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Better tbbuildjllatts than have a gara|fe
by Tim Procter
THE.building of: 24 apartments at the,bus depot off [Pimlico Road,'
Clitherbe^wouldlbefarbetter for nearby residents than putting it back into rise as a vehicle garaging complex, councillors heard.. . The Kibble Valley Borough Council
Plaiming and Development-Committee followed an officials' recommendation to approve a’plan for one three-storey and one two-storey block on the depot site when it has been demolished.; iu> -ax-.u-t Final- formalities are to be completed
after the signing of an agreement legally binding the developers to provide money, for recreational facilities.
' There are conditions covering material
use; access and similar matters. • The committee heard that if the depot had been sold for garaging purposes; in
. line with theexisting right ofiUse,-it;was
big enough to take 35 lorries.’' Coun.-Frank Dyson-(Clitheroe)
■ - Officers replied that the scheme would ; enhance the area, but Coun. Dyson retort? ■
-the plan had suggested that the shadow it) ■would cast would be greater than normal-' ly recommended; He wondered if-this was still the case.
recalled that a previous officers' report oil ' ‘ ' v ’ ’
. ed that it was not difficult to do that by replacing a bus garage. He suggested that. some householders would be adversely
ftffpr.fr.pH Coun. Stephen Sutcliffe (Clitheroe) said
that one of councillors' previous objec tions had been that a number of. proper-
■ ties had been overlooked. However, offi- 1 cials said that although, as their report had said, there were concerns about the mass of the buildings, the new plan was
certainly better. . Coun. John Hill (Simonstone) added:
"It is a compromise - it is not perfect, but what is?"
Oakhill trio all set for city marathon
■A DEDICATED trio from Oakhill College, Whalley, have been putting in miles of pave ment pounding around the Ribble Valley and even farther afield in recent months. Their efforts have been suc
;. Reception teacher.Karen O’Kane and parent Lorraine
cessful in securing places to run in this year’s Flora London Marathon on April 13th r all;26 milesand.385yards of itl ,. v
Bray; who completed the race last year, and raised large sums
: of money for their chosen chan ties, persuaded the school’s bur sar, Liz McHugh, to join them this year. Mrs McHugh said:“Having witnessed the superb fund-rais-
; ing efforts from Karen and Lor raine, I was keen to do the same
■ to support Motor Neurone Dis ease. I unfortunately lost my dad last year through the dis
ease - a condition at that time, which was unknown to me. In a bid to aid research into the dis ease and to offer some relief to
■ those affected by it, be it the sufferer or their families, I have pledged to raise £2,000 for the Motor Neurone Disease Associ ation.”
Pictured, from left, are Liz, ,
Karen and Lorraine. Anyone wanted to sponsor them can call 01254 823546.
il ‘unhappy’
lit comments Government-imposed
| inspection has criticised a r Borough Council service,
(several previous cases, the lappy with some of the points I s Siege “disappointing” fea-
rocess. pisure services were put under • r two inspectors from the Audit
bf the council’s Overview and
(ources) Committee discussed ' improvement has not been
Ite weight by the inspectors, Irt to councillors from borough Irism manager Mr Chris Hugh- ■
ed that the commission knew
(il was itself looking at the ser- | a wider review. The inspectors’ (rgeiy mirrored most; if not all, dentified by this review. V". ■ ' / Iv;
[were victims bf timing brought r i poor communications within
amission,” said Mr Hughes. In i action plan, the inspectors
hise how such a narrow focus on vice might affect the broader I from the council’s review,
lors gave sport and leisure ser- jr, whereas the council felt it (More importantly, emphasised 1 the council sees promising nprovement against the inspec-
I wealth of evidence available to |ery clearly that this council has ides forward in recent months,” ; that comparisons with similar bwed that Ribble Valley provid-
f n” ones judgment. ■ criticisms by the inspectors |dnst facts and figures presented isted Mr Hughes.
ling methods; no clear focus on ■structured approach to obtain Jsers and the reasons why people (users made that choice; too few 1 service and financial planning f m approach to revenue budget- ale issues regarding job evalua-
Jice. ■issues the visitors saw as under- council’s ability to achieve > were limited challenges being
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| grading; and the collection of er information.
