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Rescue pair in big hunt for missing teenager


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The widow of a Clitheroe policeman has been forced to move a memorial bench from a van­ dalism blackspot.


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Restoration plans for Castle Cement’s Lanehead Quarry in the mid-21st centu­ ry have been unveiled — and the sailing lake concept will “ open up wide potential for public enjoyment” .


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There is a BSE shock for farmers as M inis try of A g r i­ culture offic ials decide to check breeding records going back nearly 10 years.


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Stonyhurst College is to go fully co-edu- cational by the end of 1999.


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A horse-drawn hearse will be used tomorrow for the funeral of a former businessman.


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Mum Jackie’s school crossing protest goes straight to No. 10


by Theresa Robson


CLITHEROE mvpn Mrs Jackie Devine has taken her battle for the reinstatement of a lol­ lipop lady to Downing


Street. Mrs Devine has vowed to


fight tooth and nail for some­ one to control the teeming pelican crossing on a busy


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stretch of Whalley Road near the Greenacre Street junc­


tion. A lollipop lady was taken off the


crossing, which is used daily by 1,200 pupils o f St James’s CE Primary and Ribblesdale High Schools, last year, after the Traf­ fic Inspectorate decreed there


was no need for her. Campaigners collected a 700-sig­


nature petition demanding her return and undertook a traffic sur­ vey, but traffic inspectors main­ tained they had audited the site


—- j several times and felt it did not


merit a warden. At a heated public meeting, angry


parents denounced Government criteria by which the lollipop lady was removed and described the spot as an accident waiting to hap­


pen. Mrs Devine has written to Prime


Minister Mr John Major demand­ ing the return of the lollipop lady, claiming the lives and safety o f local children and the elderly have been put at risk by Government


cutbacks. She wrote: “ I was brought up to


look for a zebra crossing. The peli­ can crossing at this site is danger­ ous. What will happen if there is a power failure or an electrical fault? A tin of paint costs nothing when it comes to saving lives. “Better still, you could reinstate a


lollipop lady to watch the children cross the road and provide peace of mind for their parents in these worrying times.” Mrs Devine, who signed her letter


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from a “ concerned mother of the United Kingdom” , said she will not give up until the crossing is made safer.


PROTEST to the very top . . ------------ Jonathon (10) (CAT 6016)


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THE best unstaffed station in the North-West — that is the latest acco­ lade achieved by Clitheroe’s railway station. And now it is most definitely full steam ahead for the next target on the track: the


reopening of the daily passenger line to Hellifield. On Monday, delighted


members of Ribble Valley


Rail’s committee were pre­ sented with North-West Regional Railways’ plaque for the “ Best Unstaffed Station” in the North-West


for 1996. The organisers of the


award stressed that, although onlyjjne^tation.


can benamed oolite' award itself, in Clitheroe’s case, credit must go to each of the stations on the Ribble Valley Line. This latest award comes hard on the heels of the Ian


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tion, the standard of all the line’s stations, Clitheroe, Whalley, Langho and Ramsgreave and Wilp- shire, is maintained on a daily basis by a small band of willing Ribble Valley Rail volunteers, known as Friends of Stations, who carry out general mainte­ nance tasks, such as clear­ ing litter, cleaning windows and scattering salt on icy


days. Without the enthusiastic


attention of the “Friends,” Ribble Valley Rail’s com­ mittee states that it would be unlikely that the sta­ tions would have remained in the good state they are now. The Ramsgreave and


