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GULF War veteran and Labour?s -; Parliamentary Candidate for i Ribble Valley, Paul Fosteri has- pledged to do his bit for the Britisha


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’• •It'calls :for improvements to,: the,., armed forces compensation scheme,;; to reduce family separation and break-::


; ghanistan;- Imows how. vital support is i : both'during and: after service.';He'isw ■: committed to being a strong voice for < ythe Armed Forces and if elected will; : do everything he can to support them. -;.:: ; Speakjng about the -Royal ■British"’'


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■Legion’s’campaign he'said:.?T am de-y- ; lighted.to.support the RoyaliBritishK; ’Legion;-; They have an important role/.


Armed Forces family. “ ' • - The Royal British Legion has pro-.,.: duced its own manifesto designed to.', influence those produced by the main political parties in the run-uji to the;- General Election.


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Mum (38) has lost brave cancer fight


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AFTER-52 years of work, Glit- ‘ heroe solicitor Peter Scholes has finally retired from his law


practice in Blackburn.: . ; ' Well-respected throughout his


profession, Peter was. the Sen- v ior Partner at Forbes Solicitors, Marsden House,- Blackburn, for 25 years prior to stepping down in 2002 to work part-time as a Con- ^ ^ sultant with the practice. Now he has decided that the time is right v to retire for-good and.explore- pastures new. Born in Blackburn in . 1940, .;:


■Peter was educated at the town’s Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School. After leaving school he . served his articles with the former ' Porter Matthews and Marsden, A


' Street barracks. Having attained vthe rank of Lieutenant, Peter : resigned his commission. after; 10 years’’ service ■


v; : He qualified as a solicitor in 1963 and began working for the former Backhouse, Dunkerley and Isherwood. In-1967 he mar­ ried Miss Elizabeth Pye, from Clitheroe, where the couple have


mounting pressure of his legal re- ponsibilities.


; lived since 1971. > :'■ ;• ' ■ - Peter aspired to a partnership


PETER SCHOLES


solicitors in Blackburn, and also joined the Territorial Army (4th: Battalion East Lancashire-Regi- ment), based;at the Canterbury


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:■ to play in highlighting the needs of the whole armed forces family. “


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::-;,to find out how they can get involved in the campaign.,,


would encourage everyone to visit the '.website- 'www.timetodoyourbit.org.uk


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;. rienced:mahy extremely difficult and .; demanding situations. For many serv- .


,.ice personnel this continues for.many.- -years, after and supporting them is:' vital.’The Royal British-Legion is the = nation’s leading Armed Forces char-; .


:: ity and I am proud to associate myself :; withit.’,!, ~


Mr Foster, who served in the British • ■


■yfe Kevin Shinkwin, the Legion’s Hea'd;i of Public -Affairs, said:-“We are really;; ■


: ;grateful to Paul-Foster for pledging to ;do his bit.-The entire Armed Forces; =ifamily needs the support of politicians :;from all pafties,^and;ou^.manifesto.^ ■.;outlines practical ways the next gov-?’" S'.emment can help. We hope all parties give it serious consideration.” ■


' ■-' Last year Mr Foster met the Gov; '.'


' ernment’s Minister for Defence, Bob; ■i'Ainsworth MP, and discussed current :^operations in Afghanistan with him.


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BEST OF TRUCK: pictured at the awards ceremony in Munich are, frorh the left, MAN’S John Ryan, Graham MacMillanjJim Smith and Jeremy McGrath from Steadplan, with Dr Frank Hiller and Geoff du Plessis from MAN. (s)


: £30,000 prize to plough into .die • business.


A CLlTHEROE-based truck deal­ ership has won a major European manufacturer’s Service, Provider of the Year Award- and with it a;


ALLIES: Paul Foster'(left),' Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for.,Ribble.Valley, meets;wlth':tKe Minis­ ter for Defence, Bob Ainsworth M P . . ' -


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winner o f the Midlands Region- ■T itself a major achievement ?- then - announced as the overall UK Serv-, : ' ice Provider of the Year. -


Salthill Industrial Estate; has won : the prestigious award from leading European truck and bus manufac­ turer MAN. . Steadplan was first judged the


-Steadplan Ltd,’ based o n ;the: ' , ' : : The awards were oresented at '


’ 65 other top MAN dealers in the , - company’s UK’network; and is • duly recognised as offering super­ lative service to its local transport - company customers, in terms of ite ^


? porters, private capital dealers and . branches throughout the northern , European region of Denmark, Ice-, land, Ireland, Norway, Sweden and the United IGngdom. ; Steadplan was competing against ■


m a n ’s newly- opened Truck and - - Bus Forums in Munich at an event attended by representatives of im-;;


Customer Satisfaction, Quality of Service, Brand Representation and Retail Performance (Parts supply). ; “I t’s brilliant,”-said Steadplan dealer principal Jim Smith. .. ,‘T’m just so pleased for every­


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; with his current practice and over ' the years was instrumental in the growth and development of the ' company. The practice, with orig­ inally four partners, amalgamated with numerous other law firms over the decades to become the


owing to the,


i'’ • He is very keen on political and current affairs and is an avid read­ er. A family man, Peter is looking forward to sepnding more time with his wife, their three children and grand-children, and to having more time to develop his love for gardening, travelling, reading and generally “catching-up”!


