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An inquest hears how a 1 l-year-old boy died five mon­ ths after inhaling butane gas.


Planners are being asked to decide whether 318 houses can go ahead on the Calderstones site.


A man was said by the defence to have battered a neigh­ bour who was steal­ ing from his homo.


The teenager who was excluded from school for having a Beck h a m - s t v 1 e haircut is back at his desk.


The new chamber of trade president aims to make Clilheroe a magnet for visitors.


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Graeme Souness is t he new manager as Rovers aim for pro­ motion.


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T H E lo c a l c h i ld s t a r s o f "W h i s t l e D o w n t h e W in d " t u r n e d o u t in f o r c e fo r th e r e - o p e n in g o f C l i t h e r o e ’s G r a n d C i n e m a a n d t h e n o s ­ t a lg i c s c r e e n in g o f t h e f i lm c la s s ic . I 'o r w h i s p e r s o f " lo o k ,


i t ' s m e " b r o u g h t n o t t h e u s u a l s h o o s h i n g s o u n d s f r o m t h e a u d i e n c e , b u t r a t h e r s m i l e s o f r e c o g n i t i o n a s m a n y s a w f a m i l i a r f a c e s . W i l l i m u c h o f t h e l f l l i l e p ic s h o t in D o w n h a m , d i r e c t o r B r i a n F o r b e s s w e l l e d h i s c a s t w i th lo c a l e x t r a s , t h e m a j o r i t y o f t h e m t h e n j u s t c h i l d r e n r e c r u i t e d f r o m n e a r b v s c h o o l s .


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Battle against town centre crime takes to the airwaves


TOWN centre t ra d ­ ers and licensees are being asked to "tune in" to a new scheme designed to cut crime


in Clitheroe. For the man responsi­


ble for policing the down tow n ar ea, S g t . John Lindsey, wants to launch


Radio link for licensed premises and shops due to start in the summer report by Julie Frankland


the Ribble Valley’s first radio community safety


initiative. It already has the back­


ing of Clitheroe Licensed Victuallers' Association,


Ribble Valley Borough Council and Ultraframe, where bosses have agreed to hand over £ 2 ,0 0 0 to kick-start the project. Explained Sgt. Lindsey:


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"Clitheroe town centre is one of the borough's crime hotspots and therefore, a priority area for action. "This project is designed


to link together, via radio, participating stores and licensed premises, Clitheroe Police Station and patrolling officers. Informa­ tion regarding any suspi­ cious incidents or difficult situations that may arise can then be broadcast simultaneously to all involved to put members on alert and to enable them to take appropriate action as


quickly as possible. "For example, if a store


manager suspects someone of behaving in a suspicious manner, a description or the person and details of their behaviour and direction of travel can be circulated." With similar schemes


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already up and running in towns such as Burnley and Preston, Sgt. Lindsey is hoping for home support, even though traders and licensees will have to pay for


their own radio handsets, which in size and design are similar to those carried by


police officers. The cost of the set, plus a


charger, is expected to be approximately £315 and owners will need an annual licence. To help the scheme get off the ground, Ribble Valley Borough Council will fund all licences in the pro­ ject's first year of operation while the grant from Ultra­ frame will be used for a base station - a booster to help radio signal transmission. Added Sgt. Lindsey, who


is also hoping to initiate a town centre pub watch and door registration scheme of approved door persons: "The radio sets may seem expensive initially, but the benefits of the scheme should quickly become apparent. A reduction in the number of offences com­ mitted, such as thefts from shops, should make the scheme pay for itself and the more stores and bars that become supporters, the more effective it should prove." Sgt. Lindsey plans to give


a presentation on the radio scheme, which he hopes to have operational by the end of the summer, at 6p.m. on June 12th. To be held in the chambers of Ribble Valley Borough Council in Church Street, Clitheroe, it will be open to all town centre traders and licensees.


by Vivien Meath


THE generosity of the Lancaster family knows no bounds - as an extra £83m. worth of shares have


been earmarked for charity. As Clitheroe boom company Ultraframe


announced record half-yearly results this week, founder Mr John Lancaster made public his intention to sell 14.4 million shares worth £83m. The interest from the money generated will be utilised by the Lancaster Charitable Foundation in the hope that it will save more lives - particu­


larly in Africa. "When you go out to Africa, it impacts


you," said Mr Lancaster at his Clitheroe home on Tuesday. "We are aware that there are so many needs in this country, the big difference is that when we go out there, we know that what xve are putting the money towards is saving lives." Mr Lancaster is not selling any of his


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MR AND MRS LANCASTER at the weekend opening of the Grand Cinema, with Trinity Centre manager Mr Geoff Jackson (centre) (120500/17/24)


personal shareholding in Ultraframe and will still control 29.6 per cent of the com­ pany. The Discretionary Trust is selling up to 1.2 million shares and will retain 5.25 million after the sale. The charitable trust is to sell its entire stake which should raise


some £76m. The Lancaster Charitable Foundation


was registered in 1998 to finance projects the Lancaster family had been supporting


for 20 years. Among them are: G The first, new, long range aircraft for


Mission Aviation, working permanently on life-saving relief work in Central Africa. O An orphanage for abandoned and Aids


babies in Johannesburgh. G A resource centre for traumatised fam­


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Question mark over music festival as meeting discusses safety concerns


POP fan and borough MP Nigel Evans is backing the organisers of Clitheroe’s Bank Holiday music festival. Mr Evans, a member of the All


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Party Parliamentary Music Group, is supporting Mr Phil Knight, of Clitheroe’s Keystreet Music and Dance Bar, who is seeking the final go-ahead from the emergency services and Rib­ ble Valley Borough Council to


• Supported by a team of event co­ ordinators, he wants crowds of up to 8,000 a day to enjoy bands such as Lindisfarne, China Crisis and the Bay City Rollers, but unless he can meet the demands of officials, who are concerned for festival- goers’ safety, alongside issues such as parking, traffic congestion, noise and nuisance, the show will not go


stage the three-day pop spectac­ ular in the grounds of Clitheroe Castle.


on, despite promising ticket sales. Said Mr Knight: ”1 have meet­


ings arranged with the borough council and emergency services and will try to fulfil all their require­ ments, but I realise a decision as to whether or not the event goes ahead must be made this weekend. "Yet, in the meantime, I am con­


tinuing to sell tickets and I would ask for continued public support. We now have the backing of Nigel Evans, who has even made time in his busy schedule that weekend to


come and be at the festival." A Westminster-based spokesman


for Mr Evans confirmed the MP’s support for the event. He said: "As a member of the All Party Parlia­ mentary Music Group, which was set up to support the UK music industry, Nigel Evans feels it is important to help Mr Knight stage this festival. He sees it as an impor­ tant and enjoyable event for the people of Clitheroe." The festival ticket hotline can be contacted on 01200 423456.


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