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ATTENTIONI Recruits from .the- Ribble Valley are being asked to take one pace forward and join the Territorial Army. As part of a New Year initiative,:


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Cpl Keith Maynard, of the Blackburn, TA; which has links.to the Queen's Lancashire Regiment, is-keen, to find more volunteers from the Valley aged 17 to 32 years.


: undertake foreign travel, a trip to Cyprus having already been planned' for this year.


more details can contact Cpl Maynard by telephone on 01254 682528 or visit the TA centre in the Daisyfield area of Blackburn for an informal chat to find out more about the organisation. ... .


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Views of fthe young are wanted1:


THE young people of . Clitheroe are invited to have then- say on their future at a meeting set to take


place next month. ..-Trinity Community Centre is providing the venue for th e open meeting,-which is being held!'on!February 7th from 6-30 p.m. All young people are


Feast of fun at special lunch


RESIDENTS of Billington and Langho enjoyed Sunday lunch with a difference a t the weekend. More than 100 of


them sat down to a chicken lunch with all the trimmings in Lang­ ho Community Hall once church was out. The catering was by


youth organisations already exist, meeting organisers believe there are still gaps to be filled. They have arranged next month's get-together to ■give youngsters a chance ■tbiVoieq?their opinions and meet people who can help and make a differ­ ence. Refreshments'will be,


being urged to attend to voice their opinions on what they think will cater for their future needs and help them ful­ fil their best potential. Although a variety of


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month - and taking part in drill nights every Tuesday from 7-30 to 9 p.m. — recruits are also given the chance to


Work to clear ] reopened paths; is under way |


■ by Vivien Meath


AS the rights of way net­ work returns to some­ thing approaching nor­ mal in the wake of foot and mouth disease, North-West landowners are hard at work remov­ ing the obstacles th a t have appeared owing to a lack of use for many months. -■.:, The Country Land


and Business Association receives many queries regarding the mainte­ nance of the rights of way network and'these have increased in the current confusion over the state of the network. Sue Harrison, North West deputy regional


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director, says: “During^ the months of closure,1,! many rights of way have *' been affected by obsta-I, cles such as vegetation and in some cases tempo- ... rary barriers. Most of.-jj these have now been;, removed, hut the public" should remember th a t ., clearing thousands o f ’; miles of unmaintained *, rights of way will take:;' some time. Landowners... and local authorities are j; working hard to^make;! sure th a t walkers are" again able to enjoy unre-.\ stricted access along); these paths and bridle- ways.”


walkers that responsibili­ ty for maintaining the actual surface of rights of way lies with the local authority, whilst landowners are responsi­ ble for keeping clear veg­ etation and other obsta­ cles above ground level. If walkers encounter dif-, ficulties n eg o tia tin g . rig h ts of way they ‘ should contact the rights ■ of way office a t the! appropriate local author-, ity. ,


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various hard-working members of the Rose Queen Gala committee. The object was to


funds the committee organised a raffle and a children's tombola. Our picture shows


some of the guests, replete.at the end of their meal. - (B130102/1)


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available a t the meeting which officials hope will, be informal while allow­ ing a full and frank exchange of views to take place. Further infor­ mation is available from. Mel Diack on 01524 60290.


TWO Clitheroe men haye been remanded on bail by/Blackburn mag­ is tra te s charged with affray.


? « Damian James Turner


■remanded on bailTu/til; January 25th.


(26), of Taylor Street, and Derek Turner (53), of Standen Road, were


Plan for an : extension at garage


DESPITE four letters of objection, council offi­ cials feel th a t a two-! storey extension should be allowed a t Whalley.. Motor Services. Tonight's meeting o f.


the Ribble Valley Bor- ■ ough Council Planning, and Development Com­ mittee is recommended, to allow Mr B. Pearson's plan for the complex in , Accrington Road, Whal­ ley. I t involves an exten­


the area was largely resi-' dential, there would be an effect on neighbour-) ing properties and park-7 ing and turning prob­ lems. " . ' „ , , • . But, in a report to be'


considered by councillors! tonight, officials say that! taking the general out­ look into account, a con-' tinuation of the present, building would not be' significantly detrimental to the stre e t scene. I t ' was not considered that, light levels of nearby properties would be sig­ nificantly affected. The extension, while it


