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Political adviser to Ashdown is honoured


Vivien Meath reports


A MAN who has made Rimington his home and who admits that he was “lucky to find it and has no wish to leave” has received


for the past six years was, and still is, the special political adviser to Liberal D


his wife, Sheila, and two young children moved to their home in Stopper Lane having decided that the village was an ideal point between their two working venues — Burn­ ley for Mrs Le Breton, who works as a speech and language therapist with Burnley Health Care Trust, and Liverpool for Mr Le Breton, who works as personal assistant to the leader of the Liberal Democrats at Liverpool City Council.


Paddy Ashdown. Mr William Le Breton,


democrat tical


delighted to receive the award in the New Year’s Honours List, Mr Le Bre­ ton, who was born in


Surprised and obviously le a d e r Mr


realised that the quiet family man in their midst


Liberal


the MBE for political service. Few village residents


Portsmouth, moved to the Isle of Wight in 1974. Educated at Millfield


Economics and read social anthropoiogy.


involved with Shelter and became a councillor on one of the Isle of Wight’s dis­ trict councils from 1979 until 1988 and leader of the same council from 1981 to 1986. From 1986 until 1988, he was a county councillor on the Isle of Wight County Council, representing the former


In the 1970s he was


Association of Liberal Councillors (ALC) based at Hebden Bridge and was a field worker for some time, leading to his move north to work at the Heb­ den Bridge headquarters.


Liberal Party. He worked for the


became chairman of what is now the Association of


Five years ago, he Conference on quarrying


QUARRYING is the subject of a one-day confer­ ence in Rochdale to which Ribble Valley people are


invited. The event, on February 3rd, will discuss the effects


tatives of Friends of the Earth. The event will take place at the Heritage Centre,


of quarrying on health and the environment and look at ways of challenging Interim Development Orders. Speakers will include several MPs and represen­


from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and further details are available from Sue Harling on 01706 3 4 1 2 0 5 . _____


School, Somerset, he went on to the London School of


Liberal Democrat Council­ lors, with a membership of about 3,000 councillors and campaigners. It is an insti­ tution closely associated with the Community Poli­ tics Movement, one of whose aims is helping peo­ ple with community poli­ tics and a provider of assistance and support to over 5,000 Liberal Demo­ crat councillors and a host of p a r is h and town councillors. Nationally held in high


regard, it is an indepen­ dent membership-based organisation and has since been copied by the Labour Party. “It is wonderful to live


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SABDEN parish councillors hnvo wulcorn'-d plans for the village’s new stone-built bwjltb c e n t r e to re p la c e th e p r e s e n t p o r tn b b '


Village’s new health centre is welcomed


Warning over portable


building. -------------------


gas fires POLICE and sa fe ty exnerts are warning Rib­


ble Valley residents about the possible dangers of portable gas fires follow­ ing a sudden death in East Lancashire.


soning was said to be the cause of death of a Darwen resident, found dead in the home of his lounge at the start of the New Year.


Carbon monoxide poi­


“* However, they ere con­ cerned about a r n u u y ments being uimb* tot patients while building work is taking place and Dr Ian Whyte, from I Id* Sabden and Whalley Medl cal Centre, is to attend a p u b l i c me e t i n g on Wednesday, in Ht Marya


Hall, to outline plans and a r ra n g em en ts for the


intermediary period. At the recent council


meeting, members had no objections to the planning application submitted by


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in such a healthy, lovely village — a living village. Rimington is not really a dormitory village; it has an active community. We were very lucky to find it and do not wish to leave,” he declares. Coincidentally, when Mr Ashdown visited the Rib­ ble Valley during the run­ up to the last General E le ction, he told an “Advertiser and Times” reporter that it was a beautiful area and a place he would not hesitate to return to on holiday. According to the Le


Bretons, he has still to visit, but would undoubt­ edly be made welcome at the home of a family which has w h o leh e a r ted ly thrown itself into rural Ribble Valley life.


cials visited the premises and found the deceased had been using a portable butane gas fire without proper ventilation in the room.


warned that such fires have s tr ic t operating


Local residents are HONOURED. . . Mr Le Breton with his family


Talented young duo entertains concerts society audience


THE world of jazz is the destination of Clitheroe Concerts Society for its next concert on February 7th.


remained in the classical world, with a highly talented young duo — David Adams on violin and Alice Neary on ’cello — entertaining the society. They played works rang­ ing from the 17th to the


At its latest concert it


20th centuries. The first half of their


performance included attractive sonatas for vio­ lin with ’cello continuo by Vivaldi, Corelli and Bach. Further works of Bach were played, allowing the two to display their full instrumental range.


performance consisted of later compositions. An appealing duo from Beeth­


The second half of the


oven was followed by a contrasting piece from Kodalz which was full of Hungarian melody and rhythms. The recital ended with


first-ever venture into jazz, with the Stan Barber Jazz Trio, are available from Clitheroe Tourist Office._____________ _


an intriguing arrangement by Halvorsen of a Handel passacaglia. Tickets for the society’s


instructions and that it is essential they are used only with appropriate ven­ tilation of the room and in accordance with the manu­ facturers’ instructions.


