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s m n H ADVERTISER ApTIME^


H Valley Matters . . .. .. .. ... .. . 6 and 7 I Village News . . . . . . . . . . 11,12 and 13 HLetters


. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6


I Weekendplus . .. ... .. ... .. . 26 to 2{i 1 Weekend TV .. .. . .. .’. . . . . 24 and 25 I Family Notices . . . . . . .. .. . . 22 and 23 i Readersplus .. ... .. ............ .20 I Propertyplus . . . . . .


. . . . . . . . . . 29 to 44


I Motors Today . .. ... .. ... .. . 54 to 68 I Sport . ... ... .. ............ 69 to 72


AT A GLANCE...


Panoptican rejected - page 5 Calling real ale lovers - page 8


World Book Day special - page 17 Go-ahead for Castle fuel - page 23


INFORMATION


Duty chcniisi: Heyes Chemist, 35 Moor Lane, Clitheroe, Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Elcctricitv: 0800 1954141. Gas: 0800111999. Water: 0845 462200. Councils: Kibble 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: Kibble Valley 01200 429346. Environmental Agency: Emergencies - 0800 807060. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01200 444484. National: 0800 776600. Kibble 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. Kibble Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428906.


CONTACT US! News: 01200 422324


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WEEKEND WEATHER: Forecasters predict that it will remain cloudy on Saturday, with wintry showers later in the evening. There will be some sunny spells on Sunday.


SUNRISE: 6-48 a.m. SUNSET: 5-58 p.m; ■ - LIGHTING UP TIME: 5-58 p.m. .


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TRIBUTE was paid to a-group of Clitheroe pupils by Robbie Valley. MP Mr Nigel Evans when they met him in London. The group from Ribblesdale. High


School Technology College went on a- tour of the Houses of Parliament and met the MP afterwards to discuss their law course and their hopes tor ■ the future.


Ex-council leader dies


RELATIVES, friends and civic dignitaries are mourn­ ing the death of Ribble Valley Borough Council, Mr Peter Redpath. Mr Redpath (78) died


on Tuesday at his home in Read with his family besidehim. He joined the borough


council in 1995 as a Con­ servative councillor and was leader between May 1999 and 2002. The funeral service will


take place on Tuesday at St John’s Church, Read, followed by cremation at Burnley Crematorium;, Family flowers only are requested, but donations in lieu may be sent in aid of the Macmillan. Cancer Relief, c/o Bertwistle’s Funeral Service, Station Road, Padiham, BB12- 8EF. . ®. See next week’s


Clitheroe Advertiser and Times for a full obituary.


- Mr Evans said: "It was inspiring to meet such bright young people, who are clearly interested in their educa­ tion and also in Parliament; I wish them well for the future." (s) ■


Three vehicles stolen


POLICE are hunting thieves who drove off with tliree cars parked outside a


- Clitheroe company’s prem- ises.. ...


. A Vauxhall Nova, a blue-


coloured Peugeot 205 and a white Peugeot 405 saloon were stolen from outside 3M Neotechnic Ltd, on Salthill Industrial Estate. The incident took place


between 9 and 9-30 p.m on Tuesday, PCSO David Reid said: “We would urge


potential ivitnesses to come forward. Earlier in the evening a motorist saw three offenders trying to break into a vehicle parked in the area and .immediate­ ly informed the police. It is understood that they dis­ appeared soon after. Anyone who witnessed


anything suspicious on the night of the theft should call the police on 443344, or


Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.


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Tragedy of Luke has devastated our family


by Richard Hartley-Parkinson


■ THIS week my family suffered a devastating loss. My cousin is Luke Makinson, the


boy whose death is reported on the front pageof today’s paper. • :


• As a journalist, you gain a habit of detachment from situations in the name of professionalism, but some­ times the situation gets too close and then you begin to doubt yourself and the life choices you make. Close friends know not what to


say, the affected know not what to do and a daze covers the eyes while a craze eats at the mind. When I found out my cousin had


died, I felt like someone had taken a swipe behind my knees and a drug had been put in my stomach to make me convulse while my head spun. A life I had seen created and lived was ended and gone.


iTHE area Iias'.wit'nessed a huge i { Outpouring oLgrieMhis-week fol-.:!


. flowing the dcath'of; teenager Liik'cJ Makinson.'


