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fh u r sd a y . Pebruary 22nd, 2001 No. 5j981,


it’s the end of a registration milestone


I t is a triumph for the Blues, as they go through to the quarter-finals of the


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A Gisburn sawmill is fined £8,000 after a court hears of a horrific accident which has left its victim in a wheel­ chair.


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A woman’s body is found in the Trough of Bowland.


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A reader writes in praise of the educa­ tion provided by Ribblesdale High School Technology College.


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The need for a new loo has led to a plan to build a £275,000 Methodist chapel at Chatburn.


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A Ribble Valley school is putting pupil power into


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FEARS th at spring lambing will lead to another Ribble Valley out­ break of the stomach bug cryp- tosporidiosis has sparked an attack on North West Water by the region's


top health watchdog. He wants a debate on water supply,


questioning a four-year wait for the com­ pletion of improvements designed to combat th e bug, which la s t March struck at least 58 borough residents and led to hundreds of local homes having to boil all water used for drinking and food


preparation.


Explained Professor John Ashton, r


* i i* i. ..Ulia Il'Phn n n . vatised water companies claim to be doing


everything they can to tackle the problem, b S r e in the North-West the r expensive


improvement programme will take up to four vears to complete. "In the meantime, people will continue to become ill. We need to ask ourselves


whether the companies and Public h^ ' ^ professionals are doing their best? Is there more that can be done? In the aftermath of the Hatfield rail disaster, the Public has started to ask this question of all former


PUCryptosporidiosis is contracted from


j g!saa!sg.sfc^s ssss:*******-*-*. Lottery bid of £%m. for town cancer centre


animal faeces and causes diarrhoea, stom­ ach cramps and nausea, as well as


Brave sufferer Anna inspires moves to help make her dream come true


by Julie Frankland


CLITHEROE may mark the year's end with a national coup — the opening of a £750',000 cancer cen­


tre. Officers from the


National Lottery Chan­ ties Board have already met committee members


of the Ribble Valley Can­ cer Foundation, a soon-to- be registered charity, inspired by Cha tburn mother and breast cancer patient Anna Dylan (pic­


tured). I t was her wish to be


able to offer information, s 1 ~


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| advice and holistic treat­ ments to other local women with the disease, as well as support for their families - the kind of care on their doorstep offered by major cancer hospitals such as the Christie in Manchester and London's


Royal Marsden. Now it would appear her


dream could soon become a reality, expanded in concept to include patients diag­ nosed with other forms of


cancer. Said Anna: "The feed­


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back we have had from the National Lottery Charities Board has been very posi­ tive. We have been invited to another meeting in War-


Rev. Chris Cheeseman as chairman and treasurer, Canon Philip Dearden as vice-chairman, business­ woman Mrs Pauline Price as secretary and Newton village bobby Mr John Bar­ ber and his wife, Christine, as fund-raising co-ordina- tors. Other officers are Mrs Dilys Gordon, Mrs Bever­ ley Waller, Mrs Joan Myers, Mrs Susan Garden­ er and Mrs Anne Peel. In preparation for its


opening, the committee has contacted the art depart­ ments of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, St Augustine's RC High School, Bowland County High and Ribblesdale High School Technology College to ask pupils to submit logo designs for the centre. A closing date of March


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Watchdog attacks water safety delay Ttwra lambing will lead to another stomach bug outbre^


immune systems the bug is potentially seri- Outbreaks appear to be associated with


spring lambing and heavy rainfall. The bulk of local tap water is drawn from Haweswater in the Lake District. I t is piped through an aqueduct, covered in some areas with grazing land. Public health specialists believe that where the microscopic Cryptosporidium parasite is


traced to water supply, rain water carrying contaminated faeces, may have leaked into


thLast year's cryptosporidiosis outbreak was the borough's second in consecutive


vears and was traced to contamination at G r in d le to n Sp r in g s , which a re now no longer in use. The year before, 19 Ribblc


Valley residents were confirmed with the bug but, in both instances, doctors suspect under-reporting of the condition, which may mean that the real number of suffer­


ers was much higher. A spokeswoman for North West Water


said: "Water is just one of the means by which Cryptosporidium can be transmit­ ted. However waterborne outbreaks, though rare, are of concern to us. The com­ pany is well into delivering a £300m. investment project to tackle Cryptosporid­


ium."Investment on this scale obviously can­ not be completed overnight but, where pos­ sible and practicable, large-scale projects have been fast-tracked to deliver the bene­ fits sooner, and a number of short-term measures have been taken," she added.


