CUTHEROEADVERIISERSTIMES I Thursday,October 1,2015
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Stonyhurstheadis set to step down
The headteacher at Stony- hurst College, Mr Andrew Johnson, has decided to step down after 10 years. Mr Johnson, who has been in charge of the historic Jesuit school since 2006, will leave attheendofthesummer term next year.
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Hit TV show visits college
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A Ribble Valley author is eqj oying life in the spotlight after the publication of his book caused somewhat of a media furore.
' Anthony Blackie, of Piggery Cottages, Great Mitton, has appeared on Good MorningBritain,North WestTonight,GranadaReports,TheOneShowandmany
more, to discuss hisnewbook“TheSquashedMan Who Married ADragon”-with his wife Vicki being the “dragon” is he referring to.
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Action man Luke ready to defend title
Clitheroe action man Luke Blackledge intends to be the name oh everybody’s lips after he defends his Commonwealth super-middle boxing title against Grays’ Lee Markham on the huge Manchester Arena card on Saturday, Oc tober ioth^ The world championship card is littered with tasty-tear ups but this bang- up between two certified bruisers can’t help but be a thriller. -
Countdown is on for business awards finals
Fierce competition brings new faces to established contest
By J u l i e M a g e e julie,
magee@jpress.co.uk Twitter:@clithadvertiser
Withonly three weeksto go
until the Ribble Valley Busi ness Awards cere mony takes place, thefinalists have been
revealed.
Nominations are up on last year and the competition has been fierce, bringing many new faces and shop fronts to
the table. Chatburn fencing special
ists Empress Fencing have been put forward as final ists in no less than four cat egories, including customer friendly, retail business and Made in Ribble Valley, to sit alongside the Bowland Bioen
ergy Award. Emma Ireland, of Em
press, said: “Andrew and 1 are both absolutely delight ed th at Empress has received four finalist nominations for
the awards. “The business celebrates
its goth anniversary next year and just to have been nomi nated means a great deal to
us. “We are a family run busi
ness and a good group of friends, and so anything that tells us we might be doing a decentjob is very welcome in
deed.” Hot on their
heels with ap pearances as Fi nalists in three categories are lingerie design ers Raine & Bea and professional
‘I am absolutely
delighted with the response to the
secondyear of Rib ble Valley Business Awards’
trial bike display team Inch PerfectTrials.whotookhome the Made in Ribble Valley
Award last year. Inch Perfect MD Matthew
Alpe said: “We thank the pub lic for all their support and positive feedback and we are thrilled to be nominatedfor
the second year running.” All three are also up for the
Bowland Bioenergy Award, which is the most prestig ious accolade and celebrates
businesses that have the ca pacity to inspire others. Oth er finalists in this category are The Grand Venue in Clithe roe, Glass House Cafe Bar in Ribchester.Whalley Commu nity Hydro and Silverwoods Waste Management. This year’s competition has seen entries from a large number of new faces and busi nesses,including Kreate Graphics, based in Sabden. Kate Pollitt,
of Kreate, said:
“As a self-confessed intro vert, business awards aren’t something I’ve ever consid ered, so hearing I’d been nom inated for one came as a bit of a surprise. “1 found the application
process to be both enjoyable and rewarding. It gave me the valuable opportunity to take an in-depth look at my design
business. “I gained insights into what I’ve achieved, the true
value I offer my clients and where there’s room for im provement. “Hearing I was a finalist
and having the work I love to do acknowledged was the ic ing on the cake. Awards organiser Rob
Carder said: “I am absolutely delighted at the response to thesecondyearofRibble Val ley Business Awards. “We hoped we could con
solidate on lastyear’s success, as the second year is always a test of whether or not run ning an annual local busi nesses awards competition will be sustainable. “So a big thank you must go out to the people of Ribble
Valley, our.volunteers, spon sors, delivery partners, nom inees and finalists for their, magnificent contribution this year. We’re confident that Ribble Valley Business Awards has a great future.” Anticipation is building
for the event itself which will - be held on October 15th at Mytton Fold Hotel.
A giant marquee village will be erected on Clitheroe Cas tle’s field as part of a Christ mas festival to be staged in the town. . On the back of the suc
cess of Clitheroe Food Festi val, there has been a steady flow of requests from visitors andexhibitorsforasimilarly
• impressive Christmas event. It will host an ice rink, a
variety of quality food and drink producers, many whom exhibit at the food fes tival, plus a wide selection of gift and craft traders. Seasonal demonstra
tions and talks willbe staged throughout with a festive at mosphere provided by carol singers.
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Popular ITV antiques show “Dickinson’s Real Deal” is coming to the Ribble Valley later this month. Members of the public are invited to take along their an tiques and valuables to Stonyhurst College at Hurst Green on
Saturday, October 17th. There is no need to register and doors will open at 9 am, clos-
ingatspm. Everybody will be seen and people are asked to take along some photo identification, such as a passport or driving li
cence. For more details call 01179707618 or email dickinsonsreal
deaI@rdftelevision.com A six-month-old baby was involved in a three car collision
on the A59 on Saturday. The North West Air Ambulance had been responding to a medical emergency involving an 8o-year-old woman at
just after 1-30 pm. It landed on St Michael and St John’s RC
Primary School’s playing field, but following the decision to takethepatientto hospital by theroadambulance,the
air ambulance then responded to the three-car collision, which happened near to the McDonald’s roundabout on
the AS9 at
around2-iopm.Atotalofseven people,includ
ing the sixmonth-old-baby, were reported injured and a 24-year-old female was subsequently taken to RoyalBlack- bum Hospital by road ambulance. None of the casualties
. were seriously injured. This photo, taken by local resident Jonathan Haworth,
shows the parish priest at St Michael and St John’s RC Church,Monsignor John Corcoran,opening thegates for the North West Air Ambulance paramedics, (s)
Van ends up on its roof on busy road
A Volkswagen Caddy van was upturned onto its roof
in a single vehicle accident in Clitheroe Road, Wadding- ton, on Monday morning. The male driver suffered no serious injuries in the crash, which happened just after 8 am near to the entrance to
WaddowHall.
Ambulance station plan: have your say
Clitheroe residents have until tomorrow to air their
views on plans to transform a former ambulance station. Plans to re-develop the old station in Princess Avenue intoatheatre lighting hire premises have been submit ted to Ribble Valley planning department.
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