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BUND CHARITY BETS BOOST


I t ’s a record-break­ ing week for the Clitheroc Advertis­ er and Times, with a first-ever 12-page edition.


P a ren ts are urged to stay calm in the aftermath of a ligh­ te r fuel sniffing drama.


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Farmers shrug off their worries - and the rain - for a good time a t the Ilodder Valley Show.


A child molester is to stay behind bars, a court decides.


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A civil engineering firm which caused flooding is fined £ 1,000.


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One of the a re a ’s leading business perso nalities dies suddenly at the age of 69.


FOGGITT’S WEEKEND WEATHER: Remaining dry and sunny with morning mists, but tempera­ tu re s becoming cooler.


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Carnival time as thousands turn up for the Torchlight


DISNEYLAND came to


Clitheroe on Saturday night as the best Torch­ light ever saw thousands flock on to the streets in a


party to end all parties. It was a spectacidar suc­


cess and a wonderful early start to the town's Millen­ nium celebrations. Even the torrential rain mid-way through the procession failed to dampen spirits. Against the fabulous


backdrop of Clitheroe Cas­ tle Keep, spectacularly lit by colourful lasers, the p&geant wound its way through the streets with young and old showing their appreciation vocally


and in kind. The grand finale - the


fireworks — left thousands awestruck. In a piece dc resistance to surpass any­ thing seen in Clitheroe this century, the heavens filled with colour as light explod­ ed over the town in a fabu­ lous piece of theatre. As the display ended, there was


. tumultuous applause - appreciation of a night which all will remember for the rest of their lives. Torchlight certainly


came of age. The organisa­ tion was magnificent; it was teamwork a t its very best and all who were asso­ ciated with it, whatever their role, deserve the high­ est praise. (110999/8/C16)


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Robin (five) is saved by ; life-jacket


A MOTHER'S safety instincts helped save her son's life when he fell into a river on a weekend


boat trip. F iv e -an d -a -h a lf-y e a r -


old Robin Kennerley, of Chatburn, slipped from a la n d in g j e t ty in to th e R iv e r Wyre a t S h a rd


Bridge. He was o u t with his


father at the time, but was wearing his life-jacket and managed to get back to the l shore, although he cannot


I swim. " I t could have been an


awful lo t worse, b u t I always insist he wears a life-


! jacket. He is also confident in the water," says Robin's


| mother, Mrs Naomi Ken­ nerley, who has three other


children. The incident happened


when Robin was paying a visit to his father, who lives in Cleveleys. They went out in the boat, but it got stuck


under the bridge due to the


height of the tide. Mr Kennerley tried to


free it, leaving Robin safe on a landing jetty. I t was then he fell in, but:


managed to get back to the shore and was wrapped in a sleeping bag by o th er boaters to keep him warm. He was quite safe by the time his fa th e r retu rned


after freeing the boat. Mrs Kennerley is now


trying to find the people who helped to thank them - and warn about the dangers of children and water. "Robin seems none the


worse, but I don’t think he realises the severity of the incident," says Mrs Kenner­ ley. "I think one of the men


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who helped is called Bill; we do owe him a big th an k


you."


Plea for accident witnesses after car seen driving away


PO L IC E are in v e s tig a tin g a m id n ig h t in c id en t in


which a man received head injuries. I t happened about midnight on Friday, when a few peo­


ple were in the area of Clitheroe inner bypass. Now officers are asking anyone who saw what happened


to come forward. Roads round the Shawbridge Street-inner bypass junc­ .


tion were closed for a time as paramedics treated Mr Matt Greenwood (24), of Pimlico Road, Clitheroe. ■ A car was seen speeding away from the area in the direc­


tion of the A59 and police are keen to trace it. Mr Greenwood was taken to Blackburn Royal infir­


mary and a t first there was serious concern about his


m However, he was able to leave hospital over the weekend and this week was recovering at home. A police spokesman said that just what had happened


was not clear, and any help from witnesses would be appre­ ciated. I t can be given in confidence on 01254 3o3764.


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College pupils asked to pray for journalist as he reports back from troubled Timor


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A FRONT-LINE journalist with strong local connections was yesterday still filing copy from the highly-dangerous


I trouble spot of East Timor. Christopher Wenner is one of four


I brothers who all went to Stony hurst College and who have frequently stayed at the family holiday home in Slaidburn. Their father rose to the


I rank of ambassador in the Diplomat­ ic Service and wrote a book about his


experiences. All the pupils at Stonyhurst Col-


I lege have been asked to pray for Mr | Wenner's safety, both privately and


at chapel services. Yesterday his wife, Liz, a television


• producer, told us; "I have managed to speak to Christopher and he is safe,


but is having to move around to keep


ahead of the military.. Food is the major problem at the moment." Now in his early 40s, Mr Wenner


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has been a front line reporter in world trouble spots for more than 20 years, working with prominent figures such as John Pilger. He has been covering the East Timor situation for various media, both television and print, since long before the world woke up to the situation there - and this week was hiding in the hills, an obvious target for the authorities if they can


find him. Various atrocities and the general


situation in the country are still being reported by Mr Wenner, although most if not all the other journalists have left the country. "Christopher is very concerned to


do all he can for the plight of the peo­ ple out there, and has consistently


shown he is ready to accept any per sonal danger this stance^creates, says Mr Peter Anwyl, director of admissions a t Stonyhurst, who


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knows the family well. Mr Anwyl said that the principle


of helping people worldwide was well established among Stonyhust pupils, and Mr Wenner’s was a particularly clear example to the present genera­


tion at the school. Mve years ago, Mr Wenner won an


award for his work covering a mas­ sacre in East Timor, when a crowd was fired on by troops. But he has also worked in places such as Beirut


and El Salvador. Ilis brother, Martin, chose a the­


atrical career, and he is married to writer and dramatist Debbie Ilors- field, who has had a string of televi­ sion successes. They go back several


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years to series such as "Making Out" and a new one about provincial life in the 1960s, "Sex, Ghips and Rock n’Roll", has just started. There were strong suspicions that her "The Riff Raff Element" five years ago might have contained a few ideas, wildly and entertainingly altered, gleaned from Wenner family life.


friends, and everyone at Stonyhurst were all treating reports of UN inter­ vention in East Timor with caution. There were hopes that the weekend would see some calm restored to the country, but Mr Anwyl at the college said they did not know when Mr Wenner would again be able to make one of his regular visits. "He will stay out there as long as it


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takes to see the job through, you can be sure of that," said Mr Anwyl.


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