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nder way | by Vivien Meath


:)uth disease, rest landowners iat work remov- bstacles th a t i owing to a


proaching nor- e wake of foot


his of way net- urns to some-


use for many


ountry Land ess Association many queries g the mainte-


confusion over of the network, arrison, North puty regional


’ the rights of vork andthese reased in the


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director, says: “During*; the months of closure; ti many rights of way have JJ been affected by obsta-3; cles such as vegetation and in some cases tempo-'*! rary barriers. Most of,*: these have now been*, removed, but the public*1 should remember that;! clearing thousands of?| miles of unmaintained », rights of way will take:-’; some time. Landowners;*! and local authorities are’ ! working hard to make <! sure th a t walkers are-" again able to enjoy unrest stricted access along!; these paths and bridle- j 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 . rights of way they* should contact the rights -i of way office a t th e ’ appropriate local author-;


The CLA reminds;! ity.


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.


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.


Tonight's meeting oL 1


sion of the same height, and building style within the established rear yard. ' Objectors said th a t


I t involves an exten­ '


the area was largely resi-, dential, there would be an effect on neighbour-; ing properties and p a r t ­ ing and turning prob­


lems. mm ary wheelchair


Is. This is won- ormed my life." or the Rotary said: "One may ■ would qualify Health Service


red wheelchair, rms still work, alify. You don’t


liting list.” ws Mrs Holgate er family with presentatives of


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.


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. It* was not considered that* light levels of nearby properties would be sig­ nificantly affected. The extension, while it


But, in a report to be' : 13 . , -J1


Abusive to police officer


A CLITHEROE shop assistant who became abusive to police appeared be­ fore magistrates a t Blackburn charged with being drunk and disorderly in Moor Lane. Edward R obert Bi­


bby (18), of M y t to n View, pleaded guilty and was fined £50 with £55 costs. The court heard tha t


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


a t a friend's house and when he left, the fresh air' hit him," said Mr Hol­ land. "He tells me he


ending), said Bibby, a shop a s s is tan t, 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


doesn't intend to drink again, but, even if that is not the case, I am sure this appearance in court will help to remind him to moderate his drink­ ing."


in m em o r y o f . [fou n d e r m em b e r i


: M e e t in g s i le n c e f


MEMBERS of Clith­ eroe Garden Club have remembered a colleague and learned about bonsai. About twenty mem­


bers attended a meeting, which was opened by the chairman's announce­ ment regarding the death of founder mem­ ber and past-president, Mr Jack Gregory. Mr Gregory served as


secretary- from the founding of the club in 1976, to 1985. He rem­ ained on the committee for a further two years and was elected hon­ orary president in 1989. He served the club in


ber to the end and that ^on Fcbmary^Gth,,which his presence a t meetings will be followed by a talk would be missed. A short by club member Miss silence was observed as a Barbara Bingham on her


Gregson said th a t sup­ ported by his daughter, Mrs Jackie Wyman, he remained a loyal mem-


mark of respect before the meeting continued. The chairman then


apologised to members for letting an opportuni­ ty slip by. Towards the end of last year the club


tr ip to th e Galapagos Islands.


Our picture shows Mr


Middleton showing club members some bonsai tricks of the trade. (090102/14)


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th a t capacity until ill health caused his resig­ nation in 1997. He con­ tinued to suppor t the club in every way possi­ ble after that. As recent­ ly as last September he competed in the club's annual show with his own produce. Chairman Mr Bill


was 25 years old, an anniversary which could, he said, have been cele­ brated a t the annual club social in November. Members were rem­


inded that the club sales hut opens again on Sun­ day, February 24th. They were also remind­ ed of the annual general meeting. The main speaker for


. As a demonstration, he pruned, wired and root pruned a young tree to prepare i t for life as a bonsai. Although less mem­


the evening was Mr Nick Middleton, of Samlesbury, who talked about bonsai growing.


bers than usual attended for this very specialised presentation, those who did proved to be a very enthusiastic and atten­ tive audience. Many questions were asked and even those who grew bonsai themselves left wiser. . The next meeting is the annual meeting one


