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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, May 17th, 2001 Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.eastlancashireonlin iancsnews.co.uk


After-the-party gang rape at local hotel is alleged against four men


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' T H E JU R Y is e x p e c te d to '< retire today in th e tr ia l of four 1 men accused of an after-hours .[ g an g ra p e a t th e Swan an d


■ Royal Hotel, Clitheroe. ! -iWhat went on during; a party in [ the TV lounge of the newly-refur- ■' bished main street pub in April last I year was explored in detail by a big > police inquiry, which involved detailed forensic evidence.


woman that the four men took it in turns to abuse her, despite her


protests. She told the court she was left , .


feeling "like a piece of meat” The woman told the court she


had not been drunk. She said she was pushed to the floor, stripped


and then raped.


■ The defendants appearing before I Preston Crown Court included the > manager of the Swan and Royal at [ the time, Trevor Latus (42), who is • now manager of the Black Bull J inn, Caton, near Lancaster. ■ • -■The other three were Ian Holt 1.(42) of Sheffield Drive, Lea, Pre- s stem; Sean Hodson (39), of Abing- 1 don Drive, Ashton, Preston, and J John Czyzewski (34),'of Norris


1 Street, Preston. < They all pleaded not guilty to


1 raping the woman, in her 30s. ‘ Latus also denied a second rape


1 allegation made by the same J woman.


• The jury heard claims from tne ,


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colourful cartoon prize. Jacqueline Blackwell (9),


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ljury toll in illey road xidents


JCIDENT • victims


faped serious injury in fo road smashes in the


■itheroe area; Tin the firs t accident, Jitween two cars in Whal- Ijr Road, Clitheroe, near lie junction with Primrose toad, at 11-30 a. m. yester- ny week, both drivers were Wken to Blackburn Royal lfirmary, but their injuries


fere not serious. The collision involved a


l a r driven by Mrs Joan llowarth (78), of Wadding- jon, and another driven by ILt Tony Waring (44) of


Dhatbum. Mr Waring was accom-


Ipanied by his son, Gavin 117), who escaped injury. The road was closed for ilmost an hour.


_ 'A pensioner who was dri- Iving a truck and trailer was I taken to hospital after his 1 vehicle and a lorry were in [collision at the entrance to | Rose County Foods on the T A59 on Tuesday afternoon. Mr Kevin Bowen (71), who is believed to have


] received a broken leg in the incident, runs SDV Trade


| Racks, of Eshton Terrace, Clitheroe, with his son.


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* tion in Maidstone, Kent, _ when visiting members of


; her family who live there. ‘ She was unable to receive her. prize, so it was sent to


r’ her mother, Mrs Linda ■ Blackwell,’who arranged


for it to be presented at


school. Our photograph shows


° lynne Ashmore presenting Jacqueline with her prize at


headteacher Mrs Mari-


.. Bolton-by-Bowland school. (K100501/1)


Summer j obs bonanza is good news for


Valley school leavers SCHOOL-LEAVERS


. in the Ribble Valley are heading for a jobs bonanza this summer. All four major employers


'• school-leavers s ta r t at around £ 6,000 .a year and


, The openings are for the advanced modern appren­ ticeships, which mean


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ing programme. -Among the companies


and organisations in the • Ribble Valley which have ■ openings


Cement, Synetix, Ultra­ frame and Ribble Valley Councih


are Castle


■ carry on their studies in a nationally-recognised train­


The vacancies are being


handled by Blackburn- based.Training 2000. Joint chief executive Mr


Jeff Cowbum said: "Young people are realising tha t


and a number of smaller . ones in Clitheroe are offer-


* ing vacancies for young people.


there is another way to get a foot on the career ladder. "Advanced modern


apprenticeships offer a chance to work for a compa­ ny, earning a salary while studying on a nationally- recognised training pro­


gramme. "At the end of their .


apprenticeships, not only have they gained a recog­ nised qualification, but they have also established their position within the company, and have already begun their career progres­


Borough Council._________slon~sion. m i . __— L a h K n o n There has been "a big


increase" in the number of vacancies received over the past few weeks. The vacancies include


those in administration, mechanics, bodywork and


painting and finishing. Among other Clitheroe


area companies with vacan­ cies are Graham Bracewell, Massey Tankers, J. M. Alpe, Whalley Motor Ser­ vices and Perrys of


Clitheroe. Throughout Lancashire,


there are more than 200 apprenticeships going. Qualification depends on


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Undercover police are again working to en jin venile crime and vandalism around Uastle


uvenile 1 by Robbie Robinson


PO L IC E a re cracking down on juvenile crime • a n d v a n d a l ism in th e


: C a s t le g ro u n d s in a rep e a t of an o p e ra tio n ’


' 'conducted in March. " " Shabbily-dressed plain clothes police constables have been working under­


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cover to put a stop to the proliferation of damage in


the grounds and to ensure the area is retained as a desirable and high-quality


public amenity. Inspector Bob Ford, of


Clitheroe police, said: "The operation resulted in the


issue of 15 juvenile referral forms from seven deploy­ ments. Depressingly, we have found the same thing


as last time; th a t a small minority of people seem so intent on spoiling the grounds and facilities for


the majority." Under-age drinking,,


damage and nuisance round the. Castle, skatepark and museum areas have been, going on for some time and,, although the criminal activ­ ities of those involved are not serious, they lead to a


reduction in the standards of the townspeople's envi­ ronment. They are also the type of actions which engender anger and a sense


of despair in people. High-visibility patrols


are continuing as a follow­ up to the covert operation, and the Eastern Division


'.Support Unit is providing assistance on four evenings


a week.This ongoing work paral­ them." |y.: ‘ ; % „


lels the CCTV bid and the council's attempts to


improve the grounds with renovation and tidying in the short term, and its longer-term projects. Insp. Ford said: "It is our | job to reduce disorder and


restore calm. We are not excluding youngsters, that is not our policy. We want


them to use the Castle grounds, but not wreck


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Little Horrors that are good to have round


