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A BUDGET that will freeze council tax while delivering' a one-off £50m investment in local initiatives has been approved by Lancashire County Council. The budget also outlines
more than £400m. in capital investment over the next three years. In February 2011, the
^ delivering a three-year budget strategy, for 2011 to 2014, to
affecting the council’s financial ^ position.
The latest budget updates that strategy to reflect changes
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Driver, leader of the council, said: “Last year .we took the ■ bold decision to identify how ‘ we would make the required savings over the three: years ‘ aheadj rather than approving a budget for one year, which would have seen us having to find more savings now. r ■ “The long-term approach is
County Councillor Geoff
and administration have been > reduced faster than expected,' which has enabled^us to reinvest some of those savings : back ii^^'^nonty areas. ;“We. have so u g h t to
payingoffi “The”costs.of management
protect services for the most ' vulnerable people.'....
among councils nationally in containing massive new investment worth £50m. at a time when most councils are announcing more cutbacks.”
less.money to spend, we are striving not just to reduce costs but to do things differently, so that the quality of service is maintained or even improved. “This budget is unique-
“Where .services - have J
provided a stable budget in a : difficult financial environment and longer-term clarity on the necessary savings.
reducethe-council’s spending by 25% overall. ■ This three-year approach
county council took the u n p re c ed en ted step of
, by Duncan Smith f
. much less than that,” or “but ' I have no debts,” what that actually means is that there are people out there whose debts are so much higher than the almost £8,000 average. — ,
that people could have in their pockets if they managed their ■ • moneybetter. -
That’s more than £2,000 ' ■ .
'take a holidayto get away l from the stresses of life for a week or two. • ' ■
,' That’s money to pay the rent, to feed their children, or to
,* free three-session course that teaches people to budget and
.to.manage their household
: . : GAP Money is a completely
■ ; finances better. ' ' :: -;It could help you to avoid falling into debt, or to work " your way out of debt. : On Saturday, March 3rd,
on making CAP Money accessible to parents with young children. K a th ry n Weston', of Clitheroe Community Church,
household.' If, when you read this, you ; ; can say, “Ah, but mine is so
CURRENTLY.the average: personal debt in the United;.; Kingdom, excluding?: mortgages,' is £7,982-;per
^ grip on your money
. to £2,427 per household per ^ year.
The interest we pay oh thisi debt amounts, on-averagej-i
Harold’s history is a big hit
A VERY in te r e s t in g presentation was given to the Ribble Valley Family History Society by Harold Hoggarth, son of a former Mayor of Nelson.
th a t f irs t interested the speaker in. famiiy history, when he heard of a lady from Bamber Bridge enquiring about ancestors of the former Mayor of Nelson. He foilowed up the enquiry
It was this civic connection
MONEY MATTERSr Some of the staff for the free crechej-arid, far right, Kathryn Weston, one pfthe CAP Money coaches.
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Clitheroe Community Church ■ will start its fourth CAP Money course. ; This time the. emphasis is
said; “We-are riinnihg the next CAP Money course on Saturday mornings, and are delighted to be able to provide a free, fully-staffed creche on site to make it easier for parents with young families to attend.”
Money coaches Andrew, .Kathrvn and Will have hcRn
trained by debt counselling
welcoming new people to this course, which is proving so popular in and around Clitheroe as well as across the UK
charity Christians Against Poverty to run the sessions. They look, forward to
atjThe King’s-Centre on Millthorne Avenue, off Henthom Road, on Saturdays March 3rd, 10th and 17th, starting at 10 a.m. .To find out more about CAP
on'Victoria Street, Clitheroe, and he was one of flie builders of
the.Conference Centre at Whalley Abbey.' All in a l l , ' i t was a
was all the more interesting because of the Siaidburn and Clitheroe connections of one branch of the family. 'A William Hoggarth lived
is weii documented and, for a man vyho made such a wonderfui invention, it was tragic that he died penniless. '■ 'The spiritual part of the talk
reveaied when a relationship to Samuel Crompton, the inventor of the Spinning Mule, was discoverSi.- . Samuel Crompton’s story
tobacco, and Harold was surprised when one of his work colleagues informed him that he had aiways smoked. Hoggarths tobacco in his pipe. The spinning connection was
of the talk - snuff - led him inevitably to the Kendal area and the small hamlet of Mealbank, which had a snuff mili owned by his ancestors. Hoggarths also processed
and was hooked.. The first part of the title
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Ribble Valley Family Histoty Society is the AGM, which will include a talk by -Tony Foster entitled Diary of a Country. Lane Researcher to be held on Tuesday, March 13th. at 7-30 p.m. at the Cricket Club; in Chatbum Road, Clitheroe. -
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