Whalley theft


A SONY radio cassette- player, valued at £300, was among the property stolen from a car on Man- orfields, Whalley, between 5-30 p.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. on Sunday. Also taken was an instruction


Health and safety offi­


the medical group and which will now be con­ sidered by Ribble Valley Borough Council. The new centre, if approved, will be built on the same site and extend into the adjacent disused allotment. There was concern,


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however, when clerk A n g e l a Wh i t w e l l explained that the practice proposed transferring Sabden surgeries to Whal­ ley and providing a bus service for patients with


no transport. She said no premises


could be found in the’vil­ lage which were suitable to temporarily house the su rg e ry , because of security reasons. Coun. Roland Nicholson


said he was concerned about the idea of taking patients to Whalley by bus. If approved, building


ended in a draw. The game on board four


waH crucial to the match, with Roger Meridonca looking for a win to draw for Clitheroe. Despite exploring every avenue, he could not find the deci­ sive break and a draw was


eventually agreed. A h a r d - f o u g h t


encounter is expected by both teams who face each other in next week’s fix­ ture involving Clitheroe A and Clitheroe B. .


£200 damage


work is expected to take from March to July and the surrounding area will be landscaped.


manual for the cassette- player and a pair of gent s leather gloves, which brought the total value of property stolen to £312.


THE next meeting of the Calderstones Fellowship is in Laneside, starting at 2 p.m., on January 30tn.


Meeting


VANDALS caused £200- worth of damage when they smashed the window of the Clover Restaurant, Wellgate, Clitheroe, at 10- 30 p.m. on Saturday. A Clitheroe Police spokes­ man said the window was believed to have broken after the vandals pushed against it.


___ Glorious Greece and Turkish delight


GREECE and Turkey are pro­ bably two of the most popular holiday destinations, places where you are guaranteed plenty of fun in the sun and where food and drink are nice and cheap. I have been to Marmaris in Tur­ key, Corfu, and lived on the Greek


island of Kefalonia. When I go on holiday, I like to


explore as much of the area as I can, because I believe there are too many exotic and wonderful places in the world to go back to the same one twice. But I will definitely go back to


Turkey, so that in itself says just how much I enjoyed the country. I also intend to visit more of the Greek islands, with Crete and Rhodes top of my list. One of my first holidays abroad


SUSAN MADIGAN, who has both lived and holidayed in Greece and visited Turkey, writes about the d e l i g h t s o f th e e a s te r n Mediterranean.________________


tritsa, with a monastery and the most beautiful scenery anywhere, the tiny fishing village of Kassiopi, Benitses, the Blackpool of the island, and the very popular night­


the sunny island of Kefalonia, which is one of the smaller islands just below Corfu. I spent four months there looking after two children.


was to Corfu. I loved everything about the island. It is the ideal place to see the sights, laze on the beach and enjoy lots to eat and drink. I stayed in Gouvia, which was a


a 10-hour shift strolling along the promenade, making sandcastles on the beach — anything as long as the sweeties were fed twice before fin­ ishing at 6 p.m.


I started work at 8 a.m., worked


10-minute bus ride to Corfu Town and a two mile walk to a village that was created especially for one of the James Bond films. Other places I visited were


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life of Kavos. My next fun time abroad was on


when the island’s priority is its great days, not sleepless nights. I stayed in the capital, Argostoli, which has the best nightlife — although it is nowhere near as wild as other Greek islands.


Lassi, the very pretty harbour vil­ lage of Fiskardo is worth a visit,


The beaches are best at nearby


and at the other end of the island there are the resorts of Poros and Scala.


makers is to take a look at Turkey. For years I had fancied going there and when I did eventually get there it was everything I had imagined.


However, my top tip for holiday­


telling me how cheap it was. Well it was if you lived off spaghetti bolog- nese and bottles of beer — but being a shorts person and not want­ ing to eat the popular Italian dish three times a day every day, the holiday turned out more expensive than I had been told.


Before I went, everyone kept sponsored by


tries, but if you want sun, sand, sea and lots of fun, take my advice — you can’t beat Greece or Turkey for great holidays fun.


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Kavos — Corfu; Mafia — Crete; Faliraki — Rhodes; Lajranas — Zante; Kardemcna — Kos; Kusadasi and Bodrum — Turkey.


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