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GLANCE- ATA


A planning mistake leads to far more juggernaut trips through a pic­ turesque Ribble Valley village.


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Junior cricketers from Ribblesdale Wanderers were one step away from a national final—but they still finished as Lancashire champi­ ons.


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Councillors are wor­ ried at an overrul­ ing by Blackburn magistrates con­ cerning a bid by them to take away a late-night licence from a Clitheroe public house.


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A well-known coun­ try inn which has been in the same family for more than 40 years has changed hands.


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A Hong Kong cou­ ple pick the Ribble Valley as the ideal setting for their wedding..


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FOGGITT’S WEEKEND


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IT is a feat needing towers of strength. In fact, it is a tale of two towers, with five sixth-form students from Clitheroe Royal Grammar;School currently pedalling their way from Blackpool to Paris to raise funds for local children’s hospice, Der-


ian House The quintet of James Gill, Michael Wood, Matthew Fishlock, Daniel Parkinson and Jonathan


Carter (all 17) are due to arrive in France today.


They have been on the road since Friday, when Blackpool Mayor Coun. Mr Fred Jackson gave


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miles per day has taken the students to the channel port. Now they face a French foray, which follows a route from Calais to Arras and Breteuil to arrive in Paris with its Eiffel Tower on Saturday. Only a broken panier rack, s6on fixed, has so far hin­ dered their 500-mile jour­ ney, which took six months to plan. The Advertiser and Times


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“CORONATION STREET” star Thelma Barlow, otherwise Mavis Wilton, swapped Weatherfield for Clitheroe on Saturday when she opened a


pet shop with a difference. Petcentric, owned by local business­ man Mr Kevin Horkin, and located at Ken Varey’s Outdoor World on New Market Street, sells everything for pets bar the animals themselves. Items on offer range from diamond and pearl studded collars to microwave heat pads to keep your


pooch warm in winter. The shop also supplies made-to-measure


couture outfits for dogs and cats to give pets their own individual look. Customers can


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shop a star send-off


Thelma drops in to town to give pet


order outfits to their own specific designs, ranging from Hell’s Angels to ballerinas, to Sherlock Holmes, complete with deerstalk­


er hats! Miss Sarah Booth, marketing executive for


the Horkin Group, of which Petcentric is a part, said: “The shop is devoted entirely to pets and their care and offers things that are a little bit unusual. Business is boom­ ing, considering we opened only a month ago and the open day has created a lot of interest for us.” Thelma Barlow happily agreed to open the


new shop, as she is a regular customer at Petcentric’s other branch in Accrington. The Horkin Group also supplies pets for


TV and has appeared on Granada’s “This Morning” on several occasions, including a feature on pet fashion. Our picture shows Thelma surrounded by


autograph hunters at the opening of Pet­ centric at Ken Varey’s Outdoor World. (CAT 11558)


Row erupts over plans to close


doctors’ surgeries THERE has been widespread opposition ;o. plans,for closing the doctors’ branch


idea. NoW'Community mission, and have to show Health Council chief offi­ cer Mr Nigel Robinson has said that further pub- ■■lic'angerhas been.'caused


surgeries at Ribchester and Chipping. ,. Parish councillors in both The doctors cannot close villages have slammed,the the surgeries without per-


that they have consulted the community about their ^ request.They say. that1 branch


"by suggestions that alter­ nations are being made to the ;doctors’ practice leaflet deleting the surg­ eries. . , :


Correspondence has been flying across the area and


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'Authority offices at Nel­ son. Mr Robinson has told. the authority tha t the. leaflet issue has added fuel to the fire and is doing little for the doctors’cause.


as far away as the East Lancashire Area Health


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full authority meeting in a* meantime, the surgeries few weeks. "


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to return to the Communi­ ty Health: Council with their views. Officials have arranged for. this to be done in view of the degree of public.concem.


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a two-night stay in Paris, before their return. They have prepared their


own itinerary, having received advice from the Cycle Club of Great Britain. They have also put in weekend training ses­ sions to ensure they are fit for the towering task, made without any back-up sup­ port. Due back in Clitheroe on


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TALKS are still going on between the Environment Agency and Castle Cement about new procedures for testing the controversial Cemfuel. In the meantime, the company can


Talks continue on Cemfuel testing on stricter testing, it can be used


use only coal to fire its kilns — a much more expensive way of operat­ ing. But, contrary to some newspa­ per headlines and the assumption of some local people, Cemfuel has not been banned. When the two sides reach agreement


again.One of the kilns at the Ribblesdale works is currently shut down and this and the hot summer weather mean that claims of much-improved air quality since the suspension of Cem­ fuel are not seen as valid by Castle


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