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Clitheroe knife manis term


Taxi driver felt ‘frightened and threatened’


A KNIFEMAN who threatened a taxi driv­ er in a “mini crime spree” has walked free fromcourt..


and opened it. He then closed it again and walked off, leaving the taxi driver feeling frightened and threatened. Miss Statham said the defendant was


at 3-30 p.m. the victim was in the passenger seat of a friend’s taxi, when Richards ap­ proached and began to row with him over a telephone he had left in his cab. The defeiidant produced a lock knife


jail, suspended for two years, combined with a l2-month supervision order. Miss Sarah Statham (prosecuting) said


yoken to by police 10 minutes later, pro­ duced the knife when asked about it and


bladed instrument with him in King Lane last August 6th. He was given 26 weeks in


tions and was said to have been on his sec­ ond “crime spree” in the past seven years, was staring jail in the face at Burnley Crown Court. But, he kept his freedom because the court was told he had gone back on the straight and narrow and was getting help for his problems. The defendant had admitted having a


Street, Clitheroe, had started to argue with the victim, had opened a lock knife then closed it and told him: “You’re working in my town. I can get you any time I want.” Richards, who has 21 previous convic­


Michael Richards (46), of Brownlow


■ that appeared to have been what happened on this occasion.


chards, said the past had repeated itself. He had been on a mini crime spree in 2005 and


things could get out of hand very quickly, but added: “Your crimes have stopped again and you seem to be getting help for the problems you have.”


told Richards: “This was a very serious mat­ ter indeed and I am concerned that, in the opinion of the author of the pre-sentence report, you seem to minimise your respon­ sibility and how this situation developed.” She said when a knife was produced,


munity, he had stopped offending, but a similar pattern had emerged again. The , barrister continued: “Since he has been put on a supervision order with a drug treat­ ment order, he has again been compliant with the probation service. He is stabilising himself so far as methadone and alcohol are concerned.” Passing sentence Judge Beverley Lunt


After a period of treatment in the com­


station and claimed he had been bn his way to an outdoors shop to show the knife to someone he had previously had a conver­ sation with. He alleged he had thought the victim had produced a knife. Mr Philip Holden, in mitigation for Ri­


said he was going fishing. He had no other fishing equipment on him. Richards was questioned at the police


HOSPICE HELP: Rob Green presents one of two big cheques to Sharon Crymble, fund-raising manager for East Lancashire Hospice.


cheque-out


with the Christmas bag-pack­ ing service offered at the Moor Lane store.


raised with a variety of fund­ raising efforts including the Christmas Santa Dash, a cake-baking event and col­ lecting boxes at the check­ outs. Another £639 was raised-


STAFF and customers at Sainsbuiys, Clitheroe, raised more than £1,600 for the East Lancashire Hospice. A round'thousand was


Clitheroe store manager


Rob Green presented a cheque to Sharon Crymble, fund-raising manger for the hospice. Sharon said: “I’d like to


thank the staff and custom­ ers at Sainsburys for their efforts. “We rely on the generos­


ity of the local community to continue our care for pa­ tients, and we’re very grate­ ful for support like this.”


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Michael and St John’s Parish Hall, Low- ergate from 11 a.m. until noon. Coffee will be served from 10-30 a.m.


Co-op lends support to


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Christians in Partnership, said: “Eve­ ryone is warmly welcome to come and learn how Christians are making a dif­ ference to life in our town and valley.” The Lent Talks will take place at St


tian faith prompts them to serve the community. Nigel Rix, Chairman of Clitheroe


ruary 23rd to March 23rd, local Chris­ tians will talk about their experiences of serving people in and around Ciitheroe Speakers will explain how their Christ


A SERIES of Lent talks entitled “Our Faith in Our Community” has been organised by Clitheroe Chris­ tians in Partnership. On five Saturday mornings from Feb­


www.clltheroeadverti8er.co.uk Clitheroe AdverUser &Hmes, Thursday, February 14,2013 Stonyhurst pupils’ ray of light


AIDS orphans caring for younger siblings - UNICEF estimates there are about 100,000 child­


