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POLICE were meLwith violent® that-heSdoes not contactiMissrPye^siye and,thiptemng. I^ter,slie heard, resistance when thev arrested a^-except through solicitors.’!


knock on the door and called the


- Whallev'inan :f or threatening ^ Mr'Peter Wildj (p ro f it in g ) said police. They’arrested Holden'.who; vynauey man lor tnreatening


the couple had been partners for struggled violently.


Jus iormer partner. T— - . - ,• n- mimhpr of years. They had planned ""y, Miss Louise Voce~(defending) said 1 Andrew. Jason Holden.(33), of(^to marry but,- instead, splitiup afterx it.had:been;an isolatejl:incident-


Conmonside Cottage,' Little.Mit-! Holden had assaulted-Miss Pye.' 4;f sparked becauseHolden thought: his- ton;vhad'threatened to kilPAlison-; "-iOver tKe'weekend of’NdvemberT: ex-partner'was witholding contact' Pye in front of their childreniand-. second and third,.Holden had called - with the children.- < •“


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said he would murder her-new boy - at Miss Pye’s home to collect the chil- ., “He finds it hard to accept that he< friend.


' ' In court at Blackburn, Holden,’- mg' at h e r ..f ,„ i 1 u admitted putting Miss'Pye in fear of At one stage, Holden grabbed her magistrates. The case was adjourned'for pre- ' kicking the door. Christmas market planned


to start off shopping sea A CHRISTMAS Market is to be held in Clitheroe on - Sunday.


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Coroner’s condolences


to family continued from pasie I The area of corrosion


was held in place by clay that would form a seal. Mr Marsden carried out: improvements to his prop­ erty which included repaving of the area. “It is possible in doing '


that, and quite unwitting­ ly, he dislodged the clay immediately adjacentto the pipe which would have led to the removal of the plug of corrosive material and a considerable escape of gas. Ironically, with gas rising, the paving and con­ creting formed a seal forc­ ing the gas through brick­ work to accumulate in the house.” Mr Singleton said there


was evidence that a cycle in '■ th e - washing machine, process provided the spark* to cause the explosion. " : ■ j “I offer my sincere coni-


dolences to Mr and Mrs. Marsden and their family, on their tragic loss. It is not * necessary for me to make ■ any further commment. The tragedy seems to me to . speak more volumes thand^ can possibly contribute.”; . Afterwards .^.Transco


issued a statement which’ offering condolences to the! family.and added: “We. deeply regret what hap-, pened. We have and will' continue to co-operate fully with the Health and Safety, Executive in their investi­ gations and we will contin­ ue to ensure that safety, remains our top priority at all times.” ; Mr and Mrs Marsden,


at present living in Taylor : Street, Clitheroe, would not comment bn the ver­ dict. Their solicitor Mr Ian Dearing said: “It is over.. They just want to go for­ ward now.”


BNP plans for election


THE BNP plans to put up candidates at next May’s elections in the Ribble Val­ ley. It is not yet known how


many wards it will contest. A BNP member said this


week that the decision was “due to local popularity and support.” Burnley has three BNP


councillors and Blackburn one. Currently, the Conserva­


tives run the Ribble Valley. They have a small majori­ ty over the Liberals, several of whose members sit for urban Clitheroe wards like­ ly to be targeted by the BNP.


Last chance to stock up


IT is the last chance to stock up on home-made culinary treats at the final Clitheroe WI market before the winter break. The last market of 2002


takes place in Clitheroe Lower Parish Hall, York Street, on Tuesday. It will be open from 10-30 a.m. to 11-45 a.m. for all the usual Christmas treats,' mince, pies, cakes, biscuits, pre- i serves, plants and crafts.- The market re-opens in


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Ray Barker and his wife. Amanda, who run Castle Miniatures; in Moor Lane, and who want; to attract Christmas visitors to the town by starting a regular, fun event. .. Mr Barker said:- "We are.


