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Nursery scoops French award for second time


o w n e r o f H o ld e n Clough Nursery, and h is w ife , Anne, arrived home with a silver ribbon from the Journee des Plantes de Courson show near Paris.


A RIBBLE VALLEY nursery is on a winning streak after scooping a top award in a French flower show for the second time in four months. Mr Peter Foley, the


judges sang their praises at the show, which is regarded as one of the most comp e titiv e in Europe. Mr Foley said: ‘‘The


Not only did they get the silverware, but French


F ire fam ily s t ill u n a b le to re tu rn to th e ir home


A WHALLEY family are still living in a re n te d house 18 weeks a f te r b e in g made h om e le s s when f ire almost destroyed their flat. The Sykora family are waiting for safety


comment from the judges was that they were very impressed by the standard of the British nurseries.” Holden Clough Nursery


W a i t i n g f o r r e p a i r s t o A b b e y C o r n M i l l f l a t by Stewart Pimbley'


repairs to be completed at Abbey Corn Mill before moving back to their home opposite


the cracks were made. Nibble Valley Borough Coun­ cil even issued a dangerous building notice when the work was not carried out by the mill’s owner, Mr Derek Barnes, of Pleasington. After the notice was issued, work started on the


the fire-hit building. They have been forced to live in a rented house in


Clitheroe and their insurance company will pay the


caught the judges’ eyes with an impressive display of shrubs, conifers and heather. As the only North-West


rent only until the end of next month. Mr Duncan Sykora said: “It is ridiculous — a third


of the year has gone. We were told that the work would take 10 days when we left the flat, but it is now more than four months.” Musician Mr Sykora and his wife, Sue, have not


firm taking part, the nur­ sery was flying the flag for the region for the second time in four months. In June the nursery won its first silver ribbon at the show, which takes place in the grounds of a chateau to the south west of the French capital. It lias been a successful


building, but it has now stopped. Legal action could take place to get the work fin­ ished, but the council does not see this as an option at


this stage. Senior surveyor Mr Geoff Lawson said: “The notice has been served, which gives us overall control if the situation deteriorates. There are no immediate plans to take further action in the legal


been prepared to move back to their flat with their one-year-old son, Cailum, because they believe it is


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PROBLEM YOUTHS COMMIT CRIMES


CLITHEROE police have blamed “ the ongoing problem of youths” in the Henth- orn area of Clitheroe for crimes committed at the weekend.


in Henthorn Road was damaged between Friday night and Saturday morn­ ing. It is valued at £52.


A door latch at a house


sense.” Mr Sykora was remaining optimistic that his family


not safe. Fire ripped through the ancient mill in June, leav­


ing it gutted and with cracks in its stone wall. The family’s main fear was that the mill’s 70ft wall would collapse on to its flat unless repairs to


would be able to return before the lease runs out at the rented house. “I am confident that the work will be done some time during the next four weeks. There is two weeks’ work to do, so four weeks should be enough,” he said. The Clitheroe Advertiser and Times contacted Mr


Barnes, but he was not available. A spokesman at his office said the work was ongoing and he did not know when it would be finished.


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;the summer, it won golds at the Southport and Leeds flower shows.


Raid on car


A UADI O-CASSETTE player, valued at £«S(I. was stolen from a Fiat Uno parked in Kdisford Road, Clitheroe. between 11 p.m. on Wednesday and «S- :>0 a.m. on Thursday of last week. Also taken was a purse containing £15 in cash.


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11 U KG LA US stoic- a colour television, valued at £1*10, from a house in Hay- hurst Street. Clilheroe. between O-fiO a.m. and midday on Tuesday. Also taken were two


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raised £360 for Christian slides of the town, never Aid, was so successful that


a repeat is planned. Themes included the


Council Planning, Indus­ trial, Development and Tourism Sub-Committee heard that countryside activity holidays in the Ribble Valley were fea­ tured on the BBC “Holi­ day Now” programme. The holidays, based at


the Beacon Fell Country Park and a camping barn in the Ribble Valley, included dry stone walling, pond dipping, bird box b u i ld in g and wood sculpture. Following the broad­


A PEAK time mention in a television programme led to dozens of inquiries about holidays in the Rtb- ble Valley. Lancashire County


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seen before by the public, as well as old photographs, maps , p ro c e s s io n s , pageants and slideshows. Organiser Mr Peter


CLITHERONIANS took a step back in time when they attended an exhibition at Clitheroe Parish Church Hall. The venue was trails- chapel memories, town


show season for the nur­ sery, which will be eele brating its 70th anniver­ sary next year. Earlier in


Over the same night, a double-glazed window was smashed at a house in Ennerdale Close. The resi­ dents heard noises at approximately 4-30 a.m. The window is valued at £50.


rear off-side window of a Volvo 350 car parked in Garnett Road between 10 and 11-25 p.m. on Sunday, causing damage valued at £100.


A vandal smashed the


time, i am continually being informed of the problems. I hope it can be nipped in the bud, other­ wise people in that area are going to get a winter of discontent.” Clitheroe police are ask­


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THIEVES forced the lock on the rear tail-gate of a Fiat Ducato car parked at the re a r of Hayhurst Stre et, Clitheroe, and stole a red Mosa portable welder and generator, valued at £1,500, and a Hitachi nine-inch angle- grinder, valued at £80. The offence occurred between 8-30 and 9-15 p.m. on Monday.


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A ST I H L chain saw valued at £100 was stolen from the garage of a house in the Upbrooks area ol Clitheroe between 5 p.m. on Wednesday last week and noon on Saturday.


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