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Court told of killer’s bizarre’ actions


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AT A GLANCE..! School nostalgia - page 4


Scarecrow spectacle - page 8 Wheelie bin update - page 13 Pride in St George - pages 14 & 18


INFORMATION


Duty chemist: Boots the Chemist, 15-19 Castle Street, Ciitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m.


Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electricity: 08001954141. Gas: 0800 111999. Water: 0845 462200. Councils: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Ciitheroe 425111. Ciitheroe Town Council, 424722. Hospitals: Blackburn Royal Infirmary: 01254 263555. Queen's P a rk H o sp ita l, B la ck b u rn : 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, S te e to n : 01535 652511.


•Ciitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Alcohol Information Centre: 01282 416655. Aidsline: 01282 83il01 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Violence Helpline: 01282 422024. Cruse Bereavement Care: Ribble Valley 01200 429346. Environmental Agency: Emergencies — 0800 807060. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01200 444484. National: 0800 776600. Rihblc 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. Rihhie Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.


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voice. When the couple returned from a pub on the Sunday, witnesses heard Gosling shouting and then heard a loud crash. The warden of the flats complex, who lived upstairs, looked out of the window to see Gosling jump on her partner on the path outside. “They were rolling on the grass and then he


realised she wasn’t punching Mr Ormiston, she was stabbing him,” said Mr Neale. The prosecutor said that when police arrived


at the scene they found Gosling behaving in a bizarre way, brandishing another knife, grin­ ning and changing into a nightie before retir­ ing to her bed. Some two hours later the officers forced their


way in the flat and arrested Gosling who later told detectives: “I tried to kill myself, but I should have done it properly and then Peter


would still be alive today, wouldn’t he?” Defence advocate Mr Richard Pratt said of


Gosling: “She killed somebody she loved and lives with that pain. These last two years have been the saddest and loneliest of what has been


a sad and lonely life.” Sentencing Gosling to four-and-a-half years.


Acting Deemster (Isle of Man Judge) Simon Fawcus told hen “In a ferocious attack with a kitchen knife you killed Peter Ormiston, a man whom you loved and whom you intended to marry. I have not the slightest doubt that you had no intention of killing him, but that you knew what you were doing a t the time although you drove it from your memory soon


after.” Mr Fawcus added that this “moment of


madness” had not been entirely due to drink and quoted from a psychiatric report. It stated that Gosling’s early life had been “charac­ terised by abuse, violence and neglect” and


added: “Perhaps most damaging to her emo­ tional stability was the unpredictability of key people in her childhood. This has been a signif­ icant factor in leading to her severe personality disorder and a sense of abandonment.” Mr Fawcus told Gosling: ‘“You must have


known it was a wicked thing to take a knife and attack anyone, especially someone who was close to you. You were, in my judgement, driven to that solely by the fact that Peter Ormiston was a man who did not respond to your aggressive behaviour towards him. That aggressive behaviour was fuelled by drink.’” Ruling out a life sentence, Mr Fawcus said he did not believe that Gosling posed a risk to


the public at large. Aideen O’Halloran, a consultant forensic


psychiatrist based a t Broadmoor, told the court that Gosling would be transferred to a secure hospital unit for treatment for her men­ tal illness.


A void that could never be filled


BORN in Ramsbottom, Peter Ormiston came to Whalley as a young boy when his parents, Roy and Margaret, took over Abbey Farm, in Mitton Road. He was one of four children.


His brother, John, and sister, Margaret, still live locally, but another brother, Fred, died of cancer about two-and-a-half years before Peter’s death. His parents, by then retired


and living in Langho, were devastated by the loss of two of their sons in such a short space of time. His father died last September. As a child Peter, pictured,


went to Whalley Primary School and then to Ribbles- dale High School, in Ciitheroe. On completing his education


Graham’s memory will live on


FAMILY and friends of a 29- year-old Ribble Valley man are to keep his memory alive by raising £50,000 for a worthy cause. A summer ball is being organ­


ised to raise money to purchase new equipment for the Intensive Care Unit at Queen’s Park Hospi­ tal in Blackburn, where Graham Gardner died last year. Graham had been fostered by


