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As Home Sec re ta ry Michael Howard arrived in C l i th e ro e amid t ig h t security last week, ques­ tions were already being asked about the cost of the high police presence and the lavish reception for around 100, guests in the borough council chamber.


Police has said the event w a s ; not an expensive operation and the borough council has claimed tne reception was needed for such a high-profile launch.


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Barry Dearing handed o v e r a l e t t e r to th e “Advertiser and Times,” in which he expressed his anger to Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans about the c o s t o f th e p o l ic e operation. In his letter, Mr Dear­


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fits of the £79,500 scheme was Mrs Pauline Clare,. who was on her first visit to Clitheroe as Chief Con­ stable. She said: “I am confident that the scheme will make Clitheroe centre


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explained that no extra system? The “Advertiser and Times” decided to carry officers were used on the out a survey to test the town’s opinion and discovered day,' except for several that CCTV provoked a mixed response, special constables drafted Mr Thomas Trotter, of Low Moor,-believes the in specially for the event, system is a good thing. He said: “CCTV can only be a l She (said: “They were all g0od thing in the battle to cut down on crime in


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were all the ones who, 'People living'outside the Clitheroe came down in were on duty at the,time.; fevour of CCTV. Mrs'Franziska Blackwell, ofSlaid- We ■ u s e d _ o u r - own burn, said: “It will make me feel much safer at night


resoin-ces irnd no overtime when I am in the centre of Clitheroe." - was mvolved. It was not Several people said they welcomed the scheme, but an expensive exercise.


of the reception were also Mr :N.'Simpson, of Clitheroe, said:“I would have voiced, but Ribble Valley liked to see a camera somewhere in the Castle Borough Council has said Grounds, as I feel that at night this is a very unnerving that the bill was met by place to walk through, due to the groups of teenagers sponsors, donations, and congregating there.” Ribble Valley Partner-- Clitheroe man Mr


Concerns about the cost area of the town,


said: “It has been such a high-profile project to make people aware of crime. It was justified.”


ship. A council spokesman


The spokesman added that, due to the Home


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told the packed chamber what he saw as the bene­ fits of CCTV. to a town like Clitheroe. He said: “It is one of the ways in which


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