2 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, December 27th, 2007
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■ Valley M atters............................... 6,7 ■ Village N ew s ....................................10 ■ Letters...............................................18 ■ Weekendplus................................... 31 ■ Weekend TV.................19,20 & 29,30 ■ Family Notices ................................17 ■ Readersplus................................32,33 ■ Motors Today .......
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■ Sport.............................................46-48 AT A GLANCE...
Readers help 100 children - page 5
Goodbye “Sir” and “Miss” - page 11 Lovesick man in court - page 14
A daughter’s tribute - letters - page 18 INFORMATION
Duty chemist: Read and Simonslone Pharmacy, 90 Whallcy Road, Read: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. New Year’s Day: Ilcyes Chemist, 35 Moor Lane,
Clitheroe: noon to 1 p.m. : 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. Aitlsline: 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. Bibblc 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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WEATHER A JUNIOR soldier from Clitheroe
• received a top prize when he graduated from the Army Foundation College in Harrogate. Junior Soldier Scott Atherton (17)
was awarded the prize for the Best Junior Soldier in the Royal Engineers at the prestigious college, which caters for 16-year-olds. Scott joined the Army Foundation
College in January this year for a unique 42-week long course combining vocational education and military training.
Cautioned WEEKEND WEATHER: The weekend looks set to
be drier with some sunny intervals and temperatures around 7°. SUNRISE:8-23 a.m. SUNSET: 3-54 p.m. LIGHTING UP TIME: 3-24 p.m.
A 22-YEAR-OLD Wiswell man has been cautioned by police. The police action fol
lowed the discovery of six cannabis plan ts in his house.
He has gained National Vocational
Qualifications in Information Technol ogy and Key Skills, as well as a Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award and a first aid certificate from St John Ambulance. The Commander Field Army, Lieu
tenant General Graeme Lamb, who inspected the parade of 380 junior sol diers, presented him with his award at Uniacke Barracks in Penny Pot Lane. “It is great to have won this prize and
now I am looking forward to Phase Two of my training and, of course, some Christmas holiday,” said Scott, (s)
Driver’s 18-month ban
CLITHEROE man Peter Stirzaker (46), of P arker Avenue, was banned from driving for 18 months. He was fined £250 and ordered to pay £75
guilty to failing to pro vide a specimen for analysis and failing to stop after an accident.
costs by Blackburn magistrates. . He had earlier pleaded
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Friends gather to wish a fond farewell to Joyce
FRIENDS and colleagues at Clitheroe Health Centre gathered to wish Mrs Joyce Taylor a happy retirement. Mrs Taylor (54), of Chat-
burn, has started a well-earned retirement after 28 years work ing for the NHS - 25 of those as an auxiliary nurse for Pendleside Medical Practice in Clitheroe. She admitted the job has
changed a lot of over the years, but she has enjoyed every minute of it. “I have really enjoyed myself
meeting new people. When I first started, I used to help with social care. “The role of an auxiliary
nurse has changed a lot over the years, even the uniform which is now a pale blue tunic and pants. “Although I am looking for
ward to retirement, I must admit I will miss working with my colleagues who have been wonderful.” Mrs Taylor’s friends at work
organised a farewell party where she was presented with gifts,
vouchers and a bouquet of flow ers as a token of appreciation. She plans to enjoy her retire ment by spending more time
with her husband, Robert, and her six grandchildren. She also plans to enjoy gardening and long holidays.
Scott is top young soldier Our picture shows a delighted
Mrs Taylor with colleagues dur ing her retirement party. (B301107/4)
Recycle your Christmas trees
HOUSEHOLDERS in Ribble Valley are reminded that the bor ough council will be col lecting and recycling Christmas trees from Monday, January 14th. They are being asked
to contact the council to arrange a specific date for collection of the trees and not just dump them in the street. Householders are
asked to contact the council between Mon day, January 7th, and Friday, the 12th, for col lection the week begin ning Monday the 14th, or between Monday, Jan uary 14th, and Friday, the 19th, for collection the week beginning Monday the 21st. Now in its third year,
Ribble Valley Borough Council’s Christmas tree recycling scheme has been a huge success, with hundreds of trees collect
TWO high-performance vehicles stolen from a Ribble Valley village over the weekend have been found. Thieves broke into a
house in Edisford Road, Waddington and stole the keys to a BMW M3 worth £56,000 and a VW Golf valued at £22,000. Both vehicles were parked outside the
ed from across the bor ough and mulched. Coun. Robert Thomp
son, chairman of the council’s Community Committee, said: “The UK produces three mil lion tonnes of rubbish over the festive period every year, much of which gets dumped in landfill sites. “As p ar t of council’s
commitment to protect ing and enhancing the environmental quality of the area, we are offering to collect and recycle Christmas trees, which will be chipped and mulched for use on municipal gardens.” Householders are
asked to contact the council on 01200 425111 to arrange collection and are being advised that, due to demand, collec tion will not be available a f te r Friday, January 25th.
