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Cllthoroo Advortlser & Times, Thursday, November 17,2011


INSIDE YOUR CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIMES


■ Valley M a t t e r s ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . .6 and 7 ■ Village News ........................15,16 and17 B Letters................ .............. ...........................14


- B The Valley.........................................27 to 37 H Family Notices................24 and 25


. B The paper that saves you money ......:.'...34 B Motors Today..............:..........39 to 48 B Sport........................ .............;.....:....61.to 64


INFORMATION


‘DUTY,chemist: Boots, 15 to 19 Castle Street, Clit-; heroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m.,


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COUNCILS: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clit- heroc 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. HOSPITALS: Royal Blackburn Royal Hospital: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Stee- ton: 01535 65251T. 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: 01772433643. ENVIRONMENTAL Agency: Emergencies-0800 S07060.


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1. Man (27) dies on Bonfire Night visit to Clitheroe.


2. Trio to run Lon­ don Marathon for research Into rare disease LAMS.


3. Teenager facing rape charge.


4. Tributes pour in after tragic death of Simonstone man (25).


5. Ribble Valley aunt and niece do charity skydive.


6. Clitheroe’s Pause to Remem­ ber. :


Former village mill is being demolished


WORK has begun to demol­ ish one of the last remaining remnants,of.Sabden’s cot­ ton industry to make way for housing. Preliminary demolition has be­


gun at the site of Victoria Mill, in :Watt Street,- and the bulldozers will be moving in any day. . : Although one part of the site


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WEATHER


and the original’mill chimney will remain, most of the complex, which has housed an engineering factory for the. past few decades, is set to go. The whole area, off Whalley


Road, is set to be transformed and along with’three more schemes will bring 127 new homes to the village. The process has proved con­


troversial with villagers, many of whom see the new developments as the erosion of rural life and the. village becoming too big. But-Ribble Valley Borough,


GOING, GOING...: Victoria Mill in Sabden is about to be knocked down.


Council has approved the schemes and borough councillor Ricky Newmark told the parish council at its latest meeting that demolition work was due to start


in earnest at Victoria Mill. The. last remaining occupier of the site, Marbill Developments, has recently moved to new premises in Simonstone.


Coun. Newmark.added that


the occupiers of businesses on the nearby Cobden Mill site had been given notice to quit by Christmas to make way for a de­ velopment of 44 homes, and Rib­ ble Valley Homes had completed the purchase of land at the wet­ lands off Whalley Road and in the new year the building of eight social housing properties was due to begin here. Five more new homes are planned for the site of


■ the former Birtwell’s Printers in Stubbins Lane. . The Sabden Residents’ As­


sociation has officially asked the borough council to put a cap on any more housing in Sabden, as it fears complete over-develop­ ment, horrendous traffic and parking problems plus a break­ down of the infrastructure, such as gas, electricity, water and phone services, health care and schools which they fear will not be able to cope.


STAN’s been on the road for a year


:.CUSTOMER service is the number one priority for a spe-


ucialisf vehicle shared by Ribble •Valley, Pendle and Rossendale councils. STAN (Services To A Neigh­


Weekend weather: There will be sunny spells on Saturday and it will be generally mild.


Sunrise: 7-44 a.m. Sunset: 4-06 p.m. Lighting up time: 3-36 p.m.


bourhood) the VAN is celebrat- .ing a year in operation, working ' l in partnership with Lancashire County Council’s Help Direct service to make accessing public services much easier and helping . people to get information, advice: and support. The specially converted van


provides a friendly environment where people can find out.what they are entitled to, what help is available from which voluntary and community ornanisatio'ns:


. said: “Answers to small questions or queries about multiple issues


; can be sought on board. Regard­ less of situation or circumstance,


^everyone is welcome to stop by for a chat. The STAN service has


’ helped more than 1,700 people in the last 12 months and supports a wide range of initiatives and serv-


- icesi including fire safety, ben­ efits take-up, affordable warmth


HAPPY BIRTHDAY: STAN the VAN celebrates one year of it's services to the community, (s)


