Ribble Valley over-limit chef refused blood test

A RIBBLE Valley chef who narrowly failed a breathalyser declined the chance of giving blood because he said he ‘wasn’t trying to get out of it’.

Blackburn magistrates heard Leighton James Knowles gave a reading of 45 against the legal limit of 35.

And Liz Parker, defending, said if he had availed himself of the opportunity to give blood he may well have been under the limit.

“That would have been my advice to him but as you have heard he was totally co-operative and straightforward with the police,” she said.

Knowles, of Whalley Road, Clitheroe, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol. He was given a conditional discharge for 18 months, banned for 12 months and ordered to pay £85 costs.

Mrs Parker said Knowles, trained by celebrity chef Andrew Nutter in Rochdale, works at the Spread Eagle, Sawley. “He has sold his car and cycles to work,” she said.

Comments(16)

AnimalReid says...
5:23am Sat 22 Sep 12

Telegraph - 2 things ;
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When full screen adverts pop up that you cant get rid of it I start to lose patience.
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useyourhead says...
7:55am Sat 22 Sep 12

AnimalReid wrote:
Telegraph - 2 things ;
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When full screen adverts pop up that you cant get rid of it I start to lose patience.
...
Whenever I want to read a sports article I get a blast of some TV channel coming through.
...
This website is going down the pan rapidly. You could make so much more of it. Get your act together or I'm off. I'll get my local news somewhere else.
Here Here!

Doug Spencer says...
10:22am Sat 22 Sep 12

useyourhead wrote:
AnimalReid wrote:
Telegraph - 2 things ;
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When full screen adverts pop up that you cant get rid of it I start to lose patience.
...
Whenever I want to read a sports article I get a blast of some TV channel coming through.
...
This website is going down the pan rapidly. You could make so much more of it. Get your act together or I'm off. I'll get my local news somewhere else.
Here Here!
Agreed

Michael@ClitheroeSince58 says...
10:23am Sat 22 Sep 12

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Michael@ClitheroeSince58 says...
10:23am Sat 22 Sep 12

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Michael@ClitheroeSince58 says...
10:31am Sat 22 Sep 12

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Marla Singer says...
3:53pm Sat 22 Sep 12

The headline makes this story sound like the chef was being uncooperative when really, he was NOT trying to wriggle out of the law! 'Refuse' in any headline is sensationalist and in this case the guilty person conceded to his moral responsibilities and sucked it up! (10 units over is hardly borderline but you have to respect the guy for not wasting anymore time and money).

sen c ble says...
4:01pm Sat 22 Sep 12

One of the top rated hotels in the North of England.

Maybe a discount or even a VIP treatment awaits for readers comments, not to mention the main in article, to engage in lenghty discussions away from mentioning chef sup'.

There's me reading the news and out of the blue, it pops up. Drives me ballistic!

Michael@ClitheroeSince58 says...
7:34pm Sat 22 Sep 12

Marla Singer wrote:
The headline makes this story sound like the chef was being uncooperative when really, he was NOT trying to wriggle out of the law! 'Refuse' in any headline is sensationalist and in this case the guilty person conceded to his moral responsibilities and sucked it up! (10 units over is hardly borderline but you have to respect the guy for not wasting anymore time and money).
I did the very same thing many years ago, there was even as solicitor at court waiting for me telling me I could get off as procedure had not been followed, Silly or not I sad no I had been drinking and I'm pleading guilty. It cost me my licence but at the end of the day, I had been drinking and It set me for a new way of thinking, Now I will not drive even if I have had the smallest drink. That was 30 years ago and still no matter what I don't care who begs me if I have touched one drop I'm NOT driving.

hunter3062 says...
9:58pm Sat 22 Sep 12

the law should be zero that way there is no room for error.all new vehicles should be fitted with breathalyser units which render the vehicle useless for a period of 24 hrs if alcohol is detected.and anybody convicted should be banned for a minimum of 10yrs.any person involved in a traffic collision that injures or kills a person/s should be banned for life and imprisoned for a min of 5 years to 15 years.

