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SPECULATION over the future use of Langho Centre has ended — with the news that the 81-year-old site is to become a private nursing facility creating 200 new jobs.
NEW JOBS BOOST IN PRIVATE NURSING
men moved in to start clearing the grounds of the 38-acre Vic torian village, before carrying out re-wir ing, plumbing, plas tering and joinery jobs at the hospital, which has stood empty since 1984.
On Monday work By ALAN BARNES
the hands of TMK, a pri vate nursing consultancy specialising in the devel opment and management of former or redundant NHS hospitals and their promotion under the ban ner of p r iv a te sector nursing. TMK’s managing direc
be available by Christmas and 200 jobs will be created within th re e years. Management will be in
tor, Mr Tony Johnson, described the project as “a massive jobs boost for the area" and said: “Most of the nursing auxiliaries
Monkee in town
SIXTIES’ heart throb Davey Jones, the impish lead singer of The Mon- kees, was in Clitheroe to see his niece get married. Davey, a native of the Levenshulme district of Manchester, was at Clith eroe Register Office for the wedding of Miss Deborah Jane Wilkinson, of Peel Street, and Mr Sean Alastair Oakes, of Woone Lane.
The first 25 beds will
n urs ing care will be offered a bed, regardless
Finance Bill, funds are available for people on supplementary benefit to be paid for by the DHSS,” explained Mr Johnson. “Anyone in need of
scheme spread over five years will provide 300 beds and expert nursing care for individuals in need and a t r i s k in th e community. “Under the current
be discussed at a meeting between TMK and the Blackburn, Hyndbum and Ribble Valley Area Health Authority on July 23rd will be the appointment of. a matron.
the new Langho facility will be complementary to the National Health Ser vice, in that it will provide long term care — some thing the NHS cannot do. Management will work very closely with the area health authorities. One of the first items to
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ity, catering for a wide range of illnesses, includ ing terminal cases, will remain in the ownership of the present owners, Mr and Mrs Don Askew, who bought the premises from Manchester City Council in 1986. Mr Johnson added that
of their ability to pay.” The new nursing facil
who were put out of work by the closure of the Langho Centre and the run down of other local hospitals will be in line for many of the jobs being created.” The £4m development
‘Red card’ for soccer champs
by Peter Bainbriclge
A LOCAL football league has shown the “red card” to its championship-winning team after post-season cele brations got out of hand. The Ribble Valley
League has banned Waggon and Horses from official functions for the n ext three
2 0 -s tro n g p a r ty a re accused of behaviour “not in keeping with the occa sion,” giving guests, who included Ribble Valley Mayor and Mayoress Coun. and Mrs Les
UNIVERSITY PRIZE
A FORMER pupil of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Miss Elisabeth Morton, who has gra duated from Cambridge University after reading for a degree in music at St John’s College, has been awarded the university’s William Barclay Squire Prize on the results of her final examinations. Elisabeth (21) lives in
S h i r e b u rn A v en u e , Clitheroe.
move came after players and supporters of the club attended the league’s pre sentation evening at the Coronation Hotel, Gis- bum, to receive the cham pionship trophy. Several members of the
years. The u n p re c ed en ted
Nevett, a bad impression of the league and spoiling the evening for others.
league’s executive commit tee, was relayed by letter to the club, which is based at the Waggon and Horses pub in Pimlico Road, Clitheroe.
The ban, imposed by the
ied th a t p lay e rs had behaved unreasonably.
Landlord Mick Cox den
went particularly over the top, it was ju s t light
“I didn’t think that we
hearted fun and friendly banter,” he said. “In fact, I’ve heard that the beha viour was not as bad as at s o m e previ ou s presentations.”
team were in celebratory mood after their successes of the season, but refuted claims th a t they had
Mr Cox agreed that his
drowned out speeches by singing and shouting or had booed when opposing clubs collected trophies.
not appealing against the banning but have written to the league saying that p lay e rs were merely enjoying themselves at the function.
