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THURSDAY APRII.24TH,'2014
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ch^at was p ^ d £ ^ k after lying about not hayiiigjbb
A 33-year-old Barrow man signed on for benefits despite being in full-time employment. Blackburn'magistrates
heard Leon Elson that had held a job for over three years when he answered “no” to the (jiiestion wheth er he or his partner was in work.--.'‘"'‘^-‘'' Elson,
df.Catlow Ter
race,' Barrowj pleaded guilty to making a false statement to obtain hous- ingandcouriciltaxberiefits andjobseekers’ allowance. He was made subject to community supervision'
V ,Amb Wous plans to breathe'new life ^ i
I into Clitheroe's underused market |?sKearemovingforward.r^.,- , ...
j j redeveloping the market site and . : j'" car park.* Nelson-based Barnfield Con- ■-
‘.Kibble Vall^Borough Council has >■ earmarked £175.000 to be spent on
; Last year the f im was handed an ex- 7clusive six-month option to bring
forward viable proposals for a vi brant hub to Clitheroe’s retail dis- • trict. • Under the plans, which are sub
I ■ struction is expected to submit its ■ ildeas to the council next month for * ^ ^;the revamp ofthe historic market. ’
ject to the usual planning process,. proposals fbranewc£u*pi:kwill also be discussed. - Borough cbuncii leader Coun.
Stuart Hirst is delighted at the pros pect of developing the market site.
A' He said: edmbneyfprmarketimprovemehts, and work could start bn the site as earlyashe^year.';<<'"-‘ - “We would be delighted if Barn-
field Coristruction-canie back tons with a good proposal tbinvigorate themarket.".'’
- “The progress made so far on
; the scheme will be discussed by the ■ council’s Policy arid Finance Com mittee meeting next month.
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“But overall, the redevelopment ' . ofthe market is good newsVnotjust*
. for the stallholders, hut the people ’ of Clitheroe and the Kibble Valley.’’ .: ■ Deputy
leader.Cdiin. -Simon_
Hore, who is also chairman of the EbqnoniicPevelopmeht W^orking Group, said: “We are very keen to see Clitheroe develop as amarkettown. We recognise investment is required
! andaredeterminedtoincreasefoot-■ fall into the area.” - -
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..for 12 months, ordered to do 40 hours’ unpaid work and pay £560 in costs. : The court heard there
had been a total overpay- mentof£s,ooo.
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Mr Gareth Price'(de fending) said that Elson :had moved into a new flat,
' buthadmiscalculatedhow much it would cost. “He was very short of
money and these offences were committed out of des peration,” said Mr Price. ■
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