: Blackburn Incorporated'Law Association, Peter is also a memr her of the Clitheroe Lions Club, where he has held the position of President twice.


largest firm of solicitors in East Lancashire; !! now works under the name- of Forbes Solicitors, having amalgamated with a prac­ tice previously owned by the late Donald Forbes, of Blackburn. '■ A former President of the


ny, Katy set up her own business - designs by Katy Rose - in which she harnessed her artistic talents to design and create unique per­ sonalised canvases and mirrors for a range of occasions. Well-known locally for her


creativity and artistic talents, she worked alongside Lizi Both­ am - television’s Bizi Lizi - on a number of projects and was instrumental in helping set up Unique and Wooden Toys at Baclaidge, which later became Wish Gifts.


ed artist, died at home on April 1st aged just 38. . Born and brought up in Nor­ wich, Katy graduated from Roe- hampton with a degree in art before completing a PGCE quali-' fication in Cardiff. ' Sheymoved north to take up a post at the renowned Giggles- wick School, where she taught art until the birth of her daughter, Bethany, in 2001. .; Katy met her husband, Andy, at Giggleswick School when they were both working there. They were married in 1998 in Norwich before settling in Clitheroe, the . town where they decided to make their home; Following the birth of Betha­


A YOUNG mum from Clit­ heroe has lost her battle with breast cancer.- Katy Rose, a talented and gift­


treated for breast cancer in March, 2006, and three years lat- erwas jediagnosed with the same condition.


■ though, tragically, realising that she would not get to see her little girl grow up.


; Despite her illness, she con- tinned to live without bitterness or complaint until she died, al-


.; -In spite of her own failing ^Ij^alth, Kaly completed the Race 'for Life for the third time last


:;■ Earents, Janie and Alan, who


Vndy also paid tribute to medi- cal i staff including doctors Mello- dy, Fairwood and Bailey, district nurses Janet Cross and Katrina Gibson, and Macmillan Nurse Kerry Carroll.


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: Andy and Bethany have received tremendous support fi-om KatYs


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■ year. ■ Throughout her recent illness


ave commuted on a near weekly basis from their home in Nor-


' feel like she was their only pa- ; tient, and Keny was always there for her - an incredible and v e ^ experienced caring person,” said Andy. Following a private crema­


MOTHER AND DAUGHTER: Katy and Bethany Rose and (in­ set) Katy Rose before she became ill (s)


Friends of Brookside School and last year helped to organise an


She was vice-chairman of the


event at the school to raise aware­ ness about breast cancer. Katy was first diagnosed and


tion, a service of thanksgiving for Katy’s life will take place at Clitheroe Parish Church at noon on Monday. Donations in her memory for the East Lancashire Hospice Fund can be sent c/o Mrs R. Pallister, Howgills, Bolton-by- Bowland.


“Janet and Katrina made Katy- Clithcroe Advertiser ATImes, Thursday, April 8,2010 3


Villagers want brake on homes building


MORE than 100 new homes could be built in Sabden over the coming months - if developers and housing associations get their way. Now concerned resi­


dents are calling for the brakes to be put on the building of new homes ■ planned for the ■village. About 60 residents at­


ready passed for a devel­ opment. on the Marbill site off Watt Street and “affordable” homes have recently been built in Clit­ heroe Road. Now a local developer wants to build 49 dwellings in the cen­ tre of the village on the Contrast Upholstery site and Ribble Valley Homes wants to construct 10 on a controversial green­ field site on wetlands off Whalley Road, near the Whins. ■ Plans are also afoot for


tended a public meeting in Sabden and the majori­ ty expressed deep concern about the impact of over development. .Plans have been al­


in St Mary’s Community Hall, which was called so that residents could put their concerns to Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans, residents said the village was being ruined, traffic and parking was already horrendous and 100-plus new houses would mean 300-plus cars adding to the problem. The parking problem was exacerbated when


a small’development off Mount Pleasant. At Saturday’s meeting


Ribble Valley Council made the village car park a pay car park, so that residents now park on the streets, and double parking, especially along Whalley Roadj already making it very difficult for buses and emergency ve­ hicles to get through. A fire engine was re­


cently unable to get to Lit- tlemoor sheltered housing in an emergency because of parked cars. Residents are also con­


cerned that no planners have attended three other previous public meetings to talk to them. Mr Evans said he had


no powers over planning decisions, but he would contact every member of the borough council and make sure that planning officers came to the vil­ lage and listened to the people. Mr Evans said he re­


to write as soon as pos­ sible with their views to Ribble Valley Council.


Truck supplier is best in UK Stolen cash amount is in dispute


journed. David Cowgill, of Church Brow Gar­


THE case against a man accused of steal­ ing thousands of pounds from a Clithe­ roe toy shop and stationers has been ad­


dens, Clitheroe, faces a charge of theft of money from David Marsden, who owns Cowgill’s toy shop, stationers and newsa­ gents in Market Place.


ners to look a t fewer homes and a wider range o f properties being built. The general feeling was th a t Sabden now had more than its fair share of affordable homes. Residents were urged


alised there was deep unease and that it was “irisane” that Sabden’s representative on the borough council. Conn. Michael Fielding, could not express a view on the proposals because he sits on the planning commit­ tee. Residents want plan­


stole more than JKO,000 between June 1st, 2007, and September 10th, 2009. However, defence' barrister Mr Tim


The prosecution alleges that Cowgill


Storrie told Preston Crown Court that the ampunt of money involved in the charge was in dispute. The case was adjourned until May 3 th and CowgiU granted uncon­ ditional bail in the meantime.


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