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;he works could be mothballed ^ lin three to four years, depending ! ;he progress of the company's new-} it at Padeswoon, Wales.


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[e emphasises that a health survey j shown that respiratory complaints j chest diseases in the areas near the [ ks are below the national average, j 'his is also mentioned in a report, le months old from Dr Stephen j rton, the local Director of Public,! ilth, to the Environment Agency.;


p figures are, in general, re-assuring, j s Dr Morton. Health is generally ) d, with no evidence of increased; ;ls of diseases attributed to com-, a air pollutants. n a more recent letter to Ribble.; ley Borough Council, Dr Morton ) gests that assurances be sought forj dear date" for the de-commission-j of the wet kilns, which fall short of-j astry emission benchmarks in some); iects. If the company needed them j ise, an interim package of improve^!; its should be pressed for.


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in its submission to the council, that irironment Agency says its officials] |lieve we are beginning to see some! oration of public confidence" in the] Vs operations and their regulation, }


Ich the agency would like to buildj J It calls for more positive recogni-} h of the efforts made by all con-1 led.


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'riends of the Earth has told the) ncil that complaints about Castle] nent remain "persistently high". It! ms that some people have moved] iy from the area rather than con1; le to live with unresolved environ;! ital issues. lisaffected residents who feel that) r complaints are not taken serious;] nough are now looking at their rel-l -ely new rights to clean air and the) timate enjoyment of one’s home- garden. Due to the combination of* ither and topography intermittent-' me-grounding is a fairly inevitable’ sequence of Castle Cement's operas is, says the submission. Nibble Valley Borough Council's nmunity Committee will now dis- s the various responses before iding on any amendments to the ncil's position statement.


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Blind ex-serviceman Brian returns after HofistigystEeis sporting and personal success at camp


A BLIND ex-serviceman from Billington has returned from a week-long summer camp with a bag of sporting trophies and new experiences.


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■ -Mr Brian Beniston attended the camp as a new member of St Dun-


■ stan's, the centre for blind ex-ser­ vice- men and women. Although the St Dunstan's home is located at B righton, the camp was held in HMS Sultan, the Royal Navy Engi­ neering School at Gosport, Hamp­ shire. At the camp, Mr Beniston, who is


66, took part in a variety of sports and activities, accompanied by 30 other blind ex-servicemen and a group of. helpers, themselves ex-Fleet Air Arm personnel and families. He said: "I was a bit apprehensive


about being back on a Naval Base after 40 years, but they couldn't do enough for us. I really enjoyed it." The veteran took part in several


indoor sports, plus sailing, gliding and archery. He said: "The gliding was an. experience. We went up to 2,000 feet. "When it came to the archery I said I'd never fired before, but I had a


'young lady telling me where to aim. To my surprise I got five golds." He was presented with the archery trophy


. and shield for the best sports beginner by the Commodore of HMS Sultan. Mr Beniston also took the helm of


the Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue craft. He said: "The coxswain put my hand on the throttle and told me to open it up. There we were doing about 36 knots down the Solent." Another event Mr Beniston partic-


> ularly enjoyed was the Royal Marine ! Band concert and parade at the Guild­ hall, Portsmouth.,


- .He explained that one of the partic- ipants at the camp was a young ex­ marine who was blinded when he was hit by an Iraqi truck during the Gulf War and another was an ex-POW from a Japanese prison camp. He said:


"They all had stories to tell, some of them you couldn't print. What I found


'-was that they all mucked in and nobody complained." He is now looking-forward to attending the Remembrance Ceremo- •ny at the Cenotaph in London in


' November and to joining, next year's camp.


. Mr Beniston served in the Royal


Tank Regiment from 1952 to 1956, fol­ lowed by a short spell in the Mercluint


. Navy. He then joined the Royal Marines in 1958 and served with 42 Commando unit, mainly in the Far East, seeing active service in Borneo and Brunei. He was demobilised in 1969.


- He then worked as a lorry driver for


... [Castle Cementj.but contracted dia- . betes, which blinded him. After diag­ nosis and treatment it was realised that surgery could hot restore hid sight. He said: "They can't do any­ thing else, so I can't complain." He and'his wife Maureen now share their home with Farley, his black labrador


"guide dog. j |;;; -----Regarding his blindness and contin- .uirig activity] Mr Beniston said: "There's-nothing to stop you doing things if you want to do them. It's no good sitting at. home."


