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County poll shows that Valley people are happiest with the area’s amenities
A POLL conducted for Lancashire County Council has shown that people some 39 per cent are very
in the Ribble Valley are the happiest about where they live. ■ u i iu c iw u u
The largest-ever survey ^ ___
of Lancashire residents has been conducted by MORI and has revealed th a t core county council services are well regarded by residents and th a t front-line staff deserve
praise for their work. However, there are nega
tive findings to the survey, one of which is the council's poor corporate image. Nearly 2,500 people were
asked their views on a wide range of subjects including quality of life, council ser vices and priorities, the council budget and the nature of local democracy.
mu^cnmrDvhashpencon-
ducted to ensure the council is guided by the priorities and views of the people and communities of the county. Leader of Lancashire
The survey has been con
County Council, Coun. John West said: "The results give us a really in- depth and detailed under standing of how the people of Lancashire perceive the county council and its ser vices. They will play a cen tral role when we are formu lating future policies and
actions." More than 80 per cent of
county residents said they are satisfied with their local areas as a place to live;
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satisfied. Residents in the Ribble
Valley came out on top as being most satisfied with their area, citing access to the countryside, road and pavement maintenance, peace and quiet, and friend ly people as important fac tors. They were also found to be those most satisfied with the county council. More than twice as many Valley people compared to the county figure placed secondary education as a
priority service. Local residents are less
A REVISED scheme for replacing Syke Chalet, Sawley Road, Grindle- ton, is acceptable, say officials of
Syke Chalet scheme now acceptable garage on the site.
But tonight's meeting of the council s .
Ribble Valley Borough Council. Hamilton Associates were refused per mission both by the council and by an
Planning and Development Committee is being recommended to approve a single- storey home with attached garage.
FAMOUS author Julia Jarman spoke to local. schoolchildren at Clitheroe library.
The visit was the latest in a series organised by the Lan
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cashire Library Service - and the youngsters took fult advantage of it to fire questions at Mrs Jarman. She comes from Bedfordshire, although1S stran®®T° -
the North of Englad, as she is an English and drama grad-,
uate of the University of Manchester. A variety of the author’s 40 books, which are a mixture
of myth, magic and modern life, were on display. She read extracts from them before answering many questions from
heMrsUJarman, a former teacher who started wntmg m 1985, travels all over the country giving talks. She is so .
with pupils from Pendle Primary School, Clitheroe. p
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New era at mart as auction room opens today
ANOTHER chapter in the life of one of the area's
key businesses starts this morning. The f irs t sale tak es managijig director
place in the Ribblesdale Auction Rooms, a large new hall built at Clitheroe Auction Mart in Lincoln
Way. Diversification to add
other lines of business to agricultural auctions has
created the need for the new space. It has its own toilet and refreshment facilities and has been purpose designed and built for versa
tile use. However, the foot and
mouth restrictions will delay the introduction of a regular farmers' market in the building. "We believe that running
Mr:
Robert Parker. But today's first event
will be going ahead, as it is. a general public one reflect ing the mart's takeover of.
the long-standing antique and furniture auctioneers/ Silverwoods. . ...
ders from towns over a wide', area are expected to attend. The auctioneer will be,
Dealers and private bid-,
Mr Wilf Moulds, conduct-! ing his first sale locally since, moving to the area from Chorley, where he was a key. figure at the auction centre. Other types of sale will be
held at the new mart hall, including machinery ones. Its opening is the start of
one of these markets is an appropriate addition to our activities, as our company, has been involved with farmers in the Ribble Valley for over 100 years," says
a new phase of general expansion off Lincoln Way. Planning permission has been given for a neighbour-, ing part of the industrial estate to be developed.
Central Highlands was the theme for naturalists’ talk
MEMBERS of Clith eroe Naturalists’ Soci ety were grateful to Mr Joe Moran, who stepp ed in a t the last moment in place of Mr Jack Thompson. Mr Moran brought an extensive collection of slides to illustrate his talk, entitled "Early Days in the Central
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Cairngorms, with peaks of 4,000 feet, was the source of nearly all the slides. Mr Moran described the dan gers of Rothiemurchie and the Abemethy Forest areas, where clouds descend in no time cutting out both sound
IA BURNLEY couple pleaded guilty to shoplift ing in Clitheroe. Shelley Conway (20) and Ian Nut- tall (27), of Allerton Drive, I were remanded on bail for
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and vision. Here the Vikings hunted reindeer
and in small lochs whooper swans nested. A slide showed a black-throated diver disappearing into the still water without a trace and another crested tits in
the treetops. Enormous corries, high
crags and scree slopes made dramatic subjects for pho tographs and a precariously, located hide was built to observe ring ousels' and a ravens' nests, but not the hoped-for golden eagle. Another hide, hoisted to' the top of a pine tree, was twice struck by lightening,; burning the roof. Rooks,’ carrion crows and the red-, necked fallerope were_ among many of the birds photographed.
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Couple frompe sought
A COUPLE stole a han cash and personal item Whalley resident. Around 1-30 p.m. on Sunday, February 25th,
' the pair approached the woman's home in shel tered accommodation in Forge Corner, off Station Road. Pretending to be collecting magazines and clothing, they gained entry and, after distract
ing her, stole the bag. Both were described as
being white and spoke with a local accent. The woman is described as 40, 5ft. lin. tall and of slim build. She had dyed blonde short hair which was slightly spiked
Hospice f pair are s
appeal inspector to put a two-storey detached cottage and detached double
| THE couple who have be< I ble Valley fund-raising e Hospice are retiring from But Mr and Mrs Geor one last major task - or
| week" from March 17th t "This raised £1,500 T
lage efforts, and we hope can go out on a high," sa: They would like the p
more involved this time ings involving just a few The week ends with a
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many fine pictures of jack daws, young kestrels and the feared Arctic skua's young, but he finally, achieved shots of the goldeif
eagle. Chairman Mr Brian ;
Jones thanked Mr Moran. * The next meeting at
Clitheroe Library will be on March 29th a t 7-30 p.m: when Mr Colin Smith's sub-; ject will be "The Blooming
Alps". ' Stole socks from Woolworth’si
the preparation,of pre-sen tence reports by Blackburn magistrates after pleading guilty to stealing 11 pairs of socks from Woolworth’s in Clitheroe. • :
Extension gets the go-ahead APR 0% | Square, Waddington.
ACTING under their delegated powers, officals of Ribble Valley Borough Council have approved a two-bedroom extension to be made from an outbuilding a t 80 The
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