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Ribble Valley parents urged to stop smoking in play areas

Toby Greenhalgh, holding his winning poster, in Sabden play area, with fellow pupils, from left, Alfie Tattersall, Owen Shipston, Hollie Armstrong, Ingrid Willett, Isabella Hoyle and Daniel Vincent

5:19pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

CHILDREN are pleading with parents not to smoke in their play areas.

Police investigating rape and sexual assault claims search offices of Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans

Nigel Evans speaks to the press

4:14pm Monday 20th May 2013

The London offices of Deputy Speaker and Lancashire MP Nigel Evans were searched by police in connection with an investigation into allegations of rape and sexual assault.

King Creosote to headline Ribble Valley Cloudspotting Festival

King Creosote

4:02pm Monday 20th May 2013

THE line-up has been announced for Ribble Valley’s Cloudspotting Festival in July with organisers promising plenty of “originality, integrity and experimentation”.

Clitheroe play highlights work of Lancashire Probation Trust

1:57pm Monday 20th May 2013

A NEW play, based on real life tales of drug addiction, offending, prison life and rehabilitation, is launching next week.

Tributes to former Ribble Valley mayor Myra Clegg

10:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Ribble Valley mayor and alderman who died aged 89.

Ribble Valley mum backs coeliac disease campaign

Lisa with daughter Lucja

4:04pm Friday 17th May 2013

NURSERY worker Lisa Korol has backed a campaign to raise awareness about coeliac disease – which may have caused her to suffer two miscarriages while undiagnosed with the condition.

Battle over 345-home development in Clitheroe

3:55pm Friday 17th May 2013

OPPOSITION has been voiced over an application to build 345 homes, which is set to go before an appeal hearing.

Bid to demolish Waddington inn is back on

The Moorcock Inn

3:53pm Friday 17th May 2013

THE FUTURE of a once-popular country hotel hangs in the balance after plans to knock it down and build three houses were re-submitted.

Complaints over 'unlawful' advertising on Ribble Valley road

One of the signs on the A59

4:34pm Thursday 16th May 2013

COMPLAINTS about ‘unlawful’ advertising along the A59 has prompted Ribble Valley Council to launch a review into the problem.

Falklands hero Simon Weston to speak in Clitheroe

3:45pm Thursday 16th May 2013

FALKLANDS war hero Simon Weston has been booked to give a special talk about his life, at Clitheroe’s Grand theatre, on Wednesday, October 23.

New Ribble Valley mayor looks forward to year ahead

New mayor Richard Sherras

2:34pm Thursday 16th May 2013

RIBBLE VALLEY’S new first citizen has been appointed at a special mayor-making ceremony.

Exercise for people with health problems in Ribble Valley

10:24am Thursday 16th May 2013

A health scheme is appealing for new members for its 12-week exercise programmes.

Stolen property seized by police in Ribble Valley

10:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

MORE than £20,000 worth of suspected stolen property was seized during a six-week police crackdown in the Ribble Valley.

West End role for Clitheroe actor Seb Threlfall

Seb Threlfall

12:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

AN UP-and-coming actor is set to make his West End debut this summer.

Former Clitheroe mayor dies after car accident in town centre

Joan Knight as mayor in 2004

11:06am Wednesday 15th May 2013

TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Mayor of Clitheroe who died following a road accident.

Whalley boat racers miss out on win

12:48pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A CREW of gym-goers and staff have narrowly missed out on victory in The Real Boat Race.

£35k drugs raid on Mellor farm

11:20am Wednesday 15th May 2013

POLICE found more than £35,000 or cannabis on a raid at a farm.

MP Nigel Evans' duties on hold during rape inquiry

Nigel Evans speaks to the press

10:00pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans will not chair Parliamentary debates until the police have decided whether to charge him with raping one male and sexually assaulting another.

New friend for Clitheroe's saucy mannequin

7:00pm Monday 13th May 2013

THE defiant owners of a saucy mannequin have pledged not to bow to pressure to remove it — and have now given her a ‘companion’.

300 residents in protest march against Clitheroe homes plan

3:30pm Monday 13th May 2013

AROUND 300 residents braved the rain to join a protest march against plans to build more than 1,000 homes.


Ribble Valley what's on

Ribble Valley Beat-Herder festival boasts all the best bits of Glastonbury (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 5:20pm Fri 17 May 13

THREE days of sheep-chaperoned fun, and all the good bits that people still really love about Glastonbury, just…

Dub pioneer Neil Perch to perform in Clitheroe (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 5:32pm Fri 17 May 13

DUB pioneer Neil Perch, the man behind Zion Train, was on his way to a PhD in biochemistry and a career in the…

Flamenco is a passion for Juan (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 1:22pm Fri 10 May 13

CELEBRATED virtuoso of the flamenco guitar, Spaniard Juan Martin, returns to Clitheroe’s Grand Theatre tomorrow.

Elkie Brooks is ready for Mechanics date (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 1:00pm Fri 10 May 13

ELKIE Brooks believes in keeping it in the family when she heads out on the road.

Line up: Ribble Valley Jazz Festival (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 3:12pm Fri 3 May 13

Ribble Valley Jazz Festival runs from lunchtime today until Sunday and features live performances at venues around…

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