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THERE is nothing more precious than time — or so they say, and last week I lived the saying.
don to g e t to Heathrow,.' so I woukRbe m Black
Procedure in the House of
Commons can some times do a good imita tion of the national lot tery. Question time to Ministers and the Prime Minister involve MPs putting down their ques tions two weeks prior to them being asked — and a ballot takes place which places them in some sort of order.
Last Thursday, I was lucky enough to be drawn for question 12 to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and then, after the Chancellor, question five to the P r im e M in i s t e r . I altered my well-laid plans for the day to ensure that I was sitting in the chamber at the allotted time.
Needless to say, there are some days when noth-
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Questions to the Chancel lor of the Exchequer reached number 11 by 3- 15 p . m . an d th e Speaker, the rumbus tious and wonderful Betty Boothroyd, pro nounced that we were now moving on to Ques- t io n s to th e PM. “Unlucky Nigel” came the shouts from around me, as fellow MPs com miserated that I had
ing goes 1-iRht and, my case, Thursday.
righ
just failed to ask my question.
in that was last
My thoughts quickly moved on to my ques tion to the PM. I t is fairly daunting to ask the PM a question in the chamber when the House is full. MPs can be very unforgiving and, therefore, you have to be absolutely sure that you know what you are going to say — and that your mind is totally uncluttered. Any stut tering, mixed up words or attempted reading of the question will be met with instant baying for
All my preparation went for nothing as 3-30 p.m.
blood on the Labour benches.
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The speed with which I managed to cross Lon-
was reached and the Speaker declared that question four was to be the last question to the PM. My g r ie f was apparent for all to see. I couldn’t wait to be con soled by my colleagues, as I was due to be at the Oakhill prizegiving at St Mary’s College at 7-30 p.m.
Thank goodness for the great British pub. The
burn'ill good time, was dealt a cruel blow when the captain of the aero plane announced tn a i, due to unexpected fog, a l l d e p a r tu r e s w e r e being suspended lndetin- itely. I was trapped on the plane and there was l i t t le I could do. We were allowed to use our mobile ’phones and so I te le p h o n e d my h ard - pressed researcher who tried, to no avail, to let th e head teach er know that I would be delayed.
headteacher had sent me a map and directions to the college and on the corner of the colleges road was marked a pub called the Sportsmans Arms. My researcher cunningly telephoned the landlord, Mr John Holliday, and told him of our predicament and asked him if he could tell the authorities that fog
Although' the 'landlord thought that someone was playing a practical
w a s d e la y in g my journey... •, , ...
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joke on him, he passed the message on to the c are tak e r. The pro
gramme for the prize- giving was rearranged so that when I arrived, 20 minutes late, I was able to congratulate all the young pupils on their achievements, t
Time waits for no man and, in my case, it steamrollered me flat on Thursday. The most frustrating thing is that I had no control over what was happening to me. If politics is the art of the possible, then time is the challenge of what is achievable.
also praised the landlord of the pub, who I met afterwards, along with the headteacher and some of the governors.
Never mind a week, 24 hours is a long time in
politics.
Snowy conditions as mountaineers S head for Cumbria
talcing to the hills in Cumbria. ;As they left Clitheroe
for the Howgills, the con ditions were already over cast and .cold. On arriving at Gibbet Hill, there was a chilly bite in the air, but members were determined to continue. Their route followed
Carlin Gill into the heart of the Howgills, where they arrived just as the snow was beginning to fall. About two kilometres into the walk, members saw the waters of Ulgill Beck; tumble down Black Force in several waterfalls and cascades. The route up Black
Planning in the
pipeline
PLANS for composting and woodchip processing
and export of compost and woodenip at Henthorn Road landfill site, Clith
eroe (number 0722), are among the latest applica tions before Ribble Valley Borough Council Planning Department.
Big rise expected in council ta x
ANOTHER year of borough council spending cuts — and a sharp increase in council tax — looks likely.
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asked to find an extra 10 per cent. An estimated £200,000 in savings has
On average, tax payers could be
to be made in 1996-7. This follows hard on the heels of a reduction in spending of £400,000 this financial year.
