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t'- '"T iV '. i - Duly chemist: Read and Simonstone Pharmacy, 90


Whalley Road, Read: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police:01200443344: :- V


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Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for tire service. Eicctricity: 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. Aidsline: 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 confident!^ advice and information line: 01254 226200. National: 0800 776600. Ribblc 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. Ribblc Vallcy.Citizcns’Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.


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Road crash leaves driver


POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a crash on the A671 near- •• Whalley which left a 60- year-old woman seriously injured. Dianna Hall, of.


Waddington, had to be- ^ airlifted to the Royal - Blackburn Hospital, when her BMW car was, •- in collision with an Audi ■. and HGV a t around 10 a.m. last, Wednesday on ■


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Accrington Road just off the Bramley Meade roundabout; ■


■> •■■ ■ I t is believed the BMW


was being driven in the direction of Great.Har- ■ wood, when Mrs Hall pulled over in order to clear her windscreen. : A short time later, an


Audi, travelling in the ■ same direction, collided . with the back of the BMW causing the Audi to spin onto the opposite side of the road where it then collided with a HGV. As a result, the Audi then spun back towards the BMW and collided -with Mrs Hall on the road side, who became trapped . underneath the Audi for ,


around 20 minutes before being released by fire­ fighters. She suffered seri­ ous pelvic injuries, but is now said to be in a stable condition. The female driver of


the Audi, who suffered cuts, bruises and shock, was also taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital. The male driver of the HGV suffered bruising, but was not taken to hospital. The road was closed for


around four hours and diversions were put in


All the fun of the school fair


A CHRISTMAS fair organised by the Friends of St Michael and St John’s RC Pri­ mary School raised £1,000 for school funds. • Attractions included guess the weight of


the Christmas cake, face painting, a jam jar tombola and balloon making to name just a few. The school council also organised a- guess the name of the teddy stall, while the •


■'Brownies sold Christmas decorations and the Beavers also had a stall. P r io r to the event, pupils sent in a


■wrapped secret gift to be sold for the value of £1. They also took part in a Christmas cracker competition; ^


■- Refreshments including Christmas pud­


ding were on offer a t the fair, while the school choir kept everyone in high spirits with their carols. Our picture shows Santa’s Little Helper Heidi Rosendale with young­ sters Drew Coulston, Archie .Aspinall and v : Esther Kitchen a t the fair. B280108/4 ■


Top IT award for Valley pensioner • I’oiitiiuR'd from pmje 1


Having grown up in.an*: environment -where


1 women were discouraged fromvworking, she hadf


..very.little experience of-i : employment and no for- : mal training, b u t was - driven to start the busi-:


- ness following the.death of her husband and the need to earn a salary.: w ;


■ , Ambitiously designing . the website herself, and


' - r " ' I launching the company-


:■ online when the internet was in its infancy, it now ;


‘ often receives monthly ■


;lion.


hits of more than a mil-- '


Aware of the benefits:


of adding value to her customer service offering,, Sylvia ■ : has ■ recently


:: launched a weekly online newsletter, started blog-' ging and producing video • c am p a ig n s .; She also; ensures the company’s


carbon footprint is mini­ mal by ensuring product instruction leaflets are


. only available online or in video link form.


.• • Despite her age, Sylvia has no plans to hang up


; her boots yet, and has recently put together a'


- three year plan for The Recycle .Works, identify-


: ing strategies to continue to leverage opportunities for sales growth via the web.


Karen Gill, co-founder


and director, of every-. woman said: “The calibre;' of the candidates in this year, the sixth year of the


. awards, is stronger than ever and these winners


^ are truly an inspiration i to other women who are - thinking of starting up their own venture a t this time.” ■: Our picture *6n the


■ front page shows Sylvia ^ with her award; (s) <


place. Sgt Pete Sculpher, who is leading the investi­ gation, said: “I t would appear that the weather conditions have played a part in this collision and I


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would urge people to take extra care on the roads. “The combination of


the low sun and mud and g r it on the roads can make windscreens diffi­ cult to see through. “In such low tempera­


tures the screen wash, which is used to clean the windscreen, can also


freeze instantly, making visibility even worse. Peo­ ple need to take these con­ ditions into account before setting off on a journey. . - . “However, we are still keen to speak to anybody


■ who witnessed this colli­ sion and I would urge any witnesses to contact the police.” Anybody with any


information should con­ tact the police on 01254 353436 or call Crimestop- pers on 0800 555 111.


I Traffic ami travel latest


. POLICE are determined . to crack down on cheeky . thieves stealing electrical


•goods from a Clitheroe .tip.-:: .:..-x, ; Over the past couple of


•months, the offenders, ■ who are believed to be from outside the area, have been breaking into the tip in Henthom Road and making off with dis­ used electrical goods such as •-kettles,'-, toasters,


Bus and train timetables m North-West airport latest Your one-stop guide to getting around the North at


a Roadworks and delays www.clitSieroeailverttser.co.uk


World record breakers! CHILDREN from a Clith-


’ eroe school hit the high notes


f : to help smash a world record . i as part of a national simulta- ;; neous sing-along.. :YoungstersfromBrookside


Primary School sang along with award-winning, singer


■ miefovvaves and other 'household items. Scrap .metal.'Lhas'.also been •stolen. - .^Sgt'- Rob Evans of


:Clitheroe Police said: ‘We believe the offenders


. are coming into Clitheroe from outside the town to get their hands on these i tem s . ,; ; . ‘They are getting into


the site by snipping the wire fences, which obvi­ ously; is costing the coun­ cil to repair. . “ If you witness any


suspicious activity around th e Henthorn


. Road area, please contact Clitheroe Police on 4-43344, or the free and confidential Crimestop- pers line on 0800 555111.”


