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A former CKOS pupil who is now a top soccer writer has penned a biog­ raphy of Terry Venables.


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A parish priest k n o w n far a n d wide as a charac­ ter — Sabden’s Fr Leon Morris — is


mourned by villag­ ers.


mi in page 3


Sunday lunch is served to over 3(H) people at a Kibble Valley Home — a n d t h e h o s t writes to say that Clitheroe has a priceless asset in its traders.


■M ip a g c 17 Local schoolchil­ dren carry out a public transport survey — and find that right connec- t i o n s a r e important.


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The Clitheroe Fantasy flight


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PHOTOGRAPHER and en tr e ­ preneur Mr Paul Brown has the Wellsprings Inn, at the Nick o Pendle, firmly in his sights. The Whalley resident intends to turn the


hillside pub into a licenced fish and chip restaurant and, with a lengthy background in frying, both in Whalley and Clitheroe, he has every confidence that it will become


a major attraction. Mr Brown and his wife Elaine, ofM bailey, uul their hearts set on the Wellsprings before Mr John


THURSDAY, JULY 14th, 1994 No. 5,636


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A - I______. . I I _.1 ____ i . . — .1 by Vivien Meath Wilman, head of the Nelson-based fabrics and


wallpaper company, put in lus bid. His intention was to transform the hostelry,


with its spectacular views of the Clitheroe area and surrounding fells, into an up-market restaurant and bar, creating, he said, a restaurant with a reputation similar to that of the world-famous Langhans in London.


prospects of success and, when news came that he had decided against going ahead, it came as no surprise.


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Local shock as world


EVERYBODY concerned with Blackpool’s record-break­ ing rollercoaster — including a Clitheroe joinery firm — is keeping their fingers crossed that it will soon be back on


the right track.


Last week’s pile-up was disappointing


by Stewart Pimbley


news for R. and P. Hargreaves , of Hall St r e e t , who con­ structed the ground- level station for the “Pepsi Max Big One,” claimed to be the big­


gest ride in the world. Speaking to the “Clith­ eroe Ad ve r tise r and


Times,” Mr Roger Har­ g r e a v e s , who runs the


tive said that several inspectors were now at the


business with his brother, Peter, said: “Obviously everybody is upset about the accident, especially after all the hard work put


in.” Mr Hargreaves, who .


has ridden on the white- knuckle rollercoaster around 30 times, described th e ex p e r i e nc e a s


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OPPOSING factions in the local government sh ake -up h a v e unleashed a war of words which looks set to c o s t s ome o n e , somewhere, a pretty


packet.The “Advertiser and Times” is currently inves­ tigating complaints about the propaganda campaigns behind every council cur-


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rently fighting for its life in the con tro v e r s ia l


review. The battle to court the


public reached ridiculous heights this week, with costly half-page advertise­ ments stating both the county and district cases appearing side by side in newspapers.


The advertisements,


which have appeared sub­ sequently in newspapers throughout East Lanca­ sh ir e , including the “Advertiser and Times, are reputed to have cost up to £1,000 each — but some Ribble Valley resi­ dents are asking exactly who is footing the bill.


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David P r e s s ley com­ mented to this newspaper: “Imagine my dismay when I picked up ‘The Lanca­ shire Evening Telegraph to find a halfpage adver­ tisement urging me to


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‘Save the Red Rose County’ by voting for ‘no change.’ And who has sponsored the advertise­ ment? Someone calling themselves the ‘Friends of


that, like the rest of the nation’s fun and thrill seekers, Mr Hargreaves now wants to see the "Big One” moving again soon. He said: “1 am looking forward to seeing the rol­ lercoaster back oa the


right track.” According to Blackpool


Pleasure Beach’s public relations office, the “Big One" may soon be speed­ ing around its track, which circles the -12-acre fun


park. A spokesman said they .


were uncertain when the “Big One” would again be operational, but hoped it would be by the end of the


week.Another Clitheroe invol­ vement was that of the Pleasure Beach’s chief engineer and deputy gen­ eral manager, Mr Keith Burgess, who lives in the town. However, due to the accident investigation, lie was not prepared to com­ ment on when the “Big One” would be making its


return. The world-famous rule,


which is run by computer, was brought to a halt last Thursday, when 24 people were injured after two cars on the colossal roller­ coaster crashed. The accident occurred


scene, investigating the


cause of the accident. He said the rollercoas­


ter would remain shut until the inspectors were satisfied with the cause of the accident and the rol­ lercoaster was safe to lie


used again. The "Big One" first hit


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the headlines in February, with its record-breaking statistics, when this paper featured the Hargreaves brothers' work on the mammoth rollercoaster.


height of 235 feet, then drop at 05 degrees, before shooting around the track to reach a top speed of 85 m.p.h.


