2 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, January 20th, 2005


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H Valley Matters..................................6, 7 B Village News .............11,12,13 and 52 B Letters ...........................................16,17 B Weekendplus................... 34, 35 and 36 B Weekend TV ................................38,39 B Family Notices...............................20,21 BReadersplus......................................... 53 BJ ob s ................................................44-47 B Propertyplus.......... ...................40-43 BMotorsplus...................................54-68 B Sport..............................................69-72


AT A GLANCE...


Jason’s quiz success - page 5 Road haulier dies — page 20


High school league tables - page 22 Robber loses appeal - page 52


INFORMATION


I Duty chemist: Duty Chemist: Buckleys Chemist, 4 Rail­ way View Road, Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m.


I Water: 0845 462200. I Councils: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe


Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electricity: 0800 1954141. Gas: 0800 111999.


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. Aidslinc: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Violence Helpline: 01282 422024. Cruse Bereavement Care: Blackburn, Hyndburn and Rib-


1 ble Valley 01254 207999. Environmental Agency: Emergencies - 0800 807060.


Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: I Ribbic Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.


CONTACT US! News: 01200 422324 Advertising: 01200 422323


Classined: 01282 422331 Family Notices and Photo Orders: 01282 126161, ext. 410


Fax: 01200 443467 editor e-mail: vivien.mealh@casllancsncws.co.uk


news editor e-mail: duncan.smith@eastlancsnews.co.uk sport e-mail: edward.Icc@castlancsnews.co.uk


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WEEKEND WEATHER: Forecasters predict Satur­ day will remain cloudy, with outbreaks of rain and possible frost. Sunday is set to be a lot brighter.


SUNRISE: 8-15 a.m. SUNSET: 4-26 p.m. LIGHTING UP TIME: 8-15 a.m.


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.


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£1,000 taken in club raid


POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a break-in at Clitheroe Social Club left the owners £1,000 out of pocket. Raiders used beer bar­


r • *; Imaginative plan for memorial


IMAGINATIVE plans to redesign Clitheroe Castle’s Memorial Rose Garden formulated by pupils from Ribblesdale High School Technology College are on public display. The plans drawn up by


a group of 11 public spirit­ ed school pupils will be exhibited in the foyer of Ribble Valley Borough Council offices for the next fortnight together with a suggestion box, in which local residents can


Farmer is


arrested As we went to press, spe­ cialist search-trained police officers were search­ ing the Slaidburn farm, as well as another farm in Pendleton. Arrangements have


been made to ensure a vet is present while the opera­ tion is ongoing to ensure animal welfare issues are addressed. Inspector Bob Ford,


officer in charge of polic­ ing in the Ribble Valley, said: "We have been work­ ing for some time with the other agencies, to investi­ gate allegations of fraud relating to farm subsidy payments and breaches of livestock movement and registration legislation. It is a complex investigation which will take some time to complete." Derek Smith, from Lan­


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cashire Trading Standards Animal Welfare Depart­ ment, said: "The cattle identification regulations require all animals to be registered with the British Cattle Movements Service (BCMS). A passport is issued for each animal, and all movements of the ani­ mal must be notified. If a false identity is applied to an animal, disease trace- ability is lost. We are investigating possible breaches of the movement regulations and the falsifi­ cation of cattle identifica­ tion documents." A number of police offi­


cers, working with staff from Trading Standards, Defra and the British Cat­ tle Movement Service were at the two farms all


day.


leave their comments. The idea for the project was first mooted at a meeting of the Ribble Val­ ley Crime and Disorder Prevention Partnership, which was looking at ways to involve local young peo­ ple in worthwhile commu­ nity projects. Ribble Valley Borough


Council’s community development manager Chris Hughes suggested the Castle’s rose garden, which is in need of desper­


ate refurbishment, as a suitable project. Stephen Cox, deputy head teacher at Ribblesdale, explained: “Eleven pupils applied to take part and they have been working on the gar­ den design for one day a week. On-the-job training has been provided by Myerscough College and each pupil will be awarded an NVQ in horticulture if they successfully complete the project.” Part of the funding for


the project has been pro­ vided by Community Design, a partnership scheme comprising Lan­ cashire County Council's Projects and Programmes Team, Barclay's Bank, the North West Development Agency (NWDA). Our picture shows


pupils from Ribblesdale High School who are help­ ing to renovate the rose garden in the grounds of


Clitheroe Castle. (B180105/3)


