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


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Whalley restaurant’s full marks is clearly a recipe for success


by Vivien Meath


A WHALLEY- r e s ta u r a n t has received a vote of approval from a leading county councillor. County Coun. Niki Penney, the


chairman of Lancashire County Developments Limited, Lancashire County Council’s economic develop­


ment company, visited Food by Breda Murphy after i t used a Rural Lan­ cashire Development Grant for refur­ bishment and expansion. The delicatessen now offers cuisine


from across the world that customers' can sample in the restaurant before • buying in the shop.


; Owner Breda Murphy graduated


from Ireland’s world-renowned Bally- maloe Cookery School and has


worked in top kitchens in Ireland and London before, becoming Head Chef a t the Inn at Whitewell in 1995. Breda then spent some time travel­


ling before setting up the business four years ago, originally operating out of a small kitchen in her own home. ‘ Food in the restaurant is influenced by knowledge and experience from Ireland, South East Asia and classic British cooking - all created with a


modern twist and a healthier lifestyle


in mind. This was obviouslya recipe for suc­


cess as a significant increase in turnover year on year meant that the time had come for expansion. Breda also caters for private din­


ners, drinks parties and has an offsite menu and a cookery school. The Lancashire Rural Recovery Action Plan is a five-year funding pro­


gramme to aid the regeneration and sustainable development of the rural economy across Lancashire. Funding has been secured from the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) u n ti l March 2008 for a range of regeneration projects across the county. If you have a business idea or need


advice or help with premises please call LCDL on 01772 536600.


Fraught, but fun. ..


OUR picture shows the


Black­ burn


Panthers Cheers Squad with


Stephen Ander­ son, of sponsors PM&M.


(*)


A CHEERLEADER from Whalley proudly flew th e flag for B r i ta in when she took p a r t in the European Championships in Denmark - although the squad nearly


didn’t make it. Teenage Mhairi Davidson


was a member of the 18-strong Blackburn Panthers Cheer Squad, sponsored by PM&M Chartered Accountants, which has an office in Clitheroe. They faced 13 other squads


from around the Continent and even though they didn’t get a podium place, Mhairi and her fellow Panthers were over­ whelmed by the whole experi­ ence - even the dramas which surrounded the trip. Head coach Amanda Holden


Latest date for village PACT meeting


VILLAGERS in Whalley, Billington It will be hosted by the area’s Com- and Barrow are being invited to a munity Beat Manager PC Justin Police and Community Together Brown and start at 6-30 p.m. at Whal- (PACT) meeting next week.


ley Primary School on Tuesday.


explained: “We missed our flight as the bus was late and so we spent another £3,000 on hotel bills and got a flight the next morning. “But unfortunately the only


flight available was to the other side of Denmark, so we then faced a five-hour journey


to the competition location.” On arrival, they discovered


they were to be picked up for the return flight 10 minutes before they were due to com­ pete. Amanda added: “As soon as


we "had completed our routine i t was s tra ig h t on the coach back to the airport, with every­ one still in uniform. “We then found out that our


f l ig h t had been delayed an hour!” Despite th e dramas, the


squad enjoyed every second of th e ir s ta y and Amanda was very proud of them all. She said: “For the past two


months the squad has been working extremely hard to fundraise for our trip to Den­ mark and extra costs such as the hotel do come as a blow. “That is why we are thankful


to companies such as PM&M who gave us their support in sponsorship. “We are always grateful for any more support we can get.”


IN a bid to help local caterers and restau­ ra n ts comply with increasingly complex food hygiene regulations, Ribble Valley Borough Council has joined forces with the Food Standards Agency. “Safer Food Better Business” is an easy-to-


use food safety management system that offers fact sheets and a simple diary for appropriate record keeping. The Safer Food Better Business pack offers practical, jargon-free information aimed at helping catering businesses comply with the law. Ribble Valley Borough Council environmen­


tal health officer Julie Whitwell said: “Caterers are busy people and don’t have the time to study complex food handling and hygiene legislation. “Safer Food Better Business converts the leg­


islation into an understandable performance management programme, using common-sense language that caterers can easily follow.” The Emporium Wine Bar and Brasserie, in


Moor Lane, Clitheroe, was one of the first sig­ natories of Safer Food Better Business. Its executive head chef Mark Gaukroger com­


mented: “Safer Food Better Business gives my staff greater control of food hygiene and, on a day-to-day basis, encourages them to think a lot more about food hygiene issues.” Further information about Safer Food Better


Business is available from Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council’s Environmental Health Team on 01200 414464.


PICTURED from the left are Mark Gaukroger, Julie Whitwell, environmental health officer Louise Hilton and Emporium general manager Maurice Camm. (s)


Massive new water scheme unveiled


A SC H EM E w o r th £ 1 3m .to ensure th e security of w ater sup­ plies to the Fylde, Blackburn, Rib­ ble Valley and parts of Preston was unveiled yesterday by United Utili­


ties. Residents, businesses and councillors


were invited to a public exhibition of the plans to build a service reservoir alongside Hodder Water Treatment Works. The new service reservoir will be able


to store 17 million litres of treated drinking water - enough to fill more than seven Olympic-sized swimming pools or nearly 200,000 baths! The scheme will involve excavating


approximately 70,000 cubic metres of material to build the twin compart­ ment service reservoir. Work is expected to start sometime


this month and should be completed by June 2009.


