2 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, June 24th, 2004
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AT A GLANCE ...
Clitheroe bistro owners retire -page 4 Death of a remarkable man -page 5
Super, smashing motor show -pages 7,61 Village speed problem tackled -page 26
INFORM ATION
Duty chemist: Buckleys Chemist, 4 Railway View Road, Clitheroe: noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electricity: 08001954141. Gas: 0800 111999. Water: 0345 462200. Councils: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 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. Ribble Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.
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WEEKEND WEATHER: Heavy rain and strong winds are expected all day on Saturday. It will be cloudy on Sunday, with possible rain in the evening.
SUNRISE: 4-39 a.m. SUNSET: 9-44 p.m. LIGHTING UP TIME: 9-44 p.m.
B BURNLEY B ACCRINGTON
THIS year has been an extreme ly important one in the history
. of rail travel in Clitheroe. I t was 10 years last month since
passenger trains returned to use the line between Clitheroe and Black- bum. To mark the occasion, we are
inviting our younger readers - those still at primary school - to take part in a special competition in which they can win an uncirculated coin collection worth £8.95 in a presenta tion case direct from the Royal Mint.I t is a super prize and one worth keeping. We have 50 sets to give away,
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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) track to a collection!
thanks to the Friends of the Black- bum-Hellifield Line. All we want you to do is tell us
how much trains have changed the way we live. Long before our young readers
were born, residents of Clitheroe were reliant on the trains which steamed into the station at the bot tom of King Street. Farmers sent their milk in huge
churns on the train, livestock was carried by train and many items, including newspapers, were delivered from the larger towns and cities, into Clitheroe. Those were the days before the motor vehicle changed completely
the way we live. To transport live stock, in particular, to places like Manchester would have taken days. Milk chums were taken to Clitheroe station by horse and cart. Today our local railway service is
used mainly for passenger travel, although Castle Cement still uses the railway for haulage. Let us know just how much the
railway has changed our lifestyle in words and pictures and you could become the owner of a special set of Britain's New Coinage. Send your entries to: Coin Compe
tition Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe BB7 2EW before July 16th.
Murder case wife remand
A WHALLEY woman accused of murdering her husband just five weeks after they were married has: been remanded in custody.; Catherine Marie Osliffp
(33), of Green Park, was remanded in custody by a : judge a t Preston Crown* Court. She will enter her! plea when she next appears ’ there on August 25th.
! Osliffe, formerly John-j
son, is alleged to have* stabbed her husband, 35-1 year-old Roger Osliffe, with a kitchen knife. He under-! went emergency surgery but died at Blackburn Royal Infirmary. A funeral service for Mr ■
Osliffe is to be held at: Whalley Parish Church at; 1 p.m. today, followed by:
burial at Wiswell Ceme-: tery.
Meeting on countryside
ANYONE with concerns I about the countryside will; be welcome at next week’s | meeting of the Ribble Val ley District Group of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE). I t will be held at the
Mitton Hall Country House Hotel, near Whal ley, next Thursday, July 1st, starting at 7-30 p.m. For more information,
contact the group’s secre tary, Mr Ray Halfpenny, on 01254 826956.
Crash vehicle overturned
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HARRY POTTER has been “packin’ ’em in” at the Grand Cine ma, Clitheroe, with long queues for screenings throughout the school holidays. The York Street cinema was
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among a handful of smaller, inde pendent venues to secure the latest big screen Harry Potter adventure four days ahead of its national release date. That led to “queues around the
Thieves raid shed
THIEVES sneaked, in to ,an unlocked shed in Colthurst Drive, Clitheroe, and stole prop-; erty valued at £265. ' ■ The theft occurred between 9
• a.m. Saturday and 4-30 p.m. Sun-; : day and among the items taken . were two mountain bikes. Police are investigating.
block” for the first screenings and, now nearing the end of its second week, the film’s popularity endures. “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
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shrouded in mystery - and now his own life could be at risk.
