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Huge sighs of relief as fuel blockades come to an end
by Vivien Meath
THERE were huge sighs of relief through out the Ribble Valley as the fuel blockades
ended on Thursday. Clitheroe's major
employer, Ultraframe pic, was typical of many busi nesses who were monitor ing the situation almost hourly. Towards the end of the week, with fuel a rare commodity, the company was gravely concerned about meeting its delivery commitments. As the situ- atation began to ease on Friday and with weekend looming, pressure began to decrease and emer gency procedures were not, in the event, imple mented. The picture was much
maximum extent. Announcing a basic, no frills postal service amount
ing to at least one delivery and collection a day, and
the suspension of Sunday collections, Mr Kevin Williams, the Post Office's group managing director distribution services, said that the service uses around a million litres of fuel a day, requiring a daily delivery by more than 30 large articu lated fuel lorries. Meanwhile, County
the same at businesses large and small throughout the rural Ribble Valley. Even as fuel began reach
ing filling stations, the Post Office suspended the week end's Sunday service, in a bid to stretch its fuel to the
Coun. John West, the leader of Lancashire Coun ty Council, welcomed the breakthrough in the fuel cri sis, commenting: "While 1 personally understand the reasons for the protest, I condemn the way it was made. It cannot be right for small groups to hold the country to ransom by pro moting their own self-inter ests. I will now ensure that county council services are restored to normal as soon as possible." Elsewhere in the county,
severe weather affects them
and home care and meals- on-wheels services were
being prioritised. In the county council's
trading standards depart ment, there was an increase
in petroleum installation inspections, as old tanks were brought into working order to receive supplies. On Thursday, as fuel
By Monday, queues
arrived in Clitheroe at the Roundabout Service Sta
tion. Chatburn Road, the news that a BP tanker was
Oil its way preceded a queue of vehicles from the garage to almost the far end of Chatburn Road. Police were called in to ensure a smooth flow of traffic, as motorists found themselves stuck in the waiting queue, unable to proceed into town. Queuing continued throughout the day and
into
Friday.Meanwhile, in Chatburn,
schools were advised to adopt the same procedures as apply in winter when
Harrison's garage was under siege as traffic queues built- up. By 5-30 p.m. on Thurs day, a vehicle displayed a sign advising motorists not to queue behind it, as the garage would be shutting.
subsided, but demand been such that the Roi about Service Station offering fuel to emergi personnel only in a bi conserve stocks, spokesman said th. delivery during Mor resulted in service "bai normal". The "emerg personnel" sign was p place due to goverm instructions that 5 litres of each level of stocked should be cons for emergency servict With the heavy demai fuel over the weekend, that level was reachec sign was placed on the court. Social Services reac
bust week’s criticism, i and other newspapers care home proprietors independent sectoi were having diffi obtaining fuel. From day, priority badge: available to indepe: residential care home were having problems porting staff due to tl problems.
Regulars drown their sorrows a the search for Frisky continues
GOOD intentions may be causing the regulars of a Clitheroc pub to drown their sorrows. Patrons of Whalley
Road's Craven Heifer have spent the last two weeks searching for pub cat Frisky. The eight-year-old tor
toiseshell she cat, belonging to the pub's landlord and landlady Mr and Mrs Philip and Jeannie Coates, failed to take up her regular place by the lounge fire more than
search by Mrs Coates next day, a neighbour told how she had placed a "warm, but floppy cat, bleeding at the mouth", which she thought fitted Frisky's description, on a grassy patch by the pub steps. Said Mrs Coates: "The lady had found the cat half on the pavement and half on the road. She thought it must have been knocked down, but when I
two weeks ago. During an early morning
went to the spot she had m e n t i o n e d , t h e r e w a s n o s ig n
of any cat. "1 a m d e s p e r a t e t o k n o w
what has happened to Frisky and so are my regu lars. We have all been search ing everywhere for her. I have also telephoned the police, local vets and even the bin service. We are pre pared for the worse, but until someone can confirm our fears, our hope is that Frisky may have got up herself and wandered off disorientated. If this is the case, someone might have taken her in and be looking after her." According to Mrs Coates,
