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• THE Valley was this week mourning two of its best-known characters, one a major figure in public life and the other a pillar of the local business community. Former Mayor of the Ribble Valley


Coun. Brian Collis has died at the age of 72 after a long battle with illness. Also gone is Mr Eric Dugdale, who


built up a local business empire and has di6d at the age of 70. For tributes to both men, see page 3.


• A NURSE who has spent the past 25 years treating Ribble Valley folk for all manner of minor ailments has retired. Sue Jackson was presented with gifts and flowers by colleagues past and present in the treatment room at Clitheroe Health Centre. Turn to page 5 for the story.


• PLANS to chop down nine lime trees in York Street, outside Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, have caused anger and disbelief. See page 6 for a selection of the many readers' letters we have received on this story, featured on our front page last week.


SPORTING heroes and community champions from Ribble Valley were honoured at a glittering ceremony in the borough’s


civic suite. Clubs, coaches, rising stars


and volunteers were all recog­ nised for their hard work and commitment at a ceremony hosted by Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council’s sports devel­ opment team and attended by the chief executive of Lan­ cashire Sport, Adrian Leather. Now in their third year, the


awards are made in the fol­ lowing categories: Club of the Year, Coach of the Year, Vol­ unteer of the Year (Adult and Junior) and Rising Star. There is also a Special Recog­ nition Award in memory of Marjorie Partridge. Tom Bamber, Ribble Valley


Borough Council’s sports development officer, said: “The quality and quantity of nominations for the Ribble


Valley Sports and Communi­ ty Awards was exceptionally high and a testament to the wealth of sporting talent in Ribble Valley. “The awards ceremony was


a fantastic night and the win­ ners are to be congratulated for their sterling work.” This year’s winners were:


Coach of the Year - Don Lennon (Ribble Valley Ath­ letics Club); Club of the Year - Clitheroe Cricket Club; Ris­ ing Star - Stephanie Slater (swimmer); Young Volunteer of the Year - Michael Shields


(Ribble Valley Young Volun­ teer Programme); Adult Vol­ unteer of the Year - Steve Frost (Wilpshire Wanderers); Marjorie Patridge Special Recognition Award - Keith Lord (50 years service to Clitheroe Football Club). The winners will go forward


to the Lancashire Sports Awards a t Ewood Park, Blackburn, on Friday, Octo­ ber 5th. Our picture shows winners


at the awards ceremony. (T030607/10)


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Husband’s tribute to ‘wonderful wife’


A GRIEVING husband has paid tr ib u te to his “wonderful wife” who col­ lapsed and died suddenly a t her Ribble Valley home. Business entrepreneur


and mother-of-four Mrs Annmarie Carlton (42), pictured, died from a mas­ sive rupture of the cere­ bral artery at the garden of her home in Bolton-by- Bowland last Tuesday, while taking a break from work. Mrs Carlton and her


husband, Mark, ran AMC Marketing, which they had relocated to Bolton-By-Bowland from Sale, in Greater Manches­ ter. Speaking of the heart­


breaking moment he found his wife collapsed, Mr Carlton said: “We had taken a break in the work we were doing for Bentley Motors and Ferrari GB. I found her under an apple tree in her beautiful gar­ den with her dogs running a t her side, the birds singing and the sun beat­ ing down on her cheeks. She would have suf­


fered no pain and she looked like she had fallen asleep sunbathing.” Family and friends


gathered for the funeral service, which took place on Monday at St Bartholomew’s Church, in Tosside. Mrs Carlton leaves behind her husband and four daughters, Amy Jo (19), Lizzie (17), Lucy (15) and 14-year-old Han­ nah. (s) On Sunday, Bolton-by-


Bowland Cricket Club, of which Mark is a member, played its home game in Annemarie’s memory. For a special match report, see page 63.


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