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■ ■ Contact Duncan Smith or Faiza Afzaal with\ ■ your business news. Cali 01200 422324 or ; email duncan.smith@eastlancshews.co.uk or'. ■' faiza.afzaal@eastlancsne'ws'co.uk'‘ ' / 4 * -


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i h o n ' . A YOUNG Ribble .Valley ■ %


. . woman has been appointed v to a key role as a L a n ca sh ir e ! property marketing agency>:'


. steps up its rental and man4s= agement operation.


, c 'Emma Bedford, who grewaS


.. up in Clitheroe and attended : St Augustine’s High School,'« Billington,. has joined Mov-4;


f


V . ingworks, with five offices int«'; the North West, as lettingi'" ihanager. ‘


.The 23-year-old will be at the forefront of Movingworks,


. aim to develop its Preston of- ^ r fice into a group rental centre ■ and cover a wider geographi-1 : cal area, including Longridge. i.


• “T h e r e is 'g r ea t ip o ten- tial with a high demand for r - properties o f all kinds across; our region,'and I am delight- ;! r ed to.have been given thisf'" ‘ role,’.’, said,Emma, who has


: worked , in estate agency, for ; ;: five years.


_Georgina.Cox, managing. -::


director of: Movingworks; who founded the company 10 years ago; added: “More and more people are looking at renting with continuing finan-


.- cial-uncertaint>Laf^tag the housing sales market.;^ : ~ ^


■ “.We aremow eager-to ex­


pand our portfolio from the Preston office into neighbour-


, ing areas; Emma’s arrival is a< key part o f that.”


OPPORTUNITY: Emma Bedford,iwho is taking on the challenge of developing Movingworks’ group rental centre


,‘V“ Preston.office into a


tllians fora bright future


DESPITE the bleak econom-


fific climate, Lancashire rural !i businesses continue to buck . the trend.


V V continues


• a c r e s all sectors, but for any existing or new business there ■; is a plethora o f issues that


; . neecis to be dealt with when ;i-( expansion is considered. , i Building design, tendering,


V finance, logistics are all issues that need addressing. What


.j irnany do not appreciate is ;c how critical planning consid­ erations are.


, : Planning for business de- ;.i;Velopment in rural areas of ■ the county continues to be f challenging.GreenBelt,con- ■ .servation areas and areas of • outstanding natural beauty • are the most complex loca-


: tions, but rural areas in gen- : ■ eral all have their own issues


-


thatjieed to be addressed. For this reason; the North -


..West Regional Development Agency (NWD A) has provid- ed free planning support to


. rural businesses for a number • of years..Delivered through .Rural Futures, in Garstang, the programme provides free planning support. .dan Alderson received . planning support through


•! the programme back in 2009. !. It has been a busy year for Ian. His business. Outdoor


.: Screens, manufactures tim- ! ber wheelie bin screens.


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NEW PREMISES LICENCE: Malcolm Ireland" (centre) with representatives of Browsholme Hall including Robert Parker ( r l^ p , In the Tithe Barn


ji'f' i f ' statelv h n L slr^e fam.Tv f«r^nn


cow Ark, IS the oldest sur-;. to the public in the 1 9 5 0 s ,, a great ooo o rtunitv for the '' vivmg family home in Lan- but there have been no r ea l . ■ bufinMS


Cow Ark i« fhp niHBv77..V -


hold events at its new Tithe Barn venue, thanks to Nap- thens solicitors. - Built in 1507, tlie hall, in


V. * MW a<uii Vltt, t VllLljr


owned by Robert and Aman­ da Parker, the 14th genera­ tion o f the family to occupy


‘o Llitheroe was \ " •cashire. The hall IS currently .facilities for visitors to u s e , ' ;H e said “I have lived in'the '


untd we resto^ed the,'rithe ,:,..fRibbleValley’airm^ B am . O u r a im IS to showcase to s icKopI ;m-i:dnmdBe:ajia m y®


' the house since it was built by Edmund Parker. ^ < . Recently the Parkers com­ pleted a five-year, £500,000


ju s t h ow b e a u t i fu l a s e t t in g ; family a r e s e t t le d in W h i tew e l l ,® th e v enue IS, p a r t ic u la r ly f o r , so w h en th e o p p dM n i ty a ioK weddings.


