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PEOPLE'in the Kibble Valley are being encouraged to take part. in the new national and regional


^“People’s Post .Office’Awards i 2009”, launched this week. ^ Local Post Offices in Lan­


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IT’S business as usual for a Clitheroe market trader who has recently taken


over a busy pet stall. Following on from our story featured in ;


the January 8th edition of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times about long-serving stallholders Raymond and Carol Briggs retiring, we can now reveal 29-year-old Ian. Hunter, is the new owner.


; Ian; who lives in Burnley took over


“Market Pets’l two months ago. He is now looking forward to the chal-


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: lenge of running an outdoor market stall along with his partner, Ken Heap (39). ' , Ian, who previously worked as a veteri-:


for its thriving market and I am glad to be part of it.


“And with my experienced background,


I can also offer pet owners any advice and' help that they may require with regards to their pets.” • Pictured is new owner of “Market Pets” Mr Ian Hunter. (B270109/4b)


Top award for Astute firm


. ONE of the Ribble Valley’s providers of financial advice. Astute Wealth Manage^ ment, has been awarded the prestigious “Chartered Financial Planners” title. - ■ ■ Andy McLaughlin, managing director, who holds the individual Chartered Financial Planner title, says that securing Chartered Financial Planners status is a landmark for his company:,“We have


■always prided ourselves on being thor­ oughly professional in everything we do.


, and to. receive external recognition in this . way;is very gratifying.-As Chartered; -Financial Planners,'.we can signal our- commitment to the highest levels of serv-'


; ice to our customers.” ■ . . Astute Wealth Management is based in ■ Knowle Green and specialises in provid­ ing advice on all types of investment and


' life assurance for individuals and business­ es. The firm also acts as a mortgage bro­ ker. '


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^ nary nurse for, 10 years and is a qualified :dog trainer, said: ^


“Clitheroe is renowned- -


' “I’m looking forward to welcoming cus­ tomers.


cashire are all in the running for the awards, where customers nominate the branch that they feel is the best Post Office in the area'-'one which offers outstand­ ing customer service, whether it ■ is located in a city shopping cen-


itre, .village shop or even pub, ^fanhpr church. •, .■ :;;The awards were launched by '


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iTV presenter Lorraine Kelly, who said: “I know that people who work in Post Offices go to '


great lengths to help their cus­ tomers.


• “As well as offering a vital range of services, many also play an active role in their communi­ ties These awards are a great way to recognise their efforts.” . Entrants will be judged on-


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their ability to offer excellent cus­ tomer service based on the com­ ments and votes received from customers. Awards for the Best Crown Post Office, Best Town and City Post Office and Best Community Post Office in the North will be announced in April. Regional winners will then go through to a national final in May, when the overall national Best Post Office \wnner \vill be announced.


There will also be special


recognition awards to branches which demonstrate unique ways of providing services and make a real contribution to the local community.


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- Examples of commendable customer service by individual staff members will also be acknowledged. Customer voting forms are


available from Post Office branches and other outlets. Cus­ tomers can also vote online at: w\nv.bestpos toff ice.co.uk


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I l l s ' l l o n p O l S I n i l l^uctipn mart bucks g lo to by Faiza Afzaal .


J AS Britain sinks ever deeper into ‘ economic dooih and gloom, Clitheroe Auction Mart is buck-


".ingthetrend.: 'T t s directors . have just


■ announced a 37.7% increase in turnover to £7:2 million in the


1 2008 financial year. -' : . Although livestock values rose ;_^during the'year, it'was record Ynumbers of fat lambs (57,100) ■ and store cattle (5,397).being sold through the busy mart that was the main reason for its healthy rise in turnover.'Auc-


. -tioneer Jo.Worthington said: ■ “We are delighted with these fig­ ures, which show a 20 year high ■in terms of numbers of animals


r sold, and the directors are opti- -mistic that the market will


remain healthy in the coming year. . “The move to selling store cat- ■ tle.on Thursdays has been a :


: great success with old and new customers.


