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careers convention A T - A GLANCE


The Knefield Lei­ sure Centre fund­ ing row rumbles


o n — w i t h a heated eouneil


meetinil and read­ ers writing in witli


their views. ■ pstffes !>, 12


Santa is due to arrive in the Kib­


ble Valley soon — n o t a 1) o a r d a .sleigh, but on a


special train which is due to bring fes­ tive shoppers into t o w n o n f o u r Saturdays.


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Teddy bears from the Kibble Valley have brought joy


and hope to a group of grateful o r p b a n s


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The debate on Sunday trading seems certain to hot up after Kibble Valley Council’s decision to support


G o v e r n m e n t moves to change the present laws.


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windy with mild temperatures.


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Is it this?


WHAT do we want for the future — min i- r e c y c l i n g


centres, such as the one pictured above b e i n g u se d by. Heather Jadhav, or burgeoning landfills such as Henthorn


Tip, pictured below? The centre was one of


several installed at vari­ ous villages in the area as part o f the Ribble Valley Council’s pilot recycling initiative. The centres were


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instrumental in the collection of 542 tonnes of paper, 300 tonnes of glass and 05 tonnes of


cans. Henthorn Tip, owned


by Lancashire Waste S e r v ic e s L im i t e d , covers 05 hectares and has 20 y ea rs to go b e fo re e xh au s t ion . Afterwards, the site will lie clay-capped, covered


w ith top s o i l and returned to agricultural use for grazing.


Or back to this?


Pupils brighten up & the day for


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Dickens of a Christmas Local pupils launch festive stamps


CHILDREN from Chatburn CE Primary School turned back the clock to Dickensian days when they helped to launch the Royal Mail’s Christmas stamp


issue. Tcn-ycar-old pupils Daniel Kidgwny, ot ., . Clitheroe, and Charlotte Parker, of Downham, arc


featured on publicity material launching ibis year’s five special stamps, which celebrate the 150th year since the first publication of Charles


Dickens’ story, “ A Christmas Carol.” Daniel and Charlotte arc pictured in Dickensian


costume against the backdrop of Christ Church in The school has been presented with a framed


set of stamps for the wall and Royal Mail has promised a thank you gift for the two children. Chatburn School was chosen from hundreds ol


others in the North West due to its connect.on with Royal Mail’s North Wales and North West


press officer Mrs Rachael Farricker. Mrs Farricker, formerly Collinson, attended the


school as a child, prior to attending Clitheroe Royal Grammar School and then taking her first step on her career in journalism as a trainee reporter with the “Clitheroe Advertiser and


Times.”


Recycling ;et to bite the dust


by Theresa Robson environment correspondent


THE Ribble Valley Council’s much-vaunted recycling plan looks set to bite the dust, due to an operational can-of-worms. The council’s Planning


and Development Commit­ tee will decide tonight whether or not to continue the area’s refuse collection service without a proviso


for recycling. Th e m ee tin g w i l l hear


that the plan h s Mr Dunn, who r e i ­


terated the council’s com­ mitment to recycling in


the long term, said: “There is a balance to be considered between eco­


nomic operation and environmental benefit.


that the re c y c l in g pian oao me uesiraunn-y ui not proved economically viable, but local environ- mentalists are accusing the council of showing a ‘distinct lack of enthusi


Th


asm and foresight.” The councils recycling


plan heralded a new age in Ribble Valley environmen- ta l ism when it was launched earlier this year. But an influx of imported recycled material, plus a host of operational prob­ lems, has rendered the plan unworkable, council officers claim. Borough chief technical


to their natural end and we are in the process of deciding what to do next. We would like to include a high level of recycling, but at this moment are not looking to do so.” Tonight’s meeting will


desirability of recy-


cnng is very clear from an environmental point of view, but


the financial advantages of developing


an elaborate recycling ele­ ment in the refuse collec tion contract are not.” He added: “There is no


point in committing the chargepayer to unneces­ sary expenditure. We could go headlong into this and it could cost a lot of


money.” But Mrs Heather Jad­ , ,


hav, of Clitheroe and Dis­ trict Friends of the Earth, said she was “very disap­


officer Mr Jon Dunn com- puim-vu, •••* l ...... .......------ mented on Monday: “The surprised” by the apparent pilot schemes have come demise of the recycling plan.


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She said: “We did a lot


o f lo b b y in g fo r the schemes and it was all for nothing. Once again, it boils down to money.