- . . jurnj ied a t th e ch an c e to r


- >. IVldlcoliR I rc ld n d ) bsfld o f w* niy business h e re I ic e n sm g a t N a p th en s , a d d -


; to relocate:® : jA h d M rH e s t e r ’beliew^^^^^^ « w w Hall s new move R b b ie a rk'e rSs a i d .


.-. '-“Despite the recession our ; sales over the past year have . grown significantly,” said Ian. ■“We needed extra manufac-


• by Faiza Afzaalr: L E A D IN G b u s in e s s :


;i;*;;solicitor h'as' o p e n e d n ew . ’ towniv


'- centre.'. ~ ^ • DLHi-’S o l ic i to r s ;? which'


same family for SOO years, - for the barn, allowing it to Clitheroe, and is aiming to be’ ' has been given permission tO-I,; .host events.^inrh n


W m n c i . i ■


DLH owner/Dominic Hester--.^. ,said th'e'move to Clitheroe.was''!'


‘he Parkers on ' and business owners’, is located' ? “ premises licence ^, at Fern Court Business Centrej’^j;,-


i


offer a full range of legal services' to business owners living in


and working from the Ribble ■ Valley. “My aim would be to ensure


■ :; for legal advice on issues such ■


; ; as property, employment law,.: business sales and intellectual'


, property.”


;; - H a V i n g b e e n b a s e d ' i n ' , Preston city centre, where DLH ■


Solicitoi's still retains a presence, - Mr Hester said he was extremely , iniprcssed with the vibrancy o f -


: . the Ribble Valley business scene ^ during his short time operating - ^ from Clitheroe.


. ‘


He added: “I h a v e ’been struck by how friendly and


.. approachable business owners"! . and fellow professionals in the v: Kibble Valley are. It is like a


'.breath of fresh air. I am amazed 7: how much small and medium ; private business activity there is' !-


, here and 1 have no doubt that ’- It IS this sector that will drive


s £ S " r . ? £ I- 1 l-'lvoW ' it x 'i - s s i s s r - ..A-!, *'®y®..seen some^of the la r g e r - j - “I se e a real opportunity to -


-economic recovery.” ' . To coma’ct DLH Solicitors;.'? nng 01200 538578 or go to WWW.


, dlhsohcitors.co.uk. i >


; turing space to meet this de­ mand.”


■ • His confidence was dem-,


• onstrated with the launch of :;a new landscaping business. Garden:Village Ltd. Both


: that business owners don’t have ‘ businesses are located on a , to. look outside the borough


' planning was a major hurdle that had to be overcome. ■ .He said: “It’s been a hectic


six'months. The planning and


; funding process took much ; longer than anticipated, but . the support we’ve had has . made all the difference.’’ -


, ■ John Welbank; of Rural Fu:


■ hires; said: “Planning remains . the single, largest hurdle to rural business development. . .


’.There are lots of businesses ■ : out there looking to expand, , : but none o f this can be realised . ■


unless businesses can achieve planningpermission.”' .. ; - ■; Contact Rural Futures at 1 .. The Creamery Estate, Ken- .


lis Road, Barnacre, Preston. PR31GD. Tel. 01995 600724; e-mail: johnw@ruralfutures. . co.uk; Website: www.ruralfu-.'.


tures.co.uk.,' , ’i u i ' J t


f


: purpose-built site at Hawk-, shaw Farm, Clayton-le-Dale. Due to the rural'location,


strikes ..'TRAIN operator Northern Rail


. :,will be hit by strike action over the .; Christmas break.in a dispute over.


