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Message is clear - only ring 999 in a real emergency to cut non-emergency calls


A CAMPAIGN to reduce the number of non-emer­ gency 999 calls made to the police has been


launched. Police chiefs are increasingly


concerned about the level of inappropriate calls that are made on the emergency num­ ber, and want people to ring their local station instead for routine calls. They stress that the 999 system is the emergency lifeline to the police, and point out that less than a third of calls received in the first half of the year required an emergency response, possibly putting lives at


risk through incorrect use of the


system. These calls included: • A report of a lady having lost her


disabled cat. 0 Requesting a plumber for a burst


pipe. • Reporting a theft three days after


the event. • Routine messages for specific offi­


cers. Communications operator Michelle


Tiddles, from Clitheroe police sta­


tion, said: “While the police operator is listening to an inappropriate call, a real emergency could be waiting to be answered. We want to emphasise that somebody’s life could be in dan­ ger if you use 999 for incidents that are not real emergencies. A life- threatening situation could be liter­


ally waiting in the queue!” Officers say that people should use the 999jiumber in the following situ­ ations::::; •


ened. •


If violence is being used or threat­ I f there is a danger to life.


• I f a crime is in progress. - • I f .the offender has recently been


disturbed. • If:a"road accident has occurred


wherepeople are injured. • If'a'.non-injury road accident has


occurred and there is serious traffic


congestion. At all other times, calls should be


made to Clitheroe Police Station on


443344. Our picture shows the communica­


tions room at Clitheroe police sta­ tion.


Walking on Pendle gets a big lift as new path is constructed


T im Procter reports


TH E biggest movement of rock since the Ice Age is helping to make Pendle Hill a more solid place. I t ’s a £50,000-plus


Accolade for town’s library


PU B L IC accolade for


Clitheroe Library’s house­ bound reader service could bring a government excel­ lence award to Lancashire. Following user nomina­


tions for this and other ser­ vices provided by Lan­ cashire’s 102 libraries, county library headquar­ ters in Preston has applied for a public service gold medal, the prestigious Charter Mark. Government assessors will


announce in December whether the award has


been granted. In the mean­ time, director of library services locally, Mr John Hodgkinson, is full of praise for Clitheroe. He said, “The housebound


reader service is an excel­ lent facility, which deserves its nomination.” ~ Co-ordinated by librarian


Mrs Margaret Billington, it supplies books on request to 26 addresses in the town. These are the homes of housebound individuals or local authority homes for the elderly.


. Founded in 1993, books are delivered by volunteers from Clitheroe WRVS. As a county, Lancashire Library Services issues 15 million books a year and employs 1,000 full and part-time staff.


scheme financed from several sources to ensure


walkers will be able to enjoy the environment


and views for generations to come. Human hands supple­


mented by a massive heli­ copter airlift will turn 200 tons of reclaimed stone from Lancashire mills into a firm path along foot­ worn channels in the peat on top of the hill. The helicopter started


work this week, carrying the huge slabs one at a time from a pick-up point near Gisburn. Contractors are to lay the actual path, though it is not yet known when work will start. “Anything up to 1,000 peo­


ple walk on the top of Pen­ dle Hill on a busy day,” says a spokesman for the Countryside Commission. “The ground is peat and it is being eroded away by the weather and by the feet.” The commission is putting


in £20,000, Objective5B European Funding £20,000 and the county council £5,000. The hill is a key feature of


the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Nat­ ural Beauty, one of 37 such areas in the country. The Countryside Commission has a key role in making the best of them and is cur­ rently starting a consulta­ tion and future planning discussion process to judge public opinion.


‘Violent episodes’ cause concern


causing concern to offi­ cials of the Calder-


S r e S S ’S Hospital call for support group_§ counselling service. al health steering commit­


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stones NHS Trust. As the number of long-stay


patients has decreased, the trust has diversified the use of its accommodation and skills on the Whalley site nto development of a nedium-secure unit. A


sport from an occupation­


tee set up by the trust said that there was clear evi­ dence that action was required to address a high incidence of reported acci­ dents to staff attributed to resident behaviour. Howev­ er, no figures were given. “Additional support (possi­


bly by the introduction of support groups) is required for staff working with indi­ viduals with the extremes of challenging behaviour,” says the report, "j 1 I t emphasises that the trust remains pro-^ctive.in meeting its obligations alt:


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safety regulations. A health promotion week was recently held for staff, and results indicated that the introduction of well man and well woman clinics would be welcomed. Occupational health work


at the trust compares favourably with published NHS standards, says the report. I t highlights fea­ tures such as stress coun­ selling, which allows for an overall analysis including sources of stress. This showed that clinical deci­ sion making and some physical conditions at work could be contributory fac­


tors. Recommendations for fur­


ther developments of the Trust’s policies on occupa­ tional health will be made in November. The areas being looked at include a pre-employment health screening service, a general health surveillance service, a treatment service includ­ ing self-referal, health and safety monitoring, health at work in the NHS and co­


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Low Moor; by Martin Blackburn


RESIDENTS of Low Moor had their worst fears confirmed recently as building work began on farmland at the end of Union Street. Langtree Homes has been disillusioned local who


JlMUl^tlCV 11U1UGO 1MM UtVii granted permission to build 12 new houses on the site near to the Wesleyan Chapel. Planning permis­ sion was granted around ten years ago, but nothing has been started until now. Last year Gower Homes was prevented from build­ ing 30 new houses on the site' when residents got together a 300-name peti­ tion in opposition. Now they seem resigned to the fact that new houses


are going to be built despite the potential problems it


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could cause. As well as the 12 houses on the Union Street site, there is also the possibility of four new flats on the old Co-op site and four new houses behind the Wesleyan Chapel. That could mean some 20 new families moving into the village which would put strain on the sewage and drainage systems. It could also mean around


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The move into more chal­ lenging and security-sensi­ tive areas of patient care is reflected in a planned visit from a top Government official. Mr Ray Rowden, Director of the High Secu­ rity Psychiatric Commis­ sioning Board, will be at Calderstones for a day in November. • NHS trusts are not yet legally obliged to ensure that their full board meet­ ings are open to the public. Calderstones is one of the sizeable minority which is, pointed out the public rela­ tions report from Chief Executive Mr T. R. Pearce. Some directors are not from the Ribble Valley area and so the report included press cuttings, most of them from this newspa- per.They dealt with a wide variety of subjects touch­ ing the work of Calder­ stones and the NHS, such as the planning application for housing, fund-raising initiatives, and the sudden death of a valued employ-


30 new vehicles in the area. Many of the roads in the village are very narrow. When vehicles are parked down one side, as they are in the evenings, there is not enough room for two vehi­ cles to pass through, mean­ ing one has to pull over on to the pavement. A regular bus service operates from Low Moor to the town cen­ tre and congested streets could cause problems for the buses. Some residents believe that introducing a one-way traffic system will be the only solution if the number of vehicles increas­ es. There is also concern about the situation at the only entrance and exit to the village during the busier times of day. Air pollution is also likely


to increase with a greater volume of traffic. Residents


I are concerned that more traffic could mean a further decline in air quality. Fami­ lies are worried about the safety of their children who until now have been fairly safe when riding their cycles and roller-skates


around the streets. Similar arguments were


offered some time ago when the Riverside estate was in the pipeline. Now residents feel that despite their peti­ tions and objections more building is inevitable. One


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