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Trial continues as driver denies causing death of pillion rider


A LORRY driver from Clitheroe is denying that he caused the death of a motor cycle pillion passen­ ger by dangerous driving. His trial a t Preston Crown


Court entered i ts th ird day yesterday. It follows one of the fatal acci­


dents in the Gisbum area over the past 15 months. The crash was early on the morn­


ing of July 8th last year near the village police station. And the community officer who works from there and lives on the


premises, PC Colin Corlett, heard


the sound of the impact. Detailed police investigations


were made into the accident and the ju ry heard about various aspects of them. Allegations have been made that


the articulated lorry driven by Craig Meadows (33), of Queens­ way, Waddington, went towards the wrong side of the road on a bend. Mr Christopher Knight (prose­


cuting) explained to the jury how Mr and Mrs Mark Autton were travelling in the other direction. The couple, who were married in


1990, were on their way home to the Harrogate area after a vis it to Blackpool.


The couple's motor cycle hit the


front of the lorry and they were both thrown off. Mrs Tracey Anne Autton, the


mother of two young children, struck the pillar of a road sign and


was killed. Mr Knight explained that there


was a 30 m.p.h. limit - but said that the lorry's speed had been estimat­


ed at 39 m.p.h. The crash happened in dry condi­


tions, with good visibility. The jury also heard th a t there


were no defects in the motor cycle. When he gave evidence, Mr Aut­ ton told the court th a t there had


been no time for a reaction. He denied a suggestion that he


may have been taking the racing line as he approached the bend. PC Corlett told the jury how he


heard a bang followed by a skid sound and then the sound of air


brakes. He said that Mrs Autton was at


the base of the road sign, and her husband had landed in a flower bed. • "He was trying to get up, but I wouldn't let him," said the officer. 1-Ie described finding skid marks


on the wrong side of the road. The officer explained th a t the


lorry's lane was cut by some.18 inches in width due to cones being out. But, he said, lorries had been


passing all day. (Proceeding)


one woman and her dog by Ben Carlish


ONE woman and her dog are to ap p e a r in f ro n t of h u n d red s of thousands of viewers on a n a t io n a l te levision programme ab o u t


sheep dog trials. Mrs Pamela Kent, of


Clitheroe, and her border collie, Corrie, will feature next month on Channel 4, along with Baxenden sheep dog trialist and personality Mr Bill Heslop on "The Pet Rescue Road Show". The programme, focusing on working dogs, is one in a series of 30 s ta r tin g in November to be presented by Anthea Turner's sister,


Wendy. Mrs Kent, Corrie and


close friend Mr Heslop, who works with many of the dogs she takes in and trains, made their way to Tatton Park, Cheshire, to take part in a three-day shoot for the programme. On screen, they talked about the different aspects of training border collies and the merits of individual puppies and adult dogs, including Corrie who, by all accounts, was a natural in front of the cam­


eras. . Said Mrs Kent: "She was


great - she worked hard and did as she was asked. She is certainly not camera shy. She has already modelled


for Sawley Fine Arts for a series of border collie- theme ceramic plates and key rings they are making. In fact, she is a b i t of a poser, if the tru th be known." Mrs Kent, who has kept


and trained collies for the last 25 years and does vol­ u n ta ry work for Pets As Therapy (PAT), hopes the show will get the message across th a t border collies, bred as working dogs, often need more attention and


stimulation th an many


other pets. She said: "People should


• they need stimulating in mind and body. .. i..!. i- "If they aren't challenged,


think twice before getting a border collie simply as a domestic pet. Two hundred years have gone into breed­ ing them as working dogs. They are very intelligent dogs; they are like the Ein­ steins of the dog world and


they get bored very easily and start chewing the furni­


ture and being mischie­


vous. She has four collies of her


own and is very rarely with­ out one of them by her side. An active member of PAT, she takes her dogs around elderly people's and chil­ dren's homes, where the res­ idents enjoy petting and making a fuss of them. Over, the years, she has


son or another, and she paid tr ib u te to her husband, Robert, for his patience and his understanding "when another dog suddenly appears in the house".


: Mrs Kent and Corrie will


appear on "The Pet Rescue Road Show", on Channel 4.


omNovember 11th a t 5-30 „ i,T - ■


taken many dogs in that, have been' abandoned orl whose owners are unable to look after them for one rea­


Simon’s sounds are soon to reach across the Atlantic


RIBBLE VALLEY her­ itage expert, ghost walk organiser and sound imi­ ta tor Simon Entwistle is soon to be heard by his biggest-ever audience. American CBS Radio


was yesterday due to record an interview with him about his various activities. Depending on how much of America takes the material, there could be millions of


listeners. This week Mr Entwistle


(pictured) has also been record­ ed by Granada TV, telling of his recent ghost walks. Now he is expecting a lot of interest in his Hallowe'en ones. He says he has been amazed


at the tourist pulling power of the region, and believes th a t the numbers could be quadru­


pled! "Events such as the folk fes­


tival, the town criers' competi­ tion and Whalley Pickwick Night are ju s t three of the good ideas and we could do with more," says Mr Entwistle. The CBS interview is the


latest of many in recent times, though Mr Entwistle has appeared on household-name radio and television shows over


the years. Radio One and Radio Five


Live have both featured his ghost walk this year, and there has been strong support from Radio Lancashire and Red


