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The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on Wednesday 21st May 2008.

18/4/2008 -  Spring Wood open day 
SPRING has sprung and one Lancashire countryside haven is inviting people to enjoy some time in the great outdoors.

The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on Wednesday 16th April 2008.

VITAL community schemes in desperate need of money for survival are missing out on thousands of pounds of grant cash.

2/4/2008 -  Regulatory Committee 
The next meeting of the Regulatory Committee will be held on Wednesday 9th April 2008.

28/3/2008 -  Pop Down your Local. 
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Ribble Valley will be held at St Cecilias Technology College, Chapel Hill, Longridge on Wednesday 2nd April 2008 at 6.00 pm.

TEN children and their families in Longridge have been selected to become Premier League Reading Stars in a partnership between the local library and Blackburn Rovers FC.

The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on Wednesday 5th March 2008.

13/2/2008 -  Pop Down your Local. 
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Ribble Valley will be held in the Ribblesdale High School, Queens Road, Clitheroe on Wednesday 20th February 2008 at 6.00 pm.

8/2/2008 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet on the 14th February 2008.

EIGHTEEN-year-old Kieren Spencer is preparing for the trip of a lifetime after being appointed as the Ribble Valley Ambassador on the 2008 Thwaites Scholarship to India.

GIRL guides, scouts and a canoe club were among the winners when members of Ribble Valley Lancashire Local met on January 9 at Whalley Abbey, Whalley.

30/1/2008 -  Regulatory Committee 
The next meeting of the Regulatory Committee will be held on Wednesday 6th February 2008.

The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the 23rd January 2008.

THE FUTURE of Clitheroe’s County Information Centre will be discussed at the next meeting of the Ribble Valley Lancashire Local on Wednesday January 9.

6/12/2007 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet on the 13th December 2007

The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the 12th December 2007.

28/11/2007 -  Regulatory Committee 
The next meeting of the Regulatory Committee will be held on Wednesday 5th December 2007.

The Commons and Town Greens Sub Committee will meet on the 28th November 2007.

CLASSICAL music concerts for babies are being rolled out in venues across the county including recitals in December at children's centres in Clitheroe.

31/10/2007 -  Pop Down your Local. 
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Ribble Valley will be held at St Cecilias Technology College, Chapel Hill, Longridge, on Wednesday 7th November 2007 at 6.00 pm.

24/10/2007 -  Development Control Committee 
The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the 31st October 2007.

3/10/2007 -  Regulatory Committee 
The next meeting of the Regulatory Committee will be held on Wednesday 10th October 2007.

RESIDENTS raised a glass to celebrate the official opening of Castleford Home for Older People in Clitheroe (Friday 28 September).

27/9/2007 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet on the 4th October 2007

The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the 19th September 2007.

A RIBCHESTER building has been transformed into a wheelchair user-friendly holiday home thanks to a Rural Lancashire Development Grant.

30/8/2007 -  Pop Down your Local. 
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Ribble Valley will be held at Ribblesdale High School, Queen Road, Clitheroe on Wednesday 5th September 2007 at 6.00 pm.

7/8/2007 -  Regulatory Committee 
The next meeting of the Regulatory Committee will be held on Wednesday 15th August 2007.

The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the 8th August 2007.

TWO bridges in the Ribble Valley are to benefit from a £120,000 strengthening scheme later this month.

25/7/2007 -  A59 roadworks planned 
MAJOR works to resurface two of the Ribble Valley’s most popular stretches of road are planned for September.

19/7/2007 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet on the 26th July 2007

Climate change, the future of household waste recycling centres, residents parking and speed cameras are just a few big topics of debate at the next Lancashire Local Ribble Valley on July 18.

COUNCILLORS and other interested people from Ribble Valley and other parts of Lancashire will be meeting in Chorley on Monday to discuss issues relating to probity in public life, on how local authorities can work together to do so and also to agree questions that need sending in an upward direction to people who understand the issues that may recur elsewhere in the country.

CLITHEROE Royal Grammar School is celebrating after coming third in the finals of the 2007 Maths Challenge.

