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VANDALS smashed the front window of a house in Mitton Road, Whalley, ■


. mobile Club, all owners of classic, historic or interesting vehicles are invited to take part in the 75-mile event., The rally will follow a route


through Whalley, Billington, Old Langho,. Dinckleyi: Richester, Longridge, Chipping, Whitewell, Dunsop Bridge, Newton, Slaid- bum, Bolton-by-Bowland, Gisbum, Rimington, Downham, Grindle- ton. West Bradford, Waddingfon, Chaigley and then back to Mitton Hall.


- - , , Starting at 11 a.m; from Mitton


CLASSIC car enthusiasts are in-' vited to take part in the seventh St George’s Day Rally through the Ribble Valley on Sunday, April 25 th. Organised by Lancashire Auto-,


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Hall, Great Mitton, as well as cel­ ebrating St George’s Day on Friday,


I April 23rd, the rally will also support the Federation of British Historic Vehicle’s “Drive It Day”, which en­ courages the owners of classic cars to take their vehicles out to be seen. A trio of charities including the


Motorsport Safety Fund, Help for Heroes and the Elizabeth Ann Charity Help the Village will ben­ efit from any money raised by the event. Last year, a total of 104 cars took


. to celebrate the glorious variety of , mechanised road transport heritage


■ Organiser David Bell said: “I thought April 25th would be a sin­ gularly appropriate day to choose


part in the rally, and organisers hope up to ISO enthusiasts will rise to the challenge this year.- -


that we have in this country because. on that day in 1900,64 cars set out from London on the first day of,the: famous thousand mile trial round ; Great Britain, an incredible under-


one which deserves annual celebra­


tion.” Participants should arrive at Mit­


ton Hall at 10-30 a.m. for an 11 a.m. start and drivers are asked to maintain a 20 m.p.h. speed through villages and 30 m.p.h. at any other time. It is anticipated that the rally will be finished by 2 p.m.' •, ; Refreshments and bacon butties


can be bought from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. while lunches will be available at Mitton Hall at the finish and can be pre-booked beforehand.- The club is asking for charitable


-- donations of £8 per car, and to reg


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and their pioneering drivers, and the Lancashire Automobile Club’ * * '


l^W h a l le y Road, Langho, BB6 . , Cheques should be made payable


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day to Saturday, on 07850 658600 fax 01254 245890 or e-mail him at: 00Motorsport@uwclub.net For further information log on to WWW.


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, 1970s who are parents of the children that I’ve been teach­ ing now,” said Mrs Dugdale. “I’ve had the most fabulous career and I hope that the next 40 years is as good as the last


returned to Gisburn Primary where she has remained ever since. “I-taught children in the


and a stint as a supply teacher, . Mrs Dugdale, who has four grown-up children, sons Rich-


Pendle Primary School and then Clitheroe Royal Gram­ mar School, completed her. teacher training at the City of Leeds and Carnegie College of Education, before taking her first teaching role at Gisburn Primary School in 1970. Following two years there


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our painting of the school, a keepsake book full of com­ ments from pupils and par­ ents, a class photograph and a bouquet of fiowers. “It was very traumatic to leave as what they had organ­


to retire at Christmas, but had to put her plans on hold when staff couldn’t get into school because of the bad weather, also received a long service re­ ward from Lancashire County Council.


for the coveted Teacher of the Year award at the Teach­


She has been nominated


. time pursuing her passion for arts and crafts, as wellas trav­ elling with her husband Rich-


: ard in their caravan and visit­ ing their son, who now lives in Australia. .


dent involving David Malcolm Barnes had started earlier in the evening when two of the couple’s younger children had wit­ nessed him shouting and throwing things at his partner. .


A 30-YEAR-OLD Clitheroe man drapggped his wife out of bed and repeatedly kicked her as their 12-year-old son looked on. Hyndbum magistrates heard the inci­


; Barnes, of Shawbridge Street, pleaded guilty to assaulting Kelly Barnes. He was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison suspend­ ed for two years and made subject to com­ munity supervision for 12 months, with a


; condition he attend the domestic violence programme.-


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!. !-Mr Eddie Harrison (prosecuting) said iBarnes had returned to the family home .in an intoxicated'state and there had been


an argument in front of children, aged nmc and seven.


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controls at his partner and then a mo- mle phone, which caught her on the leg. He sent the children out of the room be-


During the row he threw two remote Bames a dog bone, which hit Mrs


He continued to be abusive and threw - ornaments and electrical items around


S r H a S n _ Barnes returned at around midnight by which time his wife was in bed. He


was again verbally abusive and eventu­ ally brought their 12-year-old son into the


and Barnes would take the boy’s bed : •


brought the boy in he dragged


sister’s room, but the defendant refused to let him out of the room and continued kicking his wife.’’


Mr Harrison said Barnes had previously : . ,


been cautioned for'assaulting his wife, but despite that she had indicated to police she did hope for a reconciliation.


