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CLITHEROE company Robinson and Spensley has sold its freezer centre and food store to fast expanding supermarket chain Kwik Save. News of the sale was company would continue
announced on Monday, fol lowed by a Press state ment from Robinson and Spensley director Mr Howard Spensley, saying that the decision to with draw from retailing had been made after long and careful consideration. Mr Spensley said that
despite the sale of the Railway Road shop, the
Simon’s sounds
CLITHEROE mimicry ace Simon Entwistle gave a sample of his strange gift to more than a million viewers on daytime BBC- 1 yesterday. For Simon, the town’s
most famous council park attendant, was a guest on the Tom O’Connor Show and gave demonstrations of several noise effects, including sketches featur ing a German U-Boat, a cricket match and the public address system at Preston Railway Station! Simon, of Valentine
Cottage, Waddington Road, described his 25th television appearance as “great fun.”
under its existing name — with premises in Parson Lane — and retain all its other business interests. He added that the com
pany intended to concen trate on the food pro cessing and distribution industry, having for many years been a supplier of fresh farm eggs to the catering and retail trade in the region. Mr Spensley went on to
say that the decision was tinged with sadness. The freezer centre was estab lished over 50 years ago, with frozen food sales starting in 1969, and the company had come to know, as personal friends, many of its customers. Robinson and Spensley
was indebted to a good staff and Mr Spensley hoped that many would be employed by Kwik Save. Kwik Save hopes to be
open for business by June, with a staff of 10. Company secretary Mr
N. H. Fairclough told the “Advertiser and Times” that a full range of grocery products and drinks would be sold and that 5,000 sq. ft. of the available 8,800 sq. ft. would be used for a sales area.
Butter mountain
CLITHEROE has its very own butter mountain . . . which will very soon be spreading a little happiness. Yesterday two tons of free butter from the EEC
“mountain”’were delivered to the Clitheroe Salva tion Army premises in Lowergate. Envoy Mr Jack Tagg has arranged for local
organisations to collect packs of butter and today he will be handing it out from the Salvation Army building between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The distribution is at Mr Tagg’s discretion and
butter will be given to the needy, including people on supplementary benefit. Other Salvation Army Corps are handing out butter in their areas.
NEW 1987 CAVALIER New 1987 Cavalier. Test drive the 1
ENTHUSIASM was the key word when about 100 people turned out for the Ribble Valley Support Group launch of the East Lancashire Scanner Appeal. They gave their whole-hearted support for the appeal, in
which it is hoped the Ribble Valley will raise £75,000 towards the £'/2m. needed for a whole body scanner to be sited at Blackburn Royal Infirmary.
such a scanner, Dr David Grimes, consultant physician for the Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley health district, said it was valuable to diagnose a wide variety of illnesses in all ages, from children to the elderly. He emphasised that early diag nosis saves lives. A film explained how the scanner takes “slice” pictures of
Leaving everyone in no doubt of the importance of having
the whole body, without the need for many unpleasant tests. Dr Grimes stressed that the scanner was not a treatment
i f l i i& U ig . . Big support at the scanner launch by SUE BEGGS
but an aid to investigation, enabling accurate diagnosis of a wide variety of illnesses, including cancer. Mr Ian Woolley, chairman of the health authority, said it
was estimated that as many as 1,500 scans a year could be required in the health district — 300 of those from people in
At present, he explained, people have to undertake long jour neys for a scan, sometimes a traumatic experience when they
the Ribble Valley. There was a desperate need to have a scanner based locally.
are ill. He added that other scanners were already well used and
there were, regrettably, waiting lists. It would take some £60,000
a.year to run the scanner once
purchased, and the health authority had agreed that the balance of running costs would be met.
Pledge on drink
CLITHEROE’S police chief is “gravely concerned” at the sharp rise in drink offences. Drink-driving con- a i me d a t 14 to
offenders
age drinking. Local police pledged
growing problem is the increase in under
victions have doubled in the past 12 months . . and a n o t h e r
their vigilance to combat the disturbing statistics, which were revealed to the town’s magistrates this week. Appealing to licensees
and traders to increase their efforts to ensure that young people do not have ready access to alcohol, Supt. Wynne Darwin warned: “Where we find youngsters under the influence we shall leave no stone unturned to find out where they have obtained it.”
