Tragedy as doorman is killed in car crash


by Faiza Afzaal


A GRIEVING Clitheroe sister has paid tribute to her “happy- go-lucky” brother who was killed in a car crash in the early


hours of Saturday. A former resident of Clitheroe,


Royston Stewart Orr, known as Roy, (pictured with his girlfriend Hannah) died after his car hit a tree in Ribchester Road. The 35-year-old, who worked as


a doorman at Blackburn’s popular Baroque bar in Northgate, was on his way home to Greenbank Park, Longridge, when the Peugeot 406 he was driving crashed into a tree near to the Barker Brow Car Park, near Copster Green, between 3 and 3-55 a.m. on Saturday. Emergency services were called,


but he was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Police said no other cars were involved. Roy’s untimely death has sad­


dened and shocked many people throughout the Ribble Valley. Poignant tributes in the form of flowers and notes mark the spot


where the popular doorman lost


his life. Roy’s sister, Claire Astley (31),


of Hayhurst Street, Clitheroe, has this week spoken of the family’s heartache of losing a “kind” and “caring” brother who would go out of his way to help others. “We are all devastated by his


sudden death. I t has come as a shock to us all as he was quite familiar with the route home,” she said. “Roy was a lively person with a


brilliant sense of humour. He was kind and caring, but.he will be remembered by his family and friends for his cheeky smile. He would often turn up at my house with a big bag of washing. “He loved his house and was


enjoying living in Longridge. “He was a happy-go-lucky per­


son who loved to help people. If he was your friend, he would be the best friend ever and would be will­ ing to do anything for you. He was also an animal lover and adored his rottweiler, Sid.


Axe to fall on charity visits?


A NEW Government visa system could spell the end of visits to the Ribble Valley


by children from Belarus. For 13 years, children have been travel­


ling to Britain through the Friends of Chernobyl’s Children charity. They have forged a unique link with


families in the Clitheroe area, enjoying fresh air, good food and exploring the local countryside as guests of the charity set up by Chipping resident Olwyn Keogh. Many have kept in touch with the host families, developing lifelong links. All that could now change. Britain’s new


biometric visa system could cost the char­ ity some £20,000 to implement. A 21-page visa application has to he completed for each child aged six and over. The child then has to travel from Mogilev, the Belarussian base of the FoCC, to the capi­ tal Minsk for finger scans and digital pho­ tographs.


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