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A plea, has been made to residents who are prepared to clean their village loos in an attempt to keep them open.


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One of Europe’s key events in the boom­ ing “business skills


improve through physical and mental challenge” field is


coming to Stony- hurst College in July.


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An angry Ribble Valley man has joined the protest against legally com­ plex junk mail sent through the post.


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The future of a crumbling bridge in Clitheroe hangs in the balance.


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Shock surrounds the sudden depar­ ture of a former Ribble Valley Council officer from his post as chief


CLITHEROE has some ghostly goings-on — and they could prove a new


tourist attraction. Howling wind and rain


failed to dampen the “spir­ its” of Ladies’ Circle mem­ bers when they took part in a ghost walk around the


town. The walk, led by Mr Simon Entwistle, took in numerous . town sites with a ghoulish


theme. Participants enjoyed a feast of


murder, mystery and ghostly capers, complete with Mr Entwistle’s sound effects, among them a piercing shriek! They met the ghost of Peg


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Ghostly goings-on could prove a tourism winner


O’Neil, resplendent in Georgian dress, who met her untimely end on the River Ribble a t Waddow


Hall. They smelled the blood of royalist


soldiers beheaded a t Clitheroe Castle in 1644 after a foiled escape


attempt from Cromwell’s forces. They heard the ear-splitting


scream of townsman George Bat- tersby, murdered in 1773 outside ■ the Bull pub, in Lowergate, now Key Street. Drinkers in the pub saw his body being abducted by a boggart and i t has since never


been found... They murmured in hushed tones


of the woman and child murdered by royalist troops a t the site of a former bam in Lowergate. In the dead of night the two can be heard


crying... T h e piece de resistance in


Clitheroe’s ghostly crown is the White Lion pub, in Market Place, Mr Entwistle told the gathering. In 1799, a young woman accused


of being a witch was tried there by a kangaroo court. The poor lass was duly hanged from the third floor of the building and has sub­ sequently been spotted by staff at the pub rattling her ghostly chains in protest. Mr Entwistle said the ghost


walks have proved extremely pop­ ular, particularly among America tourists. From Easter, they will leave Castlegate on Wednesdays and Sundays a t 8 p.m. Further details from Mr


Entwistle (01200 426821) or Clitheroe Tourist Information Centre (01200 425566).


NOW you see him, now you don’t . . . these Clitheroe Ladies’ Circle members were entertained dur­ ing a tour of the town’s ghostly sites by Simon Entwistle (CAT 6586)


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Macus Johnstone, has dismissed as utter non­ sense claims by Mr Evans in the Sunday Press that he is paving the way for a Lib. Dem. victory in the area in the forthcoming


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General Election. Tory strategists are com-


piling a dossier which they say shows th a t the


Liberal Democrats are stepping aside for Labour in some of the latter’s key


target seats. They are also investigat­


ing allegations th a t Labour is returning the favour by deliberately down-grading i ts cam­ paigns in a handful of Tory-held marginals such as the Ribble Valley where the Liberal Democrats are best-placed to win. Conservative activists


believe th a t increasing cooperation between Tony


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Blair and Paddy Ash­ down is leading to an unofficial electoral pact. The Ribble Valley is a


for the Ribble Valley. . He commented: “I Have


key Lib. Dem. target and Mr Evans has accused Marcus Johnstone of becoming “invisible” in his pre-election campaign.


started out very well, but has done virtually noth­ ing in the constituency for the last 12 months. You could be forgiven for thinking th a t he has pulled out altogether.” Mr Johnstone, a former


He said: “Mr Johnstone


, bish and is considering tackling “The Sunday Telegraph” over i ts reporting of the matter. He claimed that, in reali­


journalist, has accused Mr Evans of talking rub-


ty, Mr Evans is “rattled” by the adoption of a Ref­ erendum Party candidate


been in the Ribble Valley twice this week and will be in the constituency two full days next week. Press cuttings from your newspaper over recent months show th a t I am far from invisible. “I believe Nigel is seri­


ously rattled by the fact th a t (he Referendum Party has put up a candi­ date against him. For th e . record, I would never form, a pact with the Lib­ erals and was selected on the grounds that I would fight them as much as the Tories. Even if I, was asked to stand aside, I would flatly refuse.” Mr Michael Carr, the


Liberal Democrat candi­ date for the Ribble Valley and Mr Evans’ predeces­ sor, scorned suggestions


him


But Labour dismisses it as utter nonsense and


Liberal D emocrats-claim- - Mr Evans is on way out


A ROW has erupted over claims th a t the local Labour and Liberal Democrat parties have a secret pact to oust sitting MP


Nigel Evans. Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate for th e Ribble Valley, M r


MICHAEL CARR that he had formed a pact


with Mr Johnstone and claimed Mr Evans’ days in the Ribhle Valley were numbered. He commented: “The


Labour Party is an irrele­ vance in the Ribhle Val­ ley, so why on ea rth would I form a pact with Mr Johnstone? If you ask me, Mr Evans is on his way out and knows it.” Mr Evans yesterday


defended his comments and accused his two oppo­


nents of conspiracy or


complacency. Speaking from the House


of Commons, he com­ mented: “Marcus John­ stone arrived in a blaze of glory, th en died like a Roman candle. Michael Carr has been nowhere to he seen since the last Gen­ eral Election. This is either conspiracy or com­ placency, each of which is as had as the other.”


