COUNTY’S


SPENDING £8M. UP ON LAST YEAR


A l t h o u g h Lancashire


County Council’s expenditure rose again in 1968/69, the rate of increase was less than in previous years. New schools,:more.staff and


pupils, the expansion of further education and teacher’s train­ ing; plus pay awards, devalu­ ation and subsequent national


budgets, contributed mainly to the increase. Actual figures given in “Lan


cashire County County Fin­ ance," a booklet summary of the accounts and finances of the County Council for' the year ended March 31, 1969 and published in advance of the annual Abstract of Accounts, show -that the total county expendiure for last year was £134,713,074. Expenditure on the county


£79,650 SEWAGE PLAN APPROVED BY COUNCIL preferred


PlansCor two sewerage


and sewage disposal schemes in Bowland have been drawn up by the rural council, and were approved at the council s meeting on Monday. Land has already been


Housing and Local Govern- ment. ■


— ..-.I T» ,1


schemes, which will; provide mains sewerage .for • the villages of Rimington and


Total cost of the two includes three ■


bought for the works, and the schemes will now be sub­ mitted to the Ministry of


fiMwii. .


Sawley, is £79,650. The plan for Rimington


1


'the clerk, told members of the council.


.


ing to a sewage disposal works near Rimington Beck. AH surface water would be excluded from the system.


sewers drain­ ORK UNDER WAY


ON 45 HOMES * CLITHROE


A total of 45 houses—16 council and 29 private—were


Under construction in Clitheroe at the end oL the hrst quarter of 1969. according to Ministry of Housing statistics,


council’s own services: amoun­ ted to £124,332,875, more than £8 millions (7.2 per cent) up on last year, but a smaller in­ crease than in recent years. This, says Mr. J. Conway,


County Treasurer, who com­ piled the summary', reflects the economic climate in which the 1968/69 county budget iwas made


Disbandment


estimates made by the county council, government measures a t that time called for the discontinuance of the supply of free milk in secondary schools, the reduction of the Civil Defence service to a care and maintenance basis, the dis­ bandment' of the Auxiliary Fire Service and a reduction in spending on road maintenance and improvement On the other, hand, the


In addition to cuts in service Lacc, perfume, liqueurs,


Early start on new village


Work is to start next month on building a long-


awaited village hall for the p i c t u r e s q u e village o f Bolton-by-Bowland.


raising, and many frustrations and delays, plans have been agreed, a site obtained, and a tender for the work accepted, vijlagers were told at a public meeting yesterday week.


After 23 years of money­


and grant of £5,000 has been I hujld a new hall on the site, agreed, by the Ministry of | j,ut it was converted into a


--------f w Wn I demolish the old building and


county council had to meet an Increase in students’ . mainten­ ance grants and higher fees a t direct grant schools follow­ ing a reduction in Government aid to these schools, while de­ valuation in 1967 and subse­ quent national budgets resulted in increased costs generally, The booklet shows that the


private house, . . The agreements' had now


education services once again took the major portion of expenditure totalling nearly £87 millions and an increase of £7,277,0'6o (nine per cent); Of the remaining .services, expenditure on health and wel-


on the. children's services by £310,000 (18 per cent). High­ ways and bridges expenditure showed a reduction.. - Additional government grants


' fare . services increased by £ 943.000 (eight per cent) and


..,of-«<mo-'4SjJ“n>iWoiMrJwgely offset the increased expend!-


cils miscellaneous income of nearly £21 millions, left a balance of £809,000 of the additional spending to be met from rates.


MINISTER WARNS GOODS VEHICLE OPERATORS


transport operators of the consequences of failing to get I concerts^an^s9' w hiT drives their goods vehicles plated and tested on lime.


