Clitheroe Advertiser &Tlmes,Thursday, April 26,2012


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■ Valley Matters......................... .................6,7 ■ Letters.................. ................ ....... ..............14 ■ Village News............... .......................15-17 ■ The Valley........................starts on page 23 ■ Family Notices....................................46, 47 ■ The paper that saves you money............42 ■ Motors Today


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developers to purchase conser­ vation credits from the Environ­ ment Bank, which are used to fund the creation and manage­ ment of conservation sites. But it does not provide a license for developers to trash the environ­ ment and statutory planning con- , ditions still apply for all develop­ ment sites. . Conservation credits ineasure


voir, Primrose Lodge, has been, registered with the Environment Bank in the North-West’s first “biodiversity offsetting” scheme. Biodiversity offsetting allows


A NEGLECTED mill lodge in Clitheroe could receive a new lease of life, thanks to a unique environmental credit scheme. Clitheroe’s man-made reser­


cil’s countryside officer, David Hewitt, said: “Biodivefaly offset­ ting is a dynamic Initiative allow­ ing the pooling of credits for the renovation of bigger and more strategically placed sites, such as Primrose Lodge.


as a receptor site has the poten­ tial to raise the capital to create a local nature reserve. We are delighted to befaking part in this pilot scheme,-which is the first in the North West.” ■


“Registerlrig Primrose Lodge • Drink-drive crasha^^


A BILLINGTON woman who drove while unfit through'drink had her three-year-old daughter in the car with her. Blackburn magistrates heard that the child was not even prop­


Palmer crashed into two parked cars. The presiding magistrate fold Palmer she could ha ve killed her­


erly restrained in a child safety seat when 31-year-old Jennifer.


a site’s biodiversity value based on factors such as the presence of habitats for flora and fauna. Each credit is awarded a monitory value, which can be purchased by developers to pay for the creation and enhancement of “receptor sites,” such as Primrose Lodge. Ribble Valley Borough Coun­


GREEN DREAM: Countryside officer David Hewitt with Cara Reece of The Environment Bank at Primrose Lodge.


reseiyoir built for manufacturing processing and the generation of power at Clitheroe’s Prim­ rose works. The lodge is already a Lancashire biological heritage site and plans are afoot to have it


Primrose ^ d g e is a man-made


cil has commissioned a manage­ ment plan outlining how the site might be developed.


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self or her daughter as a result of her actions.


; Palmer, of Weavers Court, pleaded guilty to driving while unfit through drink, driving without due care and attention


ject to community supervision for 18 months, banned from driv­ ing for 18 months and ordered to pay £85 costs. ■ ■


and not conforming with seat belt regulations. She was made sub­


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designated Clitheroe’s third local nature reserve, the other two be­ ing at Salthill and Cross Hill.. _ Ribblc Valley Borough Coun­


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approach by a Liverpool company that sold nuts, (the edible kind) to vari­ ous outlets that would shape HGP’s future, with HGP designing and


over, it was pro d u c­ ing disposable plastics products for the catering industry and over the next few years, he developed a range of injection-mould­ ed and vacuum formed products and expanded into other markets as well as catering. However, it was an


opened in 1860 to make wooden bobbins for local cottonl^ills, but had switched to injection- moulded plastic in 1955. When Stephen took


ing director of HGP, who lives with his wife Martine and their four daughters in Hurst Green, took over the company in 1979, renaming it af te r the village in which it was situ­ ated. The original factory


tigious awards for out­ standing achievem’ent by UK businesses are rnade annually by HM The Queen, with each win­ ner attending an awards ceremony at Buckingham Palace later this year. Stephen Clarke, manag­


(HGP) Ltd, Whalley, has received The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category of Innova­ tion. These highly p res ­


A WHALLEY company has received the highest honour a business can receive. Hurst Green Plastics


tics, it provides important recognition for our prod­ ucts as well as a govern­ ment and royal reference of our credibility to all existing and potential new custom­ ers around the world.”