Ralph Aspinwall said the behaviour of some mem
League chairman Mr Waggon and Horses are.
A LOCAL councillor is furious over the way the Conser vative-controlled Ribble Valley Council has given the cold shoulder to opposition parties when appointing representatives to outside bodies.
week that the selec tion of members for
He also claimed this council committees
was also “manifestly council as a whole, unfair.”
took a look at local govern ment and spelled out how membership of council committees should reflect the political balance of a
jng for the authority to fol- seats are held by the low the spirit of the Wid dicombe Report, which
Now SDP member strongly criticised the Coun. Howel Jones is call- authority — 31 of its 39
C o u n . J o n e s h a s
chamber to obtain fair representation on commit tees, boards of governors and other outside bodies for opposition councillors. The remainder of the
Tories — after an unsuc- three Independents. cessful bid in the council
seats on the borough coun cil are filled by three Labour members, two SDP/Liberal Alliance and
today running for Lanca sh ire a t the English Schools’ Championships at Birmingham — may have a future as a star on the world running track if he continues to develop at his current galloping pace.__
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Royal Grammar School headmaster Mr Clive Dar- ley as “a superb natural athlete,” Tom raised a few eyebrows recently when he came within a tenth of a second of the England Schoolboys’ 1,500 metres record time, set by 800 metres international star Peter Elliott, of Sheffield.
Described by Clitheroe
Tom came during the Lan c a sh i re S c h o o lb o y s ’ championship.
That inspired run by
mances th is summer included two record- breaking efforts at Tom’s very own school sports day.
unsuited to middle dis tance running he made a mockery of the record time for the intermediate boys’ 1,500 metres, shav ing 16 seconds^ off the record — as well as set ting a faster time than the winner of the senior boys’ race. In the 800 metres he
In w e a th e r to ta l ly
also set a new record, four seconds faster than the
Other notable perfor
A NAME to conjure with, in years to come on the international a th le t ic s tracks of Europe might be that of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School pupil Tom Ellacott. For 14-year-old Tom —■
motion calling for fair representation for opposi tion parties, Coun. Jones told a full meeting of the council: “I
am.only too well aware of the large Conser vative majority on this council, but nothing I have asked for is numerically disproportionate in favour of the opposition parties. I seek fair representation in the spirit of Widdicombe.”
• continued on page 9
Sweeping success
A SPECIAL footpath sweeper introduced to the Ribble Valley last August has proved a success, county surveyor Mr R. W. Flitcroft has reported. He told the Ribble Val
and Times” that 17 outside appointments of an educa tional nature — all filled by Conservatives — were geographically not always the most ap p ro p r ia te choices. While p ro p o s in g a
feels, gives the impression that it does not want to hear anything that is not Conservative. He told the “Advertiser
Council is accused of hypocrisy by Coun. Jones because it agreed last year to follow the spirit of the Widdicombe Report. Now, he claims, at the first opportunity to implement the Report’s recommenda tions, the council has refused to do so The local authority, he
The R ibble Valley COUN. JONES
Drink-driving under fire
of a similar campaign last year, which saw a 17 per cent drop in the number of drink-related accidents on county roads. Latest figures suggest
drink-driving. This follows the success
d a n g e r s o f
literature, posters and media advice they will be able to nip in the bud any serious rise.
ANOTHER batch of l ively letters from readers, who use our columns to air their views on a variety of topics . . . page 8.
H a r r i e r s , Tom, of Vicarage Barn, Fell Road, Waddington, is trained by Mr Arthur Almond. In a glowing testimony,
previous best. A member of Blackburn
can’t claim to have nur tured Tom or enhanced his ability. Athletics is an individual sport and he has so u g h t to p u rsu e it through organisations out-
v ► ><£» jji^a j Mr Darley added: “We side the school, but he has
enormous promjse and great potential.”
