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B Weekendplus . .V---- B Family Notices ....... B Readersplus........... B Motors Today . ' . . . . . B Sport ^....................


^ A T A G L A N C E ... Victim’s glass horror - page 5 Former Trutex boss dies - page 8'


School helps young carers - page 9 Follow Bill’s progress - page 12


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Duly chemist: Boots the Chemist, 15-19 Castle Sfreet, Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Poiice: 01200 443344. ' ' Fire: In emergency 999 and ask' for. fire service. -. ? ..,- Electricity: 08001954141. Gas: 0800111999. Water:0845462200.


Councils: Kibble Valley Borough. Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. . / . v > Hospitals: Royal Blackburn Royal Hospital: 01254. 263555; Airedale General.Hospital, Steeton: 01535_ 652511; Clithcroe Community Hospital: 4 2 7 3 1 1 .; . Alcohol Information Centre: 01282 416655. . v- .v.; Aidsline: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p . m . ) . ‘ i Domestic Violence Helpline: 01282 Cruse Bereavement Care: 01772 433643.“i /


■ by Faiza Afzaal'/


’-./•AvMAJOR'police.crackdowns on parents parking dangerous- .k


s l y outside schools is under way. f . ’ - As part of a new road safety , -;i(^canipaign. Neighbourhood Polic-;f, ; ing Teams in the Kibble Valley^are v/ :■ asking parents tojepprt irrespdn- •.j ■ vsible people who continue to park?.; 'Sor/driyevdahgerouslyiOutsideV; schools. j.r , . .A . . Officers will be out and about;


? -urging - •parents^~andr‘;;other - - motorists to park safely and law- . fully around schools. ‘ -


? -.'The move comes after ;parents '• .; highlighted: concerns about per- = sistent offenders who continue to- . park irresponsibly. ,


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/The initiative has bVen wel- - comed/by-Mrs Alison Gallon, --


.' headteacher of Pendle Primary. •?; School, Clitheroe. She said: “We.L-r ' /'are very-happy to-support- this;.- ■ road safety campaign and hope to : :


./ see reduced incidences of; danger-.; ■ i ■ ous parking around. our schools,'/ which puts children's lives at risk.’^-; -UnderThe scheme, parents can persistent of fenders


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Environmental Agency: Emergencies-.0800 807060. rr,’/ Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01254 226200.-National: 0800 776600. - Rilibic 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.


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; :to the police by.phone or e-mail.s. ■


? Officers.'will theh-visit the regis-.;


/ . tered keeper of the vehicle. ' ..:?: . K-viThe driver will be spoken to and advised of the dangers and penal-; ./ ties for parking dangerously and in


Peiidle Club


; SOLO whist winners at the.Pendle Club were M. Parker, M. Holding,: B.?; Wood. - Bridge winners at the:


' Pendle Club were: Mrs; June /Thompson, -Mrs: Eileen Hadfield,:’Mr'f "Anne/ Cooper,, Mr ;Ian Armstrong.


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:?/ Newi;menibers: wel­ come every Monday.at'l-.; 30 p.m.


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1 3rd R.- Barker,-joiht'-4th' - S./Barker, R. Chew/.F. Cooke and D. Knight.: .-/-


? ; / Sequence dancing is -held every Tuesday at 7-


/:30-p.m; and line dancing ■ every. Thursday, at 7-30


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_ : AN allegation; of, assault _made against Stephen .Andrew..Bishop;(28)i of'


'Eastham Street,has been, fdiscontinued/by Hynd-; 'burnmagistrates.


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particular on the zigzags outside, schools. The vehicle will then go on a zero-tolerance and the driver ; will be fined if they continue to. park dangerously. ' ?Sgt-Jason:Middleton, who is w-orking on the campaign, said: “Road safety remains a priority.


-for the police and we will continue to do all we can to reduce road casualties. “However, everybody has a part ,


to play in reducing accidents and that includes local motorists and parents t h em s e lv e s . . v • . “We of ten experience problems •


with; people parking on zigzag lines outside schools, which is why.


;we are launching this cafnpaign. We are asking parents to help us to make sure the roads outside ; schools are as safe as possible by telling us about drivers who disre-, gard the safety of children.” . . .


. . Parents can leave a message by : calling 01200 458787;or e-mail RibbleValley.ScHoolParking@lan- cashire.pnn.police.uk . .Sgt Mick Dixon, of Clitheroe Police i f pictured with assistant headteacher Paul Atkinson and • Mrs Gallon outside Pendle Prima­ ry School with pupils supporting the crackdown.


, (A170309/2) N e w h om e plan Bailed after brawlf


PLANS for. a new detached home with garage have been submitted-to Ribble Valley Borough Council. ■


/(number 0137) must be made to the council by tomorrow ' ' ■ Other plans submitted include:


TWO men have been bailed until May- after a brawl in Whalley. The incident,/which left a 21-year^


: .Comments on the proposal on land- next to fl4 St. Mary's Drive, Langho,


. -./ Chaiglcy:-Replacement dwelling and


T/i' Domino winners: joint - .Farm;-Ghippmg Road (0136).-;.- ;1, E; Barker and J. Chew;


■garage together with change of-use o f . part of curtilage to agricultural land and change of-use of. agriculturaUand to form extended curtilage at-Wallbanks


■ Ghalbiirn: Eroposedxhapge of use ■


from A1 to mixed class A1/A3 use at 24- Bridge Road (0875).. , :/' Claylon-lc-Dalc: Single-storey side extensions to restaurant, alterations to/ roof layouts and minor alterations to: front elevation at Shajan Indian Restau­ rant, Longsight Road (0139). ;4;Harrdp Fold: A holiday cottage (0161)., ■r Osbaldcston: Single-storey extension to form family room and utility room at


