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' Members of: Ribr ble Valley Borough -Council's.Communi­


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ty Committee have given th e go-ahead for a £7,000 trailer- mounted shredder to be bought.


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W I N D O W S , ,D O O R S , C O N S E R V A T O R I E S :


thanks t oplan 1ofk£7,000 shredder


said th a t ; although the shredder would be oper­ ated and maintained by the Ground Mainte­ nance Service, it would also be offered for use by local community com­ posting schemes.,The' report added: "The pur­ chase of such a machine will prove invaluable for composting by both the council and in encourag­ ing community schem­


A report to committee Worries of the Mr


silent majority has POOR Mr Hardwick. Some of your readers attacked him for expressing his views and opinions in your letters col­ umn.


es." ’ ‘ "


council's Director of Commercial Services, said: "This is an experi­ ment on our part. We are conscious th a t there is support and willingness in the Ribble Valley com­ munity to do something, but people do not know what or how to go about i t . Here, for a modest investment, we can kick- s ta r t something if we find the right machine. We hope to be coming back in 12 months to say we need to invest more because we are seeing results." As well as agreeing to


(Mr John Heap, the ■


I have no intention of writing enough to fill half a


page m your newspaper or try to impress people with big words. 1 just want to say th a t


there is, I'm sure, a silent majority with the same wor­ ries and thoughts as Mr Hardwick, but they say nothing lest the racist finger be pointed at them, racist bemg a word used these days to stop personal views being expressed. I am not a racist, but I am


English and proud of it. I am also old enough to remember the Second World War, which we only won by the skin of our teeth. I have for some time now


the purchase, councillors also agreed to contribute financially towards a- trial project titled "Green Think" which will see an education officer working with pupils, families and staff at targeted schools to reduce the amount of refuse’ 'disposed of through landfill by encouraging waste reduc­ tion, re-use, recycling and composting initia­


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A GATHERING of culinary stars could be seen a t Northcote Manor, Langho, dur­ ing the second festi­ val of food and wine a t te n d e d by food lovers from near and


wide. Chef patron of North­


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cote Manor, Nigel Haworth, said: "It's a privilege and a pleasure to welcome five chefs who took p a r t both as friends and professionals to join me in promoting the q u ality of food


was a complete sell-out. Chef Mr Brian Turn­


served in Lancashire." The weekrlong event


er, who often appears on television's "Ready Steady Cook" and the Food and Drink" pro­


gramme, was in the kitchen on one evening showing his skills. He also found time to sign his cookery books and chat with the diners at each table. He was assisted by Mr


Lancaster and More- cambe College, who all worked together harmo­ niously despite the heat in the kitchen. Other chefs who


cooked gourmet meals included Swiss-born Germain Schwab; Philip Howard, head chef of The Square, London; Robbie Millar, chef patron a t Shanks Restaurant, in County Down, Ireland; and Danyel Couet, one of the leading chefs in Swe­ den. Wines to complement


croft. . The top chefs, who'all : :


run their own busy restaurants, were happy to visit Northcote Manor, demonstrating the professional respect they have for Mr Haworth and Mr Ban­ croft. Our picture shows din­


Haworth and pupils of Rossendale College and


had deeply worrying thoughts about the often- reported views of some Mus­ lims in this country and in some others, not because of the vast changes that have taken place in our country over the last 30 years or so. Does the Rev. Mr Shep­


herd not realise that Mus­ lims have vastly different attitudes to life than Chris­ tians; and indeed the west­ ern world in general, and that's something most of us can't get our heads round. I'll give you an example.


Could you see one of Mr Shepherd's congregation strapping explosives to


.themselves and deliberately blowing to bits as many peo­ ple as possible, including women and children, and then the Rev. Shepherd blessing them and saying they are martyrs and the rest of the congregation going into the streets chanti­ ng and burning flags and effigies of people and coun­ tries they don't get on or agree with? I don't think so. Perhaps you would kind


each course were selected by hotelier and, w.ihe' expert Mr Craig Ban-


footnote to Mr Shepherd’s letter regarding a mosque in


Clitheroe. The Muslim community


ers enjoying a cham­ pagne aperitif before their gourmet dinner. (T280102/4)


Second homes


council tax may not be worth it


POSSIBLE new powers to charge the full council tax on second homes may not be worth taking up, councillors heard. The Government is that."


thinking of changing the law which currently insists on only 50% pay­ ment for homes not occupied all the time. As reported last week,


Mr Scott emphasised the Ribble Valley Bor- bought, renovated and


that good work could be done in Ribble Valley villages with such an amount of money. Unoc­ cupied houses could be


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ough Council could col- returned to use in ways lect an extra £240,000 in tax. The Government is suggesting that either it, or local authorities, use the money for. local improvements, without the county council being given its share. ■ , ■ "This money would be


difficult to collect,” Director of Finance Mr Marshall Scott told the council Policy and Finance committee. "I am sure there will be people who try. to bend the rules - it is our job to make sure they can't do


for which there were cur-\ rently no funds, v


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Spotlight on safety in the workplace


SAFETY a t work for Ribble Valley businesses is the focus of a major regional conference bemg staged next month., . . Entitled "Managing


directors and managers, betwefin g a.m:anPd 10. with speakers briefedto, 30 a .m; on February explain the new health 27th,'at Northern Tech- and safety legislation „ nologies' Conference and the Government plans.to Exhibition 1 Centre,.


. , r j -L td . I t takes place


mtroduce later this yean ;fSNetherfield.Road■ Nel- : F o r ,th e f irs t time, son__*' s" ^ ,A '


under the new. legislar j ^.Delegate places are tion,^individual staff ^ £16, which includes : responsible for„work-w.notes and breakfastir-To: place safety, wiRbecomeferegister and. forifurther. criminally liable for sen-^i-. information,; telephone.


safety procedures are


judged a t fault. •■The conference is : bemg hostedby . the East


. Lancashire Chamber of : Commerce and North-


Safety at Work 2002", V ern EHS; which is a divi- the breakfast conference s-s?.Pfl.°^4^e ^ eS s t.®


is aimed a t company chanty, PendleTrainmg ,


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,j about being the .envy o! a l l. . . my friends!


• \v." With my reversible seat, . ;


: shopping tray, footplates - and spring loaded brakes ; ■ : \ve could go anywhere!


For all your ba N u r se ry Time:


123, Gisburn Road, . . \ •However, members 1


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has only been refused per­ mission on ONE site, which they persisted in reapplying for in spite of the well-estab­ lished fact that it (Holden Street) is most unsatisfacto­ ry on many grounds, and I understand that they have turned down point blank many offers of alternative


sites. Your footnote gives the


impression that there have been many different applica­


tions.


PATRIOT, Clithcroe. (Name and address. supplied).


Author o


WOMANISING, drink­ ing and gambling were some of th e pursuits which highlighted his b a r r is te r la te fa th e r 's


—


flawed nature, according to son-turned-biographer Mr Dominic Carman.


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