J&r%' Clltheroe Advertiser & Times, January 25th, 2001 7 Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.eastlancashlreonllne.co.uk Uhireonline.co.uk


scheme hits


in snag


lour benefits" pro- Iroe may not help


|eople receive benefits . are rightly due to


J County Coun. Frank Inna, chairman of the


I , Welfare Rights and J Inclusion Sub-Com- le, says th a t the Ise to the cash request Len "disappointing/1____


Ivv he intends to write | ly to the chairmen of lealth trusts covering , Bounty to enlist their in extending , the .


l■ie.e of the many reasons linany older people do


■aim benefits to which 1 are entitled is th a t ■


l simply do not know


[they can, says County h . McKenna. So the


Irnment is being pached in the hope that t will look at this direct hod of raising aware-


|e conservatory . to a conservatory at a


I that concerns ifttfj mmi over by Tim Procter A ROBBERY has


I proved that concerns | about Ribble Valley Borough Council’s cash security — and employ­ ee safety - were justi­


fied. Tonight members of the ■ ' .


| Housing Committee will discuss one p a r t icu la r


1 aspect of th e "emotive | issue" - the door-to-door rent collection. But they


will have to look a t other money-handling features of council operations as


well.


Executive Mr David Mor­ ris says: "It is imperative that the future of cash col­ lection services offered throughout the Ribble Val­ ley are reconsidered in rela­


A report from Chief


tion to the duty of care the authority owes to its staff. A decision about any


changes needs to be made as a matter of urgency in view of the approach of a new financial year, says the


report. The robbery was at the


council’s cash collection office in Longridge. No one was injured and arrests were made soon afterwards. The incident was on November 6th - just a week


after a police report on the security of cash collection


.Just a year earlier the .


the financial constraints tha t the authority works


was handed to the council. I t had been done after a


request from Mr Morris to the police.


council had been visited by the Health and Safety Executive, which raised concerns about the door-to- door service and suggested tha t collectors operate in


pairs. Mr Morris’ report says


that rent collection cannot be looked at in isolation. Any decision on the


future will have to be taken with minds focused on the issues of service to the pub­ lic and staff safety, within


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: Road closed 3 A CHIPPING road is being


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lo u r photograph shows (embers and trophy win- I rs at. Slaidbum YFC pre- fntation night. . .


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! House Lane until 4 p.m. next Friday, February 2nd.


The alternative route for traffic is along Nat Barn


£ Lane, Houghclough Lane ' and Parsonage Lane. Access to properties will be available at all times and


7 the emergency services have been informed.


Pub’s boost for tots <X V


group will'benefit from cash raised at a local


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hostelry. A money-making draw


held at the Dog Inn, Whalley, raised almost £150 for the pre-school group which meets in the Adult Education Centre. Regulars a t the King


Street pub took part in a draw by making a donation in an envelope in a bid to


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various uui-wvu, ----------- chocolates and food, among


other items. Pub manager Mr Nigel


Riley said the Dog Inn had now decided to adopt Whalley pre-school as its charity for the coming year and as a result would be organising a number of fund-raising events on its behalf. The next, a balloon release, is scheduled to take


place in the spring. Our photograph shows


Mr Riley handing the money over to pre-school leader Miss Karina Cox. (T160101/2)


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Mart prices AT Clitheroe Auction Mart's second weekly sale of store cattle 147 head were forward and in the sale of prime cattle, 100 head were


forward. In the prime cattle sale, ib


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beasts exceeded lOOp per kg while Martin Carefoot, of Longridge, paid top price of 124p per kg for a heifer. Bulls: Premium made to lip per kg (average 105p), prime to 98p (93.02p), commercial to 79p (75p). Steers: Prime made to 96p- commercial to 79p (76.05p). Heifers: Premium made to 124p (112 05p), prime to 99p (93.05p), commercial to 78p (72.05p). After Sunday all cattle must be


Co. relates to Lower Alston Farm, Riverside, Ribch­ ester. Comments on the proposal must be made to the council by next Friday,


February 2nd. Other plans include:


Bolton-by-Bowland: Extend farmhouse, erect new garage and convert


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Major plans for a Ribchester farm are submitted to council ).F am '


windows, remove render on front elevation, sandblast and repoint (listed building consent) at Horton Grange,


Horton Road (0892). Gisbum: Erection of roof


to cover existing store area a t a garage on the A59


(0893). Wiswell: Engineering


building to residential use at Lower Flass Farm, Settle Road (0889). Erection of farm dweililiinig and access


works to create yard area and


associated


walling/landscaping on land at Thomeyholme, Whalley


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under. The report says that the


only rent collection option which addresses all the health and safety aspects is to cease all door-to-door operations and encourage people to pay in other ways. These could include using garages and supermarkets. More use of the mobile


office to enable partial door collections only, and increase security for the staff, is another option. But to have collectors in


pairs would not be finan­ cially viable, says Mr Mor­


ris.


