The Clitheroe Thursday, J u n e 6th, 2002 No. 6,048
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An enterprise park chief’s claim that Barrow is a “lawless zone” where drugs are sold shocks vil lagers.
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A yoirng artist’s work is bound for a US gallery.
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A Royal visitor disappoints as she fails to turn up in for an appearance in the Ribble Valley.
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A Whalley viaduct project is nominated for a national award.
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Clitheroe clergy man the Rev. Dr David Usher (left) speaks out against religious bigotry between churches.
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A report is promised on a plea from youngsters for skate park improvements.;'
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Police have issued a warning to Ribble Valley off-licences about the sale of alcohol to under-age people.
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turns but for the Jubilee Our three-page picture special captures this unique occasion
Men charged with arson after Islamic centre blaze
Car burned out in second incident on Monday by John Turner
THE cottage where Clitheroe muslims want to create their mosque has been hit by two suspicious fires in the space of,
three days. The f irs t a t ta ck is
Fire-fightere were first0 called to the. Islamic-,. -Learning CentreVduring )
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afire. They arrived to find that a window frame and
made some time after arsonists attacked the , building.’ in- Holden Street. ,V ■ :
being treated as arson— two men have been arrested — and the sec ond a t ta ck , which is still being investigated, led to a car being destroyed by fire. The arrests were
ALL eyes down as'children in Warwick Drive, Clitheroe, tuck into their festive lablcon Monday Gt20602/4).
■ the early hours of Friday. \ morning after reports of
curtains were burning, having been set alight using a rolled-up maga zine. The fire-raisers had
broken one of the win dows by throwing a wheel and tyre through it, then followed up their attack with the burning magazine. Fire-fighters quickly
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have.applied to build the mosque. Mr McGrath said
A GOLDEN opportu nity was seized by rev ellers from the Ribble Valley who celebrated the Jubilee in style throughout the Bank Holiday weekend. Even the wet weather
they had been told the car had riot been used since the Wednesday before the fire. Police made their
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extinguished the flames, hut not before there had been damage to curtains and smoke damage to the interior of the build ing. Station Officer Dave McGrath said: "It could
have been a lot worse if a near neighbour had not heard the sound of breaking glass, saw the curtains burning and called us." ■ The alert for the car
arrests after astute detective work and trac ing back the source of the magazine. I t is understood they
did not dampen the spir its as residents partied on throughout several days of special celebrato ry events. From street parties,
dents in West View have had their street bunting ripped down three times. I just cannot fathom why there are some who want to spoil things for everyone. "At the same time, I am very, very pleased
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found closed-circuit tele vision recordings show ing the magazine being' acquired. The men, named by
police as Robert Grime and Gary Bolton, both
occurred a t 3 a.m. on Monday Fire-fighters were on the scene for two hours after the engine compartment of an eight-year-old Honda car was found to be well
alight. The car was parked
alongside the Islamic Learning Centre, on land where trustees of the
aged 24 arid both from Clitheroe, were charged with arson and bailed at the weekend to appear before Blackburn magis trates as we were going to press yesterday. Mr Sheraz Arshad, a
THE damaged Islamic centre in Holden Street, Clitheroe, is pictured top and above, the burnt-out car, parked at the side of the centre (cl030602/l&2)
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won't stop us." He said the decision
trustee a t the centre, who said the building- would be back in use this week, added th a t he believed the motive for the attack was racial. "I don't know what they hope to achieve by
by councillors not to grant the planning applicatiqn may have prompted the incident. . "Because of their deci
sion the wider communi ty thinks it is also OK to act against the minority community because they
are not wanted," he said. There has been con
troversy in the town over the decision by Rihble Valley Borough Council Planning and Develop ment Committee by the narrowest of majorities to refuse the latest appli cation from the trustees of the Islamic Learning Centre to build an exten
sion at Holderi Street to house a mosque. Local muslims have
vowed to appeal against the decision. . This week there was
sports days and buggy races, to processions, parades and a tug-o'-war, hundreds of Valley resi dents got into the party spirit and made the most of the golden jubilee weekend. With banners, bunting
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and impressed by Clitheroe's shopkeepers and other citizens who have done their very best to mark the Jubilee with fantastic decorations and displays.'! . v
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and balloons decorating houses and streets across Clitheroe and its sur rounding villages, and with flags flying from various vantage points, the party atmosphere was evident everywhere. "Very, very pleased
and impressed," was the verdict of CHtheroe's Mayor on the town's Jubilee trimmings. Coun.- Mrs Mary
backing for the mosque project from the Rev. Rodney Nicholson Vicar of St Paul's, Low Moor, Clitheroe.
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World Cup runneth over for pupils who can watch breakfast match
SOME of the soccer-mad pupils of a Clitheroe school have, made sure they will not miss out on supporting England in their World Cup match against Nige ria next Thursday. Staff of St James' School,
Greenacre S tre et , have arranged to let them in to
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school a t 7-15 a.m., provide them with a breakfast and
, allow them to gather around a television screen in the school hall to watch the era-- cial 7-30 a.m. kick-off game. •And supermarket company
Sainsburys have supported the initiative by providing the food for breakfast. .
Whaling, explained: "A lot of children were worried.about having to miss the match, so we have arranged that those who want to can watch the game. It could be England's last game in the World Cup 2002 and the children didn't want to miss it." The children needed parental - approval,'and out of 200 junior
Head of Year 6, Mr Paul
pupils, 75 of them were pre pared for the early start and brought completed forms back to school. Pupils who want to will be
allowed to wear their football shirts while they are watching the match. But afterwards, whatever the
result, they will have to change back into school uniform.
Robinson was full of praise for the traders and their red-white-and-blue- dressed windows. She was also delighted with the efforts of local resi dents and their home and garden decorations. Yet, she had harsh
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Robinson, who became a Jubilee theft casualty herself when she had a planter of red, white and blue flowers stolen from outside . her home: "There's a handful of mindless people, who have tried to destroy others' efforts to cele brate the Jubilee. ■ understand that resi
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