TRAVELLING Burnley Ian Mark Davidson with the mutch programme which features some ol liis trips. (KlSO‘IOO/2)
FOOTBALL crazy Mark me in that." Davidson hopes celebri ty Claret and Blue fans will help him score a fund-raising goal. Alastair Campbell, the
Prime Minister's press secretary and a diehard Burnley fan. has already agreed to back his fellow support it's
money-mak
ing efforts. Now Mr Davidson, who
suffers from cerebral palsy, hopes that weather man John Kettley. antiques expert Erie Knowles ami Mrs Thatch er's former right hand mail. Sir Bernard Ingham, will also support his latest fund-raising initiative. In February, Mr David
son, a former pupil at St Augustine’s RC High School in Billington, hopes to travel to Kenya in a bid to raise money for the charity Scope. However, before he can
In a bid to boost liis
fund-raising total and increase awareness about his tri]i, Mr Davidson and his mum Barbara were travelling to Turf Moor on Saturday to collect outside the ground before the game against Grims
by. There is no doubt that
if Mr Davidson's fund raising efforts are success ful he will lie packing his Claret and Blue top ready for the trip to Africa. And it will not be the
first time that his Burnley shirt has been abroad, because Mr Davidson does not go anywhere in the world without liis favourite football shirt. I n previous years he lias
commit to the trip he has to collect at least 1)2,500. A keen Burnley fan -
had liis photograph taken in all manner of exotic locations wearing his Claret and Blue. "It started a couple of
Frisky is of a small to medi um build, with a white smudge on her neck.
LANDLADY .Jeannie Coates of The Craven Heifer, Cli.heroe, slums the sp 'Friskv' the pub cat was found fatally injured last week and is appealing h information. (A 120900/3)
New currency could buy some novel goods
A NEW currency called Castles could buy Ribble Valley residents anything from reflexology therapy to a Tibetan cuisine or a trip to Blackburn. Members making use of
the Local Exchange Trad ing System's monetary-free method of payment select products or services to pur chase and then make a cheque out in the agreed local currency unit. The amount is then debited against their account which is held on a central register. Selling services attracts credits and individuals do not need to be in credit to be able to "buy" services. Over the past decade there has been a phenome
nal growth in LET systems. Three years ago there were more than 400 across the country with 40,000 mem bers. Using local currency instead of money to make the system work means it is kept interest free and stays local, and the system also helps strengthen communi ties by bringing people together. Social events and trading fairs where services on show are a great way for people to get together. Anyone interested in
Mr Davidson has followed the Clarets for the past 2G years - he decided to con ta c t some of the club's well-known fans to ask them to help him reach his monetary goal. The only one to reply so far has been Mr Campbell. "He wrote back from Downing Street saying there was a cheque from him and the Prime Minis ter," said the 33-year-old freelance computer pro grammer from Simon- stone. "He also said that he writes an article in the club programme and asked if he could mention
years ago when I went to the top of Kilimanjaro,"
said Mr Davidson. "I had my shirt with me so I decided to have my photo taken wearing it. Ever since then, wherever I go on holiday, usually to far flung places, I have my picture taken in it." Mr Davidson is also no
stranger to completing a challenge. Not only has lie run the London Marathon twice, he has also climbed Mount Sinai in Egypt and over the next couple of years hopes to tackle some even higher moun tains in Nepal.
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joining the local LET, or finding out more about it, can visit the Jigsaw Pantry stall on Clitheroe Market or ring Melanie on 01200 428554 (daytime) or 01200 427812 (evenings).
Disease and medicine
were topics of the talk SPITE the fuel short- the speaker at Ribble
ley Family History lety's meeting managed ravel from Macclesfield
Jlitheroe.
lembers expressed their nks to Dr C .
. Thornber
3 spoke on disease and dicine in the 18th and
h Century. ;iub secretary Mrs Anne lmes said th a t Dr timber's talk was alter ing, informative and the ■ly presentation of facts le for an enjoyable
evening. "When we pursue our interest in family histo ry, we can now have some of the answers to how and why many ancestors died at such a young age and how the progress in the medical field has given us a much longer lifespan," she com
mented. The group's next meeting
is at Clitheroe Cricket Club on October 10th at 7-30 p.m. The speaker will be Mr N. Harling and his sub ject, "Coaching in Lan cashire."
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