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AT A GLANCE...


Lucky escape from fire - page 5 Forest body identified - page 5


Regulations force price increase - page 9 Tribute to bandsman - page 26


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Duly clicmi.st: Heyes Chemist, 35 Moor Lane, Ciitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Elcclricity: 08001954141. Gas: 0800 111999. Water: 0845 462200. Councils: Ribble 'Valley Borough Council, Ciitheroe 425111. Ciitheroe Town Council, 424722. , Ilospiluls: Blackburn Royal Infirmary: 01254 263555. Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 652511. Ciitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. ■ Alcohol Information Centre: 01282 416655. '■ Aidsline: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Uomeslic Violence Helpline: 01282 422024. Cruse Bereavement Care: Ribble Valley 01200 429346. Environmenlul Agency: Emergencies- 0800 807060. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01200 444484. National: 0800 776600. nibble Valley Tallting Newspaper: 01200 428604. Samaritans: 01254 662424. Monthly Volnntcer Helpline: 01200 422721. Lancashire Rnral Stress Network: 01200 427771.


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‘Miss Misery’ in custody after breaching behaviour orders


by Duncan Smith ______


A PERSISTENT offender from Ciitheroe who was recently spared a custodial sen­ tence after assaulting five complete strangers has been jailed for breaching her anti-social behaviour order (ASBO). Rachel Linford’s own mother was among those


Good for village, as long as it is kept out!


by Julie Magee


A SITE in Chatbum has been identified as the proposed set­ ting for the Ribble Valley Panoptican after public pres­


sure quashed original plans. Land owned by Castle Cement


at the top of Old Road in Chat- burn has been earmarked for the 21st Century landmark, plans for which had to be delayed last year, following a public outcry over the original site at Kemple End. A proposal to build a neo-


SCOPE, described as a viewing wall, on top of the hill, met with fierce opposition, but 10 months


on, the design by artist Nayan Kulkarni could influence the pro­ posed work of art in Chatburn. Mid-Pennine Arts is co-ordinat­


ing the Panoptican scheme with plans for the Ribble Valley Panop­ tican to be one of sbt situated in the hills across East Lancashire by 2007. • Ribble Valley Borough Council


is spearheading, the project and a steering group has been meeting to .discuss how to move the project forward. Commenting on the proposal,


Ribble Valley Borough Council’s community services manager, Chris Hughes, said: “The proposed project is in the very early stages


and we are in the process of con­ sulting the Chatbum community. “We met representatives of Cas­


tle Cement and Chatbum Primary School this week and will meet Chatburn parish councillors and residents soon. ■ . “Then and only then will a deci­


sion be made regarding the viabili­ ty of the scheme, before it pro­ gresses to the planning stage.” Borough councillor for Chat­


burn, Coun. Howard Douglas, commented: “Personally, I do not see a problem with putting it there, providing we have enough car parking spaces at that point. “We certainly would not want any more cars coming through the


village. 'We are already at satura­ tion point vrith cars using the vil­ lage as a thoroughfare since the clo­ sure of the Pendle Road entrance to Ciitheroe off theA59.” Coun. Douglas added that the


parish council was still pushing for a crossing on the busy main road through the village. “I think it could be good for the


village providing it is kept out of the village. People might walk from the site into the ■village, so it could be good for local businesses.” Villagers will discuss the propos­


al on Monday during a meeting of Chatbum Parish Council. This tvill be held a t Chatburn Primary School hall at 7-30 p.m.


Pub in line for award Rocking horse in starting block


A PUB with winning ways for fine food has found the recipe for success after being nominated for a prestigious industry award for its food quality. Grindleton’s Duke of York is one of three pubs on the


shortlist for a Punch Taverns Shine award in the Best Food Experience category. The result will be announced at a gala awards luncheon a t the Nags Head in Little BoUington, where licensees Oily and Andrea Ollerenshaw will wait with bated breath to hear the outcome. Nicola Highton, Punch Taverns’ head of communica­


tions and Shine awards coordinator, said: “The Shine awards is our annual reward and recognition scheme for licensees who go the extra mile. In this particular award category, we want to find a winning pub where the over­ all food proposition exceeds customer expectations. We will consider factors such as menu innovation, food qual­ ity, style of service, presentation and value for money. - “Whatever the outcome, the Duke of York deserves


considerable praise for being shortlisted and we wish them every success in the final.” . The Duke of York is the first venture into the licensing


trade for. the Grindleton couple, who have worked hard, to build-up a reputation for the quality of their food and excellent service in the eight months since they took over their first pub.


