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It’s D-Day for new wheelie bin system


by Duncan Smith, .24


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MONDAY was “D-Day!’ for Ribble Valley’s new recycling and refuse collection service. -


. The switchover to ^’“three- stream’’ wheelie bin-based sys­ tem is a major change, for resi­ dents and the council; but it is already working well in parts of. the borough where it was phased in earlier.


-. Monday, was the f irs t day \vhen the bulk of Ribble Valley switched to the new system and, after weeks of planning, the bor­ ough council’s street scene man­ ager Graham dagger said he was generally pleased with how


• things went; . ' . : , . “This is the start of a learning


curve for everyone involved,” he said. “For our operators, who are going into different areas,


- and for the residents, who are adapting to a new way of doing things. “There has been the odd hic­


cup here and there, which is inevitable when you make such


Drinking: now have


your say COUNCIL officials are encouraging Ribble Val- - ley people to air their ' ■


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• views about excessive drinking. The Big Drink Debate


- a county-wide initia-. tive sponsored by the . Primary Care 'Trust, • ' (PCT) and supported by


'. Community Safety p a r t - . . nerships across East Lancashire, is coming to


■ Clitheroe next week. ■ , • The initiative targets


. all drinkers and aims to provide a base line of information for people’s drinking patterns and


f their knowledge of how. = alcohol can affect their health.


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. A questionnaire has = • been devised for use on the day, which shoppers will be urged to complete and return. A small , group of volunteers, armed with clipboards,


. will be on hand to help . ■ with information and ■ customer queries during ;■ the day. '


: Local people are beingy ;■ advised to keep a watch. ■ out for-the “watering i - hole”:<- a mobilqbottled ; water facility at Booths :: Car Park next Thursday ' (July 10th), between 9-'- ; 30 a.m. and 4 p.m. .


a big change over such a wide area, and there are a few out­ standing issues to resolve. I t will take time to settle down and we are again asking residents for- their patience and understand­ ing while we get everything run­ ning smoothly, but we are now moving in the right direction.’’ . Unfortunately, some residents


.'in outlying areas had not received all their wheelie bins in time for the new system start­ ing. Mrs Norma.Dugdale, of New House Farm, Tosside, said she and her neighbours had only received six of the 15 bins they should have between them - three for each of the five proper­ ties there. Despite reporting it on June 2nd, the missing bins had not arrived by Monday, but


- Mrs Dugdale said the refuse col­ lectors had taken the rubbish


■ and recycling anyway. Mr Jagger conceded there had


been problems in getting all the bins delivered in time: “About 300 properties out of 11,000 have not yet received all their bins,” he said.


- - “The company responsible for


delivering them allowed four weeks for the job. They are now into their sixth week, but are doing all they can to get the remaining bins delivered as quickly as possible.” . j -


: Mr Jagger said he thought the -


■ contractor had not fully appre;- ciated how big a district Ribble . Valley is and how many outlying and difficult-to-find properties it contains. He repeated his plea, for residents.to be p a tien t, stressing that any teething trou­ bles would be resolved in time. - - “We cannot make this work


without the co-operation of the residents and we are very grate-, ful for their co-operation,” he


jaid. “After all, it is the residents who recycle, not the council.” Anyone experiencing difficul­


ties with the new refuse and recycling collection service can - ring the dedicated helpline on . 01200 414599 or send an e-mail to the following: three- stream@ribblevalley.gov.uk


• The new wheelie bin system has been introduced in a bid to


meet strict Government recy-1 cling targets, designed to I increase the amount of waste | that is recycled and cut down on i the' amount going to landfill sites. Households now have two | or (if they have a garden) three coloured wheelie bins - a bur-1


gundy bin for non-recyclable i waste, a blue bin for glass, metal and plastic recyclables, and a green bin for garden waste such as grass and hedge cuttings. There is also a reusable white sack for recyclable paper and cardboard.


' • MEANWHILE police are


investigating the theft of two wheelie bins from Bolton-by- Bowland and a further two from Clitheroe. ■ The green and burgundy bins


were taken from the village some time on Friday. The burgundy and blue bins,


worth £50, were stolen from out­ side a house in Waddington Road some time between last Wednesday and Thursday.


