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Area’s ‘clean up’ skill is in great demand
‘New age’ organic bugs used to clear old &'§s depot site to make wav for housing
IN a quiet corner of Clitheroe a hideous scar on the landscape has been healed by the environmental com mitment and where
withal of the borough council. The former Kirkmoor
Koacl cas depot site has been transformed from a derelict eyesore containing deadly poison into a quiet c u l -d e - s a c for s e n io r citizens. And the local expertise
by Theresa Robson
chief engine er Graham •laggi-r used "new ape" organic Imps to reclaim
which brought about the reclamation of ('litheme's most heleapured bit of land is now living sought by b o r o u g h c o u n c i l s countrywide. Kibble Valley Council
also means that less traffic is generated and fewer lorry trips to and from the site are necessary than in conv en t io n a l cle an-up methods.
at Ki rkmo o r 1-toad — soaked in cyanide, coal tar and phenol —- was turned, within a year, into a site
Nearly a hectare of land
in Cardiff, links the won ders of modern technology with accepted civil engi n e e r ing and a heal thy reverence for the planet. As an added bonus, it
the poisoned plot, in a quick but delicate version of the bacterial process by which naturallv-occurrinp o r p a n i sm s " e a t u p " contamination. The process, pioneered
sui table for a shel tered h o u s in g s c h eme s u r rounded by pleasant grass verges. The project, the first of
junct ion with Southend Council engineers, said: "This is an ideal oppor tu n i ty to e x p o r t local expertise and share the knowledge we ga ined while car rying out our
its kind in Kngland and the recipient of iitiOO,()()(! in grant aid from the Depart ment of the Knvironment, has proved so successful that Southend-on-Sea bor ough Council has offered to pay the local authority to set up a similar project there. Mr dagge r , who will oversee tile project in con
chance to sell our services on a commercial basis, bringing income into the borough, which can then be spent for the benefit of the community.” Southend Council covers
project in Clitheroe. " I t is an e x c e l l e n t
fact th a t we have the knowledge in the Kibble Valley is a testament to our ability as a council. In environmental terms, we expect to help Southend turn an area of contamin ated derelict land into a site suitable for residential development , similar to our project at Kirkmoor Koail.”
an area with three times the population of the Kib ble Valley, but without the necessary expertise to ini t iate the £Im. project , explained Mr dagger.' He commented: “The
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Council sparks fly in heated debate on fuel VAT
Government triggered a heated political debate. Liberal Democrat leader Conn. Howcl .Jones (Clith eroe) a rgued that the w o r d i n g s h u n Id be changed and party political overtones removed. "This Government has
level of inflation. H i s p r a i s e o f t li e
been in power for la years — plenty of time to put our f inancial house in
o rd e r , " be said. "Our overal l tax bill now is higher than ever. “There is a record of
financial incompetence over a period of a decade and a half. To congratulate the Government as pro-
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Help on wheels proves
a success A LTHOl ’GH living in a village has its advantages, individuals who have trou ble using conventional bus or taxi services can find
transport difficult. Tins is where County
Lancashire County ( 'oun- cil. County Cars enables UAPs and" disabled indi viduals to go shopping, to catch a train or bus, to get to and from doctors’ and dentists' surgeries, and to visit friends and relatives. They will take them as
( *ars comes in. With financial help from
far as miles away, to Piv.-ton «»r sometimes fur ther. Fares are similar to bus fares for the same length of journey and con cessionary fare passes are accepted. The service has been
available for about onc- and-a-half years now and
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hears, quilting, model ships, ceramics and wooden toys to handspun woollen goods and art work. There was also a tombola. Pictured are (front row) branch welfare officer
Mrs Maureen Hawthorne and t reasurer Mrs Pat Bailey, who was instrumental in planning the fair, as well as chairman Mr John Bailey, with helpers and visitors.
Invitation to view
new wards
l.( K ' A I. r e s id e ills an* being invited te view the new £13.1 million mater
ni ty, gynaecology ami neonatal intensive care uni t at ( ju e e n ’s Mark Ilospital, Itlaekburn.