Brockhall plan ‘does not strike right balance


by Natalie Cox


PLANS for the final phase of development at the former hospital site in Brockhall have


been refused. A large scale application


for the construction of 14 live/work units, 24 apart­ ments, a swimming pool and gymnasium and vil­ lage hall was turned down by members of Ribble Val­ ley Borough Council’s Planning and Develop­ ment Committee. Planning officer Mr


John Macholc said council­ lors had felt the overall mix of emplo3rment, residential and leisure use was inap­ propriate. He said; “The committee did not feel the mix of employment, resi­ dential and leisure use was acceptable to reflect a sus­ tainable community and as such it refused the plan because it felt the balance of housing was too much. The committee refused it because if felt the overall land use mix was inappro­ priate to sustain a commu­ nity within that area.” He added that planning


policy is now focused on providing sustainable mixed communities, with a balance of emplpyment.


lesiure and housing. Said Mr Macholc: “Using too much of one element means you are going to struggle with the others. Here the committee felt the plan was driving more towards residential in pure land use although the actu­ al numbers remain the same, which they already have permission for.” Mr Macholc said the


applicants now had two choices: to come up with a resubmitted bid which would overcome the fears of the committee or the right to appeal. The appli­ cation was submitted joint­ ly by the Brockhall Village Residents Association and Brockhall Village Limited, the company which has developed the former hos­ pital site over many years. It is operated by developer Mr Gerald Hitman, who himself lives at Brockhall Village. Responding to the coun­


cil’s refusal of planning per­ mission, Mr Hitman told the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times: “I think that most of the people who live at Brockhall will be pretty disappointed with the prospect that uncertainty over the final phase of development might well continue for another year


or two, while an appeal is determined. I therefore intend to take John Macholc up on his sugges­ tion of a resubmission, to overcome councillors' objections. Coun. Dyson made a very telling point that the report presented to the committee did not show any justification for replacing the pre-existing plan for the final phase of the village with a new one. In the circumstances, it is not surprising that they rejected it. “This is very frustrating


because a great deal of painstaking research was presented to officers of the council before they agreed to recommend the new plan for approval. If only this work had been present­ ed to the committee, I think the outcome on the night might well have been different.” Mr Hitman added: “We


are in a very "unusual situa­ tion. The application had the unanimous support of the committee of the Brockhall Village Resi­ dents' Association. It had my support, as landowner, and it had the support of the professional planning officers of the borough council. That continues to be the case.”


I with £1,000. Following the theft,


rels to climb on to the roof and gained access into the building in Wellgate, Clitheroe. Once inside, they emptied the game machines and tills and fled


which happened overnight Saturday, police are appealing for information to catch the culprits, but they are also urging retail­ ers to be particularly -vigi­ lant of anyone paying for goods with a large amount of pound coins. Witnesses are asked to


call Clitheroe police on 01200 443344, or Crime- stoppers on 0800 555111.


Whist winners


SOLO whist winners at the Pendle Club were: Mrs D. Cook, Mrs M. Parker and Mrs M. Holding. New players are welcome every Monday at 7 p.m. Bridge winners were:


Mrs Eva Velvick, Mr Ernest Manning, Mrs Anne Riley and Mr Joe Lynd. New players are welcome every Monday at


1-30 p.m. Domino winners were:


1 B. Tomlinson, P. Metcalfe,


B. Cooke, M. Smith, F. Cooke, D. Cook, M. Pye and E. Weaver. New mem­ bers welcome every Friday at 7 p.m.


Line dancing is held


every Thursday from 1-30 until 3-30 p.m. and sequence dancing every Tuesday from 7-30 until 10p.m. New members are always wel­ come.


Smoke alarm!


COUNCIL employees were evacuated from the Ribble Valley Borough Council offices on Tues­ day lunchtime when the fire alarm activated. Fire crews were called to


the building in Church Brow and on inspection, fire chief Mr Dave McGrath discovered the attic compartment was


full of smoke. On further investiga­


tion, they found the smoke was coming out of a neighbour’s chimney. Workers were later allowed back in the building.


Bridge club


WINNERS for Clitheroe Bridge Club last week were; Monday NS: Pat Ward and Ernest Ormand, Chris Pollard and Janet Bailey; EW: Jean Bailey and Moira Philips, Kath Higson and Doreen Blake. Thursday NS: Jean


Martindale and Janet Bai­ ley: Adrian Norris and William Norris; EW: Doreen Blake and Mary Thompson; Andy Rom- anowski and Lillian Wharfe.