“The council should con­


hear that the colleet-at- source recycling scheme proved too labour inten­ sive, because material had to be weighed, sorted and


stored. The “ bring” schemes


floundered because paper had been collected faster than glass and cans, necessitating separate collection, councillors will


be told. Also blamed will be the


influx of imported recycled material which has desta­ bilised the home market.


sider issuing as many hou­ seholders as possible with eomposters. I t would


involve a one-off payment and would cut down a great deal on what goes into landfill. I think the council is showing a dis tinct lack of enthusiasm and foresight in all this." Mrs Jadnav also accused


the council o f going against the wishes of 85% of householders ques­ tioned, who had expressed t h e i r s u p p o r t fo r


recycling. for Kilroy


TV debate by Stewart Pimbley


A C L I T H E R O E plumber’s has been raided by burglars for


the sixth time in 12 months — only hours before one of the part­ ners appeared on tele­ vision condemning the


increase in crime. S. J. Moore and Sons, in


York Street, was broken into during the early hours of Friday morning, just before company partner Mr David Moore was seen on “The Kilroy Show,” with MP Nigel Evans, talking about law and


order. Speaking to the “Clith-


eroe A d v e r t is e r and Times” about the unfortu­ nate coincidence, Mr David Moore said: “ I was appearing with Nigel Evans talking about law and order and came back to find the shop had been


broken into.” Raiders entered the


building and unsuccess­ fully attempted to break through the wall of the workshop into the neigh­ bouring art specialist shop, Ethos Gallery. Not content with destroying a large proportion of the wall between the two shops, they also took equipment. Mr Peter Moore entered


the shop early on Friday morning to find the path of destruction left by the raiders. He quickly rang his brother, David, to tell him to come home from Birmingham, where he had been staying after the previous day’s recording. He said: “ I am abso­


lutely brassed off with it, but what really gets to me is that the raids have cost


£57,000.” This is the sixth raid at


the shop in 12 months and the brothers are still awaiting compensation


from the insurance com­ pany for the other claims. The BBC’s Kilroy pro­


gramme was debating the issue of law and order with


MP Nigel Evans and top- ranking police officers. According to Mr David


Moore, police ability to deal with major crime is


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David Moore at the spot where intruders tried to I break into next door


being “handcuffed” by an increased workload and lack of public support. He said: “What I feel should be done is to take police officers off mundane tasks and get public support behind them, instead of slagging them off.” Mr Peter Moore, whose


son, Andrew, has joined the police force this year, believes the latest raid is a reflection of the worsening crime situation in the Rib­ ble Valley. He explained: “When you look round Clitheroe, all the shops have bars. It is more akin to a prison than a small


town.” Speaking to the “Adver­


tiser and Times,” Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans was dismayed at the news and promised that the law and order reforms soon to be announced in the Queen’s Speech would help combat crime. He said: “ I know the


family very well. They are hard working and what they are getting now is not


justice.”


Measures to introduce harsher punishment for


. ,


offenders and more police- man on the beat would be announced by the Home S e c r e t a r y , M ich a e l Howard, in a bid to improve justice in the country, he claimed. The latest burglary


re f le c ts the trend of increasing rural crime, added Mr Evans.


I t


shows there is increased crime in rural areas and that it is not just common in urban areas such as Manchester, Liverpool and Blackburn.”


. Mr Evans will be bring­


ing the burglary to the attention of the Home Secretary by showing him this week’s copy of the “Advertiser and Times to illustrate the need for a


closer look at crime in rural areas.


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Roefield resign shock


by Elizabeth Huffman


TDK vice-chairman of the Roefield Leisure Centre


has resigned, following a turbulent Clitheroe Town


Council debate. Conn. Sidonie Sinker


has stepped down as a member of the Roefield Management Committee


because of a “fundamental disagreement” over the financing of the volunteer- run Edisford complex and personal differences with treasurer Coun. Stephen


Sutcliffe. Conn. Sinker submitted


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Brothers are brassed off!


Sixth raid makes point


centre chairman Mr Ron Pickup after a town coun­ cil meeting on Wednesday, when there was a heated exchange between the two


councillors. “ As one of the town


council’s two representa­ tives on the committee, I have found involvement m Roefield interesting and rewarding,” Conn. Sinker


W '“However, l have found m y s e l f in c r e a s in g ly


unhappy with the financial administration o f the


centre. I fear for Roefield and regret leaving the committee, but in the cir­ cumstances have no alter­ native but to resign." Coun. Sutcliffe denied


there were any personal differences between him­ self and Coun. Sinker and called her decision a “great


'"Vie said: “ I f she elevated


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