2 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, September 20th, 2007


INSIDE YOUR CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIMES


I Valley Matters ............ 6,7


I Village N ew s ............................13,14,15 1 Letters ....................


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I Weekendplus........................... 47,48,49 I Thursday feature................................ 50 I Family Notices


I Readersplus ...........................


I Motors Today . . . . — . ............. 58-67 9 Sport ................................


AT A GLANCE... Saved from the axe - page 5


Jodie’s Whalley shopping - page 18 11th hour music licence - page 28 Five wrecks, five days - page 45


INFORMATION


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Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electricity: 08001954141. Gas: 0800111999. Water: 0845 462200. Councils: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. Hospitals: Royal Blackburn Royal Hospital: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Alcohol Information Centre: 01282 416655. Aidsline: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Violence Helpline: 01282 422024. Cruse Bereavement Care: Ribble Valley 01200 429346. Environmental Agency: Emergencies — 0800 807060. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01200 444484. National: 0800 776600. Ribliic Valley Talking Newspaper: 01200 428604. Samaritans: 01254 662424. Monthly Volunteer Helpline: 01200 422721. Lancashire Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771. QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254


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JUST as local auction marts were begin­ ning to. recover from August’s outbreak of foot and mouth.disease, a new con­


firmed case in Surrey has hit again. Although the outbreak is hundreds of miles


away, the resulting movement restrictions are nationwide and local farmers are feeling the effects, with many auctions cancelled at pne of the year’s busiest periods for sales. •Local auctioneer Richard Turner, pictured,


commented: “This new outbreak is devastat­ ing. The August outbreak was damaging to the industry, with the loss of the export trade and saturation of the home market coupled with eventually having to concentrate two month’s of store markets and breeding sales into one month further restricted by the six- day movement stranglehold imposed by


Defra. “We now face a bleak autumn and a large


percentage of the farming industry will be on the poverty line before Christmas. “It will be well into October before store


markets and breeding sales can operate. “Farmers are facing extra costs holding


livestock on farms which should have gone to market, primestock is spoiling, export mar­ kets are lost and the home market is going to be saturated with unsaleable meat causing a free fall in farm gate market prices. “Perhaps Defra should seriously consider a


vaccination strategy.” A change this week in foot and mouth con­


trol legislation now means that farmers can move livestock direct to abattoir, collection centre or slaughter market.'


BRIDGE winners at the Pendle Club on Monday were Mrs Sheila Walsh, Mrs Doris Farnsworth, Mrs Dorothy Jackson and Mrs Eileen Hadfield. . Domino winners were:


'v .. However Trading Standards and police


patrols will continue throughout Lancashire in order to ensure that the strict movement rules continue to be followed. County Coun. Jean Battle said: “Farmers


are now able to transport livestock to a very limited number of locations, under strict


restrictions. “I hope this change to legislation signals


some sort of return to normality, but we need to be very clear that transportation is only possible to abattoirs, collection centres or slaughter markets. “There is to be no movement from farm to farm or location to location and our patrols


Pendle Club Meet our


, 1st W. Barker, 2nd J Pye, joint 3rd J. Chew and V. Giles, 5 th R. Knight. Solo- whist winners were: 1st D. Grant, 2nd Mrs J. Thorn­ ton, 3rd Mrs D. Cook.' Dominoes is every Fri­


day a t 7 p.m. and solo whist every Monday at 7 p.m. The Pendle Club also hosts sequence dancing on Tuesdays at 7-30 p.m. and line dancing on Thursdays at 1-30 p.m.


Bridge winners


WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday were: NS, 1st Robin Atkinson and Doreen Blake, 2nd B. Guha and Use Park. EW, 1st Kath Higson and Joan Bowker, 2nd Chris Pollard and Pauline Grant. On Thurs­ day the winners were: NS, 1st John K. Pollard and B. Guha, 2nd Ken Geddes and Peter Hargreaves. EW, 1st Sue Johnson and Kath Fisher, 2nd Pat Murray and Peter Hewitt.


bonny babies MEET the entrants in the 2007 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times’ Baby Face competition next week. Scores of people called


into our sponsors, Boots in Clitheroe, to take part this year. In next week’s issue, we


have four pages of the area’s most beautiful babies and toddlers. The winner will receive a


chunky block canvas photo worth £300 courtesy of ABC Portraits, plus £100 of Boots vouchers. For the runner-up there will be a framed photo and £25 of Boots vouchers and the third prize is a framed photo and £25 of Boots vouchers. Make sure you reserve a


copy of next week’s Clitheroe Advertiser and Times at your local newsagent’s.


will continue to be on the lookout for anyone breaking these rules. “The most recent patrols have caught a


couple of farmers transporting livestock and these cases will be dealt with appropriately. Anyone who suspects animals are being moved or transported is.advised to contact the Lancashire County Council Animal Health hotline on 0845 3301221.” Strict rules and regulations are also in place


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at the collection centres and markets. Mar­ kets a t Clitheroe, Gisburn, Lancaster and' Brock will all be following very strict cleans­ ing and disinfecting regimes and a vet will be present at each. No restrictions have been placed on access to footpaths or the countryside to the general


public. Douglas Chalmers, northern director of the


Country Land and Business Association (CLA), commented: “Although this outbreak seems a long way away, until we can be sure it has been contained we must all be extreme­


ly vigilant. “Everyone with an interest will be holding


their breath. “It is also disastrous news for Northern


livestock farmers at what is a very busy sale season. We had still to recover from the eco­ nomic consequences of the last outbreak on markets and prices and I cannot stress enough how serious a blow this is. “Non-farming rural businesses shouldn’t be


affected and should carry on as usual. All efforts should concentrate on extinguishing this outbreak so that livestock farmers can attempt to get their businesses trading again as soon as possible.” .


