nnh«m* Advertiser & Times, August 11th, im _ [


litheroc 22321, (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley A223S1 (Classified)_ Letters


Next generation entitled, to fresh air and sweet water


reduce the possibility of duplication, could make bet­ ter use of available resources and could save money on the current scale of combined operation. In fact, "New Scientist” suggests £23m per annum.


jverseeing environmental protection and waste regu- ation” into a single agency, on the pattern of the Environmental Protection Agency in America. On the face of it. this is a sensible plan. It could


T was reported in last week’s “New Scientist” that he Government plans to combine “organisations


The consultants Touche Ross have reported that between 400 and 1,010 jobs of the predicted 1995


level could be dispensed with. "News of this sort is always received by environ­


mental campaigners, 1 suspect, with mixed feeling. When there is a perception that not enough is


being done to protect our environment; that the existing agencies are uneffective, perhaps delibera­ tely so; that considerations of the crude maximization of short-term profit take precedence over long-term ecological viability; that political and commercial propaganda is falsely reassuring the public at large, that remedial campaigning is exhausting the strength, the resources, the patience and, worst oi all, the faith, of the relative minority of actively con­ cerned people — then a change of official organisation gives hope for a new, more dedicated, more robust


^There^s hope that the old regulatory staffs whose Th e is nope mai me um —


ethos however unwittingly, is derived from the long- serving, blatantly out-and-out capitalist .administra­ tion under which they “grew up P;-ofcssional y at a time when the environment was not high on the pub


. . . • I • . .1_firnm fVlO lie agenda, will be replaced.


There is hope that their replacements will be officers whose education included some aspect of


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the^cologteaf sciences - have young children to remind them that tlieie ib life after the next half-yearly clividencl the next election; that the next generation is entitled l° fr^ air and sweet water, wherever they live on tne


CaThis is the hope. The reality may be dishearten- imrlv different The old guard, like Napoleons, may e but never surrender; the new officers may be


reduced in number to virtual impotence; funding m Asba m a tUm 'oV u rS 1,0 ord


in the Ribble Valley an opportunity to do this, must not be allowed to slip away.


DONALD BOARDMAN, Crimpton Farm, Cow Ark.


Public relations master


Kleen, at Worksop, is a high-tech, state-of-the-art


I WOULD like to comment on the reported visit of the council a others to Safety Kleen. It is true that Safety


learn that the Cemfuel produced by Soiree might


recycling plant. Ninety-five per cent of


contain up to 30% ground rubber and plastic. . He stated categorically


what it receives is cleaned sufficiently to be fit for re­ use. The other 5% is used to make Cemfuel, approxi­ mately two tankers a day. Castle Cement also uses


Cemfuel produced by Soiree, which is on the Fylde, approximately eight tankers a day — that is a ratio of four to one. During the v is it to


that Safety Kleen did not accept into its plant any rubber, plastic or toxic waste which might contain benzine or poisonous metals, such as mercury, etc. In fact, we are not comparing like with like. Also, a spokesman lor


Safety Kleen, the produc­ tion manager was asked what percentage of pul-


He was hor r if ied


Lancashire will not exist under changes


neci to -----*


I AM writing in response to the debate concerning the future of the county of Lancash.ro.


David Sanders, of the many iuolw.


Local Government Com- missie- has attempted to refute suggestions that the countv is at risk and has stated: "There is no ques­ tion of the abolition of the h i s to r ic c o u n ty of


Lancashire.” I write as the author ol


graphical books, including ^


atlases. I am afraid Mr Sanders’ claim is either naive or is motivated by a desire to push through unpopular change, by d e n y in g p r o b a b le


outcomes. If the commission s . . , Rail car left behind at Dunkirk


rnN f’FRNING the pre-war diesel rail car men­ tioned in vour letters column, 1 believe it was taken to France with the Army and, of course, left behind at


Dunkirk.


JOHN LOFTHOUSE, Corporation Street,


AMERICAN QUALITY HARDWOOD & PINE FURNITURE


Made in Oregon U.S.A. by craftsmen using solid alder. Assembled and finished in our


factory workshop. F u rn i tu re for th e bedroom dining room or kitchen in traditional o u n t r y ° -


proposals are accepted and the county council is dis­


membered, then the name of Lancashire will literally disappear. School atlases will no longer contain either the place or the name because it will sun-


plv not exist. 'in 1974, the people of


Westmorland were told that their historic county


verised rubber and plastic mstcac1 of Safety Kleen’s Cemfuel 11 'o’. contained.


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Safety Kleeh stated that should Castle Cement at Ketton be given permis­ sion to burn Cemfuel, then its two tankers a day would be sent th e ie , ;1 of to Clitheroe, as nearer.


away. The Soiree plant is approximately 30 miles


away. A representative of Gas-


tie Cement was asked why the viewing party had not been taken to the nearer plant. The reply.was: “Soiree has no facilities for


visitors.” Castle Cement is a past


master at public relations. Are the council oflicers and elected represents- fives so naive and gullible that they did not see this visit for what it was.'


