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A CLITHEROE teenager tried to bank a £10,000 cheque which had


originally been intended for the tax man. Blackburn magistrates heard the


cheque was originally paid in through a machine, but a bank assistant spotted that the payee had been altered. But David Alan Garner (19)


denied being responsible for the alteration and claimed the cheque had been sent to him already altered in his favour. Garner, of Littlemoor Road,


pleaded guilty to attempting to obtain £10,741 by deception. He was ordered to do 60 hours commu­ nity punishment and pay £70 in costs. Mr Scott Ainge (prosecuting)


said the cheque had been issued by a firm called Metal Croft Plastic Coatings and sent to the Inland Revenue on May 21st. The cheque was altered so that


Garner was the person entitled to cash it, but Mr Ainge said it was a poor effort and suspicions were quickly aroused. “No money was ever paid into


the defendant’s account,” he added. Mr Alfred Rebello (defending)


said Garner still maintained the cheque came to his house already changed. He said Garner had no drink or drug problems and was a hard working young man.


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A FORMER Stonyhurst College teacher, who works with the British Jesuits and shares their ideals, has been honoured at the inaugural awarding of the Campion Medal. Mr Peter Hardwick (75), of


Waddington Road, Clitheroe, attended the Directors of Work Conference, in Oxford, to receive the prestigious award, which was only awarded to nine people in the country. In making the presentations,


Jesuit Provincial Fr David . Smolira, described the Campi­ on Medal as “a way of recog- nimng publicly those who work with the society in particularly praiseworthy ways” and said


that they “represent the vari­ ety and breadth of those who share our ideals and mission.” Struck to commemorate the


bi-centenary of the Restora­ tion of the British (then English) Province, the medal features on one side a likeness of St Edmund Campion, who was martyred in 1581, with the designation Society of British Province. On the other side, it features


the IHS monogram and the motto For the Glory of God and the Conunon Good. Since attending the ceremo­


ny, Mr Hardwick, pictured, who attends St Michael and St John’s Church and is also chairman of the parish forum, has been re-living the moment he discovered he was one of the nine lucky recipients.


PUPILS from Bow- land High School were among budding young dancers from Lan­ cashire who showed off their skills in an excit­ ing new festival which is set to become an annual event.


Dancing their way to fame The Lancashire


Schools Dance Festival 2004 took place a t Pre­ ston's Charter Theatre on Monday, and fea­ tured children and young adults from 26 schools and colleges across the county.


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BUDDING dancers from Clitheroe are about to fill the stage at the Thwaites Empire Theatre, in Blackburn, with their latest performance. Four young girls who attend the Angela


BUSINESS minded pupils from a Ribble Valley school are hoping to cast a spell over their customers with their own blend of magic. A group of Year 11 young


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entrepreneurs from Ribblesdale High School Technology College, Clitheroe, have launched a compa­ ny called Alchemy as part of the Young Enterprise scheme. The company, which was


launched at an evening event at the school, aims to market and sell


two products: a solitaire marble game using computer-aided design and manufacturing processes and an A4 school wall calender featur­ ing Ribblesdale pupils. The 25 pupils involved in the


project are striving to provide a professional and friendly service and are keen to promote the vital role of team work within the organisation, as well as motivating and encouraging each member. In previous years, teams from


Ribblesdale have won the local round of the Young Enterprise competition. The company, which has set up


its own website, is in the processor establishing trade links kvith other Young Enterprise firms, some abroad. To view up-to-date information,


visit www.Alchemy-ye.com Our picture shows the group of


the enterprising Alchemy team members, (s)


More community support recruits Jobs fair FIFTY-SEVEN new CommiiTiif.v .<?nn.


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funding for the new CSOs for the first 15 publi™^'^°''^ standards of service to the months, followed by fundine of at leach 75% in 2006/07.


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careers event for young people in the Ribble Val­ ley will return to East Lancashire next year. “Jobs Night 2005”


will be staged at Pendle Training in Nelson, on Thursday, February 24th. Earlier this year almost 400 attended the annual jobs show, for Year 11 students and 16-24-year-olds. Jobs Night 2005 will


be sponsored by East Lancashire Newspapers and supported by more than 50 local employers.


