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A Low Moor drugs man is jailed for four months as a warning to others.


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Sharon and Paul Gowan are to a s t in g their MP today after his successful la s t minute intervention in


role to save honeymoon ----- L ast-minute intervention puts couple on their special cruise


Until Tuesday, it really


their passport problem. On Tuesday, it looked


as though their dream honeymoon cruise would have to be postponed. Mr Evans stepped in and


their plight was raised dur­ ing the same day's pass­ ports debate in Parliament.


Home Secretary Jack Straw immediately responded, with a guarantee th a t he would move "heaven and earth" to ensure th a t the missing passport was deliv­ ered by courier in time for


their honeymoon. Now the delighted couple


are packing suitcases and preparing to fly out Palma ou


tor their ar-ound Sardinia aim . to cruise


did look as though the newly-weds, housewife Sharon (pictured) and Paul, an electrician, would have to postpone their hon­ eymoon due to the lengthy passport delays. The Gowans were mar­


ried at Trinity Methodist Church in Clitheroe last Friday. At the beginning of May the bride-to-be sent


her passport off to Liver­ pool for what she anticipat­ ed to be a straightforward procedure, changing her surname from Penman to Gowan. She had renewed her passport a year ago, putting son Bradley's name on it. As she waited for the post and read more and more stories of lengthy passport delays, her wait turned into a nightmare.


This week, as the day of honeymoon departure^drew


nearer, family and friends tried their best to sympa­ thise and help. On Tu^day, Mrs Gowan's sistenVickie, discussing the newly-weds' plight with her employer at work in Blackburn, sparked off a frantic day's activity which, at teatime, resulted


in success. A telephone call was


made to Clitheroe Conserv­ ative Office and a message left. "Things then moved so fast, it was unreal," said a delighted Mrs Gowan at


her Clitheroe home. "The telephone rang non­


stop from 3 p.m. onwards. While we are really pleased, it's a shame that other MPs can't do anything about their constituents in the


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same situation." Speaking from Westmm


Weekend of inddents brings impetus to call for speedy action


Trouble hotspots targeted in crime-busting report


TWO Clitheroe trou- blespots are to be tar­ geted as part of a crimebusting strategy for the Kibble Valley.


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........... ......... - " — “ THE PROBLEM ISSUES:^ Clitheroe town centre


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I "hotspots" in the Kibble Valley Crime and Disorder Strategy, published this


and the Henthorn estate have been named as


week. I t spells out a commit­


ment to "taking the neces­ sary action to reduce crime and disorder" across the borough and meets a statu- I tory obligation under Gov-


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I and the police, examines rural crime, road safety, drugs and alcohol problems and the area’s geographical


"hotspots". I t states that Clitheroe


I town centre has 40% of all violent crime in the bor­ ough and one third of nui­ sance and disorder inci­ dents, while almost a quar­ ter of all crime in the Kibble Valley occurs in Clitheroe. The Henthorn estate, described as a mixed devel-


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ming partly from lack of suitable amenities. Longridge is also named


THE audit evidence within Clitheroe town centre reveals:


as another Kibble Valley "hotspot", with 20% of all


Kibble Valley crime. The document, which


lists causes and prevention as well as identifying prob­ lems, sets out a three-year strategy to reduce crime and disorder and the num­ ber of road casualties in the


borough. In a section, headed


"Borough-wide Thembs", rural communities are said to experience genuine fear of crime and anti-social behaviour, made worse through a feeling of isola­


tion.Burglaries, speeding, auto crime and nuisance are listed as the main problems


in the villages. The road safety section


highlights a high proportion of road casualties involving motor cyclists, who prefer the Kibble Valley's fast,


open roads. On drugs and alcohol,


1 opment of both private and council-owned housing, is highlighted as a "hotspot" 1 for juvenile nuisance, stem­


tor juvenile nuisance, stem-


the report says the borough has a comparatively small, but increasing problem. n


a cumeni, The document, whichu....


O Some poor standards of housing. O High level of juvenile nuisance. O Higher levels of auto crime. 9 Higher than average incidence of domestic violence


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^''The^vorktng party set up to examine the town centre problems has highlighted the following "pertinent


l^SUGS*9 Provision of a monitored CCTV system, e Introduction of a door registration scheme for


licensed premises.


O Policy on town-centre taxi ranks. G Improvement to street lighting. 9 Policy on late night entertainment licences. Measures considered by the Henthorn working party


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are listed under three headings: Henthorn Park


O Provision of better lighting. O Clean up of the park.


