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There is a massive profits leap for Ultraframe - and the firm’s workers are on to a winner, too.


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The man who plunged 22ft. over a bridge after an acci­ dent on his moped is “comfortable” in hospital.


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A Chipping man takes over as the new chairman of the Lancashire NFU.


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I t is decision time for Clitheroe Civic Hall.


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A dynamic duo is determined to stop Sabden falling foul of the law.


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The current green belt controversy will hardly affect the Ribble Valley.


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FOGGITT’S WEEKEND


WEATHER: Easterly winds will ensure it continues to feel cold, with night frosts and the chance of weekend snow flurries over higher ground.


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Boom times herald a


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MORE jobs, more homes, more people and more confidence in the future th an ever before!


...They are the keynotes becoming


clearer and clearer in the Ribble Valley as 1998 really gets under way.


Clitheroe Advertiser and Times had nearly twice as many jobs on offer as the comparable one in 1997. Classified advertising


Last week's issue of the


manager Sarah Ranson says: "There seem to be more employment opportu­


nities for Ribble Valley peo­ ple this year than last, clearly suggesting an upturn in the local econo­


my." The local council has


been getting more planning applications than expected for "new build" homes as


the year to next September are expected to top £16m., against £12m. in the previ­ ous year and £7m. in 1996. Managing director Mr


The company's profits in


Ian Robinson says the new jobs will be all across the board - for skilied fabrica­ tors and management per­ sonnel as well as in various semi-skilled sectors. Ultraframe is well ahead


well as extensions to exist­ ing ones. Very few worth­ while sites remain undevel­ oped in the Ribble Valley. And existing homes, of all ages, are worth more than anywhere else in the coun­ ty!


of all its competitors and the annual report reveals expansion into new market areas covering leisure and commercial building refur­ bishment or extension. A new warehouse will


help the firm cope with demand for its sometimes large roof and conservato­ ry constructions and cut handling costs to a mini­


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application will be for the Sainsbury's store - which in itself is a tremendous endorsement of the area's potential and a major job creator. It will also set up a remarkable checkout rival­ ry, with four keen stores within a square mile! Jobs are available now at


Enterprise scheme which has given many local peo­ ple a taste of profit-earning commercial activity while still at school is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Numerous local business people from a variety of firms have played a major part in its development


over the years. Four local secondary


numerous firms all across the workforce range - with many suitable for either men or women. Despite it being a quiet time for tourists, hotels, eating-out venues and similar places are keen to recruit staff, full as well as part-time. Manufacturing industry


' the "Business Link" scheme


in the Ribble Valley. The scheme is supported


schools will be taking part in a special presentation tomorrow to mark the occasion. It will take place during the official launch of


by a partnership consisting of ELTEC and the county and borough councils. Chief executive Phil


and allied firms such as vehicle builders are looking for experienced craftsmen and there are varied sales vacancies. Local boom company


Reductions on all items in stock Large choice of beds and mattresses


including orthopaedic and pocket sprung oooooo


LINE dancing fever has gripped the Ribblc Valley with people young and old join-


ind in the nation’s latest dance craze. Local folk have been donning cowboy boots and hats to get on down to the sounds or


Billy Ray Cirus and Emmerdalc's very own band, the Woolpackcrs. The parents’ association or St Augustine’s RC High School, Bdlington, held its own extravaganza at the weekend, which proved to be a rip-roam.g success (sec page 6). Pic­


tured are the school’s head of business and information studies, Mrs Jean Holmes, and head teacher Mr Anthony McNamara. (230198/22/24)


Council tax could rise by about 12% this time


Burgess is keen to spread the message that business support organisations can, by working together, play a valuable role in helping the area's businesses grow. The event, at Mytton


Ultraframe is one of the many employers which uses our columns - this summer it will be seeking to increase its workforce, possibly by several dozen.


COUNCIL tax bills in the Ribble Valley will probably go up by about


The council plans to put £ lm . in


12% in the year starting April 6th. The borough's own rise will be just


3.3%. But Lancashire County Council charge, which takes up about six-sev­ enths of the bill, is likely to go up steeply, giving a double figure percent­


Fold Farm Hotel, Langho, is being attended by guests from the Ribble Valley's business community. • For Ultraframe results


and directors' report - see page 3.


the Government and technical factors such as fewer debtors and more taxpayers have helped keep the Ribble Valley s increase below inflation. And it has been achieved without cutting services.


age overall rise. Good management, a better grant from


reserves over the next two or three years. This could help pay for its share of the Castle Lottery bid, if it is successful - rep­ resenting about £20 per head of popula­ tion in total over several years. The council tax figure will not be


finalised for several weeks. If the estimate is correct, council tax­


payers in Band D, the commonest, will pay about £843 for the year starting on April 6th. Of this, the county council will receive £680, the borough council barely £98 and the Lancashire Police Authority and other smallers groupings about £65.


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ONE man and his dog from Twiston exchanged the shadow of Pendle Hill for the bright lights of the television screen when they appeared on the show of the same name at the weekend -18 months after it was


filmed. Farmer Mr John Palmer, of


Higher Iligson Farm, and his dog, Jill, competed against two other sheepdogs and their owners on the show, which was screened on Saturday evening. TV stardom has not phased


Jill, though, as she has been putting her energy into another worthwhile job - car­ ing for the nine puppies (some of which are pictured right) she had at Christmas. The programme, which was


But now TV star Jill has other things on her mind


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filmed near Macclesfield, showed the then two-year-old Jill coming last. Mr Palmer's wife, Carol, laughed: "I think we gave her the kiss of death because we all kept saying she would win." Mr Palmer, who has been


the youngest dog to take part in the competition, but did not get through to the second


day. A busy year ahead is


competing in sheepdog trials for more than 10 years, was asked to appear on "One Man and his Dog" after he became the top Englishman at the home counties' international sheepdog trial at Mostyn, North Wales in 1995, a year before the programme was filmed. He came seventh overall with the help of his seven-year-old collie, Cap,


who is Jill's father. Since the programme, Mr


Palmer has represented Eng­ land with both dogs at sheep­ dog trials in Ireland. Jill was


In line for a good time as dance craze sweeps area


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LEADING geology and mining experts this week reassured Rimington residents: You are very unlikely to see a zinc or any other kind of mine in your village!" The Clitheroe Advertis­


er and Times rang round seeking explanations why an Australian company should go to all the trou­ ble of drilling for zinc in a place like Rimington. A spokesman for the


of sphalerite in the Craven Basin, a trac t of rock which incorporates lime­ stone beds near Slaidbum. But mining exploration


British Geological Survey explained th a t zinc sul­ phide, known as sphalerite, contains up to 60% zinc. The metal's principal value is in the galvanisation of steel, particularly in the car industry. The present price is up to £700 a tonne and drilling for the metal is going on all over the world. The spokesman said he


could be a long drawn-out process and the most likely outcome was that nothing would come of it at Rim­


ington. No zinc mines are cur­


rently in existence in Eng­ land, hut there are two operating in Ireland and


one is being developed. The mines in Ireland


was "not surprised" by the targeting of the disused mine at Rimington for pos­ sible zinc extraction, as investigations carried out in the '70s and '80s by the survey revealed high levels


have a very good track record for running safely and being environmentally friendly operations - but that is unlikely to be a con- solation for Rimington people if there is ever a bid to mine there. O Parish council sets up


fighting fund - full story page 3.


for b onships.


planned for both Mr Palmer and the dogs, including the English National Champi­


hosting their own two-day event on land at Higher Hig- son Farm in June, with dogs from all over England and Scotland expected to attend.


The Palmers will also be . , , The Clitheroe


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