Mr. Richard Marsh, Minister of Transport, has warned fund in 1946, with an event ' — • ■ - — ,—


1V1I, XM U m lU jv id jo l j , i r i i l l ia iw i uj. a i u iw ^ w m } »>«•» m h iu w u ................. _ C i l l____ t —-


k .<


I The village began a buildin i -u i iu 1**


»»*«** ^ »•**. I 4-Viat KnieaH X


concerts dances, whist drives and Christmas fayres have,


Under new regulations, they will have to produce valid test certificates before they will be ,


able to licence their vehicles. “We do not want t 1o make It


impossible for ^ y o p ^ t o r to odods Vehicles (Production of In n dp, 0 um e n-i


letter- asking their co-operation. The letter noin-t3 out that the


oughout tile ______in a country


must lie fairly and squarely on I llcence5 are gra,nted for goods tbe operator, Mav


certificates before excise told Chambers of Commeice | and


vehicles subject to the plating regulations.


Operator the car that letter. primai-y'means of enforcement -testing scheme, is Next year’s school summer


■•This provision, similar te l tojd on Monday, already in operation for


On and alter October 1, an The holiday dates agreed by operator of a vehicle subject to the meeting were: Schools open


19.


vehicle if it was fii'st registered before January 1, 1961, unless he produces a test certificate for the vehicle valid on the day the licence is to commence.


■


holidays in Bowland will be too late for haytime, mem­ bers of the BowJand Educa­ tion Sub-Committee were


thee 1 redred - f -armev failed in a- - tQ bring forward th e . start of


County Coun. JT H. Aspin, a bid


of the goods vehicle platmg the holidays by a fortnight, and testing scheme.” says the from ^ pJopo^ d date 0f July


the regulations will not be able January 5; half,term February to get an excise licence for the' ” »»*•"*». *>.


23 to March 2; Easter March 25 to April 6; Whitsuntide, May 18 to June 1. Summer, July 19 to Septem­


n-r„w.v,


which should have been tested before April 1, 1969,


before oeiore any they can get an excise licence Grammar School foi Girls, M1®


vehicle manufactured January 1, 1968 before


i raop ueiore, An o l iJ irl„ °?


| amended in due course to bring newer vehicles within tfie scope | of the scheme.


ACROSS


1 He likes to have something in his gin (7).


5 Pole of undoubted charm (5).


8 This alters tire position of ' . a man on the board (5, 4).


10 Bo me of the harassed . generals rush (5).


9 Ten after tills will be cor­ rupt (3).


12 Corrected fellows caught in bad deed (7).


13 A short time to support the proposition (6).


20 A little bit to cal — that certainly makes sense (5).


ward is maintained (5).


23 Unfinished aim for former Portuguese settlement (3).


Leap; 9, Stage-floor; 11, Ten­ der; 13, Feint; 15, Loot; 16, Crisp; 17, Court; 18, Molar; 19, Bear; 20, P l i e s ; 22, Dawned; 25. Dandelion; 26,


LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION Aorosss 1, Normality; 8,


Wind; 27, Releasing. □own; 2, Oath; 3, Magnet;


17 Play on words? (7). 19 Variety of trees planted again (5).


14 Come on stage aq a noble­ man, we hear (8).


21 A character among the Israelites (3).


4, Laden;’ 5, Toot; 6, Dead­ lines; 7, Spare part; 10, React; 12, Climb down; 13, Follow­ ing; 14, Trump; 17, Creed; 19, Belles; 21, Ledge; 23, Dare;


24; Down. The first correct solution


22 What those rags can reveal? (9).


24 Describing coastal ground gjnger! (5).


DOWN


2 As. pn expert, lie’ll give . you the pip! (3)-


1 Temporarily secures a levy, we hear - (6).


3 Father has the back part of the horse! (7).


•


6 Fatigue' upsets the ,resi- -, dents (9). :


, . 11 'Overbearing 9.0 pi m g n 4 i,


7 i t 'may be fatal ,tp( feteUtg:; lose- the tops! (7): ■ . -


■ ;i


'•.VfekeR’jiy | secretary (9). 13 They' gx}st ‘ oijly u n t i 1 ' they’re ‘ giyen away (7).


