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I Write to: The Editor, Clitheroc Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clilhcroe BB72EW Editorial e-mail: vivien.mealh@ea3tlancsnews.co.uk Extra £30m. for health


will boost our services IT was with great sadness th a t I read Mr Turner's column, Valley Matters, and th e item regarding


NHS spin. As a local GP, I would be more than happy to cor­


rect his misinformation and point out th a t the extra £30m. funding to the local health economy over the next three years is going to be used to provide a new single site hospital for the people of Bast Lancashire a t Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn, numerous new health premises across Bast Lancashire (including a replacement for Clitheroe H e alth Centre); and enable the funding for a wider prescription of med­ ications by GPs in order to reduce the risk of heart


&tt&ck mild stroke. The money will also be used in order to change the


way th a t hospital services are delivered, with the emphasis on more services which are currently deliv­ ered in Blackburn being offered on a more local basis here in Ribble Valley. I am sure th a t Mr Turner is already aware th a t


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over the last 10 years the local GPs have enabled the provision of outpatients and X-ray facilities here in Ribble Valley which were not offered previously. I am sorry to have to inform Mr Turner th a t


some of the new money will be used for new com­ puters and office staff, as my busy Clitheroe prac­ tice could not function without the hard-working reception and office staff who work in my practice, and provide me with the facilities to deliver high quality care to the people of Clitheroe. I am sure th a t Mr Turner will find th at the local


newspaper is not simply delivered by the editor and journalists alone, but a vast number of other people are, I am sure, responsible for the final delivery of the newspaper to our homes in the Ribble Valley. New computers are also vitally important to the


modern health service in order to facilitate the transfer of clinical information around the health service and avoid unnecessary duplication of inves­


tigations. At present the NHS is woefully underfunded for


computerisation and the new money will be very welcome to improve the infrastructure necessary to


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deliver high quality care. My final comment is in response to the cynical


comment regarding goldfish tanks. I am sure that if Mr Turner had visited Clitheroe Health Centre


he would be aware th a t we have never had a gold­ fish tank iq our waiting room, and as far as I am ■ aware we have no plans to develop one.


DR ALAN CROWTHER, GP Pendleside Medical Practice


• THE press release referred to in our article read


as follows: "The Government has announced th a t local NHS services will receive over 30% additional funding over the next three years. Leigh Griffin, chief executive of Hyndburn and


Ribble Valley P r im a ry Care T ru s t , said: 'I am delighted to report th a t the Primary Care Trust will receive an increase in funding of just over 9% next year, br inging th e T ru s t 's to ta l budget to over £104m. Similar increases have been agreed for 2004/5 and 2005/6. The money will be used to provide a comprehen­


sive range of hospital services for local residents, to supply community health services and to meet the cost of drugs prescribed by GPs. We will deploy the funds effectively, taking advice


. from local clinicians on ways of improving access to services and to improve the overall quality of our


services. The money is welcomed as we continue to use our


resources to secure the best possible services for local


people."' We wanted to let our readers know just how the


money would improve services here, in the Ribble Valley. Our reporter, John Turner, asked Dr Griffin how the money was to be spent. Would some of the funding go towards a replacement health centre in Clitheroe? How would the money affect community


health services? The answers to those questions were not forth­


coming. Mr Turner was told: "Now we know how much we have got, we can get into the process of determining how best to spend it." Dr Crowther has, in his letter above, answered


those questions - Editor Why I don’t always accept


the advice of officers IN his letter Mr Coulston asked for consistency in determining planning applications and suggested th a t because I supported the planning officer’s rec­ ommendation for Rockmount I should do so on


every other occasion. To take up th a t position would mean th a t coun­


cillors on the Planning Committee would always rubber-stamp officers’ recommendations and never dissent from their advice. T hat is quite undemocra­


tic.- When officers advise us oh points of planning law


and policy we are wise to heed such advice. In areas of interpretation and opinion we may occasionally


differ. Officers recommended approval for Mr Coulston s . • ,


two-storey extension. I disagreed on the grounds of its mass and proximity to neighbouring property. The committee agreed, unanimously, with my view. Mr Coulston appealed to the Planning Inspec­


torate, who judged th a t the proposed side exten­ sion would have an unacceptably harmful impact on living conditions a t the neighbouring house, and i t would have a materially adverse effect on the s tre e t scene. Thus th e inspector vindicated my


position. I think i t likely th a t some residents in Moorland


Crescent - and elsewhere - are grateful th a t we do not always accept officers’ opinions, b u t judge each application on its individual merits.


