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Vital work the CAB


increases


MORE inquiries than ever before have flooded into the Ribble Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau in the past year. Staff and volunteers


have been in contact with 4,382 people, an increase of 226 on the year before. In all, 6,742 issues were raised. The annual report of


the bureau says th a t clients come from all over the Ribble Valley and 56 per cent contact it via the telephone. Chairman Coun. Alan


unsecured non-priority debt about which it is advising has climbed from £286,000 last year to a cur­


rent £443,000. More married couples


are now consulting the pro­ ject, which is funded by the National Lotteries Chari­ ties Board and Clitheroe Town Council. The aver­ age debt is £8,725 per fam- iiy.


Yearing says: "We are developing our service within the bounds of our resources to continue to provide a service which we feel gives the people of the Ribble Valley an opportu­ nity to resolve their prob­ lems, large or small." Coun. Yearing thanks


the volunteers who help the bureau and without whom it would flounder, as well as manager Shirley Wallbank and other staff. He also expresses grati­


Margaret Moult says: "Debt work has become more complex, with the building societies taking re-possession action much sooner, and unsecured creditors applying for charging orders to change their debt into a charge against people's homes." Clients have been sue


Casework supervisor L ion s’ duck in v a sion raises £ 7 5 0


TWO thousand ducks invaded the River Ribble at Edisford Bridge and raised £750 for local


causes. More than 150 people turned out for


cessfully represented in county court actions, and debts rescheduled to elimi­ nate further costs. Mrs Moult is thanked in


tude to Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council, which pro­ vides £34,000 of the bureau's £42,000 income. Many inquiries concern


the report by manager Mrs Wallwork and so is each and every member of the


team. "No manager could ask


debt, but benefits, con­ sumer matters and employment problems are all raised by clients. The Rural Money


to work with a better group of people. They all give of their best every week to help the bureau's clients, " says Mrs Wall-


Advice Project works in the bureau's area and many more people have consulted it -° so much so that the total amount of


work. The annual meeting is


on Wednesday, June 17th, in the Ribble Valley Coun cil Chamber.


Two on burglary charge


TWO men are to appear before Blackburn mag­ istrates after a night-time raid on a county coun­


cil depot in Whalley was foiled by police. Police gave chase after the men were spotted making


their way across fields at the rear of the depot in Riddings Lane. Stihl saws were recovered from the railway embank­ ment and a chainsaw from a nearby vehicle, a haul valued


at £2,050.The men, charged with burglary, will appear in court on July 6th.


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the event, organised by Clithcroe Lions.


Three of the ducks - they were plas­


tic ones! - were scooped from the river and netted lucky spectators cash


prizes. The winners, all from Clithcroe, were: M. Banks, who won £100; M. Bennett, with £75, and D. Underwood, who won £25. A number of bottles of wine were given away as consolation prizes.


Council asks agency to check health complaints


A NEW council docu­ ment has added fuel to the Castle Cement emissions controversy- but is careful to point out that the company can achieve a firm basis on which to work local­


ly for 30 to 40 years. A "position statement"


requested by the Environ­ ment Agency Advisory Group to confirm Ribble Valley Borough Council's current views declares: "We believe it would be a big step forward if it could be ascertained just how wide­ spread and sQundly-based


are complaints of unac­ ceptable nuisance and ill- health among local people." The statement was pre­


pared by Coun. Graham Sowter, Community Com­ mittee chairman, in con­ sultation with Chief Exec­ utive Mr David Morris, Mr James Russell, Envi­ ronmental Health Manag­ er and the principal envi­ ronmental health officer, Mr David Hind. It suggests the active


scrubber proves to be satis­ factory, with the burning of other ‘alternative fuels’ on the cement kilns." It is also recommended


that there is on-going pub­ lic consultation and contin­ ued monitoring and evalu­ ation of air quality in Chatburn. The history of the bor­ ough council’s relationships


