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A grieving mother chaUenges claims by police that her dead son was driving at excess speed, an inquest hears.


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A popular kennels is to close, with the owner blaming “model conditions” imposed by the bor­ ough council.


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There is a dramatic road accident in Whalley, but no one is seriously injured.


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The farming com­ munity is shocked at the sudden death of a 44-year-old Twiston man.


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The area celebrated St George’s Day with a trio of .events - and our photogra­ pher was there to capture them.


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There are tickets to win for Clitheroe’s first ever female wrestling bout.


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LOCALLY-BASED Ultraframe pic has won a prize which speaks louder than any of the big money figures featured in its accounts or quoted in national newspaper


stories about its directors. A pr e s t ig iou s ceremony a t the


Midland H o te l , Manchester, on Monday saw the company clinch


first place in its class of the annual Duke of Westminster Awards, pre­ sented to recognise high standards in business and industry.


They are t ightly judged and


based on entrants' all-round con­ tribution to the community and to good business health generally, as well as commercial, technical


and financial success. Ultraframe, as a much smaller com­ pany, won the appropriate size classes


in 1988-9 and again in 1993-4. So now three elegant cut-glass chalices given


by the Duke are among the trophies won by the company on display in its


main foyer. There are now 564 employees, but


the firm has successfully challenged the pressures of continual expansion and


has not allowed them to dent its ethical


principles. "This award reflects very well on


everyone in the company and we can all be justifiably proud of it," says founder Mr John Lancaster. "It is very nice for all our efforts to be recognised by this major award. We are very proud of our social conscience, a major factor in this success." Mr and Mrs Lancaster and other


directors, accompanied by marketing manager Mr Mark Hanson, were among 400 key North-West business and industry personalities present and prizes were awarded in six classes. The Ultraframe win was in the one


Brothers leap national


snowboard stardom


exclusive story by Justin Connolly SNOWBOARDING is probably the coolest sport on the plan­


et at the moment, and Clitheroe is emerging at its forefront. Three fanatics from in Switzerland and did hopes of turning profes themse lve s , and the


the Ribble Valley com peted in la s t week’s Honda British Cham­ pionships at Saas Fee


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art Brass finished top of the pile in the half-pipe s e c t io n of th e sen ip r event. His series of trick jumps out-scored even th e fa v o u r i te for th e competition. And his brother, Simon,


also did well, finishing second in the junior half­ pipe and qualifying for the senior section in third place. Also involved was Peter


Dearing, from Read, who finished sixth overall in the junior section after consis­ tent showings in each of the four disciplines involved. After returning from


Switzerland at the week-, end, Simon, of De Lacy Street, Clitheroe, said: “We did well in the events we entered, but we could not compete in all sections because of injuries, so we finished low down overall.” The Brass brothers have


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been riding for around five years now and both hope to continue to compete at national level. They have travelled all


around the world in pursuit of snowbound thrills and have had major success in top competitions. Both have represented


the UK in competition and Simon is a member of the British junior team. Simon (18) is currently


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summer and then return to the continent in the winter. Stuart (23) has spent


four seasons in France and is hoping to continue in boarding as long as he remains injury free. Peter is back at school in


Read preparing for his GCSEs and harbours no


r Y O U f r A P y E f i r o STUART at the peak of his sport


sional like the Brasses. He is an instructor at


Pendle Ski Club and hopes to encourage the growth of the sport through his work there. Meanwhile, competitive


snowboarding comes to the area on Sunday, May 10th. Pendle Ski Club is hold­


ing its own Snowboard Slalom and Big Air compe­ titions at the Pehdle Hill


slope. The competition is being


run with the help of Clitheroe Honda dealer Greenacre Garage.


LEAPING to stardom ... Simon in action on his snowboard A sausage sizzler


BANGERS from Clitheroe are set to go down a treat in a film which grills sausage-making. Town centre butcher Mr


Cliff Cowburn, owner of Cowman’s Famous Sausage Shop, reveals his recipe secrets and the skills which have made his meaty morsels the winners of numerous prizes in the video "The Great British Banger". . It will be used nation­


wide in school food tech­ nology lessons and has been funded by a grant


from Lancashire's Educa­ tion and Business Partner­


ship. In making the film,


which also includes footage of the shop’s other butch­ ers, Mr Gary Croxford and Mr John Holland, Mr Cowburn teamed up with Leyland-based food tech­ nology teacher Mrs Lesley


Woods. Both are confident the


video will be a welcome addition to the classroom menu, with Clitheroe'sbest bangers set to become a sizzling smash hit!


Road turns into skidpan


A MOTHER and her two children were injured in a crash after a Clitheroe road was turned into a skidpan. Paramedics, fire-fighters


and the police converged on the incident in Pimlico Road, Clitheroe, late on Saturday afternoon. A tractor pulling a trail­


er developed a fault which caused transmission oil to


be sprayed on the surface of the road. The driver got out to see


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were shown on a video made in the works by the competition organisers. The Ultraframe Anthem, from a CD


made by a gospel group with which the Lancasters are associated, had been dubbed on to the video, which was among several screened at the presen­


tation. . This latest success is helping to spur


the company along, and it will be tak­ ing on some 60 new employees over the next few months. It has also opened branches in Bris­


tol and Bedford, and several well- known employees from the local area have moved south to help the expan­ sion.


MEMBERS of Clith- eroe's Muslim commu­ nity have put forward plans to the Ribble Val­ ley Borough Council to build a mosque in the


Muslim mosque plan for town


town. The single-storey mos- •


que, if given the go-ahead by planning officers, would be built on to the existing Islamic Education Centre in Holden Street. I t is believed that the


plans have already attracted opposition among many res­ idents living in the street. They are understood to oppose the proposed mosque because of parking difficul­ ties and the increase in noise levels they feel i t would causa A petition against the mosque has already been handed around the Holden Street neighbourhood. But Muslim community


leaders have said it is only fair that they should be given a place to practise their religion. "Muslims have been in


Clitheroe for over 40 years. I have lived here for 33 years. All we are asking for is a place where we can pray and follow our religion," said Mr Mohammed Arshad, trustee of the Islamic Education Centre. He estimated that there


are about 200 Muslims in Clitheroe, but believed that only 10 to 15 would normal­


ly use the mosque at any o n e g iv e n t im e , o n a v e r a g e • for only three and a half hours a day. A maximum of 40 would use it at festival times such as Eid, the Islamic equivalent of Christmas, he said. "We are Sunni Muslims


and we pray quietly from the heart. There would be no prayer tower and the mosque would be right on the end of the street. The disruption to people on Holden Street would be practically nil. Nearly every other borough council,in areas where there are Mus­ lims, has given similar plans permission; we are only ask­ ing Ribble Valley Borough Council to do the same," added Mr Arshad.


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