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More shocks for farmers over latest BSE scare
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A SHOCK awaits some farmers who thought the BSE crisis did not affect them. Ministry of Agriculture officials are to
cow they bought some time ago has any connection with a BSE herd.
check breeding records going back nearly 10 years as the latest cull gets under way. They will be identifying “cohort” animals
which are linked, however theoretically, to herds which have a record of exposure to any BSE risk factor. And they will be issu ing orders ensuring that the animals move nowhere until th e ir turn comes for slaughter. The sweeping nature of the operation
herd has a link will certainly come as an unpleasant surprise,” says Mr Rodney Bacon, the NFU’s senior policy adviser in the North-West. “Until the work gets properly under way,
“Discovering that one, or more, in their
relies heavily on accurate recording from the 200-plus farmers in the Ribble Valley, dealers, and their counterparts all over Britain. No one has any idea how long it will take to ensure that all the cattle concerned are slaughtered, although it could be six to nine months. Everyone in the beef and dairy industry wants the process speeded up. to Vielp mend fences with the EEC and
indeed with consumers everywhere. “Farmers have no means of knowing if a
there is no means of forecasting how many animals will be involved, or where they are. There might be a lot in the Ribble Valley, or there may be very few. But in many cases any links with an animal slaughtered through BSE will be very slight indeed.” Previous culls were aimed at removing
cattle most directly at risk of the disease, many in the beef sector, and so the latest one will mainly affect dairy herds. As far as is known, the disease cannot get into the food chain through milk. Discussions with the industry about
Operations are (cancelled as bed crisis
hits hospitals
A CRISIS over the availability of hospital
on. Tuesday and people booked in for routine sur gery between then and tomorrow have had their operations cancelled.
beds has forced the area’s health chiefs to postpone all non-ur gent operations. The decision was taken
emergency admissions to hospitals over Christmas and New Year has been the cause of the problem, forcing the unprecedented decision on Blackburn, Hyndburrt and Ribble Val ley H ea lth 'Ca re NHS Trust.
The exceptional level of
extra medical beds in November has not helped matters as the service suc cumbed to a combination
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Passenger lumbers on
the increase Vice is-!bursting a t : the earns, a; 9-20’ a.m. depar- ure. from Clitheroe to Uackpool is being added o the summer timetable, •eturning around teatime, ind deliveries are again ;aking place over the line nto Horrocksford.
ism as a result of the ser vice is s ig n if ic an t ly increasing, with many pas sengers using the line in order to visit places such as Whalley and Clitheroe and travel over the mag nificent Whalley Viaduct.
Added to all that, tour
and'aiblueprint for the rest of the country’s rail network as privatisation takes a grip.
It vis. all excellent news
the success of the service _GTA Rail, whose com puterised booking service in the station gives access to si, national and interna tional network; local auth orities and the rail agen cies — were in celebratory mood at the s ta r t of a vitally important year for
All of those involved in rail travel.
of severe weather condi tions and a prevalence of
flu. ' The Trust’s Chief Exec
utive, Mr John Thomas, said: “The measures we are taking are designed to ensure that the Trust is able to continue to respond to those people who require care in an emer gency and those who have l i f e - t h r e a t e n i n g
conditions.” The cancellation of non
urgent surgery would not affect patients admitted to
day care units. The position is to be
Even the addition of 20 New Lord
kept under review on a daily basis.
L ieu ten an t THE chairman of the Rural Development Com mission and president of the Lancashire Youth Clubs Association, Lord Shuttle worth, has been appointed Lord Lieuten ant of Lancashire, suc c e e d in g S i r Simon Towneley. Lord Shuttleworth is
the.vRank .^Foundation,' chairman of the governors of Giggleswick School since 1984, and Hon. Colonel 4th Battalion The Queen’s Regiment. He is also a past president of the Royal Lancashire Agricul tural Society and was vice- chairman of the North West Regional Committee of the National Trust between 1983 and 1989. L He has been a deputy
deputy chairman of Abbey National pic, director of
Farm raiders
BURGLARS forced the door of a farmhouse in Mitton and stole a variety of electrical goods and a watch. They struck between
10-40 a.m. and 4-35 p.m., on Tuesday, and stole a Degraff 24in. colour televi sion valued at £250, a Granada VHS video recorder valued at £100, a gold Waltham Traveller pocket-watch valued at £200 and a remote control for the television valued
at £60.
