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•ettes on his way to a friend’s fled out the road was clear to first two vehicles approaching m of the Bull's Head were indi- lto the garage. as he reached the centre of the lash of light.” ; the flash and couldn’t judge d Mr Burrows. “I thought I ) make it across the road leav- om for him to pass me. It was 1. 1 saw the bike coming and in


[ere. The bike started to shake _ _ >


meditshut. inquest that he did not see the il he had crossed the centre


e checked my right and left at 3," said Mr Burrows, vestigator PC John Sutcliffe ed the speed of the motorbike and 59 m.p.h. and confirmed i marks showed that the bike i wrong side of the road. ■ said it was possible the driver ■1-drive would not have seen the 1 he reached the centre of the


t had he stopped at that stage >uld still have occurred,” said


verdict of accidental death,


:hael Singleton said there were f the tragic incident, hat evening will leave a deep er people involved,” said Mr


he deceased, Mr Burrows is a


le friends who witnessed this course, the young man’s fami-


arent this is the worst night- only begin to imagine the dis-


ien caused,” said Mr Singleton, len this matter is reported in Lher people who ride bikes and iust reflect on what a dreadful d for what represents nothing ror of calculation.”


leclared on 5 workmen


ERS in the Ribble Valley are Irive out crews of bogus work- irrently taking advantage of le. ire travelling to Lancashire cations, including the York- get elderly consumers, imply- iey are working on the roads they have spare Tarmac to do


| In some cases they offer to I work in return for being able on their drive. dards has had numerous com- rried people who have been hit s once the work is done. The anding payment often become


’gressive, and in many cases ied elderly people to banks or ies so that the money can be


; launching their own investi- catch the culprits, ly Maxim, Principal Trading >r, explains, the best course of s to refuse to have any work


■ type of offers made by these


ten seem to be too good to be arly end up with consumers it of pocket.


ibout the rogue workmen who amand massive amounts of •k are nothing new, but the to dupe people change over ly everyone should be aware of pecially those with elderly ves. s never to accept any offer for m someone who turns up on f you need work doing to your ild seek out reputable firms,


jind recommendations before l decision."


1 coming in to the police and


|ards suggests that far from ncidents, such occurrences are videspread, often remaining


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ce the victims can feel them- some way to blame and may r off to experience.


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idards would like to hear from s any information which may ir investigations, particularly ho have been approached by


| information or queries regard- ; should contact the advice line 152. Further information on e is also available from the jbsite www.doorstepcrime.com


sojourn in rkshire Dales


1 Clitheroe Mountaineeering met on Kettlewell car park in mditions with temperatures at the start of their day visit to )ales. 3k them up Dowber Gill Beck,


|e Pot and the old Providence s, once the richest lead mine


e area, and then up and over and to reach the rocky summit iside.


•ndle could be seen rising from d to the southeast plumes of


I from the mist that engulfed Bradford area. To the west the


nd surrounding dales were in st took the group towards


I


.vhere Starbottom Road, an .ne was picked up and followed x and Hounds. Here warming ded as the frost had not shifted galley all day.


jilminated with a brisk walk hell through crisp, hoar covered le sky beginning to develop


stolen from hotel


|containing two mobile phones, sposable camera was stolen on


; took place between 10 p.m.


Ihe White Lion Hotel, on Mar- Iheroe. A customer returned lto find the handbag missing.


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A HONEYMOON in Turkey followed the wedding of Miss Davina Jesson, and Mr Robert Bywater, at St Margaret of Scotland


Church, Heywood. The bride, an insurance administrator, is the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs A. Jes­


son of Heywood. The bridegroom, a public relations assistant


for Preston City Council, is the son of Mr and Mrs R. N. Bywater of Sabden. Given away by her father, the bride wore an


ivory satin gown with crystal embroidery. She was attended by sisters of the bride,


Miss Lisa Turner and Miss Clare Jesson and sisters of the bridegroom, Miss Helen Bywa­


ter and Miss Liz Young. They wore full-length antique amethyst gowns and carried bouquets of pink and


creamroses. Following the ceremony which was con­


ducted by the Rev. Maureen Read, a reception was held at The Mytton Fold Hotel, Langho. The couple are to live at Much Hoole. Photo: Martin Stembridge.


Clampdown on dog fouling


OFFICERS from Ribble Valley Borough Council will be out and about over the coming weeks in a pre-Christmas campaign against


dog fouling. Environmental health officers and dog war­


dens aim to put the squeeze on dog owners who allow their pets to foul in public. The council has identified dog fouling as a


major concern of residents in the picturesque rural borough, particularly in winter, and is to step up its ongoing campaign. James Russell, the council’s environmental


health manager, said: “As the days get shorter and colder, we are finding that a growing num­ ber of dog owners are being irresponsible and not cleaning up after their pets on public foot­


paths and open spaces. “We are asking local residents to monitor


their areas and report suspected offenders for investigation by our dog wardens. Parents are also asked to supervise their children to ensure they are cleaning up when exercising the fam­


ily dog. . “Dog fouling is consistently identified as


one of the main concerns of local residents. There has been a 30% increase in complaints recently and Ribble Valley Borough Council is committed to taking action.” The Dog Fouling of Land Act 1996 requires


dog owners to pick up their pet’s mess, with fines of £50 if they don’t and up to £1,000 if they are taken to court. “It is the duty of dog owners to clean up


after their pets and there are no excuses for leaving dog mess in public places,” said Mr


Russell.


