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Decision on dormers is upheld


A LONG drawn-out controversy over two unauthorised linked piked roof dormers on a Chipping barn conversion has ended with a council order for their removal being upheld


by a Government inspector. Various allegations that they had been told


and legal points, includ­ ing an attempt to invoke the Human Rights Act, were made about issues surrounding the dormers at Loudside Farm, off Longridge Road, Chip­


ping. The owners unsuccess­


fully claimed that the alteration costs of £20,000 and the £40,000 estimated fall in value of the property caused by removing the dormers would be disproportion­


ate to the harm they


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Council had issued an enforcement notice for the removal of the dorm­ ers and the owners appealed. But officials were unable to make a site visit for the hearing of the appeal due to rules banning them from leav­ ing the public highway because of foot and mouth disease. Inspector Mr Alan


Upward went to the property alone and in his report concluded that the dormers substantial­ ly harmed the area of outstanding natural beauty. They were incon­ gruous, dominant and poorly related to the building. The inspector rejected a claim by the appellants


by a senior council offi­ cial that planning per­ mission would not be


required. The appellants also


said that, because of the reduction of space underneath, removal of the dormers would inter­ fere with their right to a private and family life. The council had been too slow to take action and in any case the consider­ ation of the issue by the council's Planning and Development Commit­ tee had not provided a fair hearing, they


claimed. The inspector ruled


that the alteration would have less effect than the appellants suggested. It was "necessary and pro­ portionate in a democra tic society for the preser­ vation of the environ­ ment in the interests of the community." It was lawful and the enforce­ ment notice issue time was not disproportionate to the type of issue


involved. The complaints about


the meeting, said the inspector, seemed to him to centre on the sub stance of the discussions by councillors and "on the outcome of their vote rather than the fairness of those proceedings."


Big investment makes Platform Gallery envy of county rivals


Passport to fun and learning


| A NEW passport scheme opens the door to a month of special family activi­ ties organised by Lancashire County


Council. The red "family pass­


port to learning and fun" contains pages of places to visit and special events, most of which are


free. The county has put


together a programme of activities as wide-rang­ ing as Tai Chi and pond­ dipping, at more than 40 indoor and outdoor venues right across the county. To help people get the most out of their "passport," Virgin Trains are offering families dis­ counted fares when trav­ elling to venues using Preston, Bolton and Lancaster stations. By collecting stamps,


families will be able to enter a free draw with hundreds of prizes, including a multi-media computer and holiday discount vouchers. Clitheroe Castle


THE award-winning Platform Gallery, Clitheroe, has taken


on a new dimension. More than £100,000


has been spent on updat­ ing the former railway building at the bottom of King Street in Clitheroe in a bid to make it the envy of its Lancashire rivals. Early feedback from


visitors and residents is excellent and staff feel sure that the gallery is


a special report by Vivien Meath


now set to go from strength to strength. With more space for


exhibitions and sales and an airy bright interior, the gallery is almost cer­ tain to become one of the region's premier venues. It was seven years ago


that the gallery opened to showcase local arts and crafts. It was then


part of the still working railway station and, in its early days, shared premises with those pro­ moting the local line and destinations. Gradually the exhibi­


tion area expanded tak­ ing over the entire-com­ plex as Clitheroe Inter­ change developed its own facilities. Closed for several


months to enable the current work to take place, the gallery has reopened with a new dis­ tinctive glass entrance, now a focal point, at the Booths end of the build­


ing. A new logo has been


designed by Clitheroe company Ginger Pump­ kin and the refurbish­ ment has been supported


by North West Arts Board, Lancashire Coun­ ty Council Arts Unit, North West Tourist Board, Lancashire Tour- L,ancasmre lour-


Arts Council funding from the Lottery. The refurbishment has also had a major boost in that Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council has not only-donated towards it, but completed the pur­ chase of the building. The gallery features a


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Museum ran a "Traces of Life", about trace fossils on Friday and Clitheroe Library hosted a family storytelling event. Other events are taking place throughout the county.


, dyslexia week « ■ • 1 e


ism Partnership and K e y S p e a k e r IOT A -- J


TO coincide with Dys­ lexia Awareness Week, the Ribble Valley Dys­ lexia As soc iat ion is bringing another key speaker. The week is focused on


much improved retail area, reception and office space and large airy gallery with aluminium spotlights on detailed tracking suspended from the ceiling. Gisele Jacquemet is currently exhibiting work which is the culmination of her summer Ribble Valley residency. In another


I area, work is displayed by some of those who have been trained in the county in a bid to raise their profile, including Clitheroe's Matthew


Goring. A new education facili­


ty occupies the space previously used for the sales and reception area. Enclosed in glass, the area can be set apart from the exhibition space or "locked on" to give an even larger display area. Pictured are Mr and


Mrs Derek and Pauline Dalton viewing some of the work on display, with gallery assistant Helen


Bolton. (C061001/1)


raising awareness of the mathematical difficulties dyslexia can cause. The local visitor on Tuesday, October 30th, will be Helen Maden, a teacher


I who has written maths text books and who is dyslexic herself. Visitors are welcome and inquiries can be made to secretary Jill Lightfoot on 01200 423276.


Blood donors


A BLOOD donor session takes place in Clitheroe a week today, October 25th. The venue as usual is the Parish Church School in Church Street and the times are 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. and 5-30 p. m. to 7-30 p. m.


Sundial theft


A SU N D IA L worth £200 has been stolen from the front of a detached house in Rim- ington. The theft took place some time last week and police are investigating.


An initiative to make health equal for all


MORE economic independence for women in the Ribble Valley and East Lan­ cashire may not be doing them any


good. It could be that their


financial wellbeing is allowing them to smoke and drink just like their menfolk. That is one of the rea­


sons being put forward at an NHS Executive


| brainstorming session this week into why life expectancy of the women of East Lan­ cashire is three to six months shorter than women in the rest of the country.


The day-long confer­


ence at Lancaster Uni­ versity coincides with the launch of a local health action zone. It is part of an initia­ tive to "make health


equal for all." Experts will put their


heads together to try and come up with answers to odd statistics being thrown up. Among the questions


being put at Lancaster are: Why are young men in East Lancashire more likely to die of accidental overdoses and poisoning and why are the women in Blackburn and Burn­ ley more likely to suffer from diabetes than any­ where else?


Renault car targeted by thieves


A SPECIAL edition Renault Clio car was appar­ ently targeted by thieves who stole part of its hack


end. The vehicle was parked in Tucker Hill, Clitheroe,


when the boot lid, bumper, light clusters and other parts were removed, after the alarm had been immo­ bilised. Replacements will cost £1,500. Police say there are very few such versions in the country.


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senior SHOW tunes more familiar to the West End stage could be heard coming from Clitheroe’s Pendle


Club. They were played by


a scaled-down-to-fit Clitheroe Town Band, drafted in to provide the | entertainment at a potato pie supper fund­ raiser. The sell-out event


generated very nearly £400. Among those there were the Mayor of the Ribble Valley, Coun. | Mrs Gwen Pye, and Clitheroe Mayor, Coun.


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creating a capable-< several-uses showgrou suitable for the Roj Lancashire Show exc sively reported in t newspaper a fortnif


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persuaded membei R ib b le Valley E ough Council's P ning and Devel ment Committee overturn an o f fit; recommendation |


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