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Ctltheroo Advertiser ftTImes,Thursday, March 31,2011
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tfvortl8er.cou sfub out smoking being stepped up
. SMOKING,is still killing too many people in;.’ East Lancashire
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.shire has some of the highest smoking rate's in the North-West.
- ;<Eigures just released show that East Larica-a'
- • Health professionals from NHS East Lanca-- '■ shire and partner agencies^ including council ’ , and customs, came together to discuss a draft
’Tobacco Control Strate^ aimed at reducing the L'r harm that smoking and illegal tobacco is having ’ on the health of East Lancashire residents. . .The strategy details work going on in East
: Lancashire and future actions that will be under- > taken. sITiese include expanding and promoting • the Stop. Smoking Service, working closely with midwifery services to support pregnant smokers, protecting children from second-hand smoke, ' and controlling the supply of illegal tobacco. Dr Sohail Bhatti, interim director of public
“We have some of the highest smoking rates in the North-West, and it is shocking that out of
Red Nose fun for toddlers
the estimated 65,000 smokers over the age of 16 we have in NHS East Lancashire, around half: of those will die a premature death because of
their habit. . , “There is a already a huge amount of fantastic
health,at NHS East Lancashire, said: “Smoking is the single most preventable cause of ill-health ■; and death.
More cash to I run for
work going on in East Lancashire, but today will ensure that as organisational changes are taking place this piece of work continues to be every one’s business.We are absolutely committed in East Lancashire to continue the work we do in • reducing early preventable deaths.” Mr Dave Clark, from Action on Smoking and
and protecting families and communities from smoke related harm,” he said.
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A CASH boost for road repairs announced by the Department for Transport has been wel comed by Lancashire County
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Council. ■ The county will receive £3.7m.
extra to tackle potholes caused by the severe weather at the end of last y e a r .■ It means that highway crews will
CHILDREN at Cascades Day Care at Ribblesdale Children’s Centre in Clitheroe wore red on cither their bodies or heads during Red Nose Day. Their efforts and those of the children’s centre as a whole raised £90.46 for Comic Relief.
not only be able to make more short-term repairs, but can now af ford to lay many extra miles of fresh Tarmac, replacing damaged roads and protecting them from future winter damage. John Thorp, highways assets
manager, said: “Repairing our roads following three harsh winters
was revealed in the Budget last week.
more full resurfacing schemes, so the repairs will be of better quality and last longer.” The extra money for road repairs
Lancashire’s 7,000km of roads has recently been completed which will
repairing potholes caused by the harsh winter - last year we fixed over 20,000 potholes. This extra money will allow us to catch up on the backlog of pothole repairs. “Not only that, we’ll be able to do
in a row is one of our top priorities and the council has already commit ted around £25m. in the budget for the next year. “We are well on with the job of
An annual condition survey of
with the extra money the county council had already planned to in vest, this new funding will allow us to actually improve the general condition of Lancashire’s highways. Good roads not only make our day- to-day lives easier, but are also im portant for businesses.”
Ex-MEP must pay back cash Pupils’ aid for Malawi children
A FORMER Conservative MEP whose North West constituency included Ribble Valley could face a criminal investigation over disputed expenses payments. Den Dover has been ordered to pay back £345,289 to the European Parlia
embourg had now dismissed attempts by Mr Dover to avoid repayment of the money that the European Parliament stated was wrongly claimed between 1999 and 2008.
renovation of Den Dover’s office, which wasinhisprivatehome, : : v
ment and could now face prosecution for. fraud. ■ The European Court of Justice in Lux
tive Party •
• £20,767 for telephone costs • £17,880 for entertainment expenses £200 in donations to the Conserva
: Mr Dover made several payments ’ from the allowance paid to MEPs to meet the costs of paying for staff which the European Parliament claims were il legitimate. These include:
; . • £101,068 for three cars '£15,404 for office supplies and
Mr r equipment
. • £89,235 for postage and stationery ■ • • £100,735 for the costs of rent and
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;: this was a matter for dispute between the • British authorities and the former MEP. Mr Dover, who has denied any wrong
: resented the costs of VAT that had not been paid, but the Court concluded that
Liberal-Democrat Chris Davies, a long standing campaigner for tighter rules on the. use of public money, is calling on the police to investigate Mr Dover and be lieves he could go to jail.