Children’s Centre was founded in Harare a few years ago to provide food, clothing and education for some of the city’s poorest children and currently supports about 50 chil­ dren between the ages of three to 18. Some of them are


dren’s charity in Zimba­ bwe. The Ray of Light


PUPILS at Hurst Green’s Stonyhurst College have raised £3,500 for a chil­


premises currently consist of two rooms in an unfin­ ished house which has no mains water or electricity. Despite this, the children are taught by a qualified teacher and are fed and clothed as far as funds will allow.. With S to n y h u rs t’s donation, Ray of Light


headed households in Zimbabwe. Others can­ not go to school because their parents cannot af­ ford the fee, which is be­ tween US$60 and US$180 a term for State School in Zimbabwe. The Ray of Light


son, English teacher at Stonyhurst St Maty’s Hall, met the charity’s found­


organise fund-raising throughout the school for local, national and inter­ national charities. Pupils have been busily organis­ ing cake sales, discos and dinners since September. Mrs Catherine Robin­


paign was led by Stony­ hurst’s Learning to Care committee of sixth-form students. They encourage and


hopes to buy a plot of land so that it can build better facilities for its work. The fund-raising cam­


know, from seeing the conditions in which they work and how much they achieve, that this donation will make a huge differ­ ence to the Ray of Light Children’s Centre.” More in fo rm a tio n


about the charity can be found at www.rayollighta- fnca.org.


ers, Patricia Vutete and Florence Machinga, when she visited Harare a few years ago. She was struck by their warmth, gener­ osity and determination to improve the lives of Harare’s children. Mrs Robinson said: “I


PRESENTATION: Mrs Catherine Robinson receives a cheque, on behaif of Ray of Light, from Stonyhurst’s Learning to Care committee. Pictured from left to right are Kate Erskine, Mrs Catherine Robinson, James Powell, Stephanie Vincent-Otiono, Nichoias Leigh, Charlotte Redmond and Julian Ay-Yeung. (s)


Sophie in line for teen crown


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SUPPORT: Steve Higginbottom, manager of the Co-operative Su­ permarket at the Print Works, Barrow, is pictured with Care Sup­ port Worker Emma Metcaif at the iaunch of the fund-raising year, (s)


Care Ribble Valley, as its charity of the year.


the Co-operative supermarkets, in con­ junction with Crossroads, will be raising awareness of carers and fund-raising. The donations will provide extra res­


This means that throughout the year


pite time for those carers who look after loved ones in the community.


when police arrived but four young men were involved in a fight in the street out­ side the bar.


was given a fixed penalty notice and re­ leased. Two men aged 18 and 23 were re­


leased after a police caution. After the incident, Lancashire po­


lice warned people not to spread word about parties on Facebook.


suspicion of assault and rdeased on po­ lice bail, and another 19-year-old man


A 19-year-old man was questioned on


for street punch-up A FACEBOOK message led to a punch-up that left a police officer with a minor hand injury. A private birthday party at Sobar, King Street, Clitheroe, on Saturday was post­ ed on the social media site and more than 1,000 turned up instead of the 250 expected. Most of the crowd had dispersed


Website post blamed


A RIBBLE Valley charity is being, backed during 2013 by Co-operative Su­ permarkets. The UK company has chosen the Car­ er’s Trust, which includes Crossroads


“It’s not just about how the girls look. Fif­ ty per cent of their mark is based on how they come across in their interview, and it’s a lot to with ability and achievement.” Sophie attended Bowland High before


ture in teen magazines, make personal ap­ pearances and get free goodies including clothes, shoes and a photo shoot. Competition director Holly Ikin said:


the grand final at The Globe Theatre at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in September. The girl who is crowned winner will fea­


former at Ciitheroe Royal Grammar School, sent photogaphs and returned a questionnaire to the competition organ­ isers, and was picked from hundreds of entries to be one of 150 semi-finalists na­ tionwide. These will be whittled down to 60 for


chosen as a semi-finalist in the Miss Teen Great Britain contest, with the chance to win a £1,000 prize and national fame later this year. Sophie (18^ from Whalley, a sixth


finals,” she said. “Now it’s fingers crossed for a place in the final.”


Cakes and laughs ahead


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the members themselves, the event will be held at Newton Village Hall on Saturday, Feb­ ruary 16th from 1-30 p.m. to 3-30 p.m. A de­ licious selection of home-made cakes will be on sale, to be en­


TEA and cakes will be the order of the afternoon when Newton Youth Group hold a fund­ raiser in aid of Comic Relief 2013. Organised by


school at Oswaldtwistle, appears on stage frequently in school and amateur produc­ tions, and has also worked as a TV extra. “I’m excited to get through to the semi­


going to CRGS to study for A-levels in theatre studies, religious studies and Eng­ lish language. She attends the Dramatic Annie theatre


TEEN DREAMS: Sophie Montague


is hoping for a Great Britain crown. Photo: Hannah Rose Spurgeon, The Remedy.


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