FORMER school dinner lady Mrs Betty Holgate was virtually trapped in her home until Clitheroe and Ribblesdale Rotary clubs, Clitheroe Round Table and Clitheroe Lions heard about her predicament. When she came out of hospi­


plight to th e four groups and last week Mrs Holgate (52), of West View, Clitheroe, went to Affordable M o b i l i ty L td in York Street to be given a pow­ ered wheelchair — thanks to the £1,000 th e charitable groups came up with to help. Mrs Holgate, a school dinner


tal without the use of her legs after an operation, she qualified only for an ordinary wheelchair - virtually useless in a hilly town like Clitheroe. But her GP, Dr Anne Huson, mentioned her


lady at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School for many years, said: "I went into hospital in December 2000! for an operation on a tumour. They d id n 't find a tumour, but after the operation I lost the use of my legs. I couldn't


Careers service helpline for Valley’s teenagers


C o u n t y C o u n c i l We w a n t y o u r v iew s


Your County Council has been operating under a new constitution with a Cabinet system, as a pilot, for the last six months. The new structure is clearer and quicker. It is absolutely clear who is taking decisions.


We are looking at ways to improve the 'system by making full council


meetings more open to the public, finding better ways of carrying out the Overview and Scrutiny function, which holds the Cabinet to account and approving a single party Cabinet.


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If you would like to know more, pick up a leaflet from your local library, County Information Centre or telephone 01772 263395. Large print and versions in' ethnic minority languages are also available on request, from this number. The leaflet has a form for . your views which you can return Freepost by. ’ 5th February 2002.' Or you can send your views by email to >’ andy.wilkinson@css.lancscc.gov.uk


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phone line. East Lancashire Car­


eers Service will operate a helpline about post-16 options available from the summer. The helpline - 01254


685135 - will be open between 5-30 p.m. and 8- 30 p.m. from Monday to Thursday, January 21st


-to 24th and from Janu- ; ary 28th to 31st. Quali- fied staff will be on hand to give information and advice to parents or car­ ers of young people. The helpline has been


introduced because of the increasing complexi­ ty of the choices avail­ able to young people.


Consent for shop front and sign


LISTED building consent has been granted for a new shop front and sign a t Hargreaves', 50 Moor Lane, Clitheroe. Officials of Ribble Valley Borough Council dealt with the application, acting under their delegated powers.


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go far in the ordinary wheelchair because of the hills. This is won­ derful, it has transformed my life.” A spokesman for the Rotary


Club of Clitheroe said: "One may have thought this would qualify her for a National Health Service electrically-powered wheelchair. Not so. If your arms still work, then you don't qualify. You don't even get on the waiting list." Our picture shows Mrs Holgate


and members of her family with Dr Huson and representatives of the four groups. (B1000102/2)


did encroach on the yard, did not remove parking opportunities and a condition could ensure the prohibition of indiscriminate parking on the highway.


Remanded


A CLITHEROE man has pleaded not guilty to being drunk and disor­ derly in Lowergate. Peter Aspinwall (23),


of Hayhurst Street, was remanded on bail until February 6th by Black­ burn magistrates.


sion of the same height, and building style within the established rear yard.) Objectors said th a t


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Abusive to police officer


A CLITHEROE shop assistant who became abusive to police appeared be­ fore magistrates at Blackburn charged with being drunk and disorderly in


bby (18), of Mytton View, pleaded guilty and was fined £50 with £55 costs. The court heard that


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Bibby and another male gestured and shouted at a patrolling police officer. He turned his car around and by the time he got back, Bibby was urinat­ ing against a wall. He was warned about his behaviour, but became abusive, saying he did not like the police and they should stop harass­ ing him. Mr Ian Holland (def­


ending), said Bibby, a shop assistant, was extremely apologetic and wished the magistrates to know that he liked the police and had a lot of respect for them. . "He had been drinking


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