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and based in Chatbum Road, has benefited from an English Sports Council’s Lottery Sports Award because of the provi­ sions it makes to people living


in rural areas. Three tennis courts and the club’s


changing rooms are to be upgraded


from the £69,182 award. The grant represents 85% of the club’s £81,182 project to upgrade facilities. Club chairman Mr Robin Sharp was


delighted when he heard of the award, which was announced on Tuesday. He said it would help pro­ vide a multi-sports complex on the tennis-court area which would great­ ly improve the facilities already offered to the community. Facilities for the disabled are to be improved, the car parking area is to he resurfaced and the cricket club will receive a new synthetic surface. Mr Sharp was full of praise for the


man behind the project to bring the injection of cash to the club. He said:


“John Coulter has put an awful lot of time into the application. He felt very strongly about improving the club and, from the start to the finish, this award is down to him.” Local schools use the ground on a


regular basis, there is a growing num­ ber of people becoming social mem­ bers of the club and the development of the tennis courts will enable the club to offer these facilities, with the floodlighting, to other organisations, so that they can develop their prac­ tice, training and coaching set-ups. Many clubs travelling out of the


area to find similar facilities should now he able to use the Chatburn Road ground for their activities.


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the borough council’s Parish Councils’ Liaison Committee that this was because of budget restric­


jM r ^ i l l jR u s h tp n ^ p L th e .^ ■ E n v ir o nm en t A g e n c y ’s North West Central Area, told.the meeting that if a Ministry of Agriculture,. Fisheries and Food g ran t./ was obtained for the work, • construction would not start until 2003. He and his partner, Mr'


tions on both the agency and Ribble Valley Borough Council.


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John Croft, were giving a talk and slide show on the agency’s work to the meet­ ing of the committee on Thursday. Coun. Bert Jones asked


how long residents would have to wait before they knew the flooding problem could be solved. In reply, Mr Croft said: “The solu­ tion of Low Moor’s flood­ ing problem is in the hands of the local authority.” He went on to say th a t there was a possibility


that, if the council provid­ ed some funding, the Envi­ ronment Agency could pro- vide some interim mea­ sures. But, in answer to a ques­


tion from Coun. Stephen Holt, he admitted that an interim scheme would delay the full scheme being


carried out. Many households in Low


Moor suffered damage, estimated, a t a to ta l of


£77,000, in the floods which swamped the River­ side area of the village two years ago this month. Residents and borough councillors have since been


Beds crisis


HOSPITALS in East Lan­ cashire were literally chock-a-block over Christ­ mas, a meeting of Black­ burn, Hyndbum and Rib­ ble Valley Health Care Trust heard. The flu epidemic and


A flood defence manager from the Environment Agency told a packed meeting of . campaigning for flood


THE chance of Low Moor residents getting a flood defence scheme for the area this side of the year 2003 has dried up.


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defence measures to pro­ tect the houses, which are


on low-lying lanrj. Two months ago, Coun. Jones rapped the Government for refusing to fund a scheme- at Low Moor as a matter


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and Development Com- mittee'has agreed th a t a £45)000 interim scheme should be considered as a capital item in next year’s programme. However, the new information from the Environment Agency could mean the council taking a different track. After the meeting, Mr


Mystery hero is sought by


police A PLUCKY citizen who weighed in to help a con- , stable in trouble on Mon­ day morning. is being sought by Glitheroe ;


police. There was a violent strug­


David Morris, the council’s Director of Development, said: “We will listen to the advice given and consult with the residents of the area and the working group which has been set up to deal with the flood­ ing problem. We appreciate the problems and we will not rush into a decision ”


son to be suspicious, sus- . tained cuts and bruises but - ■was helped to detain his prisoner' by a passing motorist. ■ “But the man left straight away, before PC Wheeler had chance to find out who he was,” said Insp. Les Martin, of Clitheroe police. “We would certainly like to find out who he was, not to make any sort of fuss but so that we can thank him properly.” The arrested man was


The officer, who had rea­ .v


charged with assault and yesterday Was still in cus­


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