6 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, February 16th, 2006


Make sure your details are right


by Duncan Smith


POLICE in Lancashire are teaming up with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in warning motorists tha t they could be stopped unnecessar­ ily by police if they fail to update their driving licence and Vehicle Registra­ tion Certificate details. Motorists are being reminded to update


their driving documents when their person­ al details - such as name, address, or vehi­ cle details - change. The police now use number plate recog­


nition technology (ANPR) to check vehi­ cle details against data supplied by the DVLA. If the details are inaccurate or have not


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■ been updated, the vehicle will be stopped by police. .This causes inconvenience to the police and the driver who is stopped. By simply,making sure that details are correct, this can easily be avoided. ■ Chief Inspector Tracie O'Gara said:


“ANPR technology enables the police to gain information about a car quickly and accurately and identify suspicious vehicles. . “I t is a waste of time for the motorist and the police if they are stopped because information held on a database about them is inaccurate. If the law-abiding public make sure their details are correct we can concentrate on catching the criminals.” Make sure you don’t waste your time or


police time and update your DVLA details today. . For more information visit www.direct.gov.uk/motoring


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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) A muddy mess


problem solved PUPILS at a Clitheroe primary school are set to enjoy more fun at play and lunch­ times thanks to the generosity of two local firms, r Castle Cement and Travis Perkins have


come to the rescue after Mrs Margaret Carrington, headteacher at Pendle Pri­ mary School in Princess Avenue, approached them \yith a poser-how


. could children utilise an area of grass for more than two months a year, because the rest of the time it was too wet? The answer was swiftly provided.


Between them, the two companies havh supplied concrete slabs and paid for them to be broken into stepping-stone size pieces. They have been placed on the grass in the shape of a castle and enable children to step from one to another around the castle. '


I:; .,' ,, ■ ^ Mrs Carrington said: “We’ve been


making improvements to the younger children’s play area for. a little while, including zone fencing, a willow tunnel and a seating area; A large grass area was unusable for a large part of the year because it was too wet, but these stepping stones will turn it into a fun play area which we can use throughout the year. “I can’t thank Castle Cement and


Travis Perkins enough for this generous gesture. The work should be completed, weather permitting, in the next couple of weeks.” Gareth Price, general manager at Cas­


tle Cement’s Ribblesdale works said: “We are always keen to help our neighbours in any way we can and were only too pleased to offer our assistance when Mrs Carring­ ton told us of the problem the school faced.”


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LOCAL environmental group Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Friends of the Earth is inviting people to its annual general meeting next Wednesday Feb­ ruary 22nd, to help set the local environmental agenda. The meeting will be held at


the Ribble Valley Borough Council Chamber, in Church Brow, Clitheroe, at 7-30 p.m., when members hope to decide on a strategy to tackle environ-.


. mental issues which are impor­ tant to them over the coming 12 months. A wide range of local,


national and even global envi­ ronmental concerns will come under discussion - ranging from air pollution and climate change to the fluoridation of Water supplies; At thehame time, they .will ■ continue encouraging practical


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Stephen Clynes, manager at Travis Perkins, with pupils Dominic Stuart and Madison Grimshaw, and, back, Mrs Car­ rington with Travis Perkins assistant manager Gary Conti and more pupils, (s)


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Clitheroe Advertiser STimes, Thursday, February 16th, 2006 Rotary gives a welcome boost for hearing dogs charity


FOLLOWING their collection at Booth's super­ market, members of Ribblesdale Rotary Club presented a £500 cheque to Hearing Dogs for the Deaf. Nicky Litchfield, the North West area fund­ raising manager, expressed the organisation’s


' appreciation and was delighted to accept the cheque on its behalf. She explained to Rotary members that, with


Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland designating Hearing Dogs as one of their chosen charities this year, it had made a great difference to the num­ ber of people the charity was able to help. She described how the dogs worked by listening


for their owners for everyday sounds that the hearing world take for granted. She said that most breeds of dogs were suitable


for training, except the guard dog type. At present in the North West the smallest dog


is a Chihuahua while the larger dogs tend to be labradors. They help by listening for the door bell, smoke detectors etc. In the morning they wake their owners when


the alarm clock goes off by either jumping on the bed or, if the dog is a large breed, by pawing. President Paul Carlton thanked the speaker


and wished the charity success for the future. This year, the Rotary Club of Ribblesdale is


also supporting the charity Mercy Ships, which send hospital ships to Africa. The club is holding an evening of close-up


magic at The Moorcock Inn, Waddington, on February 22nd to raise funds. Tickets are avail­ able from Rotarians, or by telephone: 01200 441507.


Further breach of livestock


banning order


A RIBBLE VALLEY man who showed “to ta l disre­ gard” for an order banning him from keeping animals for life was told he had nar­ rowly avoided being sent to prison on his 70th birthday. Blackburn magistrates heard


that John Robert Muir Lay- land had been banned from keeping any animal following the discovery of dead and dying horses at his Newsholme farm inl997. Following a case that made


national news, the former race­ horse trainer and master of the hunt was jailed for three months and fined £10,000. But the court was told he had already been dealt mth for one breach of the order prior to the latest case, which involved the death of a dog. The court heard Layland was


walking two dogs when one of them ran in front of a motor­ bike. The rider was uninjured, but the dog was killed. Layland was convicted after


a trial of breaching the order and the case had been adjourned for the preparation of a pre-sentence report with a view to imposing a custodial sentence. Mr Sergi Prokofiev (defend­ ing') said the allegation was that


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■ Layland, of Demense Farm barn. Settle Road, Newsholme, had taken two dogs for a walk.


VANDALS dented the roof of a Vauxhall Astra by jumping on it while it was parked in Victo­ ria Street, Clitheroe, causing an estimated £200 worth of dam­


“You have to consider the


criminality of that when con­ sidering sentence,” said Mr Prokofiev. “If it was akin to the incident in 1997 then a prison sentence would be justified. In this instance he had taken the dogs for a walk and had fed them, he was helping these ani­ mals although it was a technical breach of the order. “This was not an act of cruel­


ty, it was an elderly man taking two dogs for a walk,” he added. Mr Prokofiev said Layland


was still paying the fines imposed in 1997 out of his pen­ sion and still owed over £6,000. He told how Layland had


owned two successful Vauxhall dealerships, but had run into financial difficulties in 1990 and was declared bankrupt in 1994. “He now lives in a barn, not a


luxury conversion, but a barn with a heater and a bed,” said Mr Prokofiev. “He does not enjoy the best of health and I would suggest it is unnecessary to send him to prison. He knows what he has done


wrong.” The presiding magistrate told


Layland that he and his col­ leagues had “considered very, strongly” the custodial option because of his total disregard for court orders. Instead he was made subject


to a community supervision order for two years and ordered to pay £250 in costs.


Vandals target a parked Vauxhall


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® VANDALS targeted several vehicles in Clitheroe over the weekend. The wing mir­ rors of a Ford Fiesta and a Peugeot van in West View sustained £160 worth of damage,. while a Renault Clio had £40 worth of dam­ age to a side door. In Richmond Terrace a Vauxhall Astra had its aerial snapped off, while a VW Camper Van was scratched caus­ ing £100 worth of damage.Three wheel trims worth £75 were also stolen off a Renault Clio car parked in Hayhurst Street.


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