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over footpath WALKERS who wanted to stick by the letter of the law would have had to walk through the walls of a cot­ tage extension at Rimington during the past few years. A previous owner of Dale


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View Cottage had built the extension over the route of the public footpath. But now, after the parish


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council, the Ramblers' Asso­ ciation and Lancashire County Council have all been consulted and not raised objection, Ribble Val­ ley Borough Council Plan­ ning Committee has agreed the granting of an order to formally divert the path around the building.


Shop conversion


THE former shop at 1 Downham Road, Clitheroe, can be converted into resi­ dential use, say officials of Ribble Valley Borough


Council. They have granted the


application of Mr and Mrs A. Bicknell, acting under


some years. Garage raided


BURGLARS broke door glass to get into the detached garage of a house in Wiswell. They then stole a £299 power washer and a mower worth £428. Police are investigating.


delegated powers. As reported last week,


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IT was not singer Stephen Gaunt’s "moment" on Sat­ urday night - but his bid for fame certainly brought him


lots of attention. The former Clitheroe


man, now working as a plas­ terer and living in Colch­ ester, appeared on Granada TV’s "This Is My Moment" in front of millions on Sat­


urday. Singing "Bring Him


Home" from Les Miser- ables, there was no doubt­ ing the power and the pol­ ished performance. Mr Gaunt (43) was one


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Singer Stephen enjoys his moment of fame on TV


hope of taking part in the show. He impressed the judges and became one of 50 appearing on a midweek "weeding out" slot and then one of the five finalists whose performance was seen by viewers nationwide on screen on Saturday for the chance to take home a percentage of the income from the telephone calls. He secured more than 150,000 votes, putting him


in third place. Watching in the audience


of 100,000 people who had called a TV hotline to sing down the telephone in the


was his mother, Mrs Patri­ cia Gaunt, who teaches the piano at the Gladys Sut­ cliffe Theatre School in St James Street, Clitheroe.


Is this your concrete mixer? POLICE are keen to trace the owner of a Belle portable


concrete mixer recovered on Monday. The machine is of medium size and on wheels and may


Anyone who has had one taken is asked to ring DC Wat son or DC Duckworth on 01254 353560


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have been stolen from the Ribble Valley area in the day or two before its recovery.


Phone mast plan is scrapped after firm withdraws support


__ by R obbie Robinson


A CONTROVERSIAL plan to erect an 82 ft mobile phone mast next to lis ted buildings in Clitheroe has been scrapped. The proposal, by Orange PCS,


the company has withdrawn its sup­ . >,( i


port for the structure. The plan was opposed strongly by


residents, who quickly gained backing from other local people and business-


depended on the availability of a site for the monopole unit and the associated cabin and compound. This was to have been provided at


es.Lodematic's directors said that they made the decision after consultation and advice, and in the interests of maintaining good relations with their neighbours and the local community. Joint managing director Mr Miles


Lodematic's premises in Primrose Road, adjacent to listed Georgian homes and mill buildings. However,


Workers raised


over £1,800 f°r cancer research AN evening out in aid of cancer research was so well- supported th a t it raised


£1,850. Three colleagues at Lap­


pet Manufacturing Ltd, Clitheroe, worked together to organise the event, held at St Michael and St John's Social Club, Clitheroe. All are keen to help


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ough Council’s planning department said that Orange had withdrawn its application, so the proposal would not


T?rtiloMrinrr fhic R.ihhlp V&lalllev Borey Bor­ Following this, Ribble


go before councillors. Mrs Letizia Stephenson, who led


the Save Our Skyline campaign opposing the plan, said: "If that is the case that's great as it won't get plan­ ning permission. I am delighted that this plan is dead because it would


Thompson said: "We have written to the agents who act for Orange to say that we do not wish to pursue the matter any further."


C o l l e ^ is blocked after plea


AN impassioned plea by a person living in property neighbouring Oakhill Col­ lege led to members of Kib­ ble Valley Borough Council Planning and Development Committee deciding to


block a major planning application by the college. After councillors heard


have been so wrong. "It has only happened because of


what we did and the support we had. The fact that everyone was behind us helped an awful lot."


