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TRIBUTES PAH) TO 01UGEOT SERVICE


Painters who called at a Grindleton man’s home conned him out of £600.


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A brave dog well known for its search and rescue work has died aged 10.


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There is good news as crime in some areas is reduced by nearly a half.


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A man who recieved an MBE for his community work has died.


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Pupils at a Ribble Valley school are all set to star in the London premiere of a home-grown mus­


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Clitheroe Advertis­ er and Times news editor Vivien Mea­ th has been short­ listed for a tourism award for her work on the Ribble Val­ ley Explorer.


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A CLITHEROE teen­ ager has scaled the heights of success by


going up in the world. Competition climber


Paul Smitton (14) has been selected to represent Britain at competitions in France, Austria and


Slovenia. Throughout the winter


months, the Clitheroe Royal Grammar School pupil has been successful at a variety of regional and national level competi­


tions. At the end of March, ul,


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was ranked fourth after completing five rounds of the British Indoor Climb­ ing Championship. He then went on to be crowned as the North-West Cham­ pion after taking part in the British Regional Youth Competition Series. His top spot finish earned him a place in a national com­ petition. As well as helping his


pion.


his successful season, Paul, the son of Mr Rob and Mrs Christine Smitton, has


And now, as a result of


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been selected to compete in Europe as a member of the British Youth Competition Climbing team. Paul, who is absolutely


seriously about four years ago. Besides training on Roefield Leisure Centre's


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Reprisal raid on town pub


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after ‘glassing’ Witnesses to Bridge Inn


incidents are now sought A FRIGHTENING reprisal raid caused serious damage at a Ribble Valley pub on Sunday night, two hours after a man had received nasty injuries


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in a "glassing" outside. Now police from a spe­


cial team formed to inves­ tigate both crimes at the Bridge Inn, off Shaw- bridge Street, Clitheroe, are appealing for witness­ es to come forward. Police and paramedics


delighted with his national selection, started climbing


climbing wall, at local quarries in Twiston and Longridge, he also practis­ es at home on a purpose- built wall constructed in


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the garage to help him build up and maintain his


strength. Paul is pictured climbing


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Pupil’s close shave with his school ends in exclusion from classes Leone


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‘No hair, no lessons’ is headteacher's decision Natalie Cox reports _______


A CLITHEROE teenager has excluded himself from school by being at the cutting edge of fash-


ion. Gary Brunskill, a Year 10


pupil at Ribblesdale Tech­ nology College High School, has to keep away from class­ es because of his David


Beckham-style close crop. The 15-year-old was told


that he had "excluded him­ self" from classes after returning to the Queens Road school at the start of term sporting his new hair


style. Gary's mother, Mrs


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Michelle Brunskill, of Cen­ tral Avenue, Clitheroe, is angry about the action which has been taken and says it will be a couple of weeks before her son's hair grows and he can go back to


school. "They are not educating


people's hair, but the per­ son," said Mrs Brunskill. "If Beckham has had his hair done like this you can guar­ antee that a lot of people will have had theirs done


Ward explained that the Year 10 pupil had "excluded himself" as, together with other youngsters in his year group, he had been given a lot of warnings about | expected and inappropriate


the same." Headteacher Ms Glynne


standards of dress. "We are fighting hard to


maintain a high level of standard in dress and appearance, as well as in behaviour and attitude to work," said Ms Ward. She


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A NEWTON man is among the first British troops to be sent to war-torn


Sierra Leone. Air engineer 20-year-


old A n th on y Caine was exp e c tin g to be home next month, hav­ ing been at sea aboard the Royal Navy heli­ copter carrier HMS Ocean on a Mediter­ ranean tour of duty


| since March. Yet on Sunday morn­


ing, his ship was ordered from its dock in Mar­ seille to Gibraltar for re­ fuelling and the journey to the West African country, which has been hit by civil unrest. Anthony, who joined


the Royal Navy three years ago when he left Blackburn's St Wilfrid's School, services Sea King helicopters, which are being used to drop marines into Sierra


added that the exclusion had not come about with­ out any warning because pupils, particularly those in Year 10, had been spoken to on a number of occasions about what constitutes a hairstyle deemed appropri­


ate for school. "We have said th a t as


soon as their hair grows back they can come back in to school," concluded Ms


Ward. Support for Ribblesdale’s


action came from Mr


Anthony McNamara, the headteacher at St Augus­ tine's RC High School, Billington, who said: "It is a great pity that some par­ ents feel more interested in style statements than in children's learning." He added: "Peer group pressure on children can be


very, very strong. Our par­ ents have made it clear to us what they like about St Augustine's and we are clear about what we will not tol­ erate or accept. The rules


are laid out in our prospec­ tus and the policies that we


send home." Mr McNamara said that


his school too takes a hard line about the appearance of pupils: "We want chil­ dren to come to school to learn, not to put on a dis­ play or a fashion show, they


are here to work." Our photograph shows


Gary Brunskill, back right, with his mother, brother,


Andy, and sister, Joanne (080500/9/13)


