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An unloading is needed


YOU have received a number of i letters about Wellgate pave-f ment. ’


bay and make it safe for both; pedestrians and drivers, with' the pavements wide enough for' both?


Why not build an unloading, . -


make a suggestion instead of . complaining. .


I wish your readers would'


DRIVER AND PEDESTRIAN. .


Ruling will be too late


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THANK you for including cov­ erage 6f our brief hearing in the. Royal Courts of Justice in last: week's Clitfceroe Advertiser and, Times. Unfortunately, you quoted


that a European court ruling, will be made in three months it will, in fact, be many months,: and will come too late for the, current situation. The Environment Agency


received Castle Cement's appli­ cation for authorisation under! new UK-wide legislation six months ago and is likely to' make a decision at any time. This is the Pollution Prevention' and Control (England and' Wales) Regulations 2000. As I understand it, this is, in


important part of this new legal procedure. I t appears that the public has been kept totally in the dark about this. The two older kilns were due


effect, equivalent to all cement, works having to apply for new permits, as though this was a. greenfield site, and this was a brand new planning application for a cement works and in the Clitheroe case, a co-incineration plant, with three co-incinera- tion kilns, incinerating 136,000 tonnes per annum of hazardous waste. Public participation is an


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Large turnout for farm safety day which involved experts from all over country


A LARGE-SCALE farm safety day in the


Ribble Valley was hailed a great success by the organisers. No less th an 440


people from farms and allied businesses acr­ oss the region attend­ ed Friday's event a t


. Partnerships, Lantra and insurance company NFU Mutual ran the


ty Executive, Clitheroe- based Northern Rural


Clitheroe Auction Mart. The Health and Safe­


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, February 21st, 2002 9


Camera club sees print folio for competition


THE Lancashire and Stephen Robinson had a Cheshire Union's latest charming portrait of two print folio was shown at young boys, one older the Ribblesdale Cam- than the other, with the era Club last week. I t ’ title "Innocence and included prints entered • Experience." by the counties in the . Mike Bartle also had national competition his "Through the Foun- and drew from the open . tain" chosen for this sec- pr ints and creative tion. classes of. the la te s t! Next week's meeting union competition.


- hosts a presentation


day, which had two ses­ sions. Safety experts from all


over the country took the visitors round vari­ ous "scenarios” in groups and answered questions. Classic'hazanls which


often cause accidents were covered. They included all-terrain vehi­ cles, power take-off shafts, roofing work, livestock handling, man­ ual handling and clear­ ing blockages in machin­ ery. The health aspects of


dairy and pesticide con­ centrates were explained and there was special emphasis on child safety. The instructors exp­


lained how their message applied to individual farms and that nearly all accidents were pre­ ventable.


the HSE's drive to put farm safety back on the industry's agenda in the aftermath of the foot


provided. The day was part of


Refreshments were


have been removed from the safety team's imme­ diate inspection pro­ gramme. This is to give them time to review and


and mouth outbreak. Farmers attending


Go-ahead for chemist’s shop despite opposition


release unabated emissions at ~ ground level. More than 50 residents made


dispersion of emissions from these two kilns is mentioned in this application. Nor is, what I believe to be, the frequent num­ ber of breakdowns, malfunc­ tions etc on Kiln 7, which _


for closure because they could not comply with the PPC Reg-, ulations 2000. No mention of inadequate


complaints in September last year - the month this applica­ tion was made. This is consis­ tent with the 500 complaints a year forthe years 1998 -2000. I t has implications for all


MP, take up the lack of consul­ tation of these PPC Regula­ tions 2000 immediately-before the decision is made?


MARY HORNER, Heights Farm, Bolton-by-Bowland.


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school governors responsible for safety of pupils and staff on school premises etc etc. Will Mr Nigel Evans, our


■ Mrs Hill was given ■ the go-ahead for a pharmacy a t Read by medical authorities


a plea from pharma­ cist Mrs Patricia Hill.


Valley Borough Counr cil's Planning and Development Com­ mittee went against officers' advice and r e c o m m e n d e d approval after hearing


VILLAGERS of Read and Simon- stone will have their own chemist's shop, despite opposition from planning offi­ cials. Members of Ribble


mittee she did not antici- , pate any traffic prob­ lems just because she opened a chemist's shop. ’ Coun. Peter Redpath


busy road. Mrs Hill told the com­


gested it would be a threat to highway safety by increasing on-street parking and manoevring near a road junction on a


wanted to refuse per­ mission for her to use the former tailor’s shop in Whalley Road, despite support for the plan from the parish council. Planning officials sug­


after 70 villagers signed a petition. But planning officials


e d out the county had given itself permission to create a public library on the other side of the road.


. their prescriptions. ..... In addition, he point­


had gone through a con­ siderable process to get agreement to open the pharmacy. I t was a much-needed facility and which would proba­ bly reduce traffic because people would no longer have to drive to Whalley or Padiham for


(Read) said he thought the county surveyor's concerns were "hilarious, if it was not so impor­ tant". He said the applicants


remedy any features of their property, equip­ ment and working prac­ tices they feel may need attention in the light of points made on the day. Mr Roger Kendrick,


the HSE principal inspector for the North West, said greater fore­ thought is required in planning farm work and that there is a need to stay focussed on safe.


practices, whatever the pressure or distraction. Our picture shows


did not win the competi- John Smith from tion, the club was well Rochdale and it promis- represented by Mike estobeamostentertain- Bartle and Stephen ing night. Robinson in both classes. New members are The former's "Winter at always welcome at the Grindleton" was well- liked by the commenta­ tor, but "The High Jump” was viewed as a computer'constructed montage from a straight mountain snow scene with a skier superim­ posed. This was, in fact, a very well made picture as the skier, Mr Bartle's son, was actually sitting on a table in the Ribbles­ dale clubroom! The creative section


Although Ribblesdale - c aM "Motor Sport" by


club, which meets at the rooms in Ribble Lane, Chatbum, on Tuesdays at 7-30 p. m.


