.■.Clilheroe 422324 (Editorial), 01282 426161 (Advertising), Burnley 01282 422331 (Classified) 10'; Clitheroe Advertiser &T Im es, Thursday, February 5th, 2009 - Truckdriver


is rescued FIRE and rescue crews from Clitheroe had to stabilise a pickup truck perched precariously in a roadside .ditch before its injured driver could.be freed. They were called out to


• the accident a t around 10-45 p.m. on Wednes­ day, January 28th, by paramedics who were already on the scene and concerned about the dan­ gerous position of the. vehicle. I t had left the minor road linking Cow Ark; with the B6478. Waddington to Newton road. - ■ There was concern that


the driver of the M i t­ subishi pickup could have; suffered spinal injury and; taking every precau­ tion;-it'was considered- too dangerous to move' him ■without first making' the vehicle safe.


- Fire and rescue crews spent an hour stabilising- the' vehicle using special-


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’ ist equipment including a winch and mobile light­ ing units before removing the door so that the casu- • alty could be removed and taken by ambulance to the Royal Blackburn Hospital.


; . No further details were released about the identi­ ty or, condition of the driver. ■


TRIBUTES have been - paid to former. Ribble vVal- - ley farmer Harry Moon;’, who died recently aged 82. - Harry, who bom in 1926y


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a t Middlebanks:Farm, near Holden, was the second child of William and Ruth Moon, o ?


' ’After, attending Lane Ends • School a t Grindleton,’ Harry; went to Ribblesdale School in : Clitheroe; but, from a young age, it was clear that farming was in his blood.' ’ - .


Relatives recall how, at just


the tender age of four, Harry could be seen milldng a cow by hand before setting off, for school.. ,.y,


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; ■; From.the farm'at‘ Holden, the family’moved to Bradley Hall a t Chaigley.an’d i t was there that Harry, worked after leaving school.- '" In 1950, Harry married his wife, Joyce, and they-went to live and work at Read Hall; I t was there that their son John; was bom. ■ ,•/* .


- , ■ Mayor’s charity bjall


THE annual Ribble Valley : award-winning < Arden’ ; Mayor’s Ball promises to :• -.Youth Choir, soloist &rah ■; be a staggering success. Chewi table magicians, the '.With jus t'a week to go,'‘'-'Ernie-Law. Riding-Trio •


the event: bn February .-'•and Whalley soprano and;; 13th is sold out and all the - tenor “Trovatori.’’:;;;;--^!': '-.:;?^ signs are that local Scout and Guide funds will be. boosted extensively. ■; ' - . Mayor John Hill, has


Among the 220 guests


paid tribute to Fort Vale Engineering, Simonstone,': event sponsors. ‘‘The com­ pany has made this happen and I thank Fort Vale for its generous support,” he - told us. ■ ; Entertainment a t next


Friday’s event, which takes- place a t Mytton F o ld - Hotel, will include the


will be UE- Chief; Guide; Liz ;Burnley.and North West Regional Commis-- sioner for Scouts.-Chris Creelman. - Coun.-Hill has chosen the Scout ■ and Guide


; Movement as his charity- for his year in office.,. • The;Arden Youth


Choir will; also;be per­ formed at'Clitheroe United Reformed ■ Church o n . Feburary 28th.


.■’w « ' '■‘S'; A few years after this,-Harry


'~left his job to help his brother- -. in-law, who was suffering from : ill health; with his milk round in Bolton."


S . The family subsequently: : moved to Farnworth, near . Bolton; and Harry took the ’• milk round over. - . ’ ' ---However, his love for farm-


> ‘ing the local countryside soon drew him back home, with Harry travelling from Farn-. worth on a daily basis to work. - Eventually the family, moved


to “Barbrook” bungalow at .'Waddington where they lived happily for many years. _


■ If- was v whilei living- in. -:,Waddingtori: th a t H a r ry ’s ' • three grandchildren-Glen,.


-interest in what they were all. doing. -


■ Many people'will remember - In.his retirement, Harry,


; who will be remembered for his' .» good nature, enjoyed playing


s bowls, ganiies of cards and ■ dan cin g. ..'


. Rachel and Rebecca were bom . and-he always took-.great


Harry for. driving the minibus : for Moorland School and he- also worked, pa rt-tim e ' for • . Hodsons Coaches. -.


: r, .: &dly, in March 2000, Harry ; was widowed when his wife Joyce died suddenly. This was followed by. further sadness .when his son John also passed awayin2004. ; . Harry, who- always made


:; time for people, particularly his family, will be missed by all who knew h i m . ' ■.


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www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Worries led company boss to drink too much


A COMPANY director worried about the current economic climate and a •


' daughter’s health stopped to drink a quarter bottle of whisky after taking'- her back to university.


> , Blackburn magistrates heard that


Artefacts found in Craven house


ARTEFACTS from two churches in the RibbleWalley were among a horde of stolen church items recovered from a


■ house in the neighbouring Yorkshire dis- trict of Craven.


- Charles Edward Lord (63), of Long


■ Preston, was originally charged with 17 th e f ts from Yorkshire churches, but denied the allegations. However, he


- admitted two charges of handling stolen goods and-was sentenced to a yearJong community and supervision order,- and ordered to pay £95 in costs. . ’


; • ;Police found 76 church-related items,


including brass vases, paintings and nativ ity figures, on display a t Lord’s- home.-Of.those, 35.were identified as pieces stolen from 13 churches around the Yo'rkshire:Dales and Ribble Valley since 2 0 0 3 . ''" ''" • !; Among the haul were' two alter vases taken from St Peter and Paul’s Church,


. Bolton-by-Bowland, ahd a book of-homi­ lies taken from St Mary’s.Church, Gis- burn.


