Clltheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) SELECTION SPECIAL!
B u m p e r t u r n o u t e x p e c t e d t o d a y a t t h e l o c a l p o l l s
THE most important Gen eral Election in recent his tory — according to some
— gets under way today. A bumper turnout is
expected for the double poll, with voters being asked to cast their lot for both parliamentary and c o u n t y c o u n c i l representatives.
tion candidates are recent s it t in g MP Mr Nigel Evans (Cons.), Mr Michael Carr (Lib. Dem.), Mr
The five General Elec
Marcus Johnstone (Lab.), Mr Julian Parkinson (Ref. Party) arid Miss Nicola Holmes (Nat. Law). The three main parties
are fielding 17 candidates in the four local wards of the county elections, with the contest for the Clith eroe seat promising to be an interesting fight. Labour’s Ron Pickup is
looking to make a Clith eroe comeback after his shock defeat in 1993. He is to stand against Ribble Valley Conn. Stephen Sut
cliffe (Lib. Dem.), with whom he serves on the committee of Roefield Lei sure Centre. The two remaining Clitheroe candi dates are Tory Richard Walne and Sue Wilson, of the Natural Law Party.
The c a n d id a t e s (*
denotes sitting councillor): Clitheroe — Ronald
Pickup (Lab.), John Ste phen Sutcliffe (Lib. Dem.), Richard Walne (Cons.), Sue Wilson (Nat. Law). L on g r id g e — Peter
Brown (Nat. Law), Brian Melvin Collis (Lib. Dem.), John Dewhurst (Lab.),
Mary Wilson (Cons.). Ribble Valley North-
East — * Albert Atkinson (Cons.), Andrew Niall MacFarlane (Lab.), Geof frey Richard Ormerod
(Lib. Dem.). Ribble Valley South-
West — Alan Geoffrey Barton (Lab.), *Chris- to p h e r John H o ltom (Cons.), Edward Joyce (Lib. Dem.).
Kath’s double election headache
INTRODUCING the most important person in the Ribble Valley — well, for today, anyway. Ribble Valley electoral officer Mrs Kath
Law is responsible for today’s double election (“Whose idea was this?” has emanated in despairing tones from the mountains of bal lot boxes surrounding her desk in the Ribble Valley Council Offices on more than one occa
sion recently). Forget the candidates and their agents, without
doubt hers has been the biggest election headache. In fact, considering the sheer magnitude of the
task that has faced her, you could not blame her
for thinking that democracy was a dirty word! Mrs Law, who has been an electoral officer for 22
years, has dealt with thousands of postal votes this week and, given the high number of returns, she is expecting a bumper turnout for today’s elections. The polls opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 10
p.m., after which 86 ballot boxes from throughout the constituency will make their way to Clitheroe Gram-
Professional poacher is jailed in
crackdown
D E T E R M I N E D action is being taken by the Environment Agency against poach e r s on the R iv e r
Ribble. ... A man has been sent to
prison for 15 months after an agency team broke what was described as a “ systematic and profes- s i o n a l ” p o a ch in g operation.
Men were seen taking
sea trout from nets put across the river at Balder- stone, on the edge of the
Ribble Valley. They were using a dinghy to move their “catch” in a sack.
The agency took action
under the Salmon Act 1986 and th e Salmon and
Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975.
The judge at Preston
Crown Court ordered the confiscation of the equip
ment, as well as sending one of the men to prison. He had a previous convic tion for poaching.
ing for 10 months — dur ing which time the agency has kept up its efforts to stop the poachers.
The case had been pend “This is a problem the
E n v ironm en t A g en cy takes very seriously,” says its spokesman._________
£ If they ever introduce proportional representation, I think I will
literally hang up my ballot boxes! J mar School’s Chatburn Road site for the all-important
count. The first job for Mrs Law and her team is to
separate the parliamentary and county ballot papers. The latter will be secured in the council’s stron
groom or a cell at Clitheroe Police Station in readi ness for the county election count at Clitheroe Parish
Church Hall tomorrow. The process of separating the ballot papers means
tonight’s count will take longer than usual, with the result expected by 3 a.m. at the earliest. Given that Mrs Law clocked in at six this morning, that is some working day! She commented: “Everything is counted, counted
and double-counted. I have never had a recount, nor do I ever want one. If they ever introduce propor tional representation, I think I will literally hang up my ballot boxes!”
Once-in-a-lifetime trip to experience the
American way of life
A FORMER Bowland High School pupil has just returned from a six-month trip experiencing student life the Ameri
tourism at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston. She went to the community university at Richmond, Virgina, as part of an exchange scheme and spent her spare time travelling to such places
can way. Alison Jones, of Chapel Street, Slaidburn, is studying international
New York, Washington and Baltimore. “ It was a once in a life
time chance to experience the American way of life at first hand,” says Alison, who is 26.
" I now have friends
from all over the world I met in America, and I hope to visit them all in the future.”
Alison is now back in Preston, completing the
second year of her degree course, which she hopes will help her start a career in the tourism industry.
S tu d en t s from the
American exchange pro gramme are giving a pre sentation as part of the university open day on Thursday, May 22nd. The event will give anyone interested a chance to find out about the university, or enquiries can be made to its marketing services team on 01772 892673 or 892677.
ELECTORAL of f ice r Mrs Kath Law s t i l l believes in democracy, despite the fac t that today’s double poll has given her more than her fair share o f headaches! (CAT 8649)
Ambitious festival planned
A CELEBRATION o f
English music is the theme of this year’s Ribchester Festival of Music and Art. Festival director Mr
Malcolm Layfield unveiled ambitious plans for the event after a successful launch concert at St Wil- frid’s Church in the pictur esque village. The festival, from July
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