Ken Geddes \


was very well supported and there was no sharp boundary drawn bet­ ween its prints and those in the open section. Entries varied from


some of the instructors and a set piece, complete with a “casualty”. (J150202/2)


Bid for home in parents’ garden is turned down


ing of the Ribble Valley Borough Council's Plan­ ning and Development Committee, hoping to overturn an officers' rec­ ommendation for refus­ al. • Mr Nichols, a Burnley


him permission to build a house in the garden of his parents' home at Nowell Grove, Read. He addressed a meet­


P L A N N E R S ignored a hea r tfe lt plea from Mr Michael Nichols, who wants to bring his family back to live in th e village where he was born. They refused to give


. life that the Ribble Val­ ley affords. Please end my family's exile from the area. We are a decent hard-working family who just want to come


Historic Abbey inter-church meeting


in the area with my fam­ ily. The site is out of sight, away from the main road. "We wish to have access to the quality of


policeman, told them he had been born in Read, but had to leave the vil­ lage when he was 23 on getting married, due to similar problems to those which exist these days - the lack of suitable affordable housing in the area. He said: "I wish to live


to school in the local area, my wife and I will work locally and con­ tribute fully to the local economy." The committee sided ■with the planning offi­


: bungalows and would ’ have "a severe detrimen­ tal visual impact upon the the appearance of the area." They felt th a t the


cers, who said the house would be squeezed in between two .dormer


speculator. Such homes as he wanted to build would counteract "the slow death of- some vil­ lages". "My children will go


home where we belong". He said he was not a


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A MAN from Clitheroe was remanded on bail by magistrates at'Black- burn af ter he pleaded


Denies assault on his wife


not guilty to assaulting his wife, causing actual bodily harm. Peter Smith (41), of St


four-bedroomed house would be overdevelop­ ment of the site. I t was suggested Mr


Paul's Close, was alleged to have assaulted his wife, Angela. The court imposed


Nichols might be lis­ tened to more favourably in the future if he chose to re-submit plans, but for a bungalow and not a house.


bail conditions that he must make no contact with his wife and that he must reside in Holden Street. He was bailed until


March 6th. FURTHER ALL 3 PIECES! w ait for lir prizes


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Sng was them,


12000 in T fodder | by the slands


on for a j silver-


things are getting back to normal." Prizes were presented


"It was a sign tha t


as follows: Clamp silage - 1, Mr William Peel,


Newhouse Farm, Brog- den Lane, Bamoldswick; 2, Mr David Cartmoll, Shuttleworth Hall Farm, Hapton; 3; Mr Eric Lonsdale, Foulds House Farm, Padiham. Big bale silage -1 , Mr


I th la s t liation's pee, but 1 inter- FFasit led the event


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|icer Mr aid: "I


David Cartmell; 2, J. and F. Boothman and Sons, Moorside Farm, Altham; 3, Mr John Bradley, Farmhouse Farm, Altham. Hay - 1, Mr John


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Clegg, Stakes Farm, Cow Ark, Clitheroe; 2, Mr William Peel; 3, Mr Keith Geldard, Whit- tams Farm, Billington. In our picture, offi­


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farmers able to for 12


cials and winners are,, from the left, Mr Jack Kenneford (treasurer), Mrs Yvonne and Mr Peter Hardman (vice- chairman), Mr Keith Geldard, Mr John and Mrs Linda Clegg, Mrs Carol and Mr Peter Hogan.


(P16202/2) .


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A HISTORIC meet­ ing to further inter­ church links has taken place in Whal­


ley. The Area Deans of


the Blackburn Diocese met with their Bishops and the Circuit Superin­ tendents of the Meth­ odist North West Dis­ trict at Whalley Abbey. The meeting included


other’s life and work, and is the third attempt made over the past 40 years to grow closer. The Ecumenical Offi­


discussion , about the recently-launched new study of Anglican- Methodist Conversa­ tions. The Conversations are


national level discussions to bring the churches closer together. A spokesman said that it was not a full-unity scheme, but a sharing by the churches in each


cer for the Blackburn Diocese, the Rev. Peter Ford, said that the meet­ ing marked a working together on various areas of common inter­ est, including the Con­ versations. These discussions will


be followed by a meeting in joint session of the Church of England and Methodist synods in Lancashire. This will take place in Preston in March. Our picture. shows


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bishops, deans and Methodist leaders at the meeting.


A £4,500 Lottery grant for Trinity's disabled group


A PIONEERING Ribble Valley club for the dis­ abled has been awarded a £4,541 Lottery grant. The members of the 18+ Group meet once a week


at the Trinity Centre and also have regular social trips. ■


our range of training abilities and enable us to con­ tact and work with other similar groups more quick­ ly and effectively," says one of the leaders, Mr Gary. Williamson.


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