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Clitheroe Advertiser and Times


THURSDAY, JULY 16th, 1992 No. 5,531 Price 32p


Fledgling designer i s 1


rIT-l li jury is still out on whether Miiuro Di-Vito will survive in the cut-throat world of couture, but the fledgling' Clith­ eroe designer plans to chase his dream in the heartland of high- class fashion— Italy.


Although Mr Ui-Vilo r#r • M r'W v-lS


(2 .| ), ill' S (i m orsut Avenue, has family in eenlral Italy, where his lather hails from, he wants to go it alone when he travels abroad to seek his fortune.


B a r ro w fam ily re a d y to be in T V s p o tlig h t


FROM “The Sound of Music" to blazing rows and ordinary family life — every aspect of the last four months in the lives of the Cluappi family is to be broadcast as part of a new Granada series, “ Frame your Family."


Luciano and Diane Cbiappi, of Whalley Road, Mar­


row, with daughters Eliza, Daniela and Claudia, were chosen from over 3,001) applicants as one of six fami­ lies who were given a video camera by Granada with instructions to film their daily lives.


Knza, who has just finished her A-levels at Clith­


eroe Royal Grammar School, sent off an applica­ tion form to the new show — without telling the rest of the family — in the mistaken belief that, with so many applications, they would never liejiicked.


Mill after a long, complicated, selection procedure,


the Chiappis emerged as one of the chosen lew. During the four months, the family has filmed a variety of set-pieces, as well as the arguments and


accidents that make up ordinary family life. Eliza said: "We dressed up as nuns and acted out


‘■'I’he Sound of Musjic” and I did a make-over for Dan­ iela. Dad showed off the helicopters he builds.' “We were also supposed to film a thing called con­


fessions. where you admit on film to something you've never told anyone before." The series starts in September, but the Chiappis


have already had a taste of the stardom to come, hav­ ing been approached to do interviews for a variety of national magazines.


ing on doors belonging to the likes of Valentino in Milan and Home, hoping for a sought-after job with a famous designer.


Soon, he will be knock­ To promote himself, he


has a It.A. honours degree in fashion design from Lancashire Poly­ technic and an evening wear collection he has designed with painstak­ ing care.


The clothes have made th e ir debut on the


bound for Italy


t o f o l l o w a d r e a m by Elizabeth Huffman


catwalk at a fashion show in Preston ■ for fourth-year polytechnic students. Professional models showed off the collection, complete with footwear supplied by Meryl's Shoes. Clitheroe.


Ironically, Mr l)i-Vito


said he tends to favour l;’rench, rather than Ital­


ian, designers. Valentino being an exception. His evening wear is based on the Parisian couture of the ldnOs popularised by


A WEEKEND to remember is in store with this week’s “Advertiser and Times” offer.


C l i th e r o e C a s 11o Museum is one o f the


. l ie young A u d re y Hepburn.


Hut be is a I s o


influenced by the daring and outrageous design­ ers making their name in the fashion world today, including a Frenchman who designed the clothes featured in a recent George Michael video.


Mr Di-Vito, who is pic­


tured (left) with one of his sketches, was for­ merly a student, at St Augustine's 110 School, Millington, and Accring­ ton and Kossendale College.


Grim message on the A59


‘It’s the way people drive’


ANO TH ER gruesome chapter opened in the blood-stained history of the ASS) this week, renew­ ing urgent calls to stop the cruel toll of death and injury that has given the road such a notorious reputation. The collision on Monday


m o ruing, i n w h i c h a Worcester couple were


killed, added to the ever­ growing list of accidents which, over the years, have, closed the road, left up to five people at a time in need of medical treat­ ment, prompted dramatic rescues with life-saving cutting equipment, put countless drivers and pas­ sengers in hospital and ultimately claimed too


by Elizabeth Huffman


many lives. One figure has put the


wreckage as high as 27 accidents involving injury


every year. Another lias shown that


most are caused by every­ thing but the actual road, which has a (>0 m.p.h. speed limit — from drivers and pedestrians misjudg­ ing the speed and distance of vehicles to speeding, careless overtaking and


d r i v i ng u nd e r the inlluenceof drink. It is this side of the


equation at which Clith­ eroe police and several Ribble Valley councillors


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Two die in early morning crash


TRAGEDY struck on the AS!) at Clitheroe on Mon­ day morning, taking two lives and leaving another victim seriously injured. Mr John Hnrger (-17) and Miss Diane Davies (33),


who had lived at Rock Cottage, Thornton-iu-Craveu, until Easter, were killed when their II-registered Land-Rover Discovery collided witli a Mercedes Benz three-ton box vail at 7 a.m. on the section of the AS!) between Pimlico and I’endle Roads.