. Picture: Tom receives a hero’s welcome after run ning in the school sports.
ley Council’s Public Works and Health Committee that the Schmidt mini footpath sweeper was well adapted for cleaning nar row footpaths and had already done the work of several lengthsmen. It was the only one of its
type operated by the county and annual running costs were estimated at £29,500.
THE bat t le against crime looks set to spread after a suc cessful neighbour hood watch scheme report. . . page 10.
MICHAELA is a bus driver who is making local heads turn . . . page 9.
THE skills of former Ribblesdale School pupil lan Gregson r e ce ive nat i onal r e c o g n i t i o n — al though he just misses the Young Mechanic of the Year title . . . page 4. -
A LOCAL schoolboy is off to France to take part in the BMX Bike Racing World Cham pionships . . . page 3.
INSIDE THIS WEEK
an upward drink-driving trend again in the Ribble Valley and throughout Lancashire. Police hope that with
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bers. of the team was
unacceptable. There had never been similar trouble before and the league had acted in line with other foo tballin g bodies in imposing the ban.
the members of the team had behaved unreasonably and that one senior player had apologised to him dur ing the course of the evening.
He added that not all ~ L i !.4 M " " P// 'v 3 * 1 " • :
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IT was fun in the sun for 64 energy- packed toddlers at Clitheroe’s Bright Street Nursery when they enjoyed their annual sports day. Events included
ents, grandparents and friends were there to cheer on the aspiring athletes and enjoyed joining the children for a picnic tea.
LITTER LOUT TSTRIKES
Fight to stop
beauty site
fence
CLITHEROE council lors are fighting a bat tle with Ribble Valley colleagues to save a riverside beauty spot
James McGhie is leading the fight to keep the Edis- ford river bank as it is, asking Ribble Valley coun cillors from rural areas outside the town to note the full facts before mak ing a decision. He criticised colleagues
from being fenced off. Clitheroe Mayor Coun.
struck again at Clitheroe Railway Station at the weekend, only days after the big clean-up by the Ribble Valley Action Group. A mystery litter lout
HE rubbish dumpers
left a pile of rubble at the back of the railway station and also on the footpath between the station and gasholder. A furious Mr P eter Moore, of the Action
favour of the fence are councillors from rural areas who have no connec tion with people in Clith eroe,” he said. “They should look into it more before voting for a fence. Finance is th e ir main concern.” Now the town council is
on the borough council who had voted for a fence before, he claimed, they had learned the full facts. “Most of the people in
w r i t in g to the local authority, stating that it is “unanimously opposed” to the plan. Several town councillors
attended a meeting of the full Ribble Valley Council
Group, said: “People have spent hours cleaning up the station and now this
efforts. “These dumpers are just
happens. It just leaves us feeling sick after all our
a pain in the neck who must be reported to the police by anybody who catches them." As it was, volunteers
last week where they heard that the Caravan and Camping Club had requested a fence for "pri vacy for site users” and "greater profit margins.” Former Ribble Valley
from the group worked until 10 p.m. one evening clearing ail the rubbish away so that the Saturday train service can go ahead as planned.
Mr Cox outside his Pimlico Road pub with the football club letter Landmarks
able to spot familiar land marks in Saturday’s epi sode of “Bulman” on ITV. For the television crew filmed in Dunsop Bridge, Cow Ark and round Brow- s h o l m e programme.
KEEN-EYED Ribble V a l le y r e s id e n ts m a y be
f o r t h e
Mayor and Recreation and Leisure Committee mem ber Coun. John Walmsley (Mellor), who supports the fence plan, told the meet ing: “The fence would be some distance from the river bank, so townsfolk could still walk there and have a picnic. “Edisford is one of the
best caravan sites in the country, so let’s keep it that way and protect peo
man being in his back gar den with kids in a tent and people ju s t walking through the garden.” Recreation and Leisure
Committee chairman O c o n t in u e d on page 7
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ple’s privacy. The situa tion at present is like a
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