Wilpshire Friends are headed by Ken Roberts and Jim Ball, Langho by Brian Haworth and Ted Buckley, Whalley by John Cross and Clitheroe by Gordon Wilson. The latest award is a real


tribute to the total dedica­ tion shown by Ribble Val­ ley R a i l and came as a complete surprise. Stations manager Mr Chris Mullen presented it at a meeting held at the Pendle Hotel, Chatbum. Membership of the group


has soared since the reopening of the passenger service in May, 1994. Hundreds of people scat­


tered throughout a wide area now subscribe as “members” , although much of the work on a daily basis is carried out by a hard core. Closure came even before


the Beeching cuts in the 1960s, then a small group o f enthusiasts came together in the mid-80s and, against seemingly


impossible odds, cam­ paigned, badgered and lob­


bied successfully to have the line reopened. The restored station and


inauguration of the daily services from Clitheroe to Blackburn, Bolton and Manchester were described


at the f irs t birthday by Clitheroe Town Crier Mr


Roland Hailwood as “ a tribute to those who, after 30 years, realised that doubtful decisions can be changed” . , Now that same band of^


m c n " . i : id 'mrire-’f?fUfTlrrcW women is quietly confident that, given the chance, the line could be extended, beyond Clitheroe as far as Hellifield, giving access to places on the Settle-Carlisle line and to Scotland. News on the feasibility of


the line being reopened is expected within the next month and, if the signs are good then, no stone will be left unturned in ensuring the same effort is put into achieving the success of that service. , Passenger numbers have


continued to increase since the line was reopened to passenger traffic, the popu­ lar summer Dales Rail ser- • Continued on page 13


RIBBLE VALLEY RAIL chairman Mr Peter Moore and secretary Mr David Butterworth are pictured on the station platform with the latest award (CAT 6036)


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PROSECUTION THREAT TO CASTLE CEMENT


DIRECTORS of Castle Cement have been threat­ ened with prosecution over the firm’s apparent failure to implement its


£4m. clean-up plan. Environment Agency represen­


tative Mr David Coulbum told the Ribble Valley Council’s Community Committee that the Government watchdog was extremely unhappy about the matter and intended taking


“very serious” action. His announcement that Castle


Cement also intended burning waste carpet and tyres at its R ib ­ blesdale works met w ith gasps and exclamations from the public


gallery. Cast le Cement proposed the


installation of a gas cleaning sys­ tem at its Ribblesdale works last May. I t claimed the “ scrubber” would


clean exhaust gases by passing them through a mixture of limestone and water to absorb sulphur dioxide and other emissions, but later appealed against its end-of-the-year deadline


for installation of the system. Mr Coulbum told councillors that


the Environment Agency was still receiving a large number of com­ plaints in relation to Castle Cement and was extremely unhappy about the delay in the installation of the scrubber.


He commented: “We are considering


legal action, including the prosecu­ tion of individual directors, and are currently gathering evidence regard­ ing the appropriate enforcement action to take.”


Mr Coulbum then told the meeting


that Castle Cement had declared its intention to use other secondary liq­ uid fuels. “ These fuels might contain carpet


and tyres, but it is unlikely that we will allow this under present circum­ stances,” he commented. When pressed by councillors to


explain why it had taken four years for the pollution watchdog to take


Castle Cement to task over plume­ grounding, he said: “You have to be aware that if we rush matters we might get a result in a short period of time, but if the firm takes us to court and wins then that is it. The Envi­ ronment Agency is doing everything possible about this matter and intends taking very serious action


against Castle Cement.” Coun. Colin Bacon (Bolton-by-


Bowland) asked for an assurance from M r Coulbum that the firm’s licence to burn Cemfuel be perma­ nently revoked if it failed to meet its authorisation conditions soon.


Castle Cement confirmed after the


meeting that once the scrubber had been installed and tested, it would seek to burn paper, textiles, carpet off-cuts, packaging and tyres.


Mr Ian Sutheran, general manager


at the firm’s Ribblesdale works, said: "This will be the subject of a sepa­ rate application to the Environment Agency and will be accompanied by a full and open public consultation process. As with Cemfuel, there will be no question of introducing any fuel which is harmful to either the community or the environment.”


He said he was astonished by Mr


Coulburn’s comments regarding the gas scrubber and said the firm had made progress with the project as


rapidly as possible. A spokesman for the Environment


Agency said yesterday that the watchdog was considering holding caution interviews with directors of Castle Cement and pointed out that, if prosecuted, they faced prison or a


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