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County council slammed over local government shake-up claims


THE Lancashire County Council claim that the forthcoming shake-up of local government will cost Council Tax payers £70 a year has been slammed by the Local Government Commission.


accused County Hall of misrepresentation over its financial forecast of the f o r t h c o m i n g reorganisation. The Commission’s press


The Commission has


and publicity officer, Mr David Saunders, wrote to the “ A d v e r tise r and Times” this week appeal­ ing for help in setting the record straight. He commented: “We feel the advertisement


misrepresents the finan­ cial forecasting in the Commission’s consultation report and would be grate­ ful for your assistance in s e t t in g th e re c o rd straight." The Lancashire County


£21m and £28m. This will put the equiva­


Council advertisements, which have appeared in newspapers throughout the area, claim it will take 28 years to fund the chan­ geover, which it is esti­ mated will cost between


Public warned to be on guard


against car thefts


A SENIOR police officer has expressed con­ cern at the growing trend of thefts from cars in the Clitheroe area.


Valley Police and Commu­ nity Forum, Supt Peter Kawstnme said: "Stealing from motor vehicles is showing an increase in Clitheroe town centre in the daytime and, to be more prec ise, in the afternoons."


Speaking at the Kibble


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the Clitheroe area since the forum's last meeting. The officers explained


explained that one shop


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hath in fact, been attacked o n t li r e e d i f f e r e n t occasions. Mountain bike theft was


eroe now falling tinder the jurisdiction of Colne. Stipt Kawstrone claimed


the new system, which now means all sections are answerable to one com­ mander, has helped to clearly coordinate informa­ tion between them. He explained: "I believe


it lets us coordinate opera­ tions more by shortening the response between CID, traffic and patrol officers."


Snipping farming red tape


RKI) tape constraining the work of Kibble Valley farmers could be cut in a new package of measures proposed by former agri­ culture minister Gillian Shephard. The package was sub­


mitted to the European Community's Council of Ministers in Brussels ami urges the commission to consider a number tif important administrative changes. Mrs Shephard said: "I


highlighted and ways of combating the problem, which has dramatically in c re a s e d in r e c e n t months. S it p t 1! a w s t ro n e


lent of £70 a year on Coun­ cil Tax bills, whereas the so-called “status quo” will cost nothing, the adver­ tisements state. But Mr Saunders said


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appropriate to translate these savings and costs into Council Tax bills. No- one knows how the new authorities might choose to finance the transitional costs, nor what they will do with any savings which are achieved. “Furthermore, much


will depend on the amount of Government grant in future years and this is impossible to forecast accurately,” he added. Mr Saunders explained


that the cost of the chan­ geover would be incurred over a five-year period, with the bulk of expendi­ ture being incurred in the first two years, not 28 years as the County Coun­ cil advertisement claim. He added: “The Com­


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Making a difference to others


DO you know someone, or a group of people, who make a difference to the lives of others? Is there someone in the


am acutely aware that farmers have come up against an increasing amount of form-filling and red tape in recent vears. "I am asking the com­


thanked the "Clitheroe Advertiser and Times" for publicising the availabilty of a postcoding facility at Clitheroe Police Station. The forum meeting was the first since Lancashire


mission to look at a series of measures which I think


Constabulary underwent changes in its structure and senior officers were moved to new posts throughout the area. The six divisional head­


would make an important contribution to the efforts the ministry has been making to cut bureaucracy and red tape." Kibble Valley farmers


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Kibble Valley whose dedi-' cation and commitment to


others deserves an award? If so, now is your chance


them for a Whitbread Volunteer Action Award. The awards honour indi­


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AN ancient Far East­ ern art is coming under the focus of Ribble Valley resi­


d e n t s d u r i n gig an exhibition at Clith-


Whalley craftswoman Buffy Robinson is exhi­ biting her award-win­ ning collection of Batik — the art of painting on fabric using a wax resist.


e r o e ' s P l a t f o r m Gallery.


The collection of work, on display until September inicludes original


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“When I first saw the gal­ lery, I couldn’t believe it


It is the second major exhibition at the gallery and marks a new era for art in the Ribble Valley, according to Buffy.


pieces that have not been exhibited since 1989.


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For over 25 years, Buffy, of Bridge End, has spent time developing and extending the tradi­ tional techniques of Batik.


was in Clitheroe. It will encourage local artists to get together,” she said.


bread’s community invest­ ment programme in asso­ ciation with The Volunteer Centre UK. There will be nine


Batik uses a process of applying successive colours to designs on cotton, part of which are then protected by a thin coat of molten wax.


ewe and stickler cow pre­ miums. as well as enabling land taken out of produc­ tion for woodland to be eli­ gible to count as land set asitle.


