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th’ away


i many aspects of it can. Its safety


5 is reflected in " courses, but it . road cycling club organises trips to hester Velodrome, e is provided there •ips offer an oppor- ride a world-class


leaply. •itish Cycling Fed- as asked the school


heat of its Cycling e skill contest next


linstream sport, Ixton is a county- lgby player who a trial with Sale


», if selected, the nmitment would be


:h. Becky Stephen- just joined Everton C, having previous- ed for Blackburn


and Chorley.


eetingon rn’s future


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iu want to see 3e grow and develop atury, then remem- iop along to Ribbles- igh School’s drama ex on Tuesday


I Ribble Valley


iration,Partnership is r a public meeting in o discover what resi- want to see in their


-akers include Mrs :er Wilson, of the -West Development ation, whose talk is ed: "Options for


Dpment". mbers of Clitheroe


i Theatre are to per-


fche opening sequence |nere will be an oppor- j for numerous ques-


lusiness tips


|\.LLEY personality ■Hilary Cookson aims I s s on her tips for suc- V to fellow business-


len. ‘blder of a'retailer of the ■ ■title, she is the keynote Iker at a meeting of the fckburn and Burnley,


liness and Professional [men’s organisation,


[w. The meeting is on Mon- at the Clarion Hotel,.


|ington. rorkers Clitheroe 4223:24 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.e


Launch day H for area’s new bus company


by Robbie Robinson


A NEW bus company to serve the Ribble Val­ ley was launched this


week. Lancashire United buses


will be operating on local routes following the pur­ chase of the business from Stagecoach by Blazefield


Holdings Ltd, the Harro­ gate bus-owning and oper­


ating group. The deal includes all


, buses and staff at the for­ mer Stagecoach depot in


i Clitheroe as well as other towns in the county, although services will be controlled by a local man­ agement team based at Blackburn, rather than Pre­


ston. Clitheroe bus depot will


be retained and, as Blaze- field has already identified the need to recruit new staff, no redundancies will


, occur. The same bus route numbers and services will


.. continue to run for now, and any changes or enhance­ ments to services that may


Mums-to-be on agenda for council


' a big way in the Finance Department of


SPRING is in the air in Ribble Valley Borough


Council. Nearly a sixth of the staf 1


have become pregnant. The Director of Finance has prepared a report for


- members, telling them of the maternity leave cover needed in the 25-strong department in months


ahead.


An audit assistant, an accounting technician, a


. . .


' senior accountant and a technical manager will all


be ready for the patter ol tiny feet - and cover has to


be arranged for their jobs to be done while they are


■ away. . personnel manager Mr Eric Lucas said this week: VI- s u p p o s e f o u r 9 U t , o f a


total department staff or 25 is an unusually large num­ ber to be pregnant at the


same time. "We are looking to


increase the population of the Ribble Valley. And you could say it is the culmma- " tion of the emphasis on our im


? family-friendly policies," he was given £500 and there was £ 10U ■' added.


-frie ly n The Arthritis Research Campaign


PA IIAPPY note has tempered sadness at the closure of the Clitheroe Sorop-


timist International group. During their final year, the mem­


bers have made donations worth more than £ 2,000.


Some £1,500 has been divided ,


between 20 local nursery and primary schools to buy library books.


for the Life Education Trust. Dona-


lions of £90 went to Macmillan Can­ cer Relief, Limbs for Life and Partners


in Education, Swaziland. A final buffet supper marked the


closure of the group, caused by mem­ bership falling below the minimum 15. The presidential chain has been put in safe keeping in case of a possible


revival at some future date. The Soroptimist ideal of friendship


£500 and there was £100 and service nas and service has been reflected in mem- ,


bers' work and conections with organ­ isations such as the Pendle Club, the Talking Newspaper, Hearing Dogs for the Deaf and the WRVS. Husbands and friends were invited


to the final event, and there was entertainment by JEL.


• , i Our picture shows some of the


members. (K050401/7) O For more pictures of this farewell


event, read the June edition of our monthly magazine, the Valley.


