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Denise’s touch proves golden for Mark!


by Natalie Cox


A GOLDEN touch was given to a British athlete by Clitheroe-based


chartered physiotherapist Denise Park. Fo rty -e ig h t hours a f te r receiving


intense treatment in the Ribble Valley from Denise, at her base in Peel Street, Mark Brown secured his first ever gold by winning the 5km race a t the Euro­ pean Championships in Assen, Holland, finishing in 15 minutes 25 seconds. Denise was put on alert tha t urgent


treatment was needed when the athlete e- mailed her from Portugal.


On arrival he was unable to run due to a


calf injury, but two days later flew out to compete in the European competition and bring home his first gold medal. A member of the Great Britain Para­


lympic Athletic Team for the past decade, Mark lost his arm in a motorbike accident while he was in the Army and was encour­ aged by members of the Clayton Harriers


to became involved in Sport for the Dis­ abled. In previous paralympic games he has won silver and bronze medals, but last


week’s triumph was his first top of the podium finish. ■


Mark was back in England again this


week to catch up with Denise before flying back to Portugal where he is spending six months training. His next competitive race takes place next week when he will represent Gibraltar in the able-bodied team at the island Games in Guernsey. He is now in training for the Paralympic


Games in Athens next year and will also feature in a BBC documentary about sport for the disabled, which is scheduled to be screened on July 5th. Denise’s involvement with the para­


MSc in Sports and Exercise Injury Man­ agement, specialises in treating sports related injuries and works with many men and women at club, national and interna­ tional levels. She also sponsors local motorbike racer Frank Baines. Denise and Mark celebrate his medal win (B190603/2)


lympic team saw her recently travel to Birmingham where she took part in a training weekend for the British team, where 85 athletes were present. She spent time working with those competing in the endurance team - the distance runners - and met Tanni Grey-Thompson. Denise, who is currently studying for an


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Charged with wounding


A MAN aged 40 appeared before Blackburn magis­ trates charged in connection with a stabbing incident in Clitheroe on Friday. Khalid Mehmud, of Cur-


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zon Street, Clitheroe, is charged with wounding Mr Ishtiaq Ahmed, owner of Central Taxis, with intent to cause him grievous bodi­ ly harm. He was sent on bail to


Preston Crown Court. Quad bike theft


A PINK Polaris quad bike valued at £3,000 was stolen from the garage of a house in Wiswell Lane, Whalley, over the weekend. Police say it may have been loaded on to a tra ile r a fte r the garage lock was forced.


Cannabis charge


MAGISTRATES at Black­ burn gave Tyrone Lee Bridges ( 31), of Corpora­ tion Street, Clitheroe, a con­ ditional discharge for 18 months and told him to pay £40 costs after he admitted possessing cannabis.


LANCASHIRE County Coun­ cil’s pioneering road safety ini­


tiative, Together We Can Make the Difference, which is cele­ brating its fifth birthday, is also celebrating cutting the numbers of Ribble Valley road fatalities and serious injuries by more than half. The strategy - which already


boasts more than 20,000 pledges from individuals, companies and organisations - has played an important part in raising aware­ ness of road safety issues, while


Initiative pays off as road fatalities drop Village all geared up for trans-Atlantic fame!


helping to reduce road casualties since it began in 1998.


fatalities in Lancashire have fall­ en from 68 in 1998 to 53 last year and serious casualties have fallen from 966 to 823. In the Ribble Valley there has


Since the initiative began, road


been a similar dramatic fall. There were 13 fatal accidents in 1998 and only five last year.


have halved in five years from 80 to 40. County Coun. Jean Yates, Lan­ cashire's Cabinet Member for


Local serious injury acidents


Highways and Transportation, pledged her support on the strate­ gy's fifth anniversary. She explained: "Together We


Can Make the Difference encour­ ages support and action from a wide range of groups and individ­ uals across the county. “The Road Safety Group has


done an excellent job in bringing together people from across the county in support of road safety initiatives." Neil Cunliffe, Road Safety


Group Manager, added: "The strategy has brought together


more than 100 local companies and organisations - as part of the 20,000 total pledges - in a com­ mitted bid to reduce the number of road casualties on Lancashire's roads. “Together We Can Make the


and the backing of further busi­ nesses and organisations, the strategy will go from strength to strength."


Difference forms part of the Local Transport Plan and has received fantastic support in its first five years. “With this continued support


THE village of Waddington has been asked to compete in a trans-Atlantic competition sim­ ila r to th e B r i ta in in Bloom competition. I t has been asked to partner a


Canadian community which has entered an extended version of the prestigious British competition. It means two Canadian judges


will stay in Waddington in August while they are on an inspection visit.


Village spokesman Mrs Mary-


Ann Renton said Waddington had been approached earlier in the year by the village of Birtle in Manitoba, Canada, to be its international p artn er in an extended version of Britain in Bloom, which is flourishing in Canada. “Waddington was selected by


Birtle due to its size of communi­ ty, some knowledge of the village by a Birtle resident with local con­ nections and because Waddington is a previous winner of the Lan­


cashire Best-Kept Village compe­ tition.” She said the Canadian judges


ple as they are in plants!” said Mrs Renton. Waddington organisations are


being encouraged to prepare scrapbooks about their activities for the judges to take back to Canada and to go on display at the prizegiving in Stratford, Ontario, in September. O The people of Birtle and


Waddington have already shown a great interest in each other, exchanging photos and postcards. Birtle recently sent over a plastic duck for the May Day duck race in Waddington. The duck was obviously a slow


one - it arrived in Waddington the day after the race. It will be entered in next year's


event!


do not stop at exterior matters. They also talk to residents to hear what the community does. “They are as interested in peo­


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Chernobyl children are guests of train company for trip to Leeds


YOUNG Ribble Valley visitors from Chernobyl took a trip by train to the Royal Armouries in Leeds. The outing was courtesy of


First North Western, which paid for the tickets for the children.


They left Clitheroe s ta tion early, travelling to Leeds via


Blackburn and thoroughly enjoyed their day at the museum.


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Resident’s concerns as building plan is granted


DESPITE objections from a neighbour th a t a loss of light would have a detrimental effect on his health, plans for an extension to the side and rear of a property in Limefield Avenue, Whalley, have been approved. Mr Eric Strahan, who suffers


from a skin condition, had told Ribble Valley Borough Council’s Planning and Development Com­ mittee that he receives light treat­ ment for his medical problem. He was objecting to plans for a


new single-storey extension to pro­ vide a kitchen, dining room and porch, together with a first floor bathroom to accommodate a shower at the Limefield Avenue house.


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said she had sympathy with the objector, adding th a t the plan should be refused because it would be intrusive to the nearby neigh­ bours and lead to loss of light. And Coun. Frank Dyson (Clitheroe) said: “The neighbour affected has a particular ailment, I am not sure whether that is a planning issue, but it is a matter of concern.” Coun. John Hill (Simonstone)


described the extension as “over­ bearing” saying it would be preju­ dicial to the amenity of neigh­ bouring properties and on balance was a bad neighbourly develop­ ment. An initial proposal to refuse the


plan was lost, with members even­ tually voting to approve the application.


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