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‘at home’ THE new “man at the top” of the Ribblesdale Camera Club, Jeff Cowling, held a “Chairman's Evening” with a difference when he and his wife, Judy, invited the club to their Grindleton home for a photographic evening. There were fine views of


Chatburn and Pendle, as well as many garden flowers to see. Alternatively, a flock of geese made some very good pictures. Impressively arranging the


weather to be fine for the evening, and providing an enjoyable barbeque supper, this was a very auspicious start to Mr Cowling’s chair­ manship of the club! However, the members had


to work for their supper, as a competition will be held for the best prints and slides taken during the event, to be judged next year.


Biker injured


A MOTORCYCLIST suf­ fered knee injuries after his Suzuki bike was involved in a collision with a Ford Fiesta. Traffic ground to a halt on


Bank Holiday Monday when the accident took place near Gisbum Auction Mart on the A59. No one in the Ford Fiesta


was hurt, but the motorcy­ clist, who is believed to be from Liverpool, was taken to Burnley General Hospital for medical treatment.


Mystery fire


FIRE crews were called to a small blaze behind Lodemat- ic, Primrose Works, in Clitheroe. The incident took place at


6-30 p.m. on Saturday and it took the firefighters more’ than three hours to put out the fire - the cause of which is unknown. Earlier this week, police reported there was no major damage.


Heartfelt thanks for equipment


A GOLF day and super­ market foyer collection were just two of the activi­ ties organised by Clitheroe’s service clubs to raise money for a piece of life-saving equipment. They helped to net


£1,200 for a heart-starting defibrillator machine for Clitheroe’s St John Ambu­ lance corps. Our picture shows St


John Ambulance represen­ tative Gary Taylor receiv­ ing cheques, from Mr Stewart Read, last year’s Clitheroe Round Table chairman, this year’s chair­ man, Mr Brian Alston, Ribblesdale Rotary Club president, Mr Trevor Scott, and .Clitheroe Lions president Mr Arthur Mick- lewright.


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CLITHEROE market traders have raised £262.34 to help a children’s charity. As part of Lancashire Day, stallholder


Miss Treena Spencer, along with friends and colleagues, hosted a variety of events to aid the local branch of Derian House Children’s Hospice. Activities throughout the day at the Market Place included a raf­ fle and tombola with prizes donated by the


stallholders. There was a visit from a clown and a magician. To help get both the organisers and the


public into the spirit of things, music was provided by a local band and there was also


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Miss Spencer, said: “I would like to


thank all the stallholders who helped and would especially like to thank all the local businesses for contributing towards the amount raised overall.” Our picture shows (left to right)


Clitheroe stallholders Sharon Rustle, Treena Spencer, Geoff Stuart, Ann Bretherton and Stuart Gradwell handing over a cheque to Ribble Valley secretary and treasurer for Derian House, Mrs Joan Biehler. (B270504/2)


ET It means that a household with a bill


of £255 this year will by paying £356 by 2009/10 if Ofwat, the industry’s econom­ ic regulator, okays the proposed price rises in August. But local water watchdog Water Voice


North West is urging home owners and businesses to fight against the proposed increases with a letter and e-mail writing campaign. Says Maurice Terry, WaterVoice


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er a good deal for water customers - a reliable service at a price which is afford­ able to all. “Further environmental improve­


ments must be balanced with appropri­ ate concern for the financial and econom­ ic health of the region. We believe that the current proposals fail to achieve that


and therefore do not meet the expecta­ tions of customers." But while WaterVoice North West


wants people to send in anti-increase let­ ters and e-mails to its offices in Bridge- water House, Whitworth Street, Manch­ ester, which it will gather as evidence of dissatisfaction to present to Ofwat, Mr John Roberts, Chief Executive of Unit­ ed Utilities, said: “We face tougher regu­ lations for drinking water quality, new requirements to safeguard the environ­ ment and higher expectations from cus­ tomers. Price rises have been kept to the minimum necessary for a long-term sus­ tainable, efficient and securely financed water industry.”


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HOTFOOT husband and wife team David and Sonia Owen pulled out all the stops to fin­ ish the BUPA Great Manch­ ester Run inside their target time-just! They first tackled the 10km


challenge in 2003, finishing in one hour and five minutes and raising £250 for Cancer Research UK. This year the couple, pictured


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left, wanted to beat both those figures by raising more cash and finishing in under an hour. Despite unusually hot weather


on the day of the run, they man­ aged to cross the line in 59 min­ utes and 45 seconds - a full 15 seconds inside their target. They also hope to have raised


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FUND-RAISING is no obstacle for the energetic tots at Clitheroe’s Pendle Pre- School. They tackled a sponsored obstacle


course to raise money for a new book loan scheme, to encourage parents to read with their children at home. The children will soon be able to bor­


row books and take them home in book bags, all paid for with the money raised from the indoor obstacle course. It included tunnels, a slide and a tram­


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A MAN found with cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy and amphetamine had “stocked up” for a three-day stag weekend. Blackburn magis­


trates heard that Darren Peter Jack- son was arrested after


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responded to a report of two men using drugs in the toilets of a Whal­ ley public house. Jackson (30), of


Marine Road West, Morecambe, pleaded guilty to possession of all four drugs. He was fined a


total of £500 and ordered to pay £65 costs. Mr Kevin Pre­


ston (defending) said his client was a man of previous good character. He had never


even been cau­ tioned by the police. “He was found in


possession of quite an array of drugs, but they were all small quantities,” said Mr Preston. “I t was the begin­ ning of a stag weekend which was going to last for three days. “That was why


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