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Woman life in
A Read woman has admitted arson folllowing a dramatic house fire in the village last month. Angela Gott (42), of Whal-
ley Road, pleaded guilty to arson being reckless as to whether life was endan gered when she appeared at Burnley Crown Court lasThursday,March 19th. Gott initially appeared be
fore Blackburn Magistrates on Saturday, February 21st. She had been released from the Royal Blackburn Hospital where she had been treated for severe smoke inhalation following the blaze at the house in Whalley Road on Sunday evening, February 15th. Police launched an inves
tigation after 18 fire-fighters attended the fire at the prop erty at id-45 pm on the Sun day evening. At the time, Gott was remanded in custody. Another woman who
was injured in the blaze, a 44-year-old Andrea Rad ford, has since been dis charged from the Burns Unit at Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester. Gott will be sentenced at
The scene of the fire in Whalley Road, Read, last month, which left two women needing hospital treatment
Burnley Grown Court and has been bailed until May 14th,
pending pre-sentence and psychiatric reports.
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Castle views sought for Ribble Meadow
The new Barratt Homes development in Clitheroe, Ribble Meadow, is looking to add some local flavour to its showhomes and calling on the local community to help. To bring a taste of the ar
ea indoors, the team at Rib ble Meadow are asking Ideals to take images of Clitheroe’s famous landmark castle, de clared a memorial to the men who had lost their lives in the Great War. Ribble Meadow is looking
for budding photographers to take their best shot of the landmark, and enter it in a - competition to see their pho tograph framed and hung in
one of the three showhomes onsite.
Graeme Gibb, sales man
ager at Barratt Homes, said: “We’ve been spending time getting to know the local com munity and we really wanted
to find out what it was that in spired people, what building or landmark really summed up the city and made them proud."
Graeme added: “We are
looking for that special shot that captures Clitheroe Cas tle in a really special and beau tiful way. The winning shots. will take pride of place in our showhomes for everyone to view and I’m really excited to
see the entries.” The development, which
has a mix of stone elevat jons, red facing brick and ivory render with white windows and stylish black doors has a range of three and four bed room family homes available for first time buyers and grow
ing families alike. The deadline for entries is
Friday April 10th and you can
enter, by sending your pho tograph via email to barratt-
manchester@havasww.com
or sending a CD in the post to: Ribble Meadow Photogra-
TV spotlight on valley for Tour of Britain race
Top cyclists in Septembertreat for spectators
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THE world's top cyclists andtens of thousands of spectators willdescendon the Ribble Valley in September for Stage 2 of the 2015 Friends LifeTour of Britain. Stage 2 of the eight-day race
' will involve 20 of the world’s top cycling teams, including Olympic and world champi ons and Tour de France stage winners. The 162-km stage will start
in Clitheroe town centre on Monday September 7th, tak ing a clockwise route via the Nick o’ Pendle, Longridge, Dunsop Bridge andSlaidburn to Gisburn, then to Barnolds- wick and Earby before brief ly returning to Clitheroe and then on to Whalley, Nelson andthefinishinColne. It will be the race’s first vis
it to Ribble Valley and Pendle boroughssince20io, when the opening stage passed through on its way to Blackpool, and the first time that Clitheroe has been a host venue. The race will be broadcast
by 16 TV channels across 139 territories in Europe, Aus tralia and the USA, and ITV will screen three hours of live
TourofBritainmascotToBi with Pendle councillor Paul White, Ribble Valley councilleaderStuartHirstandlanWilkinson.ofTeam Raleigh-GAC.
coverage every day and a one- hour highlights programme at night. Ribble Valley Borough
Council leader Stuart Hirst said: “The Tour of Britain at tracts a huge following, as well as an international television audience, so is the ideal show case for Ribble Valley’s many attractions. “Ribble Valley is one of the
UK’s premier visitor destina tions, with a national reputa tion for fine food and drink, outstanding independent shops and stunning country
side. We are delighted to be hosting the Tour of Britain and look forward to giving the elite cyclists, their teams and tens of thousands of visitors a warm Ribble Valley welcome.” Ian Wilkinson, who lives in
Chatburn and rides for Team Raleigh-GAC, is looking for ward to riding in a home stage. He said: “Ribble Valley and Pendle are fantastic places to
cycle. “The landscape is chal
lenging and very dramatic. I’m sure this year’s competi tors will enjoy Stage Two.”
Ribble Valley runners to tackle ‘the toughest footrace on earth’
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Cansomeonefrom the re laxed atmosphere of a wine shop, more used to nice hot dinners and a glass of wine in the evening, run 156 miles through the Sahara Desert?
, That’sexactlywhatTomJones from The Whalley Wine Shop is attempting when he tack-' les the infamous Marathon des Sables known notorious ly as “The toughest footrace on Earth”. On April 3rd Tom travels
to Southern Morocco to com pete in the “Marathon of the Sands” - the equivalent of six marathons in just six days. The longest single stage of this “ultra marathon” is a gruelling 80km which involves most competitors running non stop for more than 16 hours. Tom (29), an ex-Clithe-
roe Royal Grammar School student who hails from Ribchester, but now lives in Clayton-le-Moors with his partner Jen, and owns the award-winning Whalley Wine Shop, has never run a mara thon before. Tom explained: “This is my
first long distance run of any description and I’ve gone for one of the most dif ficult races that exists. It’s not one marathon, it’s six, it’s on consecu tive days, it’s in the Saha ra desert running on sand dunes and it’s in 50 degree heat.” On top of
that it is a “self suffi cient” mar athon which means run ners have to
m m m MARATHON MEN:TomJones(above)and Phil White(below)will be takingontheultra-distanceMarathondes Sables.
carry all their food, clothing, equipment and sleeping gear on their backs in a rucksack weighing about 10kg. Tom is running the race
with long-time school friend Adam Evans, originally from Mellor. “We start running on April
5th and finish on the 10th. It is by far the hardest physical thing I have ever done'or am likely to do. This year is also the race’s 30th an niversary as it started
|: in 1985, sort of fitting < asit’smy30thbirthday
v this year too.” “A lot of custom ers and friends have asked why I am do ing the run and I sup pose the a n sw e r
is that it ’s the com plete op
posite of what my normal life is like! I eqjoy fine dining, fine wines and lovely cheese, not rehydrated food and running through the desert! I wanted to change my lifestyle, lose some weight and hopefully raise a lot of money for char ity.”
