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Police hunt van­ dals whose “act of sacrilege” in Chat- burn churchyard has caused £2,000 of d am ag e to gravestones.


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Lucky escape for two sixth-formers as Metro demo­ lishes stretch of wall on fell road at Waddington,


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B a ttle to keep courts in Clitheroe is lost, despite county council con­ cern at the effects, especially on police time.


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CEMENT WORKS’ FUEL FEARS


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A reader hits out at so-called “coun­ try lovers” who are a source of havoc to farmers and a real threat to our wildlife.


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Playwright pops up in audience with praise for cast performing h i s w o r k at Clitheroe.


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FOGGITT’S WEEKEND WEATHER:


Cold and unsettled w i t h a f ew showers.


LIGHTING UP TIME: 6-50 p.m.


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CASTLE CEMENT chiefs have hit back at environmental critics who claim the com­ pany is burning haz­ ardous waste with lit­ tle knowledge of the


consequences. The company announced


Tint f irm claims it is cleaner than coal Exclusive report


by Theresa Robson


fuel — far from being environmentally unsafe is, in fact, cleaner than coal.


this week that its revolu­ tionary new fuel — Cem


Valley residents have said they want to know more about the fuel and should


But concerned Ribble


have been informed of the company’s intention to


burn it. In a move to allay grow­


ing concerns over Cem- fuel, Castle Cement pre­ sented statistics showing that emissions from the


fuel of sulphur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, two notorious acid rain gasses, are less than for coal. Lack of information


about Cemfuel’s composi­ t io n — n e c e s s a r y , explained the company, in order to protect its com­ mercial viability — has led to speculation about a “Bhopal-type disaster” in


the event of a spillage. Fears have also been


expressed about the burn­ ing of chlorine, as Cemfuel is known to contain up to


three per cent. But production manager


at Castle Cement’s Ribb­ lesdale Works, Mr Neville Roberts, explained how the fuel, made from waste solvents, is constantly and stringently tested by inde­ pendent consultants. He said: “Samples arc


told,” says Mr Andrew Martin


‘WE should have been »v6V.t


taken from all the loads and analysed at labora­ tories using stringent methodology. Tests are also undertaken after the fuel has been burned. “And because we con­


Andrew Martin criticised HMIP for its failure to allay his personal fears over Cemfuel and Castle Cement for not informing townspeople of its inten­ tion to burn the fuel. He said: “No one seems


trol what goes into the fuel, we are able to moni­ tor its environmental effects far more closely than we could with coal.” Mr Roberts also pointed


“SAMPI ES are taken from all the loads and analysed at laboratories using j§®§i


out that burning the fuel prevents hazardous waste from being buried in land­ fill — an environmental


stringent methodology,” says Castle Cement’s production m a n ag e r^ 'j;S Ribbfesdalc Works, Mr Neville Roberts, who is pictured with a Cem tanker


Local people raise roof


for Romania


WINTER is on its way and a group of residents of a sanitarium in Romania have cause to be extiemely


grateful to the Ribble Valley. Thanks to the generosity of local residents, the


Pendle for Romania group raised £500 to replace a


roof on the sanitarium. PC Chris Creclman and his colleagues appealed lor


convoy to Govora.


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Hardly had the'paper hit the newsagents shelves than the group began receiving telephone calls offer-


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m &ddnMrs Janet Creelman: “The £500 was raised through people sending us £5 and £10 notes and spon­ soring a square metre. It is a large sanitorium with a big roof and several small ones. This particular roof was dangerous. We thought that a metal roof would be more durable and we really wanted to do the work while we were visiting recently. We are not going out again until spring. The response was


^ Subsequently, the 24 local volunteers who trav­ elled to the troubled country, returning at the week­ end, were able to ensure that the roof was m place before they left. Romanian workers carried out the


work with local materials Vandals attack church tMINDLESS vandals have des­


Whalley Parish Church. The damage to nine glass


royed stained glass windows at


panels on the south side of the church — estimated at a cost of £1 000 to repair — was done last week, late on Tuesday.


