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,,; Peak maintains that the agency has failed in its duty to protect the public, that the emission lim its set are far too lax, that rather than accepting the proven unsat isfactory nature of the site, con firmed by video and photographic evidence, and protecting the pub lic, the agency has promoted and even funded projects which aim to prove that detected pollutants are not injurious to health, and that the agency failed to appreciate the scale of the problem, seeing the latest abatement technology, the scrubber, as the solution to the unsolvable plume-grounding. Peak's conclusions were reached
burned in Ciitheroe. It refers to a prosecution last
near Brungerley Bridge. When I visit their graves to
week involving toxic chemical waste from Italy, imported into England, apparently destined for disposal in cement kilns, but then abandoned. It gives an insight in to the money involved. The Press notice can be found on the Envi ronment Agency's Internet site. The story may be of interest to Ciitheroe people An Oxfordshire man was fined
after two House of Commons select committees slated the agency in 1995 and 1997, and after Michael Meacher inter vened in February, 1999, when the agency failed to act on the 150-plus complaints made in the month after the "no haze or odour" condition came into force on April 1st, 1998. The agency claims that the sit
£30,000 last week (April 6th, 2000) for abandoning drums of toxic waste. This material was part of a consignment of chemical waste imported from Italy for which the Italian producer had made payment to the importer. The defendant in turn had been paid £58,250 by that importer, to dispose of it. This took place between July and September
1992. The drums contained nitro-
chloro-benzenes, described by the judge as toxic materials that could have caused considerable
damage. In mitigation, the defendant's
uation has improved, yet one has only to read the letters from your correspondents and study Mrs Mary Horner's recent pho tographs of the ground-level pol lution to see this is not so. By appearing to defend Castle Cement ("it was steam"), the agency in my view merely con firms Peak's accusations of being "ineffective and too industry- focussed", rather than ensuring proper operation of the plant, as it should. The third House of Commons
barrister claimed the defendant had hoped to "set up a profitable disposal route for these types of materials to be incinerated as sec ondary fuels in cement kilns". However, apparently after a
disagreement with a partner, the drums were abandoned in War wickshire and London. The cement kilns referred to
were not identified. It cost the Waste Authorities
involved £167,000 to have the 737 drums, each of 205 litres, properly
incinerated. The story presents a different
select committee is presently inquiring into the work of the Environment Agency, to which Friends of the Earth submitted the Peak report as background information. Friends of the Earth has now updated this for the com mittee and the Minister, which will hopefully prompt him to "intervene" once more, perhaps this time giving the agency its marching orders and appointing an efficient, even-handed regula
tor.
J. D. MORTIMER, Chairman, Blackburn, Ilyndburn and Ribble Valley Friends of the Earth, Green Drive,
, Ciitheroe. • We feel to have more than ade
.. will increase when there is genuine news of the issue moving forwards. Perhaps someone will seek a judi cial review of the agency's perfor mance, if that is legally possible, to create a badly-needed new dimen sion to the stalemate - Editor.
Who told, and
' notice, sent to me by one of the many people who are extremely ; concerned about toxic waste being
tells, the truth? I HAVE just received a press
quately covered a situation where campaigners and consultants say one thing and the Environment Agency says another. Our coverage
image of toxic waste to the "under your kitchen sink" fairy tale painted by Peter del Strother, Castle Cement and others in our community with vested financial
interests. Have our elected representa
tives, or other leaders of our soci ety, learned anything in the last seven years? The posters put up seven years ago by a small group of residents proclaiming "Cemfu- el is toxic waste" were quickly pulled down, or painted over, by Castle Cement. Who was telling the truth then? Who is now?
MARY V. HORNER,
Heights Farm, Bolton-bv-Bowland, Clilheroe.
Tribute to the
town’s cemetery AFTER reading your excellent supplement, "Ribble Valley Explorer 2000", I felt I must put pen to paper. My parents, grandparents,
myself and family have been resi dents of Ciitheroe for many gen erations. I would just like to mention another "beauty spot," which has
been omitted. My first husband, who was a
navigator in the Second World War, and was killed over England at the age of 22, my parents, grandparents and my second hus band, who died recently, are all buried at Ciitheroe Cemetery,
take flowers, I never feel sad. The atmosphere is so tranquil and it is so beautifully cared for. There are benches to sit on, well mowed grass, flowers for every season, shrubberies and soon there is to be a beautiful fountain. It is a credit to the ones who
waiting nearby and in many cases the animal would be better off left alone. Baby birds often leave the nest
a.m. every Tuesday morning." I ask you, what do we do who
before being able to fly, and are cared for on the ground by their parents for a day or two. Equally, fox cubs may be seen playing in the daylight. Both of these instances are per
care for it, including Simon Entwistle, with whom I have had many conversations, and also to other bereaved families who show such care for their loved ones. I felt I must show my apprecia
tion in some way. NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED.
