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by Faiza Afeaal


A MAJOR development blueprint which has caused con­ troversy and debate across the Ribble Valley is almost complete.


vowed to keep fighting against plans for up to 4,000 new hous­ es in the borough. A special meeting of the


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Ribble Valley Borough Coun­ cil Planning and Develop­ ment Committee was held last Wednesday to discuss broad development plans to shape Ribble VaUey until 2028. Councillors discussed the


houses designated for Whalley, with 132 already granted plan­ ning permission and a further 243 which could be built in the village. During the meeting, council­


built or given the go-ahead, leaving the remaining 1,388 to be sited in the town. Meanwhile, there are 375


consultation draft of their Core Strategy - a document which will guide and inform develop­ ment in the area until 2028. That includes how many new


year plan, backdated to 2008, and has been built on wide­ spread consultation in the borough over recent years. It will also include sections on af­ fordable housing, commerce, employment, the environment and transport. -According-to the plan, be­


houses the borough needs and where they might be built - the aspect of the Core Strategy that has caused by far the most heated debate. The Core Strategy is a 20-


: The number of houses planned for Clitheroe is 1,670, out of which 282 have already been


^ b b le Valley. Out of the 4,000, 2,880 could be built in Clithe­ roe, Lohgridge and Whalley.


tween 2008 and 2028, 4,000 houses'are proposed for the


■ Clitheroe Residents’ Action Group, who created an online petition which has already gathered 1,200 signatures from people opposed to the plans. Speaking on b eh a lf of CRAG, Steve Rush said: “This


houses - but dumping so many in Clitheroe does riot represent fair distiibutiori “However, a petition is not


Eetition is not against extra ousing-especially affordable


enough. CRAG cannot stress enough to residents in Clithe­ roe to voice their opinions and to continue subnutting their in-, dividual objections to the coun­ cil. This is their last chance to have any input into the Core Strategy before it is referred to


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lors agreed to go ahead with a six-week consultation before the council’s planning commit­ tee makes a final decision on Thursday, June 21st. The plans have prompted a backlash from members of the


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SUPER­ COOK: Young Chef of the Year Olivia Bowers with her


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A SABDEN teenager is savouring suc­ cess after being named Young Chef of the Year at a special college event. Olivia Bowers (14), of l^ al ley Road,


dozen schools across Lancashire took part in the Young Chef programme, in which they learned how to create culi­ nary masterpieces in the kitchens of Scholars restaurant, under the guidance of Blackburn Colleges chefs. Sue Postlethwaite, who organised the


picked up the award at Blackburn Col­ lege after shining during a series of Sat­ urday morning masterclasses. More than 30 young people from a


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sessions said: “Olivia really deserves a lot of credit for the award because the standard of all the young people who took part was excellent and it was really tough for the judges to select a winner. “Each Saturday morning they have


thrown themselves into learning some­ thing new, which proves just how dedi­ cated these young people really are.” Over three weeks the junior chefs


developed their skills with a variety of sweet and savoury recipes and show­ cased what they had learned by treating tutors, family and friends to a special lunch.


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