Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


Castle Cement workers’ service marked | County tax rises above inflation


‘unacceptable’


RIBBLE VALLEY MP Mr Nigel Evans has sug­ gested that the Leader of the House of Commons should read last week's Clitheroe Advertiser and Times about Lancashire County Council’s plans to increase council tax payments by more than


7.5%


mons, Mr Evans asked Margaret Beckett MP if she would make time for the Deputy Prime Minis­ ter, John Prescott, to make a statement explaining his policy of capping councils who increase council taxes way above inflation. Addressing Mrs Beckett,


Speaking in the Com­


7.5% or higher? "This is yet another


example of a stealth tax from a Governmentwhich said it had no plans to increase tax at all. People are beginning to realise they lied at the General Elec­ tion."


TWELVE workers at Castle Cement's Ribbles- dale Works have received awards for 25 years' ser-


vice. At a dinner at the Stirk House Hotel, Gisburn, works


general manager Mr Ian Sutheran presented awards to process operatives Mr John Steed, Mr Mulk Khan and Mr Mohammed Bashir; maintenance fitters Mr Keith Mal­ one and Mr Ian Bradley; maintenance electrician Mr Derek Lloyd; rock driller Mr Eric Nerenberg; quarry fitter Mr Kevin McCally; quarry manager Mr Keith Hall; maintenance planner Mr Jack Nicholas; packing plant operative Mr Adrian Catchpole; and quality control man­


ager Mr David Stevenson. Pictured are, front row: Mr Steed, Mr Malone, Mr


Sutheran. Centre: Mr Bradley, Mr Khan, Mr Lloyd, Mr Nerenberg, Mr McCally, Mr Hall, Mr Nicholas. Back: Mr Catchpole, Mr Bashir, Mr S t e v e n s o n ;__________


Crash in waste paper markets brings a council subsidy


Councillors agree to fund half transport costs of taking material for recycling


RECYCLING schemes in the Ribble Valley are to be subsidised by the bor­ ough council following a crash in the paper market. At a meeting of the Rib- taking away some of the collection for six months ' ~ " burden on already over-


ble Valley Borough Council Community Committee, councillors agreed to fund half the transport costs involved in taking paper away to be recycled by existing voluntary paper collection schemes for the next six months. Several groups in the


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JONSSON-WHITFIELD


The Missions Church, Timmernabben, Sweden, was the setting for the wedding of Miss Dorothy Linda Whitfield, formerly of Clitheroe, and Swedish farmer Mr Per-Johan


Jonsson.


specialising in forestry education, in Ilelgesbo, south Swe­ den, is the elder daughter of the late Mr Frank and Mrs


The bride, a kitchen assistant m a sixth-form college . Connie Whitfield. ,


St Boda, Alem, Sweden, and the late Karin Jonsson. Given away by her brother, Mr Gordon Whitfield, of


The bridegroom is the elder son of Mr Erik Jonsson, ol ,


Clitheroe, the bride wore a full-length, pure white gown, with a satin skirt and a short train. The bodice and short sleeves had scalloped edging and were overlaid with lace. The back of the gown featured soft, satin pleats trimmed


with satin roses to the waist. She carried a bouquet of apricot roses, freesia and gyp-


sophila and her mid-length veil was held in place by a headdress of matching flowers. The bride was assisted by her sister-in-law, Mrs Gill Whitfield. Best man was Mr Kent Jonsson (friend of the


bridegroom). Bible readings were by Gunvor Ilammar (bridegroom s


I The ceremony was conducted by Pastor Daniel Ivincl- blad and the musician for the service was Bjorn Magnus-


aunt) and Gill Whitfield. Interpreters were Susanne Fransson and Marita ICindblad.


S° After a reception at Guntorps Ilerrgard, Borgholm, the couple left for a honeymoon on the island of Oland, south


I east Sweden. The couple are to live in Alem. Photo: Thomas Jeansson, of Kalmar.


Little support for car park


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I A BID to interest residents of Whitewell Drive, Clitheroe, in a car park has


| failed. Ribble Valley Borough


Council had £10,000 avail­ able for a 12-space project, taking over land used by children causing a nuisance, and getting cars off the


| road. But in a report to


Calls cost 60p per minute at all times


tonight's meeting of the Housing Committee, Chief Executive Mr David Mor­ ris says that, although he I wrote to 36 residents, he


only received nine replies. Three residents were in


favour of the proposed car park and four residents were against such a scheme. The remaining two resi­ dents who responded only commented on suggested amendments to the plan. Mr Morris tells council­


lors: "I carefully considered all the comments and decid­ ed there was not an urgent need for a car park in Whitewell Drive. Therefore the council will not proceed with the proposal."


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stretched landfill sites. However, the projects


Ribble Valley, including Whalley Scout and Guide Group, St Leonard's School, Langho and Simonstone CE Primary School, cur­ rently collect people’s waste paper in exchange for cred­ its from recycling firms in order to raise money for charitable projects. The schemes arc seen as excel­ lent community projects


have run into difficulty with a cyclical plunge in paper prices, which have prompted Smurfits, the company th a t takes the paper from the schemes, to charge £10 per ton of waste paper transport, making the schemes uneconomic. Borough councillors were


which' help raise funds for ufAi'l lu r f>nn5P!! 51* Wfill ?1S


keen to help, but recognised that over £17,000 in the budget for the coming year had already been ear­ marked for kerbside collec­ tion of household waste, leaving no additional funds for extra collections. The estimated cost for the proposed subsidy of the


was put at £1,500. Coun. Jenny Grimes


(Billington and Langho) urged councillors to support the proposal and to consid­ er supporting other future projects launched in the area. She said: "This is not just about supporting these schemes, it is about sup­ porting the community. We must think into the next century and the land fill hole is getting smaller. How we dispose of our rubbish will affect the quality of life of the next generation." Councillors approved the


proposal and agreed to decide whether or not. to fund new schemes coming forward "on'their own mer­


its.


Mr Evans asked her if she had read the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, which explained that Labour-controlled Lan­ cashire County Council was going to charge residents of the Ribble Valley tax rises which were three times the rate of inflation. “This is unacceptable and the Deputy Prime Minister must make a statement out­ lining the protection he intends to give the people of the Ribble Valley to safe­ guard them from these excessive rises,” he said. "Last year, Mr Prescott


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promised to cap councils that raised their council tax excessively. What does he mean by excessive? Is it 7.6% as in the Ribble Val­ ley? We shall only know if he comes to the House of Commons and makes a statement on the capping criteria he intends to intro­


duce." He added: "Lots of people


in the Ribble Valley get no increase in their wages and farmers wages are going down. Where are people meant to find the money for council tax increases of


Talk on Christie


MEMBERS of Clitheroe Young Farmers met at Pendleton Village Hall for an interesting and informa­ tive talk by the Christie Hospital. Videos were included and the vote of thanks was proposed by Louise Whitwell and sec­ onded by Julie Whitwell. Next week's meeting is a Style Challenge at Pendle­ ton Village Hall starting at 7-45 d. m.


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