Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 2 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, October 5th, 2006


INSIDE YOUR CUTHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIMES


Valley Matters ................................6,7 Village News ...........................10,11,18 Letters ..............................................16 Weekendplus.......................... 22,23,24 Weekend TV ................


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Family Notices..................... 18,19 Readersplus........................................ 14 Travel and Leisure special ........41-44


0 S p o r t ..................................... .62-64 AT A GLANCE...


Jackie’s treasure chest - page 4


Kettles boil for Macmillan - page 5 Valley weddings - page 13 Sir Bill calls lime - page 17


INFORMATION


Duty chcmist:Read and Simonstone Pharmacy, 90 Whal- ley Road, Read: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electricity: 0800 1954141. Gas: 0800 111999.


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 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. Ribble 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.


CONTACT US! News: 01200 422324


Advertising: 01200 422323 Classiried: 01282 422331 Family Notices and Photo Orders: 01282 426161, ext. 410 Fax: 01200 443467 editor e-mail: vivien.meath@casllancsnews.co.uk news editor e-mail: duncan.smilh@castIancsncws.co.uk sports editor e-mail: edward.loe@easlIancsnews.co.uk


WEATHER


DUNSOP BRIDGE ■


CHIPPING a CLITHEROE bwhalley LANGHO ■ ■ READ ■BURNLEY ■ ACCRINGTON BLACKBURN I


WEEKEND WEATHER: After heavy showers tomor­ row, it tvill clear on Saturday with sunny intervals for the rest of the weekend and temperatures of 15°C.


SUNRISE: 7-17 a.m. SUNSET: 6-34 p.m. LIGHTING UP TIME: 6-06 p.m.


■ GISBURN CHATBURN www.ciitheroetoday.co.uk A ‘grand’ idea from


generous family friends KIND-hearted civil engi­ neer Mr Dave Johnson raised £1,000 for the Round Table’s Children Wish char­ ity while celebrating his 60th birthday. Mr Johnson, of Pimlico


Road, asked for donations to the charity, which makes dreams come true for youngsters with life-threat­ ening illnesses, in lieu of presents. The funds were collected


in memory of late Clitheroe resident Miss Angie Walm- sley, who was a close friend of the Johnson family. The


Angie Walmsley Memorial Fund was set up in her memory and has so far raised more than £9,000 for local good causes. Our picture shows from


left to right (back row) Roger Hargreaves, Angie’s cousin Tracy Walmsley, Peter Hargreaves, local rep­ resentative of the Round Table Children’s Wish Janet Wareing, Dave John­ son, Cath Hargreaves,


. Roger Cowey, (front row) •i^gje’s father Philip Walm­ sley and her niece Alexa. (S270906/2)


Valley man (23) in drug gang jailed


A C L ITH E R O E man was among a gang of five drug deal­ ers sentenced to more than 19 y e a rs in p r iso n fo r peddling crack cocaine and heroin across East Lancashire. Steven Robinson (23), of De Lacy


Street, was sentenced to 52 months in jail for his part in the Class A drug dealing network, which spread its tentacles across Blackburn, Burnley Accrington and Darwen. Robinson and another man, Bab-


bar Baig (20), of London Road, Blackburn, were described as the


Run for Amelia


RUNNERS can still enter a 10k race being held around the picturesque Ribble Valley this Sunday to raise funds for cystic fibrosis sufferers. The Amelia Cup 10k


run, follows a route around the Ribble Valley setting off from West Bradford Village Hall. The run, which is in its fourth year, was inspired by five-year-old Amelia Dickinson, a pupil at Bar- row Primary School, who suffers from cystic fibrosis. I t is still open to any­


one, with families welcome to take part. Runners can register on the day at 10 a.m. and there is an entrance fee of £12-50 for those not collecting spon­ sorship. For further details con­


ta c t Aimie Hamer on 07793 955686, Gail Bailey 07980 743610 or Saman­ tha Dickinson on 07977 164509.


Call Newsdesk on 01200 422324


“arms and legs” of the operation, who distributed the drugs down to street level. Both were drug addicts, who sold


cocaine and heroin to fuel their own habits. They were arrested after a raid at


Robinson’s Clitheroe home, where they had been seen preparing pow­ der on a table. Forensic examination later revealed residue of the class A drugs on the surface. Heroin valued at £1,600 and drugs paraphernalia were also found at the property. Both men were sentenced at Pre­ ston Crown Court to 52 months in


jail for conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine, with Robinson given a further three months for nine unre­ lated theft charges. Wayne Shepherd (28), of Ribble-


ton Drive, Accrington, and Fiaz Mohammed (30), of Clement Street, Accrington, were sentenced to seven-and-a-half years and seven years respectively for orchestrating the drug dealing operation. A fifth man, John Anthony (38),


of Bold Street, Accrington, was sen­ tenced to 32 months in prison for possession of heroin with intent to supply.


