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S Valley Matters .................................. 6,7 E Village News.....................................9,10 @ Letters ................................................. 14 E Weekendpliis............................ 17,18,19 E Down Memory Lane..........................23 E Family Notices..............................20,21 S Readersplus.........................................16 E Motors Today................................32-44 E Sport...........................


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Water: 08454G2200. Councils: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. Hospilals: Royal Blackburn Royal Hospital: 01254 2G3555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 G52511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Alcohol Iiifornialion Centre: 01282 41GG55. Aid.sline: 01282831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Violence Helpline: 01282 422024. Cruse Bereavement Care: Ribble Valley 01200 42934G. Environmental Agency: Emergencies - 0800 8070G0. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information lino: 01200 4 44484. National: 0800 77GG00. Ril)l)le Valley Talking Newspaper: 01200 428G04. Samaritans: 01254 GG2424. Monthly Volunteer Helpline: 01200 422721. Lancasliire Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771. QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254 358095. Ril)ble Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 42896G.


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Car smash hero tells of ‘split-second’ decision


______ by Faiza Afzaal______


A BRAVE farm labourer who pulled a 21-year-old man from his blazing car after an early morning crash on the A59 has been hailed a hero. Quick-thinking Richard Barnes


(22), of End House Stud, Gis- burn, saved the life of bricklayer Jason Mckenzie, who lost control of his Citroen Saxo and crashed through the front wall of Smithies Bridge House, at the bottom of Sawley Brow. The accident happened around


7-33 a.m. last Thursday. I t is believed th a t the car flipped through the air before colliding with the wall and setting on fire. Richard, who at the time was


working a t the farm across the busy road, risked his life by climb­


Pride of place for


memorial CLITHEROE war memorial features on the front cover of a new publication aimed at pre­ serving the 70,000-plus war memorials in England and Wales. The memorial, in Clitheroe


Castle’s grounds, has inscrip­ tions acknowledging those who made the supreme sacrifice. It is pictured on the front of


“War Memorials in England and Wales - Guidance for Cus­ todians”, which is produced by the Department for Constitu­ tional Affairs. The publication replaces the


code of practice issued by the Home Office in 2002 and offers guidance on how to maintain memorials. A spokesman for the DCA


said: “Many are in a good state of repair, but some, often those on private property, could be at risk and may even be destroyed through a lack of awareness if they are not properly main­ tained. “The updated guidance


explains how grants can be obtained from English Her­ itage and War Memorials Trust. “Grants can contribute to


conservation and repair bills, as well as paying for additional names and correcting errors.” The Department for Cul­


ture, Media and Sport makes grants to charities and faith groups, equivalent to the VAT incurred on construction, reno­ vation and maintenance of eli­ gible memorials. Ownership of a war memori­


al may vary according to cir­ cumstances. The new guidance makes clear any physical object erected or dedicated to commemorate those killed as a


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ing into the burning car and cut­ ting Jason’s seat belt using a penknife before pulling him out of the flames, while his friend, Christopher Dugdale, helped to. put out the fire by fetching buck­ ets of water. Re-living the moment he made


the “split-second” decision to res­ cue Jason, Richard said: “I was working at the farm across when I heard a loud bang. “I immediately ran across the


road and saw Jason trapped inside the silver car. The car’s engine was on fire and I made a split-second decision to pull him out. “Jason was screaming in agony


and I tried to keep him calm by talking to him while I cut his seat belt and dragged him out and waited until the emergency crews arrived.” Ambulance crews, fire-fighters


and police attended the scene and Jason, of Sutherland Street, Colne, was taken to Burnley Gen­ eral Hospital where he underwent an operation on his broken right leg. He remains in hospital where his condition has been described as “stable”. Richard, a former Bowland


High School pupil who has recent­ ly launced an equine veterinary transport business, “RJB Blood­ stock”, added: “Jason called and said he was very grateful for what I had done. I feel humble for being able to save his life and hope other people think the same and stop to help in similar situations.” Meanwhile, the crash has


prompted renewed calls for motorists to cut their speed while travelling along the A59. The occupants of the house, Mrs Dorothy Cleave (81), and her


daughter, Susan, were inside the property and escaped uninjured, but have been counting the cost of the damage caused. Speaking to the Clitheroe


Advertiser and Times after the accident, Mrs Cleave said: “It’s just horrendous. Drivers need to slow down when driving along the busy by-pass. This is the second time a car has crashed into our home. “It’s a 17th Century house and


our windows have been smashed. Stones and shattered pieces of glass were all over the staircase. “I t ’s quite frightening and


police said we were lucky to escape injury as i t’s a very solid house. The outside wall will have to be rebuilt and the windows replaced. We are looking at thou­ sands of pounds worth of dam­ age.”


