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A teacher is wor­ ried about a hor­ r i fy in g d ru g s problem affecting every local second­ ary school.


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There is a plea from a Clitheroe family which is due to be evicted from its home on Valentine’s Day.


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The signs are look­ ing good for kid­ ney transplant girl Samantha Wright.


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Staff at a Whalley P lay g ro u p are th re a te n in g to resign if a child is offered a place there.


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Pensioners who s a y th e y a r e trapped in their homes by mud and building material are asking for a clear-up.


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FOGGITT’S WEEKEND WEATHER: Strong winds will bring chilly and


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Clitheroe firm Rectella I n t e r n a t i o n a l a ls o


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I ing director Mr John Lan- caster is inviting any Rib- ble Valley person looking


takes the number of peo­ ple employed at the firm to over 400, putting it neck-and-neck with Castle Cement as the areas lar: gest industrial employer. And Ultraframe manag-


He commented: “We are jobs for local people " in March,


looking for good quality Elsewhere in Clitheroe. Jubilant Kibble Valley voune people to join us. Rectella International and MP Mr Nigel Evans, who There are plenty of vacan- Flexible Reinforcements, has campaigned on the cies at Ultraframe, in the sister companies based at depot’s behalf, said it now production, sales and tech- Queensway House and lnnkort lik e lv to b e taken


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nical departments. We are Shawbridge Mill, are also still expanding and look looking for production set to do extremely well .staff, following the launch over the coming years.” of a twilight shift. The new 27,100 square Chief executive/)f the


foot building was opened by Ribble Valley MP Mr Nigel Evans — who was instrumental in its acquisi­ tion from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and


Food — on Monday. An excited Mr Lancas­


ter added: “The building is in a prime position and will


be utilised as a storage .........................


to Agency.•


looked likely to be taken over by the Child Support


two companies Mr Ian Pendlebury said the shift, introduced to streamline production, had so far created 20 jobs, with more work on offer. He also invited local people looking for work to contact the firm without delay. . For many years, Prim­ rose Mill has been used for


and distribution centre for . bulk storage of confiden- our roofing products. I t tial archive documents will also allow further from benefits offices


Score the net my car as a


by Matthew Evans


A RIBBLE VALLEY football manager is determined to be the driving force behind his team’s success this season — by giving away his Alia Romeo car to the first player, to score 20 goals. . Alan True (28), of Whal­


I Whalley Sunday Memorial I League team De Lacy Arms and he is hoping that his classic 1974 Alfa


ley Old Road, Blackburn, is the player-manager of


I Romeo will be an incentive; to his goalscorers. /•


1 “The car will be given to our first player to hit 20


goalB if we win the league r championship," he said. “The idea came from


something I read in Mar­ lon Brando’s biography.


He said that a possession is n o th in g 'w i th o u t ; memories. If he could give; his Oscar away I can do the same with my Alpha,, explained film bull Alan. .


manager, his team are fly­ ing high in. the first divi­


In Alan’s first season as ALAN TRUE with his prize Alfa Romeo | favourites for the title.


sion of the league and is considered to be hot


, “I have had the car for over a year now and spent a lot of money on it.:It was


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in one of the first batches to come to England.- ■ “But it has not always


■ given me the best 'pf luck


f their home matches- at Calderstones, resume their fixtures on Sunday


: ting time to pass it on." The boys, who play,


and if It' can help inspire the team to the champion­ ship then it will be a fit-


morning at Witton Albion. - Top scorer Martin Hors-


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advantage at this stage. But I ex p e c t Jam es


field will be . battling to build on his pole - position start of five goals.


think he might.have-the /success


■' “He has scored five goals in just two matches with 11 matches to go, so I


n i i> u i i u u i i iv t iv y vw q v , -


• ‘Our picture shows'Alan with his car: polished .for.


rows to be pushing him all the way,” the manager adds.


Butcher and Andy, Bur­ ' Go-ahead fii'm Ultra- for work to contact, him, expansion of our existing decision to privatise Bene- .1 ■- _ -------threat in the wake of a


throughout the North West.


But. the - site was under


ONE of the Ribble Valley’s most vocifer­ ous Socialists has defected from the Labour P a r ty and joined the Liberal Democrats.


Labour Party chairman Bruce Dowles changed his -political allegiance after oeing stirred by Liberal


Former Ribble Valley ............


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ment in the area. „ Mr Dowles, of Whalley


Road, .Clitheroe, said the w turning point came for him


hen-speeches by Lib.' Dem. Couns Howel Jones,


Frank Dyson and Graham Sowter, during a debate on th e ' Ribble Valley.


Council’s controversial “People’s Case,” con­ firmed his view that only


their party could defeat the Conservatives locally. He further described


th e speech by Coun. Dyson as the best he had


HeU commented: “This is fabulous news for staff at


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the depot, most of whom will be kept in work. This is a superb facility and a lot of people will be very


^Ldded to the news regarding Ultraframe and


Rectella, this is great for the whole town." A spokesman for the


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part of it." Mr Allan Knox, speak­


CSA confirmed that the agency was to take over the depot and that it was expected all 40 jobs would be saved.


ing from the Liberal Democrat office in Clith­ eroe, said that party activ­ ists there were delighted with Mr Dowles' decision.


to know Bruce over th. years and have found things in common with him in the past. We are very ileasea to have , him on


He said: “We have go


board and are looking forward to working with


him." r Mr Dowles,- who is cur­


clerk to Bolton-by-Bow- land Parish Council and stood as a Labour candi­ date in the Ribblesdale Ward by-election in Clith­ eroe last year.


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