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THE former owner of Rim- ington Caravan Park, who was killed after his car was involved in an accident with a lorry on the ASS in Febru­ ary, was not wearing a seat


Seat belt could have saved driver


Blackburn on Friday, coroner Andre Rebello said: “If he had been wearing his seat belt he would have had injuries but they might not have been fatal.” The inquest into Mr Simpson’s


Speaking after the inquest in


belt a t the time, an inquest was told.


Mr Frank Simpson (65), of Carr Croft, Rimington, died from a massive loss of blood after a main artery was ruptured when his sternum, ribs and vertebrae were fractured in the accident.


pool, was turning, right, out of Pendle Road and towards Black­ burn, when the collision occurred. PC Simon Batten, a police acci­


death heard that he was driving along the A59, in the direction of Gisburn, at 9-30 a.m. on Febru­ ary 28th. He was travelling at between 46 and 53 m.p.h. as he approached the junction with Pendle Road, Clitheroe. A box-sided goods vehicle, dri­ ven by Mr Edgar Hart, of Black­


dent investigator stationed at Hutton, attended the scene. He said that there was severe impact damage to Mr Simpson’s car, skid marks measured 20 metres, and he estimated the impact speed of the car at 30 to 40 m.p.h. PC Batten stated that Mr


Battle plans to fight hospital site proposals


by Max Gardner


HUNDREDS of Whalley residents met borough council rep­ resentatives to discuss avenues of approach to fight the plans


for the massive development of Calderstones Hospital. Plans to build up to 400 houses and supply thousands of square feet of


indus trial and office postponement to the pub- plans, space have been pro­ posed by the regional


h ealth au th o r ity for


the site. At a packed public meet­


ing in the village, on Wednesday last week, planning consultants, employed by the Calder­ stones Redevelopment Awareness Group (CRAG), urged the bor­ ough council to seek a


Helicopter in se arch afte r b reak - in s


A POLICE helicopter was called out to scour the riverside near Clitheroe after two break-ins at local


social clubs. I t searched a woodland


area near the River Ribble in the early hours of Thursday morning, after Waddington Social Club and Low Moor Club had been burgled within 90 minutes of each other. Clitheroe police called out


the county's Air Support Unit when three men were seen running into the woodland. Burglars broke into the Waddington club between 11-30 p.m. on Wednesday and 12-25 a.m. on Thurs­ day last week, stealing £250 from cigarette and gaming machines. The offenders broke into


lie inquiry into the site’s development proposals, which is set for September. Mr John Willcock and Mr Andrew Walker explained th at a postponement would allow time for the report of a local plan inquiry to be considered, for a development brief to be prepared and to obtain further information from the health authority on its


Clitheroe proves a star


choice


the Lowr Moor club between 12-30 a.m. and 1- 07 a.m. on Thursday, steal­ ing £200 from a gaming machine and from behind


the bar. The helicopter searched


for the offenders for about 20 minutes and then returned to base, at Warton. The offenders were not captured.


following his transfer to Rovers two weeks ago. Tiie former Pann- theneikos star, who has been capped 26 times, negotiated his own transfer fee, as a result of the Bosman ruling, but is thought to be worth the £ lm. mark. The sensational


YET another premier league footballer has kicked off life at Blackburn Rovers by setting up home in the Ribble Valley. Greek international Georgios Donis (21) is said to have bought a property in the area


ning officer, Mr Stewart Bailey, explained to the meeting that there were pros and cons to a post­ ponement, but the balance fell in favour of not delay­ ing the public inquiry and keeping to the original timetable. The chairman of the coun­


Ribble Valley’s chief plan­


cil’s Planning and Devel­ opment Committee, Coun. Frank Dyson, also


explained the impracticali- ties of joint legal represen­ tation for the inquiry, after a query had been expressed from the floor. Coun. Chris Holtom


reminded the meeting that Ribble Valley’s policy for Calderstones restricts the development on site to the central-built campus. Whalley and Little Mit-


ton Parish Council chair­ man, Coun. Niall McFar- lane, explained that he would ask the parish coun­ cil to repeat its objections to the plans and he wanted assurances from the cash- strapped borough council that it would make funds available to ensure proper legal representation. Mr Dave Tunnicliffe, of


right-winger joins fel­ low Rovers players Graeme Lc Saux, Colin Hendry, Chris Sutton, Lars Bohincn, Stuart Ripley, Kevin Gallagher and Billy . McKinlay, in looking to the Ribblc Valley foradcs. res.