Tom is hoping to raise
£3,000 in sponsorship. All moneydonatedwillgodirectly to charity being split between Cancer Research UK and PH AB Whalley - a local group of volunteers helping handi capped children in Whalley. Money will also be donated to the Gurkha Welfare Trust in memory of Tom’s grandfa ther, Mqjor John Woodhouse, who died last November and greatly respected the Gurkha regiment. Should you want to sup
port Tom and his charities vis it his Justgiving page at: www.
justgiving.com/teams/tom- jonesmds or text 70070 and
put TMDS85 and the amount of your donation. Meanwhile, part-time per
sonal carer and TV extra Phil White is also hoping to com plete the Marathon Des Sa bles in memory of his father who died from bowel cancer in 2013. Phil, of Queen Mary Ter
race, Whalley, completed the race in 2012 raising £10,000 for MENCAP, the learning dis ability charity. Phil (62) said: “The reason I
am attempting to do it again is that I lost my father with Bow el Cancer in 2013. It was awful to see him suffer, he lost half his body weight so 1 am hop ing to raise funds for ‘Beating Bowel Cancer’. The bit of mon ey he left me covered the cost of the race, so I am doing it in his memory." His father had served in
the desert with the RAF in Khartoum in the 1950s so Phil thought it would be fitting to
run this race in his memory and to raise funds for Beating Bowel Cancer. Phil added: “I was the old
est Brit taking part at 62 years old, but now thegreat explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes is taking part at 71 years old.” Phil, who has two children
in their 20s and has worked as a TV extra in Coronation Street, Hollyoaks and Peaky Blinders and several more dramas, will have to carryhis food and first aid kit - includ ing an anti-venom kit in case of snake or scorpion bites, his clothes, in fact everything he needs to survive the sixdays in his backpack. Semi-retired health serv
ice worker Phil said: “I’m very excited. I did the Marathon des Sables in 2012, but I’m a little bit older now. I’ve been training on different terrains - on the beach and on hills, ba sically trying to get a reason able level of fitness. And my
running club Blackburn Road Runners have been support ing me in my training. My big gest challenge at the moment though is trying to fit every- thingintomybackpack!” . Bowel cancer is the UK’s
second biggest cancer killer. Each year around 41,000 peo ple are diagnosed with the dis ease, but if caught early, more than 90% of cases can be treat ed successfully. Beating Bowel Cancer is
"Sgg&‘
the support and campaigning charity for everyone affected by bowel cancer. They provide vital practical and emotional help and campaign to raise public awareness of the dis ease, as well as to ensure Gov ernments and health services provide the highest quality care and treatments. Graham Kelly, director of
fund-raising at Beating Bow el Cancer, said: “We’re very grateful for Phil’s support and fund-raising efforts, which will help the charity contin ue to help more patients. The Marathon des Sables is a huge commitment to undertake and we wish Phil the best of luck for the challenge.” The charity advises people
to go to the GP if they have any of the following symptoms for three weeks or more: • Bleeding from the bot
tom or blood in your poo; • A persistent change in
bowel habit, especially going more often or looser stools; • Abdominal pain, espe-
ciallyifsevere; • A lump in your tummy; • Unexplained weight loss
or tiredness; To donate to Phil’s fund
raising effort, please vis it:
www.justgiving.com/ phil-whiteii For more information and
advice about bowel cancer visit
www.beatingbowelcan-
cer.org
Nathan in UK fitness final
When 20 Roefield Leisure members embarked on a 12 week body makeover chal lenge to transform their bod ies following the excesses of Christmas, they did not expect one of their team to feature in the top five transformations in the country as part of a na tional competition. Headed by duty manager
Ben Dewhurst, the Roefield team set out to achieve various individual fitnessgoals as part of the nationwide challenge in partnership with sports nutri tion brand USN.
Oneofthe members, Nath
an Peel, is now in the top five entrants and will be heading to BodyPower Expo in May to meet the other finalists and go head to head to win £5,000 in cash, £2,000 worth of USN sports nutrition products and the chance to become an am bassador for the company. Ben said: “He undoubtedly
deserves his place in the top five. His transformation in 12 weeks is second to none - he was always first in the gym at 6 am every morning and adapt ed his nutrition to match his
training. The results speak for themselves. We are now only nine weeks away from Body- Power, so we will be working very hard to give Nathan every chance ofwalking away as the overall winner.” Nathan, who is the captain
at Clitheroe Rugby Club and lives in Waddington, said: “I needed to make a lifestyle change and after joining Roe field, I undertook 12 weeks of hard work to transform myself both physically and mentally. “My body fat reduced and my fitness and strength in
creased. I am so happy with the results and I can’t begin to explain my elation at being announced the winner of the Roefield USN challenge, never mind hearing I’d been selected as a national finalist. “I’ve got my fingers crossed
for May.” • Nathan will be at Body-
Power at the NEC in Birming ham on Friday and Saturday May 16th and 17th. Anyone wishing to show their support should contact ben@roefield.
co.uk for further information and ticket prices.
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