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^ Clitheroe 22S2j (Editorial), 22823 (Advertising). Burnleu m 3 S l (Classified)'^
History made as public joins council debate
by Sheila Nixon
RIBBLE.Valley Council made history last week by launching its first- ever public participation session.
Liberal Democrat leader Coun. Howel Jones, who had pressed for the public ■ participation policy, described the half-hour session as a “good start”.
sions, rock concerts, closed-circuit television, and pollution monitonng, were raised by members of the public.
c. » ■ JSnes (Clitheroe) said that his only regret was that it was confined to nill council meetings and had not been extended to committee members. He felt that the Planning and Development Committee, for instance, should be open to questions from the public. People sitting in the public gallery heard that questions and comments would be heard during the first part of the meeting, although written notice must previously
be given to the Chief Exectuive, Mr Ossie Hopkins. The questions and comments were as follows:
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_ • Mr John Brown, of Littlemoor Road, Clitheroe: “As a resident of Clitheroc for over 60 years, I wish to register my utter disgust at being harassed by high
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attempt to inform the public and there were no rudimentary safety precau tions in evidence.”
anjwered cars on August 12th, on a pubhc footpath from Eshton Terrace to Parson "This footpath runs along the bottom of the Castle Field. There was no
council first decided to allow a motor rally to proceed from the Castle Grounds as part of the Clitheroe 800 celebrations in 1986. The council had subsequently allowed further rallies in succeeding years, as rally organisers appreciated the pres tige of starting from this historic location.
He questioned the power of the council to allow motor traffic on this path. The chairman of Recreation and Leisure Committe, Coun. Myra Clegg, said the
no question of them racing within the castle grounds. Indeed, the race primer does not start until the cars leave the public highway in the Forest of Gis- bum,” she said.
“I should stress that although these cars may be high powered, there is
would make sure that, in future, additional warnings were available.
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, Red Scar, Preston, and the two-hour delay before residents were given any help or advice, what sort of timescale for emergency action is in place in the Ribble Valley? “Some 60 people were hospitalised at the Preston
• Mr Joss Collinson, of Bellman Farm, Chatbum Road, Clitheroe: “In view of the chemical explosion at
incident, caused by a 45-gallon drum. We have at Cas tle Cement over 600 cubic metres of waste storage capacity. Can you specify the mechanisms in place should we have a similar mcident,bearing in mind the difference in scale?”
vice Committee, Coun. Harry Backhouse, said that the l responsible authority for health and safety matters at
Excutive and that the council had no responsibility for such matters at Castle Cement. He went on: “However, of course, we are concerned
arge industrial works was the Health ana Safety 'said.
within the Ribble Valley, to deal with emergencies such as chemical explosions, anywhere in the borough. Such procedures involved close liaison with the emer gency services, such as the fire service and the police. “I believe these emergency procedures will enable us to deal with any incident within the Ribble Valley,” he
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asked, the council to set aside a nominal budget next year for a series of rock concerts at the Clitheroe Cas tle Bandstand. A working budget of £1,500, for up to five concerts, needed to be considered. “Recent concerts have attracted many hundreds of
• Mr Bruce Dowles, of Whalley Road, Clitheroe,
people, especially families for a Sunday musical after noon,” he declared. “I commend the council to consider utilising the. asset; of local talent and local facilities at
the bandstand to extend its arts repertoire to the masses."
mittee, Coun. Myra Clegg, said she would put the sug gestion before the committee when members were pre paring, their budgets for next year in a few weeks’ time. :■
The chairman of the . Recreation and Leisure Com ;
■> He went on: “Of course, we are sensitive about the problem of the civil liberties of innocent people. It is important. We are, therefore,taking the best advice
* reduce crime and vandalism m the centre of Chtheroe. I am sure it will be a tremendous success.” • ■
• ■ lution monitonng,” at a cost of £20,000. . ■ She asked: “Has such an officer been employed? Is
“The clear intention of the CCTV cameras is to -
■ • Mr Allan M. Knox, Alma Place, Clitheroe: ‘While welcoming the introduction of CCTV to protect the civil liberties of those in Clitheroe town centre, who are exposed to the problems of crime, can the council, as a member of the Ribble Valley partnership, please-say who is responsible for monitoring the cameras in Clitheroe, who is responsbile for ensuring that the monitoring of the tapes is, itself, monitored to ensure that there is no infringement of the civil liber ties of-innocent citizens, ana what penalties can be invoked upon the orginal monitors of the CCTV if they use their privilege to violate the civil liberties of inno cent members or the public? - Coun. Allan Kay, chairman of Planning and Devel opment Committee; said the council was proud that the CCTV network in Clitheroe was one of the first in the country to be allocated funds by the Home Office.
