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More than £1,200 was pocket­ ed by a mother who abused her position of trust, court hears.


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A Clitheroe man claims that a “neighbour dispute” has result­ ed in “six years of hell”.


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Whalley Abbey is to benefit from a £313,000 modernisation programme. -


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Readers write in support of Clitheroe Health Centre’s appointment system - letters.


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German student Rieke Liebig tells readers about her school exchange visit.


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The River Ribble bursts its banks, but residents escape seri­ ous floods.


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WEEKEND WEATHER: Cooler, with showers


and occasional sunny./ spells.,.,


SUNRISE: 7-35 p.m. SUNSET: 4-54 p.m.


LIGHTING UP TIME: 4-54 p.m.


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Clitheroe Wolves are off to Hol­ land at Easter thanks to their fund-raising success.


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Newsagent confronts armed teenage robber


by Faiza Afzaal A CLITHEROE shopkeeper came face-to-face


with an armed robber on Sunday. Mr David Coupe was left badly shaken


when a teenager burst into his newsagent's shop in Woone Lane, Clitheroe, brandishing a gun at 11-20 p.m. He believed that the weapon was real, but


matter of seconds, but then ran out empty- handed. “At the time we were shocked and fright­


ened,” said Mr Coupe. A magazine of plastic pellets from the BB


later was told that it was a realistic-looking BB gun, capable of firing plastic pellets. Mr Coupe (GO), who has been running the


gun was left at the scene by the teenager, who is described as white, about 6ft. tall, about 18- years-old and of slim build. He was wearing a navy blue jacket, but his face was obscured by a blue and red baseball


cap. Re-living his late-night ordeal, Mr Coupe


business along with his wife, Joan, for the past 13 years, said: “I was in the back when I heard the shop bell ring and went to the front assum­


ing it was a customer. “When I reached the front counter, I was


shocked to find myself staring down the barrel of a gun held by a young lad. “He then demanded money from the till,


which I refused to give. “When demanding money for the second


time, he threatened to shoot, at which point I ran into the back room, locking the door


behind me." While Mr Coupe was hidden inside, the offender was left in the shop on his own for a


said: “When the robber was demanding money, and waving the gun at me, I didn’t know if it was a toy gun. However, at the time I took the chance and ran inside. “There was no way I was going to give the


money away. There is a panic button, but dur­ ing the incident, it didn’t occur to me to press it. Instead, I panicked and escaped into the back room.” Anyone with information regarding the inci­


dent should contact Clilheroe Police on: 01200 443344, or Crimestoppers on: 0800 555111. Our picture shows brave shopkeeper Mr


Coupe, having confronted the teenage thief. (C030204/2b)


Girlfriend charged with murder after man dies


by Duncan Smith


A MURDER charge has been brought against the girlfriend of a former Whalley man wHo~died after suffering stab wounds on


the Isle of Man. Peter Ormiston, pictured,a 50-


year-old father-of-two, moved about two years ago to the Isle of Man, where he met bank worker Anne Marie Gosling. The couple lived together in Ram­


sey, in the north-east of the island, and wore engaged last summer. But on Sunday, January 25th,


police and paramedics answering an emergency call found Mr Ormislon lying at the roadside near his home having sustained stab wounds. Despite their best efforts to save him, he died at the scene. Gosling (50) was arrested and has


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and is due back in court again on Tuesday. Mr Ormiston’s death has been a


' of his brothers, Fred, died after a long illness.


I tremendous shock for his family, com- • ing just two-and-a-half years after one


now separated, his mother living in Langho and his father remarried and living in Billington. He also leaves two sons from previ­


His parents, Roy and Margaret, are : .


ous relationships, one aged 13 and another just two. It is thought Mr Ormiston was still in regular contact with his teenage


son. Born in Ramsbottom, Mr Ormis­


. Farm, in Mitton Road. As a child he went to Whalley Prir


ton, came to Whalley as a young boy when the family moved to Abbey


since appeared in court charged with murder. She was remanded in custody


mary School and then to Ribblesdale School, in Clitheroe. On completing his education he


later at Ribblo Cement - now Castle Cement - in Clitheroe. In the 1990s he ran his own demoli­ tion and crushing company, Ormiston . Demolition, based in Whalley. .


.. I t was the prospect of a new busi­


ness partnership that took Mr Ormis­ ton to the Isle of Man two years ago, where ho was working as a driver for a construction company. According to his father, ho had set­


tled well on the island, made many new friends and was well thought of. Mr Ormiston last spoke to his


brother, John, by telephone on Satur­ day, January 24th, the day before his death. A few days later John had the grim task of travelling to the Isle of Man to formally identify his brother’s body. . A service for Mr Ormiston will he


held at Whalley Church once his body has been released by the coroner and returned to England. He will be buried in Whalley and


worked first on the family farm and Wiswell Cemetery. Tributes paid to devoted father by Julie Wintle