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The Valley proves


a winner


"IT'S fresh, exciting and new" - that was what the judges said about your magazine, The Valley, as it was voted Regional Independent Media "Magazine of the Year"


this week. The magazine, avail­


able throughout this newspaper's circulation I area, clinched the title at


the RIM Awards. Launched nine months


ago, The Valley beat off strong competition from shortlisted finalists throughout the country. , Delighted editor Leigh


and now external judges


have said so, too." The March edition


(above) is on sale from today and available from newsagents and our front office in King Street, priced just 50p. Packed , with features and pictures about you, our Valley readers.and residents, we hope you find it a winner,


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ONE of the best and certainly one of the funniest productions to grace the stage of Clitheroe Parish Church


Hall opened this week. "Mack and Mabel” has already enter­


tained hundreds and there are still several


d!lWith lots of new faces, including produc­ er Howard G. Raw, the story of the deli­


catessen waitress whose life is turned upside down by the world of silent movies


has proved to be another winner. Pictured from the left, David Norris


(Mack Sennett), Bill Taylor (Kleiman), Gennaro Lamberti (Frank) and Maria Masterman (Mabel Normand). • (C160201/7)


O Turn to page 12 for our picture of the full cast and a review.


Guardsman’s funeral is to take place next week


29th hass been set, with the I rpjjg family of Clith- originator of the design


Clitheroe, £ 3 S E E K ! 4 f t ! 2 d b ro a c h to overcoming begin preparations for


everything goes well, we could be buying a property in the summer. Our aim is to have the centre open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m daily by the end of this year and for it to be used by all can­ cer patients and their fami­


lies." She is now the foundation


Evans as president,


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committee's public relations officer. Its other members are Ribble Valley MP Nigel t h


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from 3M Neotechnic just banked, the committee is also planning a programme of fund-raising events to support its lottery applica­ tion. In the diary so far are a line dancing extravaganza in Newton Village Hall in June and a hoe-down in the autumn. Anyone wanting to host an event of their own to raise money for the centre should telephone 0l12200 446223.


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Selected towin a prize Said eroe guardsman Martin l d b burjai at Clitheroe Army investigations, d i m m e r , who left ^ t S S S S ^ SVwasTven^y%he


B1" b u r a R - tests after the results of an


initial post-mortem Pr0^ d inconclusive. Parents Mr


and Mrs John and Pat Rimmer, of St Paul's Street,


Low Moor, heard that these had been completed as we went to press.


Mr Rimmer’s funeral is . |


to take place with full u n i­ tary honours at St Michael and St John's RC Church,


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Academy, was found dead in the corridor of his bar- racks two Sundays ago. He had served with the Scots Guards for the last two years and had just won


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selection to the Army's under-22 football squad. O AN inquest on Mr Rim- mer has been adjourned for


further inquiries. The tragedy of his death


at Wellington Barracks in Birdcage Walk, Westmin-


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Ray Tiney. Mr Rimmer was found m


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a communal area of the barracks at 6-45 a.m. on Sunday, February 11th. The inquest heard that


pathological and toxicolog- ical test results were still


awaited. The coroner, Dr Paul


.................................................................................... .... # - Massive Pendle Hill search for family by Peter Dewhurst


A HUGE search operation was launched on Pendle Hill on Tuesday evening after a family of four - including chil­ dren of just three and two - went missing.


Police officers were joined by the


Rossendale and Bowland Pennine search and rescue teams as ambu­ lance crews stood by to take the


casualties to hospital. A helicopter from RAF Valley


on Anglesey was scrambled and set off for Pendle, and two farm­ ers on quad bikes with powerful


headlights also joined the hunt. The Almond family from Nelson


had left in the afternoon for a walk on Pendle. By teatime the fog had descended and they were lost. Mr Anthony Almond managed to get a message to a friend on his mobile phone, and police were alerted. But it was not clear where they were.


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