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GOING downhill, b u t on th e up, is Clitheroe’s ski racer, Jonathan Heyes,


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who has made it to the winners' podi­ um in th e B r i t i s h L an d J u n io r


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National Ski Championships. The former Clitheroe Royal Grammar


held in Tignes, France.


School pupil clinched the bronze medal in the junior slalom event at the championships,


Jonathan (18) is a member of the England _ , .


Alpine Squad, dividing his time between the Ribble Valley and his Swiss training base. With ambitions to graduate to the full


their son’s death '7' H&S. j» V -»— *,*'* . Determined to bring


th e man once charged with the murder of their son, Mark, to trial, Mr an d M rs Gordon and P a t Taylor, of Mytton View, Clitheroe, are now awaiting a reply from Home S e c re ta ry Mr J a c k Straw, who has o rd ered th e Crown P ro se cu t io n Service


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head-banging revival with band Whitesnake to play in


members Mickie Moody and Bernie Marsden, but with a line-up which now includes former Rainbow keyboardist Don Airey, Whitesnake will play the Civic Hall on Sunday, April 26th, with a repertoire of greatest hits. The gig has been arranged by Clitheroe


i-i u,„uu by founder


musician and rock manag­ er Peter Barton, of the band Pigeon fame, and Key Street licensee Philip


lohnsons Dry Cleaners, the nation's largest


dry cleaners, with over 600 shops, is well under way with its extensive re-development


programme in the North West. Very soon Johnsons in Clitheroe will be


revamped with the striking new corporate design in blue and yellow, featuring the bright


new IOHNSONS image. In order to reduce inconvenience to


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Knight. The duo has also booked


'80s chart-toppers China Crisis to appear at the Civic Hall on May 31st and the Shadows' Hank Marvin to tread the same


(CPS) to send him a full


case report. His involvement fol­


lows representations from the couple's solicitor, Mr John Houldsworth, of Houldsworth Taylor, who has supported their fight against the judicial authorities throughout their ordeal, which began


in December, 1994. It was then that Brunei University engineering sci­


ences student Mark (29), following his return from a Christmas party, became involved in a fracas with a


second man. Police reports say that


6ft. 4in. Mark fell to the ground. He was taken to hospital but died soon afterwards, according to a later post-mortem exami­ nation, from internal bleed­


boards on June 28th. Said Mr Knight: "We are


hoping to make these con­ certs a regular sight in Clitheroe. We want to give the public what it wants, but we do need support. Please come out in force so we can keep up the shows.”


in g .Three days later, a man, said to be a martial arts expert, was arrested and charged with Marks mur­ der but, by the following April, all charges against him had been dropped to the anger and disbelief of Mr and Mrs Taylor. Said Mrs Taylor: "We


miss Mark terribly and will never get over what hap­ pened to him. What makes it worse is knowing that the man who was charged with


battling over The struggle for


justice seems to be paying off


by Julie Frankland _______ A D E F IA N T four-year b a t t le for justice


could see the Home Office ordering a rem- vestigation into the death of a Clitheroe stu­ dent.


Mark's murder is still walk­


ing around. "While n o th in g we can


do will bring Mark back, we w a n t ju s t ic e fo r .h im .


We cannot understand how someone can be charged with premeditated murder


and then, out of the blue months later, have the case against them dropped. All we want to do is find out just how much information the CPS has about Mark’s death, because we feel we have been given very little help and support from the


authorities." I t was the afternoon ol


the next day before Mr and Mrs Taylor, who have two other grown-up children, learned of Marks death. The couple (pictured with a photograph of Mark) travelled to the university campus town of Uxbridge, Middlesex, but, following formal identification of their son, they were denied


access to his body. They also missed the


inquest, according to Mrs Taylor, because they were not told of its date. They were given dates for com­ mittal proceedings against the man charged with killing Mark, only to be told later that same day that, with charges being dropped on the grounds or self-defence, there would


now be no trial. Said Mr Houldsworth:


"The family are still suffer­ ing a lot of distress. They are victims and have suf­ fered a lack of information surrounding what hap­ pened to their son. Having contacted Mr Straw, he will have to reply and, depending on his response, we can decide what action


to take next." Limbering up for marathon run


YOUNG and not-so-young Ribble Valley runners are stepping up their training for the London Marathon in 11 days' time. One of them is Whalley businessman


has never run such a distance before.


Mr Andrew Ronnan, who is 43. "There will be many others older than


me in the race, and I am aiming for^a respectable time," says Mr Ronnan, who


imports (see page 3).


tt.He has been collecting ponsors ip for the National Asthma Campaign an


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attack caused the death of his father, and nno of h is children is a sufferer. Mr Ronnan was in London lasUveekfor


an entirely different reason - an appeal court hearing which could have an effect on his own legal action about lager


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Going downhill - but on the up and up as he wins top ski prizes


British sauad to represent Great Britain at the next winter Olympics, Jonathan was first selected as part of the Alpine team in 1995,


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just six years after taking up the sport. A member of Pendle Ski Club, his achieve­


ments are the toast of his two sisters and proud parents, Mike and Jenny Heyes, who


sold their home and family pharmacy in 1996 to support Jonathan's aspirations. The family believe that their support of


tial. _ But countries.


Jonathan will be worthwhile in terms of achievement - everyone wants to see him fulfil his obvious and already proved poten­


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Jonathan is pictured in medal-winning form in the race in France.


He and his wife are now locum pharma- •


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British youngsters get far less financial and general training help than those from other


But, as in many other sports, promising There are numerous hidden costs on top ot . „ .


the obvious ones for tuition, travelling, accommodation and equipment. " I t puts a


very heavy burden on families wishing to support talented athletes," says Jonathans


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THE bare-faced cheek of it! Here is the picture, taken by Paul Brown, tha t was nearly too hot for the Clitheroe Adver­ tiser and Times to handle. They said they would do


was white as a sheet, so I had to cover myself in gravy powder," confessed engineer, fire-fighter and stripper extraordinaire


Bart Dinsdale. "The cold weather over


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was performed to raise funds for the SuperScan Appeal and in honour of guests visiting Clitheroe from its twin town in Rivesalte as part of the on­ going annual "French Con­


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baring all, took the stage by storm to whoops of delight from the hundreds present at a cabaret at Hurst Green Village Hall on Saturday and a grand ball at Standen Hall on


Sunday.The strapping strippers, dubiously calling them­ selves,"The Virgin Sol­ diers", gyrated in time to Donna Summer’s "Hot Stuff", while removing items of their .army uni­ forms until clad in nothing more than Dr Marten boots and birthday suits. "It was no problem, but


all the other lads had all been on sunbeds, while I


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steps of the box-office hit film, "The Full Monty", the fearless five (including Clitheroe's Jim Tierney, not around for our censored picture) practised their routine for weeks under the watchful eye of machinery packaging company direc­ tor Mrs Christine Mantle. "I helped them with their dance moves initially, but I categorically state they were fully clothed in rehearsalsl I thought they did very well; it takes a lot of courage to get up and do that. In fact, everyone who got up and performed a cabaret act should he applauded," said Mrs Man-


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