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POLICE are appealing for in­ formation following a robbery at a house in Whalley. Two men wearing face cov-


. erings and armed with a ma­ chete forced their way into a property in Clitheroe Readjust after 9 p.m. on Friday, Febru- -. ary 15th. They made demands o f the occupants before search­ ing the property and leaving with £50 in cash. Det. Insp. Jill Johnston said:


“Fortunately,'the couple were uninjured, but they were un­ derstandably left badly shaken by what must have been a ter­ rifying ordeal. “ In particular, I would be


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keen to speak to anyone who may have noticed any suspi­ cious activity in this area over the last couple of weeks or saw a vehicle parked on Clitheroe Road, near the junction with Wiswell Lane, at the relevant time.”


, . . • The men have been de­


scribed as being white and aged in their early 20s. They were wearing dark clothing with . their faces covered.


. Anyone with information


can contact Lancashire police on 101, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or visit: www.crimestoppers- uk.org .


A59 closed by two-car crash


A TWO-CAR collision closed the A59 during Monday morning rush hour. All three emergency services responded to the accident, which


involved a Ford Ka and a Fiat Bravo and happened at around 7-30 a.m. close to the Sabden junction, • Firefighters used cutting equipment to remove the roof o f the Ford Ka. The male driver of the Ford was taken to the Royal Blackburn Hospital with possible back injuries while the driver of the Fiat Bravo is believed to have sustained a cut on the leg and whiplash injuries. * ’


. \ ■ : The A59 was blocked from the roundabout at the top of WKal-


ley Road into Clitheroe until the turn off to Pendleton. The crash caused traffic congestion both on the A59 and in Clitheroe.


SISTERS: Charley-Marie and Emma-Jane Skinner, (s) by Julie Magee


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' relatives who suffer with a rare genet­ ic condition. David Clarkson (34), o f Billington Gardens, will compete in the Manchester Marathon on April 28th after being in­ spired to run for the Tuberous Sclerosis


Association by the stoiy of his wife’s great nieces. Emma-Jean and Charley-Marie Skin­


ner are the daughters o f Heather and Andy Skinner, of Darwen. . They both have the rare genetic condi­


tion tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), which causes benign tumours to grow in vital organs like the brain and kidneys. Charley-Marie became a media star when her parents, who also have four


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Poiiee witness appeal over sex attack on girl


by Katie Hammond


POLICE are re-appealing for in­ formation after a 14-year-old girl wais sexually assaulted by a man in Sabden. The assault took place, at approxi­


mately 7-30 a.m. on Monday, Feb­ ruary 11th, on Padiham Road in the village. As the girl was walking along and was grabbed by a man and pushed down an alleyway.


The man put his hand over the girl’s


mouth and tried to take down her trousers, but the girl was able to push him away and he ran off along Padi­ ham Road towards the junction with Simonstone Road, Officers are appealing for informa­


tion and, in particular, are looking to speak to a man who was in the area at the time and who they think could either be a witness, or could have in­ formation that might be of use to the investigation.


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Project man­ ager Graham


Sullivan, chief executive of East Lanca­


shire Building Partnership Jackie Had- wen, Neil


Beecham, of ELBP, and contracts manager


Brent Knox at the sod


cutting cer­ emony.


FUND-RAISER: David Clarkson - picturefi after completing the. Great North Run. (s)


other children, were advised to terminate the pregnancy as doctors had discovered a very large tumour which was restricting the flow of blood and predicted that the baby would not survive. Miraculously Charley-Marie’s heart


found a way to pump blood around the tumour. Charley Marie has just turned three and, along with her sister, Emma- Jean (five), is doing very well. Both girls are fortunate that they have


not had the seizures, caused by tumours in the brain, and other symptoms which often affect people with TSC. Also mildly affected, the girls’ father


Andy, was found to have TSC through genetic testing, although he had not pre­ viously been diagnosed. Now the family know what to watch out for and can be closely monitored for any problems. The girls face an uncertain future, but the family are very grateful for the sup-


port they receive from the Tuberous Sclerosis Association and for its efforts in backing vital and extremely promising re­


search to find effective treatments for this condition. David, a support worker at Calder-


stones Hospital, Whalley, hopes his mara­ thon efforts will help to make a difference and anyone who would like to support his hard work can make a donation via his justgiving page at http://www.justgiving. com/David-Clarkson4 . David said: “Running a marathon for the first time is going to be a great per­ sonal achievement for me, but it’s also ^eat to be able to give something back to the Tuberous Sclerosis Association which gives families like Charley-Marie and Emma-Jean’s such tremendous support.” • For more information about the Tu­


berous Sclerosis Association go to www. tuberous-sclerosis.org


• MP praises county for council tax cut


MBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans has praised the Conservative- -


He said: “ It shows that the council is in touch with residents’ needs. This cut comes after the council has frozen council tax in


led Lancashire County Council for delivering a 2% cut in the council tax.


