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Witness appeal over ‘terrier from bridge’


The RSPCA is appealing for witnesses to an alleged attack on a dog in Clitheroe.


^ A Border Terrier-type, dbg is believed to have been kicked, thrown into a road- and dropped off a bridge in-; to a stream in Waterloo Road by a man just before 11 pm on the Saturday before Christ­ mas, December 21st, in front of several people. 1 The female dog, described'


as tan and black with some white on her chest, was res­ cued and the RSPCA called.


' RSPCAinspectorKather- '


ine Hamblin said: “The dogis now in RSPCA care, but we need anyone who saw this in- cidenttogetintouchwithus •


•as soon as possible;"-' ’ . “This is reported to have


happened on the Saturday night just before Christmas, obviously a very busy night, and'we understand there may have been several peo-' pie who witnessed it. Please call the RSPCA cruelty line on 03001234 999 and ask to ' leave a message for me.” ‘ •


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An event organised by Rib- ble Valley Seniors’ Forum about “Getting Cosy” was


just the ticket for a capacity attendance of over-50s. It was spearheaded by An­ gie Harrison, Help Direct’s , Tasmin Valinakis and Age UK Lancashire’s Linda Sala­ zar. Angie commented: “We were pleased with the num­ bers and hope to organise _ another event in the sum-


mer or next year.” Held in Longridge Civic Hall, groups offered advice on how older people can cope with winter.


No solution found for GP surgery problem


by Julie Magee julie.magee@jpress.co.uk Twitter:@clithadvertiser -


A national solution to issues that would address the re­ moval of vital funding from aRibbleValleyhealth centre cannot befound-to the dis- appointmentofitsstaffand patients.


Slaidburn Health Centre was informed by David Ged­


das, Head of Primary Care . Commissioning NHS Eng-' land, that there wouldnotbea • national solution to the fund- ing issues due to the removal of the Minimum Practice In­ come Guarantee.


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■ He added that it had iden­ tified 98 “outlier” practices


Dr David Geddes.(s)


which had the most substan­ tial MPIG losses and that these practices would work; with the local area teams to look for solutions. ■ These could include col­


laborating or merging with other nearby practices to pro­ vide a more cost efficient serv­ ice or identifying other ways in which the practice might potentially improve cost ef­ ficiency, such as reviewing staffingstructures and, where appropriate, reviewing other commissioning and/or con­ tracting options. An urgent meeting was ar­


ranged for the practice with representatives of the Local Area Team, the Local Medical Committee and the East Lan­


cashire Clinical Commission­ ing Group. : The Local Area Team (LAT)


said additional funding was not available, but a merger with one ofthe Clitheroe prac­ tices or another practice was


an option, whereby Slaidburn


Health Centre could be kept open as a branch surgery. If this was not possible


then there would beaplanned dispersal of patients. Howev­ er, discussions between the Slaidburn practice and the Clitheroe practices in the previous week indicated that neither Clitheroe practice was interested in a merger. Before any option could


be negotiated with the LAT, the practice has to enter into a consultation period, project managed by the LAT. The LAT would secure tran­ sitional money to maintain the current level of funding until the end of the consulta­ tion period. It was envisaged that this


consultation period would take at least three months.


Action to be taken over ‘noisy gym’ . Enforcement action is to be


taken against a “noisy gym” that has been operating for


: the past five months without


the correct planning permis­ sion. ■ But Mr. Mark Edlington-


Booth and Mr Luke Holt, who


‘ runfitness studio SuiGeneris at Brookside Industrial Units in Taylor Street, Clitheroe, are appealing against the coun- cil’s decision. ,


Mr Edlingtori-Booth also


reassured clients and poten­ tial new customers'that it was business'as usual at the ■ ■ fitness studio -also known as


■ The .Unit Awhile the matter is being resolved.


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v Resident's living on High-" moor Park, Clitheroe, in prop-


: ertiesbackingontothefithess' studio, complainedthatsihce the beginning of August last


year they had been subject­ ed to unacceptable levels of noise from 6 am up until 9 pm on a regular basis. The Unit holds classes such as spin, circuits and zumba. There is also a pool, which is used for children’s swimming classes. A retrospective planning


application for the change of use of the light industrial unit to a fitness studio was discussed by members of


Ribble Valley Borough Coun­ cil’s planning committee on Thursday.