.available on the question of monitonng. The innocent people in Clitheroe have my personal assurance that the CCTV cameras will not be used to infringe their civil liberties.”
• Mrs Georgia Gill, Waddington Road, Clitheroe, questioned details of a council minute referring to the- -employment of a scientific officer to undertake air pol-
■a Coun. Backhouse answered that Mr David Jackson had bqen appointed >to the. post in July and that, air pollution monitonng .was taking place in the ■
air pollution monitoring taking place?, Where and by what methods is air pollution being monitored?”- ■.
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•' • He-pointed out that Her-Majesty’s Inspectorate of -Pollution was monitoring air pollution around Castle
both the Chatbum and Clitheroe areas, using two Bnt- ish Standard deposit gauges — one located in Clitheroe and one in Chatbum..
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there.were . borough:
monitonng Class of ’68 reunion
tickets for- their, first : re - : u n io n ^ o n S a tu rd a y , because-- they will not b e ; able: to getHn - without;
RIBBLESDALE High School’
s-.class of-.’68 are. being: urged to -get; their
- v-i More than half those e l i gible to a t te n d have already bought their, passr - portsVto'the?
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. -maiden namc -wns Ciitch- .Cowell on 01200 27759. , : ‘ Members of the class of
lin;;: of'-Newton:Street;*.) Clitheroe,::is.:worned that v the’rest will-leave it too,
organiser Mrs - Anne Hea svpast, but fr^Mrs H e s lin , w h o s e 1 should contact Mr Brian ’68 ».who'. want .a : ticket W t j l* -V - f 1
- excellent., verbal response ■
ley,- said:: "We -had an
’way; off: and -didn’t-: buy. Stheir-j tick e ts . s t ra ig h t : away. .Obviously I don’t -•want--to- pressure people, -'into coming -.who - don’t - want to come but the more f-who
make.it to this kind of event, the merrier!"
< L think some .people felt- i that September was a long ■
when we first announced: the re-umon in: July, but:
Vhlley. The council, he said, monitored the levels of dust in
about public safety. Our officers have been assured by the' Health and Safety Executive that all of the required safety procedures for the burning of Cemfuel are in place at Castle Cement. The works complies with the safety requirements. He pointed out that there were procedures in place,
The chairman of the Environment and Social Ser
lar traffic, although access is controlled by means of lock-down barriers at the entrance.” She was sorry that Mr Brown had felt harassed and
“The path mentioned is constructed to accept vehicu
MEMBERS of Clitheroe Dolphins were in the swim when they raised £260 from a - fund-raising raffle and coffee morning.
Ribblesdale Pool. A spokesman for the event thanked the Exchange Coffee Company, of Wellgate, Clitheroe, for providing the coffee, as well as club members and parents who donated cakes and gifts.
The coffee'morning was held in the Ribble Valley Mayor’s Parlour and the raffle took place at Pool. He added that unclaimed prize numbers were still being displayed in the foyer of Ribblesdale Five questions, concerning car rallies, emergency plans for potential explo Splashing out for Dolphins
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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, September 14th, 1995 , 11
Mitton Road, told an- appeal tribunal that the council had insisted she pay council tax on a house in Brierficld which was occupied by h e r late brother, Mr Alan Robin son, until 1992.
lived in the Chapel Lane property, even though it had been unfit for human habitation. She was a pensioner in
She said her brother had
receipt of income support and the p roper ty had undergone and was under going major repair and was, as yet, unoccupied, unfurnished and for sale.
her brother, the house had also been badly vandalised and she had had to secure a loan on an insurance policy, as well as an over d ra f t , to re c t ify the damage. “I couldn’t leave the
Following the death of
A WHALLEY pensioner is taking, on the might of Pendle Borough Council in a dispute over her deceased brother’s council tax. Mrs Vera Pollard, of . could put it on the mar-
Dispute over late brother’s council tax
- registered himself for pay ment of the then commu nity charge, - in 1989, and th a t his records were amended following his death.
ket,” she commented. ■ But Mrs Jenn-Baxen- dalo, a senior local , taxa tion-assistant with Pcndle Borough Council, explain ed th a t Mr Robinson
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.without success. In February this year, a
■ Council officers had requested entry to the property on several occa sions, to consider Mrs Pol lard’s application for coun cil tax exemption, but
summons was issued for non-payment of council tax and, following a request
house in that condition, but I was a 60-year-old woman with no money. It cost me £7,000 to get the house in a fit state. I had to take out an overdraft and borrow money on an insurance policy before I
with the proviso that the house was in sp e c ted immediately. Council officers entered
from Mrs Pollard’s solici tor, a court hearing on the matter was adjourned
the property that day, but found no evidence whatso ever of structural repair, Mrs Baxendale claimed. . Appeal chairman Mr Ian
Hall said judgment on the matter would take at least two weeks.
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