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Double trouble times 11! - page 6 Radio station latest - page 11 Jo’s charity mission - page 23 Housing crisis update - page 58


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Duly chcmisl: Buckleys Chemist, 4 Railway View Road, Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Elcclricity: 08001954141. Gas: 0800111999. Water: 0845 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 4220^. Cruse Bereavement Care: Ribble Valley 01200 429346. Environmental Agency: Emergencies-0800 807060. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01200 444484. National: 0800 776600. Ribbic 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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New spy system sends |j Pedalling pair take second spot criminals on their way


By Duncan Smith_____ By Faiza Afzaal ^


A PIONEERING spy system device which instantly pinpoints criminal drivers across the Ribble Valley has been success­ ful in detecting criminal activity and catching serious offenders. PC Diane Kavanagh, of Clitheroe police,


revealed the computer-based system, which uses the Automatic Number Plate Recogni­ tion (ANPR) technology, is continuing to deny criminals the use of the roads and reduce crime. The round-the-clock technology is linked to


Clitheroe and Whalley's existing CCTV cam­ eras, scanning number plates of every car entering the borough, allowing police to imme­ diately identify travelling criminals targeting the area. Since the "intelligence" operation has been


up and running, a huge number of notable offenders have been stopped and dealt with. Numerous drink drivers have been caught


due to the ANPR system and in one instance the latest crime-fighting tool aided in the detection of a burglary in the area, whereby the suspect's vehicle registration involved was


inputted and an image of the vehicle and driv­


er were captured. After identification of the driver, he was


arrested and charged with the offence. The technology, which checks over 10,000


vehicles per day, has helped in the recovery of stolen vehicles and has also reduced the chance of people having their cars stolen or becoming the victinis of crime. Insp. Bob Ford, officer in charge of geo­


graphic policing in the Ribble Valley, stated that ANPR has so far been very effective and the police have had some good results. Explaining some of the success stories, he


said: "The ANPR has proved successful and we have achieved noticeable successes in recent


months. "The ANPR alerted police when a vehicle


carrying known shoplifters from another area drove into the town. ■ "The information was passed to CCTV and


the occupants were subsequently arrested after attempting to steal from one of our stores." Insp. Ford added potential crimes had been


prevented after a vehicle carrying two known burglars was stopped after an alert from the ANPR. The offenders were spoken to and made aware of the CCTV system, resulting in them leaving the town.


In addition to the powerful technology, Insp.'


Ford revealed Clitheroe has a mobile ANPR set, which is used in a stationary vehicle that ’ can be parked anywhere police think it would prevent or detect crime.


. "We are currently liaising with West Mercia


Police into the on-going investigation of a large ■ high value vehicle fraud after a vehicle from: the Birmingham area passed through Clitheroe," commented Insp. Ford. "As a direct result of the ANPR alert, vital information regarding the whereabouts and current owner of the vehicle is now being investigated." ' As the scheme had proved successful in


Clitheroe and Whalley, Insp. Ford said officers were looking into expanding ANPR to cover the busy A59, however, the system costs a great deal of money and in order to keep it up to speed, it has to be up-dated regularly. • ANPR was introduced in conjunction


with the Ribble Valley's Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP). If a vehicle, is stolen or has been used in the commission off crime it can be stopped.


. If the system picks up a match or "hit", that-


is then notified to an operator as an alarm. ■ Officers at Clitheroe police then make a rele­ vant decision based on the information sup­ plied.


WBSS Yotingsters in top gear for charity , 0 from'page L;.'


Justice campaign is i


launched his grandmother, Cathy Massey, '• all of Clitheroe, have launched the “Justice For Joshua” cam­ paign calling for an overhaul of the UK childminding system. This week Miss Massey


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YOUNG cyclists got on their bikes and pushed their pedals in aid of charity. The fun competition, organised


by St Paul’s Playgroup, was held to raise funds for the playgroup’s resources. More than 26 children compet­ ed in the sponsored pedal push.


