2 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, February 4th, 2010


INSIDE YOUR CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIIVIES ■ Valley Matters . . . . . . . . .


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Valley rallies to Haiti appeal - page 5


Family all share same birthday -page 7 Council tax scam warning - page 11 Praise for teenage ‘detective’ - page 21


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www.ciitheroeadvertiser.co.u k ONLINE NOW AT: . . . . . . . .6, 7 Royal visit '


LANCASHIRE, will be welcoming a Royal guest tomorrow when ' the Prince of Wales pays a visit - t o B u r n l e y . : '


Turf Moorj the new'Burnley Col­ lege campus and.Towneley Hall are just. some of the town's gems he will be visiting, finding out how local people are working; ‘ together to boost their prospects. and help regenerate the town.


Crowds from across Lancashire are. expected to line the route as he makes his way around town, hoping for a wave or greeting from the heir to the throne.


You can follow his progress in - photos, video and reports from our team of reporters who will be covering his visit all day on www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk '


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Sad bank staff hit out


at closure to care, we do and would like to sin cerely apologise.” ■


In a statement a spokesman for the


Halifax said: “We apologise sincerely for the inconvenience to our customers that this early closure will cause. “Unfortunately, the agent took the


decision to close this branch earlier than agreed.


“We have written to our customers


to explain what has happened. “Importantly, they do not need to


take any further action; their accounts will continue to operate as normal.”


. were no longer to be employed at the Halifax agency in Clitlicroe. We have


been left as shocked and bewildered as you all.


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i ‘*May we say how much we will miss many of our regular customers who’


agency a happy and enjoyable place to work.


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venient the closiireTs- but try and* spare a thought. for.our team of < four, suddenly found job hunting in such a< difficult climate.-


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opportunityjosaygoodbyein person and finallya thank.you to oiir'agent-: for his compassion and heipfulh css to' ^ his staff at this time’.'Thank you^C- f


we have got to know sb'jwell and- thank you all for h'elpin’


MEMBERS of staff from the Clitheroe Halifax agency have sent the following letter to the Clitheroe Advertiser and Tinies: Dear customers. We felt compelled to write to express our, utter sadness and devastation at being told on Thursday last that we


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A MAJOR crackdown on car crime is under way in East Lancashire. “Operation Spartacus”


will run. throughout this month and March and is aimed a t reducing the number of victims affect­ ed by car crime. The blitz will see offi­


cers carry out a range of high-profile actmties and use various tactics to dis­ rupt the activities of pro­ lific car criminals. Chief Insp. Damian


Darcy said: “We know that 50% of thefts hap­ pen as a result of a vehi­ cle being left insecure. “■'We want to make it


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Valley doctor’s epic charity cycle trek


who lives near Clitheroe and is a specialist GP, has been chosen to be team doctor for Lawrence Dallaglio’s charity endurance epic from Rome to Edinburgh. Former England rugby cap­ tain Dallaglio will lead a team


of cyclists, including celebrities, to visit each of the six stadiums involved in the Six Nations


Rugby Tournament during February and March. In his normal life Dr Morris


Twickenham, home of the Eng­ land team. After that, i t ’s on to the


Welsh team’s Millennium Sta­ dium, before crossing the Irish Sea on the way to Lansdowne


Road in Dublin. Then, the team will cycle through North­ ern Ireland to the Lame-Stran- raer ferry, before cycling across Scotland to Murrasdield. • “All that in the space of 28 punishing days, during which ' time Dr Morris will be looking •


join Dallaglio’s squad as they set out from Italy’ s stadium in Rome to pedal through Italy and France to the Stade de France, in Paris, then on to the English Channel en route to


works with patients from the Ribble Valley and neighbouring East Lancashire boroughs who are suffering with painful back or limb problems. But on Februaiy 12th he will


^ arise for DaUaglio and his team. ' The retired rugby star hopes to raise more than £lm. for chari­ ties including Cancer Research, Leukaemia Research, Help For Heroes and Sport Relief.’ Dr Morris, who is 35 and lives


after the aches, pains, sprains and general medical issues that


A DOCTOR from the Ribble Valley is taking time out to help a top rugby star complete his 3,000 kilometre charity cycle ride across Europe. Dr Simon Morris, pictured,


