2 s;: Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, February 5th, 2009: * ‘


INSIDEtYOURiCLITHEROE ADVERTisEiANPMESi I.Valley Matters


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Shock as man (61) found dead - page 5 M ball a sell-out! -7 page 10 ;: - Luncheon clul^to shut? - page 12 - 'Respected music-man dies - page 13 ^


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Farmer (46) in intensive ; care unit


S" A WHALLEY: farmer ■


>. remains in the intensive ■ care unit this week'after ■ being kicked in the stom-.. achbyacow.


;; .:John“Wearden (46), of Shaw. House Farm, suf­ fered serious injuries and


rwas' takeii 'to . Royal B la c k b u rn -H o sp i ta l 'where he is said to be in a “stable” condition.:


. : It :is understood the ■incident v ; : happened, around midday on Thursday last week while Mr- Wearden was in one


■ of the pens with some of the cows on the family- run farm. ?. 0 “See - next - week’s


.Clitheroe'Advertiser and ;Times for full story. ■ . ^


Duty chemist: Boots the Chemist; 15-19 Castle Street, Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m.r- r ■ - Police: 01200 443344.'


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Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. ■ Electricity: 0800 1954141. Gas: 0800111999. • ‘ Water: 0845 462200 ' Councils: Ribble Valley^Borough.Council; Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council,'424722.


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Hospitals: Royal Blackburn Royal Hospital: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Alcohol Information Centre: 01282 416655.^ Aidslinc:0128283110^(7p.m.to9p.m.).'- Domcstic Violence Ilciplinc: 01282 4220^. Cruse Bereavement Care: 01772 433643. Environmental Agency: Emergencies - 0800 807060. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01254 226200. National: 0800 776600. Rihble.Vallcy Talking Newspaper: 01200428604. . Samaritans: 01254 662424. .


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Monthly VoiuntecrHelpline:01200422721. • Lancashire Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771. >' ^ QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254 358095. nibble Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966. -


CONTACT US! News: 01200 422324


Advertising: 01200 422323 Classified: 01282 422331; Fatnily Notices and Photo Orders: 01282 478134 Fax: 01200 44il67 editor c-muil: vivicn.meath@eastlancsnews.co.uk ^ v news editor e-mail: duncun.sniiih@castIancsnews.co.uk sports editor c-niail: cdward.lee@castIanc.snews.co.uk


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WEEKEND.WEATHER: Elight snow'showers will .;: fall oh Saturday followed by heavy snow on Sunday; with maximum temperatures of 4°C.'t s


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SUNRISE:7-43 aim. SUNSET: ’5-OI p im .V '- i LIGHTING UP TIME: 4-31 p.m.''"( i’"'.'!!'',:'*'


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Remand on bail


A SLAIDBURN man


■ has...denied’i'heing - in ■


■ charge of - a' car ^while over, the drink-^drive limit. - P eter Midgley(51),-’ who lives in a caravan at


■Standridge Farm,-was : remanded on bail; by: Blackburn magistrates after pleading not guilty to being in charge of a car on the car park of Tesco s u p e r m a r k e t , i n Clitheroe, when the level of alcohol in his breath - measured at 135 micro­ grammes of alcohol-in 100 milllitres of breath - exceeded the prescribed limit -o f . 35 micro­ grammes. . -


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- on page 2 of: last week’s Clitheroe Advertiser and


•Times it was stated that the; above defendant,


‘ P eter :’ Midgley, was charged'-with ,driving with excess alcohol on the car park, of Tesco ,,in Clitheroe. . ■ ; ' - That was incorrect'and. the charge.outlined in the


;report above is the cor­ rect one. .


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Snow footprints lead to arrest


A TEENAGER has been arrested'.in Glitheroe


'after a police officer fol­ lowed footprints in the snow, leading to several cars, parked on drive­ ways. PC .Gary . Danson


- arrested the 17; year-old from Darwen a t -12-45 a:m. on Monday morning on suspicion of theft from a car.


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The teenager is being questioned by police. :.;


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THRESHERS off-licence in Clitheroe. is the latest casualty of the recession. The future of the King Street shop


was in doubt after news that many of the Thresher stores across the country were set to close.


. The chain’s parent company. First


Quench, was reported to be in talks - with landlords over rental payments for some of its less profitable stores.


■ Staff at the Clitheroe store learned their fate in a meeting last Wednesday lunchtime as the Advertiser and Times went to press. , •;


By the afternoon the store was


closed, with a hand-written note attached to the door reading simply:


. “Shop closed down”. ' A spokesman for First Quench said:


“Local market changes coupled with' operating cost increases meant we could no longer operate the King Street store profitably. “An early exit was negotiated with


; the landlord and the store closed on the, January 28th. We are currently work­ ing with the five staff to redeploy wher­ ever possible.’!