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SOLO whist winners at the Pendle Club were: Mrs A. Foster, Mrs M. Holden, Mr B. Wood. . New members welcome


every Monday at 7 p.m. ' Bridge winners were


Miss Pat Hargreaves, Mrs Jackie Pilling, Mrs Kim McDonald and partner. New members welcome every Monday at 1-30 p.m.


Dancing dots on the cards


, Domino winners were: J. Thornber, C. Wiseman, S, Barker, joint 4th P. Cooke,


. M. Berry, A. Lowe and M. Smith. New members welcome every Friday at 7 p.m.


. Sequence dancing is held every Tuesday a t 7-30 p.m. and line dancing


■; every Thursday a t 1-30 p.m.


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ONE of Hurst Green’s finest horses is up for sale on Internet auction site eBay - but this one won’t need food, only shel­ ter.


The horse in question is a rocking


horse carved by local craftsman Mr Bill McGahey to raise funds for the village bowling club, and was the top prize in the club’s recent raffle.: . I t was won by local man Mr Oliver


Ryan, who decided that his lack of sta­ bling would be a problem. He has now given the horse back to the club to sell, with the stipulation that a third of the money raised will be donated to Derian


House Children’s Hospice, at Chorley. The rest of the money will be going to the bowling club. The rocking horse should be making


its appeance on eBay today. The sale is being managed by another Hurst Green man, Mr Neil Molyneux, who explained that there will be a reserve price of £800 on the horse. A similar horse was adver­ tised recently in the Harrods catalogue for £2,799. Mr McGahey’s horse is dap­ ple grey, with a leather saddle and acces­ sories, and brass fittings. If you are interested in bidding, the lot will be on eBay for the next 10 days.


Goodwill to all men with mince pies and


sherry brought success to railway activities THE resounding success of ■ ■ the Santa Services and the Mince Pie Special were dis­ cussed by'Ribble 'Valley Rail members at their first meeting of the new year. Held a t the New, Inn,


Ciitheroe, the meeting was well attended. Ciitheroe traders had


given very positive feed­ back about the increase in visitors to the town on theV days the services were run. Although some trains were • extremely busy, passengers '■ enjoyed the festive trips." • RVR expressed thanks


to Northern (Serco-Ned), the local train operating


company for its help and participation in the servic­ es, and to all sponsors of raffle prizes and those who donated sherry, mince pies and goody bags. Booths Supermarkets generously donated goods and space for the RVR staff to work- in, and,Byrnes donated sherry. Many local traders > gave generous donations to the raffle prizes; The win- > ner of the firs t prize, a ' voucher for a'month’s free ' travel on Northern servic-: es for, two adults and two' children, was Mrs Dugdale of Ciitheroe. Other winners are to he notified shortly.


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A complete, lis t, of prizewinners can be


obtained from chairman Peter Moore, ,tel..01200


424151. Those present also dis­


cussed the annual meeting on March 25th, and the annual lunch.


Work by the Friends of


Stations has been continu­ ing as usual, with members carrying out cleaning and maintenance jobs at all the


stations along the line. -The next meeting will be


held at the New Inn at 7-


, 30 p.m. on February 6th, when all new members will • be made welcome.


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POLICE seized items from proper­ ties in Ciitheroe following two high-profile drugs raids. The warrants were executed fol­


lowing information from concerned members of the public. The first raid began at 8 p.m., on Friday, when seven specialist officers from the Divisional Support Unit and target team swooped on a flat in Mearley Brook Fold and after a search of the premises, some items were uncovered. A middle-aged Ciitheroe man


was arrested initially on suspicion of breach of peace and resisting and obstructing a police constable and subsequently for possession of controlled substances. He was later released on police


Airlift for road 1


accident man A MAN was airlifted to hospital after being involved in an incident with a car in Whalley Road, Ciitheroe, on Tues­ day. . The North West Air


Ambulance attended the incident landing in St James’CE Primary School’s junior play­ ground at 1-18 p.m. Local police officers and


ambulance staff also attended. They placed the injured 26-year-old man on a stretcher before the air ambulance took him to Royal Preston Hospital with minor head and leg injuries. A spokeswoman for the


air ambulance said it is believed the man was crowing the road at the time of the incident. .


who despaired when the teenager - previously dubbed “Miss Misery” for the effect her behav­ iour had on the town - walked free from court in November. After admitting five assaults, resisting a police


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officer, damaging cars and failing to surrender to bail, and despite numerous previous convictions for violence, Linford (18), pictured, escaped a custodial sentence. Instead she was made subject to a two-year supervision order and a 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. curfew for the next four months, and ordered to pay £335 in compensation to her vic­ tims. After sentence was passed, Linford’s mother,


