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• 10 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, September 30th, 1999 Plaining doughnuts! FIRE-FIGHTERS were called to the doughnut stand in
Clitheroe Market on Saturday afternoon. Fat in the grill had ignited but stallholders used a blan ket and fire extinguisher from the police station to douse
the flames before officers arrived at the scene. The appliance was made safe by fire-fighters, who iso
lated the gas and electricity supplies. East Lancashire Newspapers
Positive results from drink-drive campaign
PO L IC E say th a t th e d e te r re n t effect of a drink-driving campaign which included th e Ribble Valley outweighed th e inconvenience to
motorists. . During August, various locations were
chosen for vehicle checks, some at driving- to-work time.
Chief Insp. Ian Bell, the forces Road Safety Co-ordinator, says: "Some members
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of the public did express concern that we were carrying out early morning stop checks. But a number of motorists who had consumed alcohol the night before were still showing signs of it the following morning, and two drivers were arrested after providing positive tests at 8 a.m. In
A VARIETY of tools were stolen from a CDV 400 series panel van parked in Church Brow, Clitheroe, on Thursday
night. The rear doors of the
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Guests from Mexico and the South of France travelled to the Ribble Valley for the wedding at St I (iters Church, Stonyhurst, of Stonyhurst College master Mr Phillip Sta pleton and Miss Louisa Ellis.
daughter of Mr Michael Ellis, of Mellon The bride- groom, who teaches chemistry, is the son of Mr and Mrs
The bride, a commercial recruitment manager, is the ,
Richard Stapleton, of Leicestershire. Given away by her father, Miss Ellis wore a gown of
and bridesmaids Victoria Ellis, Elisabeth Ellis and Rebec ca Stapleton. All wore dresses in heather silk, which had matching chiffon shawls, and they carried bouquets to
She was attended by dame of honour Marie Ainsworth , . ..
match that of the bride. Best man was Mr Andrew Stapleton.and the grooms
men were Messrs Richard Ellis, Mark Stapleton, Alan 1 Stapleton, Dino Radice, Paul Hodkinson, Mick Castle,
Ian Southwell and Mark Perry. Following the ceremony, conducted by hr lsdmund
Willoughby, a reception was held at the Shireburn Arms, Hurst Green.
The couple, who chose Bah and Indonesia for their hon eymoon, will live in Hurst Green.
. . . . . . Flag-flying George
A MAN who flics the Union Jack and other
I flags associated with the UK is causing a flutter at Clitheroe Market. Trader George Stirland
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causes a flutter! Naval Serviceman. "So I'm very patriotic and like to fly the flag. "It's also one way of
I proudly hoists the crosses of St George and St Andrew and the Welsh Dragon alongside the Union Flag
i whenever he sots up stall in the busy market square. And customers often ask him for the reason for his
| show of patriotism. "I'm a standard bearer for
the Royal Naval Associa tion in I’reston and the George Cross Island Associ- | ation in Malta," said the ex-
Cassette player
A RADIO cassette player, valued at £300, was stolen from a green Honda Accord parked on a car park in
I Dincklcy. The vehicle was on the
| p.m. on Sunday when the rear nearside window was smashed and the radio cas sette player stolon.
car park at The Italian Tanners between 3-40 and 5
brightening up the market - and many people appreci ate the gesture." Mr Stirland returns to
ivory silk and carried a bouquet of white roses and assort ed greenery.
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general we were very pleased with the sup port received from the public.
inconvenience some motorists, but they are a valuable educational tool in the cam paign against drink-driving." During the month there were 10 acci
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dents in the county in which drink was seen as a factor, compared to 24 the previ
ous year, a reduction of 58 per cent. There were 28 in 1997 and 34 in 1996.
Chief Insp. Bell said that the number of collisions during August had fallen from 547 in 1998 to 430 this year. He empha sised: "In real terms, this means lives saved and many people people spared serious
injury." Tools stolen Good day out for walkers
THERE was a good day out in store for Clitheroe ramblers when they trav elled to Hornby Castle. After admiring the cas
tle, they crossed the bridge and followed the swollen waters of the River Win ning to its confluence with
the Lune. They enjoyed a coffee
break at Castle Stede, then continued to Arkholmc. Field paths were followed via Storrs Hall to Gressing-
ham, a pretty village with St John's Church having a fine Norman door arch. More field paths were
taken to the Snab and on the way to the riverbank, a pond with a large flock of Canada geese was passed. On reaching the river- bank, the ramblers made
A FLORAL arrangement was presented to a couple cele brating six decades of marriage by the Mayor and May oress of the Ribble Valley, Coun. Brian Colhs and his wife,
Royal message for diamond pair
^Ttacivic couple visited Second World War veteran Mr Harold Westwell and his wife, Marion, on their diamond anniversary, which they celebrated at Tunstead House Tor
their way back by road to I-Iornby, the sunny weather and good views of the Bow- land and Yorkshire fells contributing to a good day
out. the Elderly, Simonstone. (160999/3/5)
mark their marital milestone, and enjoyed a party with rel atives, friends and former neighbours.
The couple also received a telegram from the LJueen to , _ •__, Our picture shows the couple with Coun. and Mrs Coins.
Lots to see as group heads for reservoirs
THE latest outing of the Clitheroe Naturalists saw 21 members leaving the area under cloudy skies to travel' to the Worthington Lakes, near Chorley. The area; comprises three reservoirs, one of which is set aside as a,
nature reserve. Leaving the car park, the
naturalists went by the first of the reservoirs through a canopy of well-established sycamore, oak and ash, many of which were host to many beautiful fungi. This area is popular with anglers, along with resident mallards, coots, moorhens and a domestic goose. Leaving the banks of the
towpath to the village of Addlington, where some members stopped to watch’ a few Canada geese glean ing the remains of a wheat-' field, while others collected, a few brambles for a pie. i The return journey was
via the disused railway line,: along which a family of, coloured longtail tits were,
reservoir, the walk proceed ed through the wooded area, revealing rare flowers such as purple loosestrife, Devil’s bit scabious and bis tart. The windy weather conditions meant there were fewer butterflies around than recent excur
sions. Crossing a recently-
j were large flocks of black head gulls. Lunch was taken before joining the canal towpath. Here a pair of grey wagtails were sight ed (but no kingfisher). The group followed the
ploughed wheat field, there
spotted. Making its way back
along the canal, the group were impressed by the imposing club house of Wigan Golf Club, with its, moated premises guarded by black swans.
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a welcome break and mem bers observed a grey squir rel collecting chestnuts for the winter stores. The; group returned through the woods to the Worthington Lakes. The water level was very low and great crested grebe were spotted feeding
The clubhouse provided, their young.
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Malta every April for the annual commemoration of the ending of the siege of
the island during the Sec ond World War. He did not serve in the
Navy until after the war, but as one of the "younger members" of the Royal Naval Association, he was invited to take over from an ageing veteran no longer fit enough to do the job._____
Formal caution.
A MAN was arrested for shoplifting in Booth’s supermarket in Chtheroe on Saturday afternoon.
police after being given a formal caution.
The man was released by ;
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around 1 p.m. when three 250 gramme blocks of cheese, together valued at £3.30, were taken.
The incident took placd
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