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Help us catch car vandals -


by Faiza Afzaal


CLITHEROE police have renewed their plea to the public to work with them in a deter­ mined bid to put the brakes on car criminals. The appeal follows a


spate of “mindless” acts of vandalism on vehicles across the town during the past few weeks. These include badges


being ripped off cars, wing mirrors broken and, in some instances snapped oft, tyres being slashed plus scratches to body­ work - leaving motorists with repair bills running into thousands of pounds. “Enough is enough”,


says Insp. Bob Ford, of Clitheroe police, who has vowed to come down hard on the culprits, but is urg­ ing the public to join forces with the police to help them crack crime. The first of the many


recent car damage inci­ dents happened in the early hours of Sunday, October 17th, when van-, dais snapped the wing mir­ rors off six vehicles parked


ple View, Fairfield Drive, Newlands Avenue, St Paul's Street and Woone Lane. Not only have the


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offenders escaped with the badges, but they have damaged the paintwork of the vehicles in the process of removing them. The incidents, which


PICTURED is Mr Stubbs’ partner, Jill Duxbury, assess­ ing the damage caused to their car. (A261004/8)


in Eshton Terrace, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage. A blue Peugeot 206 was


one of the six cars struck by the offenders and the damage caused was esti­ mated at £250. Insp. Ford explained


that some of the hooligans responsible for the attacks have been arrested and charged, but others are still a t large. As well as information relating to the incidents, officers are


extremely anxious to speak to witnesses who may have information regarding a craze of car- badge thefts, which has been causing a tidal wave of distress. Badges have been prised


off a number of vehicles, including a silver Honda Civic, a Peugeot 406, a Citroen Saxo, a Fiat Duca- to van, a Honda, a Ford and a Mazda MX5. Areas targeted this time include: Ribble Way, Kem-


took place during Friday evening and Saturday, have angered motorists, especially Ribble Way res­ ident Mr Robert Stubbs, who has now suffered van­ dalism to two of his four cars. Mr Stubbs woke on


Sunday morning to find the badge of his Mazda MX5 ripped off, with the paintwork damaged, and the badge on his Mercedes bent backwards. A furious Mr Stubbs


said: “I t is extremely frus­ trating to find that offend­ ers are causing damage and getting away with it,” “If we cannot park out­


side our own homes, where else are we supposed to park?


The waiting is finally over


WEEKS of wondering and waiting came to an end when the covers were pulled off a new Clitheroe sculpture. Polish artist Tom Swoboda's work


entitled: "Ho-use" is now in situ outside the Grand Cinema in York Street. Tom, pictured above with his work,


and his wife, Agula, have been living in Clitheroe for the past six months after being appointed artists in residence at the Undergrand, the former basement of the town's cinema now utilised as a gallery and for arts workshops. The L-shaped metal creation, which


resembles the corner of a room, marks the beginning of a new period of arts related activity in the town and will stay on site until refurbishment work starts at the former civic hall. The sculptor told an invited audience


at the unveiling that space was impor­ tant to him and that, on arriving in Clitheroe, he and his family were look­ ing for a home and the creation was pos­ sibly a monument to their past experi­


ences. A separate metal pot with a tree


planted was the symbol of life and, explained the sculptor, the texture on the metal walls referred to the stone walls of the Grand and patches of rust to the Undergrand. A public art consortium funded by


Clitheroe the Future will soon be comis­ sioning a series of sculptures, including two stainless steel structures a t entrances to Clitheroe and a town cen­ tre sculpture trail. (A261004/6) • See Letters, page 19.


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