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CHATBURN will not be fit to live in if Castle Cement's


application to re-open Bell­ man quarry is approved. This opinion, articulated by one


resident at a public meeting held in the village school hall, received rap tu ro u s applause from the majority of the 150 people there


and seemed to express a widely- held belief. Mr Allan Richards, of Mount


Pleasant, Chatbum, described as a red herring the claim by Castle Cement th a t re-activating Bell­ man would bring job security and that the company might pack up and leave if the application was refused. He stated: “Chatbum is going to be a tiny island surround­ ed by quarries. I t comes to a point where it has got to stop, or this place is not going to be worth liv­ ing in at all.”


Thursday’s meeting was a joint effort by Kibble Valley Borough


Council and Chatburn Parish Council to gauge public feeling over the quarry application. The land in question lies in a 62 hectare site, between Pimlico Link


Jobs secure as buyer is found for firm


JOBS are safe after a buyer has been found for the Sab- den family firm of Con­ trast Upholstery Ltd. The Whalley Road busi­


ness went into receivership in August, as all 47 employ­ ees waited nervously to see if their livelihoods were on the line. Now, it has been bought


by Preston-based Tetrad pic, recognised as one of the fastest growing compa­ nies in the UK. Tetrad has a background in upholstery and is already predicting a £3m. turnover for the Sab- den company in its first year of trading. Contrast Upholstery was


run by Mr John Houseman and his wife, Joyce, and Mr Houseman will continue as the company’s managing director and head-up the new division. Contrast Upholstery was


opened in 1988, two years after the Sabden business, Pendle Furniture, closed with the loss of its 200- strong workforce. Mr Houseman, the former


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Road, Chatburn Road and the A59. The application is to quarry 30 hectares of land, and 30 million tonnes of stone, and Castle Cement says it will have a 30-year lifespan. A previous application was made in 1993, which was for 40 hectares, 58 million tonnes of reserves and a 50-year lifespan. Coun. Derek Waller, Gisburn’s


Peter del Strother, comments on the present options of importing stone — options also discussed from the floor — and says: “None of these options would be econom­ ic nor, in our opinion, environmen­ tally acceptable. Bellman is the best option in both environmental and technical terms.” Mr Brian Nightingale, of Pimlico


parish and borough representative, claimed that if the application was approved the company would quarry the area for 50 years in any event. He said: “This application implies Castle Cement proposes to shut down the Ribblesdale works in 30 years time, but Mr del Strother told me Castle Cement needed to look at the options in 30 years, which are a further planning application or bringing in stone by rail. “The relevant planning guideline


says that where a permission exists for working, and workable deposits remain, but are time-expired, an application for renewal will nor­ mally be granted. I predict if this application is approved there will be quarrying for at least 50 years.” In a glossy document, delivered to


many households in the area, the company's project manager, Mr


claimed blasting and a lowered water table affected the founda­ tions of houses. An impassioned speech on this


Road, Clitheroe, is a former employee of the company. He told the meeting that he had received the document, which he said “referred to a rather grandiose landscaping scheme for Bellman.” He said he was old enough to remember the “rather grandiose scheme” designed for the beautiful land it destroyed between Chat­ burn and Clitheroe. “Look a t it now. Are we not entitled to view this new scheme with a great deal of scepticism?”, he asked. Immediately, Mr del Strother


topic came from Mr J. Brown, who has lived at Park House, in Chat­ burn Road, for the past 36 years. He said: “I consider that I live at the most vulnerable property, where the tunnel will go under the road. I t will be worth nothing if this quarry goes ahead. I feel it has already been fixed and arranged. We are wasting our time talking about it.” Mrs Dorothy Dent, and her hus­


stood up and answered him. He said: “We do take on those sort of responsibilities, although it was not required to be done when the quarry was worked out. A lot of those schemes are now in place.” A number of people questioned


the company’s operations in respect of property values. They


band Brian, who owns a plant hire company based in Clitheroe, spoke passionately in favour of the appli­ cation, on the grounds of employ­ ment. Mrs Dent said: “Employ­ ment gives men dignity, to work to keep their families. I t is up to us to find ways to provide that employ­ ment for future generations. Castle Cement is one of our biggest employers. Opening up Bellman will ensure that employment.” Both councils, who hosted the


Local rail sell-off moves nearer


THE process of pri­ vatising rail services in the Ribble Valley moved into its second


stage this week. The Office of Passenger


Rail Franchising issued documents to prospective bidders in June. There were 52 applications from 18 parties wishing to pre-qual- ify to tender for North West Regional Railways and the other four train operating companies to be offered for sale. OPRAF does not disclose the names of bidders during the com­ petition process. These bidders have now


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meeting, are to make their repre­ sentations to the county council before it judges the application in December.


