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In ne)a week’s Clitheroe Advetliser and Times
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tow by Natalie Cox
PLANNING experts have done-it- themselves in a bid to prove a new
I Homebase store would be an asset to the Kibble Valley. A report compiled by a firm of. planning
consultants maintains that, if given the go-ahead, the DIY store would not only bring shoppers back to Clitheroe, but also benefit existing independent traders. ' Plans to construct a Homebase store,
with associated garden centre, car parking and landscaping, in Queensway, next to Sainsbury’s in Clitheroe have been resub mitted to Kibble Valley Borough Council. In support, a report based on the find
ings of a retail survey has also been sent in.. The report concludes that a new Home-
base store would attract around 75% of shoppers living in and around Clitheroe. A
spokesman.for the'store said: “The
store proposed bn the Queens^yay site will enable Homebase to bring a modern DIY offer to Clitheroe residents. . “It would also reduce the need to travel to more distant stores to undertake DIY
Body is found
shopping, as well as improving the town’s overall shopping offer.
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expand into an area known for its warmth and sense of community.”
, “At the samie time Homebase is keen to , :
More than half those quizzed in the sur
vey, which was carried out by independent market researchers, said they bought their DIY goods from shops outside their local , area, with more than a quarter saying they travelled to Blackburn to make their pur chases. Research was carried out in a catchment
- area 10 minutes’ drive from the proposed site - the former Rectella building off the inner bypass - with 500 interviewees asked where they last bought tools, paint, tim ber, doors, plumbing goods, furniture,. lighting and gardening supplies.
In its findings the report concluded that
there is a lack of DIY/bulky goods stores in Clitheroe and that significant numbers of people choose to travel,elsewhere to such stores.
,' ^ I t said this highlighted that the loss of
garden/DIY trade could mean other trade ' is being lost from the town.
Noting.that Clitheroe shopping centre has fallen from 17th to 20th in the coun
POLICE converged on Gisburn
- Forest yesterday following reports ■ that a body had been discovered there.'
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...As we went to press, police offi- ■
ty ’s Shopping Centres Ranking, Home- base representatives say establishing a store in Clitheroe might help claw back lost sales and boost overall retail in the town.
’, ■. : Comirients on the latest proposal have
to be made by January 13th. The earliest date the application could be discussed by councillors is February 7th. It was in April last year that plans to
site a DIY store on the Rectella site-were first revealed. They caused considerable concern among some traders in the town, who feared the proposed new store would take trade from existing retailers. Terry Joy, president of Clitheroe Cham
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ber of 'Trade, told the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times: “We have to bear in mind the effect other multiples in the tom have had on established businesses who have served the community well over- the years.” , Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans added
his voice to the protest, saying he was “deeply concerned” about the effect the proposed hew store could have on existing businesses.
. He said: “Homebase state th a t they
would create jobs - this is a fallacy if other stores have to shed staff.
cers
were.making their way to the scene on the outskirts of Tosside. .. . •A spokesndan told us that they
were unable to confirm that it was a male, but said that they had been
alerted around.12-30 p.m. follow ing the discovery in the vicinity of
: the Stephen Park Outdoor Centre.: The area is popular with walkers ' and cyclists.
Cheers to baby George
A CLITHEROE family spent New Year’s Day toast ing the safe arrival of their • baby son.
; -Little George Henry made
his entrance into the world at . 10-30 a.m., on Sunday, at Queen’s Park Hospital, Black burn, weighing a healthy 81b. 7oz.',', Proud parents Cora a n d :
David Jackson, of Chathurn Road, are thrilled to bits with the arrival of their fourth son.
• ' The couple, who have three other boys, Luke (13), Owen (six) and four-year-pld Harry, said the new-born' h a s .
brought a “bundle of joy” into the Jackson family. Speaking of the family’s
delight, Cora (31), who works as a medicai secretary at Blackburn Royal Infirmary, said: “I t is thrilling to have a New Year’s baby. - “He was expected to arrive
on December 23rd, but hung on until January 1st. George Henry has made himself spe cial by arrmng on New Year’s
.Day” : . : '," " . - ; ; . Our picture shows the Jack-
sons welcoming baby George Henry to his new home and
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