' ..L ■ i .^,jr;:'ru«-j: I , 4 % iJ'" Thursday, December 4th, 2008 No. 6,383 news and views from the Centre of the Kingdom www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Price 70p


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WINTE.Y weather caused chaos across.the Ribble Valley this w^k.with forecasters predicting more snow and freezing temper­ atures to come. ’ ‘ Residents woke to a blanket of


snow on Tuesday making driving difficult and forcing the closure of several local primary schools and all the secondary schools at some point during the day. • Pupils a t Gisbum Primary School,


Thomeyholme RC Primary School a t Dunsop Bridge and Brennands Endowed Primary School, Slaidbum all enjoyed a day off on Tuesday. , ' . While youngsters a t St Augus­ tine’s RC'High School, Billington, were allowed to go home earlier with headteacher Mr Anthony McNama­ ra arranging with L an c ^ ire Coun­ ty Council for the school’s 14 buses< to pick up pupils a t 1-30 p.m.


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’ At Bowland High School, in Grindleton, ■ headteacher - Mr- Stephen Cox reported that about two-thirds of pupils ^ d all but two staff'.made i t to school on Tuesday, despite treacherous conditions on


roads in the surrounding area. Some


’ mock exams scheduled for that day; were cancelled, but otherwise every­ one pulled together. The school c l o ^ slightly earlier, a t aroiuid 2-30 ' p.m., so th a t everyone could get;: home safely. At Clitheroe Royal G ram m a r :


■ School, again there were'some ' absences among pupils from outly­ ing areas, but both sites were open; on 'Tuesday until 2 p.m., when it was thought sensible to get people home ■ before darkness.; ‘ At Ribblesdale High School, a : decision was'taken t o close the


, school on Tuesday due'td anticipat-^ ed staff shortages and uncertainty;: over the weather for the rest of that '^ay.


' ' ■ The school was open as normal on '"Wednesday, b u t all pupils were issued with a letter giving parents ad'vice on what to dp if,' as forecast, there was heavy snpW; today. -!


r ; All the schools Were awaraof the i


. bad weather forecast for today and were making plans accbrdmjgly. .


j :O n the roads,' conditions proved J extremly hazmdousjeven i^ter they


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FIRE and a m b u l a n c e crews rushed to th e sc ene o f a serious crash on W e d n e s d a y morning on the A671 at Spring Wood,^Whalley. As we went to pr e ss, de ta ils were s t ill very sketchy, but it is believed that one female was


‘S:e r i o u s i y injured in^the^ th r e e -v e h ic le smash that hap­ pened at around


'10-30 a.m. and was attended by


'th e North West' Air Ambulance.


;The road, was blocked for


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