■ Bridge wins


WINNERS a t Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday evening were: Chris Pol­ lard and J a n e t Bailey, Kath Higson and Joan Bowker, J. Pawlicki and John Renton, Geoff Cap- stick and Bill Wolsten- holme. .. On Thursday evening a


Christmas p a r ty was enjoyed by all. Winners of the Beryl and George Pollard Trophies were Jean M a r tin d a le and Doreen Blake and Joan Bowker and Mary Thompson;


P en d le Club"


:; : New members wel­ come every Monday at 7


SOLO whist winners at the Pendle Club were: L. ■Norris, D. Underwood, D. Cook.


•p.m.-“- : .1 Domino winners at the


jPendle'Club were: M. : P y e,;; P. ' Metcalfe, J. Oddie, R. Kiddie, joints, E; Barker and J ..Pye. ■ :.New members wel­


> Line dancing is held every Thursday at 1-30; p.m. and sequence danc- ■


come every Friday at 7 p.m.


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300,000 years of life been saved!


by Julie Magee


A CAMPAIGN, supported by the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times which aims to save a million years of life by 20l2 via addressing problems such, as alcohol abuse is on target. One year ago, leading figures


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from the public and private sec­ tors in East Lancashire agned up to a campaign to prevent people . “dying before their time”. . . . . . This week they reconvened to


hear from the chairman of NHS East,Lancashire, Mrs Kathy Reade, that the campaign was on target and th a t already more than 300,000 “years of life” had been saved.


- The campaign was prompted,


by a series of shocking health sta­ tistics. These include estimates ' that in the Ribble Valley 21% of, people are regularly binge drink­ ing.


vFrom data'collected, it is also “ -


dation, vrith no work and inade­ quate housing. When we under­ stand what motivates people to look after their own good health, we can guide and target our work to make sure it is meaningful and


. appropriate. ; -• -.“This is not just a job to us; i t


estimated that between 2002 and 2004 an average of. 10.7 months of life were lost to Ribble Valley men due to alcohol-related issues,; and 3.4 months for women.- :. At the event, “Saving a million


years of life: One year on”, which was held at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors, Mrs Reade said: “We believe passion­ ately that for people to die before


■their time is unacceptable.. We are highly motivated to help peo­ ple live longer and healthier lives.. “To do this we need to under-


: stand their motivations. We need ;to know, for example, what.the trigger is that 'will make someone give up smoking when they live stressful lives in areas of degra-;


> is a mission to improve people’s health and happiness.- v f_, “We in the health service need


. to look after oiir own health, too; there is ho ‘them and us’, we are


■' in this together.”. ;; : . By December,:2011, the cam­ paign aims to raise the average life expectancy in men to 79 years and women to 83, and to close the health gap between dif-


: . ferent geographical areas of East ^Lancashire. : In order to achieve this NHS East Lancashire is focusing on sue


- priority areas alcohol, cardiovas- .. cular disease, including heart dis­ ease and stroke, tobacco,-infant


■ mortality, drugs and geographi- . cal inequalities. ■ •;- ■


‘Defrosting car thefts^ warning


• urging motorisfs not to leave •: . vehicles unattended while they f


‘ ^•h-ost.them. ‘ , idle car crime remains- low in.; the are a f officers are.warning.; i: motorists against: turning on 'the;;.


■ ignition;and leaving the car unat- ■ tended while the windows defrost. - Insp: Kevin ; Evans -said:


: “Unfortunately, there are people •: out there.who will take every •


POLICE in the Ribble Valley are ■


opportunity to commit crime. Most car thieves are opportunists who are just looking for that one chance to steal your,vehicle. ,;“.We run regular-operations to


target these' people ahd-.have.a specialist vehicle crime unit dedi­ cated to tackling this type of crime. But we need the public’s


'help to make it more difficult for- ; criminals to operate, r ;• ■


“I t only, takes a few seconds for;


; a thief to see an unattended car, ■ : and if-it'is: left with the keys in • the ignition.it is only making it ; e ^ y for them.


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':s ;“ Not only is this a potentially ■ distressing:ordeal, but it is likely ; to make insurance policies invalid . causing huge financial amplica­ tions. ^


. .' ; “By following a few simple pre-


• cautions this,type of crime' c a n . easily,be avoided.” >


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: Des’ree, as she performed her ■t worldwide h i t single “You • •Gotta Be” in a live broadcast “from the 02 Arena, London.


' , The inove was aimed a t smashing th e ■ Guinness


’ World,Record for the largest •.‘simultaneous sing-along by • breaking the existing 2005- record of 293,978 children singing with the stars at the sametime. •The whole school joined an estimated 600,000 children


; across schools in the UK and Ireland to take p a r t in the competition. The pupils’ per­ formance was verified by a


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Trutex employee and a repre­ sentative from Preston North EndFC.


■ The kind-hearted pupils


also managed to raise £100 for Marie Curie Cancer Care, Youth Music and CLIC Sar­ gent, a charity which cares


■ for children and young people w i th cancer. Miss Jessica Browne, Year


4 teacher and music co-ordi­ nator at the school, said: “It


• was very exciting both for the staff and pupils to take part in this national competition. “The children had fun and ■


we are waiting for the results.” ■ Our picture shows Olivia McClelland and Joshua Root plus other pupils singing their hearts out as p a r t of “The


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