Dynamic duo buy


back their business Home care agency expands into Cumbria


by Stewart Pimbley


AN UNUSUAL business deal has seen two entre­ preneurial Clitheroe women buy back the busi­ ness they sold six months ago to an international firm. The deal means Mrs Yvonne


Carter and Mrs Gill Bailey now have a business twice the


size. Back in March, the dynamic


managing director of Pen­ dle Furniture, joined 20 ex­ employees to form a con­


ufactured upholstered leather and fabric furniture at Cobden Mill. “It’s marvellous news and we are all over-the-moon," said Mr Houseman. Tetrad’s managing direc­


tor, Mr Ma rtin Griffin, said: “Now th a t negotia­ tions are completed, we will be able to put in place the structure of the new busi­ ness. “The purchase of this com­


and the duo are back a t the helm of the Wellgate-based business which they started four years ago from home. Mrs Bailey explained that ISS


Limited—a contract cleaning firm which was expanding into domiciliary care — and they were made directors of the new international company. The tables have been turned


Agency, which provided care for Ribble Valley’s elderly and disabled, as well as a nanny service. I t was bought by ISS UK


duo sold their Clitheroe-based business, Allcare Home Care


had decided to pull out of the care business. She said: “I t was a project ISS did not want to continue. ISS wants to concen­ trate on its core business of contract cleaning, and decided to sell back to us. “We will no longer be directors


in just title; we will be directors in ownership.” The buy-back, for an undis­


happy with the deal and were looking forward to running the expanded business. The firm will revert to its orig­


closed sum, means the duo tak­ ing over ISS’s care business interests ir. Cumbria. This will be run by a manager based in Carlisle. Mrs Bailey said they were


care employed more than 70 care workers and had an annu­ al turnover of £400,000. I t won the ELTEC Extra '94 Award and was in the finals of Grana­ da TV’s “Flying S ta r t” pro­ gramme in the same year.


inal name, but it is planned to turn it into a limited company. When it was sold to ISS, All­


look for new premises and take on more staff.


The company now plans to


been issued with what the authority calls indicative bid invitations which include the necessary infor­ mation on which they can base their first bids. These will be what is described as “indicative and non-bind­ ing”. At the same time as the


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Body found at Cow Ark


A COUPLE o u t riding on Sunday morning dis­ covered the body of Mr Jo h n Gilb an k (44), of Ilkley, in a car parked in an iso la te d fa rm lan e


Roman road off Whitewell Road, outside Cow Ark, and the engine had been left running. Paramedics attended, but their assistance was not


near Cow Ark. The vehicle was on the old


Vernon, of Colne police, said there were no suspi­ cious circumstances sur­


rounding the death. The post-mortem exami­


nation was carried out at Blackburn Royal Infir ­ mary. An inquest into the cause of death was adjourned on Tuesday until a later date.


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MEMBERS of a Whalley family were keeping their fingers crossed this week that they would be able to return home 14 weeks after fire forced them


to flee their flat. The Sykora family were


wa itin g for im p o r ta n t repairs to be carried out on Abbey com mill before moving back into th e ir flat opposite the fire-hit building. Following several delays in


the repair work, Ribble Valley Borough Council


issued a dangerous building notice which required the mill’s owner to make it safe. Owner Mr Derek Barnes,


of Pleasington, is believed to have started repairs on the mill last week. The family want cracks in


the mill wall strapped, because they fear it could collapse on to their Abbey Mews flat. Mr Sykora said: “We are


ju s t keeping our fingers crossed that something is done this week. We have passed the point of being frustrated by the situation. Now you have just got to


Reward on offer for


return of stolen trailer A READ businessman is offering a reward of £250 for information leading to the retrieval of a trailer stolen from Friendship Mill between 5 p.m. on Sunday and 7-30 a.m.


on Monday. The mill’s proprietor, Mr Peter Ireland, said the trailer


was custom-made to a special design and was vital in the delivery of the pine beds and mattresses his firm manu­


factures. He described how the thieves cut through a wheel clamp


on the trailer before stealing it and said his business had been put in jeopardy by the theft. He said: “If anyone is offered a white four-wheel trailer,


measuring ten feet by six, I would like to hear from them. I need the trailer to deliver furniture to certain firms and it will be very hard to get another.” Anyone with information is asked to contact Mr Ireland ________________


or Paul Bradley on 01282 772662.


Sykora and his wife, Sue, have been living in a rented property in Clitheroe with their 11-month-old son, Callum. Their insurance company has agreed to pay their rent for another month. Mr Sykora says they are


laugh about it or you go mad.” Since the fire in June, Mr


night. Essential repair work has


been carried out on canopy linking Mr Sykora’s flat and the mill. Mr Lawson added that the


short-term dangers had been eliminated with the


doing their best to cope with the disruption, but it has not been easy. He said: “I t brought it home to me how long we have been away from our flat by the fact that Callum was just learning to sit when we left and he now has five teeth, is crawling around and s ta rtin g to s tand. He should be growing up at home.” The council issued the


repairs to the canopy and the latest work would elim­ inate the long-term dan­ gers. The Clitheroe Advertiser


and Times contacted Mr Barnes, but was told that he was away. A spokesman at his office said that, as far as he was aware, work was on-going at the mill.


Mountain bike


A MOUNTAIN BIKE val- ucd at £1,300 was stolen from the back yard of a


dangerous building notice after Mr Sykora said he was not prepared to move home until the mill had been made totally safe. The council’s senior sur­


veyor, Mr Geoff Lawson, said workmen had been at the site and were preparing to carry out the necessary repairs. Court action could be taken if the work was not completed, but he felt this would not be necessary as he expected repairs to be finished in the next fort­


house in Chatburn. Thieves stole the 21-gear, white Kona Kilacua bike


from a house in Victoria Avenue, between 7 p.m. on


Tuesday and 4-45 a.m. on Wednesday last week.


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St Denys site for homes


A FORMER children’s home in Clitheroe is to be developed into a housing estate. The Ribble Valley Coun­


cil’s Planning and Develop­ ment Committee gave the go-ahead for Langtree Homes to build 15 houses at the site of the former St Denys Home. The meeting heard th a t


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