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Stars’ tribute to heroes


pages 12and 13 AT A GLANCE


A spectacular bonfire and fire­ work .display is set to light the night skies on Saturday.


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dren’s cancers. i


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Mobile home owners wheel in £10,000 for research into chil­


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An inquest is told of a former nurse’s unhappy private life.


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A quiet Clitheroe man whose life reads


like a


“Boys’ Own adventure story has died suddenly at the age of 77.


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New classrooms are now in use as a Whalley school reaches its


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A taxi driver was punched by ;wo men after arriving late for a


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i—j w -». . . w i ' t - . w m ' 1 page 2 A goal-den opportunity for


Rovers fan Christian (7) by Natalie Cox


FOOTBALL mad Christian Barsby has netted a goal-den opportunity,. thanks to his seven-year-old twin brother,


youngster will be running out alongside his footballing heroes at Ewood Park when he becomes Blackburn Rovers mascot for the


James. On Sunday, the Clitheroe


stands will be his twin, a Man­ chester United fan, and their


game against Aston Villa. Cheering him on from the


father, Mr Michael Barsby. Both boys, pupils at Pendle Pri­


mary School in Clitheroe, had entered a national prize draw run by Coca-Cola in conjunction with


■ day Each had to choose which -


squad they would join if success­ ful but, as United fan James, pic­ tured right, was unable to pick his own team, he selected his "next best", Blackburn Rovers. ; When a letter recently arrived


at the Barsby's home in Dorset Drive, Clitheroe, to say that one of the boys had won the chance to appear alongside the Blackburn


Tesco to win the opportunity, of- becoming a team mascot for the


•team, it was James whose entry had earned the accolade. But, after thinking about it for


an hour or two, the youngster offered to let his Rovers-mad brother take the honour and run out with his hero, Turkish inter­


national Tugay. For making his brother's dream


come true, James' mother, Mrs Susan Barsby, bought the United fan a David Beckham fleece top: "We are really proud of him," she said. "He did it on his own because he won the prize, but thought perhaps it would be a good thing to do." She added that the different


footballing allegiances of the twins can be traced back to their father and godmother. Explained Mrs Barsby: "My husband's fam­ ily are Blackburn Rovers fans and . that was the influence for Christ­ ian. Now he knows all the details : about each player. And my best friend, Rachel Edlington, is a Manchester United fan and she is


their godmother, who has influ­ enced them from an early agel"


•. She suggested that to complete the family's regional football fol-, lowing, the twins' two-year-old brother, Oliver, should become a Burnley fan. ■ (K291002/6)


Young husband of five weeks is killed in head-on collision


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married for only five weeks, was killed in an accident which blocked the A59 for eight hours. Mr Peter Smith (26) died on Tues­


day last week, minutes after leaving for work from the terraced cottage home he and his new wife, Fay, bought in August and spent weeks decorating before their wedding in Cheshire on


September 14th. . , ^MinTts^iat^ his Peugeot 406 and an ly young couple and very friendly It is a , VVUI AO 111 -- ------------- . "


articulated lorry were ina head-on colli- terrible thing to have happened. His sion where the road narrows over.a-. father came to the house this week. He


bridge at East Marton, near Crickle^ was terribly shocked."


Hall Farm. .. Mr Smith was freed from the wreck­


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age by fire-fighters from Skipton, but he was found to be dead at the scene. The driver of the Scania articulated


lorry, Mr Thomas Helme, of Blackpool, escaped serious injury.


-hlTl* It is understood Mr Smith was one of


six children of the Harrogate family. He lost a brother in tragic circumstances.at the age of 20 some time ago. Mr Smith, who only met eight his


wife eight months before their marriage, was believed to be a Mormon.


• A pensioner from.Rimirigton


escaped injury, when his car was in an accident the following day on the A59. Mr Norman Lund (74), of Wood


Farm, was driving his Ford Escort when it was involved in-collision with a Vaux- hali Astra at the Pendleton turn-off. The driver of the Vauxhall, Mr Daniel Birt- whistle (29), of Blackburn, was taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary with severe


bruising and shock.


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PRANCING reindeer-will illuminate Clitheroe's night


sky this Christmas! The motif is one of four


"across street" light displays being hned up to bring extra


I festive cheer to the town cen- : | tre. The others feature stars


and bells. • ■ The illuminations, which, will be up by November 26th


in Castle, King and York; Streets and Moor Lane, have been ordered by the Decora- ,


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tive Clitheroe Committee, a partnership • between ; Clitheroe ..Town Council, Clitheroe 2000 and Clitheroe ; and District Chamber of Trade and Commerce.:; ; y ■ The trimmings are m addi-i


ket Place and at the Castle Gates, and the town's crib, , which also stands at the Cas­


tle Gates. / The new lights are expected


to increase'the committee's Christmas decorations bill-by £4,500, bringing it to a £8,000


total. . . .. ' The town council is already


committed to paying for the crib and main trees. The Dec­ orative Clitheroe Committee. is also applying for a share of a £5,000 money pot, set aside, by Ribble Valley Borough Council to help towns and vil­ lages pay for their 2002 sea­ sonal decorations.


