2 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, November 15th, 2007


INSIDE YOUR CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIMES


■ Valley Matters .................................. 6,7 ■ Village News ............................13,14,15 ■ Letters .................................................12 ■ Weekendplus............................24,25,26 ■ Memory Lane .................................... 20 ■ Family Notices..............................22,23 ■ Readersplus........................................ 48 ■ Motors Today.......................................50 ■ Sport...........................................23,69-72


AT A GLANCE...


Students’ China adventure - page 7 Curtain up at Downham - page 26


Remembrance Day round-up - page 27 Beer boss wins Euro war - page 45


INFORMATION


Duly chemist: Buckleys Pharmacy, 4 Railway View Road, Clithcruc: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electricity: 0800 1954141. Gas: 0800 111999. Water: 0845 462200. Councils: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. Hospitals: Royal Blackburn Royal Hospital: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Alcohol Information Centre: 01282 416655. Aidslinc: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Violence Helpline: 01282 422024. Cruse Bereavement Care: Ribble Valley 01200 429346. Environmental Agency: Emergencies - 0800 807060. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01200 444484. National: 0800 776600. Ribble Valley Talking Newspaper: 01200 428604. Samaritans: 01254 662424. Monthly Volunteer Helpline: 01200 422721. Lancashire Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771. QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254 358095. Ribble Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.


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Husband (61) charged with attempted murder


A MAN has been charged with attempted murder following an inci­ dent on a Ribble Valley caravan park in the early hours of Monday. The 61-year-old Barrowford man


appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with the attempted murder of his estranged wife at her home on the Todber Caravan Park, near Gisbum.


Allan Murgatroyd, of St Clarence Court,


Pendle Street, is alleged to have attacked his wife, Linda, with a knife as she returned to her van on Todber Caravan Park at 3 a.m. on Monday. Mrs Murgatroyd had been working


behind the bar a t the site club and her estranged husband had been there with friends. During the incident Mrs Murgatroyd


suffered knife wounds to her hands, lip, abdomen and leg. She went to hospital with a friend with­


out reporting the incident to the police. Murgatroyd rang the police the following


morning and was ar res ted outside Barnoldswick police station.


His case was committed to Preston


Crown Court and he was remanded in cus­ tody.


Former MP back in news


THE former Ribble Valley MP, Home Secretary and Sab- den resident was back in the media spotlight this week. Conservative peer Lord


David Waddington defended Stefan Kiszko 32 years ago on th e charge of murdering schoolgirl Lesley Moleeed. Throughout subsequent


criticism of the way the defence team handled the


case, Lord Waddington insist­ ed tha t Mr Kiszko’s defence at the trial was properly con­ ducted in accordance with advice and instructions on the basis of information available at the time. Stefan Kiszko spent 16


years in prison in what became one of the worst mis­ carriages of justice in British legal history.


Court told of acrimony after marriage break up


A BILLINGTON man risks losing £2,000 if he causes problems for his estranged wife. Nigel Robin Harris was


bound over in that sum by Blackburn magistrates after the prosecution agreed to drop a charge of harassment. The court was told th a t


Claire Harris was “extremely anxious” to be given some kind of protection by the cour t after 14 months of “acrimony” following the marital break-down. Harrison (44), of The


Meadows, agreed to be bound over to keep the peace, especially towards Claire Harris, in the sum of £2,000 for two years. A charge of harassment, to which he had pleaded not guilty, was dis­ missed. Prosecutor Miss Boocock


said the breakdown of the marriage of almost 20 years had been extremely acrimo­ nious. They broke up in August, 2006, when Harris


WINNERS a t Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday evening were: NS Jean Mar- tindale and Jean Taylor, Adrian Norris and William Norris. EW Jean Bailey and Moira Philips, Kath Higson and Joan Bowker.


suggested his wife was having an affair. “That fuelled the acrimo­


ny,” said Miss Boocock, who detailed an incident in which Harris had demanded to see his wife’s mobile phone and, when she refused, grabbed her by the wrists to try to force it from her hand. “He also threatened to cut


up all her clothes if she didn’t hand over the phone and went as far as producing a pair of scissors and removing some garments from her wardrobe,” said Miss Boocock. “On another occasion he


threatened to smash her face in every time he saw her.” Mr Andrew Church-Tay-


lor (defending) said there were two sides to every story and Harris did not accept everything his wife had said. “My client says he wants


to put the bitterness behind him now and sort things out,” said Mr Church-Taylor.


Clitheroe Bridge Club latest On Thursday evening win­


ners were: NS Robin Atkin­ son and Doreen Blake, Jean Martindale and Janet Bailey. EW Tony Stokes and Pam Moulds, Kath Higson and Ilse Park.


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• A PROMINENT figure from the Ribble Valley has won a new national “Personality of (he Year” award, beating high-fliers from across the UK. To find out who, see next week’s Clitheroc Advertiser and Times.


He died less than two years


after his release. This week, at Bradford Crown Court, Ronald Castree was convicted of Lesley’s murder. In 1992, the Appeal Court


accepted forensic evidence which showed that Mr Kiszko could not have been the killer. Lord Waddington told the


Advertiser and Times: “Had any of us then known of the


forensic evidence which per­ suaded the Court of Appeal th a t Mr Kiszko could not have committed the crime, the m a tte r would have taken a very different course.” Crucial evidence, said Lord


Waddington, had not been made available a t the trial and slides had “vanished”. On Monday, Castree (53) was jailed for life.


