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Head chef ’s jealous rage leads to attack on love rival in town centre


THE head chef at a Ribble Valley hotel boiled over after catching her boyfriend sit­ ting in a car with another woman in the centre of Clitheroe.


. Blackburn magistrates heard how Leoni McCormick, who works at the Hark to the Boun­ ty at Slaidbum, flew into a jeal­ ous rage, trying to drag her love rival, Carolyn Fisher, from her car in Clitheroe town centre. The court was told that, as well


as being hit about the face and kicked in the nose, Miss Fisher suffered a cigarette burn to her thigh.


The prosecution said the ciga­


rette had been "stubbed” on Miss Fisher’s leg, but M r Nigel Holden (defending), said that allegation had always been denied. McCormick (30), of Mission


Room Cottage, Slaidbum, plead­ ed guilty to assaulting Miss Fish­ er. She was ordered to complete a six-month community rehabilita­ tion order and pay £150 compen­ sation and £50 costs. The magis­


trates were told that McCormick had two previous convictions for assault in 1995 and 1998. M r Tom Snape (prosecuting)


said Miss Fisher told police how she had previously known a man called Lee when she worked with him a few years earlier. He was going out with


McCormick, who she also met. Miss Fisher had lost contact with Lee until early in May when she was surprised to received a tele­ phone call from him. There was another telephone call, and then a third on the night of the incident when he said he was in Clitheroe town centre. Miss Fisher was in her car and agreed to meet him. They had been sitting in her


car in King Street talking for 20 minutes when L e e suddenly shouted: “That’s Leoni, lock your door.” In a statement to police, Miss


Fisher told how a VW Polo pulled up alongside her car and as McCormick flung her door open it smashed into her car. She said McCormick looked “ extremely angry” as she rushed over and opened the driver’s door of Miss


Fishery car and grabbed her by. her hair. “She was screaming a t , me, calling me a bitch and a slap- per and using the F-word a lot,” said Miss Fisher. She said she saw McCormick’s


hand move towards her leg and realised she had stubbed a ciga­ rette out. She was left with a bum on her thigh. ’ McCormick then used both


hands to grab Miss Fisher’s hair and partially dragged her out of the car. She kicked her in the nose and then started hitt ing her about the face. “During all this time Lee was


shouting for her to leave me alone and for me to try to drive off,” said Miss Fisher. “ I was shouting ‘nothing has happened’ , but she wasn’t listening. She said the next time would be worse and she did­ n’t care if she got sent down. She gave my hair one final turn and then shouted for Lee to get out of the car.” As well as the burn on her


thigh, Miss Fisher had a dent in the bridge of her nose, a lot of pain around her head and scalp and significant hair loss.


She also had a sore jaw and the


roof of her mouth was bleeding. M r Holden said the only area


of dispute was the cigarette bum. He said McCormick accepted having a cigarette in her hand but said the burn was caused when the cigarette was dropped in the course of the "melee” . “ She doesn’t accept that was


deliberate,” said Mr Holden. He said McCormick had sus­


pected there was something going on and had not fully accepted her boyfriend’s assurances. “When she saw them in the car


together all her worst fears came to fruition,” said M r Holden. “ They had been in a relationship for four years, living together, and she had noticed phone calls and fu r t iv e behaviour by her boyfriend which was all denied. “When she was confronted by


this, she is ashamed to say she lost it. She was trying to get to Lee, but his door was locked,” he said. “ I t was simply rage which


came about as a result of seeing her boyfriend with another woman,” added Mr Holden.


Serving the community - and being paid for it!


SERVE the community and get paid for itl


That is the clarion call from Clitheroe’s


team of “ part-time, but by no means, amateur” fire-fighters. Station Officer Dave McGrath and his


colleagues are very proud of the main reason for the need to recruit. I t is because a remarkably large number of part-timers starting at Clitheroe have moved up to becoming full-time. “A couple are going through the selec­


tion procedures at the moment and if they succeed it will mean we have sent 10 men to the professional ranks in the last few years,” says Station Officer McGrath. “ I t is very nice for us that they have acquired the keeness and skill to go full-time whilst serving here in Clitheroe.” The station area is one of the biggest


and most varied in the whole country. Few others have risks such as major fac­ tories and the busy local roads on one hand and many farms and acres of moor and heatherland on the other. In recent times the team has had several severe house fires to deal with. A t the moment, it is big enough to give


proper fire cover to the area, all day, every day.


“But we have room for more recruits


Turret House wins a top national design award


; cnn(iiHH‘(l Irom pni't* 1 • The land was subject to previ­


ously-granted planning permission for eight houses. Architect M r Ivan Wilson said


the Lancasters made a major con­ tribution to how the eight-roomed building should be designed, and Mrs Lancaster, particularly, want­ ed an interesting, though tradition­ al, flavour. M r Wilson is in only his sixth


year of business, having started out working from his own home. Four years ago he moved into his


present premises and there are now three qualified architects among his staff of seven.