AN inquest was opened this week into the death of a well-known Clitheroe businessman. ' Mr John Rodney Lazenby, pictured, of Church Brow, v,ias found collapsed in his garden by a member of the family last Thursday afternoon. The emergency services were called,


but despite police officers giving Mr Lazenby first aid, he was pronounced , dead at the scene. ■ Insp. Bob Ford told the Clitheroe


Advertiser and Times: “There are no sus­ picious circumstances relating to his death, and we are awaiting a coroner’s inquest.” 'The son of Mrs Jenny Lazenby, Mr


Primary School. At the age of 11 he moved back to the


North East and attended Richmond Grammar School until he was 13, before returning to Blackburn, where he attend­ ed the town’s technology college and grammar school until he was 16. In his late teens, Mr Lazenby moved to Clitheroe, but still kept close contact with a group of friends from Blackburn who all shared his passion for MG Midgets. His first job was as a rep for Clitheroe


1976 he started to sell doors from small premises in Clitheroe.


Lazenby branching out into the manufac­ ture of kitchens and he eventually had to move to larger premises at Enterprise Works in Kendal Street. : His business continued to go from


V This business soon took off with Mr .


strength to strength and ho later opened a shop in Whalley Road manufacturing kitchens and selling appliances. • During the 1980s Mr Lazenby was an active member of Clitheroo Round Table


and will be remembered for his talent for arranging social events with a difference. These included organising helicopter


flights for fellow members over the Ribble Valley.


Lazenby was born in May, 1947, in Stock­ ton-on-Tees and moved to Blackburn at the age of four where he attended Intack


organisation in 1985 and took particular interest in seeing the completion of one of the organisation’s most ambitious projects to date - the creation of an all-weather - sports pitch at the Castle grounds. He also served as secretary for


Mr Lazenby was made chairman of the ,


Clitheroe Heritage Fair Committee. Although Mr Lazenby directed much


of his energy into his business, he was also a dedicated family man. He married local girl Anne Walker in 1976 and set up home in Waddington Road. The couple had two children, James,


firm Atkinsons, which used to manufac­ ture snow ploughs. I ■ L ; However, it was always Mr Lazenby’s dream to set up his own business and in


TB scare: classmates to


be screened CLASSMATES of the Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Sixth


Form student who contracted TB have been undergoing screening for the disease this week. Out of the 600 students at the


school only those who shared the same classes as the pupil will undergo full screening including chest x-rays to ensure the dis­ ease has not been passed on. The rest will undergo Heaf


testing, which is a form of skin testing. The infected student was


diagnosed with the disease before Christmas and is current­ ly being treated with a course of antibiotics for the next six months.


ted to his family, and always made sure they had the best. He always put us first.” His sons James and Matthew, who lived


who was born in 1981 and Matthew, two years later in 1983, who later went on to help their father with his business. Although Mr Lazenby and his wife


later separated, the two always remained very close and good friends.


She commented: “He was very commit­ : : ^


his mother, Jenny, his aunt, Hilda and dear friend, Anne. The funeral service will be held at St


Mr Lazenby leaves behind his two sons, - •


Mary’s Parish Church in Clitheroe tomor­ row at 1-45 p.m. followed by interment at Clitheroe Cemetery at 2-30 p.m. ; ■ *


. Dr John Astbury, a consul­ . /


with Mr Lazenby in Clitheroe, added that they had always had a very close relation­ ship with their father and he would be sadly missed.


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Show venue is confirmed - back in the Valley


THE show will go on - in the Ribble Valley! That was the decision announced this week


by organisers of the area’s premier event, the Royal Lancashire Show. Last year’s show was abandoned for the first


time in its long history due to a waterlogged site and traffic problems. Re-elected as chairman, Mr Rennie Pinder


said that numerous meetings had been held to explore ways of eliminating or minimising prob­ lems experienced last year, when the third day of the show was cancelled. He added: “Lessons have been learned. Thousands of people enjoyed the first two days and many trade stands reported brisk trade. However, the safety of the general public, exhibitors and. of course, the animals was our highest priority.” Many of those visiting the show complained


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of queues, in some instances up to two hours. However, Mr Pinder said that another traffic plan had been made and organisers were confi­ dent that the 120-acre scenic rural location was the right choice. The venue will again be Salesbury Hall Farm, Ribchester. and the show will take place


on July 27th, 28th and 29th. Dating hack to 1767, the Royal Lancashire


Show is one of the oldest of its kind in the coun­ try and showcases the best of rural and agricul­ tural commualtios. There will be in excess of 700 competitive


the occasion and there will be lots for food- lovers.


Ladies Day will bring a sense of glamour to ‘ Woman (81) robbed


during asthma attack POLICE are appealing for witnesses, after an elderly lady had her handbag snatched during an asthma attack. The 81-year-old lady, from Clitheroe, was on


her way to St Michael and St John's RC Church in Lowergate, Clitheroe, at 10-15 a.m., on Sun­ day, when she developed an asthma attack. During the attack, the thief, described as


male, white, aged 16 to 17, 5ft.'8in., wearing a dark coloured top and dark-coloured baseball


cap, snatched and made off with the brown- coloured handbag worth £10, containing a pair


of gloves valued at £5. Anybody with information should contact


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