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“I never start an argument and I’m never the first one to throw insults about. But when people insult me, I say: ‘Okay, have some of this’,” admits the 76-year-old, with a smile that suggests he may have relished, rather than rued, the frequent occasions on which he has found himself at the centre of a spat. The Burnley-born Conservative politician brought down the curtain on a near six-decade career in local government earlier this month by not seeking re-election to County Hall – and thus bringing to an end the second of two stints at the helm of an authority which he has controlled for eight of the last 12 years.
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans has thrown his weight behind efforts to run a scaled down Clitheroe Food Festival in September. The annual event, normally held in August and based around Castle Street and the market, was cancelled for the second year running earlier this month because of the coronavirus pandemic. But now newly-elected West Bradford and Grindleton Conservative Cllr Kevin Horkin has vowed to save it with a slimmed-down festival in September to be held on Clitheroe market car park as well as the adjacent street. The event traditionally draws thousands of visitors to the town. Mr Evans said: “The Ribble Valley economy relies heavily on the hospitality sector, and holding even a scaled back food festival would be a tremendous jab in the arm for local businesses.