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drew John Strange kicked out at the other driver before punching him three or four times.
said that Mr Langman had overtaken Strange as they headed-towards Wad dington from Clitheroe. Strange’s vehicle appeared to be drifting towards the cen tre of the road and Mr Langman sounded his horn to alert the other driver before overtaking.
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lage Mr Langman had cause to apply his brakes and Strange rah into the back of him because he was travelling too closely behind.” “The assault that followed left Mr
“Strange started sounding his horn and flashing his lights,” said Miss Allan. “As he was travelling through the vil
Langman with a black eye, a ciit on his cheekbone and a graze on his arm where he had fallen over.” . Mr Basharat Ditta (defending) said his
client denied that he acted in a violent manner but accepted he reacted to the incident. “He is not a person who would normal ly react in this way,” said Mr Ditta. ■
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Eaves, was convicted after a trial of. as saulting Stefan Langman. He was ordered' to complete 200 hours’ unpaid work, was made subject to community supervision with an element of anger management and ordered to pay £200 in compensation and £775 towards prosecution costs. .. Miss Catherine Allan (prosecuting)
the court for anything like this in the fu ture your feet won’t touch,” the presiding magistrate warned him. Strange, of Talbot Bridge, Bashall
had been a serious assault aggravated by the road rage circumstances. “Make no mistake, if you appear before
Strange was told by the magistrates it .
led to an assault A 42-YEAR-OLX) man assaulted anoth er driver during a road rage incident after their hvo cars collided in Waddington. Blackburn magistrates heard that An
‘Road rage’ crash
www.cllthorooadvortiser.co.uk TIC is on the move by Julie Magee
CLITHEROE Tourist Infor mation Centre will relocate to the town’s Platform Gallery in May, members of Ribble Val ley Tourism Association heard
exhibitions attracted visitors from all over the North-West and were an ideal opportunity to promote.
dealt with 23.000 visitors over the past year and attended two exhibi tions - Nigel Haworth’s food fes tival at Ewood Park and the Great Days Out Fair at Manchester’s Tr&ird Centre. Stephanie explained that these
Witches world record attempt
try Hotel, West Bradford and Ribble Valley Borough Coun cil tourism information officer Stephanie Hibbert explained to members how, because of savings the borough council has had to make, the TIC would merge with the Platform Gallery from the first week in May. She added that the TIC had
during their annual meeting; It was held at Eaves Hall Coun
, minute’s silence was held for late chairman Peter Moore. Isobel Bristow was later elected
the Ribble Valley Guide. Asso ciation vice-chairman Steve Al- cock opened the meeting and a
; cation of the TIC to the Platform Gallery, adding that an extension of hours would be welcome. A warm welcome was given to
ley, Cpun. Simon Hore, spoke of what a wonderful borough that we live in, with such a wealth of talent and of all the events and attrac tions he had attended while in of fice. He also spoke about the relo-
Ribble Valley Borough Council’s newly-appointed tourism and events manager, Tom Pridmore, and Isobel Bristow, as the associa tion’s newly appointed chairman. -The Mayor then wished the as
sociation every success in the fu ture.
A PENDLE Hill charity event planned to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the witch trials in August is set to break a world record for the biggest ever gath ering of “witches”! The “Pendle Witch Walk” — taking
place on August 18th.- has been ap proved by Guinness World Records as an official world record attempt The event itself is a five-mile circular sponsored walk from Barley that will
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chairman,. Mr Alcock was re elected vice-chairman, Howard Brindle was elected second vice- chairman and Mandy Paul treas urer. The Mayor of the Ribble Val
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CHECKOUT: Macmillan fund-raiser Seb Far-, rell accepts a cheque for £6,000 - later TEAM EFFORT: The tasting at Clitheroe's Booths store with, from
topped up to £10,000 - from Farmhouse the left, Margaret Whitehead, Nicola Muller, Roberta Herd, Helen Fare founder Helen Colley.
Colley, Gina Rumboll, Allison Metcalf and Seb Farrell. /m»-. n— u_n ah.— ------- Mega pud piles on the pounds
ELECTED: Our picture shows the new chairman of Ribble Valley Tour ism Association Isobel Bristow with Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. Simon Hore, vice-chairman Steve Alcock (left) and vice-chairman Howard Brindle (right) at Eaves Hall in West Bradford. Photo: BEN PARSONS
take in the summit of Pendle Hill and culminate in an event on Barley Green with food and entertainment, plus what oiganisers are saying will be some great surprises. Simon Tattersall, one of the event
organisers, said: “I t’s great news that Pendle Witch Walk has been recognised by Guinness World Records as a world record attempt. Clearly, that means we need as many people as possible to visit
the website and register to join the fes tivities - then of course, attend the event in witch-style fancy dress. “We only announced the launch a
couple of weeks ago and the levels of in terest have been staggering - we’ve al ready had dozens of people register.” • To find out'more or to register to
take part, visit
www.pendlewitchwalk.
co.uk, e-mail: info@pendlewitchwalk.
co.uk or call 01282 440100.
Homes must be justified: minister I S
tioned the Minister about con troversial plans to build more houses in the Ribble Valley, says he received some welcome assurances. “The Minister made it clear
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to mo that any new housing developments must be justifi able and sustainable. If they
Horkin - who serves on both Ribble Valley Borough Coun cil and Clitheroe Town Council - after a charity luncheon, Mr Shapps MP said the new Local ism Bill would give communi ties greater powers to object to new housing applications. Coun. Horkin, who ques
HOUSING Minister Grant Shapps MP has told a Ribble Valley councillor that any new developments in the borough must be “justified and sustain able”. . Speaking to Coun. Kevin
new Localism Bill contains measures which will empower communities to reject housing applications if they don’t want them.”
