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■ members’ allowances ing up by £1,870 and 00 for civic entertain- ,390 for the Mayor’s mayoral car. ■ council and police >s are, as yet, only pro- rre expected to be rati- ’ next week. ■ the only bad news on ills front. e set to rise by around environmental and


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Since they left Sab-


r Chorley they have radford Diocese, with rector of Bolton-by- 1983 to 89, vicar of


9 to 91, and then rec- n, Marton and Thorn- when he returned to ’car of St Barnabas’s,


iiy are leaving the sea- al life of Sabden and iring their previous ley the popular family their love of rural life himself to local chil-


kill as a cartoonist, o illustrate his teach-


■ rector of Bolton-by- ’t Ambrose, Grindle- stir when he became


■ Valley clergyman to a national campaign


•dination of women glican church. But he


out his reasons for this not caused conflict


hioners. Barnoldswick, he


ng in the Skipton area for the priesthood at gical College, being 69 and becoming a t in charge at several oventry diocese until Sabden.


the Territorial Army rs ago and was regi- to the Duke of Lan-


'eomanry and until orary chaplain to the


ans’ Association, retired teacher and parish work. She is


rd to renewing old


e's four children, lives in Nottingham, Rebecca of Horsham,


t, who lives in Castle- nd memories of their lays and are looking parents returning to


ouple also have seven s)


rged with


Id abduction NCASHIRE police


•s of crime officer was ged with additional ■es of child abduction he appeared in court 'ay.


er Sharpies (55) for- ■ of Sabden, of Glen-


Court, Ribbleton, Pre- originally faced one e of abducting a 12-


~ld girl from Sabden. . is now accused of a of seven charges of ction - all allegedly


ing to the same girl, offences are said to taken place at Sabden, le, Colne and Rawten-


n August and Septem- t year.


arples pleaded not ’ to all seven charges, as committed on bail ial at Preston Crown


t on March 17th. rave Angie


active member of the gh’s French Connec-


group, she enjoyed to the gym and ming. Having never


a car, she was well- n for walking the h and breadth of


eroe. gie’s family have for donations in her ory towards a chil-


s charity, the Round ’s Children’s Wish, an isation which makes s come true for ters with life threat- illnesses. All Angie’s


ds are invited to d her funeral. A ser- akes place tomorrow theroe Parish Church •m. followed by inter- a t Clitheroe Ceme-


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money to pay for baby’s funeral


A SINGLE Clitheroe mother's financial difficulties started ■ when she borrowed money to pay, for the funeral of her four- month-old baby who was a vic­ tim of sudden infant death syndrome. Blackburn magistrates heard


that, in an effort to do the best she could for her remaining two chil­ dren, Catherine Robinson had cheated the Department of Employment and Pensions out of £1,447 in benefits by taking a part-time job in a chip shop. And defence solicitor Mr


Basharat Ditta told the court that he hoped, now they were aware of the tragic circumstances, the depart­ ment would be able to take a more' lenient view when it came to recov­ ering the overpayments. Speaking after the hearing, Miss


Robinson (24), said the court appearance had been hanging over her and she was glad to put it behind her. "I just want to get on with my life


and do the best I can for my chil­ dren," said Miss Robinson. "Andrew’s death could not be explained, which made i t all the harder to accept, but now all this is behind me, I hope I can build a bet­ ter life for my other two children. What has happened is in the past and I just want to move forward." Robinson, of Woone Lane,


Clitheroe, pleaded guilty to two charges of making a false statement to obtain benefit and asked for 34 similar offences to be taken into con­ sideration. She was given a conditional dis­


charge for 12 months and ordered to pay £75 costs. Mr Ditta told the court that, at


the time of the offences; Robinson had found herself in a desperate sit­ uation. The loan taken out to pay for Andrew's funeral was a major burden and she and her two chil­ dren, Dylan, then five, and Emily, then two, were living in a damp flat which had no hot water. , "Having been on the council hous­


ing list for some time, she applied for the privately-rented house where she now lives, but was told she needed a sizeable deposit," said Mr Ditta. "About that time, she saw an advert for a part-time assistant at her local chip shop and she got the job. "The money she earned, about


£60 a week, was put to one side to fund her move to a new house. I t has hot water, it has central heating and it is a house where she can properly care for her children," he said. "The last two years have been hor­


rendous for this young girl and, while she will never forget her young son, she is doing her best to put his tragic death behind her. She has a job, she has her house, she has her two children and she is doing her best." An earlier inquest into Andrew's


death heard that experts a t Man­ chester Children's Hospital found nothing that could account for his death. Deputy Coroner Carolyn Single-


ton said it was frustrating for every­ one concerned that the medical pro­ fession could offer no explanation for the syndrome of sudden infant death. "We can only hope th a t in.the


future, an explanation will be avail­ able to try and allay the trauma that parents suffer in these situations," she added.


