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Help is on the way to keep village shops open, but, for one family, the R u r a l D e v e l ­ opment Commis­ sion p lan has arrived too late.


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Clitheroe and Dis­ trict Chamber of Trade president P e t e r F a v e l l writes asking for a tough stand to be taken against ille- g a 1 S u n d a y markets.


The chips are down for a novel contest in Sabden on Saturday, when green-fingered vil­ lagers see who has the heaviest har­ vest of spuds as part of a time-hon­ oured tradition. _ w p a g e 10


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— th a t ’s baby Eleanor Constance Parker, who has made history at Browshome Hall,


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FOGGITT’S WEEKEND WEATHER: S u n n y s p e l l s


Campaigners blast home


by Theresa Robson


THE battle for Bellman Quarry took a new turn on Sunday — as a group of local protes­ tors carried out a dawn “raid” on the nearby


developing, with tem p e r a tu r e s returning to the seasonal normal, winds fresh.


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AN internal investigation was underway this week into the cause of a kiln accident, which left a worker with a double frac­ ture to the foot, at Castle Cement, Clitheroe.


Terence Fielding (45), of Kenilworth Drive, Clith­ eroe, was inside the kiln with a team of other work­ ers when the accident hap­ pened on Sunday evening.


T h e w o r k e r , Mr


Peter del Strother said tha t Mr Fielding was removing some bricks from the inside of the 150 metre by 4 metre kiln, when a brick fell on him, breaking two bones in his foot.


Works manager Mr


Mr del Strother said the company’s emergency pro­ cedure went into operation to lift Mr Fielding from the kiln.


Following the incident,


equipment were called ant- lowered Mr Fielding to safety. He taken by ambu­ lance to Blackburn Royal Infirmary, where he was treated in the outpatients’ department and later allowed home.


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A59 to get their environment message across. A series of hoardings, protesting against Castle


Link Road.


warned of nearby blasts and invited passers-by to write letters of protest to the planning authorities. But, in less than two hours, many of the signs which also described how the quarry will cover lot)


The signs, erected along the roadside at intervals, , , . , . . . ,


acres and reach a depth of 350 feet, were torn down. The covert erecting of the signs followed hot on


Linda England and farm­ ing family the Collinsons, who face eviction from their farm should the quarry get the go-ahead, were featured on the documentary, against an idyllic Ribble Valley back­ drop, including the Bell­ man green field site and


Pendle Hill. In the documentary,


Worston resident Mrs j


Cement’s controversial plan to reactivate and extend the site, appeared along the bypass and the Pimlico


P u b l ic ’s ch ance to speak out


THE Local Govern­ ment Review looks set


the message of quarry fears


Dawn ‘raid’ on A59 to warn


the heels of the hard-hitting BBC documentary, The New Stone Age,” which outlined in stark terms the huge nationwide upturn in quarrying.


to fall firmly on the Ribble Valley agenda — with a series of public me e t i n g s arranged for forth­


coming weeks. The meetings, at nine


different locations, are being held to raise aware­ ness about the review, as well as to give people an opportunity' to ask ques­ tions and voice opinions. The Ribble Valley


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Council’s chief executive, Mr O s s ie II o p k i n s , described the meetings as an ideal opportunity for the public to have its say on the shape of local government in the 21st


Century. He said: “The Local


Government Commission will arrive in the Ribble Valley in mid-September and it is important that these meetings are well- attended, so that the


council can truly reflect the views of the public it serves, in its hid for uni­ tary status.” The meeting dates are:


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gridge Civic Centre, 7-30 p.m; 13th — Read United Reformed Church, 7-30 p.m; 15th — Ribble Valley C o u n c il C h am b e rs , Church Street, Clitheroe, 7-30p.m.


oy Methodist C h u rch Hall, 7-30 p.m; 8th — Lon-


Dogs put down


Mrs England outlined her fears for the future of the local landscape and posed the poignant question: “This is supposed to be the centre of Britain. Do we want, as the centre of Britain, a dirty great


hole?" A spokesman for the


Bellman Quarry Action G roup, Mrs Wendy Douglas, said she was unaware that the signs had been erected, but said it indicated that people were beginning to take notice of .the awesome implications of Castle Cement’s application. She added: “It is clear


that some strong feelings are emerging from among Ribble Valley residents about this quarry. If more people don’t think very hard about the long-term implications of the pro­ posal and act now, then it will get the go-ahead and it will be too late.” As to the fact that the


A vintage visit from Penelope


CAMERAS were rolling in the Ribble Valley this week as TV star Penelope Keith and the film crew from BBC 2’s “Travel Show” descended on the town.


s ig n s w e re q u ick ly removed, Mrs Douglas commented: “Why are they afraid of people knowing what is only the truth?” She continued: “The


hoarding stated exactly what people should do, if they feel strongly — and that is write to local MP Nigel Evans and to the C o u n ty P l a n n i n g Department.


beautiful as it is. Do we want to just sit back and watch it destroyed?”


“The Ribble Valley is Hunt for cattle rustlers


Cement said the company had no comment to make regarding ad hoc notices and emphasised that no one from the firm was a s so c ia te d w ith th e removal of the signs


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CATTLE rus t l er s have struck in the


Ribble Valley — tak­ ing five prime friesian cows with a collective value of £6,000 from a dairy and sheep farm


milk, were taken from Radholme Laund Farm, Cow Ark, at about 4 a.m.


last Wednesday. The farmer, Mr Stuart


near Whitewell. The five newly-calved


heifers, valuable because of their youth and plentiful


Verity, discovered the theft at 5-30 a.m. when he went to milk the cows and immediately contacted the police. Police enquiries have revealed th a t a Land


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would have been quite a conspicuous sight on the ro a d s in th e e a r ly morning.


----He c o n t in u e d : “ O PC John Barber, the


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as extras as the crew visited Byrne’s Wine Shop, on King Street, where Mrs Keith talked to Andrew Byrne about his wines, asking him to recommend a wine to go with the award-winning sausages from Cowman s famous sausage shop.


Local people appeared


B u tch e r’s, on Castle Street, was her next stop as she sampled three types of sausage and talked to Cliff Cowburn about what makes a Cowman’s sau­


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