1 will have a Punch and Judy,


' bouncy castle and slide, and swingboats for the children. - Seasonal attractions will include decorations,a mulled wine stall, and music from the Clitheroe Town Band with a choir to sing carols. ■ The craft stalls will fea­


saying to people, come to Clitheroe for a Christmas. Market, instead of going to the Trafford Centre, or somewhere like that." They have organised the


event with the help of one or two colleagues, plus Mr Frank Watson, the market's manager and Mr James Russell, the council's envi­ ronmental health manager. The fair'will be held on


between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., and along with craft stalls


ture a wide range of prod­ ucts including decoupage, crystal trees, wood-turned items, jewellery; hand-made fudge, leatherwork and


' ceramics; A range of gener­ al Christmas gifts will also be available and most of the market cabins will be open. Mr and Mrs Barker said


that they hoped shops and cafes through the town will also be open on the day and that everyone will enter into the spirit of the occa­ sion.


y'-,- i '■ i—.> -A ■ v, dren and began shouting and scream- c can'.only- see his children on a Sun- day, ".Miss Voce, explained to the ...... ,i;; ,..


violence and three offences of resist- . and threatened-to kill her.He left' “He i s also aggrieved .because, ing police-officers. Three charges of ’.when she said she would,ring the • his ex-partner’s new boy friend, who. police assault were withdrawn. . . ' police, but returned later and started ; has only known them for. two weeks,


- gets to see them more than him.


sentence reports and Holden was ," . The following day, said Mr-Wild, . “All he wants to doistobe a good remanded on bail with a conditions Holden telephoned and became abu- father to his children. .......


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Man in court after Dutch car fraud allegations


POLICE investigating an allegation that a Clitheroe man was defrauded of £4,000 when he tried to buy a BMW. car from the Con­ tinent have made an arrest. Dutchman Edward John


Van Vessem appeared before Blackburn Magis­ trates on Friday.and was remanded in custody for a week charged with what was called a specimen charge of fraud involving £4,000. . " Van Vessem (35), whose


address was given as Amstelveen, Holland, had been arrested in Blackburn.


which involved Britain’s Major Crime .Unit; the National Crime Squad.and Interpol. , As the police inquiry con-


. tinues, Inspector Bob Ford, of Clitheroe Police, .warned people to be cautious when parting with their money, especially with the offer of cheap cars, flights or holi-


. days. He said inquiries were


continuing into 15,cases similar to one in which Mr Meyrick ■ - Johnson,- of, Clitherbe, and his brother lost the £4,000 they put down as deposit on two


on Thursday after a month- BMW 330CI cars to be long police investigation imported from Holland.


Golf equipment stolen from outhouse


GOLF clubs; a golf trolley and a golf bag together worth £150 were stolen


from an outhouse at a house in Whins Lane, Read, over the weekend..


PUPILS from a village school had the chance to choose their own Christmas tree. >


; . Brennand’s Endowed Pri­


mary School, Slaidbum, has a close relationship with the


Nine pupils from the school resplendent in the school’s


accompanied by member of entrance hall, bedecked with staff Mrs Kathy Taylor were ' lights and decorations, transported by United UtUi- Our picture shows Mick ties staff to the forest to meet with the other pupils in the RSPB representative Miss party representing each class, Lucy Barron.


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Helping hand from pupils


CHILDREN from Moorland school, Clitheroe, were keen to respond to an appeal for Christmas gifts for children in need around, the world. Junioijpupils. held a . ;;


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Train to work with young people


ANYONE wanting to work with young people can reg­ ister for a new, free course in


the New Year. The Ribble Valley Youth


Service is offering a course entitled: "Beginning Youth and Community Work." Students will be able to


gain a basic qualification in youth work skills from the open college of the north. They will be expected.to


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1 the course, which has a high minimum attendance re­ quirement, can lead to fur­ ther training that leads to qualification. Students will learn what


makes young people tick, what can be done to occupy young people constructively and other basic skills. . The course will be at the


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Rush-hour traffic chaos


RUSH hour chaos came Tuesday morning because of an accident at temporary traffic lights at Gisburn. People were late for work as the major roads into and out'of the village were gridlocked. Two cars collided at the roadworks


lights, one of them rebounding into a lorry. One drivers was taken to hospital with minor injuries, i


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to visit local youth groups so will be expected to be police cleared.


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Pendle Club winners


AT the bridge session held in the Pendle Club winners were: Mrs Doris Blunt and^ Miss Clare Brown, Mrs Pat Parker and partner. New members are welcome every Monday at 1-30 p.m.


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