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Quarry’s re-vamp will have something for all
details of the cull and the necessary paper work are now in their final stages. Compen sation payments have already been agreed, based on the replacement value of female animals and the market value of males. The NFU says that depending on the numbers slaughtered, females will be at a premium before long. Farmers who disagree with the Ministry valuation of an animal will be able to appeal, using an independent expert. A spokesman for the Ministry of Agricul
ture said that it was too early to predict how many cows might be affected by the cull.
being taken to ensure that any animal from a herd exposed to BSE or suspect feedstuffs was slaughtered. “We are sending out all the necessary information to farmers. Our advice is to be sure they keep up their records accurately, and follow the directions they receive, in their own interests as well as everyone else’s,” said the spokesman.
He emphasised that numerous steps were
Parish concern over lack of full-time vicar
THE New Year sees a
time of concern about clergy appointments
uary 19th, the Bishop of Bradford will be the preacher at holy commu nion — parishioners are wondering if he will have any news about a re-or- ganisation in the diocese. In the latest issue of the magazine, wardens Mrs
at St Bartholemew’s Church, Tosside.. A week on Sunday, Jan
“Around the time our parishes were joined together, several other parishes were also joined, as Bradford Diocese had more than its fair share of the ordained clergy nationally.
The magazine says:
Marjorie Davis and Mrs Vera Newhouse recall how the parish has been ably served by vicars also covering Long Preston since Tosside last had an incumbent of its own 17 years ago. •
Warning over bogus
policeman A BOGUS policeman attempted to steal an old woman’s money when he said he would security mark all the notes she possessed.
Victoria Street, Clitheroe, saw through the man’s facade. She slammed the door in his face and called the police.
The woman, who lives in
might have seen the man in Victoria Street when the incident occurred at 1- 40 p.m. on Friday. The man being sought is
Clitheroe police are appealing to anyone who
number of ordained clergy in the country is again declining and the diocese once more is in the posi tion of having more than its fair share, so there is f u r t h e r n e e d f o r re-organisation.
“Unfortunately, the
affect Long Preston with Tosside we do not know at the moment, but we are hoping that plans will be
“If, and how, this will
settled by mid-January and that it will not be too long before we know who will be appointed to be in charge of our parish.”
everyone that clergy are arranged until Easter and emphasise that as soon as any plans are known they will be made known. They also urge: “It is important that the people of the par ish work together to keep things going until such
The wardens assure
THE mid-21st century restoration plans for Castle Cement’s Lanehead Quarry have been
updated. The 107-hectare site has permission for limestone
extraction until 2042. In the plans, submitted to Lan cashire County Council this week, the company states that the restoration represents “a substantial advance on the sailing lake concept first devised in the 1970s > and will “open up wide, potential for public enjoyment. The restoration focuses on a large sailing lake with fringes ranging from steep cliffs broken by wooden benches, to gently sloping grassland running down to a shallow shoreline. Diverse wildlife habitats, says the company, would include woodland, scrub, marshland,
rocky islets and rolling pasture. A network of footpaths would allow the public to
designed to complement the restoration scheme for the adjoining Bellman Quarry, currently the subject ol
The revised restoration concept has also been
rests upon permission being granted to operate Bell man in tandem with1 ongoing extraction at Lanehead,
a planning application for re-opening and extension. “The future of Castle’s Ribblesdale cement works
states a Press release. Two applications have been submitted and show
that the company proposes to extend the quarrying area at Lanehead some 100 metres northwards towards the River Ribble in the eastern half of the
walk in safety around the lake and it is intended to create a nature study area, picnic spot and lake side restaurant.