Hospice to open new shop TW


THE number of charity shops in Clitheroe is set to rise again. The East Lancashire Hospice, which


cares for patients from Ribble "Valley and across East Lancashire, already runs one charity shop in Blackburn. Now it is set to open a second outlet at 7 Moor Lane,' Clitheroe, nestled between a shoe shop and a music shop. I t will take the number of charity shops in Clitheroe to nine - five of them in' - Moor Lane. ■ - Money raised at the new Hospice


:Shop will go towards the £800,000 tar­ get which the East Lancashire Hospice must raise every year through volun­ tary contributions. In total, it costs more than £1.6m. each year to run the hospice, of which only a small percent­ age comes from government funding. ' The hospice is the main specialist pal­


liative care unit for the communities of Ribble Valley, Blackburn, Darwen and : Hyndburn, serving a-population of around385,000.,;; ' ; . ' . . Organisers hope to have the Clitheroe. shop open in the .next two to .th re e .


DOMINO winners a t the Pendle Club were: 1,-E. Barker; 2, J. Thornber; 3, D. Knight; 4, D. Lowe;.


• joint 5, G. Capstick, F. Giles and MivSmith; Members meet every •Friday at 7’P . m ; . ■v Solo whistwinners were: 1, D. Underwood; 2, D. Grant; 3,'S. Hol-


; land;\Members meet every Monday at V(p.m. Sequence dancing is every -Tuesday at ,7-30 p.m. and line danc-


'ihgjs every Thursday at 1-30 p.m. ■■,.;;Bridgewinners a t the Pendle : Club.were: r, Mrs Ann Cooper and Mrs Frances'Porter. 2, Mrs Eileen Wood and Miss Pat Hargreaves.


weeks, but they need help from local people to make it work. First they need volunteers willing to give up some of their time to work in the shop. Second, they need donations of stock to sell there. Head of fund-raising Harry Grayson


explained that they were hoping for donations of good quality clothing, par­ ticularly bridal wear, prom dresses, hats and designer wear, plus other items such a bric-a-brac, books, CDs and DVDs. For the moment they cannot take fur­ niture or electrical items. In terms of volunteers, anyone who can spare some . time on a regular basis will be very wel­ come, with training provided. • Anyone who can help should tele- - phone Olive Bolton or Maria Grieco on 01254 342816, or .e -m a i l : ' maria.grieco@eastlancspct.nhs.uk Collection of donations can be


arranged prior to the shop opening. For more information on the East Lan­ cashire Hospice, the.work it does and how you can get involved, visit its web­ site at: www.elh.org.uk'


Pendle Club latest 1Transparency in taxes


THE Ribble Valley’s MP, Mr Nigel Evans, is fighting to make taxation more transparent. He presented the Transparent Taxation


(Receipts) Bill to Parliament on Tuesday. . The bill is designed so till receipts contain


a figure for the total amount of tax paid on the goods and services purchased. ■


•. “It is a simple measure that will ensure a


better understanding of the tax system, allow transparency and provide greater apprecia­ tion of how taxes are collected,”: Mr Evans explained.


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Guide HQ RAIDERS forced their way into the Girl Guiding unit at Waddow Hall, Waddington and escaped with a fire extinguisher. The break-in at


Wade Hill Camp Hut occurred around 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Police said four youths broke into the premises and made off with the fire extin­ guisher. Investigations are


continuing, but if you have information regarding the youths. involved or regarding the whereabouts of the fire extinguisher, please call police on 01200443344,'or the


: free-and-confidential ■ Crimestoppers line on 0800555111. •


Vandals sought


VANDALS ' - c a A d around £40 wortSBp damage when they kicked the panels of a wooden fence in Pimlico Road, C l i th e ro e .- They also caused an


estimated £50 worth of damage when they dam­ aged two benches in the grounds of Clitheroe Cas­ tle between Friday and Saturday.


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Visit our new reviews section at www.Gtittieroeaiivertiser.GO.uk Rush hour chaos after crash


RUSH hour traffic ground to a halt following a head-on smash on the A59 a t Sawley Brow.


