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ling," he declared, pointing vhich constituted dangerous ult in a prison sentence, sed Chief Supt. Mallaby - a er himself - "A lot of motor well-behaved and sensible." d by "rat runs" used by vehi- in villages mainly near the hted by other speakers. There about young drivers, commander Insp. Bob Ford nd collision rates in Gisbum d by various measures and ing on to the by-pass from ier for lorries than from the link road and that was one of problems going to be consid-


added that officers were look­ ers of "a cadre of young men cars with loud exhausts and


j ignore speed limits and are ved in collisions."


Big effort is put in


principal of Myerscough College Professor John Moveley.


He commented: “What 1


an enjoyable experience it was to get out of my office and into parts of Lan­ cashire that were new to me.” Chairman of the compe­


tition, Thirza Ainsworth, added: “A huge amount of effort goes into the compe­ tition each year. The pre­ liminary judges deserve praise and thanks for their selfless and unbiased judge­ ments. Professsor Moveley has been an excellent finals judge, giving his valuable time freely.” Success in this year’s


competition was spread across the Ribble Valley, with several other commu­ nities sharing in the hon­ ours. The best-kept hamlet


class was dominated by local communities, won by Harrop Fold and with Bashall Eaves and Walker Fold both highly com­ mended. In the schools competi­


tion, sponsored by British Nuclear Fuels pic, St Wil­ frid’s R.C Primary School,


at Longridge, was runner- up m the Upper-Key Stage 2 class. '■


Search for top tourist spot


RESEARCH undertaken by the North West Tourist Board reveals many of the region’s top attractions have experienced their busiest season on record * following a glorious hot summer.


:- Now the children have


gone back to school, sum­ mer is officially over. • The NWTB is keen to


find out where the North West’s favourite day out is and will scour the far cor­ ners of the region in order to find it. The tourist board wants


as many people ‘living, working.or visiting the region to take part in this search by clicking on to www.visitnorthwest.co.uk and simply following the instructions on the home page. The search has been


launched as part of the run up to the NWTB’s Chair­ man’s Tourism Awards - in the “Oscars” for the North West'tourism industry. This year's prestigious


event will be held at the City Of Manchester Stadi­ um, recently named one of the UK’s top 10 architec­ tural successes of the year, on Monday November 17. Diane Oxbury, BBC


weather presenter, will pre­ sent the awards at the cere­ mony that is expected to a t tra c t more than 250 guests.


Plan to extend CCTV


THE Clitheroe and Whal­ ley CCTV system may be extended, a Lancashire Police Authority public meeting heard. Speaking for the commu­


nity safety partnership, Ribble Valley Borough Council policy officer Mr Bill Alker revealed that talks were going on with a number of businesses about extending the system. However, things were at an


"‘T'”"' ~~ ?*v**>rv nr Certificates of Merit are


also presented in several-1 other classes and again the Ribble Valley was very well represented. In the places of worship section, the win­ ner was St Peter and St Paul RC Church at Roch­ ester, with Clitheroe’s St Mary Magdalene Church highly commended. Knowle Green Village Hall was the winner in the public halls section and Waddington’s Hospital Cottages won the sheltered accommodation class. In the public playing fields section, both Ribchester and West Bradford were highly commended. St Mary’s School and


Brabins CE School, both at Chipping, were highly com­ mended in the schools and grounds section, as were St Mary’s RC School at Sab- den and St Leonard’s CE School at Langho. Also in Chipping, Robin­


son’s Butchers and the Vil­ lage General Store were both highly commended in the best kept shops section, together with the butcher’s shop in Whalley Road, Read. Two Grindleton pubs, the Buck Inn and the Duke


.of York, were highly com­ mended in the village pubs section and Mytton Fold Hotel, at Langho, won the same distinction in the hotel and restaurant sec­ tion. Hackings Caravan Park, at Old Langho, was highly commended in its class, while Hurst Green and Read were both highly commended in the war memorials section and Grindleton and Read were awarded the same honour for their well-kept parish notice boards. Waddington’s Corona­


tion Gardens were the win­ ner in the class for any other special feature, while Hurst Green won the class­ es for bowling greens and surrounds and for public toilets. Sabden’s village toi­ lets were also highly com­ mended. All the awards for this year’s Lancashire Best Kept Village Competition are due to be presented on Saturday October 18th at Barton Village Hall.


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, r Ms Tia Ferrignoj'the.yolunteer.Co-ordi­ nator forRosemere.Cancer Foundation: travelled to see Mrs Ferguson, who has been raising'funds for the charity while undergoing cancer treatment. However, while in Clitheroe, she heaped


a'vISITOR to Clitheroe Market had more than one reason to'praise stallholder Mrs, Sheila Ferguson. ’


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praise on the pies, pasties anil pates served up at Ferguson’s,Deli, run by Mrs Ferguson and her husband, Cliff, y Ms Ferrigno said that Sheila is the smil­


ing face behind the counter at the deli, adding: “She is a lady in a million.