Winning hands


SOLO whist winners a t the Pendle Club were: B. Wood, Mrs A. Foster, Mrs M. Hold­ ing. Bridge winners at the Pen­


dle Club were: Mrs Frances Porter, Mrs P at Parker, Mr Harvey Jackson, Mr Brian Holden. Domino winners were: D.


Peel, M. Pye, joint 3rd, M. Tomlinson, D. Lowe, joint 5th, P. Metcalfe and J. Thomber. Sequence dancing will be


held every Tuesday a t 7-30 p.m. and line dancing every Thursday at 1-30 p.m... . . .


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which was supported by parents, grandparents and staff. The event, which involved a


five minute circuit around the parish hall, raised more than £200 and is one of the main fund-rais­ ers for the charitable organisa­ tion.


Group leader Mrs Nicky Bai­


ley, said the event was enjoyed by all the two to four-year-olds, who attend the playgroup on a Mon­ day, Wednesday and Friday morning.


Our picture shows some of the


children from the playgroup tak­ ing part in the sponsored event. (A180505/3)


Appeal for witnesses


CLITHEROE police are appealing for witnesses after property estimated at £28,500 was stolen over the Bank Holiday weekend. Thieves entered the grounds of a large


detached house in Old Langho and dam­ aged an inflatable dinghy estimated to be worth £11,000, stole two “unique” wood­ en sculptures of ladies worth £16,000 and a polished granite sign worth £1,500. The theft took place between 10 p.m. on


Sunday and 6 a.m. Bank Holiday Mon­ day. Witnesses are urged to come forward. Please call police on 01200 443344.


Bridge club wins


WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday were: NS Mrs J. Martin- dale and Mrs J.Taylor with Mr and Mrs R. Ward second. EW Mr B. Cuba and Mrs I. Park xvith.Mrs M. Miller and Mrs P. Moulds second. On Thursday the win­


ners were: NSMrsJ.Mar- tindale and Mrs J. Bailey


with Mr C. and Mr G. Pol­ lard second. EW Mrs M.


Thompson and Mr L Bowker with Mrs M. Parker and Mrs B. Ben­ nett second. - WMJ


responded to the comments say­ ing: “99.9% of childminders out there do a fantastic job and we’re not knocking them with our cam­ paign. “But for that small percentage


who have something to hide, we need to do something now to stop what happened to Josh from hap­ pening again.” Miss Massey added: “The


training childminders get is just


not enough. “It does not matter how good a


childminder you are, you need an NVQ.”


The family’s campaign has four - .


main aims: - Better regulation to ban peo­


ple with serious problems, such as binge drinking, from becoming


childminders;. - - Better training to put child­


minders on a level with nursery nurses, rather than just a one or two-day course as it is now; - Better information, making


all terms and conditions of re^s- tration easily available from Ofst;


ed for parents; - Better knowledge for parents,


encouraging them to ask ques­ tions about conditions of regis­ tration as a result of knowing , about Joshua’s case. Miss Massey added that these measures could only improve the


situation for everyone. • , ' “Childminders with nothing to


hide would be supporting our _ campaign,” she commented.


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OFF-ROAD experts Simon and Sarah Sarginson were pipped at the post to take second place in the National Mountain Bike Championships, staged in the Lake District. The Clitheroe couple, of Salthill


Road, competed in the mixed team category in the major cycle cham­ pionships, held in Braithwaite, Cumbria. They previously, won the event in


2002, but this year just missed out out on first place after five hours of racing. Yet for. Sarah (33), just being


able to take part was a' personal tri­ umph after battling against injuries sustained in a road acci­


dent. She was cyling home from work when she was in collision with a car, suffering injuries including a torn knee cartilage, which put her out action for almost a year. Now back in the saddle, she and


her husband Simon (43) recently took part in a Mnter series of gru­ elling endurance events, which included three hours’ “trailquest- ing” - navigating for checkpoints through mud, hills, ditches and driving rain - and “Spanish 0” events - similar to trailquesting but picking the fastest route against the clock. When not in the saddle, Sarah is


deputy centre manager of Black­ burn College’s Business, Comput­ ing and Technology department, while Simon is a full-time water­ colour .artist.


