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INSIDE YOilRCUTHEROE ADVER11SER AND TIMES


■ Valley Matters.................................. 8,9 ■ Village News ................................13,14 ■ Letters . . . . . . . ............................18,19 H Weekendplus


.........27 to 29


Weekend TV is in the middle of the new reg. car supplement this week


I Family Notices IReadersplus . . IJohs........... ....... I Motorsplus___ I Sport----- ------


AT A GLANCE... Council’s bid for TV soap story - page 5


Organic project puts down roots - page 10 Empty homes’ new lease of life - page 15 Reader’s plea finds ‘lost’ family - page 18


INFORMAIIpN


Duty chemist: Duty chemist: Boots the Chemist, 15-19 Castle Street, Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electricity: 08001954141. Gas: 0800111999 Water: 0845 462200.


Councils: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Coimcil, 424722. Hospitals: Blackburn Royal Infirmary: 01254 263555. Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Alcohol Information Centre: 01282 416655. Aidsline: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Violence Helpline: 01282 422024. Cruse Bereavement Care: Blackburn, Hyndbum and Rib­ ble Valley 01254 207999.


Environmental Agency: Emergency Hotline - 0800 807060.


Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01200 444484. National: 0800 776600. Ribble Valley Talking Newspaper: 01200 428604; Samaritans: 01254 662424. Monthly Volunteer Helpline: 01200 422721. Lancashire Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771. QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254 358095. Ribblc Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.


CONTACT US! News: 01200 422324


I news editor e-mail: duncan.smith@eastlancsnews.co.uk sport e-mail: edward.lce@castlancsncws.co.uk


Advertising: 01200 422323 Classified: 01282 422331 Fax: 01200 443467 editor e-mail: vivien.mealb@eastlancsnews.co.uk


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Local company’s boost for Belarus children


A GENEROUS Ribble Valley chem­ ical fum has enabled the children of Belarus to brush up on their IT .skills by donating two brand-new laptop computers. Owners of Johnson Matthey Cata­


lysts, based on Pimlico Industrial Estate in Clitheroe, donated the high-tech equipment to 15 young­ sters from the city of Mogilet^ during


their one month visit to the town. The annual visit, now in its ninth year is organised by the local branch of the Friends of Chernobyl’s Chil­ dren charity in Clitheroe, and volun­ teer Mrs Laura Bailey, said: “We are extremely thankful to the company for donating the computers to the children. “During their visit last year, the


interpreters explained how the schoolchildren and college pupils struggled without computers. “My son-in-law Garry Grainger works as a customer services co-ordinator at Johnson Matthey and decided to help them.” Our picture shows Gary (right) with Zara Chaplin presenting the computer equipment whizzkids. (A290604/1)


Raid on fish firm nets £30,000 haul


POLICE are appealing for ivit- nesses to a break-in at a business unit on the outskirts of Clitheroe in which property worth £30,000 was stolen. It happened at Fish House Ltd, on


the Link 59 Business Park, off Pimli­ co Link Road, on Saturday, July 24th, between 6 p.m. and 6-30 p.m.


Offenders who forced their way into the wholesale fish and game mer­


chants managed to disable the CCTV system. .


However, cameras at nearby


premises recorded three people in a red Nissan Bluebird car, or similar vehicle, with a towbar and sunroof. The offenders wore scarves over


their faces and heads, and at least one of them was white. A crowbar was used to break in and, once inside, the thieves loaded stock including plmon, chicken breasts and prawns into the company’s newest delivery


vehicle, together with a VDU screen and printer.


The vehicle, registration number


Y361SBA, was then driven from the scene. I t is a white Mercedes long wheelbase Sprinter van, with “Hean- ingbrook Fresh Fish Supplies” paint­ ed on the side. The van and the stolen stock were valued at approximately £30,000. Anyone with information about the break-in, or who saw any­ thing suspicious at the time, should contact Clitheroe Police on 01200 443344 or the free and confidential Crimestoppers line on 0800 555111.


Success for ‘calendar boys’ Head’s noble “He couldn’t praise it highly enough!


coluiiuiud from pagf 1 They encountered Clarissa Dickson-


Wright, formerly of the BBC’s "Two Fat Ladies" and now co-hosting with Johnny Scott in the country sports pro­


gramme, "Clarissa and the Country­ man". The gamekeepers had a photo shoot


with the TV pair and signed a calendar for them.


Mr Clarke said: “There were huge


queues of people waiting to get their calendars autographed. “I t has all been fairly surreall” The group was initially inspired by


BLACKBURN I ^ 3 ’ WEEKEND WEATHER: It will be cloudy, but main­


ly dry on Saturday. Sunny spells are expected to develop on Sunday. SUNRISE: 5-42 a.m. SUNSET: 8-46 p.m.


I LIGHTING UP TIME: 8-46 p.m.


the 1999 nude calendar of the ladies of Rylstone WI in North Yorkshire, which raised over half a million pounds for leukemia research.