If you have not yet experienced
Azkaban” sees the boy wizard returning for his third year at Hog- warts to the daunting news that Sir ius Black has escaped from the wiz ards’ prison.
. I t is widely thought that Black was responsible for the death of Harry’ parents - an incident still
THE inquest into a 19-month-old Clitheroe toddler, who died at a childminder’s home in Sabden, has been adjourned until next month. Little Joshua James Massey- Hodgkinson’s .death gripped the
town’s close-knit community last month.
“Pottermania” there is still time to catch the film at The Grand.
Telephone 01200 423278 or,-alter natively visit the cinema’s website,
www.grandcinema.co.uk, for details of screenings. Our picture shows people queue
ing for one of the Harry Potter screenings.
Date for inquest on tragic toddler His devastated parents have vis
ited Joshua’s tiny grave at Clitheroe Cemetery every day since he was buried. A post-mortem was carried out at Pendlebury Children’s Hospi tal and the hearing will now take
place at Burnley on Tuesday, July 13th.
Mastermind Christine on TV again
VIEWERS of the BBC quiz show “Mastermind” saw a familiar face on Tuesday night. Christine Warman was in the hot
seat again, having appeared previ ously on the show in 1997, then again a year later when she helped launch a new series on Radio 4.
An employee of the Tesco store in
Clitheroe, Mrs Warman is an engi neering graduate and member of Mensa. She chose the author Tom Sharpe as her specialist subject and
gained a credible 15 points in the first round. In the two-minute general knowl
edge round, she gained a further nine
P01J? .’ P)u*' P ^ e d on six questions, to finish third. The winner had 26 points with three passes.
In previous contests, Mrs War-
maJn„Cij0Se “Theropod Dinosaurs” and Ornithischian Dinosaurs” as her specialist subjects.
§81 ................ ..... Potter film casts spell on local youngsters
TWO Clitheroe people escaped serious injuries when a M-registered Mit subishi landed on its roof after being in collision with a Volvo. The accident happened
a t 7-20 a.m. on Monday, near the Pimlico Link Road on the A59. The road was blocked
for less than 20 minutes and the motorists suffered minor cuts and bruises.
Tailbacks THERE were tailbacks at
. the Devil’s Elbow, on the A671 Whalley Road on Friday after a lorry shed
its load of timber. Emergency services
were called to the scene in Read and a small crane was used to clear the debris. The road was par tially closed for nearly three hours.
Pendle Club
WINNERS of the weeldy Friday evening domino drive at the Pendle Club, Clitheroe were: Mrs J. Thomber, Mr C. Wiseman, Mr P. Metcalfe and Mrs F.
Jeffs jointly. Bridge winners on Mon
day afternoon were Mrs Doris Blunt, Mr Ernest Manning, Miss Win Harg-
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OUR picture shows Muslim worshippers performing the prayers for the first time in the civic suite (B180604/4b)
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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, June 24th, 2004 3 Council chamber becomes prayer site
MUSLIM worshippers said prayers for the first time in the Ribble Valley Borough Coun cil Chamber on Friday afternoon. Civic leaders, including borough mayor
Coun. Charles Warkmah, and the council’s chief executive, Mr David Morris, welcomed the small Clitheroe faith group as they walked into the civic suite in Church Brow. Prayer mats were spread on the floor of the
chamber, allowing the communal prayers, which were led by Lord Adam Patel of Black burn, to go ahead. The decision to allow prayers in the cham
ber comes in the wake of a long-running plan ning saga and is seen by both the council and the Muslims as a temporary solution. The town’s Muslim community spokesman,
Mr Sheraz Arshad, said: “We are very pleased that the council has compromised and let us use the premises to pray. “However, this is only a temporary solution
and we are now working closely with the coun cil to find a building as a place to worship per manently. Commenting on the new initiative, which is
the first of its kind in the country, Mr Morris, said: “I think it is absolutely fantastic that the council can accommodate the town’s small Muslim community for a few hours on Fri days.
