Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, August 16th, 2001 3 lancsnews.co.uk Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), vmw.eastlancashireonl^


‘One big cover-up’ over foot and


mouth, says MP


ich would be gen­ ii was not backed


use (Waddington),


rea depending on the car to get from A to


others. aid: "This is a lot of e. The motor car is stay. We live in a


pointed out th a t nalds was a favourite


oting people, n. Mrs Joyce Ilolgate ley) warned that the McDonalds could ger some of the local vay businesses, n. John Hill (Simon- told the committee: eed to encourage reneurs. It is our very


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, plans for the usual IcDonalds signs have vatered down in con- ion with the planners. > famous McDonalds •mbol will be replaced ne more tasteful onalds golden "M" il, just one metre high e roof of the new


> to do so.”


■ d to use slate and for the building for it more in keeping with rroundings. e council will also fur- negotiate with the


ng. d the company has


any over the provision er bins in A59 laybys


ver the times the com- is allowed to keep its illuminated.


hrough .... by Robbie Robinson


THE issues of foot and mouth disease, policing and the leadership of the Conservative Party dominated the conver­ sations during Mr Nigel Evans' summer surgery tour of Ribble Valley villages last


week. Mr Evans described the


tour as very useful. "You meet the local councillors and get to see the villagers. It's indispensable." As he became the first


person to sign the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times peti­ tion for a full public inquiry on FMD, he said: "I think it's just been one big cover- up. Either way, the public must know. "You can't have a govern­


repeating their complaint that DEFRA case officers, vets and officials were giv­ ing conflicting advice on FMD follow-up work and were not, he claimed, run­ ning their operations effec­


tively. Mrs Sally MacAlpine


ment agency inquiring into its own activities, because that will be less than criti­ cal. You have a problem that's cost £3 billion that has clearly been mishan­


dled." The Thursday tour took


in Waddington, Dunsop Bridge, Newton, Slaidbum, Tosside, Downham, Sawley and Bolton-by-Bowland. Other areas were visited during the rest of the week. At Waddington, farmer


Mr Ian MacAlpine voiced the feelings of many in


said of DEFRA: "The right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing." The MacAlpines lost their ani­ mals in a contiguous cull. In promising to raise


again the issue with the Government, Mr Evans


said: "DEFRA' has just been a name change, not the sea change it should


have been." Several people discussed


minor crime and vandalism, but common to their com­ plaints was the difficulty in contacting the police to report an incident or ask for


assistance. Better control of the


smell and alleged pollution from Castle Cement was


Barcelona superstar’s treat for junior team


) INTERNATIONAL football i player Patrick Kluivert gave a local amateur football team a fly-


) mg start to the new season. The top Dutch international and


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lien are ;ear on ity ride


ssmen will be cycling


id. nts prevented the tradi- hal coast-to-coast walk ride because of the time lolved. He had already walked


t* 127 miles of the Leeds fd Liverpool canal in 96, when Clitheroe rund Table staged a ■ek-long sponsored walk aid of the East Lan- shire Scanner Appeal. He said: "We believe this an unconventional way of ossing the country, but it iould be fun, providing we


m't fall ini "Travelling through some


' the towns along the canal Wes you a completely dif- ipnt aspect compared to


.ormal road routes, and hrsing money for the ihristie fight against can- er gives the ride an added iurpose which is well j’orthwhile." I---------------- -------------------------------


(ter house fire


! Fire-fighters managed to top the fire involving the /hole house and confirmed hat there was no-one nside. They spent some ime at the scene.


Jlitheroe, and later a man /as arrested.


hist winners


idge session at the Pendle nd Mrs Sylvia Walsh, Mrs


Jackie Pilling, very Monday at 1-30 p.m.


b were: Mr R. Knight, Mrs ard, Mr J. Oddie.


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: e'd the 16 times Spanish league winners V. Barcelona's strip colours.


• Young footballers at the club, Michael (12) and Mathew Grimes (eight), met the superstar after rain swept a Barcelona training session at the Black­ burn Rovers Youth Academy at Brock-


■ hall. Mr Malcom Goldsworthy, the club s . , ,


chairman, said: "The weather was not the only contrast in evidence, as some of football's European elite met junior play­ ers from the grassroots English game. With limited resources, Langho FC has developed into one of the largest ama­ teur clubs in the North-West, with 12 teams catering for Ribble Valley players from as young as seven up to the senior


teams." Mr Goldsworthy added: Meeting , ..


1 superstars like Patrick and encouraging young talent may one day help us to develop a player who will grace a stadi­


um such as the Nou Camp in Barcelona or closer to home at Ewood Park." Anyone interested in joining one of the


1 teams should contact the club at its social and changing facilities off Longsight Road at Langho. Pictured are Mathew and Michael


with Patrick Kluivert. w m m


Barrow railway station plan receives the cold shoulder


by John Turner


. RAIL enthusiasts in the Ribble Valley have poured cold water on a blueprint for the future which includes a rail­ way station on the Rib­ ble Valley Line at Bar-


row. Property developer


Rail, the enthusiast group which backs the reopened railway line. He wants a railway sta­


tion built a t Barrow and linked with Calderstones by a cycleway for the times when there could be as many as 3,000 people working on th e Ribble Valley Enterprise Park his company has sta r ted to