Time running out on eBay car bid


TIME is running out to bid for a car being auctioned on eBay by a Billington couple raising cash for a char­ ity close to their hearts. As we reported last week, Graham and Sheila Foun­


tain are selling their beloved 2003 Suzuki Alto on the Internet auction site to raise funds for the Bethany Project - a Christian charity working in Africa - for which Graham is the UK co-ordinator. As we went to press, bidding stood at £1,320, with


44 bids placed. The auction closes at 9 p.m. tomorrow, when the Pountains’ reliable runabout will sell to the highest bidder. The money raised will pay for driving lessons for


eight young people from the Bethany Project Chil­ dren’s Home, in Tanzania, who arrived in the UK last month to spend a year studying at Accrington and Rossendale College. The Bethany Project is supported by several local churches across East Lancashire. Graham listed the 2003 Suzuki Alto (one careful


owner) on eBay with a starting price of just 99p, writ­ ing: “It has been a faithful little car and has always behaved well and never let us down - we are proud of it .” Anyone wanting to see or bid should visit: www.ebay.co.uk and type “suzuki alto 2003 one care­ ful owner” into the search bar. You can also find out more about The Bethany Project' online a t: www.bethanyonline.org


A £4.43 billion defence contract secured by a Ribble Valley company has been welcomed by Ribble Valley MP Mr Nigel Evans.


Valley MP welcomes defence contract “This contract will secure a huge


, Commenting on the contract, secured by BAE Systems site in Samlesbury, Mr Evans said: “I am absolutely delighted.


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amount of jobs in what is a highly skilled and specialised area,-reinforcing Lan­ cashire as a market leader and centre of technological and manufacturing skills. I t will have a huge knock on effect in the area.”


: t Inquest on


bridge man AN inquest opened this week into the death of a 46-year-old man whose body was found in under­ growth beneath a Ribble Valley bridge last week­


end. A stretch of the A59


which runs under Down- ham Road bridge was closed for around three hours as police officers searched the scene where the body of Stewart Dewsnap, of the White- gate Drive area of Black­ pool, was discovered. As we reported in last


week’s Clitheroe Advertis­ er officers were alerted after a Toyota Avensis was found abandoned on the road between Downham and Chatburn above the A59. The body of a man was later discovered


beneath the bridge. The inquest into Mr


Dewsnape’s death heard he had died from multiple injuries. I t is thought he fell or jumped from the bridge arid his death is not being treated as suspi­


cious. The


inquest was


adjourned until December 18th. ■


•; i vC'-yv-y ■ V . 1 ■M-. ■ THE runners are all lined up and ready for the off (T170907/5)


‘One of the best we have done!’


“BRILLIANT - one of the best we have done” was the ver­ dict following the weekend’s fifth annual Amelia Cup Fun


Run. The 10k event started in West


Bradford taking the 138 competi­ tors through Waddington and Clitheroe, returning to West Brad­ ford.


This year’s course was slightly


different, a little harder, but still proved immensely popular with those taking part who were either running or walking. David Montague won the men’s


race and Aimie Hamer, the women’s and Amelia’s eight year- old sister, Ellauise also completed the route, running for the first time.


The event is expected to have


raised more than £2,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Organised by friends and family of six year- old Amelia Dickinson, of Whalley, £33,000 has already been raised. Amelia, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, started this year’s race and thoroughly enjoyed cheering the competitors back across the finish line.


Power boost to parish councils


PARISH councillors have given the thumbs up to plans to boost their powers which could revolutionise the way local services are delivered. Grass cutting, cleaning road gul­


lies and removing graffiti are just some of the things which could soon be done by parish and town councils if a draft proposal gets the green light. These jobs are traditionally done


in Lancashire by county and dis­ trict councils, hut devolving more power to parishes could make serv­ ices more responsive and tailored to local needs. The idea was presented at the


annual Parish and Town Council Conference where councillors agreed to look in more detail at which services could be run by parish councils. Sabden County Coun. Albert


Atkinson, champion for parishes, said: “Parish and town councils are at the heart of their communities and ideally placed to deliver more services than they do at present. “Their local knowledge and


small size means they are able to respond more' quickly and flexibly than larger organisations like coun­ ty and district councils. “For example, parish councils


could be equipped to remove graf­ fiti, clean road signs and cut the


grass on the local green. “Rather than do these jobs twice


a year a t set times they could respond as and when the jobs need doing which would keep the place looking tidier and generally result in a better level of service.” Parish councils will now work


with Lancashire County Council over the next year to develop a Parish and Town Council Charter setting out a new way of working. The charter is one of a nuiriber of


moves to give people a greater say in how services are run at neigh­ bourhood level which include devel­ oping parish plans to set out future needs in areas such as health and


housing. Clitheroe resident.Bruce Dowles,


chair of the Lancashire branch of the Society of Local Council Clerks


and clerk of Bolton-by-Bowland and Gisburn Forest and Sawley, said: “Parish and town councils have very strong connections with our communities and this is a real opportunity for us to use those links to everyone’s advantage. “There are certainly some servic­


es we could do better than larger councils because we are more local and can tailor what we do to local needs. “I think we must be clear that


not all parish councils will be ready or want to start taking on services justyet. . “Work is under way to help


improve parish and town councils and help them achieve Quality Sta­ tus so people can have confidence that they are doing a good job. “The process of how parishes


may be able to take on more power is not yet completely clear but what we have now agreed on is to develop a new way of working which will result in people having better services and more of a say in how they are run.”


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