' ;- - Councillors had been


asked to visit the site and ex­ perience the noise being gen­ erated prior to the meeting.


were received from the own­ ers of nearby properties, 'i Noise at unsociable hours including raised voices, loud


Six letters of objections


music, thumping weights and equipment, people exerting themselves, traffic and raised


voices outside ofthe unit were some ofthe concerns raised. Objectors claimed the


noise was affecting.their quality of life and causing


stress and tension. It was ar­ gued that the units were not


constructed to be used as a fit­ ness studio and did not have


the appropriate sound proof­ ing.


Committee members


agreed with their officer’s summary that “the use, by


reason of noise disturbance, is resulting in serious harm to the amenity that the'occu­


pants of neighbouring resi­ dential properties should


reasonably expect to enjoy' and this harm is having a sig­ nificant adverse impact on


the health and quality of life of these occupants.” Mr Edlirigton-Booth, who


also has Onward&Outward in King Street, Clitheroe, told us: “We’ve been trying to work with the council as much as possible; and every recom­ mendation that they’veput to us we have adhered to up to this point.” ■ He added that there were


plans to insulate the build­ ing, not play music at certain times and work with the coun­


cil to manage the parking is­ sues. The gym was not purely a profit making enterprise and was involved closely with


the local community. Clit­ heroe Bike Club juniors and Clitheroe Trike Club already utilise the gym and Mr Holt is staging classes teaching youngsters boxing..


'High rates are closing down our businesses9


By Katie Hammond katie.hannmond@jpress-co.uk Twitter: ©clithadvertiser


High businessratesare being blamed for the closure of a Ribble Valley business.


The Plate brasserie, based at "


; ruraldevelopmentBackridge, Waddington, has closed for the foreseeable future. And according to owner


Richard Drinkall small busi­ nesses need not only to see a decrease in rates if they stand any chance of staying afloat, but also clarification on how their rates are calculated. Richardsaid:“Wearelook-


ing for new tenants to take on what has been a very success­ ful,award winning business. : “The closure has simply


been due to the high rates that the restaurant, as with all the other businesses situated at Backridge, are charged. . “The Plate faced rates of


over £14,400 per year. That’s without all other overheads and before even putting any rent money into the equation.” The Plate, which opened in


Watch out for these Hellcats!


A young group called The Hell­ cats are raising the roof play­ ing gigs locally. Made up o f four pupils


from OakhiU College at Whal- ley - 11-year-old Josh Wilson on guitar and lead vocals and his sister 12-year-old Char­ lotte Wilson on double bass and vocals, alongside broth­ ers Robert Denton (15) on drumsandvocalsandAlexan- . der Denton (nine) on backing percussion and backing vo­ cals - the group has played at theDoglnnat Whalleyas well • as the Black Bull at Chatburn. - The up-and-coming four-


pieceplayrockandroll,rocka­ billy, swing and jazz. Brother and sister Char­


lotte and Josh Wilson became rock and roll fans through at­ tending gigs with their par­ ents Andrea and Darrel, of Clayton-le-Moors. One ofDar- rel’s friends, a rockabilly fan, was also influential.' And during a weekend gig


at Suffolk Joshua was beck­ oned on stage with British rockabilly band The Jets who had the hit single “Love Makes The World Go Round” in the early Eighties. He stood on bass player. ,


Bob Cotton’s bass and played it. Joshua also went on stage with another Eighties’ rocka- billy band, Matchbox.


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2008, received a top Trip Advi­ sor award in April and under­ went a £10,000 refurbishment inJune.' Richard continued: “It’s


such a shame, as we were.do- ing everything right with the food and service. “I’ve app ealed the rates de­


cision, as similar businesses in the area are paying a lot less for the same facilities per square metre, but wasjust told


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it had been re-examined and that the rates would remain the same.


“I have even been in touch


with our MP, Nigel Evans, but have not had any response.” 1


Meanwhile, a popular


sweet shop in Clitheroe has also said it will close at the end ofthe month. Robert Taylor, owner


of Candycopia in the Swan Courtyard said: “I love Clit­


heroe and wish we could stay. There is very little support in the way of promoting the town, resulting in no steady footfall. “It seems’to me that the


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