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Iresting end to the year, fel Howard assumes the leader- .


tnservative Party in a velvet | [ decide I do not wish to accept I of a position as Shadow Secre- lor Wales outside the Shadow


led me in for a chat on the day llimline his shadow cabinet and


1 same post outside the shadow turned him down.


Iked and said that he was very


th in and outside the Shadow ■decided that now was the time Iher things.


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■but the truth was that I could Kth the huge investment in time lout the edge of having a voice


Jp. I hope the new arrangement lave’offered 100% of my effort 1 it becomes a reality. Tiownsides of being in the Shad- X that you are constrained by In the “box” and making state- Ithings outside your sphere of V I can make remarks about the Lion of the Red Cross not to sell Eds from their shops depicting Es just in case it annoyed non­


jaw stupid is that. Iged to offend every Christian in I one dull decision taking no


Jit happens to be the dominant Religion of this country. To argue Itrality may be compromised by I ts Christmas cards is absurd to I t nonreligious people may be Jhem selling Christmas cards at |R e d Cross and give people a


mjoying the new-found freedom laches and have asked all sorts of Elating to Turkey and th a t


Lbing they suffered; to Zimbab- Ladful Robert Mugabe; down to | r potatoes and the precautions Irnment is now taking. Irvation: “so you have more time T now Nigel”- the answer is no. I Js hard as ever, but I do not need |ive in the morning to drive to ne speech and then drive all the


Pendleton. I told Michael that thing I would not be missing.


X the other big question of our Id shout for England. I stationed I post office in Bolton-by-Bow- lyou Tim and Angela) with a |iy revellers to watch the match I our national side.


l I the last six years in the Welsh


TEENAGERS from across jt the Ribble Valley once, again turned their entre- * preneurial skills in to hard.;/ cash a t the. annual Young^i Enterprise trade fair. < The popular event, held-'


on the Ribble Valley Bor- ; ough Council car park, was opened by Clitheroe busk nessman and.TV presenter "■ Kevin Horkin. I t attracted hundreds of (?


customers, many of whom.W were'fascinated by the h ig h ly individual and.- unique creations produced , ; by the high school pupils, w . Stylish candles, mugs, v


designer illuminated name / ’, plates, spice ja r racks; / fleece ha ts and scarves,' • hand-crafted door plaques ' and unique clocks were ■ among the items produced and being sold by young pupils from six Ribble Val­ ley schools. The Young Enterprise


scheme encourages young people aged 15 and above • to deal with real-life busi­ ness issues by coming up l with a product to sell and promote.


. Each company appoints


directors and managers, each with their own area of , expertise and responsibili­ ty, in order to produce the goods. ■ Heaven Scent,- the


Young Enterprise compa­ ny from Rhyddings High


•School, Oswaldtwistle, promoting fancy toiletries won the best trade stand competition The best Press advert


was designed by Pulse, the Young Enterprise compa­ ny from Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. I t offered customers stylish candles, commemorative mugs marking the school’s 450th anniversary and designer illuminated name plates called “illuminart”. The chairman of the


I have been happier if Wales had (jonny Wilkinson was magic as


side that gave him the support


fneeded to do - kick the balls for Rlinch victory. I was proud, and pmpany of the Bolton-by-Bow- s as we all celebrated the well- i the Coach and Horses just up


ly home from Australia to vote fcn hospitals when you have a


I After all, it does take a special


.the post office. Ihe new Parliamentary term with


to have to fly the Sports Minis-


Id over all the other parties. If It that wrong then the next year Interesting - and if they are so


Ito bring back the fox hunting bill Ip fees for our students then I willt I busy indeed.


it boost for ■school club


J)f £30,000 has been secured to [-school club in Gisbum.


Ilub, which will be based at the II in the centre of Gisbum, will pn its doors on Monday, January


tiding through the New Opportu-


|has provided £ 10,000 over the s. The club secured such a large nding due to the need for such a


lural location. lman Mrs Dilys Day, who used to Ind marketing before she set up la te venture, has already formed 'after-school clubs in the Ribble Iding one at Sabden, Read and


I will work closely with Gisbum thool and ensure children are om school and looked after until


|are given something to eat and vhole range of activities to keep bd until their parents can pick |ie cost of the service is £4.75 per


aid: “I think this is good news for fit’s bringing childcare to the vil-


I that the clubs were also provid- i the Ribble Valley.


|an (28) arrested


she left prison /ES were waiting outside a prison


It 28-year-old woman about offences (left in Clitheroe. nne Morrison was arrested outside


| where she had just completed a sen- i magistrates heard that Morrison


larged with offences that followed | a purse containing bank cards and | rings was stolen in Clitheroe. I, of Brownhill Avenue, Burnley, Bty to theft of cigarettes and cash from Tesco in Clitheroe and ciga-


lash worth £82 from the Co-op in ne was given a conditional discharge 3 and ordered to pay £154 compen-


hite (prosecuting), said the offences


fitted in October, before Morrison on sentence. A woman in the toi- ons in Clitheroe had removed her ■


paced them in her purse while she nds. The purse was stolen and 20


| r Morrison used a switch card taken ■ ; at Tesco. Shortly after she used


linPadiham. ent to prison on November 5th and


Ihe gates of Styal on December 9th,” pite. “She admitted using the card any involvement in the theft of the


