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A CHATBURN mother was fined £180 after plead ing guilty to making false claims for cash from Social Security. Appearing before Clith- eroe magistrates, Carol
Anne Wareing (42), of St C h a d ’ s A v e n u e , w a s
prosecuting, said that his client had pul in a claim for income support in October last year, stating at the time that her hus band was unemployed. It
each offence and magis trates ordered her to pay £65 costs.
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A STOLEN Ford Cortina car, which police were linking with another inci dent — involving a high speed car chase by thieves in a stolen Volvo estate car along the A59 from Chatburn to Clitheroe — was found abandoned, minus its registration p la te s , in B u x to n , Derbyshire. The Volvo, which police
mitigation, said that about the time of the offences Mrs Wareing’s husband had received lump sum amounts of money for work done earlier in the year. Mrs Wareing was prepared to repay all the over-payment on top of any fine imposed. She was fined £60 for
that the offences were committed when the defendant signed cheques on the 4th and 19th of November and on the 2nd of December, for the addi tional benefit to which she was not entitled. Mr John Lumley, in
welder, was working in Cheshire. Mr Houldsworth said
later transpired that her husband, a self-employed
ch a rg ed with th re e offences of obtaining bene fits, contrary to section 55 of the Social Security Act 1986. Mr John Houldsworth,
Clitheroe 2232i (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnt eg 1,22331 (Classified) X \ \ \ I / Theresa Robson reports on the local Environment Grants switch-on
MILLIONS of families in Britain are caught in a fuel-poverty trap which is putting their lives at risk and drain- in g th e e a r t h ’s resources.
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MOORE — COWPERTHWAITE A honeymoon touring Scotland followed the wedding
of Miss Susan Elizabeth Clare Cowperthwaite and Mr Peter Moore at Trinity Methodist Church, Clitheroe. The bride, a stock controller, is the elder daughter
man Master J. Whaites and ushers Master A. Whaites and Master S. Cowperthwaite. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. Need
ham, and accompanied by organist Mr P. Wrigley. A reception followed at the Moorcock Inn, Waddington. The couple are to live in Oswaldtwistle. Photograph: R. Greenwood, Clitheroe.
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Wilpshire depot, would provide seven two-bed room homes and two one- bedroom homes for young people by Housing 21, the former Royal British L e g i o n H ous in g Association. Members of Ribble Val
YOUNG people seeking to rent houses in the Ribble Valley were given a shot in the arm with the announcement that money from a £1.128m housing corporation grant at a for mer Clitheroe gasworks site could be switched to speed up a scheme in Wilpshire. The site, at the former scheme could help speed
building work to provide homes for local young peo ple to rent.
ley Council’s Housing Committee heard that, because of a reduced esti mate of £218,000 to build 39 elderly people’s flats at Kirkmoor Road, Clith eroe, the remaining money could be switched to the Wilpshire scheme, thus avoiding the lengthy pro cedure of reapplying to the housing corporation. The suggested switch of funds to the Wilpshire
lors also decided to sell the Wilpshire site to Housing 21 for £10,000, a price that was a fraction of the the 1990 valuation of £200,000.
price tag on the land reflects requirements by the county surveyors for vehicle access, involving major earthworks and the construction of retaining walls at a cost of £100,000.
land to Housing 21 subject to a satisfactory rented housing scheme for young families being agreed.
It was agreed to sell the At the meeting, council
groom’s son. The best man was Mr J. Frankland, with grooms
sister, Miss M. Moore, the bridegroom’s daughter and Miss J. Frankland. They wore ballerina style dresses of hyacinth blue floral print. Mrs Whaites had a gypsophila and rose circlet headdress and car ried a sheaf of mixed flowers to compliment the bride’s. Miss Moore and Miss Frankland had head dresses of gypsophila and carried hoops of flowers. The page boy was Master L. Moore, the bride
silk taffeta gown with a waterfall train of antique lace, and a headdress of mixed silk flowers. She car ried a sheaf of cream Casablanca lilies, Eskimo roses and Singapore orchids. In attendance were Mrs M. Whaites, the bride’s
son of Mr and Mrs S. Moore, of Oswaldtwistle. Given away by her father, the bride wore an ivory
of Mr and Mrs T. J. Cowperthwaite, of West View, Clitheroe. The bridegroom, a projects manager, is the only
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expose themselves to death from hypothermia by switching off their heating, or may be discon nected because they sim ply cannot afford to pay their bills. But, thanks to a Gov
which covers draught proofing, loft insulation or both — you or your spouse must be in receipt of income support or any means-tested benefit. The grant, which also
te red by the Energy Action Grants Agency, which can be contacted free (0800 181667).