15 parly voyager of sombre ' habit Cl). ' •


16 A" press accoupt about - 1 coastal town (6),


, 8 Find out-if the gold stan- .


Nairio Address


• jT t • r:-


• 5 For that reason this comes ' to'the fore (5).


4 H a v i n g" developed an < underground system (6). -


25 Anne got the weight wrong (7).


to' last week’s crossword opened on Tuesday morning was sent in by Mr. A. Hoi- gate “Lynwood” West Brad ford NR. Chtheroe.


When you nave completed the above crossword fill in your


in the pop left band corner of the' envelope,


“fw***^ r*TT*v -r-- ..................


Advertiser apd Tltoc; Kins street, riithorop.


-tSe“"firsi;' co”r “ e.c'r,- Elution opened 'W - be ajwa?ded a 15s bostal-order. ' ' ■


efore then and the sender pf


first post next Tp&sday mom- b ing. ijo entries wbl b'e checXed


Entries- must rearm p.; by I platin: The covers hundreds of la ing


letter and


Planning comments of goods vehicles. The-most Iof Montague Street, Clitheroe.


te testing^ scheme thousands


“The


detailed planning lias been essential to - deal - with the vehicles already on the roads.


flow of--vehicles- through the Ministry test stations is essen­ tial. for the -success cf the scheme.


"In particular/control of the


their vehicles for - testing • in accordance with the programme laid down . . . this steady flow cannot be maintained.


‘If operators - do not submit will b


In • the long run, operators wiu ue uus suff simeierttia,ers


of a vehicle which is overdue, I Poetry Society exanunat ons. rlitheroe


they wP flpd that (hey cannot ably, successful, in the recent get any priority for the testing a - \


the uecause | I be


the above crossword liu in your 1 Minister asks Chambers Plaque with special distinc- name and address in the space of Commerce -to co-operate by tion (90 marks),


gained the Shakespeare -


provided and- send it to this advising[ their memberstof rtlie Q t h e .. special 'distinctions marked “Crossword" | effect of the new regulations. - were’ g ^ e d Pby; Mrs! Dorothy


* "Operators must ensure, by Cushing, of-Waddington Road;


facture of then- trailers or semi- ton. trailers, that those vehicles


checking carefully the date of Mis. Elain Maysden, of Wad- registration of their • motor dington,-- and 14-year-oM And- vehicles or -the date of manu-1 rew Ma’lcolm. aJso of Wadding-


tested; or, where.any; vehicle is ™endation. n'y®s_ licams for not yet due ' for ' terting,' that an-angements have beep made Ia to book the necessary :tKts.T/i*,


which should by now have been Andrew S w®# USh tested have, / in fact, been


National^ Yputh' j Interest up Vn ■•••«•• |V»V»'« • • - WPtioh of ...........


.w^ 'asked ; to audition h e x t year.';Mr. Michael


though he 'was not accepted, he Hartlev > ( c r ed i t ) , ElizahqUi fle


Al­


was very' pleased* Mth Ahdrew s work but he was just too young.


Interest :payable on - Post I Eleypn-> year,.- old .Ciujstjpe


Oflice-Savlngs-Bank investment Morris gained th? jUP^lBSS? accounts w}U be increased from spearc certificate with nonours, 61 - per cent 'to 7 per cent on | and the .junior;:gold :W®ge-for October 1.


verse speak Ing,. with special dis-


-- Junior• bronze . medal—Susan Nicliolson, -Lynne Armstrong, K a t h e r i n e Moulds. (cred.) , Wendy Strapge (cred.), and Trudy>Hoyle*(cred.);- Jane Clegg (cred.), S t e v e n - Tpmltnson


- , , tin>


Local candidates were not- Unction. .Other successes;— -y---;-:r


line Mfiler, Catherine Hindie, Nicola Berriman, Quentin Ber-


and they ; may not, in con- Mjss Sheila , Cpttam, Of .sequence/be able to get a test Ai,,; ‘ u : i


certificate in-time to renew an I WtlUrch Brow, ^ GllUierae, excise licence.”


