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to officers after she was "duped" into buy­ ing fake costume jewellery from the tv.'o Afro-Caribbean men, at first in.si.ste'd tin' jewellery was stolon when questioned Isy


police. Her husband Ashok (51), who overheard


the call, but did nothing to stop her, came clean about what had happened. He was spared prison and was given a


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ing to get revenge on the two men who had


preyed on your own greed." The judge told Ashok Mohindra, he


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they had also tried to sell some jewellery at a nearby petrol station and inquiries


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revealed they were telling the truth after they were captured on CCTV at the garage between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. on the evening they said they had been in Read. The prosecutor said the Mohindi-as were


arrested in October and Ashok Mohindra was the first to come dean. Chand Mohindra maintained jewellery


had been stolen and confirmed she had planned to make an insurance claim, but was not covered. She later owned up to what she had done. Mr Standage added that .Ashok ,AIohin-


dra told police he was there when his wife bought the jewellery and phoned the police. i)ut had not intervejied. The ])i'o.sccutor continued: "He ])layed a


lesser part than she did.” Mr Gareth Jones (defending) said Chand


Mohindra was devastated by what had gone on and felt rc.sounding guilt and shame. Defending Ashok Mohindra, Mr Kevin


Donnelly told the court his client had been unaware of his wife’s intention to make the phone claim until he overheard her on the phone. He under-stood what she had been sajdng,


but did not stop her. Commenting on the case, DC Paul Har­


wood, of Clitheroe CID, said: "It clearly sends a message regarding making false serious allegations to the police."


BNP names county candidate


ONLY one candidate has so far been named by the BNP to stand in the Ribble Valley in the county coun­ cil elections. Party bosses have named


father-of-six Danny Hol­ land (25) as a candidate in Clitheroe for the May elec­ tions. The BNP has said that,


for the first time, it plans to field candidates in the county elections. The BNP has also said


th a t, during the coming election campaign, it wants to broaden its appeal by addressing traditional issues such as housing, instead of concentrating its


efforts on one issue - block­ ing attemp ts to build a mosque in Clitheroe. A party spokesman said:


“We want to talk about the lack of affordable housing and how the average work­ ing man, who might bring home £300 a week from a factory job, can’t afford to live here any more. "The fact that 400 hous­


es were built at Calder- stones, Whalley, and none of them was affordable to low income families says it


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In memory of ‘our Tim


; by Julie Magee


A YOUNG aspiring journalist from Newton has scooped first prize in a new competition held in memory of late Clitheroe Advertiser and Times


reporter Tim Procter. Richard Hartley-Parkinson (22), of


Burhhouse Farm, beat off stiff competi­ tion to gain the title of Best Work Experi­ ence Student 2004, with his front page splash about a Pendleton student who was held at gunpoint on an island off Tanzania. Richard, who gained a degree in media


and print journalism at the University of Huddersfield, is the first winner of the Tim Procter Memorial Shield. He received the award, along with a £20 book token, from- Tim’s widow, Margaret, and his two sons, Ian and James, on Friday. Tim was a popular and respected mem­


ber of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times’ team, who through his role as work experi­ ence co-ordinator inspired hundreds of budding young journalists. The face of the Nelson Leader for many


years and a freelance photographer, Tim was always willing to pass on his infinite knowledge of the job and enjoyed giving talk s to local schools about a career in jour­


nalism. The competition will be held each year


with students required to research and write an article on a topic of their choice. Other students shortlisted for the award


included Billington’s Nicola Forster, study­ ing English and creative writing at Manch­ ester Metropolitan University, who wrote a front page article about how health chiefs at Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Primary Care Trust planned to develop services in


2004. Ribblesdale High School and Technolo­


gy College student William Cook, of Langho, was also shortlisted for the award with his article about the Swiss referee’s controversial decision to disallow Sol Campbell’s last-minute goal in the England versus Portugal quarter finals match of Euro 2004. The final two students shortlisted for the


award were Clitheroe Royal Grammar School pupils Simon Read and Richard Tandy. Simon wrote about his unusual part-time


job as a ghost for Simon Entwistle, who runs the famous ghost walks around Clitheroe, while Richard Tandy wrote an article investigating how local authorities were tackling anti-social behaviour in the


area. Work experience co-ordinator for the


newspaper Julie Magee said: “Over the last year, the newspaper has looked after 18 work experience students all of different ages and abilities from local schools, col­ leges and universities. All have shown great promise and should he proud of the stan­ dards they achieved.” She added: “Our winner, Richard,


showed particular enthusiasm - finding the story through his own contacts, as well as both researching and writing the article without any guidance. The end result was a story that needed little attention and everyone at the newspaper wishes him well


in his future career.” Commenting on his success, Richard


said: “I’m very proud to have been pre­ sented with the shield by Mrs Procter and family, especially as it was in memory of Tim Procter, who was such a respected journalist.” He is now hoping to continue his pursuit


of a career in journalism after spending a minimum of three


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