The Klnckburn, Hyntl-
burn and Kibble Valley Health Care NHS Trust is
holding public open days on Saturday anti Sunday, before the new building
o f f i c i a l l y o p e n s in ! teeemher.
Visitors will be given
tile chance to see the theatre, central delivery suite, neonatal intensive care unit, maternity ami gynaecology wards, ante natal and gynaecology out patient clinics ami ultra sound department.
All have been designed
and furnished to provide a light, spacious and mure homely environment with, for example, carpe t ing throughout all the wards.
The open days will run from 1 to f> p.m., when
members of the public will he able to use the new ear park adjacent to the new building free of charge.
west exhibited on Sunday and there were (1(1(1 visi tors to the event, held by permission of Mr and Mrs Frank Hargreaves. The .'hi stalls contained everything from teddy
ing a hustling craft fair at the .Mylton Fold Farm Hotel, Lnngho. ( ’raftsmen and women from all over the north
has made just over 1,000 runs. Volunteer co-ordina tor Mr I.eon Saherton said the transport scheme lias proved “quite successful" and. with the launch of the new Access Kibble Valley campaign, it is hoped that even more people can be helped. If you live within five
miles of Clitheroe and gen uinely cannot make use of taxis or buses, County Cars nmy be able to help. For more information, or if vou are interes ted in helping as a volunteer driver for the service, con
tact Mr Saberton (Clith eroe 2f»Uss).
Rain forces change of route
of 31 ramblers turned out for the alternat ive walk
Saturday, when ramblers should meet at Waterloo car park, Clitherne, at 9- 3U a.m. for a walk from Rye Loaf Hill. For further
detai ls , ring Cl i theroe 3725-1.
Stereo system
A KKNWOOD stereo svs- tern was stolen when bur glars raided a house in St Haul's Close, Low Moor, between Monday and Fri day last week.
Hig h e r De e r Fa rm to Kemple
F.ml, where lunch was taken by the forestry road on Longridge Fell, before they returned via Greengure. The next walk is on
from Hurs t Green and enjoyed it lovely blustery sunny day. Thei r route took them through Stony- hurst Mark and along the very impressive approach to the college, then over the golf course. They c o n t in u e d via
W’KT vuiulitiuns on Grintl- Ivton Full I'nivvd ( jitluTm- Kamblurs to change the venue for their monthly ramble at the last minute. A record Tuesday group
that VAI he rescinded and congratulating the Government on maintaining a low
POLITICAL sparks Hew in the Ribble Valiev Council chambers when members grappled with a resolution urging the Government to rescind VAT on fuel. C'oimcH leader Conn. Mill Fleming (Millington) introduced the resolution, asking
( ’mm. Bert .Jones (Clith eroe) claimed that any Government successes had "come out of the hacks and the bellies" of those least able to hear hardship. Conn. Ste p h en Holt (Clitheroe) commented:
posed is ju s t about as appropriate as nominating ( lu r ry Adams for the Nobel Fence Prize." Labour Party member
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"I t is vital that , in this instance, party politics are put to one side." Coun. Fleming said he
was “disappointed in the tone of the opposition.” adding "the whole reason to ask for this removal is because of the improved situation we now have.” He concluded: "If you take that way, you may as well not ask." ( ’mm. Chr is Holtom
(Wi lpshi rc ) c r i t ic i sed Conn. .Jones for comparing the "broker of death with a democratic par ty” and said that inflation was at the lowest level in do years. Coun. Charles Wark-
man (Mellon, noting that Liberal I democrats were in j favour of a carbon tax. ! commented: "It is of vital 1 interest to elderly folk to |
preserve the value of their i savings . We have ju s t j
gone th ro u g h a wor ld \ recession and we have j eme rged more quickly than anyone in Kurope." Coun. Fr a n k Dyson
remo v e th e comment praising the Government for low inflation failed, with 10 members voting against and Id in favour, and the original motion was carried.
(Clitheroe). accusing the Conservatives of insincer ity. argued that not even during the two great wars was taxation at as hiirh a level. The am e n dm e n t to
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