Landmark name loss


Road, Barrow (0894). Engi­ neering works to create yard area and associated walling/landscaping on land at Thomeyholme, Whalley Road, Barrow (0895). Billington and Langho:


Amend existing vehicle access and alterations to provide vehicle turning area within the boundaries of the site at Chew Mill Farm, ElkerLane (0896). Dutton: Domestic exten­


sion at Davis Gate Farm­ house, Clitheroe Road


(0001). Ribchester: Attached


garage, kitchen extension and conservatory, a t 14 Sunnyside Avenue (0002) -------------------------


THE transfer of Ribble Valley Borough Council's


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Private landlords to run local authority homes looks unlikelyinance


houses to an outside land­ lord looks unlikely. But a report for tonight's


meeting of the Housing Committee says that con­ sideration will be given over the next year to a new idea of running the houses through an arms-length company owned by the


council. They are valued a t


£25m.


handed over their houses, subject to Government rules and supervision, to private landlords in recent times. Complex regulations


Several boroughs have . .


make repair costs easier for the private sector to


finance. But the report says that


lack of finance to carry out essential repairs and improvements to its dwellings is not a problem


for the council. "Therefore there are no reasons what­ soever to consider this


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option." In any case, a survey m


1999 showed th a t 99 per cent of respondents were happy with Ribble Valley as their landlord. The low number of vacant dwellings, their good state of repair and the economic rent levels, the high degree of tenant satisfaction are all compelling reasons for their retention by the council. I t is pointed out that the


Tint-, it savs that finance But y


should be available to | ensure a substantial pro­


gramme of repair and improvement to the coun­


cil's dwellings between now


and 2006. • The response rate to


council works in partner­ ship with housing associa­


tions, so showing it explores alternative avenues of


finance.The report acknowledges th a t the money available for repairs is limited, and emphasises that all possible steps are being taken to derive maximum possible


benefit from it. A toast to the future


A TOAST of. things to come greeted members of Rib- hle Valiev Licensed Victuallers'Association.


accompanied by either a cheque book passport or green passports with a CTS certificate and cattle bom after July 1st, 1996, must be accompanied by a CTS certifi­


cate.


In the sale of store sheep the first in-lamb sale saw only a few Mules with mostly Lonks, Grit- stones and Texels forward. In- lamb Lonks topped at £46, Texels realised £72.60 and Mules £35.50. Best store lambs (Suffolks) broke the £40 per head mark with some ) per head, w


" , f.csom -? IT* serious ijood lull


Hodgkinson, landlord ot Clitheroe's the Dog Music and Sports Bar, had them raise a glass to tackling problems such as under-age drinking, when he and his wife, Mary, hosted an infor­ mal buffet get-together to mark his taking the office, which he will hold for the


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New chairman Mr Peter among others, localjmhee ” J - r officers, councillors, council


officials and community groups to make Clitheroe town centre and surround- ing areas free of alcohol and drugs-fuelled nuisance. Said Mr Hodgkinson,


next two years. Mr Hodgkinson, who has


been the association’s vice- chairman for the past two years, also included repre­ sentatives of the Ribble Valley Crime and Disorder


Texels at £39 per head, while a I partnership on his guest list larger entry of smaller lambs


found interest in the £14/24 mark. The next store sheep sale will he |


| numbers with 656 forward. Top


held on Monday. Hoggs were slightly down on


i Brian Breaks. Lambs: Premium (25.5-36kg)


price was paid by Messrs Winders for a pen of six Beltex entered by


I made to 119p (109.88p), premium (36.5^45kg) to 132.2p (112.25p),


I prime (36.5-45kg) to lOOp I (95.4p), heavies (46kg +) to 1 109.9p (102.68p). ■ • . .


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Ninety ewes were forward with I the best to £48 and the average


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who also serves on partner­ ship committees focusing on town centre safety and drugs issues: "The aim of the buffet was to bring all parties together in a social setting so th a t, when we meet more formally, we will already know each other.


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