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Ctitheroe Advertiser &Times,Thursday, January 26,2012


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RIBBLE Valley Talking Newspaper: 01254 825341.


LANCASHIRE Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771.


SAMARITANS: 01254 662424. MONTHLY Volunteer Helpline: 01200 422721.


QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254358095. RIBBLE Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200- 428966.


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POLICE: 01200 443344. OBjElInemergencv 999 and ask for fire service. ELECTRICITY: 0800T954141.'


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DUTY chemist: Boots, 15-19 Castle Street, Clithe- roe: Simday, noon to 1 p.m.


VOTE We asked: v.


Should the NHS help all I women with 'dangeP PIP breast implants? ?


You voted: NO:


YES:


91% 9%


New vote: I


Are you oil in fa­ vour of the Yam Bomb project at Clitheroe Castle or is it a waste of time and money?


WATCH OUR MOST-READ STORIES


1e denna's on TV this week In *Come Dine With Me’ (right)


2m Boy (17) attacked on Clitheroe train: police appeal


3. Large fire at Ribble Valley com- • mercial premises


4. Sign e-petition to oppose huge new homes scheme in Clitheroe


5. Tragic death of Burnley dad Tom (33).


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6. Bid to build 300 new homes in Whalley rejected


7. Burnley ’bottom slapper* (14) in court


PHOTO GALLERIES: Ribble Valley top


events caught on camera


Leave your own com­ ments on our news stories


CLITHEROE FC:


Results and match analysis from the Blues


NOSTALGIA: A glimpse into.the


locsl history scene OPINION:


Columnists share ' their views


LETTERS: Lots more readers’


leHers can be found online


CONTENTED: Po settles in to her new “retire­ ment home”, (s)


Owner’s delight at return of Po


MISSING Clitheroe Market cat Po has been found - thanks to Advertiser and Times readers. As reported in last week’s„paper, the market’s


“adopted” cat, Po, went missing on January 3rd and her owner Jackie Korol had become increasin^y concerned for her safety. However, following our report Jackie, of Station


Two heads are better, men won


BOB Smith’s winning image of “Ancient Heads” (right) might just have clinched vic­ tory in a new “boys versus girls” competition at Ribbles-


this give the club members the opportunity to see each other’s work and to receive discussion and suggestions from.respected photographers. . The entries were finally se- , lected by two team captains and


Michael Caddy, who assessed the images with no names attached. One-off competitions like


randomised for presentation to thejudge.;


/■ Each print was discussed, and 5marked.-The top five prints were r recalled for deeper analysis, and the places announced. 'The only other information given after the half-way stage was that the girls were well in the.lead by 173.5 points to 161. Smiles from half the club and a look of pain from ' the rest! A similar format followed with ■ ,


Langlra I Blackburn


dale Camera Club. It was judged by club member


HEADS UP: Bob Smith’s “An­


cient Heads”, winner of the digital section.


results were calculated and an­ nounced. This produced an as-- tonishing turnaround win for the boys by the narrowest of margins: 328.5 points to 327.5!


the digital projections, where five pictures were retained for discussion: the judge saying that any could have been chosen as his top and, in fact ,the third was frontrunner for a long time. -After a short while the overall


- placed first, Michael Critchley’s “Workplace” was second, Ken Geddes’ “Ceiling, Blue Mosque, Istanbul” was third, while “The


- the boys swept the board. Bob Smith’s “Ancient Heads” was


for thejudge. Nine different im­ ages selected for the places and nine very different but excellent pictures.


30 on Tuesday evenings at West Bradford Village Hall.


cluding member’s galleries and the programme, visit www.rib- blesdaIecameraclub.org.uk


The camera club meets at 7- For more about the club, in­


WINNING PRINT: Sue Marsden’s “Pendle Drift”.


P l3.11 submitted for two new homes in Chdtburn umley Accrington


Weekend weather: It will turn colder with wintry showers likely to give some snow on higher ground.


