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Local MB Nigel Evans secs at first hand the horrors of Bosnia and tells u s e x c l u s i v e ! y about his fact-find­ ing trip.


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Maureen sworn to 'Masterchef' secrecy


A PAYTIIORNE woman has been bound to secrecy, following her participation in the North West heat of the “Masterchef 1991” programme.


Maureen Bowe, of the Old School, Kiln Lane,


For although Mrs page 10


allowed to reveal the winner until the first round of the series has been screened on television. She expects the


knows the outcome of the heat, she is not


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Proceedings for a protection order for Waddington's Sun Inn — at the centre of an evic­ tion drama last week — has been a d jo u rn e d b y m ag is tra te s to allow the two par­ ties involved to be l e g a l l y represented,


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Chinese-stylc plaice and smoked salmon parcel with a nasturtium vinaigrette to start, followed by a Chinese-style duck duo


episode featuring herself and the other North West contestants to be shown in May. The threesome were filmed for their section of the competition on Thursday afternoon, at Fountain Studios in Wembley. Mrs Bowe cooked a


of the judges was Chinese chef Ken Horn, who joined presenter Lloyd Grossman and actress Jane Asher in scrutinising the dishes. Cheering Mrs Bowe on from the wings was her husband, Brian, who drove her down to London and watched


with seaweed and carrot ribbons. For dessert, she prepared a lemon blueberry meringue. Coincidentally, one


treated to dinner and a night in the Hilton Hotel. Mrs Bowe, who qualified for the programme after competing against 15 other North West residents in September, was thrilled with the entire experience. “It was really really


good and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I wouldn’t have missed it for


the session on a monitor. The couple were later


revealing whether .Mrs Bowe triumphed and qualified for the semi-finals will also include a brief film of her helping out in a fish and chip shop, exercising at the Lee Carter Health Studio and teaching handicrafts to residents of the Manor House, Chatburn.


anything,” Mrs Bowe said. “It was a lot more relaxed than I imagined. The camera crew was superb and made everyone feel so at ease.” The programme


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Trying to trace


victim of attack


LATE one evening in Jan­ uary, *11 years ago, a young lady was being attacked on a remote Rib­ ble Valley moorland road.


riding his bicycle home, went to her assistance and the girl’s attacker fled from the scene.


A man in his late 30s,


has prompted the North West regional head of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Pollution (HMIP), Mr John Marshall, to write to t h e “ A d v e r t i s e r a n d


and alarm in the Ribble Valley regarding the fuel


Months of speculation


Times” in an effort to “ help local residents understand the situation." In his letter (see page


9), Mr Marshall states that there is “no additional harm to people or the environment from the burning of Cemfuel.” Castle Cement’s use of


Cemfuel unleashed a local storm of confusion, with the use of words such as “toxic” and “hazardous" to describe it by its critics


cyclist, now in his 80s and living in Southampton, has never forgotten the inci­ dent and wishes to leave the "girl" a small gift in his will.


Mr Laurence Grey, the


been asked to help trace the woman, now possibly in her GOs or even 70s, by the National Institute for the Blind, which is acting on his behalf.


Clitheroe police have |i;


working on a tunnel com­ plex at the reservoir at the time, recalls that on the evening in question he was riding his bicycle along what he describes as the Slaidburn to West Brad­ ford Road. He was on his way to the station to catch the train back to his home at Barrow in Furness when he heard cries of dis­ tress from a young lady, who was being molested.


Mr Grey, who was


tance and her attacker fled from the scene. Mr Grey took the young lady home and the police were called in to investigate the mat­ ter. He had no further contact with her and can­ not remember her name or address.


He went to her assis­


lage policeman and mem­ bers of the WI have been asked if they can help to trace the person involved.


article can shed any light on the matter, or can assist in tracing the lady involved, I would be most grateful if they would con­ tact me through the nor­ mal ch a n n e ls (0282 863161),” said Insp. Ian Hartley. “All calls will be treated in confidence."


“If anyone reading this Slaidburn’s current vil­


officer-in-eharge of Castle Cement, Mr John Isher- wood, said on Tuesday that fears about Cemfuel are unfounded and rei­ terated that the welfare of Rihble Valley residents is foremost in his mind. Castle Cement was


that the fuel has not yet been proved safe, while others assert that the pub­ lic should have been more fully informed of the com­ pany's intention to burn it. However, the HMIP’s


merely fuelling fears further. Some residents insist


g’ven the go-ahead to burn emfuel last November,


chartered chemical engi­ neer, said: “There is no reason to believe that the results of those tests were


independent environmen­ tal consultants. Mr Isherwood, who is a


following tests by a firm of by Theresa Robson, environment correspondent


IE. within our recommended limits and there is far less


present in coal emissions, heir presence is well


i mercury in Cemfuel than


wood said surveys by HMIP concluded that many of the reports were groundless. He explained: “HMIP


produced reports, pri­ marily American, which question the safety of burning fuels made from toxic waste. However, Mr Isher­


“Advertiser and Times” that people’s health was a great concern here, Mr Isherwood replied: “The health of people is very much at our heart.” Cemfuel protestors have


n coal.” When reminded by the


company. Yes, the tests revealed the presence of metals in the emissions, but those metals are also


not accurate. They were conducted by a reputable


I WAS amazed to learn from your front page article last week that 11 ive near an INCINERATOR.


