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A near-death crash para-glider is to return to the sport and thanks local people who helped in his rescue.


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The town was rock­ ing at the weekend, as Jimmy Hendrix’s former bass player- entertained at a local pub.


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Six hundred teen­ agers have to decide on further educa­ tion or a job.


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A landlord hits the headlines in a national competi­ tion.


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A Ribble Valley school is digging for victory in a nation­ al gardening compe­ tition.


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FOGGITT’S WEEKEND WEATHER: It will continue mild over the week­ end, although scat­ tered showers could make it unsettled.


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THE AISLE More choosiny hotels to marry by Julie Frankland


RESPONSIBILITY for Blackburn Rovers’ shock home defeat by Tottenham Hotspurs last weekend may lie with a Gisburn


hotelier! For Mr Malcolm Weaving


welcomed the London relega­


tion-battlers to his Stirk House Hotel three days before the


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Ewood match. When they arrived, Ginola and


team-mates had ju s t been trounced out of the FA Cup by Barnsley, but after special ener­ gy-boosting dishes served up by the hotel's chefs, and time to relax in the pool and gym, they


rallied to a 3-0 victory. Said Mr Weaving: "It was the


team's first visit to the hotel, but I'm confident they will be back. We hadn't played host to a football team before, but we made sure we gave the lads lots of tender loving care, and are hoping more teams will now stay with us." Out of his 50 bedrooms, 27 were


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CLITHEROE KID H ANGRY MOO Book launch on the way


Ribble Valley hotel scores as soccer stars book in for VIP


reserved for the Spurs crew, who mingled with other guests. Hotel staff were under instruc­


tions to keep the team's stay a secret and also, not to ask for auto­


Lucky escape in head-on smash


by Vicky Carlin


FOUR Ribble Valley youngsters were hurled off two motor cycles in a head-on c ra sh on farm land which left three of them with bro­


ken bones. Ambulance crews had to


use bolt cutters to reach the scene, near Bellman Quarry, before the injured youngsters could be taken


to hospital. Clitheroe teenagers


Daniel Ridgway (14), of Park Avenue, and Michael Braithwaite (14), of Pimli­ co Road, were motor cycle scrambling on open farm land within a mile of Bell­ man Farm, Clitheroe, on Monday night, when they skidded and collided with each other head on, throw­ ing them and their passen­ gers, Carrie Walker (13), of


Parents search for mystery jogger who helped at scene


the Greendale Restaurant, Chatburn, and Jemima Walmsley (14), of Hen- thorn Road, Clitheroe, on to the ground. Neither of the bikes had lights on


them. Michael and Jemima,


who were on the same machine, suffered the most serious injuries after being thrown instantly. Michael took the impact of the acci­ dent, suffering a broken thumb, a badly bruised shoulder and a deep gash


scene and comforted Michael and Jemima until the ambulance arrived. It took them about 45 min­ utes to get through as they had to use bolt cutters to get down the track." Carrie added: "I set off


head, so it is ironic that he was the only one wearing a helmet. The others escaped without head injuries." She added: "Dan has


with Daniel, but he had bumped his head when he came off the bike and he fell over again. When we met the jogger he went


back to the others." Mr Walker commented:


"We don't know who the


to his knee, which later became infected. He under­ went an operation on his


jogger was, but we would like to say a big thank-you


leg on Tuesday. Jemima’s thigh was bro­


to him for helping." After Daniel, Michael


ken in two places and, unless her leg is pinned to repair the damage, she may have to spend up to eight weeks in hospital on trac­ tion. She also had surgery earlier this week. The two other teenagers


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suffered less serious injuries and managed to raise the alarm. The pair set off to get help and, after meeting a jogger, who helped Daniel back to the scene, Carrie managed to walk a mile to Bellman Farm to ring for an ambulance, despite hav­ ing a suspected broken leg. It is believed that the jog­ ger also rang the emer­ gency services from nearby Clitheroe Hospital. Carrie's father, Mr John Walker, said: "Carrie


phoned me to say there had been an accident, but that she was OK. I raced to the


and Jemima were taken to Blackburn Royal Infir­ mary, Mr Walker returned to Bellman Farm, which is run by Mr Andrew Collinson. By that time Carrie's leg was severely bruised and swollen and she was also taken to BRI. She was released after X- rays revealed her leg was not broken, but just badly bruised. Daniel Ridgway, who


been bike mad for a long time, but he only bought his bike two weeks ago. Until then, I wouldn’t let him have one, but I relent­ ed as long as he saved up for it himself, which he did." The parents of all the


y o u n g s te rs involved


expressed their thanks tc ambulance crews and the police for their help.