quarry complex. This is m addition to r metres rent proposal to deepen Bankfield Quari y
63 metres above sea level in the n o r t h e ac> lasting and some minor restoration activity s cur-
below sea level. The schedule of proposed working co n d i tio n s ,q-
tains the company’s proposals for h°“ ? 1 control of bthe quarry, dust suppression, no'?ee™ relation
to trees and hedges. When agreed, the conditions of
the prime control mechanism for Castle Ceme - to-day working operations in Lanehead
tto submit new conditions of working and restoiatmn wr The company was required under recent■
imrislation f
it is in the public interest to enable the county coun- cil to rev ie ^ h e whole of the Lanehead operational
be submitted until 1999. “There is no requirement to do so, but we. feel
and restoration plan at one time, say. general manager Mr Ian Sutheran.
The restoration proposals for Lanehead have been •
updated by leading landscape architect Ml Hal Mg i gridge, who is also responsible for the Bellman
north boundary. At the south-east corner, the quarry will be extended south towards Chatburn under the Bold Venture (Horrocksford) Works, recently
closed by Tarmac Ltd. Lanehead Quarry will also be deepened to 17 metres
above sea level in the south east comer, to 17 to 30 metres above sea level along the boundary with Tar mac’s Bankfield Quarry, and remain generally at 55 to
Talk on epitaphs
time as we have a new leader. There has been a church in Tosside for well
over 350 years and we must make sure of its con tinuance both for our s e l v e s a nd f u t u r e generations.”
Car in flame s at garage
A SERIOUS accident was averted at a Chat- bum petrol station after a fire engulfed the
Service Station, in Clith- “With the amount of petrol eroe Road, used a dry close by, a seriousi accident powder fire extinguisher to smother the fire, which had caught hold of an Aus tin Montego parked on the forecourt. Clitheroe Fire Brigade
bonnet of a car. Attendants at Chatburn Mr Dave McGrath said:
could have resulted from the car catching fire.” The car’s owner, a man from Mid-Glamorgan, was
filling up with petrol when smoke was seen coming
was on the scene in minutes, using a hose reel to fully extinguish the flames.
Clitherne Station Officer __
THE Ribble Valley area features in the exception
in his mid-30s, white; 5ft 8in. tall with dark hair. On Friday, he was clean shaven and wearing a dark navy suit, which had a white pin-stripe, and a tie.
Clitheroe police should contact them on 01282 863161.
Anyone who can help
since 1986 and is married with three sons.
ieutenant of Lancashire
House raiders BURGLARS broke into a
detached house on Wad- dington Fell Road in Wad- dington by breaking' the
ally colourful free bro chure published by Lanca shire County Council to launch the 1997 tourist
from the bonnet of the car. The car, which suffered
the brochure are being distributed to outlets all over Europe, and it will be
Free brochure
used at the county’s stand at the GMEX Holiday
drive. Some 50,000 copies of
Show, Manchester. The countryside in this part of Lancashire is one
[ews from the Villages NEWTON
Darice Another successful New
glass in the front door. Clitheroe police believe
they disconnected the alarm system before steal ing a variety of electrical goods between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Tuesday. They stole an Amstrad
CD 1000 Microsystem, valued at £110; a Sony video recorder, which has the serial No. SLVE15UY and is valued at £100; and a Sony colour teletext television, which is valued at £100.
Year’s Eve dance was organised by Newton Vil lage Hall committee. Music for dancing was provided by Stuart Gar nett, of Rathmell and a carved buffet supper was served during the evening. The New Y ea r was brought in by village hall chairman Mr Martin Beat- tie. Raffle winners were Mr T. Armer, E. Dawson, R. Parker, J. Smith, B. Carlton, Mr Keller and
John Whitwell.
In line The new season of line dancing will begin tonight l at 8 p.m. in Newton Vil
every fortnight with ball room dancing classes.
age Hall, alternating
CARPETS, CARPETS AND MORE CARPETS
Over 800 rolls of top quality carpet to clear at trade prices
Full rolls, part rolls and ends, Axminsters, Wiltons and Tufteds inii wool and all the latest Stain Master nb fiores.
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Massive stocks to clear at rock bottom prices, all old stock must go at silly prices.
