Clitheroe422324(Editorial),01282426161 (Advertising),Burnley 01282 422331 (Classified) : 4 ‘ Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, June 18th, 2009 www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Treatment rooms : A £650,000 scheme to revi-: patients with two new ther,


i.talise Clitheroe Health: • Centre’s well-used. treat­ ment rooms will be com-^ -pjeted next week.- •.


-V‘ -The transformed facilities ! should be open for Kibble Val-


- ley patients a week on Mon-, , day-(June 29th onwards). ': ■ The major cash injection-,


■ into'community health provi-.. ■sion by NHS East Lancashire


: will result in upgraded facili­ ties to provide around 40,000 .


■ treatments each year for Kib­ ble Valley residents. ' •..


- 1 . Work has been completed


on time and the newly kitted- out wing will provide local


: atres for minor surgical proce-, dures, as well as seven private cubicles to assist with infec­ tion control and confidentialL


: ■ A new reception and wait­ ing area has been provided; - . meaning that patients will-ho


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. - longer have to wait in the ■-.often-cramped space outside ^the existing treatment room.


: In a'ddition, a new blood test, clinic ivill be available, with a, new toi let area, including


: facilities for the disabled. • - Once building work is fin-


■ ished, staff ivili need time to clean the area and install equipment, fixtures, IT sery-


Theatre’s youth limbers up


A COFFEE morning held by Read Theatrical Society raised £150. The event, in St John’s


School Hall, featured enter­ tainment from the junior members of the group who performed “Follow the Yellow Brick Road.” , Everyone had a part to play


while parents and friends ran the kitchen and various stalls. There are two unclaimed


raffle prizes and anyone ■with


. the ticket 755 or 753 should call 01282 773984. The group has already


started preparations for its annual pantomime in Novem­ ber which will be “The Pied Piper.” . Anyone wanting to be in­


volved with the production in any way can attend a meeting at Read St John’s School on Tuesday, June 30th, a t7 p.m;


IT’S A GIFT: Marathon runner Kitty Garnett hands a cheque to. Chris Tattersall, of the Ribbic .Valley Visually Impaired Group .,


Marathon effort is truly appreciated


•MARATHON runner Kitty Garnett- has presented £648 to the Ribble Valley - VisuallylmpairedGoup.;


:'-i In April Kitty, of Crow -Trees Road, Sabden, completed the 26-mile route in London in 5hr 15 min 8sec. A sponsored run she organised added


to the money she collected after finish­ ing her 22nd marathon; She presented a cheque,to the group


which meets at St Michael and St John’s Parish Hall on Mondays at 7-30 p.m. •


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A PLANNING application has been submitted to Ribble Valley Borough Council for a two-storey extension to create a new kitchen/dining room, utility room and entrance porch a t ground floor level and two new bedrooms and en-suite bathroom a t first floor level.


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• Internal alterations include repositioning of stairs and cre­ ation of a larger bedroom, bathroom and a new craft room. .■


■ - ^ 2 2 ! ENTERTAINMENT: Read Amateur Theatrical Society perform


■ Follow the Yellow Brick Road during the recent coffee morning at St John’s Church in Read. B130G09/2. .


Fire in airing cupboard


AN elderly lady was treated -for smoke inhalation after a ■ fire started in the airing cup-, board at her home in Newton- in-Bowland. v


. - - . Firefighters were called to


the Back Lane property at 10-' 17 a.m; on Saturday after a


smoke alarm alerted its own­ ers to the fire. I t caused severe damage to the property’s elec­ trical wiring.


. ’ There was also moderate smoke damage to the room where the blaze originated anil one additional room., •


WITH OUR THANKS: Kitty receives a framed certificate of - • appreciation from the group. - ■


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■ Comments on the proposal a t 45 Riverlea Gardens, Clitheroe (number 0391) must be made to the council by June 26th. Other proposals include:


■ Clitheroe: Chimney- to approved extension and exist­ ing house lounge at 3 Gills Croft (0295). Chipping: Extension to


existing private dining room forming a proposed function room at The Gibbon Bridge Hotel, Green Lane (0429). ‘ 'Downham: Formation, of -ofLstreet parking space at


Cosy Cottage, Brookside (0465).


Hurst Green: Demolish an


existing building and create a new building to be used as a garage and another new build-


• ing to be used as stables and for agricultural storage pur­ poses a t Lambing Clough Farm, (0347). - - ■ Ribchester: Change of use


of barn to form , private dwelling and detached garage


■ at Stonehouse Barn,-Black­ burn Road (0269). Sabden: Two-storey exten­ sion to side and single-storey


extension to rear of existing dwelling. New pitched roof to


-repla c e existing-flat roof to - front porch a t 52 Padiham.