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ing a charity luncheon in Raw- tenstall. “I raised my concerns, saying the people of the Ribble Valley were very concerned about urban sprawl in the area and. the Minister was sympa thetic,” added Coun. HorMn.
. The Minister also wished Coun. Hofkin “every suc cess” in his bid to become the Conservative Party’s official candidate for the hew post of Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner.
Mr Shapps had'been attend
are not, then local people and the council should quite rightly oppose the plans,” said Coun. Horkin. “The Minister also said the
on a grand scale, their colossal dessert was weighed at 343 kg - a new record now officially verified by Guinness World Records. Last weekend the pudding was distrib uted for tasting, in exchange for a small
perfectionists at Farmhouse Fare set out to smash the previous world record by baking a sticlty toffee pudding of truly ti tanic proportions. After long hours of mixing and baking
sticky toffe pudding, created by Clithe- roe-based Farmhouse Fare, has raised for cancer support charity Macmillan. As we previously reported, the pudding
IT weighed in at a record-breaking 334kg and chequed out at £10,000. That is how much the world’s biggest
donation, by customers at Booths stores in Clitheroe and Garstang. Coupled with donations from many of Farmhouse Fare’s suppliers, the activity raised more than £6,000 for Macmillan, which was then topped up to £10,000 by Farmhouse Fare.
enjoying the pudding, whilst raising mon ey for a very worthwhile cause at the same time,” said Farmhouse Fare’s founder Helen Colley. “We’re so proud of our team of bakers
“It was fantastic to see so many people
for creating such a magnificent pudding, and of our suppliers. Booths and mem bers of the public for their incredible gen erosity.”
Macmillan is a charity with particular ■
ding contained 190 eggs, 91kg of sugar and enough butter to spread on 7,300 sandwiches. The cream used in the sauce would be enough to top 2,400 scones for a cream tea, and it would take a date tree six months to produce the 38kg of dates used.
REASSURED: Coun. Horkin (right) with Housing Minister Grant Shapps MP.
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Business of the Year title in the Lancashire Business View Red Rose Awards, the beautifully re stored Tithe Barn has gone from strength to strength since its com pletion last year. Proving popular as prestigious
A NEW season of open days and farmers’ markets is about to get under way at the historic Brow sholme Hall and its award-winning Tithe Barn development. Recently awarded the Rural
the Channel 5 series “Celebrity Wedding Planner” and is proving popular with brides and their fami lies both locally and much further afield.
regular Bowland Farmers’ Mar ket and Craft Fair, with the first of the new season taking place this Sunday, April 1st, with a mouth watering selection of local meats,
The Tithe Barn also hosts the
items, antique stalls and glassware can be found delicious artisan bread from the Bread Fairy and unusual and delicious oreserves.
cheeses, vegetable and plant stalls and local crafts. Alongside jewellery,'wooden
Bowland Outdoor Reared meats, Leagrams 'Organic cheeses and Reedy’s jams are regulars at the markets which take place on the
sauces and other delights made by Mouse Enterprises. ^ Popular local favourites such as
ing directions to the hall, near Cow Ark, visit
www.browsholme.com or call 01254 827166.
first Sunday of every month. Sunday is also the'day that Broiysholme Hall re-opens to the public after the winter and owners Robert and Amanda Parker will be conducting tours of the historic family house from 2 to i-30p.m. • For more information, includ
Wasted Lives Young Driver Education Programme, said: “The programme encourages young people to think about the attitudes that cause risky driving and to confront the po- '
have released the weekage of his car to be used on the Wast ed Lives campaign to hammer home the dangers of driving to other youngsters. Rhiannon Leeds, of the
ising Clithe roe Royal G ram m a r School pupil was just days away from co l le c t in g his A-level results and planned to study inter national business management at university before his life was cut short. Now Matthew’s parents
Read, died when his Vauxhall Corsa smashed into an oncom ing car'near his Read home the morning after a party last year. The prom
A HARD-HITTING cam paign aims to save the lives of young drivers by using the tragic story of a teenager Wiled in a Ribble Valley road crash. Matthew Alston (18), of
‘Tragedy of Matthew’ bid to cut road deaths
MATTHEW HARD-HITTING: Rhiannon Leeds, of Wa^ed Lives, and fire brigade crew manager Andy Coulton with the wrecked ve hicle they are using to highlight dangers to young drivers.
quences and the aftermath of a crash like Matthew Alston’s has enabled young people to see what can happen if they take risks on the road and un derstand their responsibility for their actions as drivers and passengers.” Around 20,000 young peo
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Safety Partnership wants to educate even more in a bid cut crash deaths in young people, which account for 28^% of all road fatalities in the county. Crew manager Andy Coul
ton, of Burnley Fire Station, explained he has taken the
A 20-YEAR-OLD biker was airlifted to hospital after he came off his bike on the AS9. The rider of a white Yahama YZF125 .
was flown by the North West Air Ambu lance to the Roval Blackburn Hosnital
ple aged 16 to 24 have already been involved with the project through colleges and business es in Lancashire. But the Lancashire Road
significance for Farmhouse Fare. At the age of 18, farmer’s daughter Helen set up her own catering business and held a coffee morning in aid of Macmillan. Her sticky toffee pudding stall was a complete sellout and the following week she was flooded with requests for more. After de signing her own label she began supplying butchers and delis with sticlty toffee pud dings - and Farmhouse Fare was bom. The record breaking sticky toffee pud
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