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07870*426745;' 425833br murder of Jill Dando, will end S


’ calls for the restoration of'the ' death penalty - not that capi­ tal punishment ever will return, since all mainstream political parties oppose it. That,.however, does not


prevent two thirds of the pub­ lic apparently supporting a punishment which North


■ America, alone-of civilized countries,:st|ll practises. My


, others might attribute to riie: .the wish to be “soft” or the ■


-personal opposition to the ■■death penalty.does not conie' from the two reasons which


belief that the Bible is against, it.


■ 'When someone has com­ mitted murder, I want them to be caught and prosecuted.


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Looking Back 50 years ago


A BALLOON released at the Clitheroe Show was found in Hamburg, Ger­ many. The balloon, which was picked up 460


miles away, was released by Robert Palmer. Most of the other balloons were found only as far away as York­ shire.


. - • Fr Corrigan, of Clitheroe, left the


Ribble Valley to become head, of a Jesuit Province in Rhodesia.


25 years ago


WADDINGTON lost out in the final of the best-kept village champion’s class after retaining the title the two years previous. ' • A WI meeting in West Bradford was plunged into darkness by a power failure. The meeting had to be adjourned to the playing field pavilion. • The 4Ist Hodder Valley show took


place in Newton and was enjoyed by all despite the weather deterring some.


. bought for the Week No to restoration


URELY the release of Barry George, who was wrongly convicted of the


not treated softly. Moreover, I think one can argue from the Bible that the state may take a murderer’s life. I oppose the death penalty


primarily for two practical reasons. First, we cannot reverse the execution of some­ one wrongly sentenced, and there must have been a host of mistaken convictions over the years. Barry George was an oddball, who stalked women,


, but he is now acquitted of Jill Dando’s .murder. Stephan Kishko served 16 years for a crime he did not commit - the


■ murder of 11-year-old Lesley . Moleseed -and died shortly after his release. -Most of the men convicted


. been guilty. If the British authorities had wrongly hung


. of IRA boihbing in this coun­ try were found to have not-


an Irishman at the height of the British/Irish troubles, “all hell would have been let loose”.


My second reason lies in the


difficufty of drawing the line. Do we hang all killers or just the worst ones? Someone like the Yorkshire Ripper would be an obvious candidate for execution, but do we hang the humiliated wife who for years has suffered the violence of a ' drunken husband whom, as a ■


other forms of murder were not. But that led to inconsis-1


tency. Someone who shoots a I


policeman is hung, hut some- •one who batters a child to | death is not. Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, or Dr i Harold Shipman would j escape hanging, by the 1950s,


last straw, she stabs? Probably = not.


_ The problem lies in decid­ ing who hangs and who does- n’t. That is why in the 1950s,.- ■ following a constant call for an end to the death penalty, a , compromise law was made’ :> whereby murdering a police' officer or using fire arms was, ■ punishable by hanging, biit -


: The evidence from the osA does not indicate that it deters. I t has hopefully van­ ished from Europe forever. Supporters should think care- 1 fully about these issues.


• , Vicar of Low Moor and


prlcs(-in-chargc of Chalburn ^ ■ ' and Downhaw.


laws. The death penalty i clumsy, ineffective we»B-


a weekly look at local issues, people and places Why all the new build?


recently witnessed in Peking. Another, which I happen to prefer, is the perform­ ance of 'Wagner’s great Ring Cycle by a truly great orchestra and voices. Of course, both spectacles require enor­


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mous dedication from the performers and, if the best in the world are.to be gathered together, the.travel and accom­ modation expenses are enormous. But, expensive though the Olympic-


Games have to be, it is riot absolutely nec­ essary that, every time they happen, we must build a new arena for them. . I suppose that I see the Ring about once every fpur years but it is always at the same Opera House and it has never occurred to me that I would enjoy it more if a new Opera House were built for every performance. The idea is jiist silly. Well, the Government of China clearly


did not mind how much money it spent providing simply fabulous facilities for the Games recently ended and, in four


here are all sorts of great specta­ cles that one can be privileged to aittend.or can simply enjoy by watching them on the television or a com­ pact disc.