Irice (defending), said Morrison had ■ ptting offences of theft to fund her ; since she was 18. He said the dis-


(/ho sent her to prison had expressed : at the short sentence would help her


|m heroin. pow free of any abuse and is looking ; i start,” said Mr Grice. “I think it


f that had these matters been before ; ■judge she would not have received;


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Clitheroe, BB7 2EW, by December 29»h. ■ From time to time wo, and other companies In our proop, have lome areif offers end special promotion* whteh we may tike to inform yon atari Please tick tke box i f you do not want us or other companies in . our group to contact you by. telephone and/or mail t_ _ l


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second week FOR Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her daughter Anna (Lindsay Lohan), life is one big drama. While Tess is trying to juggle her career,


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another child and her impending nuptials to her fiancefi Ryan (Mark Hermon), Anna is failing at school, finding her rock band on the cusp of pos­ sible stardom and falling for a hunky classmate (Chad Murray).; Anna and Tess share a typical US mother


and teenage daughter relationship, so when they are spied during an argument, an employee at a Chinese restaurant gives them magical fortune cookies that switch their bodies. ' Forced deal mth each other’s wildly diver­


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BABES IN THE WOOD; Oldham Coliseum, until January 17th


HOW do you explain panto to an American? I had to try this year before going


to Oldham Coliseum’s wonderful “Babes in the Wood”. F o r tu n a te ly she cottoned on


quickly and was soon shouting and booing more loudly than many of the children round about. . This production has all the


favourites, dazzling colourful scenery, incredible costumes and, best of all, Eric Potts as the dame, Nurse Nora. Few can equal this actor’s comic/timing; clever asides and ad libs.


He is well-supported by-Andrew


Pollard as a suitably dastardly Sher­ iff of Nottingham and his sidekicks Bodgit and Scarper. i


■ The role of Bodgit marks a wel-


come return by John Jardine, who has been acting for almost half a cen­ tury, while Scarper is played by Rob Parry with a wonderfully expressive face. Kate Williamson slaps a hand­ some thigh as principal boy Robin Hood and Alison Burrows sings Maid Marion’s songs with gusto. ■ Michael Hugo is the friendly


helper, Ossie, and manages to keep the audience shouting out. Belinda Everett and Norman Mills each play several roles and musical director Howard Gay makes a guest appear­ ance as King Richard.


- The young dancers are charming


and particularly appealing as the animals of Sherwood Forest. Every­ thing is exactly as you expect and' want from Panto, loads of groan- inducing puns, goo poured all over at - least two of the characters, the chance to yell “He’s behind you!” and “Oh yes we can” several times,


■ and to sing a ridiculous song.- . Bring on Christmas now that I ’ve


seen the Coliseum panto'and who knows, perhaps we can export this wonderful British tradition to Amer­ ica? ■ Babes in the Wood runs a t the Oldham Coliseum until Jan u a ry


, 17th. To book, call the box office on 01616242829. .


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SNOW BOGS m i 1hr50mins.


ALADDIN; Charter Theatre, Preston; until January 11th


TAKE a magic carpet ride to Preston for a pantomime-style version of this classic Ara­ bian Nights tale. Scott Wright - Sam Kingston from Coronation Street fame- stars


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as the sultan’s guard. His character will be remembered for his roles as Toyah Batters- by’s boyfriend, Kevin Webster’stop mechanic


: and The Snake - the raunchy stripper who set temperatures rising in the Rovers Return.; ■ BBC Radio Lancashire’s Sally Naden also stars as the Slave of the Ring.


This production includes all the elements of


a traditional pantomime, but .with a modem soundtrack of the latest chart, hits th a t allthe; family will know.; '' "j


• ! . , Aladdin has it all -, comedy, great music,


stunning costumes, wonderful sets - and a1 real flying carpetl


Please note that the cinema will be closing early on Christmas Eve and will re-open at 3pm on Boxing Day


MCrry Christmas to all our customers.


