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Three priests charged with indecent j jaiilled as •


e< assault on boys appear in court 1


warning to others


warn F O R B E S


A C L IT H E R O E man has been jailed for dmg offences - as a warning


to others. Recorder Mr Roderick


Cams QC told Carl Jef­ fries: "Clitheroe is well- known for having a sig­ nificant drug problem. We are satisfied that it is our public duty to make j an example of you to


deter others." Preston Crown Court ]


was told that police kept observations on Clitheroe I


railway station and saw Jeffries, on several occa­ sions, get off the Man­ chester train and give a package to a motorcyclist. The court was told that


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TH R E E elderly priests have made their first appearance b e fo re B la ck bu rn m a g is ­ tra te s charged w ith in d e ­ cently assaulting boys some


years ago. The priests, now living in Pre­


ston, London and South Africa, were all at one time connected with Stonyhurst College. The charges against them were


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Dwelling out of listed


remains is refused


P L A N N IN G permis­ sion to create a dwelling using the remains of a barn structure has been refused b y borough councillors as it could "c r e a te a dangerous precedent fo r similar applications". A report submitted to Kibble Valley Borough


Council's Planning and Development Committee by development control manager Mr John Macholc stated that the only remaining walls of the barn at Great Dud- land, Gisburn Road, in Sawley, relate to the gables and a small return


wall on some of the gables. Mr Macholc added that, in his opinion, the propos­ al could not be deemed as a conversion and would be classed as a new dwelling in the open countryside. Listed building consent


was also sought for the pro­ posals, but English Her­ itage, which was asked for its comments, said that, if any of the listed work was carried out, it would make the building "dc-listable". Coun. Richard Sherras


(Gisburn) commented; "The site has a long history and I do understand all the issues. My concern, though, is that if the site is not developed, it could create a very diffi­ cult situation with the adja- cent property, which is a listed farmhouse." He added; "We are faced


with a situation where the site would suffer if it was


cleared." Speaking to the commit­


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adjourned for committal to the crown court and an indication was given by defence lawyers that


all would be denied. The oldest allegation was


against Fr George Earle (73), who now lives in South Africa and faces charges that he indecently assaulted boys on four occasions between 1964 and 1971. Fr Joseph Dooley, of Farm Street, London, is charged with


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three indecent assaults over the


period 1974-5. The years 1976 and 1979 were


mentioned in the three charges against Fr Clifford Taunton (82), of Winckley Square, Preston, and they referred to St John's Beau­ mont, a preparatory Windsor which was twinned with


Stonyhurst College. Bail was granted uncondition­


ally to Dooley, but that for Earle and Taunton was subject to a


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condition that they lived at speci­ fied places and did not have any communication with former staff or pupils of the schools. Earle was also ordered to surrender his pass­


port. Police are still investigating . .


allegations of abuse going back some 35 years, although one man is on bail charged with an assault committed last year. The head of Stonyhurst College has again emphasised that all pos­


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Swoop on lorry drivers in tachograph discrepancies


OppratioTi Flintstone catches 38 offenders ------A—----------------------------- - ^


L O R R Y drivers work­ ing out of a Clitheroe quarry were targeted b y o f f ic e r s from the


vehicle inspectorate. In a major operation,


codename Flintstone, 38 drivers were eventually charged \vith various tacho­ graph and drivers' hours


offences. Mr John Heaton (prose­


cuting) told Blackburn Magistrates' Court that the offences centred on the Tar­ mac quarry, although that company was in no way responsible for the actions of the drivers, who were all either on contract, as owner operators, or driving for companies in that position. The court heard that


investigators took tacho­ graph records and com­ pared them with the com­ puterised weighbridge records kept by Tarmac. The comparison revealed many discrepancies, the


majority rising from drivers not activating their tacho­ graph until they left the quarry and drove on to the


public road. Mr Heaton said the dri­


tee, Mr Macholc said that even if members felt there ■ was a possibility of improv­ ing the scheme, he could not give assurances that all the parties involved would


agree. Coun. Frank Dyson


(Clitheroe) said ho support­ ed Mr Macholc's reasons for refusing the application, which he outlined in his report, including that "if the proposal was approved it would create a dangerous precedent for similar appli­


cations, which would make the implementation of established planning poli­ cies for the area more diffi-


cult." Members agreed to reluse


planning permission and listed building consent.


vers in this position were charged with failing to keep a proper tachograph record and it was accepted that many of them had not realised that the tacho­ graph should be activated as soon as they got in their vehicle, even though it was on private land. He said the tachograph card gave details of the drivers' hours and activities as well as the vehicle, and the time spent


in the quarry waiting to load was a part of the dri


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ving time. What was accepted in


the majority of cases was that the drivers had not knowingly made a false


record. Brian Stratton Dewhurst


(57), of Chapel Rise, Billington, pleaded guilty to nine offences of making a false entry on a tachograph sheet and was fined £540, with £100 costs. Mr Heaton said


Dewhurst was one driver who had deliberately falsi­


fied his records. Mr Ian Barker (defend­


ing) said Dewhurst accept­ ed that he had interfered with his tachograph so that when he was on site at Tar­ mac it showed him as not working. "This was a foolish offence because he was not one of those drivers anxious to get an extra load in," said Mr Barker. "The only bene­ fit he could achieve was that he would get home a little earlier in the evening." Paul Nigel Grant (39), of