; bank holiday pay arrangements. .Rail Union RMT has announced


' the. strike action by conductor mem- bers on Northern Rail after the com­ pany rejected the union’s proposals that staff should be paid “the appro-


- tpriate rate’' for working additional public holidays this festive season created as a result of Christmas fall- ; ing on a weekend. : :


. ■; RMT^ members will strike on Monday, December 27th, and Tues­ day the 28th - staff will not book on


' to shifts between 00.01 a.m. on the 27th Dec and 11.59 p.m. on the 28th. T h e company has said it will operate


' a revised timetable during that 48- hour period.


■


V RM T has slammed Northern Rail for issuing what it claimed were “de­ liberately misleading statements” over Christmas working arrange­ ments, which falsely claimed there was an existing agreement forcing staff to work the additional public


. holidays on the 27th and 28th at a flat rate with no enhancements. RMT. General Secretary Bob


:: Crow said: “The spirit o f old Scrooge is alive and well on Northern Rail and our.conductor members have


. shown in this ballot that they will not be treated as second-class citizens ■ this Christmas.” . :


. ?


T ^ w i t h all the right ingredients


.: - CAREFULLY, selected ingredl- - ents to make a wonderful Christmas, . - pudding were brought along to the : December m'eeting o f Clitheroe Civic Society by speaker Christine Thistlethwaite.


a: good pud,'she


.. explained, is in the mfadng and stir- . ring of. tho se in g r ed ien ts , which " She demonstrated in her inimitable? ;; style, with gentle humour, wise o b - .


: servations; historical information, ; ,' and frequently returning to the true


' •-meaning o f Christmas. :: : Christine had chosen poems and- prose from a wide range of sources. ■ Her-narrative about the Yorkshire


; lad’s reactions to Handel’s Messiah ■ was hilarious.’’ :. <«;'Nan’s Mince pies, for which she.


■ used her. old false teeth to crimp the edges'; and young Thomas Bee- .cham’s Christmas lines on the effi-


': cacy o f Beecham’s pills/'added more humour.'.' -


■''v. , " .


.'.j*ijThe^poeriis oh;Christmas Be ll’ ■


and Giving reminded members of the Christian aspects of Christmas. ■ •


. Si.tThe beauty o f winter, snow,- and. .' the reality o f trying to do farmwork ;in such conditions, w e r e brought : home to the appreciative audience.;


. '7;'. Christine finished a wonderful : : pfesehtation with her-own version’: of A Christmas Carol. ' '


-


.&iHer pudding miscellany was voted ; ■


’a huge siicces by the audience, who


. also, enjoyed mince pies and ginger-;: bread baked by Dorothy Jacl«6n.:;s’;; fiThenext meeting is on Januaij':-


IHOUSEHOLDERS are being given crime .'prevention tips to make sure they don’t fall victim to crime this Christmas. ^ At this time o f year, expensive presents are ,■


V starting to be placed around trees - and ca n : prove tempting to passing thieves. - • ' ? Jan Brown,-crime prevention officer forJ


'Lancashire Police, said: “Having bought all;' •those wonderful presents;dqn’t'make it easy?


- for someone to steal from your home.'^.K-'.'S|.iin'; ■.■ : !'.‘!Keep them out of sight until last thing'bn; Christmas Eve,' and if you hide or store larger-7


; ' ' '


;:items,‘such as bicycles in.the she'd'6’f out-!; "buildings; make sure they are veiy secure.”-.. :;. ; Other:tips for beating, the;burglars andi keepingyour home safe are':


I til you Drop:^ talk-1 '.equip shops in Chtheroe. ii I


ament t fo'r t futu urree refle erreenncc.*; ee.’a^xs;: ’'?^;;;,:;


;S : Vertise that you have new goods inside- dis" -'•pose of packing carefully. ; . • i.: • If you go out for the evening - make it ■ look like someone is at home by turning on lights and the radio. Don’t leave curtains


if’ open, so people can see your decorations as’ „ potential thieves can see in. .. • Be extra carefiil about locking doors and; windows.''