Yet, even if awarded a


. tion to the usual Christmas; i decorations — lights and small trees- above shop doorways,;; ■ the two main trees in the Mar-, ;


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• grant, the committee still expects a "significant cash shortfall": In an attempt to' pull itself out of the red, busi­ nesses throughout Clitheroe are this week receiving a letter,;)


Police operation nets massive drugs haul


POLICE in Clitheroe were celebrating the success this week of their largest-ever haul


of drugs in the town. Two men were arrested after


are


all geared up to make Clitheroe sky sparkle


appealingTor financial sup


port. Said committee'secretary


and town:clerk.Mr John Wells: "The committee has been under considerable pres­ sure over-the last couple of years to improve Clitheroe's Christmas lights. Yet, what we can and cannot do-is down


to money. . "Theito'wn council and


Clitheroe and District Cham­ ber oL Trade and Commerce will, as usual, be making sub­ stantial contributions towards the cost: of the Christmas


lights, but this will not be suf­ ficient.to meet.the full cost. Once again, the committee is looking to.the' business com- mumty-.to.bridge the gap,'


which will be significantly wider thi^year because of the investment in the new motifs."


thought to be cannabis resin was seized during the raid on a


house in Whalley Road. It is understood the men may


have been in the process of -cut­ ting up the block into quarter- ounce portions ready to go on to the market in Clitheroe at the


weekend. The drugs would have a


street value of several hundred


pounds. • "This was a considerable


quantity of cannabis,".said Insp. Bob Ford, who has-been spearheading a campaign which has been running for several


months in the Ribble Valley. The police raid took place on


Thursday evening after police had obtained a warrant to


a nine-ounce block of-what is were arrested on suspicion of


search the premises. The two men, in their 20s,


: dealing in drugs, but released on police bail until the substance


' has been officially certified by a forensic examination. , During; the raid, police also took possession of a quantity of


other property. They are investigating to see


if it has been stolen. Insp. Ford said: "This is our best-result in the area in terms


of quantity. "If the public are concerned


. about drugs in their area, we appreciate any information. We will get on to it, because we know it concerns people."


Councillor slams candidate’s


A CAMPAIGN for a,better ambulance service in the Rib-;


‘two-hour ambulance wait’ claim Ribble-Valley Borough Council


ble Valley started by a Liberal Democrat candidate in the. recent Waddington by-election was "contrived and. a shameful distortion of the facts.". : This was the opinion of Coun Philip Nierop (Bolton-by-Bow- :land), who is also chairman of


■the Acute Services Group on the Community Health, Coun­ cil.


Coun. Nierop launched his. attack during a.debate in.the


-Chamber on Tuesday, sparked bff by;a Liberal(_Demdcrat


Notice of Motion calling on the' ■borough council to demand an. improvement in ambulance cover in Clitheroe and sur* rounding villages.


. ' He refuted allegations by, election candidate William le Breton that a Waddington pen­ sioner had to wait two hours for, ! an ambulance, after falling and .;


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Different slant on festive eating out


THERE will be a new dimension to eating out in the' Ribble Valley before Christmas. Fast construction as well as fast food is a spe­


ciality of McDonald's ^ the foundations for its 60-seater restaurant and three-bay drive- through were being dug only this week! Recruitment of the 50-plus staff team needed


to run the complex is under way. A mid-Decem­ ber opening is planned, though it could be as


soon as the ninth. A big controversy surrounded the giant com­


pany's bid to build on'the Ribble Valley Enter­


prise Park at Barrow. An action group against such use of the site


prepared a list of objections, partly based on information collected from elsewhere in the


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country. ' But fears about fast food aspects, such as the


amount of traffic generated and possible nui­ sance, were discounted by council planners and permission was granted. However, the signs will be smaller than in more urban areas. "We will be doing all we can to create our own place in the Ribble Valley," says the restaurant


manager, Mrs Rose Garratt. During her nine years with the firm, Mrs


Garratt has worked in her native Preston and in Warrington and Burnley as well. Training starts soon for the part-time and


| full-time staff, and inquiries can be made at the Clitheroe JobCentre. It is hoped that the weather will not delay


the construction team's work. In line with a well-established routine, much of the building will arrive preconstructed on large lorries.


Special guest i still a mystery


MYSTERY still surrounds the. identity of a top-level visitor coming to the Rib-., ble Valley on Wednesday. .


I Stephen Park, a former mansion-set I among woodland in Gisburn Forest, near. Stocks Reservoir, which has been reno­


The guest will be officially opening


vated in a £1.5m. scheme. • ;It is' run'by-Knowsley-Council for Vol^;


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the disabled will be able to hire it. The identity of the opener is being kept


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