The Safety Kleen plant Clithcroe. is approximately 90 miles


J. V. HOYLE, Moorland Crcsent,


C r i p p l i n g c o s t o f th e


LCC


THE last two published accounts for Lancashiie County Council record that the total cost of the council to the taxpayer has risen bv £176m over two years to £1.1 billion. Twenty million pounds


How can they] say it’s safe? DO not wish toI


become involved in| the Cemfuel debate.


s t a t e d in Mary Horner’s letter) that I Ribble Valley Bor-L ough Council is one of I the 10%. of UK coun-1 cils which does not routinely monitor forL background levels ol I


But if it is true (as I


pollutants, then how can it state (without! such tes ting) thatl


Cemfuel is safe for| burning?


R. W. ALLAN, l’endle Road, Clitheroe.


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W°U'is also°offcring a barrel of Thcakrtonjj Beat Bitter to be won by the amateur sports club


charity team entering the most jumpei s. Tho bungee iunip is certain to be one of


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For more information, contact landladj Mis .lac qui Collier (Clitheroe 415100).


,


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to £30m would, therefore, be a small price to pay to bo rid of this surplus layer of local government. The boroughs of Lanca­ shire, which only spend


about 15% of our local taxes, have five or six


would live on. Clearly, this was not the case. T oung people today have not heurd of Westmorland, they will not find it in an atlas, many cannot pro­ nounce it.When someone declares


councillors for every 10/12,000 electors. We have onlv one county


councillor covering the same number of electors.


Thus, accountability through the ballot box is


themselves a “Texan" or a "Queenslander,” we can


locate their place in an atlas. When, in the future, a Lancastrian says, “1 am


from Lancashire, the lis­ tener will search in vain for an atlas reference to


this place. County s ta tu s has


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| “Lancastreshire" has been l in use since the 1300s. Unless Lancashire is to be consigned to the history books, the commission s proposals should be for­ mally rejected. Those who value their Lancastrian heritage should indicate a clear preference for the status quo, allowing the retention both of our county and borough coun­ cils. it is not too late to w r i t e


existed for Lancashire* since 1194. The word


commissioners. PATRICIA HARRISON,


t o


Mitton Road, Whalley.


t h e


totallv out of balance. Nalurally the civil ser­


vants at County Hall do


not wish to see this extra lover of administration | removed. Nor will some county councillors and members of county quango


bodies who are, in some cases, receiving thousands of pounds a year in


allowances, expenses ami perks.


County Hall per household is £2,200, which has to be found from local and national taxpayers. The increase over the last two years is equivalent to £350 per household. Do not be misled by


The crippling cost of .


WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE?


New bridge helping to preserve rights of way


o«mhh?sh the standards of environmental protection ?hey wish to be established and maintained, even


people must in all its aspects gwes people


A NEW bridge oyer the River Calder, linking footpaths in Billington and Whalley, has been


.


completed. Lancashire County


Council footed the £95,000 bill for the scheme, which involved the refurbishing of a


36.7 metre steel deck unit previously used in Preston.


are important for both local people and visitors to Lancashire,” said Highways and Trans­ portation Committee chairman County Coun.


“Public rights of way


Dennis Golden. “ 1 am delighted we


have been able to pro­ vide this replacement bridge, which is a stra­ tegic link between the two parishes and is well used as a short cut by p e o p l e s u c h a s


schoolchildren.” The original bridge, a


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s te e l la t t ic e girder through bridge, span­


ning 32 metres, was built in 1909 by Solo­ mon Longworth to transport goods from his mill on the south bank o f th e River Calder to the railway station on the north side. On completion, he granted a public right


of way over the bridge. An inspection of the


bridge in 1990 revealed that extensive repair works were required, to


the extent that a pro­ posal to replace the e n t ir e b r id g e was approved.


Bil lin g ton Parish .


Council has requested that the bridge, for­ merly known as Judge Walmesley’s footbridge, be renamed Old Sol’s Bridge, in memory of


Regulars for high jump . ,.o .., Kibble Valley public house are


the Judge Walmcsley mill owner who donated


csle;


the original structure. Our p h o to g r a p h


shows Public Rights of Way Sub-committee


vice-chairman County Coun. Niki Penny with County Coun. Golden


and Mr Ron Pickup, of Lancashire County Enterprises.


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th o s e w ith v e s t e d interests in the retention of Lancashire County Council. Vote for its aboli­ tion and the restoration of democracy with full accountability.


ARTHUR HOLMES, Langho.


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Kitchens and gardens


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Flowers, preserves and confectionery, demonstra­


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