. A man who has admit-


'• about two years, but then became reluctant as he was busy at work.


a police informer after being implicated in a rob­ bery in Scotland due to his car being used. He was paid for information for


Securicor van robbery. In evidence, O’Hagan


“bery^in the village of Billington, not where. But then he was shown the place, so told the police. He denied involvement in the van offence.


told the jury that original­ ly all he knew was that-' i there was going to be a rob-


, involved. ..... .- 0,’Hagan, told, the: jury!


pressed for information about a certain person, but did not want to get


He said he had been • ‘


- that he had seven previous convictions for, assault or-


.. public order-offences and two for dishonesty. He accepted he had a reputation for being "a bit ■ of a fighter".


(Proceeding)


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the complex, will meet shortly. One of the problems there is that future viabil­ ity of any new sporting features may rely to a certain extent on profits from refreshments and the like, but there may be no money to build those facili­ ties.


Bids for smaller schemes concentrat­ . --


ing on one particular sport, and not involving things such as cafes, bars or creches, are believed to be more likely to succeed.


Mark wins a USA soccer scholarship


, Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, August 6th, 1998. 3 Area to sounds man


THE man who created the: popular ghost walks for the local tourism industry has had a hat-trick


of radio broadcasts this week. Mimic and sounds


effect expert Mr Simon • Entwistle. (pictured) w as interviewed about his , ghoulish goings on a t -' Clitheroe Castle and Whalley. Abbey; Afterwards, he told the .


Advertiser and Times that he hoped the broadcasts had helped to enhance the 1 Ribble Valley's reputation as a tourist area. "I am always delighted


to plug the Ribble Valley's cause," said 42-year-old Mr, Entwistle, who has made many radio and television broadcasts during more than 10 years as a mimic with an extensive reper­ toire of sounds. . ■ He was interviewed for Radio 5's breakfast show


on Monday, followed in the ; afternoon with an inter­ view for the British Armed Forces Radio to be broad­ cast later in the day and another on Radio l's News- beat programme yesterday. Mr Entwistle, who


works for the Ribble Valley Parks Department, began the ghost walks last Easter. Participants enjoy a feast of murder, mystery and ghostly capers, complete with Mr Entwistle's sound effect. . He said the ghost walks were still proving popular especially with overseas visitors, although wet weather had robbed the


; walks of many more visi­ tors.


De-trunking of A59 would be a ‘backward step’


A MOVE to de-trunk the A59 is seen as unhelpful to the Ribble Valley area. "Removing the main road from the list of nationally-


important routes would be a backward step," says Mr Stewart Bailey, Chief Planning Officer of the Ribble Val­ ley Borough Council. Trunk roads are maintained by the Highways Agency, a


powerful Government department. Others are in the hands of county councils. The change of status was foreshadowed last year, when


local councillors urged the Government to do nothing without full local consultation first. Mr Bailey says there


has been none so far. Everything from winter gritting to major bypass con­


struction will be in county hands if the move goes, through and so will be subject to severe budget constraints. A bypass for Gisburn is one possible project which might be jeopardised.


football scholarship :to, I America for Mark Chad-,, wick (18), who lasljsear son captained. Clipeijoe; Royal Grampiartgchool's first XI. He will kick off: this season for Cardinal Stritch University, Mil­


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Mark (pictured), of Head Clough, the opportunity, to hone his soccer skills before scouts keen to talent spot, both players and coaches for an ever-increasing number of enthusiastically-support­ ed American clubs. Howev­ er, off the field, he will com­ bine his football with a four- ycar degree course in inter­ national business studies. Mark was encouraged to


apply for the scholarship, while at a training camp with England Schoolboys. He won his England call-up after captaining Lan­ cashire's under-19 squad. A former Junior Claret


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and pupil of Burnley Foot­ ball Club's Soccer School of Excellence, Mark, who also played junior tennis for Lancashire and the North- West, sets out for the USA next weekend, after a send- off from friends, London- based brother Paul (22), and proud parents Ian and Valerie.


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CABLING work by British Telecom has temporarily closed the C582 Rimington Lane (Mylah Lane), Rim­ ington, to all but residents from its junction with Stoops Lane to its junction with the A682 Gisburn Road. Cordoned off only on


weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3-30 p.m., it is expected to remain shut until August 21st. An alternative route is signposted via Stoops Lane; Newby Lane, Ilowgill Lane and the A682 Gisburn Road. ■


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