.;.;;«His.;manyTriends have madei I! their-way to the, scene of Sunday’s;! .{accidentbn foot, by.bus and car-to(


I leave floral tributes and pay thcin own respects The article below was written as


Eaif,5‘As:I:Sec It’I.byfa’meinbcriof i eLuke’s family.-We have decided,toi sprint it today, rather than holding it;:. p until ne.x't week’s^editionEDITOR j


The death of a young person hits


a community with such force I had not anticipated and will, in my future career, affect the way I look and report upon such circum­ stances. If there is one message I want to


give to the young people of Clitheroe, it is this: Never let your parents, family or friends go through


what we are experiencing at this


time. . According to the saying, time is a


healer. Not to us. Yes, it may soothe and quell the pain, but it vvill never fully heal that hole our community has been left with. No words, medicine or tears can


ever bring a loved one back. But no suffering,'pain or heartache can a loved one endure once they have gone. I have told the people I take for granted that I love them and hugged strangers and thanked them


' for their help. I just wish we knew how to do this when circumstances are more normal. Once the funeral of a loved one has been held, the grieving will go on for


{.an indeterminable time, but life will eventually start to unfold again. We can never fully pick up where we left off, but we must make do with all that is left for us to take. For Luke 1990-2006


Tribute to ‘popular, lively’ boy


Continued; from page 1 ■ He then hoped to take up a build­


ing apprenticeship and, eventually, to travel around the world. Mr Anthony McNamara, head of St Augustine’s RC High School, Billington, said: “Luke was a popu­ lar, lively, well-mannered boy from a lovely family. Year 11 students gath­ ered together with staff on Monday morning to pray for him.


“The loss of such a young life is


distressing and our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this very difficult time.” On Tuesday, the family expressed


its heartfelt thanks for the support from family and friends throughout the world.


. , In a statement his parents said:


“Luke’s death has left a tremendous void, but the words and messages from the very many people who knew him have been a tremendous


source of encouragement during this awful time.” He leaves his parents Derek and


Liz, brother Ashley (13), and sister Ella(lO). The funeral service is to take place


at-St Michael and St John’s RC Church, Clitheroe, on Saturday at 11 a.m. and will be followed by inter­ ment at Clitheroe Cemetery. ' The family has asked for any


donations in lieu of flowers to be made to Ribble Valley Crossroads.


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BMX bike is the prize


WATCH this space all you young people who are waiting for the new skate park in the Castle grounds to open. ; Next week, we will have details of a fantastic new competition with the star prize of a special BMX bike donated by Clitheroe cycle specialist Mr Gareth Morris, of Burnley Cycle Centre. The skate park should be open during the Easter holidays,:so get your thinking caps on in readiness. -


Market day


GCOD home baking will be on offer a t Clitheroe Country Market, which begins its new season on Tuesday. The skills and crafts of


its producers mean that home-made cakes, cookies, savouries, pies, jams, mar-


.malades and chutneys are on sale. Also available are produce, plants and hand- madecrafts. The market formerly


known as the WI Market, in Clitheroe United Reformed Church Hall, Moor Lane, will be open from 10 a.m. to 11-30 a.m. and each Tuesday from March 1.4th to early December. *


Pendle Club


SOLO whist winners at the Pendle Club were Mrs M. Holding, Mr S. Holden, Mr D. Grant. Bridge winners at the


Pendle Club were: Miss Pat Hargreaves, Mr Cliff Brierley, Mrs Frances Porter, Mrs Jackie Pilling. Domino winners were:


Mrs V. Giles, Mrs C. Ware- ing, MrsA.Lowe;' Sequence dancing is held


every Tuesday at 7-30 p.m. and line dancing on Thursdays at 1-30 p.m.


Lottery win


THERE was a pleasant surprise for a Clitheroe res­ ident in this week’s East Lancashire Hospice Lot­ tery draw. The first prize of £1,000


has gone to a local person who requested anon3unity. Mrs Walmsley, of


Oswaldtwistle, won £250 and Mrs Rothwell, of Bury, won £100. There were 15 winners of £10.


Bridge


WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday evening were: NS - Merle Allen and Sue Johnson, Chris Pollard and Janet Bailey. EW -Stephen Hig- son and Tony Davies, Jean Bailey and Moira Philips. On Thursday evening,


winners were: NS - Adrian Norris and William Nor­ ris, Michael Jeffery and Moira Philips. EW- B. Cuba and J. Pawlicki, Mary Thompson and Joan Bowker.


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PUPILS and parents took full advantage of World Book Day at Pendle Pre-School, Clitheroe. During the day, the children dressed as story time characters


and in the evening, mothers and those who attended. Pictured are friends met at Clitheroe restau- some of the mothers who attend- rant Weezos for a fund-raising ed the event, (s) night.-


® For a World Book Day pic- More than £200 was raised by ture round-up, turn to page 17. '


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Sex fiend caught on CCTV camera


A N T I -C R IM E . cameras proved v i ta l in identifying a Clitheroe man who sexually a s sau l ted a 17-year-old girl- a f te r f inding her drunk and slumped in the street. Martin Woodend (43), of Hay-


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hurst Street, was arrested days after the assault when he was iden­ tified from CCTV footage. He pleaded guilty at Preston Crown Court to sexual assault on a female over the age of 13. His case has been adjourned for sentencing on March 31st. The assault took place on April


23rd last year a t around 12-30 a.m. The 17-year-old girl had been out drinking with friends, but became separated from them and was slumped on a window sill in Lowergate,'close to the Key Street pub. :


: Woodend, pictured, was cap­


tured on CCTV coming down the steps from the Swan Courtyard and across the car park into Low­ ergate before approaching the girl.'


