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WEATHER I Dunsop Bridge ■ siaidburn VOTE We asked:
Which do you pre fer ... the Christmas or New Year festiv ities? ■
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New vote:
Have you made a New Year's reso* lution for 2012 ... and hove you bro> ken it yet?.
1. Footballer (20) found hanged on Christmas Eve
2. Leeds United 2, Burnley 1 3. Sudden death of Wayne (28)
4.10 arrests as net closes on metal thieves
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6. Clitheroe teen in BBC’s ‘Young .. Farmer of the Year* talent show
7. Clitheroe Slimming World champ meets comedian Jason Manford
S. Clitheroe businesswoman raises £4,000 on charity bike ride from Vietnam to Cambodia
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Church’s part in a new world record
. byDuncanSmith
THE World Carol Singing Record was smashed when more than 18,000 p eo p le across the UK united to sing a programme of festive favour
worshippers at Clitheroe Com munity Church, along with mem bers of the local community who answered a call to join them in singing the classic carols “Silent Night”, “O Come All Yp Faith ful”, “0 Little Town of Bethle hem”, “Hark The Herald Angels Sing” and “Away in a Manger”. The organisers. Premier Chris
ites.-. Among them were regular .
>in 2009 by Disney - and with 57 • churches still to declare their at-
tian Radio, received word that 17,117 participants had been counted at churches around the country, beating the exist ing record of 15,000 singers - set
-tendance. Peter Kerridge, of Premier.
•Christian Radio, said: “It’s inspir- ■ ing to see so many people across the whole of the UK get on board for this record breaking attempt.
WORLD RECORD: Some of the record-breaking carol singers at Clitheroe Community Church.
brought people out to celebrate and really be a part of the spirit of Christmas. ■ “As far as we can tell with these
“It’s been a lot of fun, and has
initial figures, we’ve broken the- record! We hope to get the rub-, ber stamp from Guinness in the next few months.” The rules for the attempt were very strict, and the proceedings
at Clitheroe Community Church were overseen by two independ ent witnesses, and recorded on video and still photographs. All the evidence is then returned to , Guinness, before the record can be confirmed. The Clitheroe'
event.also in
cluded contributions by some of the Community Church groups, one of which was a play by the
SPECIAL DELIVERY: Thomas Harris as the Christmas Post man.
- Postman”. Two year-old Thomas . Harris delivered letters, on his scooter to well-known Bible char acters to tell the story of God’s plan for
the.birth of Jesus. :' 'Mark Woodward, the minister,
children, entitled “The Christmas
said: “It was encouraging to have such good participation by. the. local community, who helped to create a great atmosphere.”.
Changes to housing benefit for single people lurhley I Blackburn Accrington •
Weekend weather: It will be mostly dry with brightspelis, but again windy.
Sunrise: 8-19 a.m. Sunset: 4-05 p.m. Lighting up time: 3-35 p.m.
- the housing benefit “shared accommodation rate.” ■ This is based on the local rent level for prop erties that are not self-contained, usually ones where there is a shared kitchen, bathroom, toilet or living room. Ribble Valley Borough Council’s head of
HOUSING benefit has changed for single people aged 25 to 34 who rent from a private landlord. '. -'From January 1st they are only entitled to .
housing benefit needs to consider this change before renewing or entering into a new ten ancy agreement with a private landlord.” The changes will not affect anyone renting
one-bedroom rate and moving to the shared accommodation rate is advised that their housing benefit may decrease.' . “Anyone claiming or thinking of claiming
revenues and benefits, Mark Edmondson,: said: “Anyone receiving housing benefit at the -
■ or living in supported housing provided by a housing association, registered charity, volun-
property from a local authority or housing as sociation, aged under 22 and formerly in care, entitled to the Severe Disability Premium
. changes, but anyone requiring forther infor mation or considering making a new housing benefit claim is asked to contact Ribble Valley BOTo^h Council’s benefits helpline on 01200
, in a homeless hostel or hostel specialising in rehabilitation, or is managed under a Multi- Agency Public Protection Arrangement. Ribble Valley residents in receipt of hous ing benefit have already been told of the
■ tary organisation or local authority. Nor will it affect anyone who needs an extra bedroom for a carer, has spent at least three months
by Duncan Smith
A LONG-TERM p la n in g blueprint which would see a hew “village” of more than 1,000 homes tacked onto the southern edge of Clitheroe has been roundly condemned by borough
Valley Borough Council’s planning and development committee voted to adopt the “preferred option’’ as the basis of the cpuncil’^Core Strategy'-- a document that ■wiilidefeimb^^^
councillor Sue Knox. She was the lone objector when Ribble
in the’yeaire'up ta2028.^^^^^^^^ A k^
strafe^ is where'new housing will be al lowed m the bprough.„_i ; 'Under the preferred option, the bulk of
borough develops of that
that-housing would be dlocated fo a stra- te^c site becprning knqm as Standen vil lage. If would! allow th^ullding of 1,040 new homes on'land at me southern edge of Clitheroe, bordered to the east by Pen- dle Road and stretching to the west almost down to Primrose. Those 1,040 homes account for 54% of
those remaining to be allocated under the Core Strategy.'
new homes (24%) allocated to Longridge sites; 141 (7%) to Whalley sites; 75 (4%) to other sites in Clitheroe, and 200 (11%) to other villages around the borough. These figures do not include any new
rious at the preferred option, which would see so much development concentrated on Clitheroe She said: “Some 58% of new housing
Liberal Democrat Coiin! Sue Knox is fu • The preferred option would also see 454 .