Monk Street, Clitheroe, pleaded guilty to one offence of failing to keep a proper tachograph record and was fined £140 with £75 costs. He said that like many of the other drivers he did not know he was doing anything wrong. "I put my card in before I went on to the public high­


way," said Grant. Mark Daniel Hunter


(33), of Nelson Street, Clitheroe, pleaded guilty to three offences of failing to keep a proper tachograph


record and one of failing to take nine consecutive hours of rest. He was fined £200 with £75 costs. Keith Wilson Marshall


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(62), of Edisford Bridge Cottage, Clitheroe, pleaded guilty to three offences of failing to keep a proper tachograph record and was fined £260 with £75 costs. Robert John Mayoh


(40), of Balmoral Avenue, Clitheroe, pleaded ^ i lty to one offence of failing to keep a proper tachograph record and was fined £140 with £75 costs. Ian Dixon (43), of South-


wood Drive, Baxenden, pleaded guilty to two


offences of failing to keep proper tachograph records and was fined £160 with £75 costs. Dixon, a part- time driver working full­ time for British Aerospace, said he had always filled in his tachograph card as soon as he got to the quarry, but did not put it in the machine until he got on to


the public road. Michael Sean Neilson


Fitzpatrick (34), of Whal- ley Road, Clayton-le- Moors, pleaded guilty to tour offences of failing to keep a proper tachograph record and was fined £290


with £75 costs. Tony Chadwick (51), of


Duke Street, Clayton-le- Moors, pleaded guilty to four offences of failing to keep a proper tachograph record and was fined £100. There was no order for costs. Mr John Dewhurst (defending) said Chadwick had nothing to gain from


iw the offences. "He was nott trying to gain an extra half- an-hour of work or any­ thing like that," said Mr Dewhurst.


David Brian Burnside


(25), of Waddington Street, Earby, pleaded guilty to failing to keep a propM tachograph record and fail­ ing to take nine consecutive hours of rest. He was fined


£160 with no costs. David John Parson (36),


of Kelswick Drive, Nelson, pleaded guilty to three offences of failing to keep a proper tachograph record, two offences relating to dri­ vers' hours and two of fail­ ing to produce tachograph record sheets. He was fined


£420 with £100 costs. John Neville Parker (60),


of Greengate Terrace, Long Preston, pleaded guilty to making a false entry on a tachograph and was fined £200 with £75 costs. The court heard that when his tachograph card was analysed, nine kilometres were unaccounted for. Park­ er denied that he had switched the machine oft so that he would not run over into his compulsory rest


period. Richard Charles Welch


(46), of Pains Road, Gig- gleswick, pleaded guilty to four offences of tailing to keep a proper tachograph record and was fined £200 with £75 costs. Another 14 drivers had


their cases adjourned untii August 16th, with the cases of a further 12 drivers were adjourned until August


23rd.


New Bowland High School head says good work of past years will continue


T H E new headteacher at Bowland High School, Grindleton, says he is keen to build on past years of good


work. Mr Maurice Graham is cur­


rently one of two deputy heads at Whitworth High School, near Rochdale. He has known Rowland's departing head, Mr Stephen Colling, for many years and is a great admirer of


his contribution to the school ____ pnrfipr at a 1.700-pupil school i


and education in general. Mr Graham (43) is a keen sup­


porter of Sunderland FC and comes from the small nearby community of Seaham Harbour. Formerly an active sportsman,


he has taught PE, geography and personal and social education, as well as doing careers work, and has been at Whitworth for four years. Earlier, Mr Graham worked in Sal­ ford and Manchester, but started


his career at a 1,700-pupil school in


Sheffield. Mrs Graham is a secretary for


the Greater Manchester Adoption


Society and the couple have two children. They will continue to live


at Ramsbottom. "Naturally I am looking forward


to the now challenge, and continu­ ing the family and community role at Bowland," says Mr Graham, who is well aware of the pressure on secondary school places in the Kib­


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Square, Low Moor, had been committed for sen- tence by Blackburn magis- | I trates for possession and


sible help is being given to police investigating the allegations. Mr A. J. F. Aylward was seen


on television making this assur­ ance during the same news pro­ gramme in which the three elderly priests were seen attending Black­


burn Magistrates' Court. @ The incident room set up to


handle the inquiry is still taking calls on 01772 410544. Specially trained officers will talk to anyone


in confidence.


A Jigsaw coffee event for funds


THE Friends of Jigsaw Pantry held a coffee morn­ ing to raise funds tor new equipment. A welcome £245 was


raised from the event, which was attended by the Clitheroe Mayor and May­ oress, Coun. Alan Tearing and Mrs Susan Tearing. A spokesperson said: "We


would like to thank all the local shops which donated prizes for the raffle and everyone, including the Mayor and Mayoress, who supported the event."


supply of heroin. Mr Mohammed Nawaz (defending) said Jeffrip had pleaded guilty, but did not believe what he was doing was supplying drugs, and he had not committed the offence for financial gain. Both Jeffries and his girl-


friend were heroin users, but he did not want her to come into contact with the people he was buying from. Both were now on methadone. Jeffries was jailed for four


months. The judge told him;"It


was supply in a technical j sense. Anybody who sup­ ports the heroin trade sup- , ports a system which brings misery to many people's


lives." TV is stolen in a


daytime burglary DATTIME burglars sear­ ched through a house in Waterloo Road, Clitheroe,


on Monday. They took a teievision set


and video recorder, and police are investigating.


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