^ fl t! !f0rmatl0nn n a wholc J ° st on board to give practical help,- of other issiies. It is manned by support and information to all


council staff who are there to as- adult,


sist customers, with representa- .. Nicola Ashworth, citizen en- tives from HelD Direct are also casement officer for Heb Direct.


and efficiency, pensions and the - Scamnesty junk mail campaign,


tonamejustafew.” . • For more.information on


.STAN and accessing all Help • Direct services, call the local friendly.team on 0303 3331111- Alternatively, e-mail: enquiries® calico.helDdirectlancs.oro.uk


Seven police bases in Valley are to go


by Julie Magee


SEVEN rural police bases" in the Ribble Val|ey will be. sold off by Lancashire Con- stabulaiy. • . , Premises at Whalley, Bill-’


’ irigton, Gisbum, Hurst Green, Chipping, Ribchester and Newton-m-BowIand will be sold off as part of a budget re­ view to help the constabulary save around £42 million over the next four years. Clitheroe Police Station’s


front counter will remain open with new opening hours of 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days-a-week from June 1st, 2012, while the front desk at Longridge will close, but the building kept as a base where police officers will work from. There will also continue to


be neighbourhood policing officers available at Sabden


. Village Hall and Mellor Brook Community Centre. ;3


v The recommendations have ✓


angered local council chiefs, who say that the Ribble Valley is once again being overlooked


in favour of more urban areas. “We are deeply disappoint­


ed that the strong represen­ tations made by the borough council, parishes and residents over the future of rural police houses have been ignored,” said Ribble Valley Borough Council leader Coun. Michael Ranson. “Ribble Valley is the third


safest place in the UK, thanks to the excellent work undertak­ en by the Ribble Valley Com­ munity Safety Partnership, but is being penalised. Seven out of the 12 police rural bases and front counter services ear­ marked for closure and sale in East Lancashire are in Ribble Valley. It would appear that, once again,'the needs of rural areas are being overlooked in favour of urban areas.” The recommendations fol­


low a three-month public con­ sultation exercise which saw thousands express their views on the constabulary’s original proposals to close 21 of its 38 front counters in Lancashire - which was reduced to 14 after


the review- and sell numerous police bases. Chief Constable Steve


Finnigan said: “Although we have had to make some very difficult decisions in respect of closing some of our public counters and buildings, we. have also been able to keep more than we had hoped for, and the results of the public consultation have certainly helped us to do this, along with considerations such as value for money and effectiveness, the operational impact of clo­ sures, visitor numbers and the availability of alternative ven­ ues.” The force will save just over


£386,000 per year through the closure of the 14 front counters, £4.5m. through the sale of 31 other police build­ ings and around £500,000 per year in the running costs of those buildings. Mr Finnigan added: “I fully


appreciate that where closures are due to occur the public are concerned that they will see less of their officers or


may find it difficult to contact them. I’d like to reassure them that, despite the cuts, everyone in Lancashire will continue to have their own dedicated neighbourhood policing team and over and above a presence in traditional police buildings, our officers and staff also work out of over 150 local bases, so they will continue to be right in the heart of our communi­ ties.” Chairman of Lancashire’s


Police Authority,'Malcolm Doherty, added: “We have to bear in mind that it’s people, not buildings, who cut crime and we are determined that Lancashire communities will continue to receive good polic­ ing services, despite the finan­ cial climate. “Many of the buildings con­


cerned were constructed in a different era, and policing has evolved beyond recognition since then, with different re­ quirements.” The 14 front counters affect­


ed by the recommendations will close on June 1st, 2012.


s return


REMEMBRANCE Sunday had extra poignance for a Clithe­ roe family this year as they welcomed home their son, grandson and great grandson, Troop­ er Jonathan Chapman, with a surprise party at the Royal British Legion Social Club, in Clitheroe, on Saturday night. Trooper^ Chapman


(25), of the 9/12th Royal Lancers, is cur­ rently based in Hohne, Germany and has just successfully completed his first six-month tour of Afghanistan. Previ­ ously, he has completed exercises in England, Germany and Canada and now lives with his wife, Tracey, on the base in Germany. Family and friends


organised the surprise welcome home party, with Jonathan believ­ ing he was going out for a family meal. His mum, Miranda, said: “We missed him so