...... United Utilities’ project manager,


David Dewar, said: “This work is essential to ensure that, if we have to shut down Hodder Water Treatment Works for any reason, we will be able to


keep a supply of water available to these areas of Lancashire.” The reser­ voir will be cut into the hillside and there will be additional planting around the area, while the walls will be clad in local stone. Plans have also been built around protecting trees and wildlife. Mr Dewar said: “We have been


working closely with Lancashire Coun­ ty Council to reduce the environmental impact of the reservoir and it has been a great team effort”. “This is just one of the many proj­


ects we are carrying out across the North West region, funded with money from our customers’ water bills.” The majority of the work will take


place in the field next to the existing United Utilities site in the Forest of Bowland.' There will be an increase in traffic as


vehicles enter and leave the site, how­ ever measures will be put into place to mitigate this activity. These improve­ ments are part of United Utilities’ £2.9 billion water quality and environmen­ tal improvement programme between 2005-2010.


Worldwide service


STONYHURST COLLEGE is one of the first schools in the world to use a new web facility that allows prospective parents to ask questions and get answers in real time - whether they are in Cheltenham or China. The Ribble Valley Jesuit


school has introduced the service because going online to research websites is often the first step that students and their parents make in searching for a suitable school. However, even the best web­


sites cannot provide answers to every question that prospective parents might ask and there can often be a frustrating wait for a response to email and telephone inquiries. Stonyhurst has solved the


problem by providing a “Live Help” facility on its website. Visitors who have a question


can click on a button and com­ municate live on-line to someone in the Admissions Department. Admissions and marketing


manager Jonathan Hewat said: “We like to keep at the forefront


of web technology but the per­ sonal touch is so important to prospective parents who are seek­ ing information about schools. “With this new facility we can


give visitors to our website the option to contact us and receive an instant response from a mem­ ber of staff in our Admissions Department, which is always manned during office hours. “We are keeping well ahead of


the game and, as far as I know, there are no other educational establishments in the UK using this service and only a few in the USA.” Parents and prospective par­


ents at home and abroad are tak­ ing advantage of the new service, logging onto the website from places as far away as Hong Kong, Nigeria, Spain and the USA, and receiving an immediate response to queries about scholarships or forthcoming events such as the College Open Day. Some ex­ pupils have simply wanted to chat about how much Stonyhurst has changed since their day, or inquire after members of staff.


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Historic tr ee s are saved


from th e chop


A ROW of historic trees in Clitheroe has- been saved from the chop. Nine lime trees in York Street were set


to face the axe amid fears that they were a danger to the public. But in a surprise council U-turn, seven out of the nine trees have been saved. Earlier this year officials at Ribble Val­


ley Borough Council confirmed that they had no alternative but to chop down the trees, which they claimed were not only damaging the pavement, but could result in serious consequences if one was to fall on a passer-by. Previous trenching work to connect an


upgraded electricity supply to the former Grand Cinema had resulted in signifi­ cant root loss and may have made the trees unstable. However, the council had vowed to replace them with a type which is more in keeping with the urban envi­ ronment with “tree pits” to control the roots. The th re a t to cut down th e trees,


which were planted in 1916 and line out­ side Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Sixth-Form Centre, sparked major con­ troversy. Local residents felt upset and angry


that they had not been properly consult­ ed about the move. As a result of this, at a meeting earlier this month, council bosses decided to cut down just two of the trees - a lime and sycamore - which had become unstable. The roots of the other seven were deemed to be strong enough to safely support the trees. Campaigning residents are pleased


with the decision, but still have some concerns about plans to carry out pol­ larding on the remaining seven trees But Coun. Mike Ranson, leader of the


borough council, has reassured that the pollarding will be done in a professional manner, which would ensure th a t the trees remained a feature of Clitheroe for many years to come.


New faces at post office


NEW owners of a Ribble Valley post office, shop and tea-rooms hope to attract more visitors to the village. Surrey couple Mr and Mrs Keith and


Margaret Loveridge moved to the area in August to take over Downham Post Office and the adjacent tea-rooms and shop. “This is a beautiful part of the country


and we have moved up here to be closer to our grandchildren.The post office itself is quite small, but there are a lot of older peo­ ple in the village who come with small parcels and things like th a t ,” said Mr Loveridge. The couple hope that by opening the tea-rooms seven days a week, they will attract more visitors to the popular Ribble Valley village, famed for its ducks and as the location for the television series, “Where the Heart Is”.


- “We hope people will come into the vil­


lage for a day out,” said Mr Loveridge. The post office is open from 9 a.m. until


noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays and from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Fridays.


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