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Scheme could see size of village doubled


EXCLUSIVE by Vivien Meath


A VALLEY village swamped by through traffic could become a


leafy sought-after location. A scheme which could double the


size of Barrow and change its ethos forever has been submitted to the council by developers Gerald and Harry Hitman. The views of all Barrow’s current


residents are currently being sought via a detailed questionnaire on pro­ posals which would, claim the devel­ opers, also resolve the current prob­ lems relating to the use of Barrow Brook Business Village. By developing 50 acres of land off


Whalley Road, currently used for agricultural purposes at the lower end of the village, with a new railway sta­ tion, a live/work development, a new village centre and removing all through traffic from Whalley Road, turning it into a quiet, quaint country street with wide grass verges and plenty of street trees, the developers’ state the value of existing homes could increase between a quarter and a third. The industrial remnant that is Bar-


row, say the Hitmans, could become a true village with ambience.


Residents of the village which his­


torically developed around the long- demolished calico printing works, have already expressed fears at being joined up with Whalley and Calder- stones. In their consultation submis­ sion: “Living and Working in Bar- row” aimed at informing the local development framework process of the borough council, the Hitmans’ claim th a t the size of the village would be limited to prevent it joining up with Whalley or Clitheroe. They also say that the proposed benefits of the project, such as the new station, would be provided before develop­ ment of the live/work scheme, which would also provide what they describe as “affordable” live/work units. Allot­ ments currently occupy some two acres of the land and the question­ naire suggests tha t these could be enlarged and improved alongside the proposed new development. The package of measures to remove


through traffic, currently estimated at in excess of 1,000 vehicles a day between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m., could cost around £3m. No public funds will be available, and the land developers, believed to be a consortium of retired investors and the trustees of Brock- hall Village Ltd’s pension scheme, are likely to pick up the tab.


m m . Barrow


Please drive ■ carefully


BARROW - the present - as traffic turns


Whalley Road into a


pedestrian nightmare. (A080507/-lb)


Pupils need your votes


CHORISTERS at a Clitheroe primary school need your votes on-line this weekend in their bid to win a BBC competition to star alongside Joseph in the top rated “Any Dream Will Do” contest. e Turn to page 2


Three days of festival fun


CLITHEROE is preparing for a three-day festival extravaganza next weekend. 6 Turn to page 3 for more


details of some of the events lined up.


A true blue poll victory


THE Tories stormed to elec­ tion victory, but there were surprises in store for some. ® See pages 3,5,10 and 11


for our special reports and pictures.


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