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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3rd, 1992 No. 5,551


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A C L IT H E R O E ka raoke king is about to step into the blue suede shoes o f his singing idol in a bid to make the big time. M r Bruce Lonsdale (19), of De Lacy


their Eyes” show, due to be screened on December 21st.


Street, Clitheroe, will be impersonating his sinking idol, Elvis Presley, in front of it nationwide audience on IT V ’s “Stars in


No stranger to public appearances, Mr Lonsdale


has been boning his vocal talents at karaoke nights in Clitheroe. Donning his blue suede shoes and lasslcd outfit, he has been known to iiave locals


PH O TO : JOHN B A R R Y


clamouring lor more with classics such as “ Hound Dog,” “ Suspicious Minds,” and “ Return To Sender.”


lie said: “ 1 have been a huge Ian of ‘the king ' , .


since I was 14. I have all his records and love per­ forming ills songs at pul) karaokes.” Eventually, friends and family persuaded him to


try and ciualify for the hit show presented by Michcal Aspcl. lie will he competing against other “ stars” like Kate Rush, Barry Manilow and Nat King Cole. Not intimidated by-such talent, the Clitheroe


road sweeper said: “ I ’m pretty confident, even though the other entrants are very good. I f I can perform as well as my karaoke act, I should win.” Mr Lonsdale will also lie performing locally with


his Elvis impersonation at Rihchcstcr on January Kith.


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RECESSION BEATERS


Three Ribble Valley companies vie for top spot in business


T H R E E of the seven L a n c a s h i r e f i rms shortlisted for the county Rural Business of the Year award call Cl i theroe home — proving that local com- p a n i e s m a y b e recession bitten, but


certainly not beaten. Approved Electronics,


in Moor Lane, County Sales, m Pendle Road, and


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TH E unexpected birth of a tiny mongrel pup resulted in a near disastrous baptism of lire for the early Christmas bundle, triggering a chain of events which left a Ribble Valley councillor and his wife with king-sized headaches —


locked out of their own home. . ■ Liberal Democrat councillor Stephen Sutcliffe and


his wife Margaret had to take a lump hammer to the kitchen door, so that they l , v could alert the vet and


eventually a plumber, P p f « r H o v in p after discovering the now- 1 LL<' 1 s e r i n e


born pup wedged behind the central heating boiler in an adjoining utility room at their home in Shays Drive, Clitheroe. “We are thinking of calling the pup “Major” alter


this series of cock-ups,” declared Mrs Sutcliffe. The couple’s Saturday morning lie-in was disturbed


at 6 a.m. by the barking from the garage of their other dog, a three-year-old Doberman called Susie, which had hoard the pup’s distressed whimpering. The Sutcliffes had thought that their other dog,


Rosie, who was locked in the utility room, was preg­ nant, but when she failed to give birth hist month, they thought it must have been a phantom pregnancy. “When 1 heard Susie barking, my first thought


was that Rosie might have given birth, but when I got in there, Rosie was in her basket and there was no sign of any pup,” said Coun. Sutcliffe. “There was a lot of noise coming from the back of


the central heating boiler, so I called Margaret and we had a look round, thinking at one point that the central heating boiler was on the blink." The couple eventually found the frightened pup


wedged behind the boiler but, despite their efforts to retrieve him, he remained firmly stuck. “We botli grazed our fingers trying to reach'him,


but the gap was too narrow. We decided to call for more experienced assistance and it was then that we found ourselves locked out of the house.” Coun. Sutcliffe, still in his pyjamas, took a lump


hammer to the kitchen door to smash his way back into the house and phone for assistance. “I describee! the circumstances to the vet and he


said the pup would only have about two hours to live.”


.■ It then became a race against time. Coun. Sut­


cliffe contacted local plumber Mr Peter Moore, who recommended that the only way to save the pup was to drain the central heating system and remove the boiler. The Sutcliffes decided this was the only course of


action left open to them as the pup’s cries grew louder. . Mr Moore duly drained the system and duty plumber


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Andrew Pearson (28) uncoupled the boiler, and cut through the connecting pipework. ; “It’s the strangest job I have ever been called out


on,” said a relieved Mr Pearson. “It took us about an hour to remove the boiler; I had to take it gen­ tly in case I hit the pup with my chisel. . “After removing the boiler we still couldn’t see


any sign of the pup, but after a moment he popped his head out from the dusty.cavity in the wail,” commented an equally relieved Coun. Sutcliffe. The intrepid explorer was reunited with his mum


and tile Sutcliffes then thanked the plumbers and sat back with a sigh of relief that the new arrival had survived against, the odds — despite the huge repair bills they are anticipating!


Advertising Solutions, m King Street, are all con­ tenders m the competition, organised by the Rural Development Commission and sponsored by British Nuclear Fuels. Whether one will be the


1993 winner and follow in the lootsteps of last year’s victor, Clitheroe’s Ultra­ frame, is to he revealed (luring a special presenta­ tion attended by Counlry- side M inis te r David MacLean at the Ribble Valley Council offices tomorrow evening. All three Rihlile Valley


businesses have been sin­ gled out for quality and innovation. Each also boasts increasing sales and p ro f its , d espite the recession. Established in 1962 as


an electronics sub-con­ t r a c t in g b u s in e s s , Approved Electronics was bought five years ago by Manchester man Mr Sam Bradbury and Mr Jeremy Hacking, of Clitheroe, whose father-in-law, the late Frank Haworth, was a founding partner. Since then, designing,


building, testing and inspecting have been added to the range of ser­ vices offered. For exam­ ple, Approved E lec­ tronics, whose clients include British Aerospace,


lias designed and now pro­ duces a device that detects leaks in oil pipelines. County Sales is another long-established business,


MANAGING director of Approved Electronics Mr Jeremy Hacking believes expanding to provide a wider and more sophisti­ cated level of service lias been a watertight weapon against recession. Clients include British


Aerospace and Marconi and products range from printed circuit hoards to a leak-detecting device.