Michael@ClitheroeSince58 says...
9:53am Sun 23 Sep 12

Michael@ClitheroeSin
ce58
wrote:
Simples! Install Mozilla Firefox then inside Firefox install the plugin Addblock+ and never ever see another advert as long as though shalt live end of. Plus as a final bit of advice do not use Internet explorer 8 or 9 as there is a ) day exploit that will give people like me full remote access :)
Windows update is now available to fix this exploit, please update

dogsblox says...
11:04am Sun 23 Sep 12

Michael@ClitheroeSin
ce58
wrote:
Simples! Install Mozilla Firefox then inside Firefox install the plugin Addblock+ and never ever see another advert as long as though shalt live end of. Plus as a final bit of advice do not use Internet explorer 8 or 9 as there is a ) day exploit that will give people like me full remote access :)
Thumbs up on this, i thought i would give it a try,nothing to lose i am sort of missing the adds already,thanks.

Michael@ClitheroeSince58 says...
12:34pm Sun 23 Sep 12

dogsblox wrote:
Michael@ClitheroeSin

ce58
wrote:
Simples! Install Mozilla Firefox then inside Firefox install the plugin Addblock+ and never ever see another advert as long as though shalt live end of. Plus as a final bit of advice do not use Internet explorer 8 or 9 as there is a ) day exploit that will give people like me full remote access :)
Thumbs up on this, i thought i would give it a try,nothing to lose i am sort of missing the adds already,thanks.
You might want to have a play with the plugin called NoScript as well but this needs a little user intervention as some sites need scripts to work properly. But if you learn how to use it selectively it can make some sites much nicer to use.

sen c ble says...
1:04pm Sun 23 Sep 12

Does anyone know how to operate a basic computer. To be honest when I first went to purcshaed mine, the vendor did say it comes with a full package, i.e. anti virus I said don't want it, spy ware I said I don't want it, phising protection I said don't want it, spam protection I said don't want it, internet protection Mozilla, Firefox, Flock, No script, I said give me a f***** break HOW MUCH IS IT?, he said half the price, I said I'll take it.
Now look where it's got me. Knackered!

Michael@ClitheroeSince58 says...
2:33pm Sun 23 Sep 12

sen c ble wrote:
Does anyone know how to operate a basic computer. To be honest when I first went to purcshaed mine, the vendor did say it comes with a full package, i.e. anti virus I said don't want it, spy ware I said I don't want it, phising protection I said don't want it, spam protection I said don't want it, internet protection Mozilla, Firefox, Flock, No script, I said give me a f***** break HOW MUCH IS IT?, he said half the price, I said I'll take it.
Now look where it's got me. Knackered!
When you buy a new computer do not buy any software for it, such as Norton etc. You can get much better free software on-line.
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Comodo Firewall
Microsoft Security Essentials anti virus or maybe you might like Avast
First thing to do is stop using Internet Explorer and use Chrome or Firefox
If you need to know anything Google it, the answer is always just a search away. Join a few technical forums and get learning. :)

sen c ble says...
5:21pm Sun 23 Sep 12

Michael@ClitheroeSin
ce58
wrote:
sen c ble wrote:
Does anyone know how to operate a basic computer. To be honest when I first went to purcshaed mine, the vendor did say it comes with a full package, i.e. anti virus I said don't want it, spy ware I said I don't want it, phising protection I said don't want it, spam protection I said don't want it, internet protection Mozilla, Firefox, Flock, No script, I said give me a f***** break HOW MUCH IS IT?, he said half the price, I said I'll take it.
Now look where it's got me. Knackered!
When you buy a new computer do not buy any software for it, such as Norton etc. You can get much better free software on-line.
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Comodo Firewall
Microsoft Security Essentials anti virus or maybe you might like Avast
First thing to do is stop using Internet Explorer and use Chrome or Firefox
If you need to know anything Google it, the answer is always just a search away. Join a few technical forums and get learning. :)
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