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The hardworking organis- M i ers of the 16th annual Chip- .“ ping Steam Fair have hailed ;:;■


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itaanothergreatsuccessn with visitors totalling 10,000 across itsthreedaysand vehi­ cles numbering astaggering 525-plus. „


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lar attractions of crafts and stalls for all ages and tastes, the main focus was on the


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, great variety of vehicles at- : . tractingmqjorinterest among the show’s many enthusiasts. - Forty steam engines of dif­


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Spokesperson Mary Harrison said the event’s Green Lane site was filled to capacity, the quality, of entries was very high, weather, temperemen-: tal on Saturday, but excellent


ferent sizes and makes vied v for attention with more than - 200 tractors, there were 150 • classic and vintage cars, 95 commerciallorrieswith their huge wagons, and 40 military: vehicles .which reminded spectators that 2014 was the hundredthanniversary ofthe start of World War One. j This was also marked by : a biplane aerobatics display s


Bill Richards with his replica Spitfire


team attending for the first time, plus another major showpiece-aSpitfireinD-Day coloursandthreeaeroengines,


loaned by owner Bill Richards who runs the Spitfire and Aeroengine Society. Supporters also enjoyed a


. beer tent, refreshment stalls, donkey rides, live music un­


til midnight, Punch and Judy and fairground rides, and en­ tertainment was provided by The Street Monkeys, a professional free running/ parkour team from the north-west. .The Steam Fair’s amount


raised for charity this year is still to be finalised/ . '


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Tragedy sparks council’s call for ban on old tyres


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Vehicles which provide a service to the public, such as coaches and taxis, should not be allowed to use tyres which are more than loyears old, according to Lancashire County Council. Councillors unanimous­


ly supported a Notice of Mo­ tion proposed by County Councillor John Fillis, cab­ inet member for highways and .transport, at a recent meeting ofthe Full Council. He said: “I was fortunate


enough to meet Frances Mol- loy, whose son Michael was killed when a 19-year old tyre blew out on the coach he was travelling on to get home from a music festival. When she began to tell me what had happened I sud­ denly remembered the in­ cident - three people were


killed, and it was one ofthose tragedies that sticks in the mind because the reason it happened was so wrong and easily preventable. “The coroner found that


the tyre failed due to its age and said that action should be taken to prevent future deaths. Although the tyre was so old, it was not illegal as there is no legislation in the UK which gives an age limit to any tyres on vehi­ cles.” County Councillor Fillis


will now write to the Minis­ ter for Transport asking for new legislation. He added: “It is clear that


such risks can no longer be tolerated and the Gov­ ernment should act now to prevent any further deaths being caused by old tyres.”


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