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Former Moorcock host Betty (83) dies


A FORMER proprietor ; of The Moorcock Inn, ' Waddington, sadly d ied . la s t week in her home town of Desborough, Northamptonshire. : Mrs B etty Marlow


(83), was at the helin of . the Ribble-Valley inn, ' along with her husband ;


'P h i l , son Paul and his wife Susan, from 1984;.■ until they retired. During s;


. their time at the famous inn they were able to restore The Moorcock to former glories! During' th e ir ' lives;


Betty and Phil worked ; and lived in many,parts- of the UK and the Far ■ East, but fell in love ■with , the Ribble Valley .when ; • they: moved' to West ‘ ' Bradford in' 1975 to man- - v


. age Eaves Hall Country ' ;, Club, which was then owned by the Civil Ser-ii vice Motoring Associa-,


; tion. During her time in , the Ribble Valley, Betty - enjoyed, many: h appy,


.times and made many good friend^'.-;;'. .' • - .. On le a ^ g The Moor­


cock, Betty and Phil retired to Lytham S t ' Annes before returning to their roots by moving to ' Desborough in the early .' ’90s. Betty was widowed ' shortly after the move,:,


' but regularly re tu rn ^ to ‘ the Ribble .'Valley to ■visit friends and family in the: area. She is s u m ^ by two


so n s ;'P h il and'.Paul, daughters-in-law Dawn : and Sue and four grand-


' children, Sarah, Laura, Jonathon and Matthew. ;.The funeral takes place


• tomorrow in Kettering. •. : ; Picture: Mrs B etty Marlow, (s)


TRAVELLIN G criminals thinkirig of visiting the Rib­ ble Valley to commit crime- are being warned not to


bother. As a month-long campaign


a im ^ at reducing the number of burglaries in Lancashire drew to a close, officers warned criminals in neighbouring counties not to travel to the Red Rose county to commit crime. . ’ Operation Julius, which ran throughout July, saw 370 people arrested for burglary offences.


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; ,■ i clitheroe 422324 (Editorial),01282 426161'(Ady^sing), Burnley 01282 422331 (C Eco-friendly pupils


PUPILS at Clitheroe’s St James’ CE Primary School put their best foot forward for Green Britain .Day.


• ; . ■ . ■■The youngsters, along with


members of staff and parents, sup­ ported the annual initiative by making pledges such as promising to not leave.the. television on stand-by growing their own veg-. etables and turning the tap off when brushing their teeth.,.. ' -These were then displayed on


green footprints leading to the. school’s eco-zona


; ’ Each pupil also paid 50p to wear green, raising around £130 to buy . plants and bulbs for the school


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almost £300,000 of stolen prop­ erty recovered and over 4,000 ■visits and warnings carried.out


; on burglary suspects. More than : 5,000 suspects were stopped and. searched, 1,722 search warrants were executed and 112 vehicles seized, as well as 730 visits to


.secondhand shops. Playing a ■vital part was the


deployment of officers on Lan­ cashire’s road network to deter and detect travelling criminals, known as “the ring of steel”.


■ Lancashire has more than 250 miles of motorway network with


over 160,000 vehicles passing- through the M6 a t Pres to n every day. Insp. Phil Cottam, - who is responsible for policing the motorway network, said: “Given that we have bver.250. miles of motorway in L an ­ cashire, the network makes i t very easy for people to travel to . our towns and cities. . . . r “I would like to reassure the


public that, despite our month­ long operation co'ming to an end, the targeting of travelling criminals intent on committing. crime in Lancashire and using


our motorway network will con­ tinue. :


•; .“'To anyone who is thinking of


visiting Lancashire to commit crime, my message to you is am­ ple-don’t bother."


> He added: “We will actively


pursue those people who use oiir roads to commit crime using a variety of tools available to us, including Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and intelligence-led policing. Bur­ glary is low in Lancashire and we are determined to keep it that way.”


