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Standard and are now reap- * rewards of th a t ,” said :


(Jones. . Ing into account the bor-


1 increase, together with Is levied by Lancashire fcr Council and the Police Irity, a typical Band D 1 where there is no parish I , will receive a council tax | £1,137.89 in the coming


Jal year. Id B properties with no


Inal levy from a parish will 111 for £885.03, while Band lerties in similar circum- Ts face a total council tax


Jnt of £1,643.62. Idents living in the Ribble Is parishes will have to pay Inal cash, the precept set by rious parish councils. As a lonly properties in Bands A ■across the entire borough, Le council tax bills less than


n. Holtom said the figures


led the county’s 9.5% 3 and the additional 18.6% bvied by the Police Author- [ concluded: “I will leave tncil tax payers of the Rib- fey to make their own judg- . vhen they receive their


steel haul


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to a hire company which L gone out of business. Is van may have visited pla c e s where there are lo steal. If anyone has seen In help us in any way we pm to call us,” said the br.


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PEACE- w a s . thev messagfe; in Clitheroe, as leaders ofBritain and


the USA prepare for war in Iraq. Members of'Ribble Action.Group


and its supporters gathered on Satur­ day at the Castle Gates for a two-part Meeting for Peace opposing the current military build up for war.-: At midday white balloons representing


doves of peace bobbed on the railings and banners held by the protestors made it clear that the political rhetoric continues to be opposed-by many people in the country.


-. ......... In the evening, despite lashing rain,


about 50 people met and lit candles to express, a spokesman said “the personal feelings of those in the crowd and to cast light on a darkening world.” Organisers said that following the huge


anti-war march in London last month, the meeting in Clitheroe was emphasising the fact that the British Prime Minister and the President of the USA were not listening to the millions who were opposed to military action..


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. 'Ribble Action Group (RAG).members.??i state th a t it-would be an imperial war',-i: about oil and US domination,?and that i t ,


- would be illegal, unconstitutional, unjust:/, and immoral. Leaflets handed out a t the meeting -


detailed the reasons why the group and f its supporters are opposed to the war. j'7/ ; / The leaflets stressed the.absence,of;s.


th re a t or action agains t the US and ' B r ita in by I raq , and the dangers ofr destabilising the Middle East and further • inflamingthe Islamic world. -.. ’ .:v;;


-■ Mr Jo Harding said those opposing war were being accused of not having a:,, solution.


,, “We do have so lutions”, he said,,


“though a real difficulty is posed by the fact the people for war don’t seem to. know what the problem really is, so keep - changing the problem.” He also stated that there are enormous


difficulties caused by providing solutions, • as all the countries, regimes, religions and


cultures, and their situations are inter­ linked in some way, facts which are over­ looked by Mr Blair and Mr Bush. He added: “There will be another


meeting, a vigil, at the Castle Gates on the evening that the war starts.”


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DEBBIE HANDY; above, with her “War Kills” banner (CR030303/lc) and right, little Nyima Murry (six) makes her own statement (CR030303/la).


‘The vicar’s getting too much publicity!’


AN election candidate thinks one of his oppo­ nents is getting too much publicity. . That is despite the fact tha t each of them


signed the other’s nomination paper for the Rib­ ble Valley Borough Council poll on May lstl Whalley personality Mr Tom Hardwick is


putting up for the Liberal Democrats in the vil­ lage - and its vicar the Rev. Chris Sterry is standing for the Conservatives. • After the Advertiser and Times revealed the


vicar’s plan last week, other print and broadcast media followed our footsteps. “A vicar putting up may be a good story but


there is another side to it - me,” says Mr Hard­ wick, of Accrington Road, Whalley. “Perhaps you should give me a headline too.’? . Born.at Bramley Mead, Mr Hardwick has


lived for many of his 37 years in Whalley, where he has numerous community involvements. - “Chris and I are good friends and showed th a t by agreeing to be among signatories on each other’s election form,” says Mr Hard­ wick.-


“We both believe in a fair and honourable


contest. Coun. Mrs Joyce Holgate will be standing with him and a friend of mine may stand with me. “I seek better youth facilities, including


DANCING for fitness and fame will The professional instruction will be


soon.be on the programme for young- ... enhanced .by coaching from, Eclipse,. st&s'at Roefield I^isure''Ceritre.''«?w'4'J:’tlie'tKree-girl;-band formedby tiro Manager Mr Tonyv.Rodia-is Gold team to work with schools.; |J.


launching P6PSKOOL7'asenes'bf***^MrRo’dia’said that'he was inspired pop dance group lessons for children by the Pop Idol TV series and want- between seven and 11 years of age. ed to produce something similar at The programme will run over a Roefield. He stressed: “There won’t


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seven week period and is- aimed a t be judges to eliminate performers as promoting and encouraging the . the sessions progress, health, fitness, personal develop- “After the initial training, everyone ment, teamwork and self-discipline of will be formed into girl and boy all children participating. • ■


groups, and will get the opportunity I t is also designed to give primary to train up to a standard a t which


school children the chance of per- they can perform a pop song and forming in their own boy or girl band, dance routine at a final big event.” A team of eight professionals, He added that they will have the


made up of aerobics instructors from opportunity to visit Clitheroe’s own Roefield staff and members of the “Fame Academy” at Turret House, Gold team, will be teaching the chil- where they will dance in a full, pro- dren a variety of disciplines including fessional studio with lights, sound exercise, dance, stage performance systems and radio microphones, and vocals.