Cockle, Stephen C u s h i n g , Denise Monk, Julie Hartley (honours), Cathryn H a r t l e y (credit).


Christine Bonks, D e n i s e


(credit), Nicholas Ridehalgh (credit),. Julia Hodgson (credit), Gillian-: Sipn^on (c r edit ). Yvonne Nutter * (credit), - John King, Jane Halgh.


Dopson, . Andrew -Lancashire, Hazel Jackson, • Brian , LoWe


Juvenile secondary Jeremy


Shirley Jacksoiv Jcredit),- Julie Hartley - (honours)Cathryn


Badge_Diana Moulds (credit),


Bond '(credit),' Pralg WP}'u4»g- ton (honours), Janet Cox, Kath­ ryn Wilson.


Juvenile elementary:— Caro­ r


riman, David Cowgill, Howard Nicholson; Carol Wo r s l e y (credit) and Sally Ann Warning (credit).


Montague Street, Clitheroe. Trunk calls


calls made in. Britain during the quarter ended June 30. Tins was 13.8 peg cent more than in the quarter : ended June 30


There were 320 million trunk 1968. .


for it. These . regulations will be;


1 Merle Allen, has passed her S.R.N. examinations at Black-


.


burn Royal Infirmary, where she has been-a. nurse for five years. Mrs. Allen, who is now liv­


ing in Kensington, London, is to study midwifery at St.


scheme M d ^


James’ Hospital, Ba-lham. She is the only daughter of


Harold yielding, oiithpro!


These vehicles arts those


On and after April 1, 1970, operators will have to produce valid test certificates in respect of


ber 1; autumn, October 19 to October 28; and Christmas, December 24.


N u i


rse passes exams


submit their vehicles for. test- urent for production of valid ing on tune—the responsibility


| t_h_r_______ '


been completed f o r th e purchase of the present site, behind the Coach and Horses, and a tender for £9,645 had


year, the hall should be completed and ready for use. The ambitious, £11,000 hall


By February or March next


is to be built on a site behind tire village inn, the Coach and Horses.


Grant


T h e villagers ■' themselves have raised more than £5,000,


Education. It was also agreed w


| said it - had originally been intended to adapt the old courthouse near the village


borrow a further £ 1,000, re­ payable over eight years. Tile village hall committee secretary, Mr. - J. C. Singleton,


green, but this- was found to be too expensive. It was then proposed to


biscuits and other gifts were presented to a Clith- croc family, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. L. Steele, and their three children of Lancaster Drive, on arrival in Calais on board a car ferry, on July 14, Bastille Day. They also entered a com­


petition that could them a holiday for two at the fashionable resort of


Les Rcstanques, near St. Tropez, or a holiday in the French Alps.


It was ail part of a pre


seutation arranged by Calais to mark France’s national day.


because the site had been prone to occasional- flooding In the past, the hall would be I built three feet above the


been accepted. Mr, .. Singleton said that


present ground level. The building would be 50


feet by -40 feet, with a main hall 50 feet by 30 feet.


URGENT NEED FOR PART-TIME WORKERS


played their part in providing I Women social events . in the village, 1 and in helping to raise the fund to its present level.


conduct his b^ness>gally, but Test Certlficates) Regulations T o o J f r J we_cannotrmak^pnecmi_pichl.menx--mtl.octuces--T;ngS.reqU1rC. I,


a . . r r J o p


There are 83 full-time jobs for women unfilled at present, and 72 for men.


A total of 64 people are unem­ ployed—48 -men, five boys and 11 women—representing an unemployed percentage of 0.7 per cent, compared with 0.9 per cent, in July 1968.


In the North Western Region as a whole, unemployment now stands at 2.3 percent, ns it did at the same time last year.