COUN. HOWEL JONES Warwick Drive, Clitheroe


Practical action needed


to tackle litter scourge ONE afternoon I went litter picking along one of th e Ribble Valley’s co u n try lanes n o t fa r from Clitheroe. I t is not even a very busy road, but in the space of about 200 yards I had filled a bin bag to the top with cans, bottles, crisp packets and takeaway food cartons thrown into verges. I was privileged in th at I was treated to the sight


of a car full of youths throwing their half-eaten sandwiches plus wrappers out of their car window as they sped past me. This just about summed it up. The l it te r situation is getting worse. You only


need to look a t our roadside verges to see th e amount of rubbish which is being dumped from car windows on a daily basis without a second thought. A writer on these pages recently mentioned the newly-opened McDonald’s and the rubbish which has already begun to litter the Valley countryside in only a few weeks (I, too, and no doubt others have


l P ____ 1 /T i-_—. J J n nW k n fh nH d Viovrfl Well, it is certainly not going to make it any bet­


ter. Not through any fault of McDonald’s itself (or any other takeaway business), but rather because of th a t section of society which regards anywhere except a rubbish bin as a suitable place for their lit-


t61* What has changed is th a t we now have another


takeaway, this time a high-profile establishment, accessible mainly by car on a busy road within a short drive of some of the finest countryside m the North of England. Of course, the litter in our coun­ tryside is going to increase, simply because there will now be more of i t for th e thoughtless brigade to


thrqw out of cars. The presence of McDonald’s has no t created a


new problem, just added to an existing one which


itself has been getting worse for years. As usual it is the Ribble Valley residents and the


borough’s image with tourists which ultimately suf­ fers. What is needed now is fast, practical action by the council to ensure th a t, in an area which relies heavily on its unspoilt rural image, this anti-social problem does not spiral out of control.


NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED Memories of ‘nice lady’


prompted by my letter MY letter published in the Advertiser on October 3rd seems to have interested a few readers. People have written to me about “the nice lady th a t I mentioned who called a t the local charity shop and spoke of Smithson’s, the cafe on the corner by the


station. I have had some complimentary comments from


people I meet in town and phone calls, too. My most interesting reply came from the daughter of “the nice lady”, and her daughter, who in turn recognised


the description of her “nana”. “The nice lady’s” maiden name was Smithson and


i t was h e r uncle who ran th e old cafe where Maxwell’s is now sited. The writer said th a t the lady was always known for being well-dressed and smart, but th a t she passed away in 1999. The memory has prompted the writer to look up and research her


family tree. I was also stopped in town by a lady who said that


i was aiso sioppeu m uj, she remembers getting off the train a t Chtheroe rail- noticed this). She asked if this was going to get way station to nip across to Smithsons to g e tanice


worse and become the scourge of the countryside. cream. She said i t was a Smithson s Special and had its own “nice home-made flavour .


The other day, a lady phoned me from Pre­


ston to say how she remembers “the lady” and described how well-dressed she was and how her clothes f i tted with dis tin c tio n . I thought, yes, th a t’s her!


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But you won’t need to watch out yourself for signs to Platform nine and three quarters, because the special journey, on Saturday, April 26th, begins with return coaching from Burnley, Padtham, Clitheroe, Nelson and Colne.


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Pavement window broken ALL ABOARD: The Wizard Express,


which is set for a memorablefamily journey in April.


YOUTHS are believed to have broken a wired glass pavement cellar window in York Street, Clitheroe, by jumping on it. Police are investi­ gating.


Sharon Sagar, of Burnley, was the winner of the


Robbie Williams concert : tickets competition:


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LETTERS KNOW!