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“Even in the first few weeks of 2009, we are seeing more cus-


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tomefs' selling rtheir-' stock'■ through liveweight auctions.


abandoning deadweightsales as liveweight prices improve.’’ ' Other aspects of the Clitheroe


Mart’s business also saw good increases, including the sales of


.pigs, fat cattle and breeding ewes. Weekly “Fur and Feather” . and specialist poultry and goat-^


sales have also helped the Mart


. thnve in a competitive market. . Our picture shows the very successful Texel Breed Society Sale at Clitheroe Auction Mart last A u p s t , one of the many '


: sales which have helped the mart defy the economic downturn, (s)


Leading law firm - simply the best


'FORBES SOLICITORS, the lead­ ing local law firm with offices across the North West, has been named • V


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•; Corporate Law Firm of the Year at • the Insider Dealmakcrs Awards ■


: 2009 for the second year running.- ; ■ ; The award, which recognises out­


standing performance by a law firm',' within Lancashire, was presented in a ceremony held at Fhvood Park, ;■:,. ■ Blackburn. More than 200 profes- sioniilsand business people attend-1 ' cd the event to celebrate thecream ' of Lancashire corporate finance. activity. ,


, . ^ -;v :The awards were voted for by the ',


; dealmaking community itself. The Corporate Law Firm of the


. Year award was one of the evening’s


' most fiercely contested categories, -with Forbes beating some of the ' biggest names in the business.-Its •Business Law team of Daniel


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Milnes, Pauline Rigby, Alexandra Sagar, Charlotte Wood and Sarah ■


' Wilkinson collected the award. ;, - Daniel commented: “Securing ■


: the local corporate finance commu- - ; nity for the second year is a real ■'


.y boost for the team and the firm iis a ) whole. We pride ourselves on deliv-


- ering the highest level of service to our clients and this award is testa­ ment to that hard work.’)' -.


. Daniel was also one of those shortlisted for Corporate Lawyer of - ■ the Year and Dcalmaker of the, ■


- 5 Year, while Charlotte Wood was ' shortlisted for Young Dcalmaker of ' the Year.-- -


' ; such high profile recognition from ■


: Pictured (left to right) are Char- lotte Wood,’ Sarah Wilkinson,; 1 >.'• ‘ Pauline Rigby, Daniel Milnes and ■ ■


- Alexandra Sagar collecting the"; • V award, which was presented by Jim ' Akrill, of the award sponsors P.M. ' &M. (s)


■ Every customer who nomi­ nates their office will have their name automatically entered into a prize draw, giving them the opportunity to win £500 for a ■charity of their choice.


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Legion stalwart Joyce has died at age of 86


■A ;YORKSHIRE lass who ran the British Legion in Mearley Street, Clitheroe, has died at the age of 86. ■Mrs Joyce Hall (pictured)


was born in the coal mining area of Goldthorpe on May 5 th ' 1922. ' Her mother died when she


was just four-years-old and by the time she was six, Joyce knew how to bake a stone of bread using the coal oven. She joined the army when she


was 21, originally working in the cook house. She was nicknamed “Topsy” and served during the blitz, working in Coventry, Liv­ erpool and Bournemouth.


She married her husband,:


Sidney, in October 1949 and the couple together ran the British Legion in Clitheroe.


■ .. They had four sons, Tony,


Michael, Peter and Philip; six grandchildren and two great­ grandchildren. Joyce enjoyed cooking, gar­


dening and travelling. In 1978 she enjoyed a four-week holiday in Tasmania following the cricket. When she was 70 she. went to India and was proud to say she had travelled on top of an elephant. Joyce enjoyed a long life of


celebration and although a Yorkshire girl, she loved Lan­ cashire and especially Clitheroe.


Tasty bit of


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A CHANCE to • taste dishes from - the new menu at - the Moorcock Inn, Waddington, and help a worthy - ; cause at the same . time, was enjoyed ■ by about 40 local' people. The event was


organised by own­ ers of the Moor­ cock, Stephen and Andrew'Thornber to promote their new menu, devised by the new head chef'Danny Byrne. The diners who


Farmer Tom’s in the chair


SLAIDBURN:-. hill farmer Tom Robinson has been elected chair­ man of the. National: Farmers’ Union, Clitheroe branch. ■ A tenant hill farmer,:


Mr Robinson (60) works Catlow Farm in partner­ ship with his brother, Stephen. ,. Together, th ey keep


170 suckler beef cattle and 2,500 sheep. ; . - . Mr Robinson said: “L


want fair returns for.all farming sectors and I want to give farmers in


- Clitheroe and surround­ ing areas a strong voice.”r ■' As well as being NFU. Clitheroe branch chair- - man,- Mr Robinson.is a council member of; the. Swaledale Sheep Breed-i


• ers Association-and; a. director at Gisburn Auc­ tion Mart. ,


. . Pub’s nights for film buffs


A FILM club in Avill start showing mo-vies in the music room at the back of the New Inn pub, Clitheroe, next ■ month.


