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A CHIMINEA and plant saloon parked in Mellon pots have been stolen from More than £300 damage Barrow.


was caused when the Thieves made off unseen offenders struck between


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with the goods worth £245 March 2nd and 3rd. from outside a house in Anyone who witnessed Whalley Road, between 11 the incidents, or has infor- p.m. on Sunday and 9 a.m. mation regarding the stolen on Bank Holiday Monday, goods should call police on • Vandals scratched the 443344, or Crimestoppers panels of a Black Subaru on 0800 555111.


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LANGHO teenager Terence p.m. and 7 a.m. by Black- John Van Eysden (18), of burn magistrates after Springdale Road, was made pleading guilty to being subject to an electronically drunk and disorderly in the monitored curfew between 7 grounds of Clitheroe Castle.


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Olympic stars to use college’s facilities *>


OLYMPIC sportsmen and women are in line to visit the Kibble Valley for training ses­ sions in the run up to the 2012 London Games. Stonyhurst College has been


chosen as one of only three North West venues where hockey teams from across the world can have pre-match practice. The accolade for the college


and the Kibble Valley was revealed when Andy Burnham MP, Secretary of State for Cul­ ture, Media and Sport, visited Manchester to launch the official London 2012 pre-Games Training Camp Guide. The college’s all-weather flood­


lit aqua turf pitch - big enough to host two hockey games at a time - is one of 73 North West venues selected to appear in the Guide that covers a wide range of sports. Most sites are in cities and


towns such as Manchester, Sal­ ford, Merseyside, Preston, Black­ pool and Bolton. More than 600 training facili­


ties throughout the UK are listed in the guide, to be published at the Bejing Games later this year. The college’s aqua turf pitch


was installed in 2001 and is also a community facility, used regular­ ly by Kibble Valley sports clubs. ’The special pitch is water-based


and cushions falls better than sand-based all-weather surfaces. It recently fielded an under-16s


hockey tournament with more than 100 players taking part in teams from across the North West. “It is a feather in the cap tor Stonyhurst to be chosen as one of


Secure your home


POLICE are urging residents to help them beat opportunist thieves by securing their homes. The warning comes after a


spate of attempted burglaries in the Kibble Valley over the


, Easter Bank Holiday week­ end.


Thieves tried to gain entry


into three properties in Whal- ley and Barrow, but fled empty-handed when dis­ turbed by the occupants. In one incident, which occurred at around 11-30 p.m.


on Friday and 4-40 a.m.. on Saturday, raiders forced their way into a house in Chestnut Crescent, Barrow and took the keys to a Saab Convert­ ible parked outside. The vehi­ cle was later found aban­ doned nearby with its satel­ lite navigation device missing. Anyone who has informa­


tion regarding the burglaries is urged to call Clitheroe Police on 443344, or the free- and-confidential Crimestop- pers line on 0800 555111.


Club’s one of the best


A BILLINGTON-based weight loss club is one of the best in the country. Since September five mem­


bers of Sam Dawson’s Slim­ ming World group have reached their target weight and another eight have lost 10% of their body weight. Over the last three months


Sam’s members have lost an equivalent of 32 stone, mak­ ing Billington one of the best weight losing areas in the country.


Speaking about the club


that she runs on Thursday nights from 7 p.m. at Billing­ ton and Whalley Brass Band Club, Sam said; “This job is very special, watching some­ one change from having no confidence and being embar­ rassed about their size to someone who looks and feels great, brings its o\vn rewards, but to have your work recog­ nised makes me feel very proud.”


Discuss your police issues


•KESIDENTS will be given a Ichance to discuss local polic­ ing issues on Monday night. The Langho PACT meet­ ing will take place at the vil­


lage’s community centre from 6-30 p.m.


For more details contact


PC Andy Lang on 01254 353016.


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Film club in bid to keep cinema alive in town


by Faiza Afzal


AS the town’s former cinema prepares to open its doors, a new bid has been made to stop the final curtain from dropping on Clitheroe’s last remaining cinema service. Battling members of Kibble


Film Club have announced plans to apply to Motion Picture Licensing Company for a licence to show films on a proposed lOOin. screen, possibly at local pubs or halls. The move comes after Trinity


Community Partnership announced it had failed in its bid to further fund the St Mary’s Centre, in Church Street, Clitheroe - the film club’s loca­ tion. Film club members have decid­


ed to re-brand themselves the “Alternative Kibble Film Club” to ensure local cinema-goers con­ tinue to enjoy the latest films without facing a trip to towns such as Accrington, Blackburn or Longridge, which are home to the nearest cinemas. ’ At a recent meeting, Mr Bruce


Dowles, former projectionist and secretary of Kibble Film Club, said: “In accordance with the licence, films will be shown once a fortnight with an admissions policy governed by numbers. “We are delighted to move for­


ward with Mder access for a Kib­ ble Valley audience of films cho­ sen by that audience showing locally, in comfort and with the quality kit that we possess.” The film club used equipment


from the former Grand Cinema, York Street, in the main hall at St Mary’s for several years.


St Mary's Hall has been oper­


ated by Trinity Community Partnership for a number of years. But it officially ends its


involvement in the centre at the end of the month. Further film details, including


nominations of films for consid­ eration for screening \vill be made available at the next meeting. It will be held at the New Inn,


Clitheroe, on Monday, April 14th, at 7-30 p.m. • As reported in a recent edi­


tion of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, Parish Hall trustees announced that the St Mary’s Centre will not close its doors on March 31st as had been feared. A new management commit­


tee has been formed enabling the centre to continue operating as a community facility for the fore­ seeable future.


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