48-year-old care worker Mrs Ann Bowman, con­ tacted the Ciitheroe Advertiser and Times to publicly express her belief that the magistrates were wrong not to jail her daughter. She said the sentence made a mockery of the justice system


and allowed her wayward daughter to “get away with it” again. “It just doesn’t seem fair on the innocent peo­


ple she has assaulted,” said Mrs Bowman. “I am appalled to hear that she has been allowed to keep her freedom. 'What lesson has she been taught? Maybe if she got a custodial sentence then it would have given her time to think and reflect on her actions.” Mrs Bowman also expressed sympathy for her


daughter’s victims, saying: “I would like them to know that I do not approve of my daughter’s actions.” Equally disappointed at the court’s sentence


was recently-retired Ciitheroe Police Inspector Boh Ford. In a letter to this newspaper he wrote that the sentence ignored the rights of the decent, law-abiding majority in Ciitheroe, who deserved protection from Linford and other offenders. I t also ignored the effort put into investigating Linford’s many offences by the area’s police officers. Now, just six weeks later, Linford is behind


bars after breaching the terms of her ASBO in three different ways. Blackburn magistrates heard that she was


found in Ciitheroe town centre in breach of her curfew, under the influence of drink and with a man she was prohibited from associating vrith.


Police seize goods in house raids


bail pending further inquiries. Later the same night, a terrace


house in the town’s Bawdlands area was raided by officers and again some items were seized. The goods recovered have been


sent to the laboratory for identifi­ cation purposes. A man in his mid- 20s was cautioned for possession of cannabis bush. Ciitheroe PC Mick Dixon, the


officer leading the Friday evening operation, wants the raids to be a warning to anyone involved in the drug trade th a t they will be caught. “This find has come as a result of


community information. 'We have simply acted on information pro­ vided by law-abiding members of


the public and the raid also high­ lights our commitment to crack down on drug-related crime. “The seized items are currently


being identified. Once the results emerge, we will decide on further action. “We will not tolerate drugs in


our communities and we will con­ tinue to target drug supply and drug-related crime. “We are always grateful for com­


munity support and welcome any information related to drug dealing because drugs spoil communities.” If you have any information


about the supply of drugs in your area, please call the free-and-confi- dential Crimestoppers line on 0800 555111.


Heartless thieves steal figures from town’s crib


CALLOUS Christmas thieves have stolen figures from Clitheroe’s crib


scene. During the festive period an ox, don­


key and another figure - believed to be either Joseph or a shepherd - went missing from the nativity tableau at Ciitheroe Castle gates.


' The theft, believed to have taken


place between Christmas and New Year, has been reported to Ciitheroe police.


- Officers have checked CCTV cam­


eras in the area, but so far have no clues to help them unravel the mys­


tery. Now members of Ciitheroe Town


Council are keen to try to trace the whereabouts of the missing nativity stars and ask anyone who has informa- tion to contact either themselves or


the police. . This is not the first time figures


have been stolen from the town’s crib. . v 'l 0 !•'


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Eve caused damage estimated at £1,500 after three shepherds went missing, a wise man lost his head and the donkey’s ears were broken. The following year the Baby Jesus


figure went missing twice - the first time it was found in Wilmslow after being hurled through the rear window of a parked car and the second time, just days later, saw the theft of a doll being used a temporary replacement for the missing model. On the second occasion one of the


wise men models was also taken. A re-inforced piece of glass, donated


by Ultraframe, which has been used in previous years to protect the figures was not in place due to a problem. A spokesman confirmed that due to


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Presented with those facts, the magistrates


said they had no alternative but to send Linford to a youth offending institute for 16 weeks because of her total disregard for the order. Linford, of Siddows Avenue, pleaded guilty to


all three breaches of the order. Miss Claire Fanning (prosecuting) told the


court that on IVednesday, December 14th, a town centre closed circuit TV monitor indicated that Linford was in the town centre in breach of her curfew. A police officer who attended found her in the company of a man who was specifical­ ly named in the ASBO. Mr Gareth Price (defending) said there was no


suggestion that Linford had committed any fur­ ther offences. He sMd she had a row with her sis­ ter, whose house she was living in as a condition of the ASBO, and had decided it was prudent to leave. She had telephoned Securicor, who were monitoring her curfew, informed them of the sit­ uation and put forward an alternative address in Blackburn. "Securicor approved that move and if she had


gone straight to Blackburn there would have been no problem," said Mr Price. "Unfortunately, she came into Ciitheroe centre to meet her boyfriend and then missed her train. She remained in the town until she was located by the police."


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