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‘Bitter’ ex-wife given order to stay away


A 33-YEAR-OLD Bacup woman has been made sub­


ject to a two-year restrain­ ing o rd e r which prevents her contacting her ex-hus­ band’s new partner. Blackburn magistrates heard


that Samantha Jane Baragona blamed the other woman - who had moved from Bacup to Clitheroe to start a new life -


with harassing the other wom­ an by sending her abusive text messages and turning up at her Clitheroe home making threats. That charge, which was denied, was dropped and Baragona pleaded guilty to a single charge of sending a


for the breakdown of her mar­ riage and there was a history of ill-feeling between them. She was initially charged


(prosecuting) said Baragona’s husband had been a work col­ league of the other woman and they had an affair. He left


malicious communication. Baragona, of Staveley Close, Bacupj was given a conditional discharge for two years, was made subject to the restraining order for the same period and ordered to pay £85 in costs. Miss C h a r lo t te Crane


that the other woman then received a number of text mes­ sages from Baragona relating to the ethnicity of her child from a previous relationship.- The message that was the subject of the charge made reference to the boy’s parent­ age and the fact that the other


Baragona and set up home with the woman in Clitheroe. Miss Crane told the court


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woman was now pregnant by the defendant’s ex-husband. Mr James Davin (defending)


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A59 crash driver was over the limit


A TEACHING assistant at a Ribble Valley school was more than three times the le­ gal drink-drive limit when he crashed his car on the A59 near Clitheroe.


Christopher John Birchall, who had his two children in the car with him at the time, later told police he had drunk three pints of wine since the accident. B i r c h a l l ( 4 1 ) , o f


Blackburn magistrates heard


ecuting) said police who at­ tended the scene of the acci­ dent, close to the McDonald’s fast food outlet, were told by a member of the public that the car, which had been involved, was parked in a back street off Eshton Terrace, in Clitheroe, where Birchall was living at the time. At first he denied he had


after he lost his job as a lectur­ er,” said Mr Church-Taylor. “His marriage started to dete­ riorate, his father died and he sought solace in drink.


(defending) said Birchall had previously worked as a lecturer at Runshaw College. “Things went wrong for him


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ruary he has not had a drink,” he added.


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drunk three pints of wine from a box in about 30 minutes. Birchall gave a reading of 127 against the legal limit of 35. Mr Andrew Church-Taylor


been driving, but then admit­ ted he had and said he had been drinking wine, but had taken the bottle to the recy­ cling bin in the. car park. He later told police he had


Livesey Bran ch Road, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol. He was fined £200 with £100 costs and banned from driving for 24 months. Miss Parveen Akhtar (pros­


Fredas age of steam Clltheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, June 30,2011 by Vivien Meath


aged 14, to start work at Hellifield Shed on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. From working as a “bar boy” - helping to replace the bars and build up fires, he became a cleaner and fireman, progress­ ing to the sought-after role of engine driver. Now 80-years-old, Mr Jack­


son’s recollection of his two decades on the tracks are amazingly concise, and in the


A CHATBURN man’s viv­ id memories of the golden age o f steam have been published in a prestigious specialist magazine. Mr Fred Jackson left school,


Former engineman's memories featured in national magazine


July issue of Steam Days, his article, entitled A North-West Engineman Remembers, oc­ cupies a 14-page spread, com­ plete with comprehensive and excellent pictures of some of the stock Mr Jackson worked with.


1947, the line over Ais Gill to Carlisle was blocked for some five to six weeks. .


recall working the now re­ nowned and much-visited Set­ tle to Carlisle line. During the harsh winter of


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Pupils close European link with Grand musical show


A THREE-YEAR European initiative for pupils from a Clitheroe school to work in conjunction with foreign stu­ dents will come to fruition this weekend. In 2008, pupils from


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cess, the final event tak es place this Saturday (July 2nd) at Clitheroe venue The Grand. The finale will


that all countries should learn a selec­ tion of songs relating to their own country and then perform two pieces together at a half-way concert in Mazamet, France, in June 2010. Following its suc­


Andy Davidson and music teacher Olivia Mason have been attending meetings with staff from the other schools to decide exactly what the fi­ nal outcome of the project should be. It was decided


Ribblesdale High School Technology College took the initiative and looked for European partners to help de­ liver a collaborative project, which would enhance learn­ ing, break down barriers, and become the first to be part of Comenius education pro­ gramme. Deputy headteacher Mr


exciting and worthwhile ex­ perience, and everyone at the school is looking forward to the culmination of the many hours of working together and many miles travelled to put on a fantastic show at the Grand on Saturday.”


Mr Davidson said that this was Ribblesdale’s first venture into the field of fully-funded col­ laborative work with European partners. He added: “It has been an


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keen for opportunities for pro­ motion, which were limited on the Hellifield line, he success­ fully applied for a vacancy as an engineman at Preston. He soon became familiar


formed Alpine Overland - an outdoor clothing specialist and walking and ski holiday compa­ ny which, over three decades, has enabled hundreds of local enthusiasts to visit the area in peacetime and share Mr J a c k so n and h is wife Catherine’s love of the Alps. On his return to Chatburn,


the magnificent mountain scenery had a lifelong impact. Years later, Mr Jackson


Service calling, he was posted to Italy from his Carlisle army base. The journey there took him into the mountains from Munich to Saltzburg to Villach, then on to Trieste, where he served for 20 months with the King’s Own Lancaster and the South Lancaster Regiments, before being demobbed in 1951. Despite the ravages of war,


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