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HALF-WAY: From the left, Richard and Matt Sharpies and friend John Bennett after Sunday’s London Marathon.


heroe Advertiser about receiving The Queen’s Award, Stephen said: “The Enterprise Minister Mark Prisk is quoted as saying that The Queen’s Award for Enterprise is the high­ est accolade a business can receive; Our award for In­ novation was one of only four awarded in the whole of the North West, in ayear' according to the judges that was the Wghest ever stand­ ard for entries. “For Hurst Green Plas­


with Airbus was in 1997, for rivet dispensers on the Hawker line, a design that was to win Airbus’s chairman’s Gold Award for Innovation, and from there various improve­ ments were made to make the bins cheaper, more efficient and more com-: pact. These led to the two-tier bin, the multi-bin and eventually to today’s TwinBin™. Speaking to The Clit­


again when an Airbus Sys­ tems executive contacted Stephen to ask him to design a special storage bin that could dispense rivets to the fitters on the production lines. ■ HGP’s first contract


supplying a special nut pick-n-mix scoop con­ tainer and a hands-free dispenser followed HGP’s future changed


'FINISH LINE:I Phil .with h’is ;


, medal ;afterv c'rossingthej f in ish 'f l in e l of. the-’ 27th"


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Clitheroe Advertiser &Tlmes,Thursday, April 26,2012 Phil conquers desert adventure 7 ^


FORMER mental health nurse Phil White has completed one of the toughest human chal­ lenges in the world raising £8,500 so far for MENCAP, the learning disability charity. Phil (59), o f Whalley, ran


the 27th Marathon Des Sables earlier this month, a massive undertaking that is a 155-miIe race across the Sahara desert, canying all of his own food and water. Recalling his adventure, with


day temperatures reaching in excess of 48°c, PhU said: “Each day you were pushed to the lim­ i t ” “Each day the race leg start­


ed with the record Road to Hell playing. Now I know why.” Ph il is a im in g to ra ise


£10,000 and to make a donation visit: uk.virginmoneygiving. com/philwhite3.


Attack fears over footpath


by Duncan Smith


alerted the Qitheroe Ad­ vertiser to the closure of the section of the Ribble Way between Brungerley Bridge and Low Moor, and which also affects foot­ paths leading dovvn to the


A SECTION o f the Ribble Way on th e edge of Clitheroe has been closed amid fears for the safety of people using it. Reader Mr Fred Higham


river and Low Moor from Clitheroe. He explained that the


path had been closed for more than two weeks because a horse being kept in a field, which the Rib­ ble Way runs through had apparently “attacked” walkers using it. “I can accept that the


footpaths had to be closed until that horse was re­ moved, but should it take this long?” asked Mr Higham. “Also, is it not


of local residents, who use these footpaths very angry and very disap­ pointed at both Lanca­ shire County Council and, Ribble Valley Borough Council for not taking a c tio n immediately to have this animal removed.” A spokesman for


illegal to own a dangerous animal and have it loose in a field which a footpath crosses? “This has left a lot


THREE friends and former Clithe­ roe Royal Grammar School pupils finished Sunday’s London Marathon - but for two of them the challenge is not yet over. B r o t h e r s Ma tt


visit the charity’s website at: www. lamaction.org. ■


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incredibly rare it doesn’t mean it’s any less devastating.” To sponsor Matt, Richard and


lymphangioleiomyomatosis (known as LAM) in May last year, a condi­ tion which causes cysts to form in the lungs and can cause tumours in other parts of the body. Matt said: “Just because LAM is


to support women like Matt’s wife, Sarah Sharpies, who is battling an extremely rare disease. She was diag n o sed with


will take part in the Greater Man- chester-Marathon, making it two 26-milers in a week. The trio are raising money


Richard Sharpies and friend John Bennett made it round in three hours 28 minutes, four hours 18 minutes and five hours respectively. But this Sunday, Matt and Richard


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Ribble Valley Borough Council responded: “We were made aware of the behaviour of the horse and took immediate action. “We are working hard


to determine who owns the land on which the horse is kept, so that we can t^ e the appropriate action.' “The safete of the public


is a priority and until this situation is remedied the footpath will unfortunate­ ly have to remain closed.”


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looking forward to see­ ing people’s reaction to Work Songs; it’s a dynamic mix of dance theatre and professional wrestling. It centres around two. employees in a thoroughly average corporate office. Amid the mmdless drudg­ ery, they work, fight and look forward to lunch. Then one day the good chair is taken away and all heU breaks loose! “Broderick and I am


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luclqr on this occasion to also welcome Holly Shutes for a guest performance. She’s a fantastic young singer from Newton who’s already well- known in the area.” Tom, who has acted in


Bridge, now lives in London and has teamed up with fel­ low performer Broderick Chow to create Work Songs, a dance theatre and physi­ cal comedy performance ejqjloringthe concept of the. typical office workplace and the labour, training, ef- ' fort and exhaustion found therein. Tom explains: “I ’m


over office LOCAL lad Thomas Wells is showcasing his newphysi- cal theatre production in Newton before heading for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Tom, from Dunsop


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