• ClltheroeAdvortiser&TImes,Thursday,Novembcril,2010


INSIDE YOUR CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIMES


■ Valley matters.;............;................. 6 and 7 ■ Village News........................15,16 and 17 ■ Letters........................ ..................... .......14 ■ Weekendplus.... ........ ................36 and 37


,B Family Notices ...........'........,..’....20 and 21 ■ Readersplus...........................................12 ■ Motors Today....................'.............39 to 46 ■ Sport........................................ ...;..53 to 56


INFORMATION


DUTY chemist: Hcyes Chemist, 35 Moor Lane, Glitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. POLICE: 01200 443344. FIRE: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. ELECTRICITY: 08001954141.


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GAS: OSOO 111999. WATER: 0845 462200. COUNCILS: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clit- heroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. HOSPITALS: Royal Blackburn Royal Hospital: 01254 263555. AiredaIe General Hospital, Stee-


ton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311.


ALCOHOL Information Centre: 01282 416655. AIDSLINE: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.).


DOMESTIC Violence Helpline: 01254 879855. ' CRUSE Bereavement Care: 01772 433643.


ENVIRONMENTAL Agency: Emergencies - 0800 807060.


DRUGS: Local confidential advice and information line: 01254 226200. National: 0800 776600.


RIBBLE Valley Talking Newspaper: 01200 428604. SAMARITANS:01254662424.


MONTHLY Volunteer Helpline: 01200 422721. LANCASHIRE Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771.


QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254358095.. .


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ADVERTISING: 01200 422323 Classified: 01282 422331


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RIBBLE Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.;


ELEVEN riders from Langho’s Snodworth Livery Yard took part in a Road Safety Awareness Hack through Langho during half-term.


Officers Di Bioletti and Jane Pearson, from Whalley, escorted the hack. .


' Jane said: “Its purpose was to Police Community Support


BE SAFE, BE SEEN; The Langho riders with PCSOs Di Bioletti and Jane Pearson, kitted out in hi-visibility gear. “We were very pleased with the


raise awareness of road safety when out riding. “All our riders wore hi-vis­


ibility reflective gear, which is an essential part of road safety for horse riders. “It’s important for riders to


make themselves and their hors­ es visible to fast-approaching traffic.


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Scoop poop


DOG wardens in Ribble Valley are to carry poop scoops in a


new bid to tackle dog-fouling. They will be undertaking patrols


at dog-fouling hotspots and asking pet owners who don’t clear up after their dogs to “scoop the poop”. Ribble Valley Borough Coun­


cil’s environmental health manager James Russell said: “We want peo­ ple to comply with environmental legislation in a practical fashion, so our dog wardens will be carrying the poop scoops during patrols and asking pet owners to use them. . “Poop scoops are easy to use and take the unpleasantness out of clearing up pet mess. . “They are also cost-effective,


costing just a few po'unds, so there is no longer any excuse'for allowing pets to foul in public.” ■ There has been a 30% increase in complaints about dog-fouling


in Ribble Valley and the council is committed to taking action. Signs asking dog-owners to clean


up their mess were recently erect­ ed at more than 20 dog-fouling hotspots, including Longridge Fell, West Bradford Bridge, Dinckley Wood, Wilpshirc,-Langho and sev­ eral sites in Clitheroe. Dog wardens have also issued


eight £50 fixed penalty notices for littering and dog-fouling over recent months. The Dog Fouling of Land Act


1996 requires dog owners to pick up their pet’s mess, with fines of up to £1,000 if they don’t. James Russell added: “It is the


duty of dog owners to clean up ■ after their pets and there are no ex­ cuses for leaving dog mess in public places.”


If you want to report dog fouling, call 01200 414464. ■ '


BAG IT, BIN IT: Environmental health manager James Russell, with one of the poop scoops.' (s)


Countdown to Pickwick Festival begins urnley I Blackburn Accrington Weekend weather: The winds will ease on


Saturday for a drier and brighter start to - ^ the weekend. Sunrise: 7-33 a.m. Sunset: 4-14 p.m. Lighting up time: 3-44 p.m.


PREPARATIONS liave already begun for tlie 22nd Wlialley Pick­ wick Night festival. - .


. ' The future of the three-hour Dickensian extravaganza looked uncertain earlier this year due to


ithc recession, reduced sponsor­ ship and donations from busi­ nesses.


• • However, businesses and resi­ dents rallied together and raised enough funds to save the biggest community event in Whalley’s an- nual calendar from being axed. ';


P R P P A R AT ^ I0 \TC ImifA / k i f n n Now organisers of the newly- r . t < ■ •. ■ . , . . , .


named Whalley Pickwick Festi­ val promise the festive occasion will be bigger and better than previous years, with entertain­ ment, late night shopping and interesting gifts and foods on sale throughout the evening. - ; : . It will be held on Thursday, December 2nd from 6 to 9 p.m.


and will promise something for everyone.


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■ ,_Members of the Whalley Pick­ wick Committee continue to sup­


port local charitable and good V causes throughout the year.


