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Jobs boost is on cards as a controversial £lm. office development gets go-ahead


by Ben Carlish WHALLEY can expect


a jobs boost through a controversial new development on the vil­ lage’s Sidings Industrial Estate. i


i The owner and the director of the Sidings


But Whallev Parish Council is concerned................. over possible iucrc&sc in traffic at Sidings


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which incorporate five two-storey buildings, have attracted a great deal of criticism from the local


purposes. It will be serviced by a car park with space for


parish council, who fear devei0pment will lead


Whalley Ltd, Mr Andrew an increase in traffic on Ronnan, believes his £lm. ^yhat they say is already a dffice development, which husy road and will have a received the green light


from planning officers at


the latest meeting of Rib- ment 0n the estate, adja- ble Valley Borough Coun- til's Planning and Devel- opinent Committee, could


Create up to 60 new jobs. KHowever,


station, will be made up of ftour oiiice dio cks a u u


The new area 0f develop- cent to Whalley railway office blocks and one u u c


impact on the area,


43 motor vehicles, as well as cycle provision. A medical practitioners is


to be located in one of the buildings, an insurance assessors in another and one block has been earmarked for a possible relocation of the Lancashire Youth and Community Service team, currently housed in


Clitheroe. Mr Ronnan believes the


^However, the plans, facturing or administrative


building suitable for manu- tion with its accessibility facturing or administrative through its rail link and


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site is a prime business loca- i • __!l.h ! i.M n rtn Anot r\1l1 vTf


comparatively quiet rural roads. He also says contract work for the new develop­ ment will be awarded to local companies helping to contribute to the local econ­ omy. Ultimately, he expects the whole estate to provide employment for up to 250


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people. While he understands


parish council concerns over increased traffic levels from the development, he feels they are unfounded. He says: "People have to


always be a steady traffic flow through the village. The situation will improve when there is a roundabout at the end of Station Road. He added: "We worked


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accept Whalley is a victim of its geography. There will


very closely with planning officers and the county sur­ veyor to ensure that, in par­ ticular, car parking stan­ dards were met. Indeed, with their advice we man­ aged to exceed the minimal parking requirement. We also have an ideal rail link on our doorstep which fur­ ther contributes to creating employment opportunity


J with minimal disruption t


Refusal of breath test may have


cost licence with minimal disruption to


the local community." In his other business con­


cern, importing German beer, the forthright Mr Ronnan has gained nation-, al notoriety by taking the Government to a European Court of Justice over its leg­ islation restricting indepen­ dent companies selling imported lagers to licensed premises. He has consistent­ ly argued that the ruling breaches European trading laws, has cost his beer


"import firm, the Bavarian Beer Company, thousands of pounds in lost revenue and has resulted in brew­ eries maintaining a monop­ oly over inflated lager


prices --------------------------------------—--------------------------— Characters come to life as part of national book week


BAPUNZEL let down your hair and join Lit­ tle Red Riding Hood and Cleopatra in tile playgroundl


'■ For these were just: some of the favourite sto­ rybook characters of


I pupils from St James's CE


Primary School, Clitheroe, who, to mark Ihe endjof National Chil- jh-en's Book Week, went to school in costume. • Not only did their out­ fits brighten the day, there was a 50p charge for dress­ ing up to raise money for new books for the school j library. While our photo shows [Emma Fallon as Rapunzel, Daniel Morris as the [Hunchback of Notre ;bame, Danielle Mercer as


fcittle Red Riding Hood, gaindra Baines as Aladdin's ‘


Jasmin and Zoe High as [Cleopatra, teachers also joined in the fun by taking [classes as a mermaid, Cin­ derella and Noddy. Book [Week activities were 'organised by teacher Miss Belinda Cass, the school's literacy and language co­ ordinator. (0810/12/12)


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REFUSIN G to give a blood sample after a breath sam­ ple revealed that he was only marginally over the drink-drive limit may have cost Dion Phillip Borg his


licence. Borg (33), of Colthurst


Drive, Clitheroe, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol and without insur­ ance when he appeared before Blackburn magis­


trates. He was fined, a total of •


£170 with £45 costs and dis­ qualified from driving for 12


months. Paul Schofield (defend­


ing) said Borg had moved to England from Malta 18 months ago and worked as a quality controller at a Saw- ley abbatoir. On the day of the offence,