Westwell School of Dance, in Moor Lane, fought off fierce competition from hun­ dreds of young hopefuls to act in the forth­ coming “Jack and The Beanstalk.” The young artists include Brittany-


Grace Briscoe (eight), Philippa Layzell (12) who attend Oakhill College,Whalley, along with Hannah Delaney (12) and Charlotte .Child (12), of Ribblesdale High


School Technology College. Rehearsals are already at an advanced stage and the star­ lets will be dancing in no less than 18 perfor­ mances in front of a appreciative audience between December 13th and 20th. The performers and their teacher, Mrs


Angela Briscoe, are delighted at this oppor­ tunity to advance their careers. Tickets can be obtained by contacting the


theatre box office on 01254 680137. Hannah, Philippa, Charlotte and (front)


Brittany-Grace are pictured ready to sparkle on stage.


(A121104/5) Bus is a winner! Festive goodies on sale


THE Bowland Transit scheme rode out a winner in the prestigious Bus


Industry Awards. The service was recognised for its


contribution to the Area of Out­ standing Natural Beauty, in which more than 15,000 residents are scat­ tered over 802 square miles of coun­ tryside. A fleet of new branded buses has


already carried over 30,000 passen­ gers around the Forest of Bowland since the service's launch in April, 2003. People in isolated rural areas, along with visitors, have all benefit­ ed.


Bowland Transit also scooped the


award in the Bus in the Countryside category, after going head-to-head with Lancashire County Council's other shortlisted entry, Carnforth Connect. The winners were announced at a ceremony held at the London Hilton.


CHRISTMAS goodies will be on sale at Clitheroe WI Market’s special festive event on Saturday. The special Christmas market will be held


in Clitheroe Parish Church upper hall from 10-30 a.m. to 11-45 a.m. On sale will be home-made cakes, biscuits,


pies, preserves, Christmas cakes, mince pies, plants, decorations and the finest hand-made crafts and cards. Admission is free and coffee will be avail­


able. Service soon resumed


THE branch of HSBC, in Castlegate, Clitheroe, was closed temporarily on Tuesday due to technical problems with the automatic front door. Normal business was resumed just before midday.


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pleased with the award and it is an honour for me to be selected.


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hurst College for a long time, but was not expecting this award at all. I t was a very nice surprise.”. The past couple of weeks


have been full of surprises for Mr Hardwick. While he has been attending ceremonies to collect his awards, his out- standing skills and teaching efforts have been praised by Director of the BBC and ex- Stonyhurst pupil Mark Thompson. In a recent article printed in


the Daily Telegraph, Mr Thompson said how lucky he was to have had a teacher like Mr Hardwick and he wanted the same kind of teaching for his own children. The article reads as follows: “I’ve been very lucky.


didn t even have one teacher who inspired them.


those. I ’d single out Peter Hardwick.


er at Stonyhurst College a Jesuit public school near Clitheroe in Lancashire. His lessons had an element


of surprise - we never knew what to expect.


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develop other sensibilities.'He didn’t just teach us English' the lessons expanded to include philosophy, history and world affairs. He opened up a world of ideas and possibilities.


, Peter’s type of teaching is the kind of education that I


would like for my own chil­ dren.”


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AN assistant at a Clitheroe travel agents used a client’s credit card to buy £300 worth of Euros and ferry tickets to France and then took her boyfriend on holiday. Blackburn magistrates heard that


when police investigated the decep­ tion they found that Rachael Eliza­ beth Schofield had committed other offences using credit cards and


cheques which had been made out to her. Schofield (34), of Old Back Lane,


'Wiswell, pleaded guilty to two charges of obtaining property by deception and asked for seven similar offences to , be taken into consideration. She was made subject to a commu­


nity rehabilitation order for 12 months and ordered to pay £2,758 in compensation. Mr Neil 'White (prosecuting) said Schofield was employed at Althams in


Clitheroe at the time of the offences in June. A family friend, Mr Michael Ball,


had contacted her because he was arranging a stag party to Amsterdam for himself and 10 friends. He asked her to arrange flights and


two nights’ accommodation and had given details of his credit card and one belonging to Mr Christopher Ham, with the instruction to split the cost between the two. Mr Ham later received a bank state­


ment showing payments of £300 and £148. “The police were notified and their


inquiries showed Schofield had bought 450 Euros and two ferry tickets for her and her bpyfriend to have a holiday in France,” said Mr White. He said she later admitted seven


other offences, all involving client money. “The people whose details the defen­


dant used are all people who knew her, family friends or people from previous


employment,” added Mr 'White. Mr Daniel King (defending) said his


client was a woman of previous good character who was deeply ashamed of what she had dona “A tremendous pun­ ishment for her is that she now has a convdetion for a serious criminal offence, not to mention the shame she has brought on herself and her family,” said Mr King. He added that Schofield and her partner had discussed the situation and would discharge the full amount of compensation within two months.


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