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for them, cycling all that way. My job is easier on the muscles, but it’s quite a logistical chal­ lenge in itseF, keeping up with them, treating them, and hav­ ing the right equipment avail­ able for most medical eventuali­ ties.” Dr Morris, whose brother


with his partner Jo, works in the. a ^ ’s highly-regarded Musculo­ skeletal Service, run by NHS East Lancashire’ Community Health Services section. •' • He is part of the team that


.concentrates on helping patients from Ribble Valley, Burnley, Hyndburn, ■Kossendale and Pendle who are referred for diagnosis and treat­ ment of complaints involving back or limb problems. _ Born and brought up in


Wilpshire, Dr Morris played for Blackburn Rugby Club for 20


Dallaglio project voluntarily and I’m grateful for being allowed to take most of my


Andy played rugby for Sale and England Under-21s with Dal­ laglio, is no stranger to the med­ ical world of sport, after being a team doctor for the Ford World Rally Team. He is currently the doctor called in by Lancashire County Cricket team at Old Trafford, to work with the play­ ers, alongside the famous crick­ eting physio Dave Roberts, and Sam Byrne.. ■ He added: “I ’m doing the


•years.' Speaking of< joining the-i ‘alona”--j:i;/ > :,.:i -.f- <


; “One of my best friends lost his wife through cancer and another sadly died of a heart attack. If this helps the cause, it will be worthwhile for that


■ leave in one go to do it. It will be an amazing adventure, and although it will be demanding, I want to put some of my efforts into helping the charities involved.:- ,


charity trek, he said: “It’s a real opportunity for me and I’m looking forward to the task in hand, making sure that Lawrence and his team are kept fit and well enough to stay the course. “I t’s certainly a big challenge


the importance of lock­ ing your vehicle and removing even the small­


difficult for thieves to operate and ask for the public's help by taking a few extra precautions. “We can’t overestimate


Police launch car crime crackdown


follows a county wide bur­ glary crackdown, which was run in July 2009. Chief Insp. Darcy


est of items from ■view. ” Operation Spartacus


added: “Throughout the operation, we will be car- r3dng out a huge amount of operational activity to disrupt our most prolific car criminals. “My message to those


who persistently commit car crime is simple. The police are committed to reducing crime even fur­ ther and you have two choices - stop now or you will be targeted, caught and face the conse­ quences.”


mation or concerns about crime in their neighbour­ hood can contact police on 0845 125 3545 or Crimestoppers anon­ ymously on 0800 555 111.


■ Anyone with any infor­


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Medic life on


A RIBBLE VALLEY soldier is on the frontline serving as a medic in Afghanistan.


Young Pte Emily Dearden (20),


pictured, of 254 Medical Regi­ ment, is attached to a platoon in D Company of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh (Royal Welsh Fusiliers) to act as their combat medic on operations in Afghanistan. On the eve of her first airborne


operation, Emily, who is a former pupil of St Augustine’s RC High School, Billington, said: “I am quite nervous as I don’t know’ what to expect. Prior to this I was based in a Forward Operating Base and so I knew the area and we would sleep in the base at night.


“Now we’re going somewhere


new and I don’t know the ground. I have to carry all my kit with me as we sleep somewhere different every night.”


Chip in to help town chippy to a big win


ley Road Chippy is taking part in the “Perfect Portion Awards” - a nation­ al event organised by the Potato Council. Last year, at its first attempt, it


Anniversary sausage set to go with a charity bang


A CLITHEROE butcher hopes his latest sausage cre­ ation will go with a bang. Nick Gell, who has


worked at Cowmans Famous Sausage Shop in


. Castle Street for the past nine years, has invented the Hospice Silver Sizzler. He- said: ‘‘We were


approached by the East Lancashire Hospice who asked us to create a sausage for its 25th anniversary.” The pork-based banger


offers a combination of honey - long used for medicinal purposes — with mustard to oHer a b it of winter warmth: “I t is not overpowering and offers ;


nice subtle flavours,” said Nick. He added that 50p from


every kilo sold will be donated to the Blackburn- based hospice. Sharon Crymble, of the