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ed by national demonstrator


Mr Graeme Armstrong. He travelled from Whitley Bay


to a meeting at Chatburn C


School to give a strong, modern presentation entitled "Journey


Through Springtime”. Mr Armstrong's forward-think­


ing designs have been seen all over the country at venues ranging from Canterbury Cathedral to


Holker Hall and many others. The up-to-date approach was


greatly appreciated by the audi­ ence and the demonstrator was


warmly thanked. The club's next meeting will be at the Methodist Hall, Whalley, on


Mav 10th. The demonstrator will be Linda Hardman and her theme will be "In Colour".


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publicised. Mr Stuart Wilde, the


managing director of Blaze- field Holdings, could not be specific regarding an increase in routes, but stressed that if use of the current services by cus­ tomers reflected a demand there would be expansion. He said: "We will be


increasing our investment through a rolling pro­ gramme over five years, so there will be a positive approach to route changes and service improvements. We are determined to devel­ op high-quality services for


all our customers." Chadderton man Mr


George Scrymgeour will be regional director of Lan­ cashire United Travel Ltd and its sister company, Burnley and Pendle Travel Ltd. He is well known in the business, as he was opera­ tions manager for Stage­ coach since joining them in 1999 and held senior posi­ tions with First Manchester Ltd and Greater Manches­


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Police warn over motor cycle thefts


BOTH two and four- wheel-motor cycles are being targeted by


thieves, warn the police. Vehicles kept in out-of-


the-way places are especial­ ly vulnerable, and ordinary I garage padlocks are not suf­


ficient protection. A Honda Dommator in.


the garage of a property on a long track outside Gis- burn was removed during Thursday night.


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that Blazefield is totally committed to these two new companies, and they are already demonstrating that by their investment in new buses. We can make Burnley and Pendle and Lancashire United into real market leaders." Blazefield chairman Mr


Giles Fearnley said: "The group's existing fleet of 39U buses has an average age of


five and a half years - half the age of the fleet we have


taken over from Stage­ co .a.v.ch. Five brand new


coach,


Volvo single-deck buses ar.e already on order as a first


step in bringing the Lan­ cashire United Fleet up to


Blazefield standard and, by 2004, over 40% of our Lan­ cashire fleet will be less than three years old." All the new buses for


Lancashire United will have low-floor, easy-access bodies


and will be fitted with four- camera CCTV systems for


passenger and driver safety. These are already familiar features to Blazefield's Yorkshire customers. Blaze­


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field is well known for its high-profile marketing and publicity operations, and has been notably successful in increasing bus use across


all its subsidiaries. Mr Fearnley added:


"This is a major advance for the group. We are delighted


to have made this acquisi­ tion and have exciting plans


for the business. Our increased investment will improve the transportation as we find ways to increase


services."


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The new company wel­ 1


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comes comments and sug­ gestions. These should be addressed to: Mr Michael McEvoy, operations man­ ager, Lancashire United Travel Ltd., Moor Lane Bus Station, Bolton, BL1 1SY. The customer services contact number is 01204


388125. Pictured at the Clitheroe


Transport Interchange with


a bus in the new Lancashire United livery are, from the left, Mr Wilde, Mr Fearn­ ley and Mr Scrymgeour. (K170401/1)


Case retrial tomorrow


IA TEACHER from Clith- ^ri§ S S p L m


eroe Royal Grammar School is due to appear in a case retrial at Preston Crown Court tomorrow. Garth Sutcliffe, an Eng­


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lish teacher, is charged with assaulting a pupil.


found the G-registered machine, with its steering I lock smashed, abandoned in a field. It is thought that the thieves either found the machine too difficult to start or load into a vehicle, or else were disturbed.


Police called to the scene Legal Advice .


Inquiries are being made over the local area.


City bus link is being scrapped


CLITHEROE’S city]


link bus service to Manchester, operated


by Blackburn Trans- | port, is to be scrapped. The service will end this


weekend, with a spokesman for the transport company | blaming its axing on under­ usage. A lack of passengers has made the route eco- i nomically unviable", he |


claimed. A service between whal- tion to Clitheroe. ,


ley and Manchester will continue to run, but with­ out a co-ordinating connec­


Members of Clitheroe meeting. .


Town Council are to debate the service’s demise at their Monday night committee


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