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Couple who stole from pensioner sought by police
A COUPLE stole a handbag'containing £120 cash and personal items from an 80-year-old Whatley resident. Around 1-30 p.m. on
Sunday, February 25th, the pair approached the woman's home in shel tered accommodation in Forge Corner, off Station Road. Pretending to be collecting magazines and clothing, they gained entry and, after distract
ing her, stole the bag. Both were described as
being white and spoke with a local accent. The woman is described as 40, 5ft. lin. tall and of slim build. She had dyed blonde short hair which was slightly spiked
and was wearing a zip dark grey, long-sleeve fleece,
grey baggy cotton pants with a blue line down the outside and d ir ty white
trainers. The man was about 17,
5ft. 7in. tall and also of slim build. He had dark hair which was cut short and combed flat and forward. He was wearing a red zip long-sleeved fleece top, dark trousers and white trainers. Anyone with information
about the incident is asked to contact Clitheroe police on 01200 443344 or CrimeStoppers on 08UU
555111.
Hospice fund-raising pair are set to retire
THE couple who have been joint chairmen of tbe Kib ble Valley fund-raising effort for the East Lancah
1 But Mr and Mrs George Clarkson, of Withplk have I one last major task - organising a coffee morning
Hospice are retiring from the job. week" from March 17th to 24th. [spoke to local •
nised by the Lan- ngsters took fu ll.
Ilarman. i is no stranger to >
and drama grad- ' liich are a mixture-
J display. She read ' Iny questions from-;
Istarted writing in ; ; talks. She is seen- ■l, Clitheroe.
I mart oom lay
lone of the area's g.
ng director Mri j
ftarker. loday's first event, ■oing ahead, as it is;
II public one reflect-- |m a r t’s takeover of ,
l-standing antique: fniturc auctioneers^ loods. V-
ftrs and private bid-; Tm towns over a wide! J> expected to attend.- ■auctioneer will bej Ilf Moulds, conduct-; lfirst sale locally since’
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Jig to the area from? ly, where he was a key,
■at the auction centre.; ler types of sale will be .
I t the new mart hall,' png machinery ones. ; Opening is the start of V phase of general Jsion off Lincoln Way.; ping permission has; liven for a neighbour-!
Jart of the industrial; ft to be developed.
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Ime lor | s’ talk
Jngs hunted reindeer fin small lochs whoopei;- Bns nested. A slide, «ed a black-throated
vision. Here the;
I r disappearing into the. jkwater without a trace another crested tits in
Itreetops. Inbrmous corries, high i s and scree slopes made
Imatic subjects for pho- Iraphs and a precariously, Jated hide wasbuilt to lerve ring ousels' and a; tens' nests, but not the ie d - fo r golden eagle; ■other hide, hoisted to' 1 top of a pine tree, was Ice struck by lightening/ Irning the roof. Rooks; Irion crows and the red-; ■eked fallerope \vere_ liong many of the birds lotographed.
■Mr Moran also had liny fine pictures of jack-; Iws, young kestrels and le feared Arctic skua's, l>ung, but he finally, thieved shots of the golden.
j Igle.
lChairman Mr Brian Ines thanked Mr Moran.;
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JThe next meeting at (litheroe Library will be on March 29th a t 7-30 p.m, Ihen Mr Colin Smith's sub-- l e t will be "The Blooming
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ihe preparation of pre-sen, pnee reports by-Blackburn nagistrates after pleading
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Juilty to stealing 11 pairs of locks from Woolworth's in
• Ithe go-ahead 4 'J .1 )
Id powers, officials of Ribble * approved a two-bedroom an outbuilding a t 80 :The,
able. Showroom. T n e WO. SHOPHiOEB./ 19 Barracuda Dual Susp. Alloy .!
| more involved this time, right down to small gathe ines involving just a few neighbours.
, . , ... h finnits to vil- Soap star Vince at the county bail . ^
SOAP star Mr Vince Earle, Brookside’s Ron Dixon, was among the guests at one ot the Ribble Valley’s most pres tigious annual events, the
County Ball. Organised by members of the
Ribble Valley Ladies' Luncheon Club to raise money for GMi- dren’s Cancer for the Cancer
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staggering £13,500 was‘raised, ne^ 19P despite initial fearsthat
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guests would stay away because of the ball s countryside:
Yet with disinfectant-doused ' , , , .
concerns over the foot and mouth outbreak.