Traffic figures
from Rowland THE lady from Grindleton, Mrs Shelagh Youngs, who commented
in her letter on March 23rd that there seemed be an endless flow of buses passing her door, might like to know the actual figures for the volume of traffic created by Bowland High School. The following two counts were
are paying these men their wages? And what do we do if we have more than one bag? Well, binmen, I for one had a
fectly natural and interfering is likely to do the animal more harm than good. If you are worried about a
fledgling, then leave it for an hour or so before returning to check its progress. If the animal is clearly in a dangerous place, then move it to safety nearby. A genuinely sick or orphaned fledgling should be taken to your nearest vet or RSPCA centre for treatment. Research shows that fox cubs are best left alone and should only be handled in an absolute emergency. Anyone who would like further
ANGELA BOWE, RSPCA Lancashire East, Altham.
made on January 27th and April 4th between 8-15 a.m. and 9 a.m. (Vehicle journeys to and from the school were counted. "Buses" means both minibuses and large coaches). • January 27th: Car and taxi
journeys -150; bus journeys - 20. • April 4th: Car and taxi jour
neys -141; bus journeys - 22. This is repeated at the end of
the school day, giving approxi mately 330 vehicle journeys per day, approximately 1,600 jour neys per week. Pupil numbers at the school are planned to increase to 500 over
the next few years. Simple arithmetic would sug
gest that 141 car journeys will become 232 journeys: 22 bus jour neys will become 36 journeys. If these figures are in dispute
then, perhaps, the residents of Grindleton and Sawley could have the true figures from Lancashire County Council or Ribble Valley Borough Council. Projected fig ures for traffic flow, should school numbers increase to 500, would be greatly appreciated. The traffic situation outside
Thank you for
helping me COULD I, through your newspa per, thank the staff of Martin’s for their help when I had a diabetic hypo attack. I would also like to thank the
lady who gave me some glucose tablets.
DIABETIC, Ciitheroe.
Cruel shooting
of our pet cat COULD I draw attention to all animal owners in the Ilenthorn
area. On Saturday our cat was shot
with an air rifle. He is now having treatment at the vet's. We have contacted the police, but they can't do much without knowing who has done such a cruel act.
MRS K. SEAWARD, Secdull Avenue, Ciitheroe.
the school at 3-30 p.m. is such that no emergency services would be able to gain access to any of the adjacent properties, nor indeed to the school itself.
WAYNE KILNER, The Barn, Sawley Road, Grindlcton.
Please leave
well alone THE RSPCA is asking you to help it save animals by thinking before picking up baby wild ani mals this week. Each year we are flooded with
calls from people who have mis- guidedly taken in fledglings and other young animals thinking that they have been abandoned or orphaned. Often tlie mother is
P R IC E -M U L L IN S
The bridegroom's father took the photographs for the wedding of Mr Brett Price and his bride, Miss Joanne Mullins. The bridegroom, a BT
full-length model gown of gold and ivory satin, with
engineer, is the son of Mr and Mrs John and Jean
Price, of York Village, who run Westminster Studios, Langho. The bride is a sup port worker and the daugh ter of Mr John Mullins of Bacup and Mrs Linda Greenwood, of Ciitheroe. The wedding was at Fer-
the skirt falling into a train, and the ivory and gold bodice featuring a laced back and bows. Her bou quet was of gold and ivory roses, freesia and ivy leaves. The bride was attended
by a friend, Mhairi Souch, who wore a full-length gown of green sage and carried a tied bunch of roses and spring flowers. Mr David Souch was the
rari's Country House Hotel, Thornley, and was conduct ed by Deputy Supt Regis trar Elizabeth Bristol. The bride was given away by her father, and wore a
p TM IS W E E K E N D O N L Y ^
best man. The reception was at Fer-
rari's, with an evening reception in Ciitheroe, and the honeymoon destination was Jamaica. The couple are to live at Barrow. Photo: Westminster Stu
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call from binmen THIS morning, at 7 a.m., as I write this letter, my husband and I were awakened by the dog bark ing.
here to retire in a bungalow, which I may say is lovely. What do we get - who is mak
We are in our 60s; we came up
ing the dog bark? My husband, who has angina,
jumped out of bed. It's the bin- men! Who, the binmen? What, at 7 o'clock in the morning, and it was a binman collecting the bag. He turned round and said: "You
shock this morning. Where has the 12-30 p.m. time you used to come round gone, or do you not think about the people who are 70-plus - and there are some, you know, in this village? Come at 7 a.m. next Tuesday morning if you . . . DARE!
RETIRED, Ilursl Green.
• A spokesman for Ribble Valley Borough Council explained that the change in collection time had been caused by an operational problem due to staffing, and it was hoped to resume normal service as soon as possible.
information can contact the RSPCA inquiries on 0870 444 3127 for a leaflet on baby animals.
Disabled and on
the scrapheap WHEN will this government learn that it will never solve mass unemployment until it tackles the nonsensical and ridiculous dis crimination gripping the employ ment market currently, ago dis crimination just being one of
them? I'm a disabled graduate who
desperately wants to gain full employment. The "new deal" would be an ideal place to start, but I have been told that, for over 25s, I only qualify if I have been out of work for 12 months, but anyone under that age and dis abled qualifies immediately. None of the local TECS can offer training at the level I need and I am prevented from benefiting from graduate training because of the same reasons. Please, Mr Blair, think a little
before condemning the unem ployed. I'm only 32 and so des perately want to give, but no one wants to know. I'm just a victim of circumstance, already on the scrapheap for no good reason.
A. DAY, Whallev.
Your memories
of life wanted I AM a history student and studying "The good old days". Do you remember your child
hood, your first job, parents and grandparents' early lives? What was school like, the war years? I am looking for any sort of memories from 1850 until 1960. I am trying to build up a pro
ject of ordinary lives and would be grateful for any help. Please write to me at my
address.
DIANE ASHTON, 66 Ilighbank, Roc Lee, Blackburn.
know, I am sorry but you know we should only take one bag from each household; I take up to three off some people. But you see the binmen are only going to come round once a week and that is at 7
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