doing was ordered to pay his own costs. One of Ribble Valley’s current MEPs,-
, MEPs get a separate allowance for all their office expenses, none of which are supposed to be paid from the staff budget. ■ ■' The Parliament also sought the repay ment of £167,903 which it claimed rep-
’ charities this year. • At harvest time they began col-
' Meals as one of their
- lecting rucksacks, ’ packed with clothes, stationery, toiletries and a spoon.
:; . • These will be sent ■ to children inMa- ' lawi to enable them to go'to school. Each
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' . are pictured with ■; some of the ruck- , ■ sacks which they
■ spoon. The children
- collected, sorted and helped to pack. (S)
Plan to demolish bungalow and build replacement ^ 5 ? .
-roof space. Comments on the proposal at 24'g Chatbum Park Drive, Clitheroe, (number 0185)1-; must be made to the council by April 8th.
•APLANNINGannIicatinn hashep.n rpppivpH Ribble Valley Borough Council for the demb- J lition of an existing dwelling and replacement - with a new bungalow with two bedrooms in' th e l
A PLANNING application been received by ?51 ^ Ir* ,*
■ adjoining south site manufacturing building at Matthey pic, Pimlico Industrial Area,-' .
j?fat&l-;Barrow:;Demolition.of an existine single-k (.iWest Bradford Road, (0199). - ’
jiTear single-storey kitchen extension at 20 Prim^ijl rose Street, (0591). Erection of two stack vents '
jii: Other plans submittedinclude: • Clitheroe: Retrospective application for a
:'i eMsting rear elevation of the property and paint- : ingstone/buff colour at7 Old Row, (0162). ; , Billington: Extension to the side of the dwell ing. Re-submission at lOlA Pasturelands Drive, (0151) - .
storey kitchen extension at the rear. Erection of a new kitchen extension at rear with internal alterations and associated works. Rendering to
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: ; Chatburn: Single-storey rear extension at 3 Darkwood Crescent, (0176).
; r Chipping: Demolition of existing corrugated lean-to store and erection of flat roof single-sto rey rear extension at Brabin’s Shop and Gallety 20-22 Talbot Street, (0178/9) " ' ’’
Grindleton: Re-submission of refused arioli- ubmissio , ' b
cation 3/2010/0002P for two affordable dvvell- ings m garden area of existing house, demolition of outbuilding, re-ahgnmg of vehicular access
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existing plot. The existing pond to be tidied with respect to the ecology of the site. New timber
fence to span the width of the plot at Hollins
conversion of a third to form a newdetiched ^ n e '"o®
Han,7ooS Mellor: Demolition of two outbuildings and
163)^^^ Moo, Elswick Farm/;Mell6r Read: Two-storey extension to the rear of 11
(0148). Extension to front ele-'
’, to front elevation at 30 Straits Lane, (0150) • ; Sahden: Golf nractice tee anH
- vation Jift the overall roof height by 450mm an alterations to the first floor layout. Juliet balconv
House, Clerk Hill Lane, (0166). Tossidc: Application for the removal of condi
; . , allow the eastern, four bedroom holiday cottage . to be used as a permanent residential dwelling s at Marl Bam, (0164)..- - AVorston: Demolition of the existing ground
d green within '; and rear dormer-windows at Brookside Cottage, TheOWBatewGM^^^^
ii floor lounge and proposed erection of a two-sto- rey extension for an additional bedroom (with a . Juliet balcony) round floor sunroom extension
tion no. 13 of planning consent 3/2005/0245P, to CHARITY RUN: David with son Joe. (s)
A MOBILITY scooter worth £450-was among the items stolen, during a break-in in Clitheroe. ’ Thieves broke into a garage in St James Street, behind a row of terraced houses. .’iThey- escaped with' the burgundy-coloured scooter,, and also stole a Karcher power washer, worth £70, and’ a vax carpet washer worth £70.