17-year-olds. Coun. Eric Bracewell,
its chairman, said that members were still wait-, ing for a reply from Whit bread’s brewery regarding the feasibility of such a venture. He understood that pri
vate plans had been sub mitted to the Ribble Val-1 l e y C o u n c i l fo r a leisure/amusement centre to be run for young people from the present Army and Navy Stores in King Street. “There is a need for
Calling for all sections of
the community to stamp out under-age drinking. Supt. Darwin added: “It is happening and the sooner we can rally to discourage it and protect young peo ple, the better. “It is the responsibility
some commercial or volun tary organisation to pro vide a place where these young people can meet socially without too much supervision, rather than drifting into the pubs and off-licences.” In her report to the
Sampl ing the delights of the 1!)B7 range of
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of all of us, particularly those people who hold a licence, to make sure they are not selling or supply ing to under-age drinkers. It is also the responsibility of parents to make sure their children are not going out to buy liquor.” Her concern is shared
by members of the town’s “Think Tank,” who are now discussing a “pop pub” — an alcohol free inn
annual Ribble Valley Licensing Meeting, Supt. Darwin said that the drink-driving situation “causes me grave con cern.” The figures for per sons convicted have, she said, almost doubled from 22 in 1985 to 42 in 1986. “To my knowledge we
can relate this to road accidents, which is a seri ous situation.” Supt. Darwin later said
that she had no idea why the figures had risen. “Whether it is just that people are getting more used to it, I don’t know. I would have thought that people are more aware and
A nightclub
with Mexican flavour?
A NEW application for a nightclub on the site of the Norweb storage warehouse in King Lane, Clitheroe, has been submitted to Ribble Valley Council planners.
Leisure Ltd., of Barrow- ford, and director Mr Deryck Wright said: “This is a major development which will bring an excit ing new concept to Ribble Valley leisure. “It is an investment well
Applicants are Time Out
in excess of £150,000 in cost, which will create a small and intimate upmar ket nightclub venue fea- t u r in g a M e x ic a n restaurant.” The previous application
for a n igh tc lu b was refused because of prob lems over access for ser vice vehicles, but deve lopers are confident these have been overcome. Mr Wright said he did
not want to create the wrong impression over the word “nightclub.” Though exclusive, the premises would not exclude the young.
run such a club as a non alcoholic venue during the early evenings and one afternoon per week.
“It is quite possible to “The sound-proofed
premises will be small enough to maintain disci pline without destroying the fun, e lem en t ,’
added. The company is con
-’ he
cerned at the lack of facili ties in Clitheroe for young people and feels it could provide them with their own place. Talks are con tinuing with interested parties to see how the project could best be developed.
A spokesman for the
Ribble Valley Council said the application was likely to be considered at meeting of the council’s Development Control Sub committee on March 10th
more responsible than they have ever been. “We shall be just as vigilant'.’
Maria MODEL PUPILS A room at Blackburn Royal Infirmary is ready for the
sophisticated machine and there are already staff available who are experts in the scanner’s use.
Mr Roy Dewhurst, appeal co-ordinator for the Ribble Val
ley, said that since the appeal had been launched there had been amazing public support, with many donations and organi sations already planning fund-raising efforts.
Many volunteers came forward to serve on the steering
committee to co-ordinate fund raising in the area. The Hodder Valley is to hold a meeting tonight at the Hark
to Bounty Inn, Slaidburn, to organise fund raising in that area. Anyone who wants to help should go along at 7-30 p.m. It is very much a case of the more the merrier as far as fund
raising activities go. Said Mr Woolley: “For obvious reasons we want to see the
machine installed as soon as possible. Raising the money is an act of faith. With your commitment, we can succeed.”
A life-saver for Maria
Last year a head scan
detected a cyst on her brain in i t s ea r ly stages, enabling sur geons to remove it and saving her pain, suf fering and probably, she b e l ie v e s , even death.
Her story began in
January when a routine eye check revealed something out of the ordinary behind her eyes and sent her from optician to doctor to eye specialist.
Maria commented: “I
had to wait two weeks for a scan at Preston — for anyone very ill it could have been too ■ la te , or too far to travel.
