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I t restrictions on Jirs of use should be |ctly adhered to. fcoun. James Roger- 1 (Alston), said he had Jm told residents of ■tie Lane, Longridge, Jo had a similar facili- Inearby, could sit in l i r homes without l i r lights on because of lit spillage. He sought an assur- |ce that similar prob- ns would not be------- used at Edisford


lad. fcoun. Harry Back-


luse (Waddington), fcported the plan, but Ijected to the inclusion la "puffin" crossing of Tiisford Road in the


ims. ■He said it would cost ' [55,000, money which buld have to be saved feewhere in the leisure


JBut Coun. Frank lyson (Clitheroe), said: ■The crossing is a pre- Iquisite. I will only vote l r the scheme if it has a Tiffin crossing.”


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dinners at the bridge club


i; Clitheroe Bridge Club |ere NS - Mr and Mrs I. Holden, Mrs J. Mar- Indale and Mr C. Pol- ird. EW- Mrs M. Allen nd Mrs I. Park, Mr D. lortimer and Mrs B.


[tinners on Monday


.Vilson. in Thursday winners


[■ere NS - Mr G. and Mr . Pollard, Mrs L. /ilkinson and Mrs J.


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Handling of foot and mouth could have made farmer hang himself


THE way in which the foot and mouth epidemic has been han­ dled may have been a reason for Gisburn farmer Mr Richard Beckerton hanging himself from a beam in a farm building, said Coroner Mr Michael Singleton. The body of Mr Beckerton (50)


was discovered by one of his two sons, Christopher (13), Mr Single- ton, Coroner for Blackburn, Hynd- bum and the Ribble Valley, was told at the Clitheroe Town Hall inquest


on Tuesday. The farmer's widow, Mrs Christine


Beckerton, told the coroner: "We were aware the financial side of things was difficult - trying to continue to farm in this situation was so difficult and we felt very very isolated.


ded Mrs Beckerton, who said theirir Beckert


stock had escaped culling while neigh­ bours' animals had been lost to foot


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foot and mouth outbreaks her boys did not go to school for three or four weeks, she did not go to work for a fortnight and her husband did not


She said that at the beginning of the


leave the farm for six weeks. "It placed a great strain on the


whole family," she said. "On ^ sur­ face he appeared to be dealing with l


as well as the rest of us. It was me who cracked up emotionally once or twice. But he was not someone who real y


expressed his feelings anyway. She said that August 9th, the day


before his death, had been like any other day on the farm. After dinner the whole family had sat around


"It was difficult, but it was not impossible. To some extent we could see light at the end of the tunnel," adId


”*S“ ?h“ d r.°n a minor dia.gre- merit over a farmer friend who pro­


posed bringing some heifere {r°™N™- rogate for them to milk, but her hus


band had gone to bed as usual at 10 band had gone___________ _


p.m. with nothing having gi en ause . . .M fV , n n tV l im r having given calls •


^She^heard her husband get up as usual at 4-30 a.m. to go to work on the farm. She later got up and went to her work in the village.


work at 7.50 a.m. to tell her he had found his father hanged in the shed. PC George Korol said he went to


Her son, Anthony (15) rang her at , ,


the scene and found Mr Beckerton hanging from a beam in a feeding shed. A pair of stepladders was lying on the ground beside him and nearby was a partly-consumed tin of cider. He had looked for a note, but found


n°A statement was read from general practitioner, Dr Anne Huson, in which she said he had been a patient since 1986 and there was no record of Mr Beckerton consulting her over depres-


sion or psychiatric symptoms. The inquest heard that the Becker-


tons had been married for 19 years and took over the farm in 1984. —


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son in cells after party


Celebration a ‘disaster’


A SON followed his father into the cells charged with drink driving after his 21st


^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ o ^ v v ^ .m '^ ^B u t^ b e ^ iU iS r^w a s In court at Blackburn


bilmour. EW — Mrs M. Lawley and Mrs B. Pol- ard, Mrs B. Wilson and Jr J. Renton. Vinners of the Howell novement the previous londay were: Mrs J. .lartindale and Mr C. Pollard, Mr A. Singer


land Mrs F. Porter. The annual dinner was


Iciub, where everyone "enjoyed an excellent [meal, pleasant and quick


held in Whalley Golf


Jservice and the use of the ■bridge tables. Winners of ■the post-prandial 18 |board bridge were: NS - I Mr and Mrs E. Holden. |EW - Mrs M. Parker I and Mrs B. Bennett. 1 Thursday's winners [were N S -M r J. Higson [ and Mr E. Ormand, Mr | K. Bushy and Mr A. 1 Singer. EW - Mrs B. 1 Wilson and Mr J. Ren- ( ton, Mrs B. Pollard and Mrs M. Lawley. W. M. J.