' Friday, 26th - CLOSED


Saturday 27th at 2.30pm & 7.30pm Sunday 28th - CLOSED


Monday 29th at 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tuesday 30th at 2.30pm & 7.30pm Wednesday 31st at 2.30pm Thursday 1st- CLOSED


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11.15 (Not Frl/Thurs), 1.30,4.00, 6.30 and 9.00 ELF (cert PG)


Dally at 11.00 (Not Frimiurs)


BROTHER BEAR (cert U) 11.00 (Not Frl/Thura) and 1.30


4.00,6.30 (Not Frl/Thura) and 9.00 (Not Frl/Thurs) FREAKY FRIDAY (cert U) 10.40 (Not Frl/Thura), 3.00 and 7.20 (Not Frl/Thura) LORD OF THE RINGS (cert 12a)


GOOD BOY (cert U) 1.00 and 3.15


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New Year's Eve • 10am • 8pm , New Year’s Day • 1 pm ■ 8pm


Christmas Day - CLOSED Boxing Day • 1pm < 8pm


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Hyndbum and Ribble Val­ ley Young Enterprise Board, Joanne Brindle, commented: “Pupils have.


really worked hard to pro­ duce some really innova­ tive items. ■ . “Everybody Had a great


time at the trade fair and the weather was dry, which obviously helped.” Schools taking part this


year included: Ribblesdale High School Technology College, Clitheroe; Clitheroe Royal Grammar School; St Augustine’s High School, Billington; St Christopher’s CE High School, Accrington; and Rhyddings High School, Oswaldtwistle. The competition was


then taken a step further, as a few days later pupils had to produce a three- minute video promoting their product in French.


But speaking fluent


French ’ was “Aucun prob- leme” for bilingual pupils from Ribblesdale High School Technology Col­ lege, who scooped the pres­ tigious top prize. The four winning s tu ­


dents earned themselves an all-expenses-paid trip to a trade fair in Brussels in February. There they will compete with 20 other companies, mostly native French speakers. Lodestar is the name of


the Ribblesdale company and the team sold hand­ crafted storage racks for spice jars. The company was


judged by fluent French speaking judges, Corinne Pichonnat, of the Ultra­


frame export division, and Sylvia Hayes, the wife of the financial director of Spiroflow. They were assessed a t


the Civic Hall, Clitheroe, on the content and enter­ tainment value of their video, and the' standard of French. Pictured above are bilin­


gual competitors from schools around the Ribble Valley, along with judges and Joanne Brindle (right) ,a t the French speaking presentation. (B171203/10) Pictured (right) is 15-


year-old James Bruce, of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, showing off the illu­ minate name plate to Kevin Horkin. (K131203/2)


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calls putting lives at risk!


L IV E S a r e ,b e in g p u t a t r i s k th ro u g h in ap p ro p ria te calls! That is the stark warning being made by Lancashire Ambulance Service on


the eve of one of its busiest periods. The service, along with seven other


amhnlanne services across the North of England, has launched a hard-hitting


campaign. The aim is to reduce the inappropriate


use of emergency ambulances with the message: "Call an ambulance for the -wrong reason and someone could die . / .These are not malicious or hoax calls,


but 999 calls made by people with a whole range of minor ailments. Many are under the misunderstanding


that if they arrive at an hospital casualty department by ambulance they will "jump the queue". ■ ■


• Emergency calls made for reasons such


as toothache or very minor injuries can place extra strain on the ambulance ser­ vice. David Hill, Chief Executive of Lan­


cashire Ambulance Service, said: “While we are dealing with'calls to minor condi­ tions, we are not able to get to life threat­ ening emergencies - putting the lives of other patients at risk”.


Fifteen thousand posters are being dis­


tributed across the north of England. I t is hoped that nightclubs, pubs, clubs, uni­ versities and community and leisure cen­ tres will support the campaign by dis­ playing the posters. Local paramedics support the scheme


and Steve Watt, director of Accident and. Emergency Operations, stressed that: "We don’t want to discourage people from; calling 999 for genuine emergencies, just to consider if they can get more appropri­ ate help for their medical needs”. He added, “this is our busiest time of


year for 999 calls, so if we only have to attend real emergencies then our ambu­ lances can get there more quickly”. Although the launch of this campaign


coincided with the services' busiest time, the message will carry on through the year hopefully helping paramedic crews across Lancashire to save many more lives. • The service responds to some 350


emergency calls every day, rising to 600 over busy periods such as New Year. • About one third of calls concern


■ potentially life, threatening situations. Overall 20% of calls do not result in a patient being taken to hospital.


Youth leaders’ Gold-en venture


THE Whalley Churches' Youth Club, which until recently has been held every Sunday night in the Methodist Hall, is starting up again on Sunday, January Uth, from 7-30 to 9 p.m. The youth leaders have teamed up with


the Gold Team and are in the process of planning a Youth Alpha Course to start the ball rolling for what may form the basis for a new club. The initial course will be aimed at 11 to


15 year-olds and will span an initial six week period. I t will include contributions from a v ariety of people as the club


explores and asks questions about what it means to be a Christian today. The Gold Team is part of the Lancaster


Foundation and comprises a group of young adults, led by Steve Lancaster, who organise Christian events and organise youth activities throughout the area. On the final night of the course, there will be a party at Rendezvous Night Club,


. to which the young people can invite their ' friends. The Gold Team will be there with its band and D J . No alcohol will be served. , Anyone interested in helping out should contact John Atherton, tel. 01254 823091.


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