CLITHEROE teenager Victo­ ria Jane Lloyd (19), of Tower Hill, was remanded on bail until March 15th by Black­ burn magistrates after plead­ ing not guilty to assaulting JeanNadeem. -


Design )^our dream garden


arid see it grow! - page 20


He was filmed helping her to her feet before leading her to the grounds of nearby St Michael and St John’s Church where he sexual­ ly assaulted her, although there was no evidence of penetration. Detective Constable Paul Har­


wood, of Clitheroe CID, said: “This has been a particularly


nasty offence involving a girl who has been left traumatised and which left her family very upset. We are satisfied that he has plead­ ed guilty and it will certainly be a relief to the victim and her fami­ ly.”


DC Harwood added that the


CCTV system had been instru­ mental in identifying Woodend and leading to his arrest and con­ viction, praising the team who operate and monitor the cameras. “I t has been a long investiga- .


tion and we now await the sen­ tencing,” he said. The (irown Court was told that


Woodend was a man of previous good character and his case was adjourned for the preparation of pre-sentence reports by the Pro­ bation Service. In the meantime he was


released on bail with conditions attached, including a midnight to 6 a.m. curfew. Judge Philip Sycamore told


Woodend: “All sentencing options, including prison, remain open.”


New faces behind the bar


THERE are new faces behind the bar at a Ribble Valley village pub. Neil and Karen Buckley, who have


taken over the Black Bull, in Riming- ton, opened for business on Friday. The couple met 12 years ago when


they were involved in managing a public house in Rochdale. They ran a small bakery together in Bury before taking on their latest venture in Rim- ington. Already they have made sure that


the Black Bull’s award-winning food is back on the menu under the guid­


ance of head chef, Gary Newsome. The pub won the Lancashire Life Casual Dining Award between 2004 and 2006. And the. Buckleys have grand plans


for tbe future of the Black Bull. Said Neil: “We are revamping and fitting six ensuite bedrooms so that we will be able to offer bed and breakfast facilities and our function room should be open by late spring or early summer. We. want the Black Bull to become a top Ribble Valley establish­ ment.”


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Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, March 9th, 2006 3 Andrew runs up


FOR months a Clitheroe man has been running up a fund for a children’s cancer charity - and now he has won gold for his company. ■ Andrew McEvoy raised


more than £2,000 last year, thanks to his company. First Business Support in Rawtenstall, which agreed to set up a payroll-giving scheme. Mr McEvoy, the finance director, set up the scheme so that his friends in the company could donate lOp for every kilometre he ran in the year. “ I told them I would run 300 kilometres and I think they thought it would be in one direction and I would end up in the North Sea, but I kept coming back,” joked the 43-year-old father of six-year-old twins Emily and Eleanor. “My colleagues were


superb and, with the Trea­ sury chipping in with financial support in the first six months of the scheme, we were able to donate more than £2,000 to CLIC Sargent, the char­ ity that helps children suf-


donations or demonstrate that they have carried out an active promotion of Payroll Giving during the past 12 months. “We are all very proud of


•Andrew and this award,” said managing director Yvonne Malley. “We would encourage any company to get involved in this very worthwhile scheme.” Andrew was a keen run­


ANDREW McEVOY


fering from cancer and leukaemia, and their fami­ lies'.” The scheme was so suc­


cessful that First Business Support, which advises companies on employment and health and safety legis­ lation, has won a gold award from the Payroll Giving Centre, which is operated by the Institute of Fundraising and funded by the Government. The gold award is pre­


sented to employers that achieve 10% employee par­ ticipation in Payroll Giving and either pay the adminis­ tration charge, match


ner when younger but then “cigarettes and beer had a greater a t tract io n ,” he says. “I gave them up two and a half years ago and took up running again. I feel a whole lot fitter than I did back then.” He is now in training for


the London Marathon. His colleagues have agreed to pay £5 a month for the first three months of the year and £10 for April, when the race is held. “I’m aiming to complete


the course in four and a half hours and then that’s me finished,” said Andrew, “although they do say that once you have run the Lon­ don Marathon it can be addictive.”


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