LITTLE monsters may not be everyone's idea of fun, but nightmare ideas in miniature have pro­ duced cute results for a Clitheroe designer. Mr Mark Mason has


turned his talents as a chil­ dren's TV animator into designing junior versions of horror figures to add to Wade Ceramics' Pocket Pals range of collectable


figures. • His designs are called


Little Horrors and feature Baby Godzilla, Wolfy, Jekel Jr, Spooky, Frankie, Where's my Mummy, Lugsi, Ivor Jr, Witch Hazel and Lizzy from the


Wade's figures tended to be fairly cute characters or animals, so I thought it that would be a good idea to create some fun nursery versions of horror charac­ ters instead. Also, in ray work I tend to deal with 2D drawings, so it was great to get involved in a 3D project where my designs really came to life." His animation work has


He says: "I noticed that "I told them to stop it. I was try­ '


ing to push them off. It w a s like a conveyor belt. They were taking it


in turns" she added. Afterwards she felt sick and dis- ,.


gU(")utlining the case at the begin­ ning of the trial, M i s s Heather Lloyd ( prosecuting) said on Apr 28th last year the four men, togeth­ er with Mrs Latus and her daugh­ ter stayed up having a few drinks


and a takeaway. Shortly after Mrs Latus and her


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daughter went to bed, Latus is said to have asked the woman for oral sex. Thinking he was kidding, she


^ l iv e ly surrounded, before being raped and u-i-n


«tihipcted to other sex acts in the television lounge, said Miss Lloyd. In his evidence at the trial, Latus


told the jury the woman stripped off and took part in sex acts with


him and others. Sex, he said, was at her instiga­ .


tion, after she said "I want you . There was nothing to suggest she


was not consenting, said Latus, who added: "Afterwards she told


me she enjoyed it". Holt told the jury he turned


down the woman on a previous occasion after she propositioned


him.He described her as flirtatious and said she liked to be the centre


of attention. He said she was not forced into .


anything. "I was amazed. I t was like some


court. Asked why he went along with , ...


it, he replied: "It was a spur of the moment thing. I don t usually.


porno movie. I was shocked, but it was enjoyable. She was enjoying the actual situation" he told the


H e maintained th a t whatever .


not manage to have intercourse with the woman.


Czyzewski told the court he did ______ *■« hoim i-nfprf»niirs


sexual activity took place did so with her consent. He added that she had removed her own clothing before having sex with Latus and


Holt.


made a complaint to police over a month after the alleged rape. When questioned initially by detectives, all four men said sex had not taken


The woman was said to have . . ’ ,


place, the court was told. But after forensic evidence, they


admitted that sexual activity had occurred, but insisted it was all with the consent of the woman. Defence Counsel Mr David Sum­


ner asked Hodson why he had lied to police in his first interview when he told them no sexual activity had


taken place. Hodson replied: "I was trying to .


protect a man’s marriage and his livelihood - I regarded Trevor


Latus as a friend.” (proceeding)


Councillors in bid for county council seats


S IX Ribble Valley bor­ o u g h c o u n c i l lo r s a re b id d in g fo r c o u n ty council places for four local wards in th e elec-


| tions on June 7th. Three of them are offer­


ing themselves for re-elec­ tion - Coun. Stephen Sut­ cliffe (Liberal Democrat) in Clitheroe ward, Coun. Mrs Mary Wilson (Conserva­ tive) in Longridge arid Coun. Chris Holtom (Con­ servative) in Ribble Valley South-West. In Ribble Valley North-


Margaret Sutcliffe, (Liber­ al), Coun. Stephen Sut- | cliffe’s wife and also a Rib-


defends his seat against two opponents, Mr Thomas Burns (Labour) and Mrs Vanessa Townson (Conser­


vative.) In Longridge, Coun. Mrs


Wilson is being challenged by fellow Ribble Valley member Coun. Brian Collis (Liberal Democrat). Coun. Holtom has two


East, the sitting member, Coun. Albert Atkinson (Conservative), who is not on the local council, is also seeking re-election. His only opponent is Coun. Mrs


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opponents in south-west, . Mr Andy Robert Campbell (Labour) and fellow Ribble Valley borough member Coun. Graham Sowter (Liberal Democrat.)


Town band hits the right note on its first public march


P U B L IC a c c o la d e s have been received by C l i th e ro e Town C o n ­ c e r t B a n d a f te r th e M a y o ra l s e rv ic e on


I The service involved the band in its first march in


Sunday.


1 public and, on a day of per­ fect weather, there was a good turnout to watch.


president of the band, said that many people told him


Coun. John McGowan,


I it was a good show and were looking forward to future performances. Coun. McGowan played a big part


in the band's formation dur­ ing his time as Mayor in


1999. He said: "The band will


perform at the "Last Night I of the Proms” in the Castle Grounds in July or August and on Remembrance Sun-


day." The band practises in the . . . .


old borough band room in Church Brow but, with 40 members attending and new members being sought, a. bigger practice room is 1 required. Coun. McGowan is seeking help with finding | suitable premises.


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