. L . The Ribble Fun Club, which used


to be known as the Ribble Film Club, will use the Parson Lane pub for its twice-monthly screenings. . ' The club showed 35mm films at The Grand arid St Mary's Centre until they both closed-as cinemas. : : It will start screening films on Sun­


day, February 15th. V . Films will then be screened on the


first and third Sundays of each month from7-30p.m.- ; Bruce Dowles, secretary, of the club, said: “This is culture free at the •point of delivery and a first for Ribble,


Valley and perhaps anywhere.” The choice of the film will be decid­


ed by members at meetings on the second Monday of every month, at the New Inn from 7-30 p.m. ■ ; • Mr Dowles added: “Once we have


our feet under the screen, we intend to offer the facility to other organisa­ tions.” .


- ' ■ ' A PowerPoint facility will be avail-


. able to enable presentations from lap­ top computers for educational .or other purposes.


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--'Admission to watch films is free, but viewers must be members, at a cost of £5 for the year, or £1 a night. . For information on membership


contact'David Herman on 01200 424444.’' '


Raiders nab £7,000 diesel haul


■POLICE are appealing for witnesses after the theft of thousands of pounds worth of diesel.


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- :Thieves-targeted- a tanker at- ■Waddington -Fell .Quarry ' and siphoned off 22,000 litres, worth an estimated £7,700.


■ , . They also escaped with two hea-vy


. duty batteries worth £300 between 4 p.ni. on Friday and 6-30.a.m. on Monday morning.- ■'Witnesses are asked to call Clitheroe Police on


- 422324, or the free and confidential Crimestoppers line on 0800 555111 I


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attended were invited to give a donation for the North West Air ; Ambulance. The photograph


shows Stephen .Thornber (centre), with his wife Linda (seated front right) welcoming their guests. (A220109/1) -


CHATBURN’S' . changing ;.: rooms are to be upgraded and : refurbished in a £75,000 makeover. ; . Fund-raising:towards the • cost of refitting the facilities at the -village sports ground got - under way just over a year ago. . •Financial support has come:;


from the local community, local businesses, Ribble Valley Borough Council and money making events, some of which had match funding from Bibby Distribution.


' This week the Chatbum Vil­ lage Committee learned that it_ has secured a grant of £25,000 from the Lancashire Environ­ mental Fund,-taking the total raised so'far to £45,000.; -. Mr. John Ridgeway, 'the


committee’s grant co-ordina- tor, said project organisers hoped some of the work'would


begin between the end of the' football season and the' start of the cricket season. • ‘ Built in 1977,-the facilities comprise two shower rooms, toilets and a store room.: : • ;; When,' the refit is complete the changing rooms will be extended and a disabled toilet and women’s changing facili­ ties will be provided for the first time.


" ' A small'kitchen and seating


area will also be built. •' --•;. : . The ground is used by Chat- bum Cricket Club’s two teams


. and Chatbum Football Club. : But the fund-raising com-


: mittee hopes to get junior foot­ ball started and is currently working-with the FA.


V •■Anyone who wan ts to : donate money to the changing room fund should contact Mr Ridgeway on 01200 441185.. •


Scratch prizes at chippy


A CLITHEROE chip shop is celebrating N a t io n a l Chip Week by gi-ving its customers the chance to win prizes. Whalley Road Chippy is j ;


offering customers scratch cards with prizes including an MP3 player, or free portions of chips. The week starts on Monday February 9th and the shop is


taking part in th e P otato Council’s National Chip Week. The town’s oldest chip shop


will be promoting the “Love Chips” logo.leading'up to Valentine’s Day and shop owner Aldo said: ‘.‘We hope customers will celebrate by -vis­ iting us to enjoy their perfect portion of chips - and take the chance to win prizes.” '


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