AXMINSTER WILTON BERBER
Contract collection Top quality
one*, u/nni TWiat pile Gold Ribbon and Shadows stalffi^<S5i«S«(on Chin— . Indian and Oriental Rup.
ipsell & West tthe c a r p e t m a r k e t , E n d . s h l s t « | | t ,o s k , p t ° n pen 9am to 5pm • Monday to Saturday S A B D E N
Bowlers Annual meeting letters
SLAIDBURN
Drive winners A whist and domino
GO per cent fire damage to its engine, was later taken to a garage in Clitheroe.
ject of a talk given to the Ribble Valley Family His tory and Heraldry Society by Mr C. Astin. He i l lu s tra te d how
EPITAPHS were the sub
churchyard epitaphs could be u n i n t e n t i o n a l l y humorous, with slides of gravestones in the British Isles, included those of the Roman soldier near Down- ham Hall and the tragic Lizzie Dean, of Chipping. Headstones were not
common until the 17th century and metal cages were often fixed over g r a v e s t o de t e i body-snatchers.
inThe group’s next meet
eroe Cricket Club, at 7-30 p.m.,will include a talk by
g, on Tuesday, at Clith
Mr Andrew Schofield, of the North-West Sound Archive. Everyone wel come and further details are available from Mrs Anne Holmes, on 01254 248500.
of the themes, but the bro
chure^ also covers the coast, shopping, tourist attractions and other aspects of the county. Copies can be obtained
SC“Whiie the vision is long-term, some elements mll be completed progressively over the next 10 yeais, sau .
MThe° proposals are now open to public for at least the next 28 days. Comments
can.be- made to the County Planning Officer^ Lancashire
County Council, PO Box 160, East CliffCounty Offices, Preston PR1 3EX, with a copy to the Chief Planning Officer at Ribble Valley Borough Council.
At the centre of tourism dispute
L O C A L t o u r i s m centre of the kingdom,
officer Mr Keith Tay- BBC Ra(lio Five Live lor found himselt in featured Mr Taylor in a the media sp o t l ig h t ph0ne-in, following news over Christmas in the that two villages in North- la te s t round of the centre-of-the-kingdom
row. A telephone box in Dun-
sop Bridge marks the spot ironounced by Ordnance lurvey experts as the
Easier with the Halifax!
SAVERS with Clitheroe’s Halifax Building Society
Street premises are to receive an external service till. Councillors at Thurs day night’s Planning, and Development meeting overturned a recommen dation to refuse the appli cation to build the till.
The so c ie ty ’s King
from the Clitheroe TIC in Market Place.
the County Surveyor, including short-term park ing problems outside the premises and obstructions to the pathway, were not considered strong enough reasons to turn down the application.
Problems envisaged by
posed meeting of Sabden Parish Council was post poned and it will now take place next Tuesday at 7-30 p.m. in the Methodist Rooms
Postponed Tuesday night’s pro
No meeting There will be no Jan
P EN D LE TO N
Panto trip A party from All Saints'
Church, ‘Pendleton, trav elled by coach to Bradford to see the pantomime “Jack and the Beanstalk”.
uary meeting of Sabden Women’s Fellowship. The ___ n e x t m e e t in g is on February 22nd when it _ wiii be hosted by the Pantomime •Methodist Church at 2-15 gdlton-by-Bowland
B0LT0N-BY-B0WLAND We ’re
p.m. and all village women yFC .members met on are welcome to go along. Tuesday evening to travel
to Blackpool to watch the pantomime “Dick Whit tington” . Monday eve ning’s . meeting is line dancing, put on by Alison and Valerie Pickard, so knees up! Members should meet in the village at 7.45
drive held in Slaidburn Village Hall, in aid of the Arthritis and Rheumatism Council, made more than £200.
and nomination slips for the new committee are going out to Sabden Crown Green Bowling Club members shortly.' Anyone interested in
Whalley, P. Metcalfe, R. parishioners and friends Knight, F. Pye, M. Oddie, met for the annual carol
uuimuuco. iv. - full to capacity when F Taylor
helping to ran the popular club is being encouraged to put his or her name forward for the commit
Raffle: Mr Tennant, Mrs was provided by the Slaid- Davies, M. Cowking, I. burn Silver Band and les-
service. Music for carols
Whalley, M. Pye, A. Fox, J. Riley, B. Waddington, Mr Carruthers, G. Raw.
tee, which will be elected during the annual meeting on January 28th at the White Hart Inn, Sabden, at 8
p.m.The club is hoping mem bers will support the meeting and tha t the forthcoming season will see more new bowlers tak ing up the sport.