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A SHORT circuit caused a dramatic and expensive Maze at Castle Cement on Sunday. It put a key part of the Rib-


Dramatic oil blaze blesdale Works out of action.


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plant started shutting down - and then it became clear there was a fault inside an 11,000 volt transformer pro-


No one knew anything was wrong until parts of the . . . £


t0 CUtheroe fire-fighters were faced with a miniature river of blazing oil as they arrived at the transformer, near the quarry in the heart of the complex. "The firm and its staff did everything correctly and the emergency was soon ever without any injuries," said Station Commander Dave


suffered a broken toe, a fractured bone in his hand and a jarred neck, was also released from hospital later that night. He is unable to walk at present and is hav­ ing to be carried every­ where by his father. Daniel was the only one


of the injured who was wearing a helmet. His mother, Mrs Kath Ridg­ way, said: "We believe that Dan took a bump to his


A * Daniel (100298/ 13/26a) Cats are shot in vicious attacks


AN animal lover has slammed the "wan­ ton and callous cruelty" of whoever is causing serious airgun injuries to cats on


a small Clitheroe estate. The police and the RSPCA are now tak-


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ing steps to prove suspicions about the source of the shots - which have injured


four cats, one of them three times. "I just cannot believe that anyone, how­


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ever cruel and irresponsible, can do this to harmless animals," says Miss Catherine Byrne, of Brotherton Meadows, Clitheroe. "Have they considered that the shots could ricochet on to children playing in the area -o r are they fair game as well?” Her four-year-old black and white Sox


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day 15 months ago. A pellet is embedded too deep in Harry's chest to remove, but Adam's spine pellet was taken out in a com­ plicated operation. That day, Sox had an


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eyebrow wound. Last week, a six-month-old leopard-


marked kitten, Tabitha, belonging to a neighbour, had a thigh shattered by a pel­ let - but is now recovering after a pinning


operation. The four cats between them have


incurred well over £400 in vets] fees, but the worry and stress of what might happen next is worse than the cost. "The police and RSPCA are very con­


was recovering yesterday after an operation to remove a pellet from a front leg. I t has been there since November, and recently started moving about, leading to fears of lead poisoning. But Sox will always have a pellet embedded in his spine - which has left most of his tail paralysed, despite monthly steroid treatment - the result of being shot last October. The trouMe started when Sox and Miss


Byrne's other two cats, Harry, now 10, and Adam, now five, were all shot on the same


cerned. They say my collection of airgun pellets removed from the cats could become important evidence if inquiries are success­ ful," says Miss Byrne (pictured), a retired teacher of Spanish,.who once gave lessons to oil company employees in Venezuela. ”1 try to look after the cats-they do not


stay out at night, for instance, and so the shootings are happening in broad daylight. The situation is very worrying and, if any­ one else is having similar problems, I hope" they will report them to the police to help stamp this out.” (100298/12/19)


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graphs. On the eve of the match, follow­


team on its way. As parting gifts, the players left


ing a massage, a relaxed Nicola Berti, scorer of Spurs' first goal, predicted his strike and the spirited performance, televised as Match of the Day's feature game, which dented Rovers' championship aspi­


rations. As Spurs prepared to leave for


Blackburn, a pre-match lunch of grilled or boiled sole or chicken, pasta, fruit and water sent the


behind two signed footballs, one of which has already been auctioned for charity, raising £95. The other will also go under the


hammer in aid of cancer research at a ball to be held at the hotel on


March 7th. In our picture, Ribble Valley


guest Ginola (right) is seen in action in the Barnsley match.


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