8 Clltheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, May 1st, 2008 Fraud charge
A 27-YEAR-OLD man has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with the attempted fraudulent purchase of- a £30,000 BMW from a Gisburn luxu ry cardealer. David Uzoma Ezeanaka,
of Woodcote Road, Walling- ton, Surrey, allegedly gave a false name to gain credit for the purchase. Police were alerted and were waiting at the garage to arrest Ezeana ka when he went to collect the vehicle. ; The magistrates ordered
that his case should be dealt with at Preston Crown Court and he was remanded on bail pending the prepara tion of committal papers..
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A delightful evening for ladies who lunch#
A GLITTERING “Ladies Who Lunch" ambassador for his industry. The after event at Kibble Valley’s, award winning noon, sponsored by Lanc^hire Life, also Stanley House Hotel, featuring interna- included a stunning fashion show organ- . Honally-renowned hairdresser Andrew ised by designer^michelle.b”, whose
More than 200 event at the top hotel m IV ^ CARE. S S y shcSedVff a£ and exclusive occasion wear from top
cash for Stanley Grange, at Sam y, gritish-based designers Ben de Lisi which is part of the national charity ^j^ggg client list includes includes Kate
The ladies were treated to an audience jjgg provided dresses for stars including WMnsletl, and Maria Grachvogel, who ■
with North-West based Andrew, one of gcariett Johansson, the most sought after hairdressers in the Stanley,House general manager Oliver world and famed both for his television Cooke said: “This was a fantastic event makeover work and as an international and we are delighted to have helped raise so much cash for such a worthy cause. “Andrew Collinge's anecdotes and hair ■
tips, coupled with the fabulous fashion by michelle.b, all camei,together to produce
■ a really enjoyable afternoon for all con-' cerried. Our thanks go out to everyone
• involved in making the event happen : andj.of course,■
and helped raise cash for tlie charity.”-
" Designer michelle.b said: “The event went incredibly well and it was great to see so many familiar faces!" Stanley House raised just short of
1 The next lunch takes place on June 12th and features renowned broadcaster Libby
' £20,’0db for last year’s charity. Rainbow House, from lunches hosted by the hotel.
Purves. To book tickets, telephone the hotel on 01254 769200. Our picture shows, left to right,
Andrew Collinge, Mrs Carolyn Glass- brook and Mrs Walker of Stanley House, designer Michelle Birkins (michelle.b) and Joan McLarnon from CARE, Stan ley Grange, (s)
Quad bike stolen
POLICE are investigating the theft of a quad bike valued at £5,000. The red quad was stolen from a farm in
Newton overnight Wednesday into Thursday. Anyone with information is asked to call Clitheroe Police on 443344, or the free-and-confidential Crimestop- pers line on 0800 555111.
Stone theft: two in court
CLITHEROE duo Michael George Richardson (42) and Jerica Lang- Richardson (27), both of Brownlow Street, were remanded on bail by Black burn magistrates after pleading not guilty to stealing coping stones worth £200 from property in Read belonging to Mr Gary Hall.
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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Thug in ; ^ i c i o u s
street attacks wins cut
sentence A TEENAGE thug who was locked up for 18
I months for two drunken and seemingly random early hours attacks on men in Clitheroe has won a six month reduction in
• his sentence at the Court of Appeal. . The 17-year-old, who
lives in Clitheroe but can not be named for legal reasons, was sentenced to the 18-month detention and training order at Burnley Crown Court in January after admitting assualt occasioning actu al bodily harm, assault
■ by beating and theft. The youth, who has a
string of previous convic tions for violence, had his term slashed to 12 months at the Court of Appeal, London. His barrister, Clare
Thomas, - had argued before Mr Justice Butter field and Mrs Justice Swift th a t he had not received enough credit for having pleaded guilty
: and for the time he spent behind bars awaiting sen tencing;
' Giving judgment, Mrs Justice Swift said the teenager had first pulled
• a man from a scooter and began hitting him on the chest and stomach, before allowing him to ride away. He assaulted another
man after befriending him as he walked home from a late-night party. Again without warn-
■ ing, he launched a fero cious assault, punching him in the face and then kicking his head as he lay on the ground, the judge said.
I' He stopped the attack, but returned when goad ed by others and took • cash, a credit card and a
^ mobile phone from his unconscious victim,
. before stripping him from V the waist down. When interviewed by
police, the youth initially made no comment, but ultimately put his hands
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A ’p to the three offences ' t /n d was sentenced to the 18-month order. -
• ■ Mrs Justice Swift said the actual bodily harm
attack was so serious that only a custodial sen-
■: tence was appropriate, - but said the sentence would have to be reduced to give the youth credit, for’ the time, he had
‘ already spent behind bars.
RESIDENTS at a sheltered housing complex in Clitheroe are praising the generosity of Thwaites Brewery. A donation from Thwaites’ Charitable Trust has enabled resident at Pendle Court to
Shoplifter on the run from court again
. A CLITHEROE woman who had “gone off the radar” for 12 months after being charged with shoplift- ■ ing did another disappearing act after Hyndburn magistrates bailed her to wait in the court corridor. Mary Breckel (46), of Lower-
gate, pleaded guilty to two charges of shoplifting dating from April
2007. The magistrates bailed her to. .
wait in the court corridor so that she could be interviewed by a pro bation officer, with a view to a community penalty. But when the case was called
back on, Breckel had left and the magistrates issued another warrant for her arrest.
Damage denied
CLITHEROE man Steven Adam Clarke (31), of Mearley Brook Fold, was remanded on bail by Blackburn magistrates. He denied. causing £671 worth of damage to a car on Tesco car park belonging to Farouk Hussain.
benefit from a new electronic bingo machine. Charles Beardmore, of Thwaites, is pictured handing over the new machine to Lou Howarth, bingo caller and organiser, (s)
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A FORMER teacher in Gisburn and Grindle- ton,Mr Bill Birch has died, aged 92.'
• Born in Mayfield, near Ash
bourne, Derbyshire, he won a scholarship to Ashbourne Grammar School, where, he was cricket captain and open ing bat for Derbyshire Schools. He went to Gold smiths College, London, to qualify as a teacher. Mr Birch, pictured right,.
had lived in Great Harwood for 60 years. His first teaching post was in Gisburn, where he met his future wife, Gertrude, ^ who worked at the Old Vic arage, where he lodged.
They married in 1938, but
were soon separated by the Second World War. Mr Birch joined the Royal Navy, where ■ he was at first a gunner on a ■ battleship and then a s ig - : naller/decoder on destroyers escorting convoys in th e ' Mediterranean on their runs r from Tripoli and Alexandria to besieged Tobruk. After the war, he returned
to Gisburn School and moved in 1949 as deputy head to Riversmead Secondary School, Grindleton (now Bow- land High School) teaching : PE and maths. He stayed until his retirement in 1975. He organised several good
football teams, one of which continues to have reunions to -which he was always invited. After his retirement he had many .visits from, former pupils. • - •• He had an amazing memory for each pupil he had taught and corresponded with many, following their careers with great interest. On many drives around the Rihble Valley with family, he would point out the homes of former pupils, remembering their names and. achievements. His wife, daughter Joyce,
and two sons, Richard and Tom, shared his love of ball games. •
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Richard followed in his foot
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■ Mr Birch had six grandchil
dren and seven great-grand children. His passion for world
affairs, politics and environ mental issues never waned throughout his life. He joined the CND when it
was first formed and con tributed to many charities supporting the oppressed, the starving and the environment. His family, wish to thank
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