Multi-sports court ready by the end of May


WORK will start soon on the new tennis and multi-sports court on the council com­ plex at Edisford. I t should be ready for


use by the end of May and is to be constructed by a firm based only a few miles away, G. T h o rn to n L td , of A lth am In d u s t r ia l Estate. - A report to members of the Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council Communi­ ty Committee says that good progress has been made in getting the pro­ ject under way. But a disagreement


between county and national Lawn Tennis Association officials


cal advisors insisted that a non-porous acrylic sur­ face was used. This, says the report, was totally unacceptable,from alJL local points of view -~ "such courts are ren­ dered uplayable in the presence of moisture, something which is in abunadance in East Lan­ cashire." The county Lawn


means that it is not yet known whether a £50,000 grant from the organisation will be obtained. Its head office techni­


Tennis Association, says the report, was ."some­


Town crier contest is back


TEAKS can be spar­ ed — Clitheroe's town crier competition is


back on for 20021 The traditional gath­


ering of town criers, who converge on Clitheroe from throughout the country to compete for the Lancashire Crying Cup, will be a feature of this June's Great Days of Folk Festival after being abandoned two years ago. Organiser and Clith­


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eroe town crier Mr Roland Hailwood decid­ ed the competition's Clitheroe heat, held tra­ ditionally on Spring Bank Holiday Monday, had no future after pub­ lic support for the event in Millennium year dwindled to almost nil. Although Mr Hail­


wood was critical of "no show" townsfolk a t the time,' he has now under­ gone a change of heart and is already planning to make this'year's cry­ ing extra special. Said Mr Hailwood,


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who has received a grant of £100 from Clitheroe Town Council towards the staging of the heat: "We are back on. There was no Clitheroe event las t year, but our new date as part of the folk festival will hopefully revive in terest in the competition and ensure it has more spectators. I therefore intend this year’s crying to be extra special.". The heat will be held


was £1398 m ■'vsxr.


what embarassed by the stance from London," feeling th a t synthetic grass was the appropri­ ate surface. Council officials are


keen to obtain the grant if they can, b u t warn that they cannot do so at any cost. The best possi­ ble deal is st il l being negotiated. The tender price of


£209,838 is just within the £210,000 in the esti- maes. Increased use of the


complex is expected and th e necessary puffin crossing to cope with this will cost about £35,000. Money for it will have to be found elsewhere in the budget.


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Critical report has been modified to ‘good’ after council challenge


by Tim Procter


AN unfavourable report on local regeneration and planning services has been modified. The Best Value Inspec­


torate initially dubbed Rib­ ble Valley Borough Coun­ cil's work in these fields "fair" and said that it would not improve. The council challenged this


preliminary view and the two women inspectors from th e Audit Commission reconsid­


ered th e i r findings, tak in g points made by th e council into account. They now say that regener­


ation and planning policy in the borough is a "good two- star service." The partnerships in which


both aspects of work are involved are well regarded and appear to be having an impact.. The services are responsive and th is is appreciated by cus­ tomers. But a rep o r t to tonight's


meeting of the council's Plan­ ning and Development Com­ m i t te e p o in ts o u t th a t th e earlier "unlikely-to-improve


verdict" judgement had not been altered and still stood. The inspectors say th a t ,


although staff are committed to improvement, there are weaknesses in th e process devised for ensuring best value and plans are short term and insufficiently challenging. The inspectors want the


Bailey. "It is vitally important. to try to prove that their assess­ ment th a t we are unlikely to improve is mistaken." Concerns about the best-


council to state clear outcome targets, examine the cost-effec­ tiveness of its performance managment and set targets to reach th e best-performing councils. "It is of course encouraging


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j ley. I t is to be broadened and there is to be better targetting and performance management. The annual economic s ta te ­ ment will be more streamlined. "I am sure that the activities


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of the team in relation to all levels of policy development, regional, countryside, sub­ regional and local will continue to be pro-active and pay divi­ dends for the district," says Mr Bailey.


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