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■ Valley Matters .. ; .. .. .. .. .. .. .6,7 ■ Village News...............................15,16 ■ Letters . . . . ’.........;........... ■'.'....'.. -.14 ■ Weekendplus .; . . . . . . . . . . . . .36,37 ■ Business Matters . i.‘-----'..'...'. .18 ■ Family Notices___ . . . . . ' . . ’. . .20,21 ■ Readersplus ....................r;.' ;• : .38- ■ Motors Today ................. .................40- ■ Sport............................................ 53-56


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Shock as man (6i) found dead -page 5 Mayor’s ball a sell-out!—page 10 :


- iLuncheon club'to shut? ^ page: 12 sf, ■Respected music-man d ie s - page 13:


Inform ation


Duty chemist: Boots the Chemist,-15-19 Castle Street, Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m.-;-: - - ■ ' . ■ ' 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. - : . Hospitals: Royal Blackburn Royal Hospital: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital; Steeton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311.; Alcoliol Information Centre: 01282 416655; Aidsline: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). ■ Domestic Violence Helpline: 01282 4220^. . - : Cruse Bereavement Care: 01772 433643. Environmental Agency: Emergencies- 0800 807060.. Drugs: Local confidential 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. Ribble Valley Citizens’Advice Bureau: 01200 428966. -


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Farmer (46) in intensive = • care unit


' A WHALliEY farmer j, remains in the intensive ■


■ ’care unit this week'after


;■ being kicked in the stom­ ach by a cow.-


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


;was- taken to ;R o y a l , Blackburn ;■ Hospital Where he is said to be in a ‘-‘stable” condition.: :- •


• - It .is understood the i, incident - y happened a ro u n dm id d a y . ; oii


, Thursday last week while . Mr Wearden was in one of the pens with some of


. the cows on the family- run farm.


r .Glitheroe Advertiser and .: Times for full story. - ■


Remand on bail


;-A SLAIDBURN;fman • has;,denied.:being in ■


charge of - a car while over the drink-drive liihit. - Peter 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 supermarket,'-


in


Clitheroe, when the level of alcohol in his breath - measured a t 135 micro-


: grammes of alcohoLin 100 milllitres of breath - exceeded the prescribed limit of 35 micro­ grammes. -


■ • In a previous report


on page 2 of;last week’s Clitheroe Advertiser and Times it was stated that the above defendant,


'P e te r Midgley, was charged :with .driving ■with excess alcohol on the car p a rk ,o f -Tesco.in Clitheroe. '


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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 arre s ted ;in - Clitheroe


r'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 at;12-45 a.m. on Monday morning on suspicion of theft from a car. -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 aftW 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 a t 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 tor 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 a t Ribblesdale High School Technology College got an unexpected day off on Monday. ■


.: ■ With severe weather forecast


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 taff 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 activities, 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-Clitheroe, 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 ton Road. .The men,-: bailed to appear back at arrested in connection ■ aged 26 and 28, from the Clitheroe Police Station with a robbery, a t the- Blackburn area, were .in March.The raid took Mitton Hall Hotel, Mit- : arrested and have been ■ place last December. '


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 invol'ving a girl iinderthe age of


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Glenn 'Wayne Yates, of, • - no fixed addr'e^, is alleged ■


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to have committed the.?.-- w ; offences in Clitheroe ., — between October 2005 arid ;:! October 2006.


'•WINNERS of the East Lancashire Hospice' Lottery for the draw-held on Friday, January 30th were: £1,000 Mrs Clucas, Blackburn; £250 Mr-Entwistle, Blackburn: £100 Mrs Wilkinson, Blackburn. - -


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f':There,were also45 £10'winners. To:join the lottery-please call Gill on 01254 342865.^;v


» U ‘j I t Vandals target Transit van


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


'. Vandals singled out the vehicle between the early


. hours of Saturday morning and 1-15 p.ih. the same day, while.it: was parked in G a rn e tt Road, Clitheroe, causing £100 damage.


, V • ’“See- n e x t ; week’s : " .


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Mosque: accessfor


everyone the new facility in line with the agreed scheme.” ■ He went on to stress


that 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 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.


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': ‘‘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 wishing to get in touch with the Medina Partnership to find out more information or to discuss any p a r t of the scheme are in'vited to get in touch •via their e-mail: info@clitheroeinosque.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 Club were B. Wood;'P. P a r ro t t , D. Knight. :■ - 'New members wel­


come every Monday at 7 p.m.


• Bridge winners a t the


-Pendle Club were Mrs Doris Farnsworth, Mrs Marian Gradwell. Mrs Anne Cooper and Miss


■Pat Hargreaves.:- Friday dominoes: M.


Berry, S. Barker, D. Chew, joint 4, D. Lowe, F. Cooke, W. Cooke and R. Seed. Booby G. Capstick. New members welcome every Friday at 7 p.m.= -' Saturday dominoes: ■ jo int.;l, M. Smith, 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. •'i./' ■


> ! Caution


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


i:; Police arrested an 18- : yearrold ’manln.conriec- , tion with thelncident, a t , : 3-30jp.'m.‘,on. Saturday. -The teenager received a caution..'- ‘J.5J dAi


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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


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ny’s overall staffing numbers will remain in line with current lev­ els.


“Trutex has a long history of


successfully adap 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 explained’ 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, th e company has manufactured under the Trutex


• brand since the 1920s.- ■ ■ I t actually changed its name


to Trutex in 1965. - : - ■ Based a t 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 in the market. , The company prides itself on


producing th e 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


THER E 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 Ribble 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


points of their local communities and they are being hit especially


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Committee 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. . , . “Please visit the forum, regis­


ter, and share your views at: http://forums.parliament.uk/post -office-future/


. . . “Alternatively, you can write to


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


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


Inquest on sudden death


AN .inques t has' been: opened into the death of a ; 45-year-old’clitheroe man. Mr Timothy Hillsdon,:


of Chatburn Road, was - found dead by.staff a t a;


r special unit of “ he Royal: Blackburn Hospital.


• Police have ruled out- any suspicious circum­ stances.


'■ ' : A spokesman for L an - :


. cashire Gare NHS Foun-; dation Trustiwhich pro­ vides mental health and substance misuse services;


for the-whole of Lan­ cashire, said:“ This is a: very tragic incident and we wish to offer our sincere • condolences to the family.


' “We will be carrying out- an internal investigation


' into the circumstances sur­ rounding this’incident. : V “I t would not be appro­


priate to discuss this in : further detail until th a t process has been complet- 1 ed and outcomes of “ he ; coroner’s inquest have been considered.”


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 th e ir hours reduced. The thre a t .of , closure


' still -hangs over 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 i t’s important that we make our voices heard in Ribble Valley”.


' . A date with love


MUSIC will be the food of love at Chip­ ping Village Hall on February.l4th; - ' On-Valentine’s night local g'roup the


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


ing,a hot.buffet, with proceeds going to Ribble Valley Crossro'ads. ■ The event will start a t 7-30 p.m., finish­ ing at 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, Ciithcroc.


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