One Valley school closes as snow bites


PUPILS at Ribblesdale High School Technology College got an unexpected ; day off on Monday. - 'W i th severe weather, fo re c a s t .


throughout the day, a decision was made to close the Clitheroe school. Many of its pupils travel some distance, either by school bus or private trans- ' port, and there was a possibility that.^. some s ta f f members would also be unable to get to school. In the event,; the weather was not as' bad as predicted, and the school reopened as normal on Tuesday. . Elsewhere in the Ribble Valley there


were no other school closures, although some schools reported-that pupils from remote locations had been unable to get in on Monday and others cancelled some extra-curricular acti-vities, such as football matches. Otherwise, primary school children in particular had great fun building snowmen and playing in the snow. A spokesman for Brookside Primary


School, in-CIitheroe, said a special thank-you to Lancashire County Coun­ cil gritting teams who responded quick­ ly to a request to' treat the very icy Bright Street access to the school.


Two bailed after robbery at Valley hotel


TWO men have been arrested in connection ■ with a robbery a t the- Mitton Hall Hotel, Mit-


Charge with sex offences


•A 36-YEAR-OLD man was sent to Preston Crown '


Court when he appeared before Blackburn magis- trates. He has been ' charged with


sexual offences invoMug a; girl under.the age of 13;j;


,.i-‘Glenn 'Wajme Yates, of, . rio'fixed address, is alleged to have committed the: V'! offences in Clitheroe be't ween Octob'er 2005 and*? October 2006.


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ton Road.-The men, . bailed to appear back a t aged 26 and 28, from the Clitheroe Police Station'


. Blackburn.area, were, .in March.The raid took arrested and have been ■ place last December. '


Vandals target Transit van


A-MOTORIST returned to find the offside cluster- light oLhis Ford Transit van had been sprayed with yellow paint. - .


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:. 'Vandals singled out the.vehicle between the early hours of Saturday moriiing and 1-15 p.m. the same day, while lit was parked in Garnett Road; Clitheroe, causing £10p damage.


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; ©WINNERS of the East Lancashire Hospice- Lottery for the' draw, held on Friday, January 30th were; £1,000 Mrs Clucas, Blackburn; £250


;M r Entwistle,'Blackburn; £100 Mrs Wilkinson, Blackburn.


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•VI'jTherfc-were'alsoHS £10 winners; To:join the ' lott'ery please call Gill on 01254 342865.-.','


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Off-licence is victim


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Mosque: accessfor everyone


the. new facility in line OTth the agreed scheme.” ;; -He went on to stress


th a t he would look to work closely with nearby


residents and members of the'local community in


developing the site and is hopeful tha't the project will progress in a spirit of collaboration and part­ nership. - .■■i“ I t is central to our ethos th a t Clitheroe’s mosque should be acces­ sible to all people, both in terms of-its development and once it is up and run­ ning. - ;: “To that end, we would encourage folks to express their ■views on the • scheme as it develops and, engage with the project to help deliver a first- class faci li ty for the to\vn.” Members of the com­


munity-xvishing to get in touch with the Medina Partnership to find out more information or to discuss any part of the scheme are in'vited to get in touch -via their e-mail: info@clitheroemosque.org ■ General information


about the project is avail­ able a t www.clitheroe- mosque.org


Pendle Club


latest results SOLO whist winners at the Pendle Glub were B. Wood," R: P a r ro t t , D. Knight.


: - New, members wel­


come every Monday at 7 p.m. Bridge winners a t the


Pendle. Glub were Mrs Doris Farnsworth, Mrs


•Marian Gradwell. Mrs Anne Gooper and Miss


■Pat Hargreaves. - ; . Friday dominoes: M.


Berry, S. Banker, D. Ghew, joint 4, D. Lowe, F. Gooke, W. Cooke and R. Seed. Booby G. Capstick. New members welcome every Friday at 7 p.m.,


;: Saturday dominoes: - jo in t.: l,-M . Sm i th ,'J ..


'Oddie and R. Knight; •4th; V; Giles; joint 5th, M; Parkes and G. Berry. Booby, D. Knight and E.


• Fox.Line dancing is held every Thursday, a t 1-30


p.m. ' Caution


.VANDALS daubed'graf­ fiti on the walls of Prim­ rose Mill,.Woone Lane, Clitheroe.,


.; Police arrested an 18- yearrold man in.confiec-


, tion with the jheident, a t , ,8-;30ip.m;.on Saturday. :vThe teenager received a caution..' -


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EMPLOYEES at a local firm are facing the axe under plans to restructure its business. Trutex, the Clitheroe-based


schoolwear supplier, is looking to shed around 10 employees from its 95-strong workforce. . Earlier this week, Mr David


Storey, managing director a t Trutex, revealed to the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times: “These actions are important steps in ' the company’s continuing drive to improve its operational effi­ ciency and to raise the quality of service to its customers. “As a result of these changes, it is anticipated th a t the compa-


; ny’s overall staffing numbers ■will


remain in line with current lev­ els. “Trutex has a long history of


successfully ad ap tin g to the changing environment and these latest changes will safeguard the company’s ability to meet its customers’ needs in what is cer­ tainly a challenging and econom­ ic environment.”