I Leone to help with the evacuation of British and Commonwealth cit-


| izens. His anxious parents,


Mr and Mrs George and Jayne Caine, and broth­ er Paul (17) are now avidly following TV news bulletins monitor­ ing the situation, with the hope th a t it soon calms and Anthony’s home-coming is not too long delayed.


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TICKETS for Clitheroe's Bank Holiday weekend music festival, now just two weeks away, will go on sale tomorrow - despite the event still awaiting official approval. Although headline bands such as


be staged with minimum disrup' tion to townsfolk when it comes to parking and traffic congestion,


noise and nuisance. But organiser Mr Phil Knight, of


Lindisfarne, Dr and the Medics, Herman's Hermits and the Bay City Rollers have'all agreed to grace the Castle grounds and play the three-day family pop fest, coun­ cil officials and the emergency ser­ vices could yet pull the plug. They need assurances that the


Clitheroe's Keystreet Music and Dance Bar, is adamant that he can meet all their demands and that the event will go ahead. Now he wants the support of local people in making the festival so successful that it becomes an annual spring


fixture. Said Mr Knight: "I have a man­


anticipated 28,000 festival-goers will be safe and that the event will


agement team of 50 helping me co­ ordinate every aspect of the festival from health and safety to building the stage, setting up the lighting and amplification rigging, booking


the bands and organising toilet facilities to include disabled access and nappy change areas. "I am in daily contact with Rib­


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ble Valley Borough Council and I am confident that I can provide all the details needed to ensure the fes­ tival happens. What I want now is for people to support me. "We have a brilliant facility m


Clitheroe Castle and its grounds, but it is largely unused by the majority of local people. My event is a family event for everyone to enjoy. The bill includes a wide range of musical styles and, despite the many bands appearing, I have worked to keep the price down to a minimum. To see just one of these


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bands in a theatre such as King George's Hall in Blackburn costs more than it does for a festival day ticket, which entitles the holder to an almost constant line-up of artists on two stages from lunch­


time to evening." Festival tickets are priced at £10


per day, but a three-day pass can he bought for £25. For anyone under 14, accompanied by an adult, entry is free. A website at www.streetleisure.co.uk has been set up to give festival information, as has a ticket hotline on which credit card bookings can be made from tomorrow during office hours on 01200 423456.


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quickly as they had come." Officers are making


rushed to the pub’s fore­ court at 6 p.m. on Sunday. They found about 50 people milling about. One, a man aged 28 from Great Har­ wood, was bleeding heavily from serious, deep gashes to


his face and neck. He was treated at the


scene and later underwent surgery due to the severity of the injuries. Police start­ ed inquiries - only to be called back to the pub some


I inquiry team said: "As many as 15 or perhaps even 20 men descended on the pub at about 8 p.m. They smashed windows, broke bottles, and overturned chairs and tables. Two peo­ ple in the pub were assault­ ed before the men left as


two hours later. A spokesman for the


inquiries all over East Lan­ cashire, as well as in Clitheroe itself. They are not commenting on inter­ town rivalry or any other possible reason for the vio­ lence, but they are keen to emphasise that, although some people in the group were wearing football shirts,


there does not seem to be any soccer connection. "Although clearly some


people outside the pub had been drinking heavily, there were families with children about as well," say the police. "We are keen to speak to them, whether they saw the original inci­ dent or the visit of what appears to have been a reprisal team." Careful forensic work is


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part of the police investiga­ tion. Glass has been found outside the pub, but it was


in many pieces. The police can be con­


tacted, in confidence, on 01200 443344.


Pilot health nurse scheme I THE Ribble Valley has been chosen to take part in a


pioneering Public Health Nurse scheme. Parenting skills and child behaviour problems will be


among the subjects covered by the holder of the post, for­ mer health visitor Elaine Butler. She will work with other health agencies and will be


responsible for suggesting ideas to be used elsewhere in the country. Communicare NHS Trust and the Ribble Valley Primary Care Trust have secured funding for the scheme.


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