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A The Clitheroe T h e p a P e r t a t ch am p ib r is th e 4 | y : Event raises £7,133 \m charities A retired undertak­


er appears in court on 10 charges of indecent assault.


Mobile speed cam­ eras are to be intro­ duced at accident blackspots.


We join forces with a group of Clitheroe businessmen and women to give senior cit izens a cheery Christmas.


A mortgage advisor who was involved with a jailed former local solicitor in two frauds has been sent to prison.


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A man who was in an horrific Gisburn sawmill accident is well on the road to


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A vicar and his parishioners are going back to school during a church


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C L IT H E R O E 'S g ram ­ m a r s c h o o l h a s c om e u n d e r f ire from seve ral q u a r t e r s o v e r it s d e c i ­ sion t o b an a pu p i l from


s ch o o l trips. Diabetic teenager Tom


White, of Slaidburn Road, Wad dington, has been


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stooped from going away devastated by the be n. It is with his classmates in the totally unfair to stop him


future after suffering a from going on trips \-ith his severe h yp og ly ca em ic . friends and other pui ills just attack during a ski-ing trip because he has diabe tes. We earlier this year.


have tried every cha nnel to And, in what could be a get. the school to change i s


potentially ground-break- mind, but it has ch M to ing case, the D isa b i l ity ignore the medical, educa- Rights Commission is tak- tion and legal exper .s. ing Clitheroe Royal Gram- Diabetes U K s L nector


mar School to court over its of Policy and Corni numta- actions. This is the first tions Benet Middleton said, time a court case will have "This is a pure cas, > of dis-


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been launched against a school under the goods and services section of the Dis­ ability Discrimination Act


1995.' The 15-year -old pupil


was diagnosed with dia ­ betes in 1995 and has to give himself


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tion under control. Although studying for a


GCSE in German, the ban now- means that Tom has been prevented from going on a trip to Germany and he has also been told that he cannot p a r t ic ip ate in a w’atersports trip to France


next year. Tom’s family is outraged


at the way their son has been treated by' CRGS. His parents, Mr Malcolm and Mrs Helen White, say he is more than capable of cop­ ing with his diabetes, what­ ever situation he finds him­ self in. They said that since Tom, who has a younger brother and sister, was alerted to his illness he has been on several holidays part icipat ing in outdoor activities, including ski-ing, walking and climbing. Said Mr White: "Tom is


crim ina t ion. T1 ere is absolutely no reason why someone like Tom s lould be stopped from takin: ’ part in any s choo l a c t iv ties. If Steve Redgrave can win five gold medals with c Jabetes, there is no reason that teenagers or childrc n should


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injections to keep his condi- be prevented from going on ___i_____ cahnnl trins.


school trips. "This case is jus t further


evidence of the ig norance surrounding diabe ,es, igno­ rance which Diabe ;es UK is determined to figh l." And Mr Bert Massie,


chairman of the Disability Rights Commission, said.


"It is blatantly unfair to ban Tom because he has had one severe hy; jo. There is no justification I or this. A disabled pupil should have access to the same opportu­ nities as everyone else. It highlights the ui gency to put the education system squarely within tl le bounds of anti-discrimina tion law." Although inviti :d to com-


Said Mr White: "Tom is day.


ment on the s tuation, CRGS was unable to respond befc re the Clitheroe Advei tiser and Times went to pr ass yester­ day.


A F O R M E R Clithero e man has f low n ou t to S ou th Am e r ica to jo in G M T V news reader P en n y Sm ith


on a ch a r ity m ou n ta in trek. Mr Ian Haythornthwaite (pictured)


is currently acclimatising in prepara­ tion for a four-day 33km.


the Andes, which will climb 13,000ft. to the lost Inca city of Machu Piccu. The 29-year-old, whose parents Mr and Mrs Roger and Jean Haythornthwaite live in York Street, is one of a party ot 44 walkers, which includes the TV presen­ ter, whose efforts will raise money tor thte Children's Society.


A former pupil of Clitheroe Royal e ild en's Society ___________ Grammar School ana a ion Grammar School and a former manager of


the town's branch of the Skipton Building Society, Mr Haythornthwaite left


Clitheroe to work as an auditor at the Leeds headquarters of the Halifax Build­


ing Society. He now lives in Binglcy. Mr Haythornthwaite's father and sister


Susan are employed by Dugdale's Nutri­ tion and the company has made a contri­ bution towards his sponsorship. Having run the London Marathon two years ago for Clitheroe MS Group, he is hoping his South America adventure will raise £2,500 and anyone wishing to sponsor him should telephone 01200 427190. A keen sportsman, Mr Haythornth­


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Firm is blowing its own trumpet for good cause


by Natalie Cox


A R IB B L E V A L L E Y c om p a ­ n y is to b low its ow n trum p e t in a id o f C h i ld r e n In N e e d . T h e r e is, h ow e v e r , on e sn a g : n o t on e m em b e r o f th e s ta f f h a s e v e r p la y e d th e in s t r u ­


