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Residents given the chance to air their views on future of local government


RIBBLE VALLEY residents will have the chance to air their views on the future of local government


at a public meeting on Monday. The aim of the meeting, which will


be held in the Ribble Valley Borough Council chamber at 7 p.m., is to open up the forum of debate following Rib­ ble Valley Borough Council’s decision to submit a revised plan, which rejects all three Boundary Committee recom­


mendations. Local councillors met on Friday night J


to give their thoughts on options mooted under the proposed local government


shake-up. And in a bold move, they voted by a


majority of 22 to nine, to re-submit a pre­ viously rejected proposal for an enhanced Ribble Valley Unitary Authority as their preferred choice with a second option to create two new imitary authorities - Rib­ ble Valley, Pendle, Burnley and Rossendale forming one authority along­ side Blackburn, Darwen and Hyndburn. This move is the latest development in


a process that began back in June 2003 when the Boundary Committee was


directed by the Government to under­ take a review of local government in the North East, North West and Yorkshire and Humber. • .• In October, residents across the North


West will be asked whether they want municipal affairs to be run by a new “regional assembly”. ■ If the majority answer is “Yes” in a


referendum, existing district councils such as Ribble Valley Borough Council could be merged with neighbouring coun­ cils into large unitary authorities. The borough council first discussed


for the region. But to the disappointment


of borough councillors, neither of; their options were taken on board. Instead the Boundary Committee pro­ ......


posed: ' ■ ; authority,


• A county-wide Lancashire unitary : .


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• An East Lancashire authority, • or two East Lancashire authorities


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this issue back in August with councillors agreeing they were content with existing arrangements. However, they also recognised that the


Boundary Committee had to consider other options and therefore put two for­ ward. These were:


' • An enhanced Ribble Valley creating


a semi-rural/rural unitary authority, . • A new Ribble Valley and Hyndburn


unitary authority. , The Boundary Committee subse­ quently considered these submissions and prepared its draft recommendations


including one for Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale and another for Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley. The purpose of the last meeting was to respond to these draft recommendations before the deadline of February 23rd. Borough councillors had to indicate


their preferences and submit new propos­ als, but were advised by the Boundary Committee not to submit any rejigged proposals similar to ones rejected at an earlier stage. Liberal Democrat Councillor, Stephen


Sutcliffe, told fellow councillors at the meeting on Friday: “I’m very concerned that the first option is a re-submission of a proposal that has already been thrown out. I cannot see the logic.” He added: "None of the things on offer are ideal, but to propose something that


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is nonsense seems to me to be foolish.” Couri. Graham Sowter said: “I think


He added: “We need to put forward '


it’s a wasted option if wo put that for­ ward. I t ’s only a heroic gesture that’s going to fail.”


something which is realistic and deliver­ able even if it’s not what we want.” But council leader Coun. Chris


West Craven, formerly part of Yorkshire before the last local government reorgan­ isation in 1974, which classed it as part of Lancashire. ' “There’s some possibility of the rural


Holtom and shadow leader Coun. Frank Dyson said local residents wanted to see the enhanced Ribble Valley option go for­ ward. . Coun. Holtom said: "At our special


council meeting in August it was the majority view that we should be pro­ active and I feel that the people of Rib­ ble Valley would expect us to put forward


■.a case. "Not to do so would ensure our future- ; was out of our hands." .


. Deputy leader Coun. Dyson said;


“Paramount is what the people we repre­ sent feel is most important. “Without the support of my group I


will support the proposed resolution." Coun. Dyson said the Ribble Valley,


Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale option was the “least worst option”. He said that option would include


market town voice at least making itself heard in what would be a new unitary authority. Although it’s far from ideal.” Both leaders, however, stated that ulti­


mately they would prefer there to be no change and urged everyone in the North West to say no to regional government in the autumn referendum. Coun. Holtom also added a clause say­


ing the council “would not favour the breaking up of existing borough coun­


cils”. Coun. Stuart Hirst said he believed the


enhanced Ribble Valley was still the best option despite the fact that “unelected Boundary Committee officials” did not ' thinkso.


. “Lets go down with flags flying and keep it in,” he added. After the deadline of February 23rd


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the Boundary Committee will consider these further representations and submit its conclusions in a final report to the deputy Prime Minister.


Mother stole cash from school


A MOTHER appointed treasurer of a school fund-raising group abused her position of trust


and pocketed more than £1,200. Blackburn magistrates heard that Susan Jayne


lupport and advice on education- id is.sues for parents and children li'ith special educational needs, is Booking for a helper to assist with Iheir administrative work, update ■m what is going on in the local Irea, and support parent contact {.roups.


"Wetherby (pictured) kept money raised through fund­ raising events organised by the Friends of Edisford School, where both her children were pupils. Magistrates, who adjourned the case for the prepara­


tion of pre-sentence reports, warned that all options including custody would be open to the Bench. ' ■Wetherby (29), formerly of Clitheroe Road, Bashall


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CONGRATULATIONS were extended to Mr R. Ward who won the Leslie Wilkinson Trophy for Monday night players at Clitheroe Bridge Club. Equal second were Mrs


I. Park and Mr J. Pawlicki. The Monday night win­


ners were: N/S equal first: Mrs J. Martindale and Mrs J. Taylor, Mr R. Bai­ ley and Mrs J. Telfer. E/W: 1, Mr W. Wolstenholme


and Mr G. Capstick, 2, IVIrs 3. "Bowker an d jNtrs IC ..,. Higson. . Thursday's winners


were: N/S: Mr and Mrs R. Ward, Mrs J. Martindale and Mrs J. Bailey. E/W: Mrs B. Wilson and Mr J. Renton, Mr G. W^harge and Mrs R. Spencer. The N/S winners on Jan­


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uary 19th were Mr and Mrs R. Atkinson, and Mr C. Pollard and Mrs J. Bai­ ley, not as reported.


