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vvww.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk www.clitheroeadvortiser.co.uk Thursday,June26 20H CUTHER0EADVERTISER&T1MES Clitheroe passenger heard snoring when taxi stopped at level crossing by Court Reporter
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A Clitheroe taxi passengeh; y■. • heardthedriversnoring and looked across to see him
-asleep behind the wheel at a level crossing barrier? ;
Blackburn magistrates heard that driver James Ghry Sharp; had “nodded off” briefly twice before stopping at a level
. crossing, where his head fell fully onto his chest, his eyes closed and he was snoring. And the court heard that
two weeks earlier, also in Clit heroe, Sharp had been on his way to collect a fare when he crashed into a parked car in Moor Lane - a lapse He blamed on fatigue.
■ Sharp (49), of the Cross
Keys Hotel, St James Street, Burnley, pleaded guilty to driving without due care arid attention on September 25th ‘ last year. But he pleaded not guilty to
JamesSharppictured leaving Blackburn Magistrates’ Court
charges of dangerous driving and driving withoutinsurance
on September 10th. • Themagistratesfoundhim
' not guilty of dangerous driv ing, but guilty of the alterna-
; tive of driving without due careand attention. The insur-
'. aiice’charge was dismissed. .. Hewas fined £116 with £105 costs and his licence endorsed with seven penalty points. Mr Philip Hall (prosecut ing) said on September 25th
- Sharp was driving his taxi along'Greenacre Street in
. Clitheroe carrying a female passenger who had booked a taxi with Tiger Taxis to take her from The Buck Inn in the town centre.
• . . ■ •She heard him snoring .
and looked to see his head had dropped halfway towards his chest. The same was repeat-. ed further down the road as he drove past a school. This time
■ she saw his eyes
were.closed • arid his head was starting to
/fall towards his chest when his head jerked forward. When they reached a lev
el crossing the barriers were down and the taxi stopped. ■ “The passenger heard the sound of snoring again and
she looked across and saw the defendant’s head fall to wards his chest twice before dropping completely onto his chest,” said Mr Hall. “His eyes were closed and
he was asleep.” The witness opened the
taxi door to get out and Sharp woke. The earlier incident hap
pened in Moor Lane after SharphaddrivenofftheSains- bury’s car park. .- The prosecution case
for the damrigerous driving charge was that Sharp’s driv ing had fallen well below the standard expected, but Mr Philip Turner (defending) suc cessfully argued it had been a momentary lapse in concen tration. • “It has always been thecase
he would have pleaded guilty to driving without due care on that occasion, but not to dangerous driving,” said Mr
-Turner. - Sharptoldthecourthewas
suffering from fatigue and de pression. His father and his partner’s fatherhad both died and he was taking medication
for depression and back pain. On the day of the incident he
had doubled his dose of pain killers because he was in par
he told a police officer; “I re member coming round the bend and then bang.” He told the court he couldn’t explain what had
ticular discomfort. Atthesceneoftheaccident
. happened other that that he
had a momentary lapse of con centration. Mr Hall said it was the
prosecution case that Sharp had fallen asleep on that oc casion as well. .Mr Turner said the female
passenger had said nothing to Sharp at the time and had remained in the taxi until her
journey was complete. She complained to Tiger Taxis
and when they didn’t seem to be overly concerned, she re
ported it to the police. ’ . “The taxi licensing author1
ity suspended his permit and he took no issue with that,” said Mr Turner. “He will not be taking fares
again until he has been certi fied as fit bv his GP.”
Rising Northcote star Danny north-west’s top young chef
Danny Young, a 20-year-old chef at the Michelin-starred restaurant and country- house hotel Northcote, has been named North West Young Chef of the Year 2014.
Nigel Haworth’s protege has all the right ingredients for culinary success s t o c k f
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The Lancashire-born chef, who has worked at North cote, Langho, for the past
. four years, received the cov eted title just one week away from finishing his apprentice ship under chef patron Nigel
Haworth and head chef Lisa Allen. Not only is the win a huge
ly significant step in Danny’s career at Northcote, where he is poised for promotion to chef-de-partie, but it is al so recognition for his talents on a nationwide scale, gain ing automatic entry into the semi-final of the Craft Guild of Chefs National Young Chef Competition. Danny commented: “Who
would have thought that three years ago I’d be North West Young Chef of the Year? It’s an incredible honour to be chosen by a panel of such re-
Sir Bill Cash, MPfor Stone in Staffordshire, is congratulated by fellow Conservative and Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans
A former pupU at Stony hurst College was knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Sir Bill Cash attended the Ribble Valley school from 1953 to 1959 and captained the cricket team while he was there. A prominent Eurosceptic in the House of Commons, Sir Bill has been the MP for Stone, in Staffordshire, since the
Danny Young, North West YoungChefoftheYear2014.
spectedjudges and I’m look ing forward to the next phase in my career.” The competition, open
to chefs under 23 and organ ised by Essentially Cater ing, required Danny to cook a three-course meal for two
judges using regional, lo cal and seasonal produce.
Danny’s winning menu was: Formby asparagus, poached Bowland Forest free-range egg and hollandaise, wheat- fed Goosnargh guinea fowl leg kiev, scorched baby gem, sum mer pods and parsley shoots, Hesketh Bank strawberries, Simpson’s organic cream and Northcote’s garden mint.
NigelHaworth said: “Injust
three short years Danny has proven hismettleinthe kitch en - demonstrating great tal ent in devising and executing dishes that we are proud to put onourrestaurant tables. Itisa pleasure working with Danny and I lookforward to watching him progress further.”
Chance to beyoung at heart
Age Concern UK Lancashire is staging afternoon meet ings at Clitheroe’sPendle Club. • This welcoming and friendly group offers people the chance to try something different and includes a gentle exercise session, with social activities and refreshments. Meeting on Wednesdays from 2 to 4 pm, it costs £2.50 per session. For more information call 01200 453073.
constituency was created in 1997. Prior to that he was - MPfor Stafford since 1984. Among the first to congrat ulate him was Ribble Val ley’s Conservative MP Nigel Evans, who said: “I am de lighted that Sir Bill’s work over decades has been rec ognised and it is another accolade for Stonyhurst to have an old boy to receive such an honour.”
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