Drinks licence granted for The Grand O f f


CLITHEROE’S The Grand has; been granted permission to sell alcohol..; '


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.-;'rhe.;-multi-million-pound': state-ofrthe-art music and arts'- venue in York- Street’ has been" given the go-head to serve alco-s; hoi betweenthe hburs^of-lTa.m; to midnight Monday to Satur­ day'and ll'a.m. to 10-30 p.m. on Sunday. ' '


, " Despite two objections from,


nearby residents based mainly around noise nuisance, the appli-; cation was granted by the sub­ committee of Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council’s Licensing Com­ mittee. Speaking after the meet- ■ ing, Mr Steven Lancaster, execu-


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. V; In addition; the facility will- also have Tegular indoor enter-, tainment in the form of live and ;; recorded music, perform'ance of: dance and;entertainment of a' similar nature,-including non- - : mainstream films;-The capacity"; of the venue has also been increased from 370 to 400;


. tive director, of The Grand, said: ‘‘We are delighted that the appli- • cation for variation to our exist-- ing premises licence was success- ; ful and accepted.


- .“ This allows us to add the : showing of select non-box office films periodically and the provi­ sion of theatre-style adult"; refreshments to our growing range of services.


.-....‘‘This will.be complementary


to our existing activities, which have arisen from an overwhelm­ ing public demand and should further enhance our pro-vision to the local community. - He added: “We would like to


stress that we don’t intend to run the premises as a cinema, howev­ er, we do have the flexibility of showing select films from time to time.” ' . _Mr Lancaster stressed: “We


have not extended the licence hours. . ' “In fact, we have shortened


them and we would like to reas­ sure nearby- residents th a t we intend to have a typical adult concert and clear the area by : midnight.”


'Doc’s ta^ importance of the kidneys


“ .‘KIDNEY’ problems; resulting s from diabetes’-’;was the chosen


H topic of the Ribble.Valley Diabet-:.: ■;'dc Group’s latest guest speaker, .v;"-'. “ “Df Mila Garnies; a consultant,, specialist in renal d is e ^ for East;;


- and th'at a third of diabetics will . develop kidney problems. - . v-i’t Signs of - kidney- problems; include fluid on the lungs result-’ .dng.in'a shortage, o f .'b re a th ,' swollen legs, loss of appetite, gen- -


! Al>eir^ 'outlining the fun'c:; Dr Garrues said poor control of. *^|}®


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?Free7ror?c6if ^Eiitiyfee£l


( f- sugar or blood pressure,


P'alsb>p“^oke,'about-theiproble)ns'#7sm6king and family history are’ jWhich.can'arise'if .theymahuric-|*jsqme of the reasons fdr kidney;:;


f tion.’ She »id 20% of people with:^;,problems. ‘


urine to be checked annually and said people should look to devel­ op a healthy lifestyle by having a careful diet, cutting down on salt, maintaining appropriate blood - pressure and getting plenty of exercise. - • A lively; question and answer


I gkidney. problems.are. diabetic sS he said i t was important for 01254 245611.' .


session followed her. talk.- '. • The Ribble Valley Diabetic Group meets on the second Mon­ day of each month a t 7-30 p.m. at Clitheroe Rugby Club; For more details contact Gordon.Dixon on


’■fe-'Lord’s solicitor,' Mr Glen Maude, told magistrates in Skipton that his client was .- a’ man’’of:)previous good character who ,-, had alvvays denied stealing the items.,He said Lord had collected the itenis, valued at between £5 and £100, buying many of them from car boot sales in Gisbum. - - Prosecutor Mr Mark Haigh said Lord • had made the same claim during police


- interviews, but admitted visiting the churches from where items had been ■ stolen. Although he denied stealing them,; he accepted that he knew.the items were . stolen. ■ One of the police officers investigating


the case told the court that although the items had little monetary value, many had great sentimental value to th e churches concerned and were irreplace­ able. Some of the items had been donated • by parishioners many, years ago.


Offender failed to register, under Sexual Offences Act A READ man has been charged with -


;‘ Edward-Robert. Dearing (24), of - ’Brookside', was remanded on bail by Blackburn magistrates. I t is alleged that Dearing; being a rele-; • vant offender under the Sexual Offences.


; failing to register his details with the ■ police as required by. the Sexual Offences Act.


' Act, failed to comply- with notification requirements by failing to register with ., the police within three days of being, required to do so .. , '


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Gary Ramsbottom’s driving became erratic and was so bad that another motorist contacted police.; .


: ■ When Ramsbottom was stopped


and breathalysed he was found to be more than three times the legal drink-


drive limit. Ramsbottom (50), of Durham Drive, Wilpshire, pleaded


: guilty to dri-ving with excess alcohol. : on the A59 at Clitheroe. He was fined £600 with £50 costs and banned from; driving for 24 months. - <


Mr Richard Prew, (defending) said


Ramsbottom had driven his daughter back to Newcastle University and on the way back had stopped and bought


; the whisky because he and his wife -.were plaiming to have a Bums Night


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