Had cannabis


I to have cannabis in his shoe after a spot search


A STUDENT from the Ribble Valley was found


I Dean Walmsley (19)> of Holden Street, Clitheroe,


in a night club . In court at Blackburn


I cannabis in the Utopia 1 club, Blackburn.


was given a conditional discharge for a year with £50 costs. He pleaded guilty to possessing


For trial


I mitted to stand trial at Preston Crown Court by Blackburn magistrates. Martyn Christopher


A MAN from Clitheroe, charged with assault on a woman causing actual bodily harm, was com-


Ellison (21), of Hen- thorne Road, is charged with assaulting Sharon Adcroft. He was granted


I bail. Theft from car


PHOTOGRAPHIC equipment worth more than £2,000 was stolen from a Mercedes car parked in Downham on Friday afternoon. It is thought that the


the son, student Christo­ pher Clarke, was fined £100 with a year's ban. He had given a reading of 44 against the legal


limit of 35. ■ His father, electrical


engineer Joseph Clarke


(45), of. the same address, was fined £200 with a 16-month ban. His reading was 67. Both men were ordered to pay £55 costs. Each


admitted the


offence and each agreed n


to be referred to the ion programme wniw*,


if completed successfully, could reduce the ban by


suspicious and followed him. He saw Clarke dnve off, so he was stopped in


"But the officer was '


Whalley Range and breathalysed," Mr Snape


told the court. Mr Stephen Parker (


(defending) said that what had been an enjoy­ able family celebration had turned into a disas-


ter.The father had gone to


look for his son's girl friend, who was staying the night, but had left the house after a row. He


drink drivers' rehabilita- drove round until he t tion programme which, found her and the potee


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a quarter. Mr Tom Snape (prose­


cuting) said that Joseph Clarke was arrested after failing the breathalyser


in Whalley Road, Lang- ho, at 5-05 a. m. one


morning. At 6-20 a. m. his son


arrived at the inquiry desk at Blackburn Police Station asking about his


father.He was told he had been taken to Accring­ ton Police Station and the officer who spoke to him smelled alcohol on his breath, said Mr


Snape.The officer warned Christopher Clarke


against driving, and he said


aid he would take a taxi. lak i, ,


stopped him at the same t im e '


Parker, found out what happened and, in a moment of foolishness, jumped into his car and drove to the police sta­


The son, said Mr -J AT tion.


a great deal of alcohol the previous night, but


"He had not consumed ,


did not give any thought to whether he would still be over the limit. He did not take the police offi­ cer's advice because he simply wasn't thinking." Both men would face


PUPILS of Whalley CE Pri­ mary School had their par­ ents in class for some 21st


Century learning. The children were able to


demonstrate, as well as pass on, lo wen


their computer skills, acquired since the opening of the schools


computer suite a year ago. The event was organised by 11


co-ordinator and Year 4 teacher Mr Richard Blackburn to cele­ brate not only the suite's birth-


day, but the children's achieve­ ments. Our photo shows six-year- old twins Robert and Matthew I Coney with their Year 2 class teacher Miss Johanna Holmes |


logging on for the event. B (K011001/2)


----------------------------------■ Keystreet p u b ’ s £ 1 0 , 0 0 0 A MA RQ U EE in th e re a r


yard of the Keystreet pub, Lowergate, Clitheroe, must be removed, says a Govern­


ment inspector. Ribble Valley Borough Council


considerable inconve­ nience due to being banned, said Mr Parker. There were three other children and now Mrs Clarke was the only dri­


ver in the family. ver in the tamiiy.


issued an enforcement notice for removal of the marquee and an appeal against the notice has been rejected by Mr D. Rusdale after


he visited the site. Appellant Mr P. A. Knight told


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the inspector that he discussed the marquee with a building


inspector when it was first erected three-and-a-half years ago. He


-™. ,«,v,f.n it. was first .erected was not informed that planning


permission was required. Mr Knight said that the mar­


quee cost £10,000 to provide, pro­ duced an annual income of £75,000 and four or five jobs


depended on it. But in his report the inspector


said these matters were not rele­ vant to the appeal, which was concerned only with whether the erection of the marquee constitut­ ed a breach of planning control.