Snow problem


SNOW put paid to last week's stock judging meet­ ing of Clitheroe Young Farmers. The quiz did go ahead,


with ciitheroe B and C teams winning, the A team losing by one point. Next week's meeting will


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A DOZEN students at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School have been offered places at Britain’s top univer­ sities - Oxford and Cambridge. Eight students from the sixth form have been offered places at Oxford University, while four have been


offered places at Cambridge. Keith Harwood, head of classics and Oxbridge co­


ordinator, told the Clitheroe Adveriser and Times: “Competition this year was extremely fierce as many colleges reported a 25% Increase in the number of


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applications.” The,successful students are; Oxford - Daniel


Bagshaw, New College, to read politics, philosophy and


economics (PPE); Mark Binns, Keble College, PPE; Rachel Brown, Mansfield College, law (unconditional offer); Paul Furnborough, St John’s College, biological sciences: Hannah Pimperton, St John’s College, experi­ mental psychology; Matthew Roberts, Worcester Col­ lege, PPE; Mary Selman, Merton College, French/lin- guistics; Anna Ward, St Edmund Hall, modern lan­ guages. Cambridge - Elizabeth Davies, Jesus College, to read law; Robert Drew, Robinson College, history: Emma Wright, Homerton College, education/biology;


’-Rachel -Yates, Sidney Sussex, medicine. Photographer Colin Horne captured the successful students celebrat­ ing. (C270104/7)


Volunteers needed to help flag festival plan


UNIQUE and colourful flags could flutter above shops, businessses and houses if plans for an annual Clitheroe Flag Festival take off. Initial discussions have already taken place to set the


foundations for a flag festival in the town. The event will be based on the successful Settle Flag Festival, the organ­ isers of which have been extremely helpful to Clitheroe in providing ongoing advice and guidance. Before funding is arranged to buy the necessary mate­


rials, the organisers are keen to hear from volunteers will­ ing to help make the flags. No experience is necessary, but access to a sewing machine would be a bonus.'Ctherwise all that is needed is some spare time and the desire to join a group of like-minded souls who want to have some fun with a project to raise Clitheroe’s profile for a couple of weeks each year when the flags are flown.


, ; Co-ordinating the project is Bruce Dowles, who said:


“Mready we have the blessing of Clitheroe Town Coun­ cil, the active involvement of Ribble Valley .Arts Devel­ opment Officer, Katherine Shoesmith, and the total sup-


port of-the Chamber of Trade. “The flags will be designed in conjunction with the interested shop or busi­ ness owners to reflect their trade and for the appropriate flag to be flown outside on a long bamboo pole, using the existing Christmas tree holders.” The flags are made out of an anti-rip nylon material,


the same material that modern tents are made of, which comes in a variety of colours and is easy to handle, cut aridsew. In Settle, for example, the flag makers meet every Fri­ day in the community room of a local sheltered housing


scheme, where some of the residents join in as well 1 Coun. Mary Robinson, former Mayor of Clitheroe,


said: “This is a wonderful opportunity to portray Clitheroe as a-vibrant and innovative town.” At the moment there is no fixed timescale to the exer­


cise. It is hoped to fly some flags at some point this year, but right now it is very much a “steady as she goes” exer­ cise, concentrating on getting the basics right first. Plans include setting up workshops with professional designers and artists to develop the flag concepts submitted by the interested busi­ nesses. A charge -will be made for each flag to the


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Flag Festival can fill in an “expression of interest” form at Ribble Valley Borough Council’s reception counter or at the Plat­ form Gallery. Alternatively, telephone Bruce Dowles for more information on 01200 426757 or e-mail your contact details tohimatbruce@dowles.co.uk.


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Eaves, now living in Platt Close, Accrington, pleaded guilty to four charges of theft of cash amounts of £220, £720, £126 and £175. She was remanded on bail until February 25th. Miss Clare Fanning (prosecut­ ing) said the Friends of Edisford School was a committee of teachers, parents and support ■ staff which raised money for the school by organising various social events. “The money raised was used to pay for extra


equipment, trips and so on,” said Miss Fanning. She said 'Wetherby was appointed treasurer in September 2002 and on October 15th paid the proceeds of a Christmas Auction, £178, into the bank. “Following that there were four further


events which raised over £1,200,” said Miss Fanning. “It was noticed by the headmaster that this money appeared to be missing and the police


were informed.” Following her arrest in July, Wetherby ini­


tially denied taking the money, both to the police and in court, before finally entering her guilty pleas. -


Mr Daniel-King (defending) said it was a'


very sad and unfortunate tale. He said Wetherby’s two children had attend­


ed the school when she was appointed treasurer. “She was encouraged to take on that role and-


wHen she accepted the post she had no inten­ tion of acting dishonestly,” said Mr King. He said Wetherby had been suffering from


depression and had lost' her employment. The father of her two children was only paying for their support spasmodically. “It was a combination of the medical, emo­


tional and financial pressures she was under that led to the offences,” said Mr King. “All together they led to a temptation she failed to resist.”


Smashed car windscreen VANDALS smashed the windscreen of a Renault Laguna parked in Kemple View, Clitheroe. 'The incident occurred during Wednesday evening of last week, causing £160 worth of damage.


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Barrington-Fortune was found hanging from a tree. His Mercedes estate car was found nearby. Mr Barrington- Fortune was a father-of- two and a manager at Formby Hall golf club and went missing from his Southport home last Monday. Police are not treating the death as suspicious.


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