The Clitheroe v e r t i s e r a n d T ii m e s


T h u r sd a y , Au g u s t 29th, 2 0 0 2 No. 6,06t f


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AT A GLANCE


A Clitheroe company is seeking a positive and supportive role from the borough council.


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The Last Night of the Proms nets £1,500 for local charities. ' '


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A blind ex-serviceman wins a bag of trophies at a summer sports camp., ,


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Crowds flock to Chipping’s 75th show despite a damp start to the event.


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Cancer centre cam­ paigner Anna Dy­ lan (left) is on the threshold of mak­ ing her dream come true.


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Clitheroe’s triathlon is being res­ urrected this weekend after an 11-year gap.


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A bedroom blaze leads to a warning from local fire-fighters never to leave a burning candle unattended.


FOGGITT’S 1. WEEKEND ■


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SUNRISE: 6-10 a.m. SUNSET: 8-09 p.m.


LIGHTING UP TIME: 8-21 p.m.


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n ew s and v iew s from th e C e n t re of th e Kingdom Great by Julie Frankland


A CLITHEROE water- skier is spearheading a campaign against a blan­ ket speed ban on Lake Windermere and wants people in the Ribble Val­


ley to back him. Mr Matthew Royle, (26), of


Chorley House, Clitheroe, is asking for a lakeside show of local support this weekend. He and his fellow members of the Windermere Action Force (WAF) have arranged a two- day "celebration" of Winder-; mere water sports, which is focused on providing free visi­


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Water-skier gets up to speed With his fight against Windermere curbs plan


tor taster sessions in water- skiing,' wakeboarding, motor boat and power boat racing, yacht"and dingy sailing, and catideing. . Says Matthew: "If anyone


has ever fancied a ride in a sports boat or to try their hand at water-skiing, now is the time because this week­ end, they can do it for free. "We have the support of


Windermere's watersports industry because if the Lake D is t r i c t ' National Park Authority gets its way and


. enforces a 10 mph speed limit on the lake, which the Gov­ ernment says can become a by-law in March 2005, then those working within this


industry will lose their jobs." According to Matthew, who


commutes, daily from his Clitheroe home to work at a Manchester-based public rela­ tions company, up to 1,000 jobs could go, denting a £20


. million revenue, raised by those who use Windermere for a range of water-based activi-:. ties. Explains Matthew (pic­


tured): "Of the 15 Lakeland lakes, only Windermere is able to host sports suchas water- skiing. While it has a six mph speed restriction in certain


' areas, such as around moorings, other'zbnesare unrestricted. "When speed restrictions, were introduced on the other


A59 crash adds danger action


Fatality inevitable, warns MP as he acts to do away with lethal junction by .Tim Procter


in inrpri in ‘Vet annihpr smash ■ ■


local MP Mr Nigel Evans had again demanded county council


. action on its dangers before what he fears is an inevitable fatality. ■ Many people believe that exten­


sive work at the A59's junction with the roads to Sabden and Clitheroe has in effect created the blackspot. There have been problems since cen­ tral reservation waiting lanes were


formed. The junction has been branded


lethal" by Mr Evans. . Accidents have regularly happened


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there, with numerous injuries. Police are so concerned about drivers being caught out by the new complexities of the junction that they have put out Slow" signs. At 12-20 a. m. on Friday a Ford


Mondeo Estate driven by Mr Steven Hargreaves (18), from Newton-in-


—- Bowland, was in an accident with a - Rover driven by.Mr Alan Parker:(47),;


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’ All three suffered whiplash injuries and were allowed home after treat-


ment. • . Mr Hargreaves was not injured, but


both cars were badly damaged. On Thursday, MP Mr Evans had


issued a statement emphasising his concern at the number of people who had spoken to him about the problems of the junction. He feels that the police action in


putting out their own signs, of a type usually used at accidents or other emergencies, speaks louder than words about their view. "I do not believe the county should


wait for a fatality before action is taken," said the MP, who feels that a roundabout or slip roads could offer a solution. In the meantime, Mr Evans is pressing for a temporary much lower speed limit, continuously enforced. O see Letters on page 10


Smash and grab bid Post Office van is attacked yesterday


THE peace of a Clitheroe shop­ ping street was disturbed yester­ day morning as an attempt was made to smash a window and steal parcels from a Post Office


van. The smash and grab attempt was


made just before 10 a.m. as the van was parked in King Street outside Byrne's off-licence and its postman driver was delivering to adjoining properties.