: Mr Storey ex p la in e d 'th a t although the job losses were the first steps of restructuring, the


■ firm had last year made a signif­ icant investment in new technol­ ogy. He revealed th a t in the next few months, new roles would be


; created and the firm would begin recruiting again.


■ Established in 1865; as the


Clitheroe Shirting Company, in Griridleton, the company has


. manufactured under the Trutex .brandsincethel920s.- • • I t actually, changed its name to Trutex in 1965.


- • Based at Jubilee Mill,. Trutex


, has been exclusively dedicated to the provision of schoolwear for more than 80 years, establishing itself as one of the leading names inthemarket. The company prides itself on


producing the b e s t-q u a li ty schoolwear at value-for-money prices.-


■ It conducts regular research to


, ensure it understands the needs and aspirations of children, par­ ents and teachers. .


MP launching fight to save rural post offices and pubs


THERE is growing concern about the future of Post Offices ■


■ and, public houses in the Ribble' Valley. The Ribble Valley’s MP, Nigel


Evans,-pictured, said this week that he is seeking the -views of his constituents in relation to the future of the Post Office and tied • public houses - both issues under consideration by the Business and Enterprise Committee in the House of Commons. “These are issues th a t affect almost every, ; single resident in Ribhle Valley and beyond,” he added. Speaking from'Westminster, he


said; “British pubs are now clos­ ing at the rate of six per day. As vice-chairman of . the All-Party Beer ,Group, I ’m concerned at some of; the restrictive practices faced by pubs - including the tie of the pub to the large pub com­ panies, which restricts the choice of beers, and means higher prices to the tenant and to customers. .“Rural pubs are often the focal


hard. The Government must act now to stop more pubs going under. This issue is under active consideration by the Business and Enterprise Committee and I would urge people to contact me if they have strong ■views on the issue. . “Second, I ’m today.asking


points of their local communities and they are being hit especially ■


Ribble Valley residents to make their voices heard on the future of: Post Offices. The House of Gom- mons Business and Enterprise


AN inques t has'; been opened into the death of a 45-year-oId Glitheroe man. Mr Timothy Hillsdon,


Inquest on sudden death for the; whole of Lan->


■ cashire, said:;“T h is is a very tragic incident and ; we wish to offer our sincere ■


of Chatburn Road, was found dead b y staff a t a


: special unit of.the Royal - Blackburn Hospital. : Police have ruled out any suspicious circum­ stances. '■ •: A spokesman for Lan­


cashire. Care NHS Foun­ dation Trust, I which, pro­ vides mental health and 'substance misuse seridces


; condolences to the family. :, ‘.‘We will be carrying out ;' an internal investigation


; into the circumstances sur- ■ rounding this incident. ■ ; , “ I t would not be appro- ‘■■priate to discuss this in ’-;


' further detail until th a t ’process has been complet- i


; ed and outcomes of th e ;; coroner’s inquest have- ' been considered.”


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. Gommittee is conducting an inquiry into the future of Post Offices. The committee has set up an online forum to listen to the ■views of individuals and business­ es who use them. The forum will run until.March 10th, 2009, so please act soon.


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■ “Please visit the forum, regis­ ter, and share your views at: http://forums.parliament.uk/post -office-future/


. . “Alternatively, you can write to


me a t the House of Commons, London, SWIA OAA, or e-mail me a t evansn@parliament.uk and I will pass your correspon-. dence on to the committee.: “Many Post Offices have either


closed,, or seen their hours reduced. The threat.of closure s till-h ang s • o v e r 'many Post Offices. 'We’ve felt, the effect in


; Ribble Valley and seen the same happen across the country. The


■ committee is looking a t the - future of the Post Office as a ’ whole, and it’s important that we make our voices heard in Ribble 'Valley”.'


MUSIC will he the fo'od of :love at Chip­ ping Village Hall on February. 14th.


A date with love ; On Valentine’s night local group the


iviyER's ;


Backbeats will be performing music from the sixties at a special fund-raiser.' ■ -■ ; Tickets for the event cost £12.50 includ-:


:ing a hot. buffet, with, proceeds going to Ribble Valley Crossroads. ;; The event will start at 7-30 p.m., finish-,


ing a t midnight and anyone wanting tick-: ets can ring 01200 422104 or 01995 61021. ■;


• VANDALS damaged the paintwork of a Ford Ka on Friday by spraying it with yellow paint. The car was parked in Kcmpic View, Clilheroc.


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