Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) COMING SOON: Join in the race to collect our special tokens


SCHOOLS throughout the * area arc gearing up to go token-collect crazy - and aiming to win a superb high-


the area to enter our fantastic Computers for Schools


competition. Computers have revolutionised


the way our youngsters learn. Software on subjects of all kinds ;, helps children access information, with case. By-connecting to the Internet through any EC, a whole new world opens up for today's


pupils. Now this newspaper is playing


its part by bringing readers one of our most exciting competitions


■*',i-Tn,the.coming:weeks'WC will be printing special tokens in-paper ■Tor everyone to cut out and-


ever.


Shock sale of Castle Cement?


Only time will tell whether buyer makes changes a t key local firm


NO "For Sale" sign will be posted - but the Castle Cement business so vital to the Ribble Valley is on the market! New ownership of the


whole parent company, Scancem, could possibly have effects on impor­ tant local issues such as jobs and the environ­ ment. Or there could be no


changes of any sort and no threats to the millions of pounds the firm puts into the area's economy every year. Air quality campaigners


Birmingham, managing director Mr Michael Lodge told us: "Although the ulti­


are likely to lobby any new owners to put their point of view across. Speaking from the Castle Cement headquarters in


mate ownership of Scancem is of importance to Castle Cement, we are neverthe­ less a stand-alone, integrat­ ed company which has sur­ vived changes in ownership before. "The company will con­


by Tim Procter


Castle Cement's parent company will have to reduce their dominant posi­ tion in the market. The possibility was float­


ed in the business press last year, but not confirmed. Now there is less doubt


The other two companies could not buy Castle Cement for competition reasons. The firm has two other


and possible buyers are being mentioned - RMC, a British conglomerate, and Lafarge, the French owners of the Redland group. Cas­ tle Cement has a quarter of the market, behind Blue Circle's near half and ahead of the rather smaller Rugby.


tinue along the clearly defined path it has been fol­ lowing which will ensure that Castle continues to operate well and efficiently and for the maximum bene­ fit of all stakeholders in the


being investigated by the European Commission. The result is likely to be that the Scandinavian owners of


company." Competition issues are


works, one bigger and one smaller than Clitheroe - which, itself, may well run out of winnable raw materi­ al by 2025 or so. But Scancem's total assets are worth well over £lbn. An ironic feature is that


the local complex is almost one, physically, with that of neighbours Tarmac. In Europe, aggregate and cement companies often merge but this has not hap­ pened in Britain so far. Tar­ mac was in marriage talks with Redland up to quite recently.


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Timely warning after blaze children are promptly saved


A BA TTERYLESS smoke a la rm a lm o s t co s t th e lives of a Clitheroe woman and he r two sm a ll sons - just a t the s ta r t of a fire se rv ic e c am p a ig n on


th a t very point. Lucky to be alive was


the verdict of fire-fighters, who were called to the family home at Tower Hill. It was ablaze after the two children, aged five and six, had been playing with matches in their upstairs


bedroom. Their mother, Mrs San­ dra Renwick, fought flames


and smoke to get the boys outside and was taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary suffering from shock and the effects of smoke inhala­ tion. Her sons were unin­ jured but the house was severely damaged. Said Clitheroe Station


of fatalities." Just 48 hours later, Mr


"We want people to know


Commander Dave Mc­ Grath: "When we arrived, the upstairs was well alight and heavily smoked. The family is lucky to be alive. The house was fitted with a smoke alarm, but it had no batteries. I t was just luck that the mother smelt smoko in time to get her children out, as this could so easily have been a ease


McGrath and his team were in Clitheroe town centre to promote the life-saving potential of smoke alarms. Together with Battery Bob, their campaign mascot, they handed out leaflets to shoppers to encourage the fitting of alarms in the home and emphasise the importance of their regular maintenance. Explained Mr McGrath:


"It's no good having an alarm with a dud battery. Alarms need to be tested once a month, vacuumed out every three months and batteries replaced annually.


Real-life Walter Mitty stole wills’ £44,000


A LEGAL executive from the Ribble Valley who took £44,253 from trust funds had "a Walter Mitty fantasy" ab o u t going to live in Ireland, his


barrister told Preston Crown Court. Additional thefts by Roger Wilkinson


(59), of Croasdale Drive, Clitheroe, came to light after he was sent to prison for others, totalling £54,750, discovered


earlier. Wilkinson was arrested on his release


from Kirkham Open Prison a year ago, the


crown court heard. Wilkinson admitted seven charges of


theft, with one considered, and one of false accounting, and the case was adjourned to allow defence lawyers more time to make their own inquiries. Mr Jeremy Grout-Smith (prosecuting)


He said a number of withdrawals had


been made from the trust account of a girl whose father had died and left her £7,400. A total of £35,250 was taken from the


estate of William Waddicar. In June, 1994, a niece of his found out that he had died, and asked why she had not been informed. Another solicitor took over the case, and inquiries began. The sum of £7,553 had been taken from


another estate, Mr Grout-Smith told the judge. It was found that Wilkinson had a bank


account in Ireland with £30,000 in it. Mr Joe Boyd (defending) said his client


outlined details of the various offences to Judge John Townend.


had this account with a view to going there. "It was a Walter Mitty fantasy as far as he was concerned," said Mr Boyd. "The defendant is a broken and extremely lonely man. The jail sentence has had a shatter­ ing effect on him."


that we are not just here to attend emergencies, but to prevent them by giving advice. Together with the police, we will bo speaking to Mrs Renwick's sons to educate them on the dan­ gers of playing with match­ es and our help on fitting alarms and other aspects of fire safety is free to all." Our picture shows Clith­


eroe fire-fighters, who are hoping that the Battery Bob campaign will get more local homes fitted with well- maintained smoke detec­ tors.


(250199/01/04) Whist winner


THE winner at Pendle Club's solo whist drive was Mr E. Holden, with Mr A. Leonard second and Mrs D. Underwood and Mrs P. Holden joint third. New players are welcome.


collect. These can then be


: handed into schools and saved on: special cards.


, The aim is for pupils, their


spec computer. . We're inviting every school in


" parents and relatives - anyone, in fact—to collect the tokens, hand


them to their school and try to' collect the most in the area. To make it fair, the token


collect scheme will be on a pro rata basis where the number of tokens collected will be divided . by the number of pupils at that, school. This way, even the smallest village school has a ' chance of lilting the top prize. And what prizes we have! We have teamed up with


Nelson-based company 3B Systems to offer THREE computers.


• GOLD. This is a Pentium II- " 300 system, including printer, a


scanner and fax/modem.


©SILVER. A Pentium II' Celeron (128k) 300 system, including 15 inch monitor and • '■ •, •- 1 ' f '


fax/modem., ©^BRONZE. A PentiumlBM,


300+MX system, featuring 14 inch monitor and 3G speed CD ’ Rom. A school in the Ribblc Valley is


: the circulation areas of our sister-;, papers, the Burnley Express and Leader-Times Newspapers. Remember, the competition is


open to all schools in the area, primary and high schools. So it's important that everyone gets collecting as soon as possible. ' ; Further details in coming


weeks.


Urgent need for helpers


HELPERS with a flair for fashion are needed for Chtheroc's Cancer Research Campaign shop. Dozens of bags of spring


and summer clothes, donat­ ed by local folk, need to be sifted and sorted in time for the Castle Street shop's switch to "summer season" retailing. Launch day for this is February 27th, when the rails of new stock will be unveiled. Explained shop manager


guaranteed - yes, guaranteed - to win one' of the computers, and the other two will go to schools in* ;.


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