High Court dismisses Cemfuel claim by Tim Procter


AIR quality campaigners are disappointed but by no means destroyed after their High Court reverse last week. They are still homing in


strongly on the new legal requirement for Castle Cement not to allow persis­ tent haze or odour from its emissions. In April, the first month of the new approach by the Environment Agency, 140 complaints were received about plume-grounding. On Friday, the claim by


Chatbum mothers Rachel Sell­ ers and Judith Petty that the


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A MAJOR refurbishment has ensured the future of a Ribble Valley children's holiday home. Chaigley Manor closed


down after stonework was said to be unsafe. Following donations


Environment Agency had not made adequate investigations before allowing the burning of Cemfuel was dismissed by Mr Justice Harrison. The claim was taken together


with two similar ones involving lime works, one in County Durham and one in Notting­


hamshire. The judge said: "The appli­


cants contend that the agency had to consider the whole range of options and techniques relat­ ing to the process as a whole - I do not consider that such a rule is reasonable or realistic." He also rejected a suggestion


by the claimants that industrial premises need to obtain separate waste incineration authorisations before they can burn the fuel. The judgement — unless and


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until there is ever a successful appeal against it - confirms the validity of the Environment Agency's claims that it has acted in accordance with the law, what­ ever the degree of controversy about Cemfuel and similar sec­


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ondary liquid fuels. The two protestors had also


planned to ask the court to declare Lancashire County Council's decision that burning the fuels did not need planning permission to be incorrect. But this claim was dropped a


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"technical", the Environment Agency had carried out adequate assessments of the effects on the environment and the amenity of


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local residents. There had been a comprehen­


sive assessment before permission to bum was given, said the judge. He went on to refer to some


justified.


few days before the hearing, apparently because the women were legally aided and it was not felt that they should go ahead with two actions based on similar


points. Giving judgement, Mr Justice


Harrison said that apart from one breach which he described as


aspects of the operation which had been a cause for concern, such as leaks and spillages. How­ ever, the problems had been remedied by the replacement of pipework and repair of .tanks. A state of the art wet scrubber, went on the judge, was being installed in one of the Castle Cement kilns tg minimise emis­


sions. He explained that in his view


the agency had committed a technical breach of the regula­ tions by not making a new envi­


Valley, the Environment Agency is still following up complaints of persistent haze or odour by send­ ing staff to personally visits loca­ tions notified. One campaigner at least, Mr J.


Meanwhile, back in the Ribble ‘


D. Mortimer, is unhappy with some aspects of the checking and alleges that it has not been done properly on one occasion at least. He says that it does not inspire confidence but hopes that the agency is serious "in wishing to bring this matter of haze or odour to a proper conclusion, i. e. a ban on Cemfuel."


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burn, Coun. Maurice Cow­ ell, performed the opening, watched by other guests, including the Mayors of the Ribble Valley and Clitheroe. Chaigley Manor is open


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to deserving or disadvan­ taged youngsters from this country and abroad and to community groups and businesses, who can hire the facilities for training days and weekends.


Week-long church


celebrations A WEEK of activities to celebrate the work of Waddington Methodist Church has been organised for the end of the month. Local people from all


over the Ribble Valley have


been invited to go along end take part in the various events, which will run from


May 30th to June 7th. As well as including set


times for worship, the pro­ gramme also includes a line dancing and buffet evening at Waddington Social Club on May 30th and a chil­ dren's fun day on June 6th. There will also be a dinner at the Moorcock Inn, where the guest speaker will be the Rev. Dr W.


Davies.For more information and details of the events, contact Tim Perkins on 01200 422974.


Fellowship


THE next meeting of Calderstones Fellowship


will be held on May 26th at Laneside from 2 p.m. Mr W. Turner will be the


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speaker and will give a talk concerning the Accrington Pals. The trip to Skipton Castle on June 30th will


THE Women's Charter for patients at Calderstones Hospital, Whalley,


was launched at a special meeting. As we reported last week, the charter


has been launched to counter the common perception that places such as Calder­ stones provide more facilities for men than


A netball team has been formed and


there are also rambles, health and beauty sessions, aerobics and swimming just for


women. The recently-retired Mayor of the Kio- , . . .


ble Valley, Coun. Mrs Jenny Grimes, joined health officials for the launch. She and some of the staff and patients


are pictured with two of the main founders of the charter, Barbara McMahon, left, and Lynda Arkwright. (080598/3/3a)


Thieves snatched bag from pushchair


A PAIR of callous thieves snatched a woman's handbag from her baby's pushchair as she shopped in


Clitheroe on Saturday. The woman was brows­


ing around a Moor Lane shop at approximately 2-40 p.m., when one of the


duo distracted her, as the other took the black leather Italian handbag valued at £40. In the bag was a purse valued at £10 containing £70 in cash, along with Income Sup­ port


and Family


Allowance books. Clitheroe police have issued a description of the


two people they believe could be involved. One was a white male with dark hair and a goatee beard, wearing a green top. The other was described as a white female with tied- back hair, wearing a white blouse and black trousers. Both were scruffy in appearance.


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CHILDREN at Chatburn County Primary School transported themselves back to the time of the pharoahs of Egypt. A project about the coun­


try prompted them to dress in the fashion of the times - complete with strings of beads they made in class from a variety of materials. Eye make up gave a Cop­


Auditions


AUDITIONS are being arranged for private per­ forming arts college stu­ dents seeking a county


grant. Lancashire County


tic appearance to the young historians, who put into practice the old saying that learning can be fun. (060598/5/15)


Council's grants to those at accredited private colleges are discretionary, so audi­ tions are held. The maxi­ mum sum awarded towards fee costs for the next acade­ mic year will be £1,250. Applications need to be


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ronmental impact study when it varied the company's authorisa­ tion by requiring that a rigorous sampling and analysis regime for Cemfuel was put in place. But the court's intervention was not


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