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Eco-council, said the initiative tad made a real impression on pupils,


: who are still keeping to their pledges. Our picture shows bt. James’ CE Primary School pupils Hattie Pendlebury, Liam Mercer, Drew Worsley and OUie Pateman


with Mrs Barnes and headteacher Mr Paul Adnitt looking at some of


. the green pledges made by pupils, staff and parents as part of Green Britain Day.


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Fraudster (54) jailed over £250,000 swindle


'A SERIAL offender from Salmesbury, with a string


of deception,and fraud offences stretching back almost a decade, is behind bars.-


■f:John Fletcher (54), of -Whalley Road, Samlesbury,


'. was first arrested by Greater Manchester Police’s Commer­ cial Fraud.Unit in February 2000. He was charged with two


offences of deception and con- spiracy to defraud in 2001 after obtaining fraudulent loans by deception. He plead- ; ed guilty to'conspiracy to


: defraud in 2002 and was sen- •'tenced to 27 months in prison. ' ‘’ Following this hearing, an "investigation into his finances


■ began and a t a confiscation . ^hearing in October 2003 a ■Judge ordered him to repay' the £250,000 he had obtained


.through his criminal conduct • within two'years, or face a .three year prison sentence by


..default. ” Now, after failing to pay the £250,000 confiscation order, • th a t three-year prison sen-


:|tence has been activated. ■|i- The ednfiscatioh-Enforce-


ment Court a t Bolton, sitting on Monday, August 3rd, heard that, despite having


. realisable assets to the value of almost £466,000, Fletcher (pictured) had failed to pay up and eventually absconded. The court sentenced him to


serve the full three-year term prescribed in 2003, and he will


' still owe th e money.on his release, plus accrued interest, with .the to ta l deb t now standing at £320,000. . r- Ju s t two days later, on


Speaking about the money


: August 5th, Fletcher was . • brought from his prison cell ■ back to court to face further charges. Appearing this time a t


Chorley Magistrates Court, he pleaded; guilty to five offences of fraud by false rep- resentation.’These offences related to the identity theft of a former school friend who emigrated to Australia.


: Fletcher had obtained a dri-ving licence in his former school friend’s name and used it to open bank accounts and obtain services, which includ-


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sentenced to a total of .two- and-a-half years in prison (six months imprisonment for each offence) to run concur­ rent with the three-year term he was already serving. ;


. 'cers were trying to trace -. Fletcher for non-payment of the Confiscation Order.


■ still owed by Fletcher, DC Suzanne Foster, from Lan­ cashire Police Serious and Organised Crime Unit Finan­ cial Unit, said: “Proceedings


. will continue against Fletcher u n ti l th e order is paid. In most cases the main motiva­ tion of criminals is financial gain and therefore this is an area in which we can hit the criminal hardest.” .


. On the identity theft con-.; victions, DC Foster added: “Identity theft is a serious offence taken seriously by Lancashire Police and I ’m pleased the offender has been brought to justice. “Identity theft is commit-


■ ed the long-term hiring of a ■ new Range Rover Vogue. . For these offences he was


: ted by stealing your personal information; this can be done in a number of waj^s and can lead to fraud affecting peo­ ple’s personal financial cir­ cumstances. ‘ ‘Tf your identity is stolen


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■ The “identity theft” fraud offences came to light as offi-


you may have difficulty get­ ting loans, credit cards, or mortgages until the matter is resolved.” More information about


keeping your identity safe is available online at: www.iden- titytheft.org.uk (s)


Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, August 13th, 2009 .5 New neighbourhood group


A NEW Action in the Com­ munity group has set up to work in the Henthom area of Clitheroe. I ts aim: is to improve the quality of life of the residents in the neighbour-: hood. Anyone interested can:


go along to a drop in on Mon­ day, August 24th between 6 and 8 p.m. at the CVS office, 1 Swan M ew s ,: Off? Castle Street, Clitheroe. For further information ring Sharon .Whiteori 078576 36162. ^


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