Sunrise: 8-05 a.m. Sunset: 4-41 p.m. Lighting up time: 4-11 p.m.


for land off Clough Bank Lane, Chatburn, (number 1052) must be made to the council by tomor­ row, January 27th. .


clude: c Clitheroe: Extension and re­


building.of existing decking.to the rear of 3 Chapel Close, Low


Other plans submitted in­


A PLANNING application for the erection of two new dwellings and detached garage has been submitted to Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council; Comments on the proposal;


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modification of planning consent 3/2011/0022P, formation of a new car park at land opposite Bald­


at Elswick Farm, Mellor Brow


tree at Stonehill House (0009). Mellon Replacement dwelling


erstone School, Commons Lane (1068). Grindleton: Felling of chestnut


Moor, retrospective applica­ tion (1051); erection of a trade warehouse building for Jacksons Haulage at Salthill Industrial Es­ tate, Lincoln Way (1075). Balderstone: Application for


prevention works throughout Stonyhurst College (1047).


(1048). (1060). .


, of four Velux rooflights to the rear elevation (to be of conserva-


West Bradford: Installation at Westfield Cottage .


(1049); removal of epicormic growth at the base of all lime trees to a height of she feet at Mcl- lor Methodist Church (0008). Hurst Green: Essential fire


Slaidbum: Pumping station for ®


“PP'y at The Skaithe


ing dwelling to form extended entrance porch, snug/dining room and garage, construction of dormer window and insertion of conservation type rooflights on the east elevation roof slope, alterations to window and door openings in the lean-to on the east elevation, construction of chimney stack on the west eleva­ tion roof slope and repositioning of oil storage tanks and associ­ ated external works at Portfield Farm, Portfield Lane (1014).


Whallcy: Extensions to exist­ Local man’s bid for top police role FROM PAGE ONE .


missioners is an important flagship policy and I intend to play a crucial role in future de­ cision-making. I’m motivated by the desire


to reduce crime and anti-so­ c i a l behaviour and build on.


of experience in the public eye. As a 23-year-old he became one of Lancashire’s young­ est councillors, represent­ ing the people of Hyndburn.


the success of Lancashire Con­ stabulary and Lancashire Po­ lice Authority,” he said. Mr Horkin has many years


From humble beginnings as a market trader he went on to become an entrepreneur and build a successful retail chain, with shops in North East Lan­ cashire and North Yorkshire. He is a lifelong charity sup­


porter and was recently named Lancashire’s Community Phi-:


revealed that crime and anti­ social behaviour is at the top of his agenda, having spear­ headed a campaign to intro­ duce alcohol-free zones in the Ribble Valley.


lanthropist of the Year at 'The Spirit of Lancashire Awards. As a local councillor he has


Drummer” by Kevin Preston was fourth. The club then saw the problem


Sue Marsden with a beautiful black-and-white snow scene called “Pendle Drift” (right); Clare Drew’s subtly coloured “Empty Nest” was second and Raymond Greenwood’s “Stained Glass” was third. Christine Dick­ enson received equal fourth for two of her nature prints. In the digital projections,


In the prints the winner was


Court, Clitheroe, received a call from local animal lover Olivia Shamilov, who had taken Po home after shoppers at Booths supermarket found her wandering around in the car park, soaking wet. . Jackie has had the 15-year-old since she was a kitten,


twilight years with a former neighbour and friend of Jackie.


be straight over crossing that road again, so I think she’ll be a lot safer in her new home.”


the lady who found Po for looking after her for all that time,” said Jackie. “I know if I brought Po back to my house she would


“I’m absolutely over the moon and want to thank Cement works fme drama


FIVE fire engines rushed to a conveyor belt fire at Han­ son (formerly Castle Cement) in Clitheroe on Friday evemng.


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attended the blaze at Hanson’s Ribblesdale Works, off West Bradford Road, at just after 9 p.m. Specialist equipment, including'a ground monitor,


Firefighters from Clitherqe and neighbouring stations


waste tyres. There was severe damage to the rubber conveyor belt and surrounding machinery and firefight­ ers were at the scene until 1 a.m. Clitheroe watch manager Dave McGrath said that


possibility it could have been smouldering rubber that caught fire during the welding activity,” Mr McGrath added.


Girl (12) hurt in car collision


A 12-'YEAR-OLD schoolgirl suffered cuts to her nose in a car accident in CIHheroe. • The girl, thought to be a Ribblesdale High School Technology College pupil, was in collision with a Ford


Ka. The incident happened at 3-25 p.m. last Thursday in


Lowergate. Paramedics were called and she was treated at the scene.