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has to be removed, says inspector ______4


was whether the marquee was a building, and the inspector con­


T h e main co^iderationmj The main consideration in that


sidered that it was. It was a substantial structure,


with metal framework covered by plastic sheeting.


The existence of fire exits, 1 lighting, signs, integral electricity


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and a warm air heating system signified "a considerable degree of


permanence." I t did not have the benefit of planning permission and was in breach of planning


control. - . Bovine chiropodist lifts spirits at tourism dinner •


BOVINE chiropodist Mr Roger Stansfield was guest speaker at the Ribble Valley Tourism Association


annual dinner. Mr Stansfield, of Gis­


\ have been affected by this year's foot and mouth outbreak. A vote of thanks was/


burn, who trims cows’ feet for a living, gave a talk designed to lift the spirits as the associa­ tion's membership is formed of local accom- modation providers and others with tourism- linked businesses. All


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given by neighbour Mr Malcolm Weaving, pro­ prietor of Gisburn's Stirk


fitil | Nikons and a Sony video camera.


offenders used a ruck­ sack to carry away a Fuji digital camera, two


in vinegar The Environment Agency's Mr


fprovements to combat dust. "It I not an overnight fix" he said.


Iris Smith said they had leived "a number of com- lints" about the dust. I'Some analysis has been done. I is limestone in content and fere are a lot of sources of lime­ line in the area," he said. ■Mr Smith said they were work- b closely with Castle Cement on


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Guest of honour at the '


Thornley, was Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. Mrs


Gwen Pye, who was accompanied by consort


Mr Terry Murray. The dinner was


organised by newly- I


retired tourism officer Mrs Mary Parker, who managed Clitheroe Tourist Information Centre. To mark her departure, association members made a spe­


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had hanged himself, the coroner said: "It is difficult to understand why things happen the way they do. I am certain that can only serve to increase the grief and distress felt by those peo­ ple who knew him and loved him. "That he was found by his 13-year- old son is something that clearly com­


Giving a verdict that Mr Be


Giving a verdict that M r Beckerton /» r \r r \T


pounds these matters. "It is my great hope that somehow Christopher and, indeed, Anthony, are


able to be counselled in a way that will enable them, if not to get over events of August'10th, at least be able to come to terms with it." Mr Singleton added: "Whilst we will


never know the cause, there will no doubt be concerns expressed that the


foot and mouth outbreak and the manner in which it is being controlled and dealt with may have had a signifi­ cant part to play in this man's demise. "We can't take it further than that,


Landlord angry as area’s paths remain closed


THE continued closure of footpaths in areas of the Ribble Valley has been criticised by a


local innkeeper.


owns the Hark to Boun­ ty Inn at Slaidburn has said that the continuing restrictions are not only killing his business, but are being maintained in an area which, he claims, does not need to remain


Mr Peter Hay, who


closed.As a result of foot and mouth disease regula­


tions, MrHay's business, like many others m the Ribble Valley, has suf­ fered from the reduced number of people travel­ ling to the Valley. These . not only


other than to express our concerns that that may be the case."


the Fell. To the west of Dunsop Bridge they are


open."


the footpaths from Slaid­ burn to the west along the river. We'll at least have some walking and


"We need to include, .


F O R B E S s o l i c i t o r s


something positive." He has pointed out


reduced the number of car-borne visitors, but stopped completely the footpath and moorland walkers which make up a large proportion of the Hark to Bounty's cus­ tomers and use its resi­ dential facilities. Mr Hay said that as


that DEFRA's rules state th a t restricted areas are bounded with­ in the three kilometre zone around infected premises. Lancashire County Council has to follow DEFRA guidance in the reopening of foot­ paths and there has been some confusion in recent weeks as to the regula­ tions in the Ribble Val-


ley- The confusion has „ . ,


there had been no cases since June 28th in the Ribble Valley and that there had been no cases in or near the village, it should be possible for the county council to reopen some more footpaths in accordance with the DEFRA requirements. He said: "Slaidburn


should be clear. It's cer­ tainly 3 kilometres clear


of infected premises. If footpaths north of us are opened we can open up


existed because DEFRA has two restriction defin­ itions. One is the 3 kilo­ metre zone rule, which places a restricted boun­ dary round FMD infect­ ed premises. The second is the larger, more gener­ al restricted area which includes certain 3k zones. These have now been termed Blue Box


areas. The old Settle/Clith­


eroe rectangle is now known as the Settle Blue Box and its relevant footpath restriction boundaries are shown on special maps in tourism


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