(tors suggested a “customer’s nore efforts to identify ways of beople to use the services. They
J that there was a good range of (within leisure services and that
1 increasing. The council worked Iner providers and, apart from nts, had a generally enthusiastic
>e auction prices
In sheep numbers has had a ben- pn prices at Clitheroe Auction
r March 11th, the overall aver-
|to a healthy 113p per kilogram, hoggs making more than 130p.
he: Premium hoggs(32kg) to. |L15p/kg); premium hoggs (32.1 - i (121p); premium hoggs (39.1 -
ftp (117p); prime hoggs (32kg) to 1 prime hoggs (32.1 - 39kg) to (prime hoggs ( 39.5 - 45.5kg) to 1 heavies ( 46kg plus) to 112.5p (eights to 105p; mule Texel ewes (2); rams to £51 (£31). . 1 a few more cattle evident, yet lired.
ptem/Friesian bulls made to 81p I averaging 73.5p per kilogram.
|e prices were: premium bulls to fulls to 104p (98p); prime heifers nmercial bulls 81p (73.5p). ■"
[mental bulls to £155, Simmen- £42.
led road closure
(til March 23rd. re is in place to allow resurfac-
jiorary closure of the C546 Road, Langho, has been
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MEMBERS ofithesix-a-side girls’-foot-. ball teami-atiBowland' High School,' Grindleton, are sweeping all before them. They have beaten opposition from 10
other schools across the region and are now in the northern final of a national, competition.
It takes place at Oldham Athletic’s sta r. -
dium in a week's time and there will be tough opposition from major city teams.
■ Bowland has an unbeaten record in the
contest The girls will be playing under the
Burnley FC banner, and the club’s school co-ordinator, Mr Chris Willan, gave the girls certificates to mark their progress so .far.
He is pictured with team captain Karen :
Hanson and other squad members. (K100303/2) .
A! MAN who was injured as he crossed the M65 on Wednesday afternoon last week is to be questioned by police about a house burglary in Sabden earlier that day. ; ■ Three men, who were in a sil ver-coloured Renault with the injured man when i t broke down on the motorway, have appeared before Blackburn magistrates.
Burglary: accident man to be questioned They were all charged with,
burglary at the Sabden house. Clare Fanning (prosecuting)
said the Renault had been involved in a collision in Kings Lane, Accrington, before break ing down on the motorway close to junction six. The fourth man was knocked
down as he tried to cross the busy motorway and is still in hospital. Miss Fanning said he
Workhouse is the tops!
RIBBLE Valley Marketing agency, Workhouse, has. scooped four prestigious acco lades in the first-ever national Chip Shop Awards 2003, hosted by leading voice of the industry magazine "The Marketeer". The Chip Shop Awards are
so-called as they reward the most outstanding examples of creative and effective advertising produced for com panies both small and large by agencies of all sizes; ; . : Beating the cream of Man
Thefts continue
THE spate of vehicle thefts from Clitheroe Auction Mart continues. A green Land-Rover TDi worth £4,500 and a red Transit semi high-top van fit ted with two ladder racks and worth £2,800 have been taken.
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has still not been arrested and interviewed because of . his
injuries. Mark Anthony Walmsley
(28), of Old Millstones, Preston, was remanded in custody until tomorrow and Gareth Cornth- waite (22), of Broadgate, Pre ston, and Dominique Nicholas Bennett (21), of West Cliffe, Pre ston, were both remanded on bail until the same date.
Baby goods on sale
NEARLY new baby goods will be up for grabs next month when a national charity holds a sale in Clitheroe. The National Childbirth Trust
will be hosting the event at the Unit ed Reformed Church in Moor Lane on Saturday, April 5th, between 10' 30 a.m. and noon.’ On sale will be clothing, toys, trav
el cots, prams, games and videos. Sellers receive 70% of the price
more than £450 for the local branch of theNCT
The last sale in October raised •
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