Early morning shoppers gasped as a


man smashed the side window on the passenger side of the Ford Transit Post Office parcels van, snatched a parcel and ran off up the street. A Post Office spokesman said a par­


cel was taken from the van and they were making inquiries to discover


exactly what had been taken. Police were interviewing witnesses


trying to ascertain a description of the thief.


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lakes in 1978, . we were promised that-Windermere would be kept as a sporting safe haven. Now this by-law has been passed, which threat­ ens to effectively take the lake away from us. I have visited Windermere since my child­ hood, which is when I learned to water-ski. Last year, I bought my own ski boat and I know that there are many other people who live in the Ribble Valley with boats there. I want them and any­ one else with an interest in supporting people's.freedbm to enjoy the lake to turn out and support the event." Through WAF, Mr Royle


has helped to collect a 25,000 signature petition against the


10 mph speed limit, a go slow which the Lake District National Park Authority sup­ ports because it believes that "go faster" sports are a threat to other lake users. However, among ban dis­


senters on Mr Royle's side are former British Lions captain Mr Bill Beaumont and Mr Andy Mapple, a six times world champion slalom water- skier, who learned his sport on the lake. He is to fly from his home in Florida to support this weekend's event. . Anyone intending to go to Windermere this weekend can book their free sports session via the Internet by logging on to WAF's site at www.- waf.co.uk. (T280802/1)


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to by John Turner


PEOPLE who caused mayhem in a garden area at Clitheroe Castle gates were described by the Mayor this week as "mind­ less idiots". The scene of devastation was dis­


covered on Monday morning by the M a y o r o f Clitheroe, Coun. Mrs Mary Robinson. Mrs Robinson was aghast when


she saw benches had been tipped over and damaged, a large planter had been smashed and plants and earth scattered around the area. "I immediately went to the police to


report it'.' she said. "It is just a handful of mindless idiots going around and


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spoiling things for everyone else. There is no excuse for that sort of wanton damage. "They haven't achieved anything. It


is their own environment they are wrecking. "Whoever has done a thing like that


can't be in their right mind," she added.: . ■ Police are investigating the incident and are hoping witnesses will come for­


ward. Ribble Valley Borough Council's


engineering manager, Mr Graham Jag- ger, said: "If we didn't have to continue paying for repairs to damage like this we would have more to spend on improvements." Our picture shows the scene at the


Castle gates which greeted the Mayor on Monday morning. (C260802/6)


Police mount search for two men in foiled bid to steal a £100,000 lorry


A DRAMATIC police search followed a foiled bid to steal a £100,000 lorry from Clitheroe on


Monday evening. Now .it is h oped that


inquiries in the Liverpool area will help identify, the two men involved. Police in the force heli­


scoured the Salthill-Chat- burn Road-Pimlico Road- Waddington Road areas of the town. ■


One officer was pushed to


the ground as he tried to detain a suspect. .


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■ The helicopter swept over the edge of the built-up area for some time during the search.


. copter, on fo o t and in cars' : .The Scania articulated ,


lorry was out of sight in a compound off Salthill Road, Clitheroe. I t was unloaded and police believe it, would have been driven-far from the area and stripped for spares. Tire thieves, apparently thinking they would be undis­


turbed, due to the holiday, climbed over the fencing,


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■ broke into the lorry, removed a wallet inside and. then tried to "hot wire" the vehicle. >


■. Police later found a large


load securing strap and rope from the lorry by the com­


pound gate. : They believe the thieves


were going to use this equip­ ment to tear open the gate, rising the vehicle's power.. But: the lorry driver


returned to the.vehicle and raised the alarm.when he saw the men. He briefly pursued one who ran off as the other


drove away in a green Citroen Xantia car. "We believe the pair were in


touch by mobile phone," says a police spokesman. "One man who may. have been involved pu shed. an o f ficer to the ground in Pimlico Road when challenged and ran off." i Police experts examined the


lorry and inquiries are going on in .conjunction with Merseyside police.


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