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roof and hit the high notes when they attempt to make money by


and at the same time raise money for the children. Everyone wins,"


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added Mr Jones. In a fortnight's time, every mem­


ber of the 15-strong Workhouse workforce will be taking part in the eight-hour relay playing Mr Joness chosen tune, Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World.” He said: " I t is a personal


On November 3rd, staff at Ribch- At■ a c . I mes^a„ 0 anci 1 am musicians along to help make the ester-based Workhouse Creative it has a good . IviarKeung aio uuijmis ........ —


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taking part in a musical marathon. Conducting proceedings is the


company's managing director, Mr Mark Jones, whose idea it was to hold a sponsored trumpet relay. He explained that the company moved to new premises in April and


adopted a new logo in the form of a trumpet. "We also blow people's trumpets for a living; that is what we do. It made a lot of sense to do something fun, get some publicity


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every played the trumpet before. Now they are on the lookout for a teacher who will be able to give them some basic tuition and teach them the tune they will be attempt­


ing to play. Mr Jones is also hoping to use the occasion to start the firm s trumpet


o c ca s ion lum h u (.»*<•. w


collection and boost the fund-rais­ ing total in another way. l ie has promised to donate £50 to Children


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In Neec for every unwanted trum­ pet, woi king or not, which is donat­


ed to th 1 firm. As wt 11 as trying to find trumpets


and a .eacher, the firm is also recruiting sponsors to pledge "brass


which will boost the firm's fund­


raising .otal. Mr J mes also wants to encourage


people to call at a clonauon, anu uc the Blackburn


Road p remises on the day to make a donat ion, and he is inviting other


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T h i s i s the f i r s t t im e s t a f f a t t h e firm lu vg decided to join forces and


raise n-era .; for a good cause Said Mr Jones: "We have all done things


indivic ually in the past, but really this is the first time as a company that w 2 have got together and done


something." Anyone who can help Workhouse


Creative Marketing out in anyway can c on ta c t the firm on 0125-1


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KEY spots along the River Rihble wlim'e it flows through the Ribble Valley are being scoured loi


missing Leeds schoolgirl Hannah Blu< k. Hannah M3 ' and her the flow and swirl of t h<’


schoolfriend. Rochelle ( ';<u- water has been known to vet M were swept away lodge obj.rl s all er flooding, during a "river walk" Divers v.d.os.M.i.derwa-


involving frllnw pupils fmm tor snt icn unit Im *' m • Rovds School last Tt.esdav, based at the bus and tail


t he nirls wurt’ i:rossinj!


Stainforth Beck, just above Settle, in North Yorkshire, when the accident hap­


pened. The beck, which runs


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into the River Ribble. was fast flowing due to recent heavy rain. Rochelle's body was found the fol lowing morning, some five miles downstream in the river. Since then, rescue teams,


including Howland Pennine Mountain Rescue and


Rossendale Fell Rescue, have been searching long stretches of the river, with the police lielicopt or search­ ing to the point the Ribhle reaches the sea. In the Ribhle Valley, (he


pol ice have co-ordinated underwater search units from Lancashire. Cumbria and Cheshire. Experienced divers h:ive been ex.unininir stretches oi wutei aiound Sawlev- ChatbiiMi. llib< h- ester- iv.ile Wheel Pool at Dincklev and llrmigerley Bridge. Cl itheroe. Local knowledge has, highlighted some of these spots where


i n 1 ercha nge in ( 'lit heroe have been carrying out fm- gei tip searches in deep pools when- visibi l ity is poor.


Their efforts have been fur- t per Pampered by t he high


wat cr levels. Members of i he public


pave been extra vigilant ns 1 Pay wall: t Imir dogs along


1 pe riverbauk as. loo. have fishermen. I'liey an-nsl-.ed


to coot net t he police it t hey see anvt long unusual in the


water. 1 ,n ncashire ( 'oust aim-


lar\''s Insp. Stuart ( aley. who is eo-ordinat ing I he searep fnmi I .a nvnsliire.


said: " We are monit ori ng the sit uni ion eaeh da>' with Nort I) Yorkshire Police and will vont inue to do so as Iong ns the search tor Han­ nah goes on.'' i Iv adrlvrl that . alth<midi


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1IV appm ■nil r>s lire lad that iiu ’inlK‘1 •; of I hv pul i lu ■ a n1 lui ikuui out lo r her. '1 hvv sh' mid t; dm j >:i rt iviilar carv


at the w it i i"s vdj'.v. a tin water levels at this time ol


cue high and conmtgins can be daiumroiw.


S M O K E from a large demolition nice! i„l., tin drift' ' about, the Caldorslnnws Hospital area on SnlUHiay


Three howrs ie pui out I) Cupboards, lockers, chans and-it her woodv.oik liomth-


t s v-jt \ interior of former hospital buddings, as well as g.-m ml


■ubbish had been pdeil up and ml Might. Fire-fighters were called alter complaints. Their previous visits to the site have been idal ixel,


brief- but Saturday's lire was so large that 0 took Hum hours to put out completely


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On the road with one yeai’s • .


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