No Labour candidates in council elections


by Natalie Cox


N OM IN A T IO N S for M a y ’s local council elections have now closed. And for the first time in years


there will be no candidates repre­ senting the Labour Party. On Thursday, May 3rd, 76 candi­


dates will try to secure the 40 seats on Ribble Valley Borough Council. Thirty-seven will be representing


result of armed conflict should be regarded as a war memorial. The guidance also addresses memorials to civilian casualties and animals. To ensure war memorials are


recognised as such and cared for in the future, it is recom­ mended custodians search written or photographic records and libraries and records offices to find out if there are any memorials in or around their buildings or land. Since 1989, the UK National Inventory of War Memorials has recorded the details of about 60,000 monuments. As well as funding, mainte­


nance, identification and own­ ership of memorials, the guid­ ance covers removal and relo­ cation and access to them. “War Memorials in England


and Wales - Guidance for Cus­ todians” is available free from the DCA website at www.dca.gov.uk and by e-mail- ing coroners@dca.gsi.gov.uk More information on war


memorials in the United King­ dom can be obtained from the websites of the War Memorials Trust, and the UK National Inventory of War Memorials.


the Conservative Party, 29 the Lib­ eral Democrats, there will be eight Independents and one candidate each from the British National Party and the England First Party. BNP candidate Gavin McQuade


is contesting the Edisford and Low Moor ward where there are two seats available. These are currently held by John McGowan and Alan Yearing who are both standing for re-election. England First Party representa­


tive Paul Frankland is hoping to secure one of the two vacancies in the Primrose ward. He will have to fight it out against sitting council­ lors Allan Knox and Mary Robin­ son, and two other candidates. Voters in four wards - Alston and


Hothersall (two vacancies). Bow- land, Newton and Slaidburn (one). Chipping (one) and Ribchester (one) will not need to go to the polls as there are just enough can­ didates for the available seats. Among those returning unop­


posed will be Jim Rogerson (Inde­ pendent), David Smith (Con) and Rosie Elms (Con), with new coun­ cillors Simon Hore (Con) and Ian Sayers (Con) taking the Chipping and Ribchester seats. Ten councillors are not seeking


re-election this year, including Mel- lor stalwart and former Mayor Charles Warkman, Ribchester rep­ resentative Brian Collis and former council leader Chris Holtom,


There are some familiar faces


among the candidates who have put themselves up for election this year. Former councillor Howel Jones (Lib Dem) has re-entered the political arena after choosing not to stand in the 2003 local elections. He is contesting the vacancy in


Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley. Also back is Lois Rimmer, a former Independent candidate, who is seeking election as one of two Con­ servative candidates in Langho. And after losing his Salthill seat in 2003, Stephen Paul Adnitt is back on the campaign trail for the Liber­ al Democrats. Two husband and wife teams are


also among the list of nominees. Couns Margaret and John Stephen Sutcliffe are among the five candi­ dates vying for two vacancies in the Littlemoor ward. And Coun. Gra­ ham Sowter is defending his Billington and Old Langho seat, while his wife, Judith Catherine Sowter, hopes to be elected in Wilp- shire. At parish council level, elections


will only be held in Chatburn and in the Clitheroe Town Council wards of Edisford and Low Moor, Littlemoor, Primrose, St Mary’s and Salthill where too many candi­ dates have been nominated for the available seats. In all the other parishes, there


are enough candidates to fill the vacancies meaning that all nomi­ nated candidates will be elected unopposed. In the parishes of West Bradford


and Thornley-with-Wheatley nom­ ination forms were not returned. This means nominations will have to be advertised following this year’s election and if any new can­ didates come forward, a separate election held. ® See next week’s Clitheroe


Advertiser and Times for a full list of candidates.


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Thank you for saving my life _______ by Faiza Afzaal______ _


A CLITHEROE man is getting on his bike to repay a charity th a t helped save his life. Keen cyclist David Askew, pic­


tured, of River Lea Gardens, is keeping the wheels of fund-raising turning by taking part in a 46-mile cycle challenge in aid of the North West Air Ambulance. And the 28-year-old is urging


other Ribble Valley cyclists to rally behind his plans and get in the sad­ dle for the event, which takes place next month. David sustained serious injuries


after he was knocked off his bike in an accident while cycling near Chipping.


