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aged to have a good breakfast before school as it helps them to concentrate and learn bet­ ter. The breakfast was made by


CHILDREN at Grindleton Primary School celebrated Farmhouse Breakfast Week by serving sausage sandwiches to everyone before school started for the day. The children are encour­


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and encourages family meals made from scratch.


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fast food, to demonstrate how easy it is to make.


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t h e North West Ambulance Service has welcomed the prosecution of a man who threatened and attacked am­ bulance staff - as well as uri­ nating in the back of an ambu­ lance - after they were called • out to assist him.


Matthew Braithwaite, ap­ peared before Blackburn magistrates earlier this month where he pleaded guilty to as­ sault, criminal damage and possession of cannabis. As previously reported in


The offender, 32-year-old prosecution of staff attacker


the Clitheroe Advertiser, Braithwaite - who lives in Pa- diham and works as a refuse collector in the Ribble Valley - was picked up from The Dog public house, in Wellgate, Clit­ heroe, on December 22nd last year. He had been involved in


became abusive and threat­ ening towards the paramedic treating him, at one point grabbing his hand and squeez­ ing hard. When he lashed out


an assault and suffered a head injury. Once in the ambulance he


again, the driver was forced to stop and call the police, but'after the officer arrived Braithwaite was seen to delib­ erately urinate in the back of the ambulance, meaning it had to be taken Out of service to be deep cleaned.


heard Braithwaite could re­ member little of the incident, due either to hisdiead injury or the alcohol he had drunk, but that he fully accepted the para-' medics’ version of events and apologised for his behaviour.


In mitigation, the court


ecution and sentence, the North West Ambulance Serv­ ice’s acting head of service for Cumbria and Lancashire, Ian Walmsley, said: “If an assault occurs, whether physical o r ' verbal, towards staff or on our


for sentencing, Braithwaite was made subject to a 12-month community order, a supervision order, and or­ dered to pay an £85 fine as well as £150 m compensation for the damage caused. Welcoming both the pros­


When he returned to court


vidual is totally unacceptable. When an incident like this oc­ curs, it puts additional pres­ sure on other crews working in the area, as well as an unneces- saty cost to the organisation. “There is also the psycho­ logical effect on staff to con­


vehicles, NWAS will always fully support the staff mem­ bers involved and encourage them to report the incident to the police to ensure appropri­ ate action is taken against the perpetrator. “The behaviour of this indi­


service welcomes


is a priority and we go to great lengths to ensure our staff can treat patients in an environ­ ment that is safe and secure.’


face the possibility of prosecu­ tion. “The protection of our staff


sider, assaults can have a detri­ mental effect as they are here i to care and treat the public, ‘ not be attacked by them. We fully welcome this sentence ' and hope it sends out a very clear message to anyone who assaults our crews, either ver­ bally or physically, that they ■


A MOUNTAIN rescue team leader has praised the actions of a man who became strand­ ed in the Hodder Valley dur­ ing heavy snowfall on Friday evening. Philip O’Brien, team leader of


Bowland Pennine Mountain Res­ cue Team, said thal the man who became stranded down a lane off . Easington Road between Newton


and Slaidbum, was right to remain in his car. It is believed the man became stranded around 7pm on Friday


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Advertiser that it is “incredibly rare” that people become strand­ ed in this way. He added that, the man had


done the most sensible thing by staying in his car rather than trying to find help in treacherous condi­


when he was travelling to a wed­ ding reception from Lancaster. He eventually made his way to safety with the help of local resi­ dents around 8-30am on Saturday. Mr O’Brien told the Clitheroe


ily no one has been injured in the last few days,” said Mr O’Brien, whose team were called out to deal with stranded motorists on the M6 motorway on Friday evening following the heavy snow-. faU. Ribble Valley Borough Coun­ cillor for Bowland, Newton and


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tioneer Jonathan Turner said: “We are delisted to be able to. help this charity, which provides such good work in the fight against cancer.”


Charity was chosen as the fol­ lowing treatment of an auction market employee at the hos­ pital. The raffle for a gourmet food hamper was held in con­ junction with Barclays Bank, which provides matched fund­ ing.,The charity raises money to fund projects at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, which is outside the scope of the NHS. The.Christie, in Manchester, is one of Europe’s leading can-, cer centres, treating more than 40,000 patients a year. . ’ Gisbum Auction Mart’s auc­


FiMlMERS dug deep into their pockets at Gisburn Auction Mart to raise £690 for a cancer charity. The Christie’s Chemotherapy


vice of the Highways Agency, the AA and RAC to carry things like a blanket, hot drink and food and a ■ mobile phone. “This advice is life-saving. Luck­


tions in the middle of nowhere. “People need to heed the ad­


around 7 p.m. on Friday leaving many roads in the Ribble Valley difficult to negotiate. The A59 was deserted with only a handful of commuters negotiating it in order to return to their homes.


Bowland Pennine MRT and said people should avoid travelling in such conditions. Snow started to fall heavily


Slaidbum, Coun. Rosemary Elms said that there had been a couple of other incidents that evening where people had visited the Hod­ der Valley and become stranded. She echoed the advice from the


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Poachers’ dogs maul two deer


. evidence, and the force’s wildlife crime of­ ficer has been informed. The two suspect­ ed poachers were both about 6ft. tall, one with dark hair and one with fair hair. One was wearing a grey hoodie and the other a tracksuit. Anyone with information can contact Sgt Jarrett or PC Justin Brown on 01200458752. Two weeks ago, two dead deer were


lice, said: “This witness apparently saw the attack taking place, so we would like him to come forward and tell us what he saw.” The dead deer were photographed for


ers to beware of suspicious offers of cheap venisoii.


Festive decorations


A REVIEW of Clitheroe’s Christmas dec­ orations scheme will be carried out by the towncoimdl.


f the across the street decoration displays m 2012 during a meeting of the town coun-


o Coim. Alan Yeaiing queried the absence


built into the council’s 2014/15 revenue budget.


told that the displays are not in working or­ der and needed to be replaced with some­ thing more suitable and cost effective. A review of the whole Christaas decorations scheme is scheduled for early 2013. It is envisaged that any changes will be


found by a farmer on land at Sawley. They had been gutted and apparently left to be picked up later by the poachers. Police have asked restaurants and butch­


poachers’ dogs, but were so severely mauled that they had to be put down. Sgt Craig Jarreft, of Ribble Valley po­


the farm who arrived on the scene; but did not leave his name. The two deer were not killed by the


are appealing for a witness who saw the in­ cident to come forward. The male witness spoke to a man from


POACHERS fled after their dogs were seen savaging two deer in a field at Read. . The grisly incident happened in broad daylight at Dunkirk Farm, Whalley Road, on Sunday, around 1-30 p.m. Police have identified one suspect and


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CHEQUE IN: Jane Green, agricultural manag­ er with Barclays, receives the £690 cheque from Gisburn Auction Mart’s, auctioneer Jonathan Turner, (s)


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