WINNERS at Ciitheroe Bridge Club on Monday evening were N/S Chris Pollard and Doreen Blake, Ralph Bailey and Tony Edwards and J. Pawlicki and John Renton (joint),- and E/W B. Guha and Use Park, Joan Bowker and KathHigson. On Thursday winners were N/S Chris Pollard


Janice and Colin Mustoe from the age of three. The couple spent many weeks visiting Graham while he was in the Intensive Care Unit, met most of the doctors and staff and on his death promised to raise funds for a piece of equip­ ment to honour his memory. • See next week’s Ciitheroe


Advertiser and Times for the full story.


Bridge club latest Whist and dominoes


SOLO whist winners at the Pendle Club were: Mrs D. Knight, Mrs D. Under­ wood, Mrs M. Holding. New members welcome every Monday at 7 p.m. Domino -winners on Friday were: Mrs


M. Parkes, Mrs J. Sagar, joint 3rd, Mrs R. Kiddle, Mrs A. Lowe and Mr F. Giles. Saturday domino winners were: Mrs


. and George B. Pollard, Moira Philips and Michael Jeffery, E/W Sue Johnson and Ernest Ormand, Pat Ward and Roy Ward.


M. Parkes, Mr J. Pye, Mrs F. Pye, Mrs M. Smith and Mr G. Berry. Lane-danc­ ing is held every Thursday at 1-30 p.m. and sequence dancing every Tuesday at 7-30 p.m.


Pendle Club results CP


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BRIDGE winners at the Pendle Club, Ciitheroe, were: Mr Ernest Manning, Mr Harvey Jackson, Mrs Frances Porter and Mrs Sylvia Walsh. New members , are welcome every Monday at 1-30 p.m,


m i Fire chief slams young arsonists


A CLITHEROE fire chief has slammed the actions of young arsonists and has warned them to stop putting lives at risk. 'The stark warning has been


issued by Mr Dave McGrath, watch manager for Clitheroe’s retained fire station, after young firebugs set a derelict building on fire - for the fourth time. Twelve fire-fighters were called to


extinguish a blaze at the old Stead- plan site, off Woone Lane, after a fire ripped through the building vrith flames bursting through the roof, i t is understood a group of youngsters gained entry into the building and set fire to plastic con­


tainers and pallets left inside. Luck­ ily, no one was hurt. The incident took place around 7-


45 p.m. on Thursday and when the fire crews arrived at the scene, the youths had disappeared. “It is just mindless vandalism,”


said Mr McGrath. “We take incidents like these


very seriously as they are delaying fire-fighters from responding to other emergencies. That particular­ ly building has been targeted four times in total. The offenders must start taking responsibility for their actions and respect other people’s property.” Picture by John Zamorski


he worked first on the family farm and later a t Ribble Cement-now Castle Cement - in Ciitheroe. In the 1990s he ran his own


demolition and crushing com­ pany, based in Whalley. Mr Ormiston was married and had a son, now 16. Although th a t marriage eventually failed, he was still in regular contact with his son until his death. He later had another son,


now aged four-and-a-half, through another relationship. It was the prospect of a new business partnership that first took Mr Ormiston to the Isle of Man around 2001. He was working for a build­ ing company, Auldwyn Con­


struction, where he had made many friends and was held in high regard. He met Ann Marie Gosling


on the island about 12 months before she killed him, the cou­ ple sharing a flat in King’s Reach, Ramsey. Mr Ormiston had spoken to


his brother, John, by telephone on January 24th, 2004, the day before his death. I t was John who flew out to the Isle of Man to formally identify his brother’s body. His sister, Margaret,


described Peter as a happy-go- lucky man with a wide circle of friends. She said his untimely death


had left a void th a t could never be filled.


