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• r - j A 'M m ^ h Thursday, November 7th, 2002 No. 6,070 BP' l If- Meet a f t . - 1 r J)' 1, •' /ia1',^^;,., .^1,.1 liage 5 AT A GLANCE
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block at a' Clitheroe school. ■ i .A s - ' ' *x
Pupils say farewell: to a man who had been their deputy head for 24 years.
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Two lorry drivers escape serious injury: when- their vehicles col lide near Glitheroe.
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A great-grandson uses a high- tech way of remembering old soldiers from Sabden.
page 7 A village’s librari-
• an, pictured left, decides to retire after 21 years in office.
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There""are hopeful signs for tourism in the aftermath of foot and mouth.
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MP attacks funding bias and calls for more cash to be spent on village halls.
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HE may not’have flown into the Ribble Valley on : his white Aswan,- but Howard Brown certainly y ruffled a few feathers when he opened the new offices of C th e Halifax: branch on.
Tuesday. ‘ ‘ When the star of the
' Halifax's television cam paign called into Clitheroe, fans flocked to see him. x . Along with the Mayor of
Ribble Valley Borough Council, Coun. Mrs Joyce Holgate, Howard cut the ribbon to officially open the
new premises. He was then taken on a .;
walkabout tour of the town' by the borough's first citi-; zen, and spent time meet ing and greeting shoppers’ in Clitheroe. At the Halifax offices,-he was happy to sign autographs for young and old alike.
. \ . Howard is pictured with
Goun. Holgate and, from the left, Halifax staff Debo rah Miller and Wendy Ash ton, together with office manager Cheryl Kenyon. (C051102/4)
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Angry viewers’ fury at another TV blackout
FRUSTRATED television viewers in the Whalley, Langho and Billington area suffered a five-hour-plus blackout on Sunday night. "It's the fourth time our signal has been off in
the past couple of years - people want some- . Mring done about it," says Coun. Carl Ross, a member of the local parish council. His Billington home is only a short distance
from the Whalley Nab repeater, which serves many people in the area. It went off about 7 p. m. and there was no signal on any channel until
turned midnight. . "Sunday night is important for many viewers
- many wanted to see the end of 'Monarch of the Glen', for instance," says Coun. Ross. "It's not as if we could have taped programmes. I can't - understand why it was off for so long. We need a .
more reliable service than this. ■ "We would also like to know when we will be
able to get Channel Five from the repeater. We should not be forced into going satellite for it." The Independent-Television,Commission says
that some technical faults take longer to repair than others.
. - 7 "If people in the area feel/they are getting a ■
poor service, we urge them to contact us with the details," says a commission spokesman. "We check the amount of time the repeaters are not
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Vandals fail in their attempts to ruin bonfire fun for thousands
by Natalie Cox
firewqrk;,.,(dis'playwVtri-/ umphed over a tro c iou s weatheremdftKejactio^of;, vandals to mount" another,., successful event.’ ; , One of the public conve
niences was put out of action w h e n a tin-of paint was
thrown around inside - and, while efforts were being made to clean up the mess, more, vandals were found throwing concrete blocks used as fire works stands over a fence. . A transformer was also
stolen.
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FOR A vEt£&K+'yX vifrt* ; •' Mr Edwin Gretton, secretary . :
of the Rotary Club of Ribbles- dale, was forced to spend two hours on Saturday cleaning public conveniences in the Cas tle grounds after a tin of white paint was emptied on the floor in the men's toilets.