Mary’s Hall for 7-30 p.m. if you are interested in taking part in this musical spectacular in any role — on stage or backstage.
be the first get-together for all those interested in the production ‘of ‘Some thing Special” to be pre sented in the village in April. Please go along to St
Get-together Tonight (Thursday) will
S IM O N S TO N E
Meeting The meeting of Simon-
sons were read by Mrs A. Haworth, Mrs J. Lord,
Mrs M. Porter, Miss J. Robinson, Mr J. Worsten-
holme, Mr F. Mercer, Mr J. Green, Mr A. Berry and Father Chaloner. The Mayor and her consort attended the service. Cof fee and mince pies were served in the Social Hall afterwards.
stone Mothers’ Union will be held in the old school on Tuesday at 7-45 p.m. The subject of the speaker, Mr B. Williams,will be “Par
ents Wanted”.
Papers The next waste paper
collection at Simonstone School will be held on Jan uary 17th. During the past year 75 tonnes of waste paper has been collected and over £2,000 raised. Monies have been used towards the new school extension and games
equipment.
Dance The Country Shades
Band provided music for dancing when 70 parishio ners and friends met in Dunsop Bridge Village Hall for the annual Christ mas dance, Raffle winners were D. Whowell, L. Col- linson, J. Walker, E. Dewhurst, E. Marsden, W. Bargh and M. Siddall. ’Ilie proceeds of the eve ning are to be shared by St Michael’s, Whitewell, and St Hubert’s, Dunsop
Bridge.
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Tennant, V. Duckworth, C a r o l s N. Breaks, B. Breaks, H. Lofthouse, N. Kenyon. Dominoes: R. Baines, I.
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umberland have lost their centre-of-the-kingdqm lot
Advertiser and Times, the tiny town of Allendale is boasting that it is at the centre of the kingdom, •because a sundial in its St Cuthbert’s Church says so. .
tery bids. As reported in the
residents have been seen o u t and ab o u t with dividers and compasses, medieval-style, forming the conclusion that their little hamlet is really at the heart of things.
At nearby Haltwistle,
Mr Taylor told the nationwide radio audience
that the Ribble Valley’s centre-of-the-kingdom
throne, but our claim still holds good. We are ack nowledged by the experts as the centre of the king dom and we are out there fighting!”
might be pretenders to the centre-of-the-kingdom
claim ran rings round everyone else’s. He commented: “There
Services on hand for
deafblind FACILITIES for the deafblind will be the sub ject of a talk given to the East Lancashire Deafblind Club on Tuesday.
Centre, :in Bent Street, Blackburn, will be given by a representative of Social Services. Information will be at
The talk, at the Ardley „ >: dav-
only be reviewed with the Mineral Planning Authority at 15-year intervals.
thoritv
Lanehead operates under a series of permissions dating from pre-1947 to 1982.
’ . .
he older consents and states tha| it has voluntarily . brought forward others, some of which did not have t
hand about flashing door-- bells, magnifying aids and induction loop systems. ■ Details of further ser vices available to the
deafblihd will be available and there will be a ques tion and answer session. ; The meeting starts at 2
p.m. and if you would like to attend and require transport please contact Jim Coulthard on 01254 775306. • The East Lancashire:
car a re particularly sought a n d - o u t ’- o f - p o c k e t
activities and information to those- with combined
expenses are paid. The club offers social
hearing and sight loss. Further details for pros
pective members or volun teers are available from Mr Coulthard on the above number.
Deafblind Club is also looking, for volunteers who can spare an afternoon, once a fortnight, to help members of the club. Drivers with access to a
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