:-.MrStephen Barker,(defending) said .,


his clieht accepted his wife had been com­ pletely sober and there was nothing in her behaviour that had reasonably provoked him. - “Since this incident in .F^bruaiy he


has not had anything to drink,” said Mr Barker. -


his wife out of bed onto the floor and started to punch and kick her about the body,” said Mr Harrison. _ “Mrs Barnes told her son to go to his


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special assembly was held with head teachers past and present there to wish Mrs Dugdale all the best. Parents and villagers also dropped in to say their farewells and Mrs Dugdale was presented with a wide ar­ ray of gifts. These included a watercol­


ised was just fantastic,”: Mrs Dugdale recalled. ‘.‘It was so well organised - they’ve been holding special secret staff meetings to plan the day!” Mrs Dugdale, who was due


Dugdale, of Park Avenue, Clitheroe, will spend more time with her three grand­ daughters Rebecca, Olivia and


Kitty. Sire also plans to enjoy more


ing Awards too and will find out later this year if she has reached the next stage. During her retirement, Mrs


DELIGHT has been expressed after PM Gordon Brown called a General Election. Ribble Valley’s Conservative


MP since 1992, Nigel Evans, who is fighting to retain his seat, said: “Finally! At last Gordon Brown has gone to Her Majesty, the Queen, and called a General Elec­


for wrecking the economy, selling off our gold at record lows, raid­ ing pensions, the highest youth


tion. It is high time that the British people were given the opportunity to pass judgment. They had no say on this unelected Prime Minister and no say on a cancelled referen­ dum on the Lisbon Treaty.. “Gordon Brown is responsible


unemployment on record and the doubling of national debt. “No wonder he' has bottled


calling an election before with a record like that. The time has come for the public to show Gor­ don Brown that he cannot get away with such a poor record and that he cannot possibly stay in No.lO.”


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A T E EN AG ER who walked free last year'after burgling his grandparents’ Cotswolds home has been


jailed for three years af­ ter returning to raid their house again! Sean Ceilings (19), of


with yourself doing what you did. "You are clearly a deeply selfish person and you put your own needs and desires before others. “I despair of you, behaving the way you did. The hurt and


the hann you caused was enor­ mous. “I would like to think you


Court was told that he carried out a new raid on their home on March 4th. He pleaded guilty to bur­


glary df ’the house in High StreetV South Cerhey, and theft of DVDs, jewellery and a Wii games console and acces­ sories.


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brealMg into a house at Whal­ ley Ba'rik,' in Whalley, between January 1st and 16th this year


Collings also admitted


Pendelton Road, Wiswell, was given a suspended sentence after he admitted breaking into the home of metallur­ gist Harry Robinson and his wife Ruth, a teacher, at South Cemey, near Cirencester, and stealing £14,000 wohh of valu­ ables. But G lo u ce s te r Crown


are ashamed of yourself, but I suspect you are not. I don’t expect you care at all.” Last August Collings, of


Wiswell, was told by Judge Martin Picton: “You commit­ ted despicably mean offences' on your grandparents. “I don’t know how you live


JAILED: Sean Ceil­ ings (right) arriving for his hearing at Glouces­ ter Crown Court, where he was'sent to prison for three years. Also pictured (left) are his Grandpar­ ents, Harry and Ruth Robinson, whose home he burgled twice.


. as when their grandson bur­ gled them last year, they were very upset that he had raided them again, Mr Ryder said. Judge Picton commented:


“His grandmother has written yet another victim personal statement setting out the de­


ing) said Collings’ grandpar­ ents went out on March 4th to visit relatives and returned to find a door forced open. They looked around ancf saw that property had been taken. Although the value of goods taken this time was not as great


and stealing property includ­ ing £280 in cash. Mr Derek Ryder (prosecut­


ing) conceded that the offenc­ es made Collings a !‘three stike burglar” liable to a minimum sentence of three years. He asked the court not to


in Whalley was at the home of a Mrs Fielding, who discov­ ered Collings was responsible after he admitted it to her son. Mr Steve Young (defend­


moving. It is a desperate step to think of taking, but that is how it has affected her.” Mr Ryder said the burglary


gree of trauma and upset his grossly selfish behaviour has caused her and the harm it has done to the whole family. “She is even thinking of


tended court when their grandson was sentenced last year, but were not present to see him jailed for the latest


the suspended sentence last summer Recorder Paul Gar- lick QC said he felt just able to avoid immediate custody be­ cause Collings had moved to live with his supportive father in Lancashire and had found ajob. Mr and Mrs Robinson at­


make the sentence longer than that, even though Collmgs had to be sentenced for the origi­ nal burglary, the new one, and the raid in Whalley. When Collings was given


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■ him and see what a character he is and to check whether they’ve been robbed by him,” said 61- year-old Mr Robinson. . “ I want to say ‘this is Sean


offence. They said they want to warn others about their dishon­ est grandson. “I’d like people to recognise


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don’t ever dream your grand­ son would do this. It’s been a nightmare. I’m terribly hurt.”


Collings - Beware’. He’s not the Sean we thought we knew. He’s not remorseful. Every shred of trust we had in him has gone.” Mrs Robinson said: “You


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