Research Campaign, last week ejnd’s gala did not disappoint. A
straw at the start of its driveway and a similarly treated carpet at its entrance, more than 300 guests made it to Stirk House, where Mr Earle not only gave the after-din-
' oer speech, but entertained with ^ « s i n g the James Bond film g arie Attraction..
nor qnpech. but entertained with GQs styleband> the Vince
of the ball’s countryside location, . lnc CVVI Gisburn’s StHirk House Hotel, and
ture was an auction, with Clitheroe estate agent Mr Ian
evening’s other main tea- ;
Lloyd taking the stand. Among items to come under his
hammer were a luxury cruise holi day donated by Clitheroe Travel, a 12-string guitar given by Clitheroe solicitor Mr John Houldsworth, a Harrods hamper and a poster
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Putting pressure on water company brings action
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flooded, muddy mess was bv Tim Procter
I ONLY strong pressure will solve arguments with North West Water, warn a Clith
eroe couple. Mr and Mrs Simon
I Jackson eventually called in th e Advertiser and Times, angered by the monopoly supplier's non interest in a water burst
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I unmade road behind their home in Kirkmoor Road, Clitheroe, burst four times in as many months. I t was repaired each time, but sup plies were interrupted and a
put to a lot of trouble when the water main in the
left."The problem was even worse for our neighbours. We took it for granted we could contact North West Water and get action," says Mrs Joanne Jackson. But efforts to find any
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us, never mind do anything, despite all their publicity and assurances of good ser vice. People on our row have had blocked drains, tools and other goods ruined by mud coming into the yards, and people at
one in authority a t the company to speak about the problem on the tele phone failed no less than five times. Promise after promise to call back went
unfulfilled. Worse followed after,
eventually, a promise was given th a t an inspector
would call at a set time. So Mrs Jackson arranged
for neighbours to gather to hear 'what he had to say. But the inspector did not arrive. "Imagine my annoy ance and embarrassment he later said he was unaware of the set time, had visited the site previ ously and it was unlikely th a t anything would be done about our flooded backs because there was no money," says Mrs Jackson. "It was so very hard to even get anyone to speak, to
Clitheroe at war exhibition a hit with visitors
A TEMPORARY histori cal display has proved
I people and visitors to the town.
| The Clitheroe a t War exhibition was held from February 4th until Sunday in the town's Castle Muse
very popular with local , _T,
um. I t featured local civil ians who supported the war effort through nationwide fund-raising events known as "Wings for Victory" and "Salute the Soldier". _ The display comprised
items not usually seeP> as they are normally held in store, although the unl” forms, photographs and artefacts also included some items loaned by people who live or work in Clitheroe. A large plaque present
ed to the town by the crew of Clitheroe's adopted
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destroyer "HMS Castle-
ton", was also on display, along with photographs taken during Warship
tne uuwii fe local regiments^theHome------------------- .
Week in 1942 showing the crew marching through the town with u n its ot
Guard and the WRVS. Our picture shows, from
the left, Thomas Charnley, Mrs Debbie Charnley and deputy custodian of the museum, Mrs Dorothy j Dowling, at the exhibition. (050301/4/20)
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otnirlp- storey side extension at Brookside itnpr0ved toilet and has been
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risk of slipping." Taking it for granted
that a letter would not be ignored, the couple wrote, asking for a reply within 10
days- After a fortnight s fruit ..
less wait, the Advertiser and Times was the next stop. Our call to the North West Water Press Office was returned within a few hours - the reply to the Jacksons was on its way I "We did get the letter,
“Goldfinger”. I t had been signed by actress
ture story. Members of Ribble Valley
advertising the James Bond film
Shirley Eaton, who appeared, painted gold, in the famous adven
Ladies' Luncheon Club have now raised a total of £120,000 in two years for the cancer chanty.
those who attended the ball. (050301/1/17)
Race relations strategy
for the police
A NEW community and race relations strat egy, will be unveiled next month by Lan
that although the highest level of service is aimed at "on this occasion our repre sentatives could have been more helpful." The problem with the inspector was because he was not given the correct information due to a breakdown in commu nication between depart
ments.The letter says that the workmen who repaired the last burst maintain th a t the unmade road was returned to its original state. But investigations will be made, although it is not felt that the pipe will burst again.
and cannot accuse North West Water of trying to give any false impressions, because it was dated several days after your call. The letter could not in fact have been on its way when you spoke to them," Mrs Jack-
son tells us. • The letter apologises for .
the non-return of telephone calls, but is cautious in its admissions. I t says only
ple with a complaint against North West Water to take it up immediately and strongly, making notes and records of calls made, and who deals with them, if
Mrs Jackson advises peo .
p r im r o s em il l : F IN E C A R E E R S -
anyone. "But don't wait too long .
before you ask the Advertis er and Times to help, because tha t seems to do
the trick."Now the Jacksons are waiting to see if the compay fulfils its promise to send the £20 within a fortnight.
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