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i 4 . Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, October 23rd, 2008. Proposal for i h '


gymnasium A PLANNING application has been submitted to Rib- ble Valley Borough Council for the proposed change of use from gymnasium and retail to office and domestic with additional retail. - ■ Comments on the propos­


al at Lee Carter Health Stu­ dio, Lowergate, Clitheroe (number 0858) must be made to the council by October 30th.-. Other plans submitted


include: . Clitheroc: Four flats on


first and second floors -with rear dormers and formation of single storey extension to rear at 35-39 Whalley Road (0827). Internal alterations and


two extensions a t Abbey- field Society, Union Street (0808). Single storey side extension a t 16 Colthurst Drive, (0849). Provision of external steel storage con­ tainer a t joint divisional offices, Pimlico Road (0851). Installation of a CKD


handling plant consisting of 14m high silo, loading shute, mixing screw and tube con- ■ veyor a t Castle Cement Limited (0852). Proposed internally illuminated circu­ lar light box sign and exter­ nally illuminated perspex letters on gable elevation at Clitheroe Light Engineering Units, Upbrooks (0859).


Pupils fight


GRIME crime is being captured by young spies. Armed with cameras, a


group of 12 caring youngsters from St Michael and St John’s P rim ary


School,


Clitheroe, rolled up their sleeves and embarked on an exciting mission. They patrolled the


Castle Counds to take pictures after a spate of


damage and graffiti to 1 the local landmark. • Also involved in the:


• operation and identifjnng':’ recent problems was the. Neighbourhood Policing Team. PCSO. Danyal Desai, of :. Clitheroe-^ Police, said: “This initia--' tive is . designed' ito.v empower children by giv- ■ ing them the ability to take pictures of any dam-


f age or graffiti in the area and albws them to iden­ tify crime and hopefully discourage them from cbniimitting crime in the future.’; ■ • The, children, from


,Years'v5::and 6,- were supervised by members of the local Neighbour­ hood Policing -Team and a school teacher, while taking photographs and


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Men wanted by police over attempted burglary


DETECTIVES are appealing for information after an attempted burglary a t a house in Gisburn. ’ ^


. Raiders forced their, way into a detached 1 ^ ^ • in Hellifield Road, while the householder was aS p - ' i


upstairs. They, searched the property before escap- . ing empty-handed.


The incident occurred some time during mid­ night and 8-30 a.m. on Friday, October 10th, and


officers are keen to speak to two men spotted in the ■vicinity-hefore the break in. DS Nigel Watson of Clitheroe CID said: "At ’


about 7 p.m;, two lads with a whippet dog were seen in the field next to the house.


“The men were spoken to by a member of the


public who warned them about the dangers of dogs , being shot by farmers.


“We are keen to speak to the pair or anyone else


who saw them.” ■ . The first male is described as white, with short


dark hair and in his early 20s. . He was in hlack clothing and had a whippet-type


dogonalead. . . The second man is described as being similarly


crime Luxury phones are stolen


completing a report. Fol­ lowing the audit, steps will he taken to identify the problem areas and work will be carried out with Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council and local children to restore the area. ■ Our ■ p ic tu re shows young grime and crime busters hard a t work. (A151008/5)


dressed. DS Watson added: “We would urge any­ one with information regarding this incident or who saw the two men to come forward and contact us bn 01200 458741 as a matter of urgency.”


NUMEROUS luxury mobile phones, worth £12,000, have been stolen from a (llitheroe shop. Raiders forced their way. into Phoneworks, in


Eshton-Terrace,'via a hole in the rear wall and escaped with several latest handsets, including two Nokia N95 phones. Police investigations are continuing into the


theft, which also included the disappearance of a Red and Grey 50cc junior bike worth an estimated £500. If anyone is offered a mobile phone for sale or has any information regarding the raid, which occurred at about 10 p.m. on October 13th, they are urged to call Clitheroe CID on 01200 458741.


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A PAIR of conmen who targeted an 86-year-old woman and left her badly shaken are being hunted by police. The offenders, one of whom is believed


to be aged about 14, posed as officials from the water board when they turned up a t the doorstep of the victim, who


' lives in Abbotts Croft, Whalley. They made their way inside the house and while one of them confused the eld­


BUDDING snappers are being sought for a photography display at Clitheroe Castle Museum. “Your Clitheroe” aims to present a


snapshot of local life from a cross sec-, tion of the community. The photographs will be developed


and archived by the Lancashire Muse­ ums Service, and some displayed in the Clitheroe Today Gallery at the new- lobk Clitheroe Castle Museum when i t . opens next May.


, Participants will receive a disposable


camera with which to record aspects of their life, work and local landscape. Ribble Valley Deputy Mayor Coun.


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Police hunt conmen who targeted woman (&6)


erly woman by asking her questions, the other searched the property. When the -victim eventually confront­


ed the pair, they fled empty-handed -via a little ginnel, which runs through to The Sands. The first offender is described as a


white male -with an Irish accent, approxi­ mately 6ft. tall and about 30 to 40 years of age. he was wearing overalls and a dark-coloured peaked cap. His younger accomplice is described as


a white male, about 14 years old, with an Irish accent and dark-coloured hair, and


about 5ft. tall. He was wearing a long- sleeved grey-coloured jumper. The -victim told police th a t the younger offender . looked tanned.


”^D e t . Sgt. Nigel Watson, of Clitheroe CID, is investigating the incident, which occurred between 11-50 a.m.-and noon on Tuesday, October 14th. “We are keen to trace .these men. The


' elderly woman has been left badly shaken by this incident and we are urging anyone with information about the men to come forward and contact us on 01200 458741,” he said.


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