“The scan result was
an absolute shock — apart from painful headaches, which had already stopped, I felt fine. My diary entry for that day read: ‘after noon off work, flowers f o r
m u m ’ s
anniversary’!” Two days later sur
geons operated on Maria and removed a mercifully benign cyst about the size of a
•grape. She added: “I can
LEGO s a le s have rocketed in Clitheroe in the past few weeks while pupils at Edis- ford County Primary School have been tak ing part in a competi tion to devise and con struct models.
A total of 67 keen
Lego enthusiasts took part in the competi t io n , organised by te a ch e r Mr P e te r Roberts, and the win ners received vouchers to be spent at John Cowgill and Sons Sta tioners and Toys, in
Ma r k e t P l ac e , Clitheroe.
The lower infants
winner was Claire Metcalf (5), who built a mouse town. Run ner-up was Jonathan Shutt (5) with a rail way station.
In the middle age
group for top infants and'lower juniors, the winner was Neil Cart- ledge (7), who devised a cross-Channel ferry. Runner-up was Ste phen Hargreaves with a space station. There was a tie for
first place in Ihe top
ju n io r s b e tw e e n Dominic Henshaw, who made a racing car with suspension, and David Leadbeater (11), who constructed a space station, featur ing rockets , which could be converted, into a transformer robot. All the work was
done by pupils during their spare time at home. Pictured, from the
le f t : C la ir e , N e i l , David, Jonathan and Stephen.
THE chance of a contract with a top Florida model agency came a step closer on Friday for Whalley girl Yvette Livesey.
SHE’S A BEAUTY!
Road, beat a bevy of beau ties in the Cinzano model of the year regional final at the Peppermint Place nightclub, Blackburn. Yvette, who was fea
Yvette (18), of Whalley
tured in the “Clitheroe Advertiser and Times” after winning the Miss
•Haydock Park title, now g o e s through to the national final which will be held in London in March. First prize is a year’s
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modelling contract with the Irene Marie Modelling Agency in Fort Lauder dale plus a Fiat Panda car. When it comes to com
petitions Yvette is proving that she’s a girl who’s “gotta lotta bottle” in other directions as well, having won the first heat of the Britvic Miss Lanca shire 1987 contest. She will now go through to the finals in Blackpool in March.
now go on to live a healthy, normal life, thanks to that scan. Had it not been for that, the cyst would h a v e g r o w n a n d
exerted pressure on my brain, probably causing blackouts and spasms. “Eventually it would
have killed me.” As i t w a s , sh e
returned to her job as a shop a s s is ta n t , at Reidy’s, Moor Lane, at the beginning of March.
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By_ Rachael
Collinson The only memento she carries is a scar — plus the passionate convic tion that East Lanca shire should have its own scanner.
Maria’s view that she
is a very lucky lady is shared by her parents Vincenzo and Rosa Ditri and brother Tony • (27) and the whole family has pledged e v e r y help to the appeal.
NEXT WEEK
IT.’S free with your “Advertiser and Times” next week — a colour ful reminder of Clith eroe S00 Year.
It is a 16-page colour tab loid souvenir which, we hope, will be a treasure to keep for many years to come.
There are interesting articles, pictures which capture all the fun of the celebrations, four pages in full colour — iind it is all absolutely free to readers.
Make sure of your copy of next week’s paper to avoid disappointment.
ONE young Clitheroe woman, Maria Ditri (20), of Littlemoor Road, is delighted with the appeal launch and knows first-hand what a life- saver the scanner will be.
INSIDE TODAY
•The area’s most compre hensive entertainment guide to What’s On . . . pages 2 and 3.
INSIDE this week . . .
•Five local people with a “degree of determina tion” . . . page 4.
•Rachael Collinson starts a new column for the area’s youth . . . also page 4.’
• A l l the village news . . . page 5.
• Another full page of your letters covering a wide range of Ribble Valley subjects . . . page 7.
•Why has a West Brad ford girl got that “top of the world” feeling? . . . page 8.
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•One top player leaves Shawbridge, as an excit ing striker signs on . . . page 19.
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Whiteside said the club; committee was too small to manage the floodlight appeal and needed streng thening. He hoped suppor
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