- - This is a philosophy shared by St


Dunstan's, which was founded in 1915 by Arthur Pearson, a blind man who declared that full independence was achievable for those blinded, a highly radical view in the early 1900s. St Dunstan's was originally set up


for the rehabilitation of service-men and women blinded during'their ser­ vice, but last year the criteria were changed to include all people who have served, and who are now blinded, due to war, age, accident or illness. Further information about St Dun­


stan's can be obtained on freephone number 0800 389 7979. Mr Beniston is pictured ready for his glider flight during the camp, (s)


Spooky goings-on as Castle Museum brews up a strange mixture for visitors to enjoy


Over the moon after charges are


dropped WHEN the week began, Robert Grime was in the depths of despair. For months he had


been out of work and, on top of that, he was due to face a charge of arson which could have.result­ ed in a prison sentence of up to 15 years. - But on the Monday he


wasgiven:a job in) a,'car­ pet factory, and, fat the end of the week, his solic­


itor told him the Crown Prosecution Service had decided not, after all, to proceed with a charge of arson against him. "I was over the moon,"


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; sister, and Joel Muir, the bride] the wore groom's nephew.


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Jss with A reception was held ed lilac' at the Mo o rco ck Inn] id lilies and the couple honey’-1


Irass. mooned on the Yorkshire I Mr Cal- coast. They Eire to live in a. Page- Coupar Angus, Perth- ■ide and shire, Scotland, s, Mas- Photo: Allan Belli j,yle Bell, York


.‘j lbulance call out;


Jlice spokesman said they were not . Je threatening. The driver of . the lilkswagen Polo car was uninjured. ! I The incident occurred on abend and cessitated the closure of Settle Road htil the air ambulance had complete 1 its task and the road cleared.


stunning sight i oodland towards the crest of Lon;


Jidge Fell. After a short section on a ]rest road they came to the small, lit- ; visited clearing above WEilker Fold) 1th sweeping views to the north.


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| In the foreground the party could : the beautiful pastoral kindscape of


|e Loud and Hodder valleys, behind i the long sweep of the Bleasdale blls, whilst to the north-east they


luld see Ingleborough, Pen-y-Ghent pd even Whemside - a rare Emd beau- |iul sight. The group agreed that, if it i not the best view in England, it 3 certainly one of the best.


J The final delight of the evening was le sight of the setting sun picking out J’halley viaduct and casting a warm Ink glow over Pendle as the party t'scended down a forest road back to peir waiting cars.


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D IG out your plimsolls” is the message from Victim Support Lan­


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run it is organising or cross-country, races over 8km and 16km to raise- money for its work giving emotional and practical support to local v ic­ tims of crime and their families.


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ORGANISERS o f Clitheroe.’s Torchlight procession and family fun weekend are flagging! To boost the town centre decora­


Flagging up for torchlight procession These will be interspersed with


tions for the event, on September 14th and 15th, they are borrowing 35 medieval pennant-style flags from Settle Flag Festival Commit­ tee.


the Union Flags and Cross o f St George, flags already being flown by some town centre shops and busi­ nesses.


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will go back to Settle for the town': annual flag fe st ival, which next takes place in May.


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Car found burnt out


A FIRE destroyed a car at Ch’atbum in the early hours of Sunday. A police spokesman


said an accelerant had been used on the vehicle, a three-year-old Skoda valued at £4,000, which was burnt out. Guttering at a house, in Downham Road, next to which the car was,parked, began to melt and flames were also licking the house roof. Three wing mirrors


were broken off cars in the same area, at what thought;to have been around the same time. 'Fire-fighters from


Clitheroe were called to the scene and the police are seeking any witness­ es to the incidents. Any­ one with information asked to ring Crimestop- pers on 0800 555111.


Plea made; for recruits’


CLITHEROE’S fire fighters are. looking for new recruits.. - - . Anyone who lives and works in Clitheroe and interested in findingiout more about becoming retained "fire. • fighter should go to Clitheroe Fire Station any Mon- day between 7 and 9 p.m, and ask'to see station commander Station Offi­ cer Dave McGrath.'


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said Mr Graham. "I have been down in the dumps for months. This was my lucky week.” Mr Grime (21), of


Newlands Avenue, Clitheroe, had been charged with arson after an attack on the Islamic Learning Centre in Holden Street in May when first a car wheel, then a burning maga­ zine, were thrown through a window. Another youth was


dealt with by the court at Blackburn last month. Mr Grime was due to


have appeared before the crown court on Friday to answer the charge.’ "It was nothing to do


with me," he told the Advertiser and Times. "I was at the end of the road and didn't see what happened."


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' Miss. Dylan, who Says a delighted Miss


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wants .to open an holistic \ support centre in' Clitheroe for Ribble Val­ ley cancer patients and, their families, has been given the keys to a com­ munity house in the; town's Corbridge Court. ; It means thaL- on


Monday afternoons, from September9th, she will be able to host infor­ mal get -togethers'for those touched by the ill­ ness and arrange visits from complementary health therapists, coun­ sellors and advocacy rep­ resentatives, who advise on benefits and other entitlements, in a town centre location for the first time. • • .


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