PCT offers sympathy, but nothing else


• continued from page 1 The spokesman added:


“We have every sympathy for Mrs Altham. “Any decision in these circumstances is very dif­


ficult. “But the PCT is


obliged to take into account evidence from authoritative clinical sources about the likely benefits of any particular treatment. “In this case, although


NICE has not completed its clinical appraisal of


Cetuximab, the indica­ tions are that it will not approve it. “We know already that


the equivalent organisa­ tion in Scotland has turned down the use of this drug, and our own local cancer network of clinicians has also said they would not agree to its use. The panel has consid­


ered carefully if there are exceptional circumstances but based on the informa­ tion presented, it has ruled that there are not.”


WHAT DO YOU THINK?


Should tcrminally-ili patients be denied treatment on any grounds if there is a chance it will prolong their lives?


Take part in our online poll vote by clicking on to


www.clithcroctoday.co.uk


® LAST week we asked readers: “Were the X-Fac- tor judges right to kick boyband Avenue off the show, instead of letting the public judge them on tal­ ent alone?” We had 92 hits, with 70% saying “yes” and 30%


no. Whist and


dominoes SOLO whist winners at the Pendle Club were: B. Wood, D. Grant, S. Holden. New members wel­


come every Monday at 7 p.m. Bridge winners at


the Pendle Club were Mrs Frances Porter, Mrs Jackie Pilling, Mrs Marilyn Wood, Mrs Clifford Brearley. New members wel­


come every Monday at 1-30 p.m. Domino winners


were: joint 1, J. Thornber and F. Giles; joint 3rd, M. Smith and W. Cook; joint 5, C. Capstick, E. Weaver and D. Lowe. New members wel­


Meeting victims


COUNCIL bosses and police chiefs are meeting with victims of anti-social behaviour to discuss how their complaints were dealt with and if the response received could be improved. 'Through an initiative led


by the Ribble Valley’s Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership a series of “face the people” seminars have been organ­ ised, the first of which will take place next Thursday. The partnership has


invited along residents, who, in the last three months, have reported anti-social behaviour mat­ ters to either the council or


the police. The aim of the seminars


is to find out residents’ views on the service they received, the response given, the results obtained and suggestions on what improvements can be made to the procedures. Quality of life officer


John Barber explained: “It will be informal, and work­ shops will be held where views will be noted and studied to correct faults and enhance services.” Chief executive of Ribble


Valley Borough Council David Morris and senior police officers will be there to answer questions and listen to residents’ points


of view. Bridge club


come every Friday at 7 p.m. On Saturday domi­


no winners were: R. Knight, Mrs M. Berry, P. Metcalfe, C. Wiseman, Mrs H. Simpson. Sequence dancing is


held every Tuesday at 7-30 p.m. and line dancing every Thurs­ day at 1-30 p.m.


WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monda,y evening were: NS Chris Pollard and Janet Bailey, Geoff Capstick and Bill Wolstenholme. EW Tony Smith and Pat O’Donnell, Beryl Bennett and Judy


Cowling. On Thursday evening


winners were: NS Chris Pollard and George B. Pol­ lard, Adrian Norris and William Norris. EW Joan Bowker and Mary Thompson, Ken Geddes -and Peter Hargreaves.


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Ex-school friends row ends in court


A CLITHEROE man who was verbally abused for no reason by a former schoolmate la te r punched his tormentor in the


face. Blackburn magistrates heard


that another ex-school colleague joined in the dispute and 23-year- old Martin David Watson punched him as well. However, the court was told


that all Watson had wanted was a quiet night out and he had done nothing to attract the attentions of his old school chums. “Clearly he was severely pro­ voked,” said Mr Roger Pickles


(defending). Watson, of Eastmoor Drive,


Clitheroe, pleaded guilty to assaulting Cagdas Karakurum and Matthew Turner. He was given a conditional dis­ charge for 12 months and ordered


: to pay £45 costs. He was also ordered to pay £300


' compensation to Mr Turner and in addition, £175 to Mr Karaku­


rum. Miss Catharine Allan (prosecut­


ing) said all three men were in The Castle pub when Mr Karakurum approached the defendant. He asked where his girlfriend was and Watson said they had broken up. “Mr Karakurum said ‘is that


because you smell?’,” said Miss Allan. “Nothing happened until the defendant saw Mr Karakurum outside, when he punched him.” Mr Turner came upon the alter­


cation and shouted at Mr Watson, who then punched him in the face, breaking his glasses, before walk­


ing away. In mitigation Mr Pickles said


his client was not a man who usu­


ally went out drinking. “His passion in life is rollerblad­


ing, which is something he does competitively and wins awards for,” said Mr Pickles. “On this par­ ticular night some friends had invited him out and they were having a drink and he was telling


his friends about his rollerblading when Mr Karakurum came over and effectively accused him of


lying to his friends. “ He asked him to leave him


alone, but he carried on and asked about his girlfriend, passing the remark you have already heard