The total number of persons registered as unemployed on July 14 was 69,032, which was 2,470 more than in the prev­ ious month.


Adjustments


58,540,- and there were 8,697 women, while a further 688 were temporarily jobless. School-leavers still looking for work totalled 1,107.


Men out of work totalled


After seasonal adjustments, the July level of. unemploy­ ment was estimated to be 75,000, or 2.5 per cent of the total employees.


Compared w i t h previous months, there was an in­ crease of 7,400 since April in th e


figures, but an increase of 4,900 since June.


geasopally-adjusted


On July 9 there were 24,867 unfilled vacancies for adults notified by employers to Employment Exchanges in the North West, and 10,447 vacancies for young people notified to Careers Offices.


In the four weeks ending July 0, ,a total of 20,011 adults and 3,524 young per­ sons were found jobs by. the Employment Exchanges and Careers Offices.


........ are still urgently needed for part-time day and evening shift work in Clitheroe, according to ■the .Department of


I issued this week. Six private houses were com­


pleted during the quarter, and work began on 11, four- of them council homes. In Clitheroe Rural District,


in any of the authority areas. The statistics record that


three local


four homes were completed, three of them council houses, and work began on one private house, making a total of three under construction at the end


of the three months. Building-work began on two


private houses in Bowland Rural District during the quar­ ter. making 24 under construc­


tion a t the end of the period. Grants


I finished during the three I months.


A close watch


The Divisional Planning


Officer, Mr. N. W. Davies, is lo keep a close eye on pro­ posed alterations to Stephen Park, Easington, members of | Bowland Rural Council’s plans committee were told on


Monday. The council has granted out­


line planning permission to the ] Manchester College of Building to convert the building into an outdoor activities centre. Mr. Davies said the building


was listed as being of special lnterestV‘*ancl''agfkiieJl-ipli'ift'’iie


had received from the college showed that extensive altera­ tions were proposed for the exterior.


a close control over the altera­ tions in order to preserve the exterior of the building as much as possible.


He sought authority to keep


Pleasure park plan


with swimming pool, sports both ,


arena, wild life area, and picnic area may soon open at


Council’s p l a n s committee heard on Monday that a scheme had been submitted to Settle Rural Council for the develop­ ment of Crow Trees Farm, Tos­ side,


Tosside. Members of Bowland Rural


ning permission for a small caravan site, but it has beep bought by the owner of the Flamingo Park in ' East York­


The farm already has plan­


shire. Although the farm is in the


Settle rural area, the develop­ ment, if approved, would reach the Bowland Council boundary.


cern at the large amount of traffic which may be brought


—- -- . - Members expressed mild con­


on to the narrow roads of the area, but they offered no objec­ tions to the proposal


Stocks Reserviov. AWARD


(cred.), Patricia Hooley (cred.), Paul White, Kathrine Monk, Stephen Holding.


Jackson * Gillian - Greenwood. Susan Wolfenden (cred,), Julie


Junior Sliver Medal—Pamela


Biles*, (cred.),--‘>Para: Holllngs (cred.), Susan Halstead Chons), Ga i l ’ Worthington (hons.), Susan Nutter (ered,), Catherine


house, P Menzies, Rathenne S m a 1 Icy. Patricia Hooley


Haworth. Junior Gold Badge—Christine


Thomas (lions.), (cred.).: ■. Senior - certificate -— Andrew Calcoim (spec, dlst.), Susanne Bond • (hons.), - John O’Neill (hons;), Hazel Chappell. Inter­ mediate — Christine K e n y o n (cred.), Christine Smalley. Adult silver medal — Dorothy


(hons.) Adult certificates —R a c h e l


Morris (spec, dlst.), Olaire Hill (hons.), Christine Saunders and Beverley Hoyle. Gillian Haworth


endelow, Fiona Maw, - Mar-: H jorie Howarth, Janet Goodwill.


