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Developer — Redring/St James Securities Ltd of Harrogate Developer — Maple Grove Developments of Preston


SCHEME A retains the auction flavour, resiting the old bull ring with a sculp­ tured bull, which is certain to become a focal point in a new open market area.


I t offers 16 te r ­


raced flats, two sin­ gle person units and covered car parking for 140 vehicles, 19 designated areas, for shops and a 3,000 sq. ft. civic centre with a d j a c e n t t o u r i s t information centre. There is a c lock tower and a new road c a l led New- Market Lane for the planned three-level site.


Storm clouds NOW it’s up to you! Ribble Valley


Council proudly drew back the curtains on its three plans for


Clitheroe’s old auction mart site this week — and asked the public to help


Hall, Clitheroe, where the three developers


choose the best. Three is certainly a crowd in the Parish


have set up their stalls with plans and sketches of their new dream for the site — and only one can emerge victorious.


and members of the public at Tuesday’s opening to try to persuade them of the value of their particu­


Architects jostled with local dignitaries, traders lar scheme. '


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All aboard for free rail trip offer


THE beginning of a new rail era in Clitheroe is now only a week away.


the station area is underway and prepa­ rations are well in hand to ensure the first scheduled pas­ senger train into town has a memora­ ble reception.


Work on enhancing


be there — on board the first train out of Clitheroe Station since the service was axed in 1962.


And you, too, could


special tokens is inside your “Clitheroe A d v e r t i s e r and


The second of three


Times" today. Collect all three


and free rail travel could.be yours, pro­ viding you arrive at our lung Street office early oh May 17th to exchange the tokens, for a ticket worth £6.10. It is valid from Clitheroe Station, to l ink up with the North West Ranger, giving limitless travel s t r e t c h in g from Blackburn to Buxton and Upholland' to Glossop. The offer is all


KAYE MOON REPORTS ON EXCITING PLANS FOR TOWN But already there are storm clouds on the


horizon, with market traders spokesmen David .... .Burney and Ian Shaw claiming that the schemes demonstrate “How to kill a market town. They said only one plan — scheme B — provided enough • room for their 39 units and 30-plus stalls and even that did not offer enough car parking to go with it.


have seven empty in the town. The new devel­ opment will just shift customers away from the town centre and kill it off,” they declared, adding that there were no facilities for the elderly to get around, “just plenty of steps and stairs."


“There are too many shops, when we already


tackling the council’s director of development ana client services, Mr Philip Bailey, in the near, future.


The traders are now to meet together before However, council officers were delighted with


.their new look Clitheroe. “These are vibrant plans and can prove the _


magnet needed for the town,” said Mr Bailey. But people cannot make up their minds by counting the number of shops and flats on offer. We hope they will make the effort to have a thorough look at all three plans before deciding on the best.


the plans preserved Clitheroe’s “old world cnarm and thought any of the three schemes could prove very useful to the town.


Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. John Cliff believed shopping precinct which could belong to any town in "What we don’t want is to feel we are in a


the land,” he said. “These schemes have followed our brief-to maintain the character of Clitheroe. That was precisely what Mr Leonard Barton, a


retired farmer, of Cnurch Street, Ribchester, wanted. “I want a good job making of it,” he _ 7


Mr Barton’s sister, Mrs Dorothy Fox, who lives rton’ ears ' , o live au r - u—


declared, adding that he had always had a soft spot sp for the old auction site, where he bought his first cow 46 years ago.


Developer — Millard Properties Ltd of London


SCHEME B offers a closed market hall with 40 pitches, an open market with 30 removable pitches surrounded by shops, with a total 33,220 sq. ft. of shop space and half that amount again for warehousing. The plan includes most car parking, with room for 160 vehicles, six flats for 1, 2 or 3 people over the shops and 17 residential units in a block. The old auction ring would be reposi­ tioned and entrance to the site would be by walking under the closed market hall.


MORE VIEWS AND NEWS ON MART SITE SCHEMES — PAGE 10


A NEWSHOLME family is in mourning following the second tragedy to hit it in as many years.


Second tragedy as local farmer is electrocuted


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i. launch day on May 19th.