home, harmful emissions are reduced and those very households most in need are able to save money. To qualify for a grant —
ciency,” grants are now available to help low income households make their homes cheaper to heat. By saving energy in the
ernment-backed scheme called “Home Energy Effi
proportionately twice as much domestic fuel, which results in higher carbon dioxide emissions and con tributes to the serious p ro b lem o f g lo b a l warming. Alternatively, they may
invariably have no money with which to improve their homes. As a result, they use
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Scheme. For, under the scheme, Mrs Susan Goodbicr,
of Kirk Avenue, had the windows, interior and exterior doors and loft of her house insulated. Mrs Goodbicr (pictured) said her house is now
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free of draughts and substantially warmer — and her fuel bills are slightly cheaper. She said: “It’s definitely warmer. It used to be
so draughty that the curtains would move. Now it’s nice and cosy and my bills are slightly cheaper, too.” She continued: “I am very pleased with the
outcome. Anything like this is great, whether it’s for the environment or for people.”
Threat to countryside THE North West countryside is changing so fast that it could be lost
CPRE’s assistant secre tary, said: “The face of the North West is changing faster than we have been told and a major review of planning and farming poli cies is needed to protect the countryside for future generations.” He continued: “The
rough grazing and moorland has been lost and that its urban area has grown by two-thirds, with an area the size of Cheshire expected to be urbanised by the year 2050. Mr Steve Micklewright,
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WATER sleuths have revealed that at least three- quarters of a million householders in the North West
were supplied with sub-standard drinking water in 1992. .
scale and rate of devel opment in the North West is unsustainable. Urgent action is needed to protect the soil, space and scenery that makes up the region’s countryside.” The report recommends
Friends of the Earth claim that 755,555 water con- ■ sumers in the region received water which breached the standard for pesticides. Now, the European Commission has stepped up its
Figures released by environmentiil pressure group- .... .
legal action over the UK’s failure to meet EC drink ing water standards, which, it is estimated, will cost £1 billion to rectify, a cost thought likely to be passed on to the consumer. Local environmentalists have written to Environ
that planning authorities and the Department of the Environment should intro duce policies reducing the rate of development in the countryside and that farm land should be b e t te r protected. It also states that local
views on the environmen tal impact of changes in agricultural and forestry policy should be taken into account and road proposals likely to cause urban sprawl should be critically reviewed by the Depart ment of Transport.
James said: “We want the Government to levy a pol lution tax on the companies manufacturing polluting pesticides. Why should the consumers have to pay for cleaning up pollution they haven’t caused, just so that they can drink clean water?”
ment Secretary John Gummer, asking him to take action to uphold the pesticides standard and apply the “polluter pays” principle. Ribble Valley water activist and angler Martin
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RIBBLE VALLEY MI* Mr Nigel Evans has hit back at Eurocrats, who claim Britain's beaches are
it was an “absolute scandal” that Europe persisted in denigrating Blackpool beach, while doing little to clean up its own popular sea fronts. He said: “It has been discovered that, during
“the pits.” In a House of Commons outburst, Mr Evans said
playing fair, other EC countries are flouting the rules and rubbing our noses in it. We must tell the likes of France, which fails to measure sewage levels at 200 of its beaches, to get its own house in order. “My message to all holidaymakers this summer
wet periods, the Greek authorities allow sewers to overflow into the sea. Also, in Italy, chemical and sewage pollution is up to 10 times higher than is admitted to.” Hjj continued: “Once again, while the UK is
is to enjoy the beaches this country has to offer, as they are probably a great deal cleaner than those on the Continent!” he added.
pensation for below-standard water supplies, says a new report. The report, from the director general of water services, Mr Ian Byatt, states that customers
ting themselves demanding standards, publicising them andioffering rebates and compensation, where they have failed to meet those standards.”
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KIBBLE VALLEY members of the National Trust are being urged to vote for Lord Soper’s call for
an enquiry into whether hunting deer with hounds is cruel. The call has come from the League Against
National Trust members in your area to look out for their ballot papers and vote for Lord Soper’s call. At least such an enquiry will enable Meer hunters to explain their claim that chasing a deer to exhaustion with a pack of hounds and then shooting it is not cruel.”
Cruel Sports, which claims that deer hunting — chasing the animal to exhaustion and then shoot ing it — causes undue suffering and torture. A spokesman for the league said: “We urge
minimum payments of £10, entitlement to opt for a morning or afternoon visit, refunds for sewer flooding in the home and written notice of planned water stoppages over four hours. He said: “I want to see the water companies set
experiencing below-standard service can now benefit from new and improved compensation. Mr Byatt states that the new standards include
Make su re y o u c la im NOT enough water consumers are claiming com
message in a shock report, which reveals that in the last 50 years an area of farmland half the size of Greater Manchester has been developed. The report, called “The Lost Land,” also states that a quarter of the region’s
forever, a leading conservation pressure group has warned. The Council for the Protection of Rural England has delivered the stark
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