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he had drunk a glass of wine before going to visit a friend in Great Harwood and while he was there had drunk two cans of beer. When stopped by police outside his home, he gave a reading of 43, against the legal limit of 35, and was given the opportu-


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GOVERNORS at a closure- threatened rural Ribble Val­ ley school have hit out at the consultation exercise which they say resulted in a deci­ sion to shut down the village establishment. ii(.Last month, members of a Lancashire County Council sub­ committee passed a proposal to close Tosside Primary School, 'despite a long campaign to keep


the school open.. .. . Jn a written statement to all county councillors, the governing ■body from Gisburn Forest (Parochial Controlled) Primary S,chool has expressed deep concern about the consultation process, which it says was "simply a statu­


tory requirement", as the gover- ‘riors believe the LEA had "no


the responses". Allegations have also been made


that the LEA refused to allow the governing body to have a copy of the taped recording of the meeting at which the closure decision was made. The written statement adds: "We have since learnt that the tape has been edited in pursuance of advice given to the LEA. This fact has been noted by the governing body, who believe that this amounts to gross interference with a public document and only serves to increase suspicion of the LEA's


motives." However, a spokesman for Lan­


cashire County Council, comment­ ing on the subject of the tape record­ ing, said this week: "The tape is not a public document. The purpose of the tape was to inform the making of minutes. We do allow consultees to listen to the tape if they request; however, in this instance, it was con­ sidered necessary to make a minor edit for legal reasons. This was explained to the consultees." In the written statement, the con­


“Pries t accused of taking t indecent photograph


-NEW charges alleging the taking and possession of an indecent photograph of a child have been


made against a former Stonyhurst College priest. John James Pearson (87), of Winckley Square, Preston, already faced charges of indecent assault and gross mde-


iC There are now a total of 20 accusations against him and .they date back as far as 1973.


I,.Pearson's bail was extended by Blackburn magistrates until October 14th.


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sultation process is criticised by gov ernors, who describe the LEA's approach to the exercise as cynical and say: "It is the view of the govern­ ing body that consultation in this regard was not meant to be meaning­ ful, i.e., that responses would be taken into consideration prior to any deci­


sion being reached." A further allegation from the gover­


the responses were in their wordsu.ua become an omciai mem- "irrelevant".


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tions, the LCC spokesman said: "The county council conducted a full and open consultation involving parents and the local community and all responses were carefully considered by the Education and Cultural Services


Committee." Despite the criticisms, there is


However, in response to the allega | Wnllnwirl0r his sacking, II .. I


Following his sacking, which came after rows with colleagues and town hall officials, Coun. McGowan, who had served two terms as town mayor before tak­ ing on the deputy role, resigned


as


defer the decision to close the school. Governors say they want to place on record appreciation for their efforts.


a Liberal


praise in the governors' statement for . uemociau w u the 14 members of. the Schools and


Democrat town councillor, initially declaring he would


General Purposes Committee and I ggj.ye as an Independent. Education Committee who tried to 1


Crown court trial for men on a burglary charge


TWO Clitheroe men have appeared before Black-


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house in Hayhurst Street. John Evans (26), of Whalley Road, and James Hartley


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(24) of Carlton Place, were both charged with burglary and theft of a video recorder. Evans was also charged with the theft of £100 from James Metcalf. The magistrates directed that the burglary charge


Now in announcing his new political ties, he is return­ ing to his roots, as his entry into local politics came about through his work as a trade union representa­ tive and support for


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burn magistrates charged with a burglary at a | an, who has not declared any plans to stand for re-election,


| in a letter to fellow town councillors, Coun. McGow-


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should be heard at Preston Crown Court and both men were remanded in custody.


writes that he expects to be treated the same as his Lib­ eral Democrat and Conserv­ ative Party colleagues. He is now expected to announce his new party links to bor­ ough councillors.


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