' A crew from Lancashire Fire


and Rescue Service spent around half-an-hour cutting the female driver of a silver Opel free from the wreckage of her car following the accident, which happened shortly after 8 a.m last Friday. ; The woman was taken by ambu­


lance to the Royal Blackburn Hos­ pital with back and leg injuries. ’


Another c asu alty was also


taken to hospital with chest and minor head injuries which were not thought to be serious. The other vehicle involved in


the smash was a yellow Ford Transit pickup truck towing a mobile generator. Police, who were quickly a t the


scene, closed th e A59 in both directions while the rescue crew from Clitheroe fought to free the woman from her car, which was in


the centre of the road, close to the Sawley turn-off at the foot of Saw-' ley Brow. Long tailbacks quickly built up


in both directions, but once the driver had been freed and the wreckage of her car moved, the road was re-opened shortly before 9 a.m. . Our picture shows the after-, math of the crash as emergency services free the driver of the Opel. (CR260608a)


Sabden teacher to fight David Davis


A TEACHER from Sabden is stand­ ing in the by-election sparked by the resignation of senior Tory MP


David Davis. Grace Astley (49), pictured, is stand­


ing as an Independent candidate in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election on July 10th with a manifesto of “common sense and values especially in educa­ tion”. Mrs Astley, who has taught at Sabden


Primary School and IVitton Park High School in Blackburn as a specialist dyslexia teacher, said she had always been interested in politics and was a seri­ ous candidate. A committed practising Christian,


who was raised as a Methodist, Mrs Astley said th a t it was not often that such an opportunity arose. She referred to the infamous Ribble


Valley by-election of 1991 when Liberal Democrat Michael Carr overturned a Tory majority of 20,000 to win the seat.


If she wins the seat Mrs Astley plans


to live in the constituency and said she would appreciate any help people could offer in the form of canvassing, finan­ cial support or prayers. Ex-shadow home secretary Mr Da-vis


quit to generate debate on civil liber­ ties, particularly the Government’s 42- day detention limit for terror suspects. He will fight to regain his seat on a


platform of defending “British liber­ ties”.


' • He will stand against 25 other candi­


dates, half of them In dependents,' including David Laurence Bishop repre­ senting the Church of the Militant Elvis Party, Gemma Dawn Garrett of the Miss Great Britain Party and David Icke, for whom there is no party listed. Mr Davis previously won a 5,116


majority in the East Riding of York­ shire constituency. The Liberal Democrats and Labour are not contesting the seat.


Officers’ bravery rewarded


A BRAVE Ribble Valley police ser­ geant, who rescued a woman from a flood swollen stream, is being honoured a t th e pres tigious Police Bravery Awards in London next week.


: . Sgt James Saddoo, of Clitheroe


Police, and PC Victoria Wilson, who is now based at Accrington, were called to - Tinker Brook, .Oswaldtwistle, in December 2006, where a local woman, had lost her footing on the steep; slip­ pery 15ft. embankment. The woman,, v i^ w a s from the Burnley area, had ■JRfed and fallen into the brook as she tried to rescue her dog. Fortunately as she was swept away she managed to grab the branch of a tree, overhanging the brook and shout for help. ■ Her cries for help were heard by a


local resident who contacted the police. . As the officers arrived they quickly realised that they were on the opposite bank of the stream. As their route to the other bank would have taken some time


and their throw line would have been ineffective, they decided they would risk their lives and enter the torrent to cross over and reach the struggling woman. They retrieved the throw line from


their vehicle and PC Wilson tied i t around a tree and PS Saddoo tied it around his waist and waded into the freezing water. As he tried to reach th e : woman he was swept off his feet repeat-.


■ edly and PC Wilson who could see he was struggling decided to wade into the brook to assist him. She was also swept off her feet by the fast flowing torrent a number of times, but their determina­ tion to save the woman, was rewarded as they eventually reached the strug­ gling woman and managed to lift her clear of .the water u n ti l fur ther help 'arrived.


■ The woman was taken to the Royal .■


Blackburn H o sp ital where she was treated for hyperthermia and kept in overnight for observation.


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