He said: “ I t was a lovely oppor­


tunity to design a quality build­ ing.” The joint winner, John Ingham


Joinery, operates from a disused Method ist Church in Nelson Street, Clitheroe. The firm is run by Mr John Ing­


ham and his wife, Joanne, who employ a staff of 14. Mr Ingham branched out on his own 15 years ago. The building was nominated for


the award by Geoff Lawson, Ribble Valley Borough Council building control manager. Our picture shows part of the


interior of Turret House which the judges found so appealing, (s)


Cheers to Falklands guest


BEER drinkers throughout the Ribble Valley have been saying “cheers” to a man newly-arrived in the area from the Falkland Islands. Mr Richard Baker was general


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manager of the Falkland Island Development Corporation set up in 1982 to boost the island’s econo­ my in the aftermath of the Falk­ lands War. Now Mr Baker (39) is helping a


Ribble Valley farming enterprise continue its recovery from the foot


and mouth disaster which hit British farms.


He has launched a new brewery


— the Bowland Beer Company—at Bashall Bam and already tipplers at six pubs in the Ribble Valley have been eagerly sampling the result of his handiwork. He said: “Our pilot plant has a


capacity of 650 pints per week and the beer has already taken off - we sold out in the first weekend at the New Inn, Clitheroe, which is recognised as a beer connoisseur’s venue.”


In phase two of the plan, the


brewery will be rehoused in the refurbished milking parlour next to Bashall Farm Shop and Cafe. This will mean the creation of 10 new jobs. Mr Baker added: “We have big


ambitions for the brewery, and the ultimate aim is to carry the Bow- land name beyond the Lancashire borders.” Talks have already begun with


a view to exporting Bowland Brewery beers to the Falklands. With the brewery being based


at Bashall Bam, within staggering distance of the Les Routiers- accredited Green Oak Cafe, Mr Baker intends to develop greater links between quality foods and quality ales. They are currently making


three beers, ranging from a 4.5% ABV best bitter to a stout at 6 %. The beers are already on sale at


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enough to be the only reason for doing the job -


the satisfaction of serving the


community is a very important part. We are looking for people who want to serve.” New recruits go through a two-week


Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service course, but there is plenty of training at the station as well. “ People thinking of joining do not need to worry that they will struggle to master the equipment or find they cannot cope with situations which crop up in the job because they will be thoroughly instructed and supported,” added the station officer Although a good standard of fitness is


needed, world-beating strength is not essential for fire-fighters. So far this year the Clitheroe team has


had about 125 calls, rather less than aver­ age. I t usually reaches 300-plus in 12 months.


Anyone interested can call at the fire


station any Monday evening between 6- 30 p. m. and 9 p. m. or ring Station Offi­ cer McGrath on 01200 429372. Sub Officer Ronnie Eatough is seen in


the foreground of our picture of some of the firefighters on drill (K020603/10)


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Student Toby is all set for the challenge of a lifetime


R IB B LE V A L LE Y student Toby Hyde is set to make the most of the challenge-of-a-lifetime after being selected to take part in a World Youth Award programme in August. Funded by Voluntary Service


Overseas and the Prince’s Trust, he will initially be living in Mans­ field for three months with a host family, and with a Nigerian coun­ terpart! During the first three months, Toby (18) will be undertaking


various community-based projects in Mansfield, working with the homeless, e lde rly and youth groups based in the town. Following the work in Mans­


field, the roles are reversed and Toby will be flying out to Nigeria for three months, where he will be living with a Nigerian host family and his counterpart. However, in Nigeria the work wi l l be different, as he wi l l be


working with AIDS-stricken fam­ ilies, and educating the local peo­ ple about the preventative mea­ sures needed to slow the spread of the deadly virus. Toby, of Hurst Green, a former


pupil of St M ary’s Hall, Stony- hurst, is taking his A-levels at St Wilfrid’s, Blackburn, before tak­ ing part in the Youth Award pro­ gramme in his gap year. He said: “ I wanted to do some­


thing for someone else. There is a lo t o f hard g ra ft in this pro­ gramme. I think it will be very rewarding.” ,


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Fury at tasteless cartoon


A P E T IT IO N calling for a new cartoon poking fun at the Pope to be banned has been signed by scores of parishioners. “Popetown” , which is due to be


screened on digital channel BBC Three, has caused outrage among Catholics in the area. Fr Peter Birmingham, of St


M a ry ’s RC Church in Sabden, raised the issue during Mass on Sunday and urged people to sign the petition, which will be sent to the House of Commons. “We do not want this showing.


I t ’s against all good taste and against the code of decency that the BBC has to uphold. “ It will offend many practising


members of the Roman Catholic faith.


“ The Pope is internationally revered as a spiritual leader. I f any


other faiths were involved, all hell would break loose.” American Ruby Wax has been


cast as the voice of the Pope, whose every childish whim must be indulged, and Texan model Jerry Hall provides the voice for nun and Popetown T V reporter Sister Pene­ lope in the 10-part series. The show, which is set in the


Vatican, is about the office politics which exist in the workplace. Fr Michael Walsh, public rela­


tions spokesman for the Salford Diocese, said: “ The more you protest, the more publicity you give.


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