Trying to find bike owners


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the bikes abandoned in the town and arc now trying to trace the owners. The first bike is a. red


regional categories, open to groups and individuals, and each winner will rec eiv e £1,000, half towards their cause and half for themselves. The deadline for nomi­


nations is September 23rd. Nomination forms are available from Whitbread Volunteer Action Awards, F re ep o s t LOL 1980,


Hitched up


THIEVES hitched up and stole a twin-axle trailer valued at £1,000, from a building contractors on West Bradford Road in Waddington. The tra i le r had the registration number A915


12-speed Townsend Streak and was found in Woone Lane on July Kith. A 12-speed Falcon bike, luminous yellow in colour,


JOB a n d was sto len between 5-80 p.m. on Wednesday and 7-80 p.m. on Thursday.


is the second hike and was found near Mearley Brook at the end of June. Their owners should


contact Clitheroe Police Station in York Street as soon as possible.


TWO mountain bikes were stolen from the shed of house on Pendle View Grindleton, last week. A Raleigh Amazon bike


Shed theft


and a gent’s mountain bike, valued in total at £G20, were taken.


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AN exciting new art project aimed at aiding the recovery of patients nas been established


at Queen’s Park Hospital. The scheme was started by the Blackburn, Hynd-'


burn and Kibble Valley NHS Health Care Trust to reduce the institutional feeling of the new hospital building and provide a welcoming and therapeutic environment for all patients, visitors and staff. The artwork will include paintings, photographs, wall and ceiling murals, mosaics, glazed panels,


beneficial effect upon the recovery of patients. In addition, it has a dramatic impact on the intimidating atmosphere and environment that often prevail in hospitals. The aim now is to involve the local community and


mobiles, tapestries and sculptures. Research has shown that art in hospitals has a


After repeating the pro­ cess, the hardened wax can be cracked, allowing subsequent colours to seep through, resulting in the delicate tracery of fine lines so characteris­ tic of Batik.


work was recognised when she received the award for best stand at the Harrogate Craft Trade Fair.


Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 8YR (0582 897759).


As part of her work, Buffy has helped to introduce Batik to a much wider field and, in 1992, pro­ duced the calendar for Marks and Spencer.


Earlier this year, her


Sixth-form girls given insight into


engineering A CLITHEROE sixth-for­ mer swapped her school


books for high-tech tools and became an engineer for a week.


mar School pupil Kelly Richardson (lti) was given a fascinating glimpse of the engineering world on the Engineering Training A ut h o ri t y c o u r s e , “Insight.”


the number of women tak­ ing up engineering as a profession, by giving them a taste of life as an engi­ neer and encouraging them to sign up for an engineering degree.


Insight aims to boost


vel maths and physics stu­ dents, from around the


Sponsored by ELTKC, Kelly was among 500 A-le-


UK, who tried their hand at everything from boat­


building to metal-easting a t 11 u n i v e r s i t i e s nationwide.


packed five-day course, Kelly found out about dif­ ferent aspects of engi­ nee r in g , by tackling projects with the help of young women engineers.


Dur i ng the action-


MBE, said: “Hospital care is essential to the well-be­ ing of the community and there is always the proba­ bility that we may just require its services at some time. For those who do have to use the facilities, let us make such an experience less traumatic and indeed more pleasant by sponsoring ‘Arts Project.’ ” Anyone requiring more information can contact


businesses in fund-raising or sponsorship of other projects within the scheme. , The leader of the project, Mr James McKinstry


Stephen Whiston, Commissioning Officer, Queen’s Park Hospital, Blackburn, BB2 8HH (0254 298007).


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with enginee rs f rom Severn Trent Water to get a flavour of life in a work­ ing environment.


She also spent a day


commented: “ I really enjoyed the scheme. It was very worthwhile and gave me a good oppor­ tunity to find out what engineering is all about. It helped me decide that I


Kelly, of Wilpshire,


want to work in the field of chemical engineering.”


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It is evident from Buffy’s work that it has drawn its influences from her time living in the Ribble Valley, with several pieces capturing the atmosphere of the Brit­ ish countrvside.


Our picture (top) shows Buffy Robinson standing in front of her work, which has been illumin­ ated to produce a clearer view, at the I’latform Gallery, and (above) another example of her talent.


Her love of art lias been transformed into a thriv­ ing business and much of her work is now being sold worldwide.


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THIEVES stole five alloy wheels and tyres, valued at £800. from a car parked at Myers Haulage Con­ t r a c t or s , (’ 1 i t ii e r o e,


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