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A CLITHEROE woman contin­ ued to claim benefits after she got a job at a film rental shop. Blackburn magistrates heard


that 45-year-old Teresa Ann Waterhouse received more than £10,000 in housing benefit, council tax benefit and incapacity benefit. Waterhouse, o f Littlemoor


View, pleaded guilty to failing to notify a change of circumstances. She was made subject to com­


munity supervision for 15 months and ordered to pay £85 in costs. Miss Parveen Akhtar (pros­ ecuting) said the overpayment of £10,434 was made over a 20-month period. She said the local authority of­


fices from where the housing and council tax benefits were adminis­ tered was only a minute away from where Waterhouse was working. Mr Imran Hussain (defend­


ing) said Waterhouse was born in America and had come to the UK


'with her former husband in 1998. He said Waterhouse was still mar­ ried at the time she made what had been a legitimate claim. “She went through a long, acri­


monious divorce which caused her considerable emotional stress. She hasn’t lived an extravagant lifestyle and has actually struggled to make ends meet,” said Mr Hussain.


. ..$.....r.....A ... . „........ . . . ...... St The man,'who is described as white, ’


in his 30s and o f stocky build with fair hair, was in a light coloured two-door , hatchback type vehicle with a white dog on the back seat. ' Det. Insp. Jill Johnston, who is lead­


ing the investigation said: “We would be keen to speak to this man, as given he was in the area at the time o f the offence we believe that there might be a possibility he could have infor­ mation that could help us with our enquiries.


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“We would urge him to come for­ 'V -


“ I would like to reassure people that we have a dedicated team of omc-


i ers working on this case and specially trained officers who are continuing to support to the victim and her family.” • Anyone with information is


asked to contact Lancashire police on 101, quoting log number LC- 20130211-0172. Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 orvisit www.crimestoppers-uk.org


Work has started on new


A SOD cutting ceremony to officially mark the start'of work on Clitheroe Community Hospital took place on Monday. Work has piEficially started on the two-storey, 4,050 square


metre hospital which some health experts say will revolu­ tionise health care provision in the Ribble Valley. The hospital will be located on land o f f Chatbum Road


and have 32 in-patient beds. A residential redevelopment on the existing Clitheroe


Community Hospital site is the subject of a separate outline application for planning permission. Dr Ian Whyte, GP and chair of the Ribblesdale Locality


Commissioning Group, said: “The new community hospital will provide state- of-the-art facilities fit for 21st Century health care and support to GP commissioners in responding to the health needs of local patients.”


Police hunting


cafe bar vandal POLICE are appealing for, infer-' mation after two large tables with granite tops from the terrace of a Clitheroe town centre cafe bar were smashed in the early hours of Sunday. CCTV footage shows a white,


. clean shaven'male with short dark brown straight hair and wearing a


■ khaki light brown jacket, light col­ oured trousers ancl black- and white trainers overturn the tables. ■ ' The incident happened at 3-50


a.m. at Maxwells Cafe Bar, King Street, and £800 worth o f damage was caused. Anyone with informa­ tion should phone the police on the non-emergency number 101.


Car battery Stolen


POLICE are appealing for infor­ mation after a car battery was sto­ len from a property in Whalley in the early hours of Monday. The battery was being charged


at the.Limefield Avenue property when it was stolen at around 7-10 a.m. A man in his late 30s or early 40s, o f stocky build with grey reced­ ing hair and wearing a yellow high visibility jacket, was seen getting into an old pale blue car and driv­ ing off towards Station Road. Anyone with information should call the police on the number 101.


Donor sessions


BLOOD donor sessions will be held at St James’ Church Hall, St James’ Street, Clitheroe, next Fri­ day, March 8th, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 7r30 p.m.


Graven College Open Morning


Saturday 9 March 2013 9.30am - 12.30pm All Graven College Campuses OPEN

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