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to scar the beautiful Ribble Valley with windfarms” warns Coun. Ian Brown following a meeting bebveen Ribble Val­ ley Conservatives and Prime Minister David Cameron. “The ideas of global warm­


A CLITHEROE council­ lor is calling for a rethink on wind farms policy. “We must not be tempted


COUN IAN BROWN


carbon taxes, urging the PM to consider scrapping them in the light of the growing number


jobs are protected and I wel­ come the PM’s response that he will be making sure that British industry is not taxed any more highly than in other


ister to amend the Climate Change Act introduced by the last Labour government and remove from British steel, chemical and cement indus­ tries the burden o f carbon taxes.” Coun. Brown added: “We need to make sure that British


of serious scientists who are questioning the theory of glo­ bal warming, the failure of some of our competitors to sign up to the Kyoto Agree­ ment and the failure of the internatioiial community to renew if. “He urged the Prime Min­


EU' states, although he was not convinced of the case for abandoning carbon taxes alto­ gether. “We need to be protecting


jobs at home and in particu­ lar locally in Clitheroe, where Hanson (formerly Castle Ce­ ment) is a major employer and caught by carbon taxes. We need to be careful that we do not destroy our heavy indus­ trial base to the advantage of our international competitors. “Wind farms are not the an­ swer to meeting the shortfall in our electricity supply. They themselves are not carbon friendly due to production methods and will stand for generations as a monument to failed solution to an urgent problem.”


In running for national award


A MENTAL health “first aiders” scheme is in the running for a top award. NHS East Lancashire, the area’s Pri-


maiy Care Trust, has been nominated for a 2012 Mental Health First Aiders Cham­ pion Award for its commitment to train­ ing and supporting staff in schools, col­ leges and community organisations in the


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PRESENTATION: Headteacher Mr Vincent Murray presents Richard Grayston with a cheque for £200. (s)


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to attend St Michael and St John’s RC Primary School and is cuffently helping as a volun­ teer in the school, has secured a place on a teaching project at Ghana. In order to make the trip,


Richard needs to raise funds to help cover costs and he ap­


R ic h a rd ^ s G h a n a m i s s io n A DONATION of £200 will help a former pupil of a Clithe­ roe school teach in Ghana. Richard Grayston, who used


proached his old school to ask if It could help out.


managed to raise £200 to go to­ wards the cost of his trip. “We hope that Richard has a


safe, rewarding and prosperous time in Ghana.”


and decided to have a non uni­ form day to raise funds for his venture,” headteacher Mr Vin­ cent Murray explained. “We were very pleased as we


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Lancasters’ help for ex-offenders


by Eric Beardsworth


. turn their lives around. The Enterprise Centre


THE Clitheroe-based Lancaster Foundation is helping the North- West’s ex-prisoners to


at Sharston, Manchester, is the first of its kind in the UK and will employ more than 50 within a year, giv­ ing hope, training and jobs for young men and women who might otherwise have turned back to crime. Ultraframe founder and


growing team of 300 dedi­ cated staff and volunteers and has for more than 20 years provided much- needed support to prisons, schools and communities


is being managed by the Message Trust, whose head office is next door. The Message has a


Chris Richardson, from Grindleton, has been in­ volved from the outset of the concept and design. The Enterprise Centre


Christian philanthropist John Lancaster and wife, Rosemary, were thanked at the official opening of the centre, which was sub­ stantially funded by the Lancaster Foundation. Foundation director


CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE: The new centre where


ex-offenders find new skills and get back on track.


plus thousands of the most hard-to-reach young peo­ ple.


ment in the Enterprise Centre has been absolute­ ly instrumental in us mov­ ing forward in giving hun­


ing, attended more than 250 people, The Message founder Andy Hawthorne praised Mr and Mrs Lan­ caster for their encourage­ ment and support over the last 15 years. He said: “Their involve­


ners The Grand in Clit­ heroe to offer music and theatre in the high schools of Clitheroe and the Rib­ ble Valley. At the official open­


The Message also part­


is subdivided into dedicat­ ed business units and has already established a cafe/ restaurant, cycle renova­ tion business, a hairdress-


voiced its frustrations over re-offending rates and its support for community- backed prisoner reintegra­ tion schemes. The Enterprise Centre


reveal that 80% of offend­ ers return to crime and prison because of the lack of opportunities in soci­ ety, at an estimated cost of £50,000 a year each. The Government has


dreds of young people the opportunity of a greater chance in life.” Government statistics


PRACTICAL HELP: John and Rosemary Lancaster (centre) with Andy Hawthorne OBE (left) founder of The Message Trust, and Sir Peter Fahy, Chief Constable of Greater Manchester.


managed by an experi­ enced business operator who has compassion for young people who have


ing and beauty studio, and gym. It is off to a flying start with eight appren­ tices already on the books. Each business unit is


Constable of Greater Manchester, said: “This amazing place is going to transform the lives of so many people.”


made bad choices in the past and want to help them get back on track. Sir Peter Fahy, Chief


Clitheroe Advertiser &TImes,Thursday, February 14,2013 23


THE area’s lowest income households will be hit by benefit changes - but not as hard as expected thanks to efforts by Ribble Valley Borough Coun­ cil.


cab’s praise for council over tax benefit scheme


or drop in weekdays except Wednesday at Wes­ leyan Row, Parson Lane, Clitheroe. Its Advice line is 01200 428966 and the Administration line is 427336.


reau are concerned that people who are now go- ’ ing to have to start making payments, however low, will default and face charges which will then lead to a deduction from weekly benefit at the rate of about £3.60 per week. This will leave a single unemployed person with an income of £67.40 per week. And this comes alongside the new “bedroom tax”, which could make some of the same people £14 a week worse off. Ribble Valley CAB manager Katy Marshall said: “We are getting many more benefit enquiries now and we are due to get even busier after these changes in April. But we want to be used by the people most in need of our service, so I would urge anyone who is anxious about the new council tax scheme or bedroom tax to get in touch for advice as soon as possible.” Ribble Valley CAB is open for appointments


the efforts of the council, in particular its benefits manager Mark Edmondson, who sought a work­ able solution to the issue of Government cuts to council funding. Advisers at Ribble Valley Citizens Advice Bu­


ants (who make up 4.5% of the borough popula­ tion and are the lowest income group) will have their bill discount reduced by 8.5%, but in these other East Lancashire areas people are looking at 20% reductions which will cause greater financial pressure. This local advantage has been gained through


neighbouring boroughs of Pendle, Hyndburn and Bla’ckbum will face much higher council tax bills. In Ribble Valley the demands are due to be among the lowest in the county. All of the 1,130 local Council Tax Benefit claim­


Valley branch of the Citizen’s Advice Bureau, who say praise is due to the council for its local council tax scheme, which seeks to alleviate the effect of the national changes. •From April, people living- on benefit in the


That is the considered view of staff at the Ribble


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