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Duty chemist: Buckley’s Pharmacy, 4 Railway View Road, Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. , Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Elcclricily: 0800 1954141. Gas: 0800111999. Water: 0845 462200. Councils: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. Hospiials: 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: 01254 226200. National: 0800 776600. Ribble Valley Talking Newspaper: 01200 428604. Samaritans: 01254 662424. Montlily Volunteer Helpline: 01200 422721. Lancashire Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771. QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254


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. - ■ ACCRINGTON. c h a t b u r n by Duncan Smith - : • .21


CHANGES to the school bus system which could cost some Ribble Valley parents hun­ dreds of pounds per year are actually overdue, according to Lancashire County Coun­ cil.


Last.week we reported tha t


Ribble.Valley Citizens’ Advice Burea is inviting parents affect­ ed by the changes to get in touch so th a t it can co-ordinate the campaign. .


■ I t was started by local parent


Angela Cunliffe after she learned that her daughter’s decision to attend Clitheroe Royal Gram­ mar School from September, 2008, would cost the family around £450 per year in trans­ port costs as a result of changes


in the free transport policy of, Lancashire County Council..


Although existing CRGS pupils from Whalley will continue to


■have free bus travel until age 16,. students starting at secondary ' school this September will only qualify for free travel if attend­ ing the nearest available school.


. For-pupils in Whalley, the nearest option is Ribblesdale High School, which although.


. still in Clitheroe, is slightly near­ er than the grammar school.;.: •. •That means Angela and other


parents in a similar position are facing annual travel-to-school costs running into hundreds of pounds per child. ■ “I rang my Area Education ■ Office to ask if my child could


. have a free pass as far as Ribbles­ dale and walk or pay the extra to the grammar school, but I was


‘We will catch these mindless vandals’


POLICE have vowed to catch “mindless vandals” who attacked recently-. planted trees in the Cas­ tle Grounds. The seven lime trees,


which were only planted in January, were ripped out and strewn across the grounds. Officers made the dis­


covery on Monday, July 28th, and believe around £800 worth of damage


has been caused. PC Matthew Caton, of Clitheroe Police, is inves-


.tigating the incident. He said: “I t’s mindless • damage to council prop-


■ erty and shall not be tol­ erated. Anyone who saw the vandals attack the trees is being urged to come forward by calling, us bn 01200 443344. I t ’s important the culprits are caught.” ;-■ ' v.


Plans in the pipeline


•A PLANNING applica­ tion has been submitted to Ribble Valley Borough Council for mixed use development comprising erection of general indus^ trial unit (B2), 27 houses and conversion/extension of mill building into 22


; apartments (resubniis- sion) Comments on the pro­


posal for the above and. part demolition of Victo­ ria Mill, Watt Street, Sabden,’(numbers 0621 and 0622) must be made to the council by August 14th. Other plans submitted


include: V Dunsop Bridge: Pro­ posed construction of


, timber frame, garage in ■ place of , /-approved ■replacement garage in stone, and demolition of


existing le an - to : and


■ replacement with timber garden room a t Staple .Oak, Trough Road.


(0607). Langho: Proposed two


storey side extension and rear extension to existing: house to form lounge, bedroom and study and including roof patio (over


■ study) and raised deck­ ing area to rear garden at 5 Hawthorn . Close (0636). Mellon Outline appli-


■ cation for erection of a detached house and dou- ' ble garage at 62 Branch


- Road, Mellor Brook (0623). ■: West Bradford: Demoli­ tion and replacement of a


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-: conservatory with a tiled ■ and rendered extension


■ a t • Gable Cottage, .Grindleton Road (0635).


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NEW president Muriel Ashcroft has taken over, the reigns a t the Inner Wheel Club of Ribbles­ dale., During a handover at '


the home of outgoing president Ann Senior, Muriel, who .was also president in 1989/90, said she would be using “Fun and Friendship” as her theme for th is year’s agenda.


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The club’s members thanked Ann for her


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presidency over the past year, during which £500 was raised for the East Lancs Hospice, £500 for the North West Air Ambulance, £653.75 for


- Unicef following a collec­ tion at Booths Supermar­ ket in Clitheroe as well as donations to the Bethany Project " 'a n d the Alzheimer’s Society. .: Picture shows Ann:


• Senior (left) handing over the presidential collar to. • Muriel Ashcroft.-(s)'.


Clitheroe Bridge Club winners


• evening were: NS Dean­ na Atkinson and Robin


iAtkinson; - Margaret Horner and John Ren-, ton. EW B. Cuba and Use Park, Mary Thomp- • son and Sheila Cornwell.'-


winners were: NS Adrian Norris and William Nor­ ris, Sheila Cornwell and-


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- Irene Hinks. EW Benda' •Wilson and John Renton,:


• G e o f fC a p s t ic k . a n d ' • Ernest Ormand. •■


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told this was not possible,’’ said Angela. Responding to last week’s article, a spokesman for Lancashire County Council said:. “The school transport policy in


their nearest school and meeting the distance criterion.” The spokesman added: “Extra.


■ Ribble Valley has in ia e t been more generous in the past th an ,, in the rest of the county and the - ■ recent changes are to bring it in. line with government policy..: ■ “Whenever changes are made,


we apply them only to ,new , starters - not existing pupils - and we can understand that this might seem unfair during the five years'or so it takes for the changes to be fully implemented throughout a school. “Last year we held an exten­


sive consultation process about the changes. I t ’s important to stress that school transport costs are normally, only awarded on the basis of 'the pupil attending


: transport support for families on low income is being introduced nationally from September 2008, which should help parents trans­ port their children to school. While it might seem perfectly


' logical to ask for travel costs to the nearest school and then top up the difference,'the council is


■ not required by law to do this.” Katy Marshall, manager of


Ribble Valley CAB, is inviting people affected by the new rules to register their support for the campaign and any comments by contacting her at the Citizens Advice Bureau on 01200 428998 or by calling in to the CAB office on Parson Lane, Clitheroe, on weekdays (except Wednesday) between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.


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Death crash driver had sleeping


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disorder A CLITHEROE lorry driver fell asleep at the wheel and ploughed into a line of traffic, killing a man. An inquest has


' of stationary traffic at the Liverpool end of the


revealed Colin Wrighton (54), of Mitchell Street, Clitheroe, had been suf­ fering an undiagnosed sleeping disorder when the accident happened on the M62 in Liver­ pool in August, 2006. - Mr Wrighton was behind the wheel of his 35-tonne lorry which ploughed into a queue


M62. . . Merseyside coroner


Christopher Sumner recorded a verdict of accidental death at the inquestonToby.Twed- • dell(25), of Sale, ■,


■; r Mr. Wrighton was ini­ tially charged with


i causing death by dan- .gerous driving, but the


; Crown Prosecution Ser­ vice offered no evidence, against him after it was


: revealed he suffered a sleeping condition, ■


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This cuppa is an award-winner!


by Duncan Smith


IF you want a really, really, really good cup of coffee, then look no further than Clitheroe. Judges in the Great Taste Awards 2008 have just


awarded their highest three gold star accolade to the FrenchRoast Coffee at the Exchange Coffee Com­ pany, in Wellgate, meaning they consider it “fault­


less”.. In fact, of the dozen gold star awards made in


Lancashire, six have gone to Clitheroe products - two to the Exchange Coffee Company and four to multi-award winning Farmhouse Fare! In an industry where award schemes abound, the


Great Taste Awards are widely recognised as “the real thing”, acknowledging the very finest products and producers.


- Just 72 of the 4,753 products entered into the


scheme this year, were awarded the coveted three gold stars - a mark that the expert judges considered


them faultless. ' . '


The Espresso Creama coffee was one of 1,124 awarded a one-star gold grading for general excel­


lence in taste, texture and flavour. • . Stocking more than 30 varieties of coffee and


more than 60 loose teas at its aromatic Wellgate premises, the company was started by local man Mark Smith from his market stall 25 years ago and is a real success story. ■ It has shops in Blackburn and Skipton as well as Clitheroe, and coffee bars in Blackburn and Tod-


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side. Commenting on the award, general manager


Richard Isherwood said: “I t ’s fantastic - we’re real­ ly chuffed! Especially because the French Roast is the ‘house blend’, the coffee we use every day for the espresso and cappuccino that we serve on the prem­


ises. ■'; • ' “We believe in what we do and we know our coffee


is great...,but is is still nice to get external recogni­


tion.” Meanwhile four awards went to products from


Clitheroe-based Farmhouse Fare, each winning a single gold star. They were Luxury Bread and But­ ter Pudding (500g), Luxury Syrup Sponge Pudding (500g), Luxury Sticky Chocolate Sauce (250g) and Luxury Sticky Toffee Sauce (250g). The major award-winners in the Great Taste


Awards 2008, including the Supreme Champion, will be announced at Royal Garden Hotel in Kens­ ington, London, on September 8th. • The Exchange Coffee Company is among 36


local food and drink producers showcased in the Ribble Valley Food Trail, an initiative by Ribble Valley Borough Council to promote the area and it many premier producers. Leaflets are available from shops around the Ribble Valley or visit: www.ribbl- evalleyfoodtrail.co.uk Our picture, by Chris Barber, shows Mr Isher­


wood with, from the left, staff members Joanne Burwood, Adam Morris and Vicky Hamer cele­ brating the company’s three gold star award, (s)


Brothers charged with sex abuse of three young girls


TWO brothers have gone on ,


. GreaterManchester, in a two-page document ■ released this week.


trial accused of the serious sex abuse of three young


girls. The allegations against Alan


Hughes (49) and his brother, Bertram Hughes (45), spanned several years, a Preston .Crown Court jury was told this week. Alan Hughes, of Eaves Hall


Lane,' West Bradford, faces 15 charges involving one alleged


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They are four allegations of seven indecent assaults,


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“ (7/0 of assault by beating and ■ two of indecency.


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Wharf Bay, Anglesey, is accused of four indecent assaults on the


Bertram Hughes, of Red


same girl.Alan Hughes also faces seven further charges of indecent V . assault in relation to two other children... •


Both men also deny a joint


charge of indecent assault - the prosecution allege they took part in a “threesome” with one • of the girls.


. - The trial is expected to last up


to three weeks. - ■ Mr Jeremy Lasker (prosecut­


ing) told the jury two of the girls were regular victims of sexual activity in many forms. . The first girl, who is now an .


adult, was abused over an eight- year period and lost her virgini­ ty to Alan Hughes, who involved her “in all manner of sexual behaviour”, alleged Mr Lasker. She was also th e victim of sex--


ual-abuse at the hands of the other defendant, he said.


' When the girl had angered Alan Hughes, he used violence and punched and kicked her, claimed the prosecution.. . . ^ . . She was raped when'she.was a!/


teenager, said Mr Lasker. The second girl was also


teenage when she was allegedly abused by Alan Hughes after being plied with drink. Mr Lasker said the third girl was sexually abused when the


opportunity arose. Alan Hughes had had sex with


her by the time she was 14. The jury was'told that some


of the offences were committed at Earby and in Wales. Mr Lasker told the jury that . what happened amounted to the


“ most dreadful behaviour”. Alan Hughes had allegedly


told the first girl he “could get done” and be “put away”. Matters came to light when a


complaint was made and when interviewed by police both men denied the offences..


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