They were overtaking a lorry in the westbound


lane when the fatal collision occurred, mangling the Land-Rover and leaving the van driver trapped.


Mr Shair Alam blti), of Preston New Road, Mlack-


burn, bad to be freed with cutting gear by Clitheroe Eire Brigade and taken to Blackburn Royal Infir­ mary, where bis condition was described as “still very


poorly” on Tuesday. ' Mr llarger had boon personnel director nt Walker-


steel. Blackburn, while Miss Davies had been employed at International Textiles, Skipton. until the couple moved to Stourport-on-Severn, Worces­


ter. this spring. A former neighbour said they had returned to the area for the Fireworks and Laser Symphony Concert, which was held at Broughton l lall on Sunday. An inquest lias been opened and adjourned, while


investigations take place into tile cause of the acci­ dent. which is so far unknown.


are looking in the wake of the most recent tragedy. U l t im a t e ly , th e y


believe, the solution to the problem rests with the drivers. Commenting on the


safety aspect in general, C li i e f I n s p . M i c li a e 1 Bourne said: “ You can make improvements on roads, but people drive like idiots.


"People say the A5!) is a


dangerous road, but it’s the way people drive. It would be a good idea Un­ people to look again at the Highway Code and drive within the speed limit."


Conn. Margaret Kelly,


who represents Whalley on the Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council, believes that people need to pay more attention to the shifting lay-out of the road, as well as junctions and stretches that run through villages or more congested areas.


“The problem is that in


parts the A5!) is almost like a motorway, then sud­ denly it changes in charac­ ter and you don’t realise as quickly as you should,” she, said. "People need to adjust th eir d r iv in g habits.”


Conn. Myra Clegg (Wis- well), who campaigned a


Car gutted


THIEVES gutted a silver ford l-'iesta left in Sawley Road, Chatham, following a traffic accident, and made off witli spotlights, headlights, front and rear bumpers, seats, wheels, a dashboard and radio, worth a total of £1,450, between I p.m. on Sunday and !) a.m. on Monday.


few years ago to turn the road into a dual carria­ geway, agreed that much of tho problem was due to poor driving habits.


"I think it’s safe enough


if you’re alert and keep to the speed limit,” she said. With Clitheroe on the


eve of school holidays, their message is particu­ larly important. More chil­ dren will be travelling in cars than aL most other times of the year.


“ People just need to


take care, drive within the speed limit, and remember there are other people on the road,” said Chief Insp. Bourne. “ It’s better to get there late and alive than not at all.”


EVENING wear with an edge is tile aim in this dross (left), made with Hi feet of layered chiffon, and (right) a creation in duchcssc satin comple­ mented by a 13-panclled silk dupion wrap


Loses b a t t le fo r life despite b ro th e r ’s g if t


A YOUNG Earby mother has died — just months after receiving hone marrow from her Clitheroe brother in a transplant operation which it


was hoped would save her life. Nicola Hawthorn (30)


lost her brave battle against leukaemia and died on Saturday at her home in Wentcliffe Drive.


She was diagnosed as


suffering from acute mye­ loid leukaemia in May, li)!) 1, just months after the birth of her second child, James.


Seven months ago she underwent a delicate four- hour transplant operation using bone marrow don­ ated by her brother, Chris Jackson, of Hayhurst Street.


A t the time of the


operation, the family was told that the bone marrow match was not perfect and the operation could well fail.


However, as reported in


the “ A d v e r t is e r and Times,” the Hawthorn family heard on Christmas Eve that the operation, carried out at Christie Hospital, Manchester, had been successful. Then the disease returned in April.


M r s H aw t ho rn ’ s


untimely death did not come as a shock to the family. Her husband John said:'“We were told there was a chance she could get better, but her liver had failed, so we did expect this to happen.”


The couple spent a last


holiday together at Centre Parcs, in Eldon Forest, near Newmarket, three weeks ago. They have two


children, Sean (six) and James (IS months).


Mr Hawthorn said that


the couple’s friends at the Barnoldswiek Majestic


Church Centre have been a constant source of help and comfort.


