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A 45-YEAR-OLD man from Chatburn was among nine people arrested in Lancashire as part of two days of national activity cracking down on online sex abuse involving children.- Lancashire Constabulary joined other police


cuted warrants at suspects’ addresses and seized ■ computers and other potential evidence. As well as arrests in Blackpool, Morecambe,


During the two days of action, officers exe­


forces to work with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre and Serious and Or- ganised Crime Agency to show a joined up ap­ proach to tackling criminals making, possessing or distributing indecent images of children.


. Detective Supt Ian Critchley; head of pub­ lic protection, said: “Each'indecent image of a


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Barnoldswick and Burnley,'a 45-year-old man from Chatbum was arrested on suspicion of pos- ■ sessing indecent images of a child and was later released with a cautiom


■ one child that has been abused. ■ ^ “It doesn’t matter where this is in the world, it isourduty to ensure we work withother author- ides - panicularly the CEOP and often with law enforcement agencies from abroad-to protect all vulnerable children. “As a result of our.proactive work, together:


young person on a computer identifies at least


with that of the CEOP in identifying users of websites that cany such abhorrent images, we


highlights that offenders have gone on to dis- tntmte indecent images to others, spreading the abuse.


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commitment to tackling this issue and we will continue to take such action in the future in or­ der to keep youngsters safe from harm.”


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the new pavilion, which is fast taking shape on the recreation ground opposite the school. Headteacher Maureen Stans-


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by Grace Dobson, has contribu­ tions from Bowland High School Grindleton cricket and football teams and the Brownies, as well as farming-magazines, a jubilee mug and coins. The £350,000 building has been


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vilion with interest and were keen to play a part. They like the idea of the capsules being opened in 50 years’ time, hopefully when many, are still living in the village.”. The WI capsule, piit together


SNAPSHOT IN TIME: Grindleton schoolchildren Tom Doherty (U), Jessica Aspin (8) and Daniel Wood (9) hand over their


time capsule to the builders, with Dr Anne Huson and Grace Dobson looking on.


well as the Rural Development Programme for England. Finished in stone under a slate roof, the Pavilion will provide


changing rooms and a referee’s room, a well-fitted kitchen, bar- area and an oak trussed meeting


room with a feature window look- . ing out towards Pendle Hill.


Dr Anne Huson, who is spear­ heading the fund-raising, said:


will be. The children gwe the first ever performance in tHe building when they sang the official jubilee song and we would like to thank the builders for making access possible.


“The Pavilion is on course to be open at the end of October, but it was wonderful to be able to go jnside for the first time and get an idea of what a lovely .Building it


by pupils a t St Ambrose Primaiy School and the local lAT and con­ tain items ranging from reading books and letters by the children to a copy of the Clitheroe Adver­ tiser and Times, a till receipt and empty food packets. They will now be'sealed inside


THREE time capsules have been handed over to the builders. The first ever event was staged at the Grindleton Pavilion when. The capsules were put together


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arrested over 180 individuals last year in Lanca­ shire for possession of indecent images. “Further examination of computers often


Mirror ripped off 999 vehicle


> station and demanded to be taken to hospital was; told the police did not operate a taxi service. Blackburn magistrates


A MAN who walked into Clitheroe police


when staff asked for his details, and eventually . ripped a wing mirror off the emergency -vehicle when it arrived. Regan, of Waterloo


Bramley sa id a f te r tearing the wing mirror off the ambulance, Regan had thrown it across the road, which had caused some damage to a parked car.


conditional discharge . for 12 months, and . ordered to pay £300 in compensation, and £85 towards prosecution costs. P r o s e c u to r P a t


Road, Qitheroe, pleaded guilty to two.charges of criminal da%age, one relating to th^ambulance and another to a car. He w a s \ 'g iv e n a


heard that 39-year-old James Stuart Regan then called an ambulance, claiming- h e h ad attempted to commit . suicide. But he became abusive


the signs approaching the bridge are inadequate and the warning red triangle above the . “Not suitable for long vehicles” sign has been removed. Mr Wilson added: “The


borrowed tools to dismantle .-; the damaged metalwork before.; driving off. Drivers were delayed for 20 minutes. Mr Wilson claimed that


on camera by local resident Dave Wilson. He said: “The driver from a Garstang haulage company, trying to avoid safety barriers erected after the last incident, caught the wall on the opposite side, severely damaging the front bumper.' “While traffic waited, he


after the crash just two weeks ago, when a 15 to 20 foot section of the bridge was knocked down by a vehicle travelling from the A59 to Slaidburn. The latest smash was caught


halt on Bank Holiday Tuesday in West Bradford, when the driver of a long vehicle tried to cross the main bridge.. It hit safety barriers erected


“ENOUGH is enough.” That is the message loud and clear from villagers who are campaigning to stop heavy lorries using a shortcut. Traffic was brought to a


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. “enough was enough’’ and demanded action from the county council. . She also called for the county


Mrs Kay said the parish council and residents felt;


Council spokesman said a traffic count on .the West Bradford road had been completed, and.wheri the new data was processed, the area engineer would discuss results' with the parish council, police and other interested parties.; • He added: “We have held


council to publish details of a survey it carried out in May. A L an c a sh ire County


STRANDED: The heavy lorry halted traffic in West Bradford when It hit safety barriers as It tried to cross the bridge. Right, the sign with part removed.


driver of a Shearings coach coming from West Bradford had stopped, and he told me the bridge was on his route.


.^was only when I have looked at the picture that I realise it


- “I stopped to take the second picture, and I thought the 7.5 tonne limit was on the sign. It


just says ‘ except for loading’. I am wondering if the sign that is missing from the top of that is the 7.5 T red circle.” Mr Wilson added he had


lost count of the, number of times he had seen long vehicles struggling across the bridge, and also how many times


coping stones on the bridge had been damaged. Resident Angela Kay, was worried that, apart from the road safety aspect, someone could be injured by the a stone falling from the bridge. She said: “A footpath runs


council’s liability in failing to provide due care and diligence m regard to health and safety on a public footpath.” Mother of two, Mrs Kay has


County Council’s position if a member of the public was hit by one of the large stones falling from the bridge? I am looking into the county


along one side of the bridge, and during nice weather many children come down to the river to play. “What would be Lancashire


detailed discusrions about how to ensure vehicles comply with the existing weight limit of 7.5 tonnes. Additional s i^ s will be introduced on the Clitheroe and West Bradford approaches. “As part of a neighbouring


after our photographer took a picture of angry residents posing near the bridge, for a previous story, the accident happened.


been monitoring the number of heavy vehicles driving through the village for several months, and said she was disappointed to still see so many vehicles using the village as a short cut from the quarry to the A59. And ironically, just an hour


signing improvement for the industrial areas off Pimlico


. Link Road, we will also include 'some advance notice-of the weight restriction.


. bridge, due to take place later this month.”


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