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winners RAISING their glasses to romance, Mr and Mrs Geoff and Judith Stra- chan, winners of the Advertiser and Times Valentine's competition, are welcomed to B's Bar Cafe at the Wellsprings by co-proprietor Mr Brian Skinner. The couple, who were


Judge decides to


delay sentence on child sex offender


A CHILD sex offender must wait to hear his fate, after a judge said


he wanted time to think about the case. Ian McDonald (53), not making any implied ‘' ' promises


chauffeured from their home in Castle View, Clitheroe, to the Sabden eaterie, won a cosy three- course dinner. A compli­ mentary cab from Local Private Hire then returned them to town. The Strachans, who have


been married for 10 years and have five children aged eight to 19 between them, work together in their Pen- dle Road printing business, Printec. Said Mrs Strachan: "We


had a lovely time. The food and atmosphere were excel­ lent. With work and the children, we are usually so busy, but it made us realise that we ought to make more time for ourselves." (140299/15/12)


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Seminar marks first birthday of vital link for local businesses


A GATHERING of some of the area's most tuned-in business minds marked Ribble Valley Business Link's first anniversary at a thought-pro­


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TWO Clitheroe solicitors can now provide legally-aided mediation to couples whose relationships have broken down.


are the only solicitors based in the Ribble Valley to have achieved the distinction of being formally approved by the Legal Aid Board to provide mediation. In addition, the Clitheroe firm of Irene Chenery-Baker and Co. has a Legal Aid Board franchise in family law. The two women see this achievement as a natural progression in their move to complement the legal advice they provide with a wider range of services for separating couples.____________ ^


Irene Chenery-Baker and Carol Maher say that they ,, , ,,


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representatives. But the strong presence of the region's legions of


small businesses on the day, was visible proof that, even with a world slump, com­ mercial opportunities in the area are here for the taking. Dynamic speakers from


Hurst Green Plastics, IC I , Rectella International and British Aerospace each gave a "Seminar in Success" on four burning issues affecting the business world. The four "E"s, enter-


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of the number of employees wholly based in East Lan­ cashire and is one of the biggest health care providers in the North West. It worked closely with ELTEC to achieve


senting the Investors in People plaque to Trust chief exec­


the Investors in People accolade. Pictured is ELTEC chief executive Mr Mark Price pre­


utive Mr John Thomas. Also pictured is Mrs Nadine Ray, personnel and devel­


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who was said to still maintain his innocence, was convicted by a Burnley Crown Court jury of two counts of indecent assault on a little girl at the end of


last year. He was tried before


Judge Ian Webster, who has since been ill and may not sit again. The task of sentencing McDonald, whose vic­ tim was the daughter of a Ribble Valley guest house owner, has now fallen on Judge Ray­ mond Bennett. After hearing the case


Judge Bennett told


McDonald: "I would like to think about it. I want to do what is right for you, for the family and for the


general public.' McDonald, of Gladstone


Street, Harrogate, was given further bail. Mr Roger Green, prose­


cuting, told the court that McDonald befriended the child after staying as a pay­ ing guest at her home. The girl got into bed with McDonald and the offences occurred after "cuddling and tickling". She told McDonald to stop, but he would not listen to her. The victim, who said she


outlined, the judge adjourned the case again until Friday and told the defendant that he was


that he had been a comput­ er scientist and claimed her mother and then the girl went into the bedroom. Bernadette Baxter,


defending, said McDonald still maintained his lack of guilt. A probation report stated he was in a state of denial and would not address the offending. The offences were at the lower end of the scale of their


type. McDonald's behaviour


had been inappropriate, but this sort of situation would not happen again. McDon­ ald was now on the sex offenders' register and that afforded a great deal of pro­ tection to the public. She claimed that custody


had liked McDonald, said his hands were once freezing and another time boiling. Mr Green said McDon­ ald told the girl's family


Tasty way to boost funds


GINGERBREAD bis­


cuits proved a tasty way of raising funds for a local


animal shelter. Dining room supervisor


Mrs Joan Snowden and head chef Mrs Cath


Aspinall, who both work at Calderstones Hospital, Whalley, concocted their cookie recipe for the Only Foals and Horses Sanctuary in Oswaldtwistle. Selling the biscuits to


staff, as well as organising a raffle and a name guessing competition, raised £210 for the rescue home.


R u b b i s h t h e t a l k s u b j e c t


RUBBISH will be the topic of debate at a meet­ ing of the Lancashire branch of the Country Landowners' Association. Guest speaker Mrs Clare


would be a short-term and ineffective solution. If he was released from a short spell behind bars, he would not have the input and supervision of probation.


Oliver, a landfill site manag­ er for UK Waste, will tackle the issue of waste manage­ ment policy, paying partic­ ular attention to the legisla­ tion on flytipping. The meeting will take


place next Thursday and for further details, including place reservations, contact the CLA on 01524 782209.


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