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the plant was currently closed for maintenance work and that no one had been hurt during the incident. “Welding took place during the day and there’s a


three jets, a dry powder unit> two thermal imaging cam­ eras and an ariel ladder platform, was needed to tackle the blaze. The fire, which involved a rubber conveyor belt and


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had become increasingly concerned about Po wander-. ing further afield. Following her safe return, Po will now spend her


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That’s too many new homes for our town!


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times,Thursday, January 26,2012 by Duncan Smith


LOCAL councillors in Clitherpe are working to unite townsfolk concerned about plans to concentrate most of the borough’s new housing for the next 16 years in the tovra. The “preferred option” for Ribble Valley


blueprint which guides where in the borough new developments can and cannot take place. However, councillors in Clitheroe are deeply concerned about the Standen Estate option and the knock-on effect it could have on the whole of the town. As a first step in their cam­ paign they are backing an e-petition calling on Ribble Valley Borough Council to ensure that future development is spread evenly around the borough.


Borough Council’s yet-to-be-finalised Core Strategy document would put the bulk of the area’s new housing up to 2028 in a new devel­ opment of 1,040 homes on the Standen Es­ tate, at the southern edge of Clitheroe. The Core Strategy is a long-term planning


tion for the core strategy, 58% of all housing development up to 2028 would be in Clithe­ roe - 54% on the Standen Estate develop­ ment and a further 4% on other sites in the town. Yet objectors point out that Clitheroe currently accounts for only a quarter of the borough’s population. Clitheroe town councillor Jim Shervey said:


backs the campaign and said: “In the 15 years I have represented local people, there has been nothing that will have quite the impact on Clitheroe as the current plan in Ribble Valley’s Core Strategy. I believe it is vital that all local politicians from all parties in Clithe­ roe unite and back the campaign.” Borough councillor Sue Knox - the only


member of Ribble Valley’s development com­ mittee to vote against the preferred option -


Charity weighs up


aging director of Child Action North West’s community inter­ est company, CANWE Solu­ tions, has lost a phenomena] six stones and six pounds with an overall body mass reduction of 29.4% since March, 2011. His waistline has gone from 51 to 34 inches. Impressed by Mar­ tin’s achievements, colleagues at the Wilpshire-based charity Child Action North West in­ vited Gail Andrews, of Health Business Ltd, Whalley, to ad­ vise as they embark on slim­ ming challenges of their own. An intrepid group of CANW staff and volunteers have de­


INSPIRED by a colleague’s spectacular weight loss, a group of local charity workers have teamed up with a neighbouring health business for a sponsored slim. Martin Hartley-Smith, man­


FO R A L L Y O U R


cided to lose pounds in weight - and raise pounds in sponsor­ ship as an incentive. CANW fund-raising man­


ager Harriet Roberts said: “Martin’s been a true inspira­ tion. He’s achieved this success throu^ determination, regular gym visits, dieting and generous carbohydrate-reduction. “After the excesses and bing­


raise a pound in sponsorship for each pound they lose through­ out the challenge period. The weight-loss challenge will con­ tinue in the run up to the chari­ ty’s major fundraiser. Pound Day, a Victorian themed event at the old orphanage building on June 24th.'


ing of Christmas, a few of us de­ cided to try slimming ourselves contributing to the fund-raising ; at the same time.” Each participant aims to


“That is why the petition argues that, because Clitheroe makes up 25% of the total borough of Ribble Valley population, the proposed new developments within Clitheroe-should also equate to 25% of the total requirement.” Clitneroe’s county councillor, Allan Knox,


Under the borough council’s preferred op­


sustainable for Clitheroe to take the brunt of the new development and get 58% of the houses when we have only 25% of the current population; The numbers should be spread over the whole of Ribble Valley.” “While developers will always promise


“If the plan goes ahead then our rural market town will never be the same again.” • You can sign the e-petition online at: www.feedbackonline.org.uk/petition/5919/


Clitheroe to unite and join the campaign and sign the e-petition. , Town councillor Jim Shervey concluded:


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added: “We accept that some houses need to be built because of demo^aphic change and the fact that with a low crime rate and good schools Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley is an attractive place to live. “However, it is completely unfair and un­


more infrastructure, the fact is that because of physical issues such as the conservation area, the railway line, the river and arteribral roads,' our medieval market town, has only a limited capacity to e;q3and.” The campaigners are calling all residents of


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