about.” Mr Pickles said other derogato­


ry comments were made towards Watson by Mr Karakurum, who was making fun of him. “He was out minding his own business when he meets someone who makes fun of his hobby, accuses him of lying to his friends and then makes fun of the fact that he and his long-term girlfriend have split up,” said Mr Pickles. “He accepts that when he saw him outside he was very upset and


punched him. “My client doesn't go out a lot


and, after his experiences on this night, he won't be going out again for a long time,” added Mr Pick­


les. Tragic farmer (68) could not cope


A FARMER who became depressed after his wife suffered a major stroke killed himself by tak­ ing an overdose of prescribed med­


ication. An inquest heard that William


Brian Walker (68) found it difficult to cope with his wife's illness and even harder to cope with the prospect th a t she would never return to their Bolton-by-Bowland


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Appeal for camcorder


A COUPLE who left their cam­ corder in a taxi after filming their son’s christening are appealing


for help. Lesley Smith and Ross Hib-


bert, of Bashall Eaves, left their compact Sharp liquid crystal di^ play camcorder “viewcam z in the back of a black Audi taxi on Sunday, September 24th, at


around 7-15 p.m. They had used the camcorder


to film the christening of their 13-month-old son, Charlie, who has Down’s Syndrome, earlier


that day.Despite reporting the matter to the police and appealing for information through local taxi firms, the couple’s search has so far proved fruitless. Refusing to give up, they are now hoping that the people who used the taxi after them will respond to this


appeal. Lesley said: “We would be , , ,


happy to just get the film and the still pictures back. We’re not bothered about getting the cam­


corder back.” The model number of the cam­


GP


corder is VL-Z(8H and anyone with information should call Clitheroe police 01200 443344-


And the hearing was told that •


since Mr Walker's death in June, his wife Marina (70) had also died. Mrs Walker suffered a stroke in April and was admitted to hospital


in Blackburn. Their son, Robert Walker, said


that for eight weeks his father went


to hospital every day. “When he found out she wasn’t


coming home, he slowly went downhill,” said Mr Walker. “He


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became increasingly depressed and everything was blacker than black and whatever I suggested he could­


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n’t see a bright side. “He cjuldn't see a way out and


he thought that was the only way out for him,” said Mr Walker. The medical cause of death was


given as atenolol toxicity and coro­ ner Michael Singleton recorded a verdict that Mr Walker, who was known as Brian, killed himself.


Ideas keep on coming


INFORMATION is still coming to light regarding “Strang Stee”, the street name given to the steep cob­ bled alley linking the top of Moor


Lane with Lowergate. As previously reported, the name


translates from old English as “strong ladder” or “strong stair­ way” and was the only written ref­ erence to the street that researchers could find on old maps of Clitheroe. However, controversy rumbles on as several readers have said the street is known by other names, including “Old Hall Brow”, “Howards’ Entry” and simply “The Ginnel”. Now road-Gr Cynthia Lang has


cast more light on the possible ori­ gins of the unusual name, Strang Stee. She writes tha t “sti” (pro-


■VANDALS caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage to cars parked in Clitheroe over the week­


end.Overnight on Saturday, a red Peu­ geot 306 car parked in Whalley


Road was targeted. ■Vandals caused £200 worth of


damage to the vehicle’s bonnet. In two separate incidents, hooli­


nounced stee) is from the Norwe­ gian and means “path”. “Stig” (pro­ nounced steeg) means “steep” and “stige” means “ladder”. A “stign- ing” is a “rise” and the verb ‘a stige” means to ascend or to rise. Other examples of the use include “Styhead Pass” and “Swinsty” - a


“swine path”. • Another suggestion for a street


deserving a name plate has been suggested by reader John White- head. He says the passageway link­ ing Peel Street to Back Shawbridge Street, behind Alpe's butchers, w ^ always known as “Jossy Lobby”. Incidentally, John adds th a t his grandparents always referred to the street now called Strang Stee as “Owd ’all Broo”!


Vandals target trio of parked Peugeots


gans also caused £150 worth of damage to the wing mirror of a black Peugeot 307 car parked in York Street and £300 worth of dam­ age to the windscreen of a red Peu­ geot 406 car parked in Richmond


Terrace. Anyone with information about _


the incidents should contact Clitheroe Police on 01200 443344.


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“AHOY me hearties” was the cry at Clitheroe Castle Museum’s pirate day. Sixty young landlubbers went along to


1i Dressed in 18th Century costume, Lap- The event proved extremely popular.


join in the fun.


tain Adrian Worrell, told his young audi­ ence all about life on the seas.


Ahoy there young landlubbers particularly with those who had decided


to dress up for the occasion. Making the most of seasonal sunny


weather, the event took place outdoors and proved an added attraction for other visitors to the Castle and its grounds. Our photograph shows Adrian Worrell with some of the children. (A230906/1)


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