An e-mail from Terry Logan, the


artist and photographer from the now world-famous Rylstone calendar, has congratulated the gamekeepers on cre­ ating such a high quality version. Mr Clarke said: “The e-mail said that


he had seen many imitations of their original WI nude calendar, however he hadn’t seen many as good as ours.


I t was great to get that recognition ” s None of us are taking ourselves’too


eriously. We just want everyone to have a


laugh, enjoy the calendar and raise as much as possible for charity.”


The pictures - which depict every


aspect of the 13-month shooting year - were created with the help of profes­ sional local photographer Mr John Eve-


ThP^al Ribble Valley shops, including Ken V i f ® ^ u


J^inckley Green. “ ' ’" io u s


V^ey s Outdoor World in New Market St, Chtheroe; Frankland’s garage in n r


Abbey National, Castle John (jlarke, 2 ( : £ S J s,®Wm“


endale Road, Dunsop Bridge Chtheroe, BB7 3BL. Please make cheques payable to


• Pictures from the calendar will be featured in the September issue of the


charity ride GENEROUS local head­ teacher Mr Robert Pye is thrilled to bits after scoop­ ing a silver award in his lat­ est sponsored activity.


Edisford Primary School, was awarded the medal for completing the Marmotte cycle event in the French Alps in a magnificent time


of nine hours and 50 min utes. As p a r t of the annual


event, the 43-year-old tack­ led the long ascent before the final climb to the ski resort of the Alpe d’Huez - adding up to 5,000 metres of climbing in the saddle. Many fellow cyclists


dropped out in disappoint­ ment - they simply had not


grasped the severity of the course!


1'be head’s noble effort


has raised a substantial amount for school funds.


Mr Pye, of Clitheroe’s


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Mother on bail after i


... fot’s death A SABDEN mother


remains on police bail foi ■ lowing the death of a 19 i ” °;;^th-old Clitheroe toi'f


Joshua James Massey, i


H od gk in son ’sbodywL: found a t mother-of-three' Mrs Wendy Barlow’s i seini-detached house in 1 Eightacre Avenue, in the i


early hours of Saturday ! Apnl 17th.


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mortem examination was' c ^ r ie d out by Home


Subsequently, a post- i


Office pathologist Dr.: Philip Lumb and Dm


Melanie Newbould, a pai ' diatrician pathologist at ( Pendlebury Hospital, in | Manchester. However, it 1 proved inconclusive.


i When Mrs Barlow!;


answered her police bai} \ \ this week it was extended i until August 24th pending!, a full pathologist’s report. 11


Bridge winners


WINNERS at Clitheroe ■ Bridge Club on Monday


were: NS Mr and Mrs R. Atkinson with Mr D. Mortimer and Mrs B. Wil? son second. EW Mr J. Pawlicki and Mr J. Ren­ ton with Mrs J. Bowker and Mrs K. Higson sec­ ond. Congratulations were expressed to Mr R. Ward on winning the Leslie Gar­ ner Trophy on Thursday' Mrs J. Martindale was runner-up Winners of the Howell


Movement on the same evening were: Mr K. Ged- des and Mr P. Hargreaves with Mrs M. Thompson and Mrs J. Bowker second. WMJ


Pen d le Club


every Monday at 7 p.m. Bridge wiimers at the Pen­ dle Club were: Mrs Paula Dukinfield and partner, Mr Brian Holden and partner. New members welcome every Monday at


1-30 p.m. Domino winners were:


day at 7 p.m. Line dancing is held every Thursday at


1-30 p.m. and sequence dancing every Tuesday at 7-30 p.m. New members


welcome. Door mat theft


A DOOR mat worth £450 with the words “Welcome to Clitheroe Social Club woven in it has been stolen from outside the club m Lowergate.


the 5ft. x 3ft. mat some time during Saturday


evening. Thieves made off witn .


Mrs J. Thornton, Mr G. Berry, Mr F. Giles, Mr F. Jeffs. Sessions held every


SOLO whist winners at the Pendle Club were: joint 1, Mr D. Grant and Mr A. Hartley, 3, Mrs J. Thornton. New players welcome


Traders celebrate market anniversary


TRADERS donned fancy dress and Clitheroe Town Band played to celebrate the ninth anniversary of Clitheroe Market’s refurbish­ ment on Saturday. The lively celebrations made it


a busy day for the market traders, most of whom were wearing jester-style hats. As part of the celebrations, the


traders presented the Mayor of the Ribble Valley, Coun. Charles Warkman and Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council chief executive Mr David Morris with a copy of the market’s Royal Charter. I t was a reproduction of the one issued by King James I, dated 1604. This ratified the charter of King Edward III of 1346, which in turn


endorsed the deed of Henry de Lacy of circa 1283, Several hundred visitors to the


market were also handed copies of the charter, which had been repro­ duced from the library’s records and printed on parchment. Our picture shows traders cele­


brating their market’s birthday. (C0708/4/4b)


