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A GLANCE Clitheroe’s ancient market is under threat from propo­ sed Government legislaion aimed at intr od uci ng competition.


page 11


Ribble Valley pri­ mary schools have come under attack fo r h o a r d in g excessive volumes of cash a t the expense of local children.


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Mere mention of tripe — and the letters come pour­ ing in to help pin­ point where a shop selling the “deli­ cacy” used to be.


Criminals who threaten the Rib­


ble Valley are in fo r a s h o c k , according to MP Nigel Evans,


Local thespians a re jo in in g in Stonyhurst Col­ lege’s 400th birth­ day celebrations next month.


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picturesque of 20,000 Post Offices throughout the country and now thousands of the cards will be winging their way across the nation.


Downham. The postcard, which features Downham sub-Post


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Narrow escape


QUICK action by a Clitheroe workshop manager helped to save the lives of his wife and two children, plus other visitors staying at a remote Welsh outdoor centre, when lethal gas leaked into their sleeping quarters.


in lethal gas leak


by Sheila Nixon


Pasturelands Drive, Bil- lington — who works for


Mr Allan Peel (42), of


the Rufus Carr Garage at Bawdlands, Clitheroe —


his wife, Margaret (36), son Garry (12) and daugh­ ter Mary (8) were recov­ ering at home on Monday after their ordeal. The family were at the


ing the premises. They carried their own children to safety and then ran back into the centre to rouse everyone else. By the time everyone


centre of a rescue opera­ tion while visiting the Bron-y-Gada Outdoor Centre, in the Conway Valley, with a party from the Lancashire Youth Clubs’ Association. The drama began when


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was outside, 14 people, including the Peel family, were suffering from the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning. Knowing the urgency of the situation, Mr Coleman urged other members of the party not affected by the fumes to


fe t the casualties to


Mrs Peel felt unwell and needed to be helped out­ side for a “breath of fresh air.” It was about 5 a.m. on Saturday and the rest of the party were sleeping soundly in their beds. “If my wife’s condition


had not alerted us to the fumes, it just doesn’t bear thinking what might have happened to us. One hour longer and everyone might have died in their bunks,” said Mr Peel. He was also lucky to be


sharing the accommoda­ tion with a mining friend, Mr Keith Coleman, from Newton-le-Willows. After being roused, he recog­ nised Mrs Peel’s symp­ toms as carbon monoxide poisoning. She was suffering from


a headache and nausea and was in a collapsed state by the time the two men had helped her outside. From then on, the pair wasted no time in evacuat­


Gada Centre is three miles from the nearest village of Tal-y-Bont and has no electricity or telephone. It is a converted farm and barn and provides only basic bunk-house shelter. Three cars took the


ing six children, had been sharing two adjacent rooms. The unstaffed Bron-y-


P eels and the o th e r casualties to Llandudno Hospital, from where they were later transferred to a special treatment centre at Ellesmere Port. “We were placed in a


chamber similar to a decompression chamber


used for divers and given regulated amounts of pure oxygen,” said Mr Peel. “It was a very traumatic experience, especially for the children.”


adm in is tra to r* a t the Centre for Transport Stu­ dies, Whalley, added: “I quite often suffer from


Mrs Peel, a course


ospital. Those affected, includ­


migraine and at first I thought that’s what my problem was. But, by the time I was outside, I was vomiting and felt very dizzy.”


pupil at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, and Mary, who attends Whal­ ley CE School, were also suffering from similar symptoms by the time they reached hospital.


Mr Peel, Garry, who is a


were greatly impressed by Mr Coleman’s knowledge and believed they owed their recovery to his insis­ tence that they reached hospital as quickly as pos­ sible and to the “excellent treatment” they received at Llandudno and Elles­ mere Port.


The Peels said they


Lancashire Youth Clubs’ Association for members who met as teenagers at a youth club. They take their children every year for the weekend trip and usually spend the time


North Wales on an annual reunion arranged by the


The Peels were visiting


walking or visiting seaside resorts.


officers were investigating been closed all night. It is the cause of the fumes ear- understood that there are lier this week. The centre, notices on the walls wam- run by Blackburn and Dis- ing people not to leave the tr ic t Outdoor Pursuit lights on overnight.


H ea lth and S a fe ty doors and windows had


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by up to 200 people, was chaired by Mrs Mary Gysbers on behalf of the Bellman Quarry Action Group, which fears the q u a r r y w i l l c a u s e increased dust, noise and traffic and may adversely affect the area’s water


table.


occurred as the complexi­ ties of Castle Cement’s controversial plan to reac­ tivate and extend Bellman Quarry were inadver­ tently thrashed out at a Clitheroe Parish Hall pub­ lic meeting. The meeting, attended


SPARKS flew during heated exchanges b etw een Ca st l e Cement workers and Bellman Quarry pro­ testors on Monday night. The v erba l clashes


by Theresa Robson


works manager at its Ribblesdale plant, Mr P e te r del S t ro th e r , accused the action group of “ignoring the facts” and of compromising the public planning process.


But Castle Cement’s


del Strother took to the floor in an attempt to put his company’s case.


wants to put his case he can hire the hall himself,” commented an action group member. But cries of protest


“ I f Mr del S trother


came from the Castle Cement contingency, with one worker shouting: “This is a public meeting, let him have his say.”


Confusion reigned as Mr


exposed anxieties about the potential effects of the quarry on both health and the environment.


The ensuing debate


West Bradford, said: “For 24 hours a day I am exposed to noise and an unpleasant smell. I am worried about the pros­ pect of this increasing and of any increase in traffic.”


commented: “When blast­ ing started at Lanehead in 1966, the very foundations of my house shook — and my house porch actually subsided!” The hall fell silent as a


A Pimlico Road resident


Clitheroe Community Hospital worker described


ftV, Mr Edwin Gretton, of


how the hospital suffers “horrendous problems” as a result of existing quar­ rying activity in the area. She said: “We are trying


to expand the hospital. We want a quiet and pleasant environment for the patients, not more noise, dust, blasting and smell.”


how a draw-down of 10 metres, extending in a


Mrs Gysbers described


five-kilometre radius from the quarry, was predicted in Castle Cement’s own environmental statement. She said: “This could


take in the whole of Clith­ eroe. Might this cause drying-out, or settlement? We are worried th a t streams might dry up. What might be the effect on people’s houses? “I know we need lime-


• continued on page 9 Mr Hopkins (46) is being


Resources Committee gave its backing to his appointment, considered a “golden opportunity” in th e bid for uni t a r y authority, during a section of its meeting closed to the press and public.


days a week. T h e P o l i c y a n d


member of the ADC, is believed to have been one of four chief executives — out of 330 across the coun­ try — chosen for the job, following John Gummer’s decision to speed up the Loc a l Go v e r nme n t Review.


Mr Hopkins, already a


tor of development Mr Philip Bailey and environ­ mental services director Mr David Morris will alternate months as acting chief executive.


December, will continue to pay his salary, with the ADC covering expenses.


have completed its unitary authority submission by


The council, which will


pleased by the oppor­ tunity. I couldn’t do it if members didn’t feel confi­ dent in the fact that I am going to be away. And that is a tribute to my chief officers,” Mr Hopkins said. Council leader Coun.


“ I am tr em en d o u s ly


Bill Fleming commented: “This is a tremendous opportunity for Ribble Valley to influence the review at the highest level.”


While he is away, direc­


first reports suggest that fumes built up because


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