Among t h e rec ent


achievements of the Ill- employee company are obtaining BS 5750 regis­ tration and receiving a training award irom the East Lancashire Train- ing and E n te rp r is e Council. Mr Hacking said: “Our


sales are up on last year and our prospects for the coming year are looking good. We’re just contin­ uously adding to and improving the range, quality and depth o f service.”


winch was taken over 12 years ago by Whalley resi­ dents Mr Duncan Jackson and Mr Paul Slieard, the son of founder Mr Tom Slieard, of Worston.


The wholesalers and


manufacturers buy and sell thousands of items, ranging from bin liners and tissues to Paraceta­ mol. The company also produces packaging for babies’ dummies and emery boards, as well as manufacturing 100,000 string mops every month. The youngest of the


THE key to success for County Sales production dircctxir Mr Duncan Jackson has been offer­ ing a range of products extensive enough to find buyers in any economic climate.


Clients o f the whole­


salers and manufacturers include Dawson’ s and Booth's, not to mention cash and carry stores throughout the country.


Business has literally


taken o f f over the last lew years, with the com­ pany buying and selling more Ilian 1,000 different products.


Items manufactured on


the premises include bailies' dummies and old-


fashioned Lancashire string mops. Mr Jackson said: "We


haven't suffered as other liusinesses have, pro­ bably because we aren’ t a one-product company."


three local firms, Adver­ tising Solutions, was founded by the director of a Manchester agency who wanted to launch his own firm. Mr Roger Shuttlc­ worth, of Huntroyde, near Padiham, o r ig in a l ly opened his business in Burnley six years ago, later deciding that Clilh- 'eroe harboured the most potential. “Clitheroe is an attrac­


tive town and one of the top towns in the UK in terms of affluence,” he explained: “We are a design business and 1


Painting reward for stolen art


A HEARTBROKEN Whalley equestrian artist is offering one of her paintings as a reward, following the theft of her best work from an exhibition.


Miss Joanne Taylor


(23), of Abbey Road, Whalley; had nine paintings worth £2,000


stolen from the First Floor Gallery; in Rom- sey, Hampshire. ■


Work by eight other


artists was also taken in the break-in, when the gallery lost a total of 97 items.


. Miss Taylor said: “I am


gutted. They were my best paintings and • I had spent a year working on them. To put so much love and energy into them and then have them stolen is very upsetting.” . :


: The burglary, thought to Iiave been done by, an organised gang, occurred in the early hours of the morning. It is thought that the paintings will probably be taken out of the coun­ try for sale. :--


Mr Keith Newton, a partner of the gallery,


. said: “We arc - doing, our utmost to get the artists’ work back. However, if the thieves have taken the


paintings abroad, there is : little or no chance of trac­ ing them.”


“We arc extremely;


upset. This was the. big­ gest exhibition we have, put on and. to have this


happen is terrible. We are- heartbroken about the whole thing.!’ In a bid to recover the


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-paintings,' the “Advertiser and Times” has linked up. with the “Romsey-Adver­ tiser” to give wider public­ ity to the o f fe r of a reward.


' Miss Taylor, who works part-time at Art Decor, in.


Whalley, as a picture : framer, spends, all her spare time painting horses.


. . ' A former, pupil of Moor­


land School, Clitheroe, she graduated: from Leeds; Polytechnic last year with a degree in illustration.: She has exhibited her


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work previously at horse trials around the country. Mr Newton said:'.“As an


exhibition artist, we were thrilled with her. We thought.she was the bee’s


knees, definitely one of the stars of the exhibition.” '


As a reward, Miss Tay­


lor is offering one of her paintings to anyone who can help retrieve-'her work.


FOUNDER and nianag ing partner of Advertis mg Solutions Mr Roger ShutllewoiTh tidies pride in his agency leading the way in marketing innova­ tion, with a high level of


creativity and strong account handling. Clients include the


M a r s < 1 e n B u i 1 d i n g


Society and the East Lancashire Training and Enterprise Council. The 'six-year-old com


pany recently announced a 10% increase in turn­ over over the. past 12 months and continuing growth in size and cus­ tomer base, while retain­ ing the loyalty of existing


customers. Mr Shuttlcworth said:


“ I t is pa r t i eu I a r I y rewarding to Iiave taken on now staff when, else­ where in the industry, redundancy announce­ ments have become commonplace.”


didn’t feel Burnley was projecting the right image for us. There was also the availability of nice offices." The only firm of its kind


in the Ribble Valley, Advertising Solutions lias clients all over the coun­ try , as well as local accounts with, for exam­ ple, the East Lancashire Training and Enterprise Council. Like the other finalists,


Advertising Solutions con­ tinues to grow, recently announcing a 19% increase in turnover for the past 12 months.


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