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p a t i e n t s c o u l d d i e M P for th e Ribble Valley M r Nigel
•E v an s h a s given h is b a ck in g to a move to improve facilities for people w ith severe kidney problems in the area.
. Miss Samantha Wright, from Preston ,and District Kidney Patients’ Associa-
- A meeting with other Lancashire MPs and representatives from the Preston and District Kidney Patients’ Association, held a t the dialysis unit at the Royal Pre ston Hospital, focused on the provision of renal services in the region.
.tion, said: "The unit urgently needs to be . extended so that the quality of patient
. care can be improved. Without it, people could die.” As a result of the meeting, the MPs have 'pledged to put pressure on the authorities
’ to get the extension at Preston built. Patients from the Ribble Valley are usu-
i ally transferred to Preston, but since Sep- •tember last year new patients have been
- refused treatment and existing ones have , -had their thrice-weekly dialysis sessions cut to two.
, • Miss Wright continued: “Patients are no - longer given a choice of treatment, irre- ,. spective of their medical and social needs,
: Chess team through to next round
■THE v i s i t of
; C l i th e ro e ’s ‘A’ c h e s s '.te am to W a te r fo o t ..turned o u t to be much ..less awesome in p ra c tice th a n i t was in th e o ry . W a te r fo o t h a s
['several very good play- ‘.ers b u t th e y were n o t available so i t effective ly fielded a ‘B’ team. Brian Carr, playing on
and are placed on inappropriate forms of
medication. “Although patients are given first-class
was opened in 1985 as a maintenance dial ysis centre and for the treatment of acute patients. As a result of smaller satellite units being
nursing care, they cannot survive long term without proper treatment.” The unit at the Royal Preston Hospital
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opened in Blackpool, Accrington and Kendal, no funding has been made avail able to expand the original unit, which has resulted in over-crowding. Even patients local to the Preston unit
IM M IH EU F E
& LAKE DISTRICT LIFE NOVEMBER ISSUE
have in the past been transported to one of the satellite units for treatment, but it is only those who are in fairly good health who can travel to one of the smaller sites. Plans have been in place for at least five
years to extend the unit, but there has been an alleged lack of commitment by the purchasing authorities covering all
these areas. Miss Wright said: “Hopefully, if the MPs
are successful in convincing the authorities to increase funding, more dialysis machines could be installed so that people will be able to get enough hours of the treatment that they need.”
QUICK RETURNS EARN A SHOPPING SPECTACULAR
A Q U IC K r e tu r n earned Sabden couple H a r r y a n d S u s a n Coley a leisurely stroll around Booths Super m a r k e t , C l i th e ro e ,
with £60 worth of free vouchers to spend. T h e cou p le were th e
winners of Ribble Val ley Borough Council’s f i r s t 1997 re g is te r of
£l/4m. price tag for two ‘missing link’ village footbridges
TWO footbridges to complete a “missing link” on th e Ribble Way fo o tp a th a t G re a t M i t to n w o u ld c o s t £ 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 , say s a c o u n ty co u n c il
report. Members of its Highways and Tran sp o r tatio n
Committee were due to discuss the issue yesterday, as p a r t of long-running efforts to find a way of get
ting walkers off the road. For many years they have had to leave the well-estab
Board 3, reached a totally '".equal position with his
r,opponent quite quickly ■'and a draw was soon agreed.
-' On Board 1, John Smith ’ • had a pawn advantage but '"with each player having 'bishops on opposite
, considerable advantage over his opponent, who '.was then duly defeated. On Board 4 Alex Rajski
lished and signposted country path and cover 1.5km between the Lower Hodder and Mitton Bridges along the narrow country road. Hacking Ferry provided transport for many years, but
was shut down in 1955. Bridging the Rivers Hodder and Calder would allow
Artist’s work on show
•^coloured squares a draw was inevitable. On Board 2, Eric Mans field gained space and a
• ‘his allotted time playing - '• 31 moves when 35 must be • completed in 75 minutes. ■ Alex then won “on time.”
