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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.

Inspector to decide on Whalley homes dispute

Residents and councillors are opposed to the plan. From left, Kevin Read (front) with Ian Brown (Mayor of Ribble Valley), Judith Read, John Gornall, Sheila Atkinson, Alan Knox, Margaret Rogers, Sue Knox, Maggie Fitzpatrick, Steve Rush, and Mary Topham.

5:00pm Thursday 9th May 2013

A GOVERNMENT inspector will decide whether 137 new homes can be built in the Ribble Valley.

Read actor Lucien Laviscount joins the cast of E4 drama Skins

Lucien Laviscount

10:06am Thursday 9th May 2013

UP-and-coming actor Lucien Laviscount is to join the cast for the final series of teen drama Skins.

Show off art at Clitheroe Castle

3:00pm Thursday 9th May 2013

ARTISTS are being given the chance to exhibit their work in a stately location.

Billington student's gig to help Christie Hospital

Gig organiser Anna Souroulass

10:00pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

A 15-YEAR-OLD has organised a concert to raise cash for a chil-dren’s cancer ward.

Rape claim Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans returns to work

Nigel Evans speaks to the press

11:00am Wednesday 8th May 2013

RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans returned to work at Westminster yesterday after spending two days at the Bolton-by-Bowland home of actress Vicky Entwistle.

Cadets plant trees in the Forest of Bowland

5:25pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

A GROUP of young army cadets from Stonyhurst College planted 350 trees in the Forest of Bowland.

St John Ambulance HQ in Clitheroe out of action after flood

Phil Thain cleans up in the aftermath of the flood

2:58pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

THE St John Ambulance headquarters, in Clitheroe, is still waiting to get back up and running after a flood damaged the interior.

National award for Clitheroe's Grand Theatre

2:56pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

CLITHEROE’S Grand Theatre has won a national award in recognition of its inter-school talent show, Grab: The Event.


Ribble Valley what's on

What's on: Sabden Live Festival (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 4:45pm Fri 24 May 13

DAVE Finnegan is perhaps best known for his role as the drummer Mickah Wallace in the hit movie The Commitments.

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.

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