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Full details of the -,-v'


thanks to the gener­ osity of a local reader, who has donated enough cash to enable 128 people, to travel free on the new ser­ vice. There are 32 tickets available on a f ir s t - come - f i r s t - served basis for eachv of four: Saturdays; from and including,


Listers Farm, was work­ ing at his stables on Satur­ day afternoon when it is ; believed he cut through a power cable, electrocuting


Mr Keith Wright (43), of


■ along Long Preston road. . ■ Although an ambulance crew tried to ■


accident that has occurred in the family. In Septem­ ber 1988, Mr Wright’s 17- year-old son, Steven, was .knocked down by a car as he pushed his motor, cycle


nimself. It is the second frea’k


Wright, he was pro­ nounced dead on arrival at B l a c k b u r n R o y a l


revive Mr


I n f i r m a r y . ■ "It is believed he was


• regard; to 'the i electrical .installations at .the farm." - . A post-mortem revealed


shovelling manure on to a dumper truck," said Act­ ing inBp. Roger Barlow; of Clitheroe Police. “We are making further inquiries into this matter,: together with the Health' and Safety Executive, with


that Mr Wright had been electrocuted and the coro­ ner has been informed. - The news stunned Mr Wright’s colleagues at Castle Cement, where he had worked as a driver for


18 years. School, Mr Wright had p.m.' Educated at Ribblesdale


always lived in the Clith­ eroe area. He is survived by his wife, Jean, and daughter'Sarah (15), who' is a promising show rider.


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take place at Burnley Cre­ matorium tomorrow, at 2


The funeral service will Mr Wright


Youths are arrested


POLICE were called to deal with 50 youths who were roaming the grounds of Clitheroe Castle on | Monday evening.


called when the group] reftised to move on.


Reinforcements were


confirmed that two youths had been arrested, and


Clitheroe police later


charged with public order offences. o •


Green light for Roefield


THE light is about to move from amber to green at Roefield as the ambi- . tious leisure centre project looks set to get underway.:. a vAt least six companies


near to our £70,000 target, :and one last push should :


are vying for the contract to build it and one will ,


soon: be recommended to r the Ribble Valley Sports... and Recreation; Associa-, tion by its consultants; i . i "Things are going


'chairman of therfund-raiB-> ing. committee. 7 ‘We, ar;e:


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see us home.”,-; : : The current total is just, under ;£66,000 and Mr..- Greenwood is asking Rib­ ble Valley: residents to continue: to ^support his committee’s ■ fund-raising programme. >


1 run as’ a charity, we will need to keep raising


i i “As the centre' will be


pretty .well,’!vsaId.-;MrjV Richard: Greenwood^


: money for It;.since running ; costs will be aulte; consid­ erable," he.added., 7 * . . .Once.the committee has


discovered exactly how much the - project will cost,it will be able to claim ■ the grants - due and give the go-ahead for the build-° ingtobegin. ‘ ' :T‘We are Blightly in;


“progress very soon." . . Tne committee Is hold­


limbo at, present,1; said Mr- Greenwood, "but every­ thing should be ready to


ing a coffee morning in the Ribble Valley Mayor's Parlour on Saturday , and all supporters .of;the project will be welcome. ^


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also be conspicuous at: the Heritage Fayre, but one of the main events of the year will be the annual fun I run, on June 8th. For fur­ ther details and sponsor­ ship forms:contact Mr Alaatair Patten ‘(Clitheroe 24406). a It is part of an ambitious


The fund-raisers: will


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. The exhibition is open today and tomorrow from .


in a comment form and either post it in the ballot box or send it to Mr Bailey at the council offices.


local organisations and traders, will be put to the Planning and Transportation Committee for its


On June 12th, these views, along with those of


decision. “It’s up to the public to speak now," said Mr


Bailey, who is delighted that all three developers have tried to conserve the character of the town.


character of a market town, with plenty of _ charm i . . and, once established,-will look as though they've always been there,” he declared.


“These plans incorporate the higgledy-piggledy


.7 Local worries about the 200-plus cars which are • using the disused site to park at present were _ eased, with each developer providing between 128 and 160 places, though', in one case, this would be cut to 70 on market days.


SCHEME C is the only one to offer a n ame , “ Ma r k e t Gate.” There is an open market for 70 to 80 traders, with car parking for 71 vehicles on market days and 128 when the movable stalls are taken away. The scheme includes 12 s t a r t e r h om e s , mai nl y wit h one bedroom, and 27 shops, a new civic b u i l d i n g wi t h a colonnaded arcade an d two sma l l e r squares which could be-u sed -fo r civic functions. There are th re e levels, wi th f l a t s on th e top level.


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