pursuit of "all available avenues to secure meaning­ ful information of health within the local popula­ tion. The council would support further local moni­ toring of overall health, specific patterns of ill- health and perceptions of levels of health and health


hazards." A number of issues are


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highlighted for considera­ tion by the agency includ­ ing "ensuring the rigorous and effective enforcement of the odour/ haze condi­ tion and resolution of plume grounding from Castle Cement after April 1st this year; the elevated stack emissions from kilns 5 and 6 and the possible replacement of the remain­ ing wet kilns with an addi­ tional dry kiln, and the re- introduction of Cemfuel on kiln 7, providing the wet


with Castle Cement and the Environment Agency is important, says the statement, largely because the Ribblesdale works was the first plant in the coun­ try to burn secondary liq­ uid fuels (SLF). Although the council is not the regu­ latory body for Castle Cement, other than for noise-related matters, a formal Liaison Committee was set up in the late 1970s to discuss issues concerning the company's environ­


mental performance. The statement says that


through the environmental health team and the Com­ munity Committee, it has acted to safeguard the pub­ lic health of local commu­ nities in the vicinity. In assessing risks to the pub­ lic, the council's response has always been based on proven scientific evidence. And in Castle Cement's case, officials have also considered evidence from a


wide variety of sources, including local action groups, national organisa­ tions and individual mem­ bers of the public. As a result, air quality monitor­ ing equipment has since been installed in Chatbum. Since 1995, the council


has passed two resolutions concerning Castle Cement. The first, in March 1995, opposed the continued burning of Cemfuel until certain conditions were met, while a later resolu­ tion in April 1997 asked the Government to carry out a survey of human and animal health in order to establish any links between the kilns’ pollution and


health effects. But the latest statement


shows the council's future hopes by supporting the installation of a wet scrub­ ber at the works.. I t reads: "As the first one to be fit­ ted in the UK it is a vote of confidence in the future of the plant as well as a firm commitment to improved environmental standards. "Its satisfactory opera­


Lions president Mr Brian Mulligan


said: "We would like to thank the peo­ ple of Clilheroe for once again support­ ing local charities." The money raised will be distrib


uted within the area. Our picture shows some of the spec­ tators at the duck race. (140598/29/10)


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THE Ribble Valley has been "cleared of all charges" following a major crisis during last week's interna­ tional cycle race. In the best of good faith,


our report accepted that a roundabout sign had been removed somewhere in this area, sending the main Pru- tour International field the


wrong way. Now it is clear that we


were innocent! Inadvisedly as it turns


out, we relied on the accu­ racy of our big brothers from the national press - but they got it wrong, and their reports talking about a problem at Waddington Fell were wide of the mark by miles. The Advertiser and


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Times can now reveal that the accidental diversion took place in Brierfield, in between Burnley and Nel­ son. And the rumours that a prankster or souvenir hunter stole the sign are incorrect, according to Cycling Weekly reporter Mr William Fotheringham, who covered the event. He told us this week: "It


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was originally thought that one of the signs had been removed, but that was not the case. All I can put it down to is that the main field just went the wrong


way.” The cyclists had already


completed half of the 116- mile stint from Manchester to Blackpool, passing over Holme Moss then via Hud­ dersfield, Halifax and Tod- morden, before the setback in Brierfield. After the front runners


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CHANGES have been introduced on the coun­ ty-subsidised minibus services. There are improved


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CLITHEROE ROTARY CLUB has targeted


MEN CAP for a £300 donation. President Mr Walter Graham presented the cheque to


local MEN CAP representative Mr Alan James McCloud at a ceremony at the Old Post House Hotel, CHtheroe. Also present was the club's chairman of fund-raising, Mr


Jeff Riding. Mr Graham said that MENCAP was one of many wor­


thy charities targeted for donations by the club during the year.


Our picture shows Mr Graham (right) presenting the . .


cheque to Mr McCloud, with Mr Riding (left).(140598/28/05)


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