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,16 Clltheroo Advertiser&Time8,Thursday, December 2,2010 Business Sizzling sueeess by Duncan Smith


NATIONAL Sausage Week rounded off another outstanding year of success for renowned Clitheroe specialist Cow­ man’s Famous Sausage Shop.


i The year began well when, in Feb­


ruary, Cowman’s won Gold and Silver awards at the Northwest Bpex(British Pig Executive) Regional Roadshow at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton. The ; following month Cowman’s went on to achieve Gold and Silver Awards in the National Supreme Product Awards at Birmingham.


. In October they won 1st.Prize with their “Trent Valley Pork Sausage” in the Traditional Pork Sausage category


at the BPEX National Foodservice Awards held in London. However the highlight was beating


more thari 200 entries to get through to the Northwest final 10 at the “Star Sausage Awards” and meeting “Strictly Come Dancing” judge Craig Revel Horwood. Craig is this years “Sausage


• King”-a n ambassadorial role promot-, ing British sausages.


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^ He followed on from last year’s ambassador Paul Daniels, who was a competitor on this year’s “Strictly” and shared a few quips with Craig over their shared love of sausages! The team at Cowman’s, headed


by Cliff Cowburn, always work hard at maintaining their high standards and are justifiably proud of this year’s achievements.


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Hotel's new head chef


by Duncan Smith


AWARD-WINNING Rib- ble Valley hotel,' Stanley House, has announced the appointment .of Andrew


Parker as head chef.; i Andrew joins the Mellor , boutique hotel and restaurant


rfrom the Second Floor Res-' taurant. Bar and.Brasserie at


. Harvey Nichols’ in Manches- - ter, where he worked as a sen­ ior sous chef for three years, managing a 22-strong team. He will be working as part


of the Stanley House Hotel ca- tering team, alongside execu­ tive head chef Steve Williams, to develop new innovative and exciting menus for fine dining restaurant. Cassis. ■


■.' “I am really looking fortvard


to working with my new col­ leagues, who all have impres-


, sive backgrounds and a wealth ■of experience in the hospital-.■ ity industry,” said Andrew. “I will be working on creat­


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ing some new dishes for the Hotel, concentrating on clas­ sic combinations but with a streak of inspiration in every


■meal.” ■ At Harvey Nichols Andrew developed restaurant and


. brasserie menus as well as im­ proving methods of presenta­ tion and bringing products up to Michelin star equivalent. ' Prior to this he worked at a ■ number of Michelin and Ro-. ; sette standard hotels includ- .; ihg The Devonshire Arms Country House Hotel, St Dav­ id’s Park Hotel and Michael’s ,


KEY INGREDIENT: New Head Chef Andrew Parker


will bring his own flair to the menu at Stanley House, Mellor. '


Nook Country Hotel. The 30-year-old, from Bol­


ton, said: ‘T was attracted to ■ Stanley House because of its ovcrali prestige and the mas­ sive potential it li'olds to be­ come a top national leisure and dining destination.’-’ ■ Steve Williams, executive


head chef at Stanley House, said: 1‘Andrew joins us at a key


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time of the year for the hotel. His passion and experience will be a great addition to the


team as we celebrate the fes­ tive period. - “Stanley. House is always a


popular.Christmas destination and we are sure this year will


: be no different, with a mouth- watering menu and a whole


host of seasonal delights on offer.”


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Firm marks its 10th


birthday A CLITHEROE business is


celebrating its 10th birthday. Director Richard Palmer, of I


Eden Insurance Services, has been with the business since it first opened, offering insur­ ance and mortgage facilities to clients all over the Ribble i Valley.’' Speaking about the anniver-1 sary, Mr Palmer, who is also |


■ captain of Whalley Cricket Club, said: ‘‘At a time when our competitors have abandoned the Ribble Valley in favour of Skipton and Accrington, Eden have firmly laid down roots in King Street as we believe in be-


. ing a friendly face on the high street. .


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• ' “There are too many empty sites in our town centre so at Eden; .we will niaintain this |


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track for a fine career


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■ 'AN inspirational employee at . Hanson Cement in Clitheroe was among the finalists at a na- ,• tional awards event.


: 'Zakariyya Holgate was a finalist in the “ ‘Advanced ap-1 prentice of the Year” catcgoiy I of the Proskills Awards 2010 - a national awards ceremony ; hosted by Proskills UK, which


shines a light on those who have shown real commitment to training and made a sig­


nificant-contribution to their workforce. ■ As well as excelling in his ap-


• prenticeship, Zak has shown a lot of enthusiasm in taking on other roles, particularly that of safely rep. He has also done a lot of work with his training company, helping it to raise the standard of safety training for younger apprentices. Brain Turner, Apprentice


team leader at Hanson Ce­ ment, said: “Zak. has really helped with the promotion of the apprentice programme in the works. “He has a very responsible


and mature attitude. He has done a lot of work on safety around the works and with the company, and lie has also been asked to represent the company on a number of safet)' forums.” ■ Also at the Proskills Awards,


the North Lancs Training Group Ltd was a worthy run-


, ner-up in the “Training Pro­ vider of the Y ear” category.


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