Stolen vehicles found
property. The cars went missing between 5 and 6 p.m. on Saturday. However, earlier this
week police confirmed that the BMW M3 had been recovered in Keighley and the VW Golf in Colne. Anyone with infor
mation is asked to call Clitheroe police on 01200 443344.
Scouts end their Centenary year with a bang(er)!
SCOUTS from the Ribble Valley have been celebrating their centenary year through out 2007 with a variety of local and national events, but decided to end the year with a bang(er)! Recreating an event that hap
pened 25 years ago, and with the support of world famous Cow man’s Sausage Shop, of Clitheroe, Cubs and Scouts came together for an unbeatable sausage sizzle!
A quarter of a century ago, •
local Cubs celebrated 75 years of Scouting by frying and eating a stupendous 75-foot sausage at Crosshills Quarry, in Clitheroe. Twenty-five years on, local Scout Leaders thought it would be fun to re-enact the event with a 100- foot sausage sizzle to celebrate this, their centenary year - this time held at Bowley Scout camp site, near Great Harwood. Once again Cowman’s gener ously provided the supersized
sausage and a frosty December evening provided the setting for the “sausage sizzle” and camp fire. Fil Ruddock, District Com
missioner for Clitheroe Scouts, commented: “I t ’s amazing how much has changed in ju s t 25 years, but open fire cooking and the sausage are still a common sight for Cubs and Scouts today. This just seemed a fitting way to end what has been an outstand ingly successful year for us.”
NEW YEAR revellers in the Ribble Valley are being advised not to risk their safe ty by using unlicensed taxis or flagging down private hire vehicles.
. . And to help them stay in the
driving seat when i t comes to taxi safety, Ribble Valley Bor ough Council’s register of licensed premises, vehicles and drivers is now available online. Diane Rice, the council’s legal
services manager, said: “The names of licence holders, along with licence numbers, issue and expiry dates, and licence terms, are now contained on an e-Pub- lic Register on the council’s web site. “Members of the public can use the facility to ensure that
Taxis: don’t take risks
vehicles are licensed - which means they will be safe, comfort able and roadworthy - and that drivers have a reasonable knowl edge of the area, are medically fit and free from serious convic tions. “The register also contains
information about premises and’ alcohol licences, and the terms of those licences, such as condi tions and hours.” Ribble Valley Borough Coun
cil's licensing team has issued the following tips to help taxi- users have a safe journey: • “Yellow plate” private hire
vehicles must be pre-booked. Only “blue plate” hackney car riages can be flagged down or hired from a taxi rank. It is ille gal for private hire vehicles to pick up passengers in the street
• Check drivers are wearing
identification badges that have not expired • Check the identity of driv
ers against the photographs on identification badges • Check th a t cab licence
plates at the rear of vehicles or on the left-hand side of wind screens are in date • Don’t give personal details
to drivers • Agree private hire fees in
advance. Metred hackney cab fees are set by the council The council’s e-Public Regis
te r can be found in the Legal Services section at the following:
www.ribblevalley.gov.uk Anyone who suspects a driver
of operating without a licence is asked to contact the council’s licensing team on 01200 414411.
10-14 Burnley Road Mill Street Padiham
01282 774993
Top of Cicely Lane/Hart Street Blackburn
(next to Tommy Balls) 01254 265555
Red Lion Roundabout Burnley Road, Blackburn
(Jct6 M65 - opp McDonalds) 01254 696777
PICTURED above are the Cubs of 1982 tucking into their 75-foot sausage to mark 75
years of Scouting and, 25 years on, today’s Scouts, left, recreating the scene to celebrate their centenary with a 100-foot supersausage. (T161207/5)
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