They both used to be keen fell-


runners for the Bowland Fell Club and now plan to take on more mountain bike challenges, includ­ ing more national events. Speaking after their Lake Dis­


trict success, Sarah was full of praise for her personal trainer, Adri­ an Burton, of Burnley, who helped ' to get her back to competition fit­ ness following her accident. “He’s been brilliant,” said Sarah,


who is also a school liaison officer for Blackburn College. “He’s helped me get my strength


back and improved my energy lev­ els. I could not have competed at this level without him.” Our picture shows husband and


wife team Simon and Sarah cele­ brating their success. (G310505/3)


Love blossoms at Christian holiday centre


ONE of Clitheroe’s best-known person­ alities has announced her engagement - a t the age of 72! . Laura Bailey is to marry George


Quinton in April next year. Mrs Bailey (72), of Low Moor, met


Mr Quinton (80) at Scargill House, the Christian holiday and conference cen­ tre where she has been helping regularly since 2000 when St Paul’s made its first visit there. Mrs Bailey is particularly well-


known as a volunteer and charity work­ er for various causes in the Ribble Val­ ley. In 2001 she put pen to paper and


wrote a book: “All the Days of My Life” which revealed a fascinating background, from early days in an orphanage to two years spent in serv­ ice, factory work, then a position in Hurst Green which led to her first mar­ riage. Prior to the death of his wife, Elsie,


six years ago, Mr Quinton had little contact with the church, but was intro­


duced to Scargill by a friend, Harry, also a widower. Now a committed Christian, and a member of Zion Bap­ tist Church in Rawtenstall, Mr Quin­ ton spends more time at Scargill than Mrs Bailey, who has many involve­ ments in Clitheroe. He uses his skills as a stone-waller to


build and repair walls on the Scargill estate. Originally a farm labourer in his native Rossendale, he was taught stone-walling and then worked in the building trade and on farms. He also helps out at a retreat centre at Dun­ blane, flagging as well as stone-walling. The couple will have their marriage


blessing and celebration at Scargill House. Since Scargill is not licensed for the legal ceremony, they ^vill be married beforehand at a venue still to be decid­ ed. They Mil then move to Clitheroe. George’s two sons, Alan and Tom and their families live in Rossendale. Mrs Bailey and her husband, John, moved into Low Moor eight years ago, but Mr Bailey died two months later.


Help us catch fly-tippers


CLEANSING bosses are calling on Ribble Valley folk to report illegal fly-tippers after 10 tonnes of haz­ ardous asbestos was dumped in a remote country lane. Mr Alan Boyer, street cleansing


and grounds maintenance manager for Ribble Valley Borough Council, said strips of purple and blue carpet were also found at Four Lane Ends, off the A59, near Clitheroe, where the two large mounds of asbestos was dumped. He added council workers had to


don protective boiler suits and masks to remove the asbestos and it had be stored in a special unit before being.transferred to a spe­ cialist landfill tip in Freckleton, near Preston on Friday. Mr Boyer is urging the public to


help whenever possible and is hop­ ing someone will recognise the strips of carpet left, which would possibly lead to the identification of the culprits. He said: “Dumping hazardous


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asbestos is not only using up tax­ payers’ money, but is putting lives at risk as some of the fibres can be deadly if inhaled. “We need people to start report­


ing fly-tippers to the police or coun­ cil so we can catch the culprits and


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stop the problem before it hap­ pens.” He added that people especially


need to be aware of suspicious six or eight-wheeler vehicles near the Four Lane Ends site and report the registration number to the police or council in confidence. As well as asbestos sheets and


other industrial \vaste, the dumped material also includes a pale green


bath towel, lino, children’s wallpa­ per border and a kitchen worktop. Please ring Clitheroe police oh 443344, or Mr Boyer on 01200 429405 or 425111 with information.


. Pictured are council staff remov­ ing the waste, (s) • Council vows to take action


over illegal fly-tipping - see next week’s Clitheroe Advertiser and Times.


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