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Celebrating our youth


PEOPLE
CELEBRATING OUR YOUNG

Our Future
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The boys
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Bureaucrats batter chip shop lovers with holier-than-thou


new rule: You must use 5-hole salt shakers from now on...

THOU SALT SICK TEEN


THUGS ARE
CAGED FOR

NOT SHAKE
ATTACK ON
WAR HERO
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‘GOOD IDEA’: Mark Beck from Market Street Chip Shop TOP: The holes war

CHIPPIES in Preston by Chris Visser A spokesman for the


will be asked to ditch chris.visser@lep.co.uk Happy Haddock in Plung-
ington Road, Fulwood,
17-hole salt shakers said: “I think it’s bureaucra-
for ones with fewer new £2.50 shakers on future cy gone mad. It’s ridiculous
holes. visits by environmental as it’s being overprotective.
health officers to replace People should make their
City health bosses have the 17-hole shakers.
spent £500 of taxpayers’ own choices.”
Leikeok Wong, owner of But Mark Beck, owner of
cash to buy at least 200 five- The Cottage chippy in
hole shakers so chippy- the Market Street Chippy
Watling Street Road, said: in Preston, said: “I think it’s
lovers use less salt. “I think it’s a waste of a good idea if it improves
They say it will help cut money and a waste of time. people’s health.”
the salt intake of residents “When a customer wants Lib Dem Coun Mark
by 60% and reduce the more salt they will just pour Jewell said: “I don’t think
city’s shocking rate of heart more on.” it’s for the city council to be
disease deaths. Richard Brant, chef at the getting involved in private
But one outraged chip John Kay Fish ‘n’ Chip business.
shop owner today blasted Restaurant in Market “We have got to get our
the scheme as “bureaucracy Place, said: “I don’t think priorities right.”
gone mad”. it’s the council’s right to tell
Chippies will be given the us how to put salt on chips.” ● Turn to Page 5

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