Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 12 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, October 22nd, 1998


Isn’t it Brilliant When Your Business] Event Runs Like A Dream And


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we know It takes a lot a of hard work on your part to make sure that it does. It doesn’t matter whether its a fullblown conference, a small but crucial meeting or a Corporate Entertaining function. We know how much preparation has to


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vour eff^t sees to it that the detail is right, stretches itself to help,iron out any,last


There is a lot being done Kibble Valley business


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TO help business grow and develop in the Kibble Valley, th e borough council seeks to cre ate an environment where business can succeed through p ro viding in fo rm a tio n an d ad v iso ry services aimed a t supporting, sustaining and re-generat- in g the economy of a large rural area. ^ , There are premises in The former Barrow


converted mills which pro- Printworks site, a prime 45- vide small, inexpensive acre site on the A59, is being units. And there are mod- developed to provide a top- ern single-storey factory quality business park. ,. units, built by English The RibbleVaUeyEnter- Estates, located in Gis- prise Agencyprovides help burn, Whalley and and support to business


| Uplands Objective 5b area, which was established to


part of the Northern


Clitheroe. Much of the area forms


, help declining agricultural | communities to diversify and find alternative means


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38 companies employing over 330 people and still expanding...


| of creating employment. A small, remote part of the borough' is a priority area for the Rural Development Commission. There are sites such as Brockhall, at 200 acres once the largest residential hospi­ tal in England and intend­ ed for those who had diffi­ culty in coping with every­ day life. This is now being developed as a village, with housing and employment


I opportunities, the latter | slanted towards tourism and the arts.


LOCAL people providing a link to business expertise and guidance are just a telephone


dill away.


ley is part of the wider Busi­ ness Link East Lancashire,


1 Business Link Ribble Val­ ' 1


Which is itself p a r t’of the nationwide Business Link


Network. .' ' '


start-ups and also advice and assistance for small and medium sized enterpris­


The Ribble Valley has its


share of high flying entre­ preneurs and the 11th series of Flying Start was domi­ nated by our companies. Vicky Lee, who runs Lee


r The Business Link co-ordi- riator for the Ribble Valley is Aileen Evans, who is also executive director of the Rib­ ble Valley Enterprise Agency. Personnel at the local Busi­


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Carter. Health Studios, won business personality of the year; Blackburn Controls, of Whalley, an electrical engineering company for industry, won the training award, and Anthony Cap- stick, of Instant Search,, a computer-based company in Whalley providing com­ pany information from around the world, won one of the general rounds of the competition.


Aim is to increase range of job opportunities


IN an area such as the Ribble Valley, economic well­ being depends not only on the manufactunng, sennce


and retailing sectors. Agriculture, extractive industries, forestry and


tourism all have vital roles to play. The council views economic development as an


essential measure for improving the quality of life in the borough. Its vision is: "To develop an economy within the Ribble Valley that will add to the vitality of rural communities, secure the environmental integrity of the borough and contribute to regional


prosperity."


"To provide a greater range of local employment opportunities throughout the district."


The principal aim of the strategy is identified as. , . . . .... , ■


ness Link outlet are thereto provide a single access point, not only to their expertise, but to’ the expertise of other specialists, whether they be at Business Link East Lan­ cashire head office, working for a Business Link partner or from the private sector. . ■ The enterprise agency is a


partner in Business Link and has specialist expertise in advising rural micro-business­ es and young entrepreneurs.


Ribble Valley Borough Coun­ cil is also a partner in the local


• Pictured is Aileen Evans outside the Ribble Valley Business Link outlet (2010987/8/7)


Business Lank. To access Business Link services, call 0800 696696. ■


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If you choose Forbes & Partners you will find that we can help you.with : a whole range of matters and provide you vyith dedicated, specialist advice.


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I THE Ribble Valley is an ment opportunities and a ideal location in which people low rate of unemployment,;.


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' can live, work, play and grow, ' y •.Agriculture is a pranary Here are some • facts employer throughout the dis-


• OfOces from 200;.’ to 20.000 sq ft:'


product launches!;; seminars etc. in, • the Hall...::


i which should be considered trict, white large manufac- by anyone thinking of set- turing activity by major ting up a business in, or mov- ■ national and multi-national


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ing one to, the Ribble Valley, companies, such as ICI, 3M 9 I t covers over 200 Neotechnic, Castle Cement,


l upwards to the Lake Dis- Longridge and Samlesbury. tl!ict.


O The borough has a pop­


ulation of around 53,000, with Clitheroe having an estimated 14,000 inhabitants and Longridge 7,000. ® It is a prosperous, stable


community with home own­ com-


ership at 71 per cent, com pared with the national aver- age of 56 per cent.


square miles and is set in an Ultraframe, Jones Stroud Area of Outstanding Natural Insulations and British Aero- Beauty to the west of the space, is concentrated on the Yorkshire Dales, stretching fringes of Clitheroe and at


a very highly-skilled and educated workforce. O Tourism is growing


® The Ribble Valley offers


rapidly and there are a mul­ titude of


O The area has a mixed dation for both residents and


equipped with conference facilities, homely bed and breakfast houses, and restau- rants of all kinds providing excellent food and accommo-


luxury hotels klast n u n»wu-


economy, with good employ- visitors. • Clitheroe is the com­


mercial and administrative centre, while Longridge is the industrial and shopping cen­ tre for the west of the bor


ough. ■


range of shopping facilities, which reflect the current trends in shopping habits, consumer tastes and lifestyles.


■ The towns offer a full


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Our Employment Law Unit can undertake an initial diaf n° s^ ; . _ Q consultation to review all aspects of y o u r employement obligations or a n d


advise represent you on specific problems.


Our company and commercial lawyers can advise and sizes of property and business transactions-and regularly represents ,.


'sole traders to PLCs. •


Our dedicated Commercial Litigation Department pursues anddefends contractual and commercial claims on behalf of our business clients.


Our Financial Services Department can give independent advice o n . business finance, pension planning and life insurance.


With offices in Blackburn, Clitheroe, Accrington and Preston and lawyers specialising in most aspects of the jaw we can offer a comprehensive legal service to businesses in Central and East,


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