Mr Marshal Scott, announced the figure in a report on the council’s revenue budget, to a meeting of the
Kibble Valley’s chief financial officer,
Policy and Finance Committee. A day la te r , the Government
announced the council’s standard spending assessment, which limited Ribbte Valley’s maximum permitted expenditure to £4,057,000 — just
£17,000 more than last year’s budget. As a consequence, council tax in the
Ribble Valley is likely to rise by 10 per cent on average.
country in general, the average increase in council tax will be £40 to £50 per year.
. It is thought that, throughout the
take extreme caution when looking at any additional items of expenditure.
which was formed to find ways for the council to make spending cuts, is to continue its work into the following financial year.
tion of parking charges in Clitheroe. The council’s budget working group,
Mr Scott advised the committee to
financial year have resulted in loss of jobs at Church Walk and the introduc
A BUMPER Christmas stocking was needed to collect all the cash at St Nicholas’s Church in Sabdcn.
held at the church hall raised a whopping £1,362 for church funds.
For a Christmas fair
contest, raffle, tombola, sweets and cake stalls all helped raise the cash — as did St Nicholas’s Scouts with their bran tub and “catch the rat” game.
A “whose baby”
Christmas shoppers hunting for bargains. (CAT 5287)
Our picture shows The spending cuts earmarked for this Handbag theft
A HANDBAG containing credit and bank cards was stolen from the back seat
Force is an ex citin g scramble in summertime, but snow on the ground, ice on the rocks and a strengthening wind blow ing snow, made it even more challenging. I t was climbed and the group emerged into the valley below Fell Head to face a near gale force wind, driv ing snow and visibility down to just a few metres. After being blown off their feet several times, mem bers decided to abandon: any attempts to reach the summit and a retreat wes twards was taken. The return journey to
Clitheroe proved difficult, with thick snow and stranded cars hampering driving. However, the roads were clear 10 miles outside Clitheroe and the members returned home safely.
Whalley theft
of a car parked in a lay-by on Pendle Hill between 2- 15 and 2-45 p.m. on Thurs day. The property stolen from the Vauxhall Cava lier was valued at £71.50.
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7th December
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Sunday 8th December
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12th December
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A RADIO-CASSETTE p lay e r and sp e ak e rs valued at £150 were sto len from a Ford Fiesta car parked in King Street, Whalley, between 6 p.m.
on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.____________ Bag taken
A HANDBAG was stolen from the boot of a Toyota Corolla car parked in Dun-
sop Bridge between 2 p.m. and 3-30 p.m. on Satur day. The handbag and its contents were valued at £ 101.
Other plans include: Billington: extensions to
rear and conservatory at Northcote Manor, Northcote Road, Langho (0716).
Northcote Manor, Northcote Road, Langho (0719).
Temporary access road at B o l t o n -b y -B o w la n d :
gral projecting sign (adver- tisementconsent) at Salford Post Office, 38 Whallcy Rond
bedroom in roofspace at 27 Radeclyffe Street (0717). New fascia sign with inte
renewal of application for clubhouse at field adjoining Monubent Lane (0725). Clithcroe: formation of
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NOWY weather conditions did not put off Clitheroe Mountaineering Club members from
coach house to'dwelling and’ new deta ch ed ga rage at Blackmoss Farm, Elmridge' Lane (0723).
redundant barn to a five-bed room dwelling with parking at Robinsons Farm, Easington
dwellings at 6 and 7 Wait Street (0724). Ribchcstor: extension to
Road, Slaidburn (0715). Sabden: change of use of
farmhouse to include utilities and conservatory at Stone- lands Farm, Preston Road (0718). Whallcy: extension to rear
of dwelling at 20 Whittam Road (0714).
Theft attempt
WOULD-BE thieves used a screwdriver to force open the door of a Fiat Tempra saloon car parked at the Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue centre in Dunsop Bridge. Nothing was stolen in the raid, which took place between 5 p.m. on Friday and 6-30 p.m. on Sunday.
Newton: conversion of
Chipping: conversion of
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