Missing man found safe


A SEARCH was launched near a Chorley moor after a 42-year-old Clitheroe man went missing from home. A mountain rescue team and


police were sent to Anglezarke viewing point a t 11-24 a.m. on Wednesday, November 7th, after a ranger reported that an abandoned car had been found. The party searched for almost an


hour until they found the missing man at the bottom of a cliff at a nearby quarry with several broken bones and cuts to his face. Paramedics took the man to


Royal Blackburn Infirmary with injuries not believed to be life- threatening. The North West Air Ambulance


was also called to the scene but not needed. Police officers who found the


man said he was conscious, but in a great deal of distress. Sgt Andy Walton, of the Chorley


police’s neighbourhood policing team, said: “The operation was a well co-ordinated team effort between the police, mountain res­ cue and the ambulance service. “Thankfully we were able to find


the man sooner rather than later and provide firs t aid u n til the ambulance arrived.” The man, who has not been


named, is believed to have gone missing at 9-25 p.m. the previous day.


Pickwick Night - it’s business as usual!


IT is very definitely business as usual a t this year’s Whalley


Pickwick Night on December 6th. Organisers of the annual


extravaganza have hit back at claims that next month’s event is being scaled down. It is, they stress, “full steam


ahead” with preparations well under way to ensure that this year’s festival is bigger and bet­ ter than ever.


Chairman of the Pickwick


Committee Mr Neil Martin, commented: “An article


appeared elsewhere suggesting Pickwick Night is being ‘scaled down’ and we have had difficul­ ties with the new licensing laws. “This is untrue. Staff at Rib­


ble Valley Borough Council are working hard in conjunction with the Pickwick Committee to make sure that the event can run in a safe and controlled manner, to the large scale which has been known in previous years. He added: “The road closure


has been slightly scaled down to help traffic flow passed the vil­ lage on the night.”


Inquest opened on 87-year-old patient


AN inquest has been opened into the death of 87-year-old Sheila Iso- bel Beggs, of East View Terrace Pendleton, who died following sur­


gery on a fractured hip a t Royal Blackburn Hospital. Mrs Beggs suffered the injury in a fall at her home.


JOHN AND SAM TURNER, of Fern Court, are pictured with Craig


Nadin, of Craig Meadows Building Contractors, Sarah Beeny and Craig Meadows, of Craig Meadows Building Contractors, (s)


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Craig is voted best in Britain


by Natalie Cox


A LANCASHIRE builder has been named best in Britain for his work on a Clitheroe proj­ ect. Craig Meadows beat the cream


of Britain’s builders to be crowned the Best Commercial Project Builder in Britain at this year’s Master Builder of the Year Awards 2007. Expert property developer and


TV presenter Sarah Beeny pre­ sented the award for his work ren­


ovating a derelict former joiners’ workshop into office units for small businesses in Clitheroe. Craig Meadows and his team


transformed the unpromising site at the foot of Clitheroe Castle, into the new Fern Court develop­ ment, picytured right, providing 10 high quality serviced offices, with kitchens, meeting room and a managed reception. Being set at the foot of the Cas­


tle meant the walls of the lower ground floor were made of hard limestone rock, which required tanking to prevent damp penetra-


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tion. Heavy machinery was needed to dig the depth of foun­ dations required by the building inspector but the site could only accommodate a small mechani­ cal digger. Clients John and Sam Turner


said: “Having lived through every day of the project, I can honestly say there was never a cross word exchanged. Everyone agrees that Craig has done a wonderful job and at our official opening, 90% of Fern Court Business Centre’s units were already let.” The Master Builder of the


Year Awards, now in its eighth year, is organised by the Federa­ tion of Master Builders (FMB), the UK’s largest building trade association. The annual awards celebrate the outstanding work delivered by the vast majority of builders who can only be nomi­ nated by highly satisfied clients. FMB director general,


Richard Diment said: “Our con­ gratulations go to Craig Mead­ ows and his team for this well- deserved award, but equally our thanks go to John and Sam Turner who appreciated their excellent work.” Craig Meadows and John


Turner each win a luxury all inclusive weekend break for two a t any of the UK Paramount Group of Hotels.


Ex-CRGS man in court accused of possessing bomb-making kit


.58555 A FORMER pupil of Clitheroe Royal Grammar


School has appeared in court accused of possessing a bomb­ making kit. Peter Stephen Hill, pic­


tured, appeared a t Leeds Magistrates’ Court charged under the Explosive Sub­ stances Act. It is alleged the 23-year-old


had a number of materials which, if combined together, could make an explosive device. The materials included weed


killer, sugar, matches, bearings and a metal hollow tube which were allegedly found at Hill's address in Lambert Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire by police. Hill, who served with the


Royal Armoured Corps in the Territorial Army, was granted


bail and will next appear at Leeds Crown Court on November 19th. The condi­ tions of his bail include living at an address in Colne, Lan­ cashire, and to report to police. The court was told the


defendant is also being investi­ gated for allegedly breaching the Official Secrets Act. He has been bailed on this matter until later this month. Speaking outside court after


bail had been granted, Hill’s lawyer, Grahame Stowe, said his client emphatically denied the explosives charge - which he described as “spurious and without foundation” - but said he could not comment on the ongoing investigation into allegations that he allegedly breached the Official Secrets Act.


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