And while the hosing down ■ did delay" the start of the fire- . '
was under way, youngsters were seen throwing the concrete
blocks over the fencing. , This is the third consecutive
year that the bonfire has been dogged by vandalism.. In the past, vandals have tried to pull down security fencing. Fortunately, vandals- did not,
spoil this year’s event, as the damage to the toilets was not permanent, and they.were, reopened before the bonfire and firework display started. , , , : Said Mr Gretton: !'Wehave; to make it clear that this is not ; acceptable, and, we have to stamp on it when we
see.it.; Every single citizen of the Rib-; ble Valley has to play their part’ in reporting vandalism, as well as dissuading children from doing it, looking out for it anil clearing up afterwards. If, we want to live in a comfortable
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ORGANISERS of Clith-. eroe's’ annual bonfire and..;
and enjoyable town, we have to play a part in beating vandal-
Ford; said' hisiofficers^were.i ihv6lved;in jt hebngoirigiigKt
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against vandalism.' Undercover.'
in a bid to, trace those causing' the damage. ' > Said Insp. Ford: "Most of the •„
vandalism has no gain for any body and is just a loss for the community. The new. CCTV system is taking shape and will
result in four cameras in the Castle grounds: which
will.be a
big help towards detecting and preventing offences. Again it is
a mindless minority spoiling, facilities for everybody." Despite the rain on Saturday
night, thousands of people; turned out to watch the bon fire, which was lit by Mr Nick Gale, the managing director of Ultraframe- one of the event’s
;• sponsors...- C,. , \ However, the wet, conditions '
' works display by 15 minutes, ; ’ .with the rain causing problems
: .with the electronic ignitioh sys- ; tem.
event will have raised around £3,000,. and the’ five clubs involved in the bonfire and fire-,
work display - the Rotary Club ; of Ribblesdale, the Rotary : Club of Clitheroe,’the Rotaract ; Club of Ribble Valley,
Clitheroe Round Table and Clitheroe Lions' Club - haven already agreed that the pror, ceeds will be donated to the.,: Magic Eye Scanner Appeal. .; i This year's event was spon- f;
- sored by ^Castle Cement and - Ultrafratne. Commented;Mr.
Gretton: "Without sponsorship; the 'whole event would , be almost impossible to finance, > because we have to put down between £3,000 and £4,000 for
fireworks and insurance before the event. Without the - generosity of our sponsors we^ would not have been able to
do it:" •■ With the event's insurance-,
se t to rise even higher next
year,-he said organisers were keeping their fingers crossed that' the sponsors would be , equally generous with their,
support. Our atmospheric-photo
graph-shows some of those Prime Ministers wife, Cherie, is
TIGHT security marked a vi^t to Wed to Gbton, For«, SUddb= . ■ Mb Cherie Blair was the -mys- t.ntreby ^ W d e r s &oraley
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who braved the weather, top, to watch the fifth annual bonfire and fireworks display | (T031102/3c).,And above, Ultraframe's MD; Mr Nick Gale, is pictured lighting the bonfire. (T031102/3) .
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• Utile bHlonjet-. - . . v V'-,:'.-. ; - Local police chief Insp. Bob , working." hesaid. The operation contract, however, allows the ^ ' "But we know how annoying it is when the . -
screens go blank," he added. The spokesman pointed out that Channel
Five coverage, and meeting J;he costs of it, is a matter for the company itself. "We know that its reach is patchy and m a n y people in North-East Lancashire cannot receive it. Viewers, must put pressure on
Channel.Five themselves,"- he sug
x-Ribble ValleyjMP.-MrNigel Evans said this w e e k thathe was writinito-Eatricia-Hodgson, .
gested. - • 1 the chief executive of the.lhdep.endent^Televi-
'sioh' Commission. ’This is whoUy unacceptable m this^dayMd age.'Jhesaid.- ^ 'y
thought, Archie watches as Paul is dragged under by the current on the river bank after try‘ ing to save Useless, the stranded dog, forcing him to face the memory of Jamie's drowning and the possibility of losing another brother.
0 Fori those {who niissed-.-The Monar^j^the^ * -.-.'S
■Glen" episode;:Molly,-.Gollyiah'd'Ai-chie con-’ fronted each other over Hector's affair. Lost in;
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repeaters to be off one hour in every 100 without penalty, and the Whalley one is well within this,
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