.was also developing a very powerful position and would certainly have won in the course of events. But his opponent used up all
• Finally, Paul Smith, play ing his first game for Clitheroe ’A’, won several pawns from his opponent and eventually clinched the game. This gave
COW ARK ceramic artist Jenny Eaton is to feature in a showcase exhibition of arts and crafts to be held at Liverpool’s renowned Hanover Gallery. Organised by the Craft Guild of West Lancashire,
nal works, including paint ings, textiles, jewellery, wood carvings and photog
raphy. • As p a r t of her»display,
it will spotlight a range of regionally-produced origi
walkers to follow a more pleasing as well as a safer route,
say county officials. The Ribble bridge would cost most, £170,000, based on a
50-metre hardwood truss with a 40-foot main span. Plan ning permission and other technical matters would need to be sorted out and, said the report, money would have to be found from grants to supplement the county’s own
money. “The Countryside Commission has already indicated in . . .
principle that it would consider an application favourably. A bid to the lottery fund and European Regional Devel opment Funds would also be considered.” The report indicated that, even if a decision was made
yesterday, i t would be some considerable time before money would be located and the various procedural
requirements met.
MPs’ play time boost for cancer charity
QUESTION time turned into play time recently when 25 MPs tried their luck on various coin-operated leisure machines to raise money for Macmillan Can
cer Relief. Among those taking part in the annual Parliamentary Play-a-Machine Night was Ribble Valley MP Mr Nigel
Jenny will show a selection of pottery, including a new range of raku-fired pots. Like many of the other exhibits, these will be on sale.
•’Clitheroe a very convinc- ; ing 4-1 victory and passage ‘ into the second round of !-the Lucas Shield.
which is in Hanover Street, is free. The exhibition runs from next Wednesday unti 1 November 15th. I t is open Tuesdays to Satur days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission to the gallery, ;
play various coin-operated machines and to pledge sup port to the cancer care charity at the exciting new Namco Station, formerly London’s County Hall. They played hundreds of games including pinball, 10-pin bowling, video racers and tried out the latest fruit machines and quiz games.
Evans. Mr Evans joined in with other MPs and their families to
trade association representing the British pay-to-play leisure machine industry. Chairman of the BACTA Char itable Trust Mr Roger Withers said: “Last year the
The event was set up in association with BACTA, the ,
evening proved to be a huge success. “I t is a great platform to illustrate BACTA’s long-term
support of Macmillan Cancer Relief, as well as promot ing the social and economic contribution of the leisure machine industry to life in our communities.” BACTA has already raised funds to support three Macmillan nurses and intends to fund a Macmillan doc
tor in the future.
Nissan car was thieves’ target
THIEVES made off with a £50 haul when they tar geted a brown Nissan Bluebird, parked in the car park at Dunsop Bridge. They stole a black hand
bag, a light brown, soft leather wallet and a brown wallet-type card holder from the boot. Clitheroe police are investigating.
Beer bottle was flung from car
SATURDAY night rev ellers, who flung a beer bottle from the window of a moving car in Whalley Road, Clitheroe, caused £50-worth of damage when the bottle smashed a double-glazed window in a nearby house. Clitheroe police are investigating.
electors prize draw. Now in i ts f if th year,
th e draw campaign is designed as an incentive to encourage households to return their electoral
Two schools
geared up for competition
TWO schools from th e Ribble Valley are to take part in an English compe t i t io n organised by Accrington
and
Rossendale College. Ribblesdale High School,
Clitheroe, and St Augus tine’s, Billington, will each be sending a team of four pupils along with other East Lancashire schools. In the morning session of
the competition, held a t the collegers Sandy Lane Centre, the teams will be asked to produce an adver tising campaign, while, in the afternoon, team "games” will te s t and develop their communica tion skills, i A panel of judges, includ
re g is t r a t io n forms quicker , w i th o u t th e need for th e council to sen d o u t c o s t ly reminders. In a second draw to
close th is y e a r ’s cam paign, Edgar and Olive Willacy, of Longridge, also won store vouchers. Both couples received
their prizes from Booths m an ag e r M r Andrew M a t th ew s a n d th e council's electoral regis t r a t io n officer, M rs
Kath Law. Our picture shows the
lucky shoppers preparing for a supermarket sweep.
From th e le f t, Mr Matthews, Mrs andMr
Willacy, Mrs Law, Mrs Coley and Mr Coley. (CAT 13615)
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