Mrs ‘ Annette Shaw's address, they decided to refuse the application by the Whalley college to build a two-storey extension con­ taining six classrooms close


to her cottage. Mrs Shaw said that the


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is in your hands," she told councillors on Tuesday. The committee heard that there were a number of


"The quality of our lives ..


CLITHEROE artist Mr Raymond Pickup has become a front cover per­ sonality.Mr Pickup appears on


research into a disease which affects many families, and plenty of other people contributed in various


ways.Roger Price, of Clitheroe, was compere and auction­ eer, and he and his Sugar- land Express colleagues pro­ vided music.


There were excellent


prizes for both the raffle and the auction - which includ­ ed Blackburn and Burnley FC memorabilia - and one


of the organisers, Mrs Helen Fox (left on the pic­ ture), said she wished to thank all who had helped. She is pictured with, from


development would harm the basic character of the area and a steel profile roof was not in keeping with the


objections to the plan, including a 20-signature


P Coun. Mrs Joyce Holgate said that the school had 12 acres of land and she thought that a more suit­ able site could be found for


the building. Coun. Stephen Adnitt


told the meeting^ "The site is an overbearing mess. It has been developed piece­ meal in the past and it looks like it is going to be devel­ oped piecemeal in the future.’ I'm not happy with


it." Coun. Frank Goss said . ,


the proposed building would be overbearing and obtru­ sive and lead to a consider­ able loss of amenity for local


residents. Coun. Arthur Pearson


added: "It is totally inap­ propriate for that area.


Raymond on front cover


the left, helper and former Lappet colleague Miss


Mandy Robinson and co- organisers Liz Sharpies and


Ann Price. (P110801/3)


the title cover of the “Action Factory Community Arts” annual report. He is artist in residence with the Black- burn-based project. Action Factory has


nership with Blackburn with Darwen's detached youth work team. This uses the arts to engage creatively with young people who are involved in, or are on the margins of, criminal or nui- sance behaviour. Mr Pickup, whose work


undertaken a range of pro­ jects during the year, includ­ ing a successful one in part


has been exhibited in the Pendle Club, Clitheroe, has been much praised for his abstract interpretations.


Swan Courtyard - where you can shop in the shadow of history


ADVERTISING FEATURE


Advertising co-ordinated by LISA RUDGYARD


Editorial written by JOHN TURNER


SHOPPERS can do themselves a power of good with a visit to the Swan Courtyard, a peaceful but sometimes bustling oasis just off Castle Street, Clitheroe. Everything from suste­


nance to shampoos is available through the gild­ ed iron arch, just out of earshot of the town centre'


traffic. The dozen or so business­


es offer the opportunity to pamper your inner or outer


self. The courtyard takes its


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shoppers from a d e v e lopment with a past s teeped & in history S


name from the Swan and Royal public house, a build­ ing which dates from the 1830s. Local historians say it probably replaced a 15th or 16th Century inn on the


same site. The courtyard, now a


mecca for shoppers, took the place of the stables, which once provided facili­ ties for the animals that brought the travellers of


long ago. Several of the Swan


Courtyard businesses con­ centrate on hairdressing and beauty, providing a service which gives clients added personal appearance and confidence. A full range of hairdressing services and body treatments is avail­


able. Even on a dour winter


day the Swan Courtyard shopper can come out with an all-over body tan! The inner being is also


catered for in the shops which surround a pleasant area in which to dawdle on a warm summer day. The development was the


brainchild of Mr Edward Trueman and was con­ structed in the late 1970s. His family still maintains a presence with an office in


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from the inn, which donates its name to the area, and another outlet ready to pro­ vide a relaxing refreshments or lunch in the courtyard. Style is the keynote of


a discount beds outlet in the


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footwear for their offspring. There are varied opportu­


another business, which dis­ plays fashionable acces­ sories for the modern home alongside a variety of gifts and handmade cards. The tired shopper could


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