Mr Hugh Geddes out­ lined his ideas to a recent W


develop. But the rail enthusiasts


were less than welcoming in meeting of Ribble Valley their reception of his ideas. Ci c «-»«**“*■ - In the latest issue of Rib'


ble Valley Rail News, they report on his ideas, but add: "The ideas were met with a mixture of guarded enthusi­ asm and extreme scepti­


cism. "In view of the costs and


likely opposition, it is unlikely to be 'watch this space' but, rather, 'don't hold your breath'. "Ribble Valley Rail has


both sides of Whalley Road. Five years ago I bought an extra small block which connects our block with the railway land. "At some point, maybe


not in my lifetime, when the whole of the enterprise park is developed, as it surely will be one day, 3,000 people will be working there. "My idea is to make it


more important fish to fry.” Mr Geddes told the


Advertiser and Times this week: "We own land on


possible for people to come to work by rail or bicycle. "It would make sense" he


added.


: str iker for Spanish football giants Barcelona presented the new season's strip to Langho FC Juniors. The local club, established 25 years ago, has adopt-


requested by well-informed


constituents, who demand­ ed tha t the Environment Agency must enforce the monitoring in place which, they say, shows that serious pollution frequently occurs. Mr Evans visited rural


1 h i i m


businesses during the tour. Owners made similar com­ ments: th a t trade was recovering from the disas­ trous effects of FMD restrictions, but was still not as good as it should be. Most said th a t although tourists were returning, many related businesses, as well as those associated with farming, were still struggling to catch up. One said: "The ripple


effect is enormous. Every­ one is affected. I don't knojv how some people are man­ aging. The older farmers are suffering dreadfully." Mrs Julie Greenwood,


who runs the teashop in Slaidburn said: "We need money in the bank. We should get compensation." Mr Evans, who has said that the marketing and IT assistance offered many businesses is inappropriate, agreed. He said: "What is needed is a one-off grant to make up for losses caused


by FMD." There were several


requests for assistance of a more individual and person­ al nature. Regarding some of these, Mr Evans indicat-


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ed they were the sort of dif­ ficulties people try to solve on their own, but which can go awry, particularly if the courts are involved. He said: "Many people come to me as a last resort instead of


as a first resort." Comment about the


internal politics of the Con­ servative Party were put to Mr Evans and were centred on the leadership contest. A vital factor in these discus­ sions was the feeling that strong leadership and unity were vital to setting policies


in place. One said: "You must have


unity first, then policy." Mr Evans now supports Mr Ian Duncan-Smith, who he says will provide the strength and stability nec­ essary to unite the party and its support. A couple in Sawley, though, approached the


question of the leadership in a different way. They were clearly angry and asked: "What do we do about the UK? What are we going to do about what is happening to this country? Where do we go from here?" Mr Evans' response, which covered investment and pol­ icy, did not appear to satisfy


them. Mr Evans pledged again


to fight for the constituen­ cy, its community spirit and rural backbone. He said: "I am tremen­


dously lucky to have been elected to serve the Ribble Valley and I will continue to bring to light the plight of farmers, pensioners, small businesses and local people, highlighting the Government's weaknesses and advising wherever pos­


sible.”


Special prayers for local farming


A LARGE congrega­ tion gathered at Clith­ eroe Parish Church to remember the farming community at a Satur­


day service. F o u r special p ray e rs


I "Those in the farming community who have lost everything"; "That we may learn more about interdependence"; "That


were said a t the service. T h e se were e n t i t le d :


we will learn to respect the laws of nature"; and


"For Our Nation". The prayers reflect the


| losses of years of work, fear for th e fu tu re , the necessity for wisdom in leaders and the hope for rediscovery of sensitivity, compassion and respect


for all life. At 9-30 a.m., after the


service, eight bellringers who had travelled from all over Lancashire met in the bell tower to ring a three- hour peal to support the fanning community and to let the farmers know that they have not been forgot-


ten. Mr Geoffrey Fothergill


organised and conducted the peal, which is named the Yaxley Surprise Major and consists of 5,000 changes. Canon Philip Dearden


and the parishioners of St Mary's ask everyone to join with them to pray for those in farming, as you read the prayer "For Our Nation", reprinted here in full. . . "God of Light and Love, visit this land with


THE Government is to hold three inde­ pendent inquiries into the lessons to be learned from the foot and mouth disease outbreak and the future of farming and


the countryside. T h e announcement came la s t Thursday, on , ^ ,


th e d ay th a t th e C l i th e ro e A d v e r t is e r an d T im e s lau n ch ed i ts own call for a full-scale public in q u iry in to th e h an d l in g of th e foot


and mo u th crisis. Our petitions, in Bolton-by-Bowland, West Brad­ , , . . . , „ ,


ford and Whalley Post Offices and at our Clitheroe King Street office, have already been signed by hundreds of farmers and residents and will remain in situ this week. The signatures will then be sent to


Prime Minister Tony Blair. The inquiries announced by the Government are: O An inquiry into the lessons to be learned from the


foot and mouth disease outbreak of 2001 and the way the Government should handle any future major ani­ mal disease outbreak, chaired by Dr Iain Anderson. • A scientific review by the Royal Society of ques­


tions relating to the transmission, prevention and con­ trol of epidemic outbreaks of infectious diseases in livestock, committee to be chaired by Sir Brian bol-


'et®^A Policy Commission on the future of farming and food to be chaired by Sir Don Curry.


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