■ Road (0461). Salesbury: Proposed link


corridor at roof level between ■ one roof space and another at


:: Salesbury CE School (0447). : ; - Whalley: Two-storey front


•; extension for lift and accessi­ ble wc, rear conservatory and


■ internal adaptations a t 11 ■ Pasture Grove, Calderstones •' Park-(0443): Single storey . extension and infill of court-


•' yard area to incorporate a . children’s centre a t Whalley ; ;Library (0453). - , , '■


A FLORIST has come out smelling of roses after winning a 5km run-in aid of charity. . Seventeen-year-old Rose Ire­


land was first to cross the finish­ ing line at the 11th annual Race Tor Life, held in Biackburn’s Wit-


ton Park. - Along with six of her col­ leagues from The Flower Shop, Clitheroe, Rose joined 3,000 run­ ners to raise money for Cancer


Research UK. Delighted to have finished first, the former pupil of Bowland High School said: “There was seven of us from the florist taking p a r t and we all


■ enjoyed it very much. ; “•'The weather was just right,


the atmosphere was brilliant and between us we managed to raise about £300 for charity.” - Rose, who lives in Waddington and works full-time at the florist


in Wellgate, added that she took p art in the race last year, but came third. Rose is pictured (front, centre)


with her colleagues Alison Owens, Linda Hardman (owner of the shop), Becky King and Linda Moggeridge. Her other two colleagues who took part in the race but are not pictured are Hilary Hutchinson and Carol Greatorex. (CR080609-1) •


Council will dispose of rubbish for free


ONE telephone call to the council could prevent furniture accumu-,


: lating on a Clitheroe back street. .. • ’Two chairs, a mattress, exercise


-bike, a television and settee are among the items which have been. recently dumped in back Brook


Street. - One resident has not only been


:• to Ribble Valley Borough Council to complain, but has also taken some items to the tip himself, but


' now Mr David Braodbent wants something more done.


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- ■ Street Scene Manager Graham Jagger said just one telephone call


could solve the entire problem. “The council offers a free bulk


waste service and cannot under- stand why residents do not ring us ; and ask us to remove items because we can do that for free," ■ said Mr Jagger.


, “A simple telephone call would


result in the council coming and taking the problem away from the ; backstreet.


• ‘Tly-tipping is not something, that^the council will tolerate. Whenever we can we will take action against those who do it.'!, • As part of the council's'on-.;-


going Operation Clean Streets campaign, which started in April, residents are being asked to be extra vigilant about fly-tipping and report a vehicle's registration- number if they witness anything. ■ In the past year Ribble Valley Borough Council has prosecuted five offenders for dog-fouling, lit­ tering and fly-tipping, with fines ranging from £100 to £350. . - Anyone wanting to report dog-


fouling, littering or fly-tipping can contact Ribble Valley Borough


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ices and stock. Patients are.;, ■ asked to note that all Treat-_ ; ment Room services, apart ;


■ from emergencies, will be ; .unavailable next Friday, June


,26th, to allow this work to be completed. However, £he -


' blood clinic ■will continue as , normal." ' ■’By Monday, June 29th, the v new treatment rooms will be -open for use by the public--


. from 9 a.m. onwards.. • -. - • •The latest investment.by -:


NHS East Lancashire is in line wdth its policy of improv- -


■-ing “care in the community,” . as much as possible, by pro­ viding modernised, on-hand


facilities locally. -The £650,000 Treatment,


Room upgrade and expansion comes on top of.the £1.4m. spent on Clitheroe Health


Centre - and the planned £12m; to build a new, state- of-the-art Clitheroe Commu­ nity Hospital on land next to the existing facility on Chat-, bum Road. -


--During the health centre ' ■ '


work, treatments have been carried out in a fully-kitted out mobile unit in the Health Centre car park; Chairman of NHS East


Lancashire, Kathy Reade,


will officially open the new facility on July 3rd. She said:- ‘NHS provision of services in


the h ^ t of local communities • like the Kibble Valley has grown ■ considerably over


recent years. - “Our aim has been to bring. ' more and more services out of.


hospitai settings and treat. more and more people locally.


I t was felt that the.Clitheroe ■ Treatment Room facilities shouid be brought-up to scratch — and that’s what we ,


have done.” r , ' - Val Carman, who is in


-charge of the community , heaith service provision arm of NHS East Lancashire, said: “Demand for the Treat-, ment Room service has groiyn and grown in the past few -


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years. The Treatment Room in Clitheroe now provides around 40,000 treatments in^ each year’.