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times,Thursday, November 17,2011


Ann Summers model Mary


FROM PAGE ONE


- of a judging panel headed up by Ann Summers' CEO, Jacqueline Gold, accompa­ nied by the style director of LOOK magazine, Zoe Aird, and ITV2 Brand manager Rhonda Mangat. Impressed with her pas­


was aired for the first time ON ITV2 last Wednesday in the middle of hit reality soap opera "The Only Way is Essex". The audience was then invited to vote for their favourite model with the winner starring in Ann Summers' Britain's sexiest Valentines campaign 2012. "I am so proud to be repre- ‘ seating the mummies who work hard for their children and still keep it real. It's re­ ally important to keep your own identity and I'm glad


they had to teach me how they wanted me to walk before they filmed us all modelling tne underwear," Mary explained: "It was a - bit of a learning curve espe­ cially as there were riggers building the set around us as we did it!" The two-minute advert


sion for tattoos and lire in general, they subsequently chose Mary as one of the 10 finalists and she was in­ vited to London once again to film the ad. "Before they filmed it


greeting card business “A Made Hand" in Clithe­ roe with her ex-husband, was one of 50 women put - through to audition in front


Mary to enter the model­ ling competition after com­ plimenting her on her tat­ toos when she made an impromptu visit to the Ann Summers store at Manches­ ter's Trafford Centre. ; Mary, who runs her own


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HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS: Trooper Jonathan Chapman, centre in red check shirt, with all generations of his family at his homecoming party.


much whilst he was on tour and thought about him eveiy day. It’s a real mixture of worry and pride. It was awful when a death was reported on the news, as blackouts then meant we couldn’t speak to him for a cou­ ple of days afterwards, which was horrible.


It was great to see his face when he walked in to find all his family and friends waiting for him.” ............................ Jonathan attended


Whalley CE Primary . and Bowland High schools before working for a short while at the abattoir in Sawley.


to friends and family, said: “The best thing about being home is the coolness and rain! We had to get used to tem­ peratures above 50°c in Afghanistan, which was a complete contrast to home.”


Joe, as he is known Jonathan will return (


to base in Germany at the beginning of De­ cember, before enjoying a Christmas at home, with more opportuni­ ties to catch up with loved ones and friends. ® For more pictures


of Jonathan’s home­ coming celebrations, see'next week’s Valley. -


Marco buys Downham’s Assheton Arms FROM PAGE ONE


three decades behind the bar. David said: “Wendy and I ;


have enjoyed 28 years in the delightful village of Downham and it has been our privilege to


- ran the Assheton Arms. . “However, it is now time


for us to retire and we will be delighted to hand over the reins to such a capable pair of


hands. I would like to thank all of our many friends who have supported us over the years and also the Assheton family, for leasing this lovely pub for the last 28 y ears.” Born in Leeds in 1961 to


an English father and French mother, Marco Pierre White has been variously dubbed the first celebrity chef, the “enfant terrible” of the British restau­


rant scene and the godfather


’of modern cooking. By the age of 33 he’was the youngest chef.ever to be awarded three Michelin stars and has trained other well-known chefs includ­ ing Gordon Ramsay and Hes­ ton Blumenthal. Known almost as much for


his fiery temperament in the ' kitchen - ana his very public fallout with Gordon Ramsay


- the three-times-married chef has featured in various TV programmes, notably “Hell’s Kitchen”, and is currently seen on TV screens advertising a range of cooking ingredients for Knorr. His website (www.marcopi-


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Mary from Clitheroe, Sine­ ad from Beaconsfield, Lucy from Portsmouth, Katie A from. Essex, Hayley from Dudley, Natalie from Hud­ dersfield, Melanie from Lon­ don, Kassidy from Hebbum, Katy K from, London, and Abigail from Hartlepool: Each model was chosen for her unique personality, her confidence and her curves, "We received an over­


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