East Lancs Hospice, said: “We are delighted' th a t Cowman’s sausage shop are helping us in our fund-rais­ ing efforts by producing ‘The Hospice Silver Sizzler’ to mark the 25th anniver­ sary year. ; “Although the hospice is


based in Blackburn, we also provide care for the people of the Ribble Valley who are coping ■with a life-limit- ling illness and.we.need.to,’


raise almost £1.9 m. each


us to continue to offer this vital service and we are very grateful to all our sup­ porters who help us in many ways.” ' . Our picture shows East Lancs Hospice shop volun­ teers Kay Pilkington and Patricia Holden with butcher Nick Gell from Cowman’s and the new Sil­ ver Sizzler sausage. (A280110/la),


year to continue to provide a special way of caring, either in the comfort of a pa tient’s own home or within the calming en-viron- ment of the hospice. “Our community helps


continue voting for us and will be joining us to celebrate National Chip Week from February 15th to the 21st.”


Chippy


People can vote for Whalley Road online


at


www.lovechips.co.uk by following the “perfect portion-vote” link - but be


quick, the deadline for nominations is February 10th. “We also would like to thank every


people need to bring the copy of the e-mail received from ‘chipinspector’ and a copy of the nomination con­ firmed.” As another part of the competi­


customer who has voted for us in the nomination by giving away free chips,” said Aldo. “To claim a free portion of chips


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tion, mystery judges will visit the Whalley Road shop to verify that it


is serving the perfect portion of chips every time. Winners in the Perfect Portion Awards 2010 will be announced dur­


ing National Chip Week by Keith ‘,‘Cheggers’’Chegwin. _


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Giaquinto, who is passionate about his chips, said: “We have taken sec­ ond position in the national chippy league table and hope that we can take it even higher. “We hope that our customers will


finished second in North West and this year it is currently leading the North West region and lying in sec­ ond place nationally in an online poll. Delighted proprietor Aldo


HOPING to top last year’s success as regional runner-up, a Clitheroe fish and chip shop needs your vote to be crowned best in Britain! For the second year running Whal-


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frontline Despite this she was confi­


dent that the operation would be a success as she prepared her kit for departure. “The training that I have


had has been excellent. Before I came out to Afghanistan I took part in a number of exer­ cises. One was a week long and we had amputees acting as casualties so we could prac­ tise our skills and be better prepared when we got here. “Though I have not worked with the Royal Welsh before, I know they have been train­ ing hard. Everything went smoothly in the rehearsals we had earlier today.” Emily returned from the


operation feeling drained. “I t was hard work. The kit


is extremely heavy to work ■with, and it is terrif5dng when you are under constant fire. The enemy put down a lot of firepower, but the lads knew what to do and we managed to move around the battle area as we needed to. “As soon as we had casual­


ties the adrenalin and training kicked in.”


The platoon suffered a cou­


ple of minor casualties and had nothing, but admiration for Emily in how she treated them. Major Neil McKeon, the regimental medical officer, who deployed with the com­ pany on the operation, said: “As soon as we had casualties Emily tended to them with speed and efficiency and to the highest standard. She was excellent under pressure.” Emily has been in the Army


since June 2007: “I joined the Army to do something with my life. I want to progress with my career as a medic and the Army offers a lot more besides.”


Emily has a sister and a


and her grandfather, Maurice, are extremely proud of her: “My grandfather was in the Army and he is pleased that I have followed in his foot­ steps,” said Emily, (s)


Pendle Club winners


WHIST winners at the Pendle Club were: D. Cook, K. Hold­ ing M. Holding New members welcome every Monday at 7 p.m. Bridge -winners were: Vera Thompson, Pat Parker, Erica PoUitt, Jackie Pilling Domino winners were: V.


Giles, R. Kiddie, joint 3, W. Barker, G. Berry, D. Lawrence, M. Pye, J. Oddia New members welcome every Friday at 7 p.m. Line dancing is held every


Thursday a t 1-30 p.m. and sequence dancing every Tues­ day at 7-30 p.m.


MOBIIITY MADE EASY


brother, Grace and Jack. Her mother, Leslie, is worried about Emily being in Afghanistan, but she is proud of her at the same time. Her grandmother, Jean,


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