5/7/2007 -  Important Notice 
The venue for the Lancashire Local Ribble Valley has changed.

MOTORISTS are being advised of road works on the A59 through Osbaldeston, starting on 2 July 2007.

The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the 4th July 2007.

20/6/2007 -  Regulatory Committee 
The next meeting of the Regulatory Committee will be held on Wednesday 27th June 2007.

21/3/2007 -  Local looks to the future. 
At the Lancashire Local Ribble Valley held last week a programme of meetings was agreed for the coming year.

7/3/2007 -  Pop Down your Local. 
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Ribble Valley will be held in The Main Drama Room, Ribblesdale High School, off Queens Road, Clitheroe Wednesday 14th March 2007 at 6.00 pm.

7/3/2007 -  Regulatory Committee 
The next meeting of the Regulatory Committee will be held on Wednesday 14th March January 2007.

The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the 7th March 2007.

16/2/2007 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet on the 22nd February 2007

26/1/2007 -  Pop Down your Local. 
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Ribble Valley will be held in The Great Hall, Whalley Abbey, Whalley on Wednesday 31st January 2007 at 6.30 pm.

The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the 24th January 2007.

9/1/2007 -  Regulatory Committee 
The next meeting of the Regulatory Committee will be held on Wednesday 17th January 2007.

8/12/2006 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet on the 14th December 2006.

The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the t 13th December 2006.

14/11/2006 -  Regulatory Committee 
The next meeting of the Regulatory Committee will be held on Thursday 23rd November 2006.

14/11/2006 -  Pop Down your Local. 
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Ribble Valley will be held in the Parish Room at St Wilfrids RC Church, Off Derby Road, Longridge, on Wednesday 22nd November 2006 at 6.00 pm.

YOUNG people who have battled with illness to pass their end-of-school exams are to be recognised at a ceremony in Burnley on 15 November.

25/10/2006 -  Development Control Committee 
The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the 1st November 2006.

A major new sports facility, bringing opportunities for fitness and fun to school children and community users in Lancashire and the North West, has opened at Hothersall Lodge in the Ribble Valleys today thanks to an £80,000 award from the Big Lottery Fund.

28/9/2006 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet on the 5th October 2006.

26/9/2006 -  Pop Down your Local. 
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Ribble Valley will be held in the Lecture Theatre at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Sixth Form Centre, York Street, Clitheroe, on Wednesday 4th October 2006 at 6.00 pm.

22/9/2006 -  Regulatory Committee 
The next meeting of the Regulatory Committee will be held on Wednesday 27th September 2006.

The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the 21st September 2006.

The Lancashire Local Ribble Valley will be considering a report on the above proposal at the meeting on the 4th October 2006.

16/8/2006 -  B6478 Moor Lane Clitheroe. 
There will be a special meeting of the Lancashire Local Ribble Valley on the 30th August 2006 regarding the above.

The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the 9th August 2006.

27/7/2006 -  Regulatory Committee 
The next meeting of the Regulatory Committee will be held on Wednesday 2nd August 2006.

The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the 27th June 2006.

1/6/2006 -  Regulatory Committee 
The next meeting of the Regulatory Committee will be held on the 7th June 2006.

24/5/2006 -  Pop down your Local  
The next Lancashire Local Ribble Valley will be held on the 31st May 2006

The next meeting of Development Control will take place on Wednesday 17th May.

A HUGE step forward for local democracy is to be launched this month - a step that could see truly local “power-sharing” in the Ribble Valley.

5/4/2006 -  Regulatory Committee 
The next meeting of the Regulatory Committee will be held on the 12th April 2006.

The Development Control Committee deals with applications for planning permission for waste disposal and mineral eg. Quarries and for the developments proposed by the County Council such as extensions to schools.

The Ribble Valley District Heat of this year’s Lancashire Mathematics Challenge was won by Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.

The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the 1st March 2006.

13/2/2006 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet on the 16th February 2006

7/2/2006 -  Regulatory Committee 
The next meeting of the Regulatory Committee will be held on the 15th February 2006.

The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the 31st January 2006.

The Commons and Town Greens Sub Committee will meet on the 23rd January 2006.