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Prisoner returned to jail drunk after weekend away


A CLITHEROE man who broke the terms of his weekend jail sentence, by turning up drunk at a Lancashire prison, has been ordered to serve the rest of his time as a


full-time prisoner. Aaron Crompton went to the pub on dis­


covering that his train to Kirkham was delayed, but this put him in breach of reg­ ulations that he should not turn up having had alcohol. The sentence was reviewed as his case was brought back to court. Crompton (25), of Bolland Prospect,


Clitheroe, was sentenced last autumn to 60 days’ prison, to be served at weekends


spread over 38 weeks. He had already served 48 days, but still


had 12 left. The "weekend custody" term had been


imposed for an offence of unlawful wound­ ing, where he stabbed someone in the leg with a barbecue fork. Preston Crown Court heard that Cromp­


ton had a full-time job with a carpet man­ ufacturing firm, doing night shifts. However, he recently turned up for his


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Do not approach this man — police


He does not appear to have by Faiza Afzaal


CLITHEROE police are grow­ ing increasingly concerned about a man who has been missing from Kemple View Psychiatric Hospital for eight


days. Mr John Hill, pictured, was last


seen by staff at the hospital, in Langho, which offers beds for men and women with “severe enduring” mental health problems, at 10-10 p.m. on the evening of last Wednes­


day. The 32-year-old had been an in­


patient at the hospital since 2002 and it is understood that he forced open a window to escape from the


premises. Police, who have conducted an


extensive search of the area since are concerned for Mr Hill’s welfare and believe he may have travelled to Preston, boarding a train to


London. They also believe that he may


have withdrawn cash at various locations both in Preston and from London over the weekend. Insp. Andy Hill, of Lancashire


police is urging anyone who may have seen him to get in touch. He said: “We now know that it is


likely he may have travelled back. “We would ask that if anybody sees Mr Hill, that they don’t


approach him, but contact the police as soon as possible on 01254


51212.” This is the second time in two


years Mr Hill has escaped from the


hospital. A major hunt was sparked when


he absconded in August 2003, but was found by the police in the local area within 36 hours of his disap­


pearance. Mr Hill is described as slim


build, 6ft. 2in. tall, with short dark brown hair and is clean shaven. At the time of his disappearance,


he was wearing a dark T-shirt, blue jeans and possible dark trainers.


A MAN awaiting trial for assault has been banned from entering Clitheroe. Colin Vaughan Peters


Man banned from town Conditions attached to


(41), of Pear Tree Court, Salford, was remanded on bail until January 31st by Blackburn magistrates.


his bail include residence at the Salford address and not to enter Clitheroe. He is charged with three


assaults on Rebecca Cun- liffe and using threatening behaviour.


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taken a coat with him. Meanwhile, officials at Kemple


View, where most patients are detained under the Mental Health Act, said the facility is low securi­ ty, with patients who do not pose a great risk to the local community. They are currently carrying out


a full internal review at the hospi­ tal to determine how Mr Hill


escaped. A spokesman for the hospital


said; “We contacted the police in the first instance and are continu­ ing to co-operate with them until Mr Hill is found safe and well. “In the event of a patient absconding, a full internal review


takes place. “Every effort is made to provide


a secure, safe and comfortable envi­ ronment, which includes removing items that may cause harm or facil­ itate absconding behaviour. “However, not all material that


could be used inappropriately can be removed from a patient without dehumanising him/her.” Insp. Hill added: “Mr Hill is not


thought to be a danger to the pub­ lic, but if he is seen he should not be approached. “Instead the police should be


contacted immediately.” Anyone with information about


Mr Hill’s whereabouts is asked to call 01254 51212.


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weekend prison stint having had drink and in contravention of the rules. Miss Kath Johnson (defending) asked


the court to step back from making the sentence full-time prison. She explained that Crompton went to


catch his train to Kirkham and found that


it had been delayed. "Rather than wait on the platform he


went into the nearest pub and consumed


alcohol,” said Miss Johnson. "He was taken before the governor and


admitted being in breach of prison rules. He was surprised to then receive a letter indicating he had to attend court". Crompton was said to be a “chastened


young man” who risked losing his job if he was ordered to serve the remaining 12 days


on a full-time basis. Judge Peter Openshaw QC directed that


the outstanding term be served full-time. He said intermittent custody was a valu­ able part of the court's powers. It involved a demanding an even arduous


regime and was not an easy option. It required prisoners to report on time, in a suitable condition to participate in an arranged programme. He said: "It is simply not acceptable for offenders to turn up drunk, let alone seri­


ously drunk. "It is important that a clear message is


sent out to others that unless there are truly exceptional circumstances, such breaches will result in a sentence being var­ ied. There are no exceptional circum­ stances in this case.”


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