“We will continue to work with them until
a permanent venue for prayers is found. “In the meantime, we will co-operate in
every way to ensure it is a success.” Earlier this year, the Clitheroe Advertiser
and Times reported that an appeal outlining a proposal to develop a small piece of land in
RIBBLE VALLEY Mayor, Coun. Charles Warkman, along with Mr Morris and Coun. Robert Thompson, welcomes the town’s Muslim community. (B180G04/4a)
Holden Street, for use as a small mosque, was thrown out by Government Inspectors, hav ing been refused permission by local planners in 1998,2000 and 2002. Since then the council pledged to work with
Muslim leaders to find a suitable site for a mosque. But the use of the council chamber in this
Banned two hours after passing test
by Andrew Bellard
A SABDEN man aged 20 was banned from driving two hours
after passing his test. A court heard th a t Justin
Armitage (pictured) had spent two years and “thousands of pounds” becoming a qualified driver. His solicitor, Mr Andrew Church-
Taylor, said that if he had not actu ally set a record for the shortest time a driving licence had been held, his client must surely rank amongst the leaders. Blackburn magistrates heard
that a “moment of madness” had led to Armitage taking his father's car after drinking at least 10 pints of lager with friends. During a subsequent police chase
he had jumped out of the moving vehicle, leaving it to smash through a garden fence. He was arrested after a chase and found to be nearly three times the
drink-drive limit. Armitage, of Whalley Road, was
bailed to appear in court on the same day as he was due to sit the practical part of his driving test. “The irony of his appearance
here today is that some two hours ago he took his driving test and passed it,” Mr Church-Taylor told the court. “He has been learning since he
was 18 and has spent hundreds, if not thousands, of pounds learning to drive. He has held that licence for just two hours and this court must
disqualify him.” Armitage pleaded guilty to dan
gerous driving, driving with excess
alcohol, other than in accordance with his provisional licence and without insurance. The case was adjourned for the
preparation of a pre-sentence report and Armitage was made sub ject to an interim disqualification. As a result of the dangerous driving conviction, Armitage will have to sit an extended re-test before he is allowed to hold a full licence again. Mrs Wendy Chappell (prosecut
ing) said police gave chase after see ing Armitage set off from outside shops in Whalley without his lights on.
Armitage did not respond to the
sirens and flashing blue lights and eventually pulled into Billington Gardens, where he jumped out of his car as it was doing about 20 m.p.h. He was arrested after a chase, but
the car continued and smashed through a garden fence coming to
rest just yards from the front door of a pensioner’s house. Interviewed by police, Armitage
said he had been out with friends and drunk “at least” 10 pints of lager in the White Hart, Sabden, before going home and taking the car without his parents knowing. Mr Church-Taylor said Armitage
had gone for a drink with friends after work and, having enjoyed the evening, made his way home. “He wishes that had been the end
of it,” said Mr Church-Taylor. “For some reason, which he can
not explain, and he has been over these events many times in the last few days, he took his father’s keys and drove his car into Whalley.” Mr Church-Taylor said that since
the incident Armitage, a slaughter man with Red Rose Foods, had con tacted the elderly lady whose fence had been destroyed. “He went round and took with
him chocolates and flowers and he has also had the fence repaired,” said Mr Church-Taylor. “Because the finish does not quite
match, he has arranged to go round himself and make sure it does. He is doing that not because of these pro ceedings, but because that is the kind of person he is.” He said Armitage’s parents had
not made any complaint, but they did expect him to pay for the dam age to their car, which was conser vatively estimated at £300. “This was a moment of madness
which will live with my client for a long time,” said Mr Church-Taylor.
way prompted a backlash from BNP activists, who a fortnight ago, staged a protest. Following the end-of-the-week prayers, an
Islamic Awareness Exhibition was staged to explain the meaning of Islam. The council foyer was decorated with large
displays depicting the religion’s cultures and traditions.
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