B efo re her illne


struck, Mrs Hawthorn was a sewing machinist at Swegmark, Barnoldswiek


A funeral service was


held at the Majesti Church Centre, Barnolds- wick, yesterday, followed by cremation at Skipton. The family requested no Bowers, with donations instead going to the Adult Leukaemia Unit at Chris­ tie Hospital.


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SHARING a birthday is something must twins take for granted, but the tuning of their births has given newly-born Elliott and Kristian Houghton a rare sense of individuality — lor the twin hoys tire to celebrate their birthdays on different days!


Mrs Carol Houghton,


ol Windermere Avenue, Clitheroe, gave birth to Elliott just hclorc midnight on Thursday, June 25th, hut by the tune Kristian was horn midnight had passed and it was Friday morning.


Mrs Houghton said:


“The nurses kept telling me to get a move on, or they’d he horn on differ­ ent days. But at the time I wasn’t really that concerned about birthdays!”


Elliott and Kristian


were horn in Queen’s Park Hospital, Blackburn, and weighed (>ll>. 15oz. and (ill). lJoz. respectively — the


average size for a single baby. They are non-identical twins, hut they do look very similar. Although surprised at


first, Mrs Houghton and her husband. Darren,


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foresee no real problems . with the dificrcnt


birthdays. Mrs Houghton said: “1


think it’s nice for them to have that extra touch of individuality —


though they’ll probably


he sharing a birthday party, taking it in turns to have it on the 25th and


2(ith!” The Ribble Valley


Twins Club, established earlier this year to help local mothers cope with the experience of having twins, explained that having twins horn on dif­ ferent days is actually


Mrs Julie Wmxlhcud, secretary for the club,


said: “The national Twins and Multiple Birth Association only knows of three other sets of twins in the country who have been horn on either side of midnight.”


The club itself will he


helping Mrs Houghton through the often fraught process of bringing up twins.


Mrs Woodhead, who


had twin hoys 13 months ago, said: “Having twins is a completely different experience to coping with one baby and I think there arc a lot of mothers pregnant with twins who don’t appreciate just how difficult it is going to be. “We’re here to give


mothers someone to talk to anil to offer them help and advice.” The club has been a


great success and is currently dealing with 14 sets of twins, although SllwJIVS


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A SILK duehesse satin swing coat and silk (lupion trousers with the Di-Vito label arc shown off with pumps supplied by Beryl’s Shoos, Clitheroe


LCyclist’s -■ date at I


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GOLD medal cyclist'Alan Gornall joined a whole host of other world cham­ pions tit a special celebra­ tion held at Buckingham Palace. The event, held as part


of the JOtli anniversary celebrations to mark the Queen’s accession to the th rone , in v ited any national who had claimed a world title of any kind in that time to a grand gat- den party, held in the palace grounds. More than 1,500 men


and women from (iO sports were invited to the func­ tion, ineluding famous names such as Sebastian Coe, Henry Cooper and Bobby Charlton. Alan, who attended


with his wife Sue, claimed the gold medal in the cycling team time trial event at the l!)8(i Com­ monwealth Games, in Edinburgh.


Receivers - called in > l at a top


ocal hotel :


AS one of the Ribble Val-j ley’s leading hotels went, into receivership, the- managing director off Mother denied rumours*


that it. too, was having ; financial difficulties. The 17th-century Shire- -


burn Arms Hotel, Hurst! Green, which went into receivership hist week, is;! continuing trading as nor­ mal and owners Colin and' Anne Atkinson said this week that they will con­ tinue to take bookings for,!- weddings and functions. Accountants Coopers,


and Lybrand have been appointed joint receivers;; with the NatWest Bank. Meanwhile, rumours';


that the independently-;: owned Stirk House Hotel,' Gisburn, was in financial; trouble were vehement ly denied by tile managing; director, Mr Mike Bibbv. -.!! He told the “Advertise!; ;


and Times" that the hotel , was trading normally and : that there was no truth:; whatsoever in rumours! circulating that the hotel-: was in the hands of the r e c e iv e r or “ on they market." He said: "The rumours


appear to have been cireu-.'- lating for two weeks and.-; we are having to reassure;; -people who have bookings,.. with us that we are trad-.* ing normally."


t, Tlte management and*


s ta f f , he said, were* e x t r e m u 1 y c o n c e r n e d- about the damage that" could he caused.


- Cashbox thefts


TH IE V E S removed a cashbox containing £100 from it telephone kiosk at Three Rivers Woodland Park, West Bradford, between !) p.m. on Sunday and 10-50 a.m. on Monday.


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