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AN action group has been formed in a bid to stop property developers moving in to an area


of Clitheroc. T h e Hack Commons


Residents’ Association has been formed to stop the


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Preston company, Chapel- town Estates, building 20 properties on land adja­ cent to Buccleuch Avenue and Kirkmoor Road. I t consists of between 80


and 40 residents concerned with the proposal to build e x t ra housing, and the social problems this could bring, in an area off Castle


View. The group has also won


the support of Clitheroe Town Council. Its plan­ ning committee debated Chapeltown Estates’ pro-


>road agreement with the 20 or so group members


Iiosal recently and were in


who attended. Two r e s id e n t s , Mr


Peter Anwyl and Mr Mal­ colm Blackburn, spoke for the group. They said that the group was opposed to the proposed development on a variety of grounds. These included the density of housing, the existing tra f f ic co n g es t io n and damage to th e environ­ ment. In a statement after the


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meeting, Clitheroe Town Council clerk Mr P e te r Roberts said: “The Town Council deplores, and can­ not support, this applica­ tion, showing grave con­ cern for density and for in c om p a t ib i l i ty of th e development. “The residents showed


frustration over the pres­ ent traffic problems and fe l t ad d itio n a l housing


would only increase the present traffic situation. Strong reservations were


p o s ed h o u s in g d e v e l ­ opment, currently depo­ s i te d in th e b o ro u g h council offices in Church Walk, C l i th e ro e , show traffic-calming measures which include advanced warning signs and speed control tables. They show building to


made in respect of schools a n d lo c a l em e rg e n c y services.” The plans for th e .p ro ­


take place on two plots of land — one containing storage cabins and lock-up garages — which is 1,254 acres in size. The town council’s com­


ments are to be forwarded to L a n c a sh i r e C o u n ty C o u n c i l ’s h i g h w a y s department and the bor­ ough council.


THE Mayor of the1 Ribble Valley, Coun. E i l e e n L o w e ,


Mayor plans charity raffle


launching a Mayor’s Charity raffle which will help local youth, voluntary and commu­


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£200, £100 and £10, and will be run in conjunction with the Lancashire Youth and Community Service. Any voluntary and com­


nity groups. I t will nave prizes of


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heritage we had; the fairs


A WEDGE appears to be driving deeper and deeper between Clith- eroe’s retail commu­ nity and its political


leaders. During an open forum at Ribble Valley Town Hall,


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munity groups, such as schools, YFC s, village h a l ls , p a r ish counci ls, Scouts and Guides,, can take tickets, sell them and retain 50% of the proceeds from what they sell.' • . After the costs of run­


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ning the raffle-have’been re co v ered th e Mayor’s Charity will receive the rest. . . . , .


. . . . . Hundreds of local organ­


is a t io n s .a r e b eing con­ tacted to ask how many books, each containing five tickets a t 20p each, they would like. Organisers say th ey ho p e -to have con­ tacted everyone within a few weeks but groups that have no t been re a ch ed should contact them. - .: Anyone wanting more


information or. wishing to g e t involved should con­ tact tJanice Mcllor on 01200 44340(5., Tickets should be ready by early next month and the Mayor will make the draw during. National Youth Work Week in early November.


.......... The Ribble Valley Dis­


tr ic t Team Manager, Mr Bill Taylor, said: “We have a responsibil ity to help local youth and community g r o u p s wi t h i i i n t h e resources available to us. This raffle is intended to help such organisations to help themselves and con­ tribute to the success of the Mayoral year and the Mayor’s charity work. “We need you now to


h e lp us he lp you help y o u r s e l v e s a n d o n e another.” • • *


by Vivien Meath / A s k u s w h a t w e f e e k i s t h e im p a s s i o n e d p l e a f r o m b u t c h e r


the town’s trad e rs s tren ­ uously voiced th e ir con­ cerns about the lack of contact between trad e rs and the council, with one s tat in g 'th a t the town was “going wrong.” CCTVy* traffic calming measures and car parking


were ju s t a few of th e topics touched on as Mr Alfred Vcevers, of Crab­ t r e e ’s C o n f e c t io n e r s , addressed councillors and the public. " I t is our business, our


livelihood; and more con­ t a c t sh o u ld be m ad e , rather than making whim­ sical decisions without any su rv ey s. I am bothered about Clitheroc and I want to see Clitheroe done jus ­ tice to,- not shut off. You are driving us out,” stated