Michelle; - - Wfathall, -Gi l l i a n Smith, 'Susan Lawson toed.); Katie pmith: (creh,), Parpllne Salter (cred.), lyliphc'te Roger- son - (cred-), t Jape- Dp bs o n (cred.),' Jill P)imfliep (cred.).


(cred.). BJunior certificate — - Wendy elen Lowe, Michael- Wvathall,


BACK SEVERAL YEARS’


RE-UNION CAUSE ‘SET The Rev. John C. Hudson, Vicar o£ Clitheroe, says in


his parish magazine that he was “rather depressed” ai the news that the Anglican convocations had failed to reach the required majority in favour of" the proposed scheme for


re-union with the Methodists. He writes: ’T know that


A 100-acre pleasure park, there was a good deal of oppo- . • .


. sition to the proposals from and ]0w church


clergy on a variety of grounds. “Certainly it is better that


------ parties, ----and from individual


the scheme should be rejected than that it should be accepted only at the expense of further


splits.‘Nevertheless it is sad that 13 years’ work of negotiation should come to an end in this way especially when the Metho­ dists voted 77 per cent in


favour. “Where we shall go from here


remains to be seen, and it is certain that discussions will


posals-will-set. back the cause of re-union probably for several years, and we must all pray for wisdom a n d . charity during them, and that-God will guide us to better plans.”


continue. “The rejection of the pro­


By a i r . Fifty-two million mail items.


Slaidburn to Long Preston sent by air from Britain to the Hoad, two or three miles from | United States every year


The farm is situated oft the weighing about 1,300 tons, are


BRAlTHWASTi|| SUMMER SALE


TO make WAY FOR THE NEW ,


v AUTUMN RANGES WE ARE CLEARING — AT BARGAIN PRICES —


Cushing (spec. dist.). v ifdult Certificate — Rachel


Robinson (hons.). Senior - certi­ ficate—Pamela Wright. Adult certificate — John Neil (cred.). Adult bronze medal


Thomas (Hons). Senior bronze medal—Andrew


Rriggs toed.). Adult ponnetrr Miss May Barton (hons,),: Lynn


N o r a


Ba!shaw- 'Shakespeare ■= Jmiior ceftlfi-


Irene ‘ Davies : (cred,) and Qa-IY Scott (greet,) 1 Michelle Brown (hons.), ■


ESizapeth * Bopd(cred.,) PlYan Roblnsop (m-ed.), Julie Hartley


(cre'di')/ Carol Robinson, (ered.). Carol Volkmar, : (cred.), . Carol TomUnson, Jonathan Back­


Stephen gaunt;- (hons,);


cate'- for acting, Christine Mor­ ris'(hons.)/- Adult certificate— Mrs. Jane Parker (hons.), Pat


Baker toed.). Adult plaque— Miss Shelia Cottam (spec.flist.); Adult - bronze medai —


Marsden - (spec.dist.). -Senior c e r t if ic a teA n d rew Malcolm (hens.). Intermediate certifi­ cate—Janet Bailey (cred.), Ali­ son Jones (cicd).


r Elaine } ;


OUR REMAINING STOCKS OF LADIES SUMMER SHOES AND ' . . . ^ _ SANDALSf' IN' , „


Iv’s, NORVIC AND-OTHER BRANDS PRICES FROM 9/11


Z V


OW I$ YOUR CHANCE TO SAVE ££’J LOOK IN OUR. WINDOWS TODAY *


s “U- ■ •u


The Footwear Specialists t ;48 Wli^neyi Road, Glithero


,, GOoW PARKING WHILST 'YOU! SI


C a r o v e r t u r n s Two girls escaped injury


when the -minicar in which they were travelling overturned on the Gisburn-Bumley Road on Saturday. . The driver, 18-year-olcl Susan


Elizabeth Parkinson, of The Crescent, - Reedley and her passenger, Fiona Wood, of The Grange, Marsden Road, Burn­ ley, received- only minor cuts and Ibruises and neither re­ quired hospital - treatment, .'