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R E S I D E N T S of Read, Simonstone and Sabden have won their fight to stay in the


Ribhle Valley. The outcome of the Par-


liamentary Boundary Commission’s review involving the three Ribble Valley villages, announced yesterday, is good news for local residents. Residents of the three


imes W M page 10 It could be ‘frying tonight’ at Wellsprings


nipped back in and, within the next two months, intend to have the Wcllsprings Inn up and running


As he pulled out, Mr and Mrs Brown quickly 1) v m t * n m i l n l / 1 V


— and busy. The Wellsprings has had a succession of owners


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in the last few years, but, says Mr Brown, will shortly be poised to take on the best as a premier fish and chip restaurant. Mr and Mrs Brown previously had a fish and chip shop in King Street, Whallcy, and, more recently, Friar’s, in Moor Lane, Clitheroe. Traditional cooking methods arc their hallmark


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villages have fought a vociferous campaign to stav in the Ribble Valley and not be transferred to


Pendle. With news of the deci­


sion, Ribble Valley MP Mr Nigel Evans said: “1 am delighted with the out­ come. It is brilliant news.” Ingle and Brookfield, in


hot "Been put mlo the con­ stituency, but Samlesbury and Cuerdale and the All


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Saints’ ward of South Rib­ ble are included, bringing the constituency to around 71,000 e le c to r s from 00,000.


den, Read and Simonstone were faced with the pros­ pect of being put into Pen­ dle, hundreds wrote to the Parliamentary Boundary Commission stating that they wished to remain in the'Ribble Valley.


When residents of Sab­ £ <Cc.Q > 0*1


PFTEK HARGREAVES (left) and his brother, Roger, standing outside b the station building at the time of its construction in hebruary


Family forced to walk the streets


mother and her chil­ dren are caught up in a tenancy wrangle which has resulted in them facing life on the streets.


IN the affluent Ribble Val l ey in 1994, a


gle mother, and her family of two children and one


Mrs Ruth Thorpe, a sin­


foster child, have had their home declared unfit to live in by Ribhle Valley Coun­ cil officers. This happened


30 feet above the ground, resulting in fire officers using cutting equipment to free eight passengers trapped by safety bars.


utive inspectors and the American experts who designed the rollercoas tor’s computer system are now trying to discover the


Health and Safety Exec


cause of the accident. A spokesman for the


Health and Safety Execu­ E i i . y y


Lancashire Trust.’ “My dismay was com­ pounded when I opened


my post a day or so later to find a letter sent by Lancashire County Coun­


cil, first-class, with the brass neck to say that maintaining the Ribble Valley would only be achieved by the retention of the status quo!” Lancashire County • continued on page lli


by Stewart Pimbley when, after rain had been


flooding into Mrs Thorpe’s bedroom, the ceiling cracked above her 11- year-old son’s bed and part of it started to cave in. "It sounded like a zip


fastener and cracked,” explained a devastated


after the ceiling above her younger son’s bedroom cracked and started to cave in — some 13 months after she had made official complaints to the agents for the landlord, who has been living abroad.


the problems have not been addressed and for the past few months she has seen her home gradually deteriorating structurally. “The roof rafters are


Mrs Thorpe claims that


rotten and there is wood­ worm,” she said. The final straw came


Mrs Thorpe. “If the ceiling had fully caved in, it would have put my son’s life at risk. As it was, a big chunk of the ceiling came down and, had my son been in bed, he would


provide temporary accom­ modation while repairs are being can ad out rests with the landlord, stated Mr Dave Morris, director of environmental services. Without a home, Mrs


Thorpe and her family quickly found themselves victims of the system, forced into bed and break­ fast accommodation in Blackburn, while her chil­ dren attend Bowland High School in Grindleton. There were no vacancies


have been hit.” Last week, builders


moved in to re-roof the house and Mrs Thorpe put her furniture into storage. When Ribble Valley Coun­ cil’s environmental health department visited the


house, they declared it


unfit to live in. Because she has a pri­


vate tenancy, the council said that it was unable to become involved in what, basically, was a landlord and tenancy dispute. The responsibility to


in the Ribble Valley. “I have had a little girl


sitting under a pavilion at West Bradford playing


fields trying to do her homework. You cannot carry children round the country like this, said


Mrs Thorpe. . A former music teacher


at Bowland School, Mrs Thorpe is divorced and has


no contact with her ex- husband. She has two chil­ dren, Naomi (13) and Toby (I I), and a foster son Peter (21). Toby is par­


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area’s letters to the com­ mission came from resi­ dents of Read, Simonstone


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to split up the family,” says Mrs Thorpe, who has brought a solicitor into the


“I do not want to have


row. Mr Morris said that the


council’s own solicitor was looking into the problem and added: “I don’t want anyone sleeping on the streets of Clitheroe or the Ribble Valley. But they have not got to be able to leapfrog over everyone


else. “We have to investigate


each case. If it is shown that she is unintentionally homeless, then we do have


a responsibility.” As we went to press,


Mrs Thorpe had found temporary respite in the form of a mobile home, but is uncertain when she will next have a solid roof over her head.


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