Christmas Day is almost here, but what are you planning do do with the tree, cards and all that wrapping paper afterwards?

20/12/2005 -  The County’s Health Check 
The next meeting of the Health Equalities Overview and Scrutiny Committee will be held on the 9th January 2006.

12/12/2005 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet on the 15th December 2005

8/12/2005 -  “A rambling we will go!” 
Public footpaths are amongst the items for discussion at the Regulatory Committee on 14th December 2005.

28/11/2005 -  “Ve vant your blood!” 
Strangers prowling the corridors of County Hall, blood being drained from Councillors - what’s going on?

24/11/2005 -  Development Control Committee 
The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the Tuesday 29th November 2005.

17/11/2005 -  A Clean Bill of Health? 
The County Council’s Health Overview and Scrutiny Watchdog meets on the 22nd November 2005.

1/11/2005 -  Remember, remember ……. 
As bonfire night approaches here are some handy tips to make sure you enjoy yourself safely

19/10/2005 -  Regulatory Committee 
The next meeting is on the 26th October 2005.

Children in the Ribble Valley will be safe and seen this winter with the help of brightly coloured high visibility vests.

10/10/2005 -  The County’s Health Check 
The next meeting of the Health Equalities Overview and Scrutiny Committee will be held on the 11th October 2005.

There will be a meeting of the Development Control Committee on the 5th October 2005.

21/9/2005 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet on the 22nd September 2005

The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the 10th August 2005.

Yesterday there was a special meeting of the Development Control Committee

14/7/2005 -  The County’s Health Check 
The next meeting of the Health Equalities Overview and Scrutiny Committee will be held on the 19th July 2005.

14/7/2005 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet later today.

The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the 8th June 2005.

1/6/2005 -  The County’s Health Check 
The next meeting of the Health Equalities Overview and Scrutiny Committee will be held on the 7th June 2005.

19/5/2005 -  Full Council 
The first meeting of the Full Council after the local election will be held at County Hall, Preston on the 26th May 2005.

10/5/2005 -  Back in business. 
Your local county councillor is back on the web!

16/3/2005 -  Food, food, glorious food? 
Tonight at 9.00pm on Channel 4 Chef Jamie Oliver will be serving up another helping of his new series

9/3/2005 -  Sudan 1 - Update 
Find out the latest information from the Food Standards Agency.

CONSUMER watchdogs from Lancashire County Council are working with District Council Environmental Health Officers to ensure shelves are cleared of foods containing Sudan 1.

21/2/2005 -  Regulatory Committee 
I am a member of the Regulatory Committee which will meet on the 2nd March 2005

A Lancashire County Council organised conference for teachers will focus on how today's pupils can be inspired to take care of tomorrow's environment.

16/2/2005 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet on the 24th February 2005

10/2/2005 -  Full Council 
On the 17th February 2005 Full Council will meet to discuss the 2005/06 budget.

I am a member of the Development Control Committee which will meet on the 9th February 2005.

Business across the County are warned about a 'Health and Safety' Registration Demand scam.

The Commons and Town Greens Sub Committee will meet on the 31st January 2005.

18/1/2005 -  Digging up the Past 
On Sunday Channel 4’s Time Team TV series featured an archaeological dig in Lancashire

12/1/2005 -  Wet and Windy 
Find out the latest weather information and flood warnings.

23/12/2004 -  Regulatory Committee 
The next meeting of the Regulatory Committee will be held on the 5th January 2005.

14/12/2004 -  Full Council 
The next meeting of the Full Council will be on the 16th December 2004

5/11/2004 -  Double Win For Village 
The village of Hurst Green in the Ribble Valley is celebrating a double success in this year's Lancashire Best Kept Village competition, sponsored by Lancashire County Developments Ltd.

The Ribble Valley took the honours in the hamlet section of this year's Lancashire Best Kept Village, sponsored by Lancashire County Developments Ltd.

LANCASHIRE residents are amongst the best in the country when it comes to recycling, according to new government figures.


9/8/2004 -  Summer Road Safety Call 
PARENTS are being warned about the UK's number one child killer as the summer holidays begin.