Michael Ackroyd, was not available for comment, but his secretary, Mrs Shirley Pilkington, said that he


The vicar, the Rev. tured) explained: “In the


was very upset. Mrs Pilkington (pic­


past, some of the plain glass panels have been^


damaged, but to my know- ledge this is the first time} that anyone has had a go at the coloured panes.”


glass panels broken are part of a memorial window. dedicated to Harriettei Sayer, the wife of H. W. Worsley-Taylor K.C., of Moreton, who died in December, 1913. The other two panels in plain glass are part of another


Seven of the stained


window, further along the south side of the building. Staff who discovered


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the damage on Wednesday afternoon painstakingly gathered together, the bro-


ken glass fragments scat­ tered inside the church. It is hoped that these frag­ ments will help experts to match up the colours and design when the replace-


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ment panels are made. Anyone with informa­


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tion about the damage to the windows should con­ tact Clitheroe police (0200


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financial help through the columns of the “Advertiser and Times” shortly before they left with their aid


to know what this fuel is. What concerns me most is that it is an unknown entity. Why wasn’t there public consultation? The people of Clitheroe should be allowed to have a say in whether or not so-called hazardous wastes are


burned.” Mr Martin, like others,


plus for both the firm and the planet — and said the company was more than happy to correspond on the matter with concerned


residents. Castle Cement was


given the go-ahead for its Cemfuel operation by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Pollution, the Govern­ ment’s pollution watchdog, which said it was “more than satisfied” with the company’s authorisation to


date. A spokesman for HMIP


said: “Castle Cement’s incinerator operates at a very high temperature, far higher than the level we would normally set for the disposal of such material. HMIP is more than satis­ fied that the company has c om p l ie d w i th i t s


authorisation.” But concerned Park Avenue re s id e n t Mr


has detected a strong “sul­ phurous” smell near Pim­ lico Road on several occa­ sions, although Castle Cement said this had noth­ ing to do with Cemfuel and pointed out that other firms also operate in the


area. Miss Madeleine Cob­


bing, toxic trade cam­ paigner for environmental pressure group Green­ peace, described Cemfuel as a “back-door way of getting rid of waste” and said the results of tests on the fuel should be more readily available. She said: “We are con­


AS all eyes focused intently on tlm Br itish defeat in the Ryder Cup match, a Ribble Valley golfer was swinging to stardom for Lancashire on one of th e most challenging courses in Europe.


cerned that HMIP doesn’t really understand the cement kiln process and may not be looking at incineration with a critical


eye.”


concerned about the burn­ ing of any fuel that con­ tains chlorine."


“We are particularly . H ig h s p e e d c h a s e


POLICE vehicles were involved in a high speed car chase along the A5!) last Wednesday. The chase took place after a stolen black r oril


well turn-off.


Up to three police vehicles joined in the pur­ suit of the car, stolen earlier from Rawtenstall,


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and eventually stopped it in Read. A man was arrested but given bail, pending


further police inquiries.


Escort XR.'i car, with false number plates, was spotted by an alert police officer at the A59 Wis-


member Oliver Marsdcn (17), of Wiswell, finished seventh in “The Daily Telegraph” Junior Golf Championship at the San Lorenzo golf course in Portugal.


Clitheroe Golf Club


over two rounds on the sun-soaked course, considered to be one of the most challenging in Europe, with three boles positioned alongside the sea and a difficult 18th surrounded by water.


The event was held


Clitheroe jeweller Mr David Marsden, was the leading qualifier for the championship, with a record round of 64.


Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Blackburn, he was one of 21 top scoring youngsters, including 15 boys and six girls, to reach the finals from a pool of 25,000 entrants.


A student at Queen


round, Oliver fired a disappointing 83 to put him low down on the leader board, but improved his game on the


During the opening


final round to shoot a 78, finishing with an aggregate score of 161.


experience for me and I am delighted to have got to Portugal, considering there were 25,000 entries, It has really helped my golf,” he said. Presiding over the championship was


“It was a tremendous


former Ryder Cup captain and supporter of


the event Mr Tony Jacklin, who staged a


Out of garage


. A CAR was stolen from the garage of a house in Wliallcy Road, Read, overnight on Saturday. The Vauxhall Cavalier


! valued at £1,500. %


has the registration num­ ber C117 HPP and is


Oliver, whose father is


golf clinic for the finalists at San Lorenzo and presented the winning trophies. Kibble Valley golfers will be given the chance


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by Elizabeth Huffman


to catch some of the action when a programme about the championship is screened on Channel Four at Christmas.


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