Throughout'the course of her treatment she has been raising money for Rosemere


. and just last week raised over £585 with a tombola.” ‘


She also passed her. thanks to the stall­ holders who gave so generously and to the many visitors who bought tickets, i The Rosemere Cancer Foundation is the charity-which supports the Rosemere Can­ cer Centre at Royal Preston Hospital. Mrs Ferguson has raised money through a vari­ ety of events, including participation in. a charity fun-run. Our picture shows Mrs Ferguson with husband Cliff at the deli on Clitheroe Market, (s)


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Police authority meeting opens with ‘better or worse’ division


by Tim Procter A POLITE difference of opin­


ion between the chairman and a chief superintendent enlivened the opening of a Lan­ cashire Police Authority public


meeting. Then a "have you a-mobile


phone?" poll among the 36 people present in Whalley Village Hall, made by the officer to highlight rea­ sons for telephone answering prob­


lems, caused a surprise. Long-time community organisa­


tion activist Mrs Sheila Maw was elected chairman of the public forum constituting the basis of the meet­ ings, although members of the pub­ lic are invited to contribute. She commented that she had a


similar responsibility just 10 years ago, adding: "It is quite exciting to be back - times have changed, polic­


ing has moved on, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse, but progress is being made." But the Divisional Commader, Chief Supt. David Mallaby, said he had 26 years' service and declared: "I cannot think of anything that is worse. Demands on the police are absolutely astro­ nomical compared with 25 years ago. "I think we are a better service


and am proud to be in it and proud to serve the Ribble Valley. We are more accountable. I think that some­ times we can market ourselves better and communicate things better." Chief Supt. Mallaby said that the


four Cs were a key feature of his approach - continuity,compliance,


communications and community encouragement. “We have to make business sense


of things we do and also involve com­ munity partner groups and people in decision making. I believe the people . who serve you do a fantastic job and


they have nothing but my support." Several speakers emphasised that


when it came to communications, getting an answer from the ordinary police numbers was often difficult. Sometimes the telephone was not answered, at others a recorded voice asked the caller to wait. The chief superintendent said that the divi­ sional centre at Blackburn received 2,500 calls a day, with incidents fre­ quently generating many all at once. "In the old days, someone would


run to the nearest telephone kiosk - now many people around have a mobile and use it." He emphasised that he was not trying to discourage people from ringing up but indicated that operators had to spend time explaining to a succession of people that the police were already aware of what they were reporting. Magistrate Mr Malcolm Black-


bum confirmed this, explaining that when he and other members of the


bench were shown round the centre one particular event generated 25


calls. So many hands went up when >


Chief Supt. Mallaby asked how many of the 35 other people in the room had a mobile phone that he put the question the other way round. There was obvious surprise from at least some of those present when only five hands then went up - the officer indicated that this showed at least part of the problem faced by the force. The situation was improv­ ing, he maintained. Emergency calls routed by BT


were nearly all answered within 10 seconds and most in just a few, said Chief Supt. Mallaby. Emphasising that he personally was involved in monitoring the situation, _he expressed surprise at an allegation that a 999 caller had been told to wait by a recorded message. Howev­ er, he promised to investigate.


Boys on the ball in Paris


TWO Ribble Valley footballers enjoyed soccer success in Paris representing England in the Danone Nations Gup. Former Clitheroe Wolves players Adam Barton (12),


who is now with the Blackburn Rovers under-14s’ acade­ my, and James Tootle (12), who plays for the under-12s’ academy, won four and drew one out of seven games played against teams such as Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Germany, Holland, Japan and many more. Both boys, who attend St Augustine's RC High School,


- Clitheroe Wolves for encouraging Adam and to Blackburn Rovers for all their support. (B110903/1)


- ‘iThie parents are.very, proud of both boys and Mr and Mrs Barton said they would especially like to thank


BiUington, arrived back in England, ready to start train- ing back at the Academy..


_ ■ ... ■■ ______ Running for research


THREE Ribble Valley runners aim to raise money for research into cystic fibrosis in Sunday’s Great North Run. Mrs Lesley Gaffing and her husband’s sisters Denise and


Bernadette Gaffing have been training hard and sponsors are being sought. Mrs Gaffing’s.mother Mrs Barbara Southworth. of Ribchester, is keen to hear from anyone who can help on 01254 878694.


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licensee • The village of Read is set to be immor-


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