9 Provision of a youth shelter. Clitheroe Castle


9 Improved facilities within the castle grounds and


explore ways of widening their use to cater for the needs of young people aged 10 to 17. Youth and Community Centre


9 Encourage the youth and community serv^e and


the Trinity trustees to re-establish a base at the Tnmty Youth and Community Centre.


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area, and interested groups and individuals will be able to give their comments on the findings.


Woman seriously hurt in fracas


ANOTHER horrific Clitheroe town centre incident has led to a police appeal for help from the


public. The Friday night fracas has left a


young Grindleton woman badly injured in hospital, with her parents gathered anxiously round her bed-


I Paramedics rushed to the main street of Clitheroe by the Yorkshire Bank at about 10-45 p.m. after Mrs Ann Salisbury, from Grindleton,


lue.


I received serious nasal fractures allegedly caused by the bare round


1 metal base of a crutch. Police quelled the trouble and


1 quickly arrested a local man aged 21.


He was later given police bail after being accused of causing grievous bodily harm, although the wording of the charge suggests that the intended


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victim was someone else. Mrs Salisbury is believed to have


been using the bank cash machine when trouble in the nearby Victoria Hotel spilled into the street outside, and she received nasty injuries - the crutch did not have a rubber stopper


in the end. After treatment at the scene, Mrs


Salisbury was taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary and later transferred to the Royal Preston Hospital, where she underwent surgery on her face. This week, police were waiting to speak to her as they built up their file


on the case. I t


fViQ pQQp Tt is the latest in a strinig of town centre incidents, some, but not all, a t weekends. One murder charge and several assault ch^ges of varying severity are still pending. "Some witnesses have been inter­


viewed, but we are very keen to locate the actual owner of the crutch, whom we believe to be a young woman who was probably in the Victoria Hotel," said a police spokesman. "I t is im elbow, rather than shoulder, crutch, but so far inquiries at hospitals and other places lending out such items


have proved negative." Anyone who was in the town centre


at the time, or who can give any other information, is urged to contact the


police on 01200 443344.


RARE fish worth £4,000 were literally "netted" through a window a t a Clitheroe hatchery on Sun­


day night. Burglars who may even have brought an oxygen bot­


tle with them to help keep their haul alive took nearly | 100 discus fish of various colours from S. and D. Pun- | chard's premises in Derby Street, Clitheroe. The business has been


built up over the past five years and is a major supplier


of the cult pets, in exotic and varying colours, for the whole of Britain. The bur­ glary resulted in the loss of only a small fraction of stock, and it was insured - ] but sorting everything out has needed a lot of tima "We are very pleased wth


the success of our web site, but get many customers both retail and wholesale | coming to the shop and hatchery. Visitors or some­ one else have obviously 'cased' our premises and knew just what they were doing," says Mr Steve Pun- chard. "They even laid the window glass gently down on a board to minimise the


sound." The burglars, thought to


have been at the scene for an hour, removed a window in a small extension and used a small net to reach through and dip into the several tanks within reach. The net was one of few clues left


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ster following the debate, Mr Evans said: "While this clearly demonstrates that Sharon Gowan is a genuine case who will receive her passport just in time, there are many thousands of peo­ ple still waiting anxiously for their passports. Inter­ vention for one case will only help one individual and while Sharon enjoys her honeymoon there will be many other people who will be desperately waiting to see if they will be able to fulfil their commitments. "While I am grateful that


Amazing £385,000


raised at gift day


THE generous response to a Millennium project by members of one small parish chmch has astounded the Rector. More than £385,000


was raised in a single day at St James's Church, Clitheroe, on Sunday, at a combined gift day and day of prayer and fast­ ing. The money is for a church redevelopment


scheme. The re su l t was des­


cribed as outstandingly magnificent by the Rector, the Rev. Ron Philpott. I t reflected great generosity


of heart, he said. No one at the church is


saying which members made the largest contribu­


the Home Secretary has pulled his finger out for one individual, he must act urgently to ensure that in the future nobody has to go through the enormous stress and worry that they will not receive their passport on time." (300699/6/10)


tions to the appeal. Asked if the total includ­


ed one huge donation, Mr Philpott replied: "I do not know and I do not ■


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know. The money came from the whole church fami­


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ly."He added that the total, which was a record for the church, had astounded him. The congregation decided


that its 19th Century build­ ing needed an overhaul at the start of the 21st Centu­ ry and held the day of prayer and fasting and the gift day to finance the pro-


ject.


form of cheques and pledges, with more thM 100 individuals contributing to the total, including mem­


The money came in the .


bers of the Sunday school. Planning permission wll


now be sought f ^ Di^build- ing work and a brochure giving details is available from the church. Mr Philpott said it was


hoped the work would start early in 2000, adding: "We see it as our Millennium project."_______________


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