The Gold team, led by Mr Steven The aerobics staff will also develop Lancaster, provides a peer education i fATER


littery and red bugle beading lice and train. Eesmaids were Claire Edling- ld Jane Keating, who wore tend bodices of gamett silk.


(Justin Rawcliffe was best land Messrs Neil Bolton, fd Bater, Peter Bentley and 3entley the groomsmen.


| Maldives was the honey- destination, and the couple


■live in Barrow. ■to: Stuart Ainslie Photog-


Bridge winners


(WINNERS on Monday | night at Chtheroe Bridge ] Club were: NS Mr C. Pol- | lard and Mrs J. Bailey, Mrs | J. Martindale and Mrs J. (Taylor. EW Mr D. Hindle (and Mrs S. Cornwell, Mrs |B . Bennett and Mrs M. I Parker. On Thursday winners


| were: NS Mr K. Bushby (and Mr A. Singer, Mrs J. I Bailey and Mrs J. Martin- | dale. EW Mrs A. Peddar | and Mr G. Capstick, with (equal second Mrs I. Park | and Mrs K. Higson and | Mrs M. Thompson and | Mrs J. Bowker.


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the youngsters’ fitness and ensure system for young people in the Rib- they warm up properly prior to bleValley, giving them positive aspi- dance training.


rations, and is committed to their Fire causes damage


FIRE-FIGHTERS assisted a man a t his Clitheroe home during the small hours on Sunday. The fire crew dealt with a small fire at


the house on Colthurst Drive and found the man was suffering from smoke inhalation. He refused hospital treatment. , The kitchen cooker was heat damaged and the house had minor smoke damage.


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■ . Mr Lancaster.said: “We are giving youngsters a chance to shine, regard-:: less of their ability.” Numbers will be limited to around


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social, moral and educational devel­ ->riv .7,;- t


40, but if the programme is success­ ful, further sessions will be arranged, including those for older children. The POPSKOOL sessions will be


held every week from Thursday, March 20th to Thursday, April 24th, between 4 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., with finale performed in the afternoon of Saturday, April 26th.' The cost is £25 for each child and


further information is available from Mr Rodia a t Roefield Leisure, on 01200442188. - Our picture shows Evangeline


Atkinson,-Annie Collinge and Emily Whitwell with Eclypse band mem­ bers Claire Cooke, Jo Woodward and Naomi Telfer looking for stardom. ’ (C040303/8)


improvements to the QE11 field, more empha­ sis on curing the litter problem and a younger voice all round on council affairs.” Head of drama at St Christopher’s CE High School, Accrington, Mr Hardwick is connected


-ivirith thejWhalley churches^youth club and is a congregation member at English Martyrs’ RC


Church. ........ . He is captain of The Dog soccer team and a


member of the village tennis club. There is still plenty of time for other candi­


dates, of any party or none, to throw their hat intb the ring. Labour, however, may well con­ centrate its efforts in Clitheroe.


Pair charged with going equipped to steal diesel


TWO men have been arrested by Clitheroe


police and charged with going equipped to steal diesel fuel. The pair were held in custody after being


detained on the A59 early on Thursday morn­ ing.


One of the men has also been accused of dri­ ; v


ving the van they were in while disqualified and with a burglary at Ribchester. Police seized drums, piping and a pump from


the van and were making further inquiries this week. Both men come from the Burnley area.


Newsagent fined for firework offences


A WHALLEY newsagent sold fireworks to a 13-year- old girl sent into the shop by trading standards officers. Blackburn magistrates


heard that the girl was told to “help herself” from an open cabinet when she asked to buy a packet of rockets. And a t no stage did shop­ keeper Mark Edward Richardson ask how old she was or request any form of identification. Richardson, of Glendale


Drive, Mellor, owner of Whalley News, King Street, pleaded guilty to supplying goods prohibited by safety regulations and failing to store explosives safely or securely. He was fined a total of £450 and ordered to pay £300 towards the costs of the prosecution brought by Lan­ cashire County Council Trading Standards Depart­ ment. -


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Mr Nicholas McNamara (prosecuting), said the test


purchase had been set up fol­ lowing a complaint by*a member of the public. On the day, three days before Bon­ fire Night, a trading stan­ dards officer entered the shop posing as a customer shortly


.before the 13-year-old girl. The officer then witnessed the transaction: 7, Mr McNamara said the


cabinet containing the fire­ works did not have a lid and opened mto the public area of the shop


, When interviewed


Richardson accepted selling the fireworks and told the


- officers he was tired, having been up since 3 a.m., and he had not really looked at the


. girl.-He accepted there were no notices up, explaining it was illegal to sell fireworks to


■ anyone under the age of 18. . When asked why he had


not renewed his explosives licence/ he said he believed it ran for two years. 1


:: Richardson, who was not


represented by a solicitor, said he could not dispute the facts presented by the prose­ cution. He said the glass lid of


the fireworks cabinet had been broken during cleaning ju s t two days before the offences. “I don’t intend to sell them


again, it’s just a nightmare,” said Richardson, u


The prosecution came on


the day when local MPs wel­ comed a proposed crack down on firework sales. A Private Members’ Bill


: has received its second read­ ing in th e House of Com­ mons. Backed by the Gov­ ernment, it seeks to ban fire­ works or restrict sales, m a t ing it harder for young thugs


: to terrorise residents, pets and wild animals. • I t would also give local


councils greater powers to ban irresponsible shopkeep­ ers from selling fireworks. .


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