. Committee chairman, Neil Martin, said: “We are delighted to present this event once again in Whalley and we would like to , : thank everyone involved, includ-


• ing Whalley Chamber.of Trade,, local businesses and individuals who have come forward this year ' to make this event happen.' . ■


ii-, “Lpersonally. would like to


rv thank the committee who dedi-^ ■ cate their time all year on the-


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planning and success of this fan­ tastic local event.


“Last year we believe we had 5,000 people through the village,


we welcome all to come and join in again.”


, ; .If you would like to make a


donation, take part or feel able to volunteer your time as a stew­ ard on the day, please contact the Pickwick Committee on 0845 388;


:.1031 or e-mail::info@whaIIey pickwick.org.uk.


' ' • success.” : • :


safe driving and courtesy of driv­ ers we met as we hacked through Langho. “This exercise has been a real ;


Christine Boardman, from


Snodworth Livery Yard, said: “We are really grateful to Di and Jane for supporting our riders.


“We work closely with tlie PC-


SO’s from Whalley and they have already helped us with micro­ chipping tack.


the riders and those who walked with the ride.


“We wish to thank the PCSOs, . •


“We hope to organise similar events in the future.”


www.clitherooadvertlser.co.iik Safe riders go on hi-vis hack www.clitherooadvcrtiser.co.uk


Action group steps up fight


CAMPAIGNERS against new housing develop­ ments in Whalley have launched a membership scheme to strengthen their hand in the debate over housing provision in tlie Ribble Valley. Tlie scheme is modelled


on' successful ones im­ plemented by other cam­ paigns across the country. These found that hav­


ing a signed up list of members meant council­ lors, planners and devel­ opers were more likely to listen to llieir concerns. Membership of the


Save Whalley Village group will be free, and open to anyone over 16. The announcement


comes as Whalley pre­ pares for the first exhibi­ tion by London-based developer Commercial Estates Group (CEG) for 300 new houses in the vil-. lage. A spokesman for the Whalley group said: “We


are providing some com­ munity involvement of our own, as we fully in­ tend to makes the views of our members heard at the highest level.” Members of the group


will be out and about in the village over the next few weeks, listening to residents’ concerns and signing up new members. Membership forms are also available from the group website: http:// sites.googIe.com/site/ savcwhalleyvillage/our- productions or e-mail from save.whalley.vil- lage@gmail.com. Those unable to access the in­ ternet can phone 01254 822660 and leave their details. The first exhibition is at


Whallcy Abbey on Mon­ day, November 15th, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The sec­ ond is at Whalley Meth­ odist Church Hall on Sat­ urday, November 20th, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, November 11,2010


Judge appalled at man’s long record


A SCOTS Guardsman was unable to rejoin his regiment in Afghanistan after he was violently attacked and injured by a prolific Clith’eroe of­ fender while home on leave, a


court was told. Mark Hartley at first feared


he had suffered a smashed eye socket when he was repeatedly punched by. Jordan Jeffries, his close friend’s brother, after an all-niglit drink and drugs binge. Jeffries (20) already has almost


90 previous convictions, has been breaking the law since he was 10, has been made subject to anti­ social behaviour orders and has flouted them. He claimed his victim pulled


a knife on him, Burnley Crown Court heard. Mr Hartley was left with heavy


i % vicious assault on woman Man S t i l l


DETECTIVES are continu­ ing their investigations and are anxious to speak to a man in connection with a “vicious assault” in Clitheroe. , Police say Leanne Smalley


was asleep inside an address ■ on Highfield Road, Clitheroe, when a man forced his way up the stairs and proceeded to seriously assault her. During the assault, which


BENJAMIN PARKER


took place in the early hours of Sunday, October 17th, the 26-year-old victim managed to escape and run out from the address, taking refuge at a family member’s house


nearby. The man that po­ lice are keen to trace is Ben­


jamin Parker (pictured left), described as white, approxi­ mately 5ft. 7ins. tall, of aver­ age build with dark hair. He has a number of tattoos


including a tribal design on his shoulder and a lily on the inside of his lower arm. Sgt Nigel Watson, of Clit­


heroe CID, said a good re­ sponse followed the appeal, which appeared on the front page of last week’s Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. He added: “We had re­ ceived a number of reports .


swelling to the left side of his face, a black eye and a gash above it, but medics found no bone in­


jury or fracture. The defendant admitted assault causing actual bodily harm. Jeffries, of Holden Street, Clit-


heroc, had clocked up 84 offenc­ es before his latest appearance in the dock, prompting the judge to comment: “That’s ridiculous for a 20-year-old.” Judge Beverley Lunt said the


. defendant had committed offenc­ es of “just about every kind” in­ cluding “a ton of failing to abide by court orders”. She told him: “You have got an


astonishingly bad record and this was a very nasty incident.” The judge, who said she had to


sentence Jeffries on his basis of plea, which had been accepted by the prosecution, gave him 180


days’ detention. He had already served 125 days on remand and was set to be released. Judge Lunt added: “The time-


has come now, you are a man. You are not a kid any more and I think the only way to stop you committing crime is to send you to prison for years.”