’ day they will be pro vided with a meal there, hence the
■ side Primary School, Clitheroe, have supported Mary’s
PUPILS AT Brook-
prove the way potholes are fixed. Crews will now spend more time on each repair, resulting in a bet ter quality, ionger-lasting surface. Teams will also proactively “find and fix” potholes rather than wait for them to be reported. John Thorp added: “Together
allow the county council to prioritise repairs and resurfacing to the areas worst hit by the winter weather. Plans are already in place to im
by Faiza Afzaal
A BILLINGTON dad is set to don his running shoes to boost funds for the hospital
that saved his son’s life. In January, seven-year-old
Joe Geldard, -who attends Whalley Primary School,
windpipe and he was rushed to the Royal Blackburn Hospital. But despite their best efforts,
“When Joe was transferred to Manchester, it ■was a terrifying time for the family and we were beginning, to wonder if
operation, the pin was removed and Joe was transferred to the Intensive Care Uiiit. Joe’s father, David, said:
they,were unable to remove the pin and Joe was transferred to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. After a delicate two-hour
inhaled a'm ap pin from a pinboard in his bedroom. The pin was stuck in his
be the most important journey he would ever make - if the ambulance hit a pothole and the pin was to move in any way, then the results could be catastrophic for Joe. “Thankfully, Joe made it,
our son, staff at the hospital were busy looking after my wife and myself - organising a room for us to stay in, and providing car park passes. Joe. was transferred back to Royal Blackburn Hospital, and we are so grateful that he is okay. He had a very lucky escape.” In o r d e r -
the pin and Joe soon made fantastic progress. “As well as looking after
and as soon as he arrived in Manchester, this fantastic h o sp i ta l- to o k ca re of everything. “Dr Mike Rqthera removed
he would pull through. The transfer to Manchester was a very delicate procedure and it took several hours to prepare Joe for it. “We were warned this could
£5.000 was raised for Marie
w i s h in g to support David can ;d o so by logging bn to www.justgiving/ David-Geldard.
Scooter stolen from garage The incident happened
between March 17th and
March 19th. Police investigations are
continuing. . But if you can help the police locate the stolen goods,' or if you witnessed the theft, call 01200 443344,-: or the free and confidential- Crimestoppers line on 0800'
555111.
just want people to rally behind me and support the fund-raising as it is such a deserving cause.” A n y o n e
“My training is going well, and I
to repay , the, ho sp ital th a t h e 1 p e d J b e"- survive, David is getting ready to take part in the 10km Great Manchester Run in May, and raise lots of money. : He ad d ed :
270 people attended The - ■ Great Daffodil - Ball,'held at Stirk House, Gisbum, ’ organised by the \ Ribble Vs-lley Marie Curie fund-raising committee. Entertainment
Curie AFANTASTIC night attended by people from Rimington, Gisburn and surrounding villages raised £5,000 to provide much-needed funds for Marie Curie Cancer Support. More than
supported by local businesses, and people who donated 100 prizes for ■ the raffle and , auction. End of life,
was provided by the Zoe Taylor Dance Academy, the band. Revisit, with guest vocalist. Donna, and the DJ was Tim :: .1 Ankers, of Junior • Apprentice fame. ^ The event was <
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night time nursing is provided by Marie Curie nurses allowing patients with cancer and other, life-threatening illnesses to be nursed at home ;/' among their loved ones or in - one of their nine:, '■ hospices. ' .
Ip . ii ■ ■ ■ n . Health, was one of the key speakers at the event
He explained about
the.work the charity and howit campaigns to reduce the harm that tobaccodoes.r . , , . “ V
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there has been significant progress made
there.is still a long way to go. Our goals, which we hope to reach by 2020, include reducins h?
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