/ Higher'Studlehurst,Osbaldeston Lane (0145).,


,?i;Rimington: :Agricultural buiding for ;livestock?housing in;HowgiirLane' (0 1 4 2 ) .'-< ;


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/::?-Whallcy: SinglirstoreyWension at 18 WhittamRoad, (0143).,', ‘


old man with a fractured skull, hap­ pened on Saturday, February 28th, in King Street and was said to involve up to 10 men. A 21-year-old from the Blackburn-


area was arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent and -violent dis­ order. A second man, also 21 and from the


Blackburn area, was arrested on suspL : cion of wounding with intent.-— ? - /? : The duo will be questioned by police


on Friday, May 8th. // Anyone who witnessed the incident can call/ Clitheroe CID-on 01200 458741 or.the free and confidential; Crimestoppers line on 0800 555111. .: -/- '.


Project launched


AN/anti-bullying project will be launched at .The Grand on Saturday.


.’ -The project,- which aims to make, people remember'that adults get bul­ lied too,-wilhbe launched at the/York- Street centre in Clitheroe between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. :■ ,Everyone is welcome to attend the' event


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'IN next.week’s issue of th e 'V a lley , ■/we


; reveal whbiwon'our Lakes Stay.'competi-


. tion~and:'offer,first ■


class tickets oh a train


vsteaming'along the ' Settle tO'Carlisle.line this summer. >' :-::We take'a look at a


sloc'al antiques shop, meet ateacher turned teenage'/novelist-and


. three.dong-serving c-NHS healthcare pro- /'fessionals who have : notched iip an incredi­ ble 138 years, i A Young soprano Jen- nie-Marsden (20)-is singingrin? concert


. /w ith t the .-'Mitton: Singers next month; The


talented


Pendleton resident now in her. third, year a t the Royal College


• of Music, London, has already received two prestigious scholar­ ships.


- -Next week, in the ■ April edition bf the Valley) we meetmp with Jennie, a former work experience stu­ dent at this newspa­ per. : Tickets for the con­


cert at St Peter and St P au l’s- Church in Bolton-by-Bowland, on April 16th can be reserved by calling 01254826746. ; . .


■ The ..Valley . is FREE \yith. your Clithefoe'Advertiser and Times, make sure you order your copy NOW!


• A CLITHEROE woman is one of a four-


. strong // team /- of - sea kayakers who are taking an unusual-route across Englandthisweek..-


// Jean Brown and her three crew mates set off on a 180-mile journey


■ from Crosby last Satur- 'Tlay and will finish at the / RNLPHumber Lifeboat ■ Station bn Spurn Point on Sunday. f -The trip could raise more than £1,000 for the. Royal National Lifeboat ■Institution and will see


: the experienced quartet /of kayakers following a /route: tha t few, if; any,


;have taken before.; ./ . ,/ -'This week- they will be


"Paddling a route close to : the Trans-Pennine Trail along various canals and


; out into the Humber. , SEE 'n ext week’s


•newspaper.for the full- s'tory and picture.


I LASTtweek^in our online/poll'we asked: I Should Clitheroe/ Hospital be demolished?


wmolltiieroeadvertlier.oejfc YES 7% NO 93%


■ GENEROUS Kibble Valley residents joined forces on Friday to raise funds for Comic ■ Relief. -. /From more than 100 pram pushers on a : fund-raising:stroll and musical walk through the (own to pupils dressed as hot-' dogs and ketchup, several thousand pounds were added to the charity fund-raising day’s total.'. '


: . And, as evening fell, there were more- than a few brave souls suffering after a bout of charity “waxing”!


-'.'Pictured arc pupils at Bowland High; School entering into the true spirit of Red Nose Day. (s) /:For more pictures of. events in the Ribbic ?


Valley, turn to pages 10 and l l or visit our website: www.clithcrocadvertiser.co.uk / ...


Jobs threat at village firm


/by Dominic Collis?


■ A LARGE employer in the Ribble .■Valley area could be forced to shed / ;66 jobs as the credit crunch bites


ever deeper. • Fort Vale Engineering, • based in /;


Simonstone, admitted that falling orders “ had hit the company and if orders do not improve in the next two to three weeks - redundancies may have to be made.:, . / The company is a world leader in the ,, precision manufacture of valves and f i t - ;


- worldwide. It has subsidiaries in Eng-; land; the USA, Netherlands,:Russia,-.-::: China, Singapore and Australia. '


the current difficulties during their regur, lar forums when the issue of potential


; redundancies was addressed. The compa­ ny say that a maximum of 66 people could be affected if the market conditions do not improve.


' A spokesman for the company said: “In recent months the company has suf- / fered a downturn in orders which has occurred as a direct result of the global economic slowdown and in response has ? taken a number of steps to attempt to . offset the downturn.


/ tings for transportation in the road:- tanker.and tank container industries; .:


:: “We are carefully rexiewing the situa-. tion and our aim is to ensure that Fort Vale remains a -viable and successful busi-? ness in the long term.


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' • Fort Vale’s headquarters' and manufac-,;-. turing plant is based at-the former.? '.


/.Mullards s ite a t Cailder)Vale.-Eark:‘,;i Simonstone, where it employs 289 work-.; 7 ers. It moved there from two premises in;;:;/ Brunswick Street, Nelson, last yea'r.tj ■'?!;|- Employees have been informed about??:;


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/;::“We therefore have little'alternative but to propose a number.of redundancies / up to'a maximum of.66 -


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/.s, v“We have spoken to our. workforce -via our employee forunis to explain the situ-/ atiori.-This is a regrettable situation but: a necessary one in order to maintain t'he:. long term survival of the business.”-


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