;


: • As a fire precaution, don’t leave Christ- ?:;mas lights on in the house whilstyoii are but. 4::,:r.»?If yoii go away for th'e.hbliday period use an automatic timer for lights, and ask a .»> trusted neighbour to watch your home; ;• ■ •}■ ■


:


[& # .Take the frame numbers o f new cycles ” A. redirect yourmail through'^the Post Office of- ’and the serial numbers o f new. electrical •


v.j ; ..• Don’t forget to cancel newspapers and ■


• Remember; empty boxes left outside ad- ,;s sure sign that a house is empty^S'7® • milk if.you have: them delivered, and either


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PLOUGHING ON: Ben Phillip, one of the agricultural contractors who clears' Ribble Valley’s rural roads of heavy snowfall.


AS predicted, the respite from the freezing tempe ratur e s was only temporaty, which means that once again, Lancashire’s gritters have b e en hard at work k e ep in g the county’s major routes clear.


And this winter, a number o f local


agricultural contractors have been putting their shoulders behind Lanca? shire County Council’s efforts to keep the county moving by clearing snow from rural roads.


. Normally, when the county isn’t snow-bound, Ribble Valley-based Ben Phillip is buty ploughing, digging,; working on drainage and spreading fertiliser. But the past couple o f win­ ters, with their heavy snowfall; have seen Ben’s plough being used to clear ruralroutes.


■ . He said: “Around 20 years ago,


I was driving along a road that was nearly impassable, because o f heavy snow, when I noticed a snow plough at the side of the road. . “So I asked whether anyone was ac- . lually using it. When I found out that


by Duncan Smith' ; it wash’t being used, I asked around ■


; and spoke to the county council.'’ ;' ;?v .. . “They responded positively to the ' suggestion that:it could be used for snow clearance. So I adapted my trac­ tor and set about clearing the roads. -


- ; “For the first lO years, the county ■ [ Council called on me every winter to help with the efforts to clear the snow. Then the winters became much milder


■ and I wasn’t needed until last year.’’ - Ben continued: “Basically, I’m on call, as and when I’m needed. I get a


., call from the county council who tell • me where and when I’m needed and off I go.


,


. . “Doing the snow clearance work is very well received by the public. I get’ loads o f thumbs up from people as I plough past them. The most satisfying aspect IS keeping the roads clear, es­ pecially for emergency vehicles.: . •'And. what are B e n ’s b ig g e s t problems? '


. “The most challenging aspects of


‘ the work are big snow drifts; basi- cally I’m driving the plough through


; six inches of snow and then suddenly .'encounter three foot o f snow.


;


• .^ .“The other big problem, for me at ; least, is ploughing through the snow during bright sunshine, which causes snow blindness.” ; Tim Ashton, Lancashire Coun­


ty Council’s Cabinet member for highways, and transport is hugely


. appreciative o f the contribution the agricultural contractors like Ben make to keeping rural routes clear.:


. . He said: “The county council has'


: . an excellent working relationship with the agricultural contractors. I’d


,• like to put on record my thanks to them for the vital work they do in enabling people and business-


: es in rural communities to carry on as normal during the adverse weather.” W h i le th e a g r ic u l tu r a l


contractors have been clear­ ing rural routes, council crews have been busy during the win­ ter weather treating all priority


: routes which link towns, through cen­ tres o f population, and serving major


: infrastructure such as bus stations and hospitals. ■ '


Coun. Ashton added: “With the


help o f the agricultural contractors, we’re keeping Lancashire moving; as we said we would.


■ “However, during the wintiy weath­ er, I’d ask drivers and pedestrians to take care and consider whether their


journey is necessaiy. : ■. ; - , “Our 49 gritters can take up to four


'.hours to treat the 2,500km o f priority routes; Conditions will inevitably be difficult at times.” .


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