Mr. and Mrs. A, H. Todd/., of “ Lynwood," Whalley Fload, -


Clitheroc," wore : among the guests at a Royal garden party in Buckingham Palace


grounds last week. - -


■ Mrs, Todd-is vioe-ohairman of the County Old People’s Welfare Committee which is conncotod with the Community Council of Lancashire.


experience. Mr. and Mrs. Terfd saw several members of the Royal -Family,' including the Queen, Prince ' Philip,


Prince of' Wales and Princess Anne.


Royal garden party and she described it as a marvellous'


It was her first visit to a the-


. seoond woman to be made a Freeman of the Borough of


Mrs'.- Todd, who is the


.Clitheroe, is also secretary of the • Clitheroe Old People’s Welfare,Committee. . A .former president of the Lancashire ' Association of Women's Clubs, she is secre­ tary of the Mayoress’s Ladies' / Committee she is a member of t h e - Clitheroe Soroptimlst ; Club and vice-president of the Inner-Wheel. A regular attender at Clith­


eroe Parish Church, Mrs. Todd is a member of the Parochial -Church-Council. -


NOW! ■*r


Two private homes were ,


No houses were demolished


four improvement and 30 stan- devd grants were paid to private owners in Clitheroe during 1968. In clitheroe Rural District,


T h e balance, borrowed over a 30 year period, at


present interest rates of ig per cent, together w th ;


running costs, would cost the council £3,257- a year, equivalent of a 4d rate. _ The oroDOsals for the saw-


icy scheme, estimated to cost £34,500. includes a sewer draining to a . pumping-


station in the centre ot tne


village.Sewage would be pumped to a disposal works to-.-tne east of the village between- Old Sawley Brow and -Hol­ lins Sike. the least 'con­ spicuous site in -the area. Grants would be available


for £ 11,200, and the bal’.nce, together with running costs, would amount to £3.209 a year, again the equivalent


or a rate. Higher


ley scheme ' are higher be­ cause of the need to pump the sewage-through a nsin-


Running costs for the Saw­ main.


three conversion, one improve­ ment and 26 standard grants were paid, while in Bowland there were two conversion, three improvement and eight standard grants to private owners


T h e sewerage schemes ,


would permit the removal of pail closets and s e p t i c


tanks. In Sawley, many of the


septic tanks discharge into Mill Race Dyke, which is no longer connected to the River Ribble, and whqse condition causes- offence in ..warm-


weather


£45,150, government grants wo u 1 d - be available for £19,485,' Mr. L. D. Telford, -


Of the estimated cost of of I


well water


, -l-i, *


Clithcroc Adnsriiscr mid Times, Avgust 1, 1969. 5


. ■ Tap-- water at Boiton-by- Bowlanci tasted so unpleasant


recently ' .that . villagers abandoned- their piped sup­ plies.' and took water from


tasted much better, but it was pointed out at'Bowland Rural


the; old King. Henry’s well. They claimed that the watei


Council’s meeting on -Monday that it might not have-been as


safe.- - •


. ■ County Coun. T..: H. Aspin, the council’s representative on the Fylde Water Board, said no understood the unpleasant taste was due to chlorine in the watci reacting with plastic pipes. ^ Water was being pumped to


: - - - - ■


the village from the test bore­ holes on Waddington Fell.


Fylde Water Board . had been , most helpful in answering com­


Coun.-Mrs. S. J. Dow said me plaints.- More caUsIff


Telephone - users in the * Blackburn telephone area made


I 3,760,926 trunk calls dining tile | quarter ended June 30, 1969., an increase of 10.3 per; cent


1 on t-he same three months a I year earlier.


per cent—were dialled direct by subscribers, compared with 69.4 per cent in the same; ‘ quarter in 1968.


Of the total 2,663,410—70.8 • ... --.


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