NEW BUILD: The area outlined in red on this aerial view of the southern edge of Clitheroe is the site for the proposed “Standen village” develop ment of 1)D4D new homes - a key part of the “preferred option” set to form the basis of Ribble Valley Borough Council’s Core Strategy document.
housing built of granted plaiming permis sion since 2008 - the official start of the 20-year Core Strategy period.
tion from Clitheroe Town Council - that hew houses be shared out around the bor ough, therefore causitig less disruption to all-not considered?” ■ Coun. Knox added: “The committee’s
only makes up a quarter of the Ribble Val ley’s population - so why is it asked to bear an unequal burden? “Why on earth was the recommenda
The preferred option adopted by the
planning committee is actually a hybrid of two of the options (Options B and D) pre viously put out to public consultation. As such it actually reduces the size of
the Standen -village site by almost a third, from 1,500 new homes to 1,040. Now that the preferred option has been
being dumped on Clitheroe is now the preferred approach of the Tory controlled borough council. Yet Clitheroe currently
reasoning that only a large strategic s ite. would ensure that the developer had to provide the infrastructure such as schools IS flawed, as all developers'- however big or small - have to contribute to schools, roads and drains, particularly now that the Government is introducing the Commu nity Infrastructure Levy.” :
agreed, it will from the basis of a new Core Strategy document, to be published and
■ put out to a six-week public consultation in early 2012. ' Following that consultation, any neces sary amendments should be made in time to submit the Core Strategy to the Gov ernment by April.
New Year honours for local women FROM PAGE ONE
and beyond to raise the funds for the original appeal to build the hospice that captured the iraaginatipri of so many people and made Chorley-based De-v riah House a reality. - r Mrs Cox paid tribute to the
unique contribution that has been made by Margaret since she was approached early in
1990 to take on the role of di recting the appeal and co-ordi nating the initial fund-raising to build the hospice. She said: “We are delighted
that the incredible contribu tion she has made over the past 20 years has been recog nised in this way. “She is not only founder of
the hospice, but has also been the driving force behind its de
velopment, from the original concept of the Derian House Appeal all those years ago, un til April, when she has decided to step down from her role as chair to the Trustees. “The legacy she has left be
hind is considerable and this honour goes some way to rec ognising that legacy.” Speaking to the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, Miss
Vinten said she was delighted by the news of her MBE. She added: “My friends and
the people of the Ribble Val ley have been unbelievably supportive. “In fact, when I first
launched the appeal, the first people to come on board were from Clitheroe and I am eX' tremely grateful for their sup port.”
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- funnyman, who shot to fame on TV panel • show “8 Out of 10 Cats”, at the event in Bir mingham.
CLITHEROE’S Maggie Lloyd scored a big 10 out of 10 from comedian Jason Manford when they met at Slimming World’s annual awards ceremony to celebrate its most suc cessful slimmers. Maggie, who manages Slimming World groups in Clitheroe, was thrilled to meet the
;;,-i; ;?Salford-bom stand-up Jason, who has ap- S- pearedbn a'string of television shows includ-
i^mg “Show Me the Funny”, “Comedy Rocks” ■ ■ ' and “Live at the Apollo”, joined Slimming " World’s founder, Margaret Miles-Bramwell, ■ to host the ceremony. • He said: “Presenting the Slimming World ; ■ ' Awards was a real honour. I was blown away
by the achievements of all of the slimmers who joined us on stage. Throughout the day I met so many inspirational people, not only the slimmers collecting awards but also the amazing people like Maggie who run and manage the groups and help them achieve so much. It’s literally changed their lives beyond all recognition.. “I know keeping weight in control is a chal
lenge for a lot of us these days and I think the people of Clitheroe are very lucky to have people like Maggie who are clearly dedicated to helping slimmers
and.to have such great support networks on their doorstep. “If anyone in Clitheroe is thinking about
the perfect ending to another extraordinary year for Slimming World. The national organ isation helps more than one million people every year to lose weight and lead healthier, | happier lives at one of its 8,000 weekly ses sions. But there’s still a lot of work to be done. With some of the highest levels of obesity in Europe here in the UK, in 2012 we want to help even more people to slim down and im prove their health starting this January. “At this time of year lots of people will be
trying to lose weight, I can honestly say that a Slimming World group is the place to do it!” Maggie says meeting Jason Manford was
making New Year’s resolutions and pledg ing to lose weight and we’d love anyone who wants to make a change to come along and join us,” added Maggie. “ • To get your new year off to a super slim
ming start visit
www.slimmingworld.com to find your nearest Slimming World group.
Rollover lottery jackpot
SOMEONE could start 2012 in fine s^le if the rollover jackpot for the East Lancashire Hospice Lottery is won in tomorrow’s weekly draw. It now stands at £6,500 after a succession of rollover
weeks which see it increase by £250 with every week that it is not won. Major winners in the most recent draw were: £1,000 - Mr and Mrs Roberts, of Oswaldtwistle; £100 -T anonymous of Clitheroe. A further 15.1ucky play ers each won £10 cash prizes. To join the hospice lottery call Gill on 01254 733416.
Parkinson^s group meets
THE next meeting of the Hyndbum and Ribble Valley Parkinson’s support group will be held this Saturday, January 7th. It takes place as usual in the Supper Room at Ac
crington Town Hall, from 11-30 to 2 p.m. This meeting is the group’s post-Christmas party, with catering and musical entertainment laid on. A warm welcome is ex tended to anyone affected by Parkinson’s disease'.'^'! ci.- j
Winners at Pendle Club
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