Rose Radio. Mr Entwistle is keen to be


involved in other aspects of tourism. Last week he took a p a r ty of Germans on an exchange vis it to Clitheroe Royal Grammar School on a tour of the region. I t included Downhdm, Pendle, and the Hodder area. "It was interesting to listen


to the comments of these young Germans. I was very amused when one of them mentioned th a t Whitewell reminded him of Bavaria," said Mr Entwistle. The Hallowe'en walks in


Clitheroe are on Saturday, October 31st, at 6 p. m. and 8 p. m. The Whalley ones are the previous day, a t the same times.


Ex-hunt chief's racecourse ban


A FORMER Master of th e H u n t has been banned from Britain's


racecourses for 10 years. John R o b e r t Layland, of


Newsholme, near Gisburn, who was imprisoned last year for causing cruelty to animals, has also had his permit to run a training yard removed. The action follows a recent


Jockey Club. A spokesman said that Layland


had been given three opportuni­ ties to attend, but failed to reply to invitations on three separate dates, so the hearing went ahead on the fourth occasion in his


absence. Layland was sent to prison for


three months after neglecting a string of horses kept in farm build­ ings on the outskirts of Gisbum. Police and a vet found 16 horses


disciplinary hearing by the with scant fa t and muscle, lice sores, abscesses, with many stand­


ing hock deep in their own manure. Layland admitted two charges of


causing unnecessary suffering to the horses, with nine cases considered by Blackburn magistrates. He was also banned from having custody of horses or dogs for life, and ordered to pay £10,000 compensation to the Horses and Ponies' Protection Asso­ ciation, which.has looked after the horses since they were seized. Appeals against the lifetime ban


on keeping horses and dogs and the compensation order were dismissed


by Preston Crown Court in Decem­ ber last year. Layland was told by the appeal judge th a t the horses had been kept in "awful” conditions and the orders made by the magis­ trates had been the correct ones. I t was open to him to have the life ban reviewed in court once a year. The case was the biggest in


HAPPA’s 60-year history and the ch arity has faced thousands of pounds worth of bills in caring for the horses a t its rescue centre at Briercliffe, near Burnley.


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show spotlight to fall On| h e S to learl skill for stage


i HOPING to captivate her audiences with a cracking performance in the title role of Preston Opera's autumn produc­ tio n of "Carmen" is Pendleton's Joan Hors-


I field. To do just that, she needs


a little bit of extra help. For Mrs I-Iorsfield, of


Town Farmhouse, Pendle­ ton, would like to become as deft with the castanets as the three-week timespan allows. She has been chosen to


share the title role in "Car­ men" and will be performing on the Thursday and Satur­ day evenings, November 5th


and 7th. "Is there anyone out there


who is proficient with the castanets and who could teach me quickly?", she


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Town’s wine gem is


the toast of Jancis


|:TONIGHT the;televi­


sion spotlight will fall on Clitheroe's famous


Uvine m e rch an ts D. Byrne and Co., a little gem in an a re a well endowed w ith good


food and wine. Television personality


Jancis Robinson presents a series of profiles from with­ in the wine trad e and tonight's "Vintners' Tales", on BBC Two at 10-15 will feature the Byrne family, whose shop, in one of tbe most pleasant market towns in Lancashire, is one of the busiest independent wine shops in the North of England. Two of the family's 14


children, Andrew and Philip Byrne, will ta lk to Miss Robinson about the trea­ sure trove of bargains to be found in what has been described as the shop's uniquely disorganised premises. "The Times" wine colum­


nis t, Jancis Robinson, popped into the Ribble Val­ ley last year to film inside the King Street wine store and warehouse owned by the brothers, and the result can now bo seen. Andrew, the oldest of the brothers, found her to be nice and easy to talk to, and as a Master of Wines, her knowledge of wine extensive A crew of four crammed


themselves into the wonder­ land cave of wines watched over by younger brother Tim, who works full-time in the shop, and sister Lucy, who helps out part-time when not being a student., Advertised as "a mecca


for bargains" in the "Radio Times", Clitheroe should see an upsurge in wine afi­ cionados descending on the town to v is it the shop, awarded the title "North of England Wine Merchant of the Year" for the third time I running.


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tions of the Savoy Operas with the Halifax Savoyards to locations including Fun­ chal, Budapest and Florida. With the same group, she


has made several visits to Waterford where on three occasions she won the Best Female Singer Award at the international festival, while she has won a similar award on three occasions a t the Newport International Fes­


tival. Mrs Horsfield is making


her first appearance with Preston Opera, though she has previously played Car­ men with conspicuous sue cess for Pendle Opera. Performances of "Car­


men" will be given in the Charter Theatre and tickets are available from members of the company or by tele­ phoning 01772 258858. Anyone who can help Mrs


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