Emergency crews were called


and he was flown to Royal Preston Hospital by air ambulance in just four minutes. He spent 12 days there having


sustained multiple broken bones including a severe injury to the arm. He also underwent emergency


four-hour surgery for a deep lacer­ ation to his neck. He has almost recovered from his


injuries and wants to thank the life-saving charity by completing the cycle challenge. “After the accident my physical


strength wasn’t the same,” he explained. “Once I was discharged from


hospital, I needed a lot of care at home as I was unable to use both


Prison as orders are breached


A MAN who broke a restrain­ ing order by ringing his ex-part- ner in Clitheroe the day he was released from jail has been sent back to prison - this time for 12 months. Robert Sneddon made five


phone calls to Miss Claire Bailey on his release from a six-month prison sentence, and later that month sent her 10 text messages. At the time, Sneddon was sub­


ject to a restraining order not to contact Miss Bailey or her parents. Judge Michael Byrne, sitting at


Preston Crown Court, said the offences and the background cir­ cumstances demonstrated that the defendant would do “exactly what he wants to do”. Sneddon (39), of Cromwell


Street, Preston, admitted two offences of breaching a restraining order and one of common assault. The background to the case was that in January 2006 he was sen­ tenced to four months prison in a protection from harassment prose­ cution. In September he was sen­ tenced to a further six months cus­ tody for breaching a restraining order in relation to Miss Bailey’s parents. Miss Mercedeh Jabbari (prose­


cuting) said Sneddon was released on November 6th last year and that very same day contacted his


© .VN iiiquesl has heen opened and adjourned into the death of a 37-year-old Clitheroe woman. Mother-ol'-l'oiir Tanya Steven­ son (nee Ward), of Central


former partner. Miss Bailey, a number of timespn her mobile phone. Each time, he asked to see her and their young daughter. Later that same month. Miss


Bailey was at home with her chil­ dren in Clitheroe when she received a text message that stated: “You must be with him, thanks. I see your car is still there. Not even a thanks off you.” That same evening he again con­


tacted her by text a number of times. The following day, after a police constable was assigned to protect Miss Bailey, Sneddon was seen in the general area of her address. He entered the home of a 50-year-old woman who did not have time to investigate a knock at the door before finding him in her kitchen. She did not know Sned­ don, who claimed he had been mugged by two men and had £40 in cash stolen. Miss Jabbari told the court:


“While in the house his behaviour was suspicious. He was trying to engage the woman in coversation, while looking out of the Mndow, as though making sure no one was outside. “There was a knock at the door,


but he told her not to answer it. He grabbed her shoulder and pulled her back.” The woman was able to ring her' son who then turned up with a


.•tvemie, was found dead at Lani- pash Road, Blacliburii, on April 2nd. It is thought she suffered from depression and a numher of


friend. She was upset and trauma­ tised by what had happened to her. In police interview, Sneddon said


his former partner had rung him on the day of his release. He denied speaking with her that day and denied contacting her at all, saying the last time they had spoken was in August. Sneddon also said she had given


him details of a phone number he could ring in order to contact his daughter. He had 68 previous offences on his record. Miss Clare Thomas (defending)


said a restraining order had been varied in May last year - at Miss Bailey's request - to allow contact with her. They were to be married in June last year. He became des­ perate to see his daughter, whom he had not seen since July. There were five calls on one date


and 10 messages on another. On the final day, he was in the Clitheroe area for a job interview. He was mugged on that occasion and believed the pair responsible had entered the woman’s house, said Miss Thomas. -She added: “He knows the rela­


tionship is at an end and there is no going hack for the two of them. His main concern is to establish a relationship with his daughter. “He intends to go through the


proper channels. He is resolved not to behave like this again.”


empty paekels were found near her. She was identified by her sister-in-law Mary McKenzie. A full inquest is expccled to take place on Wednesday, June 27lh.


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my arms. I have always enjoyed cycling and have had to work hard to be able to ride again. I’m grate­ ful to the air ambulance for their vital support at the time of my accident. “People don’t realise what an


important service it is. If I was taken to hospital by road ambu­ lance, it would have resulted in a 40-minute journey. “The air ambulance is not gov­


ernment funded and I want to play a part in raising cash so it can con­ tinue to provide a service for other people that need it.” David will tackle the bike ride on


Sunday, May 27th, setting off from Tesco’s in Clitheroe at 8 a.m. The route goes along the A59, passing through Preston,


Garstang, Blackpool and ends at Blackpool Airport. Seventeen cyclists have so far


signed up to event to help raise as much money as possible, which is also open to mountain bikers. Any other participants wishing to take part are asked to call Megan Oliver on 07889156423. David is also call­ ing on any local business to pledge support by ways of providing T- shirts for the cyclists. He stressed: “This isn’t a race


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