‘Miserly’ run-up to next election


RIBBLE VALLEY MP Mr Nigel Evans has slammed the Prime Minister for "indulging in a penny pinching, miserly agenda in the run­


up to the next election". The recent Queen’s Speech offered nothing


for the people of the Ribble Valley, except "more red tape, meddling and bureaucracy",


said Mr Evans. . . . “The Government’s proposals for universi­


ty top-up fees are a messy compromise result­ ing from the Chancellor holding the Govern­


ment to ransom," he said. “The plans for ID cards are a shambles. The


plans for reforming asylum and immigration are clearly a joke - David Blunkett announced only recently that he had no idea how many illegal immigrants are in this country." Mr Evans said that the wheels had fallen |


off Tony Blair’s bandwagon. “I t is clear from the legislative agenda


which Blair is trying to force on the British people, that he has only three interests - run­ ning this country as a nanny state, invading our freedom, and shoring up the Chancellor’s economic £22 billion black hole by slamming us with a raft of new stealth taxes,” he added.


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Drop in firework sales to under-18s


FIGURES released by Lancashire County Council’s Trading Standards officers reveal that the number of traders selling fireworks to underage customers dropped dramatically this


WE launched our first-ever Bonny Baby competition in the Valley magazine on September 18th and what a fantastic response we received.


: D an Lord and Son footwear of Moor. Lane, Clitheroe, sponsored the event and were delighted when 124 babies, toddlers and their, par­ en ts came through the ir doors to


h a v e .th e ir p ic tu r e ta k en for our competition. All our babies and toddlers


appeared in the Valley magazine in November and we invited you to vote for who you thought was the Valley Bonny Baby or Toddler of 2003. We are delighted to announce the


lucky winner is Morgann Garner who is 13 months old and lives in Clitheroe. No t only does she win the title of


Valley Bonny Baby 2003, but also a canvas-effect bonded print and tro­ phy. Morgann received 25 votes to take the top prize. Our second prize of a smaller bond­


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missed out of the title by one vote, Joseph receiving 24 votes. Our third prize was won by 21- month-old Saffron Eccleston, also of


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Clitheroe, who received 21 votes. She also receives a small canvas


bonded print. This was a very close competition between all competitiors


SAFFRON ECCLESTON for which we received a total of 490


votes. Look out for our presentation pic­ ture in next months Valley magazine.


Company boss is convicted of drink-driving for second time


COMPANY b o s s Eric Winne Jones failed a breathalyser test on


| his way home from work. Blackburn magistrates heard it


was the second time in three years that Jones (55), of Wiswell Lane, Whalley, had fallen foul of the drink


driving laws. Jones pleaded guilty to driving


with excess alcohol. He was fined £200 with £55 costs and disqualified from driving for three years. The magistrates agreed to let Jones take part in the drink-driver


rehabilitation programme despite the fact tha t he had been on the course when he was convicted in


2001. If the course is completed success­


fully the disqualification will be reduced by up to 25 per cent. The court heard that Jones was


stopped on the M65 by an officer who thought he was driving errati­


cally. A breathalyser gave a reading of


59 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath against the legal limit of 35 microgrammes.


Mr Nigel Holden (defending) said


Jones owned a company in Darwen which he had built up over 20 years. On the day of the offence he had


been out to lunch with a supplier and had drunk two or three pints of beer. “By the time he set off for home he


felt the amount of time that had gone by would have left him okay to


■ drive,” said Mr Holden. “He does ask you to consider the


drink-driving rehabilitation course. “It may sound strange, but he does


feel he obtained some benefit from the course last time.”


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works. This year only two out of the 63 shops visit­


ed sold fireworks to the underage buyers. This compares with 11 out of 36 visited at the same time last year. Trading Standards officer Mr Steve Brimble


explained: “Bonfire night is the boom time for the firework industry, so that is when we do the majority of our safety checks and test purchas­ es. The figures for those selling to underage customers is way down on last year, which


hopefully means that retailers are acting on the messages sent out by Trading Standards, the


fire service and other organisations. “There has also been a lot of pressure from


local communities in Lancashire this year for retailers to act within the law as it is local peo­ ple who often have to pay the price of the dam­ age and nuisance caused by fireworks. “Blit just because bonfire night has passed,


that does not mean that our work is over for another year. If anyone reports any problems about the sale of fireworks at any time we will


investigate.” The young people used in the test purchases


were aged 14 and 15 - the legal age to buy fire­ works is 18. One retailer from Nelson sold a £10.99 roman candle to a 15-year-old, and one retailer from Rossendale sold a £9.99 selection box of fireworks to a 14-year-old.


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