CRAG, said after the meeting that there were three different applications involving Calderstones and the latest is due before the borough planning commit­ tee on August 7th. A public inquiry into


THER E was yet another tr iumphant victory for a Clitheroe Brownie pack who won a local sports tro­ phy for th e seventh


year in succession. Twelve Brownies from Clitheroe Parish Church celebrated after coming top in the Clitheroe Dis­ trict Rounders Tourna­ ment, beating five other packs. Nobody else could get a look in as the parish Brownies stormed to their victory at Pimlico Road Playing Fields. The present winners’ tro­


not that fed up with them yet!” Our photograph shows the


Waddington; middle row: Claire Wood,Ruth Bow-


winning team, left to right, back row: Charlotte Ross, Gemma Zak, Susan Brass, Rebecca Knowles, Katie


ness, Holly Windle, Stephanie Novack; front row: Amy Tindall,Laura Dinsdale, Nicola Dinsdale.


Radioactive gas higher in the Ribble Valley


plans has been set for Sep­ tember and CRAG are looking for contributions toward its legal representa­ tion. Contact Mrs Kath­ leen Ball on 01254 823233 or Mrs Lynne Stevenson on 01254 822750 for fur­ ther details.


phy was bought five years ago by the parents of a local Brownie who tragi­ cally died, as a tribute to their daughter. Perhaps this is why the pack tries so hard to keep hold of it. Brown Owl Pat


Houldsworth, who works at Clitheroe Tourist Infor­ mation Centre,is very proud of her rounders experts. She said:“I have been a Brown Owl for 24 years now and I have no intention of giving up. I’m


RADIOACTIVE gas blamed for increasing the risk of lung cancer could be higher in the Ribble Valley than other parts of the country, according to a Government report. Today, county councillors look set to stress the need for the monitoring of radon gas levels in the Ribble Valley and other parts of Lancashire. The Department of the


Ribble Valley have more than a 17 probability of having levels above the national limit. Ribble Valley was not


alone; homes in Pendle and Lancaster were also found to have higher lev­ els. The matter comes before


Environment recently published the results of a nationwide survey of radon in homes, which showed that houses in the


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a meeting of Lancashire County Council for a deci­ sion on whether to contin­ ue encouraging household­ ers to check radon levels. The council has already


this could have been because of the impact. There were no defects on either vehicle which could have led to the accident. Weather conditions \yere fine and Mr Hart would have had an unobstructed view. After his investigations, he con­


Simpson was not wearing a seat belt. The car’s indicator was on, though he did not rule out that


cluded that Mr Simpson’s car was travelling in a straight line in the Gisbum direction. Mr Hart, the driver of the goods vehicle, said that when he saw Mr Simpson’s car at the top of the deceleration lane, indicating to turn left, he set off out of the


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junction. His passenger, Mr Robert Cooper, of Blackpool, also said he saw an indicator on Mr Simpson’s car. The inquest heard that the dri­


ver of another car had to slow


down for the lorry, which was pulling out of Pendle Road. After reading out parts of a post mortem examination report by pathologist Dr John Rutherford, Mr Rebello said, in recording a verdict: “I have no hesitation but to conclude that this was an acci­ dental death.”


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CIVIC leaders from around the area joined councillors and villagers on Sun­ day morning when Sabdcn hosted a civic service for its new Mayor, Coun.


Mrs Eileen Lowe. A large procession headed by Earby Brass Band and a contingent of Lan­


in May, was accompanied by her husband, Raymond, daughters, Vikki and Jeanette, and members of her family and friends.___________________


cashire Police led off the march through the village streets to St Nicholas’s Parish Church for a service led by the vicar, the Rev. Roland Nicholson. Padiham-born Coun. Lowe, who was appointed Mayor of the Ribble Valley


They were joined by councillors and officers of the Ribblc Valley, con­ stituency MP Mr Nigel Evans, mayors and mayoresses from other areas and


former civic heads. A guard of honour outside the church included the police, the St John


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