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Quarry protesters have stepped into the controversy sur­ rounding plans to extract 30 million tonnes of limestone from Bellman Quar­ ry — and claim that the greenfield site will be decimated.


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Five council chiefs escape the axe as the findings of a review group set up to save £400,000 are rev­ ealed.


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A university profes­ sor believes that a proposed footbridge over a Ribble Valley stream could dam­ age an internation- ally-important geo­ graphical site.


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Euro MP Mark Hendrick has con­ demned a European ruling which will allow a local man to sell foreign beers in British pubs.


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Water restrictions are to stay as below- average rainfall con­ tinues.


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launch at the beginning of the month, media interest has been high and, with inquiries flooding into the o f fi c e fr o m I) e n m a r k, America and Germany, Vicky and her staff of six already have expansion in their sights. The machine’s inventor,


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ing operation. He worked closely with


colleague Dr Timothy Coates to develop and patent the invention, which f ir e s e le c t r ic impulses into the spinal chord to attack the root of recurring back and neck pain. The size o f a pack of


cards, it can be worn clipped to a belt and lights pain th rou gh w ir e s attached to self-adhesive electrodes. The machine runs on a


single batterv and sells for £U5t).


It is already being used by 70 hospitals, including


many revered world-wide physiotherapy centres, hospices and by patients including international


celebrities. Last year, a number of


Kibble Valley residents tried the forerunner of XPain 2000 during an open weekend at the Lee- Carter Health Studio. The interest shown led to the new v e r s io n o f the machine, which is three times more powerful,


transmitting 2,000 hertz — hence its new name.


‘Street’ star here this


T E LE V IS IO N star Percy Sudden will be


cxehanjrini? Coronation Street in Manchester for Main Street, Gisburn, on Sunday.


l ie lias been invited to the village, straddling


the busy A59, by landowner Mr Christopher Ilindlcv and


his family to open the new country store and diner.


Percy, alias actor Bill


Waddington, is one of Coronation Street's longest-running characters and, to devotees o f the Gramida series, his peppery personality is symptomatic o f the Street’s origins and 1ms contributed much to its international success.


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Clitheroe. The device has under­ gone stringent tests over


eight years. Its main com­ ponents are made in York­ shire, with others manu­ factured throughout the country. They are then collated in Clitheroe and assembled into the XPain 2000.


Vicky and her staff are


extremely excited about the machine’s future and said the decision to name it XPain 2000 was partly in view of the impending millennium, the increase in electro-magnetic waves, and widespread research into the control of pain without the necessity for sufferers* lives to be die tated by drugs.


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the village shortly before noon in a traditional carriage drawn by two Welsh cobs.


After declaring


(lishurn Country Store and Diner open, he will he staying around to sample for himself locally-produced goods, such as Ilindclinis ice cream.


O The diner has been


the subject of controversy in the village, with borough councillors recommending enforcement action against Mr Hindley, amid allegations o f “ creeping planning permission” by local councillors and a “ when is a tea shop not a tea shop” planning quandary. A spokesman for


Uihhle Valley Borough Council said that officers were waiting until the diner opened for business before the extent o f activities taking place


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— was set o f f by children at Sabden Treacle Mines. Her husband. Bill, believes the


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novelty bomb. Mr Dewhurst said: “ Barbara was very lucky. She did not get


any of the bag’s content on her skin. It says on the bag’s side not to get the contents on cuts or


in eyes. “ It could have caused a heart


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just being silly or children mess- ingabout, it was serious.”


The children threw the bag


into the queuing area in the mines and then ran off.


Mrs Dewhurst did not realise what it was until she walked


towards it and the hag exploded. The police were called in and to o k th e b a g aw a y fo r examination.


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>ei tolls n u au c ii t. The toy consists of an inner


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bicarbonate. It is triggered when the inner hag is squeezed and the acid is released, causing the


explosion 80 seconds later. A Clitheroe police spokesman


said: “There is a warning on the bag regarding the contents and it says to seek medical attention if the contents of the hag come into contact with cuts or .in the eyes. "The suitability of this as a toy


is questionable and could obviously he used to frighten people.” The bomb was not believed to


have been sold in the Sabden area. It is known that the bombs measure around 12cni by 12cm and are illustrated with a picture of soldiers and a tank. The county’s Assistant Chief


Trading Standards Officer, Mr Dave Roderick, said they had received a small number of com­


plaints about the pocket-money immbs. He said: *‘We are looking at


the complaints. The majority of people don’t think the bag bombs are unsafe, so no enforcement


action can be taken.” However, the office is waiting


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IF the country’s estab­ lishment wants Britain to be a world-class sporting nation, it had better stump up some cash for its athletes.


Kibble Valley’s Olympian


Joanna Jackson has returned home with these harsh words


for the Government, which is currently carrying out infor­ mal inquiries into Britain’s poor performance in Atlanta. “The Government should defini­


tely step in with some funding. The Linford Christies of this coun­


try are OIv. they’ll get by, but the potentially good' athletes, who are under-funded, .{lning it on a shoe­ string. will not be able to get by. We will look such amateurs com­ pared to other nations,” saul .1 o a n n a . o f T h e It o y d s , i n Chatburn. Tlie 2<i-year-old, who competed


That's the plea to nation from local Olympic girl


in the Team Dressage event in the Atlanta Games and who has said she intends to compete in the next four Olympics, said: “ I f we are going to get better team results we must have adequate funding. I have tried to get my own individ­ ual sponsorship, but you can’t really go out and compete against the best on that basis. The Government should be helping talented athletes. Unless you are wealthy, you have no chance of competing with the world’s best.’’ She went on: “A lot of seriously


rich people who do not necessarily have the talent are coming to the front of British sport to the detri­ ment of all those very talented athletes who do not have the funding.” Great Britain’s dressage team


finished in eighth place, at the Georgia Horse Park. Joanna recorded Britain’s second best score and the national equestrian


magazine, Horse and Hound, had this to say about her performance: “A worthy test from Joanna gave


Britain a reasonable start and


some justification for feeling somewhat strictly marked, receiv­ ing 153.08 for an accurate perfor­ mance, if lacking in elan.” The trainer of the winning Ger­


man dressage team told Joanna that Britain's dressage team had the fittest looking horses out there. The Germans receive State funding for their equestrians and each Spanish team member received £15,000 from its govern­ ment for preparations. Joanna and her teammates had to pay £500 each towards their Olympic venture. It is thought that Lottery fund­


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