Celebratory drink could cost job


A DRINK to celebrate closing a contract cost BAE Systems engineer Peter George Newman his driving licence and possibly his job. Blackburn magistrates heard that Newman


had two pints of beer with the client over lunch and then stopped for two more on his way home from work after receiving a call to say he did not have to take his daughters to Brownies. Newman subsequently failed a breathalyser te s t after being stopped on the Clitheroe


bypass. Newman (53), of Derwent Crescent,


Clitheroe, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol. He was disqualified from driving for 18 months and fined£500 with £55 costs.


' '' The accused, who gave a reading of 56


against the legal limit of 35, agreed to be referred to the drink-drive rehabilitation pro­ gramme which, if completed successfully, would reduce his ban by up to 25%. Mr Basharat Ditta (defending) said New­


man had worked a t BAE Systems in Warton for 14 years and, as part of his job, was expect­ ed to meet people both in this country and in Europe. “He has not told his employer about today’s


proceedings, preferring to wait and see what the outcome is,” said Mr Ditta. “He does not know where the company will


stand, but he does know they will take a dim view. If he gets the minimum ban he may just keep his job.”


Remand in custody


CLITHEROE man John Philip Harrison (21), of Brownlow Street, was committed in custody for sentence a t Preston Crown Court when he appeared before Blackburn magistrates. He pleaded guilty to possession of 73 Ecsta­


sy tablets with intent to supply, and posses­ sion of cannabis.


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Boys delight in tournament successes


PUPILS of Pendle Primary School gathered at an assembly on Tuesday to pay tribute to seven pupils who had brought glory to the school. The Pendle team beat 15 other


teams to win the annual St Mary's Hall, Stonyhurst, football tourna­ ment, which took place over three Friday nights in January.


Captain Charlie Colling, and play­


ers Dave McGrath, Ben Anderson, Jack Dewhurst, Paul Astin, Dono­ van Binks and Sam Thornber parad­ ed the trophy in front of their school­ mates. They won 2-0 at the end of a very even final against Simonstone. The team was presented with a trophy and winners medals by Mr


A 25-YEAR-OLD man was struck in the head outside a Clitheroe pub, knocking him to the floor, in the early hours of Saturday. He was then kicked in the


Police seek man’s attacker His assailant is described as a


face, causing injuries which included a broken nose and black eye. The incident occurred at 12-


30 a.m outside the Bridge In n ' in Shawbridge Street.


A CLITHEROE firm is looking to build offices at its premises on the Salthill Industrial Estate. AJA Transport Ltd . has


applied for permission to form . first-floor offices and toilets in its existing industrial units to serve the food processing business, to include all associated alterations and servicing. Comments on the plan (No.


0063) must be made to Ribble Valley Borough Council by Feb­ ruary 21st. In a separate applica­ tion, the firm is also applying to


white male, 5ft. 9in. tall, of medium to stocky build and 20 to 21 years old. He had dark short hair which was combed forward and was wearing a dark blue jumper which had thin red and white hoops. Any information can be


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Valley plans in the pipeline


make alterations to approval 3/02/0678 to provide garaging to adjacent industrial units at Salthill Industrial Estate, Lincoln Way. Similarly, comments on this plan (0062) must also be made by February 21st.


Other applications are as follows. Clilhefoe: Installation of signage,


Council Chamber 11/13 Church Street (0059). Erection of L-shaped stable block on concrete base, end of Ash­ worth Lane (0064). Boilon-by-Bowland: Stone facing to


wood panel below kitchen window, 11 King Henry Mews (0053).


M. Higgins, the head of St Mary's Hall. Our picture shows pupils Paul


Astin, David McGrath (top); Ben Anderson, Charlie Collinge, Jack Dewhurst (middle) and Sam Thorn­ ber and Donovan Binks (bottom) with their cup and winners’medals. (C040203/3)


Two in court on drugs charges


AS a result of a drugs raid in Clitheroe, when eight kilograms of ampheta­


mine with a street value of between £300,000 and £400,000 were recovered, two men have appeared again in court. The haul was seized


from a f la t in Brook Street, on October 1st, and Blackburn magis­ trates were told the raid uncovered what amount­ ed to an amphetamine factory. Anthony Jarasunas


(49), of Lodge Street, Accrington, and Carl Fos­ ter (37), of Meadoway, Church, were charged with being'concerned in the supply of ampheta­ mine. They were both


remanded on bail until February 21st.


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