Fresh hopes for new homes cash


by Julie Wintle


HOUSING bosses are deter­ mined to bid for private cash later this year to build afford­ able homes in the Ribble VaUey. — if they are given the opportu­


nity to do so. The intention w ^ announced by


members of the borough council’s Housing,CommittM. The move is a bid to accommodate local people who are facing the prospect of mov­ ing out of the area because they cannot afford the spiralling proper­


ty prices. As reported last month in the


Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, Ribble Valley Borough Council had applied for a Private Finance Ini­ tiative (PFI) for the provision of 200 affordable homes in the area. The funding would have enabled


a private company to build houses to be either rented or sold to local people who, due to escalating house prices, were finding it impossible to


get on to the property ladder. In December, a draft bid for PFI cred­ it was submitted to the Govern­ ment, but in June the council was told it had been unsuccessful. The weakest aspect of the'pro­


posal was that there was an ele­ ment of uncertainty about the con­ tinuation of Ribble Valley as a dis­ trict authority and, because of the authority’s size and lack of PFI experience, the Government did not feel the scheme would be quick to get off the ground. However, hopes have been


revived after the Government pulled the plug on plans for a regional assembly referendum in October. In a response to queries about the PFI decision, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister wrote to the council to say it would be happy to consider it for a future round of PFI bidding. Coun. Joyce Holgate, chairman


of the borough’s Housing Commit­ tee, said: “We were extremely dis­ appointed when our bid was kicked out, however, a recent letter from


the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister states th a t we may be given another opportunity to bid again. “We are certainly in a better


position now because the Govern­ ment has cancelled the regional assembly referendum and this was one of the reasons why our applica­ tion was rejected. “We don’t know for certain if


there will be a future round of PFI, but if there is one then we are pre­ pared to bid and should fit the cri­ teria because we desperately need affordable homes in the Ribble Val­ ley.” Similar views were expressed by


borough council’s housing manager, Mrs Christine Grimshaw, who a few months ago was working on alternative projects to tackle the housing crisis in the borough. One of the projects included the


town’s biggest-ever housing survey, in which more than 7,000 house­ holds in Clitheroe were targeted in a bid to plan long-term housing in the borough.


Critically ill PC in intensive care


A POLICE constable based in WhaUey is critically ill in hospital after collapsing on duty. PC Miss Cate Sutcliffe (34), of


Waddington, was taken ill on Sun­ day. An ambulance took her to Blackburn Royal Infirmary before she was later transferred to the Royal Preston Hospital. She is now in intensive care after undergoing


surgery. Cate’s father, Stephen Sutcliffe,


of Clitheroe, said: “The doctors have been quite positive. “I t has been a very difficult cou­


ple of days. We have been com­ pletely overwhelmed. “We want to thank everyone for


the ir support — the police, the health service, friends and family have been absolutely super. “We would also like to thank


Cate’s boyfriend, Jonathon Grace, who has been a terrific support.” Insp. Bob Ford, of Clitheroe


police, said: “Cate was taken ill whilst on duty at the weekend and is currently very poorly in intensive care.


“We are offering as much support


as possible to Her family and our thoughts are with them and Cate at this difficult time.”


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Labour has choice for the General Election


A MAN with a proven track record of service to the com­ munity has been selected as Labour’s prospective Parlia­ mentary candidate for Rib- ’ ble Valley at the next Gen­ eral Election. County Coun. Stephen


Wilkinson (pictured) of Longridge, was chosen by members of Ribble Valley Labour Party to challenge Conservative incumbent Mr Nigel Evans at the polls. Coun. Wilkinson (49), a


car sales fleet manager, com- mented: “I am delighted tha t the Labour P a r ty members have asked me to be their prospective candi­ date.” A Ribble Valley resident


and a member of Lan­ cashire County Council, he is well versed in the needs and concerns of the area and has a strong interest in rural and environmental issues. He recently led the county council task force on Genetically Modified (GM) crops and foods and is cur­ rently chairing the task group looking at the educa-


tional psychology service and its role in the provision for special educational needs witWn the county’s schools. Now Coun. Wilkinson is


looking forward to cam­ paigning for Labour throughout the Ribble Val­ ley over the coming year. He said: “Labour has a


good record of achievement for the Ribble Valley. I will be campaigning positively to set out Labour’s achieve­ ments in government. More than that, I will put forward Labour’s vision for a fairer


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society, built upon a strong and successful economy." “I am proud of the


Labour Government’s record in improving services to rural areas. For instance, there are now 257 more police officers in Lancashire than in 2001. The new Community Support Offi­ cers are providing a strong link between rural commu­ nities and the police. Labour is proving th a t it has the right policies to reduce crime levels perma­


nently." Coun. Wilkinson can be


contacted on 01772 780896, or care of Ribble Valley Labour Party, Charnley House, Preston Road, Lon- gridge, PR3 3BD. • In last week’s Clitheroe


Advertiser and Times, we reported that Julie Young (46), of Barrow, has been selected as the Liberal Democrat prospective Par­ liamentary candidate for Ribble Valley. Mrs Young, a former county councillor, is the chief executive of Vic­ tim Support in Lancashire.


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