- - “The completely revamped ■ Treatment Rooms will help us to maintain high standards of cleanliness and infection con­ trol and provide a more com­ fortable and confidential envi­ ronment for patients...... : “We are fully aware of how important the range of servic­ es are to local patients and wanted to improve them and make them fit for the.21st century.


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- “ This investment should improve things all round - for patients, GPs and staff alike.”


YOUNG visitors from Chernobyl enjoyed a morning at The Grand in Clitheroe on Monday. ,


, As well as spending time on the


venue’s computers, the youngsters also took part in big screen sports before


enjoying lunch. • Other activities planned for the week


include a visit to Bradford Museum of- Photography and Imax Centre, a trip to Oakhill College and to John Alpe’s


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- Artist brushes up skills


AN interesting evening was enjoyed by Clover Club members recently when Mr Hugh Templeton gave a “Watercolour Chal­


lenge’^


He showed his audience how easy it is to become an artist . without a great deal of expense.


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■ ■ - . ' , : . : During his talk Mr Templeton painted a lovely lake picture,


which he presented to the club as a future raffle prize.: , The club’s next meeting will be the summer outing to Hunt- leys at Samlesbury.


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THE lady captain elect at a Ribble Valley golf club was filmed playing a round despite claiming disability allowance


because of “crippling” illnesses. • • i " Hyndburri magistrates heard tha t benefits


investigators also saw Sheila Riley lifting and assembling a motorised golf trolley and carry- - ing heavy shopping bags. ■


: : At the time of making her claim Riley (64) said she was unable to walk more than 15 yards before the onset of severe discomfort. And her claim listed numerous illnesses including arthritis, osteoporosis, spondylitis, sciatica and ’ bowel and bladder problems.


. Riley, ofiVictoria Street, Clitheroe, pleaded ■ guilty to failing to notify a change of circum­ stances which would affect her entitlement to


. benefit and which resulted in an overpayment of £8,481 between September 2005 and May 2008. She was fined £145 and ordered to pay


. £115 costs. -: - The original charge related to the period'


between October 2002 and May 2008 and a £17,000 overpayment. Riley has made a volun-, ta ry arrangement with the Department of Works and Pensions to repay the £17,000. - -Mr Robin Phoenix (prosecuting) said Riley


first claimed disability living allowance in 1999. Because of her extensive list of ailment she received higher rate mobility payments and lower rate care allowance. • '


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walk more than 10 or 15 yards without severe discomfort,” said Mr Phoenix.


“The original claim stated she was unable to . ’


In February 2008 officers began “authorised


surveillance’t of Riley and gathered evidence which showed her mobility and personal care issues were not-as claimed. “ She was observed lifting and assembling a


portable, motorised golf trolley before playing 18 holes of golf a t Clitheroe Golf Club,” said Mr Phoenix. “On another occasion she was seen doing her shopping without any help, lift­ ing and'carrying bags.” . At the time Riley was lady captain elect at


Clitheroe Golf Club, but later stood down from taking the lady captaincy this year. When she was interviewed, Riley-said she was following medical advice to stay active. Mr Jeremy Coleman (defending) said there


was a period of six years when disability living allowance was being claimed as a result of gen- uine needs. “One of the difficulties she had was that one


some days she would be better than on others,” -


said Mr Coleman. Mr Coleman said his client had not lived an


extravagant lifestyle, but had used the money for basic needs of survival. He said Riley had found it difficult to resort


to claiming benefits after leading an industri­ ous and offence-free life.


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’ “She raised two children as a single parent and juggles several jobs to achieve that,” said Mr Coleman. • Speaking after the case, Peter Hamer,


Fraud Operations Manager for the Depart­ ment for Work and Pensions, said: “Our inves­ tigators are equipped with a wide range of pow­ ers and techniques to track down benefit thieves such as Sheila Riley, and bring them before the courts so they face the consequences ; of their actions.


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. ' “We also make sure they pay back any money stolen from the taxpayer and seek to ensure any proceeds from their crime are con­ fiscated too. If you suspect anyone of benefit fraud piease call our National Fraud Benefit, Hotline - free and in confidence - on 0800 854440.” •-


; : Disturbance


DETECTIVES investigating a large dis­ turbance in the centre of Whalley earlier this year have charged two men in con­ nection with the incident. Kevin Wilkinson (21), of Marlton


Road, Blackburn and Elliot Cambridge (21), of Cherry Drive, Brockhall Village, Old Langho, were both arrested on Mon-. day, March 2nd. Both men are now due to appear before ,


Blackburn Magistrates on Friday, June 12th, charged with violent disorder. This - relates to an incident which happened at 11-15 p.m. on Saturday, February 28th, in King Street, Whalley.


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