, Mr Gareth Jones (prosecut­


ing) said the victim had no rec­ ollection of what happened. He woke up in the dark and had been punched. He spoke to Jeffries and he


said he had hit him because he had been trying it on with his girl. Mr Hartley conceded that he was very drunk and he may well have taken drugs. Mr Hartley had gone out with


the defendant’s brother to The Emporium in Clitheroe. They were joined by others, including


Jeffries, and at the end of the evening he went back to a house in Whallcy with Jeffries and a girl to listen to music and drink. The victim admitted the al­


cohol had really affected him as he had been serving abroad and had not had any drink for a long time. After the assault he went to hospital. Mr Jones said Jeffries owned


up on the basis he and Mr Hart­ ley rowed, Mr Hartley became aggressive, got a knife and threat­ ened him.


. . . . The defendant would say he


feared for his safety and hit Mr Hartley. He went on to strike him two or three times. He a c -' cepted he went beyond what was . necessary to defend himself. The defendant was later arrested and made no comment.


being sought over Remembrance services


and have co -o rd in a ted searches, but Mr Parker is still at large. We believe he is being sheltered by his friends - not necessarily in Clitheroe. “This was a despicable at­


tack, which left the victim not only very'shaken, but with se­ rious injuries. “We would urge anyone


who might have any informa­ tion about where Mr Parker is to get in touch immediately on 01200 443344, or on 0845 123 35 45. Alternatively, peo­ ple can contact Crimestop- pers anonymously on 0800 555111.”


Masked robbery: police renew plea


POLICE have renewed their plea for wit­ nesses after a businessman was tied up in his own home by masked robbers. The three men, armed with crowbars,


broke into the detached home of prop­ erty developer David Knowles, in Wiswell Lane, Whalley, in what was described as a “terrifying incident”.


' Police said Mr Knowles was sitting


in the front lounge room when the gang burst into the room and tied his hands be­ hind his back. They demanded to know where they


could find money and jewellery and even­ tually fled the property with a quantity of money and some items of jewellery, which belonged to the victim’s late wife, Joan, who died 18 months ago. .


The total value of the haul was ru­


moured to have been around £100,000. The robbery took place at around 8-30


p.m. on Sunday, October 17th and po­ lice investigations have been continuing since. Det. Sgt Nigel Watson, of Clitheroe


CID, said: “Door-to-door inquiries have taken place and we are working with part­ ner agencies to catch the offenders. “This was a terrifying ordeal for the vic­


tim who was left shaken, scared and fear­ ing for his safety; We believe this was a well-planned and organised attack and are urging witnesses who have seen anything . suspicious or at the time noticed any sus- , picious vehicles in the vicinity of Wiswell Lane, or as afield as Barrow or Whalley,


to get in touch.The raiders are described as white men wearing black sweat tops and plain black bottoms in the same mate­ rial and black gloves.


. One of the offenders, who is described


as the leader, is 5ft. 1 Oins, of proportion­ ate build and wearing black-coloured work boots similar to Dr Martens boots. The second male is described as 5ft. Sins, tall, of medium to small build. He


, wore trainers, which were mainly white with a blue stripe or pattern on the side. lire third man is described as 5ft. 9ins.


to lOins. tall, of slim build and sounded northern, but not broad. Call the police on 01200 443344 or the


Crimestoppers line on OSOO 555111 with any information.


Top String quartet coming to Mellor


CONTEMPORARY traditional music from a ground-breaking string quartet is coming to Mellor on Saturday. Four young musicians from the band


Methera will be pcrformirig newly-com­ posed pieces along with timeless tradi­


tional material at Mellor Brook Gommu- ■ nityCentre.


A scintillatine live act. Luev Deakin .•


(cello), John Dipper and Emma Reid (fid­ dles) and Miranda Rutter (viola) combine a rich knowledge of traditional music with a range of influences and expertise and a deep sense of musical interaction. Over the past 18 months, the band’s


reputation has grown through regular per­ formances at prestigious venues such as The Saae. Gateshead. Bath International


Festival, King’s Place, London, and the continued support of BBC Radio 3.' The concert this Saturday (November 13th) starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are avail­ able from the Britannia Gallery or Sham­ rock Promotions on 01254 812131. ■ Anyone requiring further informa­


tion about the group should visit: www. methera. co.uk ■ . —


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SERVICES of Remembrance will take place in Clitheroe, Whalley, Billington and Wiswell this Sunday. There is an open invitation to join the Town Mayor of


Clitheroe, Coun. Alan Yearing, at Trinity Methodist Church, Parson Lane, Clitheroe, at 10-30 a.m. for a service and afterwards, at the town’s war memorial, at noon. The Town Mayor will also be observing the “National Pause to Remember” on Thursday, November 11th, at 11 a.m. at Clitheroe Castle gates. Following a service at St Mary’s GE Church, Whalley, at


10-30 a.m., The Mayor of the Ribble Valley will join the Whalley and District Royal British Legion in a parade from Church Walkto the war memorial at 11-45 a.m. for a wreath laying service. A parade will also form at Bilhngton Gar­ dens at 2-45 p.m., proceeding to the war memorial for a wreath laying service.Wiswell will be holding a service at the village war memorial at 9-30 a.m. '


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