Mr Veevers. His views were emo­


t io n a l ly r e i t e r a t e d by butcher Mr S tu a r t Kerr, after Coun. Chris Holtom (W ilpshirc) s ta te d th a t half the council’s budget was sp en t in Clitheroe, despite the fact th a t Clith­ eroe made up ju s t one- third of the Ribble Val­ le y ’s p o p u la t io n . F o u r months ago, claimed Coun. Holtom, he had written to


money in the current cli­


mate. “Borrowing money at a


time when you arc fright­ ened by what’s happening in the indus try — I am talking about thousands of pounds to plough into a business to support Clith­ eroe, to support the town, to support my employees. I support Clitheroc, I am a Clitheroe boy and worker and will do anything for


th e tow n ’s ch am b e r of Clitheroe,” said Mr Kerr. Coun. Holtom in t e r ­


d a te d w ith b o r row in g We will no longer have the


ings about what was hap­ pening to Clithcroe had been building up for a long time. He asked Coun. Hol­ tom i f ho was a b u s i ­ nessman and if he had any idea of the problems nsso-


Success in tackling housing benefit fraud


HOUSING benefit fraud in the Ribble Valley is being succesfully tackled and this is reaping a f inanc i a l r ewa r d for th e


authority. The appointment of a fraud control


officer has enabled the borough coun­


cil to detect over £100,000 of housing benefit fraud, as well as identifying a fu r th er £30,000 of overpayments on account of fraud. For doing this, the Government has


rewarded Ribble Valley with a sub­ sidy of £37,105 to be paid towards next year’s housing benefits bill. Mr Mark Edmondson spends approx­


imately two-thirds of his time on fraud- related issues, a t a cost of £11,500 to the authority. This leaves the council with a net profit of £25,555. The borough council’s housing com­


mittee discussed the problem of hous­ ing benefit fraud a t its recent meeting and councillors were delighted by the report. * Former housing committee chairman


Coun. Charles Warkman (Mellor) said: “This saving is good for the authority,


b u t th e most im p o r tan t a sp e c t we should plug is no t th a t we as an


•authority have saved £25,000, but that we can o ffer o u r people a n - e x t r a . £100,000. I t is v e ry much to be commended.”


.Housing benefit is administered by


local a u th o r i t ie s on b eh a lf of th e Government and Ribble Valley’s total housing benefit bill for 1995-6 has been estimated a t £3.675 million. Ninety-five per cent of this funding


comes from the Government but Rib­ ble Valley council tax p ayers pay, together with the administration costs,


£300,000. A r e c e n t r e p o r t o f th e Social


Security Select Committee on Housing Benefit fraud has estimated th a t £2 billion is lost to the exchequer each year. The Local Government Act 1972 requires local authorities to investigate anci detect fraud. In order to do so, the Government


introduced a series of financial incen­ tives and it is through this incentives system th a t Ribble Valley employed Mr Edmondson and has managed to benefit.


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staged version of Mozart’s “Cosi fan Tutte”, per­ formed by the Goldberg Festival Opera and pro­ duced by tile acclaimed Sasha French, with Opera North’s Camilla Johansen as Fiordiligi.


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trade and was still await­ ing a reply. Mr Kerr said his feel­


rupted to ask, “why not Ribble Valley?” . Mr K e rr continued: “ I


want Clitheroe to thrive. I want i t to go on. I love Clitheroe and the people and I can see i t going wrong. I can see Clitheroe town centre spreading out.


and fun. I t ’s going out to supermarkets. I want the council to feel th a t the business is here. We want to work for the town and with you and I would feel better if you would come to us, the traders, and ask us what we feel.” The c h am b e r ’s p re s i ­


dent; Mrs Judith Hitchen, told Coun. Holtom th a t


she had replied to his let­ te r and would follow the


matter through. The reply, she claimed,


contained a petition with 3,000 names against park­ ing charges. “You totally disregarded the views of the people,” she claimed.


C y c l e s t o l e n A PORSCHE lady’s 10-


speed racing bike, valued a t £100, was stolen from outside a house in King


S tre e t 'Whalley, between Friday night and Saturday morning. • ■ ■ - -


THE future has arrived at a Clitheroe supermarket. I t ., . might not quite work yet, but, by the t ime, its young designers have got their degrees in electronics, it ;


probably will. ■ P u p i ls f rom 20 lo c a l sch o o ls to o k p a r t in a


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