IS there a competition you would love to enter , a re ade r offer you would like to sec, or a travel and


Burnlcv BB11 LDP ■'/•Mr. 1 1


up and be counted YOU do not write to newspapers about the endless tide of immigration, some of it illegal, into Great Britain and expect an easy ride. As a father, grandfather and great-grandfa­


ther, I believe I have a duty to stand up and be counted on this very serious issue, with all its ramifications. One for me and one against from other letter writers. Well, you can’t win


them all! A thank you to Josephine Sopham for her


leisure destination you would like to visit? Send your ideas to: Sharon, Promotions Dept, East Lancashire Newspapers, Bull Street,


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supportive words about previous letters I have had published in this newspaper. A challenge to Joyce Fermour to write


again and inform readers where I was wrong. I believe it is your obligation to readers to state the facts. I am always willing to read, listen


and learn. Josephine Sopham’s suggestion for a letter


Because baby pigs grow so quickly, some 48 different pigs were


: used for the film “Babe”


of the week, or of the month, was a good one, but I do wish more readers would send in their letters to the editor, especially th at nice lady I had a conversation with on the bus home last


night.


BERT HARDWICK, Wnddington


‘Prison’ railings plan blocked by council


COUNCILLORS have said no to a plan for railings on top of a dwarf wall a t a flat in Stony hurst. An application to add the railings to the


side of a boundary wall a t a flat in Hod- der Court, Knowles Brow, was refused. Members of Ribble Valley Borough


Council’s Plan n in g and Development Committee had been recommended not to approve th e plan for th e ground-floor property in the Grade I I listed building. A report to committee noted th a t nine


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le t te rs of objection had been received, together with one letter of support. The main issues of objection related to


th e se t t in g of a p re cedent, th e visual impact of the railings and the fact th a t it would look like “a prison against the nat­ ural backdrop”. Officers commented that th e railings were “in ap p ro p r ia te ” and would have a “detrimental effect on the visual impact of the complex”. Councillors agreed with officers and refused the application.


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A NEW name on thd Clitheroe clothes scene h a t| also made its debut in t to p selling guide to thd b e s t re ta i l -outlets ol| British fashion. Browse, of King StreetJ Clitheroe, has appeared in


Caryn Franklin's "Fashion UK." The GMTV presenter]


whose name is linked with BBCs "Clothes Show" and "Style Challenge", hasl reviewed more th an 10(1 independent shops which! "s tand o u t from t h t | crowd." Of Browse, she s a y s l


"This opu len t b o u t iq u t l stands out from its com-T petitors.” Owner Claire Ileathcotil


opened her f irs t store at! the age of 18. I t maturetl into a designer boutiq u il and, in 2002, moved front Roe Lee, B la ck b u rn t t | Clitheroe. Of th e in te r io r , Ml


Franklin writes: "Ratheil than opting for the mini! malist chrome interior sti beloved of contemporary! retail design, Claire trie.T to co u n te rb a lan c e th t l modernist aesthetic w itll more grandiose and trad i l tionalist elements, includl ing sp e c ta c u la r c ry s ta l chandeliers and handsomt| feature fireplaces." The staff a t Browse aril


described as "enthusiastic! and unaffected," and th*| guide's au th o r o b v io u s l j enjoyed her shopping experience in th e Ribbl^ Valley. "Fashion UK” is price,]


£16.99 and published b j Conran Octopus.


Pair accused oi| damaging car


C L ITH ERO E womel Donna Patricia Pa terna l (34), and Tania Collett! Teresa Ward (43), both (I separate addresses in Ceil t ra l Avenue, C l ith e ro tl were remanded on bail b j Blackburn m a g is tra te ! after pleading not guilty t l affray and damaging a cal Pateman was remanded ol bail until January 20th an l Ward until January 23rd. |


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FREEMASONS a t WhJ have handed over a cheqil th e Pendles ide Hos ;l ReedLey


f The £100 was raised


raffle a t the Abbey Lot] annual “Postlethwaite” d]


a t the Masonic Hall. The hospice provides!


Garage go-ahead


A T IM B E R garage at! house in Pimlico Ro a l Clitheroe, can be replact] say councillors. A p roposa l to build


d e ta ch ed g a rag e , wil walls reinforced with ctl c re te c lad d in g a n d ! cem ent f ib re floor, wl approved by members! R ibble Valley Borou] Council’s Plan n in g a l Development CommittI


Crowbar break-i


A SPADE and then a crtl bar were used to break it| a secure p ro p e r ty Whins Lane, Simonsto! on Friday night.


| Several thousand pout]


worth of p ro p e r ty v| taken. The haul include! power washer, several n l guns and a grinder. Po l are investigating the brel


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