/ I had always thought it was a cement works! Apparently, it is not only an incinerator, but one that is being used to dis- \ix>se a£-m*4te solxcniA. a


has technical reports of its own that certainly contra­ dict those being bandied about. Many of these rep o r ts have proved


400% for some residents and an increase in heavy road traffic on the link road.


It is an assault which


groundless. "However, we are going


to do further monitoring. We will be conducting unannounced tests fairly soon at Castle Cement. I


am more than happy to alert vou to this immedia-


tely afterwards, with our findings if necessary. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is also


oonle's health was being affected, we would with­ draw permission. Cemfuel is a fuel, made to a precise specification. That speeifi-


O continued on page M


atorium on Cemfuel, until "proved 100% safe.” A spokesman for the group said people had a right to know what level of


Call for halt to ‘hazardous material’ FIFTY Ribble Valley residents have signed a letter urging an immediate mor­


testing was being carried out on Cemfuel to substantiate safety claims. She said: “These facts must be established before Castle Cement is permit­


until residents and businesses such as the tourist trade have been consulted and are convinced that this process is safe.”


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ted to continue burning this hazardous material. The concern in America is such that tight new regulations have been introduced, making it virtually impossi­ ble for companies to acquire new permits to burn hazardous waste in cement kilns. “We live in a democratic society and now is the time to ask for a stop to all this,


Skipton link fades


THE prospect of a merger between the Rib­ ble Valley and Craven in the forthcoming


the news that the Commission has recommended the merger of Craven with Harrogate, Selby AND Goole, creating a unitary authority — dubbed the “Dales and Vale” — straddling 100 miles and with a popula­ tion of 300,000. The recommendation came as a bitter blow to


Local Government Review ended this week. Shock waves ran through Skipton on Monday with


unitary authority campaigners in Craven, who had hoped that their area, like the Ribble Valley, would merit consideration, because of its rural uniqueness, as an authority in its own right. Mr Ian Lockwood, who edits “The Craven Herald


terated the rallying call of CARVE Against Kibble Valley Extinction — that residents


Campaign


should make their feelings known to the Local Government Commission. He said: “I feel very strongly that the Ribble


Valley has a far greater sense of community iden­ tity than anv of the Yorkshire areas. There is noth­ ing like CAltVE anywhere else, where members of the public have formed their own group to press their area’s case.”


about the Craven result. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that we must continue to fight what I believe to be an extremely strong case To


He continued: “We shouldn’t jump to conclusions


and Pioneer,” said on Monday that the reaction of Skipton people to the recommendation was one of “horror and disgust.” He commented: “We don’t believe for one minute


that this recommendation will be implemented. It is so ridiculous that it could never possibly come off.” He added: “If I was living in the Ribble Valley, I


would regard this recommendation with trepidation. However, we firmly believe at the end of the day that Craven will be granted unitary authority status’” Ribble Valley Council leader Bill Fleming rei­


authority status for the Ribble Yalley.” This week, CARVE announced that a series of


tor unitary


advertisements putting forward the area’s case for unitary authority status is to be sponsored in the “Advertiser and Times” by local firms. The series will start next week, with Clitheroe’s go-ahead company


Ultraframe. Broadcaster, angling expert and CARVE mem­


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ber Mr Martin James said the willingness of local firms to sponsor the adverts was a sure sign that, when it comes to the area’s bid for unitary sta­ tus, the Ribblc Valley certainly means business.


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mant that Castle Cement would not have been given the go-ahead to burn Cem­ fuel if HMIP had thought it was dangerous. He said: “If there was the slightest evidence that pe ple


to conduct tests in the area.” Mr Isherwood was ada­


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THE front-page story which sparked off public concern in September and, below, how readers aired their views in just two of many letters


Express fuel fears by writing to MP


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work on the town’s police station gets underway. Temporary accommoda­


tion for the police is to be provided in the emergency operational building located under the Civic Hall, York Street, from February 28th. The renovations on the


police station are expected to take between six and eight months to complete and police stress it is hoped that service to the public will not be affected by the move. The nuclear bunker


sparked off a war of words in 1989, against what many people regarded as a waste of council resources. The Government provided the lion’s share of the cost, but in 1992, as the bunker reached completion, ques­ tions were still being asked. The chequered history


of the bunker, which has its own air supply, water treatment plant and inde­ pendent sewage system, dates back many years to the potential nuclear threat of attack by the Soviet Union, as it then was. With the advance­ ment and increased range of intercontinental mis­ siles, the issue reactied fever pitch by the earlv 19S0s. Now, following the


removal and dismantling of the old Soviet Union’s weapons arsenal, the th re a t from the East appears to have all but disappeared, leaving a bunker which many Clith- eroe residents still believe to be a white elephant.


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