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Man ‘loses everything’ in blaze Village pub opened its doors to shelter residents amid explosion fears


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A man was forced to flee his home in the middle of the night and was left needing hospital treatmentafterfire ripped through his caravan, killing two animals.


Flames engulfed the static caravan at Stubbins Vale Caravan Park, in Stub- bins Lane, Sabden, at 3am on Sunday. Mr Chris Williams (50) who lived


in the property managed to get out, but his pet boxer dog, called “Henry”, and a hamster, who he was believed to be looking after for a friend, per- ished.Athird animal,acat,is thought to have escaped the fire but has not been seen since. Firefighters said Mr Williams was


taken to the Royal Blackburn Hos­ pital suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation. Police and fire crews evacuated


the caravan site while staff at the nearby White Hart pub opened their doors to give residents some­ where warm to wait and provided them with tea and coffee until they returned to their homes around two hours later at 5am. Zoe Mitchell (19), who was looking


Emily Rogers and Zoe Mitchell who opened the White Hart to residents and served tea and coffee after they were evacuated.


after the pub while her mum, land­ lady Maxine Bates, is on honeymoon with husband Gary in Turkey, heard sirens and rushed up to the scene with friend Emily Rogers. “We were sitting upstairs and


could smell burning,” said Zoe. “I looked out the window andcouldsee some flashing lights but nothing else. “We heard more sirens so we went


outside and just saw all these flames coming from the caravan. “We went up to see if everybody


was OK. They were evacuating every­ one and the police asked if we could


open the pub. The pub was full, there were old ladies wearing just their dressing gowns so it’s a good job we were there. We stayed open until about 5 am. They evacuated the site because there were a lot of gas can­ isters which could have exploded.” ZoesaidMr Williams,whoisstay-


ing with his sister outside the village, near Gisburn, had “lost everything” in the fire and had been in the pub earlier in the evening. “I’ve been told he’s just d is ­


traught,” she added. Firefighters said they are still in-


All that remains of the static caravan which was engulfed in flames, killing two pets byEr ic Beardsworth


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Businesswoman Kath Lord- Green isabouttostaronTV with some its best-known celebrities... but there’s a big secret she’s having to keep.


Kath (51), from Whalley, is on ITV’s “Celebrity Squares” next Wednesday - in a pro­ gramme recorded back in June -and she was told she must not reveal whether or not she won the £20,000 star prize. “You’lljust have to wait until


next Wednesday andwatchitto find out,” said Kath. The game show favourite -


based on noughts-and-crosses and with nine celebrities in the squares answering questions - has been revived by ITV with comedy actor Warwick Davis as question master and comedi- ansTim Vine and Joe Wilkinson as regular panellists. Guest celebrities on the


programme Kath is on are Jonathan Ross, X Factor’s Louis Walsh, TV favourite Christine Bleakley, comedian


The all-star “Celebrity Squares" panel and (inset) Kath Lord-Green.


Adam Hills, actor Jimi Mistry, comedienne Ellie Taylor and Olympian heptathlete Louise Hazel. “They were all marvel­


lous. They chatted with us and every one of them gave me a hug when we’d finished the record­ ing,” said Kath.


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jobcentre ‘to the top’ MP Nigel Evans says he will


. go to the top at the Depart­ ment of Work and Pensions - to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain DuncanSmith-tomakesure that Ribble Valley people do not lose out due to the pro­ posed closure of Clitheroe Jobcentre. “I understand the need


for change to save money, but vulnerable people on disability and unemploy­ ment benefit must not be left without local essential services,” said Mr Evans. “It is of vital importance


that at the very least alter­ native arrangements are in place before the Jobcentre office in Wellgate is closed down as proposed.” Ribble Valley Citizens


AdviceBureaumanagerKaty Marshall is concerned about support for local people. “The 152 people on sick­


ness benefit who have work focussed interviews go to Clitheroe Jobcentre at the moment. What will they do?,” she asked “Blackburn Jobcentre is


l i miles away, which costs £6 return by bus. This will not be paid back but will come out ofpeople’s pockets.


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.claim unemployment ben­ efit at present which starts with a claim interview. This will cost more than 10% of a


jobseeker’s weekly income if they have to go to Blackburn Jobcentre.


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benefit will need internet access and the possibility to have personal interviews, or people and theirfamilieswill suffer and this will have an impact on the whole of our community one way or an­ other. “Concern still needs to


be voiced by as many people as possible about the pro­ posed closure to make the DWP know that we object to the removal of services, by. writing to S.C. Johnson at Blackburn Jobcentre, Post Handling Site B, Wolver­ hampton, WV99 iRT, or by email to steve.johnson4@ dwp.gsi.gov.uk before Octo­ ber 7th.”


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