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Padiham funeral of top academic


THE funeral of one of Lan­ cashire's leading academics. Dr Hugh Mortimer Pollard, of Simonstone, took place on Wednesday. He died in hospital at the age


of 89 and tributes were paid by educationists to "a man who had a clear vision of a college as a community", and "committed to the principle that only the best would do." Dr Pollard, pictured, of Pollard


Row, Simonstone Lane, was born a t Cockshutts Farm, Simon­ stone, and attended the village CE primary school before going to Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn. He studied at Wadham Col­


lege, Oxford, and Liverpool Uni­ versity before taking up a teach­ ing post at Newton Abbot Gram­ mar School, Devon, specialising in English. During the Second World War,


he served with the Intelligence Corps and subsequently became founding principal of the British Families' Education Service in Berlin. High academic posts at Austin


Peay University at Clarksville, Tennessee, at Chester College and Sheffield University fol­ lowed. In 1953, he became founder-


principal of the Church of Eng­ land College, Lancaster, set up as a teacher-training establishment. It became St Martin's College with its awards validated by Lan­ caster University. His book "Pioneers of Educa­


tion" was published in 1956. In 1975, Dr Pollard was invest­


ed with the Swedish honour of Chevalier of the Royal Order of Vasa for establishing cultural links between the countries. On his retirement in 1976, he


was awarded the OBE for ser­ vices to education and in 1989 was awarded an honorary doctor­ ate by Lancaster University. Retirement brought a year in


Australia and Japan with the Church of England monastic order Society of Sacred Missions. At the age of 75 he passed the


advanced driving test and spent much of his time encouraging local artists and establishing a unique garden. He continued his close associa­


tion with St Leonard's Parish Church, Padiham. Dr Pollard is survived by his


sister, Mrs Joan Eddlestone, and nephews Christopher and Wal­ ton. A funeral service was held at St


Leonard's Church followed by interment at Padiham Cemetery.


Teens hurt in crash


FOUR Clitheroe teenagers were taken to hospital after a Vauxhall Astra they were travelling in ran off the road and crashed into a tree in Edisford Road. Driver Thomas Tyne (1 9 ) , of St


John’s Square, was taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary with chest injuries when the accident happened at 7-40 p.m. on Sunday. He has since been transferred to Blackpool Victoria Hos­ pital. Passenger George Fisher (17), of


Meadowlands, was also taken to hospi­ tal with chest injuries and his condition has been described as “comfortable.” Third passenger 16-year-old Jasmine


Peel, of Whalley Road, was treated for whiplash and has since been discharged. Meanwhile, passenger Matthew Eglin, of Somerset Avenue, was taken to hos­ pital with a suspected broken leg and his condition is described as satisfactory.


Man denies charge


CLITHEROE man Luke Michael Brown (20), of Mayfield Avenue, was remanded on bail until April 7th by Blackburn magis­ trates after pleading not guilty to using threatening behaviour.


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Woman (37) dies nine months after sleepwalk fall


'A WOMEN who suffered serious head injuries in a fall while sleepwalking died almost nine months later from pneumonia - an inquest heard. Miss Fiona Johnson (37), of Whalley


Road, Langho, had been staying with her friend, Nicola Femhead, in Darwen when the accident happened. Miss Femhead told the hearing that her


friend had come over on March 20th last year. They had spent the evening enjoying a meal, a few drinks, watching a video and talking. Miss Johnson, who had been a sleep­


walker from an early age, had been wound up about work, but as the evening pro­ gressed she relaxed. They went to bed in the early hours and Miss Femhead was awoken by a loud bang. She said that she shot out of her bed­


room and found her friend on the floor at the bottom of the stairs. She was not breathing, so Miss Femhead called an ambulance. She had suffered major head injuries and


was left quadriplegic by the accident. Miss Johnson underwent brain surgery


at Hope Hospital in Salford, but it did not improve her condition.


She died in Burnley General Hospital on


December 14th. Consultant pathologist Dr Alex Howat


said that in the fall Miss Johnson had suf­ fered a fractured skull and damage to vari­ ous parts of her brain. While in hospital, she became suscepti­


ble to chest infections. He gave the cause of her death as pneu­


monia, which she was unable to fight off because of her severe head injuries. In recording a verdict of accidental


death. East Lancashire Coroner Mr Richard Taylor said: “It seems tragic that such an innocent, enjoyable evening last March should end up here at an inquest. It seems tragic that Miss Johnson’s life should be taken away because of the innocence of sleepwalking. “The accident that she suffered left her


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in the condition that you must have wit­ nessed for many months and she was sadly taken away by broncho-pneumonia, but she had become vulnerable to these sorts of | infections. She wouldn’t have become so * vulnerable if she hadn’t suffered the terri­ ble head injuries.”


MP raises baby death issue


RIBBLE VALLEY MP Mr Nigel Evans has questioned the Prime Minister regard­ ing the case of 19-month old Joshua Massey-Hodgkinson. Speaking from the House of Commons,


Mr Evans said: “The parents and grandparents of this


child came to see me during my surgery on Sunday recounting the most horrific tale that I have heard in my 13 years as an MP. “The fact that Ofsted had doubts about


the childminder but did not pass them on to the parents of the child beggars belief. It is clear that information such as this must be made publicly available in order to give parents reassurance in their choice of car­ ers, and to prevent such tragedies happen­ ing again. “After questioning the Prime Minister, I


am delighted that he is taking such a per­ sonal interest in this case. I hope that he is able to get to the bottom of this case and swiftly correct the procedural gaps that allowed this woman to be registered as a child minder in the first place. “No one should have to go through the


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trauma that the parents of this boy went through, and I hope that with the Prime Minister’s intervention this kind of tragedy will never happen again.”


The text of Mr Evans' question to the


Prime Minister follows below: "I have given the PM prior knowledge of


my question. "The parents and grandparent of a 19-


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month-old boy who was killed by a regis­ tered childminder came to see me over the weekend. The boy was drowned. "The family now knows that Ofsted were


in receipt of information about the child­ minder that they if had known they would have never let her anywhere near the child. "Ofsted told me yesterday that they will


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OFSTED issued the following statement yesterday.


friends of baby Joshua Massey-Hodgkin­ son at this difficult time.


“Wendy Barlow was not registered to


provide overnight care and was acting unlawfully outside of the registration terms set by Ofsted at the time of baby Joshua’s death.


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subsequently acted as a childminder for nine months for a number of children and no complaints were received about her pro­ vision. “Ofsted. registers childminders and sets


specific conditions which they must comply with. Mrs Barlow was not allowed to act as a childminder overnight. This was a condi­ tion of her registration and was printed clearly on her registration certificate. How­ ever, if childminders breach these condi­ tions and do not act within our regulatory framework, Ofsted will seek to apply the full force of the law in such circumstances. “Sadly this will not bring Joshua back,


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