Awards to very special people


A FOSTER mother to 23 chil­ dren and a man whose determi­ nation to bring trains back to Ciitheroe - and keep them here - has taken him into the national rail spotlight more than once were among the recipients of the Ciitheroe


Town Awards. Barbara Turner has spent 11


years fostering children. Now 56, she still thoroughly


enjoys her role despite the sleepless nights and early mornings! Peter Moore is the man who


drives Ribble Valley Rail and his award for service to the town came just days after his 70th birthday celebrations. David Lord and Aki Mahmood


are known to hundreds of recyclers and received the Rev. C. Denis McWilliam Award on behalf of Henthorn Recycling Depot. The John Barry Award for arts


and culture went to Ciitheroe Parish Church Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society and was accepted on its behalf by Terry Till and Jean Croft. The Building Enhancement and


Restoration Award went to the Sta tion Hotel, King Street,


Ciitheroe. Pictured from the left are, Jean


Croft, David Lord, Aki Mahmood, Peter Moore, Terry Till and Bar­ bara Turner. (CR020506/2)


A VIOLENT ex-soldier released early from prison after attacking a Ciitheroe man with a pickaxe is back in jail for two-and-a-half years. Grant Francis Kenyon (21), of


Violent ex-soldier back in jail after further attack Lance Corporal Konrad Bisping’s


skull. L/Cpl Bisping, of Ciitheroe, suf­


Bower Close, Blackburn, was jailed for four-and-a-half years in Decem­ ber 2003 after smashing the chisel point of an army issue pickaxe into


fered devastating injuries and was lucky to survive the -vicious attack, which ended a promising career in the Army. The father-of two, who was 26 at the time, was left 95% blind, suffered significant memory loss and takes medication to con­


trol fits. He is now recuperating in Wales with continuing medical sup­ port from the Army. Kenyon, who had been a Private


in L/Cpl Bisping’s squad, admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm and was jailed for four-and-a-half years in December 2003. However, he was


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Ciitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, May 4th, 2006 3 Mayoral couple turn heads


HEADS turned in Ciitheroe town centre on Tuesday following the ancient and colourful town mayor-making cer­ emony. Primrose Ward coun­


cillor Allan Knox was re­ elected town mayor with Coun. Da-vid Berryman deputy. Following the formal


ceremony and annual meeting of Chtheroe Town Council, ci-vic dig­ nitaries and guests processed through the town centre, specially decorated with bunting, to the Swan and Royal Hotel. Guests included the


High Sheriff of Lan­ cashire, Mr Peter Robin­ son, of Ciitheroe, Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. Mary Robinson and bor­ ough council chief excec- utive Mr David Morris. Pictured are Coun.


Knox and his wife, Susan, the to\vn’s May­ oress (CR020506/1) • Fiill report in next


week’s Ciitheroe Adver­ tiser and Times.


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A CASH boost of £3,000 has been given to a local carers’ charity in memory of a popular Ciitheroe teenager. Ribble Valley Crossroads, Caring


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for Carers, received a cheque from the family of 16-year-old Luke Makinson, who died in a car acci­ dent on March 5th. The charity aims to help carers


by giving them time to be them­ selves and have a break from their caring responsibilities. They have schemes in most parts of England and Wales tailored to meet the individual needs of each carer and the person they are caring for. Donations were received by


Luke’s family in lieu of flowers for his farewell requiem. His family have personal connections with the organisation as his cousin is cared for every week by the charity. Speaking about the donations,


Mr Tom McLean, chairman of Ribble Valley Crossroads, said: “This is a huge donation by the standards of small local charities like Crossroads schemes and it is one we„wo,uldjather,not.have in


these tragic circumstances. “However, we will use this gener­


ous amount to continue to care for some of the many carers in the Rib­ ble Valley. The support, care and respite we are able to give is a fit­ ting memorial to Luke.” In addition, a lasting memorial


has been created at St Augustine s RC High School, Billington, where Luke was in. hisiinal year^Mr.and,


Mrs Makinson have donated an oak tree and a bench to honour his


memory. Our picture shows Luke’s broth­


er, Ashley (13), sister, Ella (10) and grandparents Barbara Parkinson


and Hilda Makinson presenting the cheque to representatives of Ribble Valley Crossroads, Caring for Car-


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