One such, the Olympic Games, we have


As I See I t . . . by Contrarian


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years’ time, the buildings will still be there and available for use. Indeed, I feel sure that the Chinese


Government would be simply delighted to pay the running costs of the riext games, just to give their buildings a sec­ ond run out. . Which brings me to the point. Our


Government has told us that it is going to borrow nine billion pounds to fund a new set of buildings and to run the 2012 Olympic Games in London. It is quite a lot of money. In fact it is


£150 a head. A typical couple with two children will effectively be borrowing £600 - if the Government manages to keep within budget - and my guess is that the figure will be nearer £1,000. Our typical family will be borrowing all


that money, in hard times, not to attend some great spectacle, but to have the I dubious pleasure of knowing that the events i t watches on the television are taking place in London rather than in Peking.


regard th a t as terribly good value for money.


I do not think th a t many of us will • ■ >


Some people will be very happy about |


all this wasted expenditure. Our Mem­ bers of Parliament and senior civil ser­ vants will be; able to hobnob with princes and presidmts. Some of them'will have the pleasure of knowing that their faces


have been.seen on television by billions of people, around the world. A few will have


the opera for them, but it-will certainly be j a lot more expensive,


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their girlfriends by getting them compli-. mentary tickets to the most popular and prestigious events. I daresay it will do j wonders for their love life. It might be eveii better than a visit to ]


the iriost senior officials of the richest companies in the world sucking up to them for contracts arid concessions. Arid they will all be able to impress I


pair say goodbye to pounds


health problems. . Brenda Rogers (61), of Whalley, and


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Stephen 'Wilding (45), of Billington, have lost more than four stone between them after becoming members of Billington and Whalley Slimming World. Brenda, who has arthritis and


'Stephen, who has thyroid problems, have both seen a marked improvement in their health after losing the excess weight. “As I am disabled and not very


mobile I thought I would have a prob­ lem losing weight because I cannot exercise,” Brenda explained.


Oljrmpic flag was official­ ly handed over to Lon­ don's Mayor, special Lon­ don 2012 flags were raised at venues across the UK, beginning the four-year countdown to the next games. One such limited, edi­


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c a n o n r o d n e y I NICHOLSON,


tion flag was raised at Waddow Hall Training and Activity Centre, near lyaddington, watched by a^flUjing crowd includ- ing'^ls Mayor and May­ oress of the Ribble Valley. ■ The event at Waddow Hall was planned by the centre’s assistant manag­ er, Gina James, and- watched by local Guides and Brownies, represen­ tatives of Girlguiding UK,’ the Scout Associa­ tion, St John Ambulance and local councillors.


.


S the 2008 Beijing Olympics drew to a close and the


SLIMMING class has helped two Ribble 'Valley residents shed the pounds and improve existing


; After just one week at the class, Brenda lost half a stone through follow­ ing Slimming World’s healthy eating programme and thanks to the support she received at the group. ■ “In three months I have lost two


stone and feel much better!” She added. Billington resident Sam Dawson


leads the class from Billington and Whalley Brass Band Club every Thurs­ day at 7 p.m. She uses image therapy to help sum­


mers reach their target weight. . Our picture shows Brenda Rogers


and Stephen Wilding who have lost weight at Billington and Whalley Slim­ ming World.


(S050908/4)' A little of Beijing ait Waddow


Lia scores a career first!


L A.ley engineering firm’s apprentice-' ship scheme.


A LANGHO teenager is one of the JZA first females tp join a Ribble Val-


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The company, which is based at Calder


apprentices, t'wo of which are also from the Ribble 'Valley. They are 18-year-old Bradley Hodgeson, of West View, Clitheroe, and Alex McIntyre (16), of


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Olympic host nations and entertain the audience, a


To represent the two


, Chinese dragon - made , and controlled by Wad­ dow Hall staff - danced around the flagpoles, fol-- lowed by traditional Eng­ lish dancing performed by local Guides. The London 2012 flag was raised and


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London 2012 flag flying at Waddow Hall and the • Chinese dragon, (s)


Our piqtures show the


ous, exciting and scary at times. The characters are Epos, the flame bird, Tom, the hero, Ellena, Tom’s friend, Malvel, the dark, Aduro, the good wiz­ ard and King Hugo and his soldiers. • A dark wizard is using Avantia’s mag­